Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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As his phone rang, Matsuda, lying in bed, slowly opened his eyes.

"Meow?"

A black and white kitten, Hoshino Terumi, is glaring at Matsuda with her cat eyes puffed out.

"Are you hungry? I'll make you something to eat as soon as I finish this call."

Matsuda patted the cat's head and then picked up his phone.

The screen displays Megure's name. Where has another case occurred?

Sure enough, after the call connected, Matsuda heard Inspector Megure say that phrase he'd been using a lot lately: "Matsuda, I'm sorry to trouble you again!"

With Conan around, it's hard to guess wrong.

Matsuda sighed and began to dress.

Unexpectedly, just as I was halfway through getting dressed, my phone rang again.

It was still Inspector Megure.

"What? The case has been solved?" Matsuda asked in surprise.

"Yes, he was taken care of by that sleeping Kogoro Mouri,"

Megure's voice clearly betrayed his unwillingness.

“That guy happened to be at the scene when the crime occurred. I was hoping you could get here in time and solve the case before him, but I didn’t expect him to solve it so quickly this time.”

"Anyway, Matsuda-kun, you shouldn't come over,"

Inspector Megure instructed.

"If the media notices, who knows what the newspapers will say tomorrow."

What the hell is going on in the middle of the night...?

After hanging up the phone, Matsuda checked the time. Seeing that there was still some time before dawn, he immediately lay down on the bed to catch up on his sleep.

"Meow!"

Hoshino Terumi glared angrily at Matsuda lying on the bed, and unable to hold back any longer, she pounced on him, waving her cat paws and scratching him all over.

"Okay, okay, I know I was wrong!" Matsuda quickly got up and begged for forgiveness. "I'll go prepare something to eat for you right now!"

……

"So, you guys went to Yotsuki Reika's birthday party last night, and then she died?" Matsuda patted Conan's head. "Good boy, you should go find a temple and become a monk, don't cause trouble for the world..."

"Slap!" Conan angrily slapped Matsuda's hand away. "How could there be a Grim Reaper in this world!"

“That’s not necessarily true,” Matsuda replied with a smile.

"Hmph," Conan glared at Matsuda and said sarcastically, "You still have the mind to joke? The attacks on you in the newspapers are not over yet."

Xiao Lan, who was standing nearby, also looked over with concern.

"Officer Matsuda, will this affect you? It was Officer Matsuda who saved everyone, these media outlets are really going too far."

"They're just some mad dogs biting people randomly, nothing to worry about," Matsuda replied casually.

"Well said!" Kogoro Mori yawned in agreement.

"Ran and Conan were worried that you might do something rash, so they urged me to drive over early this morning. I knew it! How could Officer Matsuda not understand something so trivial?"

"Thanks," Matsuda said to Conan and Ran.

Matsuda understands that Ran cares about media coverage of him, after all, he saved Ran's life.

But Matsuda didn't expect that Conan would care about him.

"Hmph," Conan turned his head away, looking awkward, and said, "I'm just worried that without you, Uncle's workload will increase."

Chapter 190 The scapegoat, Megure

The Mori family's visit to the Metropolitan Police Department early in the morning wasn't solely for Matsuda's sake; their main purpose was the murder case from the previous night.

There were two deceased individuals: Nikaido Yuji, a sales specialist at an advertising agency.

Yoshikatsu Reika, the heiress of the Yoshikatsu Group,

Last night, the former was found drowned in an outdoor fountain pool.

The latter was found drowned in the bathtub in the bathroom.

The murderer was Takashi Ichie, an acquaintance of both of them.

He killed the two women to avenge the woman he loved.

“Although I can understand that guy’s motives, he even went so far as to target Ran in order to cover up his crimes,” Conan said through gritted teeth. “This kind of person has been completely corrupted by revenge.”

"Ran, are you alright?" Matsuda asked.

"It's nothing," Xiaolan replied with a smile. "I just swallowed a little water, and after resting overnight, I've recovered."

After giving their statements, Mori and Ran left the First Division office first, with Conan following behind.

After the two were out of sight, he tugged at Matsuda's sleeve: "Are you really alright?"

