Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 242 Sato's Wish

"Business trip?"

Kido Detective Agency.

Conan originally wanted to talk to Gao Mo about the Teitan High School festival, but Ai told him that Gao Mo had gone out.

I don't even know when they'll be back.

"Don't always bother Kido." Ai's face fell, and she took a short, deep breath.

She was the one who warned Conan in his past life not to reveal his identity to Ran Mouri, but now it seems she was a bit naive.

Kido is right; it's even more dangerous for Ran Mouri to not know the truth.

Because this guy in front of me always likes to pull off a big show.

"Did your school get a new English teacher?" Ai suddenly asked before Conan left. "And a school doctor who used to be the acting basketball coach?"

"How did you know?" Conan turned around in surprise, wondering what this woman was up to.

Xiao Ai's expression changed.

It's still the same as in my previous life.

The new doctor has most likely been replaced by Vermouth in order to find her.

The English teacher is Judy, an FBI agent who came to track down Vermouth.

If it were the old her, she would be trying to leave Tokyo and Japan now.

But now...

Thinking of Gao Mo's assurance, Ai tightened her fingers and calmly reminded Conan, "Be careful of that school doctor. She might be an old woman from the organization posing as someone else... Although that woman seems exceptionally tolerant and friendly towards you and Ran Mouri, don't assume she's a good person."

"Old woman?"

Conan's face turned slightly pale.

The enemy has actually extended their reach into his school and even into Xiaolan's life.

"By the way," Ai continued, "that guy is one of the few organization executives who knows about the shrinking drug. Don't try to trick her into giving you information by pretending to be a child."

Conan scrutinized Ai Haibara intently.

This woman is still so mysterious, as if she knows everything.

Could it be that Kido's initial information came from this woman?
It's not impossible.

Perhaps Kido had maintained contact with the other party before the other party defected from the organization, otherwise why would the other party come directly to Kido after shrinking?

This woman's defection might all be related to Kido-kun.

"Is there any way to get her to leave?" Conan asked in a deep voice.

“If her identity hadn’t been exposed, she probably wouldn’t have left, and at most she would have just changed her identity,” Ai thought of Vermouth’s dangerous figure. “You’d better not make any rash moves. Just keep hiding your identity. We’ll handle the rest.”

Conan pouted.

He hates riddle tellers the most.

It was pure torture for a detective like him.

“Unless you want to kill your girlfriend,” Ai added.

Conan, who still wanted to ask questions, immediately wilted, his face full of frustration, and he left the agency with a heavy heart.

Ai, who was watching this, smiled slightly.

Kido seems to know this guy quite well.

This guy will behave for a while whenever Ran Mouri is mentioned.

I wonder what Kido is doing now. He seemed quite happy before he left.

Another new alias?

……

A corner of a zebra crossing at an intersection.

Sato squatted under the streetlamp, inserting white chrysanthemums into a soda can. With a touch of sadness and nostalgia, she clasped her hands together in prayer, looking completely unlike the usually carefree policewoman Sato.

Gao Mo and Bai Niao stood by the police car, not disturbing Sato's worship. In a daze, they seemed to see a little girl replacing Sato's figure.

"Today is the anniversary of the death of Sato's father, Officer Sato Masayoshi. He died here in the line of duty. Eighteen years ago today, Officer Sato Masayoshi was hit by a truck at this intersection while chasing robbers."

Shiratori recalled.

“It was raining heavily that day, and the ambulance arrived too late. I heard from Inspector Megure that Officer Sato Masayoshi passed away in the ambulance, with a little girl beside him… It must have been Officer Sato, right?” “Officer Sato must have been devastated,” Takagi said with heartache. “I’ve seen that case on TV several times. I never imagined that the officer was Sato’s father… No wonder Officer Sato couldn’t let it go. Even if it weren’t for the promise, I would have solved the mystery!”

Gao Mo turned around: "A promise?"

"Officer Sato said that as long as we..."

"Takagi!"

Shiratori nervously interrupted the conversation, wiping away sweat as he spoke.

"I think we should hurry over to Shinagawa Station and check on the situation. It wouldn't be good for Inspector Megure to go alone..."

"Sorry to have trouble with you all." Sato smiled as he returned to the group after finishing the ceremony, showing no trace of his earlier sorrow.

“Not at all, we actually admire your father very much,” Shiratori opened his mouth and earnestly assured him, “We’re already investigating that case, don’t worry, we’ll have some progress soon.”

"Don't take it to heart, I've gotten used to it over the years," Sato replied with a wry smile.

If the police couldn't find anything back then despite such a large-scale investigation, what's the point of investigating now?

She had long since given up hope.

“Officer Sato,” Gao Mo said, his eyes bright, “may I see the details of that case from back then? If I’m not mistaken, the culprit is very likely someone your father knew.”

“Sure,” Sato thought of Gao Mo’s analysis of the arson case earlier. “I’ll send you the information later. I’ve kept it on my phone, but there are only four leads.”

"Four clues?"

The two Shiratori panicked.

Damn, they're really after Sato. They've already dug up new information.

"How come I've never heard of this? There are only three reports..."

“Not many people know about the fourth lead,” Sato explained. “It’s a katakana name that my dad wrote in the police handbook. Because it might be related to the robbers, the police questioned my mom and me several times. I’ve been investigating the fourth lead for years, but unfortunately, I haven’t found anything. That’s it…”

Sato opened the photos on his phone.

The police handbook circles three katakana characters.

"KanO?" Shiratori read aloud, "What does that mean?"

“I don’t know. It might be the clue that led Dad to the suspect,” Sato sighed. “Unfortunately, nobody knows what it means, and none of Dad’s acquaintances are involved in this.”

"Are you Miwako?"

Four elderly people, also carrying flowers, went to the intersection to pay their respects. They were surprised to see Sato and exclaimed in surprise.

"You've grown up."

"I remember she was just a little kid back then, she's so beautiful now."

"Oh, not at all," Sato greeted with a smile, "It's been a long time. What brings you all here together?"

“We haven’t seen each other for many years, so we thought we’d get together and have a drink,” the bald, bespectacled man explained. “Before that, we also wanted to say hello to Captain Sato.”

“He used to get angry if I didn’t invite him.”

"Shall we meet at that same izakaya we used to go to? Miwako, would you like to join us for a drink?"

"No need, I still have to work."

Sato waved his hand and turned to introduce Gao Mo and the other two.

“They were my dad’s friends from his high school baseball team. They used to play with me a lot. It’s been so many years.”

Gao Mo stared at the backs of the elderly men for a while: "Do you have their specific information?"

"Are you doubting them?" Sato's smile froze. "No way? They shouldn't be robbers, and their names have nothing to do with Shushiro."

“I just think we might be able to find new clues through your father’s network of connections,” Gao Mo said calmly.

Whether you're a detective or a police officer, the most important thing is to be suspicious of everything.

This is especially true for him.

Given enough information, he will definitely be able to uncover the key clues.

"Officer Sato, could you please give us a copy of the file as well?" Shiratori and Takagi hurriedly requested.

Compared to Gao Mo, they were like idiots, having already investigated for a long time.

No matter what, we cannot let Sato be taken away by outsiders.

(End of this chapter)