Kaiya POV

"Is something wrong Kaiya-chan?" Ran asked as we walked back from school.

"You've been looking behind you this whole time." Sonoko said.

"A-ah it's nothing!" I replied. I just had a feeling that someone was following us.

I glanced curiously as I saw the mailbox slightly open when I arrived home. How odd. The Kudos didn't usually receive mail. Sensing that someone was watching me, I quickly turned around in surprise, only to see no one there. Opening the mailbox I found a curious flyer...

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Vermouth POV

I quickly ducked back into my hiding place as the girl turned around. She has sharp eyes.

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Kaiya POV

"Look, there's a flyer for Italian food!" I showed the piece of paper to Shuichi and the others. "I found it in the mailbox."

"We haven't ordered Italian food in a long time though." Yukiko put her hand under her chin in thought.

"Moreover, the restaurant appears to be quite high end." Yusaku mused.

"It could be from the Organization." Shuichi suggested. "It does seem that they are investigating us since someone has been watching you."

"Does Kudo-kun know about this?" I asked.

Shuichi shook his head. "In order to fool our enemies, we must first fool our closest allies."

"It might be best for us to check out the restaurant. That way we can show that we have nothing to hide." Yusaku told us.

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(at the Italian restaurant)

"The food itself looks delicious." my mouth watered at the lasagna in front of me.

"Well we won't know until we try it." Yukiko replied.

"It tastes slightly off, but otherwise it is good lasagna." I took a bite carefully.

"Just pretend to eat it." Yusaku whispered.

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"Aww my bag is all ruined!" Yukiko whimpered when we got home. "And it was new too!" Poor Yukiko. We had put all the food into her handbag.

"Maybe we should do an analysis of what was inside the food." I suggested.

"Would you mind handling that Kaiya-chan?" Yusaku asked.

I nodded and headed off to Agasa's laboratory.

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"It appears that the food was contaminated." I showed them the report.

"Distigmine bromide... the symptoms should be similar to food poisoning." Yusaku looked at the paper.

"But Yu-chan, weren't you going to appear in an upcoming TV show?" Yukiko reminded him.

"I've got a plan. The rest we can leave to Shinichi." Yusaku said.

"I'll contact Jodie and Camel." Shuichi told us.

"In the meantime, it's time to put our acting skills to the test." Yusaku said.

"Acting?" I turned to him with a confused expression.

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"Kudo-kun!" I exclaimed when he and Yukiko came into the room. "Yusaku-san is really ill." I placed a wet towel on Yusaku's forehead to keep up the facade. "I-I think he got food poisoning from the dinner place we went last night!"

"Oh no! Dad's completely bedridden!" Conan said, concerned.

"Y-yeah he just needs his rest." I reassured Conan.

"Even if he feels better, make sure to take him to the hospital tomorrow." Conan told me and Yukiko.

"We will." Yukiko reassured Conan.

"But where's Subaru-san anyways?" Conan asked.

"He's busy with some FBI stuff." I told Conan.

"If Subaru-san were here, I wouldn't have to ask you for help." Yukiko explained. She went with Conan to the study to go over the case.

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"The last mic works." I confirmed. Shuichi previously called Jodie and Camel to help set up a surveillance system.

"Alright, now all we have to do is wait." Shuichi said.

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(day of the TV show)

Conan POV

"Mom, is the disguise ready yet? The crew will be here any moment." I banged on the door downstairs. "Mom?" I repeated and opened the door.

"I'm fine. Waz just having a little snooze." she replied weakly, slumped on the desk.

"Did you eat the same thing as Dad last night?" I asked her, concerned.

"Of course, we are husband and wife after all." she replied, and started to dose off.

It's definitely food poisoning! I should turn down the TV show and take them to the hospital. But right now the only option is to ask Kaiya to disguise as my dad.

"Kaiya!" I called. "Kaiya?"

"What is it Kudo-kun?" she rubbed her eyes as she came down the stairs, still in her pajamas. "S-sorry I'm not feeling too well." She looked quite pale.

"Don't tell me you ate at the same restaurant as Dad and Mom!" I said in realization.

"Yeah I did-" she replied when the doorbell rang.

"Kaito Kid!" I opened the door to see him disguised as dad. "You've got to be kidding me!" I exclaimed.

"Hey now, I couldn't sit back and do nothing when Yusaku Kudo was in such a dire condition. I came all the way here and this is the welcome I get?" Kid was annoyed. "He lifted all those charges against me, so I've come to return the favor. If you don't want my help, I'll be taking my leave." He started to exit.

"Wait! If you want to return the favor, I don't mind letting you do so." I called after him.

"That's a good idea-" Kaiya said before she suddenly clutched her stomach in pain. "My stomach is acting up again."

"Kaiya!" I ran to her. "You should lie down somewhere." I helped her to the bed in the guest room where Dad and Mom were.

Then I looked at my watch. "Shoot! There's less than ten minutes before the TV crew arrives. I'll give you a quick rundown of the case." I told Kid. I showed him the files on the locked room cases Dad was supposed to solve on the TV show.

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Kaiya POV

"So the announcer Yumekawa Saiko-san was the culprit?" I asked as we watched the Shinichi solve the case from behind.

"Yes, Shinichi and I had the same reasoning." Yusaku explained. "In addition to the chaotic state of the room, she also wore an unnaturally sized watch on her dominant hand."

"Guys wake up!" we heard Conan bang on the door after a while. "Now's not the time to be sleeping. Vermouth might have been here until just now! She might have been the reason behind you guys falling ill..."

Shuichi opened the door and motioned for Conan to be silent. "Jodie, Camel how's the situation?" he called through his earpiece.

"There doesn't seem to be any bugs or listening devices in the study." Jodie replied.

"In the other rooms as well!" Camel confirmed. "Looks like we managed to fool them!"

"As expected of a best selling mystery author!" Jodie agreed.

"Fool them?" Conan asked.

Yusaku began to explain how we felt someone watching us and that we received a mysterious flier in the mailbox. We went to the restaurant and pretended to eat the food by dumping it into Yukiko's handbag.

"But why didn't you tell me?" Conan pouted.

"Sorry, Conan-kun." I said sheepishly.

"As they say, in order to fool your enemies, you must fool your friends first." Yusaku replied.

"Besides Shin-chan, you seem to be Sharon's favorite!" Yukiko told him.

"With this, we should keep them safe from charging in here for the time being. We just have to wait for their next big move." Shuichi said.

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Vermouth POV

"You're late Vermouth." Gin said as I removed my disguise and entered his Porshe.

"The boss asked me to investigate a suspicious person." I replied.

"And? What did you conclude?" Gin asked. "Are they a threat to the Organization?"

"I didn't find anything of importance." I answered. "But if they should prove to be a threat I'll have no trouble eliminating them." At least that's what I've tried to tell myself...