Early the next morning, to thank Feichi for being the hero who saved the beauty, Suzuki Sonoko ordered a truckload of live fish. After calling Chi Feichi to confirm, they were sent to the breeding ground.
In the morning, Morizono Kikuhito was discharged from the hospital. Chi Feichi was invited to the Morizono house for lunch. Morizono Kikuhito also gave Feichi ten catties (approx. 6 kg) of eels.
Morizono Yurie planned to go abroad. Before leaving, she also bought a lot of small live fish for Feichi.
Chi Feichi saw Morizono Yurie off to the airport, then found a French restaurant that was said to taste good and called Kuroba Kaito out for dinner.
When Kuroba Kaito arrived, he had a box in his left hand and a box in his right, covered specially with a layer of black cloth.
Feichi poked his head out to look, then shrank back. These boxes for aquatic products looked very familiar. He had seen too many today. At first, he was quite happy, but receiving too many fish made it a bit dull. "Not more fish, right?"
"No," Chi Feichi looked at the menu without raising his head. "Kaito is afraid of fish. He wouldn't bring them over himself even if he bought them."
Only then did Feichi show a little interest, murmuring inside Chi Feichi's sleeve, "Actually, I think small loaches are not bad either. Haven't eaten them for a long time; I miss them a bit."
Chi Feichi: "..."
Who was the one who told him he never wanted to eat small loaches again in his life?
"You really found a three-star restaurant?" After Kuroba Kaito sat down, he put the two boxes on the table. After ordering and seeing no one around paying attention, he asked, "Is Feichi here? I brought him a gift."
"Pets aren't allowed in the restaurant, so he's hiding," Chi Feichi explained.
Also, Feichi played games until late last night and was busy receiving gifts early this morning, so he was probably too lazy to move now.
"Okay, no one's watching," Kuroba Kaito laughed. "Feichi, hurry up and come out."
Feichi poked his head out obligingly and lazily flicked his snake tongue.
"Long time no see. Guess what I brought you?" Kuroba Kaito said with a smile, lifting the black cloth himself to reveal the glass box for aquatic products underneath, but the box was empty.
Feichi immediately looked up at Kuroba Kaito. Bringing an empty box to tease him?
Chi Feichi glanced once and withdrew his gaze. Doing magic tricks for a snake; Kuroba Kaito really has too much free time.
As Kaitou Kid, Kuroba Kaito acted polite and refined, but privately in front of acquaintances, he was just a brat. This guy would develop a split personality sooner or later...
"Don't rush, watch closely," Kuroba Kaito covered it with the black cloth again, then lifted it to reveal a glass box full of loaches. A smile of successful mischief appeared on his face. Because Chi Feichi had mentioned that Feichi didn't like eating small loaches, he specially bought them to bring over. "Two boxes of small loaches. Touched?"
Seeing the loaches, Feichi retracted into Chi Feichi's sleeve with satisfaction. "Sigh, such good luck today."
Chi Feichi: "..."
Even he felt Feichi's luck was exploding today; whatever he thought of, he got...
"Actually not angry?" Kuroba Kaito was surprised, turning to ask Chi Feichi, "Is he sick?"
"Probably sleepy," Chi Feichi looked at the boxes. "Feichi didn't sleep much last night and started receiving gifts early in the morning. The second miss of the Suzuki family sent a truckload of live fish. It's like an aquarium over there now. And he happened to want to eat loaches recently."
"Feichi is so popular?" Kuroba Kaito felt somewhat defeated. "But he's too fickle. If he hates loaches, he should hate them to the end..."
"You can talk to him for half a day; you're not bad yourself." Chi Feichi exposed him directly. Kuroba Kaito and Feichi definitely had a friendship that transcended species.
Kuroba Kaito smiled and didn't deny it. He then lowered his voice to discuss the disguise superposition with Chi Feichi. "Disguise superposition needs to solve two problems. First is the thickness of the disguise material, and second is a suitable isolation layer to separate the two layers of disguise. I found a discontinued cosmetic product that would definitely ruin a human face, but as an isolation layer for disguise masks, it can almost achieve the effect you want. I want to try if I can analyze the ingredients and mix various colors."
"I have a solution for the material thickness. Abandon plastic filling and use plant extracts. We can make a false face that is very thin, easy to shape, and stable enough after shaping," Chi Feichi thought for a moment. "But the specific formula and ratio still need to be tested."
Kuroba Kaito nodded. "Then we'll each be responsible for one aspect. Let's find a time later to see if we can combine them!"
Not far away, Jii Konosuke sat against the wall, holding a newspaper in front of his face, pretending to read while secretly observing the situation over there, with an expression of 'as expected'.
Regarding Young Master Kaito's brother, he had asked indirectly and directly, but was denied by Young Master Kaito.
He secretly went to school to ask Koizumi Akako, but Koizumi Akako unexpectedly changed her story, saying it was just a joke.
But was he so easily fooled?
He had asked Young Master Kaito's teacher and could confirm that when Young Master Kaito went out that day, he indeed admitted the other party was his brother!
Moreover, after Young Master Kaito went out with Master Toichi's notes for a while, he often contacted someone upon returning. He inadvertently overheard their calls; Young Master Kaito even told the other party about disguises and scouting for stealing gems. It seemed the other party also knew about Kaitou Kid.
What saddened him was that he had promised not to tell the Madam, yet Young Master Kaito still didn't seem to trust him. Denying it all the time aside, clearly the relationship between the two brothers was so good, yet they still hid it from him and met secretly outside.
"Sigh..." Jii Konosuke sighed.
A waiter walked over. "Sir..."
"I'm fine." Jii Konosuke looked emotional.
"No, I wanted to remind you that your newspaper is upside down," the waiter smiled. "It's easy for people to see through your disguise this way."
"Ahem, thank you." Jii Konosuke was embarrassed and flipped the newspaper over.
Is the service attitude here so good?
"Um... what relationship do you think the two guests at table five have?"
"Huh?" The waiter didn't expect Jii Konosuke to ask this and looked over in confusion.
The two guests at table five seemed not far apart in age, probably a difference of two or three years.
One of them, judging by height and attire, was still a high school student. He leaned back in his chair casually while chatting and laughing, totally like a somewhat childish, sunny boy.
The other was half a head taller and should be a bit older. Although clearly still young, he sat straight, and his expression was calm and composed even when speaking occasionally. He should be a calm and steady person.
"Brothers, right?" the waiter guessed. "Two or three years apart. Although their personalities seem very different, the atmosphere is harmonious. The possibility of them being brothers is high. Moreover, in such a formal French restaurant, it's rare for two boys to meet for dinner. If they were close friends, they would probably find a place with a livelier and more relaxed atmosphere. If they are brothers where the older brother is more serious, coming here wouldn't be strange."
"You can tell at a glance!" Jii Konosuke sighed.
The waiter thought he guessed correctly and laughed. "Yes, their relationship looks very good."
Jii Konosuke nodded gratifyingly, stood up to pay the bill and leave. Since they didn't want to tell him, he wouldn't disturb them. He would just pretend not to know in the future.