Although Kudo Yusaku likes to drink black tea, he only drinks black tea and does not like to drink it with small cakes. He usually arranges it like this when there are guests at home.
So when Kudo Yukiko heard it, she knew that there was a "guest" coming to her house, but she didn't know whether it was a "distinguished guest" or a "bad guest".
She glanced at Kudo Yusaku and saw a hint of comfort in his eyes. She didn't know what she had confirmed from his expression, but Kudo Yukiko suddenly smiled and said lightly:
"Okay, I happened to have a case tonight and I haven't even eaten enough. So you better come out quickly."
Kudo Yusaku smiled, and only after watching her walk out of the study did he look away and slowly look towards the windowsill.
"I didn't expect that there would be a distinguished guest at this time."
He looked at the gradually emerging figure and smiled calmly:
"Would you like to have a cup of tea together?"
"No need for black tea."
The person who came slowly lifted the curtains. She was not surprised at all that she was discovered by Kudo Yusaku and that the other party had guessed that she would come to see him.
But on the surface, he said with a smile:
"I came here to ask for your help with something."
The cold winter wind brought a bone-chilling chill, and in just a moment, it blew away the warmth in the house.
It was not until the visitor closed the window and walked slowly into the house that Kudo Yusaku felt a hint of warmth.
He looked at the other person with a smile:
"Help or something... To be honest, I really don't know how an ordinary detective novelist like me can help you."
Although their house was not tall, just an ordinary two-story villa, she could climb up so easily, and if she hadn't intentionally wanted to make herself aware of her presence, she would probably have no way of knowing she was here.
This is enough to show how light her movements are and how easy this matter is for her.
Yet, someone with such skills came to him and told him that he needed his help...
Kudo Yusaku looked a little embarrassed, and he really didn't want to get involved in her affairs, so he used the excuse he had given to his companions that afternoon to refuse:
"And I don't think I have any classmates as young as you."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, his meaning was very clear. The whole sentence was saying "You've got the wrong person."
The person who came, Aoi Hoshino, was calm after hearing his rejection.
"Don't say that."
She didn't even wait for Kudo Yusaku to greet her, and sat directly on the sofa he used specially for meeting guests, proving with her actions that although she came empty-handed in the middle of the night, she was not a bad guest.
Seeing this, although Kudo Yusaku still did not intend to accept her request, he was relieved in his heart.
He slowly walked over to sit opposite Hoshino Aoi, looking at her. She still had the same face as during the day, but her expression was completely different from the innocent look during the day. He couldn't help but say:
"Does that FBI lady know your true identity?"
His words were a double entendre, referring both to her current appearance and the feeling she gave people at the moment.
As soon as Hoshino Aoi heard it, she knew that he must have seen something.
But come to think of it, no matter what, his wife is a master of disguise, and from the fact that Kudo Yukiko would ask him to disguise himself together, and then the two of them would go to tease Conan together, it can be seen that this is probably not the first time that the two of them have done this kind of thing of disguising themselves and going out to play.
Given Kudo Yusaku's ability and his familiarity with disguise techniques, it seems natural that he could find flaws in her.
So Hoshino Aoi didn't find it strange, she just smiled faintly and said:
"For now, only you know."
"Is that so... then it's truly an honor."
Kudo Yusaku said "honored", but his heart sank.
This is really not good...
He thought.
Although he didn't know why, it was obvious that the other party had set their sights on him.
I have to find a way to dispel the other party's idea...
If Kudo Yusaku was alone at this time, he would not be afraid of knowing the other party's purpose of coming to his house. He could even just listen and then refuse after listening.
But now his wife and son are standing behind him, so knowing that there will be danger and not knowing what she will do to his family if he really listens to her and then refuses, Kudo Yusaku simply chooses to suppress his curiosity, listen to nothing, and respond to nothing.
However, Hoshino Aoi obviously did not give the other party the right to refuse.
She arched her eyebrows, supported her chin with one hand, and said to Kudo Yusaku:
"Strictly speaking, it's not really a request for your help. The person I really want to ask for help is your son, Kudo Shinichi. But since I saw you today, of course I had to take the initiative to come and say hello."
In fact, Hoshino Aoi had not originally planned to contact the Kudo family in advance. After all, in her opinion, even the male protagonist Kudo Shinichi was moving step by step towards the predetermined direction under the influence of the world consciousness, or the plot.
But what she wanted to do was partly to promote things, but also partly to reverse things.
As for this part, Hoshino Aoi doesn't trust anyone and only believes in her own strength.
After all, she is an outsider.
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