Chapter 65 Edogawa Fumiyo and her conscience

 Yukiko Kudo is also a legendary figure who holds the template for the protagonist - she was once the leading actress in the island country. She became popular all over the world when she was 19 years old. She got married and retired at the age of 20, becoming a legend in the entertainment industry of the island country.

Now, more than ten years later, Kudo and his wife have settled in the United States.

This time they will come back suddenly because their son Kudo Shinichi accidentally turned into a primary school student.

 …

 The couple realized the danger of the black organization and planned to take their son to the United States.

Of course, they also know that their son is very stubborn, so telling him directly may not work.

So the two planned to join forces with Dr. Agasa to put on a play - pretending to be members of the black organization, so that Conan could see the possible consequences when his identity as "Kudo Shinichi" is exposed.

  Kudo Yukiko had learned the art of disguise before.

The fat woman Jiang Xia saw just now is the "Edogawa Fumiyo" she disguised as.

 …

When Jiang Xia walked back to the closet, she found two ghosts still hanging on her arms, so she gave them a brief explanation.

Miyano Akemi breathed a sigh of relief, squirmed to the side with relief, and went to warm up the stove with squinted eyes.

 Xiaobai continued to be excited.

 —Yoko Kinoshita is a die-hard fan of Yukiko Kudo. In the past, Xiaobai followed her and watched all of Kudo Yukiko's works and even various interviews dozens of times.

Jiang Xia saw its QvQ expression and realized that this kid wanted his mother to get a chance to watch the idol.

 …is a filial ghost.

 But now, Kudo Yukiko has carried Conan away, and these two people have no murderous aura or ghosts on them, making it difficult to track them.

 Besides, Jiangxia has something else to do in the afternoon.

Jiang Xia could only say: "When I come back after recording the program, I'll ask."

Xiaobai was perfunctory, and he let go of his hand with satisfaction, and squeezed next to Miyano Akemi to warm up the stove together.

 …

Nearly half an hour later, Jiang Xia picked up the two ghosts by the stove, shook them to make them plump and juicy again, then changed into clothes and prepared to go to the recording location.

It snows heavily today and it will be very cold while riding a motorcycle.

I originally wanted to take a taxi, but suddenly I found a traffic jam outside.

After asking around for a while, Jiang Xia guessed that this was Kudo’s fault.

—A few minutes ago, in order to escape from the clutches of the "woman in black", Conan stepped on the accelerator of Yukiko Kudo at a red light intersection, created chaos, and successfully escaped.

 The chaos was so great that traffic order has not yet been restored.

 …

Jiang Xia sighed and had no choice but to take the subway instead.

 Approaching the subway station. Jiang Xia tilted her head, and a woman in black walked out of the convenience store next to her.

 The woman has a familiar fat figure, a familiar weird short hair, a familiar pair of sharp-framed glasses...

—It turned out to be Kudo Yukiko in disguise.

　　　…”

Fate is wonderful beyond words.

 …

Jiang Xia pressed the button on Xiaobai who was suddenly excited, and quickly sorted out the situation in her mind.

—At this time, Kudo Yukiko should have tied Conan to an abandoned house.

As for now, why is Kudo Yukiko here... Maybe it's because the process of waiting for Conan to wake up is too boring, so this restless retired star wants to buy some magazines to pass the time.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia glanced at Xiaobai subconsciously.

I found that in order to help my mother realize her dream of chasing stars, her expression had changed into the shape of "QAQ".

  “…”    Jiangxia has high resistance to cute attacks.

 But this time, Kinoshita Yoko did help him a lot. If you can take Kinoshita Yoko's idol by the way, it can be regarded as repaying a favor by borrowing flowers to offer to the Buddha.

 As for Kudo Yukiko who was abducted as a flower...

She probably won't suffer any loss. Jiang Xia can work hard and save her troublesome son a few more times.

 …

 There is actually little hope for abducting people. After all, Kudo Yukiko still has "business" at the moment.

However, it won’t waste much time if you give it a try. After all, Kudo Yukiko has an out-of-the-box personality and often has one thought. What if she couldn't think about it for a moment and followed her...

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia secretly adjusted his aura.

Then he chased after her and said hello like Jiang Xia Tongzhi did when he was a child: "Yukiko..." Halfway through the words, Jiang Xia silently swallowed the word "aunt" and changed the title to "sister."

Kudo Yukiko paused in her steps, turned around in surprise, and recognized that this was a neighbor's child.

She was so excited when she was called "Sister" - there were not many good children with such discerning eyes, so she smiled and stretched out her hand, trying to touch her head like before.

However, I raised my hand.

  Kudo Yukiko suddenly froze when she saw her chubby hands that had been disguised.

“…” Yes, she is still dressed like Fumiyo Edogawa.

 How did Jiang Xia recognize it?

 Kudo Yukiko stayed for a while, and then she figured out the loophole in her mind - everyone's walking posture is unique, and as long as you are familiar enough, you can recognize them if you see a silhouette from a distance.

 …

　　When walking Conan before, Kudo Yukiko noticed this detail and changed her walking posture.

 But just now, she thought there were no acquaintances around, so she resumed her accustomed walking posture.

 Unexpectedly, I happened to meet Jiang Xia.

Yukiko Kudo: "..." Speaking of which, the last time I saw Jiang Xia was a long time ago. Jiang Xia could still recognize her... her powers of observation were indeed very strong. No wonder Dr. A Li said that Jiang Xia had already become a somewhat famous detective in a short time.

　　　Yukiko Kudo looked at Jiang Xia, lost in thought.

 …In normal times, it’s okay to stop and chat.

 But now, she dressed up like this to scare her son by pretending to be a member of the black organization.

If we start a conversation, Jiang Xia will definitely ask her why she is dressed like this. If she tells the truth... No, there is no way to tell the truth! The black organization is so dangerous, how can it casually involve the neighbor's children?

 …

Thinking of this, Kudo Yukiko's hand stretched out to the top of Jiang Xia's head turned aside temporarily and patted Jiang Xia's shoulder.

She laughed awkwardly in the voice of an aunt: "Hahaha, the young man has such a sweet mouth. Auntie hasn't been called sister in many years." I hope Jiang Xia can treat her as an ordinary aunt, thinking that she has recognized the wrong person...

However, Jiang Xia’s reaction was different from what Kudo Yukiko expected.

—Although he was stunned for a moment, he did say what Kudo Yukiko expected: "Sorry, I recognized the wrong person."

 But before that, Jiang Xia looked at her carefully for a while, then lowered his eyes and turned away looking a little sad.

That look didn't look like "accidentally saying hello to someone I didn't know", but rather "I felt so sad when my neighbor aunt I used to know ignored me."

 “…” Yukiko Kudo felt a pang of conscience.

Thinking about it carefully, the neighbor’s children have always been very cautious compared with their peers. Sometimes a group of children gather together to guess riddles. Even if Jiang Xia sees it in advance, he won't say anything if there is any uncertainty. He is very different from other normal children who would immediately speak out loud whenever they have a suspicion.

Kudo Yukiko: "..." In other words, this time, Jiang Xia probably confirmed in her heart that she was "Kudo Yukiko" before coming over to say hello.

And after so many years, Jiang Xia actually remembered that she corrected him not to call him "Aunt Yukiko" but "Sister Yukiko"... What a good child! Facing this Edogawa Auntie's dress, I could actually scream, but I...

Kudo Yukiko’s conscience trembled.

Looking at Jiang Xia's lonely back, she felt that she was really a sinful woman - it was too much, how could a human being be so excessive!

 (End of this chapter)