Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"As expected, someone died in the restaurant today, and it was a woman you had spoken to?"

Attracted by the screams of several women, Officer Hagiwara glared at the dirty child Higashino, who was lying on the ground clutching his neck in pain, and saw the fat woman lying on the ground. He then called out to the old Kudo, who was fast asleep in the double seat.

"No reaction at all, sir. Did you come by subway?" Lawyer Shiratori, hands on hips and leaning on the table, nudged old Kudo and shook his head helplessly at Officer Hagiwara.

“What happened? I’m Fujiwara, a police officer from the Third Division of the First Investigation Department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department… Yuri, it’s you.”

When the tofu seller, Officer Fujiwara, saw his colleague and childhood friend, a slightly awkward expression appeared on his face. Then, he looked at Lawyer Shiratori standing next to Conan with a puzzled expression.

"Why is the son of the official in charge of the household here as well?"

“Just call me Shiratori, Officer Fujiwara. My father often talks about you; you’re an outstanding police officer.” Attorney Shiratori winked at Higashino and Conan, signaling them not to tell anyone about his dinner with Officer Hagiwara.

"This guy insisted on treating me to dinner, and since there's no harm in taking advantage of a free meal, I decided to come out."

Wearing a denim jacket, Yuri Hagiwara generously explained why the two of them were there, and then turned her gaze to the college girl next to Fujiwara who was staring at Shiratori behind her with a death stare.

"Isn't this Ten'i? Why are you out with Fujiwara?"

"I just have some academic problems to ask Fujiwara-nii for help, since he's such a bad student. As for Yuri-nee-nee, she's dating my brother, so why is she having dinner alone with Shun... Lawyer Shiratori? If I tell her, she'll definitely scold you."

A seemingly naive and adorable girl can't hide in a group of shrewd people, especially since Higashino and Conan had already simulated their relationships. Inspector Hagiwara also keenly noticed the "handsome..." that Date Ten'i mentioned.

"It seems you know Shiratori-kun, Ten'i?" Officer Fujiwara sized up Shiratori, but his gaze had already shifted from looking at his superior's son to looking at the blond-haired guy who had kidnapped the cabbage.

“Ms. Date works part-time at my law firm, and quite coincidentally, she also rented a house my mother bought when she was a teacher.” Shiratori no longer tried to hide anything and stated it quite frankly. [These two seem a bit off...]

Conan glanced at Higashino, who was unusually excited beside him, rolled his eyes at him, and then focused his attention on another couple walking by.

"You idiot! Didn't you tell me you were working overtime at the Metropolitan Police Department tonight?!" Yuko Haneda sullenly approached Fujiwara. To Conan, this woman looked exactly like her mother.

"It's Third Sister, don't call me by that nickname you gave me in front of outsiders, Yuko."

"You're quick to turn the tables, aren't you, Yuko? You go out to eat with someone else's boyfriend and then criticize him. Are you so afraid of being questioned like that?"

Officer Hagiwara used sarcastic remarks, but her seemingly smart but actually not-so-smart boyfriend didn't understand. Instead, he went over to Shiratori and watched the commotion with him, patting the lawyer on the shoulder as he did so.

"Oh, you're really quite stiff. My younger sister told me you take good care of her. She's always wanted to go to police academy and become a policeman in Tokyo, which is a real headache for her father."

“I believe Miss Date will definitely become an excellent police officer. How about the traffic department?” Shiratori smiled and said, “It seems like a good fit.”

[The rules and regulations for traffic management...]

"Hehehe, this show was really entertaining." Higashino covered his mouth and chuckled to himself, not forgetting to adjust his phone, which was propped up on the table, in preparation to record it and show it to Sayoko.

"You still have time to watch the show..." Conan sighed and loudly reminded the six of them.

"Huh? There seems to be a corpse on the ground." (End of Chapter)