The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Only Aragaki Yu, standing to the side, subconsciously twitched his lips and a strange expression appeared on his face after seeing Hattori Heizo's actions.

This is truly a beautiful scene of "filial piety and parental love".

Conan, Ran, and Kazuha were perhaps too nervous about Heiji Hattori to see through the meaning behind Heiji Hattori's actions.

However, Aragaki Yu, who had completely placed himself in the position of an observer, had already guessed Hattori Heizo's purpose in doing so.

What Aragaki Yu didn't expect was that even this slight change in his expression didn't escape Hattori Heizo's gaze, who was constantly scanning the surroundings.

His eyes, which had been squinting, opened slightly when they fell on Aragaki Yu, a rare occurrence for him.

It wasn't until Aragaki Yu nodded subtly to Hattori Heizo that Hattori Heizo, understanding the unspoken message, looked away.

In that instant, they both knew what the other was thinking.

This Hattori Heizo is indeed different from those ordinary Japanese policemen.

Both in terms of ability and mindset, he is indeed extraordinary.

No wonder he was able to marry a wife as beautiful as Ms. Shizuka Ikenami...

Ah, no!

No wonder she was able to have such an outstanding son as Hattori Heiji.

Of course, not everyone is as meticulous as Hattori Heizo.

Inspector Otaki, equally oblivious to the current situation, couldn't help but chime in, having always sided with Hattori Heiji, "But Chief, what you just said was a bit too harsh..."

However, before he could finish speaking...

Before Hattori Heizo could even react, Toyama Ginjiro, standing next to Inspector Otaki, grabbed his shoulder and said, "Otaki, what's wrong with you? Didn't I tell you to send someone to follow them?"

"Ah...yes, that's right..."

Officer Otaki was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Now, let alone helping Hattori Heiji, he can't even protect himself.

Chapter 574 Play hard to get

"Alright, Otaki, were these two people murdered?"

After glancing at Inspector Otaki, Hattori Heizo slowly walked to Ms. Katagiri's body, knelt down, and helped tidy up the shroud that had been messed up by Hattori Heiji's reckless actions.

“No, no.” Detective Otaki shook his head and reported the police investigation to Hattori Heizo. “We have collected Mr. Kato’s fingerprints from the lighter on the roof of the castle tower in the case of him being on fire and falling from the tower. As for Ms. Katagiri’s case, someone saw her set herself on fire and fall into the river from the bridge.”

At this point, Officer Otaki paused and looked in the direction of Aragaki Yu and the others. "Aragaki Yu, Ran, and Kazuha can all testify to this. Although there are still a few places we haven't verified, I think this is the correct conclusion."

Ran and Kazuha nodded quickly in response, while Yuu Aragaki did not make any comment.

He did see someone set themselves on fire on the bridge, but he didn't say that the person who set themselves on fire was the deceased, Ms. Katagiri.

"In that case, two or three detectives will be enough to stay here."

After saying that, he stood up and looked at Ginjiro Toyama, "Toyama, we can go now."

"Huh?" Ginjiro Toyama was slightly taken aback.

Even Conan and the others looked at Hattori Heizo with surprise.

“Our police force is not so busy that we have so many people handling such minor cases.”

After saying that, he left without looking back.

If Aragaki Yu hadn't overheard his conversation with Toyama Ginjiro last night, he would have almost been fooled by Hattori Heizo's performance.

Not to mention the malicious individuals hiding among the onlookers.

Many of the Taoist figures wore smug smiles after noticing Hattori Heizo's remarks.

"oops!"

Just after Hattori Heizo left everyone's sight, Aragaki Yu suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Just as Ran and Kazuha, who were standing next to him, looked at him in confusion, Aragaki Yuu rummaged through his pockets and explained to them apologetically, "I think I left my wallet at the place where we ate earlier."

Xiaolan and Heye: ∑(O_O；)

……

Sure enough, when Aragaki Yu returned to the restaurant alone and turned a corner, he found Hattori Heizo and Toyama Ginjiro standing under a street lamp, seemingly waiting for someone.

When Ginjiro Toyama noticed that someone was walking in his direction, his expression clearly showed some surprise.

He had already found it strange when Hattori Heizo said he was waiting for someone here.

