"Hmm..."
Hattori Heiji and Conan watched the ambulance gradually disappear from their sight, returning from their contemplation.
"Detective Senichi, what's your take on this?" Conan asked, "Is Mr. Takai really a suicide case?"
"It might not be necessary to ponder that question too much, as we'll know the truth once Mr. Takai wakes up," Senichi said, taking out his cellphone. "But there's also a possibility that it's not a suicide."
The two leaned in to look at the phone screen, discovering that Takai was in a conversation with someone named Kawakami just before his fall. Besides, a minute ago, Takai had checked an email from someone named Nakamachi.
"It's really hard to say what the truth of the matter is," Hattori Heiji shrugged, "But it seems there's no need for us to intervene. After all, once Mr. Takai wakes up, everything will become clear."
"Everything will become clear? What are you guys talking about?"
Just then, a female voice with a quirky accent came from behind Hattori Heiji. "And what's going on here? Why are there suddenly so many people gathered?!"
"Jodie-sensei!?"
Hearing the voice, Hattori Heiji turned around and saw Jodie, and was surprised. "Why are you here?"
"Hey! You two made such a big commotion in my house, then rushed out in a hurry. Seriously, Do you think I can't hear anything?"
Jodie, hands on her hips, asked in confusion, "What exactly happened? And why is Detective Senichi here too?"
Faced with Jodie's sudden questions, Heiji and Conan were clearly caught off guard.
The unexpected turn of events disrupted their plans, and Detective Senichi, who shouldn't have appeared, was now exposed. There was probably a lot of suspicion in the other party's mind by now.
As they sweated, desperately trying to come up with excuses, Senichi calmly spoke first, "Well, you see, my parents and Hattori's parents are good friends. Hattori's mother, Shizuka-san, knew that her son had come to Tokyo, so she called me, asking me to take good care of Hattori-kun.
After learning that he had come to Tokyo, I called him, planning to invite him for a meal and help arrange his accommodation. When I found out that he and Conan had come to visit you, Jodie-sensei.
So I drove over here.
I just didn't expect to coincidentally encounter someone attempting suicide..."
"That's right, exactly!!"
Hattori Heiji nodded repeatedly and affirmed, "Just when I was waiting outside your door, Jodie-sensei, Detective Senichi called and invited me to dinner. I told him I was visiting Jodie-sensei with Conan, and Detective Senichi suggested we all have dinner together. Little did we know we would run into such a situation..."
"Yeah! It was really shocking!"
Conan, still shaken, recounted the suicide incident that had just occurred, subtly diverting her attention. "By the way, Jodie-sensei, I have something to apologize for. Due to the urgency of the situation, I threw down your clothes.."
"These are all trivial matters for the sake of saving a life." Jodie, on the side, listened to Conan's explanation and waved her hand, seemingly indifferent.
Then, she turned to Senichi with an exaggerated expression. "Really lucky! If it weren't for Detective Senichi happening to come over, someone might have killed themselves!!"
That exaggerated expression, coupled with an awkward accent, gave a feeling of awkward acting. However, in the beautiful eyes beneath her glasses, there was a hint of deep meaning and playfulness.
"It was indeed quite fortunate," Senichi said, seemingly unaffected, with a faint smile. "Luckily, my driving skills were good, and I saw the figure above in time. Otherwise, it could have been a tragedy."
"Amazing, Detective Senichi," Jodie praised with admiration, "Japan's detective is truly outstanding."
"You flatter me." Senichi looked at her, a hint of a smile crossing his lips. "I believe in Jodie-sensei's country, the FBI is equally excellent."
Jodie's eyes froze slightly at the slight emphasis on "FBI" in his tone, but immediately she wore a smiling face. "Of course! Detectives in Japan and detectives in America are equally excellent!"
Their conversation seemed ordinary, but each sentence carried a hidden meaning. The subtle "attacks" and probing were understood only by the two of them.
Meanwhile, Conan and Hattori Heiji, lacking necessary information, could only perceive Senichi's words as a way to deflect "defense."
Nevertheless, even so, it was enough for Conan and Hattori Heiji to secretly sweat for Senichi.
After all, Senichi's identity is somewhat sensitive. If the other party is just an ordinary person, it's fine; Senichi's explanation probably won't raise any suspicion.
But if the other party has issues... then they might have figured out their actions today a long time ago, and probably have already understood the purpose of their visit today.
Nevertheless, even in such a situation, Senichi remains calm and composed. It's indeed worth learning from, for the two of them.
"Jodie-sensei, with such an incident today, I'm afraid I won't be able to invite you to dinner," Senichi smiled and said, "I need to go to the hospital and handle the case."
"We'll go with you!" Hattori Heiji quickly added, "There are still many suspicious aspects to this case. I won't be able to sleep peacefully if we don't figure them out."
Conan on the side also nodded repeatedly, looking like he wanted to leave quickly.
"Oh... that's really unfortunate." Jodie, using her awkward Japanese language, expressed some disappointment, "I was planning to have a meal with Cool Kid, Detective Senichi, and this foreign friend..."
"Ha..." Hearing Jodie's words, Conan, looking at Hattori Heiji, couldn't help but burst into laughter, "A foreigner... Heiji, you've actually been mistaken for a foreigner... Hahahahaha!!!"
Perhaps because he had been pranked by Hattori Heiji during the day, the quick "karma" brought a sense of relief to Conan. Facing Jodie's misunderstanding, Conan didn't care and burst into laughter without hesitation.
On the side, Senichi saw the two laughing, and he couldn't help but laugh too.
"Even Detective Senichi..." Hattori Heiji, seeing the two laughing, no longer cared about their identities and looked at Jodie with some frustration, "I'm a Japanese, just with a bit of a dark skin tone!!!"
"Oh, sorry!" Jodie, feeling embarrassed, said, "But your accent is a bit strange..."
"Bagaa!! That's the Osaka accent!! It's also a fantastic Japanese accent!!!"
"Osaka gun?" Jodie looked at the frustrated Hattori Heiji and asked in confusion, "Is that some kind of gun?"
Hattori Heiji: Orz...
TN: Orz (also known as OTL) is an emoticon used to express one's feeling of hopelessness in jest, often as a result of failure. The text visually represents a person kneeling on the ground with face down; "O" represents the head, "r" as the arms and "z" as the torso.
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