Conan: The Heart Thief

Lin Xiao was a little impatient and interrupted Hattori Heiji: "Hattori-kun, where are we going now?"

"Oh. My dad asked me to take you to Osaka today to have a good look around. Come have dinner at my house tonight, and then we'll go together to capture Kaito Kid tomorrow."

"You mean... I have to bother Hattori again?"

"No need to be so formal, just stay at my house. My house is big and definitely more comfortable than a hotel."

The car drove for a while, and a gray iron tower stood quietly in front of him.

Otaki Goro said, "Detective Lin Xiao, let's get off here first, and let Heiji take you to see the famous Tsutenkaku in Osaka!"

Lin Xiao and Hattori Heiji got out of the car at the parking lot near Tsutenkaku.

"Detective Lin Xiao, it must have felt good to see the Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka with your own eyes."

"Okay……"

Lin Xiao said perfunctorily. In his opinion, the Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka was like a big potato built on top of an iron tower, with no aesthetic appeal at all.

"Shall I take you up there to have a look?"

"No need, let's just walk along the street."

The two of them casually strolled around Tsutenkaku. The architectural style here is obviously different from that of Tokyo. It must be said that Japan's urban planning is good, and each place retains its local characteristics.

When passing by a izakaya, a clear and pleasant girl's voice was heard.

"Heiji, I'm here!"

A pretty girl appeared in front of the two of them.

Lin Xiao took a look at the girl and saw that she was wearing a green short-sleeved shirt and a pair of light blue jeans. Her hair was tied into a ponytail with a ribbon, and her eyes were sparkling and she looked very spirited.

She is not a great beauty, but a pretty girl next door.

"Oh. Kazuha, you're here." Hattori Heiji responded.

The girl looked at Lin Xiao standing next to Hattori Heiji and was immediately struck by his handsomeness.

"Heiji, who is this friend next to you? I've never seen him before."

"He is the high school detective I mentioned to you before, Lin Xiao, who is as famous as me in Kanto."

"Wait a minute, Hattori-kun." Lin Xiao interrupted Hattori Heiji.

"What's wrong? Mr. Lin, what did I say wrong?" Hattori Heiji looked at Lin Xiao in confusion.

"Shouldn't the high school detective in Kanto who is as famous as you be Kudo Shinichi?"

"Kudo Shinichi? He is a thing of the past."

Hattori Heiji said this rudely. If Edogawa Conan heard this, he would definitely cry.

"Uh uh uh--"

"This is my childhood sweetheart, Toyama Kazuha."

Hattori Heiji then introduced the girl to Lin Xiao.

"Detective Lin Xiao, I'm Toyama Kazuha, Hattori Heiji's childhood sweetheart."

"Yes. Hello, Ms. Toyama. You don't have to call me detective."

"Yes."

The three of them walked around Osaka together. After some time had passed, Otaki Goro appeared in front of them in a police car.

"You three, have you finished your shopping?"

The three of them got into Otaki Goro's police car. Otaki Goro really provided great service. If you hadn't told them, you would have thought that Otaki Goro was Hattori Heiji's henchman.

Chapter 75: The Hattori family...cheating?

A group of people got on the car, and after a while, the patrol car stopped in front of the gate of a large courtyard.

As soon as the car stopped, Hattori Heiji couldn't wait to get out of the car and make way for Lin Xiao and Toyama Kazuha.

"Detective Lin Xiao, this is the home of Superintendent Hattori." said Otaki Goro.

Lin Xiao nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

Hattori Heiji chuckled and said, "How about it, Lin Xiao, my house is quite impressive, isn't it?"

Lin Xiao hummed, "As expected of a Metropolitan Police Department, what a grand house."

Hattori Heiji said proudly: "That's it."

When Toyama Kazuha saw Hattori Heiji's smug look, she couldn't help but feel ashamed. What was there to be proud of about such a thing?

The three got off the car first, and Otaki Goro went to the parking lot to park the car.

As soon as they entered the yard, they saw an elegant woman in kimono, walking towards them with her feet in wooden clogs. She was graceful and elegant, and it was obvious that she was a well-educated Japanese Chinese woman.

She came up to Lin Xiao and said with a smile, "Excuse me, you are Heiji's friend, Detective Lin Xiao, right?"

The female appearance looks much younger than her actual age. Her good temperament fully embodies the traditional Japanese Yamato Nadeshiko, giving people a strong sense of solemnity.

Lin Xiao nodded: "You are... Hattori-kun's mother?"

The woman smiled and nodded, "That's right, I'm Heiji's mother, you can call me Aunt Jinghua like Kazuha did."

"Yes. Aunt Jinghua..."

Lin Xiao carefully looked at Hattori Shizuka, who was really fair-skinned and beautiful. In comparison, Hattori Heiji was too dark. Even if she ate too much soy sauce during pregnancy, the difference would not be so exaggerated.

