Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 31 Just tell me if he is handsome

(I was wrong! I really underestimated the aftereffects of staying up all night. My head is still groggy now).
Unlike Kudo Shinichi, although Hattori Heiji has also appeared in various media as a high school student, the media's reports on Hattori Heiji are generally restrained.

Titles like the savior of the Japanese police and the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era are only considered impressive by the general public.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this is the media creating a god.

People have always been keen on putting ordinary people on a pedestal and then knocking the gods off the pedestal. Conan was lucky after all, because before the media could knock him off the pedestal, he had disappeared without a trace.

The reason why Kudo Shinichi was treated like this by the media is probably related to the Kudo family's laissez-faire policy.

The Kudo couple has not been active in Japan for many years, and Kudo Shinichi has been left alone by them for many years. Judging from the person of Kudo Shinichi, Kudo Yusaku and Yukiko are undoubtedly lucky because Kudo Shinichi has not been raised in a wrong way.

But Kudo Shinichi is also unfortunate, because there is no mature and prudent person around him to check on him, which leads him to a very dangerous situation.

So is it so easy for the Japanese police to claim the title of savior? This title is simply a slap in the face of the Japanese police.

The publicity about Hattori Heiji is not as explicit as that about Kudo Shinichi.

The phrase "Hatori from Kanto and Kudo from Kansai" is enough to explain everything.

You have a Kudo Shinichi in Tokyo, a brilliant high school detective? That's fine. I have Hattori Heiji in Kansai, as brilliant as your Kudo Shinichi.

If you, Kudo Shinichi, are the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, then I, Hattori Heiji, am the Poirot of the Heisei era.

In short, I, Hattori Heiji from Kansai, am not inferior to you, Kudo Shinichi from Kanto.

As for Hattori Heiji's subsequent development, Tachibana Shizuka could also guess that it was nothing more than passing the national civil service examination after graduating from university.

Then he joined the Criminal Division of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, first taking over his father-in-law's job, and then taking over his own father's job.

The reputation he had accumulated during his detective days will be transformed into resources for promotion after joining the company. Coupled with his family background, it can be said that the position of Chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters was tailor-made for Hattori Heiji.

Hattori Heiji is similar to Kudo Shinichi, but not that similar. It would be more accurate to say that Hattori Heiji's experience is more similar to that of Hakuba Tanjiro in Tokyo.

All in all, it is not a bad thing to have a good relationship with Hattori Heiji, not to mention that this black guy's generous personality is very much to Shizuka Tachibana's liking.

People are always more tolerant and understanding towards reckless people than towards scheming men.
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Sonoko assured Xiaolan on the phone that she would be the one to convince her. In fact, as long as she was told that there would be a handsome guy on the next trip, this rich woman would always find ways to overcome all difficulties.

Since Sonoko can deal with Xiaolan, then it is Shizuka Tachibana's task to persuade Hattori Heiji. In fact, Shizuka Tachibana doesn't think this task is difficult at all.

Because he has a powerful weapon against high school detectives.

"Don't look at me like that. I won't force you to accept this money, okay?" Tachibana Shizuka noticed Hattori Heiji's vigilant look and was speechless, but he changed the subject and asked:
"By the way, you're not in a hurry to go back to Osaka, are you?"

Hattori Heiji relaxed and replied subconsciously, "Back to Osaka. It's not really that urgent. What's the matter?"

"So, how about joining us on a hot spring trip to Tochigi Prefecture? Of course, the hot spring trip isn't the main point. The main point is that I have a rather tricky investigation on my hands. Could you help me out if you're willing?"

You need to say different things to different people. For some people, if you just tell them I have a lot of girls, they will definitely show up on time no matter what difficulties they encounter, and they will even pay the bill generously. But for some people, it’s useless to tell them there are girls. You have to say I have a difficult case. Are you interested?

Before the bank incident, Hattori Heiji would definitely not have been very interested. After all, how complicated could the case investigated by an ordinary high school student be?

But after seeing how powerful Tachibana Shizuka was, Hattori Heiji didn't dare to underestimate this peer he met by chance.

The difficult case mentioned by Tachibana Shizuka also completely attracted the attention of Hattori Heiji.

Hattori Heiji is the same as Kudo Shinichi in this regard. He finally comes across a case or incident that he is interested in. Go to school? Bullshit!

Finally, under the persuasion of Tachibana Shizuka, Hattori Heiji readily agreed to this trip to the Tochigi Prefecture hot springs.

At the same time, he also agreed to let Mr. Ju pay for this trip as a token of his gratitude.
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"So, this is the handsome high school detective you told me about?" On the train, Sonoko was staring at Hattori Heiji.

Xiaolan hid aside and laughed.

Hattori Heiji looked at Tachibana Shizuka in confusion - why was this little girl named Suzuki looking at him so strangely?

"That's right. Have you heard of Kudo from Kanto and Hattori from Kansai? This is Hattori from Kansai, Hattori Heiji. He's as famous in Kansai as Kudo is in Tokyo."

Tachibana Shizuka explained seriously.

"That's not what I'm talking about! I'm talking about this guy's appearance." Sonoko gritted her teeth a little: "Why does he look so much like that Kudo guy?!"

Last night, Sonoko was so excited that her good brother Tachibana Shizuka had finally grown up and knew how to find a man for her, that she didn't sleep well the whole night and was looking forward to today's hot spring trip.

When they met and saw the real person, Sonoko realized something was wrong - no, why did this person look so much like Kudo Shinichi?!

Apart from his skin color and fluent Osaka accent, Sonoko almost thought that Tachibana Shizuka had brought Kudo back specifically to play a prank on them.

When talking about this, Tachibana Shizuka inevitably felt a little wronged: "Didn't I specifically ask you what you think of Kudo-san's appearance before?
Didn’t you say he was a bit handsome? That’s why I told you that the person you were traveling with was a guy of the same age who was a bit handsome, right?

"Emm, there seems to be nothing wrong with what I said?"

Tachibana Seiji opened his eyes wide and looked so innocent that Xiaolan, who was silently watching the show, couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Puchi. Sorry, Sonoko, I didn't mean it." Xiaolan tried to comfort the angry Sonoko with a smile on her face, but the more she comforted Sonoko, the angrier he became.

"At least you guys stop laughing at me!"

As the other protagonist of the incident, Hattori Heiji caught the key point of Tachibana Shizuka's conversation: "The Kudo you just mentioned, could it be Kudo Shinichi?"

"Oh, yes, Hattori, do you know Shinichi too?" Xiaolan looked at Hattori Heiji curiously.

Hattori Heiji showed a look of understanding: "I see, if you want to investigate Kudo, please count me in!"

(End of this chapter)