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Yukiko Kudō, still maintaining her plump aunty disguise, sat dejectedly by the roadside.
Not far in front of her, traffic police were handling the accident scene.
After a while, a young traffic policeman walked over and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ms. Edogawa, the surveillance camera here happened to be broken. We couldn't find the Land Rover you mentioned."
"How about this, Ma'am, you report it to your insurance first? The other party is considered a hit-and-run. We'll figure out how to handle it once we find them."
Although this was Conan's world, and there were far fewer surveillance cameras than expected, there were still cameras at many traffic intersections.
Yukiko Kudō forced a smile and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you. I'm sorry, I'm a bit flustered."
At this moment, Yūsaku Kudō and Professor Agasa also arrived at the scene by car.
Seeing Yukiko Kudō sitting by the roadside, the two parked their car and went over.
"How's the situation? What exactly happened?" Yūsaku Kudō anxiously asked as he approached Yukiko.
Yukiko Kudō recounted what had just happened in detail to Yūsaku Kudō.
Yūsaku Kudō frowned in thought:
"The camera was broken? How could it be such a coincidence? The other party must have intentionally damaged it, precisely to avoid leaving any traces."
"But I'm a bit curious, how did the other party know you were going to use the identity of 'Ayumi Edogawa' to find Shinichi?"
"Judging from the other party's preparations, they were well aware of our 'acting' plan this time and were completely waiting here for us to fall into their trap."
Yūsaku Kudō and Yukiko Kudō were both intelligent people. With a little thought, they guessed the reason. Both their expressions changed, and they quickly searched their personal belongings and daily necessities.
Soon, Yukiko Kudō found an inconspicuous bug in the interlayer of her handbag.
"I bought this bag in America. The plan to come to Japan was also decided on the way from America to Japan. It must have been planted on me when I was in America."
Yukiko Kudō carefully recalled and, gritting her teeth, recounted the entire process.
Yūsaku Kudō lowered his head slightly and analyzed:
"Assuming that the organization that gave Shinichi that strange drug is very powerful and deeply entrenched... No, no need to assume. An organization capable of inventing such a drug is definitely not simple."
"Ordinary criminal organizations need to confirm the corpses of the people they kill. But Shinichi shrank; he didn't die."
"Could it be that the organization didn't find Shinichi's body, so they suspected he didn't die, but couldn't find him, so they started with us and planted listening devices on us beforehand?"
Yūsaku Kudō and Yukiko Kudō were both celebrities; it wasn't difficult to find out their whereabouts.
As a mystery novelist, it had to be said that Yūsaku Kudō's thinking was very correct.
However, what Yūsaku Kudō completely hadn't expected was that the Black Organization wasn't as smart as he thought.
Although the organization hadn't found Shinichi Kudō's body, they had no intention of starting with the Kudō couple.
Furthermore, this incident was unrelated to the Black Organization; it was Tōru Fujiwara's personal action.
Lacking crucial information, no matter how Yūsaku Kudō analyzed, it wouldn't be correct.
But in the eyes of Yukiko Kudō and Professor Agasa, this was the correct answer.
Yūsaku Kudō was a relatively calm person, but at this moment, he couldn't help but complain, "If you hadn't insisted on going to play that trick on Shinichi, how could this have happened?"
Yūsaku Kudō's complaint infuriated Yukiko Kudō. She was already in a bad mood, knowing that her own willfulness had caused this result, and her heart was filled with remorse.
And being told off like this by Yūsaku Kudō, the suppressed anger in her chest made her retort furiously:
"Didn't you agree to this plan too? And you even excitedly discussed the shortcomings in my plan with me, and you were the one who perfected them! How can you just blame me now and not look at yourself?"
Seeing that the couple was about to quarrel, Professor Agasa quickly stepped forward to mediate: "Alright, alright, you two stop arguing. The most important thing now is to find a way to find Shinichi and rescue him."
Having been husband and wife for so many years, Yūsaku Kudō had quarreled with Yukiko Kudō before.
At this moment, Yūsaku Kudō was also in a bad mood. However, he was a relatively rational person and knew that Professor Agasa was right. This was not the time to quarrel; finding and rescuing Shinichi was paramount.
"Will Shinichi be in mortal danger?"
Yukiko Kudō was still wearing a mask at this time. If she wasn't, one would definitely see the paleness on her face.
Yūsaku Kudō analyzed: "If my guess is correct, the other party probably doesn't intend to kill Shinichi. Otherwise, they have countless ways and wouldn't need to capture him."
"What they most likely want to do is conduct research on Shinichi. The drug that can make people shrink, I estimate even that organization didn't expect such a result."
Hearing that Shinichi might be used as a research subject, Yukiko Kudō felt even more terrified.
