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

Chapter 421 The Value of "Since We're Here"

Under Conan's questioning gaze, Kudo Kazuma told him the information that Takagi had secretly given him.

"You mean, that father in Charan, and our people, might be Kashasa?"

Kazuma Kudo nodded, speaking with conviction: "I asked Gin, and he said he didn't send anyone. I also asked another member of the action team who knows how to disguise, and he said he didn't either. And now that we have this map, who else could it be but Kassasa?"

As he spoke, he casually ruffled Conan's hair: "Look at how serious you look... Don't be too nervous, it's best to act normally. Just be careful in general, especially don't leave fingerprints or anything. When you need to do something in elementary school craft class, it's best to act a little pretentious and wear gloves. And remember to remind Haibara."

Although Ai Haibara probably doesn't need a reminder.

Given her personality, if she learned about the bizarre and world-shattering developments on Gin's side, and also knew that there were still enemies of Danpo in the organization investigating them, this girl would probably just take leave and stay at Agasa's house and not go out.

If that's the case, it's not a big problem. After all, Shuichi Akai lives next door to them. If this can cause them trouble, then that guy might as well just shoot himself.

Taking advantage of the mention of this matter, Kudo Kazuma specifically called Takagi to ask if he had inquired about it and whether he could get the matter investigated by the police department.

The call was intended for Takagi, but Inspector Megure answered.

According to Megure, in theory, ordinary people are not allowed to enter the police station.

However, considering that Kazuma Kudo and Kogoro Mouri had helped the police solve many cases and that they were the parties involved in the incidents, he made a special application to his superiors, who granted him special permission to enter during working hours, accompanied by at least two police officers.

“Brother Edogawa, this is the rule, I hope you can understand. But don’t worry, the two officers accompanying you will only keep an eye on you and prevent you from touching the sealed documents, they won’t restrict you in any other way.”

Hearing Inspector Megure's sigh on the other end of the phone, Kudo Kazuma smiled and said, "I understand. Don't worry, I won't rummage through things. I'm just checking for any suspicious details. Inspector, you've already gone to great lengths to make things easy for me, how could I possibly make things difficult for you?"

Inspector Megure chuckled, "Don't worry, kid. Besides the strictly required minimum of one unfamiliar officer, I'll assign Takagi to the other one."

Edogawa has helped him solve many cases and earn a lot of bonuses, and he doesn't act recklessly like Mori. Why not do him a favor?

After receiving Inspector Megure's approval, Kudo Kazuma decisively went to the Metropolitan Police Department before they finished get off work, and then went to the National Police Agency accompanied by Takagi and another unfamiliar police officer.

After Conan circled the map, Kazuma Kudo had already figured it out. Since Kassasa's real hideout might be near the Metropolitan Police Department, he could use [Memory Retrieval] as a camera along the way to find Kassasa's destination after leaving the Metropolitan Police Department.

It was because of this plan that he refused Conan's offer to come along.

After spending more than ten minutes at the police station, Kudo Kazuma found the suspicious person—not using Kasasa's own face, but a disguise face that he had used several times before. Kudo Kazuma remembered all the Kasasa faces that he had retrieved using [Memory Retrieval].

Treating the memory scenes seen during memory retrieval as if they were viewed through a camera lens is indeed a useful method.

After leaving the police station, Kudo Kazuma used [Memory Retrieval] on the lampposts outside and quickly found memories of Kassasa among the passing crowds.

After discovering which direction the guy was heading, Kudo Kazuma followed that direction, and after walking for a while, he would use [Memory Recall] at every street corner to search for traces of Kassasa.

After following the same path that Kasasa had taken before, Kudo Kazuma finally found his goal.

Upon seeing the words "Kani-ta Ichi Sushi Restaurant" across the street, Kazuma Kudo was speechless.

Is it Kaneda Ichika?

If he remembers correctly, Rum's last name is Wakita, right?

Hilarious! So Kassasa not only inherited the intelligence group from Rum, but also the sushi restaurant?

Standing in the blind spot of the corner, Kudo Kazuma opened the map of the [Awakening Technique] and expanded the map range to a radius of 100 meters. After observing for a while, he discovered that there was a space under the sushi restaurant. It seemed that the rat Kassasa usually hid under the sushi restaurant.

Moreover, there are people in the underground space right now.

Kudo Kazuma couldn't be sure that the person underground was Kasasa. After a moment's thought, to avoid alerting the enemy, he decided to retreat first.

The next day, Kudo Kazuma had his blanket pulled off again.

He thought it was Gin coming to urge him to do a mission, but to his surprise, a little dwarf was standing by the bed.

Kudo Kazuma was speechless: "Seriously, you skip class and come here to pull off my blanket, is that reasonable?"

"It's Saturday, so of course I don't have to go to school." Conan glanced at his younger brother. "Tell me, did you find any clues when you went to the police station yesterday?"

Kazuma Kudo nodded: "We've found it, and we've given the clues to the police. I reckon we'll probably find out where Kassasa's hideout is soon."

Conan's eyes lit up: "Really? What clue is it?"

"Of course it's a clue I can't reveal." Kudo Kazuma shrugged. "Give me back the blanket. Just wait for my notification. I'll let you know when I find that guy's whereabouts."

What a joke! All the clues were found by him using cheat codes. Giving them to the police was just him making things up. He couldn't be bothered to put in the effort to make up a clue for Conan. He'd rather let him wait.

Upon hearing this, Conan looked sullen and, clutching his blanket, said, "You're not going to stay in bed! Get up! Ran heard there's a Chinese restaurant near the Beika Hotel that has a super cheap buffet on weekends. Want to go eat together?"

Kudo Kazuma, of course, wouldn't refuse.

Not only is the cheap buffet worth trying, but more importantly, going out with Conan makes it easy to collect spirits.

After he dawdled and finished getting ready, he drove Conan to the agency, only to find that only Ran was waiting for them; Kogoro Mouri was not there.

"Huh? Where's Uncle Mori?"

“You seemed to have asked this question yesterday as well.” Conan glanced at him. “Ran’s father accepted a request and went to track the target.”

"Forehead……"

Now, Kazuma Kudo finally understood why his older brother was so upset—not only because he had a lead, but also because he became a third wheel as soon as he arrived with Uncle Mori not around…

He reached out and ruffled Conan's hair, whispering, "You should have said so earlier. If you had, I wouldn't have bothered you two. I thought it was four people going to eat."

Conan's eyes widened in surprise: "So now you know, you don't have to go?"

"That won't do." Kudo Kazuma shrugged. "We're already here."

Do you even understand the value of "since we're already here"?