Daily life of a spy in the world of Conan

"Ania discovered that the elevator smelled like a dead person!"

Anya said something shocking.

The scene was quiet for several seconds.

Even Xia Chuan was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

"It's in that elevator. We found it when we came up just now. It stinks!"

Anya pinched her nose and frowned, expressing her disgust at the smell with her actions.

"Is there?" Conan supported his chin with one hand, looking thoughtful, and began to recall the smell in the elevator.

After thinking for a long time, he did remember that there was a strange smell in the elevator, which was especially obvious when the elevator was rising.

But based on this, how does Anya know that this is the smell of a dead person?

He learned a lot in Hawaii, and saw a lot of cadaver teachers...

No, those are the smells of formalin.

At this time, Miwako Sato had already walked out of the room and went to the elevator to check the problem.

After a minute, she walked back and nodded to Officer Megure, "There is indeed a foul smell in the elevator, but I can't be sure it's a dead body or something like that."

Officer Megure nodded and looked at Aniya, forcing a smile and asked: "How did little Aniya know that the stench was from a corpse? Could it be..."

Inspector Megure's eyes unconsciously glanced at Natsukawa.

Could it be that Xia Chuan also hid a corpse at home? Otherwise, how could Anya know what a corpse smells like?

"Because I've seen the corpses of animals that have been dead for several days, and they have this kind of stench!" Anya said as a matter of course.

In fact, her heart was already pounding at this time.

Lying feels so exciting!

The thing about smelling a corpse was all made up by her.

The reason she knew this was because she accidentally overheard her father's voice last night and learned that there was a body on the top of the elevator in the Mihua Library.

She didn't care about it at first, but today their Junior Detective Team happened to come to the library and happened to find drugs, so she simply told them about the corpse.

Anyway, it wasn't my father who killed that man.

"I see."

Inspector Megure breathed a sigh of relief. If that was the case, the stench of corpses in the elevator might not come from humans, but could be from animals or something like that.

"The smell should be coming from the top of the elevator. It's stronger when the elevator is going up." Xia Chuan just took advantage of the situation and said, "I think we should check it out. Isn't Officer Megure investigating the disappearance of the employees of the Beika Library? Maybe there is some connection here."

"Well, Sato, go to the elevator control room on the fifth floor and take a look."

Miwako Sato nodded solemnly. She had a hunch that the smell might have come from Kazuo Tamada, whom they had been looking for the whole day, or from Director Tsukawa, who was nowhere to be found today.

Employees and the director disappeared one after another within three days, and drugs were hidden in the library. There must be something wrong here.

"Ania, you are so cunning. Why didn't you tell us such an important thing?" (.o︿o.)

Ayumi put her hands on her hips and accused Ania, while Genta and Mitsuhiko beside her were also indignant, thinking that Ania was a little like Conan.

Conan is the same. He never tells them anything and even avoids them.

But come to think of it, they are indeed somewhat incompetent.

Everyone clearly got into the elevator together, so why didn't they notice this detail?

As young detectives, their ability to control details is indeed not very good, and it seems that they need to strengthen their training.

Conan was a little depressed.

He actually smelled the smell and thought it was a bit strange and wanted to investigate. But later he forgot about the elevator because he found drugs hidden in unopened books in the children's book section.

If Anya hadn't just brought it up again, he probably wouldn't have remembered it.

By the way, it was Aniya who discovered the drugs.

Unexpectedly, a six-year-old girl is so smart, almost as smart as he was when he was a child.

Conan touched his nose narcissistically.

Could it be that Anya was originally an adult, and like him, she became smaller after taking the medicine from that organization?

He glanced at Anya quietly and found that she was looking at him with a smug look.

Staring stiffly...

Conan: Dead fish eyes...

Conan transforms into Dodo Eyes...

Well, Conan only doubted for a minute before he denied it.

Anya doesn't look like an adult at all. She has the personality of a complete child, very immature. This kind of behavior is not something an adult can pretend to have.

Soon, Sato Miwako ran in, the corner of her business suit was lifted up as she ran, and the sound of her high heels clacking was very urgent, "Officer Megure, come and see!"

"Ok!"

Inspector Megure nodded. After seeing Sato's expression, he had confirmed something. It seemed that what little Aniya said was not groundless.

At least there was something on top of the elevator.

And it is very likely that, as Xiachuan said, it was the body of Kazuo Tamada.

"It stinks!"

As the young detective team who were about to go out walked to the glass door, they smelled a strong stench of a corpse and almost fainted.

Xia Chuan put Anya on the ground, closed the door after he went out, and glanced at the five children who were locked in the children's book area: "Don't come to join in the fun, just read books inside, and I'll take you back when it's over."

Ignoring the resentful young detectives, Xia Chuan said to the police officer beside him, "Please don't let the kids out. It's too smelly outside. If they see something they shouldn't see, I'm afraid it will leave a psychological trauma on them."

The policeman patted his chest and nodded, indicating that it was his responsibility. Unless the glass door exploded, these children would definitely not be able to get out.

When Xia Chuan arrived at the elevator entrance, the elevator door had been opened and the elevator car inside was suspended, with only the top exposed.

On it, Yutian Henan's body lay quietly on its back.

It was still the same as what Xia Chuan saw last night, but the smell was much stronger. Large areas of the corpse's skin were dark purple-red. When he saw it yesterday, most of them were spots, but now they were in patches.

"It's Tamada Kazuo for sure."

Inspector Megure stuck his head into the elevator and observed carefully for a long time.

Two forensic officers followed in, and the others watched outside.

The main reason is that the space in the elevator shaft is small and it is impossible for too many people to work inside, especially since Inspector Megure is so fat that he takes up the space of two people.

