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Chapter 1157: It's Not Easy Living Beside Chi Feichei
Conan was inwardly teasing, then he looked at Hattori Heiji sitting beside him and found that Hattori Heiji was spacing out like a fool. He tugged at Hattori Heiji's hem and whispered, "Hattori..."
"Sigh..." Hattori Heiji sighed deeply, his Eyes staring at the Road Surface in front of him, still full of Doubt and without focus, muttering softly, "Why... Why do I feel so annoyed..."
This guy's Heart isn't even on the Case!
Conan was Speechless. He looked at Haibara Ai again, who also looked distracted. He withdrew his Line of Sight, stared at the Road Surface in front of him, and sighed again.
He also had to find something to pass the Time.
What should he do? He could think about that Organization where everyone was immoral.
First, Gin and Vodka, who gave him the Medicine and made him Shrinking...
"Wee-ooo—..."
The Police Siren broke the Night's Silence, and two Police Car with flashing Police Lights quickly turned from the Street Corner and screeched to a halt Aside.
Inspector Megure got out of the Car with a Serious Expression, Raise Hand and pressed down on the Hat on his Head, and walked towards the Main Entrance to Confirm the Surname on the Sign.
Conan's Eyes lit up, and he stood up. Even Hattori Heiji refocused his Thoughts on the Murder Case that happened tonight.
They're finally here!
"Masa Kage's House, this should be the right Place!" Inspector Megure Turn Head and Say to Wataru Takagi and Kazunobu Chiba, who followed him. Only then did his Line of Sight Pay Attention To the four People at the Entrance. "Eh? Brother Chi, Hattori, Conan, and Ai..."
Chi Feichei put away his Mobile Phone and Greet, "Inspector Megure."
Haibara Ai came back to her senses and Subconsciously followed suit to Greet, "Inspector Megure."
"Inspector Megure," Hattori Heiji Smilingly Said, "You're here!"
Inspector Megure: "..."
This Feeling of being greeted by These People at the Entrance... It's abrupt, it's Weird, and it's wrong!
Wataru Takagi was stunned. After Pondering carefully, he realized where the Problem was. "What are you all doing at the Entrance? Aren't you always wandering around the Crime Scene at other Times... Cough, I mean, investigating?"
"That's Because..." Hattori Heiji Realized the Reason why they were waiting here, and then he belatedly became depressed. The Smile on his Face disappeared in a Moment, and he Said Speechless, "Because the Case has already been Solved, and we're just waiting for you to Come Over..."
Conan laughed dryly in his Heart.
Hattori, you understand now, right? It's not Easy for him to live Beside Chi Feichei. The Joy of Reasoning has been deprived more than once or twice...
Inspector Megure choked, his Half-Moon Eyes glancing at the four of them, "Oh? You're so Fast today!"
Wataru Takagi was much more simple and Direct. He Looked left and right. "So, where is the Criminal who Surrender?"
This Situation wasn't uncommon. By the Time the Police came, the Case had already been Solved. They just had to Take Over the Crime Scene and then take the Criminal who had been persuaded to Surrender back to the Police Station.
"Uh, we haven't done any Reasoning yet, Because the Method needs to Utilize the Mechanism at the Crime Scene, and we need the Police to investigate the Crime Scene and Confirm it..." Hattori Heiji's Expression was Complex.
The Police in Tokyo are so... So...
He couldn't find a Word to describe it, but he just felt inexplicably desolate.
How many Times has he been ravaged by Detectives like Kudo and Brother Hichiji to be able to Say These Words so habitually?
"It's rare that you Guys can honestly wait for us to Come Over this Time," Inspector Megure couldn't help but Teasing, then he straightened his Expression and walked into the House. "So, what's the specific Situation?"
Hattori Heiji skillfully introduced the Situation, "The victim is Miss Himegumi Nobuko. Her Identity is a Magician. She came here today Because..."
Half an Hour later, Inspector Megure took People to Look at the Crime Scene. After moving the Corpse away, he Confirmed the Situation when the Corpse was discovered and where everyone was again with the others.
