Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"You three! Come back to me!"

Pulling Genta and Mitsuhiko's ears, Yuji glared at Ayumi, glanced at the tofu shop, and motioned for them to enter.

"It hurts! Brother Yuer, please let go quickly!"

Seeing the mummy sitting on the tatami drinking tea, the three little ones immediately shut up and did not dare to speak.

"Okay, let go of them quickly." Although she didn't know why Yuji was so excited, after experiencing so many dangerous things, Sayuri Matsumoto also felt that these children should not go exploring dangerous things.

You just said that you encountered strange things in Rice Flower Forest, please tell me in detail. "

Watching Fujiwara take out three puddings from the refrigerator to comfort the three little ones, Yuji remembered what he had just heard and urged Mitsuhiko and the others to explain clearly.

"It's the one-horned fairy..."

After listening to what the three children said, Yuji and Fujiwara looked at each other and had ideas about these things in the Rice Flower Forest.

[The rangers of Mihua Forest work shifts at seven o'clock every morning, so the time is almost the same. In terms of privacy, it is Chinese Valentine's Day, so no one really goes into the forest.Since the time can be right, then...]

"I'll go take a look." Fujiwara Kojiro also thought of this, took the key to the tofu delivery truck from the drawer, and prepared to drive there.

"Before that, send these three little brats home." Yuji took a pen, wrote down the home addresses of the three little brats on the white paper, and then handed it to Fujiwara Kojiro.

"Well, Mr. Fujiwara." Watching Fujiwara prepare to leave the tofu shop, Sayuri Matsumoto walked him to the door with Yuji's surprised eyes: "Please be careful and pay attention to your own safety."

Being stared at by Fujiwara's beautiful eyes, Sayuri's cheeks felt hot, and she felt as if her little thoughts were being seen through, so she lowered her head.

"Kojiro...just call me that."

"Huh!" Sayuri Matsumoto raised her head in surprise, but found that Fujiwara was no longer there, only a mean student imitating his voice and teasing herself.

"In exchange, I will also call you Sayuri...ah!!!"

As punishment, Yuji's feet were stepped on by Mr. Matsumoto. The boy sat on the ground in pain due to the air-conditioning and reprimanded the teacher.

"That's too much, Mr. Matsumoto! I'm obviously helping you."

"How did you help me?" Rolling her eyes, Sayuri took out a basin of tofu from the tofu store and placed it on the sold out counter.

[He actually said something back. 】

"It's so romantic for a hero to save a beauty, right?"

Yuji winked at Sayuri with a narrowed expression, then reached out to pick up the senbei on the tea table, but was slapped on the paw by the teacher.

"You... how do you know?"

Rubbing the back of his red hand, Yuji coughed twice: "I'm not blind, I can only say that it is too obvious for a 27-year-old aunt who has never been in love."

Ignoring the young man's slander about her age, Sayuri's heart beat wildly and she had almost forgotten about her kidnapped old father.

[No, it can’t be like this, dad hasn’t come back yet, how can it be...]

She clutched the end of her apron, inevitably thinking again.

[If... dad comes back, I have to... thank Fujiwara-kun. 】

...In the Metropolitan Police Department, Matsuda Jinpei and others had just returned from overseas. When they opened the door of the large office, they saw Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who was roaring, and Officer Megure, who lowered his head and said nothing.

"What happened?" After calling Officer Chiba over, Yamato Gansuke leaned against the wall and expressed doubts about the current situation.

"Senior Matsuda, you are back again!"

Yamato Gansuke, Yamamura Misao, Mouri Kogoro, Matsuda Jinpei and Sato Miwako flashed across their bodies one by one. Officer Chiba stared at the two Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department people with complicated expressions before he planned to explain.

"Wait, what do you mean?"

Henggou Sanwu raised his palm to signal Qianye to answer his question first: "Have any of them ever come back?"

"Huh? Ah, yes, these people did come back during lunch time."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mouri Kogoro looked at Chiba speechlessly: "This frizzy guy and I just came back, how could it be possible..."

"I know!" Yamamura Soo raised his finger in surprise: "It must be a monster that can transform into various people. There are such rumors in Gunma County recently."

Seeing that the topic was getting more and more crooked, Matsuda Jinpei interrupted the quarrel between Mouri Kogoro and Yamamura Sou and directed his attention back to the office.

"The police on patrol just now discovered that there were a lot of blood stains in the house of Manager Matsumoto, as well as the missing Miss Sayuri." Officer Chiba looked serious: "Just when we were about to go to the scene, the entire house was set on fire. Lost."

"Is it man-made, or..." Mouri Kogoro, who had been a fire policeman for a while, immediately asked about the cause of the fire.

"According to the information obtained there, there are a lot of traces of burning gasoline at the scene. The original blood stains on the ground can no longer be extracted, and the clues are broken."

Officer Chiba shook his head: "We have been waiting for the prisoner to call and make requests or conditions, but there are no demands."

"Damn it! You actually attacked the family members of the police officers. Is this the warning that the prisoner named Mizutani gave us?"

Yokomori Jugo punched the wall. When Sayuri Matsumoto came to deliver lunch in the morning, several of them and the police from other places had seen her. She was a very gentle woman.

"Can you confirm the time when Mizutani will take action?" Mouri Kogoro turned his head and looked at Officer Megure who came over: "Officer Megure, have you sent someone to monitor the Tokyo Tower?"

"Because of Chinese Valentine's Day, the police are currently patrolling around the tower, but no trace of Mizutani has been found yet."

Officer Megure coughed, and under the surprised gaze of Kogoro Mori, he reached out and untied his windbreaker.

"No matter what, let's go to Tokyo Tower first." Matsumoto Kiyonaga seemed to calm down. He stretched out his hand to look at his watch and clenched his fists: "There is still an hour before the closing time of Tokyo Tower. The prisoner must be already inside the tower, ready. A crime was committed.”

"Please rest assured, we will definitely rescue Sayuri." Sato Miwako straightened up.

"No, I will go with you this time, but I don't feel at ease if I go there."

"But…"

Matsumoto Kiyonaga held on to the door frame and turned his back to everyone: "Don't worry, I'm a policeman. There is nothing more important than arresting the prisoner."

With no one in front of him, Ireland unconsciously showed a sinister expression.

The person sent to take action was dragged back by Gin, which he couldn't understand.Sayuri Matsumoto is just a middle school music teacher, and she doesn't know many masters. If she can provoke her subordinates at her house, she will be chased and shot by armed helicopters.

"I will drive by myself, and you two will go to Tokyo Tower immediately."

Although there is currently a traffic jam on the road, if nothing unexpected happens, they may still be able to reach Tokyo Tower before it closes. (End of chapter)