Crossover anime, and you call this a slice-of-life story?

He now has to find a way to save himself and escape with Xiaolan and the others.

Faced with this situation, even he, who was usually quite bold, felt waves of despair.

If his identity is exposed, is there really any chance he can escape?

Grip the anesthetic needle in your wrist tightly.

The only hope now is to take down this guy who's getting closer.

As for Phantom Thief Kid... he felt that if the other party were really a member of the organization, they would probably have discovered his identity long ago.

I just don't know why no one from the organization has come to arrest me yet.

But whatever the other party's purpose, this is his opportunity!

If he can escape from the banquet today, he will take Xiaolan to seek help from the police or contact his father abroad for protection.

"Now!"

Sensing the other party's unsuspecting approach, Conan rolled away, aimed the tranquilizer dart at Kirishima Ayato, and pressed the launch button.

"Snapped--"

A flash of silver light streaked across the face and instantly pierced the other person's neck.

"Success!"

Conan was overjoyed; this tranquilizer dart was Professor Agasa's masterpiece.

Even with Kogoro Mouri's strong physique from his past as a detective, he still collapsed after just one needle prick.

Not to mention he had just turned the anesthetic dosage to the maximum.

To prevent Uncle Mori from developing resistance from being pricked too many times, the doctor specifically designed this device that can adjust the dosage of anesthesia.

Even an elephant might not be able to withstand the largest dose, provided, of course, that the needle can be inserted.

Since it's based on human skin as a standard, its penetrating power naturally can't be that terrifying.

If it could really penetrate even an elephant's skin, then when he stabbed Kogoro Mori, wouldn't he have just pierced right through the neck with one needle?

However... Kirishima Ayato is no ordinary human.

Putting aside whether this tranquilizer dart, which can paralyze an elephant, can actually knock him out, his reaction speed alone makes it impossible for the dart to even reach him. Even if it does hit him, it won't be able to break through his defenses.

The result was... it looked like he was hit, but in fact, he dodged the anesthetic needle in that instant.

Therefore, Conan's expectations were quickly dashed.

"How is this possible?!"

He looked incredulously at Kirishima Ayato, who showed no signs of fainting after being "needled" but instead stared coldly at him, and his mood instantly sank to the bottom.

"It turned out to be a little mouse."

Kirishima Ayato spoke up, explaining that he had already retracted his ghoul eyes when he realized the other party posed no threat; otherwise, Conan would have seen something even more shocking.

"puff--"

Kaito Kuroba, who hadn't planned to get involved, spat out his drink as soon as he saw Conan appear.

"Holy crap?!"

Hearing Kaito's strange cry, Kirishima Ayato looked at him in confusion.

"You know this kid?"

"Cough...cough..."

After coughing a few times, Kaito realized he hadn't checked the almanac before going out today.

Thinking about his current, unmasked self, and the conversation he had just had with Kirishima Ayato, he felt like crying but couldn't.

The young detective he often "teases" must have discovered his true identity.

The thought of the consequences of his true identity being exposed—being cornered at home by the police, being forced to eat fish by Qingzi, being chased by her father with a knife…

Kaito Kuroba darted forward and grabbed Conan, who was still in a state of terror.

He leaned close to the other person, a sinister expression on his face, and said, "Little brat, what did you just hear?"

He was thinking about how he would beg Miss Thor to use a memory-erasing spell on this brat.

When Conan realized he had been captured and there was no hope of escape, he felt a surge of anger towards the Black Organization, in addition to his despair.

With a cold expression and a look of disgust, she looked at Phantom Thief Kid, "I didn't expect that even you are a member of that organization. An internationally renowned thief, actually a member of a criminal organization, how fitting."

"Huh? A criminal organization? What criminal organization?"

Kaito Kuroba was a little confused by Conan's words. Although he was a little flustered by his identity being exposed, he wondered... when did he become a member of a criminal organization?

He joined a regular army, an officially certified secret society.

"Still trying to play dumb? Isn't Gin one of your organization's people?"

Chapter 230 Gin, Go Take a Look Over There

When Conan saw that the other party did not admit it, he directly said the name Gin that he had just heard from the other party.

"Huh? Gin? You actually know Gin?"

Kaito Kuroba looked at Conan in his hand with some surprise, wondering why the other person was able to get in touch with someone like Gin.

Aside from being impressed by Gin's rigorous training over the past few months, Kaito Kuroba and Aya Kirishima didn't really know much about him.

All I've heard is that the other party was once a member of Vermouth's organization, and now exists as Shangguan Yun's artifact.

'Could the criminal organization that kid just mentioned be the one Vermouth and the others belong to?'

Kaito Kuroba seems to have found a clue. Because he usually hangs out with ghouls, he doesn't actually know much about the Black Organization.

Moreover, the organization has now begun to "reform," so they did not immediately connect it with the criminal organization Conan mentioned.

"You little rascal, you seem to know quite a lot of things?"

Kaito Kuroba stared at Conan with a strange expression. He had always felt that this kid's intelligence was extraordinary, and that he had almost ruined his plans several times. If he hadn't obtained the power of a half-ghoul, he might have been defeated by this kid.

