Yusaku Kudo walked out of the airport. A refined smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.
"I hope Yukiko will not be surprised when she sees me," he said to himself quietly. He took out his phone and made a call.
Yukiko was driving the car. She was humming a beautiful song that sounded like bells.
"Ahem. Yukiko, you should stop being angry now," Yusaku said.
Hearing the voice on the phone, Yukiko's eyebrows pulled together. A flash of anger showed in her eyes. "Am I very close to you?" she asked.
The phone went silent for a moment.
"Yukiko, now is not the time to act like a child," Yusaku said.
"Who is acting like a child? Why don't you go find that woman of yours? If I wasn't afraid of making Shinichi sad, I would have told him about your cheating long ago!" Yukiko yelled.
Yusaku's face went dark. "How could I cheat? The lipstick on my collar was because I was drunk. Those boring women put it there," he said.
"Hmph! You can say whatever you want, but I just don't believe you," Yukiko said angrily.
"Yukiko, do not be so unreasonable. I came back because I have very important things to do..."
"Then go do your important things! You make me so mad. I am going to cheat too!" Yukiko shouted.
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Yusaku was shocked. After a long time, he gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Forget it. I will talk to Superintendent Toyama first to learn about the situation," he said.
Suddenly, a car stopped in front of him.
"Mr. Kudo, I am Yusuke Sakata. I am an officer from the Osaka Police Department. Superintendent Toyama asked me to pick you up," the man said.
"Thank you very much," Yusaku Kudo said. He looked at Officer Sakata once and got into the car.
"Mr. Kudo, you do not seem to doubt my identity," Sakata said. He looked at Yusaku Kudo in the mirror with a confused face.
Today, he was not wearing a police uniform. The car was a rental, and he was not even carrying a gun. He looked like a normal person on the street.
"You have calluses on the inside of your right thumb joint. There are also calluses on the second joint of your middle finger near the trigger. These only appear after holding a gun for many years," Yusaku said.
"Also, after you stopped the car, the first thing you did was not look at me. You looked around with a sharp eye. That is a professional habit," Yusaku added with a confident smile.
"The most important thing is that I checked when I opened the door. There are no deadly tools in the car. Unless you plan to drive into a river or crash. That is why I sat in the back. If I missed something, at least I have a chance to survive."
Officer Sakata looked at Yusaku Kudo in the mirror with shock. From the time he invited him to the time he got in, only ten seconds had passed. In that short time, this man thought and did so much.
Suddenly, Sakata frowned. "Mr. Kudo, your door is not closed tightly," he said.
The light inside the car was still on. It was clear the back door was not shut all the way.
"I will make a phone call first," Yusaku said calmly. He took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Superintendent Toyama, I have arrived. Yes, thank you."
After hanging up, Yusaku Kudo took a card out from the back door. The light in the car went off immediately.
Sakata froze. His eyes went wide. "Mr. Kudo, did you do that on purpose?" he asked.
Yusaku Kudo smiled calmly. "I had to. If you locked the door from the front, I would waste a second trying to open it. And one second can decide if I live or die."
"Amazing. Mr. Kudo, you are the second most amazing person I have ever met," Sakata said with praise.
"Oh?" Yusaku Kudo looked interested. "There is someone more amazing than me?" His tone was joking.
"Please do not be offended, Mr. Kudo. But Brother Heiji's deduction power is also very strong. He is truly a genius," Sakata said. His voice was full of admiration when he spoke about Heiji.
"Heiji Hattori?" A look of thought flashed in Yusaku's eyes. He should be a high school student, just like Shinichi, he thought.
Then, he shook his head with a smile. "Heiji Hattori is good. Very good."
This boy might be a rival for Shinichi, he thought. This was just Yusaku's own wishful thinking.
Heiji was walking on the street. A black Mercedes stopped next to him.
"Heiji, take me to eat octopus balls," Yukiko said. She climbed directly from the driver's seat to the passenger seat.
Heiji's face went dark. He quickly got into the car. "Do you not know you cannot park here?" he asked.
However, Yukiko did not argue back like she usually did. She lowered her head slightly. Her long eyelashes moved a little.
Heiji started driving. He looked at Yukiko with a strange face. "Did something happen to Kudo?" he asked.
The only person who could make this woman quiet, besides Shinichi Kudo, seemed to be no one else.
"How hateful! Shinichi must know. That boy didn't even tell me. I'm going to stop being friends with him!" Yukiko yelled.
Achoo!
In Tokyo, Conan was eating. He suddenly sneezed hard. He sprayed rice all over Kogoro Mouri's face.
"You brat!" Kogoro yelled.
"Uncle, I didn't mean to! Uncle!" Conan shouted.
"I won't let you go!"
A loud noise of yelling came from the Mouri Detective Agency.
Heiji looked at Yukiko with a strange look.
[S-Rank Mission detected: Gain Yusaku Kudo's recognition as the Night Baron. Time limit: One week.]
Heiji froze. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes. An S-Rank mission? This was the first time an S-Rank mission appeared.
Then, his face went dark. "Damn it. The Night Baron is a great thief. I have to get Yusaku Kudo's recognition using that identity?" he thought.
He knew the system was tricking him again. He took a drink of water to calm down. He picked up the water next to him and drank it.
"I want to cheat, Heiji. Do you have any handsome guys to introduce to me?" Yukiko asked.
Heiji was lucky his reaction was fast. Otherwise, he would have sprayed water inside the car. He looked at Yukiko with shock.
"Sister, are you sick?" Heiji asked. He had no words for her.
Yukiko glared at Heiji. "Men are allowed to cheat, so why aren't women allowed to cheat?" she asked angrily.
Heiji gave up. "You win. I will help you find one in a few days," he said. Since this woman wanted it, he would find her one.
"What?" Yukiko asked.
"I was joking," she said.
"But I am not joking. Just wait. A handsome guy will come to your door in a few days," Heiji said.
Yukiko was shocked and could not speak.
After taking Yukiko to Shinsaibashi for a big meal, Heiji drove her home. Later, Heiji lay quietly on his bed.
"The first S-Rank mission is really not simple. Yusaku Kudo is even more powerful than Shinichi Kudo in this world. Trying to fool him... is hard!" he thought.
"It seems that to fool Yusaku Kudo, I must disturb his state of mind," Heiji planned.
"Disturb his mind..."
Heiji had a plan in his head now. However... a certain woman was going to be very unlucky.