Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1480 The mystery of life experience
grandmother……

Looking at the kind woman in front of them wearing a pink tweed coat, Conan and Kuroba Kaito inevitably froze in place.

So my grandma... is still alive?
From childhood to adulthood, neither Kudo Yusaku nor Kuroba Toichi have ever taken the initiative to mention the family situation of the previous generation.

Whenever Kudo Shinichi and Kuroba Toichi asked their father where their grandparents were when they were children, their parents would always evade the question by saying "they are in a very far away place".

After a long time, the two stopped asking.

Because in the adult world, "in a very far away place" means dead.

But now, their grandmother appeared in front of them.

"you……"

"Is this really our grandma?"

Conan's eyes were still a little dazed, but he still asked tentatively.

Having been cheated by his parents and Dr. Agasa before, he is now very wary of such things.

"Of course……"

Kudo Shizuka smiled and nodded, then bent down to look at Conan who was shorter.

"Your name now is Edogawa Conan, right?"

"It's exactly like Yusaku when he was a child..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Kudo Yukiko and Kuroba Chikage, who were standing on both sides, grinned and twitched their lips twice.

Because this sentence also applies to Kuroba Kaito and Kuroba Toichi.

It should be said that the four of them look like they were carved from the same mold, just at different ages.

Sure enough, the next second, Kudo Shizuka turned to look at Kuroba Kaito next to her and said with a smile: "Kaito, you are exactly like Toichi when he was a child..."

Just then, Yukiko interrupted, "Why don't we sit down and talk?"

"Yes." Hei Yu Qianying also agreed: The meeting next door should continue for a while..."

After everyone sat down on the sofa, Shizuka Kudo introduced herself again.

"My name is Kudo Shizuka, and I'm the biological mother of Kuroba Toichi and Kudo Yusaku. I'm also your grandmother."

"This is my business card, for you..."

Shizuka Kudo took out two pieces of paper from her handbag and handed them to Conan and Kaito Kuroba respectively.

The two took the business card and stared at it in a daze.

Miskatonic University, College of Biology, Professor Shizuka Kudo.

Conan took the business card and checked it several times, confirming that it said Miskatonic University, which is also Qin Zhibo's alma mater.

“This is my current job…”

Kudo Shizuka fastened the metal button of her handbag and continued, "Maybe some of you haven't heard of it. This is a university located in Massachusetts, USA..."

Conan thought to himself: Of course I have heard of this university.

I guess the person next to you is the only one who hasn't heard of it?
Looking to the side, I saw Kuroba Kaito nodded in understanding, and he remembered another piece of knowledge.

Kudo Shizuka continued: "Maybe you are a little confused as to why I haven't seen you in all these years, or even contacted you..."

"Actually, this matter is related to my husband, your grandfather."

"His name is Kuroba Yoruichi..."

When she said this, a trace of unspeakable bitterness appeared on Kudo Shizuka's face.

She pursed her lips, then continued, "Speaking of the first time I met Yoruichi, it was about 45 years ago."

"At that time, I had just graduated from the University of Tokyo and was working as an ordinary researcher at a medical research institute in Tokyo."

"It was a rainy day. I came out from the institute after working overtime until very late, and was waiting for the bus at the station as usual."

"At that moment, a man in a black windbreaker came running out of the rain, shaking the water off his head like a little animal."

"I subconsciously stepped aside, but he didn't care. Instead, he talked to me without hesitation."

“His chatting style is very humorous and always makes people happy.”

"We talked until very late that day, from the station to the bus, and then reluctantly parted when we got off the bus."

"In the following days, I deliberately worked overtime until late, just to meet him during that time."

"After a while, we fell in love."

"After we officially started dating, I gradually learned about his identity."

"Kuroba Yoruichi is an explorer. To be more precise, he is a freelance writer for a national geographic magazine."

"Every once in a while he would pack his bags and leave where he lived, and go to some corner of the world for an extraordinary adventure."

"Each time, he would write about his adventures and publish them in geographic magazines."

"So he and I agreed never to ask him where he was going, but to watch his adventures full of surprises in National Geographic magazine."

“Three years passed like this.”

"For the past three years, he has been away for about a week every month, traveling around the world for adventures, and then writing about them for the magazine."

"And I also found out I was pregnant one day."

“After I found out I was pregnant, for the first time, I stopped looking forward to reading about his adventures in magazines and started desperately hoping he would return safely.”

"So the first thing I told Yoruichi after he came back was that I was pregnant and that I wanted him to stop going out on adventures in the future."

"He was silent for a long time, and then told me the truth about his life experience..."

At this point, a hint of reminiscence flashed across Kudo Shizuka's eyes, and her mind seemed to return to that night.

"Shizuka, I don't want to lie to you anymore..."

"In fact, the night you and I first met was not a coincidence."

"I was born into a very large family, and every child born from this family has no freedom at all."

"Everything of all family members must be arranged by the family, even who they marry."

"And the person my family arranged for me to marry is you..."

Shizuka Kudo clasped the metal ring of her handbag tightly with both hands, frowned slightly, and there was a hint of pain in her eyes.

"I was shocked and angry at the time."

“I feel like I’ve been terribly deceived.”

"But Yoruichi hugged me tightly and said that his feelings for me were not false, so he chose this moment to tell the truth."

"He also said that his real job was not an explorer, it was just a cover."

"His real job is actually..."

"Killer."

When they heard this, Conan and Kuroba Kaito's eyes widened involuntarily. Their grandfather was actually a killer?
It was already outrageous enough that the Kuroba lineage, up to Kuroba Toichi and Kuroba Kaito, were international thieves, but now even human lives have been lost.

