"Ding dong~"
The sound accompanied the opening of the elevator doors, ringing in the ears of the two. The elevator had reached the 21st floor.
The two, looking a bit sneaky, peeked into the corridor from the elevator. They sighed in relief when they found no one.
Although they weren't up to anything malicious, after raising their vigilance, they still didn't want outsiders to disturb them, giving themselves more time to prepare mentally.
2104.
This was the destination of their visit today, the apartment where Jodie sensei lives.
"Once again, Hattori! We're just here to visit and gather information. Don't do anything too outrageous that might arouse suspicion!" Conan warned as they stood in front of the door.
"Ah, don't worry." Hattori Heiji smiled. "It's more like you to do that. Don't do anything that might make people suspicious."
The two exchanged smiles, and then Hattori Heiji pressed the doorbell directly.
"Ding dong dong dong~~"
"Who is it?"
After the doorbell rang, Jodie's voice soon came from the intercom at the door.
Hattori Heiji, far from being calm as before, hastily lifted Conan like a human shield when he heard Jodie's voice, as if using him as a protective barrier in front of the intercom.
"Ah... it's me... Conan." Conan, being lifted, lost his previous composure and stammered, "I want to come to your place... so..."
"OK~ OK!"
Without waiting for Conan to finish his explanation, Jodie's cheerful voice came through the intercom, "Please wait a moment~ I'll be right there~"
"Okay, I got it..."
Conan responded, and when the intercom hung up, the two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It's easier said than done. As soon as they actually arrived, the two couldn't help but become nervous.
Breathing a sigh of relief, the two stood outside patiently waiting. Just then, the door to the apartment next to Jodie suddenly opened, creating a disturbance in the otherwise quiet corridor, inadvertently drawing the attention of the two.
"Sorry about that..." a long-haired woman apologized to two men next to her who seemed to have had quite a bit to drink. "Because of him, it ruined your mood..."
"It's okay, Shimoda. Takai-senpai always acts like that every time he drinks too much. We're used to it," a chubby man supporting a short guy next to him chuckled.
"Hmph... Nakamachi, you're just too easygoing," the short guy with his shoulder on Nakamachi sneered. "I think he's revealing his true colors after drinking."
"Kawakami-san, your tolerance for alcohol isn't that great either..." Shimoda supported him and teased.
"Babbling..."
The trio chatted and bickered while walking toward the elevator. Conan and Hattori, after glancing at them, withdrew their attention and continued to wait patiently.
"So slow..." After waiting for a while, Hattori Heiji, growing impatient, checked his watch. "It's been so long. Why hasn't the door opened yet? How much longer do we have to wait?"
As soon as he spoke, Conan saw movement behind Hattori Heiji's back. He quickly pulled Hattori back a bit, reminding him to stay away from the door to avoid getting hit by the outward-swinging door.
As Hattori stepped back and turned around, the door had already opened.
"Hi~ Sorry to keep you waiting!" Jodie, wearing a bathrobe with steam still emanating from her body, greeted the two warmly. "I'm really sorry. When you rang the doorbell just now, I happened to be taking a bath..."
"Oh... uh..."
"It's okay..."
Watching Jodie, who seemed to have just finished bathing, her open robe revealing hints of white on her chest, the two innocent high schoolers, who had never experienced such a scene, blushed and became dumbfounded.
"Oh! Is this your good friend, cool kid?" Jodie noticed Hattori Heiji standing beside Conan and bent down slightly, smiling as she asked.
Meanwhile, Conan, faced with Jodie's ample and exposed chest, was momentarily dazzled, and his bewildered brain could only subconsciously nod, emitting a mosquito-like "Um."
"Come inside~" Jodie invited the two into her apartment, saying, "But there's not much to offer you in terms of snacks. How about we go out together later and grab something to eat?"
"oh, yes!" The two nodded in agreement at her invitation.
"Then please wait for me a moment," Jodie said as she walked towards her room. "I'll change clothes. You can wait for me in the living room!"
"Oh... Jodie-sensei!" Seeing Jodie heading inside, Conan quickly stopped her. "Can I use the bathroom?"
"I-I need to go too," Hattori Heiji added with a somewhat embarrassed smile. "Drinking too much water, and we've been waiting outside for a while..."
"No problem!" Jodie pointed to the room next to them. "The one next to the main door is the bathroom."
"Thanks!" The two smiled and opened the door. Jodie waved and went towards the bedroom.
Once the door was closed behind them in the bathroom, their expressions instantly became serious.
Locking the door, the two exchanged a glance and immediately began searching around the bathroom. Faced with Jodie's recently used bathroom, their actions were akin to those of perverts.
While Hattori Heiji looked at the hair accumulated in the drain, and Conan inspected the bathtub closely, downstairs, Senichi sat in the driver's seat, holding a pre-prepared telescope, continuously monitoring the situation in the apartment building.
It had been quite some time since the two went upstairs. Senichi had been able to hear their conversation and the surrounding sounds clearly through Conan's detective badge, which remained open. This included the encounter with the three passersby in the corridor.
Although these three people hadn't caught the attention of Conan and Heiji, Senichi, inside the car, paid attention to their casual conversation, and it piqued his interest.
Based on Detective Conan World's law, generally, those who had encountered Conan before an incident had a high chance of being involved in the case, especially with Hattori Heiji present.
Perhaps one of these three had a connection to the person they were looking for, or maybe one of them was the murderer.
Since the culprit had left, it indicated that the intricate trap they set up was ready.
Sure enough, shortly after the two men and one woman exited the apartment, Senichi saw a figure on the 21st floor making a call.
Seeing this, Senichi didn't wait for the person to take the next step. He immediately grabbed his detective badge and called Conan, "Hey! Emergency situation! Conan, quickly get to the window and throw down the Football belt! Someone from the left apartment on your floor is about to jump off the building!"
"What?!"
Hearing Senichi's voice from the badge, the two in the bathroom were shocked. They hadn't expected such a turn of events.
After a brief moment of shock, the two exchanged a glance and immediately rushed out of the bathroom, each charging towards the left and right sides in perfect coordination!
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