Indeed... although this guy looks a bit darker, in terms of temperament, he is very similar to Kudo Shinichi.

Their eyes are so sharp and they are always full of confidence.

"But...high school detective, what are you doing here?!"

Mouri Kogoro looked at this uninvited colleague with dissatisfaction.

He looked at Hattori Heiji with the slightest caution, while Conan, who was sneezing at the side, also looked curiously at this young man who, like himself, claimed to be a "high school student detective".

Hattori Heiji, however, found a place to sit down very familiarly:

"Actually, I'm not here to find you."

"I came here to wait for Mr. Lin Xinyi."

"Huh??" Everyone was stunned.

Mao Lilan looked over even more confused:

"Why are you waiting for Mr. Lin Xinyi to come to my house?"

"Ha ha..."

Hattori Heiji smiled proudly:

"Because I have deduced that Mr. Lin Xinyi will be here today."

"So I took a taxi and came here ahead of him, and waited here for him to show up."

"???" Mao Lilan looked like a question mark:

Lin Xinyi is coming here today, why doesn't she know?

Seeing her confused look, Hattori Heiji thought that everyone was shocked by his ability to "predict the unknown".

So, he talked about his reasoning process by himself:

"When I met Mr. Lin Xinyi in front of the Metropolitan Police Department building, I happened to hear him talking on the phone."

"Although I didn't hear the entire conversation, I can infer just from the three sentences I heard:"

"First, he is not going home today. Instead, he is eating and staying overnight at the home of the person who spoke to him."

"This shows that he has a very close relationship with the person he called."

"And the caller will help him prepare dinner, and his gender is most likely female."

"Two, he is going to study some 'professional book' with that person at night."

"This shows that that person not only has a close relationship with Lin Xinyi, but also has some relationship with him in professional studies."

"In addition, when Lin Xinyi was on the phone, the corners of his mouth naturally raised, and his tone was gentle and warm. It was completely different from when he usually talked to his colleagues."

"It feels like I'm talking to my lover on the phone."

After some analysis, Hattori Heiji's eyes flashed with wisdom:

"Obviously, the person Lin Xinyi wants to meet today:"

"It can only be that since you are his student, you will study professional books with him."

"I have a close relationship with him. I will prepare dinner for him and let him stay overnight..."

"Miss Mao Lilan, you are here!"

Hattori Heiji spoke the answer with great confidence.

However, he actually left one very important point unsaid.

That is, during the past two days, when I quietly investigated Mao Lilan, a direct disciple of Lin Xinyi and a well-known "beautiful girl forensic doctor" in Tokyo...

Hattori Heiji happened to find out from an insider named "Suzuki Sonoko" that Miss Mao Lilan seemed to have a close relationship with Mr. Lin Shinichi.

It was just that Xiaolan was thin-skinned and considered the feelings of her best friend, so she did not admit this "open secret" that had actually been widely circulated in society.

And with the highly credible and powerful intelligence provided by this insider...

Hattori Heiji had already determined that Mao Lilan was Lin Xinyi's girlfriend.

In this case, the caller who chatted intimately with Lin Xinyi on the phone naturally had to be Mao Lilan.

Strictly speaking, this is not reasoning, just the most basic intelligence gathering ability.

It's just that telling the truth would ruin the atmosphere, and it wouldn't be conducive to reflecting my wisdom as a famous detective.

In addition, the "informant" Miss Suzuki specifically asked him not to let Xiaolan know that she already knew what Xiaolan didn't want her to know.

Therefore, Hattori Heiji concealed this important argument and gave the answer directly:

"This is where Lin Xinyi will come today!"

"Including the time difference between taxi and subway, minus the time we just chatted."

"I think he should be here in five minutes at most."

Hattori Heiji's voice was extremely confident, but what he received was...

There was an eerie silence.

In silence, Mao Lilan said somewhat uncontrollably:

"Are you really the same name as Shinichi?"

"I feel like your reasoning level seems..."

She was embarrassed to say such harsh words, but Conan rolled his eyes at her unceremoniously:
Chapter completed!