Chapter 172: An Invitation from Osaka

"So, you're going to accept Hattori's invitation and leave for Osaka?" A few days later, thanks to the special medicine that Mary had brought, my injuries had basically recovered. The day before I was discharged from the hospital, Conan came to the hospital with his friends from the detective group to see me. In addition to talking about the recent situation at school, Conan also told me about the cases that happened around him during my absence, and sometimes I felt that Conan was too terrible, and according to this situation, Conan burned to death with the aura of death and killed more people than I killed.

"yes, didn't you just say that. Conan said to me with his hands behind his back. "The day before yesterday, I received a call from Hattori while I was solving the case of the novelist's disappearance, and after a conversation, he said that there was a chance for me to go to Osaka. And coincidentally, yesterday my uncle also received a call from Hattori's father, saying that he invited his uncle to play in gratitude for the murder of a wealthy family last time, so he asked his son Hattori to send a formal invitation again. ”

"Well, well, when are we going?" I asked, thinking for a moment.

"If nothing else, it's probably this weekend. Conan explained, "You'll be discharged tomorrow anyway." After two days of rest, we were ready to go. ”

"Yes, too. Well, let's do it this weekend. It just so happens that I'm almost tidying up here. "I thought about the number of things I had sorted out recently, and when I didn't go to school these days, I sorted out all the information that the thin wolf sent me one after another. I was going to have the opportunity to go to Osaka alone. I didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly, but this thing can only be done at night. There is a possibility that it will be discovered. I've got to figure out how to find someone to cover for me. Hattori is definitely not going to be able to do it, and it's not as easy to find him as a cover than it is for me to carry it myself. Well...... If you really can't do it, let's find a quiet stream.

"Eh, what's pretty much in order?" Conan wondered.

"Well, it's nothing. Keep it a secret for the time being, and I'll tell you when the time comes. ”

"Hey, hey......" Conan's half-moon eyes.

"That's right, Kaoru-chan. Do you remember our new teacher? Ignoring Conan, Ayumi was already asking me excitedly.

"New teacher, do you mean Mr. Kobayashi?"

"Yes. That's her. Ayumi laughed. "You know what. Mr. Kobayashi has become good friends with us. ”

"Hey, so fast. I feigned surprise. "Is it because of something that happened?"

"yes, Kaoru, do you remember the bizarre incident we told you about last time in our elementary school?" Mitsuhiko continued. "Actually, Mr. Kobayashi and we became good friends because of this incident. ”

"Hmmm, this bizarre incident is the ghost of Mr. Kobayashi, right?" I continued with a look of disbelief.

"Hey, that's not all. Yuan Tai laughed. "Actually, there is also the revelation of the dean of teaching. I'll tell you......" Soon, the three children were chattering in my ear, and as a qualified listener. I listened intently as they recounted the whole story. Conan, on the other hand, looked at me surrounded by children, and there was a knowing smile on his face. Then he quietly walked out of the door of the ward. Leave the room and close the door. Conan leaned against the wall and looked up at the sunlight outside the window. Wisps of light shone in, just in time to illuminate Conan's glasses. It's hard to see his gaze. It's just that knowing smile, but at this moment, it inexplicably reveals a little sadness.

"A person who is ruthless in the face of an enemy and can kill him without the slightest emotion, and a person who faces a companion. Even if you're an elementary school student, you'll listen carefully...... Kaoru, which one is your true face?" Conan bowed his head deeply. No one knew what was going on in his mind.

Bell bell bell ...... Bell bell bell ......

Just when Conan was in a daze. A ringing bell broke into his ears, and with the still ringing phone out of his pocket, Conan pressed the button to call.

"Hattori. Conan whispered.

"Ah, Kudo. It's me. An authentic Kansai accent came over, and the person who spoke was Hattori.

"Hmm. How's it going. As he walked, Conan walked away from the ward.

"No progress at all......" Hattori on the other side gave Conan an an answer that was not very satisfactory. "I got into the police department's archives. As a result, I didn't get anything about Maori...... No, it's a clue about Kaoru Mingya. Not to mention this person, even the surname of Mingya has not been stored in the file. Hattori rubbed his forehead and said. Where's your side?"

"Is that so?" Conan frowned. "I haven't made the slightest progress. The only thing that the police station here has is a file from before Kaoru was six years old, and then he disappeared. Although it is written on the surface of death. And there is no clue at all about the origin of the surname Mingya. ”

"Ah, to be expected. But Kudo, are you sure it's really good to investigate that kid's affairs privately?" Hattori questioned. "If he finds out. I don't think he's going to give you a good look. ”

"Ahh I know. So I've been trying to avoid him as much as possible. Conan said lightly. But it didn't take long for Conan to bring the conversation back again. "Hattori, did you think we were going in the wrong direction?"

"Hmm? ”

"Kaoru's current surname, Mingya, doesn't have to be his code name. What if he used a different code name in the killer world? something other than IceWine in the Order. ”

"Who knows......" Hattori was a little absent-minded. "But I still don't understand, why do you have to find out all the information about Kaoru?"

"Because I want to know him thoroughly......" Conan sighed. "Forget it. I'll handle this matter myself. Thanks Hattori, we'll go to Osaka this weekend and see you then. "Didn't give Hattori a chance to speak again. Conan pressed the button to end the call.

