Chapter 133 Three Men and a Drama
Even if there were a human assembly line for gathering intelligence, it would be impossible to complete the work and organize all the intelligence in one day.
Therefore, after the Kuroba family and the Kudo family announced their decision to work together, people from the Kuroba family would go to the Kudo residence in various identities to join the intelligence gathering pipeline.
The Kudo family was primarily responsible for the interrogation and analysis of intelligence, while the Kuroba family used props such as stainless steel basins to assist in the interrogation and the organization of intelligence. Ghost, as always, provided spell support and timekeeping to ensure that the souls of the sinners in the assembly line received a memory erasure spell every hour.
However, although they "go to the Kudo family every day", in fact, Kuroba Toichi and Chikage cannot or are not convenient to act in their original identities because of their previous connection with the zoo. Even the Phantom Thieves would find it troublesome to change their faces every day when going out, so they simply stay at the Kudo family. Therefore, the only one who actually needs to check in at the Kudo family every day is Kuroba Kaito, who still needs to go to school in Ekoda.
After the destruction of the winery, Subaru Okiya resumed his identity as Shuichi Akai and naturally moved out of the Kudo residence to live with his sister Masumi Sera and mother Mari Akai. Therefore, the Kuroba family did not have to worry about their identities being discovered by others.
After school at Ekoda High School, Nakamori Aoko asked, "Kaito, are you going to magic training again today?"
Kuroba Kaito packed up his things. "Yeah, so you don't have to make dinner for me today."
Nakamori Aoko: "Since the beginning of this semester, you've been going to magic training right after school and coming back very late at night. I know you've always loved magic, but your health is also important. You can't stand staying up late every day."
"That's too much, Aoko! We've only been in school for a week this semester," Kuroba Kaito retorted. "Besides, I never stayed up late. I was home by 10 at the latest and in bed by 12."
Compared to when he was a thief, this sleeping time is basically a health maintenance.
Nakamori Aoko: "Did you forget that you have to go to school the next day? You've been almost late for school these past few days."
"How could I?" Kuroba Kaito defended himself. "I usually go to school on time!"
He had done this many times before becoming Kaito Kidd, so how could he say that it was because he stayed up late these days?
"...Is this something to be proud of?" Even after knowing each other for over a decade, Nakamori Aoko still sometimes felt speechless and tired of her childhood sweetheart. "Never mind, it's just as well you don't want to eat. Mom and Dad are both working overtime today and can't be home for dinner. I can just go to that new restaurant nearby with Hongzi."
After Koizumi Anko and Nakamori Aoko left the classroom, Kuroba Kaito said, "Okay Hakuba, you've been looking at me since school. Is there something you want to say?"
Hakuba Tan pulled out a handbag from under his desk and placed it on Kuroba Kaito's desk. "Please help me pass these things to the ghost."
Kuroba Kaito reached out and poked the bag, but it didn't budge. He looked inside and said, "So many books! Are you robbing the bookstore?"
"This is what Ghost lent me before."
Unlike the Kudo and Kuroba families whose entire families were involved, and because Bai Ba Tan had been unlucky too many times recently, his parents and housekeeper were all asking him to go home immediately after school, so Bai Ba Tan could hardly find a chance to return the pile of books to Cheng Xiaoyu in person.
Kuroba Kaito took out a book and found that he couldn't understand the words on it at all: "What language is this?"
"It looks like English to me." Hakuba paused, lowering his voice so that only he and Kuroba Kaito could hear it. "Maybe some kind of technology has been used on it, so everyone except me sees garbled text."
The detective knowledge recorded in these books is very useful. Bai Matan once tried to take photos, scan and copy the contents of the books, but found that in the end he could only get pages of obscure symbols. However, the parts he copied himself were indeed normal.
So these days, Bai Ma Tan has been copying books manually at home.
"Thanks to copying books, I've pretty much memorized everything in these books," said the White Horse Detective. "Would you like to read my transcripts? They contain many cases of detectives catching criminals. I'm sure you'll benefit greatly from reading them."
Kuroba Kaito waved his hand: "Forget it, I want to be a world-famous magician in the future. I don't have any thoughts of switching to being a detective for the time being."
He has decided to retire from the identity of Kaito Kid, and the concentration of detectives around him is already high enough, so he will not join them.
Today, it was Hakuba Tan's housekeeper who came to pick someone up in her private car. The old lady knew Kuroba Kaito, and when she saw him carrying a large bag, she asked, "Master Hakuba, do you need a ride for your friend?"
Before Kuroba Kaito and Hakuba could open their mouths, another voice came from the car next to them: "Thank you for your kindness, but we have someone to pick up the child."
Hakuba took a closer look and saw that it was Yusaku Kudo. Looking more closely, he saw that the person sitting in the back seat of Yusaku Kudo's car was Shinichi Kudo who looked like Edogawa Conan.
White Horse Detective: ...
He remembered that Kuroba Kaito always kept his identity hidden in the group, and Kudo Shinichi had no idea about Kaito Kid's true identity. What was going on now?
Kuroba Kaito, is your pseudonym finally gone?
"Why don't I just return the book myself?" Hakuba Tan took the opportunity to take the book and whispered to Kuroba Kaito, "Don't worry, I'll visit you in prison when the time comes."
