Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Hiromi Yabuuchi asked in confusion, "Didn't Yusaku and Shinichi come?"

Yukiko Kudo smiled and said, "Those two are very busy people, but don't worry, I brought a master with me. Even Shinichi says he's not as good as him, but he's a low-key person, so not many people know about him."

Hiromi Yabuuchi smiled and said, "Thank you so much."

Yukiko Kudo introduced the two of them.

That concludes the introduction.

Yukiko Kudo then asked, "What did you call me over to investigate?"

Hiromi Yabuuchi began, "To be honest..."

"We have guests at our home, Guangmei."

A short, stout old man with white hair and a tall black man walked over.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Hiromi Yabuuchi stopped talking.

"Uncle foster brother."

Hiromi Yabuuchi smiled and pulled Yukiko Kudo, saying, "Look, this is Yukiko, the one who used to come to our house to play when we were little."

"Long time no see," Yukiko Kudo said with a smile and a bow.

Yabuuchi Yoshifusa frowned as he looked at Kudo Yukiko. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I can't remember anything anymore. Maybe it's because I've lived in Brazil for too long and I'm getting old now. I can't remember many things from the past."

"Hehehehe." Yukiko Kudo could only use laughter to cover up her embarrassment.

Yoshifusa Yabuuchi smiled and said, "Since you're here, stay a couple more days." Then, turning back to look up at the tall black man, he added, "Alright, let's go, Carlos."

After saying that, he turned and left, with Carlos following behind him.

Hiromi Yabuuchi explained, "This Carlos was brought back from Brazil by my uncle Yoshifusa. They are said to be close friends despite their age difference."

Yukiko Kudo nodded without saying anything.

After watching the two leave, Hiromi Yabuuchi asked solemnly, "Yukiko, what do you think of my Uncle Yoshifusa?"

Yukiko Kudo asked疑惑地问道, "What do you mean, how?"

Hiromi Yabuuchi explained, "It's his appearance, his voice, and his feeling!"

Yukiko Kudo pondered for a moment before saying, "Back then, although we often played with Uncle Yoshifusa, he had already moved to Brazil before I started elementary school. Is the matter you asked me to investigate about Uncle Yoshifusa?"

Hiromi Yabuchi nodded before saying, "Yes, he only returned to the country three days ago, but I always feel that he seems a little different from before."

Yukiko Kudo asked doubtfully, "I remember that Uncle Yoshifusa was your father's younger brother. Didn't your father say anything about it?"

Hiromi Yabuuchi sighed, "There's nothing we can do. My father passed away from cancer last month."

Yukiko Kudo exclaimed in surprise, "Cancer?"

Hiromi Yabuuchi replied, "Yes, my mother passed away fifteen years ago, and all of Uncle Yoshifusa's friends have also passed away. Now, the only people who have seen Uncle Yoshifusa are the two of us."

Yukiko Kudo asked in confusion, "But why are you with Uncle Yifang?"

"Because of the inheritance."

At that moment, a middle-aged man walked over.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Hiromi Yabuuchi said, "Husband."

Zhiyong had heard from Yukiko Kudo that Hiromi Yabuuchi's husband was named Hidekazu Yabuuchi, and he was a son-in-law who moved into his wife's family home.

Hidekazu Yabuuchi explained, “My father-in-law was a large landowner here, and he left behind a very substantial estate. We suspect that he is an imposter who came to defraud my father-in-law of his estate. According to the lawyer, my father-in-law wrote a will before his death, and anyone who is not present when the lawyer reads the will cannot inherit any of the estate.”

A man and a woman walked over here.

The man said, "My father's funeral is tomorrow night at 10 p.m., which means that if we don't expose the old man's identity before then..."

The woman also said, "Then we will receive much less inheritance."

Zhiyong had heard about it from Yukiko Kudo.

The man should be Hiromi Yabuuchi's younger brother, Yoshiyuki Yabuuchi, and the woman should be Yoshiyuki Yabuuchi's wife, Keiko Yabuuchi.

Another middle-aged woman in a purple kimono arrived and chimed in, "In my opinion, it's not just a matter of reduced inheritance; some people might not even get a penny."

This person should be Yabuuchi Yoshichika's second wife, Yabuuchi Machiko, whom he married after his first wife's death.

Yabuchi Yoshiyuki said, "In any case, we must get to the bottom of things before the funeral begins tomorrow night."

