Chapter 209 Three Gachapon

"Ah, Conan, Brother Zero is here to pick you up!"

The little boy with glasses who was walking and juggling a ball was pulled on the sleeve by his companion. Hearing that, he raised his head and looked over. Sure enough, he saw a familiar figure next to a motorcycle parked at the school gate.

His eyes had only been on the other person for half a second when the boy, who was looking down, looked up sharply and waved his phone at him: "Let's go to the new restaurant tonight to celebrate the doctor's sale of his new invention."

"Who on earth is buying the doctor's invention..." Conan complained as he took the helmet thrown to him and put it on. "I told you not to take it. I can go back by myself."

"It's the brother's job to pick up and drop off the child every day." The man answered calmly, reaching out and carrying the child onto the motorcycle.

Conan sighed in his heart when he heard this, and then he heard a group of friends below whispering envy: "Conan's brother is so nice, he likes him so much."

Conan continued with the half-moon eyes.

What the hell do you like? This guy means it literally.

"Don't do that next time..."

Don't come to pick him up.

A week ago, he sadly changed from the great detective Kudo Shinichi to an elementary school student, and was picked up at the door of his house by a guy who claimed to be Gachapon brother.

The two discussed for a long time about "What kind of new form of trafficking is Gachapon Brother" and "What is the mystery behind the high school student's tragic transformation into a little boy" and finally reached a consensus.

So when Mao Lilan came to the door that night——

"My name is Edogawa Conan, and my brother and I are stepbrothers..." Kudo Shinichi, who was leaning against the bookshelf, cursed the professor and 'Furiya Rei' who had retreated to the side to watch the show. On the surface, he still pretended to smile cutely and introduced himself to his childhood sweetheart who had come to visit him, "I will be staying at Shinichi's house with my brother from now on!"

That's right, their current identities are one is Kudo Shinichi's distant relative, and the other is Kudo Shinichi's distant relative's stepbrother who has no blood relationship. He just came back from abroad not long ago and is temporarily living in Kudo Shinichi's house with Kudo Shinichi's consent.

Just kidding, he was 'staying' in his own house.

Fortunately, they both believed that they should not drag others into trouble before they were sure to protect themselves and the people around them, so the doctor quickly helped them get fake identities.

Don’t ask how it happened, the answer is that the doctor has a wide network of contacts!

Anyway, they went to have a good rest after that night, but they still sat together the next day to analyze each other's situation in more detail.

The elementary school detective, who goes by the alias Conan Edogawa, adheres to a scientific worldview and firmly believes that Zero (a nickname given by the other party) may have encountered an attack similar to his own, but the attacker may be a member of a human trafficking organization, so after Zero lost his memory, he "sold him out".

The most incredible thing about this reasoning is not the amnesia, nor how the other party appeared from the capsule toy. Later, after Conan checked the traces at the scene and the surveillance at his own door, he had to admit that the other party was not lying and really walked out of his house, and there were no signs of prying on his doors and windows.

The most incredible thing is that if it is really human trafficking, how can it be sold for only 500 yen! This is at most the price of buying five bottles of mineral water to buy one person. Is that human trafficking organization that is unknown whether it exists or not doing charity?

A 21-year-old unemployed police academy graduate who goes by the alias Rei Furuya and nicknamed Zero said, "The man in black you mentioned sounds very familiar. He might be an undercover police officer." This was completely nonsense and had no basis in fact. He also said, "He definitely doesn't remember what the person he killed looked like, so you don't have to worry too much about it, but he will definitely come to your house later to confirm your survival." Conan almost jumped up on the spot and said, "Then let's move."

Zero said calmly, "Perhaps, the organization that kidnapped me and caused me to lose my memory is the same organization that tried to silence you. After all, don't you think it's too coincidental? They bought me one day, and I was silenced the next day."

"Can you please not use the word 'bought'? It makes me feel like I'm the one who's selling something." Conan protested sternly, "But it's possible that what you said is true... If you go out later, try to pretend as much as possible."

Speaking of disguise, this cheap brother showed a thoughtful expression: "What do you think of me disguising myself as a blonde, dark-skinned hottie from Shibuya?"

"…From the hair color to the skin color, even the gender doesn't match, right!?"

"I don't mind wearing women's clothes." Zero said calmly, "Only if the difference is big enough can we mislead the enemy... Well, my blond hair and dark skin are indeed a bit conspicuous, so I'd better wear a mask and a hat to cover it up."

In fact, it was at that time that Conan realized that the other party was not joking or acting when he said he was his brother, but was very serious about it.

I was so serious about it that I went online and made a thick book called "Good Brother Quick Notes" and put it in my pocket, and tortured him every day according to the contents in it.

Of course it was a hassle! She was a good cook but only liked to make spicy curry, which made Conan's stomach ache just by smelling it; she took all his coffee and drank it herself, saying that children couldn't drink coffee; the lunch box she prepared for him changed every day, yesterday it was panda rice balls and today it was sunflower fried eggs, which made the children around him envious.

But come on, he is seventeen years old this year, but only seven years old in appearance!

Also, who would sit by their 17-year-old brother's bed and sing a lullaby in the middle of the night? Even though it was very nice...

As for the school pick-up, it was probably read from the other party's notes. Two days after Conan became a child, he was sent to Teitan Elementary School by the Professor and Zero to relive his childhood life. After a week, almost all of his classmates knew that "Edogawa has a handsome brother who loves him very much."

Enough, he really had enough——

"Oh, right." Before the motorcycle was about to start, Zero, the younger brother who looked like a teenager even though he claimed to be 21 years old, took out a beautifully packaged book from his bag and put it in Conan's arms. "The doctor said you wanted to buy this book before, but you didn't have enough pocket money so you missed it... Hmm? What did you just say?"

