Chapter 100, Chapter 99: The Wedding Attended by the Phantom Thief and the Detective
"There's nothing wrong with a phantom thief falling for a detective, right?"
Sorry, this is Jinjiang.
We don't allow orthopedics.
However, as the boy with the highest emotional intelligence in the world of Detective Conan, Kaito Kuroba simply said something that Osaka Kuroki could never have come up with in his entire life when the atmosphere was right.
But if you replace "phantom thief" with "cousin" and "detective" with "older cousin," this sentence would probably have been torn to pieces long ago before it even entered the womb.
Just thinking about it —
"So what if my younger cousin falls for my older cousin?"
...Kaito Kuroba thought he might fly over overnight using his magic hang glider, and then kindly use his playing card gun to tell the other party not to use that phrase casually.
So, at this very moment, at the wedding banquet, he looked down at his little cousin beside him, who had his hands in his pockets and looked like a cool, arrogant kid, and felt that reality was sometimes more magical than magic.
After all, white doves can fly out of the magician's hat, but not my cousin.
Moreover, it was a cousin who looked exactly like him.
Because their fathers were twin brothers with different names and did not live together, one half of their DNA miraculously passed on to the other half of their genetic information, making them exactly the same except for their hairstyles.
Whenever Kaito Kuroba thought of this, he couldn't help but want to raise his cup to the bright moon.
Have you heard what people say?
Following this line of thought, could Okita Souji also be his long-lost cousin? Because the "double" in twins can also be read as "three," just as "three" can refer to a large number in classical Chinese.
If it really has to happen, then I hope the way he's not notified next time isn't a little girl sprouting on the steps of his house and asking him if he can take on a magic trick request tomorrow.
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"I will pay you a substantial commission."
Zhuge Tongzhi stood up, brushed the dust off her skirt, and then reached out to grab Kuroba Kaito's backpack strap, trying to persuade the male high school student who had refused for a second, "Really, I'm very rich."
Before she could remember her ale, Zhuge Tongzhi worried about her living expenses, but now she clearly remembers how many zeros were in her account—a considerable sum even for a small company owner.
If that's still not enough, she also knows Rum's account, and she doesn't hesitate to spend money there.
Unfortunately, the little phantom thief, born into a world-class family of phantom thieves, is not short of money. The commission fees for each development of props and the loans for replacing props are also a terrifying number, but it is nothing to the assets of a generation of phantom thieves.
"No, I don't need the money," Kaito Kuroba refused, stubbornly continuing forward with the girl who was clinging to his backpack. "I have something to do tomorrow."
It wasn't that he didn't want to help, but there was a very important jewelry exhibition to steal from the day after tomorrow, and he had to go ahead and do his homework tomorrow. This was a consistent and excellent phantom thief quality of Kaito Kuroba.
Zhuge Tongzhi, gripping the strap of his high-quality backpack, decisively abandoned monetary transactions and prepared to exchange it for the information he knew: "Then I have other treasures I can exchange with you, Kuroba Touichi..."
Upon hearing his deceased father's name from someone else, Kaito Kuroba stopped in his tracks. The high school boy, his expression turning serious, was about to turn around and ask for clarification when he was bumped into by his childhood friend who was walking towards him.
The two who were tug-of-war stopped talking at the same time. Zhuge Tongzhi loosened the strap of her backpack, straightened her skirt, and gave the frizzy-haired girl in front of her a well-behaved smile.
"Kaito, whose child is this?" Nakamori Aoko looked curiously at the unfamiliar child next to her childhood friend. "Is he your relative's child?"
"No, but let's not talk about that for now. Aoko, what brings you here?" Kaito Kuroba didn't want to lie to Aoko Nakamori, so he changed the subject and asked, "I have something to do tonight, so even if you ask again, we can't have dinner together."
The boy, dressed casually, flipped his hand and conjured a blue rose covered in water droplets. He handed it to his childhood friend with deep affection, lowering his voice to become magnetic as he said, "I'm sorry, but please don't let your tears burn my heart."
Compared to the Phantom Thief Kid skin, it has less of the mysterious elegance but more of the youthful energy and coolness; what remains unchanged are its perfect sweet talk and absolute charm.
