I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has assigned me a succubus.

This is a two-way, dynamic process.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, not rejecting the suggestion, and he genuinely intended to write such an observation record.

Poor Shinichi Kudo was completely manipulated by the treacherous Chat and the evil Sherry.

Deep down, Shiho Miyano naturally opposed using imperfect drugs in human experiments.

But as a scientist, her curiosity was also thoroughly piqued by the "special case" of Shinichi Kudo, which was already a fait accompli.

Moreover, as she previously commented, Shinichi Kudo is too reckless and impulsive.

Since she and Uesugi Tetsu were willing and had already changed his "death record" once, giving him a chance to start over, he should at least learn to restrain himself and be cautious.

However, judging from the results, Shinichi Kudo does not seem to have learned enough lessons and is still risking his life to investigate the organization.

She could understand the psychological gap and obsession brought about by the drastic change in her body, but shouldn't she have planned more discreetly and meticulously?

As a result, Uesugi Tetsu discovered the problem shortly after he took the medicine, which is enough to show that he did not fully realize the danger of his situation.

She and Toru Uesugi are not Shinichi Kudo's parents, and they have no obligation to bail him out time and time again.

As an adult, Shinichi Kudo must learn to take responsibility for the consequences of his choices and risks.

He should even be thankful that Uesugi Tetsuya currently only has an interest in "observing" him, rather than intending to "take him back to the lab for research" or "report him to the organization for elimination."

Otherwise, Shinichi Kudo would never be able to breathe such free air again.

“Based on this new information,” Shiho Miyano calmly reassessed, “my personal assessment of Shinichi Kudo needs to be downgraded again.”

"This reckless sense of justice, which disregards the consequences, will not only harm himself, but may also implicate innocent people around him."

“I still maintain my original assessment and I don’t dislike his sense of justice.” Sugito smiled, his gaze deep. “I don’t dislike his sense of justice itself.”

"Young people always have to stumble and fall to grow up. I believe that after experiencing enough harsh realities, he will mature. It's just that the process might be rather... interesting."

"I hope so." Shiho Miyano shook her head noncommittally, clearly not as optimistic as Toru Uesugi.

“Alright, let’s leave this topic here for now.” Uesugi Tetsu turned the steering wheel and drove the car into a relatively quiet street. He took the initiative to change the subject. “Let’s talk about something else, a discovery that you might find more interesting.”

"What?" Shiho Miyano asked, her attention drawn in.

"According to my investigation using some unconventional channels, Shinichi Kudo actually has a cousin. However, this cousin does not live in Beika Town, but in Ekoda Ward."

Shiho Miyano was taken aback; she didn't understand why Tetsu Uesugi would suddenly bring this up.

But the other person wouldn't bring this up for no reason, so she patiently continued listening.

"His cousin's surname is Kuroba, Kuroba Kaito."

"Of course, you might not know him if I describe him this way, so let me use a more appropriate way of addressing him—"

"The second generation of Phantom Thief Kid".

"However, based on the information we have so far, neither of them seems to be aware of this kinship relationship."

Shiho Miyano had a look on her face that said, "Do I look like someone who's easy to fool?"

“I’m not kidding, this information was extremely well-hidden, and it took me a lot of effort to collect it,” Uesugi Tetsu explained.

"Heh...you might as well say you're actually Kaito Kuroba's father." Shiho Miyano rested her chin on her hand, gazing at the dimly lit street scene rushing past the window. "Maybe I'd be more accepting of that."

Wait a minute... something seems off about the view outside the window?

This is not the way back to her apartment.

Where is Uesugi Tetsuya heading?

"Then I'll try my best." Uesugi Tetsu actually went along with her suggestion and seriously considered it for a moment, "To strive to become his legal father in the future?"

"Heh... Is this something that can be achieved through effort? Do you think you can invent a time machine and go back to the past?" Shiho Miyano rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. What was all this nonsense?

"So what? What are you trying to say by telling me this?"

“There’s nothing particularly profound about it.” Uesugi Tetsu focused intently on the road ahead.

"Sometimes I just feel that this world is really amazing. The connections and relationships between people are like an invisible net, which is far more complex and incredible than we imagine."

"So, I often think..."

"It's really... nice to meet you in this vast and complex world."

A gentle voice reached Miss Shirley's ears.

[Affection from Shiho Miyano (Sherry) +7, current affection: 89]

Shiho Miyano did not respond immediately; her gaze remained fixed on the view outside the window, where the rapidly passing neon lights seemed to have transformed into a flowing galaxy.

This made her watery eyes sparkle, as if they were filled with the starlight and moonlight of the night, and a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

"I see..."

I think so too.

089-Secret infiltration...

After enjoying the taiyaki with its unexpected "added sweetness," Uesugi Tetsu led Miyano Shiho, whose face still had a slight unnatural blush, to the grand mansion belonging to the Kudo Shinichi family.

Uesugi Tetsu reached out, preparing to push open the courtyard gate, but Miyano Shiho suddenly raised her arm and blocked his way.

"Wait a minute."

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Uesugi Tetsu turned around and looked at her with a slightly puzzled expression.

Instead of explaining immediately, Shiho Miyano took two face masks out of her pocket.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the mask offered to him, but didn't take it. He simply raised an eyebrow, his eyes questioning—

Hmm? What does that mean?

"A covert search should, of course, be conducted with full protective gear to minimize the risk of exposure."

Shiho Miyano noticed the confusion in Toru Uesugi's eyes and explained in her usual cool tone.

"If you wear it now, and there is any emergency after you go inside, or if a neighbor happens to see you, it will be less likely for them to recognize your face."

After saying that, Miss Sherry tiptoed slightly, reached out her hand, and prepared to help Tetsuya Uesugi put on his mask.

