Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"Although it's smaller than the cruise ship we took here, it's still acceptable."

Inside Heiji Hattori's office, Yuji Kudo looked at the several boat tickets pushed towards him, counted them by the number of people, and stuffed them into his pocket. Shinichi's family of four were driving back, leaving only the father and daughter on this side who needed boat tickets.

"But there are three of us, and you're giving me six tickets. What are you planning to do?"

Slumping onto the sofa, Kudo Yuuji glanced at the two sisters talking and whispered, "You have someone you want me to take away? Which family's girl is she? Does Kazuha know?"

Three? That's disgusting. He already has four wives, and he only has three.

"You and I will play dumb and take those three guys away."

Hattori Heiji said coldly, "Otherwise, I'll use the charge of obstructing unification that you signed to kill them."

“Oh, Kazami, your explanation makes sense, but the other two don’t…” Kudo Yuji looked into Hattori Heiji’s eyes, trying to figure out what this guy was thinking.

“Aoyama-kun was transferred to Osaka through the proper procedures of the Metropolitan Police Department. I did not interfere. He was also being held hostage in this incident, right under the noses of several Osaka Public Security Police officers.”

“You know that the three people I'm talking about don't include him, and remember to return him.”

Heiji Hattori was holding a teacup; unlike Yuji Kudo's coffee, he had black tea.

"Mr. Hattori, Uchitake is here."

Otaki knocked on the door, brought Uchitake, who had just been taken to solitary confinement, into his office, glanced warily at Kudo Yuji, and then turned to Hattori, saying, "Chief, we can easily put Uchitake in a prison in Osaka..."

“If she goes in today, she’ll die inside tomorrow.” Hattori Heiji waved his hand: “Go ahead.”

"Hi."

“He’s a very loyal person. He reminds me of his father. I remember he was protecting Grandpa Heizo…” Kudo Yuji interrupted the conversation when he saw Hattori raise his head. He waited for the department head to speak and handed the coffee to Uchitake.

"So, where is Uchitake...?"

The room fell silent, even the sisters' idle chatter stopped. Compared to Maki Nohara's confusion, Rize and Takeshi Uchi were both very calm.

"Now that the case is over, is there any need to be so emotional anymore?" Hattori Heiji looked at the woman who had taken a sip of coffee. "Or is it that the real Uchitake is no longer in Osaka?"

"As expected of Mr. Hattori, he was a famous young detective just like Kudo-kun." Underneath Uchitake's skin was a man's accent. She reached out and touched her face, then forcefully pulled off the fake skin, revealing a dark complexion just like Hattori's.

"Amuro Tooru!" Nohara Maki immediately tensed up. This man was a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officer, second only to Kudo Yuji, and was said to have been a public security police officer in the past, making him extremely dangerous.

“I was thinking, it would be too pitiful for such a poor mother to be arrested as a criminal.” Kudo Yuji rested his chin on his hand. “Besides, I have already achieved my goal.”

Whether it was his arrangement to blow up the entire western district or the Uchitake case, both made the world truly see the chaos and turmoil in Osaka, thereby enhancing the correctness of Hokuto.

"I think that mother won't let me down."

Following Kudo Yuji, Amuro Tooru spoke.

"Five hours ago, Takeshi Uchi jumped off the speeding Shinkansen while holding his daughter's ashes."

"That's it."

Yuji Kudo smiled at Maki.

"Unification is one step closer." (End of Chapter)