Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Kudo Yuki smiled meaningfully, and gently stroked the wall of the coffee cup with her fingers: "It's not impossible for you to meet my father, but before that, tell me how good your disguise skills are?"

"Disguise?" Kaito Kid put on the temples of his black-framed glasses. His eyes, which looked exactly like Kudo Shinichi's, curved into a cunning arc. "Sister Xue, why don't you test me?"

"Since you want to test your disguise skills, why not start by changing the target person's temperament and aura." Kudo Yuki turned to Amuro Toru and said, "Zero, please cooperate with me."

Amuro Toru raised his familiar business smile, and his light purple eyes flashed with a hint of amusement. He raised his hand to untie his apron and ran his fingers across the collar of his shirt, "Glad to help."

Before he finished speaking, he stood up. Dressed in a suit and tie, he looked completely different from the usual coffee shop clerk. A cold and murderous aura spread in the small private room.

Kudo Yuki's eyes fell on Kuroba Kaito's face wearing black-framed glasses, and her tone was somewhat teasing: "Last time you pretended to be Kudo Shinichi to eliminate your own suspicion, but you were discovered by Hakuba Tan. Come to think of it, your reaction at that time was half a beat slower than Shinichi's."

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and the smile at the end of her eyes was a bit foxy, "This time, imitate Zero's current aura, but in your gestures, you must hide the characteristics of your own style, and also show your understanding of the target person."

Kuroba Kaito obviously caught the hidden secret in Kudo Yuki's words - just like the subtle habits revealed when he pretended to be Kudo Shinichi last time, the test this time was also to hide the flaws in the imitation.

He raised the corners of his lips: "It sounds interesting. Sister Xue wants me to combine Mr. Amuro's 'Thousand Layers of Routine' with the elegance of the Phantom Thief?"

Zhu Fu Jingguang turned the coffee cup in his hand, and the amber liquid swayed on the wall of the cup, reflecting his thoughtful expression. He put down the cup, and his fingertips unconsciously rubbed the handle of the cup: "This is not easy. You have to maintain Mr. Furuya's sense of oppression, but you can't lose your own characteristics."

Toru Amuro has slowly walked up to Kuroba Kaito, his figure in a suit and tie looming over him, his light purple eyes flashing a cold light.

Kuroba Kaito lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then suddenly stood up and walked around Amuro Toru at a leisurely pace.

When he stopped in front of everyone again, his aura suddenly changed. His originally frivolous and elegant temperament was restrained, replaced by Amuro Toru's signature sense of oppression, and his eyes, which were exactly the same as Kudo Shinichi's, were also tinged with a bit of coldness at this moment.

But upon closer inspection, he is different from the real Toru Amuro - there is always a faint smile on the corner of Kuroba Kaito's lips, as if he is hiding some interesting secret, and his every move still retains the elegance and composure unique to a phantom thief.

"How about this?" Kuroba Kaito leaned slightly to the side, imitating Amuro Toru's standing posture, but his tone was full of his own unique teasing, "However, it's not easy to completely imitate Mr. Amuro. After all, my style is very different from his."

Amuro Toru folded his arms and watched Kuroba Kaito's performance with interest. He could see that he was trying his best to restore his aura, but he also cleverly retained the characteristics of Kaito Kid. This perfect balance was really eye-catching.

Kudo Yuki held her chin with one hand, her eyes flashing with admiration, and tapped her coffee cup to remind her: "Don't just act, your tone and habits are also important."

Kuroba Kaito raised his eyebrows, and instantly switched to Amuro Toru's signature business smile: "Sister Xue is right, details determine success or failure."

But before he finished speaking, he suddenly lowered his voice and said with a hint of sarcasm, "But if the imitation is too similar, Mr. Amuro's girlfriend will recognize the wrong person, right?"

Amuro Toru chuckled when he heard this, and a dangerous light flashed in his light purple eyes: "It seems that you don't know me well enough, Kidd."

He took a step forward, and his aura instantly increased, forming a sharp contrast with Kuroba Kaito. "The real sense of oppression cannot be easily mastered by imitation."

Zhu Fushiki Jingguang silently observed the interaction between the two. After his gaze stayed on Kuroba Kaito for a moment, he turned to look at Kudo Yuki: "Although there are still some shortcomings, the progress is indeed great."

The smile in Kudo Yuki's eyes became even more intense: "Not bad, but this is just a preliminary test. Next, let's get to the point."

Kuroba Kaito sat down again, his eyes glancing at the magician's divination card that appeared from Kudo Yuki's pocket.

"Don't worry, Sister Xue, I won't let you down."

