Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

The car left the town, and it seemed that the fate of Neishi Matsu and his son was already decided. The school trip group from Kyoto didn't want to mention the matter again.

However, the presence of another person in the car livened up the otherwise quiet atmosphere quite a bit.

“It’s so crowded.”

Kudo Yuji sat next to Marina, blocking Jintaro and Kuromaru Yata on the left. Because the police from Kyoto needed to communicate with the local police about the case and were also responsible for taking Ryukawa Saihei's body back, Shiota Heihachiro had to go with the tour group.

“Once we get to Shizuoka, you get off the bus and find your own way to Tokyo.” Masuyama Kenzo glanced at Shiota Heihachiro beside him, still somewhat wary of the Hunda motorcycle on his back.

"By the way, what were you doing in Tokyo, pretending to be employees of a motorcycle shop?"

“It was our police inspector. He said it would be safer to go to Tokyo as a repair shop employee. Nowadays, many young police officers are soldiers who have returned from China, and even the locals in their hometowns don't welcome them.”

Shioda pointed to himself and said, "In order to avoid trouble, Saihei and I didn't bring many things with us. Just now, we even handed our police IDs and other relevant documents to our colleagues to take back to Kyoto."

"You've got your eye on us, haven't you?" Masuyama Kenzo saw an old lady walking ahead, slammed on the brakes, and turned to glare at Shiota Heihachiro.

Apart from Kuromaru Yata, the others in the back of the car were all soft-hearted young masters and ladies. They couldn't possibly watch him kick someone who couldn't prove his identity off the car.

"Don't worry, I'll cover all the expenses along the way..." Shiota Heihachiro glanced back at the well-dressed children and swallowed half of what he was about to say.

“I can help pay half. The inspector said that as long as we are willing to assist the Tokyo police in solving cases, in addition to a bonus, we can also transfer our police affiliation to Tokyo.” “You’re going to Tokyo to become a policeman?” Yuuji immediately looked at Shiota Heihachiro with curiosity.

“That’s right, I want to be an excellent policeman, not the kind of bastard who does whatever he wants just because he was defeated.” Shiota Heihachiro looked out the window.

"Although this country has just been mired in the quagmire of evil, I firmly believe that things will change in the future, and we will definitely be able to break free from the false peace. So I must become an excellent policeman and climb the ranks step by step until the day when I can make a big difference."

"Yeah……"

Unfortunately, in the end, Shiota Heihachiro did not seem to shine as a policeman. Instead, after resigning in Tokyo, he became a famous detective, active during the period before Kudo Yusaku graduated from university.

In Yuuji's memory, this man was the teacher of both Uncle Mori and Inspector Megure. Conan also said that although the old man was lecherous and shameless, he had a very good eye and even said that Conan was more like a detective than Uncle Mori.

What exactly happened to this person...?

Yuuji stroked his chin, his thoughts drifting back to the purpose of Shiota and his companion's trip: the murder case in Tokyo. Since Shiota had ultimately settled in Tokyo and even worked as a Tokyo police officer for a period, it meant the case had definitely been solved.

"Are they specifically targeting the serial murder cases committed by people from Kyoto?"

"No, among the dead were four people from Kyoto, but there were actually more." (End of Chapter)