While Uncle Mori was reprimanding Conan, Inspector Megure and Takagi passed by him. Suspicious, Uncle Mori greeted them and then quickly ran to Inspector Megure's side.
Uncle Mori leaned closer and asked, "Inspector Megure, how's the investigation going?"
At first, Inspector Megure had a smile on his face, but when Uncle Mori asked this question, his expression immediately fell: "I'm very sorry, I don't want to talk about this."
Uncle Mori already suspected that Inspector Megure was deliberately hiding something, and this incident confirmed his suspicions. At the same time, he also had some uncertain thoughts.
He turned around, leaned close to Takagi, and asked sternly, "Is there something you're deliberately hiding from me?"
The distance between Takagi's face and Uncle Mori's face was only a little over a fist's width, which put him under immense pressure, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "I don't think so."
Conan rubbed his head, which had been hit by Uncle Mori earlier, and turned to ask with narrowed eyes, "By the way, Officer Takagi, you've always liked Officer Sato, haven't you?"
A blush instantly rose on Takagi's dark face. Uncle Mori grabbed Takagi and pulled him closer, then said to Takagi with a wicked grin, "This is quite interesting, Officer Takagi. How about I help you confess to Officer Sato?"
After saying that, he pushed Takagi away and took small steps toward where Miwako was. Of course, Uncle Mori didn't really want to confess on Takagi's behalf; he had completely caught Takagi in a compromising situation.
As expected, Takagi panicked when she saw Uncle Mori's actions, and grabbed Uncle Mori's shoulder in a few quick steps: "Please, Mr. Mori, don't say anything! I'll tell you!"
Uncle Mori glanced at Conan discreetly and mentally gave him a thumbs up: "This kid finally did something decent! I'll give him a bonus later."
After observing his surroundings to make sure no one was eavesdropping, Takagi put his hand to his mouth and whispered, "But the media absolutely cannot know this. In fact, Officer Shiba also died last night while holding his police handbook."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Mori and Conan's expressions changed drastically. At this moment, Shiratori said to Uncle Mori, "Mr. Mori, there's no need to ask any more questions."
Shiratori slowly uttered a sentence in English: "Need not to know. You should understand now, right?"
After he finished speaking, Uncle Mori seemed to be startled and looked very shocked, while Shiratori and Takagi turned and left.
This phrase means "no need to know," and it's a code word used in the police force to avoid the topic and conceal secrets within the force.
If this secret has nothing to do with the police force, then there's no need to hide it. This statement makes Conan suspect that the case is related to people in the police force, perhaps even those of high rank.
While Kōyū and the others were chatting with the newlyweds, Sonoko asked with a curious (gossipy) look, "So he didn't say anything about proposing to you?"
After hearing this, Haruzuki Kotaro scratched his head and laughed awkwardly. Shiratori Sara explained for him, "He's the kind of person who would never say such mushy things."
After hearing the explanation, Eri nodded slightly: "It's better to marry an honest man like this, because those sharp-tongued people are not good people."
"Auntie, you're making a bit of a generalization!" Guangyou took a sip of orange juice. "But most of them really aren't good things, so action is the most important thing!"
Eri rubbed Kouyu's head: "Will Kouyu turn into one of those bad things in the future?"
With a serious expression, Guangyou said, "Of course not."
The child's face was speaking like an adult's, which made everyone laugh. But who could have known that the child was answering the question very seriously?
"Mom, I've always wanted to ask you this question: how exactly did Dad propose to you?"
Eri Kisaki replied nonchalantly, "They're just some cheesy-sounding words, nothing serious."
"Teacher! Please tell me!" Shiratori Sara, who was about to enter her "grave," pleaded.
Eri's fair face flushed slightly, and she said shyly, "But I've almost forgotten everything."
"I don't believe you! Don't play dumb!"
Not only Sonoko, but everyone present could see that Eri was too shy to speak. Shiratori Sara also shook off her fiancé's hand and, together with Ran, approached Eri, looking at her with hopeful eyes.
Three pairs of eyes, some teasing, some serious, and some resolute, made her feel immense pressure. Her face flushed even more, and she frowned slightly, saying shyly, "He said something like, 'I really love you so much, I love you more than anyone else on Earth.' That's about it."
Perhaps it was too cheesy, because Eri Kisaki stopped talking. She was very embarrassed, and her queenly aura collapsed instantly. At this moment, she was no different from those little girls.
Sonoko slowly turned her head to look at Uncle Mori not far from the group, her face full of embarrassment and disbelief: "Is this middle-aged old man capable of saying such a thing?"
Xiaolan clasped her hands together and said wistfully, "How romantic!"
"If Shinichi said that to me too," Sonoko said, mimicking Ran's infatuated expression, then nudged Ran, "I'd know exactly what you're thinking!"
Xiaolan seemed to have her thoughts exposed, and hurriedly shouted at Yuanzi, "What's wrong with my expression?!"
Conan noticed Ran's unusual expression and asked curiously, "Ran-neechan, what's wrong? Your face is all red!"
Sonoko had a "I knew it" look on her face, and Ran quickly covered her face, panting to calm herself down. Then she said to Conan, "No, it's nothing!"
Why are you here? Do you think this is a place you should be?
The angry voice was very clear in the private room, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
Odagiri Toshiro, dressed in a black suit, was seen lecturing a purple-haired punk in a red coat who was smoking: "You weren't invited to this party, were you?"
"How annoying! I just happened to be here for work!" the purple-haired punk yelled at Odagiri Toshiro, wearing purple sunglasses.
Everyone in the hall was watching the two of them, including Uncle Mori. Uncle Mori said, "That young man is his son, Minya. I've heard people say he's in a rock band."
It's easy to see that the relationship between Toshiro Odagiri and his son isn't good, which is completely understandable. Compared to the older generation, it's always frustrating to see one's child turn out this way. He's the head of the Criminal Investigation Department, and if his son had become a policeman, he would definitely have been promoted if he had the ability. But instead, he chose to be in a rock band.
Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two, Shiratori quickly stepped in to comfort Odagiri Toshiro: "Chief, please don't be angry."
After saying that, he turned to his son and said, "Minye, you stay here too."
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