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

Kudo Kazuma did indeed have something to do the next day.

Ai Haibara will come to him for two reasons: first, to get the data on APTX-4869, and second, to discuss where to put the research equipment that will be arriving soon.

Although these things probably wouldn't delay Moriya Teiji's afternoon tea invitation, he was too lazy to go...

Conan clearly knew his lazy younger brother's ways, but thinking about how much his brother had suffered because of him, he could only turn to look at Ran.

"Lan, why don't you and Uncle Maoli take me? If anyone asks, just say you went in my place."

Ran thought for a moment and said, "I'll go, but Shinichi, you have to promise me one thing."

"condition?"

“Yes!” Xiaolan nodded vigorously. “Next week, on May 3rd, come with me to see a midnight movie.”

Conan's eyes widened: "A movie? A midnight showing? Didn't you say that? I'm a primary school student now, isn't it safe for me to be out so late?"

Xiaolan narrowed her eyes: "Yeah, I said that, but you're not really a primary school student!"

"Well, I'm telling you now, come with me to the movies at 5 PM on May 3rd. Even if you don't turn back, you can still be Shinichi for now!"

Kudo Kazuma realized what was going on and asked with a smile, "Want to see a movie? How was that theater near Ginza that we went to last time?"

“Although it’s a bit far from here, their house is very quiet, and there are plenty of shops and entertainment options nearby, as well as a shopping street, so it’s very suitable…” He smiled mischievously, “the two of you.”

Ran's cheeks flushed slightly, while Conan glared at his bratty younger brother with annoyance.

Xiaolan thought for a moment, smiled and said, "Okay, let's go to that cinema then. We can take a car there after dinner tomorrow, do some shopping and then watch a movie."

After making her decision, her tone softened considerably: "Shinichi, do you prefer red or blue?"

"Hey, is that it?" Conan asked, somewhat exasperated, but still thought about it seriously for a moment. "Red, I guess. What are you going to do with it?"

Last Christmas, the gloves he bought for Xiaolan were red.

Xiaolan put a finger to her lips and said with a smile, "I won't tell you yet, this is a surprise. But our lucky color for May is red... Oh right, so is Yizhen's."

She turned to look at Kazuma Kudo: "Do you want to come to my house for dinner on the 4th? You and Shinichi should be together."

"Not necessarily, let's see."

What if there's a mission that day, or Gin has a change of heart and celebrates his birthday?

Besides...

He shrugged: "I don't want to bother you two."

Xiaolan's face turned even redder.

Conan also blushed.

After taking the photos with the mini camera, Kudo Kazuma stood up and said, "I'm going back now, I have things to do tomorrow."

Seeing this, Conan followed them out.

As he saw his younger brother downstairs, he muttered to himself with some confusion, "What is Lan doing? We're together every day now, why can't we go to the movies anytime? Why does she have to choose that one day?"

As he walked, he pondered, "If it's a midnight screening, she's more concerned about the 4th, right? Is May 4th some special day? It can't be because Holmes and Moriarty fell into Simba Falls, can it?"

Kudo Kazuma sighed speechlessly: "You're hopeless. Is there any possibility that it was our birthday that day?"

It's a shame that Xiaolan even said she invited him and his unlucky brother to be together on the 4th, but this guy's smart brain just wouldn't think of that. It's unbelievable.

"What? It's just a birthday. I thought it was something big..." Conan's tone was full of helplessness, but also carried a hint of doting. "Oh well, Ran likes to make trouble, so let her be."

Seeing Conan's nonchalant attitude towards his birthday, Kazuma Kudo rolled his eyes.

Isn't this a big deal?

Do you know that after your birthday this time, it won't be another twenty years before it happens again?

This is important, okay?

That being said, the male and female leads have already agreed on a meeting time, so the timeline for these few days can't be messed up, right?

The thought of finally being able to celebrate his birthday made Kazuma Kudo feel much better.

So when he was woken up by a phone call at nine o'clock the next day, he unusually forgave the caller...

"Professor Agasa's house?"

Upon seeing the caller ID, Kazuma Kudo was suddenly speechless.

The last time I called was at 10 o'clock, why is it earlier this time?

Ai Haibara wouldn't have done it on purpose, would she?

"Get up, I'll be there in a bit."

A childish voice, a slightly indifferent tone.

Sure enough, although it was a call from the doctor's house, it was Ai Haibara calling.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Ai Haibara hung up the phone with a "click".

At 9:30, the doorbell rang.

Ai Haibara stood at the door, holding a small cat named Akemi in one arm and carrying a bag in the other.

Kudo Kazuma casually took the bag and asked, "What's this for? You didn't bring me lunch again, did you?"

"Otherwise what?" The tea-haired girl holding the cat asked with half-moon eyes, "Do you think you can eat breakfast by yourself?"

Kudo Kazuma was somewhat helpless.

Well, now he has another mother figure to keep an eye on him.

But it's also good that they're willing to go to the trouble for me; it's not a bad thing.

Kudo Kazuma carried the bag upstairs and headed straight for the study.

Ai Haibara didn't stand on ceremony and followed him into the study.

Then she saw the stack of computer floppy disks on the computer desk.

Kazuma Kudo picked up a picture at random, opened it on his computer, and found a bunch of images inside.

Or rather, a photograph.

The photos of Ai Haibara's notebook from back then, every page of it has a picture.

"These materials were obtained privately. They are neither organized nor complete, so you will have to rely on yourself for many things."

As he spoke, Kazuma Kudo opened the bag that Ai Haibara had brought.

"That's good enough, it's already very good. Having this information is much better than having nothing at all."

Ai Haibara quickly glanced through the photos, then opened another floppy disk, which contained a series of documents, each containing the contents of about an A4 sheet of paper.

The records on these floppy disks, apart from the first one being a photo of her notebook, are mostly documents, with a few photos as well.

The contents of these records are basically materials from her research lab and office—experimental records, comparative data, material lists, and her thoughts jotting down in her notebooks…

Although the information was not comprehensive, the comparison from various sources, along with the white liquor provided by Kazuma Kudo, was enough for her to make an initial attempt.

While Ai Haibara was organizing and summarizing the materials, Kazuma Kudo took out three wrapped sandwiches from the bag she had brought.

Blueberry jam sandwich.

Peanut butter sandwich.

And blueberry peanut butter sandwiches...

He looked at Ai Haibara with a hint of helplessness: "This sandwich, you prepared it for yourself?"

"Last time you brought me your favorite chocolate cake, this time I'll bring you my favorite sandwich—is there a problem?"

Ai Haibara looked at Kazuma Kudo, her eyes sparkling with a hint of mischief.

"no problem."

Kazuma Kudo shook his head.

He just hadn't tried this flavor before...

Seeing that Kazuma Kudo had chosen to try the blueberry peanut butter sandwich, Ai Haibara turned away contentedly and continued organizing her documents.