Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

The judgment was correct. Those men who were making trouble were constantly rejected by various ladies and finally had to stand aside dejectedly and watch the other men and women enjoy the blind date conference. This made the men who did not try to stop Hagiwara Chisu from leaving feel relieved.

"That's strange. I thought no one would sit next to me."

Hagiwara Chisu saw a man in a suit holding a wine glass sitting next to him. He was surprised and observed the person carefully.

The suit was not cheap and looked to have been ironed very smoothly, but there were obvious wrinkles at the elbows and knees, indicating that it was not sent to a laundry. The suit seemed to be between 25 and 30 years old, so it must have been ironed by himself.

"You are a good housekeeper." After recognizing the man's identity at a glance, Hagiwara Chisaku held his chin and said, "But I didn't expect you to come to the blind date, Shigeo."

Yokomizo Shigego, the police captain of Kanagawa Prefecture, is different from his brother who admires Kogoro Mori. He has no feelings for the so-called famous detectives. He still respects Detective Mori who has helped solve many cases, but part of the reason is that Mori was also a policeman before.

"I had no choice. My family was pushing me to get married because I wasn't married yet, so my brother found a blind date for me. I didn't expect it to be in Tokyo."

Shigeo Yokomizo looked at this traffic policeman who often showed off his skills with him in Kanagawa, pretended not to care, and asked him why he participated in the blind date event, and got the same answer as Yuuji just now.

"Ha, just to find a male companion to attend the wedding?" Yokomizo Shigego glanced at the man who had just been in the center of the storm with Hagiwara Chisuga, who was now staring at the dessert area and eating coffee cake and then looking at him, and forced a smile: "...You are really fooling around."

"In the end, I was severely dumped by the guy. He said he couldn't accept my invitation and even asked me to find someone to pretend to be his boyfriend." Hagiwara Chisaku rubbed his temples: "Okay, let's chat quickly to get through this blind date."

She peeled the candy and stuffed it into her mouth, then lowered her chin and looked at Yokomizo Shigego: "I just happen to have something I want to consult you about."

"Is there anything you want to ask me?"

Officer Yokomizo's breathing suddenly stopped, then slowly slowed down. Considering the hormone-filled environment around him, he couldn't help but think about relationships between men and women.

"That is, how is the progress of the robbery and murder case a while ago?"

"You're asking that." Yokomizo Shigego showed a disappointed smile and then talked about his work seriously: "I just went to the suspect's home yesterday."

[In the end, they were still talking about work and cases.]

Yokomizo suddenly asked, "What kind of person do you like, Chisato?"

Hagiwara Chisuku didn't expect her friend to ask this. She frowned and thought about it, but still couldn't imagine a boyfriend that she would be satisfied with in her mind.

"He speaks harshly and has an arrogant attitude. Once he makes a decision, he will rush towards his goal regardless of the consequences. He is a typical man who doesn't care about others."

"It seems like you already have a clear target." Yokomizo Shigego was sure that he was not such a person at all, but he was curious about who the target was that Hagiwara Chisawa was talking about.

"There was this idiot who was obsessed with me once."

"Isn't that the person you like?" Yokomizo Shigego seemed to realize something: "It's your younger brother who is about to get married."

That's why I'm trying so hard to find a male companion to attend each other's wedding.

"So you two have been chatting for long enough, right? Shouldn't you give the people behind us a chance?"

Yokomizo Shigego glanced at the man unhappily, said nothing, stood up and gave his seat to the other party, and then watched the man being driven away in disgrace.

"It's such an elegant rose, but its thorns can hurt people just as much."

Yuuji had been watching the conversation between Chisuku Hagiwara and Shigego Yokomizo from the beginning. When he noticed that Chisuku left his seat and walked towards him, he began to think about him. "You, you might be a good match if you pretend to be Chisuku's boyfriend."

These were the first words Yokomizo Shigego heard after approaching the boy.

"You and Qiansu knew each other?"

Yuji frowned, trying to read something from Shigeo Yokomizo's face, but failed.

"It's just that I'm familiar with her. She's only seen me once." Yuji didn't hide his left hand, but took it out generously, and naturally the ring was exposed.

"Are you married?"

"I guess so." Yuji took the champagne handed over by Yokomizo Shigego, smelled it and smiled: "You should have a good impression of Officer Hagiwara."

Compared to the boy's words, the way he addressed Hagiwara Chisuga aroused Yokomizo Shigego's curiosity and interest.

At first, it was Chisuga who explained her identity in a soliloquy before she opened her mouth. Then, she used the slightly unfamiliar name of Officer Hagiwara to show that she had no feelings for her, so as not to arouse the disgust of the suspected suitor. This man could dispel the hostility of others unintentionally, which was really amazing.

[Oh my god, I forgot what happened in front of Hagiwara Kenji's tombstone last time. In order to avoid being beaten, I have to pretend that I am not familiar with her here. ]

But actually, there is no need to pretend. After all, Hagiwara Chisawa is really not familiar with him. He can't be recognized at all with the mask on, right?

"What are the activities after the blind date?" Yuuji crossed his arms and looked at Yokomizo Shigego.

"Later, all the men present will vote, with two votes per person. The two most popular women will be invited to a separate room, and the men she selected will be able to chat with her individually for ten minutes each."

Shigeo Yokomizo stared at the number 18 tag on Chisuga Hagiwara's chest. Because the man next to him had rejected Chisuga Hagiwara before, he felt that he could still fight for the opportunity to pretend to be his boyfriend.

"Just pick No. 24 and No. 18. They seem like intelligent older sisters."

The young man with the ring looked at the female guest number 24 who was being watched with an amused expression: "If what I said is correct, she should be one of the first two without any accident."

The simple exchange passed quickly, and the people chosen by the men's vote were indeed Chisawa Hagiwara and the blond guest No. 24.

"It's really beyond my expectation that someone can actually hold hands successfully at a blind date convention like this. I thought it was all a show effect for a variety show."

[But the result is also very strange. Hagiwara Chisawa did not choose Yokomizo, but chose me, and Yokomizo was chosen by No. 24. ]

Yuuji and Shigego Yokomizo went to the room prepared in advance by the hotel and waited. The people pursuing No. 18 sat at the same table, while No. 24 was at another table. The two tables were adjacent, and one could feel that the atmosphere in the room was beginning to become weird.

"I feel like these guys are about to get into a fight."

Yuji watched a man walk into a small separate room prepared for women. After a while, a waiter continued to call numbers, and he couldn't help but feel strange.

"The person just now didn't seem to come out?"

"In fact, there is another passage in each of these rooms. Because in previous activities like this, a rejected guest was ridiculed after coming out, which led to a fight between two people, so..."

"So that's how it is. (End of this chapter)