Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

"Hey, here? There are so many people watching us." Wen Shui was startled and instinctively backed away.

Immediately afterwards, Wen Shui noticed the sly smile on Sato Miwako's lips.

Damn it, I got fooled!

Sato Miwako let out a melodious, bell-like laugh, as if she had reverted to being the older sister who loved to tease her juniors: "Hmph, you little rascal, you've got quite the ideas. Alright, if we manage to find the culprit this time, maybe I really will give you a medical check-up~"

Wen Shui: "I won't believe your nonsense."

Wen Shui was already immune to her empty promises. They had been working together for so long, and he had only managed to get a few meals off Sato Miwako, mostly ramen.

Unexpectedly, Sato Miwako suddenly placed her hands on the passenger seat cushion and looked at him with her captivating, striking eyes: "I'm serious, you know. After all, I owe you so many meals, and I feel bad about always putting it off..."

She even deliberately bit her lip lightly as she spoke.

Through the warm water, one could see some pretty lace trim at the neckline.

That would be a foul.

"Stop fooling around, let's get on with the investigation." Wen Shui frowned slightly, turned around, opened the car door, and got out first.

Sato Miwako looked at Wen Shui curiously through the car window, initially not understanding why the boy had suddenly changed his personality.

Later she realized that when Wen Shui walked, she chose to walk with her back to the crowd, and it looked a bit strange.

Miwako Sato suddenly understood.

What? So this kid wasn't completely unmoved after all. He actually gets moved just from her gaze?

A happy smile appeared on Sato Miwako's face. After getting out of the car, she quickly transformed back into the capable female police officer of the Metropolitan Police Department.

The two then inspected the explosion site.

Miwako Sato didn't have much experience in this area, but it was enough to handle the situation. Not to mention, she had Kazuki Onami, who was particularly good at on-site investigation and had the skill attribute to help her.

Unfortunately, the shockwave from the explosion left almost all the footprints and fingerprints in the vicinity completely destroyed.

In addition, today is the football team's victory celebration parade, and many out-of-town fans will also be in Beika Town, so the idea of ​​finding clues from here is almost completely blocked.

Miwako Sato then revealed her identity and questioned the eyewitnesses at the scene, but unfortunately, she was unable to obtain much useful testimony.

Back in her red Mazda, Miwako Sato sighed, "We've got nothing. At this rate, there's no way we'll find the bomber."

"There's nothing I can do, there are just too few clues," Wen Shui replied casually, but her mind was preoccupied with the crisis that kept lingering in her heart.

Miwako: "But if that's the case, you'll lose to Shiratori."

"Huh?" Wen Shui was taken aback. "You actually figured out that he wanted to compete with me?"

Miwako Sato: "Even an idiot could see that. You didn't really take it to heart, did you?"

"How could that be? Haven't I been trying to figure something out?" Wen Shui changed the subject. "Hmm, why does it seem like you really want me to win?"

"Who, who cares about you!" Sato Miwako turned her head away, and through the gaps in the wisps of hair near her cheek, one could vaguely see the faint blush on her ears.

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Don't worry, even for Miwako's sake, I will never lose to Officer Shiratori."

"What...what does this have to do with me?" Sato Miwako asked慌乱地. "Besides, didn't I tell you to call me Officer Sato in public?"

Just as Wen Shui was about to say something, Sato Miwako suddenly opened the car door: "Wait here for me. I'll go ask in the office building across the street. Maybe that tech company has security cameras that have recorded footage of this area."

Wen Shui nodded without saying anything.

He decided to take advantage of this time to resolve the crisis that had been weighing on his mind, and felt that he was almost able to find the right approach.

After Sato Miwako took out her police ID and spoke with the receptionist at the tech company, a man who looked like a section chief quickly ran up to the front desk with a humble expression.

After exchanging a few words, the other party readily agreed to Miwako's request to retrieve the video recording.

The two took the elevator to the monitoring room where the equipment was stored, but before the elevator doors could close, a loud explosion came from outside.

Miwako Sato's view was largely blocked by the elevator's main entrance.

But through the gap in the gradually closing elevator doors, she could still see the windows and body of her red Mazda lying shattered on the street.

Chapter 197: The Shura Field That Occurred in the Hospital Ward Was Particularly Tragic

Miwako Sato stood in the elevator, staring at the closed doors, her mind blank.

The floor numbers on the side elevator button display screen keep changing.

Sato Miwako stood motionless, as if she had lost her soul. Her face was deathly pale, as if she had witnessed the most horrific thing in the world.

"Another explosion. That thug really knows how to cause trouble," complained Section Chief Osawa Zaishi, who had a mature, middle-part hairstyle.

Sato Miwako looked somewhat bewildered: "Huh? What did you say?"

"There was another explosion outside just now, wasn't there, Ms. Sato? Didn't you see it?" Section Chief Osawa looked at Miwako with some concern. "Are you alright?"

Sato Miwako seemed to regain her senses at this moment: "Explosion... Oh right, the warm water is still in the car!"

She hurriedly pressed the elevator button, but in her panic, she pressed the wrong button several times.

Fortunately, the elevator was quite intelligent and finally stopped slowly on the 4th floor, the closest floor. Before the doors had even fully opened, Sato Miwako rushed out impatiently.

Section Chief Osawa called out from behind, "Ms. Sato, what exactly happened?"

But Sato Miwako had no time to pay attention. In fact, her brain had subconsciously blocked out all information from the outside world that had nothing to do with warm water. She ran to the window on the 4th floor as fast as she could and looked down from the window.

The tech company was located directly opposite the phone booth where the explosion occurred; from the fourth-floor window, one could almost see the entire crime scene.

The first thing that caught Sato Miwako's eye was her red Mazda.

The car windows shattered, and the taillights and trunk lid were also blown to pieces by the blast wave. The debris