Kaito Kid's Background / Akemi Miyano Is Going to Help Her Little Sister Out

Meanwhile, on Kaito Kid's side...

Kaito Kuroba is now covered in sweat again.

He had been observing the area around his target from a distance to confirm that it was still intact.

Even if a detective kid who looks exactly like him for some reason appears, he doesn't think he'll make a mistake.

Even if he is discovered, he can take the treasure and parachute out of the plane to leave calmly—at most, he might be a little disheveled while jumping into the deep mountains and finding his way home.

But at least in front of others, he won't lose his image as the Kaito Kid.

Then he saw the person he least wanted to see.

Jiang Hang.

A guy who, for no apparent reason, can spot all sorts of disguises just by looking at them.

Over the past few months, he has thoroughly studied everything his father left behind, and even created several disguise techniques that he himself could not detect any flaws in.

But it still didn't work.

As long as he stood in front of Jiang Hang, the other party could still easily see through his disguise, as if he had eyes that could see through things.

Although Jiang Hang doesn't seem to be a traditional detective, he's not as persistent as a certain police officer who has been chasing Kaito Kid for over ten years when it comes to catching phantom thieves.

Basically, every time his disguise is exposed, they don't kill him; they even deliberately let him leave.

The most outrageous thing is that this guy is clearly a detective, but when he encounters something he can't handle on his own, he will deliberately come to me for help.

Kaito Kuroba even felt that the other party might have already known his true identity, which was why they could always find his location so accurately whenever they needed to find him.

In short, keep your distance from this guy, otherwise he'll target you and might even use the excuse of not arresting him to get you to do something for him.

Seeing that Jiang Hang had inexplicably gotten involved, Kaito Kuroba was already considering whether to retreat. Although the two groups of people seemed to be going to the same place, their purposes were probably different.

He could simply change his ticket and go to Hakodate to try and confirm the status of the gem.

He happened to remember that his father seemed to have left some unresolved matters in Hakodate, and he could take the opportunity to settle those matters during his trip there.

With that in mind, Kaito Kuroba began to consider changing his flight to a later one.

Then, as soon as he turned around, he saw a figure that had appeared behind him without him noticing.

And it was the guy he absolutely didn't want to see.

Seeing the smiling expression on the other person's face, Kaito Kuroba sighed deeply.

This guy, even though he was almost a hundred meters away, he still had to use binoculars to help observe the mouth movements of those people when they spoke. Yet Jiang Hang, even from over a hundred meters away, was able to see through his disguise, which he thought had no major flaws, in front of so many passersby at the airport.

Just how good are this guy's eyes?

Even the eyes of a real eagle wouldn't be this outrageous.

Since the other party has already appeared here, Kaito Kuroba can only helplessly raise his hand, indicating that you can do whatever you want.

"Don't be so formal. I just came to ask you about the situation. I didn't mean to do anything to you," Jiang Hang patted Kaito Kuroba on the shoulder. "These clothes you took from someone are pretty good. Do you return these clothes to the people you take from their homes?"

When asked this question for the first time, Kaito Kuroba could only slump his shoulders and explain to Jiang Hang, "I will definitely put it back at their house after cleaning it. I only ever borrow it, okay?"

"How come I remember that time at the Twilight Mansion, you stripped Kogoro Mouri of his clothes and threw him in the convenience store warehouse, and then you just threw those clothes away? Kogoro Mouri still talks about it occasionally," Jiang Hang said, expressing his suspicion.

"Afterwards, I secretly returned an identical set of clothes, but that clueless old man didn't care about anything and didn't even notice that there was an extra set of clothes he had thrown away in his closet." Kaito Kid spread his hands, indicating that he truly had a clear conscience.

Kaito Kid muttered to himself, he didn't want Jiang Hang to keep asking him all sorts of nonsense. Instead, he asked Jiang Hang directly what he wanted to see him for this time.

"It's nothing, just wanted to catch up and maybe ask you for a small favor after you've done this job," Jiang Hang added casually. "Of course, I can reimburse you for all your expenses on this trip. If you'd like, I can even help you invite your childhood sweetheart for a romantic trip to Hokkaido. What do you think?"

Chapter 543: The Background of Kaito Kid

So, this guy already knew his real-world identity all along, right?

Kaito Kuroba couldn't help but look at the young detective in the distance.

If he were to use the identity of this detective kid who looks exactly like him but has somehow turned into this little devil, would he be able to fool Jiang Hang?

