Ke Xue: I have a knife, and you still dare to fight me?

Kurokawasaki Tsuki calmly said, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

Conan immediately understood: "Then let's go."

However, he noticed that Kurokawa Saki didn't set off immediately, but instead looked him up and down.

Looking at Conan's two bare, short legs, Kurokawa Saki asked quietly.

"Seriously, it's snowing, and you're still wearing shorts...aren't you cold?"

the other side.

Fumiyo Edogawa, who is actually Yukiko Kudo, called Yusaku Kudo in the car and told him about Conan's escape.

"It's alright. There's only one place that kid can go next. I've already prepared the room and am just waiting for you, Yukiko."

Yusaku Kudo smiled confidently.

"OK"

Yukiko Kudo also laughed out loud happily.

Near Agasa's house.

Kurokawa Saki parked the car on the side street.

Then get off the bus and walk over here.

Having found a propitious spot, he began observing the strangers appearing near Professor Agasa's house.

Conan also changed his outfit, which was bought by Kurokawasaki Tsuki at a roadside shop.

I'm really afraid he'll freeze to death halfway there.

At this moment, Fumiyo Edogawa, disguised as Yukiko Kudo, had grown impatient and took out her cell phone to call Yusaku Kudo.

"Are you mistaken? I've been waiting for almost an hour and haven't even seen Shinichi yet."

"Yukiko, be patient! The most important thing for a hunter is patience."

It took Kudo Yusaku a lot of persuasion to finally coax Yukiko into a good mood.

"Don't just sit there doing nothing, look for other places where Shinichi might appear."

“I know Yukiko.”

Yukiko Kudo hung up the phone, muttering, "Why isn't Shinichi here yet..."

Haha, look behind you.

Little did she know, Shinichi, whom she longed for, had already sneaked up behind her with Kurokawasaki Tsuki.

"Kurokawa-kun, what should we do?"

Conan asked in a low voice.

Kurokawasaki made a throat-slitting gesture.

Conan: "!?"

"Just kidding, let's just knock her out and take her away. She might have some information on her."

Conan immediately raised his watch: "Then use mine!"

Kawasaki Tsuki feigned ignorance and asked, "What is this?"

"This is an anesthesia watch invented by the doctor; it contains an anesthetic needle."

"So that's what the sleeping detective is all about."

Conan scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh.

"Shinichi, aren't you afraid that one day Uncle Mori will find out the truth and come looking for revenge?"

"Didn't I also help him make a name for his detective agency? Business comes first, Kurokawa-san."

Conan turned on his watch and began aiming at the fat woman's neck.

Then press the button.

"Pfft!"

The anesthetic needle shot out like an arrow and swiftly pierced the fat woman's neck.

"Got it!" Conan put away his watch. His glasses were reflecting a white light, making it impossible to see his expression, but the upturned corners of his mouth suggested that he was in a very good mood.

Kurokawa Saki squatted down and whispered in his ear, "Conan, how long does it usually take for your tranquilizer darts to take effect?"

"immediately!"

"But she doesn't look like she's been infected."

"What?!" The white light from Conan's glasses faded, revealing his shocked expression.

"I clearly hit the target."

The fat woman then made a move as well.

She reached out and scratched the spot where she had just been hit.

"Why do I feel a little itchy... that's strange."

Then there is no more then.

The fat woman merely scratched an itch.

……

Conan felt as if crows were flying overhead.

"Why isn't the anesthetic working on her?!"

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Kudo Yusaku Arrives

Kurokawa Saki watched Conan quietly.

"It's alright, I still have the foot strength-enhancing shoes invented by the doctor..."

Conan also set his sights on the trash can next door.

Before Conan could finish speaking, Kurokawa Saki interrupted his spellcasting.

"Let me do it."

They even have shoes with added strength; if you actually kicked a trash can into them, it might send your mother to her death.