However, he never expected that the person he was waiting for would be the boy, Aragaki Yu, who had come with Mr. Mori.

Hattori Heizo, on the other hand, seemed quite calm, as if he had long anticipated that Aragaki Yu would come to this place.

"As expected, I guessed you would catch up."

When Aragaki Yu walked up to Hattori Heizo and Toyama Ginjiro, Hattori Heizo, who had been keeping his eyes narrowed and silent, finally spoke.

"After all... Mr. Hattori, you've already hinted so obviously, I think only Hattori-kun, because he's too hot-blooded, didn't notice."

Before speaking, Aragaki Yu hesitated for a moment, but still chose to address Hattori Heizo as Hattori Heiji's friend.

Whether it was because of how Aragaki Yu addressed him or because of his quick wit, Hattori Heizo's subconscious upturn of the corners of his mouth revealed that he was truly very satisfied with Aragaki Yu.

Therefore, his tone unconsciously became a bit more intimate, "If Heiji could be a little calmer like you, I would really have a lot less to worry about!"

"Not at all. I think Hattori-kun's enthusiasm, drive, and strong sense of justice are rare and admirable qualities!"

"If it weren't for his personality, I don't think you would have come up with this trick, Mr. Hattori."

Hattori Heizo gave Aragaki Yu's response a deep look, then shook his head meaningfully.

Although he had just disciplined his son in front of others, as a father, he was still very satisfied with the praise others gave his son.

Especially since the person who gave such praise was not a sycophant, but someone so outstanding that even he was surprised.

"Wait, wait a minute, Heizo, you don't mean to..."

Ginjiro Toyama, who had been standing there blankly blinking because of the conversation between the two, finally came to his senses.

He looked at Hattori Heizo with a shocked expression, vaguely guessing what he was thinking.

"Playing hard to get."

"Lue the snake out of its hole."

……

the other side.

Heiji Hattori and Conan silently watched the departing members of the tour group.

"It should be him!"

After confirming that the other person couldn't hear him, Conan finally spoke.

"Hmm." Hattori Heiji responded, but still didn't turn around, continuing to watch their figures gradually disappear.

"I mean the suspicious figure standing behind Ran and the others when Katagiri-san caught fire and fell off the bridge."

“Yes.” At this moment, Hattori Heiji finally withdrew his gaze. “Actually, that’s what I was thinking too. But the problem is that after he lured Katagiri-san to the bridge and killed her, he could have first used a rope to make her lean against the railing, and then pulled the rope down from a distance when someone passed by, making her fall off the bridge. Wouldn’t that have been simple?”

"Even if we could time it to light the fire, what method would we need to make her struggle before falling off the bridge?"

Conan nodded, a look of doubt on his face as well. "And the strangest thing is the bloodstain near Ms. Katagiri's right breast. It looks like blood that was sprayed onto the zipper."

Heiji Hattori quickly picked up where Conan left off, "The problem is that none of the three of them are wearing clothes with zippers."

It's clear that they're both thinking along the same lines.

"Would it have been necessary for the murderer to deliberately change into these clothes and then find Ms. Katagiri to meet him on that bridge?"

After raising this question, Conan and Heiji Hattori both looked towards the spot where Ms. Katagiri had fallen off the bridge.

However, just as they noticed a certain spot, they all shuddered simultaneously.

It was clear that they had all noticed some crucial clues.

After they looked at each other, they smiled knowingly.

Chapter 575 The Mantis, the Oriole (1)

"That old man walked into a suspicious abandoned factory."

Around the corner not far away, Conan and Heiji Hattori crouched down, peeking at Mr. Kasaya's every move.

"Heiji, do you feel like someone is watching us all along?"

Conan subtly turned his head to look behind him, his brows furrowed. He felt as if several faint gazes were fixed on his back.

This vague feeling always made him feel that something bad was going to happen.

However, Conan waited for a long time without receiving a response from Hattori Heiji. When he turned around in surprise, he found that Hattori Heiji had already followed Mr. Kasaya into the abandoned factory without a care in the world.

"Ah!?"

Just as Conan was completely bewildered, Heiji Hattori poked his head out from the factory gate and urged Conan, "What are you doing? Come over here quickly!"