Conan: The Heart Thief

"Uh... well."

Considering that Kudo Yukiko is a member of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, as the leader, it is only right for him to help the members.

In the afternoon sun, Lin Xiao stood at the door of Kudo's house, waiting for Kudo Yukiko.

Not long after, an elegant lady appeared in front of Lin Xiao.

I saw Yukiko Kudo wearing a green dress, a pair of gray high heels, and a beige round hat. She had a pretty face and a graceful figure.

Lin Xiao had to admit that this woman was really a clothes hanger. She looked good in anything she wore. Kudo Yusaku was really lucky.

"Aunt Yukiko, I'm here."

"Um...Lin Jun, can you please stop calling me auntie?"

"If not your aunt, what should I call you?"

"Call sister!"

Yukiko Kudo disliked that Lin Xiao calling her aunt sounded old.

Lin Xiao is not so easy to talk to. Kudo Yukiko asked him to call her sister, but he refused: "No, I want to call you aunt. Aunt, aunt, aunt..."

"..." Kudo Yukiko was so upset that she clenched her fists tightly: "Lin Xiao, you really deserve a beating!"

"What? Are you not convinced?" Lin Xiao looked arrogant.

"Childish!" Kudo Yukiko chuckled and took Lin Xiao's hand. "Xiao Xiao, Auntie will take you to take the train. You must be obedient and don't make any noise."

“……”In an instant, Lin Xiao was silenced.

……

Then, Lin Xiao was led by Yukiko's hand to the subway station and took the subway to the Shinkansen station...

On the luxury train Beidouxing No. 3 in the afterglow of the setting sun, Lin Xiao was lying in the compartment playing with his mobile phone, while Yukiko was reading an unpublished manuscript of Kudo Yusaku beside him.

"Don't you want to take a look at Yusaku's old manuscripts? According to Yusaku, the criminal this time got hold of Yusaku's unpublished manuscripts from somewhere and used the methods in the manuscripts to commit the crime."

"unnecessary."

"You are too arrogant, Lin Xiao. Yusaku is not an ordinary mystery novelist. He is the most famous mystery novelist in Japan. You should take him seriously."

"Writing mystery novels and solving cases are two different things and should not be confused. Reading old manuscripts will affect my judgment of the case."

"Forget it. Actually, I didn't expect you to help. I just called you because I was bored."

Yukiko picked up the manuscript and continued studying it.

"Is this why you asked me for help instead of Conan? Are you just lonely?"

When Yukiko heard this, her face instantly turned red.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If I ask Conan for help, and Conan is not with Xiaolan, what if you steal her home? Conan has already told me that you have been targeting Xiaolan. Don't think I don't know."

"By the way, Kudo Yusaku is really careless. Doesn't he know that stopping criminals from committing crimes is dangerous, especially for non-professionals?"

Kudo Yukiko sighed: "This incident is very special. If the criminal imitated Yusaku's unpublished manuscripts and committed the crime, it would seriously affect Yusaku's reputation. As his wife, I cannot stay out of it."

"Aunt Yukiko, you are really a good wife who helps your husband share his worries."

"Of course. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the nerve to ask you for help. I actually don't know what I'm doing."

After all, Kudo Yukiko is just a housewife, and it is really too much to ask her to catch a copycat criminal.

When it was time for lunch in the afternoon, Lin Xiao and Yukiko left the box and went to the dining car to eat, but they met someone unexpectedly.

"Sister Yukiko, Lin Xiao, why are you together?"

The one who greeted the two was Xiaolan, with Kogoro Mouri also there, and of course, Conan.

Especially Conan, who was heartbroken when he saw Lin Xiao with his mother.

At this time, Lin Xiao and Yukiko were standing shoulder to shoulder, looking very close.

"Mom, why are you here?"

"Mom?" Xiaolan and Kogoro looked at Conan in confusion at the same time.

"No, Aunt Yukiko!" Conan immediately changed his words.

"Auntie?" Yukiko glared at Conan fiercely.

"Yukiko-sister! Ahahaha..."

Conan smiled bitterly, feeling that life was so difficult.

