Conan: I don't do anything? If I really do it, you won't be happy.

Chapter 115 Hattori Heiji's Scheme

While Teruyuki was preparing to head to Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, on the other side...

"Jingle Bell……"

When Hattori Heiji and Conan arrived at the castle tower where the Phantom Thief Kid was supposed to be investigating, their cell phones suddenly rang.

After answering the phone, Hattori Heiji asked casually, "Kazuha, what's up with calling me?"

As Hattori Heiji answered the phone, Kazuha on the other end went straight to the point: "Hmph, our investigation has revealed the true time and place mentioned in Kaito Kid's announcement. If you don't make any major discoveries, you're going to lose this bet."

"The real time and place?" Hattori Heiji frowned upon hearing this, then looked at Conan beside him with a serious expression. He squatted down and placed the phone between their ears, asking in confusion, "From what you're saying, does your analysis lead to a different conclusion?"

"No way! Heiji, you have to do the deduction yourself! I'll talk to you later, the car has arrived!" Hearing Heiji's questioning tone, Kazuha realized that she had gotten the results faster than Heiji and was afraid that she would blurt it all out later, so she quickly hung up the phone.

"Hello? Hello?" Hattori Heiji looked at the phone that had already been hung up and said with some dissatisfaction, "What? He's just a little faster than me, and that kid's analysis might not even be right!"

Conan shook his head, his brows furrowed, and took out his phone to stare at the photo of the notice. At the same time, he said to Hattori Heiji, "Given Keisuke's personality, since he told Ran and the others the truth, there's a 90% chance that he's telling the real answer."

Hattori Heiji seemed to have thought of something, then glanced at his watch and slowly said, "What about the remaining ten percent?"

"The remaining 10% is just him teasing others." Conan sighed speechlessly, thinking about Huijie's personality.

"You trust him so much, how can you not think his reasoning could be wrong?" Hattori Heiji said as he led the way.

Conan nodded, then shook his head, and said to Heiji Hattori, "To be precise, this judgment is based on my analysis of his personality."

"I see! Well then, let me share my thoughts!" Heiji Hattori led Conan to his parked motorcycle and said slowly, "Although this is our second meeting, based on your introduction of Keisuke, I still..."

Closing his eyes and recalling his two meetings with Keisuke, Hattori Heiji analyzed, "He's different from us. If our identity card is that of a detective, then Keisuke Mori sees himself as an observer. As long as things don't involve him or people he's close to, he can ignore them."

"In other words, many times he may have thought of certain clues much earlier, but he just didn't say them out loud."

Sensing Conan's somewhat surprised gaze, Heiji Hattori confidently smiled and explained:
"That's why I made a bet with Keisuke and then left him with Kazuha and the others. I wanted Kazuha and the others to disturb Keisuke and his girlfriend so that I could see his true strength."

"As expected, he presented his answer!"

"So why did you choose to make an 'unequal bet'?" Looking at Hattori Heiji, who seemed to have everything under control, Conan quietly observed him and muttered to himself, "Could it be that you never intended to lose in the first place?"

Heiji Hattori stiffened, then pretended not to hear and continued, "When Kazuha revealed those details, I already knew the real answer. Take a look at your watch!" Conan looked at Heiji, who was changing the subject, somewhat speechlessly. After a moment's thought, he had a look of sudden realization and slowly said, "I see. And considering that the location Kazuha mentioned earlier is also problematic—it's not the castle tower—then..."

"Tsutenkaku Tower at 7:20!" Hattori Heiji stated firmly the location where Kid would appear.

At the same time, Heiji Hattori breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Conan was considerate and did not press the issue further. What he had just said was a secondary objective, while his real purpose was to defeat Teruyuki in terms of deduction and rekindle Conan's fighting spirit as a detective.

Unexpectedly, this famous detective from Kansai had his plans backfire on a child.

Heiji Hattori sighed and handed the helmet to Conan, preparing to ride his motorcycle to Tsutenkaku. Although he was running late, he figured that Kazuha and the others had already gone there, and if he delayed a little, he could still make it.

Suddenly, Heiji Hattori heard Conan's voice behind him: "So, Hattori, you changed the subject just now because you were feeling guilty, weren't you? You never thought you would lose!"

Heiji Hattori's face darkened as he put on his helmet. He felt his face getting flushed from Conan's questioning, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Shut up, or I'll throw you out. You're being too long-winded!"

……

7:20, Tongtian Pavilion, top of the tower.

Kidd arrived right on time, looked around, and chuckled, "Welcome to the special audience seats, ladies, and these two lovely and familiar children."

"You've spotted me again! But it seems that the little detective didn't come over in person. Is he trying to participate in the performance, rather than just being an audience member?"

"Lord Kid!" Hearing that Kid had discovered her, Sonoko stopped hiding and rushed excitedly to Kid's side. She took out a notebook and pen from somewhere and handed them to Kid, saying, "I am your most loyal fan, Suzuki Sonoko. Can I have your autograph?"

Ran and Kazuha stared at Kid warily, wary of him doing anything to harm Sonoko.

As for Keisuke and Ai, they were looking down at Osaka from Tsutenkaku Tower, a scene that is not often seen. If Sonoko hadn't been there, the staff would never have allowed them to come to the rooftop at the top of Tsutenkaku Tower.

Kidd looked around the room, casually signed autographs, then took Sonoko's hand, looked her in the eye, and said, "So, my dear fan, may I ask you to be my assistant?"

"Join me in letting the whole city witness the opening of this performance!"

"Mm!" Sonoko looked at Kid, who was so close to her, her face flushed, and nodded heavily. Sonoko believed that Kid would not harm her, so she pressed the switch on the remote control with Kid.

In an instant, brilliant fireworks burst forth around the castle tower.

(End of this chapter)