Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

Yukiko gently tossed her hair, a charming smile unconsciously curving her lips. Though it was somewhat unrestrained, she was genuinely happy.

After parking their motorcycles, their eyes met, and they couldn't help but kiss.

"Uh-huh..."

"Hey, not here... someone will see us."

"Really... don't be impulsive... ah..."

Yukiko felt that if Shiraishihara did something daring in front of everyone, she would probably find it hard to refuse...

"Bang!" The door was suddenly pushed open.

The two were startled and quickly separated. It was indeed inappropriate to be intimate in front of someone else's house.

"Yukiko, you're here. Why aren't you coming in? What are you doing standing outside?"

A young woman came out of the house and saw Yukiko outside the door. She was both surprised and a little confused.

Yukiko, slightly embarrassed, pulled Shiraishihara along and followed the young woman into the house.

This young woman was none other than Hiromi Yabuchi, a close friend of Yukiko. They were classmates and friends, and had always kept in touch.

"Hiromi, for you, my best friend who I grew up with, I would come without hesitation even if I were on the other side of the world," Yukiko said excitedly.

"Hehe, Yukiko, you're still so thoughtful," Hiromi Yabuuchi replied happily.

Next, Hiromi Yabuuchi turned her gaze to Shiraishihara and was immediately attracted by his handsome appearance.

"Could this be your son Shinichi? He's so handsome." Hiromi Yabuuchi thought Shiraishi was even more handsome than the male celebrities on TV.

"Nah!"

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Yukiko introduces Shiraishihara to her friend.

“He’s my son Shinichi’s classmate, named Shiraishihara. Like Shinichi, he’s a high school detective. My husband and son are busy right now, so we called him over to help.”

"So you're a high school detective." Hiromi Yabuuchi finally realized.

"Shiraishi-kun, this is my childhood friend and best buddy, Hiromi Yabuchi. She's the one who asked me to help with this..."

"Mrs. Yabuuchi, please take good care of me," Shiraishihara greeted her.

"Detective Shiraishi, nice to meet you."

Hiromi Yabuuchi welcomed the two into the house and seated them.

The Yabuuchi family home is a traditional Japanese house. Yukiko and Shiraishihara are kneeling on the floor in front of the tea table, while Hiromi Yabuuchi goes to boil water to make tea.

A moment later, two cups of green tea, exuding a faint fragrance, were placed in front of Yukiko and Shiraishihara.

Yukiko took a sip of tea and said, "Hiromi, if you encounter any problems, just tell Shiraishihara. He will definitely be able to help you solve them."

Hiromi Yabuuchi said gratefully, "Thank you so much."

Shiraishi said, "Mrs. Yabuuchi, tell me what happened now."

"Okay. Detective Shiraishi, Yukiko, what I need your help with this time is..."

Just as Hiromi Yabuuchi was about to explain, she was interrupted.

"Guangmei, do we have guests?"

The person who interrupted Hiromi Yabuuchi was an elderly man with a grayish-white mustache who looked to be about sixty-four or sixty-five years old.

"Oh, Uncle Yifang, it's you..."

Hiromi Yabuchi looked at the newcomer and tentatively said, "Uncle, look, this is Yukiko, who used to come to our house to play when she was little. Do you remember her?"

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"Uncle Yifang, it's been a long time. Please take care of me..."

Upon hearing Hiromi Yabuuchi's introduction, Yukiko stood up and greeted her politely.

However, Yabunouchi Yoshifusa rested his chin on his hand, sizing up Yukiko for a while before saying with a bewildered and slightly apologetic expression:

"Is...I don't remember you at all. Hello, I'm so sorry, I've been living in Brazil for too long and I've forgotten about you."

When Yukiko heard that Yabunouchi Yoshifusa was so senile that he couldn't remember that she used to come to her house to play when she was a child, she was a little confused. Was she so easily ignored and forgotten?

However, she didn't want to make a scene, so she just said politely, "It's okay, it's all from when I was a child."

"Well, since you're all guests invited by the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, why don't you spend more time chatting with her? I won't bother you any longer..."

"Carlos, let's go..."

The Carlos mentioned by Yabuuchi Yoshifusa was a tall man standing beside him like a loyal bodyguard. He had dark skin and looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He didn't look like someone of pure Asian descent at all; he was at least of mixed race.

