Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 114: Eastern and Western Detectives' Reasoning Showdown (Part )

Hattori Heiji rubbed Conan's head and laughed out loud, while Conan showed an unwilling expression: This guy, I really want to beat him up.

Xie Bian came over and gave Hattori Heiji a piece of advice: "My dear brother, you seem to have not yet found out the truth. If you are so complacent now, you may suffer a great loss later."

"It's okay, I'm one step ahead of him now." Hattori Heiji patted Conan's head. "As long as I beat him this time, I'll be a more powerful detective than him."

Xie Bian narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Really? But I think Brother Kudo will win this duel."

Hattori Heiji was shocked that Xie Bian knew Conan's true identity, and hurriedly questioned Conan. Conan had no choice but to briefly tell him about the Oritis organization.

"Isn't that dangerous? Being dragged into an organization's internal strife, what on earth are you thinking?"

"Don't worry, little brother Hattori. We are still very considerate of our true allies."

Conan felt helpless: "I don't think you have considered anyone as your ally yet."

"That's not the way to say it. Mr. Sabeda has sacrificed a lot for you. This at least proves that you are his recognized 'companion'."

"The Action Team has always been righteous and never abandons their companions easily. This is why I chose to recruit them. In comparison, the Patrol Team is a bit of a mixed bag."

"So, Mr. Xie is a member of the 'Supervisor'. In order to fight against that DM, your status and position should match his." Conan analyzed.

"It's exactly as you said. Although he and I are both supervisors and joined the manor for similar reasons, our concepts are still quite different."

"However, for now, please both of you focus on this sudden case."

After Xie Bian finished speaking, he unfolded his folding fan and turned to leave.

"That guy seems like a smiling tiger." Hattori Heiji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Conan urged Hattori Heiji to tell him his reasoning: "Now it's important to solve the case. What is your reasoning? Tell me."

Hattori Heiji stated that if the person's words were interpreted in Kansai dialect, they were trying to persuade someone to take responsibility for their murder, and that he was murdered by the person they were trying to persuade because they knew the truth. Furthermore, the "Little Abe" in the person's words probably refers to "candy balls."

Conan couldn't help but sigh that this time he failed because he didn't know how to speak Kansai dialect.

"Also, the murderer, whom the deceased wanted to persuade, is still in the restaurant. I think they were at different tables. The murderer contacted the deceased via his cell phone, called him to the bathroom, and then poisoned him."

Inspector Megure immediately ordered the suspects to be narrowed down to men between the ages of 30 and 40, and to be interrogated one by one. After all, if they were childhood friends of the deceased, they should be around this age.

Hattori Heiji patted Conan's head and showed off to Sera: "So from the current point of view, my progress is one step ahead of this kid, right?"

Sera complained, "What do you mean, kid? You're dueling with Kudo Shinichi, aren't you?"

Hattori Heiji quickly tried to justify what he had just said: "Ah, what I meant was that I am one step ahead of Kudo who is backing this guy."

"Every time this brat listens to Kudo's reasoning on the phone, he makes it sound like his own. That's why I have the illusion that he's Kudo or Shinichi."

"But, sorry, I'm definitely going to win this case. Since the murderer is also from Kansai, I, a native of Kanto, don't have the advantage over Kodo."

Conan showed his half-moon eyes and poured cold water on Hattori Heiji: "Mr. Xie just reminded you not to be too happy too soon. You haven't uncovered the truth of the case yet."

The list of suspects was narrowed down to three people, and Hattori Heiji asked Inspector Megure for the right to interrogate the murderer on the grounds that the murderer might be from Kansai.

The first one was Mr. Suberoli, who said he was a Tokyo native and was sweating all over because he had just eaten a spicy rice bowl.

"You guys are dead, but you still accept orders for food?" Hattori Heiji was speechless.

"Since the customers' demands are reasonable, we should satisfy them. Besides, a restaurant is a place to eat." Xie Bian unfolded the folding fan in his hand and stood aside gracefully.

The second person was Mr. Amakasu Toru, who had been smoking with his left hand and had just finished a bowl of spicy ramen. Hattori Heiji thought his accent was strange, but he said he spoke with a true Tokyo accent.

The third person was Mr. Sanpei Tojo. He had no appetite because someone died in the store, and he didn't eat the plate of mapo tofu on the table. He has a physique that sweats easily, and now he is sweating all over because of nervousness.

After some questioning, Hattori Heiji said that the only conclusion he could draw was that the three of them ordered very spicy food, which shocked everyone present.

Kogoro Mouri is already having dinner with Xiaolan and Kazuha. They even asked the antique dealer to bring them the same dishes as those for the three suspects.

"Rice bowl, clear broth ramen, and mapo tofu." The antique dealer pointed at the dishes on the table and then expressed his confusion. "Can clear broth ramen actually taste spicy?"

Now Conan immediately realized who the murderer was.

Officer Takagi also discovered the identity of the deceased, Kengo Shibiya, who was the first person to discover the poisoning of the president of a construction company in Saitama Prefecture last week. The poison used in that case was also candy balls coated with a cyanide-based poison.

Hattori Heiji was currently unable to determine who the murderer was, and could only repeatedly question the three suspects: "So we already know that one of you three is from Kansai and is the murderer. Since you are from Kansai, you should have the courage of a Kansai person and admit it openly."

The antique dealer looked at Hattori Heiji, who was acting rather recklessly, and was speechless. "There shouldn't be a murderer stupid enough to come forward and confess his crime."

Xie Bian joked, "After all, they finally got ahead, so they're probably eager to win right away."

At this time, Conan took out his mobile phone: "Hey, Shinichi brother, do you know who the criminal is?"

When Hattori Heiji heard the news, his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Conan said that one of the three people was hiding the fact that he was from Kansai, and that person was the real murderer.

Hattori Heiji was a little anxious: "Hey, you are obviously from Tokyo, how is it possible that you know about us people from Kansai?"

"Ah, that's what Shinichi-nii told me. He said that this way I can hit a walk-off home run."

Conan also showed that kind of nasty expression to Hattori Heiji.

Hattori Heiji was so angry that he gnashed his teeth, and then he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw that it was Xie Bian who did it: "That's why I said, little brother, don't rush things. If you lose this move, you lose everything."

"Damn it! I'd like to see what kind of reasoning he has."