Just thinking about Kaito Kuroba makes me think it's hopeless.

Judging from how Jiang Hang had that young detective completely under Jiang Hang's thumb, his identity was probably exposed to Jiang Hang long before.

With a helpless wave of his hand, he abandoned his final escape plan.

They already know my true identity. If I don't cooperate now, they'll probably come down to me in person.

At least Jiang Hang has a decent reputation, unlike that mysterious organization that he doesn't even know anything about now, and that would point a gun at him and start shooting the moment they met.

Now just listen to what the other person has to say.

At least Jiang Hang's meaning should be that as long as he agrees to help, he won't interfere with his operation on this plane.

As for the help I'll be providing later...

Kaito Kuroba also made his own demands.

"This flight is heading to Hakodate. I also have some things to take care of in Goryokaku, which is near Hakodate. If you want my help, you'll have to wait until I've finished dealing with those matters."

"Goryokaku?" Jiang Hang found the place somewhat interesting. Could it be a city shaped like a five-pointed star?

"It's just outside Hakodate. Since you already know my identity, you should also know that Kaito Kid first appeared eighteen years ago. I can only be considered the second generation of Kaito Kid now, right?"

"I'm going over there to see what the original Kaito Kid still hasn't solved."

Kaito Kuroba looked at Jiang Hang, and Jiang Hang nodded.

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"Of course, if you encounter any trouble, I can help you out."

As for the original Kaito Kid...

Not only do I know, but I also recently met with your biological father, who has been missing for many years and whose fate is unknown. He even asked me to take good care of you.

"But is there anything your father left you that hasn't been resolved?"

Upon hearing this, Kaito Kuroba was startled again. This guy already knew that the first Kaito Kid was his father?

Jiang Hang shrugged. "Toichi Kuroba, one of the world's best magicians ten years ago, died in an accident during a magic performance eight years ago. In the eight years that followed, the frequency of Kaito Kid's magic attacks suddenly dropped significantly until you reappeared in front of everyone as Kaito Kid a year ago, and things returned to normal."

"Back then, when Kaito Kid made his moves, someone was probably impersonating Kaito Kid for your father. Although some of them looked pretty convincing, they weren't the real Kaito Kid."

As he said this, Jiang Hang shook his head slightly. "It's a wonder that your childhood sweetheart father, who has been thinking about Kaito Kid for more than ten years, has not connected these two things at all. He still thinks of you as the original Kaito Kid from more than ten years ago."

Kaito Kuroba rolled his eyes.

His mother was one of the people in the world who most closely resembled his father, besides him. Otherwise, even though Inspector Nakamori was quite easy to fool, he wouldn't have been deceived for so many years.

I don't know how Jiang Hang found out about his father back then.

Jiang Hang noticed Kaito Kuroba's confusion and casually explained, "After all, the fact that the world-renowned magician and the equally famous mystery novelist Yusaku Kudo are twins is something that can be found out by simply looking through old files. I just happened to be investigating the Kudo family when I came across your father, and then I found out about you."

"Otherwise, how could you, a phantom thief and a high school detective, have such similar appearances, and even the girls you like look so alike?"

This astonishing news left Kaito Kuroba speechless, and he even forgot his ancestral poker face.

No, he grew up on his own and never heard from his parents about having an uncle. Even though his father has been missing for so many years, the uncle has never come to visit.

So he has a relative who's a detective?

So that detective kid is actually his blood cousin?

Although Kaito Kid doesn't know the other person's birthday, since the other person has now become a child, then he can naturally be considered his younger brother.

No, where did Jiang Hang find these old files? How did he manage to uncover a relationship that neither he nor the other party knew about?

Kaito Kuroba muttered to himself, then suddenly remembered something.

Etc?

Isn't Yusaku Kudo the author who named Kaito Kid? So, were these two praising each other's brother back then?

After silently criticizing his father, Kaito Kuroba looked at Conan, who was preparing to board the plane, from afar.

It was because of this guy that I was exposed to Jiang Hang.

At least from Jiang Hang's perspective, that should be correct.

That's right. Although his disguise could be seen through at a glance, the main reason Jiang Hang discovered his identity was probably because his real appearance was exactly the same as Shinichi Kudo.

Thinking this way, without feeling any sympathy for his cousin's current situation, Kaito Kuroba even felt a little relieved.

It turned out that his younger brother had been relentlessly pursuing him these past few days, so as the older brother, he should indeed give in to his younger brother a little more.

