Chapter 84 It Was a Wrong Pay After All

At Ekoda High School, Hakuba Tanichi, who had returned to campus, immediately dragged Kuroba Kaito to a secluded spot after school. "Where did you get all this information on Spider's crimes? Tell the truth."

This shouldn't be the case. How long has Kuroba Kaito been investigating Spider? How long has he been investigating Spider? It was clearly Hakuba Detective who first investigated Spider. It was clearly him who chased Spider all over the world for years, even nearly getting killed by Spider several times. If another detective had gotten there first, Hakuba Detective would have been fine, but why did it end up being Kuroba Kaito? It's not just that he's not a detective, he even got the information about Spider from him. And then, suddenly, Kuroba Kaito's progress has completely surpassed his own. How can Hakuba Detective accept this?

At least you should know how Kuroba Kaito found out and how you lost!

So after confirming the information was true and handing it over to the local police and his father so that Spider could wake up and have enough food in prison, Hakuba Tan couldn't wait any longer and immediately took a plane back to Neon to return to campus, glaring at Kuroba Kaito the whole day.

"Calm down, Bai Ma, calm down first."

Kuroba Kaito, who was almost forced into a corner, tried to save his shoulder from Hakuba Tan's hand. It really hurt.

The condition of Hakuba Tan is now horrifying. The dark circles under his eyes are heavier and darker than when he stayed up all night investigating Kaito Kid. His face is pale, but the veins on his hand that is holding Kuroba Kaito are bulging.

Obviously, Bai Ma Tan was almost driven crazy by his own fever of curiosity.

Kuroba Kaito knew that Hakuba Detective would be very concerned about the Spider's affairs. After all, the evidence submitted by Ghost was so detailed that it was like prying open the Spider's brain to search for information and then deducing the process based on the answer.

...even the ghost might actually do that.

But Detective Bai Ma didn't know that when he saw such detailed information, he would definitely think that he had found a more crucial clue and made a major breakthrough in the case he had been investigating for several years. Which detective could sit still?

But Kuroba Kaito can't sell out his teammates!

Dead brain, think quickly, think of an excuse to fool him!

Hakuba Tan calmed down a bit now. "Since I volunteered to share intelligence with you in the past, please share some with me. At worst, I'll do you a favor and let Kaito Kid off next time."

Kuroba Kaito: "No, I don't need that. Besides, why should I need you to let me go? I'm not Kaito Kidd."

Hakuba was too lazy to argue with Kuroba about whether he was Kaito Kidd: "Anyway, if you don't tell me, then I will find it myself. From now on, I will keep an eye on you."

Kuroba Kaito: "...But I really don't know anything." I've given you all the information I know.

Hakuba carefully observed Kuroba Kaito's expression before releasing his hand and ignoring Kuroba Kaito, who was grinning and rubbing his shoulder behind him. He clasped his elbow with one hand and put the knuckles of his index finger to his mouth, thinking for a moment: "I see, you also got the information from someone else, and you will never tell me that person, right?"

Kuroba Kaito insisted, "I've already told you I know nothing. I'm leaving now."

This time, the White Horse Detective did not stop him.

As soon as Kuroba Kaito returned home, before he had time to discuss the matter of Hakuba Tan with his parents, his parents dropped a bombshell - they were leaving again.

Kuroba Toichi looked at his son with an apologetic look in his eyes. "I'm sorry, Kaito. I know our reunion was brief. But now that the organization's existence has been exposed, they're bound to launch a frantic operation. And as the one who got Viper arrested, Kaito Kid will definitely bear the brunt of it. So for your safety, your mother and I have decided to continue operating as Phantom Thief Crow abroad and try to attract their attention as much as possible."

In this way, they can protect their most important jewels - their children, and gain even a little more safety and hope of victory.

But our family had just been reunited, and this father-son reunion that I had been waiting for seven years hadn't even lasted seven weeks.

Kuroba Kaito wanted to say this, but he swallowed the words back and quickly sorted himself out: "I understand."

When the zoo was dormant before, the assassins sent out almost took his life several times. Even his father, Hei Yu Daoyi, was forced to fake his death to escape. Now they have started to counterattack and are showing signs of going crazy. It is really... hard to say whether he can handle it.

Kuroba Kaito: "My classmate Hakuba has guessed that I got the information about spiders from someone else. What should I do to dispel his curiosity?"

Kuroba Touichi: "Your classmate is a detective, and detectives' curiosity cannot be quenched."

Son, it’s not that I don’t want to help you. If I knew how to handle this situation, would I still be alive when my brother found out?

The fake death seven years ago fooled the killers in the zoo. After checking, they thought that their target, Hei Yu Daoyi, was dead, so they stopped and left.

But how could Kudo Yusaku accept that his twin brother died in unclear circumstances?

After Kudo Yusaku found out that Kuroba Toichi was not dead, his next step was to find out which damn organization was trying to harm his brother's family.