“I’ve already called the police. You guys will definitely be punished by law.”

Conan, with a hateful expression, tried to scare the other party by threatening to call the police.

"Heh, kid, you're quite good at lying."

Kaito Kuroba doesn't care about Conan's threats at all.

Call the police? Don't you even know who hosted today's banquet?

Even if the organization's predecessor was a criminal gang, the police officers wouldn't dare to get involved in this mess easily.

Conan's heart sank when he saw the other person's nonchalant expression.

Things indeed took the worst possible turn.

He was extremely anxious. Xiaolan and the others were still in the banquet hall. If they found him missing, they would definitely search for him.

What if the organization finds out...

Conan couldn't imagine what would happen then.

What do you want to do to me?

Suppressing his fear, Conan looked coldly at the boy in front of him who bore a striking resemblance to himself.

"Yes, what should we make?"

Kaito Kuroba's expression suddenly turned sinister, and his tone became a bit hoarse. Aya Kirishima, standing to the side, took two steps back in disgust.

Then Kaito Kuroba continued, "How about we cut your tongue off, you brat? Otherwise, you'll go around saying all sorts of things."

"you!"

Conan shuddered; he had taken those words seriously.

For the Black Organization, cutting out a tongue is a trivial matter they would definitely do. Not to mention cutting out a tongue, they would probably even dare to kill someone in public.

Just as Kaito Kuroba was scaring Conan, Ran Mouri, who was chatting with Sonoko Suzuki, finally realized that someone was missing from her feet.

"Conan?"

He first called out in confusion, then hesitated to speak too loudly for fear of disturbing others.

Seeing her best friend looking around, Sonoko Suzuki noticed that the annoying little brat was gone.

Seeing Xiaolan getting more and more anxious, he comforted her, "Don't worry, Xiaolan, that little rascal is probably causing trouble somewhere again. You know he's always running around."

Hearing Sonoko Suzuki's comforting words, Ran Mouri, who was anxious, felt a little relieved.

After all, Conan used to like to run around, and he would disappear without you noticing.

But she couldn't help but worry, because every time Conan slipped away, a murder would occur in the vicinity, and it had almost become a rule.

Even Ran Mouri was used to this rule, and her finger was already skillfully pressed on the emergency phone.

"Hey? Isn't that your kid over there?"

Suddenly, Sonoko Suzuki pointed to a secluded corner not far away, which was blocked by a table, but a bespectacled kid could be vaguely seen being pulled by the collar and lifted into the air.

"Conan?!"

Ran Mouri gasped in surprise when she saw Conan being captured, then immediately covered her mouth.

However, it still attracted the attention of many people. After looking around and not seeing anything unusual, they stopped paying attention and continued to talk to the people around them.

Kaito Kuroba, who had moved back a few steps to block everyone's view, looked at Conan struggling in his hands and decided to stop scaring him, lest he ruin the banquet.

However, Conan didn't think so. After hearing Ran call out "Conan," his heart sank to the bottom, his whole body turned cold, and he cried out urgently, "Let them go! Ran and the others don't know anything!"

Kaito Kuroba glanced at the two girls hurrying towards him and felt a headache coming on.

I should have known better than to tease this kid. How am I going to explain this later?

"Um... please don't reveal my identity later, let's just pretend nothing happened, okay?"

Hearing Kaito Kuroba's somewhat guilty words, Conan, who was still thinking about how to save Ran and the others, was a little taken aback.

"You...you're not going to kill us to silence us?"

If they're afraid of being exposed, why not just kill them? That's the organization's style.

'Something's off with this guy!'

Conan's brain raced, and he quickly noticed many inconsistencies. Suddenly, he asked, "You're not actually a member of the organization, right? Then how did you come to know Gin?"

Kaito Kuroba's face darkened as he watched Conan suddenly start asking questions.

Does this kid never consider the context when he does things?

"Organization my foot! Get out of here with your guardian right now, or you're dead if you dare reveal my identity!"

Kaito Kuroba punched Conan on the head, threateningly.

I'll go over there in a bit and ask Thor to secretly cast a memory-erasing spell on this brat.

He didn't believe the other party would behave themselves after knowing his identity.

However, upon hearing the other person's words, Conan's tense heart immediately relaxed a little.

Although there were many things I didn't understand, at least I survived and gained a lot of extremely important intelligence.

'Phantom Thief Kid! This guy is absolutely the key to breaking through the organization!'

Even while being held captive by the other party, Conan had already begun to set his sights on them.

It has to be said, this is a perfect example of courting death.

"Um, excuse me, did Conan offend you in some way? I apologize, and I'll accept any compensation you ask for, but could you please give Conan back to me..."

Ran Mouri, who had just arrived, bowed apologetically. Seeing that Conan was not injured, she breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed her clenched fist.

Looking up, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon seeing a face almost identical to the one in his memory: "Shinichi?!"

Meanwhile, Yukino Yukinoshita bid farewell and returned to her sister's side.

Shangguan Yun, who had just finished listening to Gin's report, noticed the situation here.

He pointed and said to Gin, who was standing to the side, "Gin, go check on Kaito."