"The cause of death was asphyxiation due to difficulty breathing. There were obvious rope marks on the neck. The initial judgment was that someone attacked from behind, strangled him to death and then placed him here."

The forensic personnel conducted a simple investigation and concluded that the cause of death was relatively common and there was nothing special about it. The only surprising thing was that the body was thrown on the top of the elevator.

"It seems that this was done by someone inside the library." Xia Chuan said, covering his nose.

Since Conan is not here, he has to provide clues to Inspector Megure.

"Ah."

Officer Megure nodded. "Tamadari Kazuo didn't go home the night before yesterday. After receiving a report from his wife today, we checked the surveillance cameras inside and outside the library. After entering the library the day before yesterday, Tamada Kazuo never came out. It's more likely that someone inside did it."

Chapter 36 Mother, What a Heavy Topic

At the elevator door, Sato Miwako covered her nose and thought for a long time.

"Inspector Megure, could Director Tsukawa be the murderer?"

Without waiting for Officer Megure's answer, Sato Miwako quickly confirmed her own judgment and nodded to herself, "We couldn't find Director Tsukawa today. He must have killed Tamada Kazuo and fled because he was afraid of being discovered."

"report!"

Officer Megure was interrupted for the second time, and a police officer ran up the stairs. "Drugs were found hidden in Hideji Tsukawa's home, and tens of millions of cash of unknown origin were found. Given Hideji Tsukawa's occupation and financial ability, the source of this cash should be related to drugs."

After a pause, the police officer continued with a hint of disappointment, "But we still haven't found any trace of Tsukawa Hideji. The library's surveillance cameras were all shut down for maintenance yesterday, so we can't confirm where Tsukawa Hideji went for the time being."

Pity!

Xia Chuan sighed slightly. If he had known that there was cash in Jin Chuan's house, he should have asked Frank to steal it yesterday.

Although it’s not much, who wouldn’t like to pick up money? It’s just a matter of bending down, right?

"Oh, I see."

Inspector Megure waved his hand to signal the police officers to leave.

"It seems to be just as I thought. Tsukawa Hideji's drug trafficking was discovered by Tamada Kazuo. In order to keep it secret, Tsukawa killed Tamada and hid the body in the elevator. Because he felt it was not safe, he fled for fear of being punished."

Miwako Sato's reasoning is not unreasonable, but Natsukawa knows the truth. It is obvious that Kazuo Tamada is also an accomplice in drug trafficking.

"Not necessarily. It's also possible that the deceased and Director Jinchuan did not share the spoils equally. I suggest searching Tamada Kazuo's home and his financial situation."

Xia Chuan pointed at the clothes on Yutian's body and said, "This suit is an internationally renowned brand and seems to cost hundreds of thousands. If the deceased was just an ordinary library employee, he would not have bought such expensive clothes."

"Now that you mention it, that's a possibility, but it's also possible that he saved up money to buy it." Inspector Megure shook his head and retorted, it was too arbitrary.

Miwako Sato suddenly remembered that it was she who went to meet the other party after Tamada and the male wife called the police. The other party's bag seemed to be a new model of Chanel this year, and the price was not cheaper than the suit that Natsukawa mentioned.

"Officer Megure, the bag of Tamada Kazuo's wife is also a valuable item, as well as her clothes and shoes, which are not cheap. I'm afraid Tamada Kazuo is really related to drug trafficking."

If this is the case, then there is a high possibility that there is something wrong with Tamada Kazuo.

Officer Megure's eyes immediately sharpened and he looked at Sato Miwako, "Sato, go apply for a search warrant."

Miwako Sato has a strong execution ability and takes action immediately after nodding.

"Brother Xiachuan, it's a good thing you reminded me, otherwise I almost missed Tamada Kazuo."

Inspector Megure was very grateful to Natsukawa.

The daughter discovered the body, and the father helped them confirm the relationship between Tamada Kazuo and Tsukawa.

This is not the first time Xiachuan has helped. He helped once yesterday, and including the previous case of Tanaka's house, this is the third time.

"No, it only takes some time to find out. It's just a small favor, not worth worrying about."

The two of them joked around for a while until there was a knock on the glass door, and then they ended their business talk.

"Father, can we go now?"

Ani pressed his face against the glass door and the voice came through the gap.

"Don't you think this is ungraceful? How can a girl do this!" Natsukawa nodded apologetically towards Officer Megure, walked over and sighed helplessly.

Ayumi nodded frantically, Anya was so un-girly.

"No way, Anya is so cute!" Yuan Tai looked at Mitsuhiko with a red face, "Aren't you right, Mitsuhiko?"

"Yeah." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya also nodded vigorously.

Xia Chuan turned his head and stared at the two of them for a few seconds. "You two little brats, don't lead my child astray. Could it be that they taught him to put his face against the glass? Anya would never be like this before."

His eyes gave Yuantai and Mitsuhiko goosebumps, but considering that there were two girls present, they gritted their teeth and did not show any fear.

"Okay, let's go back."

Xia Chuan asked the police officer to help open the door and went downstairs with the children.

"It stinks!"

Anya pinched her nose in disgust and ran in front without looking back, followed closely by the other three members of the Junior Detective Team.

Only Conan looked back every few steps, his eyes frequently falling in the direction of the elevator.

"Uncle Natsukawa, what's going on over there?" Conan couldn't resist his detective instinct, and after enduring for a long time he finally asked.

Xia Chuan looked back in the direction of the elevator, "The drug dealers killed each other due to uneven distribution of the spoils and then fled for fear of being punished."

"Can you explain it in detail?"

"I'm not sure either. You can look at tomorrow's newspaper. Maybe your Junior Detective Team can be published in the newspaper. After all, you solved a drug case."

Ok.

Conan went downstairs disappointed.

Xia Chuan's explanation was too crude.

Eh!