Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

After a long while, Nakamori Ginzo spoke to Kuroba Kaito.

"...I want to know the truth."

"Ask away, though I may not be able to answer you."

Kaito Kuroba wasn't surprised by Ginzo Nakamori's question; he probably just wanted to know his identity.

However, this time Kaito Kuroba misunderstood the meaning of the police officer in front of him.

Why did you steal the jewels?

"I asked in a deep voice," Nakamori Ginzo.

"If it were just stealing the jewels, that would be one thing, but why did you return them? Was it simply to satisfy your desire to perform and to fool the police?"

Kaito Kuroba sighed.

Although he wasn't asked about his identity, it seemed he couldn't answer that question either.

"I'm sorry, you have your mission, and I have mine, don't I?"

Although Kaito Kuroba didn't say it explicitly, Ginzo Nakamori knew the answer.

He sighed in annoyance and scratched his hair hard.

"I really don't get along with you. If you don't want to talk, then don't. I'm too lazy to listen to your story as a thief."

Nakamori Ginzo stared at Kuroba Kaito, stood up, looked at Kuroba Kaito, and asked.

"...You're not leaving later, are you?"

"Why should I leave? Even though I've stolen and robbed, I'm not that shameless to let you run away and spread the virus."

Kaito Kuroba rolled his eyes at Ginzo Nakamori.

Didn't I just clearly state that he wasn't a coward? How could he be so heartless as to fly to the ground and create a plague?

"No, I meant I'm going out to get something in a bit. You're not leaving, are you?"

Nakamori Ginzo smiled somewhat embarrassedly; that wasn't what he meant by what he had just said.

Although the thief always managed to make the police officers look foolish and bruised, he never actually used excessive force.

It's bad, but it's also somewhat good.

"Of course, I'll be waiting for you right here."

Having received a response, Nakamori Ginzo pushed open the door and went out. A few minutes later, he came back in carrying two bottles of beer, just like Kogoro Mouri had done before.

"Since we've come this far, how about we have a couple of drinks?"

"..."

Kaito Kuroba suddenly remembered that the other party still thought that the current Phantom Thief Kid was the old man he used to chase.

"Ahem, well, I don't actually drink alcohol."

"Oh, if you can't drink, then you should learn to drink. Anyway, it's come to this point, what's wrong with having a little?"

Faced with Nakamori Ginzo's enthusiastic urging to drink, Kuroba Kaito could only respectfully comply.

"...Then I'll just have a small sip."

Kaito Kuroba took the bottle opener, opened the bottle cap, hesitated for a long time, and finally closed his eyes and took a sip from the bottle.

"puff!"

Nakamori Ginzo raised his eyebrows as he watched Kaito Kid spray wine, and laughed loudly without any mercy.

"Hahaha! The dignified Phantom Thief Kid can't even drink alcohol, hahaha."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"What's wrong, Phantom Thief Kid? Why are you coughing so badly? Are you about to die?"

"Ahem, Officer Nakamori, you don't need to worry about that."

Kaito Kuroba really wanted to knock the unscrupulous police officer in front of him unconscious.

However, Nakamori Ginzo was kind-hearted. He put down the wine and went back to get another bottle of beverage before coming back in.

Aren't you curious about my identity?

Kaito Kuroba asked Ginzo Nakamori while sipping his drink.

"I was curious before, and I'm still curious now."

Nakamori Ginzo nodded. He wasn't a big drinker; after just a few sips, his face turned red.

"But I don't want to find out your identity without knowing anything about it, so I don't feel any sense of accomplishment."

"At least if you tell me now, I won't listen."

Nakamori Ginzo waved to Kuroba Kaito.

"That's it then, take your secret to the grave."

Kaito Kuroba felt a pang of emotion, and almost as if possessed, he spoke to Ginzo Nakamori.

"...If we survive this time, I will tell you my identity."

Nakamori Ginzo's expression froze for a moment, then asked in confusion.

"What did you say?"

“I said, if we can survive, I will tell you my identity.”

Nakamori Ginzo was speechless, then suddenly took a swig of wine and laughed loudly.

"Looks like I have no choice but to survive, hahaha."

Inside the movie theater.

"Something seems off."

Qi Ming couldn't help but get goosebumps watching the two of them exchange such a bromance.

"Brokeback Mountain plus a friendship between people of different ages? There was already one correct answer from the dark-skinned guy, and now there's another correct answer?"

"...Can't you think straight for once?"

Haibara Ai, who had initially found their ambiguous, adversarial way of communicating quite novel, was now bewildered by Qi Ming's words, which made her start to think strangely.

Two perfectly fine guys, but after Qi Ming said that, "u" became "a".

So it turns out you weren't after my daughter, you were after me...

Ai Haibara couldn't help but gently rub her arms to clear her mind of the thoughts.

Seeing that Qi Ming was about to say something, she quickly stopped him.

"Stop talking, it's disgusting, I can already picture it in my head."

……

The two people in the card room, one drinking a beverage and the other drinking alcohol, were chatting and did indeed look like a pair of friends.

A moment later, Nakamori Ginzo suddenly asked Kuroba Kaito a question.

"By the way, I have a friend who's a fan of yours. Can I invite him over to meet you?"

"Of course, is it Miss Suzuki?"

"No, it's one of my daughter's classmates."

"Oh... um?!"

Kaito Kuroba nodded reflexively, but the next second he realized what was going on.

Isn't the fan that Nakamori Ginzo was talking about himself?!

Kaito Kuroba touched his phone in his pocket and saw that Ginzo Nakamori was about to press the call button, so he quickly stood up and called out.

"...Inspector Nakamori, wait a minute!"