Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

I heard he suffered a heart attack from the shock and is currently being treated.

With the help of the staff, Officer Chiba took off his armor, revealing his civilian clothes soaked with sweat underneath.

Wenshui then had a chance to ask what had happened: "What exactly happened? Officer Chiba, why are you dressed like this?"

Also, who was the other person who attacked the garden?

Judging from Officer Chiba's expression, she obviously hadn't noticed him much earlier, probably because the corridor was dimly lit and he had been standing behind Ran the whole time.

Officer Chiba thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Ah, you're that manzai master from yesterday."

Wait a minute, what the heck is "master of manzai"?

I already told you not to add any settings to my profile without my permission.

Wen Shui glanced at Xiao Lan, conveying her dissatisfaction.

Ran stuck out her tongue and smiled sheepishly: "Officer Chiba, is the person who attacked Sonoko the suspect you're looking for?"

Officer Chiba's expression turned somewhat awkward.

Then he slowly shook his head: "Actually, I came here to investigate the Slit-Mouthed Woman incident."

"The Slit-Mouthed Woman?" Sonoko Suzuki asked curiously. "But the legend here is that she's wearing moving medieval armor, isn't it?"

Officer Chiba sighed: "Sometimes investigations are like this. Generally speaking, if a case hasn't been solved within 48 hours of the incident, we have to rely on a lot of interviews and investigations to try our luck."

In fact, this is a fairly close location for investigation, given that it's based on paranormal legends.

I also investigated dairy farms and mental hospitals today.

Sonoko Suzuki nodded.

Wen Shui asked again, "And then? Who was that armored knight?"

"Let me finish speaking first," Officer Chiba said in a low voice, glancing at the onlookers not far away. "Then I put on the armor, wanting to gain a deeper understanding of the criminal psychology of the perpetrators."

Then I met Ms. Suzuki, who was there to film.

"Filming?" Xiaolan asked in surprise.

"What, weren't you planning to turn the supernatural events here into a ghost story program and post it online?" Officer Chiba asked suspiciously. "I heard Ms. Suzuki talking about something like 'evil spirits begone,' and I was wondering where the camera was hidden."

Xiaolan looked at her best friend.

Sonoko Suzuki blushed: "What can I do? I'm sure I'll be scared to be alone in a place like that."

Officer Chiba smiled and said, "Indeed, after I put on the armor, I encountered several groups of young people who wanted to make paranormal programs, just like you. Some people even put exorcism spells on me."

It seems that Officer Chiba is convinced that they are fans of paranormal programs who have come to record such programs.

Wen Shui was too lazy to explain; the most important thing now was to find out who attacked Suzuki Sonoko.

So he steered the conversation back on track: "Let's talk about the attacker. So, Officer Chiba, you don't know that person?"

"That's right..."

Officer Chiba briefly explained the information he possessed.

Just as Wen Shui had guessed, Officer Chiba didn't know that person at all. He originally planned to wait until Suzuki Sonoko finished reciting the incantation before finding a place to change out of his armor.

Unexpectedly, they suddenly encountered attackers.

In order to protect the garden, he fought with the other party. However, because he was too fat, he could not fight effectively and the other party eventually escaped.

“However, since he has the intention to attack others, I have the right to launch an investigation immediately.” Inspector Chiba said with a serious expression. “Moreover, someone who likes to impersonate characters from ghost stories might be the culprit behind the Slit-Mouthed Woman.”

A sharp glint flashed in Officer Chiba's eyes.

Only at this moment did he begin to resemble a seasoned criminal investigator.

After speaking with Wenshui and the others, Officer Chiba got up and headed to the front desk. He had already contacted his colleagues at the Metropolitan Police Department for help. Now, the task was to control the scene and conduct some simple questioning.

Officer Chiba had only taken two steps when he suddenly turned back and said:

"By the way, if you don't prepare anything, you won't be able to compete with those people. At least go to the shrine and get some exorcism talismans."

Ran and Sonoko Suzuki exchanged a glance.

Neither of them dared to say that they were actually there to investigate the truth of the matter.

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After Officer Chiba left, Detective Nukumizu also fell into deep thought.

After ruling out Director Ochiai, who had an alibi, the culprit who attacked Sonoko Suzuki was identified.

The most suspicious person is probably Kubota, an employee of the art museum.

Because of Kubota's proactive approach when they first entered the art museum, Nukusui felt something was off.

As an employee of the art museum, Kubota also has the convenience of disguising himself as an armored knight.

Why did Kubota attack Suzuki Sonoko?

Putting aside the fact that Sonoko Suzuki doesn't look like a rich heiress at all.

Even if Kubota realized that Suzuki Sonoko was from a wealthy family, it wasn't worth taking such a risk with the cash a student was carrying.

If the intention was kidnapping for ransom, there would be even less reason to choose this location for the attack.

