Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

“It’s not possible here either.”

Riding a rented motorcycle along the seaside road, Hattori Heiji ran from the tourist tower to another park in Hakodate with his backpack on his back.

In the backpack behind the Osaka boy, there are a dozen red circles drawn on a marked map. If you look closely, you can find that his destinations are all famous attractions in Hakodate.

"Damn it, no matter how I think about it, I can't beat Kudo."

In this world line, Kudo Shinichi's confession was made in the midst of life and death, in front of a time bomb. Unlike the confession in London in the anime, the drawbridge effect was maximized when the crisis occurred and it was unclear whether there would be a tomorrow. It was simply the most beautiful confession in the world.

'Even if there is no tomorrow, I still want to be with you. I think Shinichi must think so.'

"Kudou, why did he have to make such a difficult confession? It's too difficult for me."

Hattori Heiji hopes to give the best confession to Toyama Kazuha. Even if the comparison is only with the surrounding environment, he hopes he can do his best.

The phone call from his father forced Hattori Heiji to stop his motorcycle and go to the side of the road. The moment he picked up the phone, he was accused, so Hattori Heiji had to hold the phone away.

"You didn't even sign for the kendo competition and actually gave up. What on earth were you thinking, you little brat!"

Hattori Heizo's roar left Hattori Heiji no way to defend himself. He had indeed used the excuse of winning the national championship to get his father to agree to come to Hakodate. Now that he had voluntarily given up the competition, it was natural for him to be scolded.

"I've seen your location wandering around Hakodate since this morning. What's going on?"

"Dad..." Hattori Heiji took a deep breath: "I... I have made up my mind to take the most important step for Kazuha, so..."

"Ahem, wait!"

Hattori Heizo, who was far away in the office of the chief of the Osaka Police Headquarters, immediately covered the microphone with his hands. He raised his head and observed his old friend Toyama Ginjiro from the one-way office with unclear eyes.

[The roar just now didn't attract his attention. 】

Although the two children seemed to be in love, Hattori Heizo knew that his old friend actually disliked his son. Of course, as a junior, Toyama Ginjiro naturally admired Hattori Heiji, but he also said that he hoped his daughter could marry an ordinary person, and even jokingly rejected his request for the two families to get married.

"Have you really decided? This is no small matter."

"Hey, I've thought about it." Hattori Heiji carefully pulled out a map from his back: "I'm looking for the best venue."

"Indeed, compared to this kind of thing, the kendo tournament is not that important." Hattori Heizo snorted: "Just do it, and don't come back if you don't succeed."

After the call was hung up, Detective Osaka looked at the number helplessly. He didn't expect his father to say such a thing.

"Really? If your confession doesn't go well, can you really say that you're going to sever our father-son relationship?"

"Really? But it doesn't sound to me like you and your son are on the same phone line." The sudden question came from a street lamp on the side, and Hattori Heiji was so scared that he hurriedly steadied the motorcycle with his feet, then looked up at the guy in white.

"What are you talking about? If we're not on the same line, who am I talking to?"

"...Well, there's something fun to watch anyway."

Their conversation was interrupted by the sirens that echoed throughout the city of Hakodate. Obviously, something serious had happened. Kuroba Kaito glanced at Hattori Heiji, then covered himself with a cloak in front of him, turned around and disguised himself as Kudo Shinichi and jumped off the motorcycle.

"Hey, aren't you afraid that I'll send you to the police station?"

"There are obviously more important things to do now than arresting me."

After a pause, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, and threw the spare helmet to Kuroba Kaito from the other side: "Hold on tight!"

"Hi!"

The duo of detectives scared Hattori Heiji with the voice of Toyama Kazuha, and kept apologizing in the face of the murderous gaze of the other party. Then they immediately went to the place where the sirens were coming from.

……

“It’s actually at the dock, and the area around it is fenced off.”

Kudo Yuji and his team finally arrived at the scene after a long time of rushing. After hearing the whispers of people around them, they learned that it was indeed a murder case. The Kudo brothers then carefully observed whether there was any opportunity to sneak in...

"Oh, you guys are really late."

Hattori Heiji and Kuroba Kaito, who were standing next to the police, were waving at everyone. After explaining, they were allowed into the crime scene by the police.

"We thought you had disappeared and we didn't know where you had gone."

Conan looked at Kuroba Kaito who was running around using his identity, kicked him hard on the leg, and then stared at Hattori to ask what was going on.

"The two of us rode our motorcycles straight here, but we were actually suspected of being the murderer."

"Because the murderer always has the habit of returning to the scene." Yuji tilted his head and found that there was no body to be seen. According to the layout, he deduced that the deceased should have been found in the small path between the warehouses at the dock.

"Oh, Kudo-kun, you guys are here too."

The familiar Inspector Nishimura walked towards the Kudo brothers with his hands in his pockets: "You are also famous for reasoning, can you come and help us take a look at the situation?"

(End of this chapter)