Conan Rick's Investigator

"I, I mean, I have work to do, so I'm really excited and eager to try~"

"Haha~"

Hattori Heiji could only use awkward laughter to ease his embarrassing situation.

Mao Lilan frowned in confusion. Although she still felt something was wrong, she couldn't put her finger on it.

Conan grinned helplessly. Fortunately, he now had a cousin, so he was not afraid that his true identity would arouse the suspicion of Mouri Ran.

At this moment, Maori Kogoro interrupted the young people's laughter with a serious face, "Why are you here again? Is there another murder case in Osaka that you came to me specifically to ask for help?"

“No, no…”

Hattori Heiji smiled and waved his hand, "Actually, the one in trouble this time is our own Officer Otaki~"

As he was speaking, another burly figure walked into the office.

The visitor was Officer Goro Otaki, an inspector of the First Investigation Division of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters.

The Mori family went to Osaka before and solved some cases there, so they are old acquaintances of Officer Otaki.

"Hello, Mr. Maori, long time no see..."

Officer Otaki greeted Kogoro Mori.

Kogoro Mori invited everyone into the house, and Ran Mori went to pour tea and water for them.

Sitting on the sofa, Officer Otaki told the purpose of the visit.

It turned out to be Hattori Heiji's father. Hattori Heizo received a commission from an old friend to send a reliable policeman to participate in an inheritance distribution ceremony.

The reason why the police were sent was because the owner of the villa had been behaving strangely recently, and the old friend was worried that something bad would happen when the inheritance was distributed.

Hattori Heizo told this to Officer Otaki. Although he was not forced to attend, his immediate superior told him this matter specifically. As a workplace person, he knew that

What does Bai mean?

So Otaki came.

"But since you specifically told Officer Otaki that you were alone, why did Hattori-nii come along?"

"And you came specifically to see Mr. Maori?"

Conan had an innocent smile on his face, but actually he just wanted to join in the fun when it came to the Yin-Yang Hattori Heiji.

"Well..." Otaki scratched his head and smiled, "Hattori said he's been bored lately and wanted to come over and take a look."

Hattori Heiji said calmly, "Yes, if I don't follow, how can I meet someone?"

"Unless someone doesn't want to know that..."

Conan looked at Hattori Heiji's smug attitude on the sofa opposite him, and had no idea what he was so proud of just a second ago.

The next second, he suddenly remembered that the last time he saw Hattori Heiji off, he asked him to check the past of the female anchor Mizunashi Rena in Osaka.

Rena Mizunashi is the undercover agent of the organization that Conan suspects of cooperating with Qin Zhibo.

Could it be that this guy...

Thinking of this, Conan immediately changed his expression and shouted with a smile: "It is very necessary for Hattori brother to come over!"

"I love Hattori-nii the most!"

Seeing that Conan was quite understanding, Hattori Heiji nodded with satisfaction, his eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.

"That's more like it~"

"Then let's talk while we walk!"

……

This time, the client does not live in Tokyo, but in the deep mountains on the border of Gunma Prefecture and Saitama Prefecture.

Hattori Heiji and Conan were in perfect sync and chose to sit in the car driven by Officer Otaki.

Kogoro Mouri rented a Honda and followed behind with Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama.

After the car drove onto the highway, Conan, who was sitting in the back seat, nudged Hattori Heiji in the abdomen with his elbow.

"Hey, is it almost done?"

Conan glanced at Hattori Heiji, only to see the latter resting his hands on his arms with a cocky look on his face, looking very relaxed.

"Huh? What did you say is almost done?"

Seeing Hattori Heiji playing dumb, Conan's eyelids drooped, and he whispered back, "Isn't it time to tell me the results of the investigation into that matter?"

"Didn't you come here specifically to tell me this?"

"Hehe..." Hattori Heiji tilted his mouth and looked out the window, "It's hard to say..."

This guy……

Conan could only shake his head when he saw Hattori Heiji putting on airs.

"Since you don't want to talk about it, forget it~"

After saying that, Conan turned his head and looked to the other side, looking nonchalant.

When Hattori Heiji saw that Conan was ignoring him, he quickly put down his airs, moved closer to Conan, and whispered like a devil.

"Hey, I'm just teasing you, aren't I?"

"Actually, I've investigated everything, but I started by looking at the student roster of girls' high schools in Osaka from 20 years ago, and there's no such person as Mizunashi Rena on it..."

"But then, I searched the Metropolitan Police Department's latest population search system and discovered that Mizunashi Rena's real name is actually Hondou Eikai."

"Hondou Eikai?"

Hearing the name, Conan frowned slightly.

This name sounds familiar, as if I've heard it somewhere before...

Hattori Heiji continued, "I also found out that the female anchor's father is an American named Ethan Hondou."

"But he disappeared completely four years ago..."

"Missing?" Conan looked suspicious. "Why is he missing? Didn't he go back to America?"

Hattori Heiji shook his head. "No, there's no exit record in the population search system, which means the man didn't leave Japan."

"At least not as 'Essen Hondou'..."

After hearing Hattori Heiji's information, Conan raised his chin and thought.

