Chapter 256

Heiji Hattori said, reaching into his pocket, and immediately stiffened as well.

"Well, my wallet was taken by Officer Takagi..."

Thinking of the bottle of red wine he bought, he felt even more heartbroken.

Solving the case, testing Teacher Jodie's depth—it was all for nothing.

Now the one testing Teacher Jodie is Akaso Kaze.

The two exchanged glances, both feeling depressed in their hearts.

"Forget it, never mind."

Conan waved his hand at the waiter and looked at the two cups of coffee on the table.

He licked his dry lips.

"I'm actually quite thirsty. It's free, so why not, right, Heiji?"

"Right, that guy Akaso Kaze stole our chance to solve the case; what does it matter if we drink his coffee."

Heiji Hattori also licked his lips and said.

Conan and Heiji Hattori built up their psychological defenses and took a sip of the coffee.

"Huh, it's actually quite good; it has a sour taste."

The two of them took turns drinking and soon finished the coffee.

"What? You say Akaso Kaze and Jodie both left and neither of them drank the coffee? And that coffee was drunk by a high schooler and a kid?"

Akai Shuichi Akai was so angry he was panting, and it took a long while for him to calm down.

He waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's stop here for today. It's getting late; put up a 'closed' sign at the door and go back. I'll keep an eye on things here."

His confidant left.

Akai Shuichi Akai sat blankly in the back kitchen.

He didn't understand what he wanted to know.

The situation was clear: Jodie was already with Akaso Kaze.

But he just wasn't reconciled; he kept hoping that nothing had really happened between the two.

In the empty back kitchen, Akai Shuichi Akai boredly put on the wiretapping device.

He wanted to hear what those two visitors who had just left Jodie's house would say.

That's right, what he put in the coffee was the latest type of truth serum.

Although the effect wasn't that strong, they might accidentally tell the truth.

"Damn it, that Inspector Megure praised Akaso Kaze so much in front of us and even chased us away like we were a plague."

Heiji Hattori smacked his lips while savoring the coffee, saying unconvinced.

"Yeah! He doesn't even think about how many cases Uncle Mouri and I helped him solve, yet he treats us like this. It's really hateful!" Conan was also very indignant.

"But how did we lose to that guy? He didn't even come to the scene; how did he solve the case?" Conan asked suspiciously.

Heiji Hattori sighed and said: "I secretly asked the other police officers who were present. Before the deceased Takai fell, he pressed the call recording button on his phone and recorded the conversation between him and the murderer, Mr. Kawakami. The modus operandi and motive were basically all explained."

Conan let out a "pfft" and almost spat out blood, then looked devastated.

"It must be that Teacher Jodie heard the recording secretly when we weren't paying attention and told Akaso Kaze, which is why he could solve the case so easily!"

Conan and Heiji looked at each other, both feeling a shared sorrow.

"What's so good about that guy? How come so many women are devoted to him?"

Conan felt his nose souring.

He thought of Ran Mouri again.

"Yeah, ever since I saw Akaso Kaze at the Spider Mansion last time, Kazuha has been different too. She compares me to Akaso Kaze in everything she does. How can I compare?"

Heiji Hattori also had tears in his eyes.

"And this time, Teacher Jodie actually did that for Akaso Kaze..."

Akai Shuichi Akai, who was listening, widened his eyes instantly.

That thing?

What thing?

He immediately pricked up his ears.

"Yeah, she actually didn't hand the evidence to the police but secretly told Akaso Kaze, letting him take the spotlight. What kind of thing is that!" Conan shook his little head.

Akai Shuichi Akai let out a long breath.

So that's what it was.

It was nothing major.

Heiji Hattori chuckled: "Conan... no, Shinichi Kudo, even if you've never touched a woman, you should have watched adult movies, right?"

Conan, Shinichi Kudo?

Could they actually be the same person?

Akai Shuichi Akai's eyes suddenly burst with a ray of light.

Unexpected, what a huge harvest.

He was immersed in the joy of an unexpected huge secret when the next sentence made him feel like he had fallen into an abyss.

He only heard Heiji Hattori say: "Can't you really recognize what the golden hair at the sewer entrance in Teacher Jodie's bathroom is? That is..."

Pfft.

A mist of blood exploded in the back kitchen.

The light in Akai Shuichi Akai's eyes vanished instantly.

He stared blankly at the polished stainless steel cabinet opposite him.

The mirror-like stainless steel reflected his image.

Nothing else had changed, only the black knit hat on his head seemed to have turned a greenish color.

"Unexpected, a high school English teacher actually did that for Akaso Kaze."

"Wuwu, I'm so envious! I've grown up this big and haven't even touched a woman yet."

Conan's crying voice came from the earphones.

"Me neither! My experience all comes from videos..."

"Why are we two so miserable!"

Heiji Hattori hugged Conan, and the two cried together.

Under the dual effects of mental trauma and the potion, both of them were a bit broken.

In the back kitchen, Akai Shuichi Akai was even more broken.

He looked at the image reflected on the stainless steel, silently took off the hat that had changed color.

Two lines of tears flowed silently down his cheeks.

He shook his head violently, wiped away the tears, and a determined expression appeared on his face.

"No, Jodie and I are already a thing of the past."

"Only Akemi is my one and only."

"Right, Akemi Miyano is my only goddess!"

Akai Shuichi Akai put the knit hat on his head firmly and looked at the stainless steel mirror.

It didn't look as green as before.