Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

As Wakamatsu Toshihide approached Ran Mouri, Conan struggled again in Kudo Kazuma's hands.

Fortunately, at that moment, Minagawa Katsuhiko's younger brother stepped in front of Mouri Ran and blocked Wakamatsu Toshihide.

Wakamatsu Toshihide pursed his lips and went to eat his cake in silence.

"Big sister," Minagawa Katsuhiko's younger brother asked curiously, "Is it true that children can't drink coffee?"

"It's best for children to drink less," Ran Mouri said with a smile to the little boy. "But if you really want to try it, you can have a little bit."

Minagawa Katsuhiko's younger brother took a sip from Mouri Ran's coffee cup, and his expression was... indescribable.

After seeing him drink coffee, his mother immediately scooped out a piece of cake and coaxed him to eat it with a smile.

"This doesn't seem right, does it?" Kudo Kazuma nudged Conan, who had long since stopped struggling. "If I remember correctly, that lady was scolding the child because he had rotten teeth and was still eating chocolate?"

"What, is this cake not sweet? Won't it rot your teeth? Or is it that you absolutely have to eat this cake, or will you die here if you don't?"

Ignoring his younger brother's somewhat sarcastic way of speaking, Conan rested his chin on his hand thoughtfully: "It does seem... a bit strange..."

Suddenly he stopped and turned to look at Kudo Kazuma.

Upon noticing that Kudo Kazuma was resting his chin on his hand, staring intently at him, Conan quickly broke into a wide smile: "I think... I think, maybe he..."

Before he could finish speaking, Minagawa Katsuhiko interrupted Watanabe Yoshimi's question about why she wasn't eating cake, saying, "I don't like sweets."

Nani?

Conan instinctively looked at Katsuhiko Minagawa.

Then I saw Katsuhiko Minagawa take a cigarette from his friend in a rather rude manner and go outside to smoke.

Watanabe Yoshimi also chased after them with the chocolate.

"Judging from your reaction, have you discovered something?"

Hearing the questioning voices behind him, Conan nodded and said seriously, "Well, of all these people, only Minagawa Katsuhiko drank coffee but didn't eat cake. I hope I'm just overthinking it..."

As he was talking, he suddenly realized that there was only his little brother behind him. He quickly turned around, scratched his head, and showed a cute smile, saying, "Hehe, I learned all of this from Uncle Mori and Shinichi."

"Big brother, how's my reasoning? Don't I look like a great detective? Hahaha, speaking of which, I have to thank you for the clue, big brother, hahaha..."

I think your acting skills are really bad...

Kudo Kazuma secretly rolled his eyes, but before he could say anything, he heard a melodious scream from outside.

Conan's expression changed, and he darted out like a wild dog that had broken free of its reins.

In a short while, everyone appeared in the courtyard.

Including the deceased Katsuhiko Minokawa.

"He's dead... Sister Xiaolan, call the police!"

Conan's voice drew everyone's attention to the deceased.

Only Kazuma Kudo, who possesses both yin and yang eyes, saw a phantom image of Katsuhiko Minagawa beside him.

The phantom's face showed a mixture of confusion and doubt. It would look at Watanabe Yoshimi one moment and then at its own corpse the next, probably unwilling to admit that it had been killed and that Watanabe Yoshimi was the one who killed it.

However, if he remembered correctly, it was his mother who killed Minagawa Katsuhiko.

Beside Minagawa Katsuhiko's body was a cloud of black smoke, which was his spirit that had escaped from his body after his death.

After absorbing Minagawa Katsuhiko's soul, Kudo Kazuma observed Minagawa's wife for a while.

The woman, who had just lost her son, held the body, cried a few perfunctory sobs, and then went back to clear the table.

Watching the unlucky guy running around frantically searching for evidence, and then seeing Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mori rushing over, Kazuma Kudo decided to try out the [Sound Bewitching] skill.

"Mrs. Minagawa," he said, standing beside the open kitchen, using his [Sound Bewitching] skill, "isn't it a bit inappropriate to clean up the coffee cups at this time?"

Mrs. Minagawa paused, her expression filled with tension as she looked at him.

The others looked over when they heard the voices, and Conan's eyes lit up as if he had just realized something.

He knows the killer's method of murder!

Inspector Megure looked puzzled: "Brother Edogawa? What do you mean by that?"

Kudo Kazuma secretly rolled his eyes and explained to everyone, "To put it mildly, it's a bit inhumane to work methodically after her son's death; to put it more bluntly, isn't she tampering with the crime scene?"

“I said…” He leaned forward, looking directly at Mrs. Minagawa, “You killed your own son with your own hands, don’t you feel even a little bit of sorrow or guilt?”

Kudo Kazuma's question was like a sharp sword piercing into Mrs. Minagawa's heart.

She wanted to deny it, but she couldn't bring herself to say it: "I...I..."

For some reason, feelings of sadness, regret, grievance, and helplessness welled up in Mrs. Minagawa's heart.

Her hand slipped, and the coffee cup in her hand fell into the sink, colliding with the other tableware with a crisp sound.

She blurted out her thoughts almost uncontrollably: "I had no choice. Ke Yan is my nephew, but I raised him for seven years. How could I bear to kill him? But..."

"But you still killed him. What's the point of giving any more reasons?" Kudo Kazuma shrugged. "Inspector Megure, the murderer has been found. The rest is up to you."

After all, there still needs to be a motive, method, and evidence for the murder, especially...

The unlucky guy must be wondering.

Seeing Conan scratching his head in frustration, Kazuma Kudo nodded affirmatively.

Conan felt extremely uncomfortable listening to Mrs. Minagawa explain her motives and methods for murder in detail.

He had already figured out what was going on and was almost about to have Uncle Mori say it. Couldn't that brat have been a little slower and given him the chance?

After Mrs. Minagawa was taken away, Mori and his group also left.

Kogoro Mouri avoided being pricked by an anesthetic needle, Ran Mouri avoided being harassed by a muscle pervert, and Kazuma Kudo gained a soul...

Meanwhile, Conan Edogawa received a kiss from a muscular pervert and felt frustrated at not being able to solve the case himself, which made him feel quite depressed.

After saying goodbye to the Mori family, Kudo Kazuma did not go home, but went straight back to Base 4.

On the sofa in the base's lobby, Vodka and Chianti sat together, discussing something—a rare occurrence for them.

Chianti pointed to the newspaper in her hand: "It's this Shinichi Kudo. The others are somewhat different, but this guy, I think he looks exactly like Dampo. Focus on investigating him, there's definitely no problem!"

When Gin carried Dampo back that day, Chianti and Cohen examined him closely and found that he was exactly the same as in the photo—who wouldn't want to take a good look at someone that Gin could carry back?

Cohen, sitting next to her, nodded: "Yes."

"I say..." Kudo Kazuma poked his head out from behind the three of them and said quietly, "You guys aren't all face-blind, are you?"