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

"Everyone!"

Hiroyuki Kanaya clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention: "It's getting late, everyone, let's choose a room and rest."

He briefly explained the schedule for the next day, then said with a smile, "After dinner tomorrow, the highlight of this event will be the extremely difficult reasoning quiz."

"Whoever answers all the questions correctly will receive a rare first edition copy of Sherlock Holmes's masterpiece, 'A Study in Scarlet,' a true gem!"

With a "whoosh," everyone's eyes lit up, except for a few who were clearly not Sherlock Holmes fans.

Conan kept tugging at Kudo Kazuma's collar: "First edition! This is the first edition! This is a rare collector's edition that I asked my dad to inquire about for a long time but couldn't find out about!"

Kudo Kazuma, speechless, picked up his older brother and asked in a low voice, "Are you so agitated because you're afraid that Osaka Black Chicken won't suspect you?"

Conan glanced at Hattori Heiji out of the corner of his eye and, noticing that the guy's gaze hadn't left them, immediately shut his mouth and said nothing.

Looking at the excited crowd, Hiroyuki Kanaya smugly hummed.

"Of course, to prove that you all truly admire Sherlock Holmes, you need to take a test—this is a thousand questions about Sherlock Holmes. Submit them to me before dinner tomorrow night. Only those who score 990 or higher are eligible to participate in tomorrow night's quiz."

He gestured to the stack of question-and-answer test papers that the waitress was holding.

"To ensure everyone doesn't cheat, please hand in your mobile phone and any relevant documents you are carrying. Of course, it's okay if you don't, but there are surveillance cameras everywhere in the hotel, and anyone caught cheating will be kicked out!"

Everyone handed their phones and documents to the waitress and then received a copy of Sherlock Holmes' 1000 Questions from her.

When he got to Kazuma Kudo, he asked, "If I'm not participating in the event, I don't have to hand in my phone, right?"

All the Sherlock Holmes-related knowledge he had came from his unlucky older brother. If he were to actually answer the questions, he would have to thank his brother for his sharp tongue if he could even get 99 points, let alone 990.

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji also spoke up, "I'm not participating in the event either, so I won't hand in my phone, right?"

Hiroyuki Kanaya did not force them.

Hattori Heiji chuckled and said to Kudo Kazuma, "I asked around, and this inn only has rooms for three people at most. If the four of you sleep in one room, one of you will have to sleep on the floor. Why don't you and I share a room?"

Kazuma Kudo was speechless: "Hilarious, can't I sleep in the same bed as Conan?"

Seeing that Hattori Heiji was speechless, he shrugged again: "Fine, then I'll reluctantly share a room with you."

Seeing Conan's eyes light up as he flips through the test paper, it's clear he'll be studying all night. Thinking about his potential erratic behavior, Kudo Kazuma thinks it wouldn't be so bad if he and Hattori Heiji shared a room.

That night, while Kudo Kazuma was leaning against the headboard playing on his phone, Hattori Heiji finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He asked with great curiosity, "Are you really not Shinichi Kudo? I've been observing you for a while now, and you don't seem to have much interest in mystery or detective novels. The way you solved the case last time was also completely different from Shinichi Kudo's..."

"Besides, Shinichi Kudo's soccer skills are amazing, but I heard from that confused old man that you're weak and often sick. People who are good at sports shouldn't have a bad constitution, right?"

Kudo Kazuma was speechless: "Didn't you see the newspaper at the Mouri Detective Agency last time? I'm Edogawa Kazuma, Edogawa Conan's older brother. It's not like I'm Kudo Shinichi, thank you."

Heiji Hattori nodded: "So, you really aren't Shinichi Kudo... That's right, apart from looking exactly the same, you don't resemble Shinichi Kudo at all. Even your brother Conan looks more like him than you..."

Kazuma Kudo raised his hand and gave Heiji Hattori a thumbs-up: "You're right, but I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight."

After lying down on the bed, Heiji Hattori couldn't help but ask, "Since you're not Shinichi Kudo, what's your relationship with him?"

Kazuma Kudo: "..."

Or maybe we should just call Conan over and give him a shot...

He sighed deeply: "You're right, I am Shinichi Kudo. Are you satisfied now? If you are, go to sleep, brother."

Hattori Heiji:"……"

The next day, except for mealtimes, Kudo Kazuma stayed in Conan's room—Hattori Heiji was too persistent before finding Kudo Shinichi, and he really couldn't resist.

After dinner, the waitress cleared the table and served everyone tea and snacks. Everyone chatted while waiting for Hiroyuki Kanaya to arrive.

Unfortunately, no one came after waiting for a long time.

Some say that Hiroyuki Kanaya holds this event every year, but the questions he sets are always exceptionally difficult. Therefore, rumors circulate that he's simply using the event to attract customers to his hotel and, incidentally, show off his extensive book collection.

The group sat there listlessly until after midnight, occasionally exchanging a few words. Apart from Kudo Kazuma, who was sleeping on the table, everyone else was getting a little impatient after waiting for so long.

"Damn it! I can't take it anymore! I'm going back to my room to sleep!"

Once this happens once, it will happen again. Before long, several people left one after another. Kogoro Mouri and Ran, who hadn't slept well last night because of Conan, also went to sleep.

As time passed, around 3 a.m., only a few people remained in the restaurant: Kazuma Kudo, Conan, Heiji Hattori, a waitress, and a college student couple who had previously expressed their disdain for Kogoro Mouri.

After getting enough sleep, Kazuma Kudo was already playing games on his phone, while Conan watched him play.

Hattori Heiji's gaze lingered between the two of them for hours, until he almost looked himself cross-eyed.

He rubbed his eyes, yawned, and said, "Forget it, I'm not going to wait anymore. I'm not participating in any activities anyway, so I might as well go back to sleep."

Ayako Oki, the female student in the college couple, was also a little tired. She said to her boyfriend Kento Toba with a weary look, "I can't take it anymore. Waiting like this isn't going to work. Kento, let's go and rest."

Toba Kenji shook his head and said, "Maybe this is something Boss Jin Gu did on purpose. Whoever can outlast him will win. If that happens, wouldn't we lose if we leave first?"

As he spoke, he stretched and turned to look out the window, where he saw a car slowly driving forward.

"What's that? Is the hotel owner driving?"

Ayako Oki's eyes lit up: "Really?! Could it be that the mystery quiz is finally about to begin?"

Kudo Kazuma sensed the spirit in the car and immediately stood up: "Something's wrong! There's a cliff ahead, and this car isn't stopping..."

Before he could finish speaking, he had already run to the window, opened it, and jumped out, heading straight for the car.

Seeing this, Heiji Hattori and Conan also jumped out of the window one after the other.

While absorbing the spiritual essence, Kudo Kazuma forcefully pounded on the car window twice, making it seem as if he was trying to wake up Boss Kanaya.

"Step aside!"

Conan's voice came along with the sound of wind breaking. As Kudo Kazuma stepped aside, a stone kicked by Conan shattered the car window with a "crack".

Kazuma Kudo: "..."

Thank goodness the person was already dead, otherwise they would have been scared to death by that kick.