Yukiko Kudo's mood was not good at the moment.
Because her husband suspected that his writing was being used for criminal purposes, the two of them took separate trips on the North Star train.
Among the three trains of the North Star, the two they boarded would be running through night, making it the most suitable for crime.
But from the moment she boarded until the end, nothing happened, leaving her utterly confused.
This made her wonder if her husband was overly neurotic and that's why he went through all this trouble.
Or maybe the criminal was an idiot and planning to commit the crime during the daytime?
After getting off and meeting her husband, Yusaku Kudo, he was also completely puzzled.
Fortunately, the confusion didn't last long. Soon, a large group of people in suits, who looked like law enforcement officers, and familiar figures approached them.
And their son and future daughter-in-law were there too!
After some conversation and explanation, Yusaku Kudo confirmed the identity of the person who had recognized him, and got the answer.
At this moment, the two of them learned that it wasn't that nobody was planning to commit a crime, but that the criminals had been arrested before the crime!
"You should thank Detective Senichi. If you had killed someone, you would have made a bigger mistake."
After hearing his plan, Yusaku Kudo looked at him and said, "In the end, it was just my fantasy. It's impossible to achieve a perfect crime. The biggest flaw of this method is that you can't dispose of the disguised props on the train."
"I see. It seems that no matter what, I couldn't escape after all, especially since you were waiting for me at the station. I should indeed thank Detective Senichi under these circumstances," replied Toshinori Kaetsu.
He smiled and then looked at Yusaku Kudo, saying, "Kudo-san, I have one last question. In the end, what is the fate of the protagonist?"
"Surrender."
Yusaku Kudo answered, "In my plan, it was always intended for the killer in that story to voluntarily surrender to the police for the wrongs he committed. Compared to him, I think you are even luckier because you don't have to bear the guilt of murder, and Detective Senichi avenged you in the right way."
"I see..." Toshinori Kaetsu felt relieved after hearing this and thanked them, "Thank you for your trouble..."
"No need to be formal. Make amends and start anew." he patted Toshinori Kaetsu's shoulder encouragingly.
Compared to the crimes committed by Keitaro Izumo and the other, his offenses were indeed lighter.
After gathering information about a robbery and having his girlfriend go on strike, Toshinori Kaetsu's plan to commit murder was preemptively stopped by Senichi, and he even exposed the drug dealer, his boss.
In the case of not committing a crime while also contributing to solving it, it was likely that the court would give him a lenient sentence.
"Then I'll take him away. Let's have a drink together sometime." Chief Nishimura, seeing the conversation between the two sides ending, escorted the three of them into the police car and bid farewell to Senichi and the others.
"When you have time, come to my house and enjoy the hot springs." Senichi waved and said goodbye with a smile.
Because Senichi's hometown was also in Hokkaido, they quickly became friendly. Before leaving, he even promoted his hot springs to attract more customers.
This kind of enthusiasm was only possible between people from the same place. Otherwise, don't expect the detectives from Hokkaido to be so polite to detectives from Tokyo.
After all, the mutual dislike between local and central authorities was already a traditional art, and the rivalry between Kanto and Kansai was even more serious.
Even when Kogoro Mouri went outside of the Tokyo circle in the early stages, he would be criticized by the local detectives, asking him not to interfere in their affairs.
Unfortunately, he was too useless. In the end, the man behind Kogoro Mouri manipulated the situation, and they became cooperative and friendly after that.
But all of this had nothing to do with Senichi. His Hokkaido background naturally gave him a favorable impression in his hometown.
By the way, Senichi no longer needed to deliver documents. He could go straight home.
Because after the case was solved, they also took the documents that Senichi needed to bring to the Hokkaido Police Department.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Yusaku Kudo. Thank you very much," Yusaku Kudo greeted with a smile and extended his hand after the outsiders left.
"You're welcome. It's what I should do. I'm Senichi Karazawa." Senichi smiled, shook hands with the other person, and in their eye contact, they both understood the unspoken understanding.
Although it was their first meeting, Conan's identity was a shared secret between them, naturally bringing them closer.
Yusaku Kudo expressed his gratitude without specifying "this matter," also acknowledging Senichi's various care for Conan.
"I'm Yukiko Kudo. Hello~"
"Hello." Senichi nodded and greeted Yukiko Kudo as well.
In fact, they had met before. Recently, She had been teaching Akemi voice-changing techniques, but this was their formal introduction.
Although they made a trip for nothing, Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo were still happy because Senichi had arrested the criminal in advance, preventing a murder case.
Moreover, they could now officially meet Senichi, and if there was ever a need, contacting him wouldn't seem too abrupt.
After exchanging pleasantries, the Kudo couple bid farewell and left, preparing to return to Los Angeles together.
Yukiko Kudo had almost finished teaching Akemi, so this was a good opportunity to go back with her husband.
"Well, this is where we say goodbye." After leaving the station, Senichi smiled and bid farewell to the three of them. "I wish you a pleasant time."
In Natsue's town, where a case had already occurred, they probably wouldn't encounter any more incidents... probably.
As for inviting them to stop by Senichi's home's hot springs on the way back... Senichi didn't even mention it!!
Come on, he didn't want to test if "peace at home brings safety" could ward off Conan, the god of death.
On the train ride back to Kamikawa Town in Kamikawa County, Senichi looked at the familiar entrance of the hot springs and smiled happily, entering and shouting, "I'm back!!"
...
"Phew!"
After taking a bath, Senichi lay on the bed in a bathrobe and started to tally the gains from this case.
[Hokuto Star Train Murder Case]
[Completion: Successful]
[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Neural Reflex Enhancer Type I]
Evaluation: Using one of the wanted criminals as a breakthrough, you captured all the criminals one by one and quietly eradicated the entire case. In the unseen realm, you have gained the favor of fate!
[Neural Reflex Enhancer Type I: Enhances personal neural reflexes. When used alone, it accompanies a stagnation in physical qualities, and its effectiveness will also stagnate until the body's strength improves, at which point it will regain its efficacy. It works best when used in conjunction with "Gene Enhancer."]
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