Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Although the food they picked up was a little too hot to eat, Longye and Xiaolan didn't stop eating.

Seeing this, Hattori Shizuka smiled happily and said, "Eat slowly, there's still plenty~ I'll make you more if you're not full~"

Seeing that Ryūno was enjoying his meal, Hattori Heiji was about to continue praising his mother's cooking when he was interrupted by Hattori Heizo.

"Heiji, I heard you won the kendo tournament today? How does it feel?"

Seeing his father's teasing expression, Hattori Heiji awkwardly pouted, "You know perfectly well that I wasn't the champion..."

Before Hattori Heiji could finish his rant, Toyama Kazuha, who was standing nearby, burst out laughing.

"The way you looked when you went on stage to give your acceptance speech was hilarious~ Hahaha~"

Chapter 186 A trip? Of course, it's to the police station.

Seeing Kazuha laughing, Hattori Heiji snorted and looked down at the rice bowl in his hand: "Tch! Next time I'll take revenge on that Okita with my own strength!"

"Heiji, I think it might be a little difficult~" Hattori Shizuka gently shook her head.

"Hey... Mom, why are you trying to discourage me too?"

"I'm not trying to discourage you, it's just that you didn't see their match..."

What happened to their match?

Hattori Heiji looked at his mother with a puzzled expression, his chopsticks frozen in mid-air.

Upon hearing this, Hattori Shizuka simply closed her eyes and shook her head without answering.

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji became even more puzzled.

Before he could ask another question, Hattori Heizo reached out and pressed his head down.

"Haha! This kid always likes to rely on his intuition to get involved in cases and make deductions. Aside from Kazuha, I don't think he'd make any other friends. Seeing that he has such excellent friends like you guys makes me feel much more at ease~"

Ginjiro Toyama, who was standing to the side, smiled and nodded: "Yes, I rarely see Heiji's friends either~ let alone see him invite friends to his home~ it seems that you are very important friends to him!"

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji's face turned dark red, and he stammered a few words of protest.

Soon after, everyone finished their dinner.

Perhaps because she didn't sleep well last night and took the bullet train to Osaka early this morning, Ran fell asleep leaning on Tatsuno's shoulder.

Hearing Xiaolan's soft breathing, Longye carefully picked up the coat next to him and covered Xiaolan with it.

Seeing this, Kazuha's eyes lit up. The next moment, as if she had thought of something, she yawned, closed her eyes, and leaned on Hattori Heiji's shoulder.

Seeing that Kazuha had fallen asleep with her head on his shoulder, Hattori Heiji frowned and prepared to wake her up.

At this moment, Hattori Shizuka, who had been observing from the sidelines for a long time, immediately spoke up to stop her son's tactless behavior.

"Heiji, Kazuha went to so many places looking for you today, she's exhausted! It's all your fault, isn't it?"

"Uh... what can I do? When I encounter a case, I have to solve it..."

Ginjiro Toyama, standing nearby, also raised his small sake cup and gestured towards Heizo Hattori: "Speaking of Heizo, he's just like you when you were young. He'll definitely have a bright future ahead of him~"

After he finished speaking, he tilted his head back and swallowed the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Seeing this, Hattori Heizo immediately frowned and said, "Toyama, how could you drink? Aren't you supposed to drive back?"

Ginjiro Toyama forced a smile and looked directly into Heizo Hattori's eyes: "Don't worry, I was already planning to have you take me back anyway."

After hearing these words, Hattori Heizo seemed to understand something and said no more.

After the meal, Hattori Shizuka got up and walked to Tatsuno's side: "It's getting late, let me take you to your rooms first. Don't worry about Conan, Heiji seems to be taking him back to his own room."

"Okay, thank you." Ryūno gently picked up Rin and got up to follow Hattori Shizuka to the room.

Halfway there, Hattori Shizuka suddenly smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Speaking of which, I should prepare a few rooms for the two of you, huh?"

"Hehehe~ Aunt Jinghua, you..."

……

On the highway

Hattori Heizo was driving with Toyama Ginjiro and Toyama Kazuha.

Seeing that Toyama Kazuha was fast asleep in the back seat, Hattori Heizo glanced at Toyama Ginjiro beside him and said, "Alright, go ahead. You specifically asked me to drive you, so you must have something to say to me, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ginjiro Toyama turned around and glanced at his daughter, who was pretending to be asleep, and smiled slightly: "Ah~ Actually, it's about Heiji and my daughter. I think they have a pretty good relationship."

Kazuha is already 17 years old this year, and will soon be 20 after starting university. Rather than letting her be snatched away by some good-for-nothing, it would be better to pair her up with your son.

Hattori Heizo opened one eye and looked seriously at Toyama Ginjiro beside him: "Stop joking around, just tell me your real purpose!"

"Hahaha, you haven't changed at all; you can't even crack a joke!"

Hearing this, Kazuha, sitting in the back seat, frowned deeply.

If she weren't still "sleeping," and if the occasion weren't inappropriate for her to speak, she would definitely have a heated argument with her father!

Do you remember the case at Osaka Castle 13 years ago?

"You mean that unidentified charred corpse that floated up in the flood channel?"

"Yes. What we found on the victim was this burnt fragment."

At this point, Ginjiro Toyama actually pulled out an evidence bag containing fragments from his pocket.

Hattori Heizo examined it carefully for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, back then we used to joke that we should solve the case quickly and throw this thing into the sea to feed the fish."

