Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

The group searched the warehouse for a long time.

Kazuma Kudo flipped through the photos casually but found nothing. Conan, however, found an old photograph that was at least thirty years old, in which Yukiko Kudo was only six or seven years old.

Unfortunately, too much time has passed, and the sixty-year-old man cannot be compared with the photo of him when he was thirty, so people are still not quite sure of the man's identity.

However, based on this photo, Hiromi Yabuuchi and Yukiko Kudo recalled that Yoshifusa Yabuuchi had been injured in the baseball game when the photo was taken, and the injury was to his leg.

Then they went to check if the old man had any scars on his legs.

Kazuma Kudo greeted Yukiko Kudo and strolled out of the courtyard.

If he remembered correctly, Kudo Yusaku should have arrived by now.

Instead of going out and doing something stupid with them, I'd rather go out and catch Dad for Mom.

As a group of people rushed to the room to confirm Yabunouchi Yoshifusa's identity, Kudo Kazuma, who had climbed over the wall, spotted a suspicious figure spying on the courtyard.

A guy wearing a long overcoat that went past his knees, a hat, and a scarf, trying his best to completely disguise himself...

"Why are you being so secretive? Are you cosplaying as Little Black here?"

Kudo Kazuma grabbed the other person's arm and placed his other hand directly on the other person's shoulder.

"Hehe~ Gotcha! You're the pathetic detective who had nowhere else to run but back to chase after your wife across thousands of miles~"

The phrase "a famous detective with nowhere to turn" refers not only to Conan, who almost had his identity exposed by Ran.

There's also Kudo Yusaku, who was abandoned at home by his wife and rushed to catch up with her across thousands of miles!

"Ichima..." Kudo Yusaku's tone was slightly embarrassed, "Yukiko doesn't know I'm here, does she?"

Kazuma Kudo released Yusaku Kudo and tilted his head: "For now, I'm the only one who noticed."

He asked gloatingly, "What, are you afraid my mom won't want you anymore, so you specially came back to apologize and admit your mistakes, playing the wife-chasing-after-the-cremation game?"

Yusaku Kudo coughed and said, "What are you talking about? I was the one who discovered a crucial detail in this matter that none of you noticed, so I came here specifically to take a look."

"Of course, it would be even better if you could step forward at a crucial moment and point out the errors in your reasoning, so that Yukiko would obediently come back with me..."

Kudo Kazuma was speechless: "...My brother inherited his tsundere nature from you, you know that?"

Having been exposed by his youngest son, Kudo Yusaku coughed slightly in embarrassment and fell silent.

Kudo Kazuma didn't mind at all. Instead, he asked, "Dad, what details did you find wrong? Tell me, and we can verify it with each other?"

Yusaku Kudo cleared his throat and said unhurriedly, "I heard you're a detective now, so I can't tell you the details—you'll have to find out for yourselves."

Kazuma Kudo rolled his eyes.

It's just that Yabuuchi Yoshifusa isn't actually Yabuuchi Yoshifusa, but rather the mixed-race youth next to him is the real Yabuuchi Yoshifusa's son.

He's got cheat codes, do you really think he doesn't know that?

"Alright then, we'll go find it ourselves."

Kudo Kazuma tilted his head and said with a mischievous smile, "By the way, Dad, after you came home drunk yesterday, Mom asked me if I wanted Dad or Mom, and I chose Mom. As for my brother... well, I guess he's about the same."

As he spoke, he leaned closer to the door and waved to Yusaku Kudo.

Yusaku Kudo looked over and, through the crack in the door, saw Conan holding an old greeting card and telling everyone that the "Happy New Year" written by Yoshifusa Yabuuchi was exactly the same as the handwriting on the old greeting card sent from Brazil years ago.

Hiromi Yabuuchi couldn't help but praise, "Conan is so smart! No wonder he's the son of Yusaku Kudo, the world's number one mystery novelist."

Yukiko Kudo stood to the side, hands on her hips, pointed at herself, and snorted, "Conan is my son, you know, he's mine!"

“Look…” Kudo Kazuma shrugged at his father, “Mom is still angry. Are you sure you’re not here to apologize and admit your mistake?”

Kudo Yu stubbornly insisted, "Hmph, the outcome is not yet decided. If the combined reasoning of the three of you is not as good as mine alone, then Yukiko will have to obediently come home with me."

Kazuma Kudo: "...You won..."

He shook his head and said to Yusaku Kudo, "I'm going to find my mom. You can wander around outside if you want. Goodbye!"

That evening, Hiromi Yabuchi's stepmother went to a friend's wedding celebration, while the others gathered together for a hot pot meal.

While they were eating, Conan told him what had happened while Kudo Kazuma was out.

Afterwards, Yukiko Kudo and Conan asked Kazuma Kudo what he had found while taking a walk outside. Kazuma Kudo just shook his head and didn't say anything.

What's the point of chatting now? Eating is the most important thing, of course.

As for his father, Yusaku Kudo?

He won't even come in; let him go out there and starve!

As they were eating, Yabuuchi Yoshifusa and Carlos walked in.

"Oh? We're having hot pot tonight? That puts my mind at ease."

"Reassured? Uncle Yifang, what do you mean by that?"

Yabuuchi Yoshifusa sat in his seat: "I mean, this way there's no risk of dying from poisoning."

Kudo Kazuma pursed his lips upon hearing this.

Naive; it's obvious they haven't seen many murder cases.

You're abroad every day, you've probably never seen anyone poison tableware, right?

Hiromi Yabuuchi laughed somewhat awkwardly and said, "I think that threatening letter might just be a prank."

"Hmph, who knows? Let's hope so."

After finishing her meal, Hiromi Yabuuchi got up to prepare hot water for a bath.

Yukiko Kudo was quite interested in this old-fashioned way of bathing with firewood, and after dinner, she dragged Conan along to join in the fun.

Kudo Kazuma was completely unaccustomed to this Japanese bathing style where everyone takes turns soaking in the same pot of hot spring, so he simply went back to his room, lay on the bed, and played on his phone.

After playing on his phone for a while, he suddenly remembered that, theoretically, his father was still out there starving.

After careful consideration, he sent a message with filial piety, asking if Yusaku Kudo wanted to show up and apologize to Yukiko Kudo, and also to stay there for the night.

You have to admit that the world's top mystery novelist has his stubborn streak; Yusaku Kudo still thinks the northwest wind outside tastes better and doesn't want to come in.

Kudo Kazuma was too lazy to bother with his arrogant and tsundere father anymore.

A short while later, he suddenly heard a melodious scream from outside...

Hmm? It has a spirit now?

Kudo Kazuma jumped out of bed and strode outside.

By this time, many people had already come out. Yabuuchi Hiromi was sitting on the ground, pointing towards the door and saying, "Over there, there's a strange guy in a trench coat and sunglasses standing outside the door!"

Kudo Kazuma couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

what's the situation?

Has Dad had enough of the cold wind and started to regret it?

However, he did indeed sense the presence of the spirit...

Following his instincts, he turned to look at the ancient well beside him.

Just then, Conan pointed to the well and exclaimed in surprise, "Look! Why is that wooden barrel hanging up over there by the well?"