Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

After seeing Kitagawa Isao off, Junya's mother's mood immediately improved.

A little while later, just as Kitagawa Isao had said, several police officers returned to her home to begin their investigation.

Junye's mother didn't dare to be negligent with the police officers and answered their questions readily. However, after much consideration, she decided to keep her private contact with the detectives a secret for the time being.

Unsurprisingly, after a pointless interrogation, the young police officers left Junye's house as if it were a routine matter.

Just then, Junya, who was returning home with the Junior Detective League, arrived at his doorstep.

"Let me tell you, my mom's been in a bad mood lately because of my brother's situation, so she might be a bit cold. You can talk to me directly in a bit..."

Junya was still explaining some precautions to the Junior Detective League when he looked up and saw his mother's relaxed expression.

This left Junya momentarily at a loss...

"Mom, Mom... what's wrong...?"

"Oh, Junye, you're back? Are these your friends? Come on in, I'll get you some snacks and drinks. Why don't you go upstairs to Junye's room and have a seat? I'll bring them up to you in a bit."

With Kitagawa Isao's assurance, Junya's mother's mood was no longer as conflicted as it had been a few days ago. Although she was still somewhat worried about her son's safety, at least she was no longer completely without hope.

However, her behavior puzzled the members of the Junior Detective League. Genta even went up to Junya and teased him, saying:

"Junye, your mother doesn't seem that worried. Could it be that your brother has already come back?"

"I...I don't know either, please wait for me..."

Completely bewildered, Junya handed his schoolbag to Yuantai and then ran to the kitchen to ask his mother about his brother's situation.

As a result, when the Junior Detective League saw Junya again, the hesitation and confusion on Junya's face became even more obvious.

Out of curiosity, after arriving at his brother Tatsuya's room with Junya, Conan Edogawa spoke first, wanting to ask what had happened.

“My mom said… a strange detective came to our house today. The detective said he has found my brother’s whereabouts and will bring him back tonight. He told us not to worry and not to do anything foolish…”

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing Junya's words, all four members of the Junior Detective League, except for Ai Haibara, widened their eyes in disbelief.

They had just received the case, and it had already been solved by other detectives?

The three children were indignant, and Conan, in particular, was driven by his competitive spirit and insisted on finding out which detective had stolen his case.

Seeing this, Jun was also startled, and had no choice but to speak up:

"I heard from my mother... that he was a young detective, his name on his business card was Saburo Kurosawa, he looked to be around twenty years old, very handsome, about 1.8 meters tall, wearing all black clothes and sunglasses, and his whole demeanor was a bit..."

"Wait!!"

Before Junya could finish speaking, Conan suddenly grabbed his shoulder with a look of horror. "What did you just say? A young man in all black??"

"Yes, yes..."

Startled by Conan's actions, Junya said timidly, "That's exactly what my mom said. He was dressed in all black, from head to toe, and he wore sunglasses, so you couldn't see his face at all..."

With a 'buzz,' Conan's mind went blank as if struck by lightning, and he immediately fell into a daze.

In his memory, the only people dressed in black seemed to be Gin and Vodka's accomplices...

Only the people in the black-clad organization who turned him into this horrible figure could be like this...

A selfie of Gin flashed through Conan's mind, and he subconsciously swallowed.

Then, to the astonishment of the Junior Detective League, he ran downstairs and grabbed Junya's mother, demanding details about the 'mysterious detective'.

After obtaining some more detailed descriptions, as well as the direction the other party was heading when they left.

Immediately, Conan abandoned his search for Junya's brother and ran away from Junya's house, sprinting in that direction as if he would stop at nothing to find him.

Upon seeing this, the young detectives looked at each other, unsure of what to do next.

At this point, it was Ai Haibara who stepped forward and said that since a detective had taken on the case of Toshiya's brother's disappearance, they didn't need to waste any more time here.

Professional matters should be handled by professionals. Ai Haibara herself wasn't particularly interested in such trivial cases, and since a detective had taken them on, there was no reason for them to stay any longer.

Although the detective's name did resemble one of the aliases Gin had used, Ai Haibara still felt that it was all just a coincidence.

after all……

Gin certainly wouldn't do something so pointless.

It's probably just a detective who happened to have the same name and stumbled upon the case. Maybe even the name itself was inspired by Gin after he saw it by chance, leading him to come up with the pseudonym 'Kurosawa Jin'.

As for wearing all black...

In Ai Haibara's mind, the organization would never do something so ostentatious.

While she was in the room, she had already observed Junye's paintings. Although they were indeed outstanding, they were only suitable for high school students and not enough to warrant the organization's attention.

Therefore, Conan Edogawa is destined to fail.

But this is for the best. After all this trouble, she now has a rough idea of ​​Conan's identity...

A high school detective who becomes overwhelmed and loses his judgment and rationality whenever he comes across information that may be related to the organization.

So, is it to this extent?

Thinking of this, Ai Haibara shook her head helplessly.

However, after staring at Conan Edogawa's schoolbag left at Toshiya's house for a while, the little girl suddenly revealed a mysterious smile...