Okiya's residence in Kudo's new family didn't change much in Kaedehara's life.

He only occasionally came over to help the doctor.

However, Okiya's Pleiades are not deeply involved, because there are some inventions of the doctor that he can't know. For example, poker, pistols, and gliders.

That afternoon, Kaedehara went to a nearby post office to help the doctor send the latest version of the poker pistol and other props, and went straight back to the doctor's house.

When he returned, to his slight surprise, the door to the doctor's house was still open.

The doctor seems to be in the living room, talking to someone...

"I'm back..."

"You're back!" Heiji Hattori, who was listening to Dr. Asasa talk about his invention, looked back with a smile.

“……”

It's weird... I don't want to hear this conversation at all...

After thinking about it, Kaedehara closed the door and decided to report the situation to the doctor first, "... Doctor, something has been sent. ”

"Great, this time it was delayed for two days, I hope nothing happened..."

The doctor breathed a sigh of relief. His bartender friend asked him to make something and send it to him, but he remembered to do it, but he forgot to send it for a while.

"What about you?" Kaedehara looked at Hattori Heiji, this guy's expression was a little weird now, "Are you going to see Takarazuka this time?" ”

"Huh? What's so nice about that kind of thing! Hattori Heiji was stunned for a moment, then cleared his throat and looked serious, "I have a very, very important thing to do this time, Kudo..."

It doesn't matter if you look like this...

Kaedehara couldn't help but complain in his heart, but he still cooperated to give Hattori Heiji a compliment, "What's the matter?" ”

"You've got your reasoning wrong!"

"Huh?" It was the doctor who made a startled sound.

Kaede was unmoved, "Which one?" ”

“… Hey, can't you just give a shocked look? ”

Hattori Heiji was a little disappointed, he didn't say it on the phone just because he could see this Kudo's shocked expression with his own eyes, but ran directly over and said it to his face, but he still didn't get what he wanted.

“… Then I'm shocked now. Kaedehara said helplessly.

"Cut, it's boring."

Heiji Hattori explained, "That's right, I received a letter saying that he had found a mistake in reasoning from the murder you solved a year ago, and wanted to meet with me to talk to me in detail, and then ask me to correct this mistake and start the investigation again... Find the real truth! ”

"What about faith?"

"That's it..."

Heiji Hattori took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Kaedehara, who reached out and took it, first looking at the envelope.

The back of the envelope bears the sender's name.

"Makoto Yada of Higashi-Okuho Village, I remember this case..."

"People know each other, too?"

"yes, a young man who helped me when I went to their village to investigate the killings is a nice guy..."

"What about the case?" Heiji Hattori said, "You can't really be wrong, right?" ”

"I don't know." Kaedehara shook his head.

"Huh?"

"Based on the clues I've learned, I think the reasoning is fine," Kaedehara said, "but I can't rule out the possibility of finding other clues in the future." So if you want to know if there is a problem with the reasoning, you still have to meet in person. ”

"That's what I thought too..."Heiji Hattori took out another envelope from his arms, "The one that was sent to me at the time, and a letter to you..."

Kaedehara returned the previous letter, took it, and noticed that the envelope had been opened.

"I didn't tear it down," Hattori Heiji explained, "it was Kudo over there." I've already told him, and I've invited that uncle and you... Well, that Kudo woman went to stay in Higashi-Okuho Village for a few days, and there is a very famous hot spring there..."

That hot spring didn't mean anything at all...

Thinking to himself, Kaedehara took out the letter paper and looked at it.

[Sincerely, His Excellency Shinichi Kudo... I've found evidence that you're wrong in reasoning, and if you don't want your detective's reputation and self-esteem to be hurt, how about meeting alone? It's in the same mountain hut where I met you. I've been waiting there.

Makoto Yada. 】

"How about it, let's go and have a look?" When Kaedehara was almost finished reading the letter, Hattori Heiji said, "Take your woman with you..."

Kaedehara's brow jumped.

"Doctor, will you go with you? Soaking in hot springs is good for your body! Hattori Heiji looked at the doctor and continued to invite.

"Ahh I'm not going..."

After hesitating for a moment, although he was worried about whether Shinichi's reasoning was really wrong, the doctor still felt that the other party was more likely to be wrong, and he had work to do, so he decided not to go.

Kaede agreed in principle.

He then went to the basement, where he was working in the innermost room where various instruments were kept. After listening to Kaedehara explain the basic situation and thinking about it for a while, Gray Hara's mourning also agreed.

Because they planned to stay in Higashi-Okuho Village for a few days, they began to pack their bags. The same goes for Conan, and Kazuha is over there.

They planned to travel in a rented car from Uncle Maori.

After cleaning up over there, Uncle Maori drove Xiaolan and the others to the doctor's house, and they all got out of the car first and greeted the doctor.

"Tsk, hurry up!" After a moment, Uncle Maori, who was sitting back in the driver's seat, urged.