As Wen Shui had just learned, after the Kubota theft of the collection, the museum's security system became extremely strict, and was mainly used to guard against internal staff.

It's simply impossible to move the hostages out without alerting anyone.

If that's the case, then what exactly was the purpose of the attack on Suzuki Sonoko?

Wen Shui noticed that the "Maori Elimination Method" in her mind was flashing at a high frequency, like a CPU with its power turned up to the limit.

However, my "CPU" seems to be a bit weak in terms of processing power, after all, it's a "Maori brand".

After waiting for a long time, he didn't get to experience something like Conan, who was suddenly struck by lightning and everything became clear.

However, Wen Shui made a surprising discovery.

Whenever he thinks about a case, his brain sends out very pleasant signals, which then spread to every corner of his body.

In just a short while, he had already begun to enjoy the feeling of pondering a mystery.

However, the trade-off was that his body suffered significant energy depletion. He felt like he had low blood sugar.

So Wenshui turned his gaze to Suzuki Sonoko, who was closest to him.

Sonoko Suzuki, who had just recovered from the shock, still looked a bit disheveled.

Her uniform was disheveled from the fight, her white ankle socks were covered in dust, and even the teru teru bozu hanging on her backpack was dirty.

However, her eyes were still as bright as ever.

"W-What are you doing?" Sonoko Suzuki took a step back warily, the ends of her short brown hair brushing against the chest of the armored knight behind her.

"Do you have any candy or something? I have low blood sugar," Wen Shui said.

"You scared me! I thought you were going to attack me." Sonoko Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief and started rummaging through her schoolbag.

Wen Shui then noticed that the teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll shaped like a teru bozu) hanging on Yuanzi's schoolbag was different from the traditional teru teru bozu. The teru teru bozu had a dog's face, which looked ugly-cute and kind of cute.

Wen Shui asked curiously, "Why should I attack you?"

“This kind of plot often appears in detective novels.” Sonoko Suzuki pulled two lollipops out of her bag. “The person next to the heroine is actually the bad guy who wants to kill her, or something like that.”

"Your imagination is too vivid. I was with Xiaolan the whole time."

"With such a lack of imagination, you'll never become a novelist," Sonoko Suzuki said, holding up a lollipop in front of him. "What flavor do you want?"

Upon closer inspection, Wen Shui noticed that one was banana flavored and the other was strawberry flavored.

Sonoko Suzuki's skin has a healthy tan due to her years of playing tennis, and her slender fingers holding the lollipop have a color like a mixture of chocolate and milk, exuding a sweet aroma.

"Chocolate milk," he said instinctively.

"Huh? Do you have chocolate ones?" Sonoko Suzuki looked at the lollipop packaging with a puzzled expression.

"I misread it, just give me this one." To cover up her embarrassment, Wen Shui snatched one of the lollipops.

Tearing open the candy wrapper, the strawberry flavor spread in my mouth, the sugar was absorbed by my body, and the words flashing through my mind started to come out faster.

Surprisingly, this cheat is actually quite scientific.

Ran, who was helping Officer Chiba, came over and asked, "What are you two talking about?"

"Let's talk about how Wen Shui-kun wanted to kill me." Sonoko Suzuki said, a lollipop dangling from her mouth.

"Huh?!" Xiaolan was startled.

Wen Shui: "Don't talk nonsense. I almost got tortured to death by Xiao Lan while trying to save you."

Xiaolan chimed in, "It's true. I was terrified in the monitoring room just now. Thank goodness Wen Shui-jun was calm enough to bring me here to rescue you."

Sonoko Suzuki glanced at Nukumi with a complicated expression.

Perhaps because of their previous hostile relationship, she hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she was too embarrassed to speak.

Xiaolan sensed the awkward atmosphere and changed the subject, saying, "Is there any more candy? I want some too."

"That's all, only two left. Why don't you eat mine?" Sonoko Suzuki said, putting the lollipop, which was covered in saliva, to Ran's mouth.

"I don't want to eat your saliva!"

Xiao Lan pushed her aside and walked to the warm water.

Wen Shui: "Uh... I don't mind you, but I have low blood sugar right now."

As he spoke, he bit the lollipop in his mouth to pieces, not giving Xiaolan a chance to snatch it away.

Xiaolan looked at him speechlessly and said in a low voice, "I wanted to tell you that the art museum has been sealed off, and the person who attacked the garden is still here. We have at most half an hour to look for evidence."

Only half an hour?

However, upon further reflection, it became clear that the other party was merely impersonating an armored knight to scare people and had not caused any actual damage or casualties.

Keeping tourists stuck here for half an hour is already the limit.

However, if that happens, perhaps they'll have more time to investigate.

Just as he thought of this, a piercing scream came from afar.

"what!!!!"