Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Xiaolan took a deep breath on the other end of the phone: "Dad was supposed to have drinks with his old friend tonight, but he just called to say he's been involved in a murder case."

"The police suspect Uncle Mori is the murderer?" Wen Shui tried hard to recall if there were any cases in the original Conan series where Kogoro Mori was considered the murderer.

“No,” Ran said. “When Conan and I arrived at the scene, we found that Dad wasn’t with his old friend, but with a female regular at the coffee shop downstairs from us.”

Warm water: "..."

He thought Uncle Mori was being treated as the murderer, but it turns out Ran just suspected Uncle Mori of cheating.

No, Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki are still separated, and they've been separated for so long that legally, the term "cheating" doesn't apply. He's just dating someone else.

Just as Wen Shui was about to say a few words of comfort to Xiao Lan, he suddenly noticed that Haibara Ai was looking at him with unfriendly eyes. Haibara Ai was obviously unhappy that Wen Shui was making an ambiguous phone call with another woman in front of her.

Before he could even comfort her with his eyes, he found that Ai had shut him down with her soft, white little feet.

The sweet aroma of ice cream wafts past my nose, and the delicate, milky scent evokes a warm and comforting feeling.

Xiaolan: "Hello? Wenshui, say something."

"I understand. Send me the address, and I'll be right there," Wen Shui replied indistinctly.

"Oh, okay." Xiao Lan paused, then asked in confusion, "Why are you speaking so hesitantly?"

Wen Shui: "I'm eating, so let's leave it at that for now."

After saying that, Wen Shui hung up the phone.

Ai Haibara had already nimbly hidden herself by the window.

Wen Shui wiped her mouth with warm water and looked at Ai Haibara with confusion: "Are you crazy? Why are you suddenly not letting me speak?"

"I just suddenly wanted to try it out. I guess you still like this, Numizu-kun." Ai Haibara struck a pose as if she was testing his preferences, but the blush on her face betrayed her.

After this little incident, Ai Haibara lost all interest in trying on shoes.

Actually, she herself didn't understand why seeing Wen Shui's nervous appearance suddenly triggered an instinctive feeling of something precious being taken away, and then she attacked her.

But the result was that the enemy suffered a thousand losses while they themselves suffered eight hundred.

However, considering how much Wen Shui had helped her, it wouldn't hurt to suffer a little loss, Ai Haibara thought to herself.

The two then discussed their future plans, emergency response measures, and code words.

Before leaving, Ai Haibara mentioned that Professor Agasa was going to take her and Genta and the others camping next weekend.

Ai Haibara had only said it casually, but Wen Shui suddenly became interested.

Ai Haibara's expression was complicated: "Isn't it inappropriate for an adult like you to come along and have fun with us?"

Wen Shui: "Professor Agasa is an adult too. I'm afraid he can't keep an eye on you guys by himself."

"Really?"

Wen Shui nodded obediently.

"Okay, I'll talk to Professor Agasa, but don't act too close to me, or people will get suspicious," Ai Haibara instructed.

Wen Shui smiled and said, "I understand. I promise I won't touch you again..."

"Goodnight." Ai Haibara slammed the door shut, leaning against it as she recalled the scene of her teeth being examined with warm water.

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After leaving Professor Agasa's house, Wen Shui originally intended to walk to the main road to find a taxi and then rush to the scene of the incident.

He briefly recalled the incident and realized that there was indeed a case where Kogoro Mouri was involved in a murder with a woman from another family.

And if Wen Shui remembers correctly, that woman is the murderer.

To Wen Shui's surprise, he had only taken a few steps when he saw a familiar green sedan slowly stop beside him.

The car window rolled down, and Kudo Yukiko's somewhat haggard face appeared before him: "Get in the car, I have something to tell you."

Wen Shui: "Well... actually, I also have something to take care of. Something happened with Uncle Mori."

"Mouri?" Yukiko frowned. "Alright, let's go over there first."

Wenshui got into Kudo Yukiko's car, and the two drove to the apartment building where Uncle Mori had witnessed the murder.

Twenty minutes later, the two arrived at the crime scene.

Several police cars were parked downstairs at the apartment building, and many detectives in Metropolitan Police Department uniforms were standing in the public corridor on the third floor. Ran and Conan were also mixed in with the investigators.

From afar, Wen Shui could hear Conan comforting Ran.

"Sister Xiaolan, don't worry. I think Uncle and Miss Shimamura Sachiko have only just met. The kind of thing you're worried about won't happen."

Xiaolan looked worried: "That's true, but Dad's words were vague, which makes it hard to feel at ease. He and Mom had clearly shown signs of making up before..."

The two were chatting when they suddenly saw Wen Shui and Kudo Yukiko walking over from downstairs.

Xiaolan's expression brightened when she saw the warm water.

After Conan saw his mother, the light in the corridor changed from a dim yellow to a slightly greenish hue.

After a brief chat, Wen Shui walked into the crime scene, intending to solve the case first.

Just as Wen Shui entered the scene, he vaguely heard Ran comforting Conan behind him, saying:

"Conan, you don't need to worry about Shinichi. Nuwa probably just happened to run into Aunt Yukiko. They couldn't possibly have that kind of relationship."

Chapter 121 Ran: Conan, close your eyes! You can't look at this kind of thing...

