Chapter 84 Airport Pickup, Phantom Returns
"Ladies and gentlemen: Attention! Your flight MU7 from Tokyo to Sanya, flight number ***, has boarded. Please take your belongings..."
An announcement urged passengers on. Inside Mihana Airport, people came and went. Businessmen in sharp suits walked briskly, dragging their carry-on suitcases with one hand; families held hands with their bouncy children; and silver-haired couples supported each other as their suitcase wheels rolled on the smooth, mirror-like off-white tiles.
In the waiting hall, Conan Edogawa and Gu Ze stood there listlessly, staring at the passageway with the exit sign.
"The flight is delayed?" Gu Ze asked slowly.
"It should be." Conan's expression was numb, even somewhat resigned to his fate.
They had been waiting for an hour.
Today, Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo are returning to Japan from America. Originally, Professor Agasa was supposed to bring Conan to pick them up at the airport.
However, by sheer coincidence, the doctor strained his back.
At this point, Gu Ze volunteered, using the excuse of "asking about the Kurosawa Formation" to take over Professor Agasa's task.
Conan shared the same thought as Gu Ze. Ever since he saw Kurosawa Jin's photo, he had developed a strong interest in him.
He collected a lot of information about this policeman, but the information did not reveal any connection between Kurosawa Jin and the organization.
He had once guessed that Kurosawa Jin was Gin, but after asking Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji, he was told that it was not true.
How could a righteous and gentle police officer possibly turn into a cold-blooded killer who doesn't blink an eye!
Conan was so engrossed in his own thoughts that he didn't notice Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo had already come to his side.
"Thump!" Yukiko Kudo scooped up Conan in her arms.
"Shinichi, what are you thinking about?"
"Ahhh, put me down!" Conan struggled in Yukiko Kudo's arms, trying to get back to the ground.
"Oh dear, we've finally met, don't you want to get some affection with Mommy?" Yukiko Kudo pinched Conan's cheek affectionately.
"Let me go!"
On one side, the mother and son were deeply in love, while on the other side, Gu Ze was dealing with Kudo Yusaku's probing.
Although this was their first meeting, Gu Ze had been in contact with the Kudo couple via email for a long time, so...
[Ding! Yukiko Kudo saw you and thought you were incredibly handsome. Yukiko Kudo's approval rating +10]
Yukiko Kudo's approval rating is 30.
[Ding! Kudo Yusaku's first impression of you is pretty good. Kudo Yusaku's approval rating +5]
Kudo Yusaku's approval rating is 20.
This scene reminded Gu Ze of the first time his main body had earned the approval of the Kudo couple.
Yukiko Kudo's approval rating is still so easy to get, and Yusaku Kudo is still so stubborn!
"I remember Gu Zejun is a detective, right?" Kudo Yusaku smiled and squinted his eyes.
The person in front of him was one of the people who knew his son's true identity. For the sake of Shinichi Kudo's safety, Yu Kudo used his connections to investigate Gu Ze and uncovered many of Gu Ze's unknown secrets.
Gu Ze nodded, his tone flat, "Yes."
“I’m just an ordinary, unremarkable detective,” he continued. “Luckily, I don’t have much financial pressure, otherwise it would be hard to keep going with just passion.”
"Oh? Nothing special? Gu Zejun, you're really being modest." Kudo Yusaku feigned doubt. "A friend of mine told me that your name is very well-known there."
"Really? Where is it? I don't know anything about it," Gu Ze said, feigning ignorance.
“Gu Zejun seems to have a side business…” Kudo Yusaku struck again.
Gu Ze: ...
Gu Ze knew that Yusaku Kudo was investigating him, but he didn't expect that Yusaku Kudo had already found out what he did in the gray area.
Kudo Yusaku turned his underwear upside down!
As expected of the father of death, one of the intellectual ceilings in the world of science fiction, terrifyingly so! Terrifyingly so!
The two fell silent, staring at each other, as if sparks were about to fly in the air.
"Tsk, I really hate people like you who are so cunning." Gu Zexian gave up, stood with his arms crossed, and said unhappily.
"Likewise."
"Hey, what are you guys talking about?"
At this moment, Conan stood between the two men, looking up with deadpan eyes, but no one responded to him.
"What were you talking about?" Conan pressed repeatedly. "What did I miss?"
Yusaku Kudo smiled without saying a word, leaving him to guess for himself.
"Where is Ms. Yukiko?" Gu Ze asked casually.
"She went to the restroom, hey, hey, don't change the subject!"
"Then I'll go to the restroom too!" Gu Ze seemed to be reminded of something, then gestured to Kudo Yusaku, "Mr. Kudo, excuse me~"
He then turned and left without looking back, giving the impression of fleeing in disarray.
"That guy!" Conan grumbled, watching Gu Ze walk away. He jogged after him, "Wait for me!"
