Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 36 Mother, such a heavy topic
At the elevator entrance, Sato Miwako covered her nose and pondered for a long time.

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

Before Inspector Megure could answer, Miwako Sato quickly confirmed her judgment, nodding to herself, "We couldn't find Director Tsugawa today, so he must have killed Kazuo Tamada and fled to avoid being discovered."

"report!"

Inspector Megure was interrupted for the second time when an officer ran up the stairs. "Drugs were found in Hideharu Tsugawa's home, along with tens of millions of yen in cash of unknown origin. Given Tsugawa's profession and financial resources, the source of this cash should be related to drugs."

After a pause, the officer continued with a hint of disappointment, "However, we still haven't found any trace of Tsugawa Hideji. Yesterday, all the surveillance cameras in the library were shut down for maintenance, so we can't confirm where Tsugawa Hideji went for the time being."

Pity!
Xia Chuan sighed slightly. If he had known that Jin Chuan's family still had cash, he should have had Frank steal it yesterday.

Although it's not much, who wouldn't want to pick up some money? It's just a matter of bending over.
"Oh, I see."

Inspector Megure waved for the officers to leave.

"It seems just as I thought. Tsugawa Hideji's drug trafficking was discovered by Tamada Kazuo. To keep it a secret, Tsugawa killed Tamada and hid his body in the elevator. Feeling it wasn't safe, he fled to avoid punishment."

Sato Miwako's reasoning was not without merit, but Natsukawa knew the truth: Tamada Kazuo was also an accomplice in drug trafficking.

"Not necessarily. It's also possible that the deceased and Director Tsugawa had a dispute over the division of the spoils. I suggest searching Tamada Kazuo's home and his financial situation."

Xia Chuan pointed to the clothes on Yu Tian's body, "This suit is from an internationally renowned brand, and it seems to cost hundreds of thousands. If the deceased was just an ordinary library employee, he probably wouldn't have bought such expensive clothes."

"Now that you mention it, that's certainly a possibility, but it's also possible to save up money to buy it." Inspector Megure shook his head in rebuttal, saying it was too arbitrary.

Sato Miwako suddenly remembered that after Tamada and the man's wife called the police, she was the one who went to meet them. The man's bag seemed to be a new Chanel design this year, and its price was no cheaper than the suit that Natsukawa mentioned.

"Inspector Megure, Tamada and Kazuo's wife's bags are also valuables, as are their clothes and shoes, which are not cheap. It's likely that Tamada and Kazuo really are involved in drug trafficking."

If that's the case, then it's very likely that Tamada Kazuo also has a problem.

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

Miwako Sato is very efficient; she nodded and immediately took action.

"Brother Xia Chuan, it's a good thing you reminded me, otherwise I would have 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 and Tsugawa.

This isn't the first time Natsukawa has helped; there was one yesterday, and this is the third time, including the case at Tanaka's house.

"No, these things can be found out in a little time. It's a small matter, not worth worrying about."

The two bantered for a while until a knocking sound came from the glass door, at which point they stopped their mutual flattery.

"Father, can we go now?"

Ani pressed her face against the glass door, and her voice came through the crack in the door.

"Don't you think this is very inelegant? How can a girl do this!" Natsukawa nodded apologetically to Inspector Megure, walked over, and sighed helplessly.

Ayumi nodded frantically; Anya was so ungirly.

“No way, Anya is totally cute!” Genta blushed and looked at Mitsuhiko. “You agree, right, Mitsuhiko?”

"Yes." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya nodded vigorously.

Xia Chuan turned his head and stared at the two of them a few times. These two brats, don't corrupt my child. Could it be that they taught her to press her face against the glass like that? Anya never used to do that.

His gaze gave Genta and Mitsuhiko goosebumps, but considering there were two girls present, they gritted their teeth and didn't show their fear.

"Okay, let's go back."

Xia Chuan asked the police officer to help open the door and led the children down the stairs.

"It stinks!"

Anya pinched her nose in disgust and ran ahead without looking back, with the other three members of the Junior Detective League following closely behind.

