As they talked.
The train stopped at Shizuoka Station, waiting for new passengers to board.
“Hmm?”
Akiyoshi Seiji caught a glimpse of a familiar figure getting on the train.
“Seiji-kun, why are you here?”
The newcomer was none other than Hattori Heizo, carrying a briefcase and followed by her assistant, Kuriyama Midori.
She wore a black blazer over a purple turtleneck sweater, looking both dignified and competent.
And the gold-rimmed glasses perched on her nose were a gift from Akiyoshi Seiji.
Although gold-rimmed glasses demand a certain level of refinement.
Hattori Heizo could easily pull it off.
Moreover, for a mature woman as cold and elegant as her.
It added a touch of ascetic grace.
“It’s Heizo-san, Ran’s friend in Kyoto is getting married, I’m going with Ran.”
Akiyoshi Seiji knew that Hattori Heizo was going out today and not at the detective agency.
A wealthy, childless old woman in Osaka wanted to make a will, donating her inheritance.
Since she had worked with Hattori Heizo a few years ago, she contacted her this time.
Hattori Heizo also mentioned that she and Kuriyama Midori had gone to Shizuoka Prefecture earlier.
To take care of a property matter for the old woman.
“Ran’s here too!” Kuriyama Midori sighed with relief.
When she boarded the train with her teacher, Hattori Heizo, and saw Akiyoshi Seiji.
Kuriyama Midori was startled.
She was afraid that Akiyoshi Seiji would get carried away with Hattori Heizo again and …
Put her in an awkward situation.
After all, she would have to pretend to be oblivious in front of Hattori Heizo.
Knowing that Akiyoshi Seiji was with Mouri Ran.
That should be fine, and there’s no private space on the train besides the toilet.
Thinking about it, Kuriyama Midori had a bright smile on her face.
Then, in the next moment, the expression on Kuriyama Midori’s face turned to panic.
She saw Akiyoshi Seiji suddenly step forward and try to hug Hattori Heizo.
Fortunately, he only put his arm around Hattori Heizo's shoulder.
“Heizo-san, you must be tired today. Tonight, I’ll cook you a nice meal.”
Hattori Heizo gave him a knowing look.
They knew each other so well, they could tell what Akiyoshi Seiji was thinking.
Conan looked up at the two of them, confused.
He felt like Akiyoshi and Heizo-san were a bit too close.
Akiyoshi Seiji’s hand was resting affectionately on Hattori Heizo’s shoulder, almost hugging half of her body.
However, Conan didn’t think much of it.
After all, he had known Akiyoshi Seiji through Mouri Ran when he was young.
After getting acquainted, he would occasionally go to Hattori Heizo's house to look for Akiyoshi Seiji.
In his opinion, it was only natural that Akiyoshi Seiji, who had been taken in and given shelter by Hattori Heizo, would be grateful to her.
So it’s normal that the two of them are closer.
Kuriyama Midori on the side, felt uncomfortable.
Like a light bulb.
“Right, this is Conan, isn’t it?” Hattori Heizo looked at Conan, who was still standing there.
She had heard Akiyoshi Seiji mention Conan.
“Yes, I’m Conan, nice to meet you, Heizo-san!” Conan replied solemnly, greeting her respectfully.
When he was younger, he was naughty and took Mouri Ran and Akiyoshi Seiji to play football, and ended up breaking a window pane.
But he was disciplined by Hattori Heizo.
He also admired Akiyoshi Seiji for being able to get along with such a stern elder like Hattori Heizo as if they were friends.
“Alright, go say hello to Ran and me, I’m going to the seats with Kuriyama-san.”
Hattori Heizo noticed her palm being tickled by Akiyoshi Seiji, she frowned slightly.
She gave Akiyoshi Seiji a warning look, then quickly took Kuriyama Midori to another carriage.
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As Conan was talking to Akiyoshi Seiji and heading back to their seats, he saw two men in black walking in.
He froze in place.
“I wasn’t mistaken, it’s them!”
“Akiyoshi-nii, you go back first, I want to go to the toilet!” Conan played cute.
Compared to adults, a child like him would be less likely to be noticed if he followed Gin and Vodka.
So Conan wasn’t going to call Akiyoshi Seiji.
Akiyoshi Seiji glanced at him and saw Gin and Vodka.
He knew this little brat was going to go crazy again.
He didn’t care and waved his hand and left.
He had to find a way to separate Heizo-san and Kuriyama-san first.
It was his first time trying it on a train.
But, unexpectedly, Gin had recovered quite well after all this time.
He still exuded a strong aura of murderous intent.
He must have been on a lot of missions lately, or executed a lot of undercover agents.
The fresh scent of death enveloped Gin.
He gained another 150% of soul value.
Gin and Vodka glanced coldly at Akiyoshi Seiji and Conan, who looked like a high school student with his younger brother.
They ignored them and walked straight past.
Gin had a gloomy expression on his face. Ever since his last mission failed, he was beaten up and robbed.
To re-establish his prestige, he had been rooting out many undercover agents as soon as he recovered from his injuries.
His beloved was this organization.
There were so many undercover agents, he couldn't catch them all, making him even more upset.
However, after killing so many undercover agents.
The organization seemed to be short of capable hands for a while.
He glanced at Vodka. While his driving, fighting, and shooting skills were not bad, and he was also good at IT.
But his ability to handle affairs independently was lacking.
This made Gin think of Rye, Bourbon.
He once had high hopes for him, but he turned out to be an FBI undercover agent. Fortunately, the FBI had a lot of incompetent people.
The plan to ambush Gin was foiled.
Thinking of this, Gin became even more agitated. Even the FBI hadn't caused him any trouble.
Vermouth had been back for so many days.
Had she not yet investigated the information of that strange man?