Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

Human beings are creatures that cannot rely on external forces; in the end, they still have to rely on themselves.

Standing alone on a busy street, Hattori Heiji complained about his best friend (referring to Kudo Shinichi) in his heart, while constantly asking Yuji to share his seat.

"Fortunately, Yuuji is still helping me."

Hattori Heiji found out that Yuuji claimed that he had been following Toyama Kazuha, so he sent an emoticon of thanks.

"It's not far from here, just go there after you get dressed."

Using the simple disguise technique he learned from Yuuji, Hattori Heiji walked around the street and finally saw Kazuha looking at the handmade maple leaf painting in the window at the corner, and the curious unknown boy beside her.

"It's really beautiful. I heard that the red maple leaves used are from under the Shimizu stage."

The boy pointed at one of the girls in kimonos and forced a smile: "How do you feel about being with your sister?"

[What do you mean by "Sister He"? That's so disgusting. Hum, a tigress like He Ye will definitely punch her...]

"The golden maple leaves and the red maple leaves together are really heart-warming."

Unexpectedly, Toyama Kazuha did not explode, which made Hattori Heiji's expression distorted.

"You just got used to calling me that? I remember that He Ye has relatives in Kyoto..."

Could it be a relative’s child?
Sure enough, the subsequent conversation between the two confirmed this reasoning.

"You are going to enter higher education next year, right? Which high school do you plan to attend?"

"Osaka after all."

"Eh? Isn't it Kyoto?"

Toyama Kazuha looked at the face opposite to her that Yuji had created himself. He looked weak and like a little puppy, and she didn't understand what Yuji meant.

The original plan was for the two of them to pretend to date, and then while Hattori Heiji was following them, Yuji, disguised as her cousin, would confess to her, and she would then refuse and slightly reveal her feelings.

Yuji also agreed. After all, although love is a matter between two people, Toyama Kazuha cannot keep waiting for Hattori Heiji to confess, but this is almost enough. If she goes further, it is estimated that Toyama Kazuha will confess to Hattori Heiji, but that would be too bad.

It's not that you can be passive, but if the other person expresses her feelings to you and you do have feelings for her but are still waiting for her to confess, that's not being passive, that's being cowardly.

"Hey, Yuuji, this line wasn't in the plan."

Yuanshan Heye said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Isn't it Shangjing High School? How did it become Osaka?"

"Because!" The weak boy suddenly shouted, and hesitantly explained: "I want to go to the high school where my sister is."

Obviously, everyone around heard this, and they all smiled knowingly. Some female high school students in high school uniforms blushed and said, "That's great."

"What a wonderful thing!"

Hattori Heiji pinched the wall at the corner, not caring about the cracks that appeared: "That pretty boy."

[Wait, Yuuji, are you planning to confess your feelings on the street? ]

Yuanshan and Ye were terrified. Being watched by so many people, it would be very embarrassing whether she agreed or refused, right? And there would definitely be people who would make trouble, as if they were forcing the girl to agree.

In the end, Yuuji didn't say anything, but turned his head to look at the river in the distance: "There is a temple fair today, let's go shopping."

"Ah...oh."

Amid the mischievous smiles of passers-by, the boys and girls walked towards the prosperous half of the sky, leaving only Hattori Heiji humming and laughing.

"It was such a romantic atmosphere, but he couldn't even express his feelings. It seems like this kid is nothing special."

If he were to say, in that kind of situation, if two people liked each other and expressed their love to each other, it would definitely be successful.

The pressure suddenly dropped, and Hattori Heiji followed suit.

“There are scarves for sale at the temple fair?”

The boy named Zhen saw a stall on the side of the river road selling many red cashmere scarves. He glanced at the price tag, and while silently complaining about the high price, he bought one without hesitation, then held it up and faced the distant mountains and leaves.

"Come and give it a try with my sister."

Yuanshan Heye was stunned for a moment, because Yuji's coat didn't fit her well, so her neck was always exposed.

After simply wrapping it around the girl's neck twice, the boy also wanted to buy one for himself. He was ready to pay but was rejected by the shopkeeper. "No, no! My scarf is a high-end product. Selling it at this price is already a loss-making sale. You actually want to buy two?!" The shopkeeper frowned, looking a little scary.

"I can pay the original price, no, I can pay more."

Although it is expensive, it is indeed genuine cashmere, which feels very comfortable and warm to the touch.

"No, no, hurry up!"

"Double, no, three times is fine!"

"you…"

The owner showed a look of hesitation on his face, but after glancing behind the boy, he returned to his fierce look and said, "I said I won't sell it, so I won't sell it."

“Then I’ll buy one…”

Yuanshan Heye was holding an emerald green scarf, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she was glared back by the owner.

"Are you two kidding me?"

"Forget it, there are other vendors anyway..."

"Humph, kid, you don't know that I am the scarf god of the temple fair, right? I can guarantee that once you leave this door, there will be no other family at the temple fair selling scarves to you."

Obviously, both of them were helpless, but just when the boy was about to go out with Toyama Kazuha, the owner came over and untied the scarf around the girl's neck, then pulled Yuji over and wrapped the other half around his neck.

"wait…"

"That's good."

After pushing the two people out of his stall, the shop owner wiped off the non-existent sweat and sighed, "That was a close call. I was almost tempted by the money."

"Hey, uncle."

The new customer was a dark-skinned young man wearing a white baseball cap, but the white cap changed color with the neon lights of the temple fair, and when he walked into the scarf stall, the neon lights happened to be green.

"What's the matter, young man?"

The shop owner felt an itch in his throat when he saw the no smoking sign he had hung, so he took out a cigarette and put it under his nose and took two deep puffs before he raised his head with satisfaction.

"Buying a scarf?"

"Ah." Hattori Heiji reached out and took the scarf that Toyama Kazuha had just held, and then wrapped it around his neck.

"Would you like to buy an extra one? The second one is half price."

"What?" Hattori Heiji's hand, which was taking out money, froze in place. He turned his head to look at the two people whose shoulders were touching each other because their scarves were not long enough, then he squinted his eyes and looked at the owner.

"Didn't they say that each person is limited to one?"

"So you heard everything, little brother." The shop owner smiled sheepishly, then pointed in the direction of the two people and said in a long voice: "Well, they are a good match, right?"

"..."

"Hey, why don't you speak?"

"Just so-so."

"It's not good for young people not to be frank." The shop owner curled his lips and said, "I just thought of my first love. It was also a temple fair. I also took her to a scarf stall at this location. There was also a shop owner who did this. He secretly asked the boss lady to tell all the scarves not to sell them to me."

"From your tone, did your first love end up being..."

"Ah? Not really. She is my wife now."

The shop owner ignored Hattori Heiji's dull look and chuckled.

"Apart from anything else, uncle, you didn't start selling scarves because of this, did you?"

"No, no, it's because my dad used to sell scarves at this stall."

This is nothing, the whole family will come together to help... (End of this chapter)