Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 28 You Really Compliment Me

"Emmm, man, what's that look on your face? Is there something wrong with what I just said?"

Meeting Hattori Heiji's gaze as if he had seen a ghost, Tachibana Seiji felt somewhat offended by this black guy - just tell me what you want to say, you are not a berk, don't try to be a riddler!

Haven’t you seen how many of the rice cake people in Rice Flower Town were killed in the end?

Faced with Tachibana Shizuka's doubts, Hattori Heiji immediately realized that his new friend might not have realized what a big deal he had just done.

"how did you do it?"

"what?"

"Just now, how did you find the robber among so many people?"

Only then did Tachibana Shizuka understand that Hattori Heiji was referring to the time when he used the moment of insight to find the robber from the crowd.

But how to say this, when using the moment of insight, Tachibana Shizuka will maintain a very high level of concentration, and various details will be continuously obtained by Tachibana Shizuka.

If you ask how this was done, it's like a ninja asking Hashirama Senju how he performed his awesome Wood Release technique.

What's so interesting about that? Shouldn't you just clap your hands and make whatever you want happen? Shouldn't anyone be able to do that?
Although Tachibana Shizuka was a time traveler, he wasn't the type of Long Aotian. Furthermore, the cheats he had didn't seem to be that powerful.

Therefore, Shizuka Tachibana still maintains the most basic awe towards the world, especially in terms of reasoning and investigation. Shizuka Tachibana does not think that Conan and Heiji Hattori cannot do what he can do.

Although after traveling through time, Tachibana Shizuka was determined to steal Conan's girl, there was no doubt that he still had some filters for Conan and Hattori Heiji.

So Tachibana Shizuka's answer became like this:
"First this, then that. Finally like this—isn't it enough to have hands?" Tachibana Shizuka said, looking at Hattori Heiji with trust:

"It's actually very simple. I believe that even you, Hattori from Kansai, can do it. The reason you think it's amazing is probably because you've never tried it before."

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As a detective skilled in observation, Hattori Heiji could easily tell that Tachibana Shizuka was not joking or teasing him.

This guy really thinks so.
But it is because of Tachibana Shizuka's trust that Hattori Heiji feels so burdened. Are you trusting me a little too much?
I'm sorry, I really can't do this kind of thing!
Finally, Hattori Heiji's thoughts turned into silence. After all, he was too embarrassed to tell Tachibana Shizuka directly, "Brother, your operation is too advanced. I really can't do it." We Osaka Black Chickens also have to save face!

Fortunately, the bank manager did not let Hattori Heiji feel embarrassed for any longer. Just when Hei Ji was struggling over whether to confess to Tachibana Seiji, the bank manager rushed in from outside the door in a hurry.

He really rushed in.

The bank manager ran to Shizuka Tachibana in two steps. Although Shizuka Tachibana was an unknown person compared to Heiji Hattori, all the investigations today were completed by Shizuka Tachibana alone.

To someone like a bank manager, neither Hattori from Kansai nor a high school detective mattered.

What is most important is to bring them tangible benefits.

It just so happened that Tachibana Shizuka, who had identified the robber from the crowd in just a few hours, had this ability. Naturally, the bank manager paid more attention to Tachibana Shizuka.

"Tachibana-san! The detectives from Investigation Division 1 have sent back a message! They've caught the robbers red-handed in their house!

And it seems that the robbers have not had time to transfer the stolen money and have only squandered some of it in the past few days!
The robbers and the stolen money are now being escorted back to the Metropolitan Police Department by detectives. I believe there will be a result soon!"

The bank manager's excitement clearly went beyond this. "By the way, I've also relayed your and Hattori-san's conclusions to the detectives from the First Investigation Division. Based on their surprise interrogation, the detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division also believe your reasoning is valid."

The robbers sounded guilty when talking about their accomplices. I guess as long as we return to the Metropolitan Police Department for further interrogation, our branch's accomplices will confess!"

What is a blessing from heaven? For the bank manager, it was a blessing from heaven. Not only was the stolen money recovered in a timely manner.

The branch's insider was also successfully found, and there was solid evidence to prove it. This was a clear achievement for him as the branch manager.

With this achievement, he will surely be rewarded by his boss in the next promotion. The bad thing of the bank being robbed has suddenly turned into a good thing.

All this is thanks to Tachibana Shizuka in front of me!
As a grateful person, the bank manager knew exactly why Shizuka Tachibana came to the branch.

So, without hesitation, he handed Tachibana Shizuka a check: "Tachibana-san, this is a thank you gift from me on behalf of the branch. You must accept it!"

Tachibana Shizuka took the check from the bank manager and found that the amount was slightly different from what he had originally expected.

"Mr. Manager, is this a mistake? I just heard that the robbers have squandered some of the stolen money."

According to the reward agreement issued by the bank, if someone can find the robbers and recover the stolen money, they can get 10% of the recovered money.

The bank was robbed of 2600 million yen. Excluding the money squandered by the robbers, the reward that Tachibana Shizuka should have received should not have been more than 260 million yen.

How come the amount on this check is exactly 260 million yen?

Seeing this, the bank manager smiled and explained, "Don't worry, the amount of this check is correct.

We were able to recover the stolen money so quickly thanks to your help, Tachibana-san, and we even caught the robber. Even if he squandered some of the stolen money, we still have ways to recover some of it.

It is entirely within my power to give you this money, so please don’t worry.”

What was the point of the bank manager's statement? Was it that the bank was able to recover the losses squandered by the robbers?
of course not.

The key point of this sentence is "within my authority". The bank manager said this just to do Shizuka Tachibana a favor.

As a high school detective from the Kansai region, Hattori Heiji obviously wouldn't stay in Tokyo all the time. So he didn't need to please Hattori Heiji.

This time, the flattery was obviously only directed at Tachibana Shizuka.

The reason is simple. Even if the branch manager gets promoted, he will not be able to break out of the framework of Beika Town. This means that he may face the situation of being robbed by robbers in the future.

At that point, the relationship with Tachibana Shizuka was crucial. He was the "Ancient Greek god of banker promotions," known for turning bad things into good. Using public funds to use personal connections to advance one's career—who would refuse such a good thing?
This is because the bank manager's authority is not enough, otherwise even if he personally handed Tachibana Shizuka a check for 500 million yen, he would be willing to do it!

　I stayed up all night last night, so the update is late.

　　I'm working hard on typing, and there's still one chapter left.

　　Tomorrow morning update as usual~

　　
　
(End of this chapter)