Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

After leaving the restaurant, the two went to see a movie.

As it was getting dark, Kitagawa Isao took Haibara Ai back to their apartment to rest. They ate dinner at home. In Haibara Ai's words, this was to control the cost of each trip and avoid having fun but not being able to cope with life the next day.

Kitagawa Isao naturally let her have her way.

The fact that Ai Haibara started calculating such things with him shows that the little one has gradually integrated into their lives and is no longer in the state of needing to calculate everything with him when she first arrived.

From this perspective, it can be considered a significant improvement.

Thinking this through, Kitagawa Isao slowly stroked his chin, which was already showing some stubble, and began to ponder his future plans.

According to Ai Haibara, he was supposed to shave at least once a day to avoid going out looking unkempt and being disliked by potential clients.

However, he was in a hurry to leave today, so Kitagawa Isao completely forgot about this matter. By the time he realized it, he was already at the entrance of Teitan Elementary School, so he had no choice but to give up for the time being.

While Ai Haibara was cooking, he began to think about Heiji Hattori.

This guy, whose experience is somewhat similar to Shinichi Kudo's, is actually a completely different person. Although he looks very rude and his words and actions are always very irritable...

However, when it comes to being honest, this young master from Osaka Prefecture is far more reliable than Shinichi Kudo.

Moreover, if he remembers correctly, Hattori Heiji's appearance this time was to attend the wedding of a high school classmate's child in place of his mother.

As a representative in this kind of occasion, he is definitely someone who, like Sonoko Suzuki, is someone who has been looked down upon.

According to Kitagawa Isao, the two most important things in evaluating a person are their sense of propriety and their bottom line.

Judging others with propriety and setting boundaries for oneself are things that everyone possesses but cannot see or touch.

When interacting with people, you should not only look at what they say, but also at what they do.

If we apply this standard to Heiji Hattori, it's not hard to see that this seemingly rough and irritable Osaka boy, if we disregard his words, actually helped Conan Edogawa test Jodie Starling, and even disguised himself as Shinichi Kudo multiple times to confuse people. He can also unleash his full potential and withstand pressure at crucial moments.

He is an excellent teammate.

Therefore, Kitagawa Isao has reason to suspect that Hattori Heiji's rudeness and impoliteness are often just a disguise, a persona he creates for himself for some purpose.

Heiji Hattori used this persona to his advantage in interpersonal interactions, seizing every opportunity to exploit his opponent's weaknesses and achieve his own goals.

This is an art form, but Shinichi Kudo doesn't have an art form of this level.

Compared to Hattori Heiji, this high school detective of the same age is more like a kid who is passionate about video games. The difference is that after Tsukikage Island, he may have developed feelings for these 'characters in the game'?

Kitagawa Isao couldn't say for sure what exactly happened.

However, recalling what Hattori Heiji had said to him today, he realized that he had been targeted by this Osaka black chicken, and that in the coming days, he would probably be harassed by one more person.

Of course, this is not a troublesome matter.

Having already made his plans, Kitagawa Isao didn't mind whether the person bothering him was Kogoro Mouri or Heiji Hattori. He just felt that as the host, it was only out of politeness that he should give prior notice.

Before Hattori Heiji comes looking for him, it's not unreasonable to collect the interest from this guy who's been harassing him.

Well, let's use this incident as a greeting gift for this Osaka black chicken!

I wonder if Hattori Heiji will be satisfied with this gift...

……

Before we knew it, it was late at night.

Ai Haibara, having finished all her work, casually prepared a home-cooked meal and went to the bathroom to take a shower before going to bed.

With Kitagawa Isao's agreement, most of the housework was taken over by him, so Ai Haibara could be said to have almost nothing to do except cook.

In addition, she already had the habit of going to bed early, so after coming out of the bathroom with her hair still wet, she told Kitagawa Isao a few words to get some rest, and then she walked back to her room on her little feet.

With a click of the door lock, Kitagawa Isao, who had been leisurely wiping the table just a second ago, suddenly brightened up. He quickly finished up the remaining work and then sat quietly in the living room for a while.

When no sound came from Ai Haibara's room, Kitagawa Isao hurriedly went back to his own room, took out the black coat, and then decisively left the apartment.

Where is he going?

Naturally, I went to catch up with Hattori Heiji.

Question: How should I deal with an impending harassment?

A: Before he harasses you, harass him first, take his path, and leave him with nowhere to go.

Kitagawa Isao had this plan at the time. This time, he did not choose to drive his own car, but took a taxi and drove all the way to the vicinity of Morizono's house before paying the fare and getting out of the car.

Making himself blend into the pitch-black night and his black coat, Kitagawa Isao thought for a moment, then bought a pair of white gloves from a roadside shop before setting off towards the Mori family's villa.

It was almost 10 p.m., and the Mori family's banquet, hosted by the family of the bride and groom the next day, was drawing to a close.

Kitagawa Isao did not choose to walk in openly through the main gate; if he was going to infiltrate, he should do it in a way that resembled infiltration.

He found a secluded spot by a wall, used the wall as leverage, and climbed over it in a few steps.

After landing smoothly, Kitagawa Isao elegantly brushed the dust off his clothes, then straightened them before slowly walking towards the Mori family's villa.

If he remembered correctly, this case was about a young master who killed his butler and then framed a servant in order to win over his fiancée.

It seems to be a rather melodramatic plot.

Ok……

So, where should he start?

……

First update. Still running a fever... 37.8°C... My head's spinning, hehe~