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

Chapter 403 Is this all the organization members are talking about?

February 14th, Valentine's Day.

Many young men and women were out celebrating the holiday. Sonoko had planned to go to the airport to see Makoto Kyogoku off after school, while Ran and Shinichi Kudo had made a promise to go to the movies together after Ran finished school, taking advantage of the cold weather and dressing up fully for the occasion.

As for Kudo Kazuma, he took Tsugami Yuki and Hara Yoshiaki with him, along with the contract that his subordinates had worked overtime to prepare, and went to sign the contract with Suzuki Jirokichi.

During this time, Kusano Kaoru's manager and boyfriend, Masaki Atsushi, sent him a message saying that Takeno Yuki would be discharged from the hospital the next day, and they wanted to have a small party the next night. They specially invited him to come along, so that they could briefly discuss the requirements for the endorsement and make it easier to draft the contract afterward.

Kudo Kazuma, of course, didn't mind at all, and even asked if he could bring his assistant along.

After receiving a positive answer, Kudo Kazuma immediately sent the message to Vodka using Bond.

[Yue Yexue is being discharged from the hospital tomorrow. They're having a small party tomorrow night, and I'm taking you with me. Make sure you dress normally.]

Vodka was immediately excited when he saw the message while waiting at a red light.

"Big brother, can I leave for a while after the mission is over?"

He needs to buy some clothes and tidy himself up.

Gin's gaze turned cold: "A message from Danpo?"

Vodka shrank his neck slightly: "Uh, yes..."

Gin snorted but didn't say anything.

Vodka sighed inwardly, wondering if he'd have time to buy new clothes after he got home. Thankfully, the party wasn't until tomorrow night, giving him enough time to present a completely new look to his idol.

The light turned green, and Vodka, pondering what clothes he should wear, started the car again.

The car was moving forward when it turned a corner and passed a taxi, which then went in a different direction.

A short while later, the taxi stopped near Base 4.

The boy, wearing a white shirt and a black trench coat, glanced at the grounds and headed straight for the cafeteria at Base 4.

It's only 11 o'clock, and there aren't many people in the cafeteria yet.

However, the people who were eating didn't find it strange that they saw the boy.

Lord Danpo often eats at this time, and people who frequent the area around the cafeteria are used to it.

The pastry chef at the dessert window was immediately impressed when he saw him.

"Lord Danpo, we have freshly made chocolate cake, as well as other desserts. Which one would you like?"

Because desserts need to be made to order, the dessert window usually doesn't have many kinds of desserts available at this time. But ever since Lord Danpo started coming to eat around 10 or 11 o'clock every few days, the dessert window chefs have moved their working hours forward by almost two hours to ensure that all kinds of desserts, especially chocolate cakes, are available at any time after 10:30.

The boy's eyes lit up when he saw the desserts: "Same as before, I want the chocolate cake too. I'll take it with me after I finish eating."

After eating what could be described as either breakfast or lunch in the cafeteria, he carried the chocolate cake out of the cafeteria and turned to head towards the base lobby.

"Lord Tempranillo."

The outer guards at the base entrance simply greeted them as usual, but to everyone's surprise, Danpo nodded at them this time and casually asked, "Who's here?"

The two outsiders immediately understood—Lord Danpo must have gotten into trouble again.

The quick-witted one, who considered himself more familiar with Lord Danpo, said with a hint of a smile, "Don't worry, only Lord Cohen and Lord Chianti are here. Lord Vodka just returned, and Lord Gin is probably busy with something and isn't here right now."

The boy's lips twitched. So even the peripheral members knew about this?

However, it's just as well that Gin isn't here.

He walked in somewhat helplessly, nodded to Vodka, Chianti, and Cohen in the hall, and then sat down on the large leather sofa in the middle, leisurely eating his chocolate cake.

To be fair, the chocolate cake made in the base's canteen is really delicious; no wonder Ichijin likes it.

That's right, the "Danpo" sitting on the sofa eating chocolate cake is not Kudo Kazuma, but Kudo Shinichi who walked in brazenly, taking advantage of the fact that others couldn't tell the difference between the two brothers.

To borrow his younger brother's words, he never said that he was Danpo; he just walked in openly and honestly. It's just that others couldn't tell the difference between the brothers.

While eating his cake, Shinichi Kudo would occasionally glance at the three people sitting to the side, and also at the base itself.

From the outside, the base looks like a slightly old office building, but who would have thought that the interior decoration is actually quite luxurious, grand, and even has a touch of technology.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, he discovered that apart from the main hall and the rooms on the second floor that were clearly for living, there were openly visible security cameras everywhere else.

He was pondering how to get more information about this base or those people while Gin was away when he heard the woman with exaggerated makeup ask, "Danpo, I've noticed that you've been going to the cafeteria ever since you returned to the base, and you're always talking—I mean, you're not here to eat, are you?"

Is this Chianti?

Shinichi Kudo rolled his eyes and, mimicking his younger brother's tone, said matter-of-factly, "Yeah, is that not allowed?"

Chianti: “…”

She didn't need to ask that question.

But since she had already said it, she couldn't just ignore her, so she awkwardly continued, "Aren't you tired of eating chocolate cake for so long? Do you want to check out the shop where I bought you vanilla mousse last time?"

Shinichi Kudo was taken aback when he heard this.

Judging from this exaggerated female makeup, she must at least be an action team responsible for killing people, right? And considering her status as an equal to Ichijin and Vodka, she must at least be a codename member, right?

That's it?

Is this what the members of the organization talk about?

While his mind was racing with various complaints, he still managed to reply aloud, "Okay, where's the address? I'll go check it out myself when I have time."

After Chianti gave the address, the vodka over there couldn't hold back any longer.

"Danpo, what style of clothes do you think I should wear tomorrow? If I dress too formally, will it not fit the theme of the party? But if I dress too casually... you're going to discuss a collaboration with Yoko and Kaoru, and as your assistant, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to dress too casually, would it?"

Shinichi Kudo: "Huh?"

What the hell? !

Is this something you Black Organization members should be discussing?

He suppressed the urge to complain and said speechlessly, "You should just keep it to yourself, but at least you can't wear all black, right?"

He did know that his younger brother had a verbal agreement with the four former idols of the Earth Ladies Team to be a spokesperson. So this kid was actually going to bring Vodka along as an assistant.

Why vodka?

What's wrong with Yuki Tsugami?

Thinking this, his gaze unconsciously fell on the man next to him who hadn't uttered a single word yet—this guy must be Cohen, right? He wondered what outrageous things he'd say this time.

Then he saw Cohen point behind him and say, "Gin is back."

Shinichi Kudo: "?"

He turned around abruptly and saw Gin walking in from outside, exuding a chilling aura.

Shinichi Kudo: "!"