Chapter 65: Edogawa Fumiyo and Her Conscience
Yukiko Kudo is also a legendary figure who masters the template of the protagonist - she was once the island country's leading actress. She became famous all over the world at the age of 19, married and retired at the age of 20, and became a legend in the island country's entertainment industry.
Now, more than ten years later, the Kudo couple have already settled in the United States.
The reason they suddenly came back this time was because their son Kudo Shinichi had become an elementary school student without realizing it.
…
The couple realized the danger of the Black Organization and planned to take their son to the United States.
Of course, they also knew that their son was very stubborn and that speaking directly would probably not work.
So the two of them planned to join forces with Dr. Agasa to stage a play - pretending to be members of the Black Organization and letting Conan see the possible consequences when his identity as "Kudo Shinichi" was exposed.
Yukiko Kudo had learned the art of disguise before.
The fat woman Jiang Xia saw just now was the "Edogawa Fumiyo" whom she disguised herself as.
…
When Jiang Xia walked back to the closet, he found the two ghosts still hanging on his arms, so he briefly explained to them.
Miyano Akemi breathed a sigh of relief, crawled to the side with peace of mind, and went to warm herself by the heater with her eyes squinted.
Xiaobai was still getting excited.
——Yoko Kinoshita is a die-hard fan of Yukiko Kudo. In the past, Xiaobai followed her to watch all of Yukiko Kudo's works and even various interviews dozens of times.
Jiang Xia saw its QvQ expression and realized that the little kid wanted to give its mother a chance to watch the idol.
...is a filial ghost.
But now, Kudo Yukiko has already carried Conan away, and these two people have no murderous aura or ghosts, so it is difficult to track them.
And Jiang Xia has something else to do in the afternoon.
Jiang Xia could only say, "I'll ask after I get back from the show."
After being perfunctorily treated, Xiaobai let go of her hand contentedly and squeezed next to Miyano Akemi to warm themselves by the fireplace together.
…
After nearly half an hour, Jiang Xia picked up the two dried shrimps by the stove, shook them to make them round and juicy again, then changed his clothes and prepared to go to the recording location.
It's snowing heavily today, so it will be very cold to ride a motorcycle.
I originally wanted to take a taxi, but suddenly found that there was a traffic jam outside.
After a little inquiry, Jiang Xia guessed that it was the Kudos' fault.
——A few minutes ago, in order to escape the clutches of the "woman in black", Conan stepped on the accelerator of Kudo Yukiko at a red light, creating chaos and successfully escaping.
The result was such chaos that traffic order has not yet been restored.
…
Jiang Xia sighed and had to take the subway instead.
When they were almost at the subway station, Jiang Xia turned his head and saw a woman in black walking out of the convenience store next to him.
The woman has a familiar fat figure, a familiar weird short hair, and a familiar pair of pointed glasses...
——It turned out to be Kudo Yukiko in disguise.
“…”
Fate is wonderful beyond words.
…
Jiang Xia suppressed Xiaobai who suddenly became excited and quickly sorted out the situation in his mind.
——At this time, Kudo Yukiko should have tied Conan up in an abandoned house.
As for now, why Kudo Yukiko appears here... It may be that the process of waiting for Conan to wake up is too boring, so this retired star who can't sit still wants to buy some magazines to kill time.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xia subconsciously glanced at Xiaobai again.
I found that in order to help my mother realize her dream of chasing stars, its expression has changed into the shape of "QAQ".
“…”
Jiang Xia is highly resistant to cute attacks.
But this time, Kinoshita Yoko did help him a lot. If he could take Kinoshita Yoko's idol with him, it would be like returning a favor.
As for the abducted Yukiko Kudo who was made a prostitute...
She probably wouldn't be at a loss either, as Jiang Xia could try harder and save her trouble-making son a few more times.
…
There is actually little hope of kidnapping the person, after all, Kudo Yukiko has "important things to do" now.
However, it wouldn't take much time to give it a try. After all, Kudo Yukiko has an eccentric personality and often does whatever she wants. What if she gets upset and follows me...
Thinking of this, Jiang Xia secretly adjusted his aura.
Then he chased after her and greeted her like Jiang Xia Tongzhi did when they were little: "Yukiko..." Halfway through the sentence, Jiang Xia silently swallowed the word "Auntie" and changed it to "Sister."
Yukiko Kudo paused, turned around in surprise, and recognized that this was the neighbor's child.
She was delighted by the word "sister" - there were not many good children with such good eyesight, so she stretched out her hand with a smile and wanted to touch her head like she used to.
However, he raised his hand.
When Kudo Yukiko saw her chubby little hands after she had disguised herself, she suddenly froze.
"..."Oh, yes, she is still dressed like Edogawa Fumiyo.
How did Jiang Xia recognize it?
Yukiko Kudo was stunned for a while, then she figured out the loophole in her mind - everyone's walking posture is unique, and as long as you are familiar enough, you can recognize people just by seeing a silhouette from a distance.
…
When kidnapping Conan before, Kudo Yukiko noticed this detail and changed her walking posture.
But just now, she thought there were no familiar people around, so she resumed her usual walking posture.
Unexpectedly, I met Jiang Xia.
Yukiko Kudo: "..." Speaking of which, the last time I saw Jiang Xia was a long time ago. Jiang Xia actually recognized her... She really has a strong observation ability. No wonder Dr. Agasa said that Jiang Xia has become a famous detective in just a short time.
Yukiko Kudo looked at Jiang Xia and fell into deep thought.
...Under normal circumstances, it would be okay to stop and chat.
But now, she dressed like this in order to pretend to be a member of the Black Organization and scare her son.
If they talked about it, Jiang Xia would definitely ask her why she was dressed like that. If she told the truth... No, there was no way she could tell the truth! The Black Organization was so dangerous, how could they just drag the neighbor's kid into it?
…
Thinking of this, Kudo Yukiko shifted her hand that was stretched out towards Jiang Xia's head, changed direction temporarily, and slapped Jiang Xia on the shoulder.
She laughed awkwardly in an old lady's voice: "Hahaha, the boy is so sweet. I haven't been called sister for many years." She hoped that Jiang Xia would treat her as an ordinary old lady and think that he had recognized the wrong person...
However, Jiang Xia's reaction was not quite what Kudo Yukiko expected.
——Although after a moment of shock, he did say what Kudo Yukiko expected: "Sorry, I got the wrong person."
But before that, Jiang Xia looked at her carefully for a while, then lowered his eyes, looked a little sad, and turned away.
That look was not like "I accidentally said hello to a stranger" but rather "I was so sad that the neighbor aunt I used to know ignored me."
“……” Kudo Yukiko felt a pang of conscience.
...Thinking carefully, the neighbor's children are always very cautious compared to their peers. Sometimes when a group of children get together to guess riddles, even if Jiang Xia sees the answer in advance, he won't say it as long as he is a little unsure. This is very different from other normal children who will speak out loudly as soon as they have a guess.
Kudo Yukiko: “…” In other words, this time, Jiang Xia probably first confirmed in his mind that she was "Kudo Yukiko" before coming over to say hello.
Moreover, after so many years, Jiang Xia actually remembered that I corrected him not to call her "Aunt Yukiko", but "Sister Yukiko"... What a good child! Facing this Aunt Edogawa dressed up, he could actually call her that, but I...
Yukiko Kudo's conscience began to tremble.
She looked at Jiang Xia's seemingly lonely back and felt that she was really a sinful woman - it was too much, how could a person be so excessive!
(End of this chapter)
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