"Inspector Megure," Wataru Takagi stood up from in front of the Light Switch in the Corridor and Reported in a Serious Tone, "The Light Switch here has been tampered with. The Reason for the Tripped Circuit Breaker should be this."
Hattori Heiji smiled. "As expected..."
"Brother Hattori, you should tell us now, right?" Inspector Megure saw that the Crime Scene Situation had been Confirmed and asked Directly, "About the Method of the Criminal you mentioned."
"No Problem!" Hattori Heiji Nod confidently. "I can Restore the Crime Method now, but can you ask one Fat and one thin Police Officer to Help?"
"Ah, you mean Takagi and Chiba? It's No Problem to let them Help, but what do you want them to do?" Inspector Megure Staring vigilantly at Hattori Heiji, "You're not planning to let them act as dangerous Test Subject..."
He hadn't forgotten that when the Murder Case happened at the Apartment of that English Teacher Jodie, These People let Jodie do a 'dangerous Experiment'. Although they were Prepared and there wouldn't be any Accidents, what if there was an Accident? These Brats were sometimes very scary when demonstrating the Method, so he had to be careful.
"Don't Worry! It's just a small Help. You're Worried about your two cute Subordinates..." Hattori Heiji was stunned for a Moment, and he Thought of Kazuha Toyama, and he was a little lost in Thought. "I can understand..."
Was he treating Kazuha as a Subordinate?
Now that he said it, it was true. Kazuha had been following him like a tagalong, no different from a Subordinate. Although she couldn't Help much, he would be Worried if someone asked Kazuha to do something dangerous.
Then, his Mood being annoyed could also be explained...
"Hey, Brother Hattori?" Inspector Megure saw that Hattori Heiji was absent-minded and couldn't help but Turn Head to Look at Chi Feichei. "Brother Chi, is it okay?"
"It's okay, he has the Diagram..." Chi Feichei Said, Look Towards Hattori Heiji.
Diagram?
Inspector Megure's eyelids twitched, feeling a sense of familiarity coming over him.
"Also Correct," Hattori Heiji took out the folded Paper Slip from his Pocket, Opened it, and handed it forward. "Inspector Megure, if you're willing, you can also Look at the Diagram and do it yourself..."
"No Need," Inspector Megure had Black Lines on Forehead. "You Guys can just do it."
He vaguely remembered the Last Time at the Villa Incident, when the Police were holding the Diagram and huddled together on the Open Ground in front of the House, Looking down at the Diagram for a while, and Looking up at the Building and the Forest for a while.
The Drawing was very detailed and Easy to understand, but every Time he Thought of it, he felt that they didn't look like Police, but more like Construction Workers preparing to build a House, or People Looking at a Diagram for a large Purchase...
Since they had seen through the Method, why not just demonstrate it directly? Wouldn't it be better for the Police to Look at the Diagram if they had any Questions?
In any Case, this kind of lazy Detective Style can't be tolerated!
...
The others were taken Downstairs. Ten Minutes later, they went Upstairs again. After that, Hattori Heiji and Conan Speak Out to explain and Reason.
By the Time the Case was Solved, an Hour had passed.
According to Hoshikawa Togo, the Murder Motive was the 'Witch Resurrection' Magic Trick mentioned by Himegumi Nobuko. That concept was originally the 'Demon King Resurrection' that his Teacher Master Masa Kage had never performed. That Magic Trick was Recorded by Master Masa Kage in Masakage's Notes.
Before Himegumi Nobuko Take as a disciple, that Magic Trick was too dangerous, so they Decided to ban it after Discussion. After Himegumi Nobuko Take as a disciple, they never mentioned it again.
Ten years ago, Master Masakage Said that he had forgotten his Masakage's Notes, which he always carried with him, in Other Places. After he went out in a hurry, he never came back.
Logically speaking, Himegumi Nobuko shouldn't know about this Magic Trick.