Now Conan can't take the civil service exam at all...

"Kill, killer?"

Yukiko was also hearing this for the first time, and her mouth opened slightly in surprise.

Kudo Shizuka nodded affirmatively, "I was just like you at first, I didn't believe what he said."

"I didn't believe him until he pulled a pistol out of his suitcase..."

"Yoichi told me that their family business is very large, and they need someone to take care of both the white and black sides, and he belongs to the 'black' side."

"In order to maintain the family's fine bloodline, all family members will be assigned a partner outside the family when they reach the appropriate age."

"This target is usually an outstanding talent in a certain industry, and all family members must find ways to marry the target and give birth to children."

"The child born will be brought back to the family for training at the right time, and eventually become a member of the family..."

"If anyone tries to defy this rule, they will die."

"After Ye Yi told me the truth, I thought about hating him, but in the end I had no choice but to accept my fate..."

"But no one expected that when I was examined in the hospital, I found out that I was pregnant with twins."

"So, Yoruichi thought of a way to at least keep one child."

"He can take one child back to the family to report back, and the other child can live a normal life with me."

"So, after I gave birth to twins, Ye Yi took the eldest twin away, and I took the second one away, and we lived separately from then on..."

Shizuka Kudo didn't say anything else, but the people present already knew what happened next.

Afterwards, Kuroba Yoruichi's child was named Kuroba Touichi, and Kudo Shizuka's child was named Kudo Yusaku.

Conan and Kuroba Kaito remained in a daze and were unable to speak for a long time.

They didn't expect that their life experience would be so rough.

What concerns the two more is, what kind of "family" has such a powerful background?

"Grandma Kudo..."

Conan was a little uncomfortable with her grandmother's sudden appearance, but she still asked the questions in her mind.

"Which family was the one that threatened you at that time?"

At this moment, the door of the room suddenly opened, and Yusaku Kudo, Toichi Kuroba and Tomohiro Qin walked in.

"According to my memory, that family didn't have a particularly unified surname..."

Kuroba Toichi came in front of Kuroba Kaito and Conan and said solemnly: "But the surnames of the members of that family all start with the word 'black', such as Kuroba, Kurosawa, Kuroiwa..."

"That family will raise their children as normal children until they are 16 years old."

"However, after the age of 16, all children will be assigned future directions and gradually begin to take over the family business. For example, children with high scientific research talents will engage in scientific research, and those with strong physical functions will engage in assassination, smuggling and other activities."

"My father, Kuroba Yoruichi, knew that my physical functions were relatively strong and that I would most likely be assigned to assassination, so he found a way to get me out of the family before I turned 16."

"My father also sacrificed himself for this..."

"After that, I changed my name to Kuroba Toichi and became a magician, traveling around the world in search of my brother."

"It wasn't until later that I gradually came into contact with Yusaku..."

Kuroba Toichi's original name was not Kuroba Toichi, but Kuroba Mamoru.

It means making sacrifices to protect one's brother.

Before Kuroba Yoruichi decided to sacrifice himself, he was left with only one clue to find his relatives, which was that his mother's surname was "Kudo".

There are too many people with the last name Kudo in this world, and Kuroba Toichi searched for a long time but to no avail.

It was not until more than ten years ago that a reporter mistakenly read "Phantom Thief 1412" written by Kudo Yusaku on a note as "Phantom Thief KID".

This not only gave "Kaito Kid" the world-known name, but also made Kuroba Toichi notice this young mystery novelist.

Through several private contacts, Kuroba Toichi and Kudo Yusaku gradually confirmed that they were brothers.

When he heard about his father's difficult life experience, Kuroba Kaito's expression became heavy. He lowered his head slightly and didn't know what to say.

Conan also had mixed feelings.

He found it difficult to accept that his grandfather was a killer and that his family might also be a family with a notorious record.

But there was more that shocked him today.

"In fact, the reason I'm telling you these things today is because there is something more important that I want you to know..."

Kudo Yusuke said in a serious and solemn tone.

"Mr. Qin conducted some research on the origins of that family and told us the results."

"I think as our children, you also have the right to know this..."

"That family is actually the family established by the organization's boss, Karasuma Renya."

When Kudo Yusaku finished speaking, Conan and Kuroba Kaito were stunned.

Conan even doubted whether he had heard it wrongly.

He suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the people around him, especially the expressions of his father and Qin Zhibo.

After confirming again and again the extremely serious looks of Qin Zhibo and Kudo Yusaku, Conan was sure that he had not heard wrong.

I am actually related to the boss of the organization!
The organization’s boss, Karasuma Renya, is actually his own...ancestor?
This sudden news was like a lightning strike to Conan's brain, and for a moment his thoughts went blank.

It was Kuroba Kaito who reacted less and quickly asked Kuroba Touichi: "Dad, is this true?"

"It's true, Kaito..."

Kuroba Toichi's attitude is very clear.

In fact, when Qin Zhibo called the two brothers over to explain the matter to them after the first Boston meeting, their reaction was roughly the same.

Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable.

They would never have dreamed in their lifetime that the boss of the organization they were about to fight against was actually related to them by blood.

Only after they calmed down did they think things through.

Even though they are related by blood, they are now in opposition to the organization.

Just like how Kuroba Yoruichi once chose to go against the family rules in order to protect his children.

Moreover, judging from some of the experiences that Kuroba Toichi had in his family, the boss of the organization merely used the descendants of the family as tools.

In other words, apart from having some blood relationship with them, the current boss of the organization is on the opposite side of them in all other aspects.

Whether it's for the children, for the world, or for revenge for past tragic experiences.

They are all destined to be the "filial sons and virtuous grandsons"...