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

"Your approach is too verbose. You and your son can keep the detective and reasoning games to yourselves. They don't fit the style of the brewery at all."

Kurokawasaki Tsuki directly cut out the reasoning part.

Conan gave a deadpan look, silently thinking to himself: "You talk like you know that organization well, but you've never even met anyone from it."

"Alright, enough chit-chat, now all we need to do is wait quietly."

Kurokawasaki Tsuki put on a pair of sunglasses bought on the street, then put on a long blonde wig and a hat, and finally a black trench coat.

With his tall figure and Gin-inspired attire, he really does resemble the original blonde Gin from behind, leaving Conan somewhat stunned.

Although only half of his face was shown, his exquisite features made him easily recognizable. This was the first time he had truly felt the importance of disguise in the world of Detective Conan.

Very well, Kuroba-kun, I've got my eye on you. I really need to pay you a visit sometime.

Left with no other choice, Kurokawasaki Tsuki put on a scarf around her neck, so now she really couldn't reveal anything.

An hour passed quickly.

Yusaku Kudo had already arrived at the agreed location.

This place is next to a relatively bustling commercial street in Tokyo, and Tokyo Tower is not far away.

He silently observed his surroundings, wondering why they would choose such a place. Could their base be hidden nearby?

Since they're still contacting me, maybe they're monitoring me somewhere right now. Where could they be?

Kudo Yusaku looked around again and found several good observation points, but he didn't find anything unusual in any of them for the time being.

Meanwhile, just as Yusaku Kudo had guessed, Conan was indeed watching him with binoculars from a building not far away. When he saw Kudo's gaze sweep over, Conan quickly moved the binoculars away, afraid that Kudo would notice the reflection in the binoculars.

As for the location, Kurokawa Saki and Conan had a pretty simple idea. After all, time was short, and this was the only place they could find. That's right, this was the place where the Italian bandit gang hid their gold coins. Moreover, they could buy all the props they needed in the shopping street next door.

While the two of them had simple ideas, Yusaku Kudo had many more to consider.

Why was this place chosen? Kudo Yusaku kept analyzing the reasons, feeling that it must be related to something.

But he hasn't thought of anything yet.

Before he could think about it any further, the phone rang.

"Hey."

"Are you sure you're alone? Don't try anything funny."

"You've probably seen whether I'm alone or not."

"Hmph, now listen to my instructions."

Following the instructions on the phone, Kudo Yusaku arrived at a room on the top floor.

I pushed open the door and entered; the room was empty.

A tall, slender man with long, golden hair, dressed in black, stood by the window, exuding an invisible sense of oppression.

Yukiko was tied to the chair by the window. She was still breathing, thankfully, she seemed to have just fainted.

The voice-changing bow was hidden inside the scarf by Kurokawasaki Tsuki, who continued to speak to him using a fake Gin voice.

"You've arrived, great detective."

Where's Shinichi?

"You mean that brat? Hmph, he escaped. It might be lucky for him, but for you, it's a misfortune."

After saying that, Kurokawa Saki revealed the pistol hidden in his sleeve and pointed it at Kudo Yusaku.

Chapter Forty: Filial Piety and Fatherly Love

Upon hearing the news that Shinichi had escaped, Yusaku Kudo was not surprised; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Kudo Yusaku stared intently at the man in black before him, his face showing no fear, but rather a meaningful smile: "Is that so? Then it seems I should thank you properly for letting him go. However, do you think you can threaten me with such methods?"

Are you mocking me?

Yusaku Kudo remained noncommittal.

"Your organization must have sent me here for more than just murder to cover it up, right?"

Kurokawa Tsuki continued, "That's right, that gentleman did want to ask you, detective, to work for our organization."

That gentleman? Kudo Yusaku frowned. The organization's behind-the-scenes boss?

"What do you want me to do?"

"So you agree?"

"No, I'm just curious."

"hehe."

Kurokawasaki turned the gun on Kudo Yukiko.

"I still hope that you, Detective, can reconsider."

"You're threatening me. Is this your organization's usual way of inviting people?"

"You guessed right. I'll give you a minute to think about it."

"So you must not have many loyal members in your organization."

"..."

Kurokawa Saki felt like laughing, but remembering that she was acting, she held back.

"Thirty seconds left."

Yusaku Kudo frowned.

"I can do things for you, but I need to know what you want me to do."

"No comment, last ten seconds."

