Chapter 56 You are very brave
"That's very constructive advice, but it's still a little early to buy a coffin."
Gojo Satoru quickly ended the topic that had strayed off into nowhere.
"Since you'll be able to join Beika Town later, given the outrageous crime rates and involvement rates there, you'll urgently need a local identity that can deceive others and avoid unnecessary trouble. The Jujutsu world has some privileges in this regard. Before I arrived, I had someone help you get a temporary identity. That way, if you're involved in a case in the future, you can openly use the name 'Umekawa Kuko'."
Cheng Xiaoyu: ...
Cheng Xiaoyu: "Can I apply to change my name?"
Gojo Satoru blinked. "No—I can't! After all, this is the name you had on file with the Beika Town police. Changing it would be very troublesome to explain. You don't want to add unnecessary workload to this, do you?"
If she had known this would happen, Cheng Xiaoyu would have chosen a more decent name! For example, wouldn't [Panasonic Handbrake], [Caixia Clutch], [Wine and Food], etc. be good?
At worst, [Stone-Ground Rice Noodle Rolls] is better than [Meichuan Kuzi]!
However, Meichuan Kuzi's fake identity will only be used when facing the people in Beika Town whose disguises are comparable to those of onion spirits. Now that Cheng Xiaoyu has reached an agreement with the second high-level creature, there is no need to go to Beika Town anymore.
Let the name [Meikawa Kuzi] remain in the database, rotten and smelly!
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Cheng Xiaoyu had overlooked one thing. Although she wasn't going to Beika Town, it might have delayed the people in Beika Town from coming out. She also didn't expect that there were so many people eyeing [Umekawa Kuko] that they could book out the entire cinema.
Let’s talk about Kuroba Kaito first. Unlike Edogawa Conan who has the support of two teammates, the Neon Public Security Bureau and the FBI, his team only consists of himself and Terai Konosuke, who is in his sixties.
Given this extreme age gap, it is no exaggeration to say that even if this group is caught one day, they will be given lighter sentences based on their age.
Kuroba Kaito now urgently needs a way to break through the official and semi-official blockade and obtain the information he needs. Considering that the person already knows his identity, Kuroba Kaito must find the woman who sent the letter before Edogawa Conan and others.
The woman who sent the letter was clearly connected to some criminal organization. Kuroba Kaito naturally felt that if he acted a little later, the risk of his identity being exposed would increase, and the people around him who might be implicated would be in even greater danger.
At this critical moment, Kuroba Kaito had to rely on metaphysics.
So he found his classmate Koizumi Hongzi, a real witch who could use magic.
"You're so arrogant on weekdays, but in the critical moment, you still have to ask for my help? Oh hehe——"
When Koizumi Akako saw the usually arrogant Kuroba Kaito begging him humbly, she was in a good mood and showed her signature witch laugh and agreed immediately.
"Bring the items that woman touched to this address, and let me, Hongzi-sama, show you the greatness of magic!"
Kuroba Kaito then brought the letter to the park where he'd met Koizumi Anko. Koizumi Anko simply took the envelope. "My legible handwriting will yield more information. For a skilled witch like me, it'll not only reveal her whereabouts, but also the identity of that person."
Kuroba Kaito clasped his hands together and bowed, "Yes, yes, please hurry up and find her. The pen this guy used to write the address in the gift shop has been taken away, which means she must not be wearing gloves. I have to find her before that little detective does."
"You are still more adorable now." Koizumi Hongzi used a branch to draw a few simple magic circles on the soft soil, placed the envelope in the center of the magic circle and covered the writing on the envelope with her hand, closed her eyes and cast a search spell.
A full five minutes passed, and Koizumi Hongzi's expression changed from contentment to a frown. The changes around her body, which were initially invisible to the naked eye, became so severe that her hair fluttered due to the surging magic power, and dots of light appeared around her.
Even though Kuroba Kaito knew nothing about magic, he could tell the situation was grim. However, he was worried that interrupting the spell in vain would cause Koizumi Anko to get hurt, so he could only stand by anxiously. As soon as Koizumi Anko opened her eyes, she eagerly asked, "Are you okay? Are you in danger?"
"Of course I'm fine. I'm the heir of Red Magic." Koizumi Hongzi wiped the sweat from her forehead with the movement of her hair and said seriously, "This girl is in Tokyo, but I personally suggest that you, Hei Yu, don't go looking for her. I've spent so much effort and can only find her coordinates. This means that she must have used some kind of anti-search spell, and her magic power is definitely not inferior to mine."
Kuroba Kaito's expression was serious: "Is the other party also a witch?"
He couldn't help but think of his previous confrontation with Koizumi Hongzi. A solitary witch had caused such a big incident and nearly cost him his life. This newcomer had also offended the FBI and the Japanese Public Security Bureau...
Koizumi Hongzi: "Not necessarily. She's at the Tokyo Jujutsu High School, so she might be a Jujutsu master. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that the Jujutsu master who committed the crime was apprehended."
