Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 214 Uh. Welcome to Osaka

Whether it was Kuroba Kaito's description or the original work he occasionally read in his previous life, Tachibana Shizuka knew that Snake was not a good person.

Pu Siqinglan, who came from afar, that is, the internationally wanted criminal Shi Kaobing, is even more valuable.

Even though Kyogoku Makoto and Kaito Kid confronted each other in person, Kuroba Kaito still escaped. However, Pu Siqinglan really almost brought "Magic Kaito" to an end.

If it weren't for the protagonist's halo, with Pu Siqinglan's shooting skills that could aim at the Kaito Kid's eyes that were constantly moving in mid-air, Kuroba Kaito would never have survived.

So when they were tracking Snake and Pu Siqinglan, they didn't get too close.

The "Three Choose One" plug-in only enhances Tachibana Shizuka's five senses, but it cannot make him have clairvoyance and super hearing.

So no matter how far away, Tachibana Shizuka couldn't hear the conversation between Snake and Scoob.

However, although they couldn't hear what was going on between them, Tachibana Shizuka and Kuroba Kaito could still see Snake's extremely frustrated expression.

"It seems that this woman's position in the organization is much higher than that man's."

Kuroba Kaito seemed to be lost in thought.

"It's not just about high status. In a criminal organization like theirs, if one's moral integrity doesn't match their position, they'll die much faster than others.

This means that this woman is either stronger than Snake or more cruel than Snake. The most likely scenario is that she is both stronger and more cruel than Snake! "

Kuroba Kaito nodded repeatedly at Tachibana Shizuka's assessment. He was a true expert in both stealing and magic. But he should still listen to Tachibana Shizuka, a professional.

In this way, Tachibana Shizuka drove the car and followed Snake back to Osaka Castle - this time he kept a greater distance from Snake than when they came here, just to guard against the Scott soldiers in the car.

What disappointed Tachibana Shizuka was that Snake did not take Scoob directly back to their base, but went to a five-star hotel in Osaka and booked two suites.

It looked like they were planning to stay in the hotel directly.

Shizuka Tachibana thought to herself what a pity - if Snake had really returned to the base, Shizuka Tachibana wouldn't have summoned the Metropolitan Police Department.

He immediately changed his plan, notified Hattori Heiji, and asked Heiji to contact his father. He wanted to wipe out this stronghold in one fell swoop.

Apart from anything else, there is no way to explain the number of people in the pistol zoo.

Why are there more than 20 of you gunmen all armed with guns? Are you planning to come to Osaka for team building or to start a business?
Or are you targeting the Governor of Osaka Prefecture? Planning a righteous backstab or something out of the blue?

Whether it was Snake's caution or Scoob's habit, in short, this caution saved them once and slightly delayed their capture.

Yes, this time, Tachibana Shizuka didn't plan to show up in person, but only to manipulate things behind the scenes. All the people who would appear would be officials, and Tachibana Shizuka also planned to hand over the entire zoo to the authorities.

Compared with the rejuvenation of drug A, there are no successful cases of Pandora's immortality or resurrection in the zoo.

Even the process regarding Pandora is still at the stage of trying to find Pandora.

In this way, even if the zoo staff were caught by the authorities, they would probably just be considered to have some mental problems for believing such an outrageous legend.

This can also be regarded as an indirect reminder to the authorities - next time when they encounter some organizations that pursue immortality, rejuvenation, and resurrection of the dead, won’t they feel less surprised?

In this way, Tachibana Shizuka and Kuroba Kaito also stayed in this hotel and booked two rooms in the hotel.

Originally, Hattori Heiji was planning to meet up with Tachibana Shizuka, but because of the visit of Ooka Momiji and Sonoko, Hattori Heiji was taken home by his mother.

Ooka Koye's attempt to steal the tower made Toyama Kazuha extremely vigilant. Now she came to the Hattori family in advance to find Ooka Koye as half-hostess.

Of course, Yuanzi went to join in the fun, but Xiaolan did not go to join in the fun. Instead, she came to the hotel to meet Shizuka Tachibana.

"I can't even imagine what a mess the Hattori family is in right now. No, it shouldn't be a mess."

After Xiaolan arrived, Kuroba Kaito was sent upstairs by Tachibana Shizuka to rest, and the two of them planned to wait in the lobby.

