Conan: The Heart Thief

The person the group met at Sensō-ji Temple was none other than Shigematsu Akio, the butler of an old classmate that Hattori Shizuka was going to visit.

The girl next to Shigematsu Akio is the heroine of tomorrow's wedding - Katagiri Kaede.

"Shouldn't Ms. Katagiri be praying with her fiancé at this time?"

Hattori Shizuka was very observant and noticed that there was no sign of tomorrow's groom around.

"We came here to pray after climbing Tokyo Tower. Master Kikuto has been afraid of heights since he was a child..."

Shigematsu explained, but his expression looked a little unhappy.

"Actually, it's all my fault for being so willful. I suddenly wanted to go to Tokyo Tower and have a look."

Katagiri Kaede was also explaining, but there was a look of disappointment on his face.

"That's it!"

Hattori Shizuka covered her mouth with a fan, with a noncommittal look on her face. She could tell from the expressions of the two men just now that they must be hiding something from her, and it was probably because of that young master Kikuto. She was curious and felt that things were not simple.

"Mrs. Hattori, are you alone?"

"No, my son and his friends are here too..."

Shigematsu Akihiro said, "In that case, it's perfect. Let's go to the Morizono household together."

So, after finishing their trip to Sensō-ji Temple, the group took Shigematsu Akio's car and came to Morizono's house.

The Morizono family's manor is of average luxury, but it is extremely large.

"Wow, this house is really... exactly the same as the one I saw when I brought Heiji here before! Butler Shigematsu seems to have taken good care of it!"

Hattori Shizuka greeted.

"My mother is old and has a bad memory. There are obviously many more trees." Hattori Heiji whispered in Lin Xiao's ear.

"I think it's better for you to talk to your mother directly." Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"Lin-kun, you are such a mean person." Hattori Heiji didn't dare to say this to his mother directly, otherwise, he would definitely get a big bump on his head and wouldn't be able to wear a hat.

A group of people were walking on the bluestone road. A young man in a butler's uniform suddenly jumped down from a tree and landed steadily in front of Lin Xiao and his group.

"Hey, Sakuraba, that's too much. You're scaring the guests like this! Apologize now." Butler Shigematsu scolded.

"I'm really sorry, it's the master's cat that ran up the tree again!" At this time, everyone noticed that a purple kitten was held in the arms of this young man and was trying hard to get out.

"So cute!" Yuanshan Heye immediately came up to observe the kitten. But the kitten was frightened and bit the butler. When the butler let go in pain, he tried to run away. Unfortunately, the kitten could escape the butler, but not Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao dodged in an instant, caught the kitten, and put it in front of Heye.

Lin Xiao's actions made Shizuka Hattori's eyes light up. Shizuka Hattori could keenly perceive Lin Xiao's strength. She was the elder sister of Tsubaki Michiko and a disciple of Tetsuken Juro. Her cultivation had surpassed the realm of mortals, so she could see that Lin Xiao was extraordinary...

"Is he really my destined son?" Although Shizuka Hattori has married Heizo Hattori, they are husband and wife in name only and can divorce at any time. If Heizo Hattori knew that his wife had someone she liked, he would let her go. He knew that he was not a complete man and had no ability to love a woman.

Just as Hattori Shizuka was daydreaming, a woman's voice came from behind the crowd.

"Ah, are you my brother's princess?"

When everyone looked back, they saw a beautiful woman in a red dress.

"This is our master's eldest daughter, Miss Morizono Yurie. Miss, these are the guests for tomorrow's wedding."

Butler Shigematsu introduced himself to both parties. Perhaps because the elder Shizuka Hattori was present, Yurie did not make fun of Katagiri Kaede like in the animation, but just pushed Katagiri Kaede's shoulder.

"I really admire you for being able to subdue my brother, that... playboy."

Hearing this, Katagiri Kaede was a little confused, so Butler Shigematsu quickly explained.

"Well... Miss, the person I fell in love with at first sight was Master Kikuto."

"Is that so? No matter what, it's all thanks to you for bringing them together. Dad might reward you!"

Yurie nodded in agreement, nodded to everyone, and left quickly. She did not notice the regret in Shigematsu's expression and the melancholy in Katagiri Kaede's eyes after she said this.

Hattori Shizuka didn't care about anything that happened. Her eyes were always vaguely on Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao noticed the gaze and looked back at Hattori Shizuka.

"Wow!"

Hattori Shizuka opened her fan and covered the shame on her face.

The head of the Morizono family, Morizono Mikio, is a capable middle-aged man with a beard and Western-style clothing.

Mikio Morizono was very enthusiastic about the arrival of the guests, especially when he knew that his wife, Shizuka Hattori, the Osaka Prefectural Police Superintendent, was coming. He felt like he was meeting an old friend again.

"It turns out that Mrs. Hattori's son is a high school detective. I also used to dream of becoming a detective!" Morizono said politely.

Hattori Shizuka asked: "Why is there only tomorrow's bride here? Where is the groom?"

"Mrs. Hattori, Master Kikuto should be in his room right now and hasn't come over yet, Master, I'll go call him first!"

The person who answered was Butler Shigematsu.

"Okay, call that boy over here, and... come to my study later. This time, Juren and Xiaofeng's relationship was brought together thanks to you!"

After giving instructions to Butler Shigematsu, Morizono Mikio began to communicate with Hattori Shizuka.

It turns out that Hattori Shizuka’s old classmate was not Morizono Mikio, but Morizono Mikio’s wife, who unfortunately died in a car accident four years ago.

