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

Scorpion's skills were indeed quite good.

But it's still a bit lacking compared to Kazuma Kudo.

Moreover, her vital points were being held in the hands of Kazuma Kudo.

Before long, Kudo Kazuma snapped her neck with a single, forceful movement.

Before dying, Scrooge pressed a button hidden on his body, and several explosions rang out in succession, instantly covering the passage they had come from with rubble.

It was only then that everyone realized what had happened.

It was just too dark around us, and this series of accidents happened far too quickly.

By the time everyone came to their senses, Scrooge had already collapsed heavily to the ground.

"Ichima!"

Conan's voice was filled with tension; in the overwhelming darkness, he couldn't be sure whether it was Scrooge or... who had collapsed.

Only the connection between the twins told him that his younger brother was still alive.

"I'm fine...you can turn on the flashlight now."

Kudo Kazuma cast a basic "Life Aura" effect on himself, making his voice much colder than usual.

Ran immediately retrieved the flashlight she had just turned off from the ground. Conan took it, turned it on, and only after confirming that it was Kazuma Kudo standing there did he breathe a sigh of relief.

While the others lit candles, Kogoro Mouri and Shiratori both chose to go and see Scorpius lying on the ground.

Kogoro Mouri was taken aback: "Is it... is it Miss Aoran?"

Shiratori checked on Pusi Qinglan's condition, frowned, and remained silent.

Ai Haibara walked over to Kazuma Kudo and asked, "I just heard it, two shots. Are you... alright?"

After absorbing the spirit of Pu Siqinglan, Kudo Kazuma shook his head and slowly said, "It's nothing, I, cough cough, I avoided the vital points."

Ai Haibara breathed a slight sigh of relief, raised her voice a few decibels, and said to everyone, "The explosion just now seems to have destroyed the passage you came from. The passage we came down from should still be intact. You can follow us to the other side."

Her words immediately put everyone at ease, who had been worried about not being able to leave.

Ran had already picked up Conan, whose arm was injured, while Kogoro Mouri helped the unsteady Kazuma Kudo and said to Shiratori, "Officer Shiratori, could you please carry Miss Aoran on your back?"

“No need…” Shiratori’s tone was slightly hesitant. “She’s already dead.”

He had seen many dead people, but he had never killed anyone.

Even the fact that he failed to stop Tanaka from killing someone at the last magic enthusiasts gathering filled him with immense regret, let alone the fact that the murderer was his own cousin.

However, the situation was urgent, and Scorpion was carrying a gun. Kudo Kazuma, who was unarmed, seemed to have no other choice but to be ruthless.

Not only Shiratori thought this way, but even Conan subconsciously tried to exonerate his younger brother—the situation was urgent at the time, and Ichima even took two shots for him. Ichima had no choice but to be ruthless.

For a moment, everyone fell silent. Apart from the three little ones whispering about how scary Yizhen was, no one mentioned the killing of Pu Siqinglan, or rather, Shi Kaobing.

Everyone silently followed Ai Haibara and the three little ones, following the path they had come from, and exited through another exit.

As soon as they reached the ground, Xiaolan called an ambulance.

It was already dark by this time.

Because of the two injured members, Kazuma Kudo and Conan, the group forcibly opened the castle door, which was locked from the inside, and went inside through the main entrance.

Conan's injury wasn't serious. He was just grazed on the arm by a bullet when he tackled Ran. It hurt a bit, but it didn't break any bones.

As for Kudo Kazuma's situation—after returning to the brightly lit castle, everyone was shocked to see his injuries.

The two bullets in his body, one in his chest and the other in his ribs, not only stained half of his body with blood, but also left Kogoro Mori covered in blood.

Shiratori quickly stepped forward and, together with Kogoro Mouri, helped Kazuma Kudo to the nearest room to lie down.

Ai Haibara stepped forward to check on Kazuma Kudo, her brows furrowing involuntarily.

It is said that the vital point was avoided, and indeed it was only the vital point that was avoided.

No wonder they only heard Kazuma Kudo's suppressed coughs along the way.

With the first-aid kit available, Ran quickly gave Conan a simple bandage. As for Kazuma Kudo, since the bullet was still inside his body, all they could do was help clean the wound and stop the bleeding.

Fortunately, the ambulance arrived quickly. In addition to Kazuma Kudo, Kogoro Mouri and Ran also took Conan into the ambulance, and the group went to Beika General Hospital.

Along the way, Ran and Conan whispered about the fact that Aoi Sora was actually Rasputin. Conan said in a deep voice, "Aoi Sora, Rasputin? She's a descendant of Rasputin?"

“I think the reason she targeted Uncle Mori and you is because you made some unfavorable comments when everyone was discussing Rasputin, and she's holding a grudge. In that sense, our ancestor is also a kind of obsession for her…”

Obsession?

Kudo Kazuma rarely experienced the feeling of "someone's unintentional remark suddenly making everything clear to me".

He suddenly understood why the [sound-induced confusion] hadn't worked on Shi Kaobing back then.

Conan's obsession reminded him of Teiji Moriya, who, after being influenced by the "Sound Bewitching" spell, still insisted that he set the time for their next transaction at 10:01 and change his backpack into a symmetrical suitcase—a sign of his obsessive-compulsive disorder about symmetry.

In other words, Moriya Teiji's obsession was also an obsession.

He used the [Sound Bewitching] cheat for so long, but he only did two things: expose the murderer and deliberately mislead others on a spiritual level.

Needless to say, most murderers in the world of Detective Conan are ordinary people who commit murder for the first time. Once exposed, they cry, kneel, and repent. [Sound Bewitchment] is just to enhance the effect.

As for inducing others... given the examples of Teiji Moriya and Seiran Ura, Kazuma Kudo probably realized that his previous attempts at inducing others were all done in a go with the flow, such as telling Conan about Gin and Vodka's code names, or exaggerating Teiji Moriya's ambitions.

If you're not influenced by your obsession, [Sound Bewitching] is indeed useful, but it's hard to say how it will work when you encounter someone with a strong will and obsession.

For example, if he were to use [sound manipulation] to trick Conan into committing murder, he would definitely fail.

As for Scorpion, he hadn't specifically used the [Sound Bewitching] technique to emphasize that the other party shouldn't harm Conan and the others. In addition, from the other party's perspective, Kogoro Mouri and Ran were simply being disrespectful to her ancestors and her obsession with her, so it's not surprising that the [Sound Bewitching] technique failed.

"I was careless..."

Sigh, it's all my fault for using [Sound Bewitching] on Conan back then. That unlucky guy fell for it too easily, making him too confident in this move...

He should have realized that [Sound Bewitchment] had a flaw after what happened with Moriya Teiji last time, otherwise he wouldn't have taken those two shots for nothing today.

The worst part is that because he was shot in public, he can't immediately use any cheat codes to heal himself. He can only keep the most basic [Life Aura] effect active until the surgery and the bullet are removed before figuring out a solution.