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

At 1:30 p.m., Kudo Kazuma finally returned home.

Morofushi Kagemitsu had already prepared a meal for him, and Amuro Tooru was also present.

Seeing how familiar Amuro Tooru was with his home, Kudo Kazuma couldn't help but ask, "How come you've come here only twice and already act like this is your home?"

Amuro Tooru retorted, "Didn't you send me?"

Kazuma Kudo: "I asked you to come, not for you to be so comfortable!"

He's more comfortable here than Conan is. Whose house is this anyway?

Amuro Tooru smiled and said, "Isn't the scenery right here?"

Kazuma Kudo was speechless.

understood.

Morofushi Kagemitsu wasn't polite to him, and Amuro Tooru wasn't polite to Morofushi Kagemitsu, so Amuro Tooru wasn't polite to him either, right?

"Hey Hero, why don't you just go with your Amuro? That way, Amuro won't be so polite to me."

Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled and smoothed things over: "What you said makes some sense, and living here for a long time will inevitably leave traces of another person's life, which will easily be noticed by others... So, Danpo, is there something you need to tell Zero about coming to your house?"

Kudo Kazuma knew that this guy was trying to smooth things over, but he didn't take it to heart and just shrugged: "Of course we'll pay him a salary. Your Amuro put a lot of effort into the security for the press conference this time."

Amuro Tooru: "...So there really is a salary?"

"What else?" Kudo Kazuma tilted his head. "Give me your bank account number, and I'll transfer your salary to you."

Amuro Tooru turned his head to look at his younger version of his best friend. Seeing that Morofushi Kagemitsu nodded, he casually pulled a note from his chest pocket, took a pen from his best friend, and quickly wrote a string of numbers on the note.

"Since there's a salary, let's deposit it here from now on."

Kudo Kazuma took the note and casually put it in his pocket.

Amuro Tooru glanced at Morofushi Kagemitsu again before speaking seriously: "My residence is subject to organized listening or surveillance to some extent. It's not safe for Kagemitsu to stay at my place. If possible, it would be more suitable for him to stay at your place."

Kudo Kazuma waved his hand: "You guys handle this yourselves. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with Hiro living here."

Anyway, he just said it casually.

“But Amuro can’t.”

That's a serious statement—Amuro Tooru hasn't gained enough trust from him yet.

After the meal, Amuro Tooru left, which was no different from coming here to freeload a meal.

After performing a routine check to confirm that Amuro Tooru hadn't secretly left any inappropriate listening or surveillance equipment, Kudo Kazuma went back to his bedroom for a nap.

He woke up early this morning to catch the train, which was unusual for him, and didn't get to sleep in. He had to make up for it quickly.

When I woke up, there were several new messages on my phone.

One of them is from Amuro.

I almost bumped into Pisco at the press conference, but I managed to avoid it. Neither Pisco nor Geer noticed me. What do you think Rum would think if I reported that Pisco and Geer both appeared at your press conference?

Kazuma Kudo replied casually.

Even if they find out you're there, you can just say you're here to surrender to me—oh, wait, you're from the intelligence team, never mind, you can talk to Rum about it yourself.

Upon seeing the reply, Amuro Tooru shook his head helplessly.

Does Danpo trust him or not?

But... Jingguang really trusts him...

Regardless of what Amuro Tooru thought, Kudo Kazuma opened the second message, sent by Conan.

Uncle Mori has been invited to give a lecture on Shikijima Island. I've heard the island has beautiful scenery and rumors of ghost ships; maybe it'll be fun to solve some mysteries. Do you want to come along?

Kazuma Kudo: "..."

He's addicted to solving puzzles, but what does this have to do with him?

If my brother said someone would die, he would definitely go with him!

"No, I don't like puzzle-solving. Uncle Mori is going to give a speech, you and Ran can just go on a trip. Why are you dragging me along? I have things to do at the company."

Company matters weren't entirely an excuse; Bond had just launched, and there was still a lot to do at the company, though most of it didn't require his involvement...

The third message was from Yuki Tsugami, reporting on the download and sales volume of Bond over the past few days.

The message also reported some issues discovered after the project went live. Now, Naoto Komatsu, who has been promoted to head of development, is leading everyone to collect these issues one by one. They are working with the testing department to debug them gradually, and they plan to upgrade them all in a while.

Kudo Kazuma was too lazy to put on any motivational speeches, so he simply replied, telling Tsugami Yuuki to distribute bonuses to everyone after the software upgrade.

Anyway, the main source of that money was the 1 billion yen that Maple Leaf Gold Coins and Miyano Akemi stole. He didn't care at all about giving out more bonuses to motivate employees.

The last message was about vodka—though it was vodka, it was practically the same as gin.

[Your brother wants you to come to Base 4 tonight; he has a mission for you.]

Kudo Kazuma blinked. What mission requires a special trip to the base?

After having dinner at Base 4, Kazuma Kudo leisurely went to find Gin.

"Big brother~ what kind of mission is it that makes me make a special trip?"

Gin stubbed out his cigarette: "Your company's press conference, Pisco and Kiel both went?"

“Yeah, Pisco even approached me privately after the press conference.” Kudo Kazuma chuckled. “Still the usual 'paying respects' approach, but compared to the others, this old guy is really interesting.”

"He's too proud to show weakness to me, his junior, but he also doesn't want to act like a senior. Watching his every move makes me feel terrible for him..."

Gin sneered: "Pisco is old, but he's not quite willing to accept it."

Kazuma Kudo tilted his head: "If that's the case, how about we send him on a mission to test him sometime when we have the chance?"

If Gin doesn't assign tasks to Pisco, how can he help Pisco and then bring him under his command?

It's not that this unwilling old man is particularly powerful; the key is that Baling Motors is a great deal, and it's buy-one-get-one-free—driving a Pisco comes with a free Irish car. This is a win-win situation.

Gin snorted and tossed a stack of documents to Kazuma Kudo: "We'll talk about his matter later. This is your task."

Kudo Kazuma opened the document and took a look.

Sometimes, fate is just that magical...

Hey! Mission to Shikishima!

Seven years ago, a ship carrying gold bars worth one billion yen sank near Shikishima.

Seven years later, the ship reappeared in the world's sight due to a typhoon, but the gold bars on board had disappeared.

Kudo Kazuma's mission is to investigate the ship—and it would be even better if he could find the gold bars that are rumored to be missing from the ship.

Kudo Kazuma put away the mission documents, his eyes shining: "Big brother! Want to go out and have some fun? No... let's investigate! I have a feeling those gold bars probably really exist. So..."

"I think we need an island getaway!"

Gin glanced at Kazuma Kudo, gave a soft hum, and nodded.

Kudo Kazuma's eyes lit up.

Hey, Conan and the Mori family are safe with Gin for now.

However, if Conan sees Gin on the island, how will he react?