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

After glancing at the document a few times, Kidd immediately stuffed it into his pocket as if he had found a treasure.

The reason is simply that the contents recorded here are too detailed. It not only records the cases that Scrooge had committed in Europe, but also highlights the types of firearms that the other party was good at and their habits.

Kaito Kid immediately recognized the importance of this investigation data, and at the same time, he also gained a general understanding of Scorpion.

However... he still couldn't quite figure out Kitagawa Isao.

"Mr. Kitagawa, where did you obtain such detailed information?"

"Of course it's from the dark web. Otherwise, where do you think it came from, the Metropolitan Police Department?"

"But I've also checked the dark web several times, so why am I..."

"That only shows that you weren't paying attention during your investigation,"

Kitagawa Isao's face hardened, and he scolded, "As a phantom thief, how can you be so careless about intelligence work? Kid, Kid, I'm starting to seriously doubt your professionalism..."

Upon hearing this, Kidd's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

However, seeing that Kitagawa Isao didn't seem to have any ill intentions, Kidd didn't say much. After looking at the documents several times, he finally said seriously:

"In short, Mr. Kitagawa, this information of yours is very useful to me. I'm not the kind of person who acts without reason. Since you helped me this time, I will definitely repay you. As long as you need anything, Mr. Kitagawa, I will do my best..."

"Stop it,"

Before Kidd could finish expressing his feelings, Kitagawa Isao waved his hand dismissively, "You're overthinking it. I don't need you to do anything for me. I just did it on a whim. As for repayment... let's forget about it."

Kitagawa Isao could only say he had some interest in Kid, but not as much as he had imagined.

Therefore, there's naturally no need for this guy to do anything for me.

Compared to those insignificant matters, Kitagawa Isao is more concerned about the current case. With his involvement, it's uncertain how this trip to Osaka will end.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Isao couldn't help but reveal a peculiar smile.

……

After saying goodbye to Kid, Kitagawa Isao returned to his carriage, and not long after, their train arrived in Osaka.

Although Kogoro Mouri was very curious about him, Isao Kitagawa didn't seem interested in talking to him. At first, he deliberately tried to distract Ai Haibara by chatting with her, and later he simply closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, leaving Kogoro Mouri scratching his head and sighing all the way.

When the group got off the train and arrived at the exit, Sonoko was already waiting for them.

As the second daughter of the Suzuki family, Sonoko Suzuki has an approachable personality. When she saw Kogoro Mouri and the others from afar, she waved excitedly. When they got closer, she came to Isao Kitagawa with great enthusiasm.

"Hello, Mr. Kitagawa. My name is Suzuki Sonoko. I'm Ran's friend. I heard Uncle Mori mention you when we were at the Magic Manor. I'm so glad to finally meet you in person. Mr. Kitagawa, what are your hobbies?"

Before Kitagawa Isao could react, Haibara Ai spoke first.

"Brother Kitagawa, I'm a little thirsty. Do you have any water with you?"

It was the first time Kitagawa Isao had heard Ai Haibara speak in this tone outside, and he was clearly a little uncomfortable. However, after seeing the little girl's signature crescent-shaped eyes, he immediately understood and quickly picked up the conversation.

"Um, I didn't bring any either. How about I take you to the front to buy some?"

Pretending to be very confused, Kitagawa Isao scratched his head and then looked at Sonoko and said, "Excuse me, Ms. Sonoko, we'll go buy some water up ahead and come back to find you in a bit."

After saying that, before Sonoko could react, he pulled Ai Haibara up and quickly walked out of the station.

Seeing this, Sonoko was a little surprised, but she quickly smiled, took Ran's arm, and led them to the station entrance to wait.

……

"I said, are you really thirsty? I seem to remember that you had water in your little backpack."

In the convenience store, Kitagawa Isao, who had bought four or five bottles of drinks, looked helplessly at Ai Haibara next to him, who was sipping blueberry juice.

With a 'gulp,' the little girl seemed to notice Kitagawa Isao's gaze, quickly swallowed her drink, and gave a very perfunctory smile:

"Oh? Really? So I had water in my bag. I'm so sorry, I accidentally forgot about it."

Kitagawa Isao: "..."

You clearly remember!

With a sigh, Kitagawa Isao didn't want to dwell on these things. After pulling Haibara Ai back to the station entrance, he first distributed the drinks to everyone, and then followed Sonoko into the particularly cool little car.

Inside the car, a secretary named Masato Nishino was acting as the driver. He was Shiro Suzuki's secretary. After seeing Kogoro Mouri and the others get into the car, Masato Nishino took the initiative to greet them, and then immediately adopted his secretary's style, becoming invisible.

Sonoko Suzuki was already used to this.

After pulling Ran and Conan to sit down next to her, Sonoko quickly began talking about Kaito Kid.

For this fervent fan of Kaito Kid, nothing is more important than seeing her idol in person.

For the entire journey, Sonoko kept praising Kaito Kid, which made Conan Edogawa very unhappy.

Conan wanted to ask about the specifics of the invitation, but Sonoko interrupted him every time he tried to speak.

After going back and forth for a while, Conan was finally able to catch his breath when he arrived downstairs at the art museum, no longer having to listen to the praise about his enemies.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Suzuki Museum of Modern Art, Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama had already been waiting there for some time.

"You're finally here! If you'd been any slower, I would have gone up myself!"

Heiji Hattori removed his motorcycle helmet, exchanged a glance with Conan Edogawa, then greeted Kogoro Mouri and the others before finally approaching Isao Kitagawa and Ai Haibara. He extended his dark brown right hand, looking at the two meaningfully, and said...

"It's been a long time, Mr. Kitagawa. This time... I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration."

……

First update. I got the news this afternoon that the book about my 2020 diary has been banned. Sigh, it's the one I'm still following now, it's such a pity...