Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

What's going on? Isn't that her adoptive father? Why did Tsuruno suddenly appear? And she'd seen Tsuruno, the director of the Foreign Trade Office of the Economic Section of the Prime Minister's Bureau, on TV before; it wasn't this face.

Ms. Nohara leaned against the railing of the cruise ship, stunned by the scene. She could only watch as the man with the Asuka name tag on his chest grabbed her face and ripped it off, revealing the face of Tsuruno, who had also appeared on television.

"Where did you buy your disguise mask?"

Mr. Nohara ignored his niece who was pouting at him, and looked at the three men who rushed over first. He rolled his eyes speechlessly, and then stepped lightly on the blue lightning to meet them.

"when!"

Mr. Nohara first blocked the swinging stick with his arm, then kicked the attacker's lower body with his foot. He then pulled out his arm and used the armor under his suit jacket to strike the attacker's head. Everyone saw the attacker's neck move noticeably, and the next second he lay dead in the shadows to the side, his life hanging in the balance.

"Honestly, shouldn't we have given them some time to prepare? A sneak attack is the most shameless thing to do."

Mr. Nohara noticed the other two who were hesitating. Since they weren't attacking him, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He leaped into the air, using the blue lightning and the elasticity generated by his special combat shoes to launch an attack.

"That guy kicked it down!"

Tsuruno tried to warn his two subordinates who hadn't yet reacted, but it was to no avail. They only managed to raise their heads by instinct and all their might, and then they met Nohara's kick.

"Does this guy think he's some kind of Kamen Rider? He's using kicking techniques as his way of fighting."

Tsuruno clenched his fist and said to the people around him, "It seems he is not Shinichi Kudo. How could a useless prime minister sitting in an office have such skills? In that case, let's not hesitate to kill them."

This undoubtedly added Conan and his two companions to the kill list, but the group didn't object. Aside from the fact that Shinichi Kudo's daughter was on it, all three had heard Tsuruno's name. If Tsuruno were to fall into the trap, they might also be in trouble. Conan walked over to Sayoko, checked her over, and finding her unharmed, turned to observe Nohara.

"These two guys are too fragile. I was holding back when I kicked them."

"Hmph, who wants to play a game of hand-to-hand combat with you, you fool? We have guns!"

Tsuruno clapped his hands, and the four people standing at the back immediately squeezed to the front. At the same time, they pulled out a pistol from their pockets and pointed it at Nohara. If calculated with a full magazine, it would leave a hole in each of them.

"It's really boring. In any game, the final step is always a bunch of angry and incompetent guys."

Nohara crossed his arms, took a few steps forward after the helicopter moved slightly upward, and stood back in the light.

"Tsuruno, you and Akimura, you only made a slight connection over there, and you're already eager to do something and escape Japan."

“Of course, you dogs who serve the Prime Minister may not feel anything, but we see it all clearly.” Tsuruno pushed the four aside and stood in the middle.

"That guy, Yuji Kudo, doesn't care about factions or kinship at all. Even though he graduated from Tokyo University, he acts like he's independent and only ever promotes people with strong abilities."

Tsuruno punched his own hand and roared.

"Don't joke around. I worked my butt off to get into the University of Tokyo, I'm a genius with top academic ability. And you think you can lose to a guy who graduated from Beika University just because of a slight misjudgment in your views on economic flows? Since you're the Prime Minister of Japan, you should really respect the traditions of hierarchy!" (End of Chapter)