Conan looked down.

A special anniversary hardcover edition of the original English version of Sherlock Holmes's favorite book, The Signature of Four.

He silently hugged Aishu tightly, shrunk a little into his cheap brother's arms, nodded vigorously, and tried to suppress his excited voice: "I said Brother Zero, you can pick me up anytime next time. Let's order spicy curry tonight, and I'll eat with Brother Zero!"

Damn it, he didn't want to, but this is "The Signature Four"! Just forgive Zero for one day.

Because Zero looked so young, even though he repeatedly emphasized that he was 21 years old, the 17-year-old detective firmly refused to continue calling him brother in private. He would only call Zero brother when they were outside. Normally, when they were alone together like this, he would just call him Zero.

Chijiang Nayue, who was hugging him, clearly caught the child's bubbly mood and held back the urge to laugh out loud.

Oh, the little detective is so cute.

As there was a child in the car, Chi Jiang Na Yue did not ride too fast. The relaxed daily routine of playing with the little detective this week made him feel very good. He conscientiously played the role of a "good brother who cares for his younger brother". Even when he was provoked by the owner of the convertible sports car next door at the traffic light, he remained calm.

…be calm.

Akajinazuki calmly pressed Conan into her arms, told him to hold on to his clothes, then stepped on the accelerator, and the black and red motorcycle rushed out like an arrow.

Conan only had time to close his mouth to prevent himself from swallowing a belly full of air. He turned around and buried his head in Akae's arms. At the same time, he used his peripheral vision and body sense to react. Their motorcycle had just jumped up from the steps, climbed over a wall and took a shortcut, and seemed to be catching up with the sports car in front.

etc.

Conan showed a look of horror that no one could see: How could a motorcycle flip over the wall?

The guy who showed off his extremely difficult driving skills even took the time to pat his helmet soothingly: "It's okay, he'll catch up soon, he can't beat me."

It's not a question of whether I can beat you or not, it's a question of you flying the motorcycle like a low-flying aircraft, right?

Conan, who had almost evolved into a complainer, held on tighter.

Judging from their interactions this week, Zero is definitely not an impulsive person. He is very quiet most of the time and rarely takes ordinary people's provocations seriously. Conan understands why, maybe it's the arrogance that comes with being too talented?

Anyway, it's impossible for Zero to rush forward in such a dangerous way simply because the other party sped up and drove away as if to provoke him... After all, he was sitting in the car, and Conan had long discovered that Zero would be particularly calm when it came to matters involving children and his adopted brother.

It seems that he really likes children, this brother who appeared from the gashapon.

Sure enough, when Conan was about to catch up with the sports car, he heard a faint sound coming from above his head.

"A corner of a bag was sticking out of the trunk of the car." Chijiang Nayue, who has good eyesight, explained calmly, "Although it is difficult to recognize, I am sure it is a blood-stained body bag."

Conan quickly calmed down: "I'll call the police now--"

"..." Chijiang Nayue's voice suddenly became a little vague, and the car slowed down, "No need, the police are here."

Conan was confused: "Huh??"

After a while, the motorcycle pulled over obediently. Two female police officers got out of the traffic police patrol car and sternly reprimanded the two people, one adult and one child, on the opposite side. Another police car that passed by and was attracted by the chase intercepted the sports car and called the owner to get off the car for inspection.

The detective's mouth was about to twitch: Are you driving so fast just to attract the police's attention?

If Chijiang Nayue could hear, he would answer honestly: No, he just wanted to take his child racing in the city, and the owner of the sports car just gave him a reason to "do what is right". In the end, although it was proven that there was a body in the trunk of the sports car, it was an indisputable fact that Chijiang Nayue took his child racing. After being scolded for a long time, the two were finally taken to the Metropolitan Police Department to make a statement and write a 500-word self-criticism.

"The doctor must be getting impatient." Conan climbed back into the car and even his complaints became very sad, "I picked up a police officer after school and ended up catching a murder case... Why is Mika so dangerous recently? There are cases everywhere."

"I've sent a message to the doctor. He just went out, so there's no need to wait for him. Don't worry." The responsible brother handed the phone to the child.

【to: Dr. Agasa

Conan and I have lost our way in life and will be delayed in catching up with the time. Please forgive me. 】

Conan's half-moon eyes turned into dead fish eyes.

After all, I have had enough. Whoever wants this brother can have him!

The two people who hurriedly left for the restaurant had no idea what was happening in the police station.

When Date Kou passed by the interview room, he happened to hear the people inside complaining about the two "brothers" who had just finished taking notes.

"He is really a man of great skill and courage. Not only did he drive his motorcycle in such a place, but he even drove it up to the wall! This is definitely the coolest driving skill I have ever seen. Well, no, how can he ignore the traffic law!"

This aroused Date Ko's interest, after all, he knew a "low-altitude pilot" named Kenji Hagiwara who could not only drive a motorcycle onto a wall, but also a car.

So out of curiosity he picked up the transcript and took a look at it.

[Name: Furuya Rei]

...That's weird. Let me take another look at you. What's your name?

"What does the person you are talking about look like?" Yi Dahang's hand trembled, and he asked Takagi inside with a calm look.

"Uh...Mr. Fūya is a handsome guy with black hair, red eyes... and very fair skin?" Takagi Shigeru recalled with a frown.

Ida Hang heaved a sigh of relief subconsciously.

Very white, then it's not... that's not right! This description also sounds very familiar to him!