Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

"Hattori, what do you mean by this?"

Conan swallowed hard, his expression becoming somewhat stiff and unnatural.

Heiji Hattori remained very serious.

"You know very well what I mean."

"Sometimes, what the eyes see is not necessarily the truth."

"Not to mention what the eyes couldn't see..."

"No, no way............"

Conan pursed his lips, his pupils dilating involuntarily.

Hattori Heiji then proceeded to present his points logically and with supporting evidence.

“You did see Vodka making a money deal with another person, and you even heard some conversations.”

"But is it possible that it wasn't an extortion deal, but rather a detective-like job?"

"For example, that person asked Mr. Vodka to investigate the privacy of a certain company, and was willing to pay a lot of money for it."

"Although it may sound illegal, this is indeed something that most private investigators do."

"Strictly speaking, your actions of planting listening devices are not legal either..."

Hattori Heiji rattled off.

The more he talked, the more flustered Conan became.

No way, could I have really made a mistake?!

Could it be that at that time, Vodka was really just doing a private investigator deal with another company, and the details of the deal were indeed related to another company's privacy, but that had absolutely nothing to do with extortion?

Moreover, I really have no right to condemn this behavior.

As Hattori said, this is what most private investigators rely on for their livelihood, which is essentially skirting the edge of the law.

Without this kind of business, most private investigators probably wouldn't be able to make a living.

Putting everything else aside, Conan himself knows that Uncle Mori often does this kind of thing, but the information he gets isn't very confidential, so he doesn't make a lot of money.

so..........

Could I have really made a mistake?!

"What about Gin?!"

After a moment of panic, Conan instinctively couldn't help but retort.

"Gin knocked me unconscious from behind and then poisoned me. How do you explain that?!"

"I asked you before, are you sure you saw it clearly?"

With a serious expression, Hattori Heiji brought his entire face close to Conan's and asked, word by word,

"Did you really see Mr. Kurosawa knock you unconscious?"

"I..........."

Conan opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

He really wanted to say that he saw it clearly, that he saw it with his own eyes, and that it was Gin who knocked him unconscious.

But he couldn't bring himself to say it...

He was so focused on the vodka transaction that he didn't notice anyone approaching him from behind.

It could be said that he didn't know there was someone behind him until he was hit on the head.

After being struck on the head, he lost consciousness, only vaguely hearing the man's voice...

"You didn't see with your own eyes that Mr. Kurosawa knocked you unconscious."

Hattori Heiji spoke slowly.

"I guess you just heard the sound, right?"

"Kudo, we've solved countless cases."

"Aren't there many techniques like using sound and partial visual images to create fantasy speculation?"

"Not a little less! Not a single bit less!"

"If that's the case, what makes you think you didn't encounter this type of method?!"

"I............"

Conan lowered his head. He really wanted to refute Heiji Hattori, but he couldn't do or say anything.

Hattori Heiji continued,

"Voice is something that is very easy to fake."

"Putting everything else aside, can't you just pretend to be someone else's voice at will?"

"Kudo, what makes you think there isn't another Professor Agasa in the world who can't create something similar to the bowtie voice changer?"

"Don't let anger cloud your judgment, Kudo!"

Heiji Hattori suddenly raised his voice a notch, speaking to Conan with a slightly accusatory tone.

"Think about it yourself, how strong is Mr. Kurosawa?"

"With his strength, would he need to specifically find a steel pipe and then whack you on the head with it?!"

Conan was completely speechless.

Hattori Heiji's words really hit the nail on the head.

Ran had said before that she didn't consider herself a match for Mr. Kurosawa.

Ran knows her own strength best; even she admits she's no match for him, which speaks volumes about Gin's power.

With his abilities, there's absolutely no need for him to portray himself as a third-rate character who only knows how to launch sneak attacks.

Was I really wrong...?

Conan pondered this in his mind, and in just a moment, he came up with a counter-argument...

"What about Mr. Amuro? And Haibara? Were they all lying?"

Conan looked up and stared intently at Heiji Hattori.

At this moment, he was genuinely seeking help from this partner, hoping to get an answer from him.

Heiji Hattori remained calm, instead speaking to Conan with a serious expression.

"Before you ask me, I just want to ask you, what makes you think they are all right?"

"You said that Mr. Amuro is a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau; you also told me that Haibara is someone who escaped from the organization."

"Kudo, are you sure what they're saying is true?"

"You, you mean to say............"

Conan stared wide-eyed at his good friend in front of him.

Heiji Hattori could clearly see the panic in Conan's eyes.

Seeing this, he pressed his advantage, speaking with a serious expression.

“I’m not making judgments about your friends, I’m just laying out what I can see in front of you, and it’s up to you to decide.”

"Let's start with that Miss Haibara. As far as I know, didn't she suddenly appear in your class?"

“She’s with you every day, ‘inseparable,’ and seems very close to you, but do you know where she lives or what kind of relationships she has outside of school?”

"Let's talk about another Mr. Amuro. You said you met him during an investigation related to an organization, and afterwards, he appeared at the coffee shop downstairs from your house."