Only Conan kept turning back, his gaze frequently falling on the direction of the elevator.

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

Xia Chuan glanced back at the direction of the elevator. "Drug dealers kill each other over the spoils and then flee to avoid punishment."

Could you explain in more detail?

"I'm not entirely sure either. You can check tomorrow's newspaper. Maybe your Junior Detective Club will even get a piece of the story, since you solved a drug trafficking case."

Okay. Conan went downstairs disappointed.

Xia Chuan's explanation was too superficial.

Eh!
Ever since Natsukawa moved across from the Mori Detective Agency and Anya joined the Junior Detective League, I've felt a bit uneasy whenever they're involved in a case.

He hasn't given Uncle Mori acupuncture treatment yet this week. If this continues, he's afraid Uncle Mori's shoulder spondylitis and spinal problems will flare up again.

The Junior Detective League's GTR roared and sped along.

Anya sat in the front passenger seat, with four other children huddled together in the back.

"Ania, why won't you let me sit in the front? It's too crowded here." Genta wiggled his butt with difficulty.

It's clear that his weight would be the most suitable for him to sit in the front passenger seat, but now he's sitting in the back with the others, making it uncomfortable for the three children and the one adult to squeeze in.

“These are seats reserved for Anya and her mother; no one else is allowed to sit here.”

"Mother, we haven't met Anya's mother yet. She must be a beautiful woman with pink hair, right?"

Ayumi is extremely envious of Anya's hair color and Anya's father's blond hair.

“Uh, yes, we’ll let you meet your mother when we have time.” Anya waved her hand, not really wanting to talk about this topic for the time being.

Motherhood is such a heavy topic.

Xia Chuan glanced at Anya, feeling a sudden pang of heartache when he heard her explanation.

What's wrong with me? I only adopted Anya because of mission requirements; we needed someone to infiltrate the Junior Detective League.

After raising his daughter for a while and having her call him "father" for so long, he felt like he had actually developed feelings for her.

mother.

wife.

Should I find a mother for Anya?
As I was thinking, a serene figure sitting in a coffee shop suddenly flashed through my mind.

That woman looks like a very suitable marriage partner.

"Uncle Xia Chuan!"

"What?" Natsukawa looked at Conan through the rearview mirror.

"At Ayumi's house, you should turn left at that intersection."

Anya (￢_￢).

"Oh, sorry, I'll just turn another corner."

Gululu~
The rumbling of my stomach echoed inside the car.

Because no music was playing in the car, the children were all relatively quiet, making Genta's rumbling stomach sound particularly loud.

Are you hungry?
Xia Chuan glanced at the time; it was almost nine o'clock.

"Haven't you eaten yet?" Xia Chuan thought they had eaten dinner outside before going to the library, but now that he thought about it, they must have gone there as soon as school was over, and dinner was still unresolved because of the case.

"No, Father, I want to eat something delicious!" the little girl said pitifully, tugging at his clothes.

No one else spoke, even Conan waited for Natsukawa's reply.

There was no way around it; I was just really starving.

"Let's go eat at McDonald's then. It'll probably be hard to find a proper meal at this hour." As for what to eat, Xia Chuan didn't really know what good food there was, so he decided to just go to McDonald's. Kids probably won't refuse fried chicken and hamburgers.

"Okay!"

The Junior Detectives all raised their hands; it was only at times like this that they were so perfectly in sync.

"Huh, even Conan raised his hand." Xia Chuan smiled and confirmed, "Then it's decided to eat this. You guys should call home."

Xia Chuan had already spoken with each family by phone before, saying he would take them home. Now that he was going to eat something, he definitely needed to inform the parents to avoid them worrying.

Not everyone is like the Kudo family. Shinichi Kudo is gone, but the two elders are still happily married in the United States.

Oh, wait, Yukiko Kudo seems to really like Shinichi Kudo as Conan, supposedly because it makes her, as his mother, look younger.

That's incredible courage.

(End of this chapter)