Conan: The Second Personality of Kaitou Kidd

Chapter 172 The Big Bad (Two in One)

'Yusaku Kudo is the most powerful detective in the world'.

'Yusaku Kudo, the best'.

'Kudo, amazing'.

That sentence seemed to be hovering and repeated again and again, with echoes, Kuroba Kaito: "..."

Why are you here again?

The main idea is to be humble, never narcissistic, and appreciate others, right?

He choked, "Okay, okay."

"Don't worry, if you don't want to now, I won't go to the signing event in your capacity."

Emphasis: 'Now'.

Kaito Kuroba knows himself very well: as long as he has experienced a thrilling adventure, he will never stand still, even if there is a painful past that weighs heavily on his back.

"However," he changed the topic abruptly, his tone brightened, "you can go as 'Phantom Thief Kidd'."

"Phantom Thief Kid is interested in Mr. Mystery Writer who has grabbed his headlines."

'Mr. Reasoning Writer' is accentuated.

Bai Shui: "..."

It was expected.

Kaito Kuroba is Kaito Kidd, how could he not join in the fun when he encounters something related to him.

He responded briefly, and looked at Aoko Nakamori again.

Aoko Nakamori was still reading the newspaper, she propped her chin and tilted her head a few times in doubt, "The serial number is also weird."

Sensing her gaze, she glanced over and handed over the newspaper, "Look, the serial number of the question is not 123, but jumping."

Bai Shui took the newspaper.

He looked at the newspaper and scanned the large piles of Japanese text, and the first strange thing he saw was not the serial number that Aoko Nakamori said, but a picture.

Kudo Yusaku's status is quite high, which can be seen from the headlines of the newspaper.He said a lot of things that had nothing to do with his new book, but the newspaper didn't just cut it off, but kept it, which was in stark contrast to when Ginzo Nakamori appeared in the newspaper.

In addition, there are two pictures in the newspaper.

A picture is under the bold black title, which is the upper left position. It looks like a photo of Yusaku Kudo being interviewed. He is sitting on a chair with his hands crossed and smiling at the camera.

Another picture is at the bottom of the left side of the newspaper. It looks like Yusaku Kudo's study desk. The focus of the camera is on a book on the table, which is covered with a piece of paper.

On that piece of paper, a circle was drawn, and it was neatly and orderly divided into spaces, each space filled with katakana.

This is the code.

This is a katakana code that Kaitou Kidd is very familiar with. During the zero o’clock operation of the clock tower, Kaitou Kidd left a circular katakana code on the dial of the hour hand. The translation is [I will never let the bell go out] the meaning of.

Now, this form of cipher appears again.

Appeared on Yusaku Kudo's news.

Rearrange the key words: at midnight, Kaito Kidd left a circular katakana code to Kudo Shinichi, and at seven o'clock in the morning, Kudo Yusaku left a circular katakana code to the letter writer.

A noteworthy point: Kudo Shinichi and Kudo Yusaku are father and son.

Excluding the time of the interview and the urgent printing of the newspaper, when Yusaku Kudo left this code, it may have been around zero.

...What does Yusaku Kudo mean?
Bai Shui stared at the code.

"Amidst the traffic, in a place where everything is silent," Kaito Kuroba slowly translated, "I look forward to your Excellency's visit."

He was also silent for a moment, "What does he mean?"

The code is very easy to understand, it is not too easy.

But why did Yuzu Kudo leave a code for 'White' in the form of code that Phantom Thief Kidd just used?

Did you find out that 'White' and 'Phantom Thief Kid' are the same person?

Kuroba Kaito: "Impossible."

"'White' has no connection with 'Phantom Thief Kid', and 'White' only appeared once," he said seriously, "Even Yusaku Kudo, it is impossible to guess it."

It is really speculated that Kaito Kuroba must retire immediately: Goodbye, this game is full of bad guys, it is too unfriendly to Kaitou!

"I wrote that letter," Bai Shui sorted out first, "You didn't interfere."

Not a single trace of Kuroba Kaito's handwriting.

Letter paper, envelopes and writing pens are also the most common stationery on the street.

Thanks to the fact that the original owner of this body, Kaito Kuroba, really did not die, the stationery is not a cheap item or a gift, but a mid-range stationery floating around the average.

