Chapter 1062 The Surprise Came Too Suddenly
"What is this?" Kazuha Toyama leaned over to look at the Text on the Mobile Phone Screen. "It feels so hard to understand..."
"Yeah," Mouri Ran also left her Seat and huddled in front of the phone, asking in confusion, "Is it Ancient Text?"
Chi Feichi looked at Hattori Heiji and Conan. "Any thoughts?"
Attempting to get the Detective group to help excavate.
"Absolutely—" Hattori Heiji took a deep breath, reached out, and snapped the flip phone shut. "None!"
"Alright, alright, you all hurry up and sit properly," Mori Kogoro didn't Get Involved, urging, "The food is coming!"
"Yeah, this must be some kind of supernatural stuff, right? Since we can't understand it, there's no need to look at it. It doesn't have any Value for Research," Conan said with a smile, placing the Mobile Phone back in Chi Feichi's Hand, trying to stop his Little Partner from falling into a strange Pitfall. "I bought the second volume of 'The Demon's Planned Suicide Note.' After I finish it, I can lend it to Brother Chi to read!"
Once Seeing these two Conan-ology dogs had no Interest in it, Chi Feichi didn't insist and put his Mobile Phone back in his Pocket.
He wouldn't Research Things without Value, but the Problem was that this stuff might have reference Value for him right now, even more so than reading a Deduction Novel.
Hattori Heiji and Conan horsed around for a bit before the dishes were quickly served. The group stopped talking about other things and turned the topic to Food.
Chi Feichi ate silently throughout the Entire Process, only responding with a "It's good," "It's okay," or "No Need" when asked.
By the Time the Waiter served Dessert and Coffee, more than an Hour had passed.
"Hah..." Hattori Heiji smiled with satisfaction. "I'm full!"
Mouri Ran also smiled. "It's nice to try authentic Italian pasta occasionally!"
"Yeah, it was the right choice to come here. But Brother Feichi, did you not bring Fei Chi with you?" Kazuha Toyama turned her Head to ask Chi Feichi. "Previously, he would always quietly pop his Head out to Look at us, but I haven't seen him at all today."
Chi Feichi put down his coffee cup, deeply feeling that quite a few people paid Attention to Fei Chi. "He's about to start Shedding Skin, so he's at Home resting."
"Shedding Skin? Last Time, Ran and this Kid saw Fei Chi shedding his skin, right?" Hattori Heiji pointed at Conan, a little curious. "I've never even seen a snake shed its skin before. If there's enough Time, I definitely have to see it!"
"Fei Chi doesn't Seemingly like being watched while Shedding Skin," Mouri Ran reminded him with a smile. "Last Time we went to watch Fei Chi shed his skin, he stopped moving halfway through..."
Hattori Heiji refused to give up. "We can just secretly film it with a Camera and watch it later!"
"So? What did you and Older Sister Kazuha come to Tokyo for?" Conan looked at Hattori Heiji with a grin. The moment Heiji looked back, Conan's face instantly turned Cold with contempt, and he said in a cute Child's Voice, "You Black Charcoal!"
Mouri Ran was Stunned. "B-Black Charcoal?"
Hattori Heiji broke into a Sweat, extremely displeased. "Hey, hey, what's with this Attitude!"
"Who asked you to Suddenly run over without saying a word," Conan propped his Chin up with his Right Hand and looked at the Table. "You made my original Plan go down the drain."
Hattori Heiji started laughing again, revealing his white teeth. "Of Course we came because we have business! We came this Time because there's a Plan we want to Discuss with you guys. That's why we made a special trip to find you!"
"A Plan?" Mouri Ran looked at Kazuha Toyama with a questioning Gaze.
"Summer Vacation is almost here, so we wanted to invite you all to come play in Osaka," Kazuha Toyama said with a smile. "There are still a lot of great Things in Osaka that you haven't seen!"
Mori Kogoro picked up his coffee cup, looking blank. "The great Things you're talking about are..."
"Is there even a need to Say?" Kazuha Toyama said, Smilingly.
"The most famous thing in Osaka is, Of Course..." Hattori Heiji said with Expectation, "Koshien!"
"Takarazuka!" Kazuha Toyama said with a wide smile.
