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Xiaolan quickly waved her hand and denied it:
"My boyfriend isn't Shinichi, his name is Akiyama Natsuha. When you meet him later, I'll introduce you."
"Ah, I'm sorry!"
Kazuha's worldview seems to have been shaken.
Is it reasonable that childhood sweethearts didn't become lovers as adults?
"Kazuha, it's actually quite normal for childhood friends not to become a couple~" Sonoko took the opportunity to instill her values, "Childhood friends just spend a lot of time together, but their values and personalities don't necessarily mean they're compatible. Look at Ran and Shinichi, isn't that a case in point?"
"what?"
Kazuha's brain is about to short-circuit.
Xiao Lan finally couldn't stand it anymore and punched her best friend with her little fist. That brat! He Ye doesn't even have a diary now, can't she just let him fall into Xia Ye's clutches a little later?
"Kazuha~ Don't listen to her nonsense!"
Ran took Kazuha's hand and gently comforted her, but—
Because of her gentle, slightly apologetic words of comfort, Kazuha felt that she agreed with Sonoko's point of view.
This made Kazuha's heart waver slightly.
"Hey, wait!"
Sonoko seemed to have suddenly discovered something interesting as well; she stroked her chin with a strange expression.
"Hattori——"
"I remember he was a member of the nobility from the Kansai region. Who is Hattori Heiji's relative, the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief Hattori Heizo?"
That's his dad!
Kazuha was surprised that Sonoko knew Uncle Heizo.
It seems that Sonoko is usually too low-key.
After chatting for so long, Kazuha still hadn't connected Sonoko's full name, Suzuki Sonoko, with the Suzuki Foundation.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been surprised.
Ran and Sonoko exchanged another glance.
Hattori Heizo is Hattori Heiji's father, which means that Hattori Shizuka (Ikenami Shizuka) is Hattori Heiji's mother?
Think of this.
Sonoko felt a little sympathy for Hattori Heiji.
Now, not only are they childhood sweethearts, but even... cough cough, can't they be saved?
It seems so.
As expected of a high school detective who is on par with Shinichi—is he really on par with him in this respect?
Xiaolan – distant mountains and leaves.
Yukiko - Shizuka Ikeha.
They really are two people with similar fates!
...
Time goes back to before.
Natsume walked out of Hideko Kamijou's room.
I strolled leisurely to the hotel entrance.
Because they had been dealing with Hideko Kamijou for quite some time, Inspector Yokomizo and Kogoro Mouri had already gone to investigate Tokio Ehara's room.
The room was secured with a security lock, and Jiang Yuanshi's original clothes were lying on the floor.
The window was wide open, and a glove was stuck on the windowsill.
Therefore, Kogoro Mouri concluded:
Jiang Yuan Shi'an was the organizer of this mysterious journey. Today, when he was pretending to be the Dark Duke and trying to climb down to the room to scare people, he accidentally fell and was killed by the knight statue.
That's definitely in line with Uncle Mori's style of reasoning.
Inspector Yokomizo had unwavering faith in his idol's reasoning.
Even the detective tour members who arrived one after another agreed with this statement, marveling that it turned out that Jiang Yuan Shi'an was the organizer of the mysterious tour. Now that he is dead, the hacking program of the Dark Duke will also become a secret buried forever!
Xia Ye was speechless.
To be honest, this detective tour group, apart from Conan who's a proper detective and Uncle Mori who occasionally has flashes of brilliance, the rest of them have nothing to do with detectives. These guys all look mysterious and intimidating, but their reasoning ability is practically zero.
They couldn't even see such an obvious clue.
But isn't that guy over there, whose skin is almost blending into the night, Heiji Hattori?
Why is he here?
And he even got together with Conan to study the corpse!
When did these two meet?
At this time-
Kamijou Hideko arrived late.
After glancing at Xia Ye casually, she turned her gaze to the corpse of Jiang Yuan Shi Nan, whose mask had been removed, on the ground.
This left her with mixed feelings.
It's not that she still has feelings for her ex-husband.
But -
She was still talking to Xia Ye when her ex-husband died.
"Exchange" intelligence.
Thinking about it now, it still feels a bit awkward.
After all, her reaction was a bit too much at that time, and Xia Ye noticed it immediately. It was so embarrassing!
"No—this is not an accident!"
Just as everyone was about to disband the detective tour and go home, Conan and Heiji Hattori simultaneously pointed out that the tie and belt were tied incorrectly, directly overturning the theory of an accidental fall. This successfully made everyone suspect that the real organizer, who was actually disguised as the Dark Duke, was still hiding in the shadows and that he was the one who killed Ehara Tokio!
then--
After being transferred to the hotel office.
Officer Yokomizo began asking for alibis.
When asked about Hideko Kamijou, she smiled charmingly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Natsume, "At the time of the incident, I was having drinks with this Mr. Natsume in the bar on the second floor. He can vouch for me~"
Xia Ye nodded.
