Seven years ago, timeline.
Fujiwara Yu was diligently searching for the Child of Destiny named "Edogawa Conan," believing that only by finding him could he gain permanent residency in...
Hattori Heiji took out a small bag from his pocket and found a crystal bead after pouring it out. It didn't look like a valuable item. He looked at the crystal bead in his palm with gentle eyes and murmured:
"I found this at the place where the girl disappeared, and I believe I will be able to meet her again one day."
Fujiwara Yuu was stunned when he heard this. He put down his chopsticks with a complicated expression and asked with a frown:
"So? What are you going to do when you find this girl?"
"Hmm? Of course I should return the things to them." Hattori Heiji scratched his cheek shyly and whispered, "Even though she was my first love, it was only my first love. It's all in the past."
Edogawa Conan thought of the girls' comics he had recently read with Xiaolan, and immediately put the vocabulary he had learned into practice:
"Oh~ How rare! This time, my childhood sweetheart actually defeated the one who dropped from the sky~"
"Huh? I don't like that idiot Kazuha!" Hattori Heiji's expression became nervous. He felt a little annoyed and angry as if his little thoughts were seen through.
Conan Edogawa seized the opportunity and continued to attack. It was because Hattori had called him Kudo several times in front of Xiaolan that he should be punished.
"Brother Yingsi, did I say who it was just now?"
"No, but someone seems to have taken it personally. I'm afraid... he's worried that we can't see his little tricks."
Hattori Heiji gritted his teeth, and he had no choice but to vent his "anger" on his appetite. He took a piece of beef that Takagi Sosuke had just cooked with his chopsticks and stuffed it directly into his mouth, which was so hot that he couldn't spit it out or swallow it.
After seeing this, the diners at the next table added a subtle stab:
"Son, this is the truth. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."