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

"Mr. Miho first hid Mr. Minowa in the travel bag. The person who appeared in front of the fans later was actually the stuntman, Mr. Miho. Because of skiing, most of his face was covered. As long as he wore goggles, a hat, and a wig, he could easily fool everyone," Shinichi Kudo explained.

"All Mr. Minowa had to do was answer fans' questions while hiding in his travel bag. The reason he hid in the travel bag was related to his strong sense of self-esteem and chemical skills. The skiing scenes in the movie were actually done by a stunt double."

"Then you make Mr. Minowa come out of the bag, then hold the gun to his temple and shoot him, then put the gun in Mr. Minowa's hand. That's where the marks on the cable car seat come from. Then you drag Mr. Minowa's body out and jump off the cable car yourself. The evidence is that Mr. Miho is wearing the same ski suit as Mr. Minowa under his clothes, right?" Shinichi Kudo pointed at Miho again.

"Heh," Sanbo sneered, unzipping his own clothes to reveal a ski suit identical to Mr. Minowa's. "You're right. I couldn't stand Minowa's selfishness, so I killed him using the same method. Four years ago, when Minowa was surrounded by fans, it was Mizukami-senpai who offered to let Minowa hide in his bag and deal with the fans. I never expected that Minowa would take advantage of this kindness to kill Mizukami-senpai."

"That's why I decided to kill him in the same way to avenge Senior Mizukami." Sanbao stretched out his hands, and the bearded policeman came up to handcuff him.

Afterwards, the bearded policeman questioned Shinichi Kudo about the travel bag containing snow.

Before Shinichi Kudo could even speak, Heiji Hattori jumped in and said, "There are two spots that are only three meters away from the cable car. Just turn the bindings on the front of your ski poles upside down and hook them in place. Then wet the straps of your travel bag, lift it up, and freeze it. That way, you'll be high enough."

The murderer, Sanbao, was taken away by the police.

"Wow, that's amazing! It's exactly as Kurokawa-san said." Sonoko couldn't help but exclaim. Suddenly, Sonoko thought that she could ask Kurokawa-san to tell her the answer in advance so that she could also go up and have a taste of deduction. Just thinking about this, Sonoko seemed to drool at the corner of her mouth.

Shinichi Kudo stared intently at Heiji Hattori, as if questioning why he was stealing his thunder.

Hattori Heiji stared back without hesitation, as if to say that he had also solved the case, but he was just a few steps too late.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki approached the two and placed his hand on their heads.

"I hereby declare that the result of this duel between the two young detectives is a draw."

The two looked at each other defiantly, then snorted in unison before turning their heads away at the same time.

"Alright, Shinichi/Heiji, let's go." Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama said in unison, and then went to pull their respective childhood friends away.

Seeing this amusing scene, Kurokawasaki Tsuki regretted not recording it.

Before parting, Hattori Heiji looked at Kudo Shinichi earnestly and said, "Let's have another match next time. I'll definitely find the truth before you do... Hey, Kazuha, what are you doing...?"

"Let's go, Heiji!" Kazuha Toyama couldn't stand it anymore and chose to drag Heiji Hattori away.

Shinichi Kudo scoffed, "Hmph, solving cases isn't a competition, this guy."

"Let's go, Shinichi," Ran Mouri said, linking arms with Shinichi.

Shinichi Kudo nodded.

"Wait a minute, Kudo-kun."

Shinichi Kudo turned around when he heard the voice, "What's wrong, Kurokawa-nii?"

“It’s fate that we met, let’s take a picture to remember this moment.” Kurokawa Saki Tsuki gestured to the kendo club member next to him who was holding a camera.

"Okay, okay." Before Kudo could even speak, Ran Mouri agreed first.

Then Ran Mouri dragged Shinichi Kudo to Kurokawa's side.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki and Mouri Ran flanked Kudo Shinichi from the left and right, and the scene froze at that moment.

Chapter Nine: Vermouth?

