A Little Murder to Liven Things Up

"Who is that guy?"

Hattori Heiji sized up the departing man and remarked, "How arrogant."

"This guy is a celebrity in America!"

Mori Kogoro, who was standing nearby and watched the sports channel, explained, "He's a very skilled reporter who specializes in digging up stories about famous athletes using drugs, having affairs, and fixing matches to boost ratings. Basically, he's the kind of person who's not popular in the sports world."

At this point, he sighed, "Although most of the content is fictional, his writing style is very clever. Even if it goes to court, the prosecutor will not have strong evidence to convict the other party."

"So he's the kind of guy who specializes in investigating gossip and scandals."

Upon hearing this Toyama Kazuha looked at Hattori Heiji with a strange expression. "I think we should ask him to investigate your affairs?"

"What do I need?"

Hattori Heiji revealed a dead fish-like expression.

"Snort!"

Kazuha snorted coldly, "You know what it is yourself!"

"This is really inexplicable."

Hattori Heiji was somewhat confused about what exactly was wrong with Kazuha.

Something's been off since the very beginning.

He doesn't do drugs, doesn't have a girlfriend, and hasn't committed any fraud. Why would he send that guy to investigate him?

Conan, standing to the side, grinned.

Clearly, he knew the inside story.

It was actually a conversation Kazuha Hattori Heiji and Hajime, which was misunderstood as a conversation with a mistress.

That's why they have this attitude of catching a mistress.

"..."

Fujino glanced at Conan speechlessly.

You two must be good friends, right?

They just introduced you to their idol, and you're just watching the show?

This kid's got a bit of a cunning streak...

To ease the awkward silence caused by the man, the host started a Q&A session to liven up the atmosphere.

Ran raised her hand and went up to ask Ray Curtis for an autograph. Although there wasn't originally an autograph event, the man still gave Ran an autographed jersey and also took a ticket with him.

"Here you go, Conan!"

Ran handed the tickets to Conan, giving him a big sisterly smile, "Don't blame me and Fujino- Senior for what happened last night, it was all for your own good... Anyway, these are the tickets for the match in Nagai tomorrow, do you want to go?"

"I want to go!"

Conan excitedly took the ticket, and his buttocks no longer hurt at all.

'Ran is basically educating a child...'

Fujino looked at Ran and sighed inwardly.

Give a slap and a treat.

A very classic educational approach.

"That guy is really generous!"

Hattori Heiji couldn't help but say, "They even gave me the jerseys that were originally meant for autographs, and even the tickets."

"Of course they wouldn't be so generous as to give me something."

Ran pulled a walkie-talkie out of her sportswear and explained somewhat helplessly, "It seems like Recas and the others are preparing a surprise for everyone to liven things up, so they asked me to go out and do something for them."

"Surprise?"

The group looked puzzled upon hearing this.

Fujino glanced at the walkie-talkie with a strange expression.

Outside K3 Restaurant.

"Mr. Curtis, I've arrived!"

Ran, holding a walkie-talkie, directed the people upstairs. "Mr. Barrera, it's not over there, it's a room a little to the left!"

"I see!"

Mori Kogoro pondered for a moment, "They want to use the lights in the rooms upstairs that are not yet open to the public to piece together the letter K to represent their hotel."

"That's definitely a good suggestion."

Hattori Heiji rubbed his chin. "If that's the case, those people will definitely be pleasantly surprised when they come out later!"

"But this doesn't require the three of them to do it themselves!"

Kazuha asked doubtfully, "Wouldn't it be more convenient to leave this kind of thing to the staff?"

"This was an idea that the three of them came up with."

Ran explained, "So of course the three of them should do it, so that everyone can have a surprise."

"All three of them are superstars; any one of them stepping out would cause a riot."

Hattori Heiji reasoned, "In that case, no one will notice the surprise left at the hotel. If they do remind us, the surprise will lose its purpose."

"Ran, is the light I lit working?"

"No, no, the light at the very bottom that ends in K isn't lit yet!"

"OK, I'll go down right now!"

After a brief silence, the person on the other end of the walkie-talkie asked again, "Is it ready now?"

"No."

Ran shook her head. "The curtains over there are only half open."

OK?

The person on the other end of the walkie-talkie asked a question.

OK!

Recas asked from the other end, "Is it lit up now?"

"Um!"

Ran nodded. "It's already lit up!"

As the last light came on, the windows of the entire hotel lit up, forming a K-shape.

"Bang!"

Before anyone could even take a look, a gunshot suddenly rang out, followed by the sound of shattering glass.

"Well?!"

Ran was startled by the sound, "The window looks like it's been smashed?"

"It's the room right in the middle of the second floor."

Kazuha glanced around and found the room with the broken glass.

"It wasn't smashed, it was shattered by a pistol."

Fujino looked up at the second-floor window and said calmly, "Looks like tonight, it's not just about adding to the fun, it's about killing people to add to the fun..."

"What?!"

Hattori Heiji was taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately rushed into the hotel. "Kazuha, you two tell those three people in the room not to move!"

"Oh oh!"

Kazuha nodded blankly.

"It seems that kid has already become suspicious of the three people in the room..."

Fujino rubbed his chin, feeling that this guy's intuition was pretty accurate. He then took out his phone and dialed the police.

A short while later, people from the Osaka Headquarters arrived.

Several police cars drove side by side and stopped in front of the K3 Restaurant.

A chubby police officer with a scar on his right eyebrow got out of the police car.

"Otake Police Department!"

Kazuha raised her hand and greeted Goro Otaki in a very familiar manner.

"Kazuha, where's A-Ping?"

Goro Otaki came up and asked anxiously.

"He's already up there."

Fujino looked up at the room above. "The two of them just called to say that someone died."

Turning back, he looked at Goro Otaki: "By the way, what's this officer's name again? I think I saw you last time."

"Advisor Fujino."

Goro Otaki stepped forward and greeted him, introducing himself. "My name is Goro Otaki, and I am an inspector in the Criminal Investigation Department of the Osaka Headquarters."

"So it was Inspector Otake."

Fujino nodded. "But as for consultants, I'm just Criminal Consultant for the Metropolitan Police Department. As for your side..."

"It doesn't matter."

Goro Otaki smiled and said, "I've heard that too. You're here on official business, so strictly speaking, you're also an advisor!"

"..."

Fujino was speechless for a moment.

You guys are trying to get Tokyo's consultants for free!

Could you please give me a separate salary?