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

Shinichi Kudo had originally made a special plan.

After successfully confessing his feelings, he plans to take Ran out for a day while he's still in Shinichi Kudo's current state.

Unfortunately, his carefully prepared confession was destroyed by the explosion, and the surprise he had prepared could no longer be presented.

That evening, Shinichi Kudo sat in Kazuma Kudo's room and called Professor Agasa.

"So, Doctor, where is that place you mentioned, the one that's not very popular but perfect for us to visit? Anyway, it's not suitable for my original plan, so let's go there instead."

While helping Shinichi Kudo find his pajamas, Kazuma Kudo, with his exceptional hearing, overheard Professor Agasa saying on the other end of the phone, "Oh, that location is in Nishitama City, at Mount Ryujin in Nishitama City."

“There’s a base that a friend of mine used to frequent when he was young. It’s a fairly private place. The surrounding scenery is beautiful, and you can camp and fish there. Because it involves navigating ninety-nine bends, very few people go there. It would be quite suitable for your current situation.”

"But Shinichi, the Ninety-Nine Bends is quite a famous tourist spot, but taxis usually don't like to go there. If you want to go, you'll probably have to ask Mori... well, let Kazuma take you."

Shinichi Kudo couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

In other words, if he wants to go out, he either has to bring Kazuma along as a third wheel—and the problem is, Kazuma's lazy nature might not even be willing to take him. Or… he'll have to risk getting a beating from Kogoro Mouri and making him go through all that trouble…

After hanging up the phone, Shinichi Kudo's helpless gaze fell on Kazuma Kudo.

Kudo Kazuma leans back strategically: "Ninety-nine bends? Whoever wants to go can go, I'm not going!"

Shinichi Kudo looked troubled: "Are we supposed to have Ran's father take us? I came here to sleep tonight to avoid him..."

"That's not like you're going to stop coming back to the detective agency after you turn back," Kudo Kazuma said, pursing his lips. "Besides, you can always go home to sleep. Akai Shuichi only rented one room; he's not going to kick you out, is he?"

Upon hearing this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "That's right, why don't we just have Shuichi Akai drive you tomorrow? He knows who you are anyway."

Shinichi Kudo was speechless for a moment, then sighed: "If you want to slack off, you don't have to drag Mr. Akai into this."

"Ah! That's right!" Kudo Kazuma couldn't bear to make things difficult for his older brother, so he clapped his hands and generously said, "Why don't you act cute? If you act cute right now, I'll agree to send you guys out to play tomorrow."

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

He chose to kick it.

Kudo Kazuma dodged the attack and casually tossed his pajamas onto his older brother's head.

Just kidding, he can dodge Gin's kick, Shinichi Kudo is far from that level, okay?

Shinichi Kudo missed twice and said somewhat helplessly, "Forget it, I'll just have to bother Ran's father tomorrow."

"No way~" Kudo Kazuma got excited and grabbed Kudo Shinichi's arm, saying, "Don't give up so easily. Weren't you good at acting cute and charming? What, you grew ten years older overnight and lost your cute and charming skills?"

As he spoke, he couldn't stop laughing, and Shinichi Kudo's face turned as black as Heiji Hattori's from his laughter.

Don't think he doesn't know what his quirky little brother is thinking.

Now, if you want to see him act cute and charming, you can record, film, and take photos on the spot and then send them to Lan and her parents.

As for that brat, doesn't he have enough embarrassing history from when he was Conan?

He sighed, tossed the pajamas he was holding to his younger brother, and said, "Maybe I should just go home and sleep..."

Kudo Kazuma shook his head with amusement.

His brother is really outrageous. After putting on the act of being a child, it's like he's taken off that arrogant mask. What's wrong with being seventeen? Doesn't a seventeen-year-old deserve to act cute and charming?

Seeing that Shinichi Kudo was truly frustrated, Kazuma Kudo stopped dwelling on the matter. Anyway...

He took out his phone and dug out all the photos of Conan acting cute and charming that he had saved on his phone, and sent them one by one to Shinichi Kudo's Bond account.

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. I'll drive you there tomorrow. I just sent you some photos, remember to take a look."

Shinichi Kudo immediately sensed something was wrong. He grabbed his phone and looked at it, only to find that the entire Beika Town was about to collapse beneath his feet.

No way! You actually sent him old photos of him acting cute?

It would be better to send it to my parents!

This is too embarrassing!

Seeing this, Kudo Kazuma didn't hesitate to take a picture of his older brother's embarrassed expression.

Shinichi Kudo: "...Delete it now, damn it!"

Shinichi Kudo was already feeling incredibly awkward because of his own bratty younger brother's antics.

What upset him even more was that Kogoro Mouri still followed him the next day.

"Hmph! If I hadn't overheard Xiaolan making plans with you on the phone, I wouldn't have known you wanted to take Xiaolan to some deserted place!"

"Last time we went skiing, you took her to a place with very few people. I said, you little rascal, are you up to something?"

In the passenger seat, Kogoro Mouri couldn't stop complaining.

In the back seat, Ran was both amused and exasperated: "Dad, have you forgotten? Shinichi can't appear in public right now, so if he wants to go out, he should go somewhere less crowded!"

"Is that so?" Kogoro Mouri glanced sideways at Shinichi Kudo in the back seat. "He didn't consider these things when he dragged you out of school..."

Upon hearing this, Shinichi Kudo said helplessly, "Uncle, you should get some rest. We'll need your help driving us back."

Kogoro Mouri scoffed, "Hmph, who do you think I am, Kogoro Mouri? I'm just driving, do I need to rest?"

Ten minutes later, the car pulled over to the side of the road, the passenger door was pushed open forcefully, and Kogoro Mouri squatted by the roadside, panting heavily.

After a long pause, he said irritably, "Who built this lousy road? All those twists and turns are making me want to throw up..."

Shinichi Kudo explained, "Professor Agasa recommended this place. Apparently, this road is called the Ninety-Nine Bends... We've only gone through about thirty bends, and there's still more than half the road left."

Kogoro Mouri was completely bewildered: "Huh?"

His face was pale: "If I walk any further, I'm sure I'll throw up..."

"How about you drive from now on, Uncle?" Kudo Kazuma suggested. "You'll be more focused when you're driving, so it shouldn't feel so bad."

He had never noticed that Kogoro Mouri was prone to motion sickness when he watched anime in his previous life. Could it be... that there are too many turns here?

After taking a breath of fresh air, Kogoro Mouri stood up, stretched, and said, "Alright, I'll drive..."

Before he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed.

As he looked up, he saw a car on the mountain road above him, traveling straight without slowing down, crash into the guardrail, then bounce a few times against the mountainside before falling onto the road not far in front of them...

Kogoro Mouri and Shinichi Kudo rushed towards the car, with Shinichi Kudo shouting back, "Ran! Call the police! Call an ambulance!"

Kazuma Kudo followed at a leisurely pace.

Calling an ambulance is pointless; he's already seen the spirit.

The driver in the car was simply taking a shortcut to his death.