Chapter 15 Why are there eight eggs again?

Chapter 15

When Kurokawa Kaoru said that, he had guessed that this would be the development. Not surprisingly, seeing the defensive look on Edogawa Conan's face, Kurokawa Kaoru chuckled in his heart, and scanned him from head to toe before saying slowly, "But I remember you were looking for a toilet just now? And you should have something important to do. Compared to wasting time here with me, it's really better..."

"Stop pretending."

Edogawa Conan raised his voice and his eyes fell on Kurokawa Kaoru: "Since you already know my true identity, it means you know me well enough."

Judging from Kurokawa Kaoru's appearance alone, he didn't think that he was in the same group as those men in black who turned him into a child.

Could it be related to this client? Edogawa Conan thought to himself.

“…”

I'm afraid this guy Kudo Shinichi is thinking about something outrageous.

In fact, the reason why Kurokawa Kaoru knew that Edogawa Conan and Kudo Shinichi were the same person was very simple - as a former mafia member, he knew better than anyone what the mafia would do after completing a transaction.

In most cases, simple cleanup is required, primarily removing traces and fingerprints from the scene. In rare cases, such as when someone witnesses a transaction or a surveillance camera captures one's face, skilled personnel within the family are required to quickly hack into the surveillance system and "modify" the relevant footage.

Coincidentally, Kurokawa Kaoru is this technical person, and can even be described as a genius.

He knew that since he had witnessed the transaction and escaped the gunfire, the two men in black would definitely want to find him. So the day after the incident, he hacked into the Dorobigaar Park's surveillance system, intending to replace his footage with the modified content.

Because he was delayed by the incidents at the hotel and Hattori Heiji, and also met the Vongola trio at the airport, when he hacked into the surveillance system, the two men in black were no longer in the playback video.

Being able to complete all the subsequent finishing work as soon as possible shows that he is indeed a qualified mafia.

But the problem is——

Who taught them to just cut out their own image? When they watched the replay, didn't they notice something was amiss?

Thanks to the two men in black, Kurokawa Kaoru saw Kudo Shinichi in the video, acting like a play. He first hid in a corner for no apparent reason, then engaged in a battle of wits and courage with the air, only to be defeated by an invisible opponent and fall to the ground with a grim expression.

Then.

Then Kudo Shinichi turned into a little child, who was Conan Edogawa who was standing in front of him at this moment.

Judging from the fact that the two men in black didn't even cut out the footage of Kudo Shinichi, Kurokawa Kaoru didn't think they would have the patience to watch the entire video. In order to prevent Kudo Shinichi from being caught for human experiments one day in the future, Kurokawa Kaoru finally acted like a good guy and took the initiative to cut out the relevant footage of the other party.

Recalling that he almost laughed out loud after seeing the precious video of Kudo Shinichi's great dance, Kurokawa Kaoru coughed twice, then looked down at Edogawa Conan: "So what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Who are you?"

Almost at the same time as he opened his mouth, Edogawa Conan asked: "Why do you know about me? Do you know those men in black? I... How many people know that Kudo Shinichi is not dead?"

"If you're asking about those two men named Gin and Vodka, I probably don't know any more about them than you do."

"Gin? Vodka?"

Edogawa Conan frowned: "Is this their name?"

"Since we're doing something like this, there's no need for names. It's just a code name we use to address each other."

As if guessing his thoughts, Kurokawa Kaoru chuckled and continued, "I thought their code names were interesting, so I did some research. I learned that most of their members use alcohol as their code names. They're like a 'brewery,'"

Gin, vodka, distilleries...

The amount of information that Kurokawa Kaoru said was so great that Edogawa Conan was unable to react immediately. After a while, he sighed and grabbed Kurokawa Kaoru's pants.

"Who are you?"

"Just an ordinary high school student."

"Do you think I will believe it?"

Without caring about whether his current posture lacked momentum, Edogawa Conan's breathing became rapid, his gaze fixed on Kurokawa Kaoru. "I asked the doctor to help me investigate the matter of those two men in black that day, but I didn't find their code names, nor did I know anything about these organizations you mentioned."

Even Dr. Agasa couldn't find the information, but the young man in front of him could easily tell it out, which was enough to show how terrifying he was.

Thinking of this, Edogawa Conan clenched his fists and looked up to meet Kurokawa Kaoru's gaze: "Answer me."

“…”

Tsk. Kurokawa Kaoru couldn't help but smack his lips.

Detectives and stuff...are really troublesome.

He had only wanted to see the expression on the face of this confident detective in his memory when he learned his secret had been discovered. The other person's reaction was indeed as he had imagined; it was quite amusing, but he did not enjoy being held captive and questioned.

Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru sighed: "Don't pry into other people's secrets casually. Who knows if you open Pandora's box?"

“…”

There was no smile on Kurokawa Kaoru's face. When Edogawa Conan was met with his gaze, he felt as if he was frozen, and even breathing became difficult. Behind them, he listened to the entire conversation between the two people. Seeing this, Reborn raised the corners of his lips and gave Kurokawa Kaoru a look with a smile.

It seems... the sparring partner I found for Tsuna on a whim was the right one.

I just don't know if the other party is really as he said, completely uninterested in the Mafia.

Thinking of this, Reborn lowered his eyes and raised his foot to kick Sawada Tsunayoshi out. Unexpectedly, being kicked from behind, Sawada Tsunayoshi had no time to react and stumbled out. Hearing the sound from behind, Kurokawa Kaoru turned around and caught the opponent without thinking.

"...Thank you, Kurokawa."

"It doesn't matter."

After confirming that the other party was fine, Kurokawa Kaoru felt helpless and looked down at Reborn not far away: "Mr. Reborn, what are you doing?"

Facing Kurokawa Kaoru's gaze, Reborn said confidently, "You've been talking for too long."

Can he be blamed for this kind of thing? Kurokawa Kaoru thought to himself.

He wanted these two to leave quickly, but wasn't that impossible? He regretted his impulsive words and saw the solemn expression on Edogawa Conan's face, which gave him a headache. He finally said, "I have other things to do today. If you want to continue the previous topic, I can give you my contact information... later."

Kurokawa Kaoru's brows furrowed. "Did something happen to you two?"

"How do you know?"

Hearing what Kurokawa Kaoru said, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but speak: "We did have some things... Never mind, it's not convenient to tell you about these things."

As expected. Kurokawa Kaoru's heart sank.

From the moment he started, though it wasn't obvious, he had indeed smelled something that made him nauseous. This was Kurokawa Kaoru's innate talent, one of the reasons he became famous in the industry at a young age. Quickly eliminating all impossible options, Kurokawa Kaoru narrowed his eyes, his gaze finally landing on the identical watches worn by the two men.

“…”

It's a bomb.

TBC.