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

As soon as Kudo Kazuma finished speaking, Kassa and his men tensed up as if they had received an order.

Then, with a "bang," a cloud of pink smoke exploded in front of them.

The plume of smoke spread outwards at an extremely fast speed, and in an instant, nothing could be seen in the entire room.

Kudo Kazuma fired a shot casually in the direction of Kassasa and then recalled his Yang clone. He then placed the Yang clone behind Kassasa and his group.

That casual shot immediately triggered everyone's tense nerves. In the pink smoke where nothing could be seen clearly, many people fired their guns based on their instincts, and naturally, quite a few unlucky ones were hit as well.

The pink smoke came and went quickly, but when it cleared, five of the eight men in black in the room had fallen, three of whom had died at the hands of their comrades and were now completely silent.

For Kashasa, the death of a few subordinates was not the main point; the main point was that Danpo was missing!

His heart tightened, and his first reaction was to squat down and pull one of his men behind him.

With a "whoosh," the subordinate he had just pulled behind him died right in front of him.

Kudo Kazuma, who had clearly aimed at Kashasa, was speechless because Kashasa reacted too quickly and killed someone else with one shot.

No, just how many possible scenarios did this guy envision for confronting him?

To be honest, the first thing he did when he realized the enemy was gone was to crouch down and hide, and find someone to shield him. Is this really something a member of the Black Organization would do?

Even Sulli wouldn't do something like that, only a coward would do that, right?

However, Kassasa remained quite calm. After seeing his subordinates die, his first reaction was to order the others to shield him, and then he ordered them to shoot Kudo Kazuma without holding back.

This move left Kudo Kazuma speechless.

To be fair, Kashasa really did consider all the things he might do and the angles from which he might appear, within the scope of his understanding.

Even those protecting Kashasa simply stood back-to-back in a circle, protecting him in the center.

The more someone is like that, the more trouble they'll cause later if you can't kill them.

Kudo Kazuma was well aware of this, so without hesitation, he took out a few grenades from the system space and threw them all at Kashasa without saying a word.

Before the barrage of bullets could hit him, he was the first to withdraw his Yang clone.

With a muffled rumble, Kudo Kazuma had just retracted his Yang clone when his main body felt the ground shake.

The staff and customers in the sushi restaurant were slightly taken aback, and then they all ran outside.

"Earthquake! Earthquake!"

Not only them, but also the employees and customers of several nearby shops rushed out in a rush. Once they got to the street, they found that nothing had happened around them, as if only their small area had been hit by an earthquake.

For a moment, everyone was a little confused.

As for the knowledgeable person, Ichima, he took the opportunity to scan the map again using the [Spirit Awakening Technique] and discovered that there were still seven or eight bright spots in the underground space, and another five or six dim spots that could not be extinguished for the time being...

Looks like I haven't thrown enough grenades.

Kudo Kazuma immediately released his Yang clone into the underground space. After absorbing the spiritual energy, he found the group of people who were not seriously injured and threw several grenades at them.

Is that all resolved now?

As for those who ran out from the vicinity because of the "earthquake," they were once again bewildered by the secondary shaking of the ground.

No, such a small earthquake actually had aftershocks?

Kudo Kazuma scanned the map again with the [Awakening Technique] and found that there were only two or three faint points of light left on the ground, which slowly went out before he stopped.

After that, he sent a message to Morofushi Kagemitsu.

[The address is the Kani-da Sushi restaurant near the Metropolitan Police Department. There was an underground explosion; there might be one or two survivors. Let your Amuro handle the arrangements. By the way, the reactions of those employees in the restaurant are quite suspicious; they might even be in the know. That's also your responsibility.]

【You can find the reason for the explosion yourselves; I'm not responsible for what happens here.】

While the panicked crowd was still discussing whether to call the police, Kudo Kazuma casually sent a message to Akai Shuichi to retreat, and then turned and left.

After he got back, before he even had a chance to remove his makeup, Shuichi Akai came looking for him.

"Regardless, I did help you with this, so did my mother really come to Japan as you said?"

"Where is she? You should keep your promise and tell me where she is, shouldn't you?"

Kazuma Kudo didn't hide anything from him, shrugging: "Your mother and sister are at the Beika Hotel. Hmm... they should still be at the Beika Hotel now, but if it's a few days later, I don't know if they'll move to another place."

Shuichi Akai immediately realized what was going on: "They're in trouble?"

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "Come on, you're all special agents. Don't you know better than me whether this line of work will cause you trouble?"

Shuichi Akai was silent for a moment, then said, "You're right. Thank you, I'll go find them now."

"Just a friendly reminder, they're very cautious. You'll have to use your brain and the right approach. Otherwise, you might scare them away when you go looking for them."

"You don't need to worry about that." Shuichi Akai put his hands in his pockets and left with Subaru Okiya in disguise.

Kudo Kazuma couldn't stand his pretentious act, so he immediately called out from behind him, "Remember to pay your rent! Otherwise, I'll be bringing a bunch of people to collect it in a couple of days!"

Akai Shuichi: "..."

Suddenly I can't keep up the act anymore...

Kazuma Kudo shrugged, intending to return to the Edogawa residence to remove his makeup, but before he could leave, he received a call from Conan.

"Calling at this hour?" Kudo Kazuma glanced at the time on his phone with a puzzled look. "You should still be in class right now, right? Skipping class to make a call? Is there something urgent that you have to tell me now?"

Theoretically, Conan should be out of school in about an hour, so why is he making a phone call now?

"Who skipped class? I clearly told the teacher I was going to the bathroom..." Conan complained for a moment before asking, "Ichima, are you alright?"

Kazuma Kudo: "Huh? Are you alright? You called just for this?"

