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

"what's the situation?"

Kogoro Mouri's daughter is right here, so why is he calling himself?

Kudo Kazuma, currently disguised as Kuroba Kaito, casually handed his phone to Kudo Shinichi, who was theoretically Edogawa Kazuma at this moment.

Shinichi Kudo didn't stand on ceremony and took the phone to answer the call.

Kudo Kazuma's exceptional hearing allowed him to hear Kogoro Mouri's roar clearly.

"Finally, one of them is working! We couldn't get through to Ran or Sonoko! Kazuma, something's happened to you guys! You have to be careful!"

"The radio reported that a man named Nishiyama Tsutomu was murdered at home, and there was a message on his computer from someone called 'Shadow Mage' saying 'One's taken care of.' This person was also going to Sonoko's party today..."

"The murderer might be over there! I've already called the police for you, and I'll be back to pick you up now. Please be very careful!"

Shinichi Kudo's expression immediately became much more serious.

"Don't worry, uncle, we'll be careful."

After hanging up the phone, the two brothers exchanged a glance, and Kudo Kazuma asked Doi Takuki, who was standing next to him, "Is the real name of the chat room manager who hasn't shown up yet, Nishiyama Tsutomu?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Shinichi Kudo breathed a sigh of relief: "He was killed, right in his apartment."

"What? What's going on?"

"Uncle Mori just called and told me about Nishiyama Tsutomu's murder. The police have started investigating."

"On his computer, there's still a message from 'Shadow Mage'—'One already taken care of.' I remember you guys saying that Shadow Mage hasn't come yet either. Maybe he hasn't come, but he's secretly hiding and looking for the next target."

At this point, Shinichi Kudo's suspicious gaze suddenly fell on Kazuma Kudo: "Your nonsense just now... could it have come true?"

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "Hard to say."

Doi Takaki suggested, "I'll go check on Tanaka. She's in charge of boiling water. Even if nothing unexpected happens, I can say I'm going to help out."

He wasn't familiar with either of the two brothers in front of him or anyone else in the chat room, so he was the only one who could go.

A short while later, Doi Takaki came running back.

"Tanaka wasn't in the kitchen, but the water was already boiled," he said uncertainly. "Could she have boiled the water beforehand and was planning to do something with it?"

Kudo Kazuma had already sensed the presence of the spirit, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "It's possible that someone did something to it... Anyway, let's notify everyone quickly."

The chat room administrator, "Escape King," was killed by "Shadow Mage." Meanwhile, "Deceitful Child" Kikue Tanaka was not in the room.

The three of them first notified the people who were busy on the first floor, and then went with them to the second floor to inform Ran, Sonoko Suzuki, and Toshiya Hamano who were in their rooms.

The group grew larger and larger, and by the time they arrived outside Hamano Toshiya's room, everyone except Tanaka and Hamano had already gathered.

"Mr. Hamano, are you inside? Mr. Hamano?"

Because the "Shadow Mage" had killed the "Escape King" before, and the message "One has been taken care of" followed, the villa's owner, Araki Yoshinori, brought a spare key when they went upstairs to prevent any accidents.

Seeing that Hamano's door was locked, Araki immediately used the spare key to open it.

Hearing the door open, Tanaka Takahisa turned to look at them.

Hamano's body slid down the two lines and fell out of the window into the spacious courtyard.

"What a pity..." Tanaka Kikue sighed under everyone's gaze, "If only I had acted a little faster."

"You...you're the Shadow Mage? You killed the headmaster too?" Kuroda asked incredulously. "But Tanaka, isn't your online name 'Deceiving Child'? Deceiving Child and the Shadow Mage appeared in the chat room at the same time, how could this be..."

Kudo Kazuma tilted his head and kindly reminded him, "This kind of thing isn't difficult to do; you can just create a secondary account. Even in the old chat rooms, as long as you have two computers and two phone lines, you can log in at the same time."

“Yes…” Tanaka Kikue sighed softly, “Whether it’s deceiving the child or the shadow mage, it’s all my account. And I am the granddaughter of Harui Fuden, who was instigated by you and suffered misfortune…”

After being witnessed by everyone, Tanaka remained remarkably calm.

After her explanation, everyone realized that the famous magician Harui Fuden had been using Tanaka's account "Deception Child" to chat with others in the chat room.

At that time, Harui Fukuto had the idea of ​​performing one last escape magic trick, but due to his advancing age and declining physical strength, he had an accident and died on stage.

Afterwards, Tanaka did not resent the person in the chat room, but she found it difficult to accept the various sarcastic remarks made by Nishiyama Tsutomu and Hamano Toshiya about Harui Fuden behind the scenes.

“My grandfather originally planned to reveal his true identity to everyone after the escape magic trick succeeded. He intended to write: ‘It finally worked! What did everyone think of the magic trick?’ Signed ‘Respectfully presented by Deceitful Child and Harui Fuden,’ but…”

At this point, a hint of sadness appeared in Tanaka's eyes.

"After seeing his unsent message, I suddenly felt both regret and resentment, and couldn't help but do this..."

Kuroda looked regretful: "If they had known that the one who deceived the boy was Master Harui, perhaps they wouldn't have said that..."

Kazuma Kudo disagreed with this.

Some people just spout nonsense because nobody knows who they are online. I'm afraid those two will still say what they want to say, but they might be too afraid to attend offline gatherings.

“Perhaps…” Tanaka sighed softly, “However, I think there is someone who has already noticed my grandfather’s identity a long time ago.”

The chat room members were slightly taken aback: "Who is it?"

"It's Tui-ta. The day before my grandfather went on stage to perform, he sent him an encouraging email."

Huang Yi found it hard to understand: "But how did he know..."

Kudo Kazuma's version of Kuroba Kaito shrugged, and seeing Doi Takuki about to slip away, he looked at him with a half-smile: "Perhaps, he's a magician too... right, Doi Takuki?"

Shinichi Kudo, now Edogawa Kazuma, stepped aside, blocking Doi Takuki's path: "What, didn't you all notice? Doi Takuki, if you take apart the hiragana characters of this name and put them back together, it's Kaito Kid."

Doi Takuki sighed softly, "Well done, great detective, you noticed that."

As he spoke, he looked at Tanaka Takahisa: "Actually, I came here just to see how that deceitful child, who should have died long ago, continues to appear in the chat room, that's all."

"The moment I saw you, I guessed you were Master Harui's granddaughter, but I never expected you to do this. I'm so sorry I couldn't stop you beforehand..."

If they had listened to Kudo Kazuma's nonsense from the beginning, they might have been able to stop Tanaka from killing Hamano in time.

Shinichi Kudo had a similar idea.

In that instant, the two of them surprisingly shared the same thought process—if they ever heard any more nonsense about the case from Kazuma Kudo, they would believe it no matter what.