Watching Carlos turn and leave with Yoshifusa Yabunouchi, Yukiko asked in a low voice, "Hiromi, who is this big black guy Carlos? I've never seen him before when I visited your house."

Upon hearing this, Hiromi Yabuuchi whispered, "Him... is a close friend that Uncle Yoshifusa brought back from Brazil, despite their age difference."

At this point, she whispered, "Yukiko, did you notice anything strange about Uncle Yoshifusa during our meeting?"

Although Yukiko didn't quite understand why her friend asked that question, she still rested her chin on her hand, pretending to think seriously, and whispered:

"Well... although Uncle Yifang used to play with us a lot, that was when we were kids. He moved to Brazil to settle down after that. So much time has passed, how could I tell the difference?"

"Mrs. Yabuuchi, is the thorny matter you asked Yukiko to handle this time related to that old man, Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshifusa, from earlier?"

At that moment, Shiraishihara asked Yabuuchi Hiromi in a low voice.

Sure enough, upon hearing his words, Hiromi Yabuuchi nodded quickly: "Yes, that's right, Detective Shiraishi, you truly are a worthy detective hired by Yukiko. Actually, Uncle Yoshifusa only returned from Brazil three days ago, bringing back that man named Carlos. But I always feel that Uncle is different from before, yet I can't find any concrete evidence..."

Upon hearing Hiromi Yabuuchi's words, Yukiko smiled and said:

“Oh, Guangmei, this is simple. Just let your father meet with Uncle Yifang, and everything will be clear. If I remember correctly, your father is Uncle Yifang’s older brother.”

Hiromi Yabuuchi shook her head and sighed, "Alas, there's nothing I can do, because... my father passed away last month."

"Oh? I'm sorry... Guangmei, I... I didn't know about this. You... you shouldn't be too sad..."

Yukiko quickly grabbed Hiromi Yabuuchi's hand and comforted her apologetically.

"Guangmei, please accept my condolences..."

Shiraishi could only offer a soft word of comfort.

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Chapter 102

"Yukiko, Detective Shiraishi, thank you..."

"But I'm fine. My dad is already in his seventies or eighties. It's normal to get old, sick, and die..."

Hiromi Yabuchi first thanked the two for their comfort, then continued in a low voice, "My mother passed away fifteen years ago, and Uncle Yoshifusa doesn't have many friends."

Now, the only people I've met with him multiple times are Yukiko and me.

That's why... I wrote to ask you to come and see if Uncle Yifang is acting strangely..."

Hearing this, Yukiko asked curiously, "Uh... Hiromi, why are you so concerned about your Uncle Yoshifusa's matter?"

Shiraishihara, standing to the side, already had some guesses in his mind...

Hiromi Yabuuchi is so concerned about Yoshifusa Yabuuchi's identity, especially since her father has just passed away, which is likely related to the inheritance.

Sure enough, Yabuuchi Hiromi's cheeks suddenly flushed slightly, and she lowered her head, as if she found it difficult to say the answer in front of her friend.

"Of course it's for the inheritance!"

Hey, Hiromi, this is all an internal matter of our Yabuuchi family, what's there to be embarrassed about?

"Are they the helpers you hired?"

The speaker was a middle-aged man in a brown coat who appeared to be in his early forties, walking from a distance.

He walked up to Shiraishihara and Yukiko Kudo and introduced himself enthusiastically:

"I am Hiromi's husband, Yabuuchi Hidekazu. Let me guess, this is Hiromi's good friend, Mrs. Kudo, and this gentleman next to her is your son, high school detective Shinichi Kudo?"

Yukiko smiled awkwardly: "No, he's my son's classmate, and also a high school detective named Shiraishihara."

"I see."

Hidekazu Yabuuchi nodded, then said helplessly, "Hiromi, since you asked them to help, 'Sanwuling' can easily discuss the inheritance with Mrs. Kudo and Detective Shiraishi. What's there to be embarrassed about? Sigh, you're just too soft-hearted. If this continues, the inheritance will be divided up..."

