Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 957 Joint Investigation
Meanwhile, Natsukawa also learned about Conan's situation from Ai Haibara's phone call.

"Really? He was even shot."

Natsukawa had already learned some things from Vodka, only that he had hit Sera Masumi twice in the lottery, but he didn't expect Conan to be shot as well.

Where can we go to reason with this?

Judging from Vodka's performance, it was clearly just luck that he hit the target; there was absolutely no skill involved.

Oh, not entirely.

At least his theory on bird-based location is quite technical.

If I remember correctly, it was something I said to the other person while we were drinking.

But this method isn't used like that!

Never mind that, it's not important. The most important thing now is to find the murderer who killed Okakura Masaaki.

This is bizarre. He was clearly a confidant of Karasuma Renya, yet he was so weak that he was killed by an ordinary person.

By reviewing fire records from recent years, only one fire was reported, with Okakura Masaaki among the survivors.

This was a fire that occurred two years ago.

The incident occurred in a high-rise apartment building, where the fire spread upwards from the middle floors.

Masaaki Okakura survived by going downstairs in the elevator.

Six other people survived with him.

In that fire, a woman named Honjo Nanako died.

According to her file, both of Nanako's parents had passed away many years ago. She had a boyfriend before she died, and they lived together. She escaped the fire because she went out to visit someone else on the day of the fire.

Besides, there is an older brother named Honjou Kazuki.

However, both of them moved after Nanako Honjo's death, which highlighted the headaches of Japan's household registration system. Frank was unable to find out where they went in a short period of time.

Therefore, Xia Chuan plans to approach the issue from other angles.

After his investigation, he confirmed that among those who survived the elevator accident, five people, including Masaaki Okakura, had died.

There are two more people.

Kazumi Ryuzaki, male, 32 years old, unmarried and unemployed, lives in Hayakawa-cho, Yamanashi Prefecture.

Shindo Kei, a 29-year-old unmarried painter, lives in Ayase City.

If they hadn't changed their address, Xia Chuan felt he should be able to find them.

Of course, this is on the premise that he has to act before the murderer.

As for who the murderer is, it's either Nanako Honjo's brother, Kazuki Honjo, or her boyfriend, Kosuke Mizutani.

If we find these last two people, there might be a chance.

However, some things just happen by chance.

I found out about Ryuzaki Kazuaki in the morning, and when I arrived in Yamanashi Prefecture in the afternoon, I heard about the newly released case.

At 10:00 AM, at the Hayakawa toll station in Yamanashi Prefecture, a small car was speeding through and failed to turn in time at a sharp bend in the mountain road. The car crashed through the barrier and flew down the road.

The driver did not get out of the car with them, but jumped out at the last moment and fled.

However, due to excessive speed, he crashed and suffered severe injuries.

He was already dead when the ambulance arrived.

According to the tollbooth staff at the scene, the person mentioned the term "Qixi Jing" before dying.

In addition, a mahjong set has now been found at the same location as the site of Okakura Masaaki's death, except that the different parts are painted red.

Yamanashi Prefectural Police have confirmed that this case is related to a series of murders that have occurred in multiple locations.

Therefore, Xia Chuan did not see the other party.

There was no need to examine the corpse.

I only went to see the site and the vehicles.

The car was still below the cliff, its shape no longer visible. The explosion had burned the forest into ruins, with a strong smell of burning.

According to the Yamanashi Prefectural Police's investigation, the brake pads and clutch had been tampered with. The perpetrator had premeditated the crime and it seems that the brakes and clutch failed precisely at the Hayakawa toll station by remote control.

In this way, another day's work was wasted. Just as Natsukawa was about to turn back to Ayase City, Frank brought more bad news.

Shindo Kei's profession remained unchanged, but his residence changed; he had moved away from his original place.

This news gave Xia Chuan a huge headache.

We have no choice but to go back to Mihua and find another solution.

However, he wasn't annoyed; he could only say that good things come to those who wait.

"It doesn't look that easy. Should we leak the information to the police?" Frank suggested.

In Japan, it's easier to get a household registration check done by the police.

Xia Chuan frowned and shook his head: "That's not appropriate. Let's just let things develop naturally."

“Then you can participate in tomorrow’s search meeting.” Joel walked in from outside, gently closed the door, and said with a smile, “The Metropolitan Police Department has set up a special task force, and police officers from several places will come to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters for a meeting tomorrow.”