"That detective brat knows about me too?" Kaito Kuroba looked at the other person with suspicion.

"Of course not. If that guy knew about your situation, he would probably have come to investigate you and your father by now. But if you want to tell him about it, I can do it for you."

"You have a zoo over there, Conan has the Black Organization. They're both shady criminal organizations. Maybe you two brothers can team up to take down these organizations?"

Although he was "coerced" by Jiang Hang, Kaito Kuroba felt that learning information related to his family was an unexpected gain.

Perhaps later, if he has the chance, he can go to his uncle and ask if he knows anything about his father's situation back then.

But after thinking about it, he decided that before he could figure out what his cousin and uncle really thought of him, he should continue to keep his distance.

"Forget it then. It's already making me uncomfortable that one 'famous' detective already knows my identity. If another one comes along, I don't think I'll be able to sleep at night anymore."

Looking at the time, Kaito Kuroba realized it was time to board, so he waved to Jiang Hang, indicating that he should leave or he would miss his flight.

"Anyway, I still want to thank you for telling me all this. I will keep my promise to you, and I will contact you again after I arrive in Hakodate."

With that, Kaito Kuroba prepared to leave.

Jiang Hang then said to the other person, "Aren't you really planning to invite your childhood sweetheart to come on this trip? Look at your brother, he's been living with his childhood sweetheart for the past six months."

Kaito Kuroba scoffed dismissively.

What can a little kid do even if you live together? He'll have to talk to people in a childish tone every day. He has no interest in that kind of cohabitation.

"If I'm going on a trip, I'll bring Aoko with me myself, so I won't need you guys to help me."

In terms of relationships, it seems that Kaito Kuroba and his partner are progressing faster right now.

However, both brothers have things they need to hide, so a frank confession is not an easy thing.

Jiang Hang walked briskly towards the boarding area.

Moreover, he had already given a hint during the chat just now; it's just a matter of how long it will take for the other person to realize it.

After all, the other party had never mentioned the organization he was going to deal with to him before.

Now that he's so clearly using the zoo's name as the organization's code name, once that guy realizes what's going on, he'll probably have to come looking for him again.

With that thought in mind, Jiang Hang was already back on the plane.

Miyano Shiho and the others had already found their seats, naturally in the most comfortable first class cabin on the plane, while Conan and the others were in the business class cabin on the second floor.

Because it wasn't a holiday, there weren't many passengers on the plane; in fact, there were only three people in the first-class section: Jiang Hang and his two companions.

Therefore, Miyano Shiho was somewhat more relaxed when she spoke.

"What did you talk about with that phantom thief? You're not planning to get him to help you find someone in Hokkaido after interfering with his plans, are you?"

Miyano Akemi was still a little confused about what her younger sister was talking about, and looked at Jiang Hang with some curiosity.

Jiang Hang nodded to Miyano Shiho.

"You have a good eye for people. After all, Hokkaido is quite big, and I can't search it all by myself. Since we happened to run into each other, let's ask them to help out. Those phantom thieves usually have a keen sense for detectives, so maybe they can find some useful clues."

"However, I didn't take advantage of him for nothing. I told him some of his secrets, and I might help him find some things in Hakodate later. It's a mutual help."

Miyano Shiho was initially thinking that her trip to Hakodate tomorrow was probably hopeless, when she heard Jiang Hang asking her questions.

"By the way, have you ever heard of Goryokaku? I think it's near Hakodate?"

Chapter 544: Miyano Akemi is going to provide assistance to her sister

Before Miyano Shiho could even speak, Miyano Akemi, who was standing to the side, gave the first answer.

"Goryokaku, that's a star-shaped fortress built by the Edo-era shogunate around Hakodate. It was transformed into a park in the last century and is now one of Hakodate's most famous attractions. Although it's winter now, the scenery there should be quite beautiful when it snows."

Miyano Akemi spoke with a smile, making Miyano Shiho feel a little uncomfortable.

Was Jiang Hang's sudden mention of this tourist attraction a way of asking her out?

The other party's sudden initiative made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"If you really want to go, it's not impossible, since I don't have anything else to do tomorrow..."

However, Jiang Hang immediately replied, "It's not that I want to go, it's that Kaito Kid said that his father left him with something he hasn't finished dealing with back then. I thought the name of this place, Goryokaku, sounded quite unique, so I wanted to see if you guys had heard of it."