Tachibana Shizuka had already had the "borrowed" car returned, and the car parked in the museum's parking lot was also delivered by the Ooka family staff and parked in front of the hotel.

"It shouldn't be that chaotic, right?" Xiaolan had obviously never experienced such a Shura scene, so it was a little difficult for her to imagine it.

"It definitely can't be a chaotic mess. Both Toyama and Ooka need to perform well in front of Hattori's mother.

However, the verbal battles and invisible confrontations behind the scenes are extremely fierce."

Xiaolan suddenly smiled as she listened: "So Jingsi, you support Hongye?"

Originally, Xiaolan and Sonoko both called Ooka Momiji "Ooka-san" just like Tachibana Shizuka.

However, at Ooka Koyo's insistence, Xiaolan and Sonoko changed Ooka Koyo's name to "Koyo", the same as Toyama Kazuha's "Wa Ye".

Well, they are all from the Ye generation, but I don’t know if they can break my moves.

"Why do you ask that?" Tachibana Shizuka asked Xiaolan curiously.

"Well, it's obvious." Xiaolan blinked and said, "Look, Hongye was introduced to everyone by you, Jingsi.

When we were doing activities together, you were the one who asked Hongye to come along. Also, Kazuha and we are all friends, but your attitude towards Kazuha seems a little different from your attitude towards Sonoko?"

Xiaolan did not use herself as an example, because both Xiaolan herself and Sonoko thought that Tachibana Seiji's attitude towards Xiaolan was the most special.

Among this small group, Sonoko is the one who has the second best relationship with Tachibana Shizuka.

Hattori Heiji is not ranked because he is a boy, and the next ones are Toyama Kazuha and Ooka Koyo.

Tachibana Shizuka's attitude towards both of them was similar. He couldn't be said to be keeping a distance, but there was a certain distance.

"What? Was I wrong?" Seeing that Tachibana Shizuka was smiling but not saying anything, Xiaolan asked curiously.

"Indeed, that's not quite right." Tachibana Shizuka said cheerfully, "Actually, it doesn't matter to me whether Hattori chooses Ooka or Toyama in the end.

But if I had to choose one, I would actually prefer distant mountains.”

"Eh? How come?"

"I'm closer to Sonoko because you introduced her to me. She's also a very kind, generous, open-minded person with no airs. You wouldn't even know she's the daughter of the Suzuki Group.

Because we have a good relationship, we naturally seem close.”

"What about Toyama? It's undeniable that she is indeed a good girl, but she was brought in by Hattori after all, not to mention that they grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Although everyone is friends, we should still be cautious when dealing with melon fields and plum trees. Hattori is a very good person and a very good friend.

I don't want our relationship to be affected by any unnecessary misunderstandings."

Whether it's the so-called freedom of making friends or independent personality, in Tachibana Shizuka's opinion, it's necessary to keep a certain distance from your friend's significant other.

When everyone plays together, they can laugh or make noise happily without any barriers, but it is still necessary to have some distance in private.

For Tachibana Shizuka, he would gladly accept a girl just because she is his best friend's significant other, but he would definitely not do anything extra afterwards.

If friends and family are in trouble, you should help them if you can, but some interactions are unnecessary in Tachibana Shizuka's opinion.

There's no pretentious reason, I just don't want to cause trouble for my friend.

There are not many close friends in life, and Tachibana Seiji doesn't want his friends to drift apart because of something about his lower body.

"As for me bringing Ooka-san into our small circle, it's even simpler. This is a deal between Ooka-san and me.

You can also see Ooka-san's attitude towards Hattori, so I went to Ooka after being attacked by that madman in the woods."

"The gun and gun license I'm using now were both obtained by Ooka through his connections. In exchange, I will create some opportunities for Ooka-san.

As for whether it will succeed or not, that depends on Ooka-san's own ability."

Tachibana Shizuka said calmly, "So whether it's Toyama or Ooka-san, they're all the same to me. There's no need to treat them differently."

"As for why I prefer Toyama over Ooka-san." Tachibana Seiji suddenly chuckled twice.

"Although Hattori seems like an emotional idiot, he actually already has some choices. It's just that he hasn't formally faced this issue yet.

Ooka doesn't stand a chance at all."

The reason why Tachibana Shizuka laughed was simple. He simply remembered the movie he had seen in his previous life.