"Mr. Lin, what do you think? My mother is very beautiful, right?" Hattori Heiji noticed that Lin Xiao was attracted to his mother and couldn't help but show off.

"Uh... yes..." Lin Xiao withdrew his gaze awkwardly.

When Hattori Shizuka heard her son bragging about himself in front of outsiders, she raised her beautiful eyes and glared at Hattori Heiji fiercely.

"Heiji, stop talking nonsense."

Hattori Shizuka then said to Toyama Kazuha, "Kazuha, your father is here too. He is practicing swordplay with my husband in the inner court. Let's go over too."

Yuanshan Heye said in surprise: "My dad is here too!"

Hattori Heiji said in surprise: "My dad is sparring with Kazuha's dad in kendo? This is rare to see!"

Hattori Heiji urged: "Let's go there quickly."

Hattori Shizuka turned slightly and made a gesture of invitation to the three guests.

After passing through two Japanese-style buildings, Hattori Heiji opened a wooden door and saw the inner courtyard.

Somewhere in the inner courtyard, which was equivalent to an open-air dojo, two men were seen wielding bamboo swords and fighting back and forth.

Based on his understanding of the plot of the cartoon, Lin Xiao recognized the identities of the two men.

The man with squinty eyes is Hattori Heiji's father, Hattori Heizo, and the man with a more elegant appearance is Toyama Kazuha's father, Toyama Ginjiro.

Lin Xiao looked at Hattori Heizo. Although his skin was darker, it was different from Hattori Heiji's natural black skin. It was obviously tanned from running around. His squinty eyes were obviously different from Hattori Heiji's big eyes.

Lin Xiao really couldn't imagine what kind of genetic mutation the Hattori couple had in their son, so that he didn't look like them at all.

In comparison, Toyama Ginjiro is quite similar to Toyama Kazuha, fair-skinned and gentle.

Yuanshan Heye seemed to see Lin Xiao's doubts, so she said, "Mr. Lin, you have been observing Heiji's parents carefully. Do you think Heiji is nothing like them?"

"Well... there is indeed a difference." Lin Xiao admitted honestly.

"I heard that Heiji inherited his grandfather's looks and looks like him."

Yuanshan Heye explained enthusiastically.

It would have been fine if he didn't explain, but as soon as he did, Lin Xiao started to think wrongly.

"Ms. Toyama, do you mean... the Hattori family... is cheating?"

"Ah... don't accuse me. That's not what I meant! Besides, how is it possible to have an affair?" Yuanshan Heye was shocked. She had never thought about this direction. However, after being reminded by Lin Xiao, it was indeed very suspicious.

"Ms. Yuanshan, how do you know it's impossible?"

"Because no one has ever seen Heiji's grandfather!"

After saying that, Yuanshan and Ye carefully looked around, fearing that someone nearby might hear their conversation.

Hattori Heiji was concentrating on the exciting kendo competition in the open-air dojo, so he naturally heard nothing. However, a certain woman heard the conversation between the two clearly.

"How dare you slander the Hattori family for cheating, boy, you really don't know how to live or die!"

A certain woman gritted her teeth and already hated Lin Xiao.

The beautiful eyes emitted a chilling murderous intent that instantly made Lin Xiao feel a chill all over his body.

Lin Xiao turned around and found Mrs. Hattori staring at him unkindly. He couldn't help but shudder, thinking that something was wrong, forgetting that Mrs. Hattori was standing behind him.

Hattori Heiji suddenly said, "How is it, Lin-kun?"

Lin Xiao reacted and said, "Ah!" "What?"

Hattori Heiji said: "Of course I'm referring to this kendo competition."

Lin Xiao touched the back of his head. He didn't see anything at all. He said perfunctorily: "Oh... very beautiful, very professional."

Hattori Heiji said: "Looks good? You don't think kendo is just for show, do you?"

Lin Xiao asked back: "Isn't it?"

Hattori Heiji said dissatisfiedly: "Who told you that you can't use it in actual combat? My kendo is so powerful that I can beat five people alone in school."

"That's because you are good, it has nothing to do with kendo."

"Ahhh... Never mind... I guess you don't understand anything at all..."

Hattori Heiji was angry at Lin Xiao's disrespect for kendo. However, since the other party was his guest, he couldn't lose his temper in public.

At this moment, Hattori Heizo and Toyama Ginjiro have finished their competition, with Hattori Heizo having a slight advantage.

Hattori Heizo put down his bamboo sword and slowly walked towards Lin Xiao.

"Detective Lin Xiao, welcome to Osaka. I have heard of your name for a long time."

"Superintendent, you are such a joke. I am just a high school detective."

"Eh? You are young and promising..."