Chapter 025 Gift
This case is relatively simple. If it were put in the Conan feature film, it would be an everyday case that would end in one episode.
Except for the blond young man who was a little unreasonable, the other two cooperated with the police.
However, as a result of the cooperation, Edogawa Conan quickly deduced the murderer from the information. He didn't even borrow Sonoko's identity as the "Queen of Reasoning". He just guided Inspector Megure with a few words and solved the case.
What bothered him most was that Dong Yexi had not participated in the reasoning of the case. Even though he had tried to probe him many times, Dong Yexi had not responded to him.
Conan Edogawa couldn't help but frown and think: Does he really not know how to solve the case, or is he pretending to be stupid?
Higashino Hiroshi didn't know that Edogawa Conan had a suspicion of him. This case did not affect him, he didn't even know the suspect's name, and he had no way to deduce it.
After the case was over, he returned home leisurely.
At this time, Shirabu Kenjiro called him and asked, "Where are you?"
Dong Yexi said: "At home."
Shirabu Kenjiro was speechless: "...You're not at school at such an important moment!"
Dong Yexi asked in confusion: "What happened?"
"Don't you like the Schweiden Adler team? Their players, Ushijima Wakari, Kageyama Tobio, and Hoshimi Hikaru, are currently coaching at our school's volleyball gym. They might even have a mock match later. Do you want to come and watch?"
Dong Yexi asked in surprise: "Aren't they professional players? Can they play casually?"
Shirabu Kenjiro said sheepishly, "Actually, they were just passing by Todai. The competition and all that was just a whim on their part."
These three volleyball idiots agreed to just wander around the University of Tokyo, but when they saw the volleyball court, they insisted on going in to take a look, and then they were recognized... Then, they naturally mixed in and started training, and even had a practice match.
Alas... If he had known this earlier, he would not have taken them to the Sports Department.
Higashino Hiroshi didn't really know much about volleyball; it was the original owner who liked it. However, he had a gift for Hatori Yuiichi, so he said, "Wait for me, I'll be right there."
When Dong Yexi hurried to the volleyball hall, the training match had already entered the second half.
Shirabu Kenjiro was standing in the corner and waved at him as soon as he saw him coming.
When Dong Yexi came to his side, he said, "You are too slow. It's almost over."
Dong Yexi took a few breaths and said, "It's okay. I can still see the end. What's the situation now?"
"The three pros split into two teams. Ushijima-senpai and Kageyama lead the second team, and Hoshimi Hikaru joins the first team." Shirabu Kenjiro pointed at the scoreboard. "But Ushijima's team has already won two games. Pros are clearly different from regular players, and the school team was completely suppressed."
Dong Yexi looked at the scores on the blackboard: "25-17," "25-20," and "19-17," and said, "The gap isn't that big! We have a chance to win this game."
Shirabu Kenjiro shook his head and said, "The school team isn't strong enough. Even if Xinghai Guang comes, they can't pull it off."
"Bang!" As soon as he finished speaking, a spike hit the ground with a loud bang.
"Oh~~" Dong Yexi immediately applauded when he saw the person who scored, and said excitedly, "Isn't this amazing!"
Shirabu Kenjiro glanced at him and asked, "Aren't you a fan of the Schweiden Adler team? Why are you cheering for others?"
Dong Yexi paused in his applause and said awkwardly, "This, this is because the school team is so pitiful, so why not give them some encouragement?"
Shirabu Kenjiro looked at him suspiciously.
Dong Yexi immediately turned his head to look at the court, pretending to watch the game attentively.
On the court, Hatori scored the only point with a smash and recovered one point.
Xinghai Guanglai put his hands on his hips and smiled arrogantly: "See? We still have such strength!"
Kageyama Tobio glanced at him and said, "...It wasn't you who scored the point with the smash, so why are you so happy?"
Xinghai Guanglai's eyes sternly said, "Our team's points belong to me!"
Kageyama Tobio: "Then you take one too."
Xinghai Guanglai gritted his teeth: "Kageyama, you are becoming more and more disrespectful to your seniors!"
Kageyama Tobio said sternly, "That's not true! I have great respect for Xinghai-senpai!"
Xinghai Guanglai: "Ah? Why didn't I feel it?"
The two of them were talking trash over the internet, and it was very annoying to hear.
Hatori Yui was too tired to talk. He raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his wristband.
At this time, Sakusaya Shinta patted his shoulder, pointed to the sidelines and said, "Hey, look over there."
Hatori Yui looked in the direction of his finger and saw Higashino Hiroshi.
He blinked, hiding the surprise from his face.
"Tsk tsk tsk." Sakuhaya Shinta said, shaking his head in amazement, "If this isn't love~"
Hatori Yuiichi rolled his eyes at him, then reached out and punched him in the chest, then walked to the net and got into position.
"I say, how far have you guys progressed?" Sakuhaya Shinta stood beside him and asked in a low voice, "Have you started dating? Have you ever held hands or kissed?"
Hatori Yui turned and stared at him, saying coldly, "Do you want to try the extra training package?"
Sakuhaya Shinta silently closed his mouth.
I can guess even without me asking, this is their second time here, they must have started dating!
Hatori Yui closed his eyes and stared intently at the other side of the net.
