September 27, Thursday.
Near the end of the month, the First Investigation Division of the Osaka Police Headquarters will hold a small celebration party, gathering together to drink some wine and eat some barbecue to celebrate the successful solving of all the cases they have taken over during this period.
After finishing the drinking party, Fujiwara Yu did not drink any alcohol, but his body was covered with a strong smell of barbecue. He deliberately rode a motorcycle for a ride to get rid of the smell, so he returned home much later than usual.
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Worried that Hattori and the others had already fallen asleep, he deliberately slowed down the sound of opening the door when he returned home.
But after pushing the door open, he found that the lights in the living room were still on. He changed into slippers and walked into the living room, where he found Hattori Heizo sitting on the sofa in his shirt. He had his arms folded across his chest with his eyes closed, looking as if he was resting. He did not change into his home kimono as usual, and it seemed that he had no intention of washing up.
Could it be that Mr. Pingzang didn't rest so late because he was waiting for me?
With such doubts, Fujiwara Yuu approached the sofa and asked:
"Boss, do you have something to talk to me about?"
"You don't need to address me like that at home. Just call me Mr. Heizo." Hattori Heizo slowly stood up with his hands on his knees. He walked towards the front door and said, "Follow me."
Turn left from the front door of the Hattori residence and you will reach a cherry blossom forest planted in the residence. Usually, apart from the occasional gardener who comes to help prune the flowers, no one comes here under normal circumstances.
Because on the right side of the front door is the courtyard of the Hattori residence, which not only has trees but also a pond. The spacious area is also suitable for practicing kendo, so Fujiwara Yu doesn't know why Hattori Heizo brought him here. He can't just admire the bare cherry trees that will only bloom in April next year, right?
Hattori Heizo didn't give anyone time to react. Without saying a word, he picked up the bamboo sword that had been placed on the ground and threw it at Touji Sosuke. Without even telling him his purpose, he swung the bamboo sword in his hand towards Touji's neck.
Fujiwara Yu was stunned for a second after taking the bamboo sword. When he reacted, Hattori Heizo had already rushed towards him. The conditioned reflex of practicing Iaido allowed him to easily avoid the attack and keep a safe distance.
"What excellent reaction ability! You have achieved a high level of attainment in Iaido. You must have been taught by a very good teacher, right?" Hattori Heizo looked at Touji Sosuke with a stern gaze, as if he wanted to see through him. He could even feel that the other party had the ability to counterattack instantly, but just chose to conserve his strength. No, it should be said that he was letting go and hiding his strength.
Fujiwara Yu has never been good at facing Hattori Heizo alone. It is difficult for him to hide himself in front of such an experienced and intelligent person. Just like now, he has definitely seen through his own strength, but just didn't say it out loud.
But he definitely couldn't admit it at this time, so he had to play dumb and smile awkwardly:
"Mr. Heizo, to be honest, my hands are a little numb now... Your kendo is definitely more powerful, otherwise you wouldn't have taught a kendo genius like Heiji."
Hattori Heiji, who had already turned off the lights and was about to go to sleep, heard a noise in the courtyard and sneaked up to the window sill. He found that his father was secretly competing in kendo with Brother Ying Si. Now he couldn't feel sleepy anymore and simply lay on the window sill and started his "peek" business.
However, the two of them stopped competing after just a few seconds. Fortunately, Sosuke Takagi's words "a kendo genius as excellent as Heiji" reached his ears 100%, and just hearing this sentence was worth it.
Hehe, Brother Yingsi actually thinks I’m a genius!
However, Hattori Heiji's happiness did not last for five seconds before it was extinguished by his own father.
"If he can be called a genius, then there are no fools in this world."
Hattori Heiji didn't react much after hearing this. Anyway, he had never heard his father praise him since he was a child. Even if he got the first place in the class in the exam, he would not receive a gift from her father like Kazuha did.
For Heiji, no gifts are necessary; just a word of praise will satisfy him.
He turned around and leaned against the windowsill, lowering his head and muttering softly:
"...It's like this again, every time."
Fujiwara Yuu looked up and noticed Hattori Heiji behind the second-floor windowsill. He had initially thought it odd that Heizo had chosen this spot for the duel, but now he understood his intention. The room adjacent to the cherry blossoms was Hattori Heiji's bedroom, so he had deliberately chosen this spot so that Heiji could observe their fight.
As for why he said this, it was simply because he hoped Heiji would change his bad habit of being impetuous at times. After all, Heiji would show off for a long time every time he was praised. Sooner or later, he would suffer the consequences of showing off too much.
Hattori Heizo gripped the bamboo sword tightly in his hand, naturally noticing someone's not-so-quiet muttering. He hooked his finger at Takashi Sosuke and said calmly:
"continue."
"With pleasure."
After the competition between the two continued for a while, Fujiwara Yu clearly noticed that Hattori Heizo's attack power had decreased. He himself had advantages in physical fitness and age, and he was accustomed to using the power of wind to make his breathing more stable. The greatly reduced sense of fatigue naturally allowed him to maintain more physical strength. With the double advantage, Hattori Heizo naturally suffered a great loss.
Fujiwara Yuu naturally wouldn't choose to defeat Hattori Heizo. He quickly put his not-so-shabby acting skills to use, waiting for the opponent to attack again before stumbling and falling to the ground, raising his hands in surrender.
"Hoo... Mr. Heizo, let's... stop the competition here? I really can't stand it any longer!"
Hattori Heizo put down the bamboo sword that was against Takagi Sosuke's throat, and his eyes fell on the handsome face without a drop of sweat. If he couldn't tell that the other party was deliberately letting him win, he would not be the chief.
But he was still happy to cooperate and did not expose Ying Si's acting skills:
"Well, let's stop here for today."
Snap, snap, snap.
Suddenly, applause rang out from the side. A man emerged from behind the cherry tree, smiling and contributing his own applause.
"Heizo, you can let Takashi-kun go alone now, right?"
"Minister Yuanshan? Why are you here?"
Fujiwara Yu rarely showed a surprised expression. He suddenly felt that this competition was a little unusual. It was not difficult to hear from Toyama Ginshiro's words that they seemed to be planning to arrange him somewhere?
Why do I have such a bad feeling... I hope it's just my imagination.
Ginjiro Toyama took out a white envelope from his suit. He walked up to Sosuke Toji with a smile and handed it to him. He raised his eyebrows and motioned Toji to open it. As long as he opened it, he would know the reason why he was here.
Fujiwara Yu had a strong sense of foreboding that made him not want to open it at all, but under the gaze of his two superiors, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take out the folded white paper inside. When he opened it, he found that it was indeed a threatening letter.
It's just as expected, what you fear will come true.
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