After Himegumi Nobuko mentioned it tonight, he felt Weird and Call Himegumi Nobuko to his Teacher Master Masakage's Room to Ask. As a Result, Himegumi Nobuko admitted that she had stolen Masakage's Notes and Said indifferently that she didn't expect Master Masakage to be unable to withstand the Blow and never return. She Said that Master Masakage didn't Discover it, so he must have fallen into a slump. She also Said that after she performed the Magic Trick, Master Masakage might run out again by himself...
"...At that Time, my Brain went blank. By the Time I came to, she was already lying in front of me with Blood all over her Head," Hoshikawa Togo Lower Head and Said softly, "Then I Thought of my Teacher's Christmas Tree Magic Trick. I used his Christmas Tree Set Up from back then to disguise it as a Pretense of an Outsider Intrusion Crime..."
"The Weapon should be the Vase in the Room, right?" Hattori Heiji Look Towards the Vase. "There's a little Stain like Blood Stain on the bottom of the Vase. Mr. Xinghe's Black Clothes might also have two or three Drops on them."
"Yes, the Evidence is left everywhere," Hoshikawa Togo Said bitterly, "I'm really a failing Magician..."
"Even if you're not a Magician, you're still failing," Hattori Heiji Look Towards Hoshikawa Togo with a Serious Expression. "You have to remember this. Unlike Magic Tricks, the Crimes you've committed won't disappear so Easily!"
Chi Feichei Raise Eye and Looked at Hattori Heiji, Lower Head, and continued to use his Mobile Phone to check Intelligence.
He felt threatened by the Aura of Justice.
There was a Bounty for a List needed by the Public Security Department, he could do it By the Way tomorrow Night...
Also, when he left at three o'clock in the Early Morning and went to the National Police Agency, he could Grab the fugitive who committed Home Invasion Robbery and Murder a Month ago By the Way. That Person was just a little better at hiding and a little more patient. The Degree of Danger wasn't high...
Should he let his Younger Sister Try to Handle it?
Only through tempering can there be Growth. He would secretly Follow Beside to keep an eye on things, so it should be okay...
Inspector Megure Looked at Hoshikawa Togo being taken away by Wataru Takagi, Turn Head and Said with Emotion, "Brother Hattori, that's really a wonderful Famous Deduction!"
"No, no," Hattori Heiji scratched his Head Smilingly embarrassedly. "Brother Hassashi Thought of it. I'm just Helping to explain."
"That's also very Good," Inspector Megure had watched a Reasoning and Solved a Case, and he was in a very Good Mood. "I think you're no worse than Kudo at all. You might even be stronger than Kudo!"
Hattori Heiji Smilingly Curved his Eyes. "Oh my, Inspector Megure, do you really think so?"
"People who don't even understand their own Mood, what Qualification do they have to be so Happy..." Conan glared at Hattori Heiji unhappily.
Chi Feichei was one thing. He was often hit hard, so he had Default Assumption that Chi Feichei was a little stronger than him, but Hattori... He wasn't convinced!
Moreover, Chi Feichei didn't Say anything and was acting as a silent invisible Man Aside. What was Hattori so Triumphant about?
"Putting aside the Fact that I already understand the Reason," Hattori Heiji didn't jump up and down as Conan had imagined. He was quite Calm. "Even if I don't, when it comes to Reasoning, I'm really not weaker than Kudo. If he's not convinced, let Brother Hassashi be a witness another Day, and I can compete with him!"
Inspector Megure coughed lightly. "Since there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Sigh, These Detectives are really something. Either they're like Brother Chi, Slacker in Reasoning and often avoid taking Statement, and sometimes their Attitude is so Cold that they deserve a beating, or they're like Brother Hattori, who has too much Competitive Spirit and is sometimes so Impulsive that he deserves a beating, or they're like Brother Mori, who is sometimes unreliable and deserves a beating, and sometimes Serious and earnest and handsome, just like a Split Personality Patient...
These Junior of his are all too individualistic, and there's not a Normal one among them.
He remembered that Brother Kudo was also quite young and competitive. Both sides were Acquaintance. If they argued, he wouldn't even know what to Say, so he should just pretend he didn't know...
