The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1448 I'm so sorry I didn't get pregnant!
Sato Miwako calmed her agitated emotions, and after regaining her composure, reason prevailed in her mind. Finally, she sighed.

He shook his head helplessly, then drove home to go to bed early and go to work the next day.

When they arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department the next day, everything was the same as before.

Her colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Department greeted her warmly, something she was already used to.

Women are rare in the Metropolitan Police Department, especially in the Criminal Investigation Division. Although there was no selection process, she was still chosen as a police beauty because of her slightly attractive appearance.

The younger police officers were attracted to her because of her appearance, while the slightly older ones regarded her as their niece. After all, her father had been a policeman, and after his sacrifice, his former colleagues had long regarded the orphan left behind by their old comrade as their own niece and daughter.

However, the way these people greeted her today left her a little stunned.

Take care of your health.

If you feel unwell anywhere, don't keep it to yourself.

Make sure to get plenty of rest and avoid overexertion; you must rest quietly.

If you need any help with anything, just let me know.

This caused Sato Miwako's eyebrows to gradually furrow together, which was somewhat inexplicable and hard to understand.

"What are these people talking about?"

"What does it mean?"

"They must have found out I took sick leave..."

"That's true. After all, I haven't been to the hall these past few days, so it's not surprising that I noticed. I doubt Yumi, that big mouth, would keep her illness a secret."

Sato Miwako had a flash of inspiration and felt that this was the right way to do it.

Otherwise, why would this group of people say such things?

Aside from her recent illness, Miwako Sato couldn't think of any other reason.

And so, she arrived at her workstation in the Third Department of Criminal Investigation.

Then, he received complicated looks from his former colleagues.

Sato Miwako felt somewhat confused.

She sat down at her workstation, and then a familiar figure appeared – Shiratori Ninzaburo.

He looked at Miwako Sato, who was sitting in her office chair, with a complicated expression.

In the end, he could only utter one word:
"Congratulations."

"...?"

Sato Miwako silently typed a question mark, somewhat confused about what had happened.

She looked at Shiratori Ninzaburo and saw that he looked tired, had dark circles under his eyes, and even bloodshot eyes. He seemed a little depressed.

Miwako Sato didn't find anything strange about Shiratori; after all, that's what the First Investigation Division was like, and everyone was like that.

As for congratulations, that's what puzzled Miwako Sato.

She asked in confusion, "What congratulations? Did I get a promotion and a raise?"

Upon hearing this, Shiratori's mind raced. He realized that such matters shouldn't be discussed openly, so he could only offer an excuse: "No, it's just... well, anyway, take care and get some rest. If there are any cases recently, I'll help you with them."

"...?"

Upon hearing this, Sato Miwako became puzzled again.

Miwako Sato knew very well that if she handed the case over to someone else, she would lose her credit, and losing credit meant losing her bonus.

She's even thinking of working hard to get promoted to police inspector next year!

Miwako Sato wasn't interested in positions or anything like that, but when it came to advancement, who could say they didn't want to take a step further? Being able to advance was always better than not being able to.

She's in the second category, which means she can still move up a tier, and her age is just right.

If you don't make progress now, it will be difficult to do so when you get older.

Sato Miwako took a deep breath and said, "I've rested enough. I feel bad about always handing over my work to others."

Shiratori hesitated for a moment, looked at Sato Miwako in front of him, sighed helplessly, and then leaned forward and whispered, "Sato, although... well, after all..."

Shiratori considered his words carefully, but couldn't think of a good way to describe the matter.

He had heard the news that Sato Miwako was pregnant, and he got drunk after get off work because of it.

No matter how you look at it, he likes Miwako Sato.

After all, she was the girl who left the deepest impression on him during his childhood.

Even if he were pregnant with someone else's child, he felt that, whether out of loyalty to colleagues and friends or because of the other woman's status as an expectant mother, he should take care of her.

Moreover, it is rumored that the child's father is Fujino.

No matter what, Fujino is still young and has no family. He's an orphan and a widow, so it would be really inexcusable not to take care of him.

In the end, all I could say was, "Just focus on your pregnancy and don't worry about anything else. We from the Third Department will take care of everything."

"No matter what, we from all three departments will fully support you."

