Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 113: Eastern and Western Detectives' Reasoning Showdown (Part )

On this day, Hattori Heiji received a strange letter of commission, and he brought Kazuha to Conan to discuss it. On the way, Kazuha said that her mother had recently found a very delicious restaurant, and they wanted to go there to order first, and then got off the bus and left.

Conan and Xiaolan talked about this matter on the way back to the office. Sera was there too, so they went back to the office together to wait for Hattori Heiji to come.

After learning about Hattori Heiji's deeds, Sera directly added fuel to the fire: "So, if we compare the East and the West, who is the real detective?"

This made everyone present a little embarrassed, and Xiaolan tried to smooth things over: "I think both sides should be equally powerful."

Conan refused to admit defeat: "But if we really want to compete, of course it's the east..."

Hattori Heiji, who heard this outside the door, couldn't stand it anymore and pushed the door open. "Of course I, the high school detective from the west, Hattori Heiji, am much better than those from the east!"

Then Xiaolan introduced Sera, a female high school detective, to Hattori and asked where Kazuha had gone.

Hattori Heiji said that Kazuha went to a newly opened restaurant to order. Just when he wanted to discuss the letter he received with Conan, Kazuha called and said that a murder had occurred in that restaurant.

Sera suggested: "So how about we take this opportunity to see who is stronger, the detectives from the East or the West? Hattori will be on his own team, and Kudo will be on a team with Conan."

Hattori Heiji, who had a strong desire to win, directly accepted this reasoning duel.

Then the group rushed to their destination in a mighty manner.

"Fumanlou? This must be a newly opened restaurant. It's decorated like a Chinese restaurant." Conan looked around the restaurant and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Sure enough, the person who walked out of the restaurant directly verified his guess.

"Isn't this Teacher Qi Shiyi? I heard that you resigned from the school and came here to open a restaurant?" Xiaolan was very surprised when she saw the antique dealer walking out of the restaurant.

"Ahem, this restaurant is owned by my two friends. I'm just here to help."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, they walked into the restaurant.

"Oh, I never thought that something like this would happen soon after opening."

Conan looked at the man who had just spoken. He was wearing a light-colored, retro-style jacket embellished with plum blossoms, a cape embroidered with a golden unicorn pattern, and a jade-like brooch pinned to his chest. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and a white hat decorated with a unicorn horn. His black hair faded to a dark green at the ends.

"This is the owner of Fumanlou, Xie Bian, Mr. Xie." The antique dealer introduced him to several people.

Conan recognized that this person seemed to be one of the two brothers he had seen in the game hall.

Xie Bian unfolded his folding fan, chuckled, and bowed to the few people.

He Ye, who had been waiting for everyone inside the store, said a tall foreign man ran out of the restroom shortly after entering, claiming someone had died inside and demanding the store owner call the police. He was also the one who insisted on sealing off the restroom and, out of caution, not letting anyone leave.

Inspector Megure and Officer Takagi were already in place. Inspector Megure was overwhelmed by the number of detectives gathered in the hotel. According to Officer Takagi's investigation, the deceased died of poisoning, with a candy containing cyanide in the deceased's mouth.

At first, Kogoro Mouri wanted to doubt the foreign man who first discovered the body, but this tall foreign man was none other than Investigator Cameron.

Conan took the opportunity to introduce this FBI investigator to Hattori Heiji, and this identity caught Sera's attention.

"Judy was originally invited here today, but she had something urgent to do, so I waited for her here first." Cameron scratched his head.

Conan looked at the antique dealer and Xie Bian beside him, and realized that the members of Oritis who were fighting among themselves wanted to bring the FBI in as their ally or bargaining chip.

Conan also noticed that there were two other members of Oritis in the hotel, and Air Force and Ms. Farrow were sitting in the corner eating calmly.

At this time, Judy was sitting in James' car, rushing to Fumanlou.

"So Cameron got there first, are you sure that's okay?" James asked Judy while driving.

Judy sat in the passenger seat. "Yes, the Oritis Organization was clearly not interested in cooperating with the FBI before, but this time they're suddenly eager to talk to us face to face. I suspect there's something wrong within them."

The perspective returns to Conan, and Maori Kogoro is complaining in the bathroom: "Really, why would you go to a place like this to commit suicide?"

Since the deceased did not carry any identification documents and his cell phone was damaged by water, Officer Takagi is still stepping up his investigation.

Cameron said he was using the restroom in a cubicle two doors down from the deceased when he heard the deceased make the following phone call: "'Even if it was a childhood friend, I couldn't agree to such a request. He was the one who poisoned Abe and killed him. So, he must take responsibility.' After he said that, I heard him groaning. I quickly ran out to see what was happening."

"Judging from the content of the conversation just now, he might be talking to someone here because he wants to turn himself in and tell the police about poisoning someone named Abe. So he is very likely killed to silence him."

"Later, I didn't see anyone else dining with him, so I assumed he committed suicide out of remorse for the murder."

At the same time, Cameron also said that this person's accent was the same Kansai accent as Hattori Heiji, so the police immediately checked whether there was a case of a person named Abe being poisoned in the Kansai area recently.

Cameron was stunned for a moment when he saw Sera, but Sera thought he was trying to figure out whether she was a boy or a girl, so she said quite generously that she was a girl.

At this time, Xiaolan and He Ye both felt a little hungry, and the antique dealer suggested that they sit down and eat something first.

The antique dealer was quite generous: "It's okay, just consider it my treat."

Xiaolan was very surprised: "Really? Thank you, teacher."

“I’m not a teacher anymore.”

"Oh, sorry, I forgot about that."

Hattori Heiji and Conan were discussing the case, and Conan said he had no clue yet. Hattori Heiji suddenly became proud: "So I'm ahead for now. I already know that the guy didn't commit suicide but was murdered by someone else. And I also know that the murderer is still in this restaurant."

This surprised Conan, and Hattori Heiji became even more proud: "I know that because I am a better detective than you!"

"Okay, I admit that you are better than me. It's okay. Tell me your reasoning quickly." Conan was a little embarrassed.

Hattori Heiji showed a nasty expression and asked Conan to say this sentence several times before he gave up.