A Gift from Osaka Headquarters

Conan watched Ray Curtis leave, then put his hands in his pockets, lowered his head, and remained silent.

"He..."

Hattori Heiji glanced upstairs, somewhat worried.

He could also understand how much of a blow this was to Conan.

"His resilience isn't that weak."

Fujino said quietly, "It should be fine in a day or two."

Is that so?

Hattori Heiji Fujino gave Fujino a deep look.

I always feel this way.

Does Fujino know Conan better than him?

If you understand Conan, then you must understand Kudo Shinichi even better, right?

That's impossible!

This guy clearly doesn't know that kid is Kudo Shinichi!

How could he possibly know Kudo Shinichi?

By this time, it had already gotten dark.

The opening banquet, which should have ended much earlier, was delayed until the evening due to the murder case.

With Ray Curtis surrendering himself, the case naturally came to an end.

People inside the venue were quite busy and chose to leave this place of trouble.

The group also came out of the K3 Restaurant.

"I really didn't expect that!"

Kazuha watched the police car with its flashing Japan disappear into the distance. "That Ray Curtis who just signed an autograph for Ran, is actually the murderer."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that either."

Ran chimed in with a similar comment.

Hey, Heiji!

Toyama Kazuha suddenly looked at Hattori Heiji: "You three detectives disappeared just now, could it be because of this?"

"Ha ha."

Hattori Heiji chuckled awkwardly, "More or less."

"Hmm, why all the secrecy?"

Kazuha said with a hint of resentment, "Why didn't you just deduce it like usual? You made people worry for nothing..."

"What are you worried about?"

Hattori Heiji looked at Toyama Kazuha with some confusion.

"Nothing."

Kazuha replied with her cheeks puffed out.

Ran, who was standing to the side, smiled as she watched the two bickering.

The reason why Ray Curtis surrendered himself.

Ran thinks it must have been caused by Hattori and Fujino -Senior.

As for why...

Fujino- Senior must be worried about leaving Conan with some kind of psychological trauma, right?

After all, Ray Curtis is Conan's idol.

That's what Ran thinks.

Thinking of this, she looked down at Conan's back and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

After all, they found out that their idol had killed someone.

Will this child be left with some psychological trauma because of this?

"Uncle Mori".

After bickering with Kazuha for a while, Hattori Heiji came to his senses, glanced at the dim night sky, and suddenly asked, "Which hotel are you staying at? I'll have Otake take you back."

"Hotel?"

Mori Kogoro was stunned. "Oh no!"

Hattori Heiji upon hearing this. "You guys didn't book a hotel, did you?"

"Um."

Ran chuckled helplessly, "We thought the opening banquet would end quickly and were planning to book a hotel afterward, but..."

"Didn't you expect a murder to happen?"

Hattori Heiji and suggested, "In that case, why don't you come and stay at my house for the night?"

"Well?"

Ran asked in surprise, "Is it okay for you to stay at Hattori- kun's house?"

"Of course it's okay!"

Hattori Heiji patted his chest and said, "Although I need to call my mom first, there shouldn't be any problem. We have plenty of guest rooms, and my mom and dad both wanted you to come over for a visit."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, detective kid!"

Mori Kogoro patted Hattori Heiji on the shoulder.

"Ha ha!"

Hattori Heiji, then turned to Fujino and said, "Hey, Fujino, have you booked a hotel yet? If not, you can come to our place."

"I'll pass."

Fujino declined, saying, "Officer Sato and Officer Takagi are still at Osaka Headquarters assisting with the interrogation. They should be finished by now and are waiting for me. We'll book a hotel after we get back to headquarters, so I won't trouble you."

The main problem is that he hasn't properly enjoyed himself using public funds yet.

The department head said he'd reimburse us, so why not take advantage of it?

"Well, after all, you're here on official business this time."

Hattori Heiji nodded understandingly. "Then let Otake drive you back."

After returning to the Osaka Headquarters, Fujino borrowed a car from the Osaka Headquarters and picked up Takagi and Sato.

"I never expected that my trip to Osaka would lead to the solving of another case."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Takagi learned about the murder that had just occurred at the K3 Hotel and couldn't help but remark, "Why do I always feel like you, Advisor Fujino, are destined to encounter murder cases?"

"Um..."

Sitting in the back, Sato Miwako pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I feel like Fujino- kun has encountered a bit too many murder cases."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Fujino drove, somewhat helplessly. "Maybe this is what they call being destined for trouble."

"A life of turmoil?"

Both of them were taken aback.

"This is a concept of destiny from the Chinese tradition."

Fujino didn't explain much, he just said one simple sentence.

Even if it exists, it's Conan who has it.

It's not that he has it.

The saying "a life of ups and downs" has existed since ancient times.

According to an explanation he had heard from someone before, it's a specific destiny that can influence those around them to a certain extent.

It's like an aura or something...

It also mentions Conan.

What about the case of a young detective from Tokyo who suddenly disappeared from public view in 1996, after which the number of murders in Japan dropped by 10 percent that year, and those 10 percent were locked-room murders that he was good at?

As for why it's declining.

Perhaps in the world of Under One Person, Conan would have been killed by Qin Ye with a single blow.

"But where are we going to stay tonight?"

Sato Miwako looked curiously at the shopping district streets outside the window. "The Osaka headquarters has already prepared a guesthouse for us, so there's no need for us to stay here again."

"It is very necessary. After all, a guesthouse is a place for official purposes."

Fujino explained in a serious tone, "We're escorting a drug dealer tomorrow morning. If someone has their eye on him, they're probably already watching us and lying in ambush at the hotel. If we go, who knows what they might do."

"If that's the case, then it's certainly possible."

Takagi Wataru pondered for a moment, then exclaimed in realization, "As expected of Advisor Fujino, he actually thought of that."

Sato Miwako: "..."

It's obvious that they don't want to stay in a guesthouse, okay?

Why are you talking so seriously?

However, upon closer examination, it does make a lot of sense.

"Alright!"

Fujino then slammed on the brakes, stopping the car in front of a brightly lit high-rise hotel. "We'll stay here tonight!"

"Here..."

Sato Miwako glanced at the hotel's nameplate, her eyebrows twitching slightly. "I remember this is a chain five-star hotel, and staying here for one night seems quite expensive."

"Officer Sato, you just don't understand, do you?"

Fujino got out of the car and said earnestly, "The hotel we need to stay in can't be too low-end. After all, only high-end hotels have sufficient security and measures to protect guests' privacy, which will make it safer."

"The Osaka Headquarters even gave us the opportunity to have all our expenses reimbursed this time, which shows how much they care about our safety!"

"Thank you, nature... for the gifts from Osaka Headquarters!"

"..."

Sato Miwako frowned upon hearing this.

Is this for safety reasons?

This is clearly for public funds to be used for consumption!

He's freeloading again...

But now that you mention it, it seems like the money was indeed spent in Osaka.

They didn't spend their operation funds...