It's quite normal for members of large families to fight each other over inheritance.

Anyway, this wasn't the first time Zhiyong had met her.

I'm already used to it.

Although Tomoyuki was somewhat disgusted by this kind of thing, he was there to help Yukiko Kudo this time.

Therefore, Zhiyong would also shirk his duties and not put in any effort.

After all, the previous time, she was supposed to watch over the jewelry store owner for her, but Zhiyong didn't stop the owner from being killed.

If it happens again this time...

However, it will leave a bad impression on Yukiko Kudo.

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Chapter 336 The Real and Fake Divorce Room (2/4)

In order to find relevant clues.

They arrived at the warehouse.

We hope to find clues about Yabuuchi Yoshifusa.

The warehouse was just full of stuff.

They searched for two or three hours but found no relevant clues.

"What's going on? We're not poor, so why didn't he leave behind a single photograph?" Yabunouchi said dejectedly.

Hiromi Yabuuchi said helplessly, "It seems that when Uncle Yoshifusa moved to Brazil, he took all the things related to him with him, so it's very difficult to find them."

As Zhiyong was flipping through a book, a photograph fell out and landed on the ground.

He picked it up and glanced at it, saying, "This photo should be of Mr. Yoshifusa, and also of Yukiko-nee."

Hiromi Yabuuchi looked at it and said, "This is the person, the one in the middle of the photo. This is Uncle Yoshifusa."

Hidekazu Yabuuchi said helplessly, "But Uncle Yoshifusa in this photo is too young, and he looks very different from how he looks now, so it's useless."

Keiko Yabunouchi also said, "Yes, he was wearing a hat that covered most of his face, so it was impossible to tell them apart."

Hiromi Yabuuchi held up the photo and said with a smile, "But it really brings back memories. This is a photo of a baseball tournament held in our town."

Yukiko Kudo sighed and said, "Yes, of course I still remember, but time flies so fast, we've grown up so much in the blink of an eye."

Hiromi Yabuchi added, "I suddenly remembered that Uncle Yoshifusa was seriously injured in this race when a runner stepped on his foot with a spike."

Yukiko Kudo nodded and said, "Indeed, I remember he went to the hospital and had to get several stitches."

Zhiyong asked, "Where is his injury?"

Hiromi Yabuuchi said doubtfully, "It should, possibly, be on the left calf."

Yukiko Kudo also said, "Maybe, but I can't remember."

Zhi Yong smiled and said, "In that case, he must still have this wound on his body. Why don't you check his leg to see if there is this wound?"

"Yes, that's what we should do."

"This will prove whether the old man is real or not."

Looking at the Yabuuchi family members, they seemed quite pleased.

Zhiyong curled his lip in disapproval.

The group discussed it for a while.

Finally, under the guise of serving tea, Hiromi Yabuuchi pretends to spill tea on his leg.

Then, she was asked to check if there were any injuries on Yabuuchi Yoshifusa's legs while she was wiping the water off his trousers.

The plan went very smoothly.

No injuries were found on Yabunouchi Yoshifusa's left leg.

Everyone was initially very happy.

This way, there will be one less person to share the inheritance with them.

But Yabunouchi Yoshifusa pulled up his right leg and said, "The scar you're talking about, it can't be this, can it?"

As he spoke, he spread his right leg.

"Thirty years ago, during a baseball game in town, my leg unfortunately went over first base, and a runner used his spikes to inflict this wound."

Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki complained, "What? You have a wound on your leg."

"Does saying that mean he really believes it?" said Keiko Yabunouchi, feeling frustrated.

Yabuuchi Yoshifusa said coldly, "So you really do suspect me. My brother was absolutely right. None of you are good people. It seems that bringing Carlos back was the right thing to do."

"what?"

Yabuuchi Yoshifusa said coldly, "You don't know, but actually, Carlos is the bodyguard I specifically hired in Brazil to protect me."

"bodyguard?"

What do you mean by doing this?

Yabuuchi Yoshifusa snorted coldly and said, "There's a reason I hired him."

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his pocket and unfolded it for everyone to see.

"I received a threatening letter like this."

This letter is composed of words cut from a newspaper.

"We have no inheritance for you. If you want to live, you'd better not come back."

Hiromi Yabuuchi took the letter, looked at it, and asked, "When did you receive this letter?"