The Air fell silent for a Moment. Hattori Heiji and Kazuha Toyama stared at each other, dumbfounded and with expressions of 'total incomprehension'.
"Koshien?"
"Takarazuka?"
Conan had Half-Moon Eyes. Both of those are in Hyogo Prefecture, what do they have to do with Osaka?
"What are you doing?" Kazuha Toyama glared at Hattori Heiji. "I never heard you Say anything about going to some Koshien!"
Hattori Heiji glared right back, not yielding an inch. "When I heard you Actually wanted to go see some Takarazuka Performance, it was like a bolt from the blue to me, too!"
"Didn't I tell you a long time ago?" Kazuha Toyama said, annoyed. "The Neighbor Auntie gave us her Tickets to the Takarazuka Performance."
"Yes, yes," Hattori Heiji averted his Line of Sight. "You do Seemingly recall nagging on and on about it in front of me."
Chi Feichi silently drank his Coffee, watching the two bicker.
Takarazuka is the Takarazuka Revue, which performs domestic and foreign operas. It's composed of unmarried women who must leave upon Marriage, and the male roles are typically played by female actors in a practice known as otokoyaku. This is considered a distinctive Feature of a Takarazuka Performance.
"What's there to argue about?" Mori Kogoro drank his Coffee, Speechless. "Can't you just go to both?"
"Might As Well," Hattori Heiji made a Compromise. "Anyway, I Just wanted to take you guys to see the High School Baseball Game Finals."
Kazuha Toyama was Stunned. "Oh no, it's impossible to go to both..."
The reason was that Kazuha Toyama had many Tickets, all for the same Day, which happened to be the Day of the Koshien Baseball Finals. If they went to one, they couldn't go to the other.
"I think you should just give in, Kazuha," Hattori Heiji said to Kazuha Toyama with a wide grin. "The Takarazuka Performance is pretty much the same every year, but the Baseball Game Finals only happen once a year. That's a true, no-holds-barred Duel..."
"What are you talking about?" Kazuha Toyama said, unwilling to concede. "You can watch the Baseball Game Finals on the News Broadcast, but it's not Easy to get Tickets for such good Seats at a Takarazuka Performance. It would be too much of a Pity to miss it."
"Idiot! You have to watch Baseball live at the Scene! What's the Point of Just seeing the Outcome on the News?"
"Of Course, Takarazuka is also best watched live!" Kazuha Toyama said, then turned her Head to pull in her Allies. "Right, Ran! You'd also rather see the Takarazuka Performance, wouldn't you?"
Mouri Ran nodded with a bead of Sweat. "Uh, Uh-huh..."
"Hey, Kid," Hattori Heiji lowered his Head to Stare at Conan, his Face turning dark and terrifying as he issued a Threat. "If you're a Man, you'll Support watching the Baseball Finals, right?"
Conan sweated. "Th-That's right."
Hattori Heiji was satisfied and looked at Chi Feichi. "Then what about you, Brother Feichi? You'd also rather go see Koshien Baseball, right?"
Kazuha Toyama glared at Hattori Heiji with a Gaze full of Fire.
Damn him, he Actually moved first!
"I have no Interest in the Baseball Game," Chi Feichi said without a change in expression. "And I won't be watching the Takarazuka Performance either."
Hattori Heiji was Stunned. "Why?"
"The Banquet hosted by the THK Company clashes with the Koshien Finals and the Takarazuka Performance," Chi Feichi explained. "A lot of people will be attending this time, and both Sonoko and I have promised to go."
"So that means, Brother Feichi can't go with us?" Kazuha Toyama asked.
Chi Feichi nodded.
This time, the two companies had merged into one. He and Suzuki Sonoko had both agreed to meet the New Employees, and they would also be inviting some industry insiders over for everyone to get familiar with each other. He was the one who had set the Time.
Moreover, Fei Chi was about to shed his skin, and he didn't know what kind of Transformation might occur, so he had no Intention of running around anymore.
"That's a real Pity," Kazuha Toyama said with some Regret, then looked at Mori Kogoro. "What about you, Uncle? Which side do you Support?"
"I..." Mori Kogoro snuck a glance towards Chi Feichi. "I also received an Invitation Card to the Banquet."
"Father, you're not going with us either?" Mouri Ran hesitated. "Then Conan and I..."
