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When Hattori Heiji is mentioned,
Ikenami Shizuka's face turned cold: "Heiji won by sheer luck."
"Such a victory is neither legitimate nor justified."
"It's already a good thing that he didn't go backstage to scold him."
Unlike Hattori Heiji,
Izuki Karuta truly and completely overwhelmed her in every aspect with her strength.
The key point is that Ikeba Shizuka doesn't even have the slightest thought of resisting.
This is the strong one!
Judging from the result, Heiji Hattori did indeed win the match.
However, anyone watching the match could see that Hattori Heiji was slightly weaker than his opponent.
This championship win was somewhat undeserved.
Ran and Kazuha share the same thought, but they don't want to say it to each other's faces. They can both understand Shizuka Ikenami's frustration at her lack of progress.
During the awards ceremony,
The awards ceremony then moved on to the Kendo competition.
Heiji Hattori stood in the champion's position, waiting to receive his medal.
Okita Souji, accepting the award on behalf of the runner-up, was still muttering to himself, "Hattori Heiji, you were just lucky this time. This championship should have been mine..."
Hattori Heiji's expression was complicated; he completely ignored him.
My mind was filled with thoughts of what had just happened in the lounge.
After the match just ended, Heiji Hattori returned to the locker room and sat against the wall to rest, not daring to take off his protective gear.
As a result of being too tired, I accidentally fell asleep after relaxing.
If that's all there is to it, then there's nothing wrong with it.
The problem is, Conan was also in the lounge at that time.
As for the other teammates, they all took off their protective gear, celebrated the victory, and wandered around.
To make matters worse, Hattori Heiji had a dream.
I dreamt that I had a disagreement with Conan about the root of a case.
Ultimately, Conan used his silver tongue to engage in a heated debate about the root of Hattori Heiji's problem and successfully persuaded him.
Even if Hattori Heiji didn't want to believe it, he had to admit that he felt very happy when he had in-depth discussions about the case with Conan in his dream.
The biggest problem is that, in his half-awake state, Hattori Heiji seems to see Conan nestled in his arms.
When I woke up, Conan was gone.
Hattori Heiji, however, entered a state of enlightenment.
It was impossible to tell which parts were dreams and which were reality, or what Conan had done.
So much so that I kept thinking about it while taking a shower after waking up.
"Hey, Hattori Heiji, what are you spacing out for?!"
Okita Souji suddenly poked Hattori Heiji in the waist with his elbow.
Heiji Hattori snapped out of his daze and accepted the champion's medal from the award presenter with an apologetic expression.
Afterwards, Okita Souji also received the silver medal representing the runner-up, and joked, "If you also feel that your victory was not honorable, I don't mind exchanging medals."
Heiji Hattori scoffed, "Does someone who loses a match because of overconfidence deserve a championship medal?"
These words broke Okita Souji's nerves. He picked up his silver medal and was about to fight Hattori Heiji for another three hundred rounds when his kendo club teammates reacted quickly and pulled him away.
Heiji Hattori also handed the medal to the members of the kendo club so they could take it back to school.
After all, this was a team medal, not an individual one, and Heiji Hattori was too ashamed to take it home.
After watching the awards ceremony, Izuki Karuta and others left the audience.
However, Shizuka Ikenami was a little unsteady on the 797 bus and needed Karuichi Itake's help to get up from her seat.
He Ye asked with concern, "Aunt Jinghua, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Shizuka Ikenami is a master swordsman. In Kazuha's memory, she has always been a dignified and proper person with an aura of strength.
It's quite unusual that he can't even walk steadily now.
"It's nothing, it's just that as you get older, you have more minor health problems."
Ikeba Shizuka explained, "I was sitting for too long, and when I suddenly stood up, I felt a little dizzy."
Kazuha and Ran also noticed that Ikenami Shizuka's lips were a little pale, and they both believed what she said.
Only Izuki Karuta knew that Ikenami Shizuka was completely faking it; she was just deliberately biting her lip with her teeth after speaking to make it appear pale.
Even though she was already unsteady on her feet, she still wanted to run into the illusion to play. She really doesn't know how to control herself.
Looks like they've been bored out of their minds for so many years.
A short while later, the four of them arrived at the entrance of the stadium.
While waiting for Hattori Heiji to come out, they discussed Itake Karuta and Ran's accommodation for the evening.
Kazuha said warmly, "Ran! Mr. Itake! Please stay at my house tonight!"
Izuki Karuta was about to agree.
Ikeba Shizuka also said enthusiastically, "I've heard that Mr. Izuki is quite accomplished in martial arts, and I've been looking for an opportunity to spar with him."
"If you don't mind, please, Mr. Yizhu, stay at my humble abode for one night."
Chapter 224 Subconscious Expectations, Heiji Questions Life
Upon hearing Shizuka Ikenami's invitation,
Izuki Shizuta chuckled inwardly.
What do you mean by wanting to find an opportunity to spar? He clearly just wants to be tortured. His intentions couldn't be clearer.
Upon hearing the words of the elder, Ikebab Shizuka,
Kazuha also offered, "My dad will definitely be working overtime again tonight, Aunt Jinghua, can Xiaolan and I stay at your house for the night?"
Ikeba Shizuka would naturally not refuse such a small favor.
That's how we decided on our accommodation for the night.
A short while later, the group saw Hattori Heiji walk out of the gymnasium alone.
"Where is Conan?" Heiji Hattori asked as soon as he opened his mouth.
Ran asked in confusion, "Isn't Conan with you, Hattori-kun?"
Heiji Hattori: "I took a nap in the lounge, and when I woke up, Conan was gone."
Kazuha was a little worried: "Could that kid have been kidnapped?"
It's important to know that Japan has quite a few psychologically twisted people.
Even though Conan is a bad kid, Kazuha never intended for him to suffer those terrible things.
Izuki Karuta wasn't worried at all: "Conan is smart enough not to be kidnapped."
"I reckon it'll come to the door by itself in a little while."
Without even needing to use his divine sense to scan, Izuki Shizuta was certain that Conan was still inside the gymnasium.
Previously, when Conan and Shizuka Ikenami were resting in the locked ping-pong training room, Conan, who was always wandering around, knocked on the door and asked if anyone was inside.
Later, while resting by the pool in the stadium, Conan, with his adventurous spirit, or rather, his reckless nature, passed by again.
Conan's vision was obscured by the illusion array, and he was completely unaware that Izuki Karuta and Ikenami Shizuka were right next to the pool.
However, Heiji Hattori was still a little worried, so he took out his phone and made a call. He was relieved to learn that Conan was rushing to the door.
While waiting, I learned that Izuki Karuta, Mori Ran, and Kazuha would all be staying at my house tonight.
Heiji Hattori didn't mind; besides, spending the night at his house was better than spending the night at Kazuha's.
Sure enough, Conan appeared at the door shortly after.
In the evening, Igarashi and the others arrived at the Hattori residence.
The home of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief and Superintendent is naturally quite impressive. It is a spacious traditional-style house in the urban area filled with high-rise buildings, covering a considerable area.
The courtyard is quaint and elegant, with a front yard and a back yard, a pond, a rockery, green paths, and a well-organized design.
After entering the courtyard, everyone changed into wooden clogs and, led by Ikeba Shizuka, went to the main hall.
However, both Shizuka Ikenami and Heiji Hattori were taken aback for a moment.
Heiji Hattori, in particular, looked at the man on the sofa in surprise, "Dad, you're home at this hour?"
Hearing the voice, Hattori Heizo turned his head, his long, narrow eyes like a fox's. "It just so happens that there weren't many cases today, and they were all handled smoothly."