"Hakuba? What're ya doing here?" Hattori asks.

"Hakuba-nii-san?" Conan blinks, also wondering why he's here.

Sighing heavily, Hakuba asks, "I need your help with a case. It's time sensitive, so we don't have much time left."

"Time sensitive?" Conan inquires.

"My classmate's gone missing... more like, he's been kidnapped."

"OI! Kidnapped?!" Hattori yells in shock.

"...yes, but do keep it down," Hakuba facepalms.

"...ah. Fine. But who was it?" Hattori asks, 'Who is this classmate to you?'

Hakuba smirks a little as he replies, "Kuroba Kaito... who's also Kaitou KID."

"HAH?!" Conan and Hattori yell in disbelief.


They went to Kuroba's house, which was sealed off from the outside.

"Inspector Megure!"

"Oh, Conan-kun. And Hattori-kun? What're you two doing here?" Inspector Megure asks.

"Hakuba wanted our help."

"How's the investigation?" Hattori asks.

"Not very well. Kuroba-kun was definitely ambushed and taken...but we've no clue by who or where he went."

"So little...?"

"Public Security's taken over the case..." Inspector Nakamori whines.

"Inspector Nakamori?"

"Kaito-kun's my neighbor. He's a good boy, if mischievous. I've no idea why anyone would've taken him like this," he sighs.

'Neighbor...? Seriously?' Conan blinks.

"C'mon. He's waiting inside," Hakuba pressures.

'He?'

"OK," Conan nods.


When they went inside, Furuya was in the living room, typing on a laptop, dove sitting on his shoulder.

"Eh? Amuro-san?"

"Oh, Conan-kun... Thanks for coming," Furuya sighs, stopping his furious typing.

"Why's Public Security involved in this case?" Conan asks.

"Kaito-kun's my personal collaborator," Furuya explains, "While we agreed not to step into each other's territory, we do work together when our interests align, and never neglect to exchange information. As soon as I heard he was gone, I made sure his exact circumstances was kept quiet."

"I only got involved since I knew Kuroba-kun is KID, but don't have the evidence to prove it," Hakuba sighs, "But now... I just want him home."


According to CCTV footage, Kuroba was chased into the alleyways by men in black.

Furuya recognizes one of them, "That is Jackal. Kaito-kun knows him as Snake. An international criminal with a fondness for heart shots." The dove coos and nuzzles Furuya's cheek. Furuya sighs, "He only vaguely told me about the organization he's been fighting… That they use animal codenames, and are after a gem he's trying to find first, so he can destroy it."

"Uh...destroy it?" the detectives ask.

Furuya just smirks, "Kaito-kun wants to crush their hopes and dreams, and kick them into the depths of despair."

The detectives just shiver a bit in fear at the thought of such a revenge.


"Seems like he got ambushed in his own home, but escaped outside somehow," Hattori comments as they look around the house, "And not without a fight either."

"How are the cards going to be explained?" Conan asks as he sees several cards stuck in the wall.

"Since Kuroba-kun's a magician and KID's fan, it's plausible that he created a replica of KID's cardgun," Hakuba smiles.

"Oh..." Conan sweat-drops, 'Of course he's his own fan...'

Then another dove shows up and lands on Conan's head.

"Pffttt..." Hattori muffles his laughter.

"Shut up, Hattori," Conan growls.

"Coo!" yet another dove appears and lands on a picture frame, tilting it to the left, and triggering something.

Click!

Something fell from the ceiling.

"Ah..." Hakuba's covered in glitter.

Sighing, Hakuba lightly glares at the dove, who blinks innocently.

"Of course he would have booby-trapped his house. It's a magician's house," he mutters under his breath.

Now Hattori bursts out laughing.


Meanwhile...

Furuya checks upstairs, and inside Kaito's room.

The dove on his shoulder flies to the panel, and starts pecking at it.

"Hm?" Furuya blinks as he puts his hand on it, knocking a few times, then pushes at just the right angle, and hears something like gears.

The panel swings open.

Furuya looks at the dove and smiles, petting her, "This is what you wanted to show me?"

"Coo!" the dove flaps its wings before flying inside.

Smiling, Furuya goes after her, the panel swinging over and revealing Kuroba Toichi dressed as KID.

He slides down, and lands on a loveseat.

The lights turn on, and he's in KID's room.


With the detectives...

They do find a hidden room behind the cupboard, but it's empty, so they shut it.

"Amuro-san hasn't checked in in a while..." Conan mutters.

"Coo! Coo!" the two doves fly up and tug on their clothes.

"You want us to follow you?" Hakuba asks.

"Coo!" the doves fly upstairs, and they follow.

The doves lead them into Kaito's room, and they peck at the panel.

Conan knocks on it, and pushes it on an angle, and it swings open.

"Uh..." Conan blinks before going in, Hattori and Hakuba following behind.

"Wooooahhhh! Oof!" they land on the loveseat...and each other.

"Coo! Coo! Coo!" the doves call, flying around.

"Yo," Furuya waves at them as he looks over Kaito's notes.

They get up, and look around, awed, "Wow..."

KID's room was huge. With a jukebox, a car that was somehow in here, copies of KID's outfit, and a workshop.

Of course, they checked out the place, careful not to set off any traps.

Then, they go up the stairs after they're done.

Their search begins...


The three doves coo, landing on him.

Furuya pets one, "Don't worry. We'll find him. I promise."

"Coo..."

The doves flies off, searching from the air.

Honestly... once Furuya gets Kaito back...there'll be hell to pay to that organization.