Conan had no choice but to tell him everything that happened.

"Oh? So that's it?" Hattori Heiji sat on the railing, picked up the ordinary piece of paper again, looked at it, and said: "It turns out there is such a protector behind you, Kudo, how can you handle this matter?

You’ve never told me this before!”

"We haven't figured out that guy's identity and true purpose, and we don't even know when he will show up. What's the use of telling you?"

Conan leaned against the railing, not feeling at all that there was anything wrong with concealing the truth from his teammates and investigating alone.

Hattori Heiji was used to his style, so he didn't complain. He looked down at the little detective's forehead and said: "But... it's a bit too arbitrary to think that he and the big thief are not the same person? Have you seen the two of them?

Did they appear at the same time?"

Conan was silent for a moment and shook his head.

"The appearance is different, and it may be a disguise, but you don't seem to have considered this possibility. Kudo, you can't..."

Hattori Heiji's eyes were a little heavy and scrutinizing: "...Is your judgment affected by personal feelings?"

"How is that possible?" Conan rolled his eyes and said, "I just..."

"You just subconsciously don't want to doubt your savior before you have tangible evidence, right?"

Hattori Heiji didn't listen to Conan's sophistry anymore and said: "But I trust your intuition as a detective more than I don't know the true and false appearance! Is the other party a human or a ghost? Instead of worrying about it by yourself, why don't we work together?

Let’s go find out!”

"Ah? You..." Conan immediately wanted to stop him, but he was not willing to let the people around him get involved in these things.

"Okay, it's decided!" Hattori Heiji pressed Conan's head and rubbed it, "Hey, what's your expression? I will accompany you on the adventure. Do you have any dissatisfaction?"

"What should I do if I encounter danger?"

When Conan is alone, he is so reckless that he can break into the black organization single-handedly, but when the people around him want to take risks with him, he is more cautious than anyone else.

In his heart, he doesn't want to see anyone hurt.

But Hattori Heiji is essentially the same kind of person as Conan. He said nonchalantly: "Don't worry. I'm the leader of the kendo club of Kaigata High School! If that guy really wants to do something, I don't know who will be in danger."

Woolen cloth!"

"You guy..." Conan complained with half-moon eyes: "Don't underestimate other people! I think that guy is much more powerful than you!"

Although he reluctantly agreed, it was undeniable that having one more companion made him feel more at ease.

…………………………

The next day, the police still did not give up searching for the whereabouts of Nagato Hidetomi. Seeing that there were no new clues, Hattori Heiji and Conan simply told Mao Lilan and others, took the note and went out early in the morning.

.

"Wow~ What a magnificent house! What a rich man! Does that guy really live here?"

Hattori Heiji looked at the tall and stretching walls and said, at this time, he seemed to have forgotten how big his home was and just sighed.

The door was closed tightly, and through the iron railings, one could see the fountain and the beautiful garden square inside, but the main structure of the house could not be seen. They could only roughly realize that the area of ​​​​the house was much larger than what they saw.

..

Conan couldn't help but feel a little suspicious: Could it be that the guy left a fake address to the police?

But now that we're here, we can't be scared back by a house. Hattori Heiji rang the doorbell directly.

"Ding dong——"

"Hello, who is this?"

A young man's voice came from the loudspeaker, it was Junpei Yoshinaga, the newly recruited doorman and surveillance supervisor of the Kitahara family.

Hattori Heiji blinked, and he suddenly remembered that the other party might not know who he was, and he might be rejected if he rashly offered to come in for a visit, so he quickly picked up Conan and motioned for him to speak.

"Um..." Conan rolled his eyes at Hattori Heiji and subconsciously used the cutest voice: "I am Edogawa Conan, and I am accompanied by high school detective Hattori Heiji. We are here to visit Kitahara Sosuke's brother -

—Excuse me, does he live here?"

"You are looking for me...please wait..."

The person opposite seemed a little surprised, probably asking for instructions from inside. After a while, a handsome man wearing a dark blue casual suit opened the door, bowed and said: "Please come in, the young master is waiting for you inside."

--Little Lord?

Conan and Hattori Heiji looked at each other.

"Thank you." Hattori Heiji said.

The two detectives followed in, and their eyes were unconsciously attracted to the surrounding scenery.

"It's already very impressive from the outside, but I didn't expect it to be even more beautiful inside!" Hattori Heiji couldn't help but said, "The owner of your family must be a very rich man, right?"

"Probably?!" Junpei Yoshinaga said.

Hattori Heiji raised his eyebrows: "...Probably?"

"Because I am a new servant, I don't know much about the young master." Yoshinaga Junpei said with a smile.

"Young Master...isn't this kind of title rare?" Hattori Heiji asked directly as if he didn't know what politeness meant.

"Really?" Yoshinaga Junpei looked confused, as if he didn't understand what he meant.

——Isn’t it so oily and salty?

