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

In the following time, Kazuma Kudo sent five or six messages to Gin.

I also sent two messages to Vodka.

All of it vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea, without the slightest echo.

Kudo Kazuma even sent out his Yang clone to find a secluded corner to call Gin and Vodka, but still couldn't get through.

Left with no other option, I had to call Vermouth to ask.

It took Vermouth quite a while to answer the phone after I dialed it.

"Little Ichima?" Vermouth's voice held a hint of displeasure, mixed with a touch of teasing. "Calling at this hour isn't like you. Tell me, what happened that made you disturb your sister's sleep?"

Kudo Kazuma, not wanting to beat around the bush, asked directly, "Where's my older brother?"

Conan didn't pay much attention when his younger brother made a phone call, but when he heard him ask "Big Brother" right away, he couldn't help but prick up his ears to listen.

Of course, he didn't hear anything on the other end of the phone, but that didn't stop him from listening to what his younger brother was saying.

"Your older brother?" Vermouth chuckled on the other end of the phone. "How would I know where he is? He's the leader of the action team; he wouldn't report to me where he goes. Xiao Zhen, you didn't see him at the base a few times and thought I was hiding him, did you?"

"Since you don't know where my older brother went, then I'll tell you about it."

Kazuma Kudo knew that Vermouth always spoke a mix of truth and falsehood, and was never entirely truthful.

Normally, he wouldn't mind chatting with her for a bit, or playing the good younger brother, acting cute and charming. But when it comes to Gin, he can't care about any of that.

"Sister, you have no idea, we were in danger today. An assassin tried to kill Uncle Mori and Ran, but luckily Conan reacted quickly and blocked it for Ran. That assassin was pretty skilled; I got injured too, and now we're both in the hospital..."

Which hospital?

Vermouth's attitude changed incredibly quickly.

Kazuma Kudo knew that Vermouth would react this way whenever he mentioned Ran and Conan.

In particular, he did not mention that Conan only had a scrape on his left arm and would be discharged after a few days of observation—Vermouth must have thought that Conan was also seriously injured.

He twitched the corner of his mouth and casually said, "Beihua Central Hospital. It's too late now, normal visits are not possible. You should come again tomorrow."

Vermouth hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Alright then, I'll go over tomorrow. You'd better protect Cool Guy tonight... Or you could just tell me where that assassin is, and I'll go kill him."

"It's too late, the person is already dead."

"That's good." Vermouth breathed a sigh of relief. "Gin took Vodka to South America for a special mission. I don't know the exact location, and I can't tell you the details. Just know that this is an order from the boss."

"Okay." Kudo Kazuma hung up the phone casually.

If you're in South America, it should be daytime right now. If you haven't received a reply by now, it's probably due to a bad signal...

As long as nothing happens.

Kudo Kazuma breathed a slight sigh of relief and turned to Conan: "Why are you looking at me? Remember the big star Chris Vineyard? We met once before, she's coming to the hospital tomorrow."

"Oh." Conan immediately lost interest.

It seems that Yizhen's older brother has something to do and can't come here tomorrow.

He didn't want to see Ichijin, his "elder brother," mainly because his younger brother would easily use his past scandals to introduce him.

Putting that aside, he was quite curious about Ichijin's older brother—it's amazing that someone could be Ichijin's older brother and not be driven crazy by him. This older brother is truly admirable.

I don't know if I'll be able to see that guy this time I'm hospitalized.

The next morning, Kudo Kazuma was woken up by his cell phone ringing.

It turns out that the Metropolitan Police Department was coming because of Pu Siqinglan's death.

“Brother Edogawa, don’t be nervous. I’ve sent someone I know over there to get a quick overview of the situation and to communicate with the hospital to get your surgical diagnosis and ensure that your self-defense is carried out properly. Don’t worry, it won’t affect you or your company.”

Inspector Megure rambled on on the phone, clearly worried that Kazuma Kudo might be nervous about being confronted by the police for murder.

Kazuma Kudo wasn't nervous.

But he was very upset.

It was only eight o'clock; to him, it was a complete disturbance to his peaceful sleep.

Takagi and Sato arrived quickly and left quickly as well.

After all, the gunshot wound on Kudo Kazuma's body was enough to prove that he was acting in self-defense, and besides, Urashi Seiran was also confirmed to be the assassin Scrooge.

After Takagi and Sato left, Kogoro Mouri brought back a lot of light and nutritious food from the cafeteria.

However, when it came to eating, Kazuma Kudo was unable to feed himself, Kogoro Mouri was unwilling to help feed him, and Conan didn't want Ran to feed him. In the end, he had to feed his younger brother himself using his uninjured right hand.

When Vermouth, fully armed, arrived at the hospital, this was the strange sight she witnessed.

She was utterly speechless: "Xiao Yizhen, are you having an elementary school student feed you?"

Even so, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Conan only had a bandage on his left arm, and he was still able to feed others, so it seems his injury wasn't serious.

Kudo Kazuma raised an eyebrow: "Well, Conan didn't trust anyone else to feed me, so he did it himself. If you don't want to, you can do it, I don't mind~"

Vermouth sighed and, following Kudo Kazuma's advice, took over Conan's task of feeding him.

Seeing that Ran was alright and Conan only had minor injuries, Vermouth was indeed relieved.

After feeding her, she and Xiaolan went to chat on the side.

Kudo Kazuma couldn't help but roll his eyes—all talk and no action, but he still puts Ran and Conan first, doesn't he?

Just as he was inwardly criticizing Vermouth, he finally received Gin's reply, which was a full half-day later.

【Task】

Kazuma Kudo raised an eyebrow and quickly tapped a few keys on his phone.

How is the mission going? Is it dangerous?

Since it's a task given to Gin by the boss, it definitely won't be easy.

Don't pry into other people's tasks; that's organizational policy.

Seeing Gin's cold reply, he curled his lip, unimpressed.

Unexpectedly, after replying to Gin's message, he replied to another message on Bond.

[Mission in progress. There was a minor skirmish with the local gangs, but it's nothing serious. We'll be back in two or three days. You better behave yourself and don't cause me any trouble.]

Kazuma Kudo couldn't help but smile.

Alright, it seems Gin also knows that messages sent using Bond are less likely to be detected by the organization.

He went to such lengths to do this, it seems he doesn't really care about the organization's so-called rules.

At the same time, he received a message from Vodka's Bond.

[There's been a problem; my brother's in trouble. Do you have any ideas on how to help?]