Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"Miss, Miss Kudo!"

The students standing on both sides of the stairs had complicated expressions. They watched the woman running wildly down the stairs like a madwoman, and they couldn't quite describe the feeling in their hearts.

The Sasaki family is truly facing a major disaster. The representatives from several Kyoto families watched as Sasaki Chiyo, who ignored them and instead knelt and trembled before Miss Ooka and that "Miss Kudo," secretly rejoiced that they hadn't actually chosen to directly support Tokyo.

Although the Tokyo government is currently gaining momentum and even showing signs of receiving support from the Americas, it is clear to everyone that the Northern government, led by Yoshioka, is not to be outdone and may also have its own backers. It seems that the Japanese civil war is about to turn into a localized proxy war.

Under these circumstances, it would naturally be more advantageous to support the Northern government, which is closer to the capital. Moreover, tens of thousands of people are being killed or wounded on the front lines every day, and the Kansai region in the south is only nominally subordinate to Tokyo. Who knows when Kudo might step down?

However, with the outcome still uncertain, the Eastern Capital government, which controlled the majority of the army, still held the upper hand. As for these nobles, they could simply discard the Sasaki family and introduce a new one; on the surface, everyone would still maintain appearances.

"Miss Kudo, please..."

"Mrs. Sasaki, why are you asking for help now?"

Ookahara Mi ignored Iori, who was pulling her along, and kindly reminded her, "You haven't offended Ms. Kudo, have you? Since Mr. Kiyose is using this method to get out of the public eye, I think someone must be trying to harm him."

“Unfavorable… Yes, it is… Someone is trying to harm him, which is why he hid.”

Sasaki Chiyo reacted quickly. Realizing that what she needed now was not to beg for mercy and explain why the factory had stopped, but to present the prime minister with a generous gift that would save her and her daughter's lives, she immediately turned to Nohara Maki.

“Miss Kudo, the person who wanted to kill my husband is hiding in…” Sasaki Chiyo swallowed hard, wondering what Prime Minister Kudo really wanted.

The Prime Minister undoubtedly disliked the major noble families. After the death of former Prime Minister Minami Masamune, his relationship with Kyoto deteriorated. So, should he directly identify the major noble families?

The representatives suddenly felt a chill run down their spines, making their hearts tremble. Meanwhile, Kudo Yuuji, having emerged from the deceased's room and placed his hands on the second-floor railing, calmly gazed down.

The major families are no longer a threat. The last troops they controlled were all sent to the guns of the northern army last night. So even if they wanted to surrender to the north, they would not be able to cross any territory controlled by the Eastern Capital Army.

To save their families' lives, they would set aside their pride and openly support him, only to have him drain their last bit of energy and send it to the northern regions of the new era.

But if Sasaki Chiyo identifies them here, then Prime Minister Kudo will have no choice but to clean up Kyoto, and the food that could have been eaten will be greatly reduced due to the cleaning.

[Thinking he was clever enough to save his life, little did he know he was sending himself to his doom...] "Hattori-kun, didn't your father send any other police officers?" Ookahara Mi suddenly asked into the phone.

"Oh?" Kudo Yuji's eyes lit up.

"Osaka...that's right!" Sasaki Chiyo shouted, "The person who wants to kill Kiyose is hiding in the Osaka Police Headquarters!"

The scene fell silent. Some people looked at Sasaki Chiyo as if she were laughing at them, thinking she was joking. But those who reacted quickly were already sweating profusely.

“O…Osaka government?” Nohara Maki subconsciously looked up at her father, only to see him nod.

"Mrs. Sasaki, don't worry, I will definitely help you with this, but we need to find out why Mr. Sasaki killed him first."

"That's for sure, he did something wrong, he definitely needs to..."

Before the words were even finished, a deafening roar came from afar, and the glass inside the building shattered. Conan, as always, shouted "Bomb!" in the direction of the roar, while Kudo Yuji's smile froze on his lips.

"Is that in the direction of the West District? The explosion was quite large; it doesn't seem like a gas explosion caused by someone cooking."

Okita walked to the window, looked at the light shining in the darkness in the distance, and sighed that it was a good thing that this rain had come.

“Given the environment in Xicheng District, a bombing like this would kill a lot of people…” a minister suggested.

"of course."

Sensing the presence of the incident, some ministers organized students from their respective schools, arranging for them to form teams to investigate the explosion site, with Okita leading the way.

"Remember not to interrupt the live video stream."

Hattori Mamoru reminded his junior, then casually pulled out a stun gun self-defense card from behind his back and handed it over. (End of Chapter)