A black Mercedes appeared on the road outside the Osaka Sports Arena.
"There are so many people."
"What should we do? It seems like there's no place left to park."
"Serves him right; who told him to lie to me, hmph."
"Perhaps we could have parked earlier and then walked over."
Four crisp voices rang out inside the car.
"You guys get out first; I can find a parking spot."
Heiji turned his head to look at Sonoko beside him.
"Oh my, my, it couldn't be that you're lying to us again, could it?" Yukiko let out a cold snort from the back.
Heiji was somewhat helpless: women truly hold grudges. Wasn't it just that he had lied to her today about handling a case and then tricked her into leaving? After she found out the truth, she had actually nagged him for an entire afternoon.
Eri Kisaki gave a faint smile and lightly patted Yukiko: "Alright, after not seeing each other for so many years, your personality still hasn't changed, Yukiko."
"Oh my, my, Eri, don't speak up for Heiji; I've decided not to pay attention to him for a whole day." Yukiko crossed her arms in front of her chest and gave Heiji a fierce, rolling-eyed glare.
Kazuha and Sonoko were off to the side, covering their mouths and snickering.
The car was blocking the road, and a series of horn honks sounded from behind.
"You four, do you really want to go park the car with a 'bastard' like me?"
Heiji gave a slight shrug of his shoulders.
"In your dreams! Walking together with us would just draw attention. Eri, Kazuha, Sonoko, let's get out of the car."
Yukiko hummed a "heng-heng," opened the car door, and pulled Eri and the others to leave.
Sonoko suddenly gave Heiji a kiss, her voice warm: "Heiji, we'll wait for you at the entrance."
"No need; go inside first. I have things to do tonight."
"Something to do? You're not going in?"
Sonoko was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but pout.
Heiji smiled slightly, pulled Sonoko into his embrace, and lowered his head to kiss her.
It lasted for quite a while!
Only then did he slowly let go.
"The Yasakani no Magatama is made of many crescent-shaped gems strung together; to a certain extent, it belongs to the gemstone category. For a national treasure of this kind, the jewelry thief, Kaito Kid, definitely won't give up. As for the Night Baron, perhaps he will also come to join the fun. As a detective, these two guys are targets that I must capture. So..."
"So, you can't accompany us to see the exhibition, right?"
Heiji nodded.
Sonoko gave Heiji a fierce, rolling-eyed glare: "No wonder Yukiko said you were a bad person."
Her tone was slightly disappointed.
However, in the next moment:
"Since that's the case, in a few days I'll punish you by making you accompany us on a vacation; no refusing allowed."
Looking at the anticipation in Sonoko's eyes, Heiji smiled slightly and nodded gently: "As you wish, Sonoko."
Sonoko's expression immediately overflowed with happiness; after giving him a glare, she opened the door and left.
"Sonoko, what are you talking about now?"
"Oh my, my, I seem to have seen the two of you kissing. Sonoko, I'm telling you, you can't indulge Heiji too much."
"Yukiko, it's the business of those two as a young couple; don't interfere."
From outside the car, the voices of the several women could be heard faintly.
The cars behind were already extremely impatient.
A glint of sharp light flickered slightly in Heiji's eyes as he drove the car away.
Osaka Sports Arena!
Toyama Ginshiro looked at the 'Yasakani no Magatama' in the middle of the sports field with his brows furrowed, and then looked at the members of the Japanese Royal Self-Defense Force blocking the way in front of him; his face was a bit livid.
"Heizo, it seems that we police are completely redundant. These members of the Self-Defense Force won't let us get close at all."
"Then we will be responsible for the perimeter according to the plan."
Hearing Hattori Heizo's words, Toyama Ginshiro nodded, and without even taking a glance at those rigid Self-Defense Force members, he turned and left.
In the crowd, a high school student slightly raised his head and took a glance at the helicopters constantly circling in the sky, his brows furrowing: It looks like the guards are very strict this time.
[Things happened too suddenly; I haven't even prepared properly. Damn it!]
[I wonder if that bastard will come.]
The high school student dived into the crowd, and in the next moment, he completely disappeared into the stream of people, without a trace.
In a nearby building, Heiji stood quietly in front of a window; naturally, the scenes inside could not be seen from here.
However, the situation all around the sports arena could be seen crystal clear.
[There are quite a few plainclothes police officers mixed into the crowd; around every entrance and exit, several uniformed police officers are standing, and more than one disguised police car has been deployed at every intersection. It seems that for this exhibition, the Osaka Police Department has invested a significant amount of manpower. However, with so much police force placed on the outside, is there no need for protection on the inside?]
Heiji held his binoculars, focusing on an entrance/exit point; his expression gradually became serious.
[Tsk tsk, so it's not that protection isn't needed, but rather that it's not the police's turn to provide it.]
Although they were not wearing military uniforms, the few people at the entrance caught Heiji's attention; their standing postures and the way they held their guns clearly indicated they were soldiers.
Soldiers who can serve the Imperial Family are obviously only the Royal Self-Defense Force.
In his past life, back when he was still a mechanic, Heiji had encountered the Japanese Royal Self-Defense Force; they were very strong...
They were strictly disciplined, their various military qualities were top-notch, and their cooperation was also extremely tight. Once targeted, they would close in fast and not let go... In any case, they were not to be underestimated.
[These guys are ruthless; it looks like I'll have to be a bit careful for this mission.]
Compared to the police, these Self-Defense Forces would open fire at any time, and they would do so without the slightest hesitation.
Kudo Yusaku was currently sitting inside a police surveillance vehicle on the perimeter; everywhere were surveillance video recordings and various instruments.
One screen suddenly captured the figures of Yukiko and the others.
He wanted to go over, but thinking of his mission: Forget it, I'll go look for her after it's over.
At the plaza of the Osaka Sports Arena, Kazuha and Sonoko were looking around in all directions within the crowd, their expressions carrying a hint of expectation.
"Oh my, my, you two are almost turning into statues."
Yukiko gave these two girls a disgruntled glare.
"What if Heiji comes and can't see us? Of course we have to pay more attention." Sonoko said while pouting.
"It hasn't started yet; Heiji might not have truly started working, maybe he is right there in the crowd." Kazuha's eyes were still fixed tightly on the crowd.
The words of the two girls made Eri Kisaki and Yukiko very helpless.
"Since Heiji told us not to wait, then don't wait. As I see it, he's probably somewhere right now laughing at you two in secret." Eri Kisaki lightly poked Kazuha.
"Oh my, my, it looks like Eri is also very familiar with Heiji."
Yukiko looked at Eri Kisaki with surprise; she understood her close friend—if it weren't someone she was very familiar with, she wouldn't understand them so thoroughly.
Eri Kisaki gave Yukiko a roll of her eyes and said crossly, "Not as familiar as you all are."
"I'm not familiar with him." Yukiko pouted and turned her head away.
Kazuha and Sonoko immediately burst out laughing.
Seven o'clock!
The entire Osaka Sports Arena only had two main gates open, and in front of one of those gates, there was even a red carpet.
That gate had already begun to open, and some people were entering one after another.
"I'm so envious; the treatment of social elites is truly different."
"That must be the legendary VIP passage, right?"
"Kazuha, Yukiko, Lawyer Kisaki, let's head over too."
Sonoko pulled Kazuha and called for Yukiko and Eri Kisaki to walk over.
As the successor of the Suzuki Financial Group, she had the ability to bring a few people through the VIP passage; besides, Suzuki Tomoko and the others were also there.