Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Yuya propped up his chin and asked curiously, "Is that deck of cards only used in the finals?"

Mikuko nodded. "That's right. If it's used multiple times during intense matches, it'll get damaged easily, right? So, aside from the finals, it's usually stored in a cabinet like this and displayed in a museum."

Hattori Heiji was a little puzzled: "Even if that's the case, isn't such strict security too exaggerated?"

Not only were there security personnel escorting them throughout the entire process, but there were also several other people not far away who were staring at the karuta cards.

"Not at all!" Mikuko Hirakimoto said excitedly, "After the Gaoyue party last year, there was an incident where the karuta cards were lost. Although they were eventually found, security was also tightened."

"I remember it was because the champion, Mr. Yajima, persuaded President Achiba."

"Achiha?" Youye was stunned. The name sounded familiar.

He quickly flipped through the magazine in his hand and soon found a report on an interview.

Achiha Kensuke, the president of the karuta club, is also the leader who drives the rapid development of Achiha real estate. He is also known as the real estate leader of Naniwa (the ancient name of Osaka).

Yuya asked curiously, "The leader of the real estate industry is actually the president of the karuta club?"

Not only that, Achiha's skills are also quite good, but he once said in an interview that he would rather be a yōte, that is, the person who recites waka in karuta competitions.

Yuya turned to the next page. The photo was of a beautiful woman with a charming appearance. She was Achiha's wife, Gaoyue, the founder of the Gaoyue Society.

Suddenly, Yuuya noticed that in the photos in the report, there was always a very strong man next to Achiha.

Hattori Heiji said, "That's President Achiha's secretary, Kaieda Tengwu. It's said that he single-handedly manages the entire real estate's backroom affairs, and his methods are ruthless."

"But now he has resigned from his position and his whereabouts are unknown. There are rumors that..."

So that's how it is. Youye nodded slightly, wondering how a real estate tycoon could have such an elegant hobby. It turned out that someone was helping him do the shady business.

"Hattori!" Meimoto Mikuko stopped Hattori Heiji, "Don't say such unfounded words! You can't say bad things about President Achiha!"

"That's right!" Yuanshan and Yeye expressed their dissatisfaction.

Hattori Heiji smiled and waved his hands: "Alright, alright, those are just rumors."

Is it just a rumor? Yuya smiled faintly. Something that could come out of Hattori Heiji's mouth must be more than just a rumor.

After all, in addition to being a high school detective, he is also the only son of the chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters.

At this moment, someone shouted, "The president is here!"

Yuya and the others turned around and saw Achiha Kensuke walking over surrounded by a group of people.

As a karuta enthusiast, Mirai Himemoto was very excited to see the president of the karuta club and immediately stepped forward to say hello.

Looking at the busy group of people, Youye stood up and said, "I'm hungry, let's go eat."

The proposal was unanimously agreed.

There was still some time before the recording, so Youya called everyone in the lounge and decided to go out for food.

"Let's go get teppanyaki," Toyama Kazuha suggested. "Which one do you want to go to, Heiji?"

Hattori Heiji immediately said: "Speaking of my favorite teppanyaki, of course it's that restaurant..."

As a result, he was looking back while talking and didn't notice someone coming around the corner, and the two of them bumped into each other with a bang.

Toyama Kazuha hurriedly helped Hattori Heiji, and when she looked across, it turned out to be the girl in the kimono, now wearing a dark blue kimono.

"Sorry, are you okay?" Hattori Heiji hurried forward to apologize.

The girl stared blankly at Hattori Heiji, tears suddenly welling up in the corners of her eyes: "Is this fate?"

"Huh?" Hattori Heiji was stunned.

Yuya and Conan immediately showed gossipy expressions - something is going on!

The girl clasped her hands in front of her chest and looked at Hattori Heiji with tears in her eyes: "I thought I would never see you again, my future husband."

"Ah?" Hattori Heiji was confused, and Toyama Kazuha was also dumbfounded. What was going on?

"Future husband?"

Yuya and the others were stunned.

"Hattori, what's going on? When did you get a fiancée?" Yuya asked Hattori Heiji in shock.

Hattori Heiji was also extremely confused.

The girl wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, walked up to Hattori Heiji, put her arm around him, and said with a smile, "I'll be free after the show. If possible, can we go have afternoon tea together?"

Hattori Heiji leaned back subconsciously, but felt a softness on his grabbed arm, and his face immediately turned red - this, this, this, is it too turbulent?

"Hey, hey, wait, who are you?! What do you mean, Heiji? Let me go!" Toyama Kazuha was anxious.

"No, I," Hattori Heiji tried to pull his hand out, but the girl was unwilling to let go. The touch on her arm became stronger as she struggled, so he didn't dare to move.

"Ms. Hongye!" At this time, a staff member ran over and said, "Excuse me, please go back to the lounge."

Hongye said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "I'm busy now."

Yuanshan Heye finally couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward to force the two apart.

The staff member took a breath and explained, "It's because Mr. Yajima hasn't come yet."

"Mr. Yajima?" Hongye showed a puzzled expression and tapped her chin with her finger. "Come to think of it, he's one of the program's directors, so I'll just go."

He then followed the staff member who led the way, and suddenly turned back and waved to Hattori Heiji: "See you later, Heiji."

Hattori Heiji subconsciously replied: "Ah, see you later..."

"!" A hand reached out and slapped Hattori Heiji hard.

Toyama Kazuha stared at Hattori Heiji with a ferocious expression: "Tell me, who is that woman?"

"It's that beautiful older sister from before!"

"She is indeed a great beauty!"

“It’s so beautiful!”

The three little ones were talking loudly, not noticing that Yuanshan and Ye's faces were becoming increasingly gloomy.

Yuya smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you it's Hattori's fiancée?"

"Ah?" Toyama and Ye's faces turned dark and they stared at Hattori Heiji.

"I don't know her!" Hattori Heiji explained quickly.

"Don't you know her? She calls you Heiji!" Toyama Kazuha poked Hattori Heiji's chest hard, making him step back repeatedly.

Hattori Heiji was forced to the wall. He thought for a moment, raised a finger and said, "Maybe I've seen that somewhere before."

Yuanshan Heye said angrily: "Look, you have seen him before, right?! You just said you didn't know him!"

"I don't know!" Hattori Heiji said angrily, "Such a beautiful person, if I had really seen her, I would definitely remember her!"

"So beautiful?" Toyama Kazuha was stunned. Although she admitted that the girl was indeed very beautiful and had an indescribable nobility and elegance, she still felt a little uncomfortable when she heard these words from Hattori Heiji.

Hattori Heiji looked at Toyama Kazuha and his face suddenly turned red: "Well, but you are unforgettable in another sense."

Why didn’t I realize that He Ye was so cute when he was jealous before?

Yuanshan Heye was stunned and didn't understand what he meant for a moment, but she just felt very unhappy.

"What do you mean?"

Hattori Heiji looked to the other side and whistled: "Who knows?"