The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

at the same time.

Beihu Town, Shuidulou.

Unlike her usual attire, Sato Miwako, dressed in a kimono and wearing light makeup at her mother's insistence, looked at the time on her watch with some impatience and complained, "Are you kidding me! It's already been ten minutes past our agreed time. A man who makes a woman wait this long probably isn't a good man!"

Although she complained like that, Sato Miwako was actually quite happy inside.

Because in this way, if he refused the blind date out of "anger," his mother would have no reason to say anything more.

Thinking of this, Sato Miwako deliberately put on an angry expression, stood up from the tatami, and prepared to escape before the other party appeared.

"I want to go back!"

"You've already lost your patience after only ten minutes!"

Beside Sato Miwako, a woman with a face that looked remarkably like her glared at her fiercely.

"Can……"

Miwako Sato opened her mouth, as if she was about to argue something.

A voice came from outside the sliding door, "Mrs. Sato, I'm sorry to have kept you both waiting for so long."

Clearly, the term "Mrs. Sato" is not a term of address for Sato Miwako.

And the identity of the woman who looked remarkably like Sato Miwako beside her was now becoming increasingly clear.

It was her mother who forced Sato Miwako to attend this matchmaking event.

The next second, the sliding door to the room slowly opened, and a middle-aged man appeared in the sight of Sato Miwako and Mrs. Sato. "My name is Kamoi Isokichi. It will be nice to meet you in the future."

"Wh-what!?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of her, Sato Miwako was so shocked that she stammered, "The person I was set up with on a blind date is this old man!"

At this moment, her expression was a mixture of surprise and anger.

Although I chose this blind date by myself, it's still too much for my mother to put someone like this on the list of potential blind date candidates!

"what?"

However, Mrs. Sato was also taken aback when she saw Miwako's reaction. After regaining her senses, she explained to her daughter with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "Don't talk nonsense. This is the man's butler."

"Butler?" Sato Miwako tilted her head, looking bewildered.

At this moment, Kamo-i Isokichi bowed slightly and apologized to the two people in the room, saying, "There's really a reason for this. Our master and mistress are currently traveling abroad, so I'm accompanying our young master... um... to this blind date..."

Clearly, Kamo-i Isokichi, the butler, was somewhat unable to accept that his son was being asked to go on a blind date.

He couldn't understand why the young master, who usually disdained women, would value this blind date so much.

The young master was so excited last night that he couldn't sleep.

"Master?"

Sato Miwako frowned, seemingly not too fond of this form of address.

Furthermore, they seemed somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that their blind date hadn't even shown up yet.

"I'm so sorry, I'm late!"

Just then, a voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Sato Miwako came from the corridor outside the door.

"Hmm? Sounds like someone I know?" Upon hearing that familiar voice, Sato Miwako's brows furrowed even deeper.

She certainly didn't want to run into anyone she knew on a blind date.

If word gets out, it will be incredibly embarrassing.

"It took a little longer to choose a bouquet of flowers that would suit Officer Sato."

As Officer Sato's eyes widened, Shiratori Renzaburo, dressed in a sharp suit, walked into the room carrying a bouquet of flowers. "However, it seems inappropriate to call you Officer Sato today. Would it be abrupt if I just called you Miwako?"

"Officer Shiratori!?"

Unlike Shiratori Ninzaburo's polite demeanor, Officer Sato displayed an exaggerated expression, pointing a trembling finger at him and exclaiming in surprise.

This scene, witnessed by Mrs. Sato standing nearby, caused her to unconsciously furrow her brows.

Sigh, my own daughter...

People are more mad than people.

It turns out I didn't raise them well...

"It's been a long time, Aunt Sato." Shiratori Ninzaburo didn't take Sato Miwako's ghost-like expression to heart, but instead humbly bowed to Mrs. Sato in greeting.

In fact, the fact that Shiratori Ninzaburo was able to hand over his resume to Mrs. Sato shows that he and Mrs. Sato had known each other for a long time.

Or rather, Shiratori Ninzaburo's father and Mrs. Sato's deceased husband were old friends, and the two families originally had a certain connection.

However, after Sato Miwako's father passed away, the two families lost contact.

