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Chapter 919 Kaito Kuroba's Astonishment

"……what?"

The elementary school student was stunned.

He never expected that the case Xiang Yuanguang accepted would be such an outrageous case, which was simply an insult to the code of conduct for lawyers—how could this be allowed?

Conan frowned and asked.

"I knew you weren't the kind of person who didn't know what was important and what wasn't urgent. You would definitely disguise yourself after accepting the commission and then handle the commission. But are you sure you want to use that identity?"

"You seem to have only used the identity of Prosecutor Gold once, haven't you?"

"Now you're saying you want to help Prosecutor Ghost Moon learn deductive methods... Do you really think you can expose the fact that you are one of Prosecutors Gold in front of Prosecutor Ghost Moon?"

He looked very disapproving.

When Kizuki Ryuun suffered his defeat at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, it was inevitably due to the heavy blow from Prosecutor Gold. Moreover, mentioning Prosecutor Gold now also exposes Prosecutor Kuma.

Even if we disregard the matter between myself and Kizuki Ryuun, we should at least consider the matter of Prosecutor Kuma.

Prosecutor Kuma was willing to help repeatedly in the past, so he was a very loyal friend. Now, asking Prosecutor Kuma to take such a big risk seems a bit too unfriendly.

I suggest you don't do that.

“Prosecutor Gold is a shared identity, not just yours alone. If you really want to use the identity of Prosecutor Gold, then I suggest you separate this identity from Xiang Yuanguang’s identity.”

“At least on the surface, you can’t let others know that you are Prosecutor Gold.”

Conan said seriously.

In fact, he was practically a prosecutor like Gold.

Prosecutor Gold's first court appearance was against Aunt Eri Kisaki. At that time, Xiang Yuan was inexperienced and not strong enough to defeat her alone. As a result, he and Xiang Yuanguang joined forces to torture Aunt Eri Kisaki.

It can be said that he was the external brain of Prosecutor Gold, and could naturally be considered half of Prosecutor Gold.

Hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang stroked his chin thoughtfully, then asked,

"So, you mean... to separate my identities, so that I can pretend to be Prosecutor Gold to help, without making me equate myself with the identity of Prosecutor Gold... The best way would be for both of us to appear at the same time."

This is actually not difficult to solve.

It's not that I'm suggesting prosecutor Kuma should come and work overtime at this time, but rather that Hikaru Mugen could easily ask Kaito Kuroba to cover for him.

As a world-class magician, Kaito Kuroba's magic tricks are all at their peak.

This is especially true regarding disguise and voice imitation. If Kaito Kuroba were to impersonate him and make contact with Hotaru Onizuki, Hikaru Mukamoto believed that Kaito Kuroba would definitely not reveal his true identity.

"However, since I've already promised Miss Guiyue that I'd help improve her reasoning abilities..."

"...Well, then, use your own identity when collecting evidence at the crime scene, and use the identity of Prosecutor Gold during the trial. When the court adjourns, just have Phantom Thief Kid fill in for you briefly."

Xiang Yuanguang stroked his chin, having made a decision.

Upon hearing the name "Phantom Thief Kid," Conan instinctively looked up at Hikaru Mugen.

Speaking of which, Kaito Kid hasn't shown up for a while, and we don't know what he's been doing. Now, Xiang Yuanguang is actually thinking of asking Kaito Kid to come and help him disguise himself and cover for him.

Well, these two seem to have a really good relationship...

Is this the tacit understanding and friendship unique to top magicians? Or is it a deep friendship forged during the trial of the series of cases related to Motoyasu Tsukumo...?
Never mind, it's none of my business. Conan stopped thinking about it and lay back down on the sofa.

Well, his feelings towards Kaito Kid aren't as bad as they were at the beginning. If before he was thinking of just sending Kaito Kid to jail the moment he saw him…

The prevailing opinion now is that if Kaito Kid isn't carrying out his bizarre theft plans, he won't deliberately cause trouble for Kaito Kid.

"The Great Detective".

One of the doors to Xiangyuan Omnipotent Agency was suddenly pushed open.

Ai Haibara's voice came through.

Upon hearing the sound, Conan instinctively turned his head to look in Ai Haibara's direction, a hint of doubt appearing in his eyes. Just then, he noticed that Ai Haibara seemed to be holding something in her hand.

All that could be heard was the former scientist from the Black Organization speaking.

"The experimental reverse drug for APTX-4869 is ready, shall we give it a try?"

—What? The antidote for APTX-4869 is ready?

Conan immediately jumped off the sofa and ran towards the room in a flash, clearly intending to see what was going on with the experimental reverse drug APTX-4869 that Ai Haibara had mentioned.

It was clear that the Grim Reaper Elementary School Student was completely absorbed in matters related to APTX-4869.

Xiang Yuanguang didn't intend to worry about whether the two would argue about APTX-4869. Instead, he took out his phone and dialed Kuroba Kaito's number to ask if he was free.

Meanwhile, Kaito Kuroba was already preparing for his next theft magic show.

The famous phantom thief, while organizing his magic tool bag, held a phone between his fingers. He seemed to know the person on the other end of the line perfectly, and without asking for their identity, he began to speak.
"So, tell me, do you want me to disguise myself and go get the files for you?"

—Isn't this a bit too much torture?

Several black lines appeared on Xiang Yuanguang's brows, giving him a rather speechless feeling.

It's likely that after being tricked by Motoyasu Tsukumo last time, Kaito Kuroba learned more about the trial of criminal cases, which is why his first reaction after calling was to ask if he needed help getting the case files.

To be honest, if he can't even get the case files needed for the case...

Even if Kaito Kuroba disguised himself as someone to steal it, he would most likely still end up with nothing, since those kinds of files are not the kind that can be obtained by simply taking them.

"Could you impersonate me? At certain times..."

Are you going to perform magic? Or are you going to make contact with someone?

Kaito Kuroba raised an eyebrow, quite intrigued.

In his memory, Xiang Yuanguang was definitely the type who didn't care much about disguise techniques. Now that he had called him for help, there must be something that required disguise techniques to do.

But this kind of thing... doesn't seem to have anything to do with the identity of a defense lawyer?

he said,
"Ah, oh... um? With whom? Ghost Moon Firefly? Is she the girl who sued me before?"

When the name Onizuki Hotaru was mentioned, Kaito Kuroba's expression became somewhat complicated.

He didn't know what Xiang Yuanguang meant by doing this, but...

Since Xiang Yuanguang has asked him for help, he should definitely lend a hand. He'll go find him offline later and ask him for advice.

(End of this chapter)