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

Inspector Megure greeted several familiar faces, saying, "It's you guys again!"

The three members of the Earth Ladies team also changed out of their stage outfits and into normal clothes.

After a brief interrogation of the group, Inspector Megure began his summary of the case.

"Okay, let me confirm again. The three of you changed into your clothes in the bathroom while she was taking a shower to celebrate Ms. Kusano's engagement and to give her a surprise. The order was Ms. Okino, Ms. Takeno, and Ms. Hoshino."

"After the three of you changed your clothes, your manager, Mr. Makoto, went to the bathroom to call her, but there was no response. So her fiancé, Mr. Kenzaki, went to the bathroom to call her, and found her lying unconscious by the bathtub with blood on her neck. Is that right?"

After receiving the approval of the others, Inspector Megure looked at Kogoro Mouri with a speechless expression: "Next up is this guy who seems to bring misfortune wherever he goes..."

Kogoro Mouri retorted, "Look at you, making me sound like a plague. I only came here because Ms. Yoko invited me."

"Yeah, trouble started the moment you showed up..." Inspector Megure said speechlessly, "I think you're just destined to be cursed, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Kazuma Kudo, who was standing behind Kogoro Mouri, squatted down next to Conan and whispered, "Did you hear that? On the surface, he was talking about Uncle Mouri, but he was actually talking about you. What do you mean by being born with bad luck? You're carrying the Grim Reaper with you wherever you go."

Conan's eyes widened in surprise: "Shut up, no one will think you're mute if you don't speak..."

That brat of a brother, he just had to associate him with the Grim Reaper, he deserves a beating.

It's clearly the case that draws the detective in, isn't it?

Besides, if the murderer wanted to kill someone, then the murderer is the one with the problem. What does it have to do with an innocent little detective?

Since everyone was focused on the case and no one paid attention to them except for Ran, Conan glared at his younger brother without any politeness, and then noticed that Kudo Kazuma was looking at his phone and nodding as he looked at it.

He asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Kudo Kazuma waved his phone: "I sent what happened today to a die-hard fan of the Earth Ladies Team. He had a wild idea and suspected that Takeno Yuki killed Kusano Kaoru because Takeno Yuki liked Kusano Kaoru's fiancé, Kenzaki Osamu."

"Furthermore, according to Ran's previous description, when Kenzaki saw his fiancée, Kusano Kaoru, having her throat slit, his first reaction was one of helplessness, while his manager, Mr. Makuma, was the first to rush over and protect Kusano Kaoru's private parts, pulling her out of the bathtub..."

"Considering Mr. Makuma's personality and his tearful reaction when writing the blessing, it's likely that Mr. Makuma is the one who truly likes Kusano Kaoru. The so-called engagement was probably just Kusano Kaoru asking Kenzaki Osamu for help to force Mr. Makuma to confess."

Conan's expression grew more and more serious as he listened, and finally he couldn't help but speak up: "The analysis of the three parties involved is exactly the same as my thoughts, and this kind of analysis is not your style... The person you contacted is a detective?"

He contacted vodka.

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "This isn't a detective's deduction; it's an insider's understanding and analysis of their idol."

Conan's expression froze.

Aren't you a detective?

That just goes to show how terrifyingly powerful celebrity worship can be...

"Wait a minute!" Conan suddenly realized something. "He said the person who hurt Kusano Kaoru was Takeno Yuki? How did he figure that out? Where's the evidence?"

Kudo Kazuma blinked and said matter-of-factly, "I told him."

Conan: "...Where's the evidence?"

Damn it! He hasn't even found any clues yet, and his own brother not only knows who the murderer is, but he's already told someone else, allowing that person to deduce the entire sequence of events in the case?

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "You know, when have I ever seen any evidence? If I had to say, it would probably be the brand-new nail extensions she put on when she got her manicure? Don't you think that stuff would be perfect as a murder weapon?"

Conan nodded: "That makes sense."

He turned around and went to find Kogoro Mouri, who was surveying the scene.

Meanwhile, Mori and his group realized that the culprit might be one of the people present, and immediately began to select those with alibis.

"I'm telling you guys..." Hoshino Terumi, who had just called the hospital, said, "You're already looking for the culprit, haven't you forgotten something important?"

Seeing the bewildered crowd, she said helplessly, "It's the murder weapon. Where is the sharp blade that cut Ah Xun? If we can find it indoors or among any of our belongings, wouldn't we be able to conclude that the murderer is an inside man?"

"Besides, no matter how clean the murder weapon is, there will always be some hemoglobin left on it, right? Even if the amount is very small, it's enough to cause a reaction with luminol reagent, isn't it?"

Her words left everyone somewhat stunned.

Conan couldn't help but tug at the belated Kudo Kazuma and whisper, "She knows quite a lot; she's like a detective..."

What are you doing?

How come fans and idols can all act as detectives these days?

Then there's the fact that his brother is such a jerk, and that a yakuza criminal like Gin can also be a detective...

Can anyone be a detective?

When did detective work become so cheap?

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "Don't you think her way of reasoning is quite familiar? Looks like I was right, her so-called sweetheart might really be you."

Conan chuckled: "What are you talking about? I think she's probably seen too much of the famous detective Kogoro Mouri's reasoning methods and just idolizes that old man."

This sounds much more normal than treating him like some kind of sweetheart, doesn't it?

Inspector Megure quickly waved his hand, ordering the officers who had come with him to take all the suspects for body searches. Many officers also searched the suite for the murder weapon.

As for why Kudo Kazuma and the three-person team from his agency weren't searched...

They weren't considered involved in the case; the four detectives in their group were, of course, part of the investigation team.

However, the police ultimately found no murder weapon on the individuals.

Even the murder weapons that look like they belong to Conan were examined, such as Yuki Takeno's nail polish, Terumi Hoshino's earrings, and Osamu Kenzaki's necklace, but no bloodstains were found.

Even the investigators sent to the hospital examined Mr. Xiong's glasses, but found nothing.

The case has stalled again.

Conan, seemingly struck by a sudden thought, turned and began searching each room.

In response, Kazuma Kudo really wanted to say that the victim this time, Kaoru Kusano, didn't die. Wouldn't it be easier to find out everything once she wakes up and he asks her? Why bother with all that trouble?

But what can we do if his brother is willing to look for clues?

Let him look for it...

It's just a hobby, and it's not dangerous at all. How can we stop him?