"Don't worry, uncle." Hattori replied, and then grabbed Kazuha, who was about to return to the back seat to sit with Xiaolan, "Hey, you sit in the front, Kazuha." ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"I can't sit in the back!"

"Then sit in front, stupid!"

"What words! A sucker! Of course, there are so many people, you have to hold that little ghost in Xiaolan's arms," Hattori Heiji said, pulling Kaedehara, "I'm holding this little ghost..."

"It's okay for me to hold Xiaokong!"

"No way!"

"Huh?"

"Ah, I mean, I have something to say to this little ghost..."

"Hey!" Uncle Maori poked his head out and urged, "How long do you have to grind?" Hurry up and get on the bus! ”

Ash Yuan yawned and sat in the car.

When there are a lot of people, she doesn't really want to talk. Kaedehara sat down next to her, then decisively pushed him aside when Heiji Hattori tried to take him into his arms, and cast a warning look.

"Squeeze and sit down, Brother Hattori!"

"Cut, what an uncute little ghost..."

Heiji Hattori chose to give up.

But at this time, Kazuha had already sat in front, and Uncle Maori looked very impatient again, so he had to squeeze between Kaede Yuan and Xiaolan who was holding Conan, bearing the unkind gaze cast by Conan.

Gray Yuan Ai leaned against the car door, looking out the window and slightly distracted.

She wasn't really interested in hot springs, and she wasn't very interested in the countryside, after all, the Junior Detective Corps often camped with the Doctor, and she had seen a lot of similar scenes.

However, she was somewhat interested in the places Kudo had been and the things she had experienced.

Kaede is reminiscing about a year ago.

In fact, the first time Kudo Shinichi solved a case on his own was only a year ago, on a plane to the United States, so at this time he can only be regarded as a rookie detective...

It's just that after recalling it, he doesn't feel that there are any loopholes in his reasoning, but he understands why some people insist so much that Kudo Shinichi's reasoning is problematic...

At this time, Conan, who was wearing a mask, suddenly coughed violently, interrupting his thoughts.

"Are you alright, Conan?"

"It's alright," Conan said, then coughed twice.

"It doesn't look like it's okay at all," Kaedehara said.

"Ah, yes!" Heiji Hattori suddenly remembered something, "I almost forgot, I asked for some cold medicine from Dr. Agasa... And leaves, you brought hot water, right? ”

"Well, bring it!"

Kazuha took out a water cup from his bag and handed it to Hattori Heiji, who took out the cold medicine capsule from his arms.

After thinking for a while, Feng Yuan whispered to the gray plain beside him, "Gray Yuan, I remember that the cold medicine at home is that kind of medicine, right?" ”

"There are common cold medicines too," Gray Yuan looked out the window, "I asked the doctor to buy a spare one not long ago..."

"What's wrong?" Gray Yuan Wai turned his head to look at Kaedehara.

Conan swallowed the cold medicine with a grunt.

"Nothing," Kaedehara said.

The doctor shouldn't even get the wrong medicine...

"Okay, it's okay to take the medicine," Hattori Heiji reached out and rubbed Conan's head, "Right, little ghost?" ”

Conan gave a dead fish-eye.

"But is it okay?" Kazuha turned around and asked, "Didn't the person you go to see now write a letter to discuss something with Kudo?" As a result, you didn't bring Kudo with you, wouldn't he be disappointed? ”

"Huh? Is that the case? "Xiaolan obviously didn't know why they were here.

"yes!"

and Ye Yingdao, and then explained the specific reason with Hattori Heiji, which was similar to what Hattori Heiji said to Kaede Yuan alone before.

At the end, Hattori Heiji also put his left hand on Kaedehara's shoulder, revealing a meaningful expression, "But I've already emailed Kudo about this matter... Maybe he'll come too..."

Or two...

Tsk, that guy really made money...

Hattori Heiji thought so, and Xiaolan next to him blushed a little when he thought that Shinichi might appear.

Next, they talked about why the letter was sent to Hattori Heiji, of course, because Kudo Shinichi not only couldn't find anyone, but the family's house was still inhabited by someone else.

But of course, Hattori Heiji didn't explain it like this, but found an excuse to perfunctory it. Next, they chatted about the hot springs in Higashi-Okuho Village, and when it was close to evening, they arrived at their destination.

Higashi-Okuho Village, also located in Tokyo, is lined with unconventional farmland on both sides of the road, and the air is fresh enough for the four non-elementary school students who don't often go camping with them.

After dropping off their luggage at the hotel, they prepared to go to the village office and ask Makoto Yada for his address.

Kaedehara and Conan, who deliberately left behind the team, planned to go directly to the place agreed by Makoto Yada to have a look.

"Is it okay? The invitation called Yada is Shinichi Kudo alone, right? Gray Plains, who was also lagging behind, said to Kaedehara and Conan, and specially strengthened the tone of the three words "one person".

"It's okay, we don't just report ourselves."

Kaedehara said, "The other party won't think anything when they see two children coming..."

"I just think that Kudo Shinichi didn't come..."Conan agreed.

