Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

He Ye suddenly remembered and said, "Oh right, you have to participate in the kendo competition today, hurry up and go."

After saying that, he grabbed Heiji and ran towards the arena.

But when they arrived at the entrance of the competition venue, they saw the members of the Kaifang High School Kendo Club coming out with injuries.

Heiji said awkwardly, "Well... it seems I'm late. The competition is already over. Oh well, there's nothing I can do about it. As long as I successfully solve the case, that's all that matters."

Kazuha rolled her eyes at him angrily.

Zhiyong and his friends' trip to Osaka to cheer on Heiji was only partly due to an invitation from Heiji's mother, Hattori Shizuka.

After all, they had visited Osaka several times, but they had never visited the Hattori family, which greatly displeased Hattori Shizuka.

Some time ago.

She also went to Tokyo to express her dissatisfaction.

They definitely can't miss this opportunity.

At Hattori Heiji's house.

Dinner was already laid out on the table.

Besides Hattori Heizo and Hattori Shizuka, Kazuha's father, Toyama Ginjiro, was also present.

Today was a very grand welcome for them.

Of course, there is another reason for welcoming him: Zhiyong is doing this for the company's safety.

He has made donations to police stations in several major cities, including Tokyo and Osaka.

While this doesn't allow them to be protected by the police and do whatever they want, it at least reduces a lot of their troubles.

Although Zhiyong, the big boss of this company, doesn't have a large number of people, there are still quite a few people in the upper management who come to win him over as a rising star.

Of course, besides wooing people, there are also those who use coercion and enticement.

But how many of these people are clean?

Using the illusion created by Zhiyong, they were forced to expose their crimes directly in front of everyone.

Although no one knows the reason, there have been many problems with Zhiyong.

Before things were clear, no one dared to make a move.

For Hattori Heizo...

Having such a wealthy person donate to the police station has made their work much easier.

After all, every department needs a lot of money to maintain its daily operations.

The banquet was a great success, with everyone enjoying themselves.

On the second day.

Kazuha and Heiji led the group on a tour of Osaka.

Of course, the main destination was Osaka Castle, specifically the Tsutenkaku Tower.

Kazuha pointed to a circular roof and introduced, "That circular building is the Osaka Castle Hall. The towering skyscraper next to it is the Osaka business district. Also, behind the building, in the area blocked by the building, is Osaka's most vibrant television station. And where we are is Osaka Castle, which symbolizes Osaka. What do you think? Isn't this place in Osaka nice?"

After Kazuha finished her introduction.

Xiao Lan listened with a smile.

Mouri, Tomoyuki, and Conan looked around, feeling utterly bored.

Heiji said speechlessly, "I already introduced all of this to them when they came last time. It was exactly the same as what you said. I also took them to see Tsutenkaku last time. It's really a failure to make you our tour guide."

Heiji's words left Kazuha feeling extremely embarrassed.

However, Kazuha quickly made her own explanation.

“But at that time, the Tenjin Festival, the Gion Festival, and the Kishikawada Festival had all ended, and you only took them to see Osaka Castle.”

Mori asked, "Heiji, if it were you, where would you take us now?"

“If it were me…” Heiji paused for a moment and said, “I would take you directly opposite Osaka Castle, to the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, and introduce you to every place there. After that, we’ll go visit the new building that’s almost finished. How about that?”

Kazuha scoffed, "Please, only an idiot like you would find that interesting."

Little did he know that at that moment, Conan also revealed a longing smile.

Zhiyong strongly agreed with what He Ye said.

He genuinely didn't find anything fun about it.

This puzzled Zhiyong greatly.

Why does Heiji like to take people to visit the police station? Is it because he likes to show off?

Xiaolan interjected, "However, to be honest, seeing Osaka Castle in person is much more beautiful than seeing it in photos and movies."

Kazuha smiled and said, "That's right. After the last restoration project, Osaka Castle is completely renewed. Sixty years ago, before Osaka Castle and Tsutenkaku were renovated, no one managed this place."

