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"I've trained hard this year, and I'm sure I can win. There's plenty of time now to solve the case."
Seeing that Hattori Heiji refused to leave the scene, Ikenami Shizuka could only frown and sigh helplessly.
Seeing that Heiji had good talent in martial arts, she began to train him in kendo from a young age.
But unexpectedly, he went astray and became fascinated with deduction and crime-solving.
As a result, his great talent was wasted, and he is still only a mediocre kendo practitioner.
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Suddenly, Shizuka Ikebab felt her phone vibrate in her handbag and discovered it was a text message.
A text message from Izuki Karuta clearly stated that it was to collect a debt, and that if the debtor refused to pay, the debtor had better be prepared.
"Hmph, serves you right for not taking the initiative before..."
A smile flashed across Ikeba Shizuka's face before she quickly turned and left.
On the other side, Hattori Heiji kept observing Ikenami Shizuka out of the corner of his eye.
"That's strange, did Mom just smile?"
Heiji Hattori shook his head. "No, I must have seen wrong... How could that old lady who always has a frown be smiling?"
However, with Shizuka Ikenami gone, Heiji Hattori was able to focus more intently on the case investigation.
After more than an hour,
Osaka Shinkansen Station.
Izuki Karuta, Ran, and Conan had just stepped out of the station when...
My gaze was quickly drawn to two striking, pretty figures at the doorway.
It was Kazuha, wearing her school uniform, and Shizuka Ikenami, still wearing her kimono.
"Mr. Izuki! Xiaolan!"
Kazuha happily rushed forward, instinctively wanting to throw herself into Itake Karuta's arms.
But then he remembered that Shizuka Ikemura, an elder, was also there, so he had to temporarily change his target and hug Ran.
Ran smiled and hugged Kazuha, while asking with some confusion, "Isn't it a holiday today? Why are you wearing your school uniform, Kazuha?"
Kazuha explained, "Today there's a kendo team competition for Kaifang High School, and my classmates all asked me to go and cheer them on, so I wore my school uniform."
While the two women were chatting and laughing...
Ikenami Shizuka had already walked up to Itake Karuta, her tone flat: "Mr. Itake, we meet again."
Kazuha was somewhat surprised: "Aunt Jinghua, how do you know her... no, have you met before?"
"Could it be that the friend we're waiting for is Mr. Yizhu?"
Kazuha had been waiting here for an hour, and then she ran into Shizuka Ikenami, who was also waiting for someone.
I thought the friend Shizuka Ikenami was talking about would be a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, but it turned out to be Itake Karuta?!
“To be precise, they’re not friends,” Izuki Karuta corrected, “but clients.”
"A client?!" Kazuha's voice suddenly rose eight octaves: "Aunt Jinghua, how come you've become Mr. Yizhu's client too?"
"If Heiji finds out about this..."
Ran, standing nearby, looked confused. "Kazuha, what does this have to do with Heiji?"
Ran was already used to Izuki Karuta developing and helping clients, and Kazuha was also familiar with it.
Why are you still so surprised?
Kazuha couldn't hold back any longer, "Aunt Shizuka, she... she's Heiji's mother!"
"ah?!!!"
Ran and Conan were also shocked.
Heiji Hattori looks like charcoal.
Shizuka Ikebami looks to be only in her early twenties, with snow-white skin.
How could these two be mother and son?
Conan was particularly puzzled by the two women's reactions.
They were just clients of Izuki Karuta, so why were they so shocked?
"You two shouldn't make such a fuss." Izuki Qingtian glanced at Xiaolan and He Ye, knowing that they had probably misunderstood.
He then added, "A few days ago, Ms. Chi Bo asked me to help find an old classmate from decades ago."
That's why it's described as a customer relationship.
Because of the case encountered along the way, which has been recorded by the police, they can definitely find out if they are willing to investigate.
Revealing these things doesn't necessarily constitute a breach of customer privacy.
Of course, it could happen as early as today, or as late as two or three days later.
The client relationship between Itake Karuta and Ikenami Shizuka will undoubtedly continue to deepen.
Chapter 217 The lady wants to borrow money again; Heiji is afraid of Conan.
"Oh, so you're a customer."
Xiaolan and He Ye both breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Shizuka Ikenami is a great beauty, the two women felt a little strange when they thought that she was Heiji Hattori's mother.
Fortunately, it was just a regular customer relationship.
"Mr. Yizhu has really thought things through clearly."
Ikeba Shizuka opened her folding fan, covering half her face, and chuckled, "Since that's the case, I happen to have another request right now, and I'd like to ask Mr. Izuki for help."
Izuki Karuta reminded her, "Since it's a commission, a fee needs to be prepared. Has Ms. Ikenami thought it through?"
A sly glint flashed in Shizuka Ikebab's beautiful eyes, accompanied by a slight smile: "Of course, there will be a reward of 100 million yen after the matter is accomplished."
"That's just a minor case. With Mr. Yizhu's abilities, he should be able to resolve it easily, right?"
Upon hearing about the case, Conan immediately began to inquire.
Shizuka Ikemura then recounted the murder that occurred at the Naniwa Gymnasium.
"At the gymnasium?" Kazuha was taken aback. "Heiji also has a match today. He'll definitely run over when he hears about the case."
"I guess that case has been solved by now, right?"
Kazuha really couldn't understand it.
Since Shizuka Ikenami's husband is the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief and her son Heiji Hattori is also a skilled detective...
Why would they specifically entrust Itake Karuta with solving the case?
If this gets out, it will be somewhat embarrassing for the police.
Ikeba Shizuka shook her head. "I just texted them to ask. The case is a bit strange and hasn't been solved yet."
"Well, Mr. Yizhu, this should be just a piece of cake for you, right?"
Since seeing Izumi Karuta solve the case last time, Ikenami Shizuka has been somewhat amazed.
Since Heiji loves deduction so much, let's show him how much of a gap there is between him and others when it comes to deduction.
Once they see that insurmountable gap, they probably won't be so engrossed in deduction and crime-solving anymore.
Izuki Karuta nodded. "Since Ms. Ikenami has spoken, I will accept this request."
Anyway, the more debt Ikenami Shizuka owes, the better.
We'll just make her pay back her debts when the time comes.
Ran and Kazuha naturally had no objection to Izuki Karuta's decision.
Needless to say, Conan, who loves solving cases, is another story altogether.
Soon after, the group arrived at the side building of the Waves Stadium.
Crime scene.
"Kazuha, Ran Mouri, and... Itake?!"
How did you end up here?
When Hattori Heiji saw the group of people, he was taken aback for a moment, and then his pupils contracted slightly.
Because following behind them was a short figure—Conan!
"Heiji-nii, what are the specific details of the case?"
Conan asked in a slightly naive, clip-like voice, "Could you tell me in detail?"
Hattori Heiji's hair stood on end, and at the same time, his irresistible reaction was rapidly awakening.
To avoid being noticed, Heiji Hattori quickly led Conan to a corner and squatted down to talk.