Maori Kogoro narrowed his eyes: "Huh? Yukiko, when did you return to Tokyo? You and Lin Xiao, you are not cheating on me, are you?..."

Yukiko crossed her arms over her shoulders and gave Maori Kogoro a cold look: "Kogoro, we haven't seen each other for many years, and you come up and slander me, is this how you treat your old classmates?"

"Ah... no..." Maori Kogoro thought about it carefully. If Yukiko wanted to cheat, she would choose a mature and charming middle-aged man like him. How could she be interested in a teenager like Lin Xiao? "I misunderstood. It's just that, Yukiko, it's really strange that you and Lin Xiao are together."

Xiaolan also felt that there was no possibility that Lin Xiao and Yukiko were together. She asked curiously, "Mr. Lin, why are you and Aunt Yukiko here?"

"Oh. Actually, I received a commission from Aunt Yukiko. Don't forget, I'm also a high school detective."

"Yes, yes. Hayashi-kun is also a high school detective recognized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

In this way, Xiaolan will not misunderstand Lin Xiao anymore, and at the same time, Conan's misunderstanding of Lin Xiao will also be dispelled.

Xiaolan unconsciously came to Lin Xiao's side: "Mr. Lin, we are really destined to meet here."

"Yeah." Lin Xiao also shook off Kudo Yukiko and naturally stayed with Xiaolan, "Xiaolan, what about you?"

"Before, my father helped the Rakumoto family solve an incident, so the Rakumoto family invited us to their home and gave us train tickets."

"Oh, so that's it. Xiaolan, you have to have fun."

"Thanks……"

Seeing the harmonious scene between Lin Xiao and Xiaolan, Yukiko Kudo was instantly overwhelmed with pressure. This was no longer a question of Lin Xiao trying to steal Shinichi Kudo's girlfriend, but a question of Xiaolan falling in love with someone else. She grabbed Conan and asked him, "Conan, things are already so serious, why don't you take any measures?"

"There's nothing I can do." Conan was helpless.

Suddenly, Kogoro Mouri, who was walking in front, accidentally bumped into a strange man wearing a mask.

"Asshole!" The weirdo wearing a mask stumbled, pulled off his mask and cursed, "Little mustache, do you have eyes?"

However, as soon as these words were spoken, they immediately became hollow.

"You, you, you... are Maori... cough cough cough..."

The weirdo coughed violently a few times, put on his mask again, left quickly, and walked into the private compartment of carriage B.

"Dad, are you okay?" Xiaolan asked with concern.

"I'm fine." replied Kogoro Mori.

"That person is..." Lin Xiao asked.

"I don't know either." Maori Kogoro shook his head, "Don't worry about that person, the food on the dinner car tonight is authentic French cuisine!"

"Really? Being able to eat French food on the train is like a dream!" Xiaolan looked surprised.

The group of five found a seat and sat down to eat.

"...The thing is, I was commissioned by Yukiko to come here to investigate a case." Lin Xiao explained the reasons why he and Kudo Yukiko appeared here.

Yukiko was also afraid of being misunderstood: "Yes, Yusaku is busy and can't leave, so he asked me to solve a case for him. I'm a woman, not a detective, and my husband and son are not around, so I thought of entrusting Lin Xiao, a high school detective, to help!"

Maori Kogoro immediately said flatteringly: "Yukiko, if something happens, you can just entrust me with it! For the sake of our friendship, I won't charge you any commission. You just need to treat me to a meal."

Yukiko is beautiful and charming. After so many years, Maori Kogoro is still Yukiko's loyal dog.

"Kogoro, just forget it."

Yukiko knows Kogoro Mori very well, and he is not a trustworthy guy at all.

"Yeah... Dad. You're the limit when it comes to helping clients catch mistresses. When we really encounter a case, you always mess it up." This is not to say that Xiaolan is taking advantage of her father, but her father is indeed like that. Her father is a detective, and his limit is to catch mistresses, nothing else is possible.

"Xiaolan, when you meet someone after three days, you should look at him with new eyes. Don't you notice that I'm different?" Kogoro Mouri said shamelessly.

"That will only be different when you fall asleep, Dad." Xiaolan's evaluation of Mouri Kogoro was very sharp, and Mouri Kogoro couldn't be stubborn.