Watching the two figures, one big and one small, from behind, Kudo Yusaku had the illusion that his own son had been kidnapped.
Based on his interaction with Gu Ze and his impression of him, he felt that this young man would not harm his son.
Perhaps, he could even help Shinichi grow, Yusaku Kudo thought silently.
Half a minute later, Gu Ze walked to the bathroom door, where Conan was still clinging to him.
"Please stop bothering me, okay? There are some things I can't tell you. If you want to know, go investigate it yourself." Gu Ze rubbed his ears, which were almost calloused.
He added in a low voice, "You're amazing for being able to find out."
"Tch! Who cares!" Conan stubbornly retorted.
"Ahhhhh──"
At that moment, a piercing scream came from the right side of the toilet, making Gu Ze's eardrums hurt again.
In the world of Detective Conan, such screams often foreshadow a murder.
Sure enough, there was a huge suitcase against the wall on the side of the toilet.
If it were an ordinary suitcase, the people around wouldn't react much. But this was a suitcase dripping blood!
Blood seeped from the gaps in the lock, initially appearing as dark red specks that meandered down the box, gradually gathering into a thin line of blood that dripped onto the tiles with a soft "tap, tap" sound.
A strong, pungent smell of blood instantly filled the air, carrying a rusty, acrid odor that seeped into everyone's nostrils.
What's inside?
"It couldn't be... a corpse..."
"It could also be some kind of chicken blood!"
"Bullshit! What kind of decent person would put a chicken in their suitcase!"
Whispers arose from the surrounding crowd.
After a long while, airport ground security personnel arrived and carefully opened the blood-sizzling suitcase.
When the box was opened, the crowd erupted in another uproar. The suppressed gasps instantly turned into screams, and some people were so frightened that they backed away.
The large box contained a corpse covered in blood!
Dark red blood soaked through the deceased's clothes, clinging tightly to his skin. The deceased's eyes were wide open, staring blankly, as if still lingering with the terror of his dying moments.
Ding dong! Today's case has arrived!
Meanwhile, on a street near Mihana Airport, a woman with striking features, wearing black high heels, a black veil, and a purple dress, stood silently.
Phantom stared intently at the modern-looking Beika Airport in the distance, his eyes fierce and focused, like a venomous snake hunting its prey.
"Kurosawa Jin, you didn't expect this, did you? I'm actually back."
Back then, she lost a clone, which severely damaged her soul.
Not only that, she was also hunted down by a group of people from another world, and had to go into hiding.
After several years of recuperation, she has finally seen the light of day again.
The moment the phantom awoke, it used soul-tracking magic to locate the Black Swamp Formation.
What she didn't expect was that Kurosawa Jin's soul split into two, with the larger one abroad and the smaller one in China.
Therefore, she decided to kill Kurosawa Jin's split soul first, so that Kurosawa Jin could also experience the pain of a damaged soul.
"You can't beat him at all, even if that's just a disguise for Kurosawa Jin." A sinister voice came from behind the phantom.
I advise you not to act rashly.
"Who is it!" Phantom turned around abruptly and saw a mysterious man dressed in a black cloak hiding in a dimly lit corner.
"Who are you?" She sized up the uninvited guest, and soon her expression changed.
"This aura! You're also from another world!"
"Yes!" Number One answered readily.
Currently, the Kurosawa faction is powerful, with not only the Time-Space Bureau's help but also the Creator's assistance, while the Anti-IF Alliance only has Number One and Number Three.
They desperately need a capable ally!
A powerful priestess in the world of Detective Conan, an awakened individual who touched the world's barrier, and someone who managed to escape the Time and Space Bureau's pursuit.
Phantom is undoubtedly a good acquisition target.
Number One began his persuasion: "Join us or cooperate with us, and I can guarantee that you will not only be able to take revenge, but also touch the truth of this world and transcend it!"
The offer was very tempting, but Phantom was not a irrational, thoughtless fool.
"How can you expect me to trust someone who doesn't even dare to show their true face?"
Having anticipated that Phantom wouldn't agree so easily, Number One took out what he had prepared long ago.
He pulled out an antique and ornate book, which sparkled with light the moment it appeared and magically floated on Number One's palm.
"This is... a magic book from another world!" Phantom's captivating eyes widened immediately, filled with an intense thirst for knowledge.
"Here you go." Number One tossed the spellbook forward.
Phantom hurriedly caught it, then excitedly stroked the book cover, clearly delighted. "You gave it to me already?"
"Consider it a gift, and besides, headquarters has many more like this," Number One coaxed patiently.
"Join us, and you'll get something a thousand times, ten thousand times better than this!"
Phantom's lips pressed into a thin line; she was somewhat tempted.
"No need to rush to give me an answer, I'll come back to find you tomorrow." With that, Number One disappeared from the spot.
Only the phantom remained, lost in thought.
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