After the case was solved, Yukiko Kudo also found Yusaku Kudo.

"Yusaku, today was really interesting. Even a junior high school student found the truth."

"Oh, really? That's quite something. Shinichi has finally met his match."

"I found out about that junior high school student; he's the son of Hattori Heizo from Osaka."

"So it's that guy's child. No wonder."

"I also heard from Shinichi that the handsome guy named Kurokawasaki Tsuki found out the truth even earlier."

"It's not surprising that someone with such keen insight could find the truth in advance. Alright, alright, let's continue our journey, Yukiko."

.........

Meanwhile, Kurokawasaki Tsuki, Shinichi, Ran, and Sonoko were at a barbecue restaurant.

"Brother Kurokawa, you don't need to trouble yourself. We can do it ourselves." Xiaolan took the plate of pork belly that Kurokawa had grilled and handed to her.

“That’s right, Kurokawa-nii, eat more too. I haven’t seen you eat much, that’s so embarrassing,” Sonoko said, her face flushed.

When Sonoko was with Kurokawasaki Tsuki, she always acted like a well-bred young lady, behaving with impeccable manners.

Some of them even made Kurokawa Saki feel that she might have only become so carefree after entering high school.

Forget it, don’t think about it that much.

"You're all still growing, so don't be shy with me. Eat more," Kurokawa Saki said with a smile.

"By the way, is Kurokawa-nii (older brother) in college now?" Ran asked.

"Yes, I'll be graduating next year."

"Which university did Kurokawa-nii go to?" Sonoko's face was still flushed.

"I study at Tokyo University. The atmosphere there is really nice. Are you interested in getting in someday, Sonoko?"

Upon hearing that it was Toto University, Sonoko seemed to wilted.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Ran nudged Shinichi next to her. "Right, Shinichi?"

"Mhm!" Shinichi nodded seriously.

"Why does Kudo seem so distracted? Was he frightened by today's scene?" Kurokawa noticed that Kudo Shinichi was a bit silent.

"Huh?" The sudden question interrupted Shinichi Kudo's thoughts. "No, I was just thinking about today's case, and that middle school student."

"Is there something wrong with that junior high school student?" Kurokawa asked with a smile.

"No, I think he's pretty amazing too. I have a feeling we'll run into each other again someday." Shinichi Kudo looked out the window.

"Yeah, you should thank him for making you bigger," Kurokawa Saki thought to herself as she ate her grilled meat.

Then, the group began to share their campus life experiences, creating a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

When they were having a good time, even the girl who had been maintaining the image of a well-bred young lady broke down and reverted to her carefree self.

As usual, Kurokawasaki Tsuki used his camera to capture many joyful moments, including Ran feeding Shinichi, Sonoko feeding Shinichi grilled meat, and a group photo of the four of them together.

The next morning, Kurokawa exchanged contact information with Shinichi and the others using paper and pen before saying goodbye to them, thus bringing their ski trip to a close.

.........

Tokyo International Airport.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki boarded a plane bound for New York.

Three years passed quickly.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki graduated from Toto University two years ago.

Over the years, relying on his memories from his previous life, he has made a lot of money through stocks alone, and he already has at least a car and a house.

Moreover, the returns from stocks are long-term, so Kurokawa basically doesn't have to worry about money.

So he lived a pretty comfortable life, though he spent most of his time traveling between different countries.

It wasn't entirely for vacation purposes; rather, I was there to represent my country at the World Martial Arts Tournament, and the vacation was just a side thing.

During this time, Kurokawasaki Tsuki also occasionally sent some local specialties back to Shinichi, Ran, Sonoko, and Yumoto Tairou.

Kurokawasaki Tsukiya successfully won this year's world kendo championship.

So, it's time to rest now.

However, before that, he still had to attend to some social obligations. The martial arts tournament in China was about to begin, and upon hearing that Kurokawa Saki was going to New York, he sent staff from New York to receive him. This was both to congratulate Kurokawa on winning the championship and to invite him to participate in planning the martial arts tournament in China.

