Daily life of a spy in the world of Conan

"Frank, keep an eye on the forces heading to Shikishima. I think the winery will take action as well."

The first thing Xiachuan did after returning to Tokyo was to meet Frank.

The reason for releasing the news of the gold nuggets was to disgust Takeo Mikami, but the main reason was that he wanted to use this bait to catch the fish of the winery.

I don't ask to do anything to the other party, I just want to get some information about the winery.

Then it will be easier to report to the IRS.

"Brewery? That's a good code name." Frank nodded. "Don't worry, I've asked someone to pay attention. I will also use the real-time positioning generated by dark web transactions to determine the hiding places of those who buy intelligence."

Xia Chuan nodded.

"By the way, you asked me to pay attention to the Mantiantang game conference! Something is going on."

"Mantiantang is expected to hold a new product launch conference next Friday."

Xia Chuan raised his eyebrows, "And then?"

"I found out that one of the game software engineers seemed a little unusual and seemed to be plotting something with someone."

Frank pulled a photograph from his inside pocket.

The photo was taken on a surveillance monitor, showing a young man sitting in a corner with a strange expression. In front of him was another man dressed in black and with a burly build, but he had his back to the monitor and his face could not be seen.

“Is there no frontal photo of this man in black?”

Frank shook his head. "He behaved very carefully and never showed his true face."

Xia Chuan nodded.

But he probably knew the identity of this person.

If my guess is correct, it should be tequila.

He asked Frank to investigate the matter of Mantiantang, so he naturally had a deep understanding of this case. The third member of the organization after Gin and Vodka appeared here.

But this guy Tequila is a bit miserable. He dies as soon as he appears.

"This was their first meeting, in the coffee shop downstairs from the Manten Office. Their subsequent meetings were all on the top floor of a building called Daikoku in Beika Town, which seemed to be a base for the brewery."

Frank found a map and pointed out a location to Natsukawa, which was in Beika-cho 1-chome. There were high-rise buildings nearby, and it was considered the most prosperous place in Beika-cho. The area where Natsukawa lived was a residential area, and most of the buildings were relatively low.

"I've looked it up. There's a bar on the top floor called the Cocktail Bar. I tried to contact the employees of the Cocktail Bar, but they seemed extremely vigilant. For safety reasons, I didn't try to bribe them."

Frank's cautious character was fully reflected at this time. Although he was just an employee, he had undergone a comprehensive investigation. This was also an important reason why Xia Chuan could be assured of his intelligence.

"You did the right thing. I'm afraid this place is indeed the base of the winery. Those bar employees are likely peripheral members of the winery."

Xia Chuan thought for a long time and said, "Don't tell the IRS about this for now. Wait until we find the next base, then report this base to the IRS."

Frank nodded seriously, "I know."

Xia Chuan's idea was simple. Telling the IRS about this base at this time could prove their efficiency, but it would also make him lose the opportunity to obtain information about other bases of the winery.

The best way is to wait and see if you can pass this base and then find the brewery's other bases in Tokyo.

Tequila!

Xia Chuan tapped his fingers on the table, a smile on his face.

Tequila might become a chess piece in his plan to acquire the distillery industry.

The plot has just begun, and there is basically no mention of the winery's base in the plot. If Xia Chuan wants to know the winery's base, industry and research institute, he can only find a way on his own.

Tequila was the solution he had just thought of.

However, how to do it specifically still requires a detailed analysis of the specific situation at that time.

The opportunity is the Mantiantang new product launch to be held next Friday.

"Help me get the invitation to the press conference when the time comes."

Frank made an OK gesture. This kind of thing was easy for him.

"By the way, is there any communication device smaller than a mobile phone?"

Xia Chuan wasn't too keen on the gigantic mobile phone; it wasn't convenient to carry around at all.

"Communication equipment? I have something to say when you mention this."

Frank stood up and walked out.

This time, Xia Chuan and Frank chose to meet in Frank's new home, a villa.

When he came, Natsukawa also saw the Agasa house and the Kudo house next to him.

It's obvious that Frank is chasing his idol to the point of living next door to his wife.

However, the Kudo couple is now in the United States, not in Japan.

Frank was not disappointed. After all, the villa had been bought and they would meet eventually. He didn't believe that the Kudo couple would stay in the United States and not return to Japan.

Their son is still in Neon.

Although Kudo Shinichi disappeared during this period, Frank's intelligence ability did not find any signs that he had gone abroad, so he should still be in Neon.

I just don't know where it's hiding.

Soon Frank came in holding an exquisite aluminum suitcase.

"guess what is this?"

Xia Chuan shook his head and didn't want to guess.

Seeing the bored Xia Chuan, Frank curled his lips, and without further ado, he opened the suitcase directly.

"I just bought this from the black market. It's high-tech!" Frank proudly took out one of the three cubes. "Can you tell? This thing."

Xia Chuan was speechless. Well, look how proud you are.

I thought it was some big treasure!

Isn't this just a flip phone?

Before he traveled through time, this thing would have felt awkward to give to him.

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Chapter 17: Still a mess...

on Monday!

It's finally Monday.

Five days have passed since the Shikishima case and it is finally Monday.

God knows how Xia Chuan spent this period of time. The date kept jumping between Saturday and the weekend.

