Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

"Tell me, why did you pretend to be my butler?"

Inside the Lexus, Kaito Kuroba crossed his arms, looking warily at Jiayou Lin driving in front, and said in a deep voice,

"What exactly do you, the mysterious Detective Lin, want to do?"

"Whatever I want to do,"

Lin Jiayou gripped the steering wheel, glanced at the rearview mirror, and said calmly,

"All you need to know is that if you don't come with me, you'll never know anything about your father."

"What do you know?!"

Kaito Kuroba's heart, which had calmed down, was stirred up again upon hearing the word "father".

Lin Jiayou remained expressionless, uttering a few words in a calm tone.

"Kuroba Toichi, Kaito Kid, and... Pandora."

"call--"

Kaito Kuroba took a deep breath, his eyes darting around in struggle before he finally nodded with difficulty.

"I'll go with you."

"You're already in the car,"

Lin Jiayou, with his expressionless face, suddenly made a joke to Kuroba Kaito.

Lin Jiayou glanced at the rearview mirror again and gave a casual reminder.

"Don't try anything funny, I mean no harm."

"However, it's hard to say what would happen if you did something drastic."

"Hmph—of course I know."

Kaito Kuroba snorted coldly, but his hand, hidden in the corner, silently turned off his phone.

He watched Lin Jiayou drive, and the more he looked, the more familiar the roads seemed.

"Where are we going?"

"your home."

"what?"

................

Not long after, at Kaito Kuroba's house

"sit."

Lin Jiayou walked naturally to the sofa in the living room and sat down. Seeing that Kuroba Kaito was still standing there, he pointed to the sofa on the other side and said to him.

Kaito Kuroba was completely stunned for a moment, then sat down on the sofa and said irritably,

"This is my home."

"That's why I'm letting you sit."

Lin Jiayou said with a very natural expression.

Looking at that expressionless face, Kaito Kuroba took a deep breath and got straight to the point.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"My father..."

"Teach me the art of disguise,"

Lin Jiayou crossed his legs, squinted at Kuroba Kaito beside him, and said calmly,

"Teach me the art of disguise, and I'll tell you."

"What?"

Kaito Kuroba was even more confused.

"You called me back just for this?"

"if not?"

Lin Jiayou quietly watched Kuroba Kaito.

Is there anything else about you that I should pay attention to?

"I... hahaha..."

Kaito Kuroba gave an awkward laugh.

He thought Lin Jiayou, like the other detectives, was more interested in his identity as the Phantom Thief Kid.

Yes, I'm talking about you.

White Horse Scout

This kid stares at him every day; anyone who didn't know better would think that the young master of the White Horse Police Superintendent's family had some kind of peculiar fetish.

"I can teach you the art of disguise,"

Kaito Kuroba's expression turned serious, and he said solemnly,

"However, I must make it clear beforehand that not everyone can learn the art of disguise, especially the method of voice alteration, which requires not only a long period of practice but also a high level of talent."

"rest assured,"

Lin Jiayou remained expressionless; Kuroba Kaito could not discern any change in his expression from his face.

"You just focus on teaching, don't worry about anything else."

He knew what Kuroba Kaito meant; he was simply worried that Kuroba wouldn't learn the disguise technique and would then turn around and blame him, the one who taught him.

Kaito Kuroba isn't afraid of the others, but he's worried that if Lin Jiayou exposes his secret as Kaito Kid, things will get complicated.

Putting everything else aside, if his identity as Phantom Thief Kid were exposed, he probably wouldn't be able to enjoy high school life like he does now.

"Haha, then I'm relieved."

Kaito Kuroba's expression relaxed, his serious demeanor instantly reverting to normal. He slumped onto the sofa, speaking lazily.

"Then I'll organize my notes on disguise techniques tonight, and you can come and pick them up in a couple of days."

"that's it?"

This time, it was Lin Jiayou's turn to be slightly surprised.

Although he didn't show any surprise on his face, the fact that he asked that question already indicated that he was surprised by Kaito Kuroba's behavior.

Kaito Kuroba chuckled and rolled his eyes at Jiayou Lin.

"Otherwise what? We're in modern society now. Do you expect me to perform the traditional apprenticeship ceremony of three kowtows and nine kneelings?"

"Disguise is not a unique secret technique. Many people know some scattered skills, but my family's are more comprehensive."

"Although you look mysterious, you don't seem like a bad guy. You probably learned the art of disguise because some cases are complicated and you need an additional identity to cover up your identity. I understand all of that."

"You provide me with information about my father, and I'll teach you the art of disguise. It's a normal transaction, nothing much to say..."

Kaito Kuroba rattled off a long string of words, leaving Lin Jiayou somewhat speechless.

Especially that line, "Doesn't seem like a bad person"...

Lin Jiayou almost wanted to say to himself, "Sorry, you really misjudged me."

However, being able to handle it so easily certainly saved Lin Jiayou a lot of effort.

Speaking of which, shouldn't he give a proper thank you to the detectives of this world, especially Shinichi Kudo?

It was precisely because they eagerly helped the police solve cases, setting an example, that Kuroba Kaito was able to so easily believe that Lin Jiayou was not a bad person after he put on the skin of a detective.

Thinking of this, Lin Jiayou nodded slightly to Kuroba Kaito.

"Okay, I'll come pick it up the day after tomorrow."

As he spoke, he took a bank card out of his pocket and pushed it in front of Kaito Kuroba.

"Ten million, let's pay a deposit first."

"it is good,"

Kaito Kuroba smiled and took the bank card.

"I wasn't planning on taking the money, but since you've already given it to me, I won't be polite."

"Um,"

Lin Jiayou wasn't bothered by the ten million; a mere five hundred thousand RMB was enough to buy him a disguise technique—he'd make a killing!

"As for your father..."

Upon hearing the word "father," Kaito Kuroba immediately sat up straight on the sofa, his expression serious as he listened intently.

Lin Jiayou simply said,

"Kuroba Toichi has disappeared from the world; no information about him can be found."

"However, there's a guy in Europe called Raven the Thief. He's very skilled. You could look into him."

The Phantom Thief Crow?

Kaito Kuroba narrowed his eyes, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He immediately shook his head. If we weren't in an island nation, this matter couldn't be rushed; we should take it slowly.