Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1354 Amulet of Bonds

Heiji Hattori, wearing a fox mask, carefully hid in the crowd.

He had just seen Yuanshan and Ye and the others, so he had to be careful not to be discovered.

"Hey Heiji, what are you doing wearing a mask?" Suddenly, Kazuha Toyama's voice rang in Heiji Hattori's ear.

He was startled and instinctively looked around, but because of the mask, his vision was limited and he couldn't find the person who was speaking.

"Of course, they're here to seek a protective charm for our future!" Before he could even find the person, Ooka Momiji's voice rang out again.

Hattori Heiji was a little confused. What was going on? Why was she here?

Wait, what did she just say?

In a panic, Hattori Heiji ripped off his mask, turned around, and shouted, "No, no, Kazuha, I'm here to..."

He froze before he could finish speaking, because behind him stood a strange woman who was staring at him in astonishment.

Hattori Heiji looked around, somewhat bewildered: "Wa... Kazuha?"

"Pfft!" A suppressed laugh came from below.

Heiji Hattori looked down and his forehead immediately went black—Conan was holding a bow tie voice changer, looking at him with a mischievous grin.

"Hey, Hattori, you and Toyama are still deeply in love~" Yuya straightened up from behind the unfamiliar girl.

"You two!" A vein bulged on Hattori Heiji's forehead. "How dare you play me!"

"Shh!" Yu also made a shushing gesture and gestured towards the line in front of her with her lip. "Keep your voice down, or they'll hear you."

Heiji Hattori quickly covered his mouth and secretly peeked ahead. Kazuha Toyama and the others were talking about something and kept looking ahead.

Not far in front of them, there was a man who was much older and stood out from the young men and women around him. He was holding a book that looked like a vocabulary book and looking at it.

Conan chuckled: "Hattori, I didn't know you believed in this stuff~"

Hattori Heiji sighed, wanting to explain something, but Yuu spoke for him beforehand.

"You have no idea how miserable Hattori is. He almost confessed to Toyama several times, but he never said it for various reasons."

"Could he be cursed?"

Conan stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Hmm, it does seem that way."

Yuuya crossed his arms: "Especially that time with Fairy Lips, when Kid disguised himself as Kazuha Toyama, they almost..."

Hattori Heiji, craning his neck, interrupted Yuya: "You two, that's enough!"

Yuya chuckled, barely suppressing her laughter, while Conan's face turned red with embarrassment, drawing strange looks from the tourists nearby.

Hattori Heiji snorted and said, "That's why I awakened. What I lack is not beautiful scenery or a romantic atmosphere, but luck! That's why I came here specifically to seek the power of the gods, hoping to improve my luck a little."

Yu listened, her expression turning somewhat strange, and she muttered softly, "In this situation, wouldn't it be better to go for an exorcism?"

"What did you say?" Hattori Heiji didn't hear clearly.

Yuya quickly waved his hand: "No, it's nothing. Then I wish you all the best in achieving your wish."

Hattori Heiji waved the fox mask in his hand: "I didn't expect to find Kazuha and the rest of you here after I arrived, so I quickly bought a mask and put it on."

Conan thought for a moment, took Hattori Heiji's mask, and stuck his own voice changer on it: "Anyway, I understand that you want to keep it a secret, but your voice is too distinctive, and you'll be recognized as soon as you run into someone. You can borrow my voice changer."

Hattori Heiji smiled and nodded, "That's true, thanks."

"Huh? Conan, Yuya, who are you talking to?" Suddenly, Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama appeared behind Heiji Hattori.

When they realized that Yuya and Conan hadn't returned, they came looking for them.

Conan was startled and quickly stepped in front of Hattori Heiji, stammering, "This, this person is..." Brainy, think fast! Who is this?!

Hattori Heiji hurriedly turned on a voice changer, put on a mask, and turned around, saying, "Y-yes, that's how it is..."

Kazuha Toyama stared at Heiji Hattori in disbelief.

Hattori Heiji's heart skipped a beat. Had he been recognized?

Unexpectedly, Toyama Kazuha suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "That voice... isn't that me, the 'Naniwa Boy' Hikaru no Hyōga?!"

"Huh?" Hattori Heiji was stunned.

Kazuha Toyama was thrilled: "I'm your biggest fan!"

"Ah..." Hattori Heiji didn't react for a moment.

Then I heard Kazuha Toyama say, "Your skin is dark, just like Heiji's!"

Ran Mouri suddenly realized: "I see, so you came secretly, which is why you wore that mask to avoid being recognized, right?"

Hattori Heiji hurriedly rolled down the steps, exclaiming, "Yes, yes, that's it!" He hadn't expected that his casual flick of the dial would produce a sound so similar to a celebrity.

Ran Mouri, a master of fangirling, begins to utilize her intelligence network. Hikaru Motohiro's relationship has been exposed, and he has been missing since yesterday. The two suspect that he came here to hide his whereabouts in order to obtain a talisman.

Kazuha Toyama immediately grasped Heiji Hattori's hand and said firmly, "Don't worry, we will protect you well so as not to expose your identity!"

Hattori Heiji had no choice but to agree: "Ah? Ah, well, thank you."

Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Conan quickly changed the subject: "Um, have you all bought the amulets?"

Ran Mouri nodded: "Yes, we already bought it while you were browsing around."

Just then, Shiho Miyano walked over, placed a talisman in Yuya's palm, and whispered, "If you lose it, I'll make you pay."

Yu smiled, took the amulet, put it in the innermost pocket of his clothes, and then patted it firmly: "Of course, but," he leaned closer and lowered his voice, "our great scientist believes in this?"

Shiho Miyano's ears turned red, and she glanced elsewhere: "It's just for a good omen."

Yuya chuckled, put his arm around Shiho Miyano's slender waist, and kissed her on the cheek: "Don't worry, I'll definitely protect you well, whether it's the talisman or you."

Shiho Miyano shrank back like a startled rabbit, clutching Yuya's clothes and whispering reproachfully, "What are you doing? There are so many people here!"

Yu looked around and saw many people casting kind glances at him. He smiled and waved, as if showing off something.

"That's enough, it's too embarrassing!" Shiho Miyano quickly grabbed Yuya's hand to stop his suicidal behavior.

Kazuha Toyama and Heiji Hattori, standing nearby, looked on with envy, wishing they could show their affection like that...

Conan and Ran Mouri exchanged a glance, then simultaneously looked away—they were a little tempted, but not yet, at least not while Conan was still Conan.

Otherwise, it would be too strange.