Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Tohru Tohru turned around and saw Officer Sato, who had short hair and a dashing appearance.

"Give me some time to catch my breath... I've been asking you questions for an hour. You're not tired, but I am," Tohru Tono said irritably.

"Isn't it because you've been piling up so many statements from cases without ever recording them...?"

After she finished speaking, Sato Miwako noticed that a group of children had entered the First Investigation Division. "What's going on with these children? If they're lost, shouldn't they be sent to the life counseling group?"

"Eh? Is your older sister a police officer?" Ayumi looked at her with some admiration.

Female police officer, so cool!

"Yes, my name is Sato Miwako, and I'm a policewoman in the Violent Offenders Division 3."

Miwako Sato introduced herself.

"I remember now! Sister, you're the agile sister who participated in that arena incident, right!"

Ayumi clasped her hands together and asked loudly with a happy expression.

As expected of the legendary Junior Detective League, coming to the Metropolitan Police Department is like coming home; they even run into acquaintances.

"Oh right, you were the little rascals who used to wander around everywhere back then," Sato Miwako said, remembering them.

“We’re not just wandering around aimlessly,” Mitsuhiko said, clearly dissatisfied with her choice of words. “We’re working very hard to assist in the case.”

"That's right, we Junior Detectives are doing this to uphold justice, isn't that right?" The brat Genta was also unhappy.

"Ah, perhaps some cases were solved thanks to you guys." Sato Miwako approached Genta, who looked displeased. "But little brother, you must remember, upholding justice isn't something you can just casually utter and boast about, okay?"

"You have to keep it a secret, buried deep in your heart." Officer Sato extended his index finger and gave the three of them a charming wink.

"Yeah."*3

The three children blushed at her smile.

Toru Tono didn't interrupt; in his opinion, these unruly kids should be locked up at home.

But since it was Conan who caused this mess, let him bear the consequences himself; there's no need for him to say anything more.

"Oh right, a bank manager will be coming over later—he called me last night to say he'd be coming at 2 p.m. to discuss the robbery. He probably just remembered something."

"A case?" Conan asked curiously.

“It’s that case with the 200 million yen.” Officer Takagi, being kind-hearted, even explained it to the elementary school student. “But it’s really strange, the wife of the person in charge also called me last night and said she would come over alone at 5 o’clock.”

"Oh, the person in charge also mentioned this on the phone. He's worried that the robber might harm his wife, so he'll come over during the day."

"I see."

Speak of the devil, and he appears; before the conversation had even ended for a few seconds, a police officer knocked on the door of the First Investigation Division.

"Officer Sato! I've brought the person in charge of Toto Bank with me."

The police officer saluted Sato Miwako.

"Thank you for your hard work, please come in."

The man who arrived was a middle-aged man in a suit and tie with a large belly. He had a mustache and looked very much like someone from the Showa era.

The man's name is Masuo, and he is the president of Beika Bank.

"I finally made it." He came in panting, glancing down at his watch as if he had run there.

"Didn't your wife come with you?" Takagi asked curiously.

“My wife suddenly had an urgent matter to attend to at the bank, so we agreed to meet here... What, he hasn’t arrived yet?” Masuo looked around.

"Yes."

"That's strange. Is she still sleeping?" Masuo glanced at the time on his wristwatch.

"Okay, could I borrow your phone?" Masuo pointed to the landline phone on the table next to him.

"Please use it." Takagi nodded.

"Thank you."

Masuo walked over and dialed the phone number, then glanced at his watch.

“This is the third time.” Conan whispered behind Toru Tohno.

"Hmm?" Tohno Toru gave him a strange look.

"It's about how often you check your watch...don't you pay attention to that?"

Conan gave him a look that said, "No way?"

"...You detectives are so boring." Tohru Tohno turned around.

"What do you mean 'you detectives'...?" Conan wanted to argue with him, but the other party ignored him.

The call was quickly answered, and Mrs. Masuo's voice came from the other end: "This is the Masuo family... Oh, it's you?"

