Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"They actually notified all the parents of students at Quankai Academy that their children would be under investigation at school for three days and wouldn't be allowed to go home. This shows that Hattori is really angry."

At the gatehouse of Kaifang Academy, Kudo Yuuji, who had arrived in the first batch of police cars, sat quietly with a cup of coffee, watching all the faculty and staff line up on the playground to be questioned by the police under the sunshade at the front.

It was a bit like a group nucleic acid test. Police officers on both sides kept warning students who wanted to sneak out, while the police surrounding the whole school had already arrested six third-year students who climbed over the wall.

"They're still just a bunch of kids; they simply don't understand that their actions have consequences."

Otaki, who was monitoring Kudo Yuuji from the side, watched as he sent photos of the arrested students one by one to a chat room labeled "Department of Education," and felt a little sympathy for those individualistic guys.

"Wow, that's ruthless..." Conan silently complained to his younger brother. He knew that no matter what the students' family conditions were, no university in Japan would be willing to accept them, and in wartime, studying abroad would probably not be an easy thing.

[Dad…]

Maki looked at her father with a complicated expression. Of course, she understood that the possibility of her father's identity was now very slim, and he was basically one of the top few people.

"Hmm, where's Detective Kudo?"

The second group to be brought to the scene by police cars were Ookahara Mi, Iori Ritsu, and Sasaki's wife and daughter. Seeing that Kudo Shinichi hadn't come in the car with them, Kudo Yuuji asked him a question.

"As soon as that uncle left the meeting room, he gulped down a bottle of Dassai liquor and fell asleep right there in the corridor. It was Hattori's secretary who had him carried to the minister's office to sleep."

"Is that so?" Kudo Yuji rubbed Conan's head with his hand.

Conan, who had fallen silent, knew that he was in great pain. On the one hand, he knew that a large-scale incident would break out in the West Ward of Osaka, but he was worried about changing history, so he could only numb himself with alcohol, hoping that when he woke up next time, the incident would have been resolved.

"Where is that boy? That man's bastard child!"

Sasaki Chiyo gritted her teeth, like a wild beast, as if she wanted nothing more than to kill Ono Takuya. She hadn't been sitting with her daughter at police headquarters long when she learned that Sasaki Kiyose had been exposed for having an illegitimate child; how could she not panic?

What if this young man is chosen by the Tokyo authorities and returns to the Sasaki family with the tacit approval of a powerful figure? What will become of the mother and daughter then?

"I don't know. He's not here. His homeroom teacher said that the child is missing."

"Disappeared. What a pity. Could he be in the West District?" Sasaki Chiyo thought maliciously. "Did you see that boy's classmates? He doesn't fit in with the rest of the school."

Instead of looking at Maki, Kudo Yuji asked about Ookahara Mi, who was of most interest to him. Among the third-generation he had met so far, besides Rize, this girl was the only one he thought was the smartest.

“I think something must have happened in his class.”

It's such a pity I don't have a son...

Yuji Kudo rubbed his chin.

[If we give this girl A drug and then have her have a son, is it too late? A seven-year age gap shouldn't be too bad...]

"Cough cough."

The moment Kudo Yuji pulled out his phone, everyone's attention was drawn to him.

What's this guy up to now?!

Otaki stared at the man who made the call.

"Hey, when is your mom coming back from your aunt's house in Yokohama? She's been learning to bake bread for quite a while now... Hmm, do you miss them? Not really, but there's something important I need to discuss with them."

"Why are you calling all of a sudden?"

"Oh, I've suddenly found a daughter-in-law I like, but I don't have a son yet. I'd like to ask them what they think."

"Ok?"

A question came from the other end of the phone, while Otaki and Maki, who were standing nearby, were convinced that the man was using a code word, because it was "them".

[What kind of organization is this... that uses such strange codes?] (End of Chapter)