Chapter 67: Disappearance of Kudo Yukiko
Yusaku Kudo, disguised as a "man in black", is anxiously searching for the missing Yukiko Kudo.
On the other side, Nichimera TV.
Jiang Xia and Kudo Yukiko have already entered the shooting site and are familiarizing themselves with the camera positions.
According to the regulations of this TV station, no recording or video equipment can be brought into the studio.
So before the guests and audience entered, they handed their cell phones to the staff.
When the "man in black" dialed Kudo Yukiko.
In the small basket in front of the staff member, an exquisite ladies' mobile phone vibrated.
The staff member smiled and quickly muted the phone to avoid disturbing others at work.
…
The call didn't go through.
The man in black silently put down his phone, stared at the screen, and fell into deep thought.
Conan hid behind the door and observed secretly.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the man in black looked very calm at first glance, but seemed a little panicked upon closer inspection.
Conan was confused, but at the same time thought hopefully: Could it be that Edogawa Fumiyo did something strange and was arrested by the police?
...That's good, number of enemies -1.
Just as he was thinking about it, the man in black suddenly turned around and walked towards the kitchen where Conan was.
Conan was startled and quickly moved back to his previous position, lying down and pretending to sleep.
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Soon, the kitchen door creaked.
The man in black pushed the door open.
He walked straight towards Conan, nudged him, and said in a strange hoarse voice: "Don't pretend, I know you are awake - where is Edogawa Fumiyo?"
Conan was worried that the man in black was trying to trick him, so he kept his eyes closed and refused to move.
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After a stalemate of more than a minute, the man in black sighed.
He took off his mask, revealing a face that looked very similar to Kudo Shinichi.
Kudo Yusaku, Conan's father, half-knelt down shamelessly and poked Conan, who was covered in dirt, with his mask: "Wake up. Have you seen your mother? We agreed to meet here half an hour ago, but she never came."
“…”
“…………”
"????"
Conan opened his eyes in shock, looked at the "dangerous organization member" next to him in shock, and jumped up in shock: "??!"
…
In order to cooperate with his wife's plan of "letting Shinichi feel the beatings of society."
This morning, Kudo Yusaku and Yukiko split up into two groups and went to the hotel to set up a "silencing scene".
Afterwards, he came to the empty house as planned, but was puzzled to find that his son was still there, but his wife was gone.
Yukiko's phone could not be reached and it showed as out of signal range.
So Kudo Yusaku left the empty house and searched along the way while his son was still asleep.
He chased her to a nearby convenience store, but because there were too many people there and her footprints were messy, he lost his track.
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With limited information, Kudo Yusaku can only think as much as he can.
He stood in front of the convenience store and looked at the nearby subway station.
Yukiko's cell phone cannot be reached, which may be because she has entered a place with poor signal, such as an elevator, subway, etc.... Of course, it may also be that the signal is blocked artificially.
The first thing to rule out is the elevator. He made several phone calls, more than ten minutes apart, and it is unlikely that Yukiko would have stayed in the elevator for such a long time.
The possibility of taking the subway was also low - he had important things to do today, and there was no reason for Yukiko to ignore him and run away alone on the subway without saying a word.
So it is more likely that someone used a signal jammer to interfere with Yukiko's cell phone, which caused it to be out of signal range.
But the problem is, these days, who would carry a signal jammer?
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The more Kudo Yusaku thought about it, the worse it felt.
Although his wife has retired from the entertainment industry for many years, there are still some fanatical fans with ill intentions.
In addition, there is an even more dangerous situation.
——Perhaps it was because they pretended to be members of the Black Organization that they were targeted by that dangerous organization.
Thinking of this, Kudo Yusaku's expression gradually became serious.
He did not linger any longer, but hurried back to the empty house and set his sights on his son, intending to gain more information.
——Conan, who was pretending to be asleep, was woken up by Kudo Yusaku.
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Unfortunately, however, Conan failed to provide any information and was even more confused than him.
Conan stared at the familiar face in front of him and took a while to react before he noticed Kudo Yusaku's question.
He repeated doubtfully, "My mother?"
Kudo Yusaku nodded: "It's 'Edogawa Fumiyo', she changed her appearance."
"..." Conan recalled what happened on the way, his eyes turned dead, "No wonder when 'Edogawa Fumiyo' mentioned my family situation, she kept praising 'Kudo Yukiko'..."
Kudo Yusaku sighed guiltily: "At the beginning, we just wanted you to realize that fighting against that organization alone is a very dangerous thing... But now it seems that your situation may be more dangerous than I expected."
While trying to get out of the rope, Conan asked unhappily, "Huh?"
Kudo Yusaku helped him untie the knot: "Your mother is missing and I can't contact her. I'm looking for her, but I don't have any clues now..."
As he said this, he threw away the rope and picked up his son, who had not yet come to his senses, from the ground: "We can't stay here anymore, let's leave first, we'll talk on the way."
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At the same time.
Backstage of Nichima TV Station.
When the father and son were trying to find their wife/mother, Kinoshita Yoko excitedly looked at Kudo Yukiko who took off her disguise mask, with little stars in her eyes.
——As a die-hard fan of Yukiko, she stood face to face with her idol and held her hand... Although the idol had a funny belly filled with stuffing, Yoko Kinoshita was still extremely happy.
Kudo Yukiko has retired for a long time, and this time she met her fans for the first time in a long time, and they were cute and polite juniors.
The two chatted happily for a while.
Soon, it was time to start shooting.
…
Jiang Xia sat in front of the stage, looking at the slightly messy scene, but he was not too nervous.
After all, he remembered that in the original world line, Kogoro Mouri also often appeared on the show.
With such seniors as role models...
Jiang Xia felt that if he worked hard, he should be able to do it.
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Center stage.
There were four people sitting in the guest seats - Jiang Xia, a resident guest, the host and an assistant.
Today’s assistant is Yoko Kinoshita.
With her help and the support of an experienced host, the recording went very smoothly as expected.
Yukiko Kudo sat in the audience seats below, looking at Jiang Xia with satisfaction, feeling that the skills she taught must have come in handy.
…
After the live questions, reasoning questions and answers, etc.
The first half of the live broadcast has come to an end.
Advertisements are inserted and programs are paused.
Several people had a short break.
At this moment, the host suddenly raised his hand to cover his lower abdomen, groaning in pain.
Jiang Xia propped up his chin, turned his head to look at him, and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
"Fortunately, alas, maybe the milk this morning was expired..." The host said, pulling a passing staff member, "Where is Suwa? Why haven't I seen him before?"
Suwa is the producer of this show.
Now, he's not in the studio.
——Because a few hours ago, the host made an appointment with him and asked Suwa to wait for him in the conference room downstairs, saying that there was something important to discuss.
Now, the host suddenly mentioned this point, hoping that someone would notice Suwa's location, so that he could create an alibi after killing someone.
Jiang Xia sat quietly beside him, watching his performance kindly.
(End of this chapter)
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