The boy soldier next to the famous detective

A neighbor with perverse hobbies wasn't enough to get Jonah and the others' attention. Their eyes were fixed on the photo of the man who had been hurt by Takekawa Kurai, and they memorized his appearance.

"Should we just attack him directly?"

"Not for now, because even though we know that Takekawa Kouryo is very likely a spy from another country, we haven't caught the person who made the deal with him yet, and we're not even sure if he has any accomplices."

Shaking his head, Dave rejected Hondo Eisuke's idea of ​​taking direct action.

"These spies all have their own ways of communication and early warning systems. If something unexpected happens during the arrest, or if their accomplices discover something is wrong because of our arrest, our subsequent operations will become more complicated."

"So what we need to do is keep an eye on him and see who he contacts, right?"

With her eyebrows raised, Rumi Wakasa crossed her arms and looked at the photo, continuing Dave's words.

"Did you go inside his place?"

"We didn't go in, but we left a sensor at the corner of the corridor where he went downstairs. Don't worry, Kidd and I are well hidden. We also found an apartment across the street that's easy to observe from, and we've been using it for a while now."

"borrow?"

"Well, it seems that family went on a trip to Southeast Asia. The rooms are temporarily empty. Dave and I pried open the door and found that their living room was in the perfect location."

Kaito Kuroba gave a thumbs-up and said with a smile, completely unaware of how illegal his actions were.

Even before joining Jonah's team, he was a phantom thief constantly on the run from the police, and was never exactly a good citizen.

"I went to the professor's place and got the equipment to monitor cell phone and network signals. As long as Takekawa Joryou is in contact with the outside world, we should be able to intercept the signals."

He patted a piece of equipment next to him and said with a smile.

"Can you only capture the signal, but not the content?"

"The content isn't great; after all, it's a small, portable device, so the power isn't that strong."

With a few words exchanged, Jonah and the others quickly assigned the task of keeping an eye on Takekawa Kouryu.

After keeping an eye on Takekawa Jūryō for two days, Hondō Eisuke finally caught a signal that he was communicating with outsiders.

"Detected, it's from Takekawa Kyou. As for the other side... I need to locate it. Found it, this is... wait, isn't this Wakasa Base?"

Quickly pinpointing the location of the other person who was in contact with Takekawa Kouryu based on the call's location, Hondo Eisuke's eyes widened in surprise, and he quickly told Jonah and the others about this astonishing discovery.

"Wakasa Base? Not surprising. Mr. Shiraishi himself said that the spy we are looking for is involved in stealing data from the Aegis shipborne integrated combat system that the United States sold to Japan, and there is a warship at Wakasa Base equipped with the Aegis combat system."

Dave glanced at the location information provided by Hondo Eisuke, chuckled, and said in a playful tone.

"To get concrete data, we naturally need physical evidence. It seems that another intelligence seller is inside the Wakasa base."

"I remember there were some members of the Maritime Self-Defense Force at Wakasa Base, and the warship was the Hodaka?"

Blinking, Rumi Wakasa recalled for a moment and then revealed some of the information she knew.

"Rachel, how did you know? Is it because this base is also called Wakasa, so you paid special attention to it?"

Looking at Rumi Wakasa with a grin, Curaçao asked with some curiosity, without much tension or seriousness.

Not only Curaçao, but everyone in Jonah's team was in no hurry. The investigation had progressed quite quickly so far, and finding the person in Wakasa's base was not a difficult task for them.

"I only heard students discussing the Hodaka when I was at school. Tomorrow, there's an open tour event for the Hodaka, and quite a few kids who are interested in warships participated in the ticket raffle."

Shaking her head, Rumi Wakasa had no interest in the Wakasa base or the Hotaka-class destroyer; she had only heard about it from students at Teitan Elementary School.

"Speaking of which, Genta and Ayumi seem quite interested as well. I wonder if they won anything in the lottery."

"Huh? Genta and the others participated too?"

Jonah paused for a moment, because he had taken leave from school for the past two days and was not sure what the other members of the Detective Club were doing.

All he knew was that Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara were supposed to go to Osaka tomorrow to attend some kind of symposium with many scientists. Professor Agasa was also going to give a presentation on his new invention, and Ai Haibara was worried that Professor Agasa might cause trouble on his own, so she wanted to go with him.

Jonah really had no idea what Conan and his friends would do tomorrow.

No, that's not right either. Was it a visit to the Sui Gao?

After racking his brains for a bit, Jonah suddenly realized that Conan Edogawa had indeed mentioned visiting the Hodaka and even dragged Jonah into a lottery.

Everyone won tickets in the lottery. Of course, whether Sonoko Suzuki helped out or not, those in the know know.

However, due to Ryuichi Shiraishi's sudden request, Jonah had no choice but to hand over his ticket to Kogoro Mouri, allowing the adult Kogoro to accompany Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, the three children, and Conan Edogawa on the tour.

After all, with Jonah not around, it's always reassuring to have someone there who can hold things together.

Although Kogoro Mouri may seem unreliable at times, he remains calm in crucial moments.

"I remember now, Conan and Ran are going to visit the Hodaka tomorrow."

"Then we need to be discreet and quick. We can't possibly involve Conan and Ms. Mori."

Dave nodded knowingly. He checked the time and saw that it was getting late. He called Ryuichi Shiraishi, explained the intelligence they had discovered, and then obtained permission to go to the Wakasa base to investigate.

"There are so many people at Wakasa Base, do we have to investigate them all one by one?"

"Have you gone mad from being so busy these past few days, Bentang? I've already told you our operations must be covert, we can't alert the enemy. Why are you still thinking of arresting people right away?"

With one hand on the steering wheel, Dave gave Hondo Eisuke a light tap on the head, his tone full of disdain.

"I remember you used to be a thoughtful guy, how come you're getting sloppy at work now?"

"...Maybe it's because of your teaching, Mr. Dave."

"...Is there a problem with what I'm learning?"