After fighting with someone on the wings of the plane, Hattori Heiji finally began to formally confess his feelings to Toyama Kazuha.

As a result, Toyama Kazuha was shocked by the stun grenade thrown by Ooka Momiji.

As we all know, after being struck by a stun grenade, you won't be able to hear anything for a while. And Toyama Kazuha can't lip read, so...
Hattori Heiji's confession was doomed to fail.

Good news: Hattori Heiji's failed confession was not seen by anyone else, even Toyama Kazuha didn't know what Hattori was talking about.

Bad news: A large group of high-dimensional creatures watched Hattori's failed confession, and one of them even traveled to Hattori's world.

"Is that really the case?" Xiaolan was extremely confused. In fact, she had originally thought that Ooka Momiji and Toyama Kazuha should be evenly matched.

She was also curious about Hattori Heiji's final choice?
But now after listening to what Tachibana Seiji said, I realized that this competition had already had a result?

Somehow, because of Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha, Xiaolan suddenly thought of her childhood sweetheart.

This is also a big reason why Xiaolan thinks that Shizuka Tachibana is more inclined towards Ooka Momiji. Because of Shizuka Tachibana himself, Xiaolan thought he was a staunch supporter of the "Heaven-dropped Faction".

But I didn’t expect that Tachibana Shizuka was actually in the childhood sweetheart camp?

Speaking of which, Hattori Heiji is very similar to Kudo Shinichi in terms of appearance and expertise.

The differences between them probably lie in their skin color, personality, and the education they received.

If we say that the way Kudo Shinichi's parents educate him is to let him grow up in a serious and free-range manner, then the way Hattori Heiji's parents educate him is to let him grow up in a guarded and free-range manner.

To use chickens as an example, Kudo Shinichi is the kind of free-range chicken that roams freely in the mountains, while Hattori Heiji is the kind of free-range chicken that is kept in the yard or vegetable garden.

It seems that they are all free-range, but Kudo Shinichi really is free-range. If he encounters any wild beasts in the mountains, they will be eaten.

The owner was too late to save him.

But as for Hattori Heiji, although he is also free to go wherever he wants, the place where he can go is ultimately limited.

In reality, Hattori Heizo didn't mind his son falling into traps, but he let Hattori Heiji fall into the traps that he thought were harmless.

Hattori Heiji was also taught from a young age what he could and could not do.

Hattori Heiji's recklessness and passion have limits. If he gets too angry, there will naturally be Hattori Heizo to back him up and cool him down.

All in all, they are both high school detectives, and their levels are similar, but the fact that one has become smaller and the other has not is very telling.

After thinking a lot, Xiaolan suddenly smiled with relief. If Hattori Heiji also became smaller, he probably wouldn't do the same ridiculous thing as Kudo Shinichi.

Ultimately, it's because Kudo Shinichi was praised too highly and no one tried to cool him down.

Ran and Tachibana Shizuka were chatting and laughing in the lobby lounge, and there was no dull moment. The two of them seemed to have endless things to say and endless topics to discuss, and when one was talking, the other could also be a good listener.

This conversation lasted until the evening.

While chatting, Tachibana Shizuka would glance at the elevator from time to time. Just as he was glancing at the elevator as usual, an elevator door opened, causing Tachibana Shizuka's eyes to focus subconsciously.

Tachibana Shizuka quickly withdrew his gaze, and Xiaolan also felt that something was wrong with Tachibana Shizuka.

"Is the person we're waiting for here, Shizue?"

"That's right, don't look over there, I'll call Kuroba first." Tachibana Shizuka called Kuroba Kaito and asked him to go downstairs to guard Snake. Then he took Xiaolan out of the hotel and got into the Mercedes-Benz E sent by the Ooka family.

A moment later, Pu Sizhui walked out of the hotel lobby and got into a taxi. When the taxi left, Tachibana Shizuka also stepped on the accelerator and slowly followed behind the taxi.

As they walked further and further, Xiaolan's expression gradually became strange.

"Shizuoka, this road seems to be the way to where President Suzuki is staying?" Xiaolan and Sonoko lived in the Suzuki family's villa in Osaka, so they naturally recognized this road now.

Because she came from this road - even though Xiaolan is not good at finding her way, she can still remember the landmarks on both sides of the road.

"Emm, so the one in front is planning to walk into the trap?"

(End of this chapter)