“Aww, come on, lighten up.” Tries with a charming, winning smile. “I agree on the fact that the outfit was a little… well… awkward.” Still, all he had on short notice. “But first of all he made a good impression as you, for knowing your stuff, as far as I heard and… that idea of overconfidence perhaps was just meant to hint at the truth? You know, a piece of the puzzle that in the end made them realise it was him?” Just like stealing Hattori’s phone. I mean… if THAT wasn’t a hint.
“You know KID does stuff like that on purpose. Maybe the clothes were, too.”
“I suppose that does show just what kind of detective Hattori-kun is, doesn’t it? Hm… I hadn’t thought of it that way before. If it’s for the sake of proving my hypothesis, I can’t fault it all that much…”
