"Kudo," Hattori Heiji said slowly, chewing on a pancake and gazing blankly at the sky, "I had a dream about you!"

"Huh?" Conan was taken aback and looked at Hattori Heiji with a puzzled expression.

Heiji Hattori stared down at Conan, his expression unusually serious, and said, "I dreamt that you went to catch a criminal, but unfortunately you got stabbed by the criminal and then you died..."

"...Please, don't just kill me like that!" Conan rolled his eyes, completely ignoring Hattori Heiji's words.

"No, Kudo, I really have a very strong premonition, a feeling I've never had before!" Hattori Heiji tried hard to convince Conan.

But Conan completely ignored his words.

All I can say is that these two are a perfect match; they're so in sync, what need is there for childhood sweethearts?

...

"Dad, you're still not full?" Ran looked shocked when she heard Kogoro Mouri say he wanted to eat another pancake.

She had no idea her dad could eat so much!

Kogoro Mouri patted his round belly and gestured with his hand, "Yeah! I'm only about 70% full now!"

There was nothing Xiaolan could do; her own father had said he wasn't full, so she couldn't stop him from eating. "Then Dad, you go pay the bill first."

"Haha, alright! This is the last one, I'm sure I'll be full this time!" Kogoro Mouri laughed as he walked towards the cashier and joined the queue.

Watching Kogoro Mouri's departing figure, Ran looked at Nanami Hanyu with a mournful expression, pouting as she asked, "Nanami, is it because the food I usually cook at home isn't good? Otherwise, why does Dad eat so little at home?"

"Uh, could it be that Uncle has a habit of drinking alcohol when he eats at home?" Yu Sheng Nan rested his chin on his hand and voiced his thoughts.

Although he has already eaten two meals, Kogoro Mori hasn't had a single drop of alcohol.

You should know that beer contains a lot of grains.

“That makes sense…” Xiaolan thought about it and realized that it didn’t really seem to be her problem.

It's all Dad's fault for drinking at home every day, ruining his appetite. When she gets back, she'll have to keep a close eye on him and make sure he doesn't drink while eating.

Kogoro Mouri was happily contemplating how many pancakes he would eat later, completely unaware of the consequences of his gluttony.

Ai sat quietly in the chair, swinging her fair legs, her gaze fixed on the strange girl.

As she was wondering who the other person was, even Yuzuru ignored her, she suddenly saw the girl take a few deep breaths, then stand up abruptly and stride aggressively toward them.

"Yuzuru..." Ai quickly kicked Yuzuru Nanami with her foot, signaling him to look over there.

Yuzuru had actually noticed Toyama Kazuha's actions long ago. He glanced at Ran, who was still oblivious, and said, "Shh, don't make a sound. Let's watch the show!"

He was quite curious to see why Toyama and Hajime had sought out Ran this time.

"You must be Kudo, right?"

Suddenly, a provocative voice came from behind.

"Huh?" Ran was checking if Kogoro Mouri had finished paying when she heard this and turned around in confusion.

At this moment, Yuzuru and Ai had each picked up a bottle of soda and started drinking silently.

Before Ran could respond, Kazuha Toyama plopped down in the seat that Kogoro Mouri had been sitting in, rested his chin on his hands, and stared intently at Ran: "Heiji often mentions you to me!"

"Heiji Hattori told you?" Ran looked at the girl in front of her, who was about the same age as her, with a puzzled expression.

She's only met Hattori Heiji once...

Why does he keep bringing it up every day?

"Stop pretending! You're the Kudo that Heiji met in Tokyo and keeps talking about, aren't you!" Kazuha Toyama leaned forward, her hands on the table, her tone intimidating. "I'm telling you, since you already have a boyfriend, why are you still bothering Heiji!"

Kazuha Toyama felt that based on her morning of observation and tracking, she had completely figured out the truth of everything!

"And you! Why don't you keep a proper eye on your own girlfriend!"

"Glug~" Yuzuru swallowed the last sip of soda from the bottle, looked at Toyama Kazuha who was almost touching his face, and said in a somewhat cold tone: "First of all, Ran is not only my girlfriend, but also my wife; secondly, Ran's surname is not Kudo!"

As expected of Toyama Kazuha, who loves to daydream, she can even connect this to such outrageous places.

"Ah! Isn't it Kudo?" Upon hearing Yuu Nan say that Ran's surname isn't Kudo, a look of confusion instantly appeared on Toyama Kazuha's face.

"Who exactly are you?" Ran rolled her eyes, then turned to look at the bewildered Toyama Kazuha, and said somewhat stiffly, "Besides, I don't know Hattori Heiji at all, so please don't talk nonsense anymore!"

After saying that, Xiaolan slammed her hand on the table.

Click~

Kazuha Toyama looked at the cracks that had appeared on the dining table, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

It seems she really made a mistake...

"Smimasai, I'm so sorry, I was too impulsive just now!" Toyama Kazuha bowed 90 degrees, her head almost hitting the floor.

Seeing the flustered girl in front of her, Xiaolan, who had just been unhappy, immediately softened. "Okay, okay, it's alright. Just don't say anything out of line in the future."

Kazuha Toyama, who had just stood up, blushed slightly and quickly explained to the three of them what had happened. “My name is Kazuha Toyama, you can just call me Kazuha. Heiji Hattori and I have been best friends since we were little… that’s how it is.”

"So it was because you saw Hattori Heiji and Nanami arguing at the high-speed rail station today, and you thought it was because of me!" Ran nodded in realization after hearing Kazuha's explanation.

Yuzuru, who was listening alongside Ai, also had a strange expression on his face.

That's quite an association!

Kazuha knew that Hattori Heiji had been in close contact with a woman named Kudo recently, but he deliberately kept it from her so she wouldn't know the woman's true identity.

Just yesterday, Heiji Hattori said he was going to pick up a very important person today, and Kazuha subconsciously assumed that Heiji Hattori was referring to the mysterious Kudo woman.

So, feeling quite annoyed, she secretly followed behind, wanting to see who this woman was.

Upon arriving at the high-speed rail station, fearing discovery, she could only observe from a distance.

At this moment, Heiji Hattori walked over to Ran and started chatting with her. Then, Kusunoki Hanyu kissed Ran, and Heiji Hattori's face immediately darkened.

Unable to hear what they were saying, Kazuha imagined a melodramatic scenario: Ran was the legendary Kudo woman, who not only had a boyfriend but also deliberately seduced Hattori Heiji, two-timing him.

What she saw was Yuzuru Hanyu and Hattori Heiji fighting over Ran.