Kudo Yuki turned to Morobushi Keimitsu: "Hiro, micro-expression management."

Zhu Fu Jingguang paused his fingers on the rim of the cup, took a deep breath, his temperament changed instantly, and complex emotions emerged in his eyes.

Kuroba Kaito looked at him, his fingertips stroking the wall of the cup, his eyes lowered to hide his sharpness. The curve of his lips overlapped with the smile of his father in his memory, and his voice carried the gentleness and calmness of Morifushi Keimitsu and his own confidence: "Imitating micro-expressions cannot be just superficial work."

Kudo Yuki noticed that when Kuroba Kaito was imitating, he would occasionally inadvertently raise his hand to adjust his non-existent glasses. This was his own little habit, but he cleverly integrated it into the imitation, which made the entire imitation more layered.

There was a look of scrutiny in Toru Amuro's eyes.

Kudo Yuki's eyes flashed with cunning light: "Since you have already performed well in aura and micro-expressions, then next, let's increase the difficulty. This time, imitate Hiro's state of performing a mission.

Imagine being in a tightly guarded corporate building, filled with high-tech surveillance cameras with no blind spots. If you are caught by mistake, you will be shot dead.

Not only do you have to escape successfully without arousing suspicion, but you also have to demonstrate your professionalism and calmness while incorporating your unique style as a thief - this is no easy task."

Kuroba Kaito supported his chin with one hand, thought for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and said, "It does sound challenging. That's what makes it interesting, isn't it?"

He closed his eyes and concentrated. When he opened them again, his aura was solemn and resolute, yet with a unique unruly aura that belonged to a Phantom Thief. "The blind spot for surveillance is in the third section of the ventilation duct. The infrared sensor will trigger an alarm due to heat changes. Look at my interference wave."

He flicked his finger, and three red heart cards with electric current shot towards the virtual monitor, with a faint afterimage left at the end of the cards, as if silently announcing the thief's grand appearance.

There was a flash of interest in Toru Amuro's eyes, and he leaned forward slightly, observing Kuroba Kaito's actions with interest, as if he was expecting what surprise he would bring next.

Kuroba Kaito's steps were as cautious as Morifushi Keimitsu, but when he turned around, he was more graceful. Every move he made seemed to be carefully choreographed, showing his imitation of Morifushi Keimitsu while retaining the unique charm of Kaito Kid.

"Not enough." Kudo Yuki knocked on the table with a crisp sound and a stern look in her eyes. "The real Hiro would not make unnecessary noises. Now there are three pursuers and the explosion-proof door is about to close. Let's start."

Kuroba Kaito's pupils suddenly shrank, his tie entangled in the mirror, and the spilled coffee reflected three afterimages.

Amuro Toru's pupils shrank slightly, and he secretly exclaimed in his heart: "This is the tactic I taught Hiro in the police academy."

But now it is wrapped in the gorgeous coat of magic, and presented before our eyes in a completely new way.

"Nice trick." Conan pulled off his tie, his eyes behind the glasses were sharp, "But Mr. Yingchuan will give priority to protecting civilians."

Kuroba Kaito chuckled, his tie wrapped around the virtual explosion-proof door, and his chest-protecting gesture was exactly the same as Morobushi Keimitsu's: "Famous detective, you see things clearly."

Kudo Yuki stared at him, and suddenly took out the magician's divination cards. She flipped the cards lightly with her fingers, thinking: "Your father taught me that the most perfect disguise is to make the opponent face the truth but dare not believe it."

Kuroba Kaito's tie danced out a shadow, entangled with the blast door control lever, and chuckled: "Sister Xue, this can be considered as protecting the 'civilians' and escaping unscathed, right?"

Kudo Yuki stroked the magician's fortune-telling cards with her fingertips, her eyes fixed on Kuroba Kaito. After a moment, she slowly spoke: "Just barely passed. But the real test has just begun..."

Her hand quickly raised and she threw the cards into the air. The twelve cards rotated and unfolded in the air, each of which reflected a "surveillance screen" from a different angle.

"Now you have to deal with pursuers from three directions at the same time, and the 'civilians' are in the ventilation duct in a blind spot of surveillance." Kudo Yuki increased the difficulty of the test again. Her eyes were full of anticipation, as if she was waiting for Kuroba Kaito to create more surprises.

Kuroba Kaito's tie drew a silver arc in the air and accurately entangled the control rod of the virtual explosion-proof door.

When the twelve divination cards rotated and reflected the "surveillance footage", he suddenly chuckled, and his eyes under the brim of his top hat were as sharp as an eagle.

