In a roadside art shop, a gray-haired old gentleman is holding a magnifying glass, carefully studying two portrait sketches on the table.

There is nothing special about either sketch, and if I have to say anything, it is that one of them is a bit old on the drawing paper, which seems to have been sitting for several years.

The other one is still very new, and it should have been drawn not long ago.

The old gentleman carefully compared the two sketches, while Judy and Conan sat quietly and waited.

"Well, judging from the comparison of the lines of these two sketches, it is likely that they should have been drawn by the same person."

Finally, the old gentleman put down the magnifying glass and said to the two people on the side.

When Judy heard this, she suddenly got up from her seat, she stepped forward quickly with some excitement, and hurriedly asked:

"Are you sure? Are these two paintings really painted by the same person? ”

"Well, if you don't consider the possibility of imitation, it should be the same person." Faced with Judy's questioning, the old gentleman nodded again.

"Thank you!"

Placing a few yen on the table, Judy grabbed the two sketches and quickly turned away, while taking out her phone and quickly editing a text message to send to Mamiya Kokoko.

"Judy-sensei!"

Behind him, Conan, who was still in a state of doubt, hurriedly followed, and the two got into Judy's car parked on the side of the road together.

"Teacher Judy, what's wrong with these two paintings?" Sitting in the back seat, Conan fastened his seatbelt and asked.

This morning, Judy called him out of the blue and asked him how much he knew about the man who had lived downstairs from the Maori family.

Conan, who didn't know the situation, told everything he knew, including that Amamiya Rui was a painter and had painted Xiaolan......

Then, Judy suddenly became excited, and after confirming that the paintings were still there, she immediately asked Conan to bring them to meet her.

Realizing the importance of this matter from Judy's tone, Conan did not delay, and after quickly returning to the office to get the painting, he hurried to meet Judy.

And then there's the scene that just happened in the art shop.

Of the two sketches that the old gentleman read, one was brought by Conan, and the other was brought by Judy herself.

Among them, Conan took the one that Amamiya Rui drew for Moriran at that time.

And the one that Judy brought with her own was painted by herself.

Under the identification of the old gentleman, it can be basically determined that these two sketches are most likely from the same person.

In other words, the member of the organization disguised as Amamiya Rui had also painted a portrait of Judy before?

Conan came to a conclusion that seemed a little outrageous to him.

"It's Regel."

Judy sat in the driver's seat, staring at the front with a somewhat hideous expression.

"Both of these paintings are by Regel...... Amamiya Rui, he's Regel! ”

Judy was trembling, and Conan couldn't tell whether she was scared or angry.

"Regal?"

It was the first time he had heard the codename.

"He's number two in the organization."

Taking a deep breath, Judy forced herself to calm down and slowly explained:

"This person is extremely secretive, and there is no record of his original identity information, even within the FBI.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that he joined the organization very early, at least twenty years ago.

And in the last decade, he has spent most of his time in American imperialism and Europe, and only came to Japan suddenly some time ago.

Conan, my main mission in Japan was to investigate and arrest Regel. ”

Speaking of this, Judy turned her head to look at Conan and said solemnly and seriously:

"So, for the Amamiya Rui he disguised, if you still know any information, please don't hide it and tell the teacher everything, okay?"

“……”

Rice Flower TV, one of the most influential TV stations in Tokyo.

Riding a small electric car to the side door of the TV station, Karasuma Ying saw Hoshino Terumi who had been waiting here for a long time.

"Here, Xiaoying."

Still dressed in that cold dress, still a cigarette that is always burning, Hoshino Terumi raised her hand slightly and greeted Karasuma Ying.

"Hoshino-san!" After locking the car, Karasuma Ying ran over quickly.

"There's no need to use honorifics, just call me Terumi."

"Well, Terumi...... Sister. ”

The two walked side by side into the TV station building, and Terumi Hoshino stood in front of the elevator door and pressed a floor number.

