“No, that’s fine. I’m getting kind of hungry anyway and I really don’t think that Ran would mind. We might see her there actually, so be prepared to get questioned,” he chuckled, only half joking. There was actually a very good possibility that she would be wondering why they were ‘hanging out’.
It was better to just go ahead and get going. The faster they got to the cafe, the faster they could continue to talk about everything but Conan.
“I wouldn’t mind that; it’s always interesting to be interrogated by those not in our field.” Hakuba said this with a smile, curious as he watched Kudou, even as he began walking toward the cafe.
“How have things been for you lately? I have to admit that I was almost worried you’d been killed. There were so many rumors regarding your disappearance, and no one seemed to have concrete answers.”
He decided to leave specific details about his investigation unsaid at present, in favor of letting the other detective talk. After all, he’d often wondered what it would be like to just… sit and listen to such a brilliant detective, one-on-one.