The plane took off, and Kurokawasaki Tsuki put on an eye mask and went to catch up on sleep.

.........

On another flight, Shinichi and Ran also boarded a plane to visit relatives in the United States.

As expected, Shinichi Kudo encountered a murder case, which was also the first case he solved independently as a detective.

Inspector Megure also happened to be on this flight.

The victims in this case are Daiying and Yang.

The murderer is Amano Hitoshi.

Because Taiyo and Hiroshi deliberately set a fire in order to take useful photos, and the fire killed Amano's brother, Amano Ken killed Taiyo and Hiroshi in the airplane toilet with the wire from his underwear and staged it as a secret room incident.

In order to solve the case, Shinichi Kudo even asked Ran to check if there was any underwire in his underwear.

The case was solved, and the plane landed safely.

Shinichi and Ran came out of the airport.

"Here, here! Shinichi, look here!" Yukiko Kudo poked her head out and waved to them excitedly.

Soon, Yukiko picked them both up and put them in the car.

Perhaps because she hadn't rested well on the plane, or perhaps because of a cold, Xiaolan fell asleep shortly after getting into the car.

When she slowly woke up, she realized that she had already missed the Statue of Liberty.

"Ah! Shinichi, why didn't you wake me up sooner? I missed the beautiful night view."

"Hey, who told you not to rest properly on the plane?"

"Seriously, how can anyone rest after a case like that?"

.........

Kurokawasaki Tsuki's flight was earlier than Kudo Shinichi's.

He first went back to his small apartment in the United States to rest for a while, and then received a call from his staff in New York.

"I apologize for disturbing Mr. Kurokawa's rest. We have already arranged dinner for you. Do you have any plans for this afternoon?"

"I don't have any plans yet."

"Would you like to see a stage play? It's a very popular stage play this year. If you'd like to see it, we can arrange it for you."

Thinking that he had nothing else to do, and might as well watch it, Kurokawasaki Tsuki agreed.

"That would be troublesome."

"You're welcome, Mr. Kurokawa. We won't disturb your rest unless it's something else. We'll send you the arrangements via email later. Have a nice day."

Kurokawa hung up the phone.

Soon after, the other party sent over the time, location, and receipts, along with the dinner location and time schedule.

Kurokawa glanced at the time; it was almost time to leave. So he got into his Ford Mustang and drove off.

Seeing the wide and less crowded road, Kurokawa couldn't resist stepping on the gas.

Listening to the car engine roaring loudly, feeling the push-back sensation brought by the instant acceleration, the neon-lit cityscape of the city rushed past me.

"This is wonderful." Kurokawasaki Tsuki's car speed increased.

As he overtook one car after another, Kurokawa exclaimed, "This is so exhilarating!"

Suddenly, Kurokawa Saki noticed a Jaguar chasing after him.

"Huh? Interesting."

As the Jaguar gradually closed in, Kurokawa was about to accelerate and overtake it on the curve when he noticed that the Jaguar behind him was actually driving sideways... sideways?

Kurokawasaki Tsuki: "?"

I just watched helplessly as the Jaguar lifted both wheels to accelerate into the corner, then perfectly drifted and landed.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki's lips twitched. The world of Detective Conan always brought him surprises. This world was truly full of hidden talents.

"I'm done playing," Kurokawa said, just as he was about to slow down, when he heard sirens behind him. He looked around carefully.

"It's broken, it's coming at me."

Kurokawasaki quickly sped up and merged into the traffic.

After speeding for several blocks, they finally shook off the police.

After parking his car, Kurokawasaki Tsuki arrived at the theater entrance, which was the Ghost Theater on Broadway.

Kurokawasaki felt a strange sense of familiarity with him.

At that moment, Kurokawa Saki spotted the Jaguar from before, which was parked in front of the theater, with a police car parked behind it.