"When the time comes, just say..."

"It's the new brother, he asked us to come over and have a look—like this?" Ash Yuan took Kaedehara's words.

“… That's right. ”

The location agreed by Makoto Yada was a small cabin in the forest, deep in the woods, and the distance was not too close, so Kaedehara and Conan planned to enter it before nightfall.

Gray Yuan Ai didn't plan to follow, because after all, the other party invited Kudo Shinichi alone.

Seeing the two of them walk a few steps, Gray Yuan Ai rushed towards Uncle Maori and the others in front.

They were asking Makoto Yada for his address at the village office.

"What?! Missing?! ”

As soon as he walked in, he heard Hattori shouting loudly to the staff.

She subconsciously turned around, but found that she couldn't see Kaedehara and Conan anymore, probably having walked into the forest.

"Is this true?!" Heiji Hattori then asked.

"Yes, we submitted a search request half a year ago..."The staff replied, "but Makoto is very longing for the city, so the people in the village say whether he left the village to work in the city..."

"That's right..."

"So, what do you have to do with Makoto Yada?"

"We received his letter..."Heiji Hattori replied, "saying that he wanted to discuss with us the reasoning error of Shinichi Kudo, who solved the murder here a year ago!" ”

"Huh? Who are you talking about? ”

"Shinichi Kudo! That's why I'm bringing Shinichi Kudo—"

With a snap, the staff member who was about to take notes unconsciously broke the tip of the pencil in his hand.

At the same time, there was a moment of silence in the village hall as if it were dead.

Almost all of the villagers, who had been busy with their own business, silently gathered around them, looking at them with hostility.

Looks like you're in a lot of trouble, Kudo...

Thinking that Kaedehara and Conan had gone deep into the forest, Gray Yuan was a little worried.

"What's wrong..."

Heiji Hattori and others also realized that the situation was not quite right.

"Liar!" A small child walked out of the crowd and pointed to Kazuha, who was closest to him, "Are you an accomplice of that liar?" ”

"Liar, liar?"

"Hey, little brother..."

A villager next to him hurriedly pulled the child away, as if just approaching Kudo Shinichi's accomplices would adversely affect the child's physical and mental development.

"Anyway!" The staff member said, "If you have anything to say about the incident, please ask the village police!" We have nothing to say to you! ”

This is an eviction order.

They choose to be submissive.

"Hey, Kudo's new... Uh, the little sister of the Doctor's family," Hattori Heiji leaned over to Ai Gray Hara and asked in a low voice, "Did your Kudo tell you what he was doing here?" ”

“……”

No wonder Kudo persuaded the Ministry of Heiji, the most regrettable thing is that he has a mouth.

Gray Yuan Wai shook his head and said he didn't know.

"Oops! Conan and Sora! Xiaolan suddenly noticed that there were two people missing, and looked around.

"Conan, that little imp said he went back to the hotel first!" Uncle Maori said, "Is it a serious cold?" ”

"Kaedehara and Conan went together," Gray Hara said in accordance with Uncle Maori's words, "I should have accompanied Conan back..."

"Then I'll go back to the hotel!" Xiaolan was a little worried, "If you need someone to accompany you, Conan's cold may get worse again..."

Xiaolan was separated from them here, and they first went to the police station to ask about the situation at the time of the case.

Just as they were about to ask the police to take them to the scene, Ran ran back out of breath and told them that she hadn't found Kaede and Conan.

"Haven't they been back to the hotel yet?"

"Hmmm! The people in the village said they saw the two of them heading towards the forest! ”

"Then you're going to call his phone!"

"No! There's no signal here! He Ye, who took out his mobile phone when he heard the news, said.

Gray Yuan took out his detective group badge, but found that it didn't seem to be easy to use.

Really, it's useless when you need it...

Tucking the badge back into his pocket, Gray Yuan Ai then took out his mobile phone to confirm it, and found that there was indeed no signal. Xiaolan and the others had already rushed out to find someone, so she hurriedly followed.

However, they had only been looking for a while when they heard the conversation between the two young men next to them.

"Hey, have you heard? A naked corpse has floated up in the lake! ”

"yes!" Another person replied, "But it seems that there is still gas, my mother took the blanket and went over!" ”

"What?!" Hattori turned around in surprise and quickly ran over, "Hey? Is there only one person? It can't be an elementary school student, right? ”

"There's only one person..."

"It's a young man the age of a high school student..."

"Oh... That shouldn't be..."

Heiji Hattori breathed a sigh of relief.

Kudo Shinichi is now two people, even if he changes back, it should be two people, right...

I can't really fit together like I joked about last time...

However, after all, it was a possible event, and it was very close to this side, so they still followed it and took a look.

And then...

They were stunned.

The appearance of the high school student sitting quietly by the river, only wrapped in a blanket...

"New, new one!" Xiaolan ran forward, "How come?" Why Shinichi..."

The man slowly turned his head, his expression dazed.

"Shinichi... Is this my name? ”

(End of chapter)