Chapter Ninety-Seven: An Invitation from a Famous Architect

"It's been almost a month, hasn't Xiaolan forgiven you yet?"

"Alas! Oh, yes! I hid it from her before, and now she's angry, I think it's normal! This kind of thing can only be done slowly! After all......"

"Alright, alright! The second best genius of the 35th generation of our Kudo family don't worry about this, compared to this, I think what you have in your hand is the real headache, right? Anyway, what does Uncle Yusaku think? Can't I change my mailing address to my home in the U.S.? In the latest issue of the Night Baron novel serialization, he actually changed the mailing address of the fan letter here, did he do it on purpose? ”

"Hehe, did you just understand? My dear cousin! You smashed back three boxes of letters for us, and we had to reply to them. And most importantly, you caused this incident, why did I suffer in the end? I'm driving myself crazy with these letters! ”

Fiercely throwing aside the stack of letters with the words Yusaku Kudo inscribed on them in his hand, Conan, who was sitting on the tatami mat in the living room, muttered with resentment.

However, an unscrupulous policeman who was complained about by him obviously did not feel guilty about employing child labor, and after carefully wiping the cartoons on his drawing board with breadcrumbs, he whistled proudly at his masterpiece.

"You don't talk too much! It's called paying the debt of the father and the son, you know? If you still want me to say good things for you in front of Xiaolan, you'd better listen to me obediently during this time! And don't be disappointed, maybe there are some of these letters from Kudo Shinichi himself! You say, don't you? My dear new brother! Hahaha! ”

"Cut! Don't talk about it! I don't know how long it's been since I've heard from fans, maybe the world has forgotten about me! ”

"Haha! If that's the case, that's a good thing! At least I don't have to worry about your safety! But with your troublesome character, sooner or later, your Conan's vest will have an accident, and Maori Kogoro can't block all the eyes for you, especially the eyes of some people with a heart! Do you understand? So it's a good thing that Xiaolan has an awkward relationship with you this time, so that you can reflect on yourself. Don't be tempted to show off your IQ several levels higher than that of a first-grader! ”

"Yes! Brother Youyi! What you taught is this! I remembered! I'll try to keep an eye out! ”

"As much as possible? Hehe! You do it! I'm okay with that! Well, you can slowly sort through the letters in the mail from these avid fans of the Night Baron at home! I'm going to have to send my latest sketch to Ayako, and listen to her report on the company's current situation, if I don't show up again, I guess she'll be able to burn down our Kudo house with one fire! After giving a sneer to Conan's answer, Yoo, who had sorted out the sketches, changed his clothes and prepared to go out.

And at this moment, Conan, who was pulled by him, was in a daze with a letter.

"Shinichi? What happened to you? ”

Yuichi, who realized that the situation was not right, couldn't help but walk over and take the letter from his hand and look at it suspiciously.

"2-chome 21-21 in Rice Flower Town, Rice Flower City, Kudo Shinichi personally opened? Do you really have any fans who send you letters? Come and see what idiot is still thinking about you, a meteor that flashes by in the detective world! ”

"Hey, hey, hey! What is a meteor that flashes by? I'm a good fighter in the Kwantung Army? You can see my status in the detective world just by looking at that stinky guy in Hattori, okay? Conan, who heard Yuichi's comment, suddenly came back to his senses from his stunned state and resisted with his teeth and claws.

However, Yuichi, who turned the letter over and saw the name of the person who sent it, began to be in a daze, and after subconsciously pressing his head to the side of Conan, a troublemaker, he couldn't help but whisper in his mouth while thinking about the letter.

"Teji Moriya? Teji Moriya? How is this name so familiar? Where did you hear about it? I always feel that this name can't be treated casually, is it an important supporting role in Conan's world? Or a monstrous criminal? Forget it, it's Kudo Shinichi who was invited, and it's not Kudo Yuichi, so I care if he dies? Anyway, Conan won't be killed in front of such a little person! ”

Yuichi, who really can't remember who this person is, throws the letter back to Conan, straightens up his clothes and leaves Kudo House.

"Teji Moriya? My big boss! Are you stupid at drawing comics? Or is it a brain dementia that solves the case? You don't remember such a unique name? He is a master of the architectural industry of the island country, and a famous architect who is famous overseas, right? Such a famous person, you actually ask me, who is he? However, for people like you who are not familiar with the world of architecture, it is understandable that he does not know his name, and he seems to be doing some kind of garden tea party lately, and I am considering whether to get an invitation to go in and talk to those powerful people! Since you talked about him, boss, have you received his invitation? ”

After taking a sip of the coffee in front of him, Yuichi couldn't help but smile bitterly. "What did he do as an architect and ask me to be a policeman? Do you want to keep him in order? That's when I heard the name today, and I was just curious! But I do have an invitation here, if you're interested, I'll take you there! This architect didn't hire me, a policeman, but hired my cousin, Detective Shinichi Kudo! I'm quite interested in this garden tea party that needs detectives! ”

"Huh? Your detective brother who only knows his name? All right! I hope there will be no accidents at this tea party! I'm quite worried about you boss right now, where you're targeted, there will always be murders! You're almost equal to death! If I hadn't died once, I would have been as far away from you as I could! Hahaha! I'm going to prepare for today's manuscript publication, and I'm waiting for your good news! By the way, don't waste this cup of coffee! Pushing the coffee in front of her to Yu's side, Ayako Oki got up and left her seat with her bag.

"Hey, hey, hey! What is equated with the Grim Reaper? I refuse to wear this title! Actually, I'm a victim too! If it weren't for the two True Grim Reapers, would I have been able to encounter all this mess? Before he could explain, looking at Ayako, who had already pushed the door and left the café, Yuichi drank the two cups of coffee in front of him in despair.

"Well! Never mind! Don't dwell on this! Reminded by Ayakoichi,I seem to have remembered the plot about this Moriya Teiji.,If I'm not mistaken! He's the first bomb madman in the world of Conan, and he's a character in the theatrical version! If memory serves, probably the whole of Tokyo was blown up to rubble? But in the end...... This seems to be an opportunity for Shinichi and Xiaolan to reconcile! Do you want to die? ”

After being washed by the bitter taste of espresso, Yuichi, who instantly returned from the decadent period to the energetic period, touched his chin and thought about it.