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

Chapter 121 Hattori Heiji, Drenched in Sweat

"Hiding the murderer on the ship?" Ran covered her mouth, looking at Hattori Heiji with some surprise.

Hattori Heiji nodded and said confidently, "That's right. Based on our deductions, the culprit will steal the Egg of Memories before reaching the shore, and then cause a disturbance. My goal is to catch him in one fell swoop when he makes a mistake."

"But Hattori, you and Conan didn't go to the conference room before, so you might not know that there isn't just one Egg of Memory, but two."

"What?" Hattori Heiji's confident smile froze upon hearing this, and he asked in astonishment, "What do you mean there are two Eggs of Memory?"

As Ran recounted everything that had happened in the meeting room to Hattori Heiji, he froze, his lips twitching as he said, "So, the culprit will most likely go to Natsumi's castle with her. Has my plan failed before it even got off the ground?"

"It's alright. Since there's no news, let's enjoy this sea voyage!" Ran smiled, comforting Heiji Hattori, then looked worried and said, "Speaking of which, did Conan secretly go and investigate the culprit?"

"Huh? I don't know either. Maybe he ran off somewhere to play!" Heiji Hattori scratched the back of his head, covering for Conan, and then changed the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, Ran, do you know where Keisuke is? I have some questions for him."

Ran didn't doubt Heiji Hattori's words. After tapping her chin and thinking for a moment, she said, "Kisuke? He should be in his room with Ai, right?"

"What's wrong, Hattori? Is there something you need from Teruyuki?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to talk to some boys." After getting Ran's answer, Hattori Heiji waved his hand and said to Ran, "Then I'll go find him first. Please take care of Kazuha."

“Heiji…” Kazuha reached out as if to stop him, but in the end she only took half a step forward and did not grab Hattori Heiji.

Ran glanced at the hesitant Kazuha, then at Hattori Heiji's retreating figure, and a knowing smile appeared on her face as she watched the couple.

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Ai's room on the cruise ship.

"I see. So, that woman named Pu Siqinglan is Shi Kaobing! But how do you plan to deal with her?"

At this moment, Ai is holding a pigeon and talking to Teruyuki while thinking about how to deal with Urashi Seiran. Unconsciously, she is stroking the pigeon's feathers.

"Coo-coo!" The pigeon made a comfortable cooing sound as Ai nudged it.

Hui Jie looked at Ai with a helpless expression and said slowly, "We are Japanese citizens. As law-abiding citizens, of course we should call the police. We just need to let the police arrest her after we disembark and leave."

"Uh!" Ai was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and nodded.

Ai knows that she and Keisuke have shady pasts, so she subconsciously avoids calling the police when doing things. After all, although the police officers she has met so far don't seem very smart, Ai is still worried that too much contact with them might expose her.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just then, Hattori Heiji's voice came from outside the door.

"Keisuke, I've come to see you, and I even brought a gift!" Hattori Heiji said with a smile. "Hattori Heiji?" Hearing that familiar Osaka accent, Keisuke was taken aback and opened the door with some confusion, asking, "Shouldn't you be in Osaka? And why aren't you looking for Conan? What do you want with me?"

Hattori Heiji glanced into the room with a grin, then took a box out of his pocket and said, "Don't rush, let's see the gifts I brought for you first!"

With the idea that one shouldn't hit a smiling face, Huijie opened the box anyway and found two red string bracelets inside.

Hattori Heiji smiled and introduced, "This is a gift I specially brought from the shrine this morning. I hope it will bless the two of you to have a long and happy marriage. How about that? Pretty thoughtful, right?"

When Huijie saw Hattori Heiji's gift, he looked at Hattori Heiji with some surprise, then nodded and said, "Thank you for your blessing. I didn't expect you to have such emotional intelligence. Did Kazuha help you with this?"

"What are you saying? This is the gift I thought of first after seeing other people's jewelry."

"Thought of something first?" Upon hearing Hattori Heiji's words, Teruyuki seemed to have thought of something, his lips twitched, and he asked Hattori Heiji, "Wait a minute, was Kazuha-neechan there when you bought this?"

"No, but after I came up with this idea, I asked Kazuha for her opinion on the gift I picked out, and even Kazuha thought it was a good gift!"

Hui Jie looked at Hattori Heiji with the box in his hand, frowned, and asked, "Let me guess, you didn't add any subject when you saw someone wearing this red string on the street and asked Kazuha-neechan about it, did you?"

Hearing what Teruyuki said, Hattori Heiji smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Of course not. Before bringing this up, we were just discussing your... relationship! Kazuha should... probably... maybe... likely... not misunderstand... right?"

At this point, Hattori Heiji seemed to realize something, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. However, for some reason, recalling how Kazuha seemed to want to say something when she was with him on the deck, he felt that the more he wiped, the more cold sweat appeared, and it slowly trickled down his back.

"No... that can't be! That guy and I are just good friends..."

"Oh dear, how oblivious!" Ai smiled, picked up the pigeon, and walked over to Keisuke, saying slowly, "If you two are really just friends, then we'll have to accept this gift!"

"Haha~" Hattori Heiji scratched the back of his head and said with an awkward laugh, "I'm really sorry!"

Huijie looked at Hattori Heiji, shook the box he had just received, slowly shook his head, and said in a mature tone, "Honestly, you're supposed to be an adult, but you're still so careless!"

Seeing Huijie's expression, Hattori Heiji gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat annoyed but helpless.

Suddenly, Hattori Heiji remembered something and said with a smile, "Oh right, I almost forgot the main purpose of my visit."

"A criminal has boarded this ship. How about we see who can find clues about him first?"

"If I win, you have to return my gift; if I lose, I'll grant you one more request!"

Upon hearing Hattori Heiji's words, Teruyuki and Ai were taken aback, then exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)