Kudo Yusaku discreetly concealed his hand behind his back, revealing a miniature pistol hidden in his sleeve.

next second.

"boom!"

Blood splattered from Yukiko's body.

Kudo Yusaku's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Yukiko!"

Then, Kurokawasaki Tsuki quickly pointed the gun at Kudo Yusaku.

"Don't move. Do you think I can't see your little tricks?"

"You crazy person!"

"Hmph, say what you will. Drop your gun, and maybe we can talk."

Yusaku Kudo was struggling; Yukiko's death before his eyes made it impossible for him to calm down.

Conan, who was secretly watching from a corner, was also sweating bullets. He had been careless and forgotten that his father actually had a gun. What if he accidentally hurt Kurokawa...

"Since you're so dishonest, there's no need for cooperation. Goodbye, Great Detective."

When Conan heard Kurokawasaki Tsuki say "Goodbye, Great Detective," he knew that Tsuki had made his appearance.

"do not want!"

Conan yanked off the board on top of his head, crawled out from a pile of broken planks, and pounced straight at Yusaku Kudo.

"Shinichi!"

"boom!"

Blood splattered from Conan's body.

Kudo Yusaku quickly drew his pocket pistol, but before he could aim, it was knocked away by Kurokawasaki Tsuki's side kick.

He still wanted to resist, but Kurokawa Saki silently apologized in his heart, and then threw Kudo Yusaku over his shoulder, sending him flying to the side next to Conan.

Now both father and son were lying on the floor.

Ignoring his own pain, Yusaku Kudo quickly got up to check on Conan's injuries.

"Shinichi, how are you?"

"I'm sorry, it's...it's my fault that you've all been hurt."

"No, it's my fault and Mom's fault. Hang in there, Shinichi."

Yusaku Kudo held Conan's small hand tightly.

Blood seeped from the corner of Conan's mouth as he convulsed in pain, clenching his teeth as if he had used all his strength to utter a few words.

"Dad...promise me...don't play pranks anymore, okay..."

Kurokawasaki couldn't help but complain: "Exaggerated performance."

Kudo Yusaku felt a surge of self-blame and guilt.

They should have known better than to be cautious when dealing with an organization that possesses such miraculous drugs.

They should have realized something was wrong when Yukiko was delayed.

It should have been...

But it's too late to say anything now.

"What a touching scene. However, you will soon be reunited in heaven. You can only blame your bad luck for learning the organization's secrets."

Kurokawasaki Tsuki once again pointed the gun at Kudo Yusaku, just as he was about to pull the trigger and finish the job.

Unexpectedly, Yukiko made a strange move the next second.

"Ugh, my neck, it's so uncomfortable sleeping... Huh, what happened?"

"..."

The scene froze eerily at that moment, as if time had stopped.

Kudo Yusaku suppressed his regretful expression, silently stripped Conan of his clothes, and then discovered the blood pack and miniature detonator hidden under the clothes.

Conan sat up, and then he couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.

Conan was secretly relieved that he had discovered it early, otherwise he didn't dare to imagine how scared he would have been today.

Kurokawasaki Tsukishima pulled the trigger, and a burst of fireworks erupted from the muzzle.

I bought it, so I might as well use it.

Kudo Yusaku was now fully aware that he had been outmaneuvered, which made him laugh in exasperation.

He picked up Conan and started hitting him on the butt.

"Oh, you can scare me, but I can't scare you!"

Yusaku Kudo remained silent, only stroking Conan's buttocks with his hand.

"Kurokawa-nii, save me!"

Kurokawa Saki silently turned around to untie Yukiko, ignoring the scene of fatherly love and filial piety, while also taking off his disguise.

Yukiko was still in a daze, vaguely feeling that she had missed something very interesting after waking up.

Kurokawasaki explained the situation to her.

Yukiko Kudo was so angry she turned into a pufferfish.

o (╥﹏╥) o

"Why didn't you wake me up for something so interesting? I'd be happy to team up with you to scare Yusaku! You guys are so mean, you're doing something bad without me!"

"Shinichi said that letting you in would easily arouse Mr. Kudo's suspicion, so..."

"What does Shinichi mean? Is he saying I'm stupid?!"

Kurokawasaki Tsuki shrugged and spread his hands, indicating that he didn't mean it that way and that if anyone was to blame, it should be Shinichi.

Then, Conan faced off against a two-on-one brawl.

.........