In the dimly lit restaurant, the tables were far apart and we couldn't hear each other's conversations.
The retro walls and floors made of mahogany are quite elegant.
It is undoubtedly a pleasure to enjoy dinner in this environment, but...
Hattori Heiji is not in a very peaceful mood right now.
He never expected...
It turned out that Otaki Goro was here to monitor him.
Or was it the order of the fox-eyed father?
"Who told you to leave without saying goodbye, Heiji?"
Otaki Goro put down the clam shell in his hand and sighed:
"He came to Tokyo alone. Both Director Hon and Director Toyama are very worried..."
"There are so many bad guys in Tokyo. What if you get involved in a case and are targeted by the criminals?"
Hey hey hey...
Sakaki Makoto's face changed.
That being said, don't frame a good person out of thin air!
This is not because he took it personally, but when Otaki Goro said this, he always glanced at him vaguely.
It’s hard not to think crookedly.
He can't be said to have been extremely kind to Hattori Heiji, but he also didn't treat him unfairly!
Didn't he just ask Hattori to help him move house, lend him his motorcycle, and leave him alone for a few days because he had something else to do?
hiss...
Thinking back...
It seems a little excessive.
"But you are living a healthy life and have so many friends. I'm sure this minister will be very pleased."
Otaki Goro laughed:
"Well, it's summer vacation anyway, you can travel wherever you want."
"but..."
He suddenly said seriously:
"This minister does not want you to hinder the police in their investigation. Some things can be handed over to others."
“I know.”
Hattori Heiji waved his hands impatiently:
"I've been in Tokyo for so long, and I've never hindered the police in their investigations."
"The cases always come to us... That's right."
"Uncle Otaki, do you know the Twilight Annex in Nagano Prefecture?"
"Twilight Annex?"
Otaki Goro, who was eating salt-baked clams, was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said:
"have no idea..."
Hattori Heiji asked this question, which has two meanings:
1. If Otaki Goro knew about the Dusk Villa, he should know some of the inside story of that year and could ask about it. At the same time, he could also find out his father's intention of not letting him interfere in the Dusk Villa.
2. If Otaki Goro knows nothing about the Dusk Annex, it means that his father has never mentioned the invitation letter to him. In this way, I can naturally ask him to investigate Karasuma Renya and the Dusk Annex.
“Please!”
With his hands clasped together, Hattori Heiji made a sincere request to the uncle who had watched him grow up:
"Uncle Otaki, don't you have friends in Nagano Prefecture?"
"I would like to trouble you to investigate the case that happened in Twilight Annex 40 years ago!"
"40 years ago?!"
Otaki Goro was startled:
“This time span is too long!”
"Has the case been filed?"
The police will keep the files of criminal cases, but...
Depending on the nature of the case, the preservation period is different, usually permanent, long-term or short-term.
In other words, if the case that occurred in Twilight Villa 40 years ago was not filed, the files from that year must have been destroyed.
after all...
Forty years ago, the police used paper files and had no computers at all.
So much time has passed that the files must have been lost somewhere.
It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to investigate.
"I'm not sure."
Hattori Heiji said:
"The day after tomorrow we will go to the Twilight Annex in Nagano Prefecture to investigate a case that happened 40 years ago."
Sakaki Makoto has been observing Ōtaki Goro's facial expressions.
When Hattori Heiji mentioned the Twilight Annex and 40 years ago, the other party looked calm and did not show any unnatural expression at all.
besides...
The possibility that Otaki Goro is a member of the Black Organization is so low, it's almost impossible.
You have to know that his boss is Hattori Heizo!
The general manager who is no less capable than Kudo Yusaku, is assisted by Toyama Ginjiro.
If there really was something wrong with Otaki Goro, they would have found it out long ago. Why wait until now?
“Are we going to Nagano Prefecture again?”
Otaki Goro was so shocked that his jaw dropped:
"Hey, Heiji, could you please stop running around..."
"The world is not safe now..."
"Uncle Otaki, you know me well."
Hattori Heiji said calmly:
"As long as I take action, any case will be solved easily..."
Otaki Goro was at his wit's end and had to turn to look at Toyama Kazuha, hoping that she could persuade Kurokichi.
result...
"Uncle Otaki, you know me well!"
Toyama Kazuha, who was sipping cream mushroom soup, put down the spoon and wiped her mouth:
"I can never persuade Heiji. He never listens to me."
"Just like Shinichi..."
Mao Lilan pursed her lips:
"Shinichi doesn't listen to my advice. Every time he sees a case, he rushes forward without thinking..."
"When you rush at people, they're gone."
"puff!"
Conan took a sip of orange juice and sprayed it all over Hattori Heiji's face.
Hattori Heiji looked at him blankly, and was about to get angry...
"Brother Shinichi is alive and well!"
Conan said anxiously:
"He's just like Hattori, he accepted a commission and went somewhere else!"
“I will definitely come back!”
"I'm just complaining, Conan, why are you in such a hurry..."
Taking out a tissue, Mao Lilan wiped the orange juice residue from the corner of his mouth and said quietly:
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