I really wonder how Kudo and that guy Fujino have been doing lately. Didn't Fujino seem to solve a few cases just a short while ago?
Damn it, why can't I ever run into any cases...
If they don't come, the quality of the cases just won't go up!
Forget it, I'll take some time to head over to Tokyo in a few days. I bet the moment I cross paths with those two, I'll run into a case.
Far away in Osaka, Hattori Heiji was currently lying in bed, missing his good buddy and agonizing over not being able to encounter any cases.
Suddenly, his phone rang.
The caller ID showed Kudo.
Speak of the Cao Thief and the Cao Thief arrives. Hattori Heiji jumped out of bed in excitement, then answered the call. "Hey, Kudo, it's been quite a while since you last called me!"
"Hey, Heiji, let's skip all that for now."
Conan didn't reply to the pleasantries, instead getting straight to the point. "Come to Tokyo tomorrow. There's something I want to ask a favor of you."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Hattori Heiji's brow twitched, followed by a wave of grievance. "I'm supposed to go shopping with Kazuha tomorrow. Why are you saying something like that at a time like this?"
Asking for a favor right off the bat.
Even if you were going to a hostess bar, you should at least exchange some pleasantries first, right?
Still, since it was Kudo, his own good buddy after all.
Fine, fine. I'll forgive you this time.
Hattori Heiji felt a tiny bit of pride in his heart, but before he could reply, Conan's voice came through the other end of the line. "Then forget it..."
Conan let out a disappointing sigh. "I was actually thinking of having you