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

"I went to ask this morning, and they're still investigating the vodka case."

Kudo Kazuma briefly described the results of his "supervision" that morning, but he did not explicitly state that the information about the vodka was obtained from the spirit of Nishimura Kota.

Speaking of this, Morofushi Kagemitsu shook his head slightly: "Nishimura Kota died at the worst possible time. Togawa Kaori was a complete accomplice; it's impossible to find any clues about Kassasa from her. We've sent people to secretly investigate the relationships between Nishimura Kota and Togawa Kaori these past two days, hoping to find out something else..."

Kudo Kazuma shrugged: "Then I suggest your people be careful. Judging from how often that guy changes his contact information even when communicating with his associates, he's very cautious. Nishimura Kota's death will definitely alert him. Be careful that the clues you find after risking your life turn out to be outdated; that would be a huge loss."

Morofushi Kagemitsu glanced at Conan before saying to Kudo Kazuma, "So, you should be careful too. With Nishimura Kota's death, even if you didn't do it, they'll pin it on you. Kassasa will probably hide even deeper and target you even more."

"Come on then," Kudo Kazuma sneered. "If he doesn't make a move, I won't be able to find his weakness. Since he's courting death, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Sensing the undisguised coldness emanating from Ichima, and even a hint of murderous intent, Conan felt uneasy and stared at his younger brother, his brows furrowed tightly.

Does this mean that once the truth is out, the act is over?

Morofushi Hiromitsu noticed Conan's expression and took two steps back: "It's getting late, I'm going back to my room to sleep. You guys should get some rest too."

After thinking for a moment, he left Conan a message.

"Although Danpo can be quite irritating and sometimes talks nonsense, you should know his protective nature better than I do. If you don't know enough about the organization, then be patient with your family members; it can't hurt."

The tone of this sentence was completely unsuitable for a child.

Conan immediately understood and nodded silently.

After returning to his room, Kazuma Kudo waited for Conan for a moment, specifically waiting for him to speak.

Conan didn't stand on ceremony and asked directly, "That person... is he also in the organization?"

Anyway, it's definitely not what Yizhen said before, that they came to help take care of Xiaojing.

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "He used to be an undercover agent for the Public Security Bureau within the organization. Now he's a covert agent, occasionally doing some work for me or looking after Kei."

Conan: "..."

So you're really here to help look after Xiao Jing? Or is it just a side job?

Having figured out Morofushi Kagemitsu's identity and recalling their conversation, he quickly noticed another problem, and his brows furrowed even more.

"You previously mentioned that Kota Nishimura was the superior of the security personnel involved in the Twin Towers bombing? Judging from what you've said, he works for someone codenamed Kassa, and Kassa is targeting you. So, the target of that massive bombing... was you?"

By the end, Conan's voice was trembling slightly.

That massive explosion that nearly destroyed the entire building—was it really meant to destroy the organization? What kind of perilous life did he lead in there?

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "I only realized this problem later. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered to cause trouble for that guy. Wouldn't it have been better to stay home?"

Conan held back for a while, but couldn't help but say with disdain, "Isn't Gin your master? Why does he just stand by and watch that Kassadin target you?"

Kazuma Kudo: "..."

Who would have thought that one day he would hear Conan say something disdainful about Gin?

Is the reason for dissatisfaction that Gin didn't protect him well?

"Well, to be fair, Gin did a lot of things, and he never complained. I almost drove him crazy..."

Conan: "..."

He might not believe it if you told him anything else, but when it came to something like almost being driven to death by anger, he actually empathized deeply with Gin.

How despicable! Why would he sympathize with a criminal?!

Thinking about it this way, he couldn't help but glare at his younger brother, which lessened his heartache for him.

Kazuma Kudo: "?"

"No, I almost made Gin angry to death, not you, so why are you glaring at me?"

But he almost died of anger too… Conan sighed wearily and asked directly, “You’re Kurosawa Gakuen too, right? What were you doing on Mermaid Island that day?”

Kudo Kazuma casually made up a story: "After investigating the truth about the longevity of the old woman, it turned out to be a lie, so Gin left first. As for Kurosawa, you guessed it, didn't you?"

"What about that time in Karuizawa?"

"The transaction was a mission, and the target of the transaction happened to be the lawyer Tachibana who later died."

"What about... the time at the Beika Central Building?"

Kazuma Kudo continued to lie without changing his expression: "It's also a transaction mission."

"All of them were trading missions? What about the Tokyo Tower incident? I was the one who called you there, and what was Gin doing there?"

"You were looking for me, heaven knows you two ended up in the same elevator. Gin didn't say anything, but he was probably trying to save you—he knows you're my brother."

One sentence left Conan speechless.

Although when he was guessing Kazuma's identity, he vaguely guessed that Gin was probably saved because Kazuma jumped into the elevator, but... hearing his younger brother confirm it still felt very strange.

That's incredibly strange.

Seeing this, Kazuma Kudo simply counted on his fingers all the times Conan had met Gin.

"The Dark Baron went to investigate the virus, but it turned out to be fake news. As for Shikishima, he went to investigate the truth about the ghost ship. The night the uncle was injured and framed for murder, the organization's ship took those gold nuggets away—yes, I found them. I still have two here. Do you want me to give you one?"

Conan: "..."

I have mixed feelings and don't want to talk.

But then his brother, who was always causing trouble, added: "The day you shrunk was Gin and Vodka's deal. They were going to call me to go, but I got knocked out of bed by your death power and was unconscious for a whole day. By the time I woke up, it was too late. Otherwise, Gin would have definitely stopped me."

Conan hesitated for a moment, then finally asked, "If you had been there, would you have agreed to let me call the police to arrest Gin?"

"You don't understand Futaka, do you?" Kudo Kazuma smirked. "Let's change the subject."

Conan: "..."

He knew that, just as Kazuma wouldn't have agreed to Gin using APTX-4869 on him if he were present, he also wouldn't have let him call the police to arrest Gin.

This will likely continue not only in the past, but also in the future.

Kazuma would neither allow Gin to harm him nor allow him to send Gin to jail.

He knew his younger brother's temperament and personality quite well.

But perhaps because he was mentally prepared, he wasn't really angry...

Thinking about it this way, Conan felt even more exhausted.

That troublesome younger brother of his is really good at giving him problems.

How about we beat him up first?