The Conan World's Contribution Transcript

Kudo Yusaku quickly got into his car with Zhijing. Zhijing, who had sneaked out of the passenger seat, kept comforting her guilty conscience and quietly asked, "Mr. Kudo, what impression do you have of my father?"

Kudo Yusaku shook his head: "Actually, it's not that deep anymore. We have been separated since childhood, and we mostly communicate with each other through letters."

"Then you know..."

"I know."

Kudo Yusaku interrupted her and said with a smile:
"I remember seventeen years ago, when he adopted you home, he sent me a message specifically to show off that he had a daughter before me."

After hearing this, Zhi Jing gradually withdrew her gaze, as if she was a little confused, and said, "I didn't know he liked me so much before. I thought he just wanted to find a playmate for his child. He seemed to regard me more as an apprentice than a father and daughter."

"It's not impossible for these two identities to appear in the same person."

Kudo Yusaku smiled, and after a while, he spoke again, on another topic:
"Pandora, this is the last information I know."

Zhi Jing was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I've heard that it's a gem that can make people immortal."

Kudo Yusaku chuckled and asked, "Do you believe it?"

"Ok?"

Zhijing became interested and asked, "What do you mean..."

"It's OK to fool one or two people with this kind of stuff, but how did the people in that organization make so many people believe in this kind of fantasy?"

Kudo Yusaku's voice was as slow as his appearance. He paused for a moment, looked at Zhijing's expectant eyes, smiled, and continued to explain:

"Look, this organization is actually not small. They have access to guns and have enough people willing to work for them. Would all members of such an organization believe that a gem can bring eternal life? This is a cult."

Zhi Jing withdrew her gaze and said nothing for a long time.

Kudo Yusaku was used to talking to Kudo Shinichi without getting too far. Kudo Shinichi was smart, and sometimes he could understand what he meant without him saying much. However, Zhi Jing did not speak for a long time. Kudo Yusaku felt that he might need to go deeper. However, the next moment, Zhi Jing asked:
"Uncle, do you mean that the gem that can make people live longer is just a cover for them to conceal their true purpose?"

She got it.

Kudo Yusaku raised the corners of his mouth.

Zhijing looked up, still a little curious: "Then the question is, is there anything that was done during the gem robbery, or can it be used as a cover to rob the gems?"

Kudo Yusaku nodded and continued: "My idea is..."

"trade?"

Before he finished speaking, Zhi Jing couldn't help but blurt out, and then his expression gradually became serious:

"Every time a gem is snatched, it will cause a commotion of some size. In this commotion, everyone's attention will be on the person who snatched the gem and the gem. If we can take this opportunity to conduct some shady transactions, that would be perfect."

Kudo Yusaku smiled and nodded: "It's a good idea, I think so too, but the premise of this idea is that Daoyi starts stealing gems for some reason to cause a sensation, so that the organization can find an opportunity to take advantage of it. Otherwise, they would not choose such a niche method of stealing gems to cover up their tracks..."

"But, there were already Phantom Thieves before Dad." Zhi Jing turned around and explained seriously: "Dad is not the first person to be a Phantom Thief. There were a few Phantom Thieves before who were not as famous as Dad, and they did not operate in Japan. But after Dad's frequent activities, those Phantom Thieves from abroad disappeared, and when they appeared, they appeared in Japan." "Well... there is an explanation for this." After thinking for a moment, Kudo Yusaku slowly spoke:
"The headquarters of this organization or the source of those transactions is in Japan. Now that they have Daoyi as a good cover, they don't need to go far away. Anyway, even if Daoyi is arrested, their information will not be known."

If that's the case, did Dad know about this organization when he became a Phantom Thief?"

Zhijing asked in a low voice, slowly lowered her eyes, murmured, then suddenly lit up her eyes and asked:

"By the way, Dad and their organization should be a community of interests, so why did they want to kill Dad?"

Kudo Yusaku obviously didn't know this information. He frowned and confirmed: "They want to kill Touichi?"

Zhijing asked in confusion: "Didn't Dad tell you, uncle?"

Kudo Yusaku shook his head and continued, "He didn't tell me the details. I only know that he faked his death to get away. I don't know if he did it on his own initiative or was forced by someone."

Zhijing looked out the window and was silent for a while before continuing to answer:

"I thought it was an accident at first, but later I used some of my own personal channels, and found out that this organization was still targeting the new Kaito Kidd, and then I realized their hostility."

Kudo Yusaku guessed: "Maybe Touichi discovered some of their secrets?"

"Why doesn't Dad come to see me?"

Zhijing asked in a low voice, looking at the scenery in the rearview mirror, as if she was lost in thought:
"He's been gone for nine years...almost ten."

She seemed to be in a dilemma. Kudo Yusaku frowned, took a deep breath, and soothed her:

"Zhi Jing, his appearance represents danger. Dao Yi doesn't want the incident that happened to him to affect the people around him."

Zhijing turned her head to look at him, and suddenly chuckled. Her voice was somewhat melodious, and the ending tone was prolonged:

"His thoughts are exactly like those of Edogawa-san. He doesn't care what the people around him think. He just protects them blindly."

Secrets, are they really such good things?
Kudo Yusaku stopped trying to persuade her. Zhi Jing paused for a moment before continuing:
"Uncle, if you can still contact Dad, please tell him that I am an adult now, and I am capable of sharing the burden with him no matter what it is."

"I was living on the streets when I was five years old, and he gave me a place to live. All these years I have been repaying his kindness, so I don't mind him hiding it from me, but he has a biological son, so he has to tell his son that he is still alive, right?"

Kudo Yusaku looked deeply at his adopted niece and said meaningfully:
"No matter what the situation is, you have to know that since he has made this decision, he is prepared to be blamed by others."

Zhijing chuckled and shook her head, saying with a hint of self-mockery:

"Who dares to blame him?"

The car turned a corner, and Zhijing saw her brother's figure on the side of the road at a glance, and raised her hand to signal:

"We're here." (End of chapter)