1 p.m.
There is one hour left until the final.
Yuzuru and her group returned from dinner and had just arrived outside the Langhua Central Gymnasium. The girls were still discussing which dish was better when they suddenly noticed several police cars parked at the entrance of the gymnasium.
The warehouse location was cordoned off by police.
"What's going on? Why are there police officers?" As the daughter of a police officer, Kazuha was the first to notice that something was wrong.
Ordinary cases wouldn't require so many police officers, let alone setting up such a large cordon. This kind of fuss clearly indicates that something is not simple.
Ikeba Shizuka frowned, but before she could say anything, Ran suddenly said, "I think someone must have been killed."
"......"
Everyone: "......"
The atmosphere instantly quieted down, and everyone turned their heads to stare at the gentle, angelic girl with strange looks.
How can you say "dead people" so fluently?
Xiao Lan blinked innocently, "Did I say something wrong?"
“No…” Akiba Reiko forced a smile, her expression stiff. “But, Ran, how can you be so sure someone was killed?”
"Because I encounter this situation all the time!"
Upon hearing this question, Xiaolan answered it matter-of-factly, her tone carrying a sense of familiarity and composure.
"Usually, when the police deploy this large force, it's because someone has been murdered. Look at that officer wearing gloves; he's probably here to perform an autopsy..."
As she spoke, she pointed to a policeman carrying an evidence bag who was coming out of the stadium, seemingly on his way to have it examined.
Qiuting Lianzi: "..."
The female singer immediately knelt down before Xiaolan.
The others did the same, kneeling down as well.
How many times must one have experienced such a situation to be able to draw such a conclusion so casually!
Hanyu Nan shrugged at this.
Do you really think Xiaolan is some innocent little angel?
Xiao Lan is a tough, strong female lead who has served as a police officer for thousands of episodes, braving wind and rain, handling cases on the spot, and fighting arson, murder, robbery and plunder.
She's seen all the cases you've ever seen, and she's also seen all the cases you haven't seen.
Although Ran is involved in far fewer cases now because of her presence, she still goes with Kogoro Mouri to handle cases whenever she has time, to prevent her muddle-headed father from messing things up.
Therefore, she has seen all kinds of big scenes and big cases!
This scene was child's play for her.
"I admire you! I admire you!"
Everyone expressed their highest respect to Xiaolan.
Afterwards, everyone walked together into the stadium. As soon as they entered, they saw three familiar figures following the police, asking them all sorts of questions.
Kogoro Mouri, Conan, and Heiji Hattori.
"Everyone's here!"
Yuzuru looked up at the sky.
Sometimes you really can't blame Xiaolan for being a jinx; with these three "Grim Reapers" around, it's hard to imagine people not dying.
"Dad, why are you here? Weren't you supposed to come tomorrow?"
"Ah...ah, Ran, Yuzuru, you're here. It's because Conan kept pestering me to come, so I came today and also to watch Yuzuru's match."
Kogoro Mouri casually punched Conan on the head before greeting the others.
Through conversation, the group learned that a murder had occurred at the stadium while they were out for lunch.
The deceased was a member of the Shin-Uchi University Kendo Club named Atsushi Susumu.
"How could this happen? Have you found the culprit?" Shizuka Ikenami walked over and asked Inspector Otaki, who was in charge of the police team.
She was worried that if the case wasn't resolved quickly, it would affect her apprentice's upcoming match, which was related to their agreement.
"It's a suit..."
Inspector Otaki, with a scar between his eyebrows, looked at the woman in front of him and subconsciously wanted to address her as "Mrs. Hattori." But then he remembered something, glanced at Hattori Heiji who was still searching for clues with Conan behind him, and quickly changed his address: "Ms. Shizuka, what are you doing here?"
"My master is here to watch my match."
Hanyu Nan emerged from behind the group of girls, smiling as he said, "Inspector Ōtaki, it's been a long time."
He and his partner had met the first time he visited Osaka.
Yuzuru still remembers the policeman who had the foresight to stop Hattori Heiji from chasing after Kazuha.
Inspector Ōtaki, however, had an even stronger impression of the boy in front of him.
Because of the other party, he had the opportunity to make a phone call with his boss.
"H-Mr. Hanyu?"
After a brief moment of shock, Inspector Ōtaki's attitude underwent a complete 180-degree change. He first greeted her respectfully, and then answered all the questions that Ikenami Shizuka had just asked in detail.
He was aware of the recent rumors surrounding Shizuka Ikenami and Heizo Hattori.
However, between Hattori Heizo, the department head, and Hanyu Kusunoki, a young nobleman with an incredibly powerful background who could even get Congressman Matsumoto to call him personally, it's obvious which choice to make.
I didn't hear Yuzuru address Shizuka Ikenami as his master!
Meanwhile, Heiji Hattori and Conan also noticed the group of people talking over there.
"Hey, Hattori, isn't that your mom? Why is she hanging out with that guy, Hanyu Nan?" Conan asked in a low voice.
Heiji Hattori snorted coldly: "That's my mom, but who knows what she's thinking? She's ignoring her own son's competition and going to support that guy, Nanami Hanyu."
"Uh... your mom really took him on as an apprentice?"
"Who can argue with that!"
Whenever this matter is mentioned, Hattori Heiji feels like a heavy stone is lodged in his heart, making him feel uneasy.
His enemy had become his mother's apprentice. Who could he complain to? The crucial issue was that he didn't dare to question his mother about why.
He was afraid of being hacked to death...
His dad said that his mom still seems to be angry about what happened last time.
"It's just a little money from home, it's not like I went out to fool around, Mom is really something..." Heiji Hattori muttered to Conan without realizing it, while carefully investigating the crime scene.
"Kudo, how did the body that was originally in the gym storage room of the second stadium manage to somehow end up in the swimming pool's changing room without anyone noticing?"
"I don't know, I don't have any clue yet, but if someone is carrying a man covered in blood on the street, someone should see it. There are people eating bento boxes at the entrance of the second building."
"This is really a headache..."
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