Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 998, First Trusted Man, Shiraishi

Chapter 998 First Trusted Man, Shiraishi
Ji Mingyihui led his men to throw several sleeping bags onto the car.

After doing all that, he looked up warily and glanced around.

Xia Chuan pulled his head back behind the slope, a smile playing on his lips, his heart pounding uncontrollably.

If I'm not mistaken, they'll likely be heading to Karasuma Renya's base next.

Haga Kyosuke wasn't deceiving himself; Gojogahara held a great secret, and it was closely related to Karasuma Renya, who might even be right there!

A black jeep drives across the white snow, leaving deep tracks in its wake.

Inside the car, Ji Mingyi sat in the passenger seat, propping his head up as he observed his surroundings.

"My lord, we are almost there."

The jeep stopped, and the man in the black suit stared straight ahead.

"it is good."

Ji Mingyi responded softly and tapped a few times on his phone.

Amidst the vast expanse of white snow, strange black cylindrical instruments sank down.

"Okay, let's go."

Those instruments are special alarm devices. When activated, if someone passes through the sensing range, an alarm sound will be emitted within the base.

Only Ji Mingyihui has the authority to temporarily shut down the instrument.

However, its shutdown time is limited to only thirty seconds.

Throughout the entire base, no one except the boss has the authority to turn off these alarm devices for an extended period of time.

However, no one noticed that in the ten or so seconds that the car was stopped, a white shadow flashed by and disappeared under the jeep.

The jeep stopped twice more like this along the way.

There are alarms at intervals, and the alarm level increases as you go higher up the mountain.

After passing the sign for "Yagaku Mountain Foothills", the car slowed down more and more.

Natsukawa, clinging to the ground like an octopus, frowned upon seeing the sign for "Yatsugatake Mountain Foothills".

He had already surveyed the area before heading to the Hall of Hope.

The foothills of Mount Yatsugatake are adjacent to Gojōhara and border Mount Gojōsetsūzan. It is the highest mountain range in Nagano Prefecture and is composed of volcanic slopes and fan-shaped landforms at the foot of the volcano.

It is located at a high altitude, and no one lives here except for a national astronomical observatory.

Could Karasuma Renya be here?

But isn't someone who might need a ventilator to live a normal life, living in such a high-altitude area year-round, afraid of sudden death?

About twenty minutes later, Xia Chuan could feel a slight difference in oxygen concentration caused by the change in altitude. Although it was not much, it was definitely there.

At this point, he finally confirmed the destination of the two vehicles.

It turns out to be the National Astronomical Observatory Observatory!

Damn it, Karasuma Renya is hiding in a place like this?
The jeep stopped at the National Astronomical Observatory observatory, and several people in white coats got out. Xia Chuan couldn't tell whether they were scientists or doctors.

After everyone had left, Xia Chuan finally emerged from under the car.

"It's really cold."

The air was thinner, and the temperature was lower.

However, if it's inside an observation station, there might be pressure and oxygen concentration adjustments.

Along the way, he had already confirmed that Ji Mingyi Hui's purpose in coming here was to send the three people he had captured during the day to this place.

"Take them to have their blood drawn."

As Yoshiaki Ji took off his gloves, he said this.

"Yes."

After the doctor in the white coat left, he exhaled a puff of white mist and walked straight into the depths of the observation station.

After walking through a long corridor and passing through a series of doors that required authentication, Yoshiaki Yoshiaki finally arrived at a quiet room.

The room was large and fully furnished, with a huge floor-to-ceiling window through which you could see the snow scene outside and the undulating peaks of the Yatsugatake Mountains.

Ji Mingyi carefully took off his shoes, put on slippers, and only then dared to step into the room.

Although there was no one inside, the screen directly in front of me lit up as soon as I walked to the center of the room.

"gentlemen."

Ji Mingyi bowed respectfully.

"Bai Shi, there's no need for that. You've been with me for over thirty years, and of all my trusted confidants, you're the one I trust the most."

"Thank you, sir."

Shiraishi, using the pseudonym Yoshiaki, remained unsmiling, but inwardly sighed.

You must not take what the gentleman says seriously.

Back then, some of his close associates from the same period were killed for not showing him enough respect.

Sir, he has always been a capricious person.

Especially in recent years, as the side effects of the medication have become more and more obvious, his emotions have become increasingly unstable.

The reason you're suddenly speaking like this today is probably because the organization headquarters has accomplished something worth celebrating.

However, none of this concerns me.

Shiraishi lowered his head and said as usual, "Sir, the last batch of 'blood donors' is ready. The Hall of Hope will be temporarily closed for the next period of time."

"Ah."

On the television, Karasuma Renya sat on an old-fashioned European-style sofa, his face obscured by the dim lighting.

His wrinkled skin looked like maggots wriggling under a microscope; he was old and frail, and his voice was hoarse and barely audible.

"We need to increase the defenses at the observation station soon, so I won't be going back for a while. Have someone send the blood to Tokyo."

Shiraishi frowned, hesitated for a few seconds before replying, "Sir, it's still too dangerous outside. The Public Security Bureau handed Akai Mary over to the organization; I wonder what they're planning. Why don't you come back here?"

"Ok?"

Karasuma Renya's face immediately darkened: "Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

"I wouldn't dare. I'm just worried about your safety, sir. Gin is, after all, in the open, and we haven't yet figured out whether the mole in the organization is Tequila or not."

"Confirmed."

Karasuma Renya's voice relaxed considerably, and a faint smile could still be seen: "Shiraishi, well done. If it weren't for you, Tequila would have remained in hiding for who knows how long."

Previously, Karasuma Renya had dispatched Shiraishi to investigate the organization's codenamed members.

Although it involved searching through records, making the investigation very difficult, Shiraishi was surprisingly skilled and managed to discover the agave issue from some mission plans.

"Everything is for the sake of the gentleman."

Karasuma Renya stopped speaking, and the television screen turned off.

Shiraishi was already used to Karasuma Renya's habit of hanging up video calls without saying goodbye, and turned the TV back on.

This time, the scene transformed into a vast snow-capped mountain range.

The television screen was cut into fifteen segments, each showing footage from a hidden camera near the National Astronomical Observatory.

For some reason, Shiraishi always felt uneasy.

This is why he insisted on asking Karasuma Renya to return despite the pressure.

"Since they're not coming back, that's all we can do for now."

He glanced at the screen intermittently, switching between monitoring groups every now and then.

Suddenly, Shiraishi's gaze fell on one of the surveillance cameras.

Those are surveillance cameras near the Hall of Hope.

During surveillance, a strange little dot appeared in the field of view.