Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 606 Generic Face Shinichi Kudo
After both sides stepped down from the platform, the referee quickly stepped forward:

"What a beautiful duel! Hattori from Kaifang High School and Okita from Quanxin High School are both rare geniuses in the field of kendo. They will surely stand at the pinnacle of Japanese kendo in the future."

The referee coughed lightly to bring the audience back to their senses, saying, "The match between the two sides was extremely exciting. It's probably not a sight to be seen for many years to come. We are very fortunate."

He glanced at the entire audience, then announced the results with a beaming smile:

"However, since Hattori is currently solving a case in the second building, the student wearing the Hattori nameplate cannot represent Kaifang High School. Therefore, this match can only be considered an exchange exhibition match. I'm sorry, this victory belongs to Izumi High School!"

After the results were announced, there was no applause as expected. Everyone seemed to have accepted the result, or rather, they were still immersed in the battle they had just fought.

Seeing this, the referee could only smile awkwardly: "Now we invite Okita Souji, the captain of Izumi High School, to come up on stage to receive the award on behalf of the school."

After a long time, there was still no movement.

The referee turned around in confusion, only to find that Okita Souji was no longer in the direction of Izumi High School.

He looked to the other side, and the person wearing Hattori Heiji's protective gear was gone too.

How embarrassing. After serving as the head referee for so many terms, this is the first time I've felt completely lost.

This is about the honor of kendo. Whether the two schools can acquire more outstanding kendo talents is also closely related to this competition. Isn't this a bit disrespectful to themselves and the competition?
The people who were supposed to take the stage are gone, and so are the people who won the battle.

Natsukawa and Okita Souji were unaware of and unconcerned about the situation at the scene, as they had already left the main building.

At the second building, Conan and Heiji Hattori seemed to have solved the case as well, and Inspector Otaki was leading a distraught, long-faced man out.

Okita Souji stepped forward and blocked Natsukawa's path. Just as he was about to ask for her identity, he heard Hattori Heiji's voice.

"Hey, what's going on?"

Hattori Heiji walked over, satisfied, and was filled with questions when he saw Natsukawa wearing his protective gear.

"I knew you weren't Hattori Heiji."

Okita Souji took off his protective helmet and looked at Hattori: "Where did you find this expert? He's very skilled."

"Wait a moment."

Hattori Heiji's forehead suddenly twitched, as if he had figured something out, and he said speechlessly, "Hey Natsukawa-nii, aren't you bored? What were you doing just now?"

"Of course I'll participate in the competition in your place."

Xia Chuan shrugged and took off his helmet as well.

"No wonder you'd rather solve cases than participate in the competition. Your skills seem to be a little inferior to Okita Souji's."

"nonsense!"

Hattori's face darkened further, and he retorted impatiently, "The competition can be held anytime, but this is a murder case. If it is not resolved in time, the relevant evidence will be destroyed after the murderer leaves. Even if we find out who it is, there will be no evidence to prove it."

"Then why don't you just give it to Mr. Mori?"

Hattori Heiji pursed his lips, understanding the deeper meaning behind Natsukawa's words.

But that's exactly what he wanted to achieve. On his home turf, how could he let Conan steal his thunder?

The first time we met, I must have lost because I didn't have home-field advantage. This time, with home-field advantage, I won as expected.

"Hehe, you're talking about me behind my back again."

Conan approached Heiji Hattori and whispered, "When I arrived, you had already investigated almost everything, but I still discovered that the culprit might return to the scene."

"You knew about the case an hour ago, yet it's only now that it's been solved."

Conan put his hands behind his head. He didn't want to compete with Hattori, but Hattori insisted on doing it, so he couldn't blame himself.

So, actually...

Conan abruptly stopped mid-sentence, his gaze fixed on Okita Souji. This gaze sent a chill down Okita Souji's spine.

However, he didn't say anything, because he was more concerned about the tall, blond man.

It looks beautiful, like a vase, but it's not actually like that. If someone underestimates it, they'll suffer a terrible fate.

"Hehe, isn't that amazing?"

Meeting Conan's shocked gaze, Hattori introduced with a smile: "This is the little brat of Detective Mouri, a very capable little detective."

"Really? That's really impressive."

Okita Souji crossed his arms and held the wooden sword against his chest, making no attempt to introduce himself.

"Seriously, give me some face, Conan is precocious despite his young age, you'll definitely like him, right, Natsukawa-nii?"

"Maybe."

Conan ignored all the teasing; his gaze remained fixed on that face that was almost identical to his own.

If there's any difference, it's that the other person is a little bit darker than me, and seems to have a small bun tied at the back of their hair.

"Kaito Kuroba, brother?"

Conan asked tentatively.

With his intelligence, he naturally realized that the Okita Souji that Hattori Heiji mentioned was very likely the man in front of him.

But deep down he didn't want to believe it.

Kaito Kuroba is one thing, but now someone with the exact same face has appeared.

Or is this guy the same shameless person who appeared at the Teitan High School festival, someone who's just like me?
Conan quickly dismissed the thought.

Impossible, the hairstyle is different, and this person has a brave and martial air about him.

Appearance can be faked, but temperament cannot be changed.

He believes this is why Ai Haibara was able to become the Blacksmith's radar.

It's shattered! I really do have an average face. Sonoko was right last time.
However, thinking about all this is not as effective as asking directly. Since Hattori Heiji brought him here to meet him, he will give him a proper introduction.

Okita Souji paused for a moment, then shook his head: "My name is Okita Souji. Little boy, you seem to have seen me before?"

Conan turned to look at Heiji Hattori.

So, does Hattori intend to use Okita Souji to bring the identity of Kudo Shinichi back into the spotlight?
After exchanging glances, Hattori understood the meaning in Conan's eyes and nodded.

Yes, that's exactly what he meant.

They had no other way to find the brewery, so they could only use this method to fish for them. The brewery would definitely be curious as to why Shinichi Kudo didn't die after taking the drug.

Although there is some danger, with his and Okita Souji's strength, they should be able to handle it.

No, we also need to include Xia Chuan and Yue Er, so their combat strength will not be weak.

It's estimated that the entire brewery won't be mobilized, which would allow them to outnumber the enemy and potentially capture one or two codenamed members. Using this as a breakthrough, they could definitely find more brewery members.

Conan pondered for a moment, then nodded.

I must say, this is a very good approach.

It's a bit dangerous.

If the brewery directly targets Shinichi Kudo, that would be fine, but what if they capture his parents or Ran first?
(End of this chapter)