"I have good news for you. According to my investigation, Snake is dead."
"ah?"
"Do you remember the firefight on the highway that caused a huge impact a few days ago? In that incident, another organization clashed with the organization that was chasing Pandora."
Kindaichi Detective Agency
It was a nice day today. While Hayashi Yoshiki was on the balcony enjoying the lazy afternoon sunshine, he was texting with Kaito Kuroba.
Kaito Kuroba: "Is this the organization that you mentioned that killed the spider?"
"Well, they are a very dangerous group of guys, but it should be a pure good thing for you."
Kaito Kuroba: "...I'm not happy to hear about another group of even more tyrannical lawless thugs."
"Outlaws?"
"Apart from your crime of theft, as far as I know, the kidnapping and illegal imprisonment for the purpose of disguising yourself as someone else is enough to get you sent to prison for many years. In addition, your multiple assaults on police officers and inciting the public to cause riots also seem to be serious crimes."
"It's a good thing you're a minor."
"If one day you accidentally fall into the hands of the police and face multiple lawsuits, maybe I can recommend you a very good lawyer (laughs)"
Click Send --
There was no reply from Kaito Kuroba for a long time.
Hayashi Yoshiki didn't know whether his defense was broken or not, but it didn't matter. He thought it was worth it to use just a little information to get closer to Kaito Kuroba.
After all, you never know when it might come in handy.
Ding Dong~
The doorbell rang, Hayashi Yoshiki was a little surprised, but he still got up and opened the door.
--Thanks to Hayashi Yoshiki's reputation, some people would occasionally come to the firm for commissions, but for Hayashi Yoshiki, what he cared about was only the status and reputation of a detective... He rejected all general commissions such as finding missing pets and tracking down extramarital affairs and pushed them to Maori Kogoro, who often thanked him for this.
"Hayashi Yoshiki, I came here specially to see you."
"Um?"
"How about a duel with me?"
After Hayashi Yoshiki opened the door, he saw a tall and thin young man wearing a baseball cap and with dark skin. As soon as the other party saw him, he spoke with high morale.
Hayashi Yoshiki just gave a polite smile and said as he was about to close the door: "Sorry, I don't like violence."
"Wait! I'm not going to challenge you to a fight!"
The young man quickly stopped him from closing the door with one hand, "I want to compete with you in reasoning! My talent as a detective!"
"...Detective?"
"Yes, have you heard of me?" The young man lifted the brim of his baseball cap, revealing a dark but handsome face, and said confidently: "I am Hattori from Kansai, Hattori Heiji!"
"A high school detective. I've heard of that."
A bright smile appeared on Hayashi Yoshiki's face.
His fair face was completely different from Hattori Heiji's. Hattori Heiji even felt that he was a little dazzling... When he was allowed to make way and followed into the office, Hattori Heiji looked around the environment curiously.
It's very new and many things are neatly arranged.
From this point he could tell that Hayashi Yoshiki must be a very careful person.
"How about it? Come and compete with me?" Hattori Heiji said impatiently.
"How do you want to compete?" Hayashi Yoshiki was surprisingly easy to talk to. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "How about each of us commit a crime, and then see who can crack the other's murder method first?"
"What are you talking about!?"
Hattori Heiji was stunned when he heard this.
He looked at Hayashi Yoshiki's smiling face and felt that adults these days were really bad.
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in playing detective games, and shouldn't you go find Kudo Shinichi instead of me?"
This is actually what makes Hayashi Yoshiki feel puzzled. In this regard, he is not very interested in getting Kudo Shinichi's script.
Hattori Heiji sat down on the sofa and complained, "I wanted to find his ?, but didn't he disappear recently? He hasn't appeared for a long time."
"Is that why you came to me?"
"After all, the news says that you are a better detective than Kudo Shinichi. As long as I defeat you, I can prove that I am better than Kudo Shinichi--" Hattori Heiji pointed at himself with his thumb, his words full of strong confidence, "I have read the novel you wrote, the plot is indeed very interesting, and you are only a few years older than me, right? So you are also one of my target opponents."
A detective more powerful than Kudo Shinichi...
This statement did appear in the newspapers some time ago. It started when a reporter interviewed Juzo Megure and asked him who had better reasoning ability between Hayashi Yoshiki and Kudo Shinichi. At that time, Juzo Megure responded very straightforwardly, "Brother Hayashi solves cases very quickly. Sometimes I just arrive and it feels like I can finish work and go back to the Metropolitan Police Department in just a few minutes." Therefore, some media people who like to watch the fun directly used this statement.
"Why don't you just change your goal to finding Kudo Shinichi? After all, I don't know where he disappeared and hiding. If you can find him, wouldn't it prove that you are better than me?"
".....Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"
"Hold on."
Hayashi Yoshiki suddenly received a message on his cell phone - the one he used as Cointreau.
When I opened it, I saw a message from Gin who had been silent for a long time.
Gin: "The mission target has been sent to your email."
"..."
Hayashi Yoshiki originally thought that the winery would remain static for a while.
When I checked my mailbox, the first thing that caught my eye was a photo of a middle-aged bald man, with the other person's name and some information below.
"Tsujimura Isao, 54 years old, diplomat"
?Hobbies: Opera, Golf?
"On weekdays, I often go to Nishiyama Golf Course with others to play golf, and the restaurant I often go to is the Left Bank French Restaurant in Beika-cho 4-chome."
"Vehicles under your name..."
"..."
The information is very detailed, and there is even some simple information about his family members at the end.
Hayashi Yoshiki just took a quick look.
He was more concerned about the other person's name, his diplomat status and the face that barely left a slight impression on him...
Could it really be such a coincidence?
Looking at Hattori Heiji sitting on the sofa, Hayashi Yoshiki became interested.
He put away his phone and stood up:
"Then let's go. I'll take you to a place where you'll have a chance to learn more about Kudo Shinichi."
"Do you know where that guy is?" Hattori Heiji stood up subconsciously, his face still full of confidence, "Okay, then I'll come and compete with you after I defeat him fair and square."