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

"It's luminol reagent!"

Reminded by Kazuma Kudo, Inspector Megure finally realized what was happening and hurriedly sent his subordinates back to the Metropolitan Police Department to retrieve the luminol reagent.

Although the square-faced man didn't know what this domino reagent was, he knew something was wrong when he saw Inspector Megure's confident look.

He forced himself to remain calm, snorted, and said, "I never knew the Metropolitan Police Department officers were so idle that they would believe even children's pranks!"

Hey!

This displeased Kazuma Kudo.

I have no problem with you questioning the Metropolitan Police Department officers, but it's wrong of you to question whether Death's Descent is a prank!

He immediately used the [Sound Bewitching] skill, and said with a cold laugh, "If it really was just a child's prank, why are you so guilty?"

"And another thing, a murder happened in your house, and you, a criminal suspect, are going to sleep? Are you kidding me?"

"Anyway, the luminol reagent will be delivered in half an hour, you can't escape it! Confess everything you need to. If you're still being stubborn, you might as well stay here and let everyone search the entire building, how about that?"

Kudo Kazuma pressed closer and closer, but the square-faced man's expression grew increasingly grim.

Ultimately, he couldn't withstand the pressure from the [Sound Bewitching] and collapsed to his knees.

"What can I do! That scumbag brother! After he found out my secret, he used it to threaten me, living in my house and eating and drinking for free... Why should I keep supporting him?"

He raised his head, gritted his teeth, and said, "That parasite kept asking me for money every day. I couldn't take it anymore, so I killed him!"

"But the body was discovered by those children. I had no choice but to use the advantage of being a twin to set up a deception to hide the body..."

He revealed his plans in detail.

Kudo Kazuma glanced down at his smaller, unlucky brother, who had his hands in his pockets and a deep look on his face.

"Tsk tsk..." he said with a touch of emotion, "Is this what they mean by the twin brother killing the older brother?"

Conan: "?"

As the older twin, he looked up at his younger twin brother.

Wait, is this brat sick?

The Junior Detectives were overjoyed to have successfully solved a murder case. They were also happy to receive the Kamen Rider Gold Card as payment from Sausage Lips, and even happier to have met the adorable and friendly Persian cat, Xiao Jing.

Jingguang cat didn't seem tired at all after coaxing the child for so long. Seeing how happy he was, Kudo Kazuma couldn't help but admire him.

This is the Detective Boys without Ai Haibara.

This is a group of juvenile detectives who, aside from their occasional moments of brilliance, often act like mischievous kids.

Jingguang the cat didn't seem to mind them at all, wow, he's so gentle...

Why can't you be a little gentler with yourself?

Thanks to Kagemitsu the cat, Kudo Kazuma had to take each of the Detective Boys home. Luckily, they were all in Beika Town, not too far apart.

"Thank you so much, it's almost dark." On the way home, Kudo Kazuma rubbed Jingguang's cat head. "If I hadn't played with the kids for so long, I could have asked the police to take them home."

Conan, who was next to him, looked up and said, "If you don't want to cook, why don't you come to the agency for dinner?"

Now that my little brother's body isn't as fragile as before, wouldn't it be good for them to spend more time together?

Conan's idea was quite appealing, but Kudo Kazuma gave him a sidelong glance and asked, "What? Are you cooking?"

"You invited me to dinner at the firm, but you had your sister Xiaolan cook. How can you be so shameless?"

"Uh..." Conan scratched his head, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Forget it, I have somewhere to eat, you don't need to worry about it. Go home now."

After watching Conan go upstairs, Kazuma Kudo told Hikari to go home by herself, while he hailed a taxi and headed straight for Base 4...

The cafeteria.

He was very satisfied with the food at the canteen of Base 4 last time.

It's just a bit far away.

It would be great if Base 2 had a canteen too.

To avoid contact with Gin and to avoid accepting a mission he didn't want to take, Kudo Kazuma got off the bus and went straight to the cafeteria.

After finishing his meal, he left the cafeteria and hailed a taxi to go home.

"Where is the destination?"

The driver and Kudo Kazuma made eye contact through the rearview mirror.

"Mika-cho 2-chome 21."

The driver paused, "Are you sure?"

His tone was somewhat complicated; he was clearly puzzled, yet there was a hint of relief and a touch of nervousness in it.

Kudo Kazuma curled his lips into a smile, casually leaning back against the backrest.

He countered with, "And what about you? Are you sure?"

The taxi driver was silent for a moment, then coughed lightly and said, "I'm just curious, given your lazy nature, why would you choose to live so far away from the base?"

Although the driver was middle-aged, his voice, when he spoke, carried a hint of femininity.

After saying that, he reached into his collar with one hand, tore it open, and suddenly he was alive again.

Seeing the middle-aged man with a mustache transform into a stunning blonde beauty, Kudo Kazuma showed no surprise whatsoever.

He tilted his head and said, "I did a mission a few days ago. I went with Sherry to investigate the situation of people who had taken drug A, and then I went to the address I gave you."

"Bellette, you probably don't know this, but I look exactly like that high school student, Shinichi Kudo, who lives alone. It just so happens that the kid died after Gin fed him A-drugs, so I impersonated him and moved into his house."

The blonde beauty disguised as a taxi driver was none other than Vermouth, the organization's "Thousand-Faced Witch".

Upon hearing "Shinichi Kudo" and "died after being given A drug by Gin," Vermouth's pupils dilated slightly, and she no longer cared about the word "Sherry," which she hated the most.

"Kudo Shinichi is dead?"

"Yeah, so what?" Kudo Kazuma countered. "Sherry, I, and another outsider personally confirmed it. Is there a problem?"

Vermouth looked in the rearview mirror and saw that although Danpo looked indifferent, his eyes were filled with cold indifference, as if the death of anyone was no big deal to him.

On the contrary, her excessive attention to Shinichi Kudo seemed to arouse Danpo's suspicion.

Vermouth quickly added, "It's nothing... I heard he's a pretty famous detective. Didn't Gin consider the consequences before he made his move?"

"I wouldn't know about that. I didn't go on that mission at all." Kudo Kazuma shrugged, smiled, and asked, "Let's not talk about him. By the way, what brings you to Japan all of a sudden, Bayonetta?"

Incidentally, he also seemed to understand why Shuichi Akai came to Japan—because his target had arrived.

Vermouth sighed and rolled her eyes at him: "You heartless brat, why else would I come? It's to see you!"

"Tell me what you're thinking. Wouldn't it be better to just relax in America with your sister and occasionally take on a few killing missions you like? Why do you have to go back to Japan and follow that mission fanatic Gin?"

At this point, Vermouth leaned closer to Kazuma Kudo, holding onto the back of her chair, and asked with a hint of schadenfreude, "How about it? You haven't been back for long, have you done many missions with Gin?"

Seeing Kudo Kazuma's darkening expression, her smile suddenly brightened.

"Your sister just wanted to come and see if you were adapting to the intensity of this mission. It seems you're not adapting very well..."

She patted Kudo Kazuma's head as she spoke: "How about it, why don't you come with your older sister?"