If they are missing, there is a high probability that they have died in an accident.

Is it because of the organization...

"Thank you this time, Hattori."

Conan raised his head and thanked Hattori Heiji.

"Hehe, no need to thank me~" Hattori Heiji smiled, but then changed the subject and asked back.

"But if it were you, since the investigation had only reached this point, you would definitely find a way to continue the deduction, right?"

"I was wondering if you could deduce some clues about that organization from this..."

Conan raised his head with a smile on his face, "That's not necessary..."

Since learning that Michael's real identity is Qin Zhibo and knowing what Qin Zhibo has done to fight the organization, Conan has become more trusting of Qin Zhibo.

Since Qin Zhibo wanted to maintain a single line of communication with the organization's undercover agent, there was no need for him to intervene.

Moreover, judging from the confrontational organizational guidelines established at the London Conference, everyone will soon join forces, so there is no need to investigate each other at this time.

Hattori Heiji was a little uncomfortable looking at Conan's open-minded attitude.

"You, are you hiding something from me?"

"what?"

Conan was stunned and quickly explained: "How could that be? How could I possibly be hiding something from you?"

"Yeah?"

Hattori Heiji's eyes were still somewhat suspicious, "If I find out that you're hiding this from me, I'll never talk to you again..."

Faced with Hattori Heiji's threat, Conan could only grin foolishly.

In fact, Conan was hiding something from him, which was what happened in London.

It’s not that he didn’t want to tell Hattori Heiji that the big plan to fight against the organization has been put on the agenda, and his father has begun to actively contact investigation organizations in various countries.

However, after learning from Qin Zhibo about the organization's possible ultimate goal, Conan still hesitated.

As a staunch materialist fighter, Hattori Heiji never believed in the existence of gods, magic, or alien creatures.

If Conan were suddenly told that supernatural phenomena do exist and that the organization's goal is to resurrect Cthulhu, he would be afraid that Hattori Heiji would not be able to accept it for a while.

And most importantly, even more unimaginable dangers will surely occur in the future when confronting the organization.

For the sake of his brother's safety, he decided not to drag Hattori Heiji into this dangerous quagmire...

Chapter 1405 Visit

After driving from day till dusk, everyone finally arrived at their destination.

Among the mountains at the border of Gunma Prefecture and Saitama Prefecture, a beautiful Western-style house stands on an open space on the top of the mountain.

Under the setting sun, the stone bricks on the exterior wall of the villa emit a warm glow, which contrasts with the shadows in the corners to form a beautiful landscape painting.

While Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama got off the bus and went to the villa to enjoy the beautiful sunset, Officer Otaki told them the deeper reasons why Heizo Hattori attached so much importance to this incident.

It turned out that half a year ago, a maid here died in the forest near the villa. Her body was tied to a wooden stake stuck in the ground, hanging upside down with her head facing down.

According to nearby villagers who found the body, when the body was discovered, its skin was extremely pale and it was hanging upside down, so people passing by from a distance several times thought it was a scarecrow.

After the autopsy, the police found that the maid died of excessive blood loss, but there were no other external injuries on her body except for two small holes on her neck.

This can't help but remind people of the magical creatures such as "vampires" described in some foreign fantasy movies.

"A-a vampire?"

"Are you saying that the murder was committed by a vampire?"

Kogoro Mouri widened his eyes in surprise and asked Officer Otaki.

Seeing this, Officer Otaki quickly smiled and waved his hand away, "That's just a rumor circulating around here... because it seems this area was once ruled by a lord."

"Lord?" Kogoro Mouri frowned in confusion.

At this time, Hattori Heiji interrupted Maori Kogoro and asked, "Hasn't the murderer been arrested yet?"

As a staunch materialist fighter, Hattori Heiji is not affected by those strange legends at all.

Conan, who was standing shorter, frowned, his eyes darkening slightly.

Officer Otaki shook his head, "No..."

"Although the initial suspect was Mr. Torakura Sakuya, the owner of this mansion, because the murdered maid had privately told others that the master's recent behavior was creepy and that she felt her life was in danger at any time..."

The stubborn Maori Kogoro immediately said seriously, "So it is that master after all..."

Before he finished speaking, a figure quietly stood beside the crowd and said calmly, "The murderer is not the master, because the master has an alibi."

Everyone turned to look and saw an old man with glasses, wearing a suit and a bow tie, standing there upright.

"Because the master was sleeping in his room during the time of the maid Shimizu-san's presumed death, he has a clear alibi."

"And ironically, the person who can prove the master's alibi is the very chef who heard Miss Shimizu complain..."

Suddenly, the old man changed the subject and turned to the stocky Otaki, saying respectfully, "Welcome everyone. May I ask if you are Officer Otaki of Osaka Prefecture?"

Otaki nodded and said, "Yes, so you are the client?"

"Yes, I am the housekeeper of this house."

"My name is Koga, and I'm an old classmate of Hattori Motobu's father."

The old man came up and showed off in front of everyone how he got in through the back door.

At this time, Conan took the initiative to approach the old man and asked, "What do you mean by the old man being so creepy lately?"