The Detective Conan's Luck-Changer: Ran Begs for Mercy at the Start

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Bang bang bang! !

Bang bang bang bang bang! ! !

Heiji Hattori ran to the door of the next private room and started banging on it without even rinsing off the soap.

Of course, Hattori Heiji hadn't completely lost his mind; he was knocking on the private room where Itake Karuta was.

If Izuki Karita isn't in this private room, then she must be in another one.

The private room where Kazuha and Ikenami Shizuka were.

Combined with the sounds I just heard...

Heiji Hattori became increasingly distraught as he thought about it, and the force in his hands grew stronger and stronger.

Just when the door was almost knocked down,

"Who?"

"You're going to pay for the damage if I break down the door?"

Izuki Shigeta's impatient voice came from the private room.

At that moment, Conan also ran over, wrapped in a bath towel.

Because Conan is small in stature, a large bath towel can be wrapped around his waist and draped diagonally over his shoulders to cover most of his skin.

Conan was also taking a shower by the wall earlier, so he naturally heard the faint voices.

Now we can hear Izuki Shizuta's voice coming from inside the private room.

Heiji Hattori and Conan both breathed a long sigh of relief.

"That... is me."

"Could we go inside the private room and take a look?"

Heiji Hattori still wanted to confirm it with his own eyes, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.

"Oh, it's Heiji. Come in, the door's unlocked."

"You've been knocking on the door for so long, and you didn't even bother to turn the doorknob."

Izuki Karuta's voice came through again.

Hattori Heiji quickly opened the door and found Itake Karuta soaking in the milk hot spring, everything seemed normal.

There was no one else in the private room.

"What? Heiji, do you think there will be other people in my private room?" Izuki Karuta teased.

Upon realizing it was a misunderstanding, Hattori Heiji gave an awkward laugh, quickly left the private room, and closed the door behind him.

Then he was met with the hotel owner's menacing gaze:

"Hey guest, please be mindful of your appearance."

"This is a hot spring, that's true, but I still need to open for business."

"If you scare female customers like this and get a complaint, and the police come, I can't help you!"

The hotel owner chased Hattori Heiji, who was being indecent, back to his private room. Before leaving, he muttered angrily, "With so little stuff, he dares to show off like that. He's really not afraid of losing face."

The previous words were fine, but this last sentence was a blow to Hattori Heiji's pride.

"It's alright, it's alright," Conan comforted her. "It's enough."

However, as soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the private room became awkward again.

"cough……"

Hattori Heiji returned to the wall and continued taking a bath, while changing the subject by whispering, "Since Izuki Karuta is in her own private room..."

"Then why did you say those things to Ye just now?"

Conan speculated, "Maybe Ran is impersonating Izuki Karuta, just girls playfully teasing each other."

Hattori Heiji suddenly realized what had happened and blamed himself for being so concerned that he couldn't even think of something so simple. He almost wanted to fight Izuki Shigeta.

Considering Izuki Karuta's absurd fighting prowess, Hattori Heiji was thankful he had escaped unscathed.

After taking a bath, Heiji Hattori and Conan stepped into the milk hot spring one after the other.

But the conspicuous hickeys constantly reminded the two of what had happened the night before.

With no way to avoid it, Hattori Heiji had no choice but to close his eyes.

But once I closed my eyes, the sounds of laughter and chatter from the next private room became even more pronounced.

Occasionally, one could hear playful banter and soft moans that could easily be misinterpreted.

Kazuha: "Ran, you're so mean..."

"Sister Jinghua, you too, following..."

"If you keep doing this, they're going to faint from the heat..."

"Hmm, this milk really smells delicious..."

The intermittent voices of Kazuha reached Hattori Heiji's ears.

Even Hattori Heiji couldn't resist taking a sniff.

The milk hot spring does indeed have a milky aroma, which shows that the hot spring owner uses high-quality ingredients.

"Um, Conan, last night..."

Perhaps the hot spring water was too hot, causing Hattori Heiji's head to feel hot. He suddenly opened his eyes and brought up what happened last night.

Hattori Heiji quickly froze.

Because at this moment, Conan's face was flushed from soaking in the hot spring.

Heiji Hattori inexplicably finds Conan quite adorable, and something dormant within him is awakened once more.

“Last night…” Conan shyly looked away, “Last night it was because I was drinking.”

So... I don't blame you.

Hearing this,

Hattori Heiji immediately felt much better.

Since Conan doesn't intend to pursue the matter, it's best to clarify things so we can still be friends.

"that……"

Heiji Hattori leaned closer and whispered somewhat guiltily, "No matter what, I still owe Conan an apology."

"You must believe me, I was drunk last night, that's why I did something stupid."

Hattori Heiji felt ashamed. Conan treated him like a brother, yet he had harbored wicked thoughts towards his brother and had done something outrageous.

Fortunately, the visibility at the milk hot spring was poor, and the underwater situation was completely invisible; otherwise, Conan would definitely have called the police to arrest him.

Conan nodded, his face flushed. "I know you didn't mean it... you must have been hallucinating because you were drunk."

Heiji Hattori nodded vigorously: "That's right! I've been having strange dreams lately... I really want to see a psychologist."

"Did you go see him?" Conan pressed. "Has the situation improved?"

"Could you tell me... tell me what the doctor's advice was?"

Conan was also haunted by that dream for a long time.

But dreams and reality are ultimately different.

Conan didn't dare tell his parents or Heiji Hattori about what happened in his dream.

Heiji Hattori shook his head: "I didn't go see, because the person in my dream... was very strange..."

"How strange? Could it be a man?" Conan asked instinctively.

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Then came a strange silence.

And there was the slightly embarrassed expression on Hattori Heiji's face.

Conan knew he had guessed correctly, and felt a strange sense of panic.

Because the moment he guessed correctly, his first reaction was actually happiness!

Conan quickly reassured him, "This...this kind of thing isn't strange at all. It's probably related to the Hattori family's upbringing."

"A tutor?" Hattori Heiji asked, puzzled.

"Yes, your Hattori family is quite traditional, and you also have a tradition of martial arts. You might even be a descendant of the famous Sengoku period figure, Hanzo!"

"Back then, the strong preferred to conquer powerful men; it was a sophisticated hobby of the daimyo. Women were merely tools for procreation."

"Perhaps it's because my ancestral bloodline has awakened that I suddenly had these strange dreams."

Conan has excellent history grades and quickly found a reason.

Just then, Heiji Hattori needed this reason to explain his sudden dream, and he immediately felt that Conan's words made perfect sense.

"I feel the same way."