Of course, Kuroba Toichi would not let his family get into danger because of him, otherwise he would not have faked his death. What's more, his nephew was about the same age as Kaito at that time. He had to persuade Kudo Yusaku not to intervene in this matter directly. He would keep in touch with Kudo Yusaku privately on a regular basis.

But Kuroba Toichi never expected that seven years later his son would follow in his father's footsteps and become the Phantom Thief Kidd, while his nephew would be targeted by another criminal organization and turned into a child. He would later become a detective and even fight with his son...

Hei Yu Daoyi thought that when the winery and the zoo were destroyed and he and his nephew had restored their original identities, he might as well hold a family gathering.

I think the expressions of Kaito and Shinichi will be very interesting.

Kuroba Chikage: "Perhaps you can ask that demon lady, after all, she is the person involved."

Kuroba Kaito: "I texted her as soon as I left school, but I received an automatic reply saying, 'I'm currently killing people and setting fires to collect gifts from nature. If it's not an emergency, please call back in half an hour.'"

“…”

......

"Oh, Detective Bai Ma. It's okay, just let him investigate. There are so many people investigating me now, he's not the only one." Cheng Xiaoyu sat on the sofa in Hei Yu's house, counting on her fingers, "The winery, the FBI, the Japanese police, detectives... There are so many, if they can find me, I lose."

Kuroba Kaito: "I'm not worried about Hakuba finding you. I'm worried that Hakuba will be targeted by other forces around you because of his investigation. And let me remind you that Hakuba is an ordinary 17-year-old human detective who doesn't know any spells, curses, or supernatural powers."

Bai Ma Tan had already been targeted by the zoo because of the spider incident. If he provokes the winery again, he will be in trouble.

Cheng Xiaoyu: “…”

Oh no, I've been staying with Zhu Hui for too long and forgot that ordinary people really can't handle attacks of this magnitude.

"That's easy to solve. I'll have someone keep an eye on him in the dark to protect his safety. It just so happens that he and Kaito Kidd both have full hatred points, so I'll treat it as a fishing trip. If you can't hide it, you can just tell him directly." Cheng Xiaoyu said, "Do you want to stay out of the spotlight for a while? I'll find someone to take Kaito Kidd's place, and I can even use this opportunity to fish. What do Daoyi and Qianying think?"

The Kuroba couple smiled helplessly. Before they could say anything, Kuroba Kaito protested, "I don't want to! My parents have advised me not to be Kaito Kidd many times, and I've refused countless times, and this time is no exception. I want to personally participate in the crusade against that organization and seek justice for me, my family, and those who were killed and hurt by them! You want bait, right? I'll be your bait!"

The documentary about the legend of the Kuroba and Kudo families - "My son just wanted to fight the huge illegal organization on his own, and in the end we went from being persuaded to give up to choosing to join" is now in theaters.

Cheng Xiaoyu looked at Kuroba Kaito deeply and said, "You know, if a rebellious kid like you shows up in Gotham, he'll definitely be captured by Batman."

Kuroba Chikage hadn't expected the devil to make a comic book joke, so she joined in: "Because their fathers all wear black and hang-glider over the city at night?"

Cheng Xiaoyu: "No, because he's a stubborn idiot who's willing to go into danger to investigate major cases on his own. But this way, he's definitely safe. Batman will send him back. If he can't be sent back in the short term...it's not a big deal. You might just get a super-sized Phantom Thief son with muscles that can fight Spider-Man in close combat and who's proficient in torture techniques."

Hei Yudao smiled and said, "It seems that you have made great achievements in the study of human cultural works."

This well-timed joke lightened the atmosphere considerably.

But only Cheng Xiaoyu and No. 233 knew that she was not joking.

People really can't play with abstractions too much, otherwise sometimes even when they are serious, people will think they are playing with abstractions.

Cheng Xiaoyu: "But I have a question. Why isn't Kaito Kidd's cape bulletproof? You could just replace your clothes, hat, and cape with bulletproof fiber. Wouldn't that be safer?"

Kuroba Kaito's answer was also very true: "I tried but I couldn't carry it. I'm a nimble thief. I don't fight, so there's no need to pile on heavy armor like Batman in the comics."

Not all hang glider capes have double-door musclemen underneath.

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Is that so? It's okay. You won't die as long as I'm here. After the zoo is dealt with, you won't have to be a Phantom Thief anymore. You won't need one in the future. Oh, by the way, let me ask you about a key detail of our future cooperation. Does Phantom Thief Kidd never hit anyone?"

Kuroba Kaito: "Not necessarily. If I'm attacked by a bad guy, I'll definitely fight back, but it won't cause any serious consequences."

The most serious case would be knocking someone out with a gun.

Well, if Kaito Kidd appears, we can’t do anything too blatant in the counterattack, otherwise it will be troublesome if Kaito Kidd is blamed for the murder.

After thinking this through, Cheng Xiaoyu said, "Then you can send out the notice. Let's see how many fish this Kaito Kidd card can catch."