Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"This is the alley where I found her!"

As the sun sets, the reading club members come to an old alley in the west of Kyoto City. From the outside, it looks only about two people wide, but it is very long. It is estimated that it will take five minutes to walk from one end to the other.

"When I found her, her forehead was covered in blood and she was limp on the ground in the alley."

Marina Kudo held the notebook and read what she had previously written.

"I saw a few pens scattered around her, and a high-end-looking watch."

So his cell phone and other mechanical props were not discovered. He secretly checked on the way here and found that the cell phone was still on him. This made Kudo Yuji pat his chest and breathe a sigh of relief.

"Maybe I just happened to pass by here and accidentally fell and broke my head."

Yuji opened his mouth to explain, but saw Kuromaru Yata staring straight at him, sizing him up with an expression that said 'you're suspicious'.

"Now you don't need to speak in such a weird way. Tell me, who are you, what's your last name, and why do you want to get close to Marina?"

"I'm near her?!"

Yuji pointed at his nose and said, "You are being unreasonable. There are probably hundreds of old alleys like this in Kyoto. What right do you have to say that I deliberately approached her?"

[This guy, why is he so nervous? ]

However, judging from the speculation about his identity, it is quite consistent with Kudo Yuji's stereotype of that person. Anyway, he just doesn't look like a normal person.

"Because every time Marina goes to submit a manuscript to a magazine, she will walk through this alley, and she arrives here around 1:00 p.m. every Monday, and returns around 2:20 p.m." Kuroba Xuntaro held his chin, looking serious for once.

"It's Minister Kudo." Kuromaru Yata corrected Xuntaro's address.

"Well, Mr. Yetai, don't worry about these things." Heiyu smiled and put his arm around Yetai's shoulders. Seeing that this guy shrugged reluctantly and tried to push his arm down, he used more force instead. When the other person looked at him, he innocently poked Yetai's face.

"Your health is too poor. You should exercise more."

"Only a fool would do something that is not in line with his status. For example, if you are a magician, you practice climbing walls and jumping at school after school all day long..."

"You guys, you're not watching it every time, are you?"

[Hey, what's going on? You two have left Chief Kudo aside. These two didn't seem to have a good relationship before, but now they are close.]

Recalling what he saw when he pretended to be unconscious before, Kuromaru Yata was dissatisfied with Xuntaro who had just entered the club room and walked together with other girls, Yuuji finally realized.

[I thought you were worried about this guy stealing Qingmei, but it turns out you suspected that other herbs would steal the heart of the black-feathered boy. I didn't expect you to be so complicated. I underestimated you, hakiye.]

The expression on Yuji's face was complicated and distorted, but for some reason it also seemed a bit funny.

"Look, look! I found something incredible in this alley?!"

Kudo Marina's shout interrupted the arguing of the two people. Seeing that the girl had taken the lead, the two black men stopped arguing and followed immediately.

"The old police manual and the gun?"

Seeing Marina Kudo find the thing wrapped in newspaper from a pile of garbage, Yuji subconsciously reached for the manual, but saw two hands on his left and right taking the pistol and the manual before him, so he secretly rolled his eyes.

Not to mention Hei Wan, even Hei Yu, who always seemed like a good guy, didn't really believe him. These two people are really the same kind of people.

"It's Officer Tayura." Kuroba glanced at the police handbook and suddenly heard Kuromaru's breathing next to him slow down. He turned his head curiously. "Yata, do you know him?"

Kudo Marina pushed Kuroba aside and approached Yata with shining eyes: "Tell me quickly, there must be some great explosive material in here."

If it was just the police handbook or ID that was lost, at most he was just a confused policeman and Marina wouldn't be so excited, but since even the gun was there, he must be a big shot.

"I have a feeling that this is the time for Minister Kudo to become a world-famous writer. Guys, are you ready to go?"

Marina raised her right hand excitedly.

"Oh!" This is Kuroba Xuntaro who doesn't spoil the fun.

"Hmm..." This is the silent Kuromaru Yata.

"Great!" This is Kudo Yuji who clenched his fist. When the other three looked at him, he closed his mouth and returned to his calm state.

"So, in order to clarify the story, please tell us who we are." Minister Kudo scratched his blond hair with a pen.

"... "

Is it too late to pretend to be dumb and stupid now? Where can he find an identity in this unfamiliar time? He calculated the time with his fingers and found that even Miss Chris was probably still a girl. Yuuji couldn't help but cover his face.

[I was so busy with my CP that I forgot to act like an idiot. What should I do? 】

"Looking at your clothes, you should be a local lady in Kyoto, but you should have seen those families before."

Marina used a pen to lift up Yuji's hair. It was obvious that the long black hair was carefully cared for with high-end skin care products, but it was a pity that it was covered with dust because of fainting.

"I was supposed to be in Kyoto, but my family thought it would be better to study in Tokyo, so I was sent to Tokyo since I was young."

Of course Yuji knew that his poor Kansai accent was fine for making fun of Hattori Heiji in front of him, but trying to fool these three people was simply a disdain for his own genes, so he had to borrow the words of a real person who existed at this time.

"Would people in Kyoto send their children to a rural area like Tokyo?" Kudo Marina looked at Yata in confusion, not realizing that she had inadvertently mocked Kuroba Xuntaro.

"Among the Kyoto families I know, there are quite a few high-ranking politicians in Tokyo, but after the defeat, very few of them sent their children there, and most of those who did were boys."

Yata took out a film camera from Yuuji's pocket and pointed it at the girl: "Since you don't want to say it, you probably don't mind if I take a picture and ask you. After all, I can't let you, who is related to the missing gun case, go."

"I didn't say I didn't want to tell you..." Yuji forced a smile and said, "My name is Nan."

"Nan?" Heimaru Yata's face twitched suddenly, and he immediately put the film camera back into his pocket.

"Uh-huh."

Kaori's aunt's house, where she stayed in Tokyo before, is the only Kyoto person that Yuji can remember and whose identity can be matched.

"You're not the violent niece who gets drunk at every family dance and goes crazy and wants to draw. I remember his eldest brother who passed away last year seemed to have a daughter..."

Yata retreated behind Marina and protected her in front of him.

"Your name is Yuko, right?" (End of this chapter)