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

"The Emperor's Cup?"

In the organization's secret base on a remote island, Rum looked at the message Bourbon had sent back and gave a half-smile.

"Danpo is quite relaxed and knows how to have fun. He's not tied up with any tasks, so he's all gone to watch the game."

"But the venue was well chosen... With tens of thousands of spectators, if one or two troublemakers plant bombs among them, and someone accidentally gets shot, you can't blame anyone else, can you?"

Curaçao, with his silver hair standing next to him, calmly judged: "Given the probability that Danpo often follows Kogoro Mouri in solving cases and making it into the newspapers, there's a high chance he'll encounter all sorts of cases. Some of them might be his doing, but most of them are actually accidents."

"Based on this probability, even if something goes wrong at the Emperor's Cup, he shouldn't suspect us. But..."

Curaçao hesitated slightly: "Lord Rum, if we really attack Dampo, what about Lord Gin..."

"Gin? Gin has probably lost his mind!"

"Did he think I couldn't guess his intentions in investigating Danpo? If he hadn't investigated, someone else would have eventually. His investigation actually protected Danpo... How ridiculous!"

"As for Danpo..." Rum chuckled, "Who said that was Danpo?"

"Many people in the organization know that Danpo looks exactly like Shinichi Kudo, the high school detective who was killed by Gin."

"Quite a few people also know that the detective's body disappeared after he took the drug, which was Gin's mistake. Who knows if that kid didn't actually die and just went out to watch some ball game?"

"Even if Gin comes knocking on our door, it's just us trying to make amends for his mistake. What's wrong with that?"

Curaçao paused for a moment, then nodded. "Understood."

Rum spoke calmly, "The two people we found before, the two who have no connection with the organization, can be used now."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

After Curaçao left, Rum placed his hand on the table in front of him and pressed it against a photograph.

That photo was taken at Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka. There are four people in the photo. Besides Hattori Heiji and the kid named Edogawa Conan, there are two other people: Tanpo... and Kurosawa Hidden, the disguise he used more than once...

He didn't know who Danpo had impersonated Kurosawa, perhaps it was Vermouth?

But with this photo, he could easily say that Kurosawa Hidden is the one who possesses the Danpo, and as for the other one... who knows if it's Shinichi Kudo?

Since Shinichi Kudo didn't die, what's wrong with him wanting someone to get rid of that person?

This logic works perfectly when you're facing the boss!

It wasn't that he specifically targeted Danpo.

It was Gin who picked up Danpo in the first place. And when he handed Danpo, who had fought his way out of the training camp, to Gin, he wanted him to train a good sword for the organization.

Who would have thought that someone like Gin could develop feelings for a knife?

To deceive the organization for Danpo, this is something Gin would actually do. How ridiculous!

Moreover, Danpo himself doesn't listen to him, the organization's second-in-command, and only obeys Gin!

With these thoughts in mind, Rum became convinced that eliminating Danpo would be extremely beneficial for both himself and the organization...

……

In the following days, Ke Xue's study time flowed relatively normally, which was a rare occurrence.

Although they didn't know why they didn't celebrate Christmas, New Year's Day was just around the corner, and the streets were starting to be decorated for the new year.

On New Year's Day, Kudo Kazuma, Ran, the five members of the Junior Detective League, and Haibara Haruka, a group of eight, entered the National Stadium in a grand procession.

The three little ones were the most excited along the way, hopping and skipping all the way ahead.

Conan, holding Ran's hand, appeared calm and composed, but his excited gaze was even more intense than that of the three children in front of him.

Behind them, Haruka Haibara, wearing a beanie, pulled Ai Haibara, who was wearing a baseball cap, and said with a smile in a voice only the two of them could hear, "It's so great to be able to come out and play with Ai like this."

Ai Haibara smiled slightly and nodded.

Actually, she wasn't very interested in soccer, but since it was a gift from Professor Agasa and her sister liked to join in the fun, she didn't mind coming out and having some fun with everyone.

Kudo Kazuma walked at the back with his hands in his pockets, and only sat down in the outermost seat after everyone else had taken their seats.

"Professor Agasa is really amazing; he managed to get tickets for the first row."

Ai Haibara took out a fashion magazine from her backpack and flipped through it as she said, "Who told that great detective to like soccer? I think the Doctor is really good to you two brothers, especially to that guy."

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "I guess this is the true value of a friendship that transcends age."

While the two were chatting, the three little ones had already run to the railing to watch the opening show. A little while later, they even dragged Conan, who was whispering to Ran, over as well. The four children were having a great time watching from the railing.

Seeing Conan gradually getting into the swing of things, Kazuma Kudo could only shrug—who was it that said he didn't want to be a kid? Does that unlucky guy even remember that his original antidote is with Ran?

A little while later, several children dragged Ai Haibara, who also looked like a child, to lie down by the railing. Kazuma Kudo casually picked up the fashion magazine that Ai Haibara had just been looking at and started reading it, glancing around from time to time.

He hadn't forgotten that Rum had asked him about his schedule before; who knew what he was up to?

Besides, even if Rum doesn't do anything, there will probably be someone causing trouble with a shooting during the Emperor's Cup final. It's always good to be careful.

"Hmm... wait a minute." He stared at the fashion brand introduction in the magazine, pointed to a brand called Fusa Ei, and asked Haibara Haruka across the seat, "Is the founder of this brand a woman?"

After receiving a positive answer from Haruka Haibara, Kazuma Kudo nodded secretly.

It's decided; they've found their first choice for a partner to collaborate on their next skincare product.

Then we can introduce Fusae, the proprietress, to Professor Agasa. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

As Kudo Kazuma was pondering this, he suddenly noticed Conan jump off the railing without saying a word...

what the hell!

He rushed over and found Conan had tossed a deflated soccer ball aside and was bent over, searching for something on the ground.

Kudo Kazuma was completely bewildered: "What's going on?"

Mitsuhiko was a little nervous: "Ai's hat fell off..."

Did he jump from the height of a two-story building into the stadium after his hat fell off?

Ai Haibara explained, "There's something wrong with that soccer ball; it looks like it was pierced by a bullet."

Kudo Kazuma raised an eyebrow; he seemed to vaguely remember this part of the story.

So, is it the person who caused trouble in the original storyline who has started to take action?

As he was pondering this, he suddenly sensed a dangerous feeling, as if he had been locked onto.

His expression changed, and as he dodged, he pulled Ai Haibara beside him.

With a soft "poof," a lucky audience member behind him contributed his soul.

In an instant, a melodious and sweet scream rang in my ears...