Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

The Kuroba family.

Kuroba Chikage rushed back from Tokyo and arrived home after 9 p.m.

She hadn't done anything wrong, yet she felt incredibly exhausted, mainly because she was mentally drained.

"Mom, you're finally back."

Kaito Kuroba is so bored these days, all he does is go to school.

Having grown accustomed to occasionally daring to roam the streets as the Phantom Thief Kid, he found the monotonous routine of going back and forth between two points unbearable.

"So? Any results yet?" Kaito Kuroba asked impatiently.

He didn't notice that Kuroba Chikage was in a bad mood.

Kuroba Chikage nodded. "He agreed."

"Great!"

With a shout of encouragement, Kaito Kuroba felt a glimmer of hope for his comeback, thanks to the powerful support of Taki Kitagawa.

Kuroba Chikage, who was sitting on the sofa rubbing her legs, glanced at the excited Kuroba Kaito and poured cold water on his enthusiasm:

"He has no intention of taking action right now; he just wants us to investigate Rum, the number two person in the 'distillery,' and the person hiding in the upper echelons of the Metropolitan Police Department."

"what?"

"Is Kitagawa planning to find out who's behind this and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop?"

After a brief moment of disappointment and shock, Kaito Kuroba immediately realized Taki Kitagawa's intentions.

Hei Yu Qianying said, "After all, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days? If you don't kill the snake, you will suffer the consequences."

"That makes sense, but if I don't make a comeback soon, how am I supposed to find 'Pandora'?"

Kaito Kuroba originally planned to use Kitagawa Taki's power to capture someone from the "Breakfast Company" and find out why the "Breakfast Company" was targeting him.

Or they could simply cripple the "brewery" so that they have no time to worry about themselves.

He believed that Kitagawa Taki would definitely be able to do it if he was willing to take action.

His brief encounter last time made him realize that the "drinkhouse" was far more powerful than the "zoo".

In comparison, Snake, who was completely outmaneuvered by him, was utterly incompetent.

Kuroba Chikage said seriously, "Kaito, you'd better give up the idea of ​​using Kitagawa Taki as a pawn."

The so-called "cooperation" she discussed with Kitagawa Taki today was entirely conducted under Kitagawa Taki's direction.

She also showed that Kitagawa Taki was not someone who was easy to get along with.

So what if I'm being teased?

"Yes, yes, I understand." Kaito Kuroba agreed on the surface, but in reality, he was just giving a perfunctory answer.

Kuroba Chikage could see it clearly, and she secretly shook her head.

Although Kaito is smart, he is not mature enough and only feels that he has been taken advantage of.

But Kitagawa Taki has both the strength and the intelligence.

They were the ones who begged Kitagawa Taki; Kitagawa Taki had no need of them at all, and they were practically dispensable to him.

"By the way," Kaito Kuroba asked, "Mom, what's this 'rum' all about?"

Kuroba Chikage recounted the information Kitagawa Taki had given her.

Kaito Kuroba stroked his chin and analyzed, "That Kitagawa guy actually knows about such old secrets. It seems he does have an inside man in the 'drinkhouse,' and his position isn't low."

Kuroba Chikage agreed, "This also precisely demonstrates how deeply the leader of the 'Brewing Company' and 'Rum' are hiding."

"How are we supposed to investigate this seventeen-year-old cold case?" Kaito Kuroba said with a troubled expression.

This kind of thing is better left to detectives like Shinichi Kudo and Saguru Hakuba to investigate.

Thinking of this, Kaito Kuroba's face lit up with joy; perhaps this was indeed a viable option.

Seeing this, Kuroba Chikage asked, "Kaito, do you have any good ideas?"

"No, I was just thinking about something else."

Kaito Kuroba chuckled; he didn't want Chikage Kuroba to know about this.

Kuroba Chikage frowned slightly. Kuroba Kaito was her son; how could she not see that Kuroba Kaito wasn't telling the truth?

But what could she do if Kaito Kuroba didn't want to talk about it?

