As Kudo Yusaku, disguised as a "black-clad man," anxiously searched for the missing Kudo Yukiko.
Elsewhere, at Nichiei TV.
Jiang Xia and Kudo Yukiko had already entered the filming set and were familiarizing themselves with the camera positions.
According to the TV Station's rules, no recording or filming devices could be brought into the Photography Studio.
So before entering, the guests and audience members handed their phones over to the staff.
When the "black-clad man" dialed Kudo Yukiko's number.
A delicate women's phone vibrated in the small basket before a staff member.
Smiling, the staff member swiftly muted it to avoid disturbing anyone at work.
The call did not go through.
The black-clad man silently lowered his phone and stared at the screen, lost in thought.
Conan hid behind the door, observing him in secret.
He did not know whether it was an illusion, but he felt that the black-clad man seemed calm at first glance, yet somehow a little flustered upon closer inspection.
Conan was baffled, though he hopefully thought, Could Edogawa Fumiyo have done something strange and gotten herself arrested by the police?
...That would be nice. One enemy down.
As he pondered this, the black-clad man suddenly turned and headed toward the kitchen where Conan was hiding.
Conan startled and quickly shifted back to his previous position, lying down and pretending to sleep.
Soon, the kitchen door creaked.
The black-clad man pushed it open and entered.
He walked straight to Conan, gave him a shove, and said in a strange, hoarse voice, "Stop pretending. I know you're awake—where did Edogawa Fumiyo go?"
Worried that the black-clad man was trying to trick him, Conan kept his eyes shut and refused to move.
After more than a minute of stalemate, the black-clad man sighed.
He removed