Heiji Feels Like He Can Do It Again

"Tiger... tiger stripes?"

Toyama Kazuha was taken aback for a moment, then blushed and put her hands on her hips to retort, "Where on my swimsuit are there tiger stripes?!"

"Yeah yeah."

Ran nodded in agreement. "Kazuha's swimsuit is clearly zebra-striped."

"Hey, Kazuha, are you even from Osaka?"

Hattori Heiji pursed his lips. "In Osaka, both zebra stripes and tiger stripes are tiger stripes."

"Well?"

Ran, who was standing nearby, was taken aback when she heard this. "But this is obviously different."

"Seriously, they actually used such a boring joke."

Kazuha was speechless for a moment. "The Hanshin Tigers baseball team in Osaka wears black and white stripes, so the zebra stripes or tiger refer to the Hanshin Tigers."

"Um, the key point shouldn't be that, right?"

Fujino chimed in, "The key question is, why did Hattori manage to guess other girls' swimsuits correctly with Conan?"

"Yes!"

After regaining her composure, Toyama Kazuha asked, "Why did you even try to guess what other girls' swimsuits were?"

Hattori Heiji: "..."

This guy...

That's really mean! What did I do to offend you?

Why do you start causing trouble the moment we meet?

Hattori Heiji's already dark face darkened further. Helpless, he stood up and looked at Toyama Kazuha with a puzzled expression. "Hey, Kazuha, why are you so angry? Are you still upset about what happened at the Umeda Building?"

"Hmph, where is it!"

Toyama Kazuha snorted and said coquettishly, "I won't be angry at a little scoundrel who made me wait at the door for four hours because he forgot the agreed time!"

"Uh, so you're angry now?"

Not at all! Absolutely not!

Watching the two bickering, Ooka Momiji chuckled softly, "They have a really good relationship."

Fujino nodded. "Yes, yes, hitting is a sign of affection, scolding is a sign of love."

Ran chimed in, "After all, they're childhood sweethearts..."

Conan, lacking emotional intelligence. "..."

What's good about it?

I suggest you all form a group and go to Putian to see an ophthalmologist.

Maybe the registration fee will be cheaper.

"Alright, alright, Kazuha!"

Seeing the two arguing more and more fiercely, and fearing they might start fighting, Ran stepped forward and awkwardly tried to smooth things over. "Isn't Hattori only inviting you to come to Ryukyu with us to apologize?"

"What is that?"

Speaking of this, Kazuha got angry. She looked at Mori Kogoro lying on the beach not far behind her, being interviewed by reporters, and pouted. "I didn't come here because he invited me. I came here because of your dad. The person who paid for the trip did so because of Mori Kogoro."

"By the way, aren't you here on a trip?"

At that moment, Fujino suddenly noticed the blind spot Kazuha, "By the way, I haven't asked you why you're here... How come Mouri-niisan is here too?"

"It's a TV program."

Kazuha explained, then looked at Hattori Heiji with a resentful expression. "The TV station director found Uncle Mori and Heiji, saying that they were going to film a detective mystery program on a small island near Ryukyu. Otherwise, why would he be so kind as to bring me here to Ryukyu for fun?"

"Oh, I see... So it's Far Cry mode."

Fujino rubbed his chin, sensing that the plot was starting to develop in the direction the murder case was supposed to be.

Coming to his senses, he first glanced at Mori Kogoro, then at Hattori Heiji, then at Conan, and finally at himself.

Alright, Death has returned!

This mystery show is definitely going to be canceled again!

"Far Cry?"

Toyama Kazuha and Mori Ran were taken aback by what they heard.

"Nothing."

Fujino chuckled awkwardly, "I just had a feeling that a murder might happen on that island later."

"No way?"

Ran was stunned. "How could a murder case possibly happen..."

"It might actually be true!"

Toyama Kazuha glanced at everyone present. "I feel that Fujino- kun's premonition is right. After all, this is a curse that even Omamori can't break!"

As she spoke, she nodded, completely convinced, "That's right, it's definitely a curse!"

"Forehead..."

Ran paused for a moment, then said, "After hearing what you all said, I also feel a little uneasy."

"Hey, all staff, assemble now!"

Just then, a shout came from behind Fujino turned around and saw a middle-aged man who looked very much like Yamamura Misao, but with a mustache, shouting to the people around him, "Before the detectives arrive on the island, we need to have a rehearsal!"

"Dress rehearsal?"

Hattori Heiji was taken aback by this question, and stepped forward to ask, "Do you want to go to the island first?"

"That's right."

The man nodded in agreement. "We need to go to the island you and Detective Mouri are going to tomorrow to do some preparatory work, that uninhabited island with the mysterious corpse and the strange writing..."

He paused, then continued, "By the way, would you like to come with us, you Great Detective from Kansai?"

"Well..."

Hattori Heiji, since the main focus of this program was him and Mori Kogoro.

Imagine if, with Kudo Shinichi's help, I were defeated by that arrogant old man...

Although it was only a possibility, the thought of that outcome made him inexplicably feel a little uneasy.

After thinking for a moment, he glanced at another Great Detective behind him.

Yes, Fujino is here too, now we have a solution!

After imagining it for a while, Hattori Heiji whispered furtively, "Speaking of Director Takefuku, there's actually another Great Detective on set."

"Another Great Detective?"

"That's right, that's right!"

Hattori Heiji pulled over a director named Taketomi and pointed to Fujino, who was wearing beach shorts not far away. "Look who's that?"

"That is..."

"That's Fujino, the rising star among Tokyo's high school Great Detective after Kudo Shinichi, known as the Dark Detective!"

"Oh oh oh!"

"You know, if he were on your show, wouldn't it be more popular...?"

"A high school Great Detective locks things up, plus the Sleeping Kogoro..."

Hattori Heiji Hattori's persuasive words, the director named Taketomi's eyes lit up. "Then the ratings for this show will be amazing!"

"It's definitely going to explode!"

Heiji echoed the sentiment vividly, secretly marveling at his own ability to deceive people, which had become increasingly refined under the influence of a certain unscrupulous detective.

Although being defeated by Fujino was quite unpleasant, compared to...

Heiji felt that even if he was completely defeated and even his underwear was pulled off, it would only mean he was truly outmatched and he wouldn't feel any regret.

It's not the first time anyway, so I've gotten used to it.

But if we get defeated by Uncle Mori, we'll lose face big time.

And what if, what if, we could get there first and use our reasoning skills to find out the truth and defeat Fujino?

Wouldn't that mean making a fortune?

After imagining it for a while, Heiji felt like he was back in the game.

I can already imagine myself triumphantly being praised by Conan after defeating my opponent.