Although there was no visible change on the surface, his opponents noticed his abnormality.
After receiving the first pass, Kageyama Tobio accurately sent the ball to Ushijima Wakari's most comfortable position. Ushijima Wakari took a run-up and jumped, and when the ball reached its highest point, she swung her arms violently.
"Bang!" A pair of hands blocked the ball's path, and the ball flew backwards and fell on their side.
Ushijima Wakari smashed the ball with all her strength, but it was blocked by Hatori Yui.
Xinghai Guanglai immediately gave a thumbs up: "Great interception!"
Kageyama Tobio glanced at the volleyball, then looked at Ushijima Wakari and said bluntly, "Ushijima-senpai, are you tired already?"
Ushijima Wakari said calmly, "No." He looked across at Hatori Yuiichi and said, "That guy's movements are much more agile than before."
Kageyama Tobio also noticed: "He is indeed more serious than at the beginning. Is he the slow-to-warm-up type?"
Ushijima Wakari shook his wrist and said, "Then he's too slow to warm up. Exploding now won't help."
After hearing this, Xinghai Guanglai, who was across the net, gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean it's useless? What about me? I haven't given up yet!"
Although Xinghai Guanglai is short, his scoring ability cannot be underestimated. In addition, Hatori Yui blocked Ushijima Wakari, and they finally won the game.
The score in the final game was 26-24.
Xinghai Guanglai put his hands on his hips, looked up to the sky and laughed, "I won!" He completely forgot that he had already lost the previous two games.
Ushijima Wakari and Kageyama Tobio came to Hatori Yuiichi together.
"You have good skills. Have you ever considered going professional?" asked Ushijima Wakari.
Hatori's ability to block several of Ushijima Wakari's smashes demonstrates his excellent blocking skills. He also possesses impressive offensive power, accounting for a third of the points in this practice match.
Hatori Yuiichi shook his head and said, "Sorry, I don't have any such intention at the moment."
Kageyama Tobio frowned slightly. "Your skills are really good, not inferior to those of professional players. Are you really not considering playing professional games?"
Hatori Yuiichi said firmly, "I'm sorry, but that's not my ambition."
"It's okay, volleyball isn't the only thing." Ushijima Wakari handed him a business card. "But if you have other ideas someday, you can contact me."
Hatori Yui nodded and accepted his business card.
Kenjiro Shirabu, who was watching from a distance, said: ...Ushijima-senpai, when did you become a part-time team manager?
Ushijima Wakari took out two more tickets from her bag: "These are combined tickets for this season's V League. You can go to any of our home games." He raised his hand and motioned for Hatori Yui to accept them.
Hatori Yui thought for a moment, then accepted the coupon.
Before leaving, Xinghai Guanglai added Hatori's only friend. He smiled and said, "You helped me kill those two today. If you want someone's autograph in the future, just tell me and I can get it for you."
Kageyama Tobio curled his lips and muttered softly, "Didn't you just win one round?"
Xinghai Guanglai: "Winning one game is also winning!"
Before the two could start arguing again, Shirabu Kenjiro pushed them away: "Alright, alright. You're professionals now, so mind your image!"
Why should I, a retired setter, worry about the image of these professional players?
The volleyball team's training ended here. Higashino Hi waited until they cleaned up the court before following Hatori Yui to the school gate.
His teammates wanted to talk to him, but were driven away by Sakuhaya Shinta.
These people have no sense at all! Can't they tell they're in a relationship? What are they doing?!
Oh, where can I find a teammate as good as me!
Sakusaya Shinta was almost moved to tears.
When no one was disturbing him anymore, Higashino Hi finally took out the gift and handed it to Hatori Yuiichi.
Although he didn't know why he had to wait until no one was around to deliver it...
Hatori Yui took the gift bag with confusion: "What is this?"
"A gift!" Dong Yexi scratched his face embarrassedly, "Thank you for taking care of me these days. I've caused you a lot of trouble."
Hatori Yuiichi smiled and said, "You're welcome." He pulled a gift box from his bag and asked, "Can I open it?"
Dong Yexi nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"
Hatori Yuiichi held the box with one hand and slowly opened the lid with the other.
The silver dial sparkled in the moonlight.
"I like it very much!" Hatori Yui said in surprise.
Dong Yexi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Although he didn't know why he felt nervous.
Hatori Yui touched the watch and whispered, "It's so beautiful, I can't bear to wear it anymore."
Dong Yexi laughed and said, "I bought it for you. If you like watches, I'll give you another one on your birthday."
Hatori Yui shook his head slightly: "One is enough." He looked seriously into Dong Yexi's eyes and said, "I will cherish it!"
The atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle.
Dong Yexi touched his nose and said, "Well... then, I'll go back first..."
Hatori only nodded.
Dong Yexi took two steps, then couldn't help but look back, waved his hand and said, "Goodbye..."
Hatori Yuiichi also smiled and waved: "Goodbye~"
He waited until Dong Yexi's back disappeared into the darkness before he withdrew his gaze. He looked down at the watch in his hand and smiled gently. He closed the lid and was about to put it away when a woman's voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Do you like it that much?"
Hatori Yui's smile suddenly disappeared.
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