When Wen Shui entered the rented room where the crime scene was located, the first thing she saw was the deceased lying on the ground.

The deceased, Takenaka Kazumi, was wearing pink pajamas. Her mouth was wide open, and her body was spread out on the living room floor, her eyes staring straight at the ceiling.

A sharp dagger was stuck in her chest, and dark red blood stained the clothes around the wound.

The bedroom door was open, and the blankets on the bed were still in the state of being just pulled back.

Judging from the scene, it seems that the deceased heard a thief breaking into his home while he was sleeping, got up to check, and ended up catching the thief red-handed, where he was stabbed to death.

A portly police officer in a brown trench coat stood next to the body, reviewing the crime scene investigation records.

Besides the detective, there was a short-haired woman in a blue coat in the room. She was hiding in a corner, unable to bear looking at the corpse on the ground, and would occasionally take out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

If I'm not mistaken.

This woman must be Ms. Sachiko Shimamura, the murderer in this case.

However, to Wen Shui's surprise, it was Inspector Megure who came in person today.

Since the Slit-Mouthed Woman incident, Inspector Megure has rarely come to the crime scene to handle cases, instead constantly dealing with the higher-ups in the Metropolitan Police Department.

Could there be a turning point in the case?

Just then, Officer Takagi spotted Wenshui walking in and asked, "Wenshui-kun, what brings you here?"

Wen Shui: "When I heard Xiao Lan say that a case had occurred here, I came here specifically to see what was going on."

Officer Takagi was both amused and exasperated by Wenshui's explanation: "Don't talk like there's a promotion going on here. Murder cases are very serious matters."

"There's nothing I can do, I'm a detective after all." Wen Shui shrugged.

The two had met quite a few times before and were fairly familiar with each other, so they were relatively relaxed when they spoke.

At this moment, Inspector Megure put down the temporary investigation report in his hand, walked over and shook hands with Wen Shui: "Brother Wen Shui, it's been a long time."

“Inspector Megure,” Wen Shui replied with a smile, then asked the question that had been bothering her, “Inspector Megure, what brings you to the crime scene today? Is there some progress in the Slit-Mouthed Woman case?”

Inspector Megure looked embarrassed: "Well... no, not really."

However, I've been working too hard lately, and there have been quite a few murders in Beika Town, so the higher-ups sent me down here to clear my head.

Wen Shui understood. It seemed that Inspector Megure had been excluded from the investigation of the Slit-Mouthed Woman case due to his poor handling of the case, and was now in charge of routine criminal cases in the Tokyo area.

Saying you need to "change your mindset" is just a high-EQ way of putting it.

Wen Shui's knowing expression made Inspector Megure even more embarrassed. He subconsciously looked for an excuse to end the conversation, then suddenly looked behind Wen Shui and exclaimed in surprise:

"Eh? You are... Yukiko?"

“Yes, Inspector Megure.” Yukiko Kudo smiled. “It’s been a long time since we last saw each other.”

As the two talked, Wen Shui learned that Inspector Megure and Yukiko Kudo were actually old friends.

However, this cannot be blamed on Wen Shui's poor memory.

Although he had read the original Detective Conan manga, the relationships between the characters in Detective Conan were intricate and complex, with many details added later. For example, the fact that Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kuroba were cousins ​​was something Nuku Shui only learned shortly before his transmigration.

After chatting for a few minutes, Yukiko Kudo stood obediently in the hallway outside the door, without disturbing the investigation.

This, however, made Wen Shui and Conan suspicious.

Is this still the mother (Mrs. Kudo) they know? Normally, even if she doesn't interfere with the police investigation, she would still pester Nukumi or Conan, constantly asking about the progress of the case investigation.

Not long after, Kogoro Mouri and two uniformed detectives walked in.

Their clothes were covered in dirt, suggesting they had gone to investigate a very dusty place.

"Brother Mori, have you found any clues?" Inspector Megure immediately went up and asked.

Kogoro Mouri nodded: "It's basically confirmed that the murderer jumped from the balcony of the emergency escape staircase to the balcony of the deceased Kazumi Takenaka's rented apartment."

Inspector Megure's eyes lit up: "Great! Did the killer leave any footprints or fingerprints?"

Kogoro Mouri looked grim.

The two detectives behind him shook their heads and sighed: "Reporting to Inspector Megure, because the elevator in this apartment building often malfunctions, the residents sometimes use the emergency staircase next to it. There are too many footprints on the ground, making it difficult to identify the murderer."

As for the traces left from where he jumped down the stairs, they had already been wiped away by the murderer.

"Damn it! This murderer is definitely a repeat offender." Inspector Megure's face darkened. "Notify the station to check on repeat burglars who have been released in the last six months and see if there are any suspects."

Officer Takagi nodded and took the phone to contact his colleagues at the police station.

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri noticed the lukewarm water at the crime scene: "What are you doing here, kid?"

He still smelled of alcohol, and his breath was rather unpleasant when he spoke.

Wen Shui: "I came here specifically to see what was going on after Xiao Lan told me that my uncle was involved in a murder case."

After hearing this, Uncle Mori immediately ran to Xiaolan's side and complained, "Xiaolan, what do you mean by specifically bringing this kid over? Do you think your old man can't solve this case?"

Xiaolan retorted in an even colder tone, "I didn't send Wen Shui to investigate the case; I sent him to investigate whether you and that woman have an improper relationship."