"Soon... it might not be a joke anymore. Some time ago, we found a similar fragment on a charred corpse we discovered in the abandoned flood diversion channel to the east."

Although it's still under investigation, I'm certain that the other fragment and this one were manufactured at the same time!

After a pause, Ginjiro Toyama put the fragment back into his jacket pocket and continued, "Furthermore, the fragment we found this time has the number '848' printed on its outer side. It seems our deduction 13 years ago was correct..."

Hearing this, Hattori Heizo's brow furrowed with seriousness: "Yes, that treasure of the world may still be sleeping somewhere."

……

The next day

Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha kept their promise and acted as guides for Tatsuno and his companions, leading them around Osaka.

“What do you think? This is Osaka Castle, the iconic building that symbolizes Osaka! Last time you came to Osaka, you didn’t have time to come here, so this is a good opportunity to make up for it! What do you think? It looks magnificent, right?” Kazuha Toyama pointed to Osaka Castle in front of them and excitedly introduced it to Ryuno and the other two.

After hearing her introduction, Hattori Heiji gave a disdainful look, put his hands in his pockets, and said, "Please, what's so interesting about this? Everyone's seen Osaka Castle! Now, just come with me, I'll take you to a better place."

After he finished speaking, he winked at Ryūno and Conan.

These words clearly angered Kazuha. She put her hands on her hips, pressed her face close to Heiji's, and said angrily, "Oh?! Then I'd like to hear where you're planning to take them!!!"

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji quickly took a few steps back, then turned to look at Tatsuno and the other two: "I'm going to take you to the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters right in front of Osaka Castle! I'll show you around inside from beginning to end!"

Everyone: "..."

Heiji Hattori, seemingly oblivious to everyone's expressions, cleared his throat and continued with great enthusiasm, "After the tour, I'll take you to see the new police building that's almost finished! What do you think? Isn't that a great plan?!"

Chapter 187 If amulets are useful, what's the point of having the Grim Reaper?

After hearing Hattori Heiji's plan, Toyama Kazuha rolled her eyes: "Please! I think only an idiot like you would find that interesting!"

Hattori Heiji scratched his head in confusion: "Isn't it interesting?"

"Interesting?! You call this interesting?"

Seeing that Kazuha Toyama was about to start arguing with Heiji Hattori, Ran immediately interrupted, "Seeing Osaka Castle in person is much more beautiful and magnificent than seeing it on TV or in pictures!"

"Right, right? Osaka Castle looks brand new after the renovation! The castle tower has remained the same since the renovation 60 years ago."

"The renovation should have been done 70 years ago."

An old man's voice came from behind the group.

Upon hearing the voice, everyone immediately turned around and saw an elderly man wearing a yellow and white shirt appear before them.

Seeing that Tatsuno and the others had noticed him, the old man continued, "Actually, Taishukaku was first built in 1599, and was later rebuilt by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1629. Then, the people of Osaka rebuilt it again 70 years ago."

Amidst the puzzled gazes of Longye and the others, the old man introduced himself.

The old man's name is Kasuya Arihiro, and he was one of the members of the "Eight-Day Trip of Taiko Hideyoshi" tour group that came to Osaka.

The members of the tour group were all fans of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, so they gathered several online acquaintances and planned this trip. The titles given to the group members were also taken from famous figures from ancient times.

After chatting with the old man for a while, Ryuno and his group left Osaka Castle and headed to a takoyaki shop that Hattori Heiji had strongly recommended.

Evening

Since Kazuha Toyama seemed to have lost her wallet nearby, Tatsuno and the others had no choice but to return to Osaka Castle.

Just as Hattori Heiji was complaining about Kazuha's carelessness, a heavy rain started to fall. Tatsuno and the others had no choice but to seek shelter in a nearby shop.

As soon as they entered the store, Conan suddenly remembered something and looked up, saying, "Kazuha-neechan, you bought a camera at a store around here today, right? Could that wallet be in that store?"

Kazuha lowered her head and thought for a moment, somewhat uncertain: "That is indeed possible..."

Seeing this, Xiaolan nodded: "In that case, let's go take a look! Let's go, Longye!"

"Okay! Thank you so much, Xiaolan!" Hearing Xiaolan speak, Heye smiled with emotion.

It was already quite dark, and it was raining heavily. If she were alone, she probably wouldn't have been able to decide which store to look for her wallet in.

Seeing that Ryūno and the other two were about to brave the rain to look for the wallet, Hattori Heiji waved his hand reluctantly: "You guys go ahead, I'll stay here and watch over this brat."

After Tatsuno and the others left, Conan suddenly looked up and said, "Hattori, I also think visiting the police station is more interesting than going to Osaka Castle."

"That's right! I knew it!" Seeing that Shinichi Kudo understood him, Heiji Hattori nodded excitedly.

Just then, Conan noticed an object emitting blue flames and smoke on the Osaka Castle tower not far away.

"Hattori! What's that?!"

Upon hearing this, Heiji Hattori looked closely in the direction Conan was pointing: "That's a person! That person caught fire in the heavy rain?!"

"what?!"

……

A gift shop near Osaka Castle

"Yes, yes, this is my wallet! Auntie, thank you so much!"

"It's alright, it's alright, it's good that it's been found! I guessed you'd come looking for your wallet, so I didn't hand it over to the police. This wallet must be very important to you, right? It had so many amulets inside!"

Yuanshan and Ye Xinxi happily accepted the wallet from the shop assistant and thanked her repeatedly.