Slip away, slip away.
(End of Chapter)
Conan was inwardly teasing, then he looked at Hattori Heiji sitting beside him and found that Hattori Heiji was spacing out like a fool. He tugged at Hattori Heiji's hem and whispered, "Hattori..."
"Sigh..." Hattori Heiji sighed deeply, his Eyes staring at the Road Surface in front of him, still full of Doubt and without focus, muttering softly, "Why... Why do I feel so annoyed..."
This guy's Heart isn't even on the Case!
Conan was Speechless. He looked at Haibara Ai again, who also looked distracted. He withdrew his Line of Sight, stared at the Road Surface in front of him, and sighed again.
He also had to find something to pass the Time.
What should he do? He could think about that Organization where everyone was immoral.
First, Gin and Vodka, who gave him the Medicine and made him Shrinking...
"Wee-ooo—..."
The Police Siren broke the Night's Silence, and two Police Car with flashing Police Lights quickly turned from the Street Corner and screeched to a halt Aside.
Inspector Megure got out of the Car with a Serious Expression, Raise Hand and pressed down on the Hat on his Head, and walked towards the Main Entrance to Confirm the Surname on the Sign.
Conan's Eyes lit up, and he stood up. Even Hattori Heiji refocused his Thoughts on the Murder Case that happened tonight.
They're finally here!
"Masa Kage's House, this should be the right Place!" Inspector Megure Turn Head and Say to Wataru Takagi and Kazunobu Chiba, who followed him. Only then did his Line of Sight Pay Attention To the four People at the Entrance. "Eh? Brother Chi, Hattori, Conan, and Ai..."
Chi Feichei put away his Mobile Phone and Greet, "Inspector Megure."
Haibara Ai came back to her senses and Subconsciously followed suit to Greet, "Inspector Megure."
"Inspector Megure," Hattori Heiji Smilingly Said, "You're here!"
Inspector Megure: "..."
This Feeling of being greeted by These People at the Entrance... It's abrupt, it's Weird, and it's wrong!
Wataru Takagi was stunned. After Pondering carefully, he realized where the Problem was. "What are you all doing at the Entrance? Aren't you always wandering around the Crime Scene at other Times... Cough, I mean, investigating?"
"That's Because..." Hattori Heiji Realized the Reason why they were waiting here, and then he belatedly became depressed. The Smile on his Face disappeared in a Moment, and he Said Speechless, "Because the Case has already been Solved, and we're just waiting for you to Come Over..."
Conan laughed dryly in his Heart.
Hattori, you understand now, right? It's not Easy for him to live Beside Chi Feichei. The Joy of Reasoning has been deprived more than once or twice...
Inspector Megure choked, his Half-Moon Eyes glancing at the four of them, "Oh? You're so Fast today!"
Wataru Takagi was much more simple and Direct. He Looked left and right. "So, where is the Criminal who Surrender?"
This Situation wasn't uncommon. By the Time the Police came, the Case had already been Solved. They just had to Take Over the Crime Scene and then take the Criminal who had been persuaded to Surrender back to the Police Station.
"Uh, we haven't done any Reasoning yet, Because the Method needs to Utilize the Mechanism at the Crime Scene, and we need the Police to investigate the Crime Scene and Confirm it..." Hattori Heiji's Expression was Complex.
The Police in Tokyo are so... So...
He couldn't find a Word to describe it, but he just felt inexplicably desolate.
How many Times has he been ravaged by Detectives like Kudo and Brother Hichiji to be able to Say These Words so habitually?
"It's rare that you Guys can honestly wait for us to Come Over this Time," Inspector Megure couldn't help but Teasing, then he straightened his Expression and walked into the House. "So, what's the specific Situation?"
Hattori Heiji skillfully introduced the Situation, "The victim is Miss Himegumi Nobuko. Her Identity is a Magician. She came here today Because..."
Half an Hour later, Inspector Megure took People to Look at the Crime Scene. After moving the Corpse away, he Confirmed the Situation when the Corpse was discovered and where everyone was again with the others.
