Chapter 318: I'll Leave Heiji to You
Hattori Heiji was startled at first, then he realized that the "familiar person" was not Mouri Ran or Toyama Kazuha, but his mother, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
...If it were those two high school girls, he would really be afraid of being attacked with a fatal combo like "Where are you going?" "We want to go too" "By the way, take Jiang Xia with you".
Hattori Shizuka looked at her son's thief-like appearance, raised her folding fan and tapped him on the back: "Stand up straight."
As Hattori Heiji stood up straight, she looked at the luggage in one hand and the child in the other hand. After a moment of silence, she asked with a hint of doubt: "What are you doing...?"
"I have to go to do a commission. It's the one about Ogasawara I mentioned before." Hattori Heiji knew that his mother only looked aloof, but actually loved him very much, so he looked at his watch and assured her, "I'm leaving first, don't tell Kazuha or Mori about this, let's talk about it after noon."
Although Hattori Shizuka didn't understand why her son was hiding from the two girls, she still nodded.
In a sense, the structure of their family can be described as a strict father and a kind mother, and Hattori Shizuka rarely interferes with Hattori Heiji's decisions.
Hattori Heiji obviously knew this as well, and he immediately picked up his bag and Conan and left with peace of mind.
As long as mom didn't tell on them, by the time Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha realized something was wrong, the ship would have already sailed away, and the three people would not be able to get on board even if they wanted to.
That's right, three, because according to Hattori Heiji's intuition, once Mori Ran or Toyama Kazuha knew his next plan, these two traitors would definitely turn around and tell Jiang Xia.
As for Kudo... He is also a traitor, but he is a passive one. Hattori Heiji thought about it and analyzed rationally, thinking that if Conan had not been caught on the phone, he would not have betrayed himself in front of Jiang Xia.
Conan was carried by Hattori Heiji and ran all the way. When he was almost at the end of the corridor, he turned his head and looked in the direction of the hotel room: "Is your mother really okay?"
"Of course, she is trustworthy, but since she promised me not to tell, she won't tell Kazuha and the others." Hattori Heiji thought it was ok.
Conan nodded, but for some reason, he always had a bad feeling in his heart.
Besides, to be honest, although he wanted to solve the mystery, he also wanted to go on a boat trip with Mao Lilan... Then again, it wouldn't be a big deal to bring Jiang Xia along. This was just a commission, not a murder case...
Conan sighed as he thought about it.
If there is a next time, I must secretly call Mao Lilan.
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After Hattori Heiji took Conan away, Hattori Shizuka looked back at her son's back, feeling a little worried.
It’s not that she doubted Hattori Heiji’s ability to survive, but she discovered that judging from the situation, her son was actually planning to take the little boy with him to solve the case.
...My own son doesn't know how to take care of others. It would be such a sin if he lost someone else's child.
After hesitating for a moment, Hattori Shizuka unzipped her bag and began to search inside.
Last night, after the matter with the Shibata family was settled, Hattori Shizuka told Jiang Xia and the others her true identity and the real purpose of her visit.
Although Jiang Xia left later for something, the boss of Jiangxia Detective Agency stayed and talked to her for a few words and patiently answered some of her questions.
Hattori Shizuka thus learned that Jiang Xia was actually good at taking care of children. She heard that he once took two first-grade children out alone and successfully brought them to their destination, taking good care of them.
And now, Hattori Shizuka thought, since her son didn't want to go out with his two female classmates and he couldn't take care of a six-year-old child himself, she might as well ask Jiang Xia if he was interested in the commission.
If Jiang Xia also finds it interesting, it would be a good idea to let them go on the boat together, so that they can exchange experience in solving the case and prevent accidents.
Soon, Hattori Shizuka rummaged through her bag and found what she was looking for.
A business card.
This was something Jiang Xia handed to her on the way from the office to Shibata's house yesterday. It had the address of the office, the office's landline number, and Jiang Xia's own cell phone number.
Hattori Shizuka looked at the simply designed business card and nodded secretly: a very hard-working, rigorous and dedicated young man.
Nowadays, there aren't many high school detectives who are willing to carry business cards with them. They all seem to think that it's too commercial and not classy enough. Jiang Xia is very different.
The more Hattori Shizuka thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good kid. She also felt that she understood why Hattori Heiji avoided Jiang Xia - perhaps it was Jiang Xia's formal style of doing things that put pressure on Heiji, a detective who was not very disciplined.
In short, after this inspection in Tokyo, Hattori Shizuka decided to support her husband between her son and her husband in matters related to Jiangxia.
——Hattori Heizo is right, there are indeed many things worth learning from Jiang Xia.
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A few minutes later.
Thousands of meters away at the port, Jiang Xia's cell phone vibrated.
He pulled his scarf higher, pressed down the brim of his hat, took out his cell phone and looked down.
The number displayed on the screen was unfamiliar. It should be the first time that the other party sent him a text message.
However, the writer of the letter was very considerate to indicate his identity at the beginning - Hattori Shizuka who I met yesterday.
After the simple greetings, there is a string of detailed information:
[A while ago, Heiji received an anonymous letter, the writer of which invited him to go to Ogasawara to investigate a case.
The letter did not contain the details of the commission, but contained ten old 10,000 yen banknotes. The writer said that as long as Heiji arrived at Tsutsu Port at noon and showed the banknotes to the crew, the crew would let him board the ship to Ogasawara.
Although I am not worried about Heiji, he seems to have brought a young child with him when he went to the commission this time... I wonder if you are interested in this mysterious commission. If you are free, I would like to ask you to protect that child. Once Heiji is obsessed with solving the case, he will not pay attention to the surrounding environment. I am very worried that the child will get lost.
……]
Jiang Xia took a quick glance and guessed the general situation.
He quickly replied, saying that he was willing to take the commission, and praised Hattori Shizuka's son. He also hinted that if such a thing happened again in the future, please don't worry too much and just come to him.
After sending the text message and putting away his phone, Jiang Xia took out the old version of the 10,000 yen banknote that he had found earlier and walked towards a boat with a long queue.
——A few days ago, Jiang Xia saw a prize-winning guessing event in the newspaper. The advertisement said that as long as you bring "important items that almost all Japanese people had in the Showa era" to this port today, you will have the opportunity to participate in the Ogasawara Dolphin Tour for free.
The person who placed the advertisement in the newspaper was the same person who wrote the anonymous letter to Hattori Heiji.
(End of this chapter)
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