Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

Chapter 253 Hattori Heiji’s Love Rival

"Ah! The moon has come out."

Holding on to the railing and looking up at the sky, under the huge full moon, Conan couldn't help but turn his gaze to Xiaolan. Sitting on the terrace below and chatting with Ye Ye, Xiaolan who felt a new look raised his head and looked at her boyfriend. smile slightly.

"That idiot Heiji is still looking at someone else..." He raised his teacup unhappily, and as if he was angry, he stuffed a piece of snack into his mouth and chewed it a few times.

"By the way, Kazuye, why don't we invite that girl here."

Xiaolan clapped her hands and pointed excitedly at Asuka not far away.

Without immediately agreeing, He Ye listened to the laughter coming from the upstairs room, and asked with his chin in his hand, "An ordinary girl wouldn't come here, would she?"

And the ones beside that girl should be her sisters. It would be bad for the girl to go to such a tea house with a customary atmosphere without adults around.

"Since that's the case, why don't we go down and get to know her there."

Sitting up while holding on to the table, Xiaolan shook Kazuya's hand and hugged the Osaka girl's shoulders.

"You have to take a look at what kind of person Hattori-kun's first love is, right?"

After hesitating for a while, Kazuha agreed to come down. She stuck out her tongue at Hattori Heiji on the upstairs balcony, changed her shoes with Xiaolan, walked out of the teahouse, walked across the small bridge to the bank, and looked towards Asuka not far away. and go.

"Yuji, Xiaolan-senpai and the others are here!"

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xiaolan walking over. Kaori shook Yuji's arm and was comforted by the boy again.

"It's okay, we're all wearing masks now, they won't be able to recognize them." Looking at the cherry blossoms opposite, the boy could already hear Xiaolan's footsteps.

"Excuse me, is your name Asuka?"

Showing a vigilant expression, Yuji helped Kaori back a few steps.

"Ah, my name is Mao Lilan, and this is Toyama Kazuye. We met people we know, so we came here to take a look."

Pretending to be puzzled, Yuji looked carefully at the faces of Kazuha and Xiaolan a few times, and shook his head.

"Sorry, I don't think I know you. Maybe you got the wrong person."

Yuji hugged Kaori's arm and said in a voice that Xiaoran and the others could hear: "Asuna, let's go."

Is her sister called Asuna? She looks about the same height as Kaori...

Xiaolan saw the "sister" on the opposite side turned around and was about to leave, and hurriedly shouted: "That!"

Noticing that the girls' footsteps paused, Xiaolan immediately explained: "The boy who was injured in the afternoon is actually our friend, and we came to say thank you to you."

Turning around, Asuka said "oh". In Xiaolan's judgment, she had just now let down her guard against the two of them.

"It's not a big deal. You are so polite. You even came here to thank me."

Saluting to Ran, Asuka noticed Ran's curious expression and touched her face.

Is there something wrong with the disguise?

"Excuse me, is there something on my face?"

When the girl pointed it out, Xiaolan shook her hand awkwardly: "No, I just think your voice sounds familiar, Asuka."

"Really, where have we heard it?" He Ye put his index finger to his mouth and thought hard, but was suddenly taken aback by Xiao Lan.

"Sure enough! You two have exactly the same voice!" The one-horned girl looked at Asuka first, then at Kazuha, and nodded in affirmation.

Of course, I pretended to be this voice on purpose...

Yuji was still calm on the surface, but he almost laughed out loud in secret.

Just as the girls were about to enjoy the cherry blossoms together, there was a loud scream from the direction of the teahouse.

"Ah!!! Mr. Sakura Shozo is dead!"

.........

"The carotid artery was neatly cut open. This technique is very familiar. It seems to be the same person as the latest murderer!"

Squatting beside the corpse, Hattori Heiji wrapped the hair band around his wrist, put on the hat and observed Sakura Masao's corpse.

"Anyway, before the police arrive, please wait in the room just now." Mouri Kogoro took a few sips from the water bottle handed over by Conan, and breathed a sigh of relief after his head cleared up a lot.

I was afraid that if I was drunk just now and suddenly reached out to touch the body, it would destroy the scene.

After everyone else walked away and only Conan, Hattori Heiji and Mouri Kogoro were left at the crime scene, the uncle looked around and said doubtfully: "I remember Mr. Sakura should have gone to bed, why is he in the basement? What about being murdered in the warehouse?”

"I don't know, but looking at the things scattered on the ground, the murderer probably took advantage of his back to rummage through the warehouse and slit his neck directly."

It will carry it in front of the murderer, which means that this person must be someone Sakura Masao is familiar with.

Mori Kogoro immediately became suspicious of Ryuuen Monk, Saijo Taiga and Mizuo Harutaro.

"The most suspicious one is actually Mama-san." Hattori Heiji pinched his chin: "We were all on the second floor before, and Kazuha and the others went out again. Only Mama-san can move around freely in the teahouse, and she was the first to find out. By."

"However, Saijo-san also went out to use the toilet, and Mizuo-san also went out to ask for water."

Conan wrapped his hands in a handkerchief and rummaged through Sakura Masazo's key.

"It hurts!" Clutching his head, taking advantage of Mori Kogoro not paying attention, Conan stuffed the key into his pocket with a handkerchief and ran out of the warehouse quickly.

"The police are here." Looking at police officer Ayanokōji who walked into the entrance, Hattori Heiji immediately saw Ran and Kazuha following behind, and also saw Asuka behind them.

"Why is she here too?"

Shaking off Conan's hand holding the corner of his clothes, Hattori Heiji ignored the policeman who opened his mouth to ask a question, took off the hair tie on his wrist, and handed it to Asuka.

"This is yours. Thank you very much this afternoon."

Picking up the hair tie, Yuji untied the ponytail at the back and made a hairstyle on his head.

"You're welcome. I heard them say there are very powerful detectives here, so I came here to take a look."

Bypassing Hattori Heiji, Yuji saw Moori Kogoro who was faintly smelling of alcohol, and moved closer to him in surprise.

"Ah, isn't this the legendary, sleeping Kogoro? I finally saw him alive today!"

"Eh, me?!" Pointing to himself, Uncle Maori looked at the girl's beautiful face and found that she was about the same age as his daughter and had no interest at all.

"Asuka-sister knows about uncle, but doesn't she know brother Heiji?" Conan frowned and stared at the girl in confusion.

Kyoto is much closer to Osaka than Tokyo, so why not know Hattori Heiji, a famous high school detective from Kansai?

"I, actually, have been studying in Tokyo." Glancing at Xiaolan, Yuji squatted down, covered Conan's cheeks with his own hands, and looked at his elder brother's blushing little face. laughed sinisterly.

"Because there was a boy who found the criminal who killed my uncle and fell in love with him immediately, so I got to know about detectives."

"I like... the boy I like." As if the sky was falling, Hattori Heiji looked at the girl's back complicatedly.

"Yeah." Yuji put his arms around Conan, and turned his small face to everyone: "He's putting on a show, saying that there is only one truth..."

(End of this chapter)