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The clouds started forming in the late night's sky , a sign of an upcoming rain , adding more beauty to the streets of osaka city .
As he finished working on a case , the high school detective heiji hattori was walking on his way back home while admiring the beauty of his hometown , the only thought on his mind at the moment was about the udon and Butaman he's going to have later with his family at home .
His thoughts were interupted by his phone ringing , he could see "ma homie " as the one calling him. he answered it immediately, not wanting to let the other waiting.
"hey , kudo! . what a pleasure to be remembered by you buddy" he welcomed , his voice high as usual , making the other get the phone away from his ears before putting close again.
"You still as loud as usual hattori , I'm assuming you're not home and were working on a case " shinichi (conan) replied.
"I didn't even mention I was outside "
"I can hear people walking around you , and you're usually not home at this time only if you were working on a case "
"As expected , you know me very well " heiji laughed , wnjoying the talk between them "say , do you want to know about it ? "
"yeah , I would like to know about this one" conan replied, his voice calm as usual.
Heiji then started telling him about everything that happened during his investigation, from the victim's body condition to suspect to evidence to the reveal of the killer .
"And then , just as he confessed . he was going to drink the poison he used for the murder " heiji exlaimed , invested in his own story
"luckily I noticed quickly and knocked it out of his hand and the police handcuffed him" he yelled excitedly, making people stare at him before walking away like nothing happened , concluding the story , leaving a moment of silence to let it sink in.
Conan listened to his bestfriend talking and shouting his story as he usually does , commenting when he felt it was necessary.
"I have to say , your words back then were the ones that made me always notice any movement anyone would make " heiji admitted , a fond smile on his face.
" A detective who corners a culprit with their reasoning and drives them to suicide in front of himself is no different than a murderer , words I'll never forget" .
conan chuckled slightly , he didn't expect his words being brought up in a casual conversation.
"Glad my words worked on you my friend "
"Oh right!" heiji shouted then lowered his voiced even he saw people staring at him " I kept talking I completely forgot you were the one who called first , you must had something important to tell me"
"It's alright hattori , I love to hear your stories " conan assured " you unintentionally gave me the answer I want "
"what are you talking about ? "
"I called to check on you , that's all , and hearing your voice and story made me know you're doing fine , and I'm glad for that"
"Kudo..." Heiji whispered his friend's name , silence made his way between them , one waiting for the other to speak.
Heiji was now worried , he knows shinichi makes this kind of calls when there's something bothering him , he should've noticed it the moment he saw the time before answering the call.
"kudo , you know you can tell me anything , right?" he asked with a gentle voice .
"I know , you keep reminding me over and over again" conan answered.
"So , do you want to talk about it? calling late at night to just check on me meaning you want to speak up your thoughts , right?"
A pained laugh made its way into heiji's ears , making him more concerned for his bestie.
"Then I won't take much of your time , you need to rest from work "
"take all the time you need , I ain't leaving ya until you speak your mind "
Silence filled the atmosphere, making heiji both uncomfortable and anxious as he waited for the other to gather his thoughts and speak.
"Hattori , do you believe I will return to my original self? to the high school detective kudo shinichi instead of conan edogawa , the person I am now?"
"Of course I do " he answered without a second thought, confident in his answer .
"I don't belive in that anymore , as much as u hate to admit it this loud " conan confessed " especially with no evidence or even small info about those people ... the chances for that are getting weaker" .
"Hey , don't say that . I know it's hard for ya now , but I'm sure there's a way out of this problem . with the two of us working together with professor agasa and the girl named haibara or something like that , I'm sure we'll figure everything out together " with spoke his mind with strong yet gentle reassuring tone.
"And then , we'll defeat those guys and get ya back to normal " he added " and once that happens , the name "kudo shinichi " will come back to light, although I have to do my best to not let the both of us down , I would like for my name to be remembered as much as yours".
At that moment , another pained laugh made its way to heiji's ears , even more pained than before , making his chest tight and more anxious.
"You don't have to do anything hattori . after all , the name "kudo shinichi" shall be forgotten sooner than you think " .