Chapter 67 The Missing Kudo Yukiko

Yusaku Kudo, dressed as the "man in black", was anxiously looking for the missing Yukiko Kudo.

 On the other side, there is a Japanese TV station.

 Jiang Xia and Kudo Yukiko have already entered the shooting scene and are getting familiar with the camera position.

 According to the regulations of this TV station, no audio or video equipment is allowed when entering the studio.

 So the guests and audience handed their mobile phones to the staff before entering.

 When the "man in black" dialed the number for Kudo Yukiko.

 In the small basket in front of the staff, a delicate women's mobile phone vibrated.

The staff member smiled and muted it quickly so as not to disturb other people's work.

 …

 The call could not be connected.

The man in black put down his phone silently, stared at the screen, and fell into deep thought.

 Conan hid behind the door and watched secretly.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the man in black looked calm at first glance, but upon closer inspection he seemed a little panicked.

Conan was confused, and at the same time he thought with luck: Could it be that Edogawa Fumiyo did something strange and was arrested by the police?

 …that’s pretty good, the number of enemies is -1.

Just as he was thinking about it, the man in black suddenly turned around and walked towards the kitchen where Conan was.

 Conan was startled and quickly moved back to his previous position, lying down and pretending to sleep.

 …

 Soon, the kitchen door creaked.

 The man in black pushed open the door and entered.

 He walked straight to Conan, pushed him, and said in a strange hoarse voice: "Stop pretending, I know you are awake—where is Fumiyo Edogawa?"

Conan was worried that the man in black was deceiving him, so he still closed his eyes and refused to move.

 …

The stalemate lasted for more than a minute, and the man in black sighed.

 He took off his mask, revealing a face very similar to Kudo Shinichi's.

Kudo Yusaku, Conan's father, squatted down in shame and poked the dirt-covered Conan with his mask: "Wake up. Have you seen your mother? We agreed to meet here half an hour ago. , but she never came.”

　　　…”

　　　…”

　　　　??????”

Conan opened his eyes in shock, looked at the "dangerous organization member" next to him in shock, and jumped up in shock: "??!"

 …

 In order to cooperate with the plan put forward by his wife to "let Shinichi experience the beatings from society".

This morning, Kudo Yusaku and Yukiko split into two groups and went to the hotel to set up the "extinction scene."

 After that, he came to this empty house as planned, but was surprised to find that his son was still there, but his wife was missing.

Yukiko’s phone call has been unable to be reached, showing that it is outside the signal range.

Yusaku Kudo left the empty house while his son was still awake and searched along the road.

 He chased him to a nearby convenience store, but because there was too much traffic and the footprints were messy, he lost the trace.

 …

With limited information, Kudo Yusaku can only think as much as possible.

He stood in front of the convenience store and looked at the nearby subway station.

Yukiko’s mobile phone cannot be connected. This may be because she entered a place with poor signal, such as an elevator, subway, etc. Of course, it may also be that the signal has been artificially blocked.

 Here, first exclude the elevator. Because he called several times, ten minutes apart in total, it was impossible for Yukiko to stay in the elevator for such a long time.

The possibility of taking the subway is also low - there is still business to do today, and there is no reason for Yukiko to leave him without saying a word and run away alone on the subway.

So it is more likely that someone used a signal jammer to interfere with Yukiko's mobile phone, which caused it to be out of the signal range.

 The problem is, which serious person would carry a signal jammer these days?

 …

The more Kudo Yusaku thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Although his wife has been away for many years, it is inevitable that there will still be some fanatical fans with evil intentions.

 In addition, there is a more dangerous situation. -Perhaps because they pretended to be members of the black organization, they were targeted by that dangerous organization.

Thinking of this, Kudo Yusaku's expression gradually became serious.

 He did not stay any longer and hurried back to the empty house, setting his sights on his son, intending to get more information.

Conan, who was pretending to be asleep, was shaken up by Kudo Yusaku.

 …

However, it is a pity that Conan failed to provide information and was even more confused than him.

Conan stared at the familiar face in front of him and reacted for a while before noticing Kudo Yusaku's question.

 He repeated doubtfully: "My mother?"

 Kudo Yusaku nodded: "It's 'Edogawa Fumiyo', she changed her appearance."

“…” Conan recalled the situation on the road and rolled his eyes, “No wonder ‘Edogawa Fumiyo’ kept praising ‘Kudo Yukiko’ when he mentioned my family situation…”

Kudo Yusaku sighed regretfully: "At the beginning, we just wanted you to realize that fighting that organization alone is a very dangerous thing... But now it seems that your situation may be worse than I expected. It’s even more dangerous.”

Conan tried to free himself from the rope and asked angrily: "Huh?"

Yusaku Kudo helped him untie the knot: "Your mother is missing and can't be contacted. I'm looking for her, but there are no clues now..."

As he spoke, he threw away the rope and picked up his son from the ground who had not yet recovered: "We can't stay here anymore. Leave first. We'll talk on the way."

 …

at the same time.

 The backstage of Japanese TV station.

 When the father and son are trying to find a wife/mother. Kinoshita Yoko looked excitedly at Kudo Yukiko who took off her disguise mask, with little stars in her eyes.

—As a die-hard fan of Yukiko, she stood face to face with her idol and even shook her hand... Even though her idol was sporting a funny belly filled with stuffing, Kinoshita Yoko was still extremely happy.

 Kudo Yukiko has been retired for a long time, and now she meets her fan for the first time in a long time, and she is still a cute and polite junior.

 The two chatted happily for a while.

 Not long after, it was time to start shooting.

 …

Jiang Xia was sitting in front of the stage, looking at the slightly messy scene, but she was not too nervous.

  After all, he remembered that in the original world line, Kogoro Mouri often appeared on the show.

 Having seniors like this set an example...

Jiang Xia feels that if she works hard, she should be able to do it.

 …

 Center of the stage.

 There were four people sitting at the guest table—Jiang Xia, a resident guest, the host and assistant.

Today’s assistant is Yoko Kinoshita’s friendly guest appearance.

With her help and the support of an experienced host, as expected, the recording went very smoothly.

Yukiko Kudo was sitting in the audience below, looking at Jiang Xia with relief, feeling that the skills she taught must have come in handy.

 …

 After the on-site questions, reasoning Q&A, etc. are over.

 The live broadcast of the first half has come to an end.

 Advertisement interruption, program pause.

 Several people had a short rest.

At this time, the host suddenly raised his hand to cover his lower abdomen and groaned in pain.

Jiang Xia propped up her chin, turned to look at him, and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

"Fortunately, alas, maybe the milk in the morning has expired..." the host said, grabbing a passing staff member, "Where is Suwa? Why haven't I seen him before?"

Suwa is the producer of this show.

 Now, he is not in the studio.

—Because a few hours ago, the host made an appointment with him and asked Suwa to wait for him in the conference room downstairs, saying that he had important things to talk about.

 Now, the host suddenly mentioned this point, also hoping that someone would notice Suwa's position. It is convenient for him to create an alibi after killing someone later.

Jiang Xia sat quietly next to him, watching his performance kindly.

 (End of this chapter)