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“Exactly,” Genta complained, “We’ve said we saw it before, but Inspector Megure just won’t believe us.”
"Officer Matsuda is really amazing; he solved the case as soon as he arrived!"
Ayumi, as always, looked at Matsuda with an expression of adoration.
"Yes, thanks to you guys, half of my vacation today has been ruined again," Matsuda yawned.
"Aren't you on vacation? Why are you still so sleepy? Didn't you sleep last night?" Conan asked curiously.
"Mind your own business, kid!"
Matsuda, annoyed, gave Conan another slap on the head.
"These past two days have been so unlucky. I finally got a day off, and you guys dragged me out to solve a case. And last night, playing baseball was the same. I lost all my clothes, but Chengshi didn't lose a single one. How infuriating!"
Muttering to himself, Matsuda turned and walked back to his apartment.
"...Basketball Fist? What's that?" Ayumi asked cutely.
"Ahem...it's just a regular rock-paper-scissors game," Mitsuhiko explained with an embarrassed laugh.
"A regular rock-paper-scissors game? Shall we play it too?" Ayumi suggested.
Playing baseball with Ayumi?
"hey-hey……"
Mitsuhiko and Genta's faces flushed red instantly.
These kids are really precocious.
Conan muttered a helpless complaint, but his mind was still on the name Matsuda had just mentioned.
Narumi? Isn't he already dead? It's probably just a coincidence of names, right?
……
On the last day of his vacation, Matsuda finally got his date with Sato.
The two spent the day at the amusement park and the movie theater.
In the evening, after having dinner together, Sato suggested going to sing karaoke, and Matsuda naturally agreed.
After all, when it comes to dates, the later the date goes, the more chances you have to go tonight!
hey-hey……
Sato glanced at Matsuda and said irritably, "Why are you laughing like that? I have a feeling you're thinking something bad."
"I just want to be with you, how is that a bad thing?"
Matsuda chuckled twice, then, looking at Sato's unusually beautiful face today, he tried to move closer...
Chapter 37: Things Got Ruined Again
"Wait! I'm still driving!"
Sato gave Matsuda a gentle push and complained.
Just when Matsuda thought she was refusing, the red Mazda slowly pulled up to the side of the road.
Sato didn't speak, but blushed as he faced Matsuda and slowly closed his eyes.
hey-hey……
This is going to be interesting tonight!
Matsuda was overjoyed and hurriedly moved closer to Sato. Just as he was about to kiss him, his gaze suddenly fell through the car's windshield and he saw a large SOS symbol on the glass of one floor of the department store building ahead.
Uh, it must be a prank!
Must be!
Matsuda gritted his teeth, cupped Sato's small face in his hands, and prepared to continue.
then……
Sigh, I really am a good cop!
Matsuda sighed helplessly and turned on his phone.
"what happened?"
Sato waited for a while without hearing anything from Matsuda. When he opened his eyes, he saw Matsuda on the phone and was immediately filled with confusion.
"Over there..." Matsuda pointed to the department store, "SOS, someone's calling for help!"
Sato immediately noticed the anomaly on the department store's glass: "Department store... I remember Section 3 has been investigating a gang of thieves who break into department stores after get off work at night. Could this be another case of that gang committing crimes?"
At that moment, Matsuda's call was also connected.
"Inspector, has anyone called the police tonight?"
"Tonight? No!" Inspector Megure asked疑惑地, "What's wrong?"
“Sato and I found an SOS symbol on the glass of the department store,” Matsuda replied. “This might be related to the department store robbery case that happened in the last few days. Inspector, you should notify Section 3 and have them send someone over as soon as possible.”
"Okay, I'll go right away,"
Inspector Megure responded, then looked somewhat puzzled.
"Matsuda, didn't you go on a date with Sato today? How did you get involved in this case again?"
“Yes…” Matsuda glanced at Sato’s alluring red lips beside him and said helplessly, “What can I do? I’m a competent police officer!”
After Matsuda hung up the phone, Sato chuckled and comforted him, "Alright, at worst we can go to karaoke after we've sorted things out here."
Then, Sato leaned close to Matsuda's ear and whispered, "When we get to the private room, you can do whatever you want, okay?"
"Really?"
Matsuda was immediately energized, quickly jumped out of the car, and ran all the way to the entrance of the department store.
Behind him, Sato also covered his mouth and laughed as he got out of the car.
"Hey, is anyone there?"
Matsuda knocked on the door of the guard room at the entrance of the department store, but there was no response.
"No, this department store is the largest in Mihua. There are security personnel on duty even at night, not to mention the series of robberies targeting the department store these past two days."
Sato's expression also turned serious.
The door to the duty room wouldn't open, so Matsuda walked around the building. Most of the windows had security grilles, but one window, which was probably a bathroom window, didn't have any security measures.
Matsuda stepped forward, about to climb over the wall, when he suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Miwako, did you bring a gun?"
"I'm on vacation today, and I'm out having fun with you, how could I possibly bring something like that!" Sato said helplessly.
“Then remember to be careful once you’re inside,” Matsuda warned. “I remember reading in the news that this robbery gang targeting the department store was armed.”
"Don't worry, I have a longer lesson time than you!"
Sato smiled nonchalantly, then nimbly beat Matsuda to the punch and climbed through the window into the bathroom!
Worried that Sato might do something rash, Matsuda hurriedly climbed in after him.
“I remember the security office of this department store,” Sato recalled, “it should be on the basement or the second floor.”
Matsuda thought for a moment: "The SOS sign should be on the fifth floor."
"How about this, I'll go to the security office first, and you go to the fifth floor to check the situation?" Sato suggested.
“No, there are only two of us, and neither of us has a gun. It’s too dangerous to split up.” Matsuda shook his head in opposition. “Let’s go to the security department first. There are mall security personnel there. If they’re being held hostage, we can rescue them first, and then go upstairs.”
Matsuda's method was undoubtedly much safer, and Sato agreed without much thought.
The two sneaked in, so naturally they couldn't take the elevator directly.
That way, if anyone notices anything unusual about the elevator, they will be discovered immediately.
The two walked around the first floor and found the stairs.
Midway through, Matsuda suddenly noticed that the surveillance camera above his head had suddenly rotated.
Someone from the security department was controlling the surveillance? Matsuda's heart skipped a beat.
The two went down the stairs and soon arrived at the second basement level.
The security office not far away was still lit up, and Sato carefully approached it.
Matsuda approached from the other side, and the two arrived at the security office entrance almost simultaneously.
Looking through the glass in the door, several unconscious security guards were lying haphazardly inside, along with a woman in an orange-red coat.
"The thugs don't seem to be inside?" Sato whispered.
"I'll go in first..."
Matsuda spoke first, and before Sato could react, he pushed open the door.
Sato, worried that he might be in danger, rushed in as well.
"There's definitely no one here." Matsuda looked around.
Sato then inspected the security guards on the ground.
“They were all knocked unconscious.” Sato shook them one by one, but couldn’t wake any of them.
"You hit too hard."
Sato examined the back of one of the security guards' heads; there were still faint traces of blood.
"The blood hadn't dried yet; the assailants must have just knocked them unconscious not long ago."
At that moment, the woman in the orange coat lying on the ground suddenly let out a soft groan.
"Are you OK?"
Sato rushed over and helped her remove the blindfold.
"Is there something wrong with how this strip of cloth is tied?" Matsuda frowned.
"Officers, thugs have broken into the department store! I'm an elevator operator here! Please apprehend them immediately!"