My obsession with role-playing seems to have distorted the world's aesthetic.

Opening the file and reading just a few lines of text left Kaito Kuroba completely stunned. What was going on? Had the person given it to the wrong person?

The first line of the document shows your salary for the period you were away, and below that is a list of your bank card location and PIN.

When will I ever have a job again?

Upon seeing this message, Kaito Kuroba's first reaction was, "Could that person have mistaken me for someone else?" However, remembering the image of Kaito Kid, he cautiously chose to continue scrolling down.

"The Serpent's Blood Eye will solidify at dawn eight days from now, and the organization has also intervened in the battle for the Serpent's Blood Eye."

Your plans should not be affected by this battle. According to the intelligence I have gathered, the organization that possesses the rare treasure called Serpent Blood Eye will send a cadre of your rank to fight against it.

Please be careful not to reveal any clues about that item.

Looking at the document in front of him, Kaito Kuroba frowned. What was all this about? Could it be that the wrong person had given it to?

"Phew, let me sort out my thoughts first."

Looking at the computer in front of him, Kaito Kuroba closed his eyes and began to quickly think about the connections between everything. In this world of Detective Conan, there are many people who excel in certain areas.

Ran can no longer kick a stone pillar to pieces, Makoto Kyogoku can now unleash a Spirit Bomb, and Kaito Kuroba's IQ, far exceeding Einstein's and reaching an absurd 400, is not unacceptable in this world.

"There are two possibilities. The first possibility is that this is a childish prank."

Kaito Kuroba stated the first possibility decisively, then remained silent for a moment before stating the second possibility:

"The second possibility is that there is an organization in this world that has its eyes on a treasure called the Serpent Blood Eye."

I was mistaken for an officer in that organization, and judging from the language used, it seemed that someone under that officer passed this information to me.

Besides that, I have something hidden on me, something that looks very important.

Kaito Kuroba pondered for a moment and said this, but the only thing that puzzled him was what the condensation meant.

Is it a pseudonym? Could it be that the current organization and other people trying to get their hands on the Serpent Blood Eye were unable to retrieve it before a certain point in time?

It's like in some intricately designed machine, a single mistake would send the Serpent Blood Eye into self-destruct mode, so it has to be removed at a specific time?

Kaito Kuroba was thinking quickly, and time passed slowly as he pondered and researched. Before he knew it, the sky was getting dark, and the agreed time to pick up the sapphire blue birthday gift was approaching.

……

Tonight's heist went very smoothly. Kaito Kuroba, disguised as Phantom Thief Kid, easily stole his target: India's largest sapphire, Blue Birthday.

The night was cold and windy. After shaking off Inspector Nakamori, who had been trying to catch him, Kaito Kuroba climbed onto the rooftop to escape.

But just then, a deep voice suddenly rang out from afar: "Be careful."

Who?

Hearing the sudden sound behind him, Kaito Kuroba instantly became alert. He quietly took out his playing card gun and turned around to return to the rooftop.

"There's actually someone causing trouble here... But it doesn't matter, you can't escape anyway."

"Didn't I warn you, Phantom Thief Kid? I didn't expect you to still dare to lay a hand on the jewels after my warning."

A man who was by no means good-looking, wearing a black bowler hat and standing with a group of people behind him, spoke up.

As he spoke, he raised his gun and tried to aim at Kaito Kuroba. Seeing that all the organization members had surrounded him with their guns raised, Kaito Kuroba felt a little panicked.

Kaito Kuroba realized that he was just an ordinary phantom thief, and facing so many guns, he felt that his personal strength was indeed limited.

If I'm not careful in what I'm about to do, I'll die, I definitely will die...

I haven't even chosen a gift for Aoko yet, how could I possibly die in a place like this?

He silently recited a classic line he had seen in a manga before, and began to think of ways to escape as he looked at Kaito, the man in black, not far away.

"That's the end, Phantom Thief Kid, no, perhaps it should be said... Kuroba Kaito!"

After the leader finished speaking, he fired without hesitation. The leader was no benevolent person. After making his move, Kaito Kuroba quickly thought for a moment and then leaped backward in a leap of faith.

The feeling of falling rapidly from a great height did not make Kaito Kuroba feel more fear. Halfway through the jump, Kaito Kuroba decisively opened his hang glider and ran away.

At this altitude, the people from that mysterious organization probably won't care too much.

Chapter 381: The existence of traitors within an organization is a unique feature of the world of Detective Conan, and one that cannot be missed.

After witnessing the Phantom Thief Kid fall from the rooftop, the members of the mysterious organization frowned and immediately dispatched someone to investigate the whereabouts of the jewel.

Just now, when Xia Qing communicated with Kuroba Kaito, they used the power of their minds to transmit their voices directly, so the members of that organization did not hear Xia Qing's voice.

"Disappeared?"

After a thorough search, the member of the organization codenamed "Dangerous Animal," hearing the echo from his subordinates, looked somewhat displeased. Had that Phantom Thief Kid actually managed to escape...?

"Hmph, Kuroba Toichi, you were lucky enough to escape last time. Since you dared to try to stop the organization's target, hmph, this time we won't make any mistakes. You will die tonight!"

Send men to search the vicinity for Phantom Thief Kid immediately!

An ordinary-looking member of the organization spoke in a vicious tone, and his subordinate on the other end of the communicator immediately replied, "Understood, Lord Snake."

