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

"So... what kind of meeting Kashasa is this? I thought I was going to meet him in person!"

At Base 2, on the newly added leather sofa, Kudo Kazuma casually drew a turtle on a piece of paper, too lazy to even look at the screen on the wall.

On the screen, a young man who looked to be in his late twenties stared intently at Kudo Kazuma, who was idly drawing turtles.

"Danpo!" Kassa's eyes flashed with cold light as he stared intently at Kudo Kazuma through the screen. "You actually harmed Rum like that, do you think you can act with impunity just because the boss doesn't punish you?"

Gin, who was maintaining his guns nearby, glanced up, then continued with his work.

Kazuma Kudo glanced at the screen and said, "Hilarious! This screen used to be Rum's, right? Now it's yours, Kassa? You're both cowards..."

Now he understood that even if Curaçao woke up, the actual person in charge of the intelligence group would still be Kassaça.

That makes sense. Since the boss intended for him to compete against Rum, he wouldn't let him off easily after Rum's incident.

Curaçao's character is somewhat revealed in the original work; she is someone who can be influenced by the Junior Detective League, so naturally she won't fight the boss as he wishes.

In contrast, judging from the attitude of this Kashasa on the other side of the screen... he probably harbors quite a bit of hatred towards me.

Kudo Kazuma tilted his head. The old fox boss had tacitly allowed Kassasa to replace Rum in taking over the intelligence group, and it seemed he had also tacitly condoned Kassasa's hatred towards him. Wasn't this just raising a venomous snake?

Judging from Kashasa's genuine emotions, he probably hasn't figured this out yet.

Thinking of this, he found it amusing to see Kashasa's hostile gaze again.

"Speaking of which, jumping around here won't do any good, right? The one who caused chaos at your intelligence team's secret base, leaving Rum half-dead and Binga and Curaçao one dead and one alive, isn't that Shinichi Kudo?"

He shrugged and said, "As for the cause, it's common knowledge within the organization—during the Emperor's Cup, Rum hired someone to try and kill that Detective Kudo who miraculously survived. It's perfectly normal for a great detective like him to follow the trail and seek revenge, isn't it?"

Kassasa's face darkened, and he sneered, "Stop talking nonsense! Who doesn't know you look exactly like that Shinichi Kudo? Who doesn't know Shinichi Kudo is long dead! You're not just afraid of retaliation, so you're using that dead detective as an excuse, are you?"

Kudo Kazuma tilted his head, almost bursting out laughing.

It's hilarious. The more this kind of thing happens, the more people will believe that Shinichi Kudo is completely dead. At that point, even if Conan briefly transforms back into Shinichi Kudo, everyone will probably think that it's Kazuma Edogawa.

Kashasa roared, "What are you laughing at!"

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "Why do you care what I'm laughing about? Why are you so concerned about my moods? You should be more concerned about Rum's life or death."

Kasha took a few deep breaths, trying his best to suppress his emotions, and said in a deep voice, "I am declaring war on you. You're not afraid to fight back, are you? Are you just pretending to be stupid here?"

"Declare war?" Kudo Kazuma scoffed, stood up and looked at the screen on the wall, but not at the person on the screen. "Take off your disguise first, stand in front of me, and then say those two words."

After saying that, he flicked his wrist, and the pen he had just used to draw a turtle flew out of his hand and smashed into the camera next to the screen, shattering it into pieces.

On the screen, Kashasa said irritably, "Danpo! You just wait!"

After saying that, they immediately cut off contact.

"Big brother~" Kudo Kazuma sat down next to Gin and said somewhat helplessly, "Next time, can we talk things out clearly? I thought I would be able to meet that guy in person, but what happened? I didn't even see his real face. Wasn't this a complete waste of time?"

Seeing that Gin was still carefully maintaining his guns, Kudo Kazuma continued, "We won't be able to see Kassadar, so how about you come with me to see that Stout?"

If possible, he would have used [Sound Bewitchment] to bring Stout under his command, which would have essentially exposed the intelligence group's weaknesses.

As for that Kashasa, he'll be all alone then, so let him do whatever he wants.

The people he cares about, apart from Gin and Vermouth from the Black Faction, are all from the main characters. He doesn't believe that guy can do anything to those favored by the world's will.

Gin glanced at him, then finished maintaining the gun in his hand and got up to walk outside.

Kudo Kazuma followed along quite conscientiously.

Not long after, the two appeared in the parking lot of Base 2.

Before Kudo Kazuma could even get into his own car, he saw Gin get into his beloved Porsche 356A, sitting in the driver's seat.

Kudo Kazuma was taken aback, but still sat in the passenger seat, fastening his seatbelt as he asked, "Big brother, what's going on? Why do you have to drive yourself? Where's the vodka?"

Judging from this, could it be that Gin has something to say to him privately?

Gin started the car without saying a word.

After leaving the area of ​​Base 2, he finally asked, "Shinichi Kudo isn't dead?"

Kazuma Kudo was taken aback, and blurted out reflexively, "How should I know? Didn't you kill him? I've never even seen him..."

Gin scoffed: "Do you think I'm Rum or Kashasa? Dampo, you've been with me for ten years."

Having raised Kudo Kazuma for ten years, he could still tell whether the boy was hiding his emotions and reactions. He had witnessed the confrontation between Danpo and Kassasa, and naturally could see the subtle changes in Danpo's emotions.

Kudo Kazuma was silent for a moment before leaning his elbow against the car door, adopting a nonchalant attitude, and said, "If Kassasa says he's dead, then he's dead; if you say he's not dead, then he's not dead. It's not up to me to decide."

Gin gave him a cold glance, then snorted: "Kashasa is not as incompetent as he appears. You'd better not underestimate someone who is valued by Rum more than Binga and Curaçao."

Seeing that Gin was completely ignoring the previous question, Kudo Kazuma, who knew perfectly well what was going on, curled his lip and said, "I know. The way you're saying it, it's as if I'm consistent inside and out, and as unreliable as I appear..."

Gin didn't even look at him, and sneered, "Heh..."

Just as Kudo Kazuma was about to retort, his phone suddenly rang. He saw it was Conan calling and, without caring that Gin was nearby, answered it immediately.

"Why aren't you here yet? Didn't we agree to go camping at 10 a.m. on Saturday?"

On the other end of the phone, Conan's words startled Kazuma Kudo: "What the heck? Is it Saturday today?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Gin, who was driving.

Gin gave him a look as if he were an idiot, as if his question was superfluous.

Kudo Kazuma's lips twitched.

No, it's only been a few days since last weekend.

He sighed, somewhat speechless: "I'm out here and can't go back for now. You guys go ahead and give me the address later, and my older brother will help take me there."

"Oh, and remember one thing: if we come across any caves or similar places, keep those three mischievous kids in check. Don't let them run around inside, and you absolutely mustn't go in with them! At least not until I get there!"

Conan sighed, "Did you even need to tell me? I'll be careful. See you at the campsite..."

After Conan hung up the phone, Kazuma Kudo cursed under his breath and turned to look at Gin.

"Big brother~ since you're already the driver... could you please take me there?"