"Inspector Megure," Wataru Takagi stood up from in front of the Light Switch in the Corridor and Reported in a Serious Tone, "The Light Switch here has been tampered with. The Reason for the Tripped Circuit Breaker should be this."
Hattori Heiji smiled. "As expected..."
"Brother Hattori, you should tell us now, right?" Inspector Megure saw that the Crime Scene Situation had been Confirmed and asked Directly, "About the Method of the Criminal you mentioned."
"No Problem!" Hattori Heiji Nod confidently. "I can Restore the Crime Method now, but can you ask one Fat and one thin Police Officer to Help?"
"Ah, you mean Takagi and Chiba? It's No Problem to let them Help, but what do you want them to do?" Inspector Megure Staring vigilantly at Hattori Heiji, "You're not planning to let them act as dangerous Test Subject..."
He hadn't forgotten that when the Murder Case happened at the Apartment of that English Teacher Jodie, These People let Jodie do a 'dangerous Experiment'. Although they were Prepared and there wouldn't be any Accidents, what if there was an Accident? These Brats were sometimes very scary when demonstrating the Method, so he had to be careful.
"Don't Worry! It's just a small Help. You're Worried about your two cute Subordinates..." Hattori Heiji was stunned for a Moment, and he Thought of Kazuha Toyama, and he was a little lost in Thought. "I can understand..."
Was he treating Kazuha as a Subordinate?
Now that he said it, it was true. Kazuha had been following him like a tagalong, no different from a Subordinate. Although she couldn't Help much, he would be Worried if someone asked Kazuha to do something dangerous.
Then, his Mood being annoyed could also be explained...
"Hey, Brother Hattori?" Inspector Megure saw that Hattori Heiji was absent-minded and couldn't help but Turn Head to Look at Chi Feichei. "Brother Chi, is it okay?"
"It's okay, he has the Diagram..." Chi Feichei Said, Look Towards Hattori Heiji.
Diagram?
Inspector Megure's eyelids twitched, feeling a sense of familiarity coming over him.
"Also Correct," Hattori Heiji took out the folded Paper Slip from his Pocket, Opened it, and handed it forward. "Inspector Megure, if you're willing, you can also Look at the Diagram and do it yourself..."
"No Need," Inspector Megure had Black Lines on Forehead. "You Guys can just do it."
He vaguely remembered the Last Time at the Villa Incident, when the Police were holding the Diagram and huddled together on the Open Ground in front of the House, Looking down at the Diagram for a while, and Looking up at the Building and the Forest for a while.
The Drawing was very detailed and Easy to understand, but every Time he Thought of it, he felt that they didn't look like Police, but more like Construction Workers preparing to build a House, or People Looking at a Diagram for a large Purchase...
Since they had seen through the Method, why not just demonstrate it directly? Wouldn't it be better for the Police to Look at the Diagram if they had any Questions?
In any Case, this kind of lazy Detective Style can't be tolerated!
...
The others were taken Downstairs. Ten Minutes later, they went Upstairs again. After that, Hattori Heiji and Conan Speak Out to explain and Reason.
By the Time the Case was Solved, an Hour had passed.
According to Hoshikawa Togo, the Murder Motive was the 'Witch Resurrection' Magic Trick mentioned by Himegumi Nobuko. That concept was originally the 'Demon King Resurrection' that his Teacher Master Masa Kage had never performed. That Magic Trick was Recorded by Master Masa Kage in Masakage's Notes.
Before Himegumi Nobuko Take as a disciple, that Magic Trick was too dangerous, so they Decided to ban it after Discussion. After Himegumi Nobuko Take as a disciple, they never mentioned it again.
Ten years ago, Master Masakage Said that he had forgotten his Masakage's Notes, which he always carried with him, in Other Places. After he went out in a hurry, he never came back.
Logically speaking, Himegumi Nobuko shouldn't know about this Magic Trick.
After Himegumi Nobuko mentioned it tonight, he felt Weird and Call Himegumi Nobuko to his Teacher Master Masakage's Room to Ask. As a Result, Himegumi Nobuko admitted that she had stolen Masakage's Notes and Said indifferently that she didn't expect Master Masakage to be unable to withstand the Blow and never return. She Said that Master Masakage didn't Discover it, so he must have fallen into a slump. She also Said that after she performed the Magic Trick, Master Masakage might run out again by himself...
"...At that Time, my Brain went blank. By the Time I came to, she was already lying in front of me with Blood all over her Head," Hoshikawa Togo Lower Head and Said softly, "Then I Thought of my Teacher's Christmas Tree Magic Trick. I used his Christmas Tree Set Up from back then to disguise it as a Pretense of an Outsider Intrusion Crime..."
"The Weapon should be the Vase in the Room, right?" Hattori Heiji Look Towards the Vase. "There's a little Stain like Blood Stain on the bottom of the Vase. Mr. Xinghe's Black Clothes might also have two or three Drops on them."
"Yes, the Evidence is left everywhere," Hoshikawa Togo Said bitterly, "I'm really a failing Magician..."
"Even if you're not a Magician, you're still failing," Hattori Heiji Look Towards Hoshikawa Togo with a Serious Expression. "You have to remember this. Unlike Magic Tricks, the Crimes you've committed won't disappear so Easily!"
Chi Feichei Raise Eye and Looked at Hattori Heiji, Lower Head, and continued to use his Mobile Phone to check Intelligence.
He felt threatened by the Aura of Justice.
There was a Bounty for a List needed by the Public Security Department, he could do it By the Way tomorrow Night...
Also, when he left at three o'clock in the Early Morning and went to the National Police Agency, he could Grab the fugitive who committed Home Invasion Robbery and Murder a Month ago By the Way. That Person was just a little better at hiding and a little more patient. The Degree of Danger wasn't high...
Should he let his Younger Sister Try to Handle it?
Only through tempering can there be Growth. He would secretly Follow Beside to keep an eye on things, so it should be okay...
Inspector Megure Looked at Hoshikawa Togo being taken away by Wataru Takagi, Turn Head and Said with Emotion, "Brother Hattori, that's really a wonderful Famous Deduction!"
"No, no," Hattori Heiji scratched his Head Smilingly embarrassedly. "Brother Hassashi Thought of it. I'm just Helping to explain."
"That's also very Good," Inspector Megure had watched a Reasoning and Solved a Case, and he was in a very Good Mood. "I think you're no worse than Kudo at all. You might even be stronger than Kudo!"
Hattori Heiji Smilingly Curved his Eyes. "Oh my, Inspector Megure, do you really think so?"
"People who don't even understand their own Mood, what Qualification do they have to be so Happy..." Conan glared at Hattori Heiji unhappily.
Chi Feichei was one thing. He was often hit hard, so he had Default Assumption that Chi Feichei was a little stronger than him, but Hattori... He wasn't convinced!
Moreover, Chi Feichei didn't Say anything and was acting as a silent invisible Man Aside. What was Hattori so Triumphant about?
"Putting aside the Fact that I already understand the Reason," Hattori Heiji didn't jump up and down as Conan had imagined. He was quite Calm. "Even if I don't, when it comes to Reasoning, I'm really not weaker than Kudo. If he's not convinced, let Brother Hassashi be a witness another Day, and I can compete with him!"
Inspector Megure coughed lightly. "Since there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Sigh, These Detectives are really something. Either they're like Brother Chi, Slacker in Reasoning and often avoid taking Statement, and sometimes their Attitude is so Cold that they deserve a beating, or they're like Brother Hattori, who has too much Competitive Spirit and is sometimes so Impulsive that he deserves a beating, or they're like Brother Mori, who is sometimes unreliable and deserves a beating, and sometimes Serious and earnest and handsome, just like a Split Personality Patient...
These Junior of his are all too individualistic, and there's not a Normal one among them.
He remembered that Brother Kudo was also quite young and competitive. Both sides were Acquaintance. If they argued, he wouldn't even know what to Say, so he should just pretend he didn't know...
Slip away, slip away.
(End of Chapter)
