Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

"Well... that's it. Uncle Ren asked me to go to the shrine and told me to bring you with me... That's what Grandpa Terai told me."

Ekoda High School.

During the fifteen-minute break, Kuroba Kaito secretly asked Koizumi Hongzi to meet him in the grove next to the playground...

Perhaps because Kaito was so sneaky and suspicious, his childhood sweetheart, Nakamori Aoko, worriedly told Koizumi Akiko that if Kaito dared to do anything improper to her, she would punch him.

When he said this, he did not avoid mentioning Kuroba Kaito himself, but apart from twitching his mouth, he didn't know what to say.

"Mr. Blade is looking for us?"

Koizumi Hongzi was a little confused, but not surprised. She was even relieved. "No wonder. I was wondering why the divination result today was a little strange... I see."

Kuroba Kaito tilted his head and rolled his eyes: "I say, you are not going to tell fortunes for us every day, are you?"

Koizumi Hongzi did not comment, "It's nothing, just the basic operation of being a witch."

It can be seen that Koizumi Hongzi is very proud of her ability. If it weren't for the fact that they were at school, she would probably cover her mouth and laugh out loud.

Kuroba Kaito: "..."

Having this kind of supernatural power is just willful! When will he be able to cultivate the kind of qi that can put out fire?

Kaito looked at his hands, feeling a little melancholy.

But before he could feel melancholy for long, Koizumi Hongzi grabbed Kaito by the collar and dragged him out of the school like a cargo: "What are you still hesitating about? Hurry to Ekoda Shrine and don't let Mr. Ren wait anxiously."

"Wait! I can walk by myself... Why are you more anxious than me?"

"Because Mr. Blade might be in some trouble."

Koizumi Hongzi turned her head, with a look of contempt in her expression, "You also know the recent situation in the organization. The conflict between us and 'Black Night' is inevitable. Mr. Blade is caught in the vortex and can't extricate himself... If there is no special situation, why would he come to Jianggutian to find you, and specifically ask to bring me with him?"

Koizumi Hongzi, who was sincerely invited (abducted) and deceived into joining the Five-Star Team, has now completely put herself in the position of the Five-Star Team to think about the problem.

Kuroba Kaito's expression became serious: "Indeed... and Grandpa Terai said that Uncle Ren called home from an unfamiliar number, which was different from the previous times he contacted me."

"Well...everything will become clear once we meet Mr. Blade."

……

Ekoda Shrine.

Gin stared blankly at the gradually thinning crowd, chewing strawberry gummy bears mechanically.

Really, so boring.

After leaving the organization's territory, he found that he had nothing to do without a mission. Even if he wanted to go for a walk, he felt very tired...

He has no business taking care of the Five Star Group's affairs now, let alone any control over them.

He even felt that coming out to look for Kaito and Koizumi Akako was a bit risky, and he even made a special phone call to test Angostura, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't escape.

Gin looked at the two men in the crowd in the distance who had a slightly different temperament from the ordinary people, with a complicated look in his eyes - he suspected that his cell phone signal had been located, and now it seemed that his guess was almost right...

But the person who followed him was really too blind, wasn't he? He had been following these two people for so long, and no one paid any attention to him?

Gin became more and more melancholy.

After thinking about it, for the sake of his own innocence, he picked up his phone and took several photos of the two people.

"I don't know when Kaito will come here."

Gin yawned out of boredom, wondering whether he should really worship these gods and Buddhas.

But considering the evil things he had done, he was lucky not to get a bad fortune. If he really went to worship them, these gods and Buddhas would probably burst apart on the spot... What's more, Gin himself didn't believe in this stuff at all.

After staring at the Central Shrine for a while, Gin finally gave up the idea of ​​going in and blaspheming the gods.

But just as he was about to look away, he suddenly noticed two familiar figures sneaking around - a boy and a girl. They both looked underage, but they were dressed casually, with only the shoes on their feet revealing the fact that they were still high school students.

Gin's eyes lit up, and he just opened his mouth, but suddenly stopped and looked at the two men who were still looking around in the crowd. He thought for a moment, then stood up and walked towards the two minors.

However, just as he was about to move, he suddenly felt a strange breath.

He turned back sharply.

There was actually a crow that had landed on the stone pillar at some point, tilting its head and looking at Gin with its dark and deep eyes...

……

Kuroba Kaito and Koizumi Akako walked around the shrine but didn't see any trace of Gin.

"Has Mr. Blade already left?"

Koizumi Hongzi raised her doubts, but her face was full of confusion.

She just did some divination and the person should still be here.

But why can’t I find it?
Kuroba Kaito was very calm: "That shouldn't be the case. Maybe... Uncle Ren is playing hide-and-seek with us?"

He remembered that when they were in Osaka before, Uncle Ren had done this before, appearing next to them suddenly without saying a word and scaring them.

Koizumi Hongzi: "..."

Are you serious about hide-and-seek? Is that kind of person really interested in playing this kind of game?

After turning around twice, Koizumi Akako was successfully led astray by Kuroba Kaito and began to consider where she could hide without being discovered.

As they walked, the location they were in became increasingly remote, but they still couldn't find anyone...

"Pah~"
Just when they were at a loss, a small ball of paper suddenly fell in front of them.

Kuroba Kaito's eyes lit up and he quickly looked up twice, but still didn't see anyone.

With doubt, he picked up the paper ball on the ground and unfolded it in front of Koizumi Hongzi:

[Behind the shrine warehouse, come quickly]

"What? Why is it hiding there?"

Kuroba Kaito rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, folding the note and stuffing it into his clothes.

When Koizumi Hongzi next to him saw the note, she frowned slightly, but after glancing at the crystal ball she carried with her, she relaxed her brows.

With a target in mind, the two men sped up their search and soon arrived near a warehouse in a corner of the shrine.

After seeing the corner of the black clothes exposed behind the warehouse, Kuroba Kaito thought it was Gin and ran up excitedly: "Uncle Blade! What are you doing...huh?"

After seeing the other person's figure completely, Kuroba Kaito immediately braked, his pupils shrank, "Who are you?"

Before my eyes was a man dressed in black, wearing a crow mask, who looked very much like a medieval plague doctor.

For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through Kuroba Kaito's mind, and he even wondered if this was a trap...

But then he heard a familiar voice: "You think it's humorous to scare your own son, don't you?"

Kaito, who was not scared by the man in black, was frightened by the voice - because the source of this voice was less than one meter away from him!

"Uncle Blade?" Kuroba Kaito turned his head stiffly. "When did you stand here?"

Gin, who was leaning against the warehouse and watching Kaito running towards him, said: "..."

Listen, that's the sound of a broken heart.

Gin: So Kaito didn't see him... That's okay.