Nothing special.

Bai Shui said again: "I didn't intervene when writing the notice letter."

All written by Kaito Kuroba himself.

The teaser letter and the pen are all Black Feather Pirates' inventory. I don't know the cost, but you can feel the valuable things when you touch them.

'White' and 'Phantom Thief Kid' don't have any overlapping points.

Only by reasoning, Kudo Yusaku can never reason the same person's conclusion, unless he is far-fetched, put 'one name is white, one uniform is white' and 'one haunts and scares the editor, one haunts and scares the police' get in touch.

Kuroba Kaito: "Wow, it seems that this duel must go, even if it is to find out whether Mr. Kudo is on purpose or not."

Baishui has no objection.

He moved his eyes to see the strange serial number that Aoko Nakamori was concerned about.

In the headlines, there is a link where journalists interview Yusaku Kudo, and each question is numbered. According to normal circumstances, the serial numbers should start from 1 and go backwards, but this report is not.

There are six questions in total.

The fifth question asked by the reporter is 'What is your new book about? ', Kudo Yusaku's answer was 'spoilers are not a gentleman's style, so please allow me to be blank for now'.

As if to match this answer, the fifth question is not numbered.

除此之外，从第一个问题到第六个问题，序号依次是：006、015、038、065、第五个问题、210。

This is a code word.

If we say that when he saw the first code, the round katakana code used by Phantom Thief Kidd, Bai Shui's emotions became tense for a very short time, and he wondered whether Yusaku Kudo had figured it out.

Although 'Shiro' and 'Kaito Kid', he and Kaito Kuroba, are really not the same person.

Then, when he saw the second signal, Bai Shui's mind went blank.

He stared at the code silently, and slowly, slowly confirmed his point of view, "Yusaku Kudo didn't realize that 'Shiro' and 'Kaitou Kidd' are the same person."

This is a very simple code, the most basic law of numbers, and it is a code that even kindergarten children can solve.

Kudo Yusaku dared to use this kind of code to test Phantom Thief Kidd, it was provocation.

... Giving Baishui is also a provocation.

"0106," Bai Shui briefly reported the serial number that should be filled in the fifth blank, and tried to demonstrate the rationality of this code, "Is it intentional provocation."

"Successively giving out signals that two children can respond to is a deliberate provocation."

As expected of Kudo Shinichi's father.

He is really good at deliberately provoking and treating the 'enemy' hypotension.

"This number is a bit familiar," Kaito Kuroba pondered, before realizing again, "These two codes mean two different meanings, right?"

The first level, superficial meaning: Dear Mr. Venus, after arriving at the signing event, please report the cracked password to verify your identity.

The second level, the real meaning: If you don’t come, maybe someone will break the code and pretend to be you. This code is very simple, and the person who pretends may be someone you can’t stand.

Bai Shui: "."

Isn't Yusaku Kudo afraid that readers will think it's an easter egg, so he queues up outside to report the password?

"Is it weird?" Aoko Nakamori asked, she blinked thoughtfully, and asked for advice uncertainly, "Could it be a secret signal?"

"Easter eggs?"

"...Is it a surprise egg?!"

Her eyes lit up, she quickly recalled the string of numbers on the newspaper, and tried to decipher, "Is it '0106'?"

"Wait, it's Holmes' birthday!"

Baishui corrected his judgment: Probably, all the readers who went to the signing event will report their passwords one by one.

Although Aoko Nakamori quickly deciphered the code, there are reasons why she has excellent grades and is not at the same level as ordinary high school students, but readers will also chat and exchange information with each other.

"Probably an easter egg." Bai Shui sighed calmly, and asked again, "Are you going?"

"The time is nine days later," Nakamori Aoko hesitated, "only three hours."

She moved her eyes, looked at the seat behind Baishui, thought for a while, "Forget it, I have an appointment with Hongzi that day."

...have an appointment with 'Hongzi'?
Kaito Kuroba subconsciously made a question mark, "?"

When did Aoko Nakamori get so close to Hongko Koizumi?Koizumi Hongzi is a witch, and she is still a witch who acts willfully and recklessly, and casts heart-moving magic and physical fire when she disagrees with her!
In the seat behind Baishui, Koizumi Hongzi tried her best to prick her ears and listened quietly for a long, long time. She stared at Baishui's back, "Yes."

