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

Chapter 405 Just because you're Shinichi Kudo?

Friendly reminder: The previous chapter was 4,000 words long, but 2,000 words were added later. If you only read the 2,000 words, you can read the additional 2,000 words before reading this chapter.

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Upon seeing Kazuma Kudo return, Shinichi Kudo, who had fallen to the ground, frowned.

Gin's earlier questioning left him with mixed feelings.

Gin actually cared more about his younger brother's thoughts and feelings than he did.

Compared to the other two, his older brother seems somewhat ridiculous.

What made him feel even more complicated was that, at this moment, when Ichijin returned, the first thing he did was to protect him.

Although Kudo Kazuma was confused, he could roughly guess what was going on.

He walked a few steps to the middle of his older brother and his eldest brother, his back to Shinichi Kudo, and asked Gin curiously, "What happened, big brother? You actually beat up my brother, could it be...?"

He glanced at Shinichi Kudo, whose neck was marked with obvious red marks and who was still panting heavily, and said in a somewhat subtle tone, "Could it be that my brother impersonated me and did something?"

Gin snorted coldly upon hearing this.

Twins really do have a telepathic connection!

Kudo Kazuma knew from Gin's reaction that he hadn't guessed wrong.

He immediately said, speechless, "Brother, you really are my brother! So what are you doing?"

He let his imagination run wild, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Gin and Shinichi Kudo: "Could it be... that you impersonated me and went to some base?"

Shinichi Kudo coughed awkwardly and didn't say anything.

Gin scoffed.

Kazuma Kudo: "..."

Well, he guessed right again.

He pointed at Shinichi Kudo, who was sitting up against the wall, and actually laughed at himself.

"No way! You think you're so special just because you're the chosen one? Shinichi Kudo! Do you even know what you're doing? Have you even looked into the organization? You just barged in like that? You're really something... Ugh, so annoying!"

He almost blurted out, "It's even bolder than the original plot," but thankfully he realized what he was doing and managed to swallow the words back.

Little did they know that even this slight discrepancy would be noticed by Shinichi Kudo and Gin.

The two of them looked at him simultaneously and asked in unison, "Yuan what?"

Kazuma Kudo: "..."

Do you have to be so sensitive?

Was the original storyline really that absurd, with the main characters on the red and black sides?

His gaze swept back and forth between the two men before finally settling on his own brother.

No, I'm still getting a little angry!

Thinking of this, he simply grabbed Shinichi Kudo's arm and pulled him up, then casually cast a stacking effect of [Life Aura] on him.

"Big brother, I need to leave for a bit. There are some things I need to talk to my brother about."

Gin didn't say anything, and simply sat down on the sofa in the living room, seemingly not intending to leave.

Unsure if he had anything else to do, Kudo Kazuma nodded and said, "Wait for me a moment, I'll be down soon."

By the time he finished speaking, Shinichi Kudo's injuries had completely healed, but the suffocating feeling from before still lingered.

He glanced at Gin, who was sitting nonchalantly in the living room, and followed his younger brother upstairs.

Having witnessed the interactions between Kurosawa Jin and Kurosawa Kakuzu before, Shinichi Kudo had wondered if the relationship between his younger brother and Gin was much closer than he had imagined. The incident at Shizuhashi Station, where Gin actually let Kazuma go for his sake, gave him a new perspective.

But all his feelings were just speculations, and they couldn't compare to facing it in person.

Only now did he realize that Gin's protection of Kazuma was even greater than his own, and...

Although Kazuma instinctively protected himself when he first returned, the way he spoke to Gin, asking questions no matter how serious the situation, clearly showed that Kazuma trusted Gin implicitly.

Thinking back to when Gin questioned him for Kazuma's sake, Shinichi Kudo frowned deeply.

Was it due to their differing stances, or did he simply not have that much time to spend with Ichima?

I am not as protective of Kazuma as I am of Gin, and Kazuma trusts me far less than he trusts Gin.

"elder brother."

Kazuma Kudo's voice interrupted Shinichi Kudo's thoughts.

"Did Gin bring you here?"

Shinichi Kudo nodded slightly, then said with a hint of frustration, "He can tell the difference between us just by looking at us..."

He thought he acted quite well, but who would have thought that it was actually Gin who acted so well?

Looking back now, I'm afraid those people at the base didn't know that Gin had become suspicious of him the moment he saw him.

Kudo Kazuma let out a long sigh: "Then do you know why he brought you here?"

If Shinichi Kudo wasn't sure before, now that he sees his younger brother interacting with Gin, how could he not guess?

He spoke somewhat reluctantly: "Is it because of you?"

Kudo Kazuma snorted irritably: "All the bases, research institutes, safe houses, and even some of the semi-public properties under our organization are equipped with various surveillance and eavesdropping systems. If you show even the slightest weakness in a base, there will be no good outcome!"

"It's not just you... Even if others don't know about our relationship, they at least know about your relationship with your parents and Ran, right?"

"I know you have a strong sense of justice and never care about your own life or death when it comes to things like this, but have you ever considered the people you'll drag into this?"

"When Shigehiko Tonoguchi was killed, his entire family was subsequently murdered as well. You haven't forgotten these things so quickly, have you?"

"Besides, do you know why Gin didn't leave?" Kudo Kazuma said angrily, "Because he brought Danpo out on a mission. If we don't actually go on a mission, this could easily become a huge flaw. If anyone notices, even Gin might be suspected by the boss!"

Shinichi Kudo opened his mouth, but no words came out.

His feelings were now even more complicated.

Kudo Kazuma scoffed and retorted, "Didn't expect that, did you? You, a great detective, might even implicate Gin. Don't you find this situation ridiculous?"

"Perhaps I acted impulsively this time, but must we just let these deeply rooted and unscrupulous criminal organizations continue to shroud the world like this?"

This is Shinichi Kudo's true thought.

With Ai Haibara around, his antidote will eventually be found, but what about the others?

How many people who were forcibly fed that deadly poison were lucky enough to shrink and survive?

Besides, that organization doesn't just use poison to harm people; they have many other ways of harming people. Are we just going to let it go unchecked?

Faced with his older brother's statement, Kudo Kazuma simply retorted with three words: "Otherwise what?"

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

Seeing that Shinichi Kudo was speechless, Kazuma Kudo shrugged and said, "The organization has existed for decades, and there are many undercover agents working in the shadows. What makes you think that you alone can figure out how to take down this behemoth?"

"Just because you're Shinichi Kudo?"