Conan and Kogoro Mouri have also taken on several cases in the past few days.

There was no way. The news of helping Shikishima find a gold bar worth 1 billion yen had already spread. Maori Kogoro's fame was directly inlaid with the gold content of 1 billion yen. How could he not become famous?

Cases poured in.

For this reason, Kogoro Mori would invite Natsukawa to his office for a drink every night.

However, Natsukawa suspected that Uncle Maori just wanted to drink, but was afraid of being criticized by Xiaolan, so he used him as an excuse.

Of course, since Xiaolan didn't notice this, he couldn't say anything. He simply didn't hesitate as it would bring the two families closer together.

To put it nicely, it was indeed thanks to him that Kogoro Mori became famous again.

However, there is one point worth mentioning, which happened the day after they left Shikima.

The 10 billion yen gold bar stored in the home of village chief Mikami Takeo Shikishima was stolen.

It seems that more than one force has infiltrated Shikishima. However, it is certain that the gold was stolen by a group of robbers driving an armed helicopter.

Shikishima was a city that never sleeps that day.

In the middle of the night after the roar of gunfire, many unidentified people were found dead on the streets. Later police investigation revealed that some of these bodies were wanted criminals, some were ordinary employees, some were illegal immigrants, and some even had no known identities.

In short, this incident caused the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's credibility to plummet sharply, and the department's top brass held several meetings for this purpose.

The culprit Xia Chuan didn't care about these things. What he cared about was whether he could get information about the winery.

The results are touching.

Frank did find clues about the winery and confirmed that the person who finally got the gold nugget was someone from the winery.

"Hey, Uncle Maori, where are you going?"

Natsukawa went downstairs and drove to find Frank to find out the details of the matter. As soon as he went downstairs, he saw Kogoro Mouri rushing downstairs in a hurry.

"I'm fine. I think the scenery is nice today, so I went out to get some fresh air or something..." Kogoro Mouri pulled his right hand back and completely put away the camera with a corner of it exposed.

"Okay, then you blow slowly, I'm leaving first."

Xia Chuan smiled and didn't care.

It should be a commissioned case, a tracking case or something like that.

As for whether it was an extramarital affair or something like that, Xia Chuan didn't know.

Recently, many cases of this kind have come to Uncle Maori, but he has not taken any of them. In his words, my worth has gone up now, why should I investigate an extramarital affair?

However, Xia Chuan just thought it was a joke, mainly because the amount of money given by the client was not enough.

When I arrived at Frank's house, Frank was on the phone.

The one he used was the flip phone that he had shown to Xia Chuan before. This thing was still very conspicuous in this era when mobile phones were still popular and public telephones were everywhere.

There were three flip phones in total. Xia Chuan took one, gave one to Anya, and Frank kept one for himself.

The reason why he gave it to Anya was because of the alarm. Although the alarm was easy to use, it could not be used for instant communication. In comparison, a flip phone was more convenient. For this reason, Xia Chuan also put a positioning device in the phone.

After Frank finished the call, he sat down on the sofa in front of Xia Chuan.

Xia Chuan spoke directly, "Tell me, what did you find out about the winery?"

Frank placed several photos neatly on the table in front of him.

Xia Chuan looked carefully. Each photo was taken at night. Although it was not very clear, some outlines could still be seen.

“Is this a helicopter?”

Frank nodded, "Yes, this helicopter should be the one from Shikishima."

"Where was this filmed? If we know, we might be able to find a base for the winery."

Xia Chuan thought that Frank could find out something, but he didn't expect that he could actually find the armed helicopter.

After all, the incident on Shikishima happened at night, and visibility was poor. When the helicopter left, as long as the flight altitude was raised to a certain level, it would basically not be seen, and there would be no sound.

"Chiba County!" Frank took out an A4 printed map of Chiba and pointed to the edge of Kamogawa City. "Here."

"Hehe, you never expected that! I couldn't think of that either."

Frank seemed to have thought of something happy and continued, "We have been in Neon for a while. I have been a little bored recently, so I looked for something fun on the Internet. This was sent to the chat group by an online friend of mine. The style is consistent with what the Metropolitan Police Department found."

"Black Hawk 56 is a very common helicopter in the world. This type of helicopter is quite common, and too many people in Japan have purchased it. With a little modification, it can be turned into an armed combat helicopter. It just costs more money, so it is not worth tracking down."

Xia Chuan nodded.

Chiba Prefecture?

Xia Chuan thought about it and found that there was nothing in his mind.

Not impressed.

"I checked. There is a biopharmaceutical company where the helicopter landed. According to a former employee, they are developing common cold medicine, but the details need to be investigated."

Frank was obviously well prepared and continued, "But I suspect they are making drugs!"

Xia Chuan raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"

In the drama, Gin is either trading or on his way to trade, so he is not surprised that there is a drug trafficking business.

He was curious about how Frank discovered that the other party was making drugs, not pharmaceuticals, such as developing APTX4869.

Shirley is here?

wrong!

Shirley should be in a secret drug research institute in Tokyo.

If it was in Chiba, it would be impossible for Shirley to run to Kudo's house after she shrunk and escaped. This is unrealistic. It takes one or two hours to drive from Tokyo to Chiba.