"Ran, Yukiko is here, can't you say something good about your dad? Learn to read the air at least, daddy please help you."

After that, Maori Kogoro continued to please Yukiko: "Yukiko, Eri and I have been separated for many years. If you have a conflict with Yusaku, you are welcome to come to me at any time. Yukiko, I have always liked you."

Yukiko had a look of disdain on her face. She now hated Kogoro Mori very much.

Ten years ago, Yukiko saw on the news that in order to catch the gangsters, Maori Kogoro actually shot at Kisaki Eri who was held hostage by the gangsters. She almost fainted from anger. Since then, she decided to break up with Maori Kogoro. If Conan was not living in Maori Kogoro's house now, she would have ignored Maori Kogoro directly.

Chapter 38: Kudo and his son, one bloodline

Just as everyone was enjoying the warm moment after dinner in the dining car, a discordant roar came from the table not far behind them...

"What's the point of having such a small box? Didn't I tell you to book a royal box for me?"

He was a long-faced man with a small moustache, about 56 or 57 years old. He was scolding a man who was wearing square-framed glasses and looked honest and kind, about 37 or 38 years old.

Conan recognized the people who were talking: "I've seen them in the newspaper. The man with the mustache is Keitaro Izumo, a big boss in the jewelry business, and the man with glasses is Toshinori Kagoshi, the former's secretary.

"I'm sorry, boss. This is my negligence. But you said only a week ago that you wanted to take the Beidouxing 3. For such a popular luxury train, it's already very good to be able to book an ordinary compartment in just a week." Jiayueli quickly apologized with a slight bow. After hearing his words, the passengers in the dining car nodded secretly. The secretary was right. You wanted to book a compartment on the Beidouxing train only a week in advance. Who do you think you are?

Therefore, when the passengers in the surrounding dining cars heard what Kayoshi Toshinori said, some of those who were secretly unhappy had already begun pointing fingers at Izumo Keitaro. After feeling the strange looks from the passengers around him, Izumo Keitaro felt even more embarrassed.

"What do you mean, you bastard? Do you want me to go to the front and squeeze in with those low-class people? I'm a big boss, and it's embarrassing for me to stay in the same level of compartment as you. My wife is afraid that people will see her traveling in such a low-class compartment, so she would rather hide in it than come out and show her face!"

Jia Yueli was scolded by his boss and could not help but lower his head and said aggrievedly: "Boss, I have already suggested that you take a plane to Hokkaido. That way, you can save time and avoid so much trouble."

"Stop talking so much! You've even learned to talk back. I've already told you that there's a reason for taking this Beidouxing No. 3 train. What? You still want to make decisions for me, your boss? If you had the ability, you wouldn't be standing there and getting scolded by me, humph!"

When Izumo Keitaro saw that Kayoshi Rinori dared to talk back, he immediately became furious and sneered.

Maori Kogoro also curled his lips. "Yeah. I've also seen them in the newspaper. The man called Izumo Keitaro is the owner of a famous jewelry company in Tokyo. He is also well-known in the jewelry industry. Moreover, his jewelry store was on the news a while ago. It seems that it was robbed by armed robbers. However, for some unknown reason, the robber turned around and ran away inexplicably."

At this moment, a man in a suit and tie with gray hair passed by the dining car corridor. He looked to be about 67 or 68 years old. He walked straight to Izumo Keitaro's table and said meaningfully, "Isn't this the big boss of the jewelry store who was on the news? I've heard of your name for a long time."

Izumo Keitaro looked at the old man in front of him and was stunned at first, then he said in surprise: "Mayor Ishizumi, why are you here?!"

"I just happened to have a vacation, so I took this train to go to Hokkaido for some fun..."

"But then again, Boss Izumo, this news just happened to create a lot of momentum for your election. You're really amazing! But it seems that your image on the TV screen is a little different from the show on the news..." Mayor Ishichui sneered with a smile.

Izumo Keitaro immediately retorted, "Mayor Ishichui, I was a little angry just now, but I feel much better after seeing you. I didn't expect that a high-ranking mayor like you would have to live in an ordinary box like ordinary people like us. You are really 'people-friendly'!"