"Have you read the contents of the commission?"

"Well, I've seen it."

"Don't worry, I'm not going to make those demands that make you feel embarrassed, and I'm not going to ask you to come here every day."

"I know."

The two walked into the elevator, and Terumi Hoshino pressed the close button.

"Sorry! Wait a minute! ”

Just then, there was a shout from outside the elevator, and a man's hand reached in before the elevator door closed completely.

"Whew...... Whew......"

As the elevator doors opened, a middle-aged man with short fluffy curly hair appeared in front of the two.

"You're always in such a hurry, Somei." Terumi Hoshino looked at him and said lightly.

Shogo Somei, one of the many directors of Rice Flower TV, has excellent ability, and he is not in the same program group as Terumi Hoshino.

Therefore, although the two know each other, they are not familiar with each other.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Hoshino."

Apologizing to Hoshino Terumi, Somei Shogo hurriedly turned around and waved, shouting:

"Maiko, come on! Otherwise, you'll have to wait for the next round of elevators? ”

"Got Shogo, really, it's high heels on my feet......"

With a somewhat grumbling female voice, a woman with short hair also walked into the elevator.

The women wore green women's suits with short ear-length hair, and were very smart.

Maiko Kuzumi, Shogo Somei's assistant, the two belong to the same production team, and it is said that they are still a couple.

It is said to be.

"Hello, Hoshino-san."

Maiko Kuju first said hello to Terumi Hoshino, and then glared at Shogo Somei beside her, and said complainingly:

"Really, next time it's too late, just wait for the next round, run so fast, my feet are about to die......"

"I'm sorry Maiko, because this elevator is really slow, and it will take at least ten minutes to wait for the next round......"

The two of you say a word, and Hoshino Terumi on the side looked at this scene and said coldly:

"The two of you, the relationship is really good, have you already made it clear?"

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

Both of them were stunned at the same time.

"Isn't it? I see you've even put on your couple's watch. ”

Terumi Hoshino gestured to the men's and women's couple watches on the wrists of the two, and Karasuma Ying beside her nodded subconsciously.

As soon as the two men entered the elevator, they had already noticed.

"No, that's it, this is actually a birthday present from Maiko on my birthday......" Somei explained in a hurry.

"Yes, yes, I just thought it looked good, so I bought myself a piece of ......" Maiko Kuzumi hurriedly replied, with a flustered look on her face.

"It's not a love, a couple's watch......"

"That's right."

Terumi Hoshino nodded expressionlessly, as if in disbelief, while Karasuma Ying looked at the embarrassed two with a smile on her face.

It's so obvious that they still don't admit it, what a strange couple......

Well, as long as they're happy on their own anyway, after all, every couple has their own way of getting along......

"Ah, Miss Hoshino, this one next to you can't be the assistant of the Maori detective, right?"

Shogo Somei seemed to have only noticed Karasuma Ying at this time, and asked with some surprise.

"Well, yes."

Terumi Hoshino answered him for Karasuma Ying, and at the same time reminded:

"But Xiaoying has been invited to be my advisor, Somei, don't think about cutting off my beard halfway."

"No, no, no, we already have other people on our show."

"Ding!"

In the midst of the small talk of several people, the elevator bell rang, and the floor of the Somei duo arrived.

"Then we'll go first, Miss Hoshino and Detective Karasuma."

"Hmm."

As the two men left, the elevator door closed again.

"They happened to have a detective-related show recently."

Pressing the cigarette butt into the trash can in the elevator, Terumi Hoshino suddenly spoke.

"Huh?" Karasuma Ying was stunned for a moment.

No wonder Hoshino Terumi was about to say that just now, it turned out that she was really worried about her "being robbed"?

"The two of them are really capable, but it's a pity that they have a bad producer......

Saying this meaningfully, as the elevator bell rang again, Hoshino Terumi walked out of the elevator with Karasuma Ying.

"Let's go, Xiaoying, go to my room."