Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 959: Moving Forward Together
"You used to be Rum's man, and now you're Karasuma Renya's intelligence officer. You know both of them, so shouldn't this question be asked of you?"

Xia Chuan had also considered this question, but it probably wasn't the case.

Given Karasuma Renya's condition, it's probably not suitable for her to fly.

That person should be Rum's trump card, probably a powerful bodyguard or something similar, but it's not important for now.

Xia Chuan rubbed his hands together and leaned forward a little, bringing the two of them within 20 centimeters of each other.

Xia Benzi was busy at the front desk when she saw what was happening here and couldn't help but start chatting.

Both were incredibly handsome, with blond hair; one had fair skin and the other had a wheatish complexion, both so strikingly handsome that it was hard to look away.

"Probably not."

Amuro Tooru didn't know how to explain it, but intuitively, he knew this person was definitely not Karasuma Renya.

"I heard that Sera Masumi lost too much blood and is still receiving treatment."

Amuro Tooru sighed and rested his chin on his hand: "The Public Security Bureau still has too few people. They don't have time to keep an eye on Sera Masumi, otherwise they definitely wouldn't have let the brewery succeed."

"This isn't a bad thing, is it?" Xia Chuan said with a half-smile.

Are there not enough people to keep an eye on everything?
I don’t believe any ghosts.

Amuro Tooru is probably trying to use Sera Masumi as bait!

Regardless of whether it was because of Sera Masumi, Karasuma Renya did show up last night, and that's enough.

Amuro Tooru must be laughing so hard he'll wake up.

No wonder you're in such a good mood today.

"After saying all that, what's the deal with Okakura Masaaki? Did Karasuma Renya send you to investigate?"

“That’s right. It seems that Okakura Masaaki is an important pawn in Karasuma Renya’s game. He asked me to help find the culprit in this case and get an SD card back from him.”

"As for whether he said anything to Gin, or when he said it, I have no idea."

Xia Chuan nodded slightly, his curiosity basically satisfied.

"I have received information that Karasuma Renya has a close-knit team in addition to the brewery. The exact number and identities are unknown, but it should not exceed twelve people."

"Is that so?" Amuro Tooru seemed to understand, and quickly nodded in agreement, as if confirming his statement.

“These people may not have any special fighting power, but they may very well be hiding among the ordinary people.”

Amuro Tooru's doubts were finally resolved.

"I see, so Sakon Yusuke is one of them too, right?"

He had been curious before, and the information he received said that Xia Chuan had inexplicably appeared at the home of a woman named Ganasia, and that he was a friend of hers from when they were studying at university.

The National Tax Agency then investigated Kondo Import & Export Company.

Natsukawa seems to be targeting Sakon Yusuke.

It now seems that Sakon Yusuke and Okakura Masaaki are likely among them.

He did this probably to force Sakon Yusuke to seek Karasuma Renya's help.

"That SD card is very likely related to the identities of these trusted confidants."

Amuro Tooru's eyes lit up, and he straightened his back: "As long as we get this SD card, we may be able to capture all his confidants. Among these people, there is a high possibility that someone knows where he is."

"That's what it means."

Natsukawa nodded: "However, we can't give up on Sera Masumi either. Chosei is more attractive to Karasuma Renya, and he won't give up."

"Speaking of which, is Akai Mary in your hands?"

"Don't give me that crap." Xia Chuan glanced disdainfully at the dark-skinned handsome man. "You even know what kind of coffee I drink, so you must know where Akai Mary is, right?"

“Kazami isn’t really suited to lying.” Amuro Tooru shook his head.

"Don't let this news leak out. Even Kuroda Hyōe doesn't know about it. This is one of our trump cards."

Amuro Tooru didn't speak, only nodded with a half-smile. Yuri, that guy, has finally gotten it.

In the past, Kuroda Hyōe would never have been unaware of such a thing.

"When you get the SD card, remember to make a copy for me so I can give it to Karasuma Renya."

"Aren't you going to participate?" Xia Chuan asked in surprise.

"You and Yuri handle this. I'll see if we can find Karasuma Renya's exact location in the meantime. After all, we can't put all our eggs in one basket."

Amuro Tooru had a good mindset, or rather, after working under Karasuma Renya for a while, he understood the other party's vigilance and dared not make too many moves.

Xia Chuan nodded seriously: "Don't worry."

Having just finished their conversation, Natsukawa rushed back to the Metropolitan Police Department.

After several hours of continuous questioning, and by narrowing down the search based on the characteristics of Tanabata, Tokyo, and Kyoto, Yamato Kansuke and his companions finally obtained the information they wanted.

Two years ago, a fire occurred in Kyoto, and three of the families of those who died at the time knew about it.

They said the deceased had mentioned that a young woman, while escaping through the elevator, chose to get off because it was overloaded, thus giving them the chance to live.

The name Honjo Nanako immediately came to the attention of the police.

On the other hand, Kogoro Mouri, Misao Yamamura, and others were not so lucky.

There are so many mahjong parlors in Tokyo that I only managed to visit Beikacho in one morning, which is far less than one-tenth of the total search area.

In comparison, Yamato Kansuke couldn't help but admire his own judgment.

As expected, Xia Chuan is more reliable.

“Mr. Natsukawa, we have identified one of the people who may be the murderer.”

"Who?" Xia Chuan glanced at Conan and found that he also looked serious, so it seemed that this judgment had been endorsed by him.

“Our investigation revealed that Nanako Honjo had a boyfriend, but he escaped the fire by visiting relatives and friends. He was depressed for a long time after learning of his girlfriend’s death.”

Uehara Yui continued, "So, this person should be the murderer."

"Do you know where he lives?" Xia Chuan asked.

Kosuke Mizutani should know where Nanako Honjo's brother lives, isn't that why he joined the investigation?

"We don't know yet. Next, we'll visit Kosuke Mizutani's former colleagues to see if they're still in contact."

"Do you want to come along?" Yokomizo Shigeo asked.

The reason they found the suspect so quickly was because of Xia Chuan's reasoning, so bringing him along would definitely be beneficial.

There are quite a few cases in Kanagawa, and he can't waste too much time on this one. He needs to resolve it as soon as possible so he can return to Kanagawa sooner.

"this one"

Investigating the other party's colleagues must be a huge undertaking, probably taking at least a day.
Xia Chuan certainly didn't want to waste time here.

"Based on the mahjong tiles left by the suspect, there should be one deceased person, right?"

After he finished speaking, everyone was stunned.

Even Conan is like that.

Yes.

"There's one last person, named Shindo Keigo." Uehara Yui thought for a moment before remembering the name.

Upon learning the suspect's identity, they subconsciously forgot about him.

"You go investigate Mizutani Kosuke, I'll go find Shindo Kei."

“That works too. She’s a painter and a close friend of the second victim, Kaga Shizuko. Kaga Shizuko’s mother should know that.”

(End of this chapter)