"I think that Mrs. Hattori's participation in this wedding will comfort my wife's spirit in heaven!"

When Mikio Morizono and Shizuka Hattori were commemorating the deceased, Kikuto Morizono also walked in. Without saying hello, he walked straight to Katagiri Kaede.

"How are you doing in Tokyo?" Kikuto Morizono greeted in a special voice.

"..." Katagiri lowered his head in silence.

Mikio Morizono was not very satisfied with his son either.

"Hey, Mrs. Hattori is here, don't you have any manners?"

"It turned out to be that beautiful old lady!" said Kikuto Morizono with some nostalgia. He had seen Shizuka Hattori a long time ago and still remembered her.

When he heard his mother being called "Obasan", Hattori Heiji also laughed secretly.

Hattori Shizuka didn't pay much attention to it, or rather, when Morizono Kikuto entered the room, her attention was all on Katagiri Kaede. A woman's intuition told her that Katagiri Kaede's worries must be related to this fiancé. And then, Katagiri Kaede's expression further confirmed this. Katagiri Kaede, whose shoulders were put on by Kikuto, had a face full of struggle and resistance.

"Tomorrow is the official wedding, and we need to explore the inside story tonight!"

Hattori Shizuka was secretly thinking about it. She wanted to keep Lin Xiao by her side to find out the truth.

After finishing dinner, Lin Xiao said goodbye. Since the wedding was to be held tomorrow, the three people who came to Tokyo from Osaka planned to stay at Moriyuan's house. Lin Xiao's home was in Tokyo, so he would not join in the fun.

However, Hattori Shizuka stopped Lin Xiao and said that she wanted Lin Xiao to accompany her to do something, and did not give Lin Xiao a chance to refuse.

Chapter 106: A tryst with Aunt Jinghua

In the empty corridor of the courtyard, Lin Xiao gently hugged Hattori Jinghua's slender waist: "Aunt Jinghua, you deliberately kept me here because you can't bear to part with me."

"Don't talk nonsense." Hattori Shizuka rolled her eyes at Lin Xiao, "I think this couple is not on good terms with each other, so I'm very concerned and want to investigate."

"Why are you so nosy?"

"After all, this is the wedding of my best friend's son who passed away. We're getting married tomorrow, and I don't want anything to go wrong."

"Then why don't you ask Hattori-kun for help?"

"You saw what kind of personality my son Heiji has, right?"

"That's right." With Hattori Heiji's personality, he couldn't find any clues at all. Even Lin Xiao himself didn't have any ideas. After all, it was someone else's private matter, and it was really hard to investigate. However, investigating other people's private affairs is the job of a detective in the normal world.

"Then let's go find Morizono Mikio and ask about the situation." Lin Xiao suggested.

"it is good."

The two were heading to the study to find Morizono Mikio when something strange happened.

The glass in a room on the third floor suddenly shattered, making a sharp sound.

Because the noise was so loud, everyone was alarmed and ran to the room on the third floor to see what was going on.

Hattori Heiji, who arrived first, pushed open the door of the room, turned on the light, and found that something had really happened.

A dead person appeared in the room. The dead person was the housekeeper of this family - Shigematsu Akio.

According to Hattori Heiji's judgment, this was a closed-room murder case.

Kikuto Morizono suddenly made some "inappropriate" remarks to provoke the house helper Sakuraba Yuji, who was so angry that he wanted to hit him, but was stopped by Lin Xiao. With so many eyes watching, if Kikuto Morizono was really beaten by Sakuraba Yuji, it would not end well for Sakuraba Yuji.

Not long after, Inspector Megure arrived with his men.

"Hey? Brother Lin, why are you here!" Inspector Megure said in surprise.

"It's just a coincidence." Lin Xiao smiled awkwardly.

Inspector Megure kept Lin Xiao by his side to help with the investigation, and asked the others to wait in the living room. Hattori Heiji also wanted to stay, but was dragged away by his mother, Hattori Shizuka.

Police forensic personnel began a preliminary investigation of the scene.

"Report, the clues found at the crime scene so far include a small hole found on the glass of the balcony floor-to-ceiling window and a little blood on the door bolt." The forensic officer reported to Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure was completely confused. He was just a complete idiot and knew nothing at all.

Inspector Megure looked at Lin Xiao and said, "Brother Lin, what do you think?"

"Inspector Megure, don't worry. The clues we have right now are not enough." Lin Xiao asked the forensic officer, "Is there only bloodstains on the door bolt? What does it look like? Are there any fingerprints?"

"No fingerprints have been found so far. The bloodstains seem to have been stained by bloody gloves. Here are the photos!"

"Go check the balcony handrail for fingerprints, and also... find a piece of fishing line and see if you can get it through the small hole."

"I see!"

The forensic personnel who received the order immediately rushed downstairs.

"Brother Lin, I'll leave this to you. I'll go downstairs to ask for the client's alibi."

"no problem."

Lin Xiao nodded. He knew Inspector Megure very well and didn't care.

So, Inspector Megure came to the living room downstairs with a small notebook and asked for each other's alibi.

Through questioning, it was found that five people did not have definite alibis.

They are: the head of the family, Mikio Morizono, who is waiting for Butler Shigematsu to come; his daughter Yurie Morizono, who is taking a bath in the room; his son Kikuto Morizono, who is reading a magazine and listening to music in the room; the servant Yuji Sakuraba, who is walking around looking for a cat; and Katagiri Kaede, who is resting in the room.

Just as Inspector Megure was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do, Lin Xiao appeared.