Zhuge Tongzhi, who couldn't see any difference before and after the roses appeared, was only curious about the method. Nakamori Aoko, who knew her childhood friend's sweet talk, revealed her crescent-shaped eyes and slapped the notebook in her hand onto his face.
"It's just because you left your homework with me, you narcissist." The frizzy girl crossed her arms, glared at Kuroba Kaito, and then turned her attention back to Zhuge Tongzhi.
"Little friend, what do you want with this unreliable guy Kaito?" Nakamori Aoko crouched down and, as the daughter of a police officer, asked with a strong sense of responsibility, "Have you gotten separated from your family?"
“Aoko, how am I unreliable?” Kaito Kuroba chirped from the side, but it was clearly of no use.
Fortunately, he wasn't worried. Zhuge Tongzhi quickly explained that he had only come because he admired Kuroba Kaito's magic, and he lavishly praised the magic trick of conjuring roses from nothing, spewing out soulless, non-repeating words of praise.
However, it has a special attack effect on phantom thieves; at least Kaito Kuroba nodded in agreement as he listened.
Nakamori Aoko glanced speechlessly at her smug and pretentious childhood friend. After figuring out what had happened, she told the child to go home as soon as possible and then turned around and went home.
Of course, she brought the beautiful blue rose with her.
Kaito Kuroba has given roses to many people—red roses, yellow roses, white roses, or apricot-yellow champagne roses—as part of his magic tricks and a common way for him to encourage others.
But the blue rose will always belong to Aoko Nakamori.
"Come in, the slippers are on the second shelf of the closet." Kaito Kuroba ushered the uninvited guest into his home, then started typing a text message on his phone, muttering to himself, "How does Akako know everything..."
Zhuge Tongzhi walked over in oversized slippers and asked curiously, "Did that witch know I was coming to Ekoda today?"
"No, not at all..." Kaito Kuroba said, then looked down at the black-haired girl who had casually uttered something incredible. "How do you know Akako is a witch? You don't happen to know any strange magic, do you?"
"No, it's just that my way of observing the world is a little different from yours." Zhuge Tongzhi shrugged. She had known Kuroba Kaito before he became Kaito Kid, but only from his abstract line drawings.
Moreover, if she really possessed magic, then Rum and Karasuma Renya should have died tragically long ago under her daily curses.
“Hongzi just texted me saying that I must tell her the exciting news I heard today.” Kuroba Kaito sat down on the sofa and looked at Zhuge Tongzhi inquiringly. “But if it concerns my father’s death, what exciting news could it possibly be?”
“Hmm…is there a possibility?” Zhuge Tongzhi carefully chose his words, “that some people die, but they are still alive.”
Kaito Kuroba blinked slowly.
"So, Shinichi Kudo can actually receive an extra red envelope during the New Year, and so can you."
Kaito Kuroba typed a question mark.
A few moments later...
Zhuge Tongzhi, who had left behind an anonymous bank card, was escorted to the door by Kuroba Kaito, who had a poker face. The girl considerately did not disturb the phantom thief from composing himself, and after giving him a few words of advice, she prepared to leave.
“I don’t know much about the Zoo organization, but I have a hacker friend who can help you with your research.” Zhuge Tongzhi didn’t intend to use her personal matters for a transaction; the real treasure was the help she could provide to Phantom Thief Kid.
For example, Noah's Ark, which is willing to help with the investigation.
Lager focused on telling her information from the Detective Conan film set. The plot of Magic Kaito was only mentioned briefly after they gained free internet access, when they found out that Kuroba Toichi had attended a magic show.
Most of the one-on-one tutoring revolved around how to survive by relying on the god of survival, and Zhuge Tongzhi, who only had half of the God's perspective, said he couldn't help.
"The money in my bank account is half of my net worth, hopefully enough to buy 24 hours of Phantom Thief Kid." The black-haired girl listed her bargaining chips one by one. "I'll go to the jewelry exhibition venue, and I'll send you the 3D model later."
"I'm a professional at marking escape routes, there will absolutely be no problems." Master Zhuge, who has focused on trip planning for thirteen years, patted his chest and made a guarantee. "I will assist you with your operation the day after tomorrow, please rest assured."