At this point, his expression turned serious, and he explained to the two outsiders: "The reason why Hiromi wrote to ask Mrs. Kudo for help was mainly to confirm whether Yabuuchi Yoshifusa was being impersonated by an outsider."

You know, my father-in-law is one of the top landowners in this area, so his inheritance must be a huge sum of money.

Furthermore, according to the lawyer, the father-in-law had made a will before his death, stipulating that all close relatives must be present when the lawyer reads the will.

Just as Yabuchi Hidekazu finished speaking, another man and two women walked over.

One of the men, dressed in blue casual wear, with a long face and appearing to be in his early thirties, said:

“That’s right. My dad’s funeral is tomorrow night at 10 p.m., which means that if we can’t see through that old man’s true colors before then, everyone’s share of the inheritance will be reduced, and possibly reduced by a lot.”

This man is named Yoshiyuki Yabuuchi, and he is Hiromi Yabuuchi's younger brother.

Following them was a young woman with blond hair, wearing a green sweater, named Yabuchi Keiko, who was Yabuchi Yoshiyuki's wife, and was about thirty years old.

Another woman, dressed in a dark purple kimono and appearing to be around forty years old, chimed in: "In my opinion, the problem isn't just the reduced inheritance. According to that will, some people might not get anything at all, which is a huge variable..."

This woman is named Yabuuchi Machiko. She is the second wife of Yabuuchi Hiromi and Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki's deceased father, and is their stepmother.

Then Yabuchi Yoshiyuki nodded repeatedly: "That's right, we must come up with a solution by tomorrow!"

Yabuchi Yoshiyuki's statement also included Shiraishihara and Kudo Yukiko.

Not only him, but also Yabuuchi Keiko, Yabuuchi Machiko and others regarded Yukiko and Shiraishihara as "one of their own". After all, they were invited by Yabuuchi Hiromi to help solve the inheritance problem. Now they have to unite and deal with it together.

The "outsider" with whom they need to deal with this is none other than Yoshifusa Yabunouchi, whose identity is in question, and Carlos, who returned with him from Brazil.

Yukiko and Shiraishihara exchanged a glance, and then immediately took action.

Led by Hiromi Yabuuchi, Shiraishihara and Yukiko arrived at the Yabuuchi family's warehouse.

The three of them decided to look for clues related to Yabuuchi Yoshifusa in the warehouse.

Yukiko Kudo searched for a long time but had no clue, and couldn't help but complain:

"Really, didn't they even keep a single photo? Surely Yoshifusa Yabuuchi couldn't have completely cut off contact with his family after going to Brazil?"

Hearing Yukiko's words, Hiromi gently put down the box she was carrying, wiped the sweat from her brow, and said:

“Sigh, when Uncle Yifang went to settle in Brazil, it seems he took photos and other things with him... My family and I have searched this warehouse before, but we haven’t found any useful clues.”

At that moment, Shiraishihara suddenly pulled a photograph from an inconspicuous notebook in the corner, and said with a smile:

“Mrs. Yabuuchi, it seems that Yoshifusa Yabuuchi didn’t take all the photos with him back then. Look, the person in this photo looks a lot like him…”

"Moreover, Yukiko-neechan is also in this photo."

Upon hearing what Shiraishihara said, the two ladies quickly came over.

After seeing the photo, Hiromi Yabuuchi nodded in surprise and said:

"Detective Shiraishi, that's right, it's him. This is a photo of Uncle Yoshifusa with the baseball team back then!"

You're really amazing! My family and I searched the warehouse for ages but couldn't find it.

"Look... the one squatting in the middle, that's Uncle Yifang himself."

At this point, Hiromi Yabuuchi suddenly reached out and gently tugged at Shiraishi's sleeve, whispering, "Detective Shiraishi, look, isn't Yukiko especially cute in the photo?"

Yukiko in her student days had bright, lively eyes and appeared exceptionally innocent. "Uh... she was indeed very cute."

"You know what? She used to love it when people called her cute..."

She still likes it when people say she's cute.

"You know her so well, your relationship must be more than just ordinary."

Hiromi Yabuchi asked slyly, "Women can't help but gossip, especially since Shiraishihara calls Kudo Yukiko 'older sister,' it's hard not to make some connections."

"Hehehe..."

Shiraishi chuckled dryly a few times, but did not respond.