Conan's tone was somewhat helpless: "Judging from your tone, I feel that you should be fine, but for some reason, I have a vague feeling that I'm not okay, a feeling similar to what I had on the plane back then..."

Kudo Kazuma's eyes widened in surprise.

Conan is, after all, the true chosen one of this world. If he feels unwell, then something is probably really wrong.

Could it be that……

Even after all this, how come Kashasa isn't dead?

He's not Rum, so what, does he have some plot-driven way to save his life?

Or did Amuro Tooru—no, Furuya Rei—bring him back from the brink of death in order to extract some information from Kassasa?

Although Kudo Kazuma is lazy, he is always a man of action when it comes to important matters.

Suspecting that Amuro Tooru might spare Kassasa's life for the sake of information, he would immediately check after removing his disguise.

So, right after arranging the work with the Public Security Bureau, Amuro Tooru was met with a seemingly straightforward but actually subtly suggestive question from Kudo Kazuma.

"Tou, when I threw the grenade, I wasn't sure if everyone inside was dead, so you didn't deliberately bring Kashasa back to life for the sake of intelligence, did you?"

"of course not."

After those four words slipped out, Amuro Tooru realized what he had said. He was a little confused as to why he had spoken so directly, but considering that Kagemitsu trusted Danpo enough, he didn't think too much about it.

Perhaps it's because he saved Jingguang?

With that in mind, Amuro Tooru simply confessed his thoughts.

"Actually, I did think about taking the opportunity to capture Kashasa and find out something from him, but unfortunately you threw too many grenades. A lot of people died on the spot, and only two people were still alive. I estimate that they are only at the periphery of the organization and we won't be able to find out much from them."

Kudo Kazuma nodded at first, then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, did you go and check it yourself? Did you see Kassasa's body?"

It's not that he doesn't believe in his own cheat.

He simply believes more in Conan's value within the world of Conan studies.

Since his brother specifically called to say he wasn't feeling well, there must be some problem.

"Of course I didn't lead the team myself, but Kazami did. I also showed Kazami the photos you sent to Kagemitsu. According to you, there are indeed two faces in those photos that look the same. One of them is disguised, and the other doesn't have any signs of disguise. It should be the real person."

"If you're worried, Kazami has some photos from the scene. I'll have him send them over so you can take a look."

Kudo Kazuma, completely unaware of the concept of politeness, nodded on the spot: "Okay."

Amuro Tooru was speechless for a moment, but he quickly contacted his contact and subordinate, Kazami Yuya, with the Public Security Bureau and obtained photos of the scene from him.

The face buried in rubble, dust, and blood in the photo is indeed identical to Kassa, which is Takashi Iwagami.

"There shouldn't be any problems..."

As for Conan's dissatisfaction, perhaps it's due to other aspects?

After all, even if Kassasa is gone and the intelligence group's power is divided up by Amuro Tooru and Curaçao, at least he still has some forces he has secretly cultivated. Who knows if there will be any who want to take revenge on society?

In short, we need to be more vigilant lately.

After Kudo Kazuma was cleared of any issues, Amuro Tooru left.

After all, with Kassasa in trouble, the intelligence team is going to be thrown into chaos again, and he also has to find a suitable opportunity to help Kudo Kazuma arrange to meet Curaçao—at the moment when Kassasa is in trouble, this can be considered a troublesome task.

After Amuro Tooru left, he was alone at home again for the time being.

Asami is going to conduct some kind of test with Ai Haibara, so she probably won't be back too early tonight.

Yukiko Kudo is said to have gone shopping with some old friends; who knows when she'll be back?

Upon seeing this situation, Kudo Kazuma wondered if he should go to Base 4 for dinner.

He had just stepped out when he saw Conan at the door, about to take out his key to open it.

The two stood facing each other at the door for a moment, then Kudo Kazuma pouted and said, "Why did you come here at this time? You're not here to freeload, are you?"

Conan's face darkened: "Ran's cooking is so delicious, why would I come here to freeload? It's not like you'd cook for me just because I come here."

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "No, but I can take you to the cafeteria at Base 4."

Conan: "..."

I can tell, he still hasn't been beaten enough by Gin.

He sighed helplessly, "I came here to ask how things are going with Kashasa?"

"He's probably dead..." Kudo Kazuma shrugged. "I didn't witness his death myself, but reliable people from the Public Security Bureau have seen the body and taken photos, so he's probably dead."

Conan nodded first, then asked, "Are you home alone? If you're too lazy to cook, don't you have Mom?"

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "She probably went out to play after seeing that I came back safely. Judging from her expression, she might not even be coming back tonight."

"Alright then, anyway, I mainly came to call you." Conan explained to his younger brother, "When we came back, Ran saw that I was in a bad mood, so she took me to draw a prize. I didn't win anything good, but she did win four free meal vouchers for Chinatown. It's perfect since Mom isn't here."

Kazuma Kudo smirked: "Does Mom know if you say that?"

Conan coughed and cleared his throat: "So, are you going or not? The Chinese restaurants in Chinatown are pretty authentic. Ran has been thinking about your desire to eat authentic Chinese food, so she asked me to ask you after she won the meal voucher."

"just go!"

Anyway, it takes more than 20 minutes to drive to Base 4 and half an hour to drive to Chinatown, so it doesn't seem like there's much difference.

Moreover, you'll receive extra spirit stones if you're with the trio from the agency.

With that thought in mind, Kudo Kazuma readily agreed.

After changing to the Balin minivan, he took Conan to the agency, picked up Kogoro Mouri and Ran, and set off for Yokohama.

Yes, they even have to travel to another county just to get a meal.

However, if a Chinese restaurant serves authentic food and also includes a spirit, then it doesn't seem like there's any problem.