"The only requirement is that you cannot leave the wedding venue for the entire day tomorrow."
"If possible, it would be best to get closer to Conan. You don't need to do anything else, just act like a guest."
See you tomorrow!
Having traveled from Beika Town to Ekoda and revealed a bunch of incredible secrets, Zhuge Tongzhi happily headed home.
Kaito Kuroba returned home and stared at the cold bank card on the table.
The highly efficient phantom thief immediately went to ask his assistant, Grandpa Terai Kinosuke. After learning that his father did indeed live with his divorced grandfather and had a twin brother, he checked the bank card balance with a poker face.
He decided to return half of his fortune, which was enough to hire his father to put on ten magic shows.
The commission fee for an unprofessional magician isn't that high, and besides, all he needs is a wedding blessing.
The romantic phantom thief is happy to offer his blessings to beautiful love.
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Conan had no idea what Kaito Kuroba was thinking.
He just felt something subtly strange.
It wasn't because everyone at the wedding is currently alive and well, nor because Zhuge Tongzhi didn't give him a hard time today, nor because there was a lack of people suddenly collapsing and shrill screams...
Well, to be honest, these things are a bit strange.
But what's even stranger is the man standing by the dessert table. Conan has been watching him reach into his pocket and rummage around for ages, but he still doesn't seem to have made a decision.
And the strangest thing is...
Conan took a step toward the man.
The man at the dessert table seemed to have made a decision. He took out a bag of black powder from his hand and intended to open the bag and sprinkle the powder on the small cake in front of him.
Conan took a step back.
For some unknown reason, the man suddenly hesitated, then finally clenched the bag and stuffed it back into his pocket.
Conan stepped forward.
He firmly pulled out his bag.
Conan took a step back.
Hesitantly, he withdrew the bag.
Conan: ...
ah?
"Are you dancing?" Kaito Kuroba watched his cousin pacing back and forth, then followed his gaze to the long table laden with desserts. He simply picked up the child and carried him over. "What do you want to eat? Onee-chan will get it for you~"
He deliberately used a sweet, cloying female voice to speak, and Conan in his arms struggled as he expected.
"Put me down, you idiot!"
"Hey, little brother, you can't talk to a lady like that."
With Kaito Kuroba maliciously pressing down on his head, Conan's wildly waving hands and feet momentarily slapped the hesitant man.
Suddenly, the man finally made up his mind, took out black powder and sprinkled it on the cake, then covered it with snow-white cream, and then picked up the cake and walked towards a lady.
"Harumi, I got you a small cake, it's your favorite vanilla flavor."
"Thank you. This shouldn't contain cocoa, right? I'm severely allergic to it."
No, it does not contain.
Finally managing to break free from Kaito Kid's grasp and land on the ground, Conan quickly spotted the small cake in the woman's hand that was noticeably taller, and rushed over, shouting, "Don't eat it! He added something to it!"
"What?" The woman, who had already eaten a quarter of the cake, paused, but before she could finish, she had swallowed the rest of the cake.
"Ha, ha, yes, I added poison!" The man, having succeeded in his plan, laughed hysterically, revealing his criminal method. "I added cocoa powder, die, Harumi!"
Conan, who was a step too slow, stopped and began to look around for suitable first aid tools. Kaito Kuroba, who was dressed as a bridesmaid, also rushed over and helped the lady into a position that made it easier for her to breathe.
"Don't panic, otherwise it will be more dangerous to accelerate blood vessel dilation." The calm female voice reassured the somewhat bewildered Ms. Qingmei, and asked, "Do you carry loratadine tablets or other anti-allergy medications with you?"
"N-no." Harumi blushed slightly, feeling the attentive care, but quickly regained her composure and called out to Kaito Kuroba, who was loudly questioning the nearby guests, "It's nothing. Although he said that, I don't think I'm allergic."
Conan and Kaito Kuroba were taken aback. They watched as the woman stood up, deftly raised her hand, and slapped the man. Then she turned around and explained gently, "I am allergic to cocoa alkali, but the brand he bought has such a weak alkali flavor that it's practically nonexistent."
