Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

(I’m making up for the last chapter I owed yesterday)

However, after a search by the forensic department, no trace of anyone else was found in the hotel.

"This is impossible! If there's no outsider, how on earth is this door locked?!"

After hearing what the Metropolitan Police Department said, Hattori showed an expression of disbelief on his face.

"I'm sorry, Hattori-san, but after a thorough search, we've confirmed that there are no traces of anyone else in this hotel. Including the door handle, no fingerprints were found other than yours."

The people from the Forensic Department calmly told Hattori the results of their inspection.

"But wait, you said that apart from a few of us, no one else has fingerprints? Then what about Kaito Kid's fingerprints? There are none either?!"

In response, the forensic police just shook their heads slightly and continued searching the room.

Hattori stood aside in disbelief, his face full of confusion.

"What's there to be confused about? Kidd must have been wearing gloves from the beginning, so there are no fingerprints left."

In response to this, Conan stood aside with a helpless look on his face:

"Why are you so hung up on this? Even if there really is a mysterious person who killed Tojukento, what can you do? As a detective, you have no evidence and no one to suspect. Even if you think too much, it's useless!"

Looking at the tangled expression on Hattori's face, Conan rolled his eyes helplessly:

"Besides, what if it was Kaito Kidd's doing?"

I don't know why Bayonetta wants to wear Kid's vest, but if she wants to, then let her do it. Well, although Kaito is his cousin, but brothers are meant to be exploited, right?

"That's impossible. Kidd isn't... Wait, if that's the case, then I can figure it out! Thank you, little brother!"

As he spoke, a hint of joy appeared on Hattori's face. He came up to Conan, rubbed his head, completely messing up his hair, and then ran towards Inspector Megure.

Yes, Kaito Kidd would not do that, but what if that person is not Kidd?

There was no reason for Kidd to be here in the first place, and even if he did show up, he shouldn't have exposed his situation.

Since he can appear in front of them disguised as Kudo, why can't the Kaito Kid who appears later be him in disguise?

Since there is no trace of the mysterious man, then isn't Kidd, the only one who left early, the most suspicious person?

Thinking of this, Hattori found Inspector Megure and told him his guess.

"Little boy...? No, I've made it so obvious, and he hasn't doubted me yet?"

After hearing Hattori's address to him, Conan showed an awkward expression on his face. Although it was for other purposes, he really thought that he had exposed himself in many details!

"Do I really have to confess to him? You must be joking!"

Conan shook his head and shook the thought out of his mind.

Just kidding, he's not that idle. Just give Hattori a hint and let him guess. Actually telling him his identity? Wouldn't that make him look like he's begging Hattori!

He would never do such a cheap thing!

......

"So, Officer Megure, you mean to report to the public that this was done by Kaito Kid?! But, that's not..."

"What can we do?"

Megure also looked helpless about this.

If this had not happened, he would most likely have announced to the public that the murderer chose to commit suicide after being discovered because he could not accept the fate of being arrested.

But now, since someone has appeared in front of them using Kidd's identity, he naturally doesn't mind putting the blame on Kidd.

Anyway, Kidd is already on the police's wanted list, so even if the blame is really put on him, it won't have any substantial impact on him.

Of course, this is just Megure's initial decision. If there are other discoveries later, he wouldn't mind vindicating Kaito Kid.

"Is that so... Fine, let's leave it at that."

Hearing this, Hattori hesitated for a moment and nodded.

After all, he had no idea what identity was hidden under the mask of Kaito Kidd. Even if the blame was really put on Kidd, he wouldn't resist.

In this way, the few of them happily reached a consensus. Meanwhile, the only victim, Kidd, was still at home, studying the code on his own warning letter.

At this moment, he couldn't help but sneeze a few more times. Looking at the invalid notice letter in front of him, a puzzled expression appeared on his face:

"Damn, what's going on? Why is my nose so itchy today?"

However, Kaito did not take this matter to heart. Instead, he destroyed the discarded notice letter, took a new card, and started drawing a new notice letter.

On this side, after discussing with Inspector Megure, Hattori looked at Mori, who seemed to have not yet understood what was going on, and a hint of disgust appeared on his face.

"Is this useless uncle really a famous detective?"

With this thought, Hattori looked at Mori with a hint of scrutiny. With no observation skills and no sharp thinking ability, how could he be considered a famous detective?

If observation skills can be attributed to the meticulous investigations of the forensic department personnel, then what about thinking ability? Without thinking, even if all the details of the case were laid out before him, he wouldn't be able to string them together!

Could it be that his thinking ability is also the result of someone's help?

Thinking of this, Hattori recalled the cases he had experienced with Mori before.

Among these cases, an inconspicuous character instantly appeared in his mind!

'Wait, it seems like this kid?!'

That's right, at this moment, Hattori finally remembered some of Conan's unnatural behavior in the previous cases. Although sometimes it seems to be just a careless remark, but just a few words can play a role in clearing the clouds and seeing the sun!

"This little devil is a bit evil!"

Thinking of this, Hattori's eyes looking at Conan also underwent some subtle changes.

"? Hattori-san, are you looking at me?"

Feeling Hattori's gaze, Conan pretended to be innocent and asked with some confusion.

However, Hattori didn't say anything in response to his question. He just looked at him quietly.

Facing Hattori's eyes, Conan wondered in his heart:

'Could it be that Hattori has finally guessed my identity? Should I admit it directly or pretend first? This is a problem!'

Just when Conan was thinking, Hattori suddenly said:

"Conan, tell me, are you hiding any secrets?"

"Huh? What secret could I possibly be hiding?"

Although Conan did not continue to hide Hattori's thoughts, he would not directly admit it until Hattori said it. At the very least, he had to wait until Hattori really doubted him before telling him.

However, Conan had already prepared himself for Hattori to reveal his true identity. However, Hattori's next words completely broke his temper:

"Don't hide it from me. Come on, tell me, do you like that little girl from the Mori family? Otherwise, why do you keep helping that Mori Kogoro solve cases?"

"Yeah, I...wait, what did you say?!"

Conan almost admitted it, but after realizing what Hattori said, he shouted in surprise.