Chapter 2951 2963 [Suzuki Sonoko's Game]
The next box.
After listening to Officer Shiratori's words, Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan looked at each other in shock: "High school students... He wants to treat high school students to a meal? He found us?"
Beside him, Vermouth chewed his dessert without tasting it: "..." The more he listened, the more it sounded wrong. Who was this policeman trying to find? ...Wait, put down your phone, and stop calling!
Separated by a wall.
As expected, Officer Shiratori hung up the phone call to the housekeeper. However, soon after, Vermouth heard him press the button again, and this time...
"What are you doing?"
Suddenly, a righteous hand reached out and pressed the phone of Officer Shiratori which was dialing Jiang Xia.
—— Sato Miwako was confused for a while, then gradually understood. She showed her usual sharp eyes when handling cases, staring at her superior in front of her: "You don't want to keep Jiang Xia here and prevent him from helping Gao Mu solve the case, do you?"
"..." Officer Shiratori cleared his throat, "I just feel that the police have been taken care of by Jiang Xia. Let's not talk about the distant past, just take the recent incident on the Shinkansen - if he hadn't caught the murderer on the spot, and the murderer had revealed a drug transportation route, you and Takagi would probably not be able to continue your police career now. With such a big favor, isn't it very reasonable for me to treat him to a meal?"
The sly smile disappeared from Officer Shiratori's face and appeared on the corner of Sato Miwako's lips: "If that's the case, then Takagi and I should be the ones treating us - after all, we are the two guys who made the mess, not you, who should be thanking Jiang Xia. Why don't we ask Jiang Xia to help Takagi solve the current case, and then have them come over for dinner?"
Officer Shiratori: “…”
"Anyway, since you said no cheating," Sato Miwako said, and sat back in her seat in a good mood. "Then from now on, let's not make any more phone calls. This is the only way to be fair."
"……All right."
Officer Shiratori pondered for a long time and sighed: "When Takagi was mentioned just now, you seemed very surprised. This means that there is probably another contact between you and Takagi - someone who has a good relationship with you and likes to meddle in these matters... This middleman should be Yumi Miyamoto from the Traffic Division."
Officer Sato: "..." You are such a good reasoner, why don't you solve more murders? You have wasted your brain on such a mess.
After dragging Officer Yumi out from behind the scenes, Officer Shiratori stroked his chin and said, "Then wait until she tells Takagi that you're on a blind date. But don't hold your hopes too high - it's against the rules for a police officer to leave his post without permission during a case. Takagi made a big mistake not long ago and was punished. If he challenges the rules again so soon... Well, if he really drops the case and comes here, I'll have to admit defeat."
Miwako Sato thought about Takagi's ability to solve cases, and then thought about the policeman's strong sense of responsibility, and silently took a sip of tea: "..." Fortunately, it was just a bet on a Valentine's Day date. If he had really bet on marriage in anger just now, things would be troublesome...
"Now that things have come to this, I can only pray that Jiang Xia will find out what Takagi is doing soon." Officer Sato sighed silently: She had never considered marriage and love, and it was hard to say who she liked or disliked between Shiratori and Takagi. But if she had to pick one as a date... Compared to the shrewd and aggressive Officer Shiratori, it was indeed more comfortable to get along with Takagi's old partner who said one thing and didn't go west.
…
The next box.
Suzuki Sonoko was so excited listening to the development of the bet that she didn't even want to eat dessert. She lowered her voice and said, "In the battle to recapture the princess, my career is at stake. I can only choose between career and love. This is too exciting! I think I have a new inspiration!"
Mao Lilan felt helpless towards this childhood friend who loved to join in the fun, but she was a little curious when she heard her words: "What inspiration?"
Suzuki Sonoko: "Of course it is..." Of course it is the little game she developed. It's just right to add a new version...
However, thinking about the content of the game and looking at Dr. Arata next to her, the high school girl, who was not too thick-skinned, was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Suzuki Sonoko cleared her throat nonchalantly: "Of course it's the inspiration from my dream. I will definitely have a good dream tonight!"
Conan was not interested in the pink bubbles in Suzuki Sonoko's head, but he felt a little sympathy for Officer Takagi who was in a dilemma - this good-tempered policeman often told him about the case, and rarely drove him away when he saw him at the crime scene... and he was accidentally kicked into a spinning top by him when he was chasing a criminal on the Shinkansen, but he was not angry afterwards.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt guilty. After hesitating for a moment, Conan quietly left the box, using the excuse of going to the bathroom.
…
When undercurrents were surging at the blind date venue.
On the other side of the street.
Officer Chiba pondered the testimonies of the witnesses, and suddenly remembered something. He said to Officer Takagi: "Yumi called me just now and asked me to remind you to remember to read her email."
Officer Takagi responded but didn't check his phone.
He didn't know why he was feeling uneasy today, and coupled with the unsolved case in front of him, he was too busy to spare any time.
Besides, Yumi Miyamoto was not a reliable person. Since she didn't talk about business when she called Chiba, it seemed that she had no business at all - compared to the messy gossips of the policewoman, Takagi Shigeru wanted to catch the robber in front of him as soon as possible.
At the same time, opposite them, the mood of the four suspects was getting worse and worse.
After a suffocating silence, the band member who liked to dress in women's clothing was the first to speak out: "How long are you going to keep us here? If you guys can't solve the case, do I have to stay with you forever?"
Officer Gao Mu sighed and was about to continue to appease the suspects. However, at this moment, his cell phone buzzed and a call suddenly came in.
Officer Takagi: “…” Yumi is too persistent. What kind of shocking gossip is worth making her look for me like this?
After all, she was a police friend with whom he had a good relationship privately, so Officer Gao Mu couldn't just leave her alone. He picked up the phone and said helplessly, "Yumi, I'm really busy right now. I'll get back to you when I'm done..."
"It's me."
A familiar voice interrupted him - it was obvious that the person on the other end of the phone was a young man, not the eccentric female traffic police officer with long black hair.
Officer Takagi was stunned: "You are...?"
Conan hid in the restroom of the restaurant and said to the bow-tie voice changer in a serious tone: "I am Jiang Xia."
(End of this chapter)
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