Kurokawa Tsuki quickly approached Kudo Yukiko, and by the time she noticed, Kurokawa Tsuki's hand chops had already landed.

"Who... ugh!"

Yukiko Kudo collapsed to the ground.

"Well done, Kurokawa-kun!"

Conan quickly ran out of the alley and saw Kurokawa Saki touching the fat woman's neck.

"Kurokawa-kun, what are you looking for?"

"I think I know why your anesthetic injection didn't work."

"Ah, why is that?"

Kurokawa Saki silently flipped the fat woman over.

Then he placed his hand on the fat woman's face.

With a tearing sound, the fat woman's skin was ripped off, revealing a face that Conan knew all too well.

"Mom, Mom?!"

"Hmm...it seems she wasn't lying. She really is your mother, Conan."

Kurokawasaki raised the chin on his hand: "It seems your needles are all blocked by the stuffing in your neck." He then pulled out a tiny anesthetic needle.

However, Conan was already on the verge of exploding with rage. What did it matter that I ran around all morning, or that I hid here and there...?

Through Conan's eyes, Kurokawasaki Tsuki seemed to see a raging fire.

"Alright, alright, I guess your parents just wanted to test your abilities."

"What kind of parents scare their children like that!"

"Now you've experienced it, haven't you?"

Conan was speechless, and then he lowered his head in frustration.

The next second, Kurokawa Saki saw that Conan's glasses started to reflect light.

Was it really not Professor Agasa who secretly put a light bulb inside? How did he manage that...?

Conan's lips curled into a smile.

"Since they're trying to scare me, why don't we scare them back? Don't they love to put on an act, Kurokawa-kun?"

Kurokawasaki Tsuki raised an eyebrow.

This family is really...

Kurokawasaki Tsuki squatted down beside him: "Explain in detail."

Conan put his arm around his neck, and the two of them squatted on the curb to start discussing their counter-terrorism plan.

Yes, that really is a reversal of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

.........

Inside an abandoned house in a forest, Yusaku Kudo also sensed that something was amiss.

So much time has passed, why is there still no news about Yukiko?

Did Shinichi see through it?

Yusaku Kudo thought for a moment and decided not to call Yukiko Kudo immediately.

Instead, he called another participant, Dr. Agasa.

"Doctor, has Yukiko contacted you?"

"Not yet, I'm wondering too. She told me to wait in the alley, and that she'd notify me when she spotted Shinichi so I could go out and distract him, then she could take him away. But my legs are getting numb from waiting here. Poor old me..."

Yusaku Kudo tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table.

That's strange. Did something happen along the way?

"Professor Agasa, could you please keep an eye on Yukiko's movements in the vicinity?"

"Okay, I'll be careful."

Not long after I hung up the phone, Yukiko finally called.

"Did you finally succeed? Yukiko, what interesting thing happened? It took so long."

However, a deep, cold male voice came from the other end of the phone.

This is the fake Gin voice that Kurokawa Saki Tsuki created using Conan's voice-changing tie.

"Hehe, you two are really something, pretending to be members of our organization to scare your son."

Yusaku Kudo frowned: "Are you part of that organization?"

"Hmph, one hour. Go to the address I sent you, and then wait for my contact. I only want to see you. Otherwise, you can say goodbye to your son and wife."

"You..." Kudo Yusaku wanted to say something, but found that the other party had already hung up.

He then received a text message with a location listed.

Yusaku Kudo stroked his chin. This was all too coincidental. Was it a prank or...? But there was another possibility: Shinichi had been exposed long ago, which led to the organization's members already lurking near his home.

Were they observing Shinichi, and when they saw that Fumiyo Edogawa, played by Yukiko, was about to take Shinichi away, they intervened?

But no matter what, I still have to go and meet them.

.........

"Kurokawa-kun, why didn't you say the lines I told you to? You even changed the lines on the spot."

After Kurokawasaki Tsuki hung up the phone, Conan spoke up in dissatisfaction.