"This gentleman! I'm sorry! We didn't mean to bother you! ”

In the café of the hotel, after hearing the man's words, Akemi Miyano hurriedly pulled Yoko to apologize.

"It doesn't matter."

In this regard, the middle-aged man with two delicate mustaches on his lips only smiled lightly.

"It's not a big bother, but the argument between the two of you has provided me with a lot of inspiration, and if I say that, I have to thank you for being ......."

The middle-aged man said, leaning slightly to the side to let the two of them see the unfinished manuscript on his computer.

"Sir, are you a writer?" Akemi Miyano asked curiously.

"Mystery writers, to be exact."

The middle-aged man corrected with a smile as he said his name.

"Yusaku Kudo, that's my name."

"Ko, Kudo Yusa?!"

As soon as she heard this name, Akemi Miyano suddenly became excited, and with some excitement she took Yoko's hand, who was still a little confused, and said:

"That's、That's the reasoning that wrote the Night Baron series! Super! That super-famous mystery writer Yusaku Kudo?! ”

"That's right, it's me." Yusaku Kudo nodded slightly, smiling and showing grace.

"Yusaku Kudo?"

Yoko was stunned for a moment, obviously not reacting to the name.

"That's it, that's it, Yoko!" Akemi Miyano took her hand excitedly and said, "Didn't I recommend a book to you last month?!" That's it! ”

"Last ...... Month? ”

“…… Huh? Didn't you even go to see Yoko? Suddenly, Akemi Miyano's expression froze.

"Uh......"

Suddenly speechless, facing the scrutinizing gaze of her best friend, Yoko looked away with some weakness.

"I'm sorry......," she whispered.

"What?! Aren't we friends?! ”

"Really, I'm sorry ......"

"Hahaha, the friendship between the two is really enviable, but for now, let's focus on what we just focused on?"

Yusaku Kudo spoke at the right time, drawing the attention of both of them back.

"Yes, yes! Mr. Kudo! Yoko hurriedly nodded in response, lifted the computer directly in front of him, and couldn't wait to ask:

"What did you mean by changing the name of the owner of the cherry sapphire?"

According to the information that can be found on the Internet, this seems to be a poor old man, and the gem is a treasure passed down from generation to generation.

It is said that after receiving a warning letter from King Lupin III, both the bank and the police advised the old man to move the cherry sapphire to a safer place for safekeeping, but the old man refused on the grounds that he "trusted the Japanese police very much".

Is there something wrong with this person?!

"Yoko, didn't we just say that we were going to solve the puzzle on our own?"

Akemi Miyano asked as she glared at the excited Yoko, to which Yoko waved her hand indifferently.

"What's the matter~ Daddy, he often says that when the manpower is exhausted, we can find help from others, which is also a kind of strength in itself~"

"What, Yoko, you're always a bunch of crooked ......"

"Come, you two, please see."

Looking at the bickering between the two with a smile, Kudo Yusaku took out a small book from his body, took a pen and wrote slowly on it:

"This is a romanization of the name Wakago Shige......"

"Uh-huh!"

"Then you try to reassemble these romanized sounds, this one in the front, this one here, and this one at the end...... Okay, now you guys read it again and see what the name is? ”

"Well, I'll see, it's called...... Ishikawa ...... Goemon? ”

Akemi Miyano read the regrouped name word by word and blinked.

"Strange, this name is so familiar, I seem to have seen it somewhere......"

"Goemon Gate...... It's Goemon! ”

Yoko was the first to react, clapped her hands suddenly, and said:

"It's the samurai companion next to Lupin III who is said to be able to wield a sword!"

Goemon, who they had just seen when they were investigating the data, was one of Lupin III's associates, who always carried a knife with him, a katana that was said to be able to cut everything.

"That's right, that's the name."

Yusaku Kudo nodded slightly.

"Goemon, the companion of the legendary thief Lupin III, and the owner of the cherry sapphire."

"Strange, if that's the case, then why did this person deliberately go to the bank to deposit the cherry sapphire? Wasn't he a companion of Lupin III? Didn't Lupin the Third know about this? Akemi Miyano asked suspiciously.

"yes, why did he do that? Could it be that Lupin III really didn't know about this? Kudo Yusaku asked with a smile.

"No, he must know."

After a short period of contemplation, Yoko said in a tone of great conviction:

"It's a double play, one to save and the other to steal, and these two men did it on purpose, although we don't know why they did it...... But Daddy must have known something, so he cared about it...... No, there is a problem with this matter at first glance, I can't just watch Sister Jing and Daddy get into danger! ”

Thinking of this, Yoko looked up at Yusaku Kudo, who was smiling, and said seriously:

"Thank you, Uncle Kudo!"

"Yoko-san, I'm not yet thirty years old, not old enough to become an uncle." Kudo Yusaku looked a little helpless.

He was called uncle by two middle school students...... Is he so old?

"Oh, little details, don't care! Say goodbye and see you soon! ”

With that, Yoko put away her laptop and pulled Akemi Miyano to get up and leave.

"Let's go, Akemi, Daddy, he's waiting for our help now!"

"Uh, I think Mr. Karasuma would have preferred us to stay in the hotel and not wander around......"

"Don't say such frustrating words, don't you want to see what Daddy's indifferent face will look like when that surprised expression appears on his face that has not changed for a hundred years?!"

"I want to see it, but I think the price of doing it might be a bit high......"

"Don't worry! The sky is falling, and I am on top! ”

"Uh......h I'm mentally prepared to be reprimanded by Mr. Karasuma......"

"It's all said, don't always say such frustrating things!"

"It hurts......"

[It's so energetic.] 】

Watching the two girls play with each other and leave, Kudo Yusaku smiled, turned around and continued to code on the computer.

At this time, he didn't know that one of the two girls he had helped casually today would directly or indirectly clear all his family's household registration books more than ten years later......

It's hell.

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(End of chapter)