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

Compared to the depressed Vodka, Kudo Kazuma was in a much better mood.

Since the transaction took place in the evening, and they arrived just after noon, it was naturally most important for them to go out for a walk to relax.

Karuizawa is a well-known summer resort, and although it's not the weekend, it's still quite crowded.

After booking a room at a large hotel with an outdoor swimming pool, Kazuma Kudo wanted to go out for a while to relax.

Gin was originally unwilling to go; he thought he would rather use that time to check out the trading environment.

After all, this deal involves the private information of some business tycoons and the weaknesses of their companies. Who knows if there will be any danger?

“But we can just play around near the transaction location, isn’t that much more normal than going to get checked?” Kudo Kazuma said matter-of-factly. “Besides, you used to ride a roller coaster with Vodka, didn’t you…”

"Could it be that you prefer playing with Little Fufu, big brother? Hmm—big brother, are you finding me annoying?"

Gin was silent for a moment before replying, "Yes."

Twenty minutes later, the two appeared together at Yazaki Park near Karuizawa Station.

Kudo Kazuma was walking and eating an ice cream cone in his right hand, and another one in his left.

Gin walked ahead, faster and faster, as if he wanted to be 800 meters away from Kudo Kazuma, who was strolling and eating.

Following behind, Kudo Kazuma wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he called out, "Big brother, aren't you going to eat it? It'll melt if you don't eat it soon!"

"Tsk, I get it. You're as cold as an ice cube yourself, why would you want to eat ice cream..."

Kudo Kazuma made a comment and took a bite of the ice cream cone on the left.

Even if Gin doesn't eat it, he can't just buy it for nothing, right?

Gin, turning around: "..."

He turned around and continued walking forward.

After walking around the park, Kudo Kazuma was carrying two more snacks.

"So, brother, since there aren't any suspicious people around here, can we go take a look around? I heard that Ginza has a lot of unique shops, good food, and fun things to do."

Gin glanced at Kudo Kazuma, determined the direction, and started walking towards Ginza.

After having dinner at a local specialty restaurant, the two went to Yazaki Park again.

There were many people in the park seeking respite from the heat, which is why Kudo Kazuma, who was carrying a sports backpack, didn't stand out.

After the transaction was completed at the agreed location, Kudo Kazuma's backpack was found to contain a large number of Fukuzawa Yukichi items, but instead had a computer floppy disk packaged in a gift box.

The person they were dealing with was a lawyer named Ju, who appeared respectable but was actually doing something completely dishonest.

On the way back, Gin said coldly, "This lawyer has quite the ambition."

Kudo Kazuma nodded in agreement: "You know what, just from what this guy said during the deal, you can tell that this lawyer can sell his clients' information today, but who knows, he might betray the organization one day. Big brother, do you mean... to take him down?"

"After you get back, have Vodka give you his information."

Kazuma Kudo shrugged.

Do you really need vodka for this?

In the legal profession, he didn't believe Fei Ying wouldn't recognize any famous lawyer.

Perhaps we should ask Eri when we get back.

He might even be able to introduce Conan to Eri through an introduction.

When death comes knocking, will he even need to lift a finger?

Hmm, I should find some time to come up with a reasonable excuse to go see Eri Kisaki.

After making up his mind, Kudo Kazuma went back to the hotel, played on his phone for a while, and then went to sleep.

The next day, Kudo Kazuma got up a little earlier than usual, and before it got too hot, he dragged Gin out again.

After having a great time in the morning and having lunch outside, the two returned to the hotel.

They chose this hotel because Stout has a mission here in the afternoon, and Gin can take the opportunity to arrange for Kudo Kazuma to meet with him.

Kudo Kazuma was sleeping soundly in the air-conditioned room when Gin dragged him out of bed.

"What's wrong, bro?" A sleepy-eyed Kudo Kazuma was speechless. "What time is it? Didn't we say we were going to see Stout at five?"

Gin looked disgusted: "Wake up! Do you want to go out and meet strangers looking like this?"

Kazuma Kudo: "..."

He was just half asleep, how was he stupid?

Could it be that Stout would have a problem with him looking like he hadn't woken up yet?

After washing up, Kudo Kazuma played on his phone for a while to clear his head before changing back into Kurosawa's disguise and following Gin to meet Stout.

Stout was a middle-aged man with a square face who was temporarily transferred from England to help Bourbon reorganize the intelligence group.

Theoretically, as a member of the intelligence team, it seemed inappropriate for him to meet in private with someone who had seriously injured Rum and disrupted the team. However, Stout was very curious about Danpo, who had crippled half of the intelligence team and was still unharmed, so he did not refuse the meeting at all.

To his surprise, the first thing Danpo asked Gin after he came in was, "Is Rum dead?"

Stout: "..."

"He's not dead yet." Kudo Kazuma shook his head regretfully, then asked a second question, "Then, has Curaçao woken up?"

Stout sighed: "He's awake, but his body is still slowly recovering."

Kazuma Kudo blinked and asked a third question: "Where's Kassa? Have you seen Kassa?"

Stout: "...No."

Only then did he ask his first question: "You wanted to see me just to ask these questions?"

Great, those simple and straightforward questions have completely satisfied his curiosity.

Although he still didn't understand why Danpo hadn't been punished by the boss for ruining half of the intelligence group, he probably already understood why this young man could become a legend in the organization.

That's too unrestrained, and... too indecent...

As an undercover agent, Stout had been living in constant fear for so many years and couldn't understand how Danpo could be so reckless—with the organization so murky, wasn't he worried about being exposed at all?

"Aren't these questions quite important?" Kudo Kazuma shrugged, immediately using [Sound Bewitchment] to say, "Alright then, one last question... do you want to work for me?"

Stout: "What?"

He must have heard correctly, right?

Kudo Kazuma waved his hand and continued to emphasize with [Sound Bewitchment]: "Never mind, just pretend you didn't hear it."

He wanted to meet Stout because he wanted to see if he could recruit him. Stout didn't seem like someone easily fooled, and he wasn't even sure if he was an undercover agent. He'd better ask Amuro Tooru later.

Gin hadn't expected that Kazuma Kudo would meet with Stout just to ask such a few questions.

However, he didn't care about any of that. After leaving Stout, Kudo Kazuma dragged Gin to a coffee shop, intending to kill some time there before going out to play after dinner when it cooled down.

As soon as he entered the coffee shop, Kazuma Kudo vaguely sensed Conan's presence.

Then, he heard Kogoro Mouri's awkward laughter, along with Eri Kisaki's "hehehehe" laughter...

Kazuma Kudo looked in the direction of the sound and his eyes lit up immediately.

Besides Kogoro Mouri, Eri Kisaki and her husband, Conan, and Ran, there were four other people present—three men and one woman—whom he did not recognize.

Needless to say, these four people are most likely the deceased plus three suspects.

This combination is perfect!