This series of actions seems to be the standard procedure for infiltration operations.

Uesugi Tetsu took a small step back, avoiding Miss Sherry's "attentive service".

"No, Shirley. If you do that, it will only make you more suspicious."

Uesugi Tetsu once again looked Sherry up and down—

Her overall look is youthful and beautiful, with a touch of artistic girl style. Walking down the street, she would only be seen as a pretty girl out for a walk or on a date, and would never arouse suspicion.

But if you add a completely covered mask to this outfit, coupled with Ms. Shirley's somewhat "professional" movements and gaze...

The level of vigilance would likely rise exponentially, practically making it seem like "I'm suspicious" is written all over their faces.

I really don't know which movie series, "The Infiltrator," Ms. Sherry learned this trick from.

He reached out and removed the mask that Miss Shirley had put on.

Seeing Miss Sherry's glossy, moist lips, Uesugi Tetsuya recalled their earlier interaction...

However, the thought flashed through Uesugi Tetsu's mind: "In places like this, often the more 'open and aboveboard' you appear, the less likely you are to be suspected."

"Think about it, what kind of strange and outlandish clothes don't you see in Beika Town?"

“The Phantom Thief Kid dares to appear in public wearing a monocle and a white cape, and everyone just thinks, ‘Ah, it’s Lord Kid, normal operation.’”

“No truly bad person has a ‘I am a criminal’ label stuck to their forehead.”

"You wore a mask, trying to cover yourself up, but that only made you the most conspicuous target. That's what you call trying to hide something and giving yourself away."

Moreover, Uesugi Tetsu had already arranged for his peripheral members to secretly cut off the Kudo family's independent power supply line.

Moreover, according to his prior investigation, the original security system of the house was no longer working, and there were no surveillance cameras installed at all.

Tetsuya Uesugi was the kind of person who was used to having everything under control and doing things meticulously.

These preliminary preparations had naturally been arranged long ago.

"Watch less of those unrealistic popcorn movies." Uesugi Tetsu placed the mask in her hand. "Remember, these days everyone's into magical realism. Sometimes, the more open you are, the safer you are."

If you can't figure it out, just look at the Louvre Museum in France.

Those thieves even dared to steal treasures from the Louvre in broad daylight, a feat that would make even the legendary Phantom Thief Kid next door call them the grandmaster.

"...knew."

Miss Sherry lowered her eyes, avoiding Uesugi Tetsu's gaze.

Well, practice makes perfect, and it seems that the tropes in movies aren't very reliable after all.

The two entered the courtyard smoothly and arrived at the entrance gate of the Kudo family's house.

Shiho Miyano looked down again and began rummaging through her pockets: "The key should be here..."

With the organization's energy and resources, obtaining a spare key to an ordinary house is easier than buying a bottle of water from a convenience store.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't say anything, but simply took a black hairpin from his pocket, gently inserted it into the keyhole, and then slightly turned his wrist.

Click—

The crisp unlocking sound was particularly clear in the quiet night, and Uesugi Tetsuya's movements were smooth and natural throughout, as if he were returning to his own home.

It was unbelievably elegant.

"Come in." Uesugi Tetsu pushed open the door and gestured with his chin toward Miyano Shiho, who was still in a daze.

"Oh..."

Miss Sherry followed behind Uesugi Tetsuya in a daze, muttering to herself—

The infiltration tutorial I watched is completely different from what Uesugi Tetsu did.

Indeed, practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

Moreover, Uesugi Tetsu's leisurely stroll made Miyano Shiho feel that this was her home.

After entering the room, Uesugi Tetsuya first reached out and touched the shoe cabinet in the entryway, and a thin layer of dust quickly settled on his gloves.

Shiho Miyano also opened the shoe cabinet and shone a flashlight inside:

"The shoes in the shoe cabinet showed no signs of being moved recently, and the dust on their surfaces was of a uniform thickness. It seems that no one has lived here for quite some time."

"Hmm." Uesugi Tetsu responded, then suddenly turned to look at her. "Sherry, aren't you afraid of ghosts?"

"Ok?"

Shiho Miyano frowned at him, her eyes filled with a hint of speechlessness.

She was a staunch atheist with the highest level of scientific education.

The number of "guinea pigs" handled in the laboratory is probably more than the number of people some people have seen in their entire lives.

"That's fine then." Uesugi Tetsuya stopped worrying after getting the answer he expected, and swept the beam of his flashlight across the layout of the house. "This house is not small, it will be more efficient to split up. Otherwise, it will be dawn by the time we can search it thoroughly."

“OK.” Shiho Miyano nodded.

At this moment, she had switched to a pure "work task" mode.

She took out her small flashlight and adjusted the beam focus.

Unlike the ordinary detached houses I remember, like the Nohara Shinnosuke's house, the Kudo family's house was a truly magnificent detached European-style villa.

Just looking at the high ceilings of the living room, the wide corridors, and the number of rooms that are clearly visible, the building area is at least 300 square meters, not even counting the rather large courtyard outside.

This wealth, in Tokyo where land is incredibly valuable, is enough to demonstrate its substantial resources.

But that's normal.

Uesugi Tetsuya himself, as a mystery novelist who has risen to fame and earned astonishing royalties in the past year, has already amassed a considerable fortune.

It is perfectly reasonable that Shinichi Kudo's father, the world-renowned mystery novelist Yusaku Kudo, would have such a legacy.

In Japan's class-divided society, successful writers belong to the respected and well-paid upper class.

About twenty minutes later, the two met again at the stairwell connecting the first and second floors.

"So? Did you find anything?" Shiho Miyano asked.

“I’m very satisfied with the layout of the house,” Uesugi Tetsu pointed with the beam of his flashlight toward the study he had just come out of.