She looked at the man who had been poisoned, her eyes crinkling with a smile, and said, "You bought a fake, you idiot."
Conan and Kaito Kuroba: ...What a sharp-tongued lady.
Various minor setbacks occurred at the wedding, but overall, they did not ruin the wedding's happiness in the slightest.
While waiting in the wings, Zhuge Tongzhi listened to the newlyweds speak under the guidance of the emcee, his chin resting on one hand, while his other hand traced a three-dimensional model in the air that no one else could see.
"Current path: Speedrun Jewelry Exhibition Phantom Thief Customization (51% complete)"
"Preset path point: Bottom of the jewelry display case (completed)"
"Next preset path point: Rooftop gate (incomplete)"
The black-haired girl tapped the blue and white navigation box, and three red routes that started from the "display case" automatically extended along different paths, eventually converging at the "rooftop gate".
She considered the three routes, and finally crossed out one that had some height restrictions, included a more glamorous one in her plan, and kept the other as a backup.
"This segment is estimated to take 3 minutes and 45 seconds."
Zhuge Tongzhi continued to make plans for the future.
The boy beside her, a flower girl, watched Zhuge Tongzhi grabbing and reaching in the void and asked curiously, "Sister Tong, what are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for a fancy way to mess with the police," the black-haired girl with cute braids said with a cold and aloof expression. "Maybe it's also about stirring up family conflicts between the son-in-law and the father-in-law."
"Huh?" The little boy, not understanding what she was talking about, wanted to ask more, but soon it was time for them to go on stage to present the rings and scatter flowers.
"Come on, take your flowers." Zhuge Tongzhi clenched his hands together, closed all the navigation pages, and solemnly took out the ring box that he had been distracted by.
"Okay." The little boy carrying the flower basket obediently followed behind the girl, following Zhuge Tongzhi's lead for the day.
A black-haired girl wearing a white wedding dress, with a jasmine wreath and veil on her head, stood at one end of the aisle. She looked up and saw Date and Natalie smiling at her.
Under the watchful eyes of both families and friends, Zhuge Tongzhi, unusually nervous, took a deep breath and steadily took his first step.
Having experienced the white skin of life through disguise, Furuya Rei smiled and looked over. Beside him, Morofushi Kagemitsu, who had changed his appearance, wore purple contact lenses and had a gentle gaze.
Babeng, the beauty industry needs high-spending customers like you.
She walked down the long aisle, where the best man and maid of honor stood in front of the guests' seats.
Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji, both dressed in black suits with red roses pinned to their chests, nodded coolly while the curly-haired man gave a light wink.
This is how you look handsome in a black suit.
Zhuge Tongzhi and his flower-scattering henchmen stood before the newlyweds, solemnly holding the ring box in both hands and placing it into Ida Hang's rough but warm palms.
"May you have peace, joy, and all things go well," Zhuge Tongzhi said softly, then raised his voice and added, "May you be happy!"
“We will.” Ida Hang took the ring box, and Natalie patted the girl’s head gently, saying softly, “Thank you for everything you’ve brought, Tongtong.”
"You will also experience this kind of happiness."
After the two flower girls left the stage, Itahiko put a ring on Natalie's finger, symbolizing a lifelong commitment. The newlyweds then embraced and kissed amidst cheers and blessings from all the guests.
Kaito Kuroba hugged Conan, who was too short for him, and sighed, "Love, ah, is a treasure that even a phantom thief can't steal."
Conan looked around at the many invited police officers and finally said, "There are quite a few people here who could steal the phantom thief. You really dared to come."
"Well, after all, I received a hefty commission fee. The phantom thief keeps his promises and won't stand up any lady."
Kaito Kuroba glanced at Zhuge Tongzhi, who was clapping enthusiastically beside the stage, and said with a sly smile, "Besides, toying with the police officers is one of my specialties."
"Oh dear, it seems I'd better get you arrested as soon as possible."
"Hmm... I think it's best not to."
Otherwise, you won't be able to take the civil service exam.
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Author's Note: Conan and Kid are in a belike situation.
Jumping back and forth repeatedly!
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