Offend the Abbot and Still Think You Can Leave?

"..."

After hearing Fujino's answer, Hattori Heiji.

He didn't expect Fujino to give a reply so quickly.

I didn't expect Fujino to give such a reply.

This didn't fit his understanding of a detective, but strangely, he believed that this was exactly what a detective should be like...

"Before becoming a detective, are you first and foremost a human being?"

Hattori Heiji murmured something, as if he had just realized something.

"However, this is just a hypothesis."

Fujino interrupted him, saying, "After saying all this, you should understand the situation Conan is facing now, right?"

He just wanted to explain Conan's current situation, so his reaction was perfectly normal.

As for the idea of changing the other party's mind... he didn't even consider it.

Ultimately, a detective like him, just as he himself said, is not like a detective.

The detectives in this world are all sacred, with exceptionally white wings, which makes them dazzling and blinding.

However, this is not a bad thing. It is precisely because of their pure white feathers that they can become the ideal benchmark for people.

On the other side.

Conan squatted in the toilet, his face somewhat gloomy.

Originally, he intended to go find Ray Curtis.

However, after finding the other party...

But he pulled a ball needle out of the trash can.

It's the kind of needle that can deflate or inflate a football.

"Hateful!"

Conan examined the needle in his hand, gritted his teeth, and said, "Just as he said."

The moment he saw the soccer ball needle, he knew that Cartis was the murderer.

Although Fujino and Hattori Heiji had already confirmed that the murderer was the other party.

But psychologically, he was unwilling to believe that Katis was the murderer.

They would even rather deceive themselves...

But the facts are right in front of him now, and even if he tries to deceive himself, it won't make a difference.

After all, facts are facts.

Pulling himself back to reality, Conan took a deep breath, his fists clenching involuntarily. "Catis, you bastard!"

The lobby of the K3 Restaurant venue.

After the gunpowder smoke test was conducted, everyone present was cleared of suspicion.

Although he was no longer a suspect, the police dared not release him until the murderer was found.

This caused some dissatisfaction among the upper-class people present.

"Officer, is it about time we can leave?"

Two other athletes, including Katis, were getting impatient. "We've been active all day, we're covered in sweat, and we haven't showered yet. We're feeling terrible."

"It's still not working..."

Goro Otaki with some helplessness, "After all, the culprit hasn't been found yet."

Is it appropriate to keep us here just for this reason?

A black-skinned agent with a goatee stepped forward and said impatiently, "We shouldn't have anything to do with the murder case. The tests have been done, so what else is there to say? Besides, finding the murderer should be your job, the police. Why should we waste our time here with you guys?"

"Looks like those three are getting a little impatient too."

Mori Kogoro glanced at the commotion around him and couldn't help but complain, "Seriously, this case has ruined a perfectly good party that Miss Yoko was attending!"

"It seems the gifts that the three contestants originally prepared have also fallen through."

Toyama Kazuha glanced at the jerseys and soccer balls being collected by staff not far away, then turned to Ran: "Ran, you're really lucky. You got the autographed jersey before the incident happened."

"Um..."

Ran nodded, glanced around, and murmured, "But it's really strange. I don't think I've seen Conan, Hattori, or Fujino- Senior since just now... and Inspector Otake is over there."

"I think they must have gone to investigate the case on their own."

Toyama Kazuha, however, was not surprised. "Whenever a case occurs, these detectives all suddenly disappear. They must have gone off on their own to investigate the case, and they will definitely come back to find the murderer in no time. It's always like this."

"Has it always been like this there?"

Hattori Heiji, with a sullen face, appeared with Fujino and said somewhat speechlessly, "And what about the routines? Do you think solving cases is like a novel?"

"If you weren't investigating a case, what were you doing just now?"

Toyama Kazuha crossed his arms and squinted suspiciously as he asked.

"..."

Hattori Heiji.

What's with that suspicious look?

Why do I feel like I'm not going to investigate a case, but to steal a moment of pleasure?

"Fujino- Senior, where did Conan go?"

At this moment, Ran suddenly asked Fujino curiously, "I haven't seen him since just now. Did you see him?"

"That kid is helping us investigate this case, he'll be back in a bit."

Fujino explained, then turned to Hattori Heiji and said, "Hey, Heiji, shouldn't we go find those guys? They seem eager to leave."

Hattori Heiji nodded, turned to the athletes and their managers who were entangled with Goro Otaki not far away, and walked over to greet them, saying, "Otake, since they want to leave, let them go. Anyway, no gunpowder reaction was detected."

"But, Heiji."

Goro Otaki cautioned, "The investigation isn't finished yet... what if..."

"Of course I know that."

Hattori Heiji gave him a reassuring look.

"I see."

Goro Otaki nodded, understanding Hattori Heiji's coded message without saying a word.

"However, there are conditions for letting you leave."

Hattori Heiji turned to the group and changed the subject. "Mr. Curtis, wait a moment, you need to come with me to see someone."

"Me?"

Katis was taken aback. "Meet someone?"

"You have no right to order us to see anyone."

A white man with brown hair and a beard stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Cartis is not someone anyone can just see whenever they want, and you have no right to prevent us from leaving."

He then continued in an almost threatening tone, "If you continue to restrict the personal freedom of Mr. Cartis and me, we will file a complaint with the diplomats. I advise you to think twice."

"We certainly can't order you to see anyone...but..."

Fujino stood to the side with his hands in his pockets and muttered something under his breath, but he completely ignored what the manager had said.

What a joke! You'd better watch yourself.

Osaka is all our territory.

You think you can leave after offending the abbot?

As an advisor, he has nothing to be ashamed of.

What's more, standing next to him was the young master of all the police officers in Osaka.

What kind of nonsense is this?

"Of course we won't prevent you from leaving, but you should also know that this is Japan police territory."

As he spoke, Fujino Sumi's dark eyes fixed on the white agent, and he said coldly, "You want to leave right after a murder... and you even brought in diplomats to threaten us. We have reason to suspect that you are involved in the murder."

"Kill?"

Bai Ri was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "Be careful, or I'll sue you..."