"No, no," Hattori Heiji, seeing that he couldn't get a single person to come along, said quickly, "There can be other banquets in the future. Brother Feichi is the Host, so he has to attend, but Uncle doesn't absolutely have to go. Summer Vacation is almost here, shouldn't you be taking Ran and the Little Kid with Glasses out for a trip?"
Mori Kogoro looked at Mouri Ran and Conan and was forced to give up on the Banquet. "O-Okay."
"So, which side do you Support, Uncle?"
"Koshien or Takarazuka?"
Hattori Heiji and Kazuha Toyama stood up at the same time, Staring at Mori Kogoro with looks of Expectation so intense it was as if they wanted to eat him.
"Well..." Mori Kogoro sweated a little. "How about we have a Reasoning Competition? In the end, we'll go to the Place recommended by the winner. How does that sound?"
"A Reasoning Competition?" Hattori Heiji's Interest was piqued.
"At the end of last month, a Murder Case occurred in a certain Company's Office. Because there were many Suspicious Points, Inspector Megure requested that I go over and do some Investigation," Mori Kogoro explained. "That Company is in this Vicinity. I was Originally planning to go take a Look after dinner anyway."
Chi Feichi lowered his eyes and drank his Coffee.
The Crime rate in their Beihu Town is really High. The presidents of various companies lose their lives so easily.
"What do you all Think?" Mori Kogoro made a Proposal. "Although it's not great to use a Murder Incident for a Bet, the Criminal hasn't been caught anyway, so it's not a bad thing if we treat it as a way to Solve the Case faster."
"In This Case..." Hattori Heiji looked at Kazuha Toyama, full of Interest. "Kazuha, want to have a match?"
"That's too Cunning," Kazuha Toyama said, both angry and helpless, glancing at Hattori Heiji. "If we're competing with Reasoning, how could I possibly beat you?"
"Of Course..."
Mori Kogoro had just started to speak when he was interrupted by Chi Feichi.
Chi Feichi looked at Kazuha Toyama and said, "I'll Help you."
He wanted to cause trouble.
Hattori Heiji: "!"
His Smile froze.
Conan looked at Hattori Heiji's dumbfounded Appearance for a Moment and almost burst out laughing.
Kazuha Toyama was also a bit Stunned, muttering in a low voice, "The Surprise came too suddenly..."
"Hey, hey, Brother Feichi, how can you commit such a Betrayal of the Friendship between men?" Hattori Heiji instantly exploded. After Saying that, he stared at Conan while Gritting his Teeth and pulled in his Allies, "Conan, you also Think men Should stand on the same side, right? Also, you Should be on my side, right?"
If Kudo didn't side with him, then he would start the hammering!
He couldn't beat Brother Feichi, but couldn't he beat a mere Elementary School Student?
Conan felt the Killing Intent in Hattori Heiji's eyes and was forced to nod in Agreement. "Er, Uh-huh..."
Kazuha Toyama happily pulled in a Teammate. "Ran, you should join Brother Feichi and me. We'll definitely win!"
Mouri Ran figured she was just tagging along anyway, so it would be fine to Support Kazuha Toyama, and nodded with a smile. "Okay!"
Hattori Heiji turned his Head to Stare at Chi Feichi. "Brother Feichi..."
Chi Feichi ignored Hattori Heiji's darkening Face. "I don't have the slightest Interest in Baseball. Compared to that, opera performances are much more interesting. Of Course I'm helping Kazuha."
Mori Kogoro had Black Lines on his Forehead. No Wonder. His apprentice was the kind of person who would go to a nightclub and ask people for an opera Song. "Then I..."
He looked at one side: Kazuha Toyama, his own Daughter, his own apprentice. Then he looked at the other side: Osaka's Famous High School Detective and the Little Kid with Glasses. He... was in such a difficult position.
"Uncle, you should join our side too!" Kazuha Toyama actively recruited him. "Heiji is a High School Detective who has solved many Incidents. If a Famous Detective like you joins us, our side is guaranteed to win!"
Hattori Heiji: "..."
For the First Time, he felt that Kazuha... had a detestable face!
"Your side Already has three people," Mori Kogoro looked at Hattori Heiji and Conan, and Suddenly had an idea. "Ahem, I think I'll just be the Referee!"
(End of Chapter)