Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"But I didn't expect you to be chosen by Beauty No. 24. Why did she choose me even though I rejected Officer Hagiwara?"

"Maybe... except for your number, no one else remembered it."

Yokomizo Shigego could see that, except for this man, the others chosen by Hagiwara Chisawa were complete strangers and of average conditions.

"This woman is actually quite reckless."

At female number 24's place, the second person had already received the waiter's invitation and stood up. He was a sturdy man. Surprisingly, he did not immediately go to the small room for blind date conversation, but turned a corner and walked in front of Yuji with a hesitant but excited expression on his face.

"Um, if I'm not mistaken, are you Mr. Kudo Yuuji?"

"Eh? Ah... this... is it or isn't it?"

The boy sensed Yokogawa's surprised expression, so he took out his phone to search for his photo, then waved his hand helplessly, "It's me."

"It's really Mr. Kudo!" The man looked at Yuuji excitedly: "I said your voice is similar to the one I heard in the radio drama, and I wondered if I recognized it wrong."

"I didn't expect to meet fans here."

【It’s better to say that there aren’t many fans at this age. 】

"Are you here for a blind date as well?" The man scratched his head in confusion. "Aren't you and the voice actress Usami a couple? Could it be that Usami and that guy who draws girls' comics..."

"what…"

Because they were worried that a female cartoonist might get into trouble, when the manuscript was submitted, Yuuji suggested that Miss Umeko change the author Kaori's gender to a male. So although many people in the comics club and the animation production company knew that it was Minami Kaori who drew the girls' comics, many people thought that the cartoonist was a man.

Many female fans, in particular, always fantasize about a plot in which a voice actor is pursued by two handsome cartoonists.

Yuji showed a helpless expression: "This kind of thing is personal privacy."

"I'm really sorry, but as a fan I'm really curious, I was too presumptuous."

"Okay, it's your turn now, hurry up and don't keep the lady waiting."

The young man suddenly felt his shoulders sink, and he knew it was Yokomizo Shigego, so he turned his head stiffly.

"Haha, you must be the brother Yuuji that Edogawa Conan mentioned. Come to think of it, this is the first time we've met."

"Yeah, that's right."

[I have seen Mr. Yoshioka before, but it seems that this is indeed the first time for Yuuji Kudo to come here. ]

"But we have cooperated many times." Officer Yokomizo sighed, "Every time you provide inspiration, you always find many things that we police officers don't notice..."

"Wait, wait! What do you mean every time I provide inspiration?"

Mr. Kudo suddenly had a bad feeling. He definitely had never met Yokomizo Shigeo, so the only person who would be involved in the case under his name was...

"Don't be so modest. Many times when Mr. Maori and his team went to Kanagawa, you solved the cases over the phone and asked Conan to retell them. Afterwards, you said it was not nice for cartoonists to solve cases, so please don't tell anyone. Although I don't like detectives, mystery enthusiasts like you are still good."

"Isn't it because you like working for nothing?"

"What did you say? Didn't I give you 600,000 yen in assistance?"

"what?!"

Yuuji seemed to understand something. Seeing his expression, Yokomizo Shigeo was also not unaware of it. He took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat awkwardly: "Mr. Mori would not do such a thing..."

"Let's skip this topic." "Oh." Officer Yokomizo rubbed his chin: "But what are you doing here? It's too early for you to go on a blind date..."

[No, this person just said that he is married.]

Shigeo Yokomizo's gaze fell back on Yuji's hand. For some reason, he always felt a kind of indescribable sadness.

"Didn't Officer Hagiwara say that she was here to attend her brother's wedding? That guy had a broken leg, so she asked me to pick her up." The boy spread his hands flat, "The hotel waiter said that only people who were attending the event could come in."

"That's it."

Yokomizo Shigego noticed that Yuuji's table was completely empty and the waiter had already come over, so he pushed him and said, "You go."

"Hey, are you so confident that you'll let me go on a blind date with Officer Hagiwara?"

Facing the boy's teasing, Yokomizo Shigego's cheeks turned red: "What nonsense are you talking about."

"Hey, but I already know who will be pretending to be Officer Hagiwara's boyfriend and attending the wedding tomorrow." Yuji stood up with the help of the table, and glanced at Yokomizo. He found that he looked at him and then quickly turned his head away, and raised the corner of his mouth: "Officer Yokomizo, who are you talking about?"

"I don't know, let's go."

Yokomizo was not a fool, so how could he not understand what the boy meant by his teasing? Looking at the back of Kudo Yuji heading towards the room, he made up his mind, took out his cell phone and made a call.

"Hello, Mr. Mori? I want to talk about the assistance money that I asked you to pass on to Kudo Yuuji..."

...

“This room is really well soundproofed.”

Opening the door of the small room, the boy saw Chitose Hagiwara sitting inside, bored and playing with his phone. He pulled out a chair and slowly sat down, then put his hands on his chin and said, "I just found a very good guy outside. It's perfect for him to pretend to be your boyfriend and attend the wedding."

"I guess who you're talking about."

Having been tortured by the previous few ugly guys, and having just chatted with Yokomizo Shigego for a while, Hagiwara Chisura guessed that the man in front of her who claimed to help her find a fake partner must have talked to the other party.

"That guy can be very rigid sometimes, but he will do what he decides to do, and he will treat cases and criminals very seriously. It's not wrong to say that he is a good man."

Officer Hagiwara sighed, then looked at the other person strangely: "I say, have I seen you somewhere before? Although I didn't recognize you before, but now I feel that you are very familiar."

"Big... probably not."

Yuuji suddenly felt guilty. Last time, after the incident in front of Kenji Hagiwara's fake grave, he took advantage of the fact that Jinpei Matsuda and a few others were holding back and secretly slipped away when this woman was furious. He didn't think about it before agreeing to pick her up, and only suddenly realized it when he saw her at the venue.

"Huh? Really? Isn't he some fugitive?"

"Hey! Am I so suspicious in your eyes?"

Yuji slammed the table, but saw Hagiwara Chisaku reached out and took off her own mask, revealing the handsome face inside.

"In this case, why don't we both take off our masks and be honest with each other."

The traffic police lady felt that the man opposite her was silent for a moment, as if she had forced him into a desperate situation. Her feet hidden under the tablecloth were ready to strike. She decided to knock the man down first and then apologize properly after seeing his face.

"Ah, there's nothing I can do. I'll just get beaten up. I still have to present flowers tomorrow. If I get a black face, I won't be embarrassed."

Yuji curled his lips and was about to take off the mask, but he didn't expect...

"Huh?! Why are the lights off?" (End of this chapter)