"...Thank you for your kindness." Kuroba Kaito dodged Hakuba's hand that reached for the book bag. "Secondly, please put away your kindness. I won't go to jail."
Conan Edogawa's gaze swept across Kuroba Kaito and finally landed on Hakuba Tan. His eyes seemed to be saying, "Hakuba, you kid are playing me."
Who told him before that "It's a pity that I can't fight Kaito Kidd again"?
It turns out that Kaito Kidd goes to the same school as you, and you two can even compete in grade rankings. What regrets do you have?
Hakuba Tan stiffly turned his gaze away to avoid meeting Edogawa Conan's gaze.
"Kaito, put the stuff in the trunk. It's heavy to carry." Kudo Yusaku looked at the three children's conversation kindly through the rearview mirror. "Hello, Hakuba-san. I'm Kuroba-san's uncle. Thank you for taking care of him at school."
ah?
Hakuba Tan: "...Uncle?"
Kudo Yusaku nodded: "Kaito and I have twin brothers as our fathers, and Kaito and my son Shinichi also look a lot alike."
Bai Ma Tan: “…”
After figuring out the relationship between this family, Hakuba Tan immediately glared back at Edogawa Conan.
How can you blame me? You and Kaito Kidd are like family!
Thinking about it this way, the fact that Kuroba Kaito knew Akai Shuichi, Amuro Toru and others in the group at that time might have been a reason (it wasn't).
Just as Hakuba Tan was able to guess Edogawa Conan's mental activities just now, Edogawa Conan can now roughly figure out what Hakuba Tan is thinking.
But he was really wronged! He had just realized that the bond between him and Kaito Kid was not a bond of good and evil, but a real blood bond!
But if he were to explain, it would inevitably lead to the reveal of other members of the Kuroba family's identities, and would also involve Kuroba Touichi's fake death, not to mention that it was happening in public...
Kudo Shinichi, there is no point in making excuses!
When Kuroba Kaito finished putting his things away and came over, Hakuba Tan said meaningfully, "You really made a decision that goes against our ancestors."
How dare they! Two detectives in the family actually dared to become thieves and even contacted other thieves.
Hakuba Tan doesn't think that Kudo Shinichi will let Kaito Kid off. He is not blind. Moreover, this is an insult to both Kudo Shinichi and Kaito Kid. He just thinks that Kuroba Kaito is really brave.
These two brothers are so crazy. They are competing with each other in wits in order to send each other to jail.
Edogawa Conan: "..."
Kuroba Kaito: "......"
The number of people who are unable to defend themselves is increasing.
Actually, strictly speaking, the Kudo family has two detectives and a cross-dressing artist and actor; the Kuroba family has three phantom thieves and cross-dressing artists...
So judging by the number of occupations, it should be the Kudo family that "made a decision that went against their ancestors."
If we are more rigorous and exclude Kudo Yusaku who was active as a detective novelist, it would be Kudo Shinichi who made the decision that went against his ancestors and became a detective.
But of course they couldn't explain all this to Hakuba Tan, so Kuroba Kaito and Edogawa Conan silently closed the car door under Hakuba Tan's gaze.
After the car got on the road, Kuroba Kaito asked, "Uncle Yusaku, why are you here today?"
Usually, Cheng Xiaoyu uses the Ghost Shadow Corps to take Kuroba Kaito directly to Kudo's house via a shortcut.
Conan Edogawa: "The ghost said that when she was sorting out souvenirs, she found a few rotten oranges that were packed for insurance, and ran to the Jujutsu World to find Mr. Gojo and Mr. Getabu to help return the oranges to the trash can where they belonged."
I don't know why Edogawa Conan didn't throw away the rotten orange but returned it. Maybe it was some special medicine or ritual material from the supernatural world.
"Originally, Ghost said she would contact you and pick you up after she finished dealing with it, but my dad got excited and said he hadn't visited his nephew's high school yet, so he brought me along."
Kuroba Kaito: "What about you, Detective? No school today?"
Edogawa Conan: "The research on Huibara's antidote is almost complete. We have completed the transfer procedures and we don't have to go to elementary school anymore."
Since the winter vacation, Kudo Shinichi and Miyano Shiho have been dealing with the social circles of 'Edogawa Conan' and 'Haihara Ai'.
Kuroba Kaito: "So soon? If I remember correctly, the winery was completely destroyed last month, right?"
"Idiot, she didn't start researching after the winery was destroyed." Jiangchuan Conan said, "She asked Ghost for research data when he was destroying the winery and research institutes. She had already made a semi-finished antidote before that. She said this was the normal speed."
Kuroba Kaito: "...Normal speed?"
Although I know nothing about scientific research, I know that it is abnormal no matter how you look at it, to develop an antidote single-handedly in such a short time!
Edogawa Conan: "...That's what she said anyway. Maybe it's a normal speed for her."
Now that we have discovered the drug that can make us younger, don’t think too much about it.
Kuroba Kaito: "What about the three little brats who usually play well with you guys?"
"When they heard that we were transferring schools and might never see each other again, Mitsuhiko Ayumi and Genta cried bitterly."
Edogawa Conan turned his head to the window with a helpless smile on his face.
"It's not like we don't have contact information...it's really frustrating."
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