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

The car stopped downstairs at the Mori Detective Agency.

After Kogoro Mouri and Ran got out of the car, Conan showed no intention of getting out.

Kogoro Mouri ignored them, waved at them, and went upstairs.

Ran looked at Conan curiously: "Conan? Aren't you getting off the bus?"

Conan shook his head: "I'll sleep at Kazuma's place tonight."

Kudo Kazuma glanced at him, speechless.

Xiaolan asked with some concern, "You two have been together all this time, is Yizhen's health... alright?"

If she remembers correctly, if Ichima and Shinichi spend too much time together, their bodies will easily get sick, right?

"I'm fine for now," Kudo Kazuma shrugged. "If my body can't take it anymore, I'll just send my brother back."

The fifty-odd spirits from the Twin Towers incident were quite effective, and a few more spirits came in sporadically during that time. In the short term, his body was still able to withstand the backlash from the power of death.

If Conan wants to keep an eye on him, then let him keep an eye on him. After all, that's his brother.

In the system space, the puppet's body has been fully activated. In the next couple of days, I'll find an opportunity to let the puppet Kurosawa Hidden wander around in front of Conan more often.

The puppet's body is different from his clone, and there won't be that unique connection between them like brothers. Shaking it a few more times should dispel Conan's suspicions.

However, on the other hand, in order to conceal his identity from Ran, Conan used both fake Shinichi and fake Conan. With the help of Kaito Kid and Ai Haibara, it was no different from creating a clone. Ran was so tired of it that she didn't want to guess whether Conan was Shinichi Kudo anymore.

He really does have a clone right now, and an extra puppet body to help him. It wouldn't be too much to ask Conan to enjoy the same treatment as Ran in the original work, would it?

After getting out of the car at the Edogawa residence, Conan frowned slightly and looked at Kazuma Kudo, asking, "Your body... is really not feeling unwell, is it?"

In any case, my brother's health is ultimately the most important thing.

Kazuma Kudo tilted his head: "What if you feel unwell?"

Without hesitation, Conan asked, "Would you mind if I planted a listening device in your house?"

Kazuma Kudo narrowed his eyes: "Would you mind if I punched you?"

Conan gave a half-moon look, chuckled, and walked inside.

Got it, little brother's body is fine.

Even though it was already night, the entire Edogawa residence was shrouded in darkness.

Kudo Kazuma could tell at a glance that Asano Minori hadn't returned, and probably wouldn't be coming back tonight.

In other words, samples of the skincare products are likely to be ready soon.

Kudo Kazuma asked about the progress of the samples in the group chat, and when no one replied, he went to take a shower.

Just as he was taking a shower, he noticed a movement in his system space—a message had arrived from Kurosawa's cell phone.

Yang's clone appeared in the cat room, took out Kurosawa's phone and glanced at it; it was a message from Conan.

[Brother Xiaoyin, there's something I want to ask. Did your older brother, Mr. Kurosawa, encounter anything at Tokyo Tower recently?]

He knows...

Kazuma Kudo was speechless.

Conan really knows how to time his message—he deliberately chose to send it while Conan was taking a shower!

If he didn't actually have the ability to create clones, he might have been exposed.

Yang's clone replied to the message in Kurosawa's voice.

"No way? I've never heard him mention anything like that. In fact, he was away on business trips recently and rarely came back to Tokyo. Why would he go to Tokyo Tower?"

"So, all that enthusiasm you showed me wasn't for me, but for my older brother? I knew he was popular with girls, but I never imagined he'd be popular with boys too."

Conan's face darkened upon receiving the reply.

This Kurosawa is just as infuriating as Ichima! No wonder he suspects this guy is Ichima...

However, he made a point of checking the message before sending it, and Kudo Kazuma's phone, which he had left lying to the side, didn't respond at all.

Did this kid prepare two phones and bring the other one into the bathroom?

He already had two phones before, so it's not surprising that he actually has two phones, right?

What are you talking about? I just thought your older brother looked a lot like the guy who helped me at Tokyo Tower, so I asked.

Conan replied with a few words, speechless, and then started rambling on, asking questions about Kurosawa Jin's main job, what cases he had solved, and which school Kurosawa Gakuen attended. It seemed like he was just rambling on, but in reality, he was asking a lot of private questions like he was taking a census.

Kudo Kazuma's clone dealt with each of these problems one by one.

Some answers were simply brushed off, while others were answers he and Gin had agreed upon beforehand.

Conan, who was chatting with "Kurosawa," slowly frowned.

Based on the frequency of this chat, the person he is chatting with is definitely not Kazuma who is taking a shower, but the tone is eight or nine parts similar to Kazuma's.

Did he make a mistake, or did he really ask someone else for help?

As Conan was wondering, the bathroom door opened, and Kudo Kazuma, shirtless with only a towel wrapped around his waist, walked out.

"Okay, go wash up."

As Kudo Kazuma spoke, he went to get his pajamas.

Conan frowned slightly.

As expected, it's impossible for someone like Ichizen to have a cell phone; that "Kurosawa" is indeed someone else.

"What are you thinking about?" Kudo Kazuma, having changed into his pajamas, flicked Conan on the forehead. "Do you want to take a shower? If not, you're going to bed!"

"Huh? Of course I washed it..."

After taking a shower, Conan stopped his rambling conversation with "Kurosawa."

Kudo Kazuma then withdrew his Yang clone and went to sleep comfortably.

The next morning, he was unusually not woken up by his older brother pulling off the covers, but was instead woken up by the sound of a phone call.

"Huh? What the hell?" Conan sat on the edge of the bed and said helplessly, "Last time it was a spider, this time it's a mermaid. Hattori, are you someone who specializes in fighting demons and monsters?"

Kazuma Kudo yawned and asked groggily, "What the hell? What are you guys doing?"

Seeing that his younger brother was awake, Conan simply turned on speakerphone.

Heiji Hattori's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Oh, so the other Kudo didn't sleep in? I mean, we're going to Tokyo to find you guys tomorrow, and then we'll all go to Fukui together—there's a case that mentions your brother's name, Kudo, and I think you'll be interested."

"Oh, the case? Then it's alright."

After hearing this, Kudo Kazuma turned around and crawled back into bed, ready to continue his sweet dream.

He already said he'd come back tomorrow, so of course he went to sleep first.

"Heh, I don't think it's even a case," Conan said dismissively. "Hattori said something about a mermaid committing murder. Please, where in this world are there any mermaids?"

"What kind of attitude is this, you two brothers? Anyway, we'll be there tomorrow. Remember to say hello to the old man at the firm."

Heiji Hattori hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

Kudo Kazuma, however, blinked while still in bed.

Mermaids kill people?

The story involves mermaids killing people, and Hattori Heiji is also involved. Could it be Mermaid Island?

With that in mind, he placed the Yang clone in the cat room and took out his phone to send a message to Gin using Bond.

Hey bro, ever heard of Mermaid Island? Want to go check it out together?