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

Vodka's voice was hoarse.

Kazuma Kudo said it was normal.

Anyone who eats a ton of wasabi and chili in one go will never feel better; it's just a case of getting a sore throat.

Didn't he also add something bitter to help reduce internal heat?

Vodka's throat is sore, so he can't spout nonsense in the organization, right?

Gin ignored their antics.

Vodka's throat was sore, but it didn't affect the mission, and that was enough.

This big mouth talks about Danpo's dark history all day long, and he's been dragged into it innocently. Vodka should learn a lesson.

No one in the entire organization base cared about the fact that Vodka had lost his voice due to being "poisoned" by Tanpo.

The only person who "cared" about him was Chianti.

Chianti heard that Vodka's voice had gone hoarse after eating the three chocolate cakes prepared by Dampo, so she immediately went to the cafeteria to bring him a chocolate cake as well.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar chocolate cake, Vodka's face flushed red and his eyes welled up with tears.

His voice was hoarse, filled with both grievance and anger: "Chianti, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, a hand reached out and took away the cake in front of him that had given him psychological trauma.

"mine."

Cohen, as if possessive of his food, took the cake away.

"Just kidding."

Chianti winked at the vodka, then gave a thumbs-up to Danpo, who was sprawled on the sofa playing on his phone.

Incidentally, she was also secretly warning herself that it was best not to cause trouble for Danpo.

Kudo Kazuma spent the whole day at Base 4, and the next day he was called to the company by Tsugami Yuuki.

Gongming's capabilities at the time were evident to all, and the trial version of Bond achieved cross-platform compatibility between mobile phones and computers!

With the main structure completed and funding no longer an issue, the next step is to complete the final debugging and prepare for internal testing.

With a wave of his hand, Kudo Kazuma awarded bonuses to everyone from Tsugami Yuuki down to the ordinary testers, and also gave them three days of paid leave.

Three days later, they will have to work overtime to complete the follow-up work on Bond.

Before leaving, Kudo Kazuma specifically asked Tsugami Yuki to call Development Minister Yoshida Kohei to his office.

When he interviewed Yuichi Huang, he felt that the development manager was a bit all show and no substance—or maybe he had gotten too cocky and wasn't taking his work seriously?

Anyway, later Kudo Kazuma specifically asked Tsugami Yuki to keep an eye on Yoshida Kohei for a period of time. It can only be said that he was really too careless in his work and did not do his job well. He needed to be reprimanded.

It's common for office workers to slack off, but not only do his employees never work overtime except in special circumstances, but they also receive overtime pay. Moreover, he often gives out bonuses based on his mood or the company's performance...

Given all this, isn't it excessive for the development manager to allow him endless slacking off during his limited working hours?

He was only giving him this warning once; if this guy did it again, he'd have to say goodbye to this Yoshida Kohei...

Hmm, maybe turning him into a spirit would work?

As Kudo Kazuma was pondering this, his phone rang.

A phone call from Conan?

What's with this call coming in, you unlucky guy?

Judging from the time, he should have been out of school for a while. Could it be that he has encountered a case that he can't solve and needs to come to him for help?

Are you kidding me?

"Ichima, I've found a clue about the Black Organization!" Conan's voice, though low, couldn't hide his excitement. "Come quick!"

Kazuma Kudo: "?"

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Clues to the Black Organization?

Was Conan frightened by Ai Haibara?

Wait a minute... there's a scene where he does a classic scene again, and Ai Haibara didn't tell him about it...

Aside from anything related to Ai Haibara, what other organizational clues are there during this period?

He asked in confusion, "What happened? Tell me in detail."

"Today we received a request to find a missing person; the client's brother went missing a week ago."

"According to the client, his brother had contact with a woman wearing a black peaked hat and all black clothes before he went missing. The woman also had two subordinates dressed in black with her."

It seems that Conan made the call secretly.

After briefly explaining the clues and telling Kudo Kazuma his address, he hung up the phone.

Kazuma Kudo frowned as he gripped his phone...

It seems like there's no such woman in his knowledge of the organization.

Could they be peripheral members?

Okay, let's go check it out first...

Kudo Kazuma drove to the address Conan had given him, but found no one there.

He slowed down and looked around at the shops, finally spotting someone outside a convenience store.

A group of children!

Good grief, the entire group of reckless teenagers is here!

He quickly stopped the car, got out, and followed the children into the convenience store, where he witnessed a scene that shocked him for the entire year.

His younger brother, a miniature version of the famous detective Shinichi Kudo, actually jumped onto the cashier's counter to snatch a thousand-yen bill!

Is this the famous detective's robbery case?

Seeing this cringe-worthy scene, and then seeing Ai Haibara hanging out with the Detective Boys, Kazuma Kudo remembered!

Ai Haibara's first day of school + Conan stealing someone's banknotes (a famous scene) + the Detective Boys bringing along an extra elementary school student + the missing brother and the woman in black = the counterfeit money case!

He said, "How could they possibly be members of the Black Organization?"

After exchanging a glance with Ai Haibara, Kazuma Kudo simply left the convenience store—he didn't want people to think he was in cahoots with the elementary school student who was robbing him.

After leaving the convenience store, he carefully observed the streets on both sides, but he didn't see anyone who looked "like" the organization, and he didn't know where the person who used the counterfeit money had gone.

After leaving the convenience store, Conan looked around and then used Kazuma Kudo as an excuse to trick the children into going home first.

After the children left, he finally explained his guess in detail.

“We searched many places Junye’s brother frequented, but we couldn’t find her. Plus, Junye said his brother had been in contact with that woman in all black, so I’m suspicious…”

"You suspect that the child's brother, like you, was knocked unconscious with a stick and then given drugs?"

"Hey, hey—" Conan stared at his younger brother for a few moments before continuing his story.

"The known clues so far are that Junya's brother's drawing of Natsume Soseki is very similar, and I just saw counterfeit money at the convenience store..."

"So, you actually suspect that his brother was kidnapped and forced to make counterfeit money?"

“Hmm.” Conan nodded. “I saw the person who used the counterfeit money, but unfortunately, after that short delay, I couldn’t find him anymore. I think if I found him, I could find clues about that organization…”

Kudo Kazuma rolled his eyes. Can we stop talking about the organization?

"How should we find it? It's up to you."

All he knew was that the counterfeit money operation was next to a police station, but he didn't know which police station...

Anyway, it's not the Metropolitan Police Department, how would he know about the others?

It's up to Conan to work hard on his own.

Then he strolled along behind his older brother, watching his miniature brother charge forward for clues about the "organization"...

As they rushed, they arrived at Otogi Station.

While Conan was looking for someone, Kazuma Kudo also looked around.

Then he saw the police station diagonally opposite the station, and the Otsuka newspaper office next to the police station.

I also saw that man wearing a hat and walking towards the newspaper office with his shoulders hunched...

What a coincidence!