Chapter 14 The Devil Kurokawa Kaoru
Chapter 14
Hearing his name suddenly from someone else's mouth, Hattori Heiji almost didn't react. He was pulled up from the ground and looked at the boy in front of him, his brows furrowed, a look of inquiry on his face.
"How do you know my name?"
The gentleness on his face made him feel more and more familiar.
He couldn't remember where he had met the other person before, but judging from the familiar tone of the boy's voice, this person more or less knew him. Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji took a deep breath and cast a probing gaze on Kurokawa Kaoru.
"Have we met before?"
Kaoru Kurokawa: I helped pay the rent, and you're still talking about this.
Although he was thinking these things, when he opened his mouth, the content of his words became: "People in Kansai who often watch the news should have heard of Hattori Heiji's name. That being said, I only go to school in Kansai, so I can't be considered a Kansai native."
"You go to school in Kansai?"
"I see." Hattori Heiji nodded. Since he was studying in Kansai, he understood.
I've been interviewed a few times before, and since the other party said he watched the news frequently, it's only natural that he'd heard of my name. Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji lowered his eyes, his gaze casually passing over the "elementary school student" next to him.
"Besides me, have you heard of other high school detectives? For example... the famous detective from Kanto, Kudo Shinichi."
Edogawa·Misfortune APTX4869·Kudo Shinichi·Unlucky "elementary school student"·Conan:?
Why did this person suddenly mention himself?
"Kudo Shinichi?"
Kurokawa Kaoru blinked and said, "Are you talking about... the much-rumored savior of Japan?"
"I knew you had heard of that guy's name."
"After all, I lived in Tokyo before coming to Kansai to study, and I had heard about him from my family before."
Of course, it was all about telling him not to get too close to the detective.
Come to think of it, hadn't this guy just left Tokyo a few days ago? Why was he back? And hanging out with Kudo Shinichi? Having no idea about the social circles of these detectives, he'd lumped them together with the Mafia, assuming everyone had each other's contact information. Kurokawa Kaoru yawned and said, "Why are you in Tokyo at this hour?"
"Of course it's because of the case... Ah! I have friends to meet in Tokyo, so I came here."
After being kicked from behind, Hattori Heiji took a deep breath and swallowed the words on his lips. He was here because he had received a strange invitation. The other party claimed to be the client and promised to give them tickets to play in Miracle Park.
It just so happened that he had a recent holiday, and since he had promised to take Kazuha to the amusement park, he took this opportunity to come with others. As for Kudo, he followed Uncle Mori and Xiaolan to Miracle Park.
Who would have thought that the commission was real, but letting them have fun in the amusement park was fake.
The client asked them to solve six puzzles before 10 pm, and they were not allowed to ask anyone for help, and of course they could not tell the police. If they failed to solve the puzzles as agreed, at a certain time, the watches on their hands, also known as tickets, would explode.
What surprised Hattori Heiji the most was that the client actually knew that Edogawa Conan was Kudo Shinichi, which made them more serious.
"We have some things to do here, so I won't tell you. If we meet in Kansai, we can find a cafe and sit down and have a good chat."
"That's true."
It's hard to say for Kudo Shinichi. Whether it's his relationship with Miya Yu or his identity as a womanizer, he'll have a chance to run into Hattori Heiji in the future. Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru chuckled and said, "Then let's meet in Kansai."
Hattori Heiji had met Kurokawa Kaoru before. Although Kurokawa Kaoru was wearing women's clothes at that time, he didn't think there was anything wrong, perhaps because he was used to the other person's tone of voice. However, it was different when he met Edogawa Conan for the first time.
Even though it was their first meeting, Kurokawa Kaoru acted a little too familiar.
Normally, if someone you'd seen on the news suddenly appeared before you, this wouldn't be the right reaction. Furthermore, Hattori's previous words were clearly polite, and logically, the other person wouldn't have failed to understand. Yet, his response was... "Let's meet in Kansai."
Would a normal person say such a thing? Edogawa Conan was silent.
Normally, he would have followed Kurokawa Kaoru to see if he was suspicious. However, right now, his most important task was to solve the client's mystery. He had no time to waste with a high school student he had just bumped into.
After quickly thinking about these things in his mind, Edogawa Conan let out a long sigh and grabbed Hattori Heiji's sleeve.
"Brother Heiji, I need to go to the bathroom. I can't hold it any longer. Can we go quickly?"
"Toilet...toilet?"
No matter how many times he tried, he couldn't get used to the other person's sudden cute tone. Hattori Heiji twitched his lips, and resisted the urge to laugh. He turned to look at Kurokawa Kaoru and said, "Then we'll go first."
"Please be careful on your journey."
Seeing someone passing by him and about to disappear around the corner, Kurokawa Kaoru chuckled as if he had thought of something, and continued in a voice that was sure they would hear: "Hattori Heiji... and of course, Kudo Shinichi."
“…”
This guy? !
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji turned their heads. As if not noticing them, Kurokawa Kaoru stretched and began bargaining with Reborn: "We've been training for a long time today. Can we continue the rest tomorrow?"
"You've been slacking off, haven't you?"
In this regard, Reborn has never been soft-hearted: "We originally agreed on five hours a day, and now only three hours have passed, with two hours left."
"But Reborn—"
"The word bargaining doesn't exist in my vocabulary."
Seeing the man raise his hands resignedly, Reborn snorted coldly and jumped onto Sawada Tsunayoshi's head: "And you, Tsuna, you've been given plenty of rest time. Now stand up and continue."
"... Reborn, are you a devil?"
"I have something even more devilish, do you want to try it?"
“…”
I don't want anything to happen to this kind of thing!
Just as they were about to continue training, the duo who had already left suddenly turned back and stood in front of Kurokawa Kaoru with serious expressions.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, but I do have something important to discuss with this guy."
Seeing the calmness on his face, that strange sense of familiarity returned. Staring intently at Kurokawa Kaoru, Hattori Heiji clenched his fists, then unclenched them. After a long moment, he continued, "If you don't mind, can we talk about that 'Kudo Shinichi' thing just now?"
“…”
"I mean, please do talk to us."
TBC.
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