*some times prior to no. 1 receiving the order to go back to Japan*
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[High School Student [2]: No. 4, are you really fine after beating up the suspect like that? I heard that you make it to the news report and there's a risk of being suspended.
Megumi Aiko [4]: While I did beat him up, this is not the first time. Inspector Megure is not saying anything and just punished me as usual. Don't worry, as long as I don't act out of the line, they wouldn't do anything to me.
University Student [6]: Pfft, I really wonder what bad luck does Inspector Megure has for having such a subordinate like you.
Doctor [9]: Anyway, with the matter of this case resolved, there might be other cases around Conan again.
Artist [11]: Huh? As long as they don't involve me, then I have no qualms or interest in it.
Journalist [12]: + 1
High School Student [2]: What case? All I know is that Conan has been following me aside from investigating about that damn CIA agent!]
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While No. 1 was overseas and almost never opened their chat again, the others were basically busy on their own since they have their own lives.
No. 2, Kayama Ichiro, was not an exception.
As a high school student part timing an intelligence dealer in the black market and other grey areas, he has many things to do.
Today was not an exception.
There was a request for intelligence gathering in the hospital where no. 9 was working and Kayama Ichiro was making an excuse to come.
But perhaps because Kir is also in this hospital… Conan is following him. :)
Kayama Ichiro looked at Conan with a dark face. He had no interest in the red and black main storyline because it was too dangerous. With his paper physique, he would only send himself to his death if he dared to go there.
"Why are you here, Conan?" Kayama Ichiro was trying to control his expression when he looked at Conan.
"This should be my question, Brother Kayama." Conan was looking at Kayama Ichiro with an innocent expression. To be honest, he himself didn't expect to see Kayama Ichiro in the hospital not long after Kir was placed here.
That woman was still in a coma, but her companions might be looking for her.
And this Kayama Ichiro….
Conan had long suspected the other party, but he didn't have any evidence in the slightest bit. Now that he saw him in the hospital, he became wary.
"I'm here for my check up, so can you answer why you're here, Conan?" Kayama Ichiro answered through gritted teeth.
If it was possible, he really wanted to toss Conan as far away as possible from here so that he didn't have to interact with the other party anymore.
"I'm here to accompany Sonoko Nee and Ran Neechan," Conan replied cutely.
Uh wait…
Those two are here?
Kayama Ichiro froze and he raised his head only to see Sonoko and Ran there.
"Classmate Kayama! I didn't expect to see you here!"
"Haha, it's Classmate Suzuki and Classmate Mouri," Kayama Ichiro said while enduring the urge to cry. Why did this have to happen every single time he wanted to do his work?
Is he destined not to be able to do his work?
Oh wait, these two were not alone and Kayama Ichiro saw that Eisuke Hondo was also following behind them.
"We're just here to accompany Eisuke. Also, because of the recent bombing case, I think that it's best if we all can go have fun together!" Suzuki Sonoko distributed a stack of VIP tickets to them. "Because of that series of bombing and murder case, people are feeling uneasy lately. It feels like there are fewer people on the streets, and you can hardly see anyone at night. But the amusement park's selling point is that there will be a carnival and fireworks show on opening night... and the opening time has already been booked. The invited performers that night are all big-name stars, and their schedules are packed one after another, so there's no way to postpone them. So please come and support us if you have time, thank you!"
Kayama Ichiro was stunned and he looked down at the ticket in his hand before asking, "What series of bombing and murder cases do you mean?"
"Eh? Didn't you pay attention to it, Classmate Kayama? The series of bombing is the one that you encountered before… I don't know why there are so many bombers." Sonoko's expression was clearly not very good.
And Kayama Ichiro recalled what had happened and let out an awkward laugh.
That's right, the idiot no. 3 also targeted Mouri Ran when he planted a bomb in Teitan High School… just thinking about it made him want to face palm.
He also suffered at that time!
But since the bomb only contained fireworks and the end result was good, Kayama Ichiro really had no plan to complain about it.
The problem is…
He hoped that he would not be greeted by the serial murders just because of meeting with this group of people.
"Anyway, do you think that you can come with us together?" Sonoko was inviting earnestly and from the stack of tickets she was carrying, it seemed that he was definitely not the first person that the other party invited.
Kayama Ichiro could only nodded numbly. "Haha, okay."
"Great!"
"That's great!" Eisuke Hondo also looked excited and then he twisted his legs with each other before bumping into a doctor who was passing by and fell down.
Ouch!
BANG!
Seeing the two people who fell down, Kayama Ichiro was silent.
Can't Eisuke Hondo even walk properly?
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Eisuke Hondo quickly apologized and the doctor, Narumi Mika, waved her hand gently.
"I'm fine. Please be more careful next," Narumi Mika said in a gentle tone and collected her belongings from the floor.
The others also quickly helped and Kayama Ichiro took the chance to look at the list of patients that Narumi Mika had purposely put on the top of the stack.
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Private Chats
[High School Student [2]: Woohoo, you're really thoughtful, No. 9!
Doctor [9]: You know, it's safer and faster if you ask me here about the information of the target you want to investigate rather than using such a roundabout tactic.
High School Student [2]: I can't! This is the client's privacy and I really want to have some traceable interaction with you on the surface so that we can have some normal contact too outside of our bizarre brain chats. Otherwise, it'll be difficult for us to communicate if we don't have any normal interaction.
Doctor [9]: Is it no. 5 who told you this?
High School Student [2]: Uh huh. After all, even if we're most likely not participating in the main storyline, we still have our lives and possibly also in some side stories. Also, this might help me in dissipating Conan's curiosity and suspiciousness.]
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No. 9, Narumi Mika passed a sidelong glance at Conan.
Would Conan stop being suspicious of Kayama Ichiro so easily?
That brat's curiosity was simply off the charts.
"Thank you for your help." Narumi Mika smiled at these people and then she started to walk away once more.
Mouri Ran was looking at Narumi Mika's back thoughtfully.
"Ran?"
"Ah, I just think that this doctor looks familiar."
"She's the one who had bomb sent to her office last time," Kayama Ichiro said lazily. "Maybe that's why you feel that she looks familiar."
"Is that so?" Mouri Ran didn't particularly remember the other party since she didn't follow the police officers to the hospital. Even when Kayama Ichiro and Narumi Mika were questioned by the police whether they knew Three Rote or something, she was in a separate location.
That's why Mouri Ran almost didn't meet with Narumi Mika.
"Anyway, shall we go now?"
"I still have to take my medical record, so you can go first." Kayama Ichiro quickly excused himself and then hurried over to the location that he had seen through Narumi Mika's pages.