Conan's Science Manga Artist Kudo Yuuji

"Mr. Kudo Shinichi, I have found the error in your reasoning at that time, but in order not to hurt your self-esteem as a detective, how about we meet in private, at the cabin in the woods where we first met..."

Taking off his mask, Conan read out the letter addressed to Hattori Heiji and signed Kudo Shinichi in a hoarse voice, and walked up the mountain along the path between the woods.

It is said to be a cabin in the forest, but it is actually built on the cliff at the top of a hill at the entrance of the mountain. Below is a large lake where the entire village usually draws water and fishes. It is usually used by forest rangers who go up the mountain to stay.

After putting away the letter, Conan stood at the door of the hut and gently knocked on the door panel before shouting: "Is anyone here? I came here as you asked."

Makoto Yata, he remembered that as the adopted son of the Yata family, he had an adoptive father who was the village chief and even won many championships in the Kanto Hammer Throwing Competition, a very gentle adoptive mother, and a friendly His younger brother with whom he has a close relationship.

"You said that my reasoning was wrong at the beginning, but it turns out that you also found the truth..."

Conan opened the door and closed his mouth when he saw no one. Suddenly he realized something was wrong. Before he could turn around, the door behind him was tightly closed, and it seemed that he could hear the sound of being chained outside.

"It's so dark in here."

The house in the forest had no windows, but it was only slightly lit because there was a small skylight above the head, which was nailed shut with wooden sticks. Sitting down while holding on to the wooden wall, Conan crossed his arms and felt that his forehead was getting a lot hotter.

If Yuji were here now...

"Really, when did I become like this? I'm obviously the eldest brother."

Turning on the flashlight of his watch and looking at the corner, Conan touched the long bamboo and confirmed the position of the skylight again. If you pole vault, you can kick the electric ball out of the skylight the moment the person releases his hand.

"Yo Xi, even though you are not physically strong enough, let's give it a try."

Otherwise, if you don't do anything and just scream for help, the boss's dignity will not be preserved.

………

"Lord Death God Luo?"

Sitting in the hotel drinking, Mouri Kogoro looked at the children eating, picked up a piece of tofu and put it in his mouth.

"Yes, this is what Kazuha and the others just asked about from the residents in the village. It is said that there is a ghost named Luo, the god of death, in this village who will kill the residents who go up the mountain."

Really, haven’t these mysterious cases always appeared in Gunma Prefecture before? Why are they happening here in Tokyo as well?

"Anyway, there were probably villagers who got lost in the mountains before, so later generations made up some monsters or something like that." Kogoro Mouri drank the beer in his hand in one breath: "Compared to Lord Luo, the God of Death, I want to see cats more Demon."

Mingzi and the other three stopped picking up food and looked at Uncle Maori in panic.

"Hoora, it's a female cat demon wearing a maid outfit and cat ears on her head."

After breaking the chopsticks with force, Akiko glared at the frightened uncle and wiped her hands with a tissue.

Really, what dirty jokes did this uncle tell in front of the children? There is a fat black cat, but I don’t know if he wants it.

Hattori Heiji didn't eat. He pushed aside the food in front of him, and then kept taking out case documents from behind.

The policemen at the Higashi Okuho Village Police Station seemed to dislike Kudo Shinichi as well. He asked the curly-haired police officer who had always been friends with Yuji to find this record.

"But no wonder they don't like Kudo." Hattori Heiji took a copy and began to talk about the case.

The mayor of Yata is a good man in Higashi Aosui Village, and everyone elected him to the position of village chief. He has always spared no effort to help if there is a problem at home.

In addition to Yada Makoto, who adopted him personally, he also found homes for many orphans and brought things to his door from time to time. Thanks to this, Higashi Okuho Village changed from a run-down village in the last century to what it is now.

Although it is not very good, it is considered rich. The villagers in the village will certainly be grateful to him.

"But Kudo theorized that this rare village leader actually killed his wife and then committed suicide after he found out that he had cancer."

In the eyes of the villagers, this not only mocked the village chief, but also insulted the hard work they had spent together and their current happy life.

"Xinyi must have his own reasons!" Xiaolan put down the bowl and chopsticks: "He will never reason casually..."

Recalling Conan's own views on the Moon Shadow Island case later, the girl paused again and sat silently.

"Anyway, even if we have to go see the crime scene, it will be tomorrow. Let's just finish our meal and go to bed."

Everyone tacitly forgot about Conan and continued chatting.

………

"It's so cold!"

After jumping out of the skylight of the cabin, he landed in the lake. Conan struggled, but he couldn't use any strength and his whole body sank straight down.

Looking at the lake farther and farther away, the yellow light from the setting sun is still very clear.

After resting for a few seconds and preparing to swim to the shore, Conan suddenly caught a glimpse of a black shadow swimming towards him from the corner of his eye, with a long tail behind him.

That size, is it a bear? But is the bear's tail so long? etc! He came here smelling of me!

Suddenly frightened to the point of choking on the water, and feeling that some of his strength had been drained from his body, Conan hurriedly swam to the shore, but looking at the black shadow getting closer and closer, he finally lost his temper and passed out as soon as he closed his eyes.

By the lake, three old men who were fishing were chatting and laughing, taking stock of who caught the most fish.

"There are many fish on the mountain, ten of them!"

"Nonsense, it's obviously Tanaka who has more fish, he can catch five fish with one."

After saying that, Yamashita and Tanaka both looked at the third person, as if to say "where are you".

"I'm not lucky today..."

"Then it's empty-handed?"

Nonsense, how can you say empty-handed when it comes to fishermen.

While the three old men were arguing, Tanaka frowned his presbyopic eyes and vaguely noticed that a black shadow emerged from the lake with a child in its mouth.

"Look!"

Seeing a black shadow with long hair running towards them, the old men didn't even need their crutches, they ran away, shouting as they ran.

"No doubt, that's the Death God Luo!"

"Why did the Death God Luo get fat?"

"Of course he got fat when he ate more people. I think Makoto must have been eaten by it!"

With Conan's collar in his mouth, Yuuji sat on a rock by the lake and began to dry his fur in the sunset.

He drove here in the afternoon and had already taken photos on his phone. He did not go to meet up first, but planned to come to the cabin in the forest in the letter first.

Fortunately, if he came a step later, the old man would be dead.

After groping with his claws for a few times, he threw the water grass wrapped around his head into the fire lit by the old people. Yuji shook the two buckets beside him and was very happy when he saw the fish in them.

"It's good to have food. Ah! There is another bucket over there!"

Looking at the empty bucket by the lake, Yuji was silent for a while, turned his head and ignored the blue plastic bucket.

It's too pitiful not to catch any fish, just pretend that you have never seen this bucket...