Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"Hey, Kaito-kun has been in Hakodate for so long. I miss him so much."

At the gate of Ekoda High School, Keiko Momoi, wearing her school uniform, held a sign with "Ekoda High School" in her arms and looked at Aoko Nakamori who was a little anxious.

"It's really annoying. Why is Konno-sensei so slow? He made our Aoko wait for so long." Momoi Keiko teased and moved closer to her bestie, saying, "Aoko, I think you must be eager to pick up those guys from the game."

"Although Kaito said before that he would definitely come back with the school's competition team, Konno-sensei didn't say that we were going to the station to pick up our classmates from school."

Nakamori Aoko still insisted, but the girl's blushing face was more powerful than anything else.

"But it's great that Kaito and Officer Nakamori, the father-in-law and son-in-law, have come together." Momoi Keiko looked at Aoko, whose head was about to be stuffed into her chest, and had no choice but to hold her best friend's shoulders and force her shoulders to straighten them.

"Aoko, why are you still like this? The situation is very serious now!" Momoi Keiko said angrily, "There's Koizumi in front of you, and Hakuba's sister popped up behind you. If you don't stand up, Kaito will be entangled by the colorful girl again!"

"Kaito! No way!"

Hakuba Tan had no choice. Hongko liked Kaito but Kaito had never accepted it. Besides, they were no longer just a couple holding hands, so Nakamori Aoko still had great confidence in Kaito.

"Humph, when Kaito comes back with a wife, you can cry." Momoi Keiko nodded on Aoko's head and shook her head helplessly: "Don't hide in my arms and cry when the time comes."

"I know. I won't look for you..."

"what!"

Before Aoko could finish her words, Momoi Keiko's twin ponytails started shaking like a fur-ridden orange cat.

"You... do you have other girlfriends outside?" She crossed her hands and ignored the brand.

"If you don't cry in my arms, where else can you go?"

"What do you want?"

"Alright alright, you two!"

A small blue car stopped at the door, the window lowered, and Mr. Konno put his hand on the door and glared at the two girls: "I can hear you two talking across the street, it's so embarrassing, get in the car quickly!"

"Teacher, this is a girl's love, how can you say that?"

"What do you mean by love? Isn't this called heart?"

Keiko Momoi sat in the passenger seat and just curled her lips at what Mr. Konno said. Mr. Konno, who is still unmarried at such an old age, has no say in love.

"Hey, Koizumi-san!"

Seeing Koizumi Akako sitting on the left side at the back through the rearview mirror, the young lady just nodded and greeted Momoi Keiko.

"Hongzi, you're here too!"

Nakamori Aoko's expression froze slightly, but immediately turned gentle as she sat behind her best friend. The two people in the back seat said nothing along the way, while the two people in the front were talking and laughing, but slowly stopped.

"So... so embarrassing, the air pressure is too low, teacher!"

"I'm beginning to regret calling Koizumi..."

"Cough cough!"

Frightened by Koizumi Akako's cough, Teacher Konno sat up straight.

"Okay, teacher, you should tell us what's going on." Tao Jingke pointed at the five-seater car and said, "This doesn't look like a car to pick up students for a school competition."

When the two of them saw the car the teacher was driving, they realized that it might be different from what they had imagined.

"The principal called me and told me that due to the riots in Hakodate, the kendo competition has been moved to Kyoto." Teacher Konno pointed and turned left.

"Originally, the principal was going to give up his power, let the students return, and then reopen the school. But he said..." When the teacher said this, his voice suddenly lowered, as if he was talking about some big secret, which made the two people in the back seat come closer.

"The Education Committee called his home and said that they wanted to transfer a female student to our school, and specifically to my class. This student is from Hakodate, is an excellent swordsman, and must go to Kyoto for a competition..."

"This is so weird. Everyone in our class is so abstract. Why would a young lady of this level transfer here?" Momoi Keiko snapped her fingers. "Oh, right, it must be related to Hakuba-san. She's the only one in our class who has some connection with a young lady like this."

"It's hard to say. After all, Hakuba-san... hehe." Koizumi Hongzi laughed twice.

Because she used the female pronoun "she", Momoi Keiko pointed out: "It's not Shirako-san, it's Tanjiro-san."

"I think so too!"

Teacher Konno nodded, and then the teachers and students in the front row clapped and cheered in unison.

"But teacher, for a young lady like you, you should at least drive a better car."

"What? This is the car I bought for my own work. Don't look down on it."

After parking the car at the station parking lot, the four of them got out and walked.

"By the way, teacher, why didn't that young lady go directly to Kyoto to compete? What is she doing in Tokyo now?" Nakamori Aoko asked the teacher curiously.

"The principal said that because the girl's mother also came to Tokyo today, she came along as well."

Teacher Konno stood at the entrance of the station, took the sign from Momoi and checked the time.

"It seems like there's still half an hour left."

……

"We're in Tokyo now."

In a carriage booked by the police, Minami Masamune was sitting at the front, watching Rize drawing with a pencil in his hand.

"Awesome, awesome! This house looks exactly like a house. Amazing!"

The old man, who seemed to not care at all about losing face in front of his subordinates, glanced back calmly, and scared the boys who were laughing at him so much that they trembled.

"Duoxi, we are almost in Tokyo."

Washikomiya Narutoki held his wife's hand, his eyes fixed on the silver on her wrists.

"Don't worry, I'll be able to reduce a lot of your problems as long as I can stop you." The man said seriously, "In less than two years, you will be out, and our family will still be together. Nothing will change."

After talking to his wife, he turned around and told his daughter: "Remember, get along well with your classmates."

Orange couldn't accept the fact that she had changed from a rich girl to the daughter of a terrorist leader overnight, and she just nodded silently.

Since her parents came to Tokyo together, she had to come with them, because there was no point for her to stay in Hakodate except for her grandmother, but her grandmother insisted that she stay with her parents.

On the second day after the treasure of Hakodate was dug out, all of Fue Tayu's men were captured by Tokuizumi and his men sent by Minami Masamune. The entire Hakodate force was wiped out. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the police department and the public security police quickly entered Hakodate, and Hakodate, which had been in turmoil not long ago, returned to its former peace.

As the culprit who triggered the social unrest caused by the Hakodate riot, it would not be an exaggeration if Fue Taya was shot dead directly. However, with the protection of Minami Masamune, and the joint efforts of Suzuki Sonoko and Kuromaru Yenna who knew the inside story from Kudo Yuji, Fue Taya's case was concealed and only converted into an internal police trial and verdict.

Also returning to Tokyo with Minami Masamune were the Mori father and daughter, Yuzuki and Kaori, and the Kudo couple. The Kudo brothers said that they went to Kyoto with the Teitan competition team.

Looking at the station, everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

(End of this chapter)