Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 40 Unusual

"That Mr. Ishino, I have seen it on TV programs and magazines." Kudo Yukiko pointed her finger at her chin, trying to recall, "But my husband, what are you referring to?"

Kudo Yusaku looked at his wife, smiled and gave a reminder: "Shinichi said it. At that time, Mr. Ishino followed the dining car to room 301, and stopped him directly after Shinichi made a move."

"So, Mr. Ishino already suspected us at that time?"

"Probably because we have confirmed that we didn't order the food, but then let the other party deliver it, which made him suspicious." Yusaku Kudo smiled bitterly, "After all, even if ordinary people happen to want to order food, they won't order it." Choose a meal that may have been ordered by someone else and sent to the wrong place...”

"But with Mr. Ishino's wisdom and calmness, it's normal to have doubts, isn't it?"

Kudo Yusaku shook his head helplessly, then looked at Yukiko, and pointed out the crux of the problem: "The problem is, judging from the time he arrived and where he stayed, Mr. Ishino should have seen 'Edogawa Fumyo' faces and those who have heard voices..."

"How could it be?!" Kudo Yukiko put her hand in front of her mouth in surprise when she heard this, and began to recall the situation at that time, "At that time, my attention was all on the dining car and the waiters, and I really didn't pay attention to the people in the corridor. Condition……"

"But when he came with Police Officer Megure later, he should have found that the 'Edogawa Fumyo' he had seen before hadn't appeared, and no similar characters had left the room..."

"And he didn't mention it in front of the police." Yusaku Kudo added, "Even after the police left, he didn't ask us about it."

"I don't think it's because he forgot..." Yusaku Kudo touched his stubble and smiled meaningfully.

Hearing this, You Xizi asked in a slightly puzzled voice, "Then I don't understand, why would he do this?"

"Why he did this, I can't guess now, but there is another point that interests me." Saying that, Yusaku Kudo cast his eyes on his wife's face, as if pointing.

Kudo Yukiko was a little awkward being stared at by the other party, and said angrily: "Speak well if you have something to say, don't stare at his face..."

Kudo Yusaku didn't continue to tease her, and continued the topic just now: "Your current outfit is exactly the same as when you were dressed as 'Edogawa Fumyo'."

"But Mr. Ishino didn't show any surprise or curiosity when he saw you."

"And when we introduced ourselves, the expressions of several police officers changed to varying degrees, but he was unmoved, as if he knew our identities a long time ago."

"When you say that, I feel it too. It's really unusual." Yukiko Kudo nodded in agreement.

"So I speculate that Mr. Ishino either knew about us a long time ago, and he also knew about your disguise technique, or he used his 'poker face' technique very well to hide his true emotions."

Having said that, Yusaku Kudo looked at Yukiko again, and directly expressed his bold guess: "No matter what it is, it seems that there may be some connection with the teacher who taught you to change your appearance and voice... ..."

"You mean Mr. Kuroba Pirates?!" Kudo Yukiko was shocked again after hearing the other party's guess, "But Mr. He already..."

"Yes, it is not ruled out that Mr. Pirates met Mr. Ishino eight years ago, but considering that Mr. Ishino seems to have only come to Japan in the past five or six years, this possibility is not too great..."

"You mean, Mr. Touichi might still be alive?!" Yukiko Kudo asked directly without waiting for the other party to finish speaking.

"I don't know about that either." Yusaku Kudo walked up to Yukiko and gently held Yukiko's hand to calm down her excitement, "In the final analysis, there may be a connection between Mr. Ishino and Mr. Touichi. It's just my guess."

"Okay, I was too impatient, that's just our guess..." After finishing speaking, Kudo Yukiko looked in the direction of the bathroom, and became a little worried again, "Then Xiaoxin...he seems to have said Mr. Ishino Opened a store in front of the school, do you think it will..."

Yusaku Kudo thought for a while when he heard the words, shook his head and comforted him: "Don't worry, I think there should be no problem with Shinichi."

"Judging from the interaction and dialogue between Mr. Ishino and Shinichi today, the other party just regards him as a reckless child genius. It should be impossible to think of such absurd things as 'becoming smaller'."

After a little more deliberation, Kudo Yusaku continued to analyze: "Combined with the unusual reactions we mentioned before, I guess Mr. Ishino should be sending us a friendly signal."

"So you don't have to worry about it. Instead, I think it's a good thing to have such a calm and well-mannered person by Xinyi's side. Maybe his reckless personality can be polished."

Seeing the gentle smile on her husband's face, the sadness on Kudo Yukiko's face also disappeared a lot: "Since you said so, I will trust your judgment. Then Xiaoxin, do you want to explain to him?"

"No, so far it's just our speculation. With Shinichi's personality, it's very likely that he can't help but investigate, or ask the other party directly." Yusaku Kudo waved his hand.

"So I think it's right now for Shinichi to know our guess. Of course, if he finds something and comes to us to discuss it, he can also provide him with some clues." Saying that, Yusaku Kudo showed a trace of Meaningful smile.

"If you're worried, we can spend some time investigating later, and we'll have a good idea." Kudo Yusaku patted his wife's hand again and said.

"Well, let's do this, I hope everything is as you said."

……

The next day, Kudo Yukiko pretended to be "Edogawa Fumyo" again and sent Conan back to the Mori Detective Agency.

While thanking the Mori father and daughter for taking good care of Conan these days, they also took out a passbook with 1000 million yen in it, hoping that the other party can continue to help take care of Conan.

She herself left in a hurry on the grounds that she was going back to the United States to cope with her busy work.

When Kudo and his wife boarded the plane leaving Japan, they realized that what greeted them was not a relaxing and happy vacation, but revenge from their precious son...

And after that, another day passed, and the memory sweet house, which was all ready, also opened smoothly...

(End of this chapter)