———— the taste of the orchid, the taste of lavender, the taste of the home & the wings of the angel, the wings of the devil, the wings of the guardian————

"Hey, hey. Am I right? Osaka is a great place. "The weekend came as promised, and I came to Osaka with my dad Ran and Conan. And all the way to Tsutenkaku, where we quickly met Hattori, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Hmm~ The view here is really good. Standing on the lookout of the Tower of Babel, Xiaolan said excitedly.

"Hmph. I don't think it's any different from Tokyo Tower. ”

"Huh...... Not only Tokyo Tower, but in a few years, it will be completely surpassed by the Skytree. Standing on the sidelines, I complained easily.

"Hmm, what tower?" said Conan, who was watching the scenery through a lookout glass next to me, heard my words and hurriedly asked me.

"Skytree. I answered truthfully. "In a few years' time, a Skytree will be built in Tokyo, and it will be much taller than Tokyo Tower and Tsutenkaku.

"A few years later. How do you know?" Conan was puzzled.

"Ask so much what you do, you know it. I gave Conan angry look. "Besides, the country's intelligence and network security protection is as thin as window paper to me. What can you hide? ”

“……”

Ignore Conan's speechlessness. I fixed my eyes and swept the surrounding environment, and from just now, I felt a look that had been staring at us, but I didn't feel any killing intent, so I didn't care, maybe it was just a boy who aimed at Xiaolan's figure, so I couldn't help but take a few more looks. It's just that this feeling of being spied on has always been there, which makes me a little uncomfortable. But there are so many people in Tsutenkaku now. It was also very inconvenient for me to find it, so I looked around.

I said...... It's almost time for us to go to dinner. The father, who had been talking to Hattori, said with an unhappy look. Maybe it's because I came all the way in the morning and my dad didn't even have breakfast.

"Well...... Let's wait a minute. Hattori looked at the time. "Soon someone came to pick us up. ”

"Really...... Okay, then I'll go smoke a cigarette first. Dad sighed. Then walked out of the lookout.

"Hey, Kaoru. Conan saw his father walk out. Turned around and whispered to me. "I'll go talk to Hattori, you can help me delay Xiaolan for a while. ”

"Go ahead. Xiaolan is busy looking at the scenery around her now, but she doesn't have time to pay attention to you. I winked at Conan. Then he walked towards Xiaolan. I could hear them talking with all my might and soul, but I didn't want to do that, first, because I wasn't one to be curious about everything, and second, the two detective boys were together and could say anything other than discuss the case. It doesn't interest me at all. Instead of that, I should take a look at the scenery with my lookout glasses.

"Sister Xiaolan. I walked over to Xiaolan's side and spoke. But seriously. Let me call Sister Xiaolan. It's really uncomfortable. I wish I could just call out her name soon.

"Well, Kaoru-chan, the scenery here is really good. Ran described it to me. "By the way, do you want to watch it?"

"yes, yes. I smiled, and then stretched out my hands, and Xiaolan also picked me up with my backhand and looked towards the lookout. Well, I'm one meter now, but seriously, I can't reach the telescope at the observatory without a chair. "Hmm...... A little to the left, well, a little to the left, up. Okay, just stop here for a moment. "I instructed Ran to move my direction. At the same time, the glasses observed the surroundings.

"Ahh Where are you looking?" Xiaolan, who was holding me, looked in the direction of my glasses. There wasn't much to see, so I asked in doubt.

"The Spray Bar is located on the corner of the street. Crossroads, double lanes. The two streets in the east and south directions are one-way after turning and are not suitable for escape. The West is too close to the police station. Time may not be in time. If you are in the north...... Uh-huh, uh-huh, I'm just going to take a look, Sister Xiaolan. ”

"What, Kaoru, what did you just say a lot of what is it?what intersection and one-way street, and what is the escape?"

"Ah, that. It's nothing Sister Xiaolan, I just imitated the speech of a spy on TV. Hey, hey, hey. I scratched my head and hurriedly interrupted.

"Oh, that's right. Xiaolan was relieved, but then she taught me. "Really, what's going on on TV. Kaoru-chan, you can't imitate it casually, some people on TV are bad people, and you will learn bad if you imitate it casually!"

"Aha, ahahaha. I know. I couldn't help but get a drop of cold sweat on my head......

"I'm sorry, I'm late, brother. As we spoke, not far behind us, a man in a suit with a flat head and glasses appeared in front of us.

"Ah, you're finally here. Hattori, who was not far from us, said. And Xiaolan and I, as well as my father, who had just finished smoking, also came over when they heard the noise.

"I'm sorry, I'm Sakata from the Osaka Prefectural Police Tojiri Office, Yusuke Sakata, I'm really sorry I'm late. ”

"How did you come here, Mr. Officer?" asked Hattori.

"Oh, because my dad said that since Mr. Maori has been invited to play with us, I must treat them to various places and give a special explanation. ”

"Huh...... That's right. ”

"Well, by the way, why didn't my dad come over?" asked Hattori.

"The director is now in a meeting over that case. Sakata here lowered his voice and said to Hattori, albeit in a small voice. But I heard it anyway.

"The case?" Conan frowned.

"You'd better be less nosy. I narrowed my half-moon eyes and said to Conan. "It's rare for everyone to come out and play together. ”

“……”

"Well, well...... By the way, how are you preparing for the car I'm talking about?" Hattori asked with a hint of relief.

"Of course, of course, I drove the best car in our Tojiri Department as you said. Sakata also looked excited.

"Wait. ...... in the police station The best car?" I fought a cold war.

"Hey...... The car you are talking about ...... is not the " Dad also shuddered. But Hattori said excitedly.

"Alright, let's go!" (To be continued.) )