The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

The lights in Kudo's house were off, with only a few beams of light from flashlights shining intermittently from the windows of the living room, bedroom, and study.

Remembering Aragaki Yu's instructions, Yuki-onna flew directly to the second-floor balcony.

The wind blew into Shinichi Kudo's courtyard, and the trees rustled.

The snow woman, who had already landed on the balcony, peered through the window into the room. Through the window and curtains, she could vaguely see a petite figure moving inside.

It is very different from the other large figures and is easy to distinguish.

The Snow Woman could roughly confirm that this was the target she was looking for.

She carefully peeked through the window.

Yeah, it's locked...

Snow Girl: (▼DRAN▼#)

You can't see what the people inside look like at all!

After hesitating for a moment, the Snow Woman finally decided to gently tap on the windowpane.

dong dong...

The figure inside was startled by the sudden sound.

The figure clearly paused for a moment, obviously noticing the commotion on the balcony outside the window.

Chapter 48 contains something unclean.

The scene returns to the interior of the house.

Other members of the Black Organization are investigating the condition of the household items in the other rooms to determine if anyone has recently returned to the house.

Sherry cautiously entered Shinichi Kudo's room, keeping a high level of concentration as she walked, constantly observing her surroundings to avoid leaving any trace of her presence.

The room was spotless, without a speck of dust, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

In wealthy families like Kudo's, it's unlikely that the homeowner would be responsible for cleaning the house.

Generally, regular deep cleaning is done by a professional cleaning company.

However, because the room was very clean, it made it convenient for me to conduct my investigation.

After all, if there is too much dust on the floor, it is difficult to walk without leaving footprints and traces.

Shirley walked to the desk in the room and saw the note and photo left by Xiaolan. She recalled her brief encounter with the two people in the photo when she passed by in a car.

First of all, Sherry can confirm that Shinichi Kudo has not attended Teitan High School for the past two or three months.

This is something that is very difficult to fake.

It would be fine if he were just an ordinary or average student.

However, for a well-known high school detective like Shinichi Kudo, everyone would know about him as soon as he appeared at school.

As for the possibility of teachers and students colluding to fabricate evidence, that's even more impossible.

As someone as outstanding as Shinichi Kudo, Sherry could well understand the level of attention he received at school.

This alone would have been enough for the organization to confirm Shinichi Kudo's death.

However, the key issue is that there were no reports of Shinichi Kudo's death in the days following Gin's administration of the drug.

The organization has not been able to confirm Shinichi Kudo's remains.

That's why Sherry applied to the organization for this investigation of Shinichi Kudo's family.

Of course, all of this was just the reason Sherry provided it to the organization.

There is another, even more important reason, which I have never told anyone—

In a previous experiment involving mice, there was an extremely rare case.

Among the many test subjects, one mouse that took APTX-4869 reverted to its larval stage.

This greatly intrigued Shirley.

As for Shinichi Kudo, Sherry always felt, deep down, that he was still alive in this world.

Just as Shirley was lost in thought.

dong dong...

Suddenly, a knocking sound came from the balcony window.

"Oh no, someone's here!" Shirley's nerves suddenly tensed up.

She quickly slipped behind the wall, leaned against it, and held her breath.

who is it?

Has the owner of the house returned?

But if the homeowner comes back, will they really go out onto the balcony?

This is the second floor.

Moreover, there were accomplices outside acting as lookouts.

Could it be that there are secret agents watching us?

However, Shirley was not flustered by this.

Just in case, they did not carry any weapons on this trip.

Even if caught by the police lying in wait, one can still insist that they are a fanatical fan of the famous novelist Yusaku Kudo and want to pay homage to Yusaku Kudo's study.

As for why so many people are wearing black clothes late at night...

It's a shared personal hobby, is that not allowed?

The police had no evidence, so they couldn't do anything about it.

At most, they could be charged with trespassing, but that's insignificant. They're high up in the police force, and they're not without connections. Let them come if they want.

……

There was no further movement on the balcony.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Shirley gave up the idea of ​​calling for backup.

She reached out and slightly pulled back the curtains, peering outside to observe the situation.

The moon was bright and the stars were few; the balcony was empty and deserted.

She lowered her guard, unbolted the French window, and opened it a crack to let some fresh air in.

Rustle~

The wind outside the window blew through the courtyard, bringing only a sense of tranquility.

There was no one around the house.

"Phew~" Shirley breathed a sigh of relief. "Was it the wind?"

The cool night breeze brushed against Shirley's face, dispelling the last trace of her nervousness.

Not long after, Shirley closed the window again, restoring everything to its original state.

What she couldn't see was that a small figure had quietly slipped into the room while she opened the window.

……

Yuki-onna followed Sherry around Shinichi Kudo's house.

Shirley ignored the other men in black and instead rummaged through the storage cabinets in Kudo's house.

Finally, in the storage room where old things were kept.

As Shirley's pupils suddenly contracted, she finally found something that interested her.

It was a cardboard box containing old items, with writing on it, which looked like it was written by Yukiko Kudo—Shinichi's clothes from his childhood.

Shirley noticed it because the plastic seal on the box showed signs of having been opened.

Although the person who opened the box was very careful when tearing off the plastic seal, they then put it back on exactly as it was.

But those tiny, non-overlapping traces couldn't escape Shirley's notice.

Moreover, this box is different from the other storage boxes; there isn't much dust on this cardboard box, which is probably because someone has taken it out before.

Moreover, it must have happened not long ago.

Storage rooms are often overlooked by cleaning companies when cleaning a house.

They won't touch anything inside unless the homeowner requests it.

Sherry carefully looked around to make sure no one of her companions was there.

With a mix of excitement and trepidation, she tore open the plastic seal and opened the cardboard box.

Sure enough, there was only a thin layer of clothing underneath.

This is definitely not Yukiko Kudo's style; such a large box only contained a few pieces of clothing.

The top garment also showed signs of having been handled.