"So, weren't we just going to investigate one of the cases that detective brat handled before? How did so many people end up coming along...?"
As Mori Kogoro steered the car forward, he caught sight of another car following behind them from the corner of his eye and couldn't help complaining.
Heiji Hattori, who had heard Conan talk about the matter, naturally couldn't sit still. He immediately rushed from Osaka to Tokyo and came along with them.
Once he came, Kazuha Toyama followed after him. Together with Akechi Goro and Natsuki Koshi, who had already planned to come, as well as Tangze, who had been brought along like an accessory, their group had expanded to an unprecedented size. One car definitely wasn't enough.
So Akechi Goro volunteered to provide transportation and drove another car behind them.
"Everyone's just concerned about Kudo, aren't they?" Heiji Hattori teased with a grin. "Kudo might have made a mistake, and everyone wants to take a look. We can consider it learning from a fellow professional's experience."
"I think you all just want to see him make a fool of himself while he isn't around." Kazuha Toyama, sitting beside Ran Mouri in the back row, bluntly exposed them. "He said he only wanted to talk after meeting in person, so you all just came along."
"It's safer this way. His letter said he hoped other detectives could reexamine the case and correct the mistake. Coming here counts as answering his expectations, doesn't it?" Heiji Hattori had a whole argument ready.
Obviously, he wouldn't let this go without seeing the spectacle for himself.
Feeling that such things should only be said behind someone's back, Kazuha Toyama reassuringly patted Ran Mouri. "Hey, the person who wrote the letter said he wanted to meet Kudo, but so many