"Huh? You're at the police station?"

“Yes, wait a moment…” Masuo handed the receiver to Takagi, who was standing to the side.

Takagi didn't know what he meant, but she still habitually walked over and took the phone.

"Good day, madam. This is the First Investigation Division," he said, as was his customary opening remark.

"Ah, you're Officer Takagi from that day, right?" Mrs. Masuo recognized him.

"Yes, are you still at home? Has something happened?"

"What are you saying? Didn't we agree to come at 5 o'clock?"

“But didn’t you say you were coming here with your husband?” Takagi looked at Masuo. “Your husband told us that.”

“I’ve never heard of this before.”

"Huh?" Takagi was a little confused.

"Please! What nonsense are you spouting!" Upon hearing this, Masuo, who was standing to the side, suddenly became like a superhero, snatched the microphone from Takagi's hand, and shouted angrily.

Takagi was pulled to the side by the sudden force, and his right pinky accidentally pressed the speakerphone button on the phone.

Just as everyone was wondering about Masuo's strange behavior, a piercing scream suddenly rang out from the other end of the phone.

"what!!!"

Chapter 117 The Young Inspector?

After the screams rang out, there was no response no matter how Takagi asked.

The situation sounded urgent, so Sato Miwako immediately arranged for the search team to stand by, rushed out, started the police car, turned on the flashing lights, and picked up Takagi, Masuo, and a detective who was at the scene, and sped towards Masuo's house.

Tohru Tono got into the car and found a Conan hiding at his feet.

The other person saw it was him and chuckled.

She sighed helplessly, shifted her position closer to Takagi, and made room for him to sit down.

"Thank you." Conan was quite polite.

"Kid! When did you get up here?!" Takagi was startled.

"Forget it, I don't have time to deal with him."

Miwako Sato glanced in the rearview mirror. "We must ensure Madam's safety."

"Hold on tight, kid!"

As she said this, Sato Miwako turned the steering wheel and slammed the accelerator to the floor.

The engine roared to life, and the red car shot off like an arrow.

The people in the car had their backs pressed tightly against their seats, their faces turning pale.

Only Toru Tono's expression remained relatively natural; after all, he had ridden in Amuro Tooru's car before, so this was nothing new to him.

......

"Kayo, Kayo!"

As soon as Masuo entered the door, he anxiously called out his wife's name.

Got no response.

"Gentlemen, you go upstairs to look, I'll go check the living room."

Masuo pointed to the stairs leading upstairs and said.

Should we send outsiders upstairs to look for the product while we go to the living room?

Tohno Toru glanced at him.

"I'll go over there too." He pointed to the living room.

"Ah... okay." Masuo nodded somewhat awkwardly, then quickened his pace and followed him into the living room.

Conan, lagging behind, noticed a perfectly round hole cut into the corridor window, through which a draft passed, causing the curtains to sway.

'Were they intruders from the outside?' he wondered.

"what!!"

A scream came from the direction of the living room.

Takagi and Sato were searching upstairs when they heard a scream. They rushed down the stairs and into the living room.

Masuo collapsed to the ground by the door. In front of him, the bookshelf had fallen over, and books were scattered all over the floor. Mrs. Masuo lay face down on the ground next to the exercise bike, her face still showing a look of horror, with a knife precisely stuck in her back.

Tohru Tono squatted down beside her and slowly withdrew his hand from Masuo's nostrils.

"Just call the forensic pathologist and the forensic department; it's too late."

......

"The deceased did not appear to have struggled, so it seems he died on the spot." Forensic investigators arrived at the scene, looked for clues, and took notes.

"The perpetrator likely committed the attack when the victim screamed," Miwako Sato added.

"Officer Sato, did you hear the victim scream?" the head of the forensic department asked curiously.

"Because the victim's husband happened to be on the phone with her at the Metropolitan Police Department, and I happened to press the speakerphone button while they were talking, everyone present heard the scream at the same time."