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Led by Koizumi Akako, Yang Tao and Conan arrived at Ekoda High School's 2nd Year Class B. Standing at the classroom door, Yang Tao scanned the room and saw Kuroba Kaito sitting in the last row by the window.
However, he was currently staring blankly ahead, lost in thought.
"Kuroba Kaito!"
Yang Tao called out, but Kuroba Kaito remained in a daze, showing no reaction at all.
Conan stared intently at Kuroba Kaito, for no other reason than how incredibly familiar his profile looked.
While not an exact duplicate, he bore an eighty to ninety percent resemblance, enough to fool even familiar acquaintances, let alone strangers.
A beautiful girl sitting in front of Kuroba Kaito, hearing someone call his name, instinctively turned to look at the classroom's back door.
Conan's eyes widened in surprise after clearly seeing her face: "Ran... Ran?"
However, he quickly distinguished the difference between Ran and Aoko Nakamori; the woman in front of him had short, layered hair, completely unlike Ran's long, waist-length style, and Ran's face was noticeably slimmer.
Hearing the name Conan blurted out, Yang Tao chuckled, saying, "Doesn't she look a lot like Ran? Haha, you'll be even more surprised when you see Kaito's appearance."
Aoko Nakamori waved her hand in front of Kaito, asking worriedly, "Kaito, are you okay? You've been listless all morning, and you didn't even hear someone looking for you."
It was then that Kuroba Kaito snapped back to reality. He scratched his head and forced a smile, saying, "I... I was just thinking about some things, that's all. Don't worry, I'm fine."
However, his expression was extremely unnatural when he spoke, clearly indicating he wasn't being entirely truthful.
"Someone was looking for me?"
"Yes, at the back door..."
Kaito looked towards the back door of the classroom, then shot up from his seat.
"You... you're still alive?"
His sudden movement caught the attention of his classmates. It was then that he realized and walked towards the back door.
"Aoko, please ask the teacher for leave for me when class starts. I'm feeling a bit unwell."
"Huh!"
Aoko Nakamori watched Kaito rush away, a displeased expression on her face.
"You're ditching class again!"
At this moment, Kaito had no time to consider Aoko Nakamori's thoughts. After seeing Yang Tao, his initial worry that Yang Tao might have fallen to his death vanished, replaced by deep concern.
'Why would he come looking for me? Could he have seen through my identity?'
"Hello..."
"Kaito, let's be frank. Shall we talk here, or find another place?"
Yang Tao spoke very directly; he disliked dragging things out.
Kaito was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's go to the school's sports field."
Yang Tao nodded, picked up Conan, who was still in a state of shock, and headed towards the stairwell.
Koizumi Akako reached out and grabbed Kuroba Kaito, who was about to follow, and said expressionlessly, "This man is very dangerous, extremely dangerous. I can't divine any information about him."
"I know, but I have to resolve this matter. Koizumi Akako, class is about to start, you go ahead. Don't worry, I can handle it."
With that, Kaito quickly chased after Yang Tao and Conan.
...
"Hey, snap out of it."
Conan struggled and said, "Put me down first."
As soon as he stood on the ground, he eagerly asked, "Why does that guy look so much like me?"
"Your relationship is very complex. Your mother, Yukiko Kudo, learned her disguise skills from his father, Toichi Kuroba. And..."
"The name Kaito Kid was actually given by your father, Yusaku Kudo..."
Even before hearing the bombshell news, Conan's mouth was already agape, and his body stiffly followed Yang Tao towards the sports field.
"Do you want to know another bombshell?"
Conan said with a look of despair, "Another one??"
Yang Tao's lips curved slightly into a meaningful smile, saying, "Mmm, there's a rumor that your father and his father are biological brothers, which means Kaito is your cousin. But this is just unofficial history; what you know as official history isn't necessarily accurate, but unofficial history is definitely wild."
He called it unofficial history, but this was a plot point in the Detective Conan movie, "The Million Dollar Pentagram."
When Yang Tao learned of this plot, he was also completely blown away by the revelation.
"I'm not sure about this either. If you want to know, you can only call your dad."
Conan: "..."
Upon hearing this mind-blowing news, Conan stood rooted to the spot as if petrified.
Kaito had just chased out of the teaching building and happened to see the motionless Conan.
"How did you know my identity? And what's wrong with this child?"
Yang Tao chuckled and said, "Nothing, his brain just received too much information at once and is having trouble processing it."
"As for how I knew your identity... hehe, that's a secret."
"I only came here for one thing this time: I don't have a single penny right now, I can't even afford a bottle of mineral water, so I want to borrow some money from you."
Kaito stumbled, almost falling to the ground.
"Are you trying to extort me?"
"I'd prefer you call it robbery, thank you."
Kaito: "..."
"I don't have any money..."
"Gems will do too."
Kuroba Kaito became the second Kaito Kid to lure out the mysterious organization that killed his father.
He hadn't converted those valuable gems into money.
"No, when I deal with the mysterious organization, I will return all the gems."
Seeing Kaito's serious expression, it was clear that getting him to hand over the gems was impossible.
"Sigh, never mind. Since I'm so kind-hearted, just give me all your savings and cash. Consider it hush money."
"Sigh, my first time doing 'black-on-black' and it's with a pauper."
Kuroba Kaito: "..."
Even paupers don't go around robbing people!!
At this moment, Conan suddenly spoke up, "Mr. Yang Tao, I still have some money here, which should be enough for your daily expenses. As for him, let's just forget it."
Yang Tao looked at Conan and chuckled, saying, "Tsk tsk, alright. To be honest, I'm not really interested in money, but sometimes it's truly inconvenient not to have any, after all, I'm not a professional bandit."
With that, he looked at Kaito again and said, "I can skip the money, but I hope you can introduce me to your classmates."
"Don't worry, it's just a quick meeting."
...
Approaching noon.
The bell for class dismissal rang; it was the last class of the morning. Many High school students emerged from the teaching building. Unlike in China, students here don't go home for lunch but bring lunch boxes and eat at school.
After eating, they rest for a while and then continue with classes.
It sounded strict, but they were dismissed at 3:20 PM... with only about 5 or 6 classes a day.
Moving through the crowd, he saw some familiar faces and went up to strike up a conversation. The world exploration progress rapidly increased.
"It's at 45%! I wonder if it will be 60% next time..."
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