Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

"Is there such a thing?!"

Yukiko took the letter from Yusaku and examined it carefully. Hmm, she still couldn't see anything.

"I don't understand, but if you say so, Yusaku, let's go and continue shopping! I'm going to visit all the places I want to visit today!"

"Well, Xiaoxin, it's not that your father and I didn't want to look for you, but who told you to design a code that can only be cracked at night?"

After handing the letter to Yusaku, Yukiko said happily, completely forgetting why she didn't try to crack the code last night.

"Eh? Didn't you say you were going back to rest? Still wandering around? You're not looking for anyone today, are you?"

"No! Husband, just accompany me for a walk~"

Under Yukiko's coquettishness, Yusaku finally lost:

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, my princess. Let's go."

"Great!"

With that, the two heartless guys went shopping, completely forgetting their eldest son.

As for Conan...

"A-choo! So cold and hungry. Damn it, is the code I designed so difficult? Daddy still hasn't cracked it? Daddy, Mommy, come quickly, your child really can't hold on any longer!"

After staying up all night hungry and exposed to the cold wind, Conan felt like he was about to faint.

"I don't believe Dad can't crack my code! He actually stood me up. Just wait!"

Conan, who had no idea that he was being tricked by Yukiko, started punching and kicking his father in his heart.

......

At night, the Kudo couple had fun all day long.

"Ah! I'm still having fun here~ Yusaku, let's go back! I'm hungry and want to have a big meal~"

After playing for a whole day, Yukiko was completely stunned. What son? Did she have a son? A son or something, how could it be more important than her belly!

Yusaku almost lost his balance when he heard this. He looked at Yukiko speechlessly:

"Going back? Not looking for Shinichi anymore?"

"Shin-chan..."

When Yukiko heard this, the smile on her face froze. What if she was having so much fun that she forgot about her own son?

"Well, sharpening the knife doesn't delay the chopping of wood. I'm a little hungry, so I thought I'd eat something first!"

Yukiko tried to play dumb and fool Yusaku. However, under his gaze, her face quickly turned red:

"Ahhh! Um, Yusaku, let's go! I can't sleep well or have fun unless I find Shin-chan!"

Yukiko pretended to be dumb.

Yusaku sighed helplessly. He really had no idea what to do with Yukiko's personality.

"Okay, let's go find Shinichi."

Yusaku withdrew his gaze, turned his head, and prepared to walk away.

"I'm going to look for it, but where do I even begin? What's this so-called 'City of Romance'? I don't think I really need to go abroad!"

Yukiko looked at the code, but still couldn't figure out what Conan wrote.

What the hell is all this?! Couldn't that brat write something simpler?

"you think too much!"

Yusaku shook his head:

"Shinichi must still be here. He won't be taken too far! It's not that easy to take an illegal immigrant abroad."

"But, in that case, what exactly is the City of Romance?"

"Don't overthink it. The so-called code is actually just a roundabout way of saying the real message! For example, when you hear the word 'City of Romance', what's your first reaction?"

Yusaku reminded.

"The Romantic City...Paris? The Louvre? The Arc de Triomphe? The Eiffel Tower?"

Yukiko thought about it and said with some doubt.

"Didn't you already say that?"

Yusaku smiled and walked away.

"I told you?"

Yukiko pondered for a moment:

"You mean, Tokyo Tower?!"

"That's right!"

Yusaku explained with a smile:

"The Tokyo Tower was built based on the Eiffel Tower, which means the starting point of this route is actually the Tokyo Tower."

"I see!"

Yukiko nodded in understanding:

"What are we waiting for? Let's go!"

As she spoke, Yukiko dragged Yusaku into the car. As the engine roared, it gradually drove away.

"The Romantic City refers to the Eiffel Tower, so what does the next code mean? A realm where time stops and space shatters... Where in the world does such a place exist?"

Yukiko, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the contents of the letter and felt her mind was full of confusion. She simply couldn't understand what the code meant at all!

"don’t worry!"

Yusaku sat in the driver's seat and said with a smile:

"Since it's a map, we have to follow the map, right? We can just wait until we get near the tower and then slowly look for it."

......

After getting out of the car and looking at the bustling streets, Yukiko felt a headache coming on.

"There are so many roads around here, where are we going to find that? What a mess!"

Yusaku didn't respond, but simply surveyed his surroundings. Suddenly, he seemed to discover something:

"Yukiko, under what circumstances do you think time can be preserved?"

"Time is preserved?"

Yukiko was stunned:

"What do you mean? Doesn't time always move forward? It can't be preserved!"

"No!"

Yusaku looked at a small shop at the end of the street:

"In simple terms, if you wanted to see Shinichi as a child right now, what would you do?"

"Of course I'll go straight to Shinichi~"

Yukiko said it without even thinking.

Yusaku was speechless upon hearing this. But then he thought about it, and it seemed like what Yukiko said made sense. After all, wasn't Conan the younger Shinichi?

"Hey, forget it, just come with me!"

Helplessly adjusting his glasses, Yusaku walked in one direction.

"What do you mean? I wasn't wrong, was I?"

Although Yukiko was a little unhappy, she followed him obediently because he had taken her around for two days.

"The second location should be here!"

When he reached the end and looked at the name on the sign, Yusaku smiled and nodded.

"This is..."

Following Yusaku's gaze, Yukiko looked over:

"Photography shop?"

"That's right! The thing that stopped time and shattered space was actually a photograph! So, the second clue must be referring to this photography shop!"

"This seems to make sense. Damn it, couldn't the guy who designed this code have written it in a simpler and easier-to-understand way?"

Ignoring the angry Yukiko, Yusaku looked around, searching for his next target.