A test subject, and the people conducting the experiment were a cruel criminal organization. One could imagine that Shinichi Kudō would likely suffer a fate worse than death.
Yūsaku Kudō said: "The most important thing for us now is to find Shinichi, which means first finding the tracks of that car."
Yukiko Kudō was not a woman who only knew how to complain. Since things had come to this, she wouldn't continue to complain but would think of a solution:
"I know some people in the traffic department. I have some connections."
"I'll go try my old connections, see if I can get the surveillance footage from nearby intersections."
"If that doesn't work, we can go find Eri. Eri is a famous lawyer. This time, we encountered a hit-and-run by the other party. We can totally use her lawyer status to pressure the traffic department and obtain the surveillance footage."
Yukiko Kudō's plan was quite reliable.
Yūsaku Kudō nodded: "My suggestion is to go directly to Ms. Eri Kisaki. That way, it will be easiest for us to obtain the surveillance footage."
After a pause, he said with a worried heart: "...The most troublesome thing isn't this. Even if we find Shinichi and rescue him, we'll also be targeted by that organization."
Although the Kudō family was wealthy, they were merely a wealthy family.
Faced with such an international criminal organization, if they were targeted, their family would definitely not have a good time.
"Should we... go to the authorities to seek protection?"
Organizations like the FBI and CIA instantly popped into Yukiko Kudō's mind.
Yūsaku Kudō said decisively: "No, absolutely not to the authorities. If we go to the authorities, we'll be truly finished!"
Shinichi's body had shrunk and turned into Conan. If organizations like the FBI or CIA found out about this, he would definitely be protected like an endangered animal and become a research subject to be sliced up and studied.
The official departments in America were even more ruthless in this regard than the Black Organization. Those greedy tycoons, for the sake of a longer life, would definitely demand the lives of the Kudō family.
The Black Organization, as a criminal group, still had to consider the before and after of their actions, but organizations like the CIA would completely disregard laws.
Therefore, Yūsaku Kudō would rather face the Black Organization than the official departments.
At this moment, Yukiko Kudō even felt despair.
No matter how they looked at it, their family was facing a dead end.
Yūsaku Kudō also couldn't bear this immense pressure and complained, "That little brat is just a magnet for trouble. Now, not only has he been captured, but his old father and mother are also going to be dragged to their deaths by him."
But ultimately, he was his son. He had to try to save him.
Professor Agasa had no good ideas at this time either and could only sigh: "Whatever help you need, I'll do my best to provide."
Once the Kudō family provoked that criminal organization, people like him who had helped them would probably not have a good end either.
Under the strong pressure from the Ministry of Justice and Eri Kisaki's official connections within the Ministry of Justice, the Kudō family managed to obtain the surveillance footage from all the streets near that crossroads without much difficulty.
Under the supervision of the traffic department staff, Yūsaku Kudō and Yukiko Kudō carefully reviewed all the nearby surveillance footage.
However, the result was unexpected. They did not find that Land Rover in the surveillance.
This kind of surveillance footage naturally wouldn't allow them to take it away. After checking twice, they could only leave in disappointment.
At the entrance of the Traffic Management Department, Eri Kisaki gave Yukiko Kudō a hug. The two had been good friends in high school. Although they were now in different places, they still kept in touch every year, and their relationship was quite good.
Eri Kisaki said, "I'll try to ask my other connections to see if I can find that hit-and-run vehicle."
Yukiko Kudō said gratefully, "Thank you, Eri. But you don't have to worry too much about it. If we can't find it, then we can't find it."
She didn't tell Eri Kisaki that 'Shinichi' was missing. This would blow things out of proportion and let everyone know about Shinichi shrinking.
Yukiko Kudō only used the traffic accident as an excuse to find Eri Kisaki. She really didn't want Eri Kisaki to get involved with this kind of international criminal organization.
Eri Kisaki, busy with matters, exchanged a few pleasantries, and after agreeing to meet for a meal at a later time, she left.
Just as Eri Kisaki left, Yūsaku Kudō said: "Shinichi's current location, I've roughly found it."
Seeing Yukiko Kudō look over, he explained: "...We checked all the nearby surveillance footage, but didn't find that car."
"This means one thing: that car didn't leave with its owner. They took Shinichi away and then stopped nearby."
"In other words, Shinichi is currently in an abandoned building near that intersection!"
"Let's investigate nearby. We'll definitely be able to find him."
Conan woke up from the anesthesia. He only felt sore all over, especially his lumbar spine, as if it had been pierced by something.
Thinking about what he had heard before fainting, he feared he had undergone a bone marrow puncture surgery, and part of his bone marrow had been extracted.
Conan found himself still tied to the operating table. He struggled to open his eyes and looked to his side. He was lying on his stomach.
Beside him, a person dressed in black with a black hat was looking at him coldly.