“Mr. Mori was also invited. Given your situation, if you were invited, it wouldn’t attract any attention.”

Xia Chuan thought about it and it seemed that this was the only way.

With Yoru's mediation, Inspector Megure agreed without hesitation.

It can't be said that he agreed, since he was still hoping that Xia Chuan could come.

Mori's efficiency is a bit low on his own, but if Natsukawa joins in, there won't be any problem.

This multi-location murder case has been ongoing for two weeks. The killer started committing the crime once every few days, and then twice recently, with the speed of the perpetrator increasing.

The next day.

Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters.

At 8:00 AM, police inspectors from Nagano, Gunma, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Kanagawa, Saitama, and other areas all arrived at the scene.

Aside from Natsukawa, a female police inspector from Saitama Prefecture whom I haven't met, all the others have appeared in the story.

For example, the Yokomizo brothers from Shizuoka and Kanagawa, Yamato Kansuke and Uehara Yui from Nagano, and Yamamura Misao from Gunma.

This joint investigation was led by the Metropolitan Police Department, with Kiyonaga Matsumoto as the commander, Inspector Megure as the team leader, and Shiratori as the deputy team leader.

The bustling police officers took their seats in the conference room, while Natsukawa and Kogoro Mouri sat together.

Conan also arrived, but Kogoro Mouri didn't let him in. However, judging from the eavesdropping patch on his tie, Conan was with Kogoro Mouri.

As the overall commander of this operation, Matsumoto Kiyonaga summarized the circumstances of the deceased.

Six people have died so far. Each person has a mahjong tile that has been painted red next to them, and one of their items has been stolen.

This is the connection between the existence of these dead.

Jinno Denmei, Kaga Shizuko, Kitajima Azusa, Caijing Geng San, Okakura Masaaki, Ryuzaki Kazumi.

These are the six people who have now died.

The projector displayed information about six people.

"Based on the available information, no social connections have been found with the deceased before, but judging from the red markings on the mahjong tiles and the number seven of bamboo, there should be another deceased person."

Matsumoto Kiyonaga briefly recounted the events, thus establishing the direction of the investigation.

That is to find the connection between these six people.

The audience listened attentively, the only sound being the scratching of pens on paper.

Having already learned of the connections between the individuals, Xia Chuan was not interested in them; instead, he began to observe and scrutinize them.

Especially Matsumoto Kiyonaga on stage. As far as I remember, Matsumoto Kiyonaga was supposedly an Irishman in disguise.

But
This morning he specifically contacted Baileys to confirm that Ireland was still part of the organization and that no one had asked her to make a disguise mask.

Normally, Vermouth makes the organization's disguise masks, but she's rather lazy, so the task of making the masks fell to Baileys after she graduated.

After careful observation, examining factors such as tone of voice, coordination of body movements, and facial expressions, Xia Chuan finally found the answer.

--real.

The person standing before me, Matsumoto Kiyonaga, was not someone else in disguise, but himself.

This situation was unavoidable.

After all, many plot points have changed; perhaps a different person has infiltrated the story and disguised themselves as someone else?
This is why Natsukawa pays attention to other people.

Speaking of which, did Kazami Yuya actually show up?
The other person sat to his right behind him, in the seat closest to the door, listening with their head down the whole time without offering any opinions.

The others acted as if they hadn't seen him, taking notes and occasionally offering their own reasoning.

Noticing the gaze, Kazami Yuya looked up and smiled at Natsukawa.

Xia Chuan didn't say anything. As far as he remembered, the Public Security Bureau didn't appear in this movie, but judging from their arrival, it seemed that the Public Security Bureau had discovered something.

Did the other party appear in the original storyline?

"Do you know that policeman?" Kogoro Mouri also started daydreaming.

Although I used to be a criminal police officer, it had been a long time since I had such a formal meeting, and as I listened, I inevitably felt bored.

He was just asked to help, and he already knows most of the information he needs to know. All he needs to do next is follow Inspector Megure in the investigation and discover details that others can't find.

Yes, that's how detectives are.

"Uh, I've met you once, but we're not close."

“I noticed it just now. He nodded to me at the door, but I don’t know him. I asked Inspector Megure, but he didn’t know either. I heard that Inspector Matsumoto told him to let him in.”

"That's it."

My guess was right; the police must have obtained some information.

It looks like I can ask Amuro Tooru later.