He quickly threw out seven club cards with his fingertips, and the cards suddenly exploded in the air, turning into silver stardust all over the sky - this was Kaito Kid's iconic smoke bomb, but it was cleverly mixed with the jamming bomb principle that Zhu Fujingguang learned in the police academy.

"Be careful, the pursuers are carrying thermal imagers." Amuro Toru suddenly reminded, with a hint of expectation flashing in his light purple eyes.

Kuroba Kaito was not in a hurry and took out a silver pocket watch from his pocket.

The gears on the surface of the pocket watch began to rotate rapidly, and the projected holographic image perfectly overlapped with the picture of Kudo Yuki's playing cards, instantly creating a three-dimensional maze-like illusion in the room.

"Brilliant." Conan pushed up his glasses, and a cold light flashed across the lenses. "Using the principle of mirror reflection, the surveillance footage is transformed into a trap to mislead the pursuers. But what about the 'civilians' in the ventilation duct?"

Kuroba Kaito had already jumped to the corner and casually pulled down the decorative painting on the wall. From the secret compartment behind the picture frame, he took out a roll of transparent silk thread, which was the glider traction rope specially made by Kaito Kidd.

"When Mr. Kagekawa is on a mission, he will give priority to non-lethal means to defeat the enemy." Kuroba Kaito threw the thread accurately towards the chandelier on the ceiling, "But Kaito Kid's props are always prepared for a gorgeous exit."

He suddenly pulled the silk thread, and the lights in the entire room suddenly went out.

Kudo Yuki's mouse suddenly popped its head out of its pocket and let out a cry of surprise that only she and Amuro Toru could hear.

"Be careful!" Before Toru Amuro could finish his words, Kaito Kuroba had already used the silk thread to swing towards the "ventilation duct" reflected on the cards.

Amid the exclamations of the crowd, he actually used a playing card to accurately cut off the virtual "infrared alarm" and at the same time threw out a specially made flash bomb - the trajectory and angle of the flash bomb were clearly imitating the way Zhu Fujingguang was best at throwing police stun bombs.

"It's not over yet." Kudo Yuki suddenly threw out a card, and the words "Pursuers activate sonic positioning" appeared on the card. "Don't forget, these days' pursuers won't be fooled easily." Her tone was somewhat provocative, as if she was deliberately trying to inspire Kuroba Kaito's fighting spirit.

Kuroba Kaito paused for a moment while flipping in the air, then smiled and deftly dodged the virtual pursuit. He took out a miniature loudspeaker from his sleeve and quickly adjusted it with his fingertips: "Sound wave positioning? Then I'll use their own tactics against you."

As he pressed the play button, the loudspeaker rang with Amuro Toru's recognizable voice: "Attention all units, the target has escaped, blockade area B immediately!"

Amuro Toru's light purple eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He stroked his chin and muttered to himself: "This kid even captured the details of the voice."

Kuroba Kaito took advantage of the misdirection of the pursuers and quickly used the glider thread to break through the window and "escape". When he landed, he did not forget to perform a gentleman's salute elegantly.

Seeing this, Kudo Yuki clapped softly, her eyes full of admiration: "As expected of Kaito Kidd, he always gives us surprises."

She ran her fingertips over the magician's divination cards, "Although there are still some flaws, it's great to be able to combine Jingguang's tactical thinking with your magic skills in such a short time."

"However," Amuro Toru suddenly stepped forward, his body emitting a cold aura again, "a real mission won't give you so much preparation time. Those enemies are a hundred times more difficult than our simulation."

Kudo Yuki picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and said casually, "I asked Noah's Ark to analyze the 'ES Dark Amber' plan based on the information we got. I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon."

The phone screen lit up, and a virtual projection of Noah's Ark appeared. A virtual structure diagram of the laboratory was simultaneously sent to Amuro Toru's phone. "This is the result of our previous efforts. We will rely on it from now on."

Kuroba Kaito's pupils suddenly contracted: "This... doesn't look like an ordinary architectural blueprint. What on earth are you planning?"

"The next step is the real test." Kudo Yuki's voice was as cold as ice. "Sneak into the laboratory at the Karasuma Group headquarters and find the living hostages to help them escape. This is just a virtual map. Remember, the guards there have received special training, and any slight abnormality will expose your identity."

She paused, her eyes swept over Kuroba Kaito, "And you, you have to complete the mission without being discovered. You don't have to act on this mission yet, you can practice and improve yourself first, I'll tell you when it's time to act!"

The air in the private room froze instantly.

Kuroba Kaito was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and pressed his hat to his chest, a smile on his lips: "Don't worry, Sister Xue. Kaito Kid's magic never disappoints the audience."

To be continued...