"It was seventy years ago."

A hoarse voice came from behind them.

They looked back.

It was a short, stout old man.

The old man continued, "Osaka Castle was first built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1599. Later, Tokugawa Ieyasu rebuilt it in 1629. The third construction of Osaka Castle was planned seventy years ago."

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Chapter 535 Strolling around Osaka

What the old man said surprised them all.

After all, who would pay attention to this kind of knowledge?

Heiji exclaimed in surprise, "Old man, you really know a lot about this."

The old man smiled and said, "Toyotomi Hideyoshi was my spiritual mentor."

Heiji suddenly noticed the badge on his chest and asked, "But, old man, your badge has a three-leaf hollyhock design. That should be the crest of Tokugawa Ieyasu, right?"

The old man pointed at the badge and said with a smile, "You mean this...?"

at this time.

A middle-aged man walked over.

He said, "Brother Ieyasu, what are you doing here? Our lord has been waiting for a long time."

The old man smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Brother Mitsuhide."

"Tokugawa Ieyasu?"

"Akechi Mitsuhide?"

"My lord?"

Hearing the names of the two people made everyone very curious.

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, the old man explained it to them.

The introduction has been given.

The old man's name was Kasuya Arihiro, and the middle-aged man's name was Fukushima Toshiaki.

They are now on a tour group called the "Eight-Day Trip to Commemorate Taiko Hideyoshi".

Mori suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. You're participating in Taiko Hideyoshi's eight-day memorial trip."

Fukushima Toshiaki smiled and said, "Yes, the people who joined this tour group are all fans of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. We gathered a few people with the same hobby online. We traveled all the way from the place where Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose to power, and now we are in Osaka."

Mori asked in confusion, "What about your names and badges?"

Fukushima Toshiaki explained, “It’s just a role-playing game. After breakfast each day, we draw lots to decide which role we will play that day. This includes Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Akechi Mitsuhide. Whoever draws that role is called by that role’s name and wears the family crest. The person who draws Oda Nobunaga is required to curry favor with him on that day.”

at this time.

Another middle-aged woman approached and said, "However, Oda Nobunaga also needs to invite Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu to dinner, am I right?"

Fukushima Toshiaki smiled and said, "Yes, wet nurse."

Xiao Lan exclaimed in surprise, "There's even a wet nurse role?"

The middle-aged woman replied, "Yes, the person who draws a blank lot will become a wet nurse."

Kazuha asked in confusion, "Then isn't the person who draws Akechi Mitsuhide extremely pitiful? Not only do they have to curry favor with Oda Nobunaga, but they also have to pay for their own dinner?"

Fukushima Toshiaki laughed and said, "No, that's not true. The person who draws Mitsuhide also has special privileges, because he can freely choose three minutes on this day to play the role of Oda Nobunaga."

Mori said, "I see. In that case, it's not 'three days to rule the world,' but 'three parts to rule the world.'"

Heiji muttered to himself, "This is so boring."

Zhiyong, however, felt that these people really knew how to have fun.

Kazuha also said, "This is really interesting!"

Kasuya Yuhiro smiled and said, "Right?"

Another middle-aged man came over and said with a smile, "You're all here! I didn't see you, so I came out and looked everywhere. I finally found you here."

Kasuya Yuhiro took a bottle of beverage out of his pocket.

He then smiled and said, "Lord Nobunaga, I'm so sorry, this is the oolong tea you requested earlier."

Fukushima Toshiaki, holding a stack of photos, said, "I also bought all the Osaka postcards you wanted."

The middle-aged man scratched his head and said with a weak smile, "I'm so sorry to have troubled you."

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Now that almost everyone is here, we're just missing the most important one, Toyotomi Hideyoshi."

Kazuha also said, "Yes."

The middle-aged woman asked, "That's right, why aren't you with him?"

The middle-aged man said weakly, "We were just together, but he received a phone call and then left in a hurry."

Fukushima Toshiaki asked, "Don't you know where he went?"