……

Snake sent his men to search for him before getting into a car to return to his temporary base. Just then, Kaito Kuroba cautiously followed behind Snake's black luxury car.

"Whew~ This was really risky. I didn't expect them to be armed and lying in ambush."

Recalling what had happened on the rooftop, Kaito Kuroba, who had been secretly following, spoke in a voice only he could hear.

Kaito Kuroba, who had been following cautiously all the way, couldn't help but smile as he watched the group of members enter a courtyard.

Nice! We've finally found some clues.

Like a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, Kaito Kuroba was tracking Snake while Xia Qing, maintaining optical invisibility, controlled the wind to propel herself forward.

"Boss, Blue Birthday... We messed up on Blue Birthday."

Snake spoke somewhat reservedly in the courtyard, and upon hearing his words, the voice on the other end of the phone began to inquire about the reason.

"Phantom Thief Kid, it's that guy Phantom Thief Kid again, he's got his eye on the gem we're looking for!"

Once they found him, death awaited him this time.

The voice on the other end of the phone was clearly annoyed after receiving the answer. Snake responded respectfully for a few moments, and after waiting for the other party to hang up, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

The moon hangs over the Milky Way, and pale stars twinkle in the night sky.

His subordinate, unable to suppress his curiosity, asked about the gemstone. As a new member of the organization, the subordinate did not understand why they needed to find the gemstone.

Snake casually answered his subordinate's question, after all, the power of that gem was no secret within the organization.

"So that's how it is. Can it really bring eternal life...? How could such a thing be possible?"

An unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out, and Snake immediately looked warily in the direction from which the sound came.

At this moment, atop the trunk of an ancient tree in the courtyard, Kaito Kuroba, dressed in a white phantom thief outfit, is pointing his blue birthday card at the name of honor in the sky.

"Hmm, it seems that the Pandora you mentioned is not this gem."

Upon discovering that the gem did not exhibit the red glow effect that Snake had described, which Pandora would cause, Kaito Kuroba said in a tone of "I knew it."

Hidden within a large gemstone, a small gemstone that glows red under moonlight will shed tears when pointed at the moon on the day the comet approaches Earth. Consuming these tears will grant resurrection and eternal life.

The organization that killed his father called that small gem the Pandora Stone. Looking at the blue birthday stone in his hand, Kaito Kuroba gritted his teeth and said:

"If this absurd legend is what you're after, then I will find it, find the gem before you do, and smash it to pieces!"

In order to... avenge his father.

Snake silently uttered the last words he hadn't spoken aloud, and at that moment, seeing Kaito Kuroba gazing at the bright moon from the tree trunk, he raised his gun without hesitation and aimed: "Don't let this guy get away!"

Just as he was aiming at Kaito Kuroba, a hard object suddenly pointed at his head, and a voice sounded from behind Snake as he looked at Kaito high in the sky.

"What are you doing, Kaito?"

Huh?

Did someone just call my name?

Kaito Kuroba's smile gradually froze, and at that moment Snake spoke in a low voice that only he and the person behind him could hear: "What are you doing, Black Panther!"

Snake was all too familiar with the feel of that thing pressed against his head; after all, it was his livelihood.

A gun... That bastard Black Panther actually pointed a gun at me!

Not long after Snake finished speaking, Kaito Kuroba forcefully suppressed his shock and said in a nonchalant tone:

Do you think saying that will make a difference?

Snake looked at Kaito Kid with some confusion. What was so useful about that? What was he even talking about?

"Hmph, if you're thinking of threatening me with one of my sons, Kaito Kuroba, you'd better give up that idea."

For me, my own life is much more important than Kaito's. To be honest, I've forgotten what that kid and his mother look like now.

After all, I have more than a dozen sons and dozens of adopted sons. How could I, Hei Yu Dao Yi, possibly remember them all?

"Kill me if you want, anyway, this seasoned womanizer has plenty of descendants."

Kaito Kuroba used the tone of Toichi Kuroba from his memory, imitating a playboy's style of speaking, while Snake was clearly still not quite understanding what had happened.

I'm sorry, Father, you'll have to bear the identity of a scumbag for the rest of your life.

With a flippant expression, Kaito Kuroba looked at Snake and the Black Panther and thought to himself.

……

Are you imagining some settings that don't even exist?

Xia Qing was somewhat bewildered as she watched Kuroba Kaito high in the sky forcibly control the black panther's body through his materialized power, making a series of threatening gestures with a gun.

"Good heavens, a dozen sons and dozens of adopted sons... Kuroba Touichi, can you reproduce even more than a sow?"

But I never expected this… Hmph, I should have used your son, Kuroba Kaito, to threaten you, you not-so-long-resurrected Phantom Thief Kid, Kuroba Toichi!

Snake looked at the Phantom Thief Kid high in the sky and sighed, then asked the Black Panther behind him:

"Suddenly pointing a gun at my head, Black Panther, what are you trying to do? Have you really betrayed me?"

Xia Qing, who was controlling the organization's member codenamed Black Panther, revealed a cold smile: "Betrayal? Now that things have come to this, I might as well tell you the truth. Actually... I, Black Panther, am an undercover agent for another organization!"

"Wake up! I've never been loyal to the organization, so how could I be considered an undercover agent?"

Traitors within an organization are a major feature of the Detective Conan world, and one that you absolutely must experience.

Looking at Snake Xiaqing in front of him, he thought to himself.