"It seemed Inspector Megure had figured it out. That's right, my name is Kaito Kuroba, not Shinichi Kudo." Kaito Kuroba spoke to Inspector Megure.
"I'm sorry. I got it wrong earlier—it's just that you look so much like Shinichi that I didn't recognize you at first."
Inspector Megure spoke with an embarrassed expression.
Inspector Megure then got down to business, signaling Wataru Takagi with his eyes that they were about to begin.
"Um, Mr. Kaito Kuroba, I'd like to ask why you were attacked?"
This was very important. According to the investigation, Kaito Kuroba was merely an ordinary high school student. Why had he appeared here, and why had he been shot?
The other party had clearly targeted him. What grudge did he have against those two people? These were all things Inspector Megure wanted to understand.
Kaito Kuroba looked utterly frustrated at those words and gritted his teeth. "This is all because of Shinichi Kudo. They mistook me for Shinichi Kudo, so they attacked me."
Kaito Kuroba was truly depressed inside. Everything had been fine, yet he had been attacked because of Shinichi Kudo.
More importantly, his attackers were no ordinary people. In any case, Kaito Kuroba knew he had gotten himself caught up in enormous trouble.
"So that's what happened."
Inspector Megure looked at Kaito Kuroba with some sympathy. Still, it made sense—they looked far too alike. Never mind other people; even he had mistaken them.
"By the way, are you distant relatives of Shinichi?" Inspector Megure asked Kaito Kuroba.
Inspector Megure only asked because he wanted to understand why Kaito Kuroba looked so much like Shinichi Kudo.
"We're not. Inspector Megure, you're overthinking it."
Kaito Kuroba shook his head. Right now, he really did hate Shinichi Kudo a little. It was all because of Shinichi Kudo that