"Hey, I mean, Ms. Katagiri, did you really only have a lighter in your hand at the time and nothing else?"

In the crowd, Hattori stood in front of Kazuha and Ran, holding an umbrella, staring intently at Kazuha, and asked.

"Yes, I only saw a lighter at the time." Kazuha nodded to indicate that she was right.

"So, is there anyone else with her?" Conan stepped forward and asked.

Ran lowered her chin and thought for a moment before answering for Kazuha: "Yes, she wasn't with anyone else at the time, but..."

Ran glanced back at Kazuha, "But there seemed to be someone at the bridge entrance back then."

Kazuha did not refute, and agreed with Ran's words.

"It must be him!" Hattori immediately stepped forward and affirmed, "He must have started the fire!"

“But that’s a bit impossible, because that person was standing on the bridge we were crossing.” Ran didn’t quite agree with Hattori’s explanation and offered her explanation.

"She must have set herself on fire. Asakawa-nii and Ayami-nee saw it too."

"Idiot! That would be absurd!"

Suddenly, Hattori yelled at Kazuha, his face full of disdain and anger at her words.

Immediately afterwards, he flicked his hand, threw the umbrella aside, and ran quickly toward Katagiri-san's body.

"I refuse to believe we can't find any evidence." Hattori ripped off the cloth covering the corpse and began to search it, shouting, "I refuse to believe we can't find any evidence of murder, damn it!"

Seeing Hattori's impulsive act, Asakawa Yu frowned slightly. He was about to say something, but the next second, a tall, dark figure stepped ahead of him and strode towards Hattori's side.

"Hey! Heiji!"

Just as Officer Otaki was about to give a warning, Hattori Heizo had already grabbed Hattori by the back of his collar and lifted him up.

Before Hattori could react, a pair of swift and powerful fists landed on his face.

With a thud, Hattori collapsed to the ground.

He flew backward several meters before slowly sliding to the ground. The waves of pain on his face told him that everything that had just happened seemed to have occurred in an instant.

When he looked closely, he saw Hattori Heizo standing solemnly in front of him, his expression dignified and imposing.

[Here comes the fatherly love correction punch!]

[A gift of love from a loving father.]

[Hattori: Even my dad has never hit me, so who is it... Oh, it's my dad, never mind then.]

"Heiji, even if you're blinded by rage, you should choose the right place!" Hattori Heizo admonished succinctly. "Do you realize how much trouble you'll cause for the police if you destroy the crime scene?"

Seeing the situation escalating, Kogoro Mouri quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Chief, don't be angry. Heiji just wanted to solve the case as quickly as possible in his own way."

At this moment, Asakawa Yu also stood up and said some good things about Heiji, such as: "What Uncle Mori said is not wrong, Chief Hattori. I think Heiji did this because he was eager to solve the case."

"Hmm?" Hattori Heizo turned slightly, keeping one eye open and the other closed, glancing briefly at Mori and Asakawa Yu.

Under that gaze, Mori immediately backed down and quickly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing!"

Asakawa Yu remained unmoved. Putting aside everything else, he had faced Gin several times, and a single glance from him was not enough to make him back down.

Seeing Asakawa Yu's calm and composed expression, Hattori Heizo, though he didn't say anything, felt his impression of Asakawa Yu deepen once again. He then softened his tone and said:

"If it were Mr. Mori or Mr. Asakawa, I could accept this explanation, but this kid isn't investigating at all; he's just causing trouble!"

Upon hearing this, Heiji's pupils contracted, and he felt a pang of discomfort in his heart, biting his lips tightly.

"Just because someone gave him the title of a high school detective, he started acting all high and mighty. This kind of unorthodox investigation method will only hinder the investigation!"

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