"Not at all!" Mrs. Sato, kneeling on the tatami mat, returned the greeting with a smile.

Clearly, Mrs. Sato was very satisfied with Shiratori Ninzaburo.

"How could it be you!" Sato Miwako asked in confusion.

"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Sato couldn't help but turn around and glare at her daughter, who had chosen the boyfriend herself.

"Ah!" Sato Miwako exclaimed again.

The blind date I randomly chose turned out to be my colleague?

She could hardly believe that such a melodramatic thing could happen to her.

Please, this isn't some urban romance drama on TV!

Mrs. Sato, who still didn't understand how her daughter chose her blind date, smiled and remarked when she learned that her daughter also liked policemen: "I never expected you to like policemen. Like mother, like daughter!"

That's right. Even though her husband died in the line of duty, she still hasn't regretted marrying a policeman.

On the contrary, they appeared incredibly proud and self-satisfied.

Chapter 538 Actually, we are Miwako's friends

“I am really honored this time. I never expected that you, Miwako, would give me such a good opportunity from so many blind date candidates.”

It must be said that Mrs. Sato was dazzled by Shiratori Ninzaburo's radiant smile, and her expression became somewhat dazed.

She was very satisfied with having such a handsome and refined policeman as her son-in-law.

However, Sato Miwako was not interested in this at all, and instead became increasingly depressed.

Helpless, she could only awkwardly laugh and wave her hand, saying, "I already said, it's just a coincidence. I didn't even look at it, I just randomly picked a photo, ugh..."

However, before she could finish speaking, she noticed her mother's hand secretly pinching her thigh, and she couldn't help but gasp.

Startled, Sato Miwako instinctively turned to look at her mother, only to find her mother staring at her with a forced smile. "Look at this child, she's really shy!"

It was obvious that Mrs. Sato was warning Miwako about something.

“No, if it really is a coincidence, I’ll be even happier!” Shiratori Renzaburo didn’t mind at all. Instead, he smiled and looked at Sato Miwako, saying, “If that’s the case, it’s just that your slender fingers touched my photo… It’s God’s arrangement, giving me a feeling of being destined for each other for three lifetimes!”

Even Miwako Sato understood what Officer Shiratori meant.

I never imagined that I would treat Officer Shiratori as a colleague, while he actually wanted to...

"Hehehe, that makes sense!" To prevent Sato Miwako from saying anything inappropriate, Mrs. Sato quickly smiled and agreed.

"You're absolutely right, young master!"

At the same time, the butler sitting next to Shiratori Ninzaburo also expressed his admiration and respect.

Sato Miwako's lips twitched as she watched the scene unfold before her, inwardly thinking, "I can't very well say I just picked him randomly with my toes, can I?"

“However…” Sato Miwako looked at Officer Shiratori chatting animatedly with her mother and felt a little anxious. Her left hand unconsciously reached for her phone in her pocket. “Is Yumi alright? Will she really find someone to rescue me?”

……

More than twenty minutes later.

Dr. Shinichi Araide drove Yu Aragaki and his party to the Water Tower in Beika Town.

Looking at the elegant and noble Japanese-style decoration of the Water Tower, which was clearly different from the outside environment, Ran and Conan couldn't help but secretly marvel as they got out of the car.

No wonder it was chosen as the location for Officer Sato's blind date.

But places like this probably aren't cheap...

Yuanzi was already used to this, and instead, she didn't hold back in criticizing the decoration of Shuidulou.

Having grown accustomed to the various famous buildings and ancient houses of China in his previous life, Aragaki Yu naturally didn't feel anything special about this one. He merely glanced at the exterior of the Water Tower before looking away.

After parking the car and turning off the engine, Dr. Shinichi got out and naturally took in the expressions of the group, showing no surprise at their behavior.

"Welcome! Dear guests, do you have a reservation?"

As soon as the group entered, the waiters at Shuidulou Restaurant warmly greeted them.

"Hello, I called yesterday to make an appointment. My name is Sonoko Suzuki."

Upon hearing the name Sonoko Suzuki, the waiter's expression changed slightly, and his attitude became even more respectful. "Good afternoon, Ms. Suzuki, please come in."

It was obvious that the other party had recognized Sonoko's identity.