"What could possibly be wrong with me?" Matsuda chuckled.

“I’m not Ran-neechan, you can’t fool me,” Conan rolled his eyes. “For the past month or so, you’ve been the one presenting information to the public about every case the Metropolitan Police Department has encountered. There was even a press conference this morning about last night’s case, but you were hiding in your office. And you’re still fine?”

“This was arranged by the inspector,” Matsuda leaned back in his chair. “He said he already had a solution.”

"Inspector Megure? What could he possibly do to deal with those reporters?" Conan frowned.

"I don't know either," Matsuda shrugged, looking helpless.

At that moment, the door to the first office was pushed open, and it was Yumi.

She stood at the doorway, carefully observing inside for a while before walking in.

"Matsuda, didn't Chocolate come with you today?"

“She ate too much this morning and is too lazy to move,” Matsuda said with a forced smile.

Last night, after he cooked something delicious, Hoshino Terumi, who was starving, not only ate her own portion but also Matsuda's.

Because she ate too much and her stomach was so full, Hoshino Terumi gave up on coming to the office with Matsuda that morning.

"Yumi, you look so excited, is there some news about you again?" Matsuda asked.

Conan, standing nearby, also looked at Yumi with curiosity.

Yumi from the Transportation Department is known to everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department as a blabbermouth.

"You didn't know?" Yumi asked in surprise.

"what do you know?"

Matsuda frowned, somewhat confused about her meaning.

"that is……"

As Yumi spoke, she leaned against Matsuda, turned on the computer on the table, and then went to the Metropolitan Police Department's website.

The page displayed a live broadcast of a Metropolitan Police Department press conference.

At that moment, it was Rena Mizunashi's turn to ask a question, as reported by Nichiri TV.

"Inspector Megure, is it true that the Moriya Teiji case wasn't solved immediately because you withheld some facts from Inspector Matsuda?"

what?

Matsuda and Conan exchanged glances, while Yumi explained, "At the beginning of the press conference, Inspector Megure took all the blame for the Moriya Teiji incident upon himself."

"Could this be Inspector Megure's method?" Conan was speechless.

Matsuda frowned, ignoring him, and kept her eyes glued to the computer screen.

In the footage, Inspector Megure, holding a microphone, bows deeply to the reporters present.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of my negligence that Moriya Teiji committed so many crimes!"

"Inspector Megure really took all the responsibility upon himself," Conan muttered to himself.

Yumi, standing next to him, also looked on with admiration.

"I always thought Inspector Megure was a bit of a goofball, but I didn't expect him to be so reliable in a critical moment. Now that he's taken all the blame, Matsuda, are you alright...?"

Before Yumi could finish speaking, she saw Matsuda suddenly stand up and walk straight out.

"Matsuda, where are you going?" Yumi asked in surprise.

"Explain things clearly," Matsuda waved his hand.

"Explain things clearly?"

Yumi tilted her head in confusion before realizing what Matsuda was going to do.

She hurriedly tried to chase after Matsuda to stop him, but Conan blocked her way.

"It's no use, Yumi-neechan, you can't stop him."

"But if that's the case, wouldn't Inspector Megure's efforts have been in vain?" Yumi puffed out her cheeks, her face full of resentment.

“But if Inspector Megure were to take all the blame, he wouldn’t be Inspector Matsuda,” Conan shook his head.

“That guy’s temper gets really bad once he gets stubborn…” Yumi’s face was full of worry.

Seeing this, Conan could only comfort her, "Don't worry, Yumi-neechan, Officer Matsuda is the Metropolitan Police Department's ace. The Metropolitan Police Department will definitely not abandon him."

"I hope so,"

After Yumi finished speaking, she took out her phone and dialed Sato's number.

"Miwako, listen to me..."

Yumi briefly explained the situation here.

She had hoped that Sato would persuade Matsuda, but to her surprise, Sato's answer was exactly the same as Conan's.

“Don’t worry, Yumi, it would be a problem if Matsuda didn’t do that,” Sato replied. “He’ll be fine, so don’t worry.”

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