Hattori Heiji dropped his shoulders in frustration.

After Yoshinaga Junpei led the two of them through the garden, he said: "Go straight ahead, Butler Kamino will take you to see the young master. I have to return to my post first. You two, please say goodbye."

Watching the servant turn and leave, Hattori Heiji immediately squatted down and whispered to Conan: "You also noticed, right? That title..."

"Yes." Conan nodded: "Although some traditional families will also call their young masters waka, but generally speaking, those who call them so..."

"——Jokudō!" Hattori Heiji answered.

The two looked at each other again, and saw exactly the same thoughts as their own in each other's eyes.

Conan didn't know at this time that the black organization was actually a cross-criminal group. In his eyes, it was also a Yakuza organization, but... it was more professional, more brutal, and more violent than those little gangsters who collected protection fees.

The owner of this family is also extremely wise.

They have strong financial resources and strict rules, but the guards are extremely well-trained and have a stricter tone than the police.

Hattori Heiji felt the exciting challenge. He turned his hat forward and his eyes became serious!

"Let's go and see who this young master is!"

Being on someone else's territory, neither of them said anything about their unnecessary speculations. After conveying their thoughts with their eyes, they walked forward along the road paved with white stones.

At the end of the road, an old man with silver-white hair, leaning on a cane, stood under the corridor to greet them. After seeing the two of them, he immediately showed a gentle and respectful smile.

"You two are Hattori Heiji-san and Edogawa Conan-kun, right? Welcome!"

"welcome!"

Two identical maids bowed at the same time. After standing up, although their postures were still dignified, their eyes looked at the two of them flexibly.

"Well, um..." Facing such solemn etiquette, both of them were a little flustered, stood up straight and bowed and said, "Thank you."

"I am the housekeeper Kamino Higashi. Please come this way, the young master is doing morning lessons at this time." Kanye Higashi turned around and gestured.

"Morning class?" Hattori Heiji was curious.

"Yes." Shenye Dong's smile became deeper: "Young Master practices swordsmanship every morning."

"So diligent! He is obviously the young master of a big family!"

As Hattori Heiji spoke, he inadvertently turned his head and saw the two maids looking at them curiously from behind. He couldn't help but whisper softly: "What's going on with those two ladies?"

"I'm sorry." Shenye Dong nodded and said, "It's just that this is the first time that the young master has a guest, so everyone is a little curious."

"...First time?" Hattori Heiji asked in surprise: "No one else comes usually?"

"No!" Shenye Dong sighed.

In fact, Kamino Higashi sometimes wonders, why does Kitahara Sosuke have no friends when he is clearly not withdrawn and indifferent? After observing for a while, he found that Kitahara Sosuke arranges his time very full, leaving no room for socializing at all.

, in the end I could only habitually attribute all problems to Shigeru Kitahara and Chieko Shiraki.

——It’s because these parents didn’t do a good job, so Kitahara Sosuke lacked love since childhood, and lost interest in building relationships between people when he grew up!

Humph, anyway, all the mistakes are their fault!

While they were talking, several people had already walked along the wooden corridor to the garden behind.

I saw a cherry blossom tree in bloom. Kitahara Sosuke, wearing a black kendo uniform, stood under the tree and was sheathing a real sword. At the same time, the surrounding straw mats were all broken into two.

cut.

"It's amazing!" Upon seeing this, Hattori Heiji, who was also practicing kendo, couldn't help but said, "Let's give it a try."

"Hey, hey, hey! What are you talking about?" Conan's eyes widened.

"Are you..." Kitahara Sosuke asked knowingly.

"Hattori Heiji! Osaka Gakata High School, the kendo club leader, come on!" Hattori Heiji said enthusiastically.

He saw a few bamboo knives on the shelf next to him and reached out to grab one.

However, Kithara Sosuke seemed to have no interest and looked up at him: "I have graduated from high school. It's not fair to compete with you."

"Age doesn't mean everything!" Hattori Heiji provoked: "Or are you afraid?"

"...Okay." Kitahara Sosuke put down his real sword and also took a bamboo sword, "Kamino, ask Sakurako to help him put on protective gear."

"No need!" Hattori Heiji saw that Kitahara Sosuke had no intention of wearing protective gear. He didn't want to be underestimated, so he smiled eagerly and said: "The game should be over soon, isn't it?"

"...You're right." Kitahara Sosuke made a hand gesture and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you get hurt."

"I will go all out to defeat you, so don't show mercy!" Hattori Heiji said loudly!

After a moment of confrontation, Hattori Heiji stepped forward——

The sword comes out!

"when!"

With a crisp sound of hitting, the bamboo knife hit Xuan'er and flew out, then fell into the small pond with a splash.

Conan was stunned.

Kaminodong showed a satisfied smile.

Hattori Heiji was seen standing stiffly with his hands empty, and his mind was almost blank.

A bamboo knife was pointed at his throat.
Chapter completed!