Conan's other self

"Which one?"

Feng Yuan asked curiously.

Kudo Yusaku is a famous mystery novelist. Although he often procrastinates, he has written countless mystery novels.

Kudo Yukiko was silent for a moment.

She reached for her bag again, probably wanting to read the small book, but she stopped midway through.

"Oh, it's true!" Kudo Yukiko complained, "Your father read a few passages from the novel he remembered on the phone and asked me to tell you, but I can't remember it!"

She jotted down a few notes in a hurry, but the notes were in a mess and she felt like she couldn't handle them.

"I'd better start from the beginning with you."

"Um."

"Actually, we wanted to come back because I saw a report in a certain Japanese newspaper in the United States," Yukiko Kudo said sideways, "It said that a robber in a certain jewelry store left a strange sentence and nothing happened. He grabbed the land and ran away.”

"That sentence was 'This is different from what I said at first'. I told your dad because I had some impression. He also said that the rough actions of professional robbers and the enigmatic words he left at the scene were all related to It’s the exact beginning of a mystery novel he wrote ten years ago.”

"It's just that in the novel, it was an antique art store that was robbed."

Seeing Kaedehara's thoughtful look, Kudo Yukiko continued.

"Then I checked the jewelry store's phone number and called them to ask if the owner was scheduled to take a long-distance train that passed through a long tunnel."

"Because the antique art store owner in the novel was shot and killed on a train."

"Then they said six days later, which is now three days later, there would be a ride on the Big Dipper train."

"These are almost exactly the same as in the novel," Kudo Yukiko said, "How about it, Xiaoxin, do you remember?"

Of course Feng Yuan remembered.

Kudo Shinichi has read this novel, which means he has also read it and remembers it clearly. Before the novel was finished, the manuscript was snatched away by robbers by chance, so Kudo Yusaku gave up on it.

But except for some modus operandi that has not yet been revealed, the whole story is considered complete.

On the other hand, the original memory also has a certain impression of this incident. Although the fandom he had read before the time travel didn't write much about this case, his impression was very vague, but with the mutual support of Kudo Shinichi's memories, he gradually remembered it.

He can now be said to be the one who knows the script - if things really unfold like in Kudo Yusaku's novel.

"Yes, I remember." Fengyuan replied, "What's wrong?"

"Your father has forgotten some details, and even the most important trick. But we are not here to recall this."

"Your father and I both felt that a murder would happen next like in the novel. So I rushed back and planned to buy a ticket for the same train," Kudo Yukiko continued, "to prevent the murder from happening."

"Then I'll come to discuss it with you, Xiaoxin. How's it going? Do you have any ideas?"

"...Let me think about it."

"Uh-huh."

Kudo Yukiko replied, then rested her elbows on her knees, cupped her chin and looked at Kaedehara thinking.

The way this kid thinks is quite like Yusaku's...

Kudo Yukiko thought to herself.

On the other side, Feng Yuan began to integrate his memories.

If the script is followed, the murderer will be the store manager of the robbed store. He was previously a member of a three-man bandit group.

He sneaked into the jewelry store he planned to rob to explore. As a result, his girlfriend died because the leader of the bandit group took drugs. He washed his hands and stayed in the jewelry store as a store manager.

Then he discovered that the owner of the jewelry store was actually in the drug trafficking business. At this time, he discovered that his situation was almost exactly the same as the content in the novel he snatched, so as a fan of mystery novels, he came up with the idea of ​​killing people according to the novel.

He planned to kill the owner of the jewelry store and the leader of the bandit group on the train.

The murderer who seemed to be doing harm to the people killed a detective who wore black-rimmed glasses and liked to show off in Yusaku Kudo's novel.

And if things continue according to the script, in reality he will try to kill Yukiko Kudo, who plays the detective to lure him out.

So... everyone is evil.

Therefore, even if things really happened, it would still be acceptable to Maplehara. He had no intention of saving these people.

But Kudo Yukiko and Kudo Yusaku rushed back all the way just to prevent the case from happening.

For Feng Yuan, compared to the feelings of close and familiar people, his little "preferences" are not worth mentioning at all. And it would not be in line with his "setting" to ignore it at this point.

So after thinking for a while, Fengyuan decided to help.

"What were your original plans?"

Kudo Yukiko seemed to be fascinated by Maplehara's thinking, and it took her a while to react.

“When I called the jewelry store before, I only asked the store owner Mr. Izumo about the date of his train ride.

But there are three buses on the Big Dipper a day, and we didn’t ask clearly before, so your dad and I planned to take them separately. There were two cars passing through the tunnel at night. I went to Beidou Star 3, and your father went to Beidou Star 1. "

The trick in the novel can only be used when passing through a tunnel at night. So they only need to be responsible for two cars.

"...Why don't you ask again?" Fengyuan asked.

"Because I'm worried that the other party will be suspicious."

"Then... call the police?"

"…Eh?"

"You can ask the police to check Mr. Izumo's train number. The robbery just happened, and the culprit has not been caught yet. There may even be revenge. It would not be surprising even if we ask in the name of follow-up investigation."

"Given Dad's relationship with the Memu Police Department, it shouldn't be a problem to ask him for help."

If it doesn't work, you can still call Kudo Shinichi's number and ask.

After the incident on the last Emperor's Cup final day, it can be said that the Megure Police Department has full trust in Brother Kudo who is "strategizing".

"It seems so," Yukiko Kudo put her index finger on her chin and thought for a moment, "Why didn't Yusaku think of it?"

"Besides," Fengyuan continued, "there is no need to trouble you to go to the car in person."

Kudo Yukiko was startled for a moment and looked over.

"Jewelry store robber——"

"Anji Asama." Noticing Maplehara's pause, Yukiko Kudo helped to add some information, "He is the leader of a three-person bandit group, and the police are searching for him."

"——Since Anji Asama said that, it means that there is someone in the store who has discussed with him before. This is the same as the plot in his father's novel. And in the novel, this person is also the final murderer, and he is also the one who The store manager.

Even if he wasn't the store manager, it didn't matter. He was certainly one of the people present and would have been riding the Hokuto Star along with him. This way the prisoner's identity can be locked. "

Kudo Yukiko blinked and tried to understand Kaedehara's words. Maplehara continued.

"And if he wanted to kill Anji Asama in the car, Anji Asama would have to be in the car first, or even near him - if he wanted to use the trick in the novel.

So the police were able to follow the clues and catch Anji Asama. Anji Asama will feel that he has been betrayed, and he will definitely bite out the prisoners who were his accomplices in the past. "

"In this way, what you are worried about will not happen." Feng Yuan finished.

After a pause, looking at Kudo Yukiko who was staring at him as if in a daze, Maplehara realized that he seemed to have said too much, so he added: "That should be... right?"

Kudo Yukiko finally understood.

These words actually mean the same thing.

Call the police.