Model worker and his little darling

"Kudo has long..."

Before Hattori could finish speaking, Conan stomped hard on his foot.

The pain brought Hattori back to his senses. "Hahaha, let me ask Kudo where he is." He then took out his phone and pretended to send a message.

"Kudo said he suddenly ran into a case and won't be coming today. Okay, let's go to my house first, my mom has prepared a big meal for you."

Pingqing shook his head behind him, thinking that with acting skills like that, he wouldn't be able to get any roles.

Dinner was a pufferfish hot pot prepared by Hattori Shizuka herself. The milky white broth, paired with various side dishes, tasted quite good.

"This hot pot is so delicious!"

"Of course, my mom's pufferfish hot pot is the best in the world."

Kazuha, who was arguing with Hattori, gradually lowered her voice and leaned her head against Hattori.

Hattori was stunned. "What's wrong with her? She fell asleep before she even touched her chopsticks."

Hattori Shizuka glanced at her silly son and said in a bad tone, "Isn't this all your fault? Kazuha is exhausted from running around looking for you all day."

"What can we do? When a murder occurs, we have to solve the case first."

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

In a way, Hattori is much luckier than Kudo, at least his father-in-law, Ginjiro Toyama, has already accepted Hattori as his son-in-law.

If Ran were leaning on Shinichi like that, Uncle Mori would have already gone berserk. Furthermore, because of Uncle Mori, Eri Kisaki doesn't have a good impression of Ran's childhood friend.

Shinichi Kudo is truly pitiful!

Sitting next to Uncle Mori, Ginjiro Toyama glanced at the two young men and took a sip of his drink.

"How could you drink alcohol, Yuanshan? Don't you still have to drive?"

Ginjiro Toyama laughed and drank another cup. "What's the big deal? I was already planning to have you drive me back anyway."

Hattori Heizo paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

The confrontation here did not affect Hirakiyoshi and Uncle Mori's meal at all. The two of them ate very happily and praised Hattori Shizuka's cooking skills.

Whenever this happens, Conan is particularly impressed by Hirai's silver tongue; he can always praise people to the skies and does so with such sincerity.

The cheerful laughter caught Hattori Heizo's attention. He had a basic understanding of Taira no Kiyoshi, knowing that he had solved some cases alongside Kogoro Mouri, always paying attention to strange things, and seemed to be quite skilled.

However, he was more curious about Shinichi Kudo, the famous high school detective whom Heiji greatly admired, but unfortunately, there was no news about him now. Heiji also liked that kid named Conan, but couldn't find anything about him either.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Hattori Heizo escorted the Toyama father and daughter home.

Taira Kiyoshi, chin in hand, watched Hattori's match and ate pufferfish hot pot; he had achieved his goal in coming to Osaka. The next match was the domain of the three Grim Reapers, and he had little interest in the murder case.

……

The next day, Osaka's hosts, Hattori and Kazuha, led Taira and the others on a sightseeing trip.

"I already explained all of this to them last time."

Kazuha waited sullenly for Hattori, "Then tell me, where should we go to play now?"

Hattori leaned against the railing, striking a cool pose. "If it were me, I would take you to the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, right in front of Osaka Castle, for a good tour. Then, we'd visit the new building that's almost finished."

Ping Qing clicked his tongue. He was a terrorist, yet he hung out with the police every day.

If he gets arrested, what will the old man and his family do?

Oh no, why am I starting to feel a little excited?

Kazuha was speechless. "Please, I think only an idiot like you would find that place interesting."

Conan, on the other hand, had his eyes light up; Hattori's suggestion was exactly what he wanted.

"Brother Pingqing, what do you think?"

"That sounds pretty good. I'm fine with it. It's up to you guys."

Seeing that Kazuha and Hattori were about to start arguing, Ran quickly intervened to smooth things over, saying, "Osaka Castle is much more beautiful in person than what we see on TV or in photos."

Hearing this, Kazuha nodded repeatedly, "That's right. Osaka Castle was completely renovated after the reconstruction, but the castle tower has not been updated since it was rebuilt 60 years ago."

“It should be 70 years ago,” an old voice interrupted Kazuha.

Following that, Kasaya Yuhiro introduced the history of the reconstruction of the castle tower.

During the conversation, his friend also joined the group chat.

It turns out they were members of the "Eight-Day Tour of Taiko Hideyoshi," and to make the trip more fun, they even played role-playing games.

Every morning, a lottery is held to determine who gets the family crest of a character, and that character will be played for the rest of the day.

Tokugawa Ieyasu, Akechi Mitsuhide, lord...

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

I don't understand it, and I'm not interested.

You might as well go visit the Osaka Prefectural Police Station.

After chatting for a while, Hattori and Kazuha led the group on their trip to Osaka.

They wandered around until night, but no murders occurred, leaving Pingqing bewildered. Death wasn't cooperating today.

"You idiot, you put your wallet in your purse and it still fell out."

"It's all your fault. You kept urging me to hurry up, and when I was in a rush, I forgot where I put it."

Hattori was speechless. "How much money is in your wallet? If not much, then forget about it."

"Five thousand dollars, but the amulet inside is very important!"

Seeing a tear slide down Kazuha's cheek, Hattori panicked instantly. "Don't cry, I'll help you find it."

Kazuha looked completely bewildered. "I didn't cry."

Ping Qing sighed. This young couple could only talk by shouting.

"It's raining."

Xiaolan took an umbrella out of her bag. "Luckily, I brought an umbrella with me."

Seeing the five people huddled under a small umbrella, Pingqing took off her coat and put it on her head. "There's a convenience store over there, let's go in and take shelter from the rain."

Upon hearing this, Conan glanced to the side and said, "Kazuha bought a camera there; your wallet might be there."

Pingqing accompanied Xiaolan and Heye to the convenience store, where they found the wallet and bought an umbrella.

Kazuha opened her wallet and took out a string of amulets. "Look, we played all day and nothing happened. They're really useful."

"Hey, where did you buy this? I'll buy a few tomorrow too."

Kazuha immediately started recommending it to Taira no Kiyoshi, and just then—

"You said that the person on fire fell from the castle tower, is that true?"

"Yes, the police have arrived, and it's a complete mess outside."

Looking at the amulet in her hand, Kazuha was very frustrated. "It's completely useless."

Ping Qing blinked. That's true. Even the most useful talisman couldn't suppress three Grim Reapers.

When the three arrived at the scene, a crowd had already gathered. As soon as Ping Qing squeezed in, he heard Officer Otaki complaining.

"Mr. Mori, why do people keep dying wherever you go? Are you possessed by some kind of ghost?"