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Who?! They're trying to sabotage me!
Conan paused for a moment, then heard the same voice continue.
“It’s clearly because of my good teaching,” Kogoro Mouri laughed loudly. “It must be because I often bring up various cases with him that this brat has learned all this.”
"Hehe..." Conan chuckled dryly, then quickly nodded in agreement, "Uncle Mori is right, I learned all of that from him."
"is it?"
Matsuda replied softly, but his gaze was fixed on Kogoro Mouri, who had a smug look on his face.
Were you rushing to cover for Conan just now?
Is this guy genuinely confused, or is he just pretending?
……
The next day was Valentine's Day.
Matsuda had already made plans with Sato, and the two intended to go out for a stroll together after get off work.
As a result, just as it was about to be the end of the workday, Inspector Megure walked into the office again.
"It's over..."
Matsuda sighed inwardly. On such a good day, the Grim Reaper would definitely not stay at home peacefully. If he went out, something bad was bound to happen somewhere!
Sure enough, Inspector Megure called out, "Matsuda, come with me right now, there's a case."
"Do we really have to go?" Matsuda made a final struggle.
"What do you think?" Inspector Megure countered.
"Alright." Sato stood up and pulled Matsuda up with him. "Stop complaining, I'll go with you."
……
The Akutagawa family.
Matsuda had already learned what had happened from the deceased, but he did not speak immediately.
"Hey, Matsuda, have you figured it out yet?" Inspector Megure urged in a low voice.
"Wait a little longer, the timing isn't quite right yet!" Matsuda replied casually.
My date was going so well, but that brat Conan ruined it.
Matsuda simply couldn't swallow this insult without getting revenge.
opportunity?
Megure's eyes widened. Does deduction really require timing?
At that moment, Kogoro Mouri, who had been standing, suddenly started to sway and then fell onto the sofa with a thud.
"cough,"
Maori sat on the sofa with his head down and coughed lightly.
Everyone in the room instinctively looked at him.
The time has come!
"I already know who the murderer is," Matsuda announced swiftly and succinctly.
Do we already know who the murderer is?
Everyone quickly shifted their attention from Mori to Matsuda.
Only Conan, standing behind the sofa, was so angry that his face turned pale.
This bastard!
Now that you know the killer's identity, you should have said so sooner!
I made my uncle faint for nothing!
……
"I'm sorry, I'm also desperate. My husband's business failed, and I have to get my hands on Keyan's inheritance no matter what..."
For money, Mrs. Akutagawa, who murdered her own nephew, confessed her guilt amidst tears.
"So handsome!"
Sonoko excitedly tugged at Ran, her face full of infatuation.
"Officer Matsuda looks so cool when he's solving cases!"
Haha, didn't you always call me arrogant when I was doing reasoning?
Conan glanced sideways and thought to himself.
"Ran, I'm going to give the chocolate to Officer Matsuda!" Sonoko grabbed her friend's arm. "Come on, come with me!"
Hey!
Conan's eyes widened instantly; he had been staring at Ran's chocolate all day!
In the end, Matsuda benefited instead?
"Is this for me?"
Matsuda looked at the two chocolates handed to him by the two girls and asked a question.
"Yes! This is a token of our affection from Xiaolan."
Even the usually carefree Yuanzi was a little shy at this moment.
"I've been troubling Officer Matsuda a lot lately, please accept this." Ran was much calmer and more natural.
"Then I..."
Matsuda looked at Sato; he wasn't stupid.
If Sato weren't around, there would be no problem with simply accepting it.
But now Sato is watching closely from the sidelines. If he dares to accept it again, he'll probably be in for a rough time.
"Just accept this kind gesture from someone."
Sato shoved Matsuda and said irritably.
"Thank you very much."
Matsuda reached out and, under Conan's fiery gaze, accepted the two chocolates.
“By the way, Officer Matsuda,” Ran suddenly spoke up, “do you know any famous doctors?”
"What's wrong? Ran, are you not feeling well?" Sonoko asked with concern.
"It wasn't me, it was my dad,"
Ran pointed to Kogoro Mouri, who was still sitting on the sofa with his head down, "I've been calling him, but I can't wake him up."
The girl's face was full of worry for her elderly father's health.
"This is the second time. A few days ago at Miss Yoko's place, he suddenly fell into a deep sleep, just like today, and we couldn't wake him up no matter what we did."
"I'm worried it might be because business at the firm hasn't been good lately, and Dad's been drinking too much every day," Xiaolan sighed.
Conan, standing to the side, had already forgotten about the chocolate.
His plan to debut as Sleeping Kogoro has failed once again, and now Ran is questioning whether there is something wrong with Mori's health.
If facial expressions could reveal emotions, Conan's face right now would probably be filled with the word "囧" (a Chinese internet slang term for being embarrassed or awkward).
"Don't worry, it's probably just that your blood sugar and cholesterol are a little high," Matsuda said, barely suppressing a laugh.
"...I hope so."
Ran said something worriedly before noticing Conan's strange expression.
"Conan, what's wrong with you?"
"No, Sister Xiaolan, I'm just a little worried about Uncle."
Conan chuckled awkwardly and subconsciously hid the tranquilizer watch on his left wrist behind his back.
……
The next day, at the Metropolitan Police Department office.
Yumi looked at Matsuda, covering her mouth and giggling.
"Alright, it's just that our date yesterday fell through again, what's so funny about that!" Matsuda said helplessly.
"Well, Matsuda, have you been having a run of bad luck lately? How about I find a psychic to take a look at you?" Yoko suggested.
psychic...
I can communicate with spirits myself, why would I need to find someone else?
Just as Matsuda was about to speak, his phone rang.
He answered the call, asked a few brief questions, and then hung up.
"What's wrong? I think I heard that a child has been kidnapped?" Yumi asked.
“Yes,” Matsuda nodded.
"It's Ran Mouri on the phone. The son of one of her father Kogoro Mouri's clients has been kidnapped. Ran is worried that something might happen to the child and hopes that I can investigate it for her privately in my personal capacity."
"Let's go then, I need to go on patrol too." Yumi grabbed Matsuda and ran outside.
……
"What a pity, I didn't get to see you doing the deduction. I even changed my clothes for nothing."
Yumi sighed helplessly.
"Miwako said you look really cool when you're doing deductions, I was actually planning to watch that."
Chapter 16 The Ghost Longing to See His Father
Because she was worried that the criminals would discover her police identity, Yumi changed into civilian clothes before she arrived.