Xiaolan blushed even more after being teased by Ayako and the others, and her shy look made Conan, who was standing beside her, stunned.
"Hey, kid, what are you looking at? You're so engrossed." Hattori Heiji said to Conan with a smirk.
"Nothing."
Conan drooped his face, rolled his eyes at the other man, and whispered, "And what on earth are you thinking? You should know I'm not going."
"What does it matter?"
While the three girls were playing with each other, Hattori Heiji smiled and whispered, "Since Kudo Shinichi is not coming back, I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you to join us.
Besides, I don't want to win so easily; that would be too meaningless."
At this point, Hattori Heiji snorted and laughed, "If I can't defeat Kudo Shinichi and Detective Karasawa, what's the use of becoming Neon's top detective?"
"Hey, hey, you're not..."
Conan looked at the determined smile on Hattori Heiji's face and an idea flashed through his mind. His eyes were also filled with eagerness to try: "It's really such a boring thing. If it were just me, I really wouldn't want to come.
But if you challenge him..."
"Challenge me?"
Because Tang Ze and the other two were sitting on a long sofa, with Conan sitting in the middle, Tang Ze actually heard the two people's whispered conversation.
It was just that Tang Ze didn't respond because he had to pay attention to the movements of the three girls and let the two of them end the conversation at any time.
However, after hearing what the two said, Tang Ze secretly rejoiced that "it was easy to get it", but on the surface, he frowned and said with a smile: "Then you should be prepared to lose."
"Eh? Detective Karasawa is going to participate too?"
Hearing Tang Ze's unspoken words, the three people who were playing nearby looked over.
"That's just what I said, and it's just Heiji's personal opinion." Tang Ze shrugged and said, "Actually, they invited a high school detective, and I'm an active-duty criminal."
In fact, even if Tang Ze was really invited to this event, the program was never handed to Tang Ze, and was directly rejected by Sihuayuan's assistant.
For them, competition programs like this are actually more like taking advantage of Tang Ze's "popularity" and are of no benefit to him.
Although Tang Ze is not a star and the people in the publicity department are not agents, the essence is actually the same.
As an active-duty police officer, it's only natural that you defeated a group of high school students, but if you lose, you'll become a stepping stone for others.
Just like a superstar won't compete with a newcomer on the same stage, they are at different levels in terms of qualifications, so naturally they won't do such a brainless thing that will do no good but only harm.
Originally, Tang Ze planned to force his way in with the reasons of "fun" and "wanting to meet the younger generations in the Japanese detective world". I believe that with his fame, the program crew would be very welcome even if he came uninvited.
But he didn't expect that before he could even say the excuse he had prepared, Hattori Heiji's strong competitive spirit had already given him a reason.
Ever since the three of them met, these two little brats have been thinking about usurping the throne all the time, which made Tang Ze have to be on his guard every time in the early days. After all, he was not strong enough at that time, and he was able to prevent cases only by relying on his familiarity with the plot.
In order to avoid being exposed, he had to be careful. Later, when Tang Ze's strength improved, he was able to handle it with ease.
But the world has suffered from Tang Ze for a long time. Faced with his high status, the famous detectives in Kansai and Kanto joined forces to challenge his detective status!
And this reason was absolutely not something he could refuse!
For example, now, after hearing Karasawa's superficial words of "advance to retreat", Hattori Heiji showed a provocative look: "I will take care of this matter, Detective Karasawa, you don't have to worry.
So, do you want to join? Or...are you scared?"
"Hey! Heiji, that's so rude!"
Upon hearing this, Toyama Kazuha on the side hurriedly tried to stop Hattori Heiji's provocation, but he brushed her off with a serious face: "This has nothing to do with friendship. This is a pure victory or defeat between men. As a woman, you shouldn't interfere!"
"It's okay He Ye Sang, I'm not angry."
Looking at He Ye who looked at him with an embarrassed expression, Tang Ze smiled and said, "It's just like good friends in a sports competition, they will also try their best to win over each other.
The current situation is more or less the "pre-game" phase where both sides exchange harsh words."
"Is that so?" He Ye looked confused after hearing Tang Ze's words. He didn't quite understand the communication between them men.
But seeing that Tang Ze was not angry, she felt relieved. After giving Hattori Heiji a warning glare, she immediately stood up and stood beside Xiaolan.
"Well, let's get back to the point."
Tang Ze looked at Hattori Heiji standing beside him and smiled slightly, saying, "Let me conclude first. I accept your challenge.
And it's not just you, I want to see the other detectives who are participating in the show too."
"What an arrogant tone."
Hattori Heiji understood the meaning of Tang Ze's words, and a strong fighting spirit appeared on his face: "Do you want to subdue all of us?"
“If I didn’t have this kind of confidence, I wouldn’t have gotten to where I am today.”
Tang Ze's eyes were sharp, like a king looking down upon a traitor: "If you want to challenge me, then try, but don't be too discouraged in the end."
"Hmph, you'd better take care of yourself." Hattori Heiji stroked the little head of the "Kansai Detective" with one hand and said magically: "Be careful not to get knocked to the ground by us!"
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