Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 26 Conan's gay friend is really useful

"Aha, well." Tachibana Shizuka hesitated for a moment and then nodded decisively: "Yes, that's it."

"You're not even willing to pretend?!" Hattori Heiji's dark face looked even darker. He had never seen such a shameless person!
"Don't worry, your reputation isn't for nothing. How about giving you 20% of the bounty on the robbers?"

Shizuka Tachibana put his arm around Heiji Hattori's shoulders and told him not to worry about unimportant details. When Heiji Hattori heard what Shizuka Tachibana said, he showed a doubtful expression.

"Is this true?" Hattori Heiji didn't care about the 20% bounty that Tachibana Shizuka gave him. After all, he usually accepted commissions without paying.

"You're not a detective, are you? Can you really handle this bank robber? I'm not sure you'll need my help in the end.

In that case, 20% won't get me any better, so it would be more appropriate for me to give you 20% instead."

"That seems not bad." Tachibana Shizuka thought about it and then thanked Hattori Heiji very sincerely. What a good man! This black guy from Osaka is really a good man!
The reason why Tachibana Shizuka was willing to give 20% to Hattori Heiji was partly because of Hattori Heiji's own reputation.

The title of a high school detective who is as famous as Kudo Shinichi is very popular in the Conan world, or it can be said that the profession of detective has an extraordinary social status in the Conan world.

On the other hand, there is Hattori Heiji's family relationship. His father is the chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters and is also a big shot in the entire police system.

If there is no direct conflict of interest in Tokyo, who wouldn't give Hattori Heiji some face?
After all, Tachibana Shizuka was just an unknown "nobody" and he went to the bank so rashly that people might not take him seriously.

Now with the participation of Hattori Heiji, they have private rooms, tea, and even the bank manager will come in person to cooperate with them. This kind of good thing does not come easily.

As for Hattori Heiji's suggestion that he would replace Tachibana Shizuka if he couldn't handle it, he also gave Tachibana Shizuka 20% of the reward afterwards.
Tachibana Shizuka could only say that Hattori Heiji, who came from afar, was a really kind person. He could get 20% of the profits just by reporting the news and showing the way. If it were anyone else, they would probably fight for it.

No wonder Conan and Hattori Heiji hit it off at first sight and their relationship quickly heated up. Who wouldn’t like such a kind person?

Tachibana Shizuka never expected that while he was preparing to steal Conan's girl, he would also have to steal his best friend.

How can I put it? Conan will have to suffer.

The bank manager arrived at a moderate pace. The reason why he came at such a delicate time was that before coming, he specially called his colleagues in Kansai to ask them if they knew Hattori in Kansai.

Then he received a positive answer, and his colleague in Kansai also told him one of Hattori Heiji's most obvious characteristics.

The first thing the manager saw when he entered the lounge was Hattori Heiji, whose skin color was very different from that of ordinary people, and he secretly praised his colleague from Kansai.

It really hits the nail on the head. The skin color of the Hattori in Kansai is really dark~

"Hey, Mr. Manager, I always feel that you are thinking about something rude." Hattori Heiji looked at the bank manager unkindly.

"I'm so sorry, I just didn't expect Hattori from Kansai to come to our bank. Please rest assured that we will do our best to cooperate with your investigation!"

The bank manager couldn't possibly say he was looking down on him, could he? So after a flurry of flattery and impassioned speeches, he eagerly looked at Hattori Heiji, hoping he could help recover the stolen cash as soon as possible.

The manager sincerely hoped that Hattori Heiji and Tachibana Shizuka could get back the cash that was robbed from them.

The reason is simple: it's widely acknowledged that there are many bank robberies in Beika Town. Therefore, bank robberies are considered normal, and the headquarters and senior management will not punish branch managers.

On the contrary, there is no penalty for losing money, but if the branch manager can recover the money, it is a real achievement. Therefore, the managers of the major bank branches in Beika Town are not very enthusiastic about how to prevent bank robbers, but they are very enthusiastic about recovering stolen money.

Who doesn’t want to improve themselves these days?
Hattori Heiji did not argue with the bank manager, but looked at Tachibana Shizuka, indicating that he could start the investigation.

Tachibana Shizuka nodded and looked at the bank manager: "Do you have the video of the robbers robbing the bank that day?
I need not only the footage from the day of the robbery, but also the footage from the week before that day.”

The bank manager was a little surprised to see that it was Tachibana Seiji who took the lead in the investigation, but he didn't say much.

Since Hattori Heiji was here, he wasn't worried about the high school detective from Kansai not putting in enough effort. Besides, the bank hadn't paid anything in the first place; it was just a matter of accessing the surveillance footage, so what was there to be afraid of?

Hattori Heiji did not interfere with Tachibana Shizuka's thoughts, and just followed the bank manager and Tachibana Shizuka to the monitoring room to check the surveillance footage of the day of the robbery.

As the surveillance footage played, the circumstances of the robbery on the day quickly came into the sight of Tachibana Shizuka and Hattori Heiji.

It was an evening before get off work was about to end. Just as the bank employees were getting ready to leave, suddenly a man wearing a full-face helmet, a leather jacket, jeans, gloves, and carrying a schoolbag rushed in from the door.

The robber raised his pistol the moment he rushed in.

The arrival of the robbers did not cause panic among the bank employees. In fact, most of those who worked in banks knew that this day would come.

Who said this is rice flower?

However, one of the male employees, seemingly relying on his training, instinctively tried to resist. He was then struck on the head with a gun by the robber, knocking him unconscious on the spot.

Another employee stepped forward, took the bag from the robber, and began filling it with cash.

The robber just sat quietly on a chair in the office area and waited for the staff to fill the money.

After the bank employee handed the full amount of money back to the robber, the robber did not cause any further trouble. He glanced at the employee who had fainted on the ground and left without saying a word.

"How is it, did you find anything?" Although this video had been watched over and over again by the detectives of the local police station, the bank manager still had high expectations for Tachibana Shizuka and Hattori Heiji.

This is very Rice Krispie-style, after all, people here expect more from detectives than from the police.

A high school detective. That's not really a detective, is it?

After watching the surveillance footage of the robbers, Tachibana Shizuka fell into deep thought. As soon as the surveillance footage started playing, he activated his insight moment and was able to detect numerous details in the video without missing a single one.

For example, when the robber entered the store, he had a brief eye contact with the employee who was helping to pack the money, or the robber unilaterally looked at the employee who was packing the money twice.

Another thing is that the employee who was packing the money was much calmer than his other colleagues. Although a person's expression and movements can be disguised, some unintentional or subconscious small movements cannot be hidden.

Also, under the observation of the moment of insight, Shizuo Tachibana noted down the physical characteristics of the robber. Although this person completely covered his head with a helmet, the rest of the part was enough for Shizuo Tachibana to extract his own characteristics.

"Let me take a look at other surveillance videos." Tachibana Shizuka said to the bank manager.

(End of this chapter)