This morning, he also asked Baileys about it. Baileys was clearly unaware of Okakura Masaaki's affairs, but Amuro Tooru knew about them, which was very strange.

The meeting didn't really get much done, and we don't have many leads yet. All we can prove is that these people were killed by the same murderer.

The main purpose of the meeting was to allow everyone to get to know each other.

As for how Inspector Megure will start the conversation, it goes without saying.

Kogoro Mouri is the perfect topic of conversation; it's always good to start by roasting him.

The famous detective sneezed several times in a row, wanting to find someone to talk to, but could only find Yamamura Misao.

"Kazemi."

Natsukawa called out to Kazami Yuya, a public security police officer who was about to leave.

"Good morning, Mr. Natsukawa."

Xia Chuan looked him up and down; he still had that same old-fashioned look.

"Why are you interested in this case? This series of murders doesn't seem like the work of a killer."

"do not know."

Kazami Yuya was also puzzled, but it was Amuro Tooru's request, and he only needed to carry out the order and bring back the contents of the meeting.

"I was investigating Sera Masumi when I suddenly received a call from Mr. Furuya this morning."

"To be honest, I'm completely confused too."

Xia Chuan nodded and let the other person leave.

To find out more about the situation, we'll probably have to contact Amuro Tooru's side.

"Natsukawa, come here quickly~" Kogoro Mouri waved and called out.

"Have you figured it out yet!?"

Xia Chuan walked over.

Police inspectors from various regions stood together, but their abilities varied greatly.

Well, in the mountain village, everyone else is good except for him.

This guy is lucky; Xia Chuan sometimes even thinks that he has some huge power backing him.

But from what we know, he seems to come from an ordinary family, and he even played with Morofushi Kagemitsu when he was a child.

I guess I was just lucky.

"Of course we have a clue. Since mahjong tiles were left at the scene, it must be related to mahjong. We're planning to check out mahjong parlors in the Tokyo area. Do you want to come along?"

Kogoro Mouri said with great pride.

Natsukawa looked down at Conan.

This guy eventually showed up.

He originally only had a gunshot wound to his leg, but after he came out, he had a bump on his head.

"Isn't Conan going to offer any advice?"

When Xia Chuan said that, everyone else also lowered their gaze to the little boy who was no taller than their knees.

"Oh right, I remember Conan is pretty good too. He always provides very important clues when solving cases."

"Yes, he even acted as my assistant when Detective Mouri solved the case last time." Yokomizo Shigego stroked his chin and nodded in approval.

"Speaking of which, Conan is really good. He has helped me a few times when I was solving cases."

Yamamura Misao scratched his head, recalling what his colleague from Gunma Prefecture had said.

"My colleague also said that Conan was helping me solve the case the whole time, but I don't remember telling him that. It's so strange."

Yamato Kansuke narrowed his eyes and looked at Uehara Yui next to him.

Zhu Fu didn't come today, otherwise he would have confirmed his own guess.

He had suspected Conan of having problems before, and after getting involved with Kuroda Hyoue, he learned more.

He's a very strange kid; I always feel like Kogoro Mouri's solving of cases is related to him.

"Oh, these are all instructions from Uncle Mori. As for Inspector Yamamura, since I told Shinichi about the case beforehand, he also provided some information, which is just right to cooperate with Inspector Yamamura."

"is it?"

Yamamura Misao was a little suspicious, but that was all.

Conan frantically winked at Natsukawa, knowing that not all of them were brainless inspectors like Yamamura Misao; saying too much would give them away.

Natsukawa gave him a knowing look, then answered Kogoro Mouri's question: "I don't really think it has anything to do with mahjong. I feel like we can understand it from these people's personal experiences."

“There are six dead in total. Why don’t we call over a relative of each of them and have them tell us about the deceased’s past, and see if we can find any common ground?”

“I agree.” Yamato Kansuke tapped his cane. “Mahjong is too obvious, and I also think it’s unlikely. Why don’t we split up? We can work with Mr. Natsukawa, which will speed up the investigation.”

“That makes sense.” Yokomizo Shigeo nodded. “Then I’ll go with Mr. Natsukawa.”

He didn't particularly like Kogoro Mouri, after all, he was a detective.

Xia Chuan, at least, is a civil servant and an investigator at the National Taxation Bureau; they are all within the system.

Moreover, after exchanging a few words, he clearly felt that Xia Chuan was more reliable.

(End of this chapter)