Conan's Science Manga Artist Kudo Yuuji

"Miss, the seat you reserved is at table number six."

At the Vision Hotel not far from Hakodate Goryokaku, Ran Maori, wearing a denim jacket and long skirt and leggings, took off her outer thick coat and handed it to the waiter. According to the address left by Kudo Shinichi, she came to the dinner place chosen by the two.

The hotel is located on the 22nd floor of the building, but it serves Japanese food. Looking at the solid wood chairs covered with white tablecloths, Ran Maori walked to table number six and stared at the man reading a newspaper opposite.

"Have you taken off your disguise?"

"Yeah." After folding the newspaper and putting it back in the basket by the wall, Shinichi Kudo showed his usual handsome face and pushed Conan's glasses that he deliberately wore on his nose.

"I have completed all the tasks assigned by the uncle."

Taking out ten letters of authorization from the briefcase behind him, Shinichi Kudo put the contracts on the table and pulled out four of them.

"These six are all about finding cheating or something." He pointed at the other four: "These are a little more special, they are about investigating others after accepting commissions."

Now Kudo Shinichi is much more confident than half a month ago. He is sure that he can completely rely on detective reasoning to support his family's livelihood. He always has a smile on his lips.

"Excluding the expenses during work, I made a total of 1.4 million yen."

"Yeah, Shinichi is really amazing." Xiaolan gave full emotional value.

Kudo Shinichi patted his head: "But it is also related to Hakodate."

This place is too remote compared to Tokyo, and there are no detectives to show off, so he can make a lot of money in just a few days, but Tokyo and Osaka are completely different.

And there is another point, these commissions were received by him after running all over Hakodate. Even if he runs again next time, I am afraid that there will not be so many people who need detective help in a few days.

Kudo Shinichi now understands a little bit why Uncle Maori likes to drink at home when he has nothing to do. After all, staying at home and eating and drinking is really the most cost-effective thing.

Seeing what Shinichi was thinking, Xiaolan clenched her fist politely and kindly, and reminded her boyfriend in a gentle voice.

"If you want to imitate your father, I will beat you up."

"No, no." Kudo Shinichi explained with a smile: "Let's eat quickly."

"Yeah, that's right." Mao Lilan immediately looked at the restaurant with her peripheral vision and observed the people at other tables.

"Yuji, that guy must have followed."

"Yuji, he probably doesn't have time now."

With a slight smile on his lips, Kudo Shinichi squinted his eyes, held his chin with his hand, and looked at the residential buildings in the west from a distance.

...

"So, you sneaked to Hakodate alone? How is it possible!"

Kudo Shinichi's whereabouts were all in his hands. Yuji knew what orders he took and how much money he made, so when the boy received the news that his brother had booked the Yuanjing Hotel, he immediately asked someone to help him book a seat not far away.

"Shinichi is a guy who has gained experience."

Yuji sat in the car, squinting at the trembling little girl who had just been picked up from the bus station, and gently grabbed her ear with his hand.

"You knew you got on the long-distance bus by yourself and told me when you were almost there."

Kuroba Rize, who didn't resist because she felt guilty, buried her head even harder. After learning from Kaori and Yuzuki's phone that her father was safe, she was so angry that she didn't eat all night, but the next day she couldn't help wanting to see him, so she secretly ran to the Tokyo bus station and bought a bus ticket to Hakodate.

"You came here out of nowhere, and your family must be worried to death."

"I'm sorry."

Rize's eyes were already watering, and the hand that was released from her ear seemed to be about to be raised. The girl, who thought she was going to be beaten, closed her eyes, but felt that the father next to her seemed to be playing with her mouth, and opened her eyes with some confusion.

"You must be hungry after sitting in the car for so long."

"No...no, the driver and the conductor were very enthusiastic and bought me rice balls."

Rise couldn't help but think of the conductor who was applying lipstick in front of the mirror but was actually secretly looking at her, the driver who habitually turned his head in the driver's seat, and the other passengers who kept silent throughout the car.

"They should be...good people..."

Rise nodded affirmatively and wanted to say that she didn't want to eat but wanted to meet Kaori and Yuzuki first, but noticing her father who was a little weak and vicissitudes, she whispered: "Let's eat first."

"Well, it just so happens that there is something exciting tonight. They have already become suspicious. With you, they can make other disguises."

Signing the driver to stop at the department store in front, Yuji, holding his daughter's hand, entered the mall, still holding his own box in his hand.

"Are you really not angry?"

Rise lowered her head, but in fact she still hoped that her father would scold or teach her a lesson, because most parents would be angry if she came to such a dangerous place talking to herself.

[But... Mr. Kudo doesn't know that I'm his daughter, so... it doesn't matter...]

The girl felt a little bitter in her heart, and her nose felt bitter too.

"Well, disobedient children do need to be punished." Yuji frowned, "But I'm reasonable."

The girl suddenly raised her head and looked at Yuji with some surprise, "I'll be good, Dad... Mr. Kudo, any punishment is fine."

"Oh, any punishment is fine..."

Yuji looked at his daughter meaningfully.

Time passed quickly. After buying the punishment clothes, they agreed to meet again at the entrance of the women's restroom. Kuroba Rize noticed that people passing by were looking at her, and she covered her face with shame.

"Mom, why did that sister come out wearing bear pajamas?"

"... Because it's warm?"

A mother and son passed by, which made Kuroba Rize want to go into the women's restroom, but Kudo Yuji's punishment for her was to count 200 people passing by here, and now it's only 140.

"Oh, I thought you would sneak into the restroom."

The strange voice immediately alerted Rize. She stepped back suddenly, and her hand touched the alarm that Chris bought for her, but she stayed where she was when she saw the person in front of her.

"So... so beautiful..."

It's not that she hasn't seen beautiful women before. There are big and small ones in her home, but none of them is as beautiful as the woman in front of her.

The person who came looked about 26 years old, with long black hair down to her waist, wearing a khaki suit jacket, a skirt that reached above the knees, slightly reflective tights and small leather boots, and a pleasant smell.

"What do you want?" Kuroba Rize carefully held the alarm: "I'm waiting for my family, not a lost child."

She seemed to know why she thought this person was beautiful, because she also had long black hair, and Rize felt that the woman in front of her was like her ideal self.

[Speaking of which, this lady also looks a bit like me...]

She seemed to know where the vague sense of familiarity came from just now.

"Hey, if you want to sneak into the hotel to observe those two guys, you have to disguise yourself."

In the shocked expression of Kuroba Rize, Kudo Yuji very skillfully circled the ends of the wig with his fingers and played with it. If you don't think too much, she is a more outstanding young lady than Yuzuki and Kaori.

"So Rize will pretend to be mother and daughter with me later."

"...Mom?" Rize blinked.

Before becoming father and daughter with my biological father, I became mother and daughter first.