"I have an appointment with Qingzi," she turned her face away, "You don't want to follow up on things between girls."

After speaking, the lady witch found a mirror from the pocket of the table, picked it up, stood up and walked out.

Aoko Nakamori blinked and said in a low voice, "It's about the show."

"Because the principal is still in the hospital," she expressed implicitly, "the school celebration has been postponed again, and Hongzi and I both have roles in the show."

"She is Bai Xueji. We have a rival show, and we need to rehearse together in advance."

Huh, school celebration?

It must be Koizumi Koko's fault, Kuroba Kaito immediately locked on the target.

"However, Hongzi is very serious," Aoko Nakamori said again, "I often make moves that seem to be casting magic, and it was the same last night. I was rehearsing very seriously."

She was thoughtful, "I often hold the mirror and say something like 'Lucifer'."

Probably not 'like', but actually doing magic.

"Isn't 'Lucifer' a fallen angel?" Kaito Kuroba muttered, "The witch is indeed from hell."

"Then she just went out with the mirror, is she going to prophesy?"

Yes, prophecy.

Not long after returning, Koizumi Hongzi threw a note: [Hey, the two of you are going to Yusaku Kudo's autograph signing and participating in the detective medal event, right? 】

Bai Shui unfolded the note, glanced at the words on it, and stopped at the 'Detective Medal Activity'.

The newspaper did not say what the specific content of the activities after the signing will be.

The second note was thrown, 【Don't go. 】

The third note was thrown, [I asked Lucifer to prophesy. He said that the event had an ominous crimson color, and it was an apple from the Garden of Eden. It is also very dangerous. 】

Yusaku Kudo's challenge, is it a forbidden fruit?
Bai Shui's eyes stayed on "light up the road ahead in the fog", he sniffed, and smelled the subtle signal of "version content update".

"He and Dad are old rivals, right?" Kaito Kuroba also smelled it, "One piece of the puzzle, part of the plan?"

The fourth note was thrown: [Lucifer actually likes you very much, who are you? ! 】

The original words are: "I like to be the 'one who fulfills one's wish'. The smell on his body makes me feel comfortable. It is like a forbidden fruit, which makes people want to swallow it in one gulp."

What is Lucifer?A fallen angel from hell.

The smell that can make Lucifer feel comfortable is definitely not a wonderful smell, it must be related to death.

As evidenced by countless awakening experiences, Koizumi Hongzi confirmed: Lucifer has a very sensitive sense of smell.

Using her covetousness towards those two guys as evidence, she confirmed: this action can be described, it is indeed a 'forbidden fruit', quite tempting, and makes people want to eat it.

So, the first moment she heard it, she wanted to roll her eyes: I still want to swallow it, you are so ugly, look in the mirror and line up honestly, okay?

After hearing it for more than ten seconds, Koizumi Hongzi reacted belatedly and slowly: "The one who gets what he wants".

This title, to Koizumi Hongko, is a shameful title.

The first time he summoned Lucifer and made a prophecy, Koizumi asked him, 'Can I get the prey as I wish? ’, the guy slyly replied ‘he who gets what he wants’.

Then Hongzi Koizumi failed.

After returning, she was so angry that she scolded Lucifer for half an hour, and every time she woke up and shivered, she repeatedly insulted this useless trash.

She thought Lucifer was just a trash who made a wrong prediction, until she heard him call out the title of 'the one who got what he wanted'.

...You fucking, how can things that are not human still play human word games?Do you match this thing? !
Is it reasonable for the fallen angels to play the human word game Pit Witch?
Koizumi Hongzi was furious and continued to throw the note: [When I first found out that you two were Kaitou Kidd, what did you two think, what did you think? 】

Wouldn't it be 'Dancing too much, it's annoying, can you be quiet'? !
After Bai Shui finished reading the note, he sighed calmly, put this note together with other notes, and did not reply.

A new note struck again: 【Don't go. 】

[At dusk when everything is quiet, misplaced identities are the same. When there is no real murderer in the show, the white criminal meets the devil. 】

[Big fierce. 】

(End of this chapter)