"Indeed~"
"Let's drink!"
Inspector Yokomizo believed it immediately, just as he wouldn't doubt Uncle Mori, Conan, or Ran.
He didn't suspect Xia Ye, who had almost no connection with the detective tour group and was actually a police officer.
After providing her alibi, Hideko Kamijou swayed gracefully as she walked to Natsume's side and whispered, "At this point, why don't you tell this officer who the organizer of this event is? Are you trying to protect her?"
"I don't want to get involved in this case—"
Xia Ye glanced calmly at Sayama Akiko, who was about to enter to be questioned.
"Besides, didn't I already tell you her identity? Why didn't you say so? Could it be—"
Xia Ye's lips curled into a mischievous smile: "Do you want to keep this as a secret between the two of us?"
"Yes, isn't this a good thing?"
Being a mature woman, and one who knows how to use her feminine charm to seduce men and achieve her goals, Hideko Kamijou, having returned to her normal self, smiled sweetly at Natsume's teasing, saying, "Besides, there's no benefit in telling anyone, so why offend anyone?"
"Haha~"
Just as Xia Ye was about to say a few more words, she saw Xiao Lan and Yuan Zi appear from around the corner and walk towards her.
Behind them followed a pretty and cute girl. The three of them walked and chatted, and seemed to be quite familiar with each other.
Kazuha Toyama? Well, that makes sense. Heiji Hattori has already shown up, so it's not unusual for me to see Kazuha Toyama here.
"Natsuyo~" Sonoko waved over.
"Xiaolan and I have made a new friend. Come on, let us introduce you to her!"
"Okay, I'm here~" Xia Ye greeted her with a smile and extended her hand to Yuanshan Kazuha in a polite manner.
"Hello, I'm Akiyama Natsuha, Ran's boyfriend. Nice to meet you~"
"what!"
Kazuha saw Natsume walking over and was waiting for Ran and Sonoko to introduce her, but Natsume greeted him on her own.
Looking at that handsome face with a gentle smile.
Her face flushed slightly.
Without thinking, she instinctively placed her small hand into Xia Ye's large hand and murmured:
"I am Kazuha Toyama, nice to meet you too~"
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"Hey! Ran, Kazuha, have you noticed—" Sonoko's dark green eyes darted back and forth between Natsuba and Kazuha a few times before she smiled mysteriously, "Natsuba and Kazuha's names both have 'mountain' and 'leaf' in them, what a coincidence~"
"What do you call fate?" Xia Ye gently released He Ye's small hand and then lightly tapped Sonoko's forehead.
"If that's the case, then since both your names and Miss He Ye's are four characters long, aren't you two quite destined for each other?"
"Well--!"
Sonoko covered her forehead and pouted.
They're trying to win you over!
They don't appreciate it at all, I'm heartbroken!
"Pfft——!"
Kazuha Toyama was amused.
The atmosphere here is really harmonious.
However, she was a little curious. Xiaolan's boyfriend and her best friend were playing around so intimately, yet she just stood by and watched with a smile, seemingly without any concern. Wasn't she afraid that her best friend would steal her boyfriend? Or was it because they trusted each other so much?
Poor Kazuha was unaware of the truth.
If only I knew.
My values definitely need to be reshaped before I can adapt!
and so--
Her first impression of Xia Ye was very good.
He was handsome, no less so than any celebrity, had a great physique, and possessed a gentle and polite demeanor. When he greeted me, he looked me straight in the eye without glancing at me, and when we shook hands, he touched briefly and then let go, showing no intention of taking advantage of me.
In short, he's a very polite and handsome guy!
Xiaolan really hit the jackpot!
Kazuha now understands why Ran didn't end up with her childhood friend Shinichi Kudo. Ran told her that Shinichi Kudo and Heiji were practically identical, both prioritizing cases above all else. So it's quite normal that Ran chose the gentler Natsuha!
... ...
"Kazuha, isn't that dark-skinned guy over there Hattori Heiji?"
Ran looked curiously at the boy next to her father, a dark-skinned boy rubbing his chin in deep thought. Aside from his darker complexion, he looked almost exactly like Shinichi. Then she looked at Conan, who was striking the same pose next to him, and Ran found it all quite strange.
"Yeah, it's him—" Kazuha subconsciously pouted, complaining speechlessly:
"Did you see Xiaolan? We've been here for so long, and he still hasn't noticed me. Isn't that outrageous? I remember when you turned the corner, Mr. Xia Ye's gaze fell on you!"
"That's because Xia Ye has a keen intuition!" Kind-hearted Xiao Lan subconsciously tried to save face for Hattori Heiji, but even she probably didn't believe what she said. They were on the third-floor corridor of the hotel, and there was only one path. They were so close, it was absurd that they hadn't noticed him!