At this moment, Genda Takatoku was in a very good mood.
After putting the items back in their place, Genda Takatoku planned to have the antiques serviced, then close the shop early and go home to rest.
When the time comes, I'll go to the izakaya near my home for a few drinks and relax.
While getting his tools, Genda Takatoku suddenly noticed an empty spot on the table next to him.
The items in the empty space were gone, leaving only a sign that read 2,000 yen sitting alone on the table.
Standing in front of the platform, Genda Takatoku stared at the sign for a long time.
Realizing what was happening, he slowly wiped the smile off his face and gradually began to question the meaning of life.
The streets were bustling with people and filled with conversations, but the antique shop was unusually quiet.
Time seemed to stand still in the antique shop, but the clocks still ticking on the wall suggested that this was just an illusion.
After standing there for a long time and looking around for a long time, Genda Ryūnō finally came to his senses.
As he turned to walk inside, he muttered, "I'd better not go to the izakaya. I'll just go home, wash up, and go to bed."
...
"Hey Hattori, is this really okay?" Kōsuke looked at the ceramic bottle in Hattori Heiji's hand and felt a pang of pity for Genda Takatoku.
I thought I would sell the item for only 500 yen less, but it turned out to be 2,500 yen less.
He estimated that Genda Takatoku's mentality had collapsed.
“You’re only seeing the surface.” Hattori Heiji glanced down at Kōyū and explained, “I did this for two reasons…”
Upon hearing this, Kōyū glanced speechlessly at Hattori Heiji without saying a word. He wanted to see what kind of nonsense this guy was spouting.
Ignoring Kōyū's gaze, Hattori Heiji calmly offered an explanation.
"On the one hand, it can distract him and help him get over the case quickly."
“I have a feeling he might have a mental breakdown and become withdrawn,” Guangyou couldn’t help but retort.
"Let me finish," Hattori Heiji said, ignoring Kōsuke, and continued explaining, "On the other hand, I paid for this, so why can't I take it?"
"You only paid for the jewelry, right?" Kōyū looked at Hattori Heiji with half-moon eyes. "Wasn't this bottle a free gift? What did you pay for?"
"I gave you an extra three thousand when I paid you," Hattori Heiji explained, only to find that Kōsuke practically had suspicion written all over his face.
"Hey, Kwangyu, what's with that expression? Don't you believe me?"
“There is a little bit.” Guangyou nodded.
“But I really did give you an extra three thousand yen,” Hattori Heiji said earnestly.
"real?"
"Um."
Seeing Hattori Heiji's serious expression, Mitsuyu chose to believe him. Hattori Heiji had no history of lying, so it must be true.
But why did he do that?
"Why did you do this?" Guangyou asked.
"Oh, it just feels like it's fun, and don't you think the surprise after disappointment is even more delightful?"
After a few seconds of silence, Guangyou said very seriously, "If it were me, I would beat you up first, and then go out for a nice meal to celebrate."
That's incredibly infuriating.
"..." Seeing that Kousuke's attitude was serious when he said this, Hattori Heiji turned around as if nothing had happened and continued walking along the road.
As soon as he turned around, Hattori Heiji saw Kazuha and the others buying milk tea not far ahead.
So he quickened his pace, distanced himself from Guangyou, walked over to Kazuha, and asked, "Kazuha, how much longer until the movie starts?"
"There are still more than forty minutes, we'll make it." Kazuha glanced at her watch, then turned to Hattori Heiji and asked, "Heiji, what would you like to drink?"
"I don't care." Hattori Heiji frowned slightly. He felt overwhelmed just looking at the names on the sign. So many flavors, how was anyone supposed to choose?!
At this moment, Guangyou also came up and skillfully ordered: "I'd like two warm strawberry milk teas, both medium size, one with extra coconut jelly and pearls, please."
After ordering, Guangyou and Xiao Ai stepped aside.
Seeing that Hattori Heiji hadn't made up his mind yet, Kazuha asked, "Heiji, aren't you going to drink it? How about the original milk tea?"
"Never mind, you guys drink it. I'll just buy a bottle of water at the movie theater later." Hattori Heiji waved his hand, deciding not to think about it anymore.
"Okay." Kazuha nodded, then chatted with Ran while waiting for her milk tea.
On the other side, it was the same; Kōyū was chatting with Ai while waiting for his milk tea.
Heiji Hattori glanced at Kazuha, then at Kouyu, before finally fixing his gaze on Conan, who, like him, had no one to talk to.
He then walked over.
Looking up at Hattori Heiji beside him, Conan couldn't help but ask, "Hattori, what are you doing here?"
"How about we keep each other company?" Hattori Heiji said slowly.
"???" Conan was stunned for a moment, then immediately took two steps back to the side, decisively increasing the distance between himself and Hattori Heiji.
"Hey, why did you run so far? I'm not going to do anything to you." Hattori Heiji didn't realize there was anything wrong with what he had just said.
I still have some questions: Why did Kudo go so far?
Do I smell strange?
Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji raised his hand and smelled it.
He was even more puzzled when he didn't smell anything strange.
"Let me make it clear first, my orientation is perfectly normal." Conan glanced at Ran and, seeing that they were still chatting, said to Heiji Hattori.
"I'm a man you can't have, so don't even think about it. There's no way we can keep each other company."
It wasn't until he heard this that Heiji Hattori realized the guy had misunderstood, and explained, "I meant we were just chatting to pass the time, not what you think."
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