Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 25: Rice Krispie Specialties, Must-Try

"Class B, Grade 2." Tachibana Shizuka didn't directly answer Hattori Heiji's question, but instead looked him up and down.

"Judging from your clothes, you probably aren't from our school, and your accent is a very low-key Osaka accent. So, are you here looking for someone?
Kudo Shinichi?"

Tachibana Shizuka's answer to the question with the answer to it successfully attracted the attention of Hattori Heiji. Hattori Heiji didn't care about the previous words, because both the fact that he was not wearing a school uniform and his accent were obvious.

But it really surprised him that Tachibana Shizuka could guess that he was coming to see Kudo Shinichi.

Could it be that you are also proficient in reasoning?
"Oh? That's true, but how did you know?" Hattori Heiji put aside the idea of ​​looking for Kudo Shinichi and asked Tachibana Shizuka with interest.

Tachibana Shizuka waved his hand: "It's nothing, but if there are strange people in the school who want to inquire about Class B of the second grade, they will most likely go to Kudo Shinichi.

Looks like I guessed right?"

Hattori Heiji nodded in agreement with what Tachibana Shizuka said.

"He's the same age and from Kansai. Come to think of it, I've never heard of Kudo having any relatives or friends in Kansai.

So, you're not a high school detective, are you? You came all the way here just to challenge Kudo to a deduction contest?"

"Ah, this." Hattori Heiji came to challenge Kudo Shinichi to a competition of reasoning, but some things are like this. You don't think there's anything wrong when you do it alone, but when others say it or see it, you will feel extremely embarrassed.

For example, if you find a straight branch on the roadside as an adult, if no one sees it, you will give a thrilling sword show.

But if one day a friend mentions that she saw you going crazy on the street, that would be the final blow.

Hattori Heiji has this feeling now, because he clearly reads the meaning of "This guy can't be really so childish" in Tachibana Shizuka's eyes.

"How is that possible! Who would travel all the way from Osaka to Tokyo just to find someone to compete in reasoning?" Hattori Heiji suddenly raised his voice, trying to cover up his embarrassment.

"Oh? Really?" Tachibana Shizuka looked up and down at Hattori Heiji with a squinting look, looking unconvinced.

"Really? Of course it's true! I actually came to Tokyo for a commission! Of course, I also heard that there's a famous high school detective in Tokyo, so I wanted to meet him!"
Oh, my name is Hattori Heiji! The Kudo of Kanto and the Hattori of Kansai are referring to me~"

Hattori Heiji explained repeatedly, and thanks to his skin color, no one could tell whether his face was red or not when he said these words.

"Is that so? You're here at a very bad time." Tachibana Shizu finally let go of Hattori Heiji and said regretfully, "Kudo-kun hasn't been to school for a long time. I heard he's investigating something.
In short, your visit this time was unsuccessful."

"Eh? Really?"

"Of course it's true. Didn't you do some research before you came? Kudo hasn't appeared in the news for several months.

But since you, Hattori, are also a high school detective, then you must be very interested in the incident, right?"

Shizuka Tachibana obviously understands Hattori Heiji very well. In Tokyo, apart from Kudo who can attract Hattori Heiji's attention, the rest are various new events.

After all, detectives' thirst for information is comparable to a moth to a flame. "Hey, do you have a case you'd like to hire a detective for? As a token of gratitude, I'll hand it over to Hattori Heiji!" Hattori Heiji patted his chest, expressing his curiosity about the incident Tachibana Shizuka was talking about.

"It's not that I have any matters that need to be commissioned." Tachibana Shizuka shook his head and explained to Hattori Heiji.
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"Look, this is it." Shizuka Tachibana took Hattori Heiji on the bus to their destination. After arriving at the destination, Hattori Heiji and Shizuka Tachibana looked up at the building in front of them.

"Yihua City Bank, come to think of it, don't you think there are too many bank robberies in your Yihua Town?" Hattori Heiji couldn't help but complain when he thought about the robbery that happened in this bank not long ago.

"There's nothing I can do. This is a characteristic of Beika Town after all." Tachibana Shizuka did not make any excuses. He was not a native Beika person, and there were indeed many bank robberies in Beika Town.

Beika City Bank was the destination of Tachibana Shizuka's trip. As mentioned above, a bank robbery had occurred here not long ago.

The criminals stole 2600 million yen in cash from the bank. Thanks to the denomination of 2600 yen, although million yen sounds like a lot, it can actually be put into a normal-sized schoolbag.

After all, when Akemi Miyano robbed 1 billion in cash, it only filled three boxes.

After the robbery, the Beika City Bank immediately called the police after the robbers left, but the Tokyo police are well-known for their capabilities. Therefore, the bank also issued a reward to the public.

As long as someone can help recover the stolen money, they will receive 10% of the recovered amount as a reward.

This reward is said to be open to all citizens, but in the final analysis it is only intended for detectives and the criminals' accomplices.

Needless to say, detectives in the Conan world share some of the functions of the police to a certain extent.

As for the accomplices of the criminals, they should know that this 10% income is completely reasonable and legal. At this time, they can get some "clean money" by just reporting it. I am afraid that any accomplice who is not satisfied with his share of the stolen money will be tempted.

"Let's go, Hattori. Now that we're at Mihua, why not try some of the local specialties? If you haven't seen Kudo, at least see the bank robbers at Mihua."

Tachibana Shizuka led Hattori Heiji into the bank. As soon as they entered, bank staff came to greet them.

"Good afternoon, what business would you two like to handle?"

"Hello, we are here for the reward." Tachibana Shizuka said to the staff, "This is the high school detective Hattori Heiji from Osaka, the same Hattori Heiji who is known as Kudo of Kanto and Hattori of Kansai together with Kudo Arata.

We are here to investigate the robbery that occurred at your bank not long ago."

Originally, the staff were a little dismissive when they heard that the two high school students, Shizuka Tachibana and the other two, came for the reward. However, when they heard Shizuka Tachibana say that Heiji Kudo was a high school detective as famous as Shinichi Kudo, they immediately took it seriously.

He didn't know who Hattori Heiji was, but he knew Kudo Shinichi very well. Although he was a high school student, he was also a very famous detective!
Since they are as famous as Kudo Shinichi, these two high school students must be something special!

"Please wait a moment, I will contact the manager right away." The staff politely invited Tachibana Shizuka and the others to the reception area, served them drinks, and then hurried away to look for the manager.

Hattori Heiji looked puzzled and said to Tachibana Shizuka, "I say, this wasn't your idea when you invited me here, was it?"

(End of this chapter)