Kuroba Kaito's mind seemed to contain the universe: "What are sorcerers and curse casters...?"
Koizumi Hongzi explained in detail to Kuroba Kaito the situation of sorcerers, curse casters, cursed spirits, and the world of curses: "...the power of sorcerers and witches originates from different sources. Their power comes from the negative emotions deep within the human heart. Because of this, almost all sorcerers and curse casters are lunatics. The top brass in the world of curses are an extremely feudal, self-absorbed bunch. They judge power by gender and treat human life as worthless. You, an ordinary human who knows no spells or curses, are courting death if you go there!"
As expected, witches have always avoided the Neon Sorcerers with disdain. In addition, witches are rarer than sorcerers and most of them are active overseas, so sorcerers are unaware of the existence of witches.
Kuroba Kaito: "Thank you, Anko. But I have a reason why I must go."
"I'm not surprised. After all, you've always been a messy guy. Wait a minute, I'll make you something that can indicate your target."
Koizumi Hongzi sighed helplessly, added a few more strokes to the magic circle, took out a small compass from her pocket and held it in her hand. After a faint light of a different color emerged from the gaps between her fingers, the compass needle lying in Koizumi Hongzi's palm was already pointing to the direction of Tokyo.
"The place where the needle points is the person you are looking for. The outcome of this journey is shrouded in an unpredictable shadow and fog. I can't even predict whether your journey will be auspicious or inauspicious, but I see that you will meet many people there who share the same goal as you."
Kuroba Kaito accepted the compass and said, "Thank you, Hongzi. I think I know who those people you are talking about are."
The FBI, another all-powerful criminal organization, and that tricky detective kid. Given that kid's connections, even the Japanese police might get involved...
There's no point in asking, this is a tough battle for Kaito Kidd.
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On the other hand, the second-in-command of the Black Organization, [Rum], who was undercover as Amuro Toru, also went to Tokyo to investigate [Umekawa Kuko].
Two underground transactions were interrupted one after another. Rum believed that there was a traitor in the organization, so he released a smokescreen within the organization, but actually investigated it personally.
During the investigation, Rum discovered that [Umekawa Kuko] appeared at the first scene, and she even arrived faster than the FBI. He absolutely did not believe that this person was fine.
In fact, the smoke screen released by Rum was not a lie. Judging from the FBI's recent investigations in Beika Town, Kuko Umekawa did not look like an FBI agent, but this did not erase her threat.
After all, the Black Organization has made countless enemies over the years. Not only are state agencies targeting them, but there are also many individuals with special skills who want to get rid of the Black Organization as soon as possible.
Just like the case of Hiroshi Haneda that Rum messed up, even though seventeen years have passed, every year someone still discloses the details of the case online, constantly arousing the public's attention to this mystery, and the organization still cannot find any trace of this person.
Speaking of their peers, the organization next door that liked to name its officers animals, making it look like an underground zoo, had also made many enemies, including the legendary Kaito Kid. It took them years to find Kaito Kid's true form and kill him, only for another one to appear just a few years later.
Even so, the identity of the current Kaito Kidd has not been found. Is there any need for Rum to think about this?
The equipment and styles of the two Kaito Kidds are so similar. Why not just check if there is any student of the first Kaito Kidd who has learned his technology? Wouldn't it be better to kill the innocent rather than let them go?
If our competitors can’t even do such a simple thing, they’re doomed!
The two organizations' goal is to find a way to make people immortal. They use the naming rules of their respective cadres to call each other "Brewery" and "Zoo".
The two had tried to unite before, but in the end they found that the other's path was completely different from theirs, one pursuing science and the other pursuing metaphysics.
It is impossible to form a alliance, we can only do some profitable business occasionally.
So the two organizations continued to develop in their respective fields, and occasionally looked down on their competitors' problem-solving ideas as hopelessly stupid.
The Zoo's perspective on the Distillery: A reckless idiot who has absolutely no idea what keeping a low profile means. They deserve it, despite all the years of undercover investigations. They clearly had the answer, the Pandora's Gem, but instead of seeking it, they chose to act on their own. They even used helicopter gunships to blow up the Ferris Wheel and TV Tower, as if they were afraid the authorities wouldn't catch them. It's only a matter of time before they're doomed!
The Distillery's perspective on the Zoo: They actually believed a myth. They've been searching for something so obvious for years and haven't found it, and they should have changed their strategy. It's sheer idiocy. They're inefficient, and their deterrent power isn't strong enough. They're just Kaito Kidd, and they're still checking his identity. You could just have just gone through all that trouble with that helicopter attack. You're just useless!
After complaining about his competitors in his heart, Rum called his confidant to prepare a new disguise identity for himself.
Are you Meichuan Kuzi? Let me meet you and see who you are.
If you are a threat to the organization, even a sorcerer will be wiped out instantly!
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