Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

Chapter 255 Genji Hotaru

"Eh?!"

Hearing what Machiko said, Xiaolan opened her mouth in surprise, remembering the photos of Hattori that Kazuha had shown to herself and Sonoko because of her complaints, and the crystal beads that Hattori Heiji had kept in the amulet all along.

"If it's not something left over from first love, what is it?"

She probably understood what Machiko meant, and Kazuha was Hattori Heiji's first love, but Hattori Heiji who picked up the crystal bead mistakenly thought that it was dropped by the first love girl, so the two kept misunderstanding.

What kind of sad drama in a third-rate TV series? It’s as vulgar as amnesia or car accidents...

"It's the white hair on the Buddha statue. I think it may be the white hair on the Medicine Buddha statue that was thrown away at Sannou Temple..."

Holding his chin, Yuji suddenly paused and raised his head nervously. Sure enough, Xiaolan looked at him with a puzzled look on his face.

"How do you know that the Buddha statue of Medicine Master Tathagata in Sanneng Temple is lost?"

Mingming Yuanhai, the host, said that except for him and Monk Long Yuan, this was the first time for everyone else to hear about the theft of the Buddha statue.

After struggling for a while, Yuji's rather exciting face immediately turned into a calm and confident one. He pinched Xiaolan's chin and pretended to say: "Because... I have been watching Xiaolan..."

Lowering her head shyly, Xiaolan glanced at Machiko and said angrily, "What, Machiko must have heard it when Shinichi went out to solve the puzzle, and made fun of me again."

Heaving a sigh of relief, Yuji took out a notebook from his pocket and stuffed it into Xiaolan's hand, and said: "This is the answer to the puzzle painting. If the two detectives don't get the answer, please ask our high school girl detective." Miss Mao Lilan has solved the mystery."

Putting the notebook into the small bag she was carrying, Xiaolan gestured a thumbs up and smiled proudly: "Put it on me!"

After tidying up the wrinkled clothes, Yuji tidied up the loose ties, and was just about to open the door when he remembered Asuka's character design and turned his head to remind Xiaolan.

"Anyway, this girl named Asuka likes Shinichi Kudo."

After being stunned for a moment, Xiaolan understood what Machiko meant: "In other words, do you want me to pretend that I don't like you?"

"You don't have to be too deliberate, it's usually fine."

After walking out of the room, he noticed that the police had left the teahouse. Yuuji also said goodbye to a few people. Under Conan's angry eyes, which wanted to rush up and beat his brother, and Hattori Heiji's reluctance to leave, Yuuji put on his clogs and walked out of the entrance, intending to stop someone. Take a taxi back to Nan's home.

"I am back…"

Back at the Nanzhai, Yuuji was taken aback by Nan Masamune who was sitting in the entrance drinking tea as soon as he opened the door of Kaori's house. When he realized that he was dressed as a girl at Kaori's house, the boy hurriedly tore off his wig and coughed twice. Voice.

"Ah, this is..."

"You don't need to explain." After waving his hand, Nan Zhengzong seemed to be watching something strange. He stood up on crutches and put his whole face up.

"It's really amazing. You can actually disguise yourself as someone else." Feeling confused, Nan Zhengzong nodded.

"Boy, how about we make a deal?"

"trade?"

Why does this old man suddenly have such a good attitude? Generally speaking, if he sees his granddaughter liking someone who seems to be a transvestite, he will beat him out of the house.

"It's so long-winded. If you're a man, you should be more straightforward!"

Straightening out his chest, Yuji immediately shouted: "I understand!"

Ten minutes later, Nan and Zhen, who were sitting in the tea room drinking tea, saw the figure on the sliding door, sat up and prepared to salute, and saw two old men.

"Father... Father?!"

Seeing Kaori who came back before, Nan Hezhen immediately understood who the second Nan Masamune was. He breathed a sigh of relief and carefully looked at the gap between the two.

"Sure enough, the first grandfather who came in was Yuuji, right?"

Before Minami Kazuma could speak, her daughter immediately determined who the real grandfather was.

Seeing that he was exposed, Yuji put his crutches on the tatami, tore off the mask on his face, straightened up, first helped Nan Masamune to sit down, and then crossed his legs curiously.

"Why can Kaori see that I have learned several times from Master Nan's example."

"Because Yuji is much taller than grandpa, so although you both look the same, your back is a bit bent."

Yuriko Minami poured tea for both the boy and her father, and then asked: "Why do you have to disguise yourself as your father?"

"Master Nan said that if I pretend to be him once, he will give me a painting."

"A picture?"

The three people in the Nan family looked at each other, and then noticed that they took out a book-sized picture frame from the back, which contained Edogawa III painted using Japanese painting techniques.

"I also promised this boy that he could draw me into the comic." Nan Zhengzong picked up the tea bowl and couldn't help but feel proud when he saw the boy's love for his drawing.

"Then can I do that too?!" Kaori pointed at her nose, obviously frustrated at being rejected by her grandfather.

Looking at his granddaughter who went to sleep in anger, Nan Zhengzong took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Reasoning and adventure comics are nothing, but the comics of my granddaughter...

Thinking of the recent anime adaptation of Yukaori's manga that was broadcast on TV, the heroine was ignored and the first male character turned to fall in love with the second male lead. The old man felt very tired.

At least she still likes boys, so it doesn't matter...

Glancing at Yuji, Minami Masamune nodded.

.........

"Kudo, you said that the murdered Shozo Sakura must have a close relationship with Hotaru Genji."

Standing in front of Sakura Shozo's antique shop, Hattori Heiji shivered as he looked at the unpopular street except for the street lights.

"This uncle is really strange. Will there really be business if he opens a shop in this kind of place?"

Taking out the key wrapped in a handkerchief from his pocket, Conan opened the closed shop door, and put on gloves with Hattori Heiji.

Walking along the aisle to the desk, the Osaka boy saw the Yoshitsune on the table at a glance, and reached out to pick up the book.

"Sure enough, the five people who were killed all had a copy of the Yoshitsune, and this uncle also has one."

Handing the book to Conan, Hattori Heiji began to inspect the antique shop.

Sakura Shozo is probably a member of Genji Hotaru. Considering that he chose to open an antique shop, it is very likely that Genji Hotaru is responsible for selling the Buddha statues.

"Hattori, look."

In the process of flipping through the book, a photo in the middle fell to the ground. When he picked it up and pointed it at the light, Conan was surprised to find that the photo was exactly the same as the one in their hands.

"In other words, the members of Hotaru Genji don't know where the Buddha statue is?" Taking the photo from Conan, Hattori Heiji looked at his best friend in confusion.

"Generally speaking, things like riddles are ordered by the boss, so since they are so crazy about solving riddles now, that is to say..."

"The boss of Genji Hotaru is dead. In order to steal the Buddha statue, someone in this organization started to kill others."

Conan put the Yoshitsune back to its original place, and also put back the photo in Hattori Heiji's hand.

"And this person is the guy who attacked us today!"

(End of this chapter)