What happened today left her with a deep sense of powerlessness.

"It's getting late, let's discuss this properly tomorrow!"

After saying that, Kuroba Chikage got up and went upstairs.

Kaito Kuroba was oblivious to his mother's unusual behavior; he was completely absorbed in his own plan.

His first choice was Shinichi Kudo.

He knew that Shinichi Kudo must also be facing considerable trouble, otherwise he wouldn't have become Conan Edogawa and hidden his identity.

In that case, he could cooperate with Shinichi Kudo, he would help Shinichi Kudo solve his problems, and Shinichi Kudo would help him investigate.

That's what fair cooperation looks like, isn't it?

If he can handle this on his own, he can prove to his mother that he is no longer a child and can stand on his own.

Previously, when Chikage Kuroba infiltrated the Metropolitan Police Department to investigate, he volunteered to go, but was refused by Chikage Kuroba in a stern tone.

……

late at night.

Kaito Kuroba sneaked into the Mouri Detective Agency and peered out of Kogoro Mouri's bedroom window.

"Where's Conan?"

He was unaware that Conan had already moved back to his own home.

Unable to find Conan at the agency, Kaito Kuroba had no choice but to make a trip to Fujimine's house.

Finally, they found Conan fast asleep in Shinichi Kudo's bedroom.

He pushed open the window and quickly went to Conan's bedside.

Seeing that Conan was still asleep, Kaito Kuroba suddenly felt a mischievous urge.

It's because this kid used to kick him with things all the time.

He abruptly pulled the blanket over Conan, scooped him up in his arms, blanket and all, covered Conan's mouth, and in a few quick steps, jumped out of the window and opened his hang glider.

The entire movement was performed in one smooth, fluid motion.

Conan was startled awake. He opened his eyes but couldn't see anything. Then he felt himself being picked up and his mouth was covered.

He thought his identity had been discovered by the Black Organization, which was why they came to his door.

In an instant, he even figured out how he would die.

Because he has nothing on him now—his glasses, sneakers, tranquilizer watch, voice-changing bow tie… he has none of them.

With his tiny body, he's practically doomed to die without a burial place.

And so, in despair, Conan was taken by Kaito Kuroba to the rooftop of a nearby high-rise building.

Kaito Kuroba put Conan down.

Conan quickly pulled back the covers, only to see the familiar white suit and the smiling Phantom Thief Kid.

Stunned, confused, incredibly lucky to have escaped death, and still feeling lingering fear...

Conan was filled with mixed emotions at this moment.

"Phantom Thief Kid! You bastard! What are you doing?! I thought..."

"What did you think?" Seeing Conan's terrified expression, Kaito Kuroba became even more certain that Conan had gotten himself into serious trouble.

"nothing."

A cold wind blew by, and Conan, who was only wearing pajamas, shivered. He quickly picked up the blanket on the ground and wrapped himself up.

"Kidd, what are you doing bringing me here in the middle of the night?"

Conan looked around and realized that he was not far from home.

Although he had wanted to find Kidd before, the most important thing right now was to find out Kidd's purpose.

Chapter 308 Conan's Self-Comfort

"I'm here to discuss a collaboration with you."

"cooperate?"

Conan frowned and said coldly, "I have no reason to cooperate with a criminal like you."

Conan's disheveled appearance, wrapped in a blanket, made him look somewhat comical.

"Shinichi Kudo, you must have gotten yourself into a lot of trouble, right? That's why you look like this now!"

Kaito Kuroba didn't want to waste words with Conan; he needed to get back to Ekoda before dawn!

Conan's gaze sharpened, and he asked, "What do you know?"

Kaito Kuroba, however, gave an irrelevant answer: "I can help you solve that problem, but in return, you need to help me investigate something."

"what's up?"

"Tell me about the trouble you've encountered."

The two were evenly matched, neither willing to give in.

Conan suddenly burst out laughing.

"why are you laughing?"

"Kidd, you've been targeted lately, haven't you?"

Kaito Kuroba blurted out, "How did you know!?"