Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"Didn't you have your afternoon tea?"

Madam Nan sat under the eaves, looking at "Xizi" who came over from the room where she rested last night, and was a little speechless: "You still want to take a nap, which family are you from?"

"Why? Don't other boys take naps?"

Yuji sat down next to his wife in confusion, but was a little reserved. He remembered that his grandfather had complained to him that many big families in Kyoto were too indulgent to their children, and would let them sleep until the evening during their afternoon nap.

"It has only been a short time since the war ended. These families have been working hard to train their children to be alert all day long, because they are worried that there will be assassinations against their families. How could they be so lazy?"

"I think this house is pretty easy to get into. Isn't Mr. Nan afraid that someone might break in and attack?"

Madam shook her head: "Xiao Zheng didn't participate in the war, why worry about this?"

"Then you wouldn't have run abroad with Mr. Ooka and your guards at this time? And what you said before lunch..." Yuji saw his red maple kimono hanging in the yard and suddenly remembered his equipment.

"You love studying so much?"

Mrs. Nan understood what was going on at a glance. She waved at Miss Takahashi, then took the bamboo basket she brought over, took out the pens one by one, and then took out the three packs of amulets.

"Girls like you, you have three different embroidery methods."

Seeing Yuji reaching out to grab it, the lady smiled and shook the amulet until Yuji gave up.

"Isn't it true that you didn't lose your memory?"

"I just remember these three amulets." Yuji put all his actions into his arms, patted his equipment and the dead mobile phone that he had kept close to him, and stood up to go out.

"Remember to go home early at night. Those people lying on the roof should also go to bed early."

"Hi……"

"Don't forget, if we talk about Tayura, you should pretend that you know nothing, but you must pretend to know everything."

"Hi hi..."

"What an unlovable little devil." The lady held her chin in her hand.

"Madam, the news from the telegram is that Miss Yuko said she didn't know him and that the master couldn't be contacted because he was abroad."

Miss Takahashi looked at Yuji's back, hesitating whether to go all the way in one go just to be safe.

"It's okay. He is the Nan family's child. I remember him."

He didn't understand why the lady suddenly changed her mind, but since she was sure the child was not in danger, Takahashi went along with it.

"Is that so? No wonder there is a talisman with the same embroidery pattern as the secret code you designed. I remember there is also one on the master's clothes. What does that mean?"

"Xiao Gao, you talk too much..."

Mrs. Nan covered her face, wondering about the identity of the girl who made the amulet for the boy. She remembered that she had only taught Yuko.

[My beloved, it seems that you and your partner are in a good relationship. Yuko must have told him about Xiaozheng's habits and family situation, but why did she deny it in the telegram? ]

And this Beidou-kun is a bit of a playboy. If the other two amulets were not made by my sister or mother...

……

"Nanjun!"

The Reading Club, as always, started to organize club activities and provide various services to other clubs so that others can perfectly enjoy the happy life of school.

Logically speaking, after school today, the school should have been as lively as usual, with students participating in club activities everywhere, but in fact, the whole school was empty as soon as school was over.

It is now May 5nd. According to the schedule, tomorrow is the day when the Constitution of Japan will be officially implemented. It confirms a series of new laws such as Japan's post-war pacifism, sovereignty of the people, and the renunciation of the right to wage war, so the whole country has begun to prepare for the holiday.

Minister Kudo waved to Minami Yuko, who was waiting at the door, to enter the school. He immediately handed the broom to Yuko, then took out a notebook from his pocket and began to write and draw.

"Um, Marina, I don't seem to be a member of the reading club, right?" Looking at the archery field they took over today, Yuko's eyes were on the Japanese bow and arrows in the corner, and she waved the broom reluctantly.

"Hey, Yuko-chan, you're already a non-staff member of our club, right, Yata!"

Xuntaro poked Yeta's arm with his hand, earning a glare from the eldest young master, then nodded when Yuko looked over, without refutation.

"Asking others for help is so natural..." Yuko muttered.

"In order to comply with the Constitution, the school has decided to have a holiday from tomorrow until the Boys' Day on May 5th. Marina has decided to use all the club funds for the past six months to organize a good club activity."

Yetai patiently threw the protective gear that the members of the Archery Club had taken off into the small house warehouse nearby, and then patted the door of the wooden house.

"The minister asked her father to buy four movie tickets, and the fourth one was added today." Xuntaro winked at Yuko.

"For the Reading Club, I think we as members should take the initiative to accept any challenges. As an indispensable member of the club, the director assigns his work to me. This is my honor and affirmation of me!"

Yuko immediately stood up straight and leaned the broom against her shoulder, which made Xuntaro and Yata shiver.

"Don't do that soldier-at-attention thing all the time..."

In countries that have just experienced war, even if they are the aggressor, those who have not been brainwashed will react strongly to anything related to the war.

"Nanjun's eyes were looking at the bow and arrow very differently just now. Has he practiced before?"

After finishing today's practice writing in her notebook, Marina Kudo returned to the three people and curiously asked about her thoughts.

"I only learned a little bit because judo feels too rough and kendo can easily hurt yourself."

After quickly cleaning up, the four of them left the school, ready to continue what they did yesterday.

"The gun and the manual are here, but when we go back tonight, my father told me something very important." Yata first looked at Minami Yuko, then turned to Xuntaro, and finally looked directly at Marina.

"Officer Tayura died not long ago, right?"

In fact, Yuji is more suspicious that it was the original body of Kuromaru Yata, and that old monster sent people to kill Officer Tayura because he only knew that there was such a group of "villains".

But from the half-day of contact with Madam Nan, I feel that there does not seem to be a truly upright side in this era, and the so-called red side and black side are even more nonsense.

When mentioning Tayura's death, Mrs. Nan said that although Japan surrendered and completely abolished the emperor's governing rights, he still kept a large number of special high-section intelligence officers and stuffed these people into many international trading companies. While working for post-war Japan's recovery, he also secretly assassinated many members of the Japanese People's Liberation League who had participated in the New Fourth Army in China.

Yata also told this part to Marina and Xuntaro. After finding that Yuko had no reaction, he became more certain that whether this girl was Minami Yuko herself or not, she must have a family behind her who knew the true situation of the country.

"So, we won't investigate further?"

"Unless the Minister decides to have a fight with someone who is suspected to be a Tokugakusho agent."

Frustrated, Marina declares the incident with Officer Tayura to be over: "What about the gun and the manual?"

"We can only ask Yeta's father to send him to the police." Xuntaro also expressed helplessness.

“My storytelling…”

Seeing Marina wailing, Yuko thought for a moment, raised her index finger and said, "We still have a case to investigate!"

"Oh!" Minister Kudo immediately patted the hand of Nanbu: "I was right about you, Nanbu, but what is it?"

"Yes……"

"It's about her being injured, right?" Yeta said this before Yuko could speak.

"It's not the Tokugakure... Oh, I see. The person who injured her is not the same person who killed Officer Tayura!"

Director Kudo really has a talent for being a writer, and he immediately figured it out: "If it's the same person, Yuko-chan must have... done something, right?"

After all, these guys are not good people, and they are the ones who are most afraid of their identities being discovered. (End of this chapter)