On the street, as expected of Sonoko, she quickly recovered from the bank robbery and dragged Kazuha and Ran to various luxury stores.
[Really, why do I have to come if Sonoko is the one shopping?]
Conan was feeling very annoyed.
Heiji, laden with several large bags, followed behind them, thinking about why Shiho Miyano had appeared there.
"Heiji-niichan, how did you take down those three robbers back there?"
Conan was very curious. The skill Heiji had demonstrated was too formidable, something a high school student shouldn't possess.
"Just like that. Don't ask so many questions, little one."
Heiji had no time to waste on this mystery fanatic: Shiho Miyano went to Shiyou Bank for the sole purpose of finding out about her sister, Akemi Miyano. However, at the station, she had several men in black by her side, who were obviously from the Black Organization. They couldn't have come for the Masami Hirota matter... Shinichi Kudo.
He remembered that in the anime, in Shiho Miyano's memories, she had taken people to search Shinichi Kudo's house on two occasions. That must have been her purpose.
[I have to warn that woman, Akemi Miyano, in advance.]
"Heiji-niichan... Heiji-niichan..."
Conan was speechless: This guy, Hattori, what is he thinking about so intently?
"Heiji, come here!"
Kazuha, further ahead, waved at Heiji, her eyes full of expectation.
A hint of doubt crossed Heiji's mind: This girl is shopping, why does she have that expression?
When he reached the three girls, he finally understood why Kazuha had that look on her face.
"Heiji, I'm sure it will look great on you," Kazuha's eyes sparkled like little stars.
Looking at the blood-red gentleman's suit in the shop window, Heiji's face darkened: "I'm not wearing it."
"Heiji, this suit is very beautiful," Kazuha said, looking at him expectantly.
"No, I'm not wearing it."
Heiji was speechless. What era are we in to still be playing cosplay?
"But I really want to see you wearing it."
Kazuha was already imagining Heiji, like a knight, rescuing her, the princess, from the clutches of a demon... Oh my god, what happiness.
Seeing Kazuha's increasingly determined gaze, Heiji felt a chill: This girl is about to go into crazy mode.
"Heiji, please wear it. We want to see you too," Sonoko said, with the same expectation.
[This Sonoko, what do you care if Hattori wears it or not. Good thing Ran isn't like that.]
Conan couldn't help but look at Ran.
Ran was looking at the gentleman's suit, entranced, a look of longing in her eyes.
Conan's heart darkened.
"Ahem, ahem, Kazuha, let's go get your favorite ice cream."
I have to get out of this troublesome place as soon as possible.
"Heiji, you're very good at deduction, but your ability to divert attention is very weak, right, Kazuha?" Sonoko said, looking at him with a mischievous smile.
Kazuha nodded like a little pecking hen, staring at Heiji, a glint in her beautiful eyes and a pitiful expression.
Heiji and Kazuha looked at each other for a while, and the firmness in his gaze gradually weakened.
Much later, he suddenly sighed: "Alright, I'll wear it."
"Yes!!!"
Kazuha let out a cry of excitement, pounced on Heiji, and gave him a passionate kiss, full of love.
Sonoko, on the side, was very envious.
Ran watched the scene with a smile, but inside she felt dejected: Shinichi hasn't called me in a long time.
"Welcome."
Amidst the laughter of the three girls, Heiji put on the blood-red gentleman's suit. When he came out of the fitting room, the entire luxury store fell silent.
Heiji's figure was already beautifully proportioned. Added to his handsome face and this blood-red gentleman's suit, mysterious and spooky...
A look of fascination involuntarily crossed the eyes of the three girls.
"Wow, Heiji-niichan, what a beautiful suit, so handsome!"
Conan's shout suddenly broke the whole atmosphere.
"You, little one, be still."
Sonoko glared at Conan. She was about to kiss Heiji... well, in her imagination.
[Damn it, this girl, Sonoko, and Ran too, looking at Hattori with that infatuated face.]
Conan's heart was filled with jealousy.
Heiji paid no attention to this king of jealousy. This gentleman's suit, just like the Night Baron's blood-red tailcoat, had a mysterious and noble air. However, the tailcoat belonged to the darkness, while the gentleman's suit should be exposed to the sunlight.
In short, both were fine.
"Heiji, will you wear it tonight for my birthday party?" Sonoko asked with a mixture of nervousness and expectation.
Heiji was about to refuse directly, but remembering what had just happened, Sonoko's genuine excitement, he couldn't help but soften.
"No problem."
"Really?" Sonoko's eyes suddenly shone with immense joy. Barely containing her euphoria, she looked at Kazuha: "Kazuha, you won't mind if Heiji is my dance partner tonight, right?"
Although Kazuha felt a little reluctant, if it was for her best friend, she had no problem: "Of course, if Heiji is okay with it."
Sonoko suddenly hugged Kazuha.
"Thank you for your purchase."
Leaving the luxury store, Heiji had the feeling he was being kept.
"I didn't expect this gentleman's suit to cost a million yen. Sonoko, I'll pay you back as soon as possible."
Kazuha couldn't imagine a suit could be so expensive, let alone that Sonoko would pay for it for her. She felt very embarrassed.
"Kazuha, you don't have to pay me back. Take it as a gift for Heiji, in gratitude for saving my life."
Remembering the scene at the mountain villa, Sonoko blushed. Luckily, Kazuha paid it no mind.
[Worthy of being the daughter of the Suzuki Corporation, she gives away a million yen as if it were nothing.]
Conan watched with admiration.
At that moment, a tall figure walked past them, with a delicate fragrance mixed with a faint smell of chemical products.
Heiji's and Conan's eyes hardened at the same time.
"Ran-neechan, I saw my classmates, I'm going to play with them."
"Hey, Conan, Conan. Oh well, this kid, really."
Seeing Conan's figure disappear into the crowd, Ran couldn't help but kick the ground. She was Conan's guardian now, what would she do if something happened to him?
"That little Conan, you really can't be at ease with him," Sonoko said with resignation.
"But he's also very good at deduction," Kazuha said.
"That's because he spends a lot of time with Heiji," Sonoko said, glancing shyly at Heiji.
"Kazuha, you go shopping with Ran and Sonoko. I'm going to buy a few things."
Heiji was also curious to know what Shiho Miyano was doing here.
"Okay, be careful."
Kazuha never asked Heiji what he was going to do, she just lovingly asked him to be careful.
"I'll entrust Kazuha to you."
Seeing Heiji also disappear into the crowd, two of the three girls were no longer in high spirits.
Shiho Miyano's speed was not very fast. Conan was following her, and Heiji, from a greater distance.
Gradually, the street emptied out.
Suddenly, Shiho Miyano turned sharply at a corner. Conan sped up to follow her.
A dead end???
[Shit.]
Conan's face changed. Suddenly, he felt a pain in the back of his neck and instantly passed out.
Shiho Miyano looked indifferently at Conan, who was lying on the ground. She came out of the corner and looked at Heiji, who was standing not far away.
"Heiji Hattori, I want to commission a mission for you."
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