"Do I need to change into such a dress?" Hattori Heiji looked at the clothes Ooka Hongye handed him in surprise. "No... this time I was not here as a detective to ask you about Mr. Naikawa Kazuo, so why bother..."

"Since I'm coming to ask me some questions, I will naturally put forward some conditions," Okaoka Hongye just chuckled and defended her behavior. "And, it's just to let you change into a kimono. This shouldn't be too difficult to ask, right?"

"Ah... that's right," Hattori Heiji looked at the clothes in his hand. "So, it seems that I can only complete the intelligence investigation required this time when I wear this outfit?"

"Yes, so please put on this outfit, and then enter the reception room from the front door." Okao Hongye nodded very seriously and reminded her. "At that time, I think I will be able to prepare to the best state and complete this investigation and interview with you in the best state."

After saying that, Okao Hongye turned around and left a small door next to her in a calm manner as possible.

"Um..." Holding this outfit, Hattori Heiji looked at the closed door with some clues.

This guy... Although theoretically speaking, the eldest lady of a noble family would not do such an excessive thing, it is indeed possible, right? It is entirely possible to change her clothes here, but use the opportunity to use cameras and other means to peep.

No, it is probably impossible. The other party is a dignified lady after all, and he is a man, so there will be no risk of being exposed when changing into a kimono.

After calming down a little, Hattori Heiji took a deep breath, took off his shirt, and prepared to change into the clothes provided by the Ooka family.

...

[Then, I went to see Ooka Hongye.] Hattori Heiji thought about this, took a deep breath, sorted out the kimono on his body, and opened the door.

Judging from her previous thoughts about herself, either explicitly or implicitly... God knows what kind of request she intends to make when she wants to live in the same room with her. She also hopes that when she gets out the information she needs, she won't really encounter any troublesome situations.

With such concerns, Hattori Heiji looked at the door that was opened and saw Ooka Hongye who had been waiting for a long time.

But he never thought of seeing Okao Hongye like this.

In front of an unopened door opposite, Ooka Hongye was wearing the most gorgeous kimono and sat in front of Hattori Heiji in the image of the most traditional Yamato Satsuko.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time," Hongye's tone became much higher than usual, and it sounded more pleasant. "Sir Heiji."

"!?" Hattori Heiji was startled because this was not the scene he thought would appear.

But by the way... why did she kneel outside the door behind her to greet her? Could she say she is going to take her into that room later?

...

Meanwhile, in another building.

"You said, what's going on with Hattori?" Kudo Shinichi asked, holding a sip of coffee.

"Who knows what it looks like?" Qianyu was drinking black tea. "Maybe Miss Ooka is going to take action in advance and launch an attack here."

"Please don't speculate on the young lady in such an unrespectful way in front of our servants," Iori next to him suddenly spoke. "The lady agreed to Mr. Hattori this time to come, of course, to cooperate with him in handling the case. Those things you speculate will not happen-and will never happen."

"Hmm?" Qianyu felt that Iori seemed to have something in his words. "Mr. Iori, what you said means..."

...

"I've thought about many things you invited me to come here and do," Hattori Heiji expressed his thoughts after savoring a bite of dessert. "But honestly, I never thought you would greet me with a tea ceremony."

"Actually, I have thought about how to receive you, but after thinking about it, I have considered many different solutions. In the end, I chose this kind of etiquette ceremony." Hongye held up the tea cup with his five fingers with his right hand, held it in the palm of his left hand, and sent it to the tatami in front of Heiji in the most standard tea-respecting posture. "Please use it, Lord Heiji."

"Oh, OK!" Heiji quickly picked up the teacup, and after rotating the teacup a little, he took a small sip of the tea-the water in this cup of tea was obviously just boiled, and the other party had pinched all the time points to the best. "Well, it's very perfect!"

"It's great that you can be satisfied," Okao Hongye's eyes narrowed into a slit, and her expression was very happy. "Well... I'm still very grateful for your ability to satisfy my willfulness. So, in return, what do you want to ask?"

"Mr. Naoki Katsuo's game records, such as videos, are best for the videos of the last few months before his disappearance and the videos of the two to three years before his disappearance." Hattori Heiji put down his teacup, recalled his needs and summarized it. "In addition, do you know if there were any physical and mental problems with Mr. Naoki in that last period?"

"Yes," Ooka Hongye seemed to be immersed in the service department's Heiji's expression suddenly interrupted. "Master's words... about a year before his disappearance, in April 1988, he was diagnosed with moderate progress in brain cancer, and it was hyperplasia near the nerves related to visual secondary. If chemotherapy was active, his life might be able to last for 2-3 years, but the eyes could not last for that long under such strong treatment."

"So his competitive style suddenly became extremely radical?"

"Yes, because his accurate combat style was something he could do with a stroll in the garden, but later his vision gradually deteriorated, and even there was a mistake that was impossible in the game. Thanks to such self-pity setbacks, his tolerance for the mistakes of the disciples in the club became lower and lower."

So that's it... Such a bad comment turned out to be from such an extreme situation.

"Yes, because of this, no matter how gentle the emotions are, it is difficult for people to continue to be calm." Okaoka Hongye nodded. "But in the end, there was no progress in chemotherapy, and the condition of the eyes was gradually deteriorating. So you may also know that he launched a challenge to Gaoyuehui - and the day before the challenge, he visited them as a private person and proposed a private battle."

"What?" Hattori Heiji was shocked.

"The master also went to Mrs. Gaoyue for a one-on-one private showdown the day before his disappearance," Okao Hongye nodded. "The purpose seems to be to prove his strength in private battles, and then deliberately lose the next day."
Chapter completed!