Miwako Sato: "...?"

So what kind of nonsense are you spouting?!

It's all in Japanese, but I can't understand a single word.
Rest assured and have a healthy pregnancy, I'm pregnant?

Sato Miwako was momentarily confused, then her eyebrows furrowed again.

That makes sense now. No wonder those people kept telling me to rest and take care of myself. It turns out they thought I was pregnant, not because I was sick!
Damn it, who said that?!
For a moment, Sato Miwako had an urge to find the culprit and strangle him.

She gritted her teeth and forced a smile: "Shiratori, where did you hear that I'm pregnant?"

“Everyone’s talking about it,” Shiratori explained. “The Metropolitan Police Department has been talking about these things lately.”

"Who said that?"

"I don't know either. I only found out about it from other people." Shiratori's voice was still very soft. "After all, this kind of thing can't be talked about in public. No matter what, Fujino-kun is still young and you, Sato... no one has mentioned it, but they probably all know about it in private."

"..." Sato Miwako's feelings were complicated for a moment. She didn't know whether to be angry or not. In the end, she could only sigh and say, "So, why do you think I'm pregnant?"

"This one……"

Shiratori Ninzaburo didn't know what to say for a moment.

But faced with Sato Miwako's persistent questioning, he could only offer a simple explanation.

Under normal circumstances, he certainly wouldn't believe it, and neither would anyone else. After all, one has to be cautious about something like this.

No matter how you look at it, Sato Miwako doesn't seem like the type to have anything going on with Fujino.

At most, it's just that the two of them seem to be getting along quite well on a regular basis.

However, there are prerequisites for this.

Back then, it was widely known in the Metropolitan Police Department that a female detective from the Criminal Investigation Department and a consultant from the Criminal Investigation Department had gone to a love hotel together.

If you calculate the time, it actually makes a lot of sense.

He dared not speak of this matter, firstly because it was difficult to bring up, and secondly because he was afraid that Sato Miwako would kick him to death.

After hearing this, Sato Miwako fell silent.

She was angry and a little embarrassed, but after a few days of rest, her emotions gradually calmed down as her body relaxed.

Getting angry now is pointless and might even make things worse.

Finally, she sighed: "I'm not pregnant. I really don't know what you guys are thinking, spreading such outrageous rumors."

"No?"

This time, it was Shiratori's turn to be stunned. "So, what exactly is going on with this matter...?"

How would I know?

Sato Miwako frowned, took a deep breath, and said, "I was just sick and took a few days of sick leave to rest. When I came back, I heard about this and I wanted to ask what happened."

"Ah this..."

Shiratori was momentarily stunned. Sato Miwako frowned at him, her narrow, fox-like almond-shaped eyes narrowing slightly, a hint of anger playing on her lips: "So, you don't actually believe such an absurd thing, do you?"

You believe these kinds of rumors?

"Well, of course I don't believe it."

That's all Shiratori could say; he had nothing more to say about the current situation.

Even though he had said it before, now it's all about attitude.

Seeing this, Sato Miwako's anger subsided slightly: "So, how could something like this be possible!"

"Yep."

Seeing the white horse nodding repeatedly, Sato sighed: "So, how did this matter get spread like this? My explanation is completely indefensible."

"It's one thing if other people believe it, but why did you believe it too?"

"I'll go and help clarify this right away."

Shiratori could easily see through Sato Miwako's intentions; she was probably using his words to clarify the matter.

He was, after all, a rich young master, so he was naturally very good at reading people's expressions and moods.

It would be more appropriate for you to help by speaking up yourself.

After thinking for a moment, he still spoke up: "Well, I still want to ask, Sato, is it really nothing between you and Fujino?"

“No!” Sato Miwako frowned upon hearing this. “I already said, the child isn’t his. What are you thinking?”

"That……"

"It doesn't belong to anyone else either!"

Sato Miwako paused for a moment, realizing that her words were somewhat ambiguous, and then said sternly with her arms crossed, "Why would I need to go to the hospital for a pregnancy test when I'm not pregnant?"

"no, I'm fine."

Shiratori quickly waved his hand sheepishly. Seeing that Sato Miwako was showing signs of being a shrew again, he hurriedly fled the scene.

Watching Shiratori's departing figure, Sato Miwako couldn't help but sigh, "So, how did things get to this point?"

She was filled with mixed emotions, and all she could think was: Destroy this world, why are you doing this to me!

Sato Miwako felt a mix of despair and bewilderment, wondering how things had come to this.

She felt like the sky had fallen.

If she really had something going on with that Fujino kid and got pregnant, that would be one thing.

The key point is that nothing happened, and this message was just sent out.

What a disaster!
I'm so sorry I didn't get pregnant!
Sato Miwako felt a bit exhausted. The incident from a few days ago had just passed, and now this happened again, another one of those things that made her feel utterly hopeless.

Just thinking about it, it seems a bit like Fujino's situation back then. Although in the end, he was the one who got hurt, Fujino must have felt awkward at the time.

Well, this awkward feeling is definitely not pleasant.

"Pregnancy...pregnancy and all that..."

"Is there really such a possibility between me and that Fujino kid?"

Sato Miwako thought about it for a moment and felt that this matter was a bit inexplicable.

Rumors should not be baseless, just as there is no such thing as water without a source in this world.

If no one was behind it, then there must be some underlying cause.

As for the root of this matter, it's probably the love hotel thing that Shiratori mentioned.

And then there's...

Miwako Sato murmured, "It seems like Fujino and I have gotten a little too close, and it looks like the Metropolitan Police Department knows we've been getting close..."

"Logically, this shouldn't be the case."

"Plus that love hotel thing, it's true that if you misinterpret it even slightly, it can develop to this point."

"Yumi, that big mouth..."

Sato Miwako recalled that it was her best friend who had leaked the information, and gritted her teeth: "Speaking of which, she went shopping with me a few days ago. I guess she was the one who spread the word."

"That wretched Yumi!"

Sato Miwako thought back and realized that it seemed all her secrets had been revealed by her gossipy best friend.

It was the same when I was in school.

Miwako Sato lowered her eyelids slightly: "I'll have to find Yumi and settle the score when I have time."

"Aqiu!"

Sitting in her panda-themed police car, wearing a dark blue patrol suit, Yumi Miyamoto suddenly sneezed loudly.

Seeing this, Miike Naeko, who was sitting in the passenger seat next to her, looked at her with a puzzled expression and asked, "Yumi-senpai, are you cold?"

"Maybe someone is talking about me."

Yumi Miyamoto waved her hand and said, "I reckon it's some guy I met at the social gathering who's eyeing my good looks."

Miike Naeko: "..."

So, this senior is still as narcissistic as ever.

By the way, senior, aren't you aware of your usual behavior at social gatherings?

Who would care about you...?

Miike Naeko felt that her senior really lacked self-awareness.

Although this Miyamoto-senpai looks quite good, his personality and his mouth are just...

Sigh, why do perfectly normal people have to grow a mouth?
…………

"Sato-nee-san came all the way to see me?"

"Speaking of which, I heard from Sister Mingmei a few days ago that she also came to see me..."

After Fujino returned last night, he heard Miyano Akemi talk about Sato Miwako.

On the previous occasions, Akemi Miyano made a mistake and completely forgot about it after a few days.

After Sato Miwako came to see me today, and after this reminder, I remembered this matter.

Fujino was slightly puzzled as to why this older woman had come to see him; she wouldn't normally do this.

Fujino and Sato Miwako don't usually have much contact. Generally speaking, Sato Miwako won't come to see them unless there's a specific reason.

The main issue is that Miwako Sato doesn't have the time.

It goes without saying that the area of ​​Mika is a place of great wealth; murders happen every day, and even with Hiroki overseeing the cases, countless murders still occur daily.

Not to mention robbery and theft.

Occasionally, there will be an explosion.

It was a bit late last night, and considering that Sister Sato hadn't fully recovered, I didn't want to disturb her rest, so I didn't go.

So, puzzled, Fujino took out his phone and called Sato Miwako.

The phone rang for a while, but was not answered after the ringing stopped.

Fujino figured that Sato was probably busy with some case, but before long, his phone rang.

It was Miwako Sato who called.

After the connection was established, Sato Miwako's capable and composed voice came from the other end:

"What's up with the child's father calling?"

"???"

(End of this chapter)