Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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I glanced at the clock on the office wall and remembered that it wasn't my shift today.

Matsuda then got up and went home after get off work.

"I am back."

Matsuda returned to his apartment and looked up to see Ai sitting on the sofa, watching the latest fashion show.

"I've already bought the groceries, they're in the kitchen." Xiao Ai didn't even look up.

"understood."

Matsuda made a face at the back of Ai's head before going into the kitchen.

To better connect with Ai and help her become more cheerful and confident

Matsuda often acts like a big boy with a childlike heart.

Although it may seem silly, it's not without effect.

Although Ai Haibara, who was sitting on the sofa, didn't turn around, she seemed to have noticed Matsuda's subtle actions.

After muttering "idiot" under her breath, a smile crept onto her lips.

On the kitchen counter, the vegetables were not only washed clean, but also chopped.

They were neatly arranged, just waiting for Matsuda to stir-fry them.

Relying on takeout every day isn't actually that easy.

No matter how you change the menu, you'll get tired of the same food after a while.

Moreover, Ai's body is still very young, so Matsuda had no choice but to start cooking for her himself.

After preparing dinner, Matsuda sat down at the table and looked at Ai across from him, saying...

"Your vegetable-cutting skills have improved a lot lately; actually, I can do it."

“You’re not bad either,” Ai said, taking a bite of the food on her plate. “At least you can control the amount of salt.”

"I'm still rusty,"

Matsuda chuckled dryly; in his past life, he had also frequently been in the kitchen.

It's only been a short time since I last cooked, and I'm already finding it hard to do it anymore.

After finishing his meal, Matsuda sat on the sofa, leisurely crossing his legs.

"Has Conan been relatively quiet these past few days? Has he gotten into any trouble?"

"Hey, I'm not obligated to watch over him for you."

Although Ai said that, she still answered Matsuda.

“If we disregard the incident at the villa a few days ago, then he is just an ordinary child.”

"That's good. Speaking of which, it's great that he hasn't gotten Mori involved in any incidents these past few days!"

Matsuda chuckled as he finished speaking.

"If he could take the Maori family on a trip somewhere else for a year or two, then the whole world would be peaceful."

Sometimes, people just can't stand being nagged.

Matsuda had just finished praying when his phone rang.

"Matsuda, come to the Metropolitan Police Department quickly. No, no need. Just wait at the intersection in Nimachi. I'll send someone to pick you up."

As soon as the call connected, I heard Inspector Megure's anxious voice.

"What's wrong, Inspector?"

A bad feeling suddenly welled up in Matsuda's heart.

"Is there going to be another death?"

"I just received a report from Mori-kun. There's been a murder at the Mori family's house. You need to be quick about it. The Mori family is a large conglomerate, and they're high society figures. Their every move is under media scrutiny."

After giving a brief explanation, Inspector Megure immediately hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy signal in his ear, Matsuda's cheek twitched slightly.

Megure just said, who called the police?

Mouri... Mouri Kogoro?

Uh, that brat Conan, you really can't keep talking about him.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Haibara asked, looking up.

"Yeah, that brat Conan's killed someone again."

As Matsuda spoke, he noticed a grain of rice still clinging to the corner of the girl's mouth.

Without thinking much, he casually picked up a tissue and wiped her face.

"You!" Haibara's eyes widened immediately.

It was only then that Matsuda realized that the girl in front of him wasn't really a seven-year-old girl!

"I'm your guardian. It's perfectly normal for a cousin to wipe his cousin's mouth!"

Matsuda finished speaking, barely managing to suppress his embarrassment, then quickly put on his coat and went out.

"Fool!"

Haibara cursed under her breath, her expression unusually complex.

But she couldn't help thinking of her older sister, Miyano Akemi.

In the past, only her older sister had ever wiped her mouth like this.

Now, there's one more.

......

After leaving the apartment, Matsuda rushed to the place he had arranged to meet Megure. The police car that was there to pick him up arrived quickly. He rushed to the crime scene, only to find it was another luxurious villa.

As soon as he got out of the police car, Matsuda didn't even have time to wonder if anyone in this Conan world of Japan dared to be rich.

Given the probability of such murders, wealthy people are practically walking the line between life and death every day.

Then, Matsuda saw the entrance to the villa, where reporters were already surrounded in layers.

There were at least thirty to fifty people blocking the entrance to the villa, waiting for the gate to open so they could get the first-hand news.

"What are they doing? Where is the inspector? Aren't they going to do anything about it?"

Matsuda looked around, preparing to look for a side door or an open window.

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"The police inspector was right in the crowd. The villa owner hadn't even opened the door yet, and so many reporters had already rushed in. They were all pushed to the back."

A police officer from the first division came over and asked,

"What should we do, Officer Matsuda? Should we evacuate them?"

"Let's go inside first and talk about it then,"

After Matsuda finished speaking, he pushed his way into the crowd.

"Open the door, Mr. Morizono!"

"Please tell us the specific situation inside!"

Will Young Master Kikuto's wedding still proceed as scheduled?

"Hey? Isn't this Officer Matsuda? Officer Matsuda, can you tell me what happened this time?"

"I heard it's a murder case, is that really true, Officer Matsuda?"

As Matsuda squeezed his way in, he happened to run into the villa's owners, Morizono Mikio and Mori Kogoro, who opened the door hand in hand to greet Inspector Megure and the other police officers.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Megure immediately led Takagi inside and then closed the door, blocking the reporters outside.

However, he forgot about Matsuda, and this incident conveniently trapped Matsuda in the crowd of reporters.

The reporters, already filled with dissatisfaction and utterly disappointed,

They suddenly discovered that there was a new continent among them.

The famous detective Matsuda Jinpei from the Metropolitan Police Department was actually among them!

"Uh, this, that, um,..."

Matsuda moved slowly through the crowd, crawling towards the gate, muttering incoherently as he dealt with the reporters.

As Matsuda leaned against the door, it creaked open a crack, and a hand reached out and pulled Matsuda inside.

They moved so fast that they didn't even give the reporters the slightest chance to block the door.

Once inside, Matsuda patted his chest and began to breathe heavily.

"These reporters are absolutely insane."

"Never mind them, Matsuda, this is a bit troublesome."

Megure said with a solemn expression,

"I just heard from Brother Mori that this is a locked-room murder."

"A locked room?" Matsuda glanced at Mori. "I know, it's another impossible crime. That brat Conan must have come with you. Why this time?"

"Do you think I wanted to encounter something like this?" Mori replied unhappily. "It's all because that brat from the Hattori family came."

Hattori? Hattori Heiji?

Matsuda glanced at Conan beside him. Hattori also knew Conan's true identity, so why was he here at this time?

Conan avoided Matsuda's gaze somewhat guiltily, which only made Matsuda more suspicious.

Having received information about Hattori Heiji's appearance, Matsuda calmed down and followed Megure to the murder scene on the second floor.

Are the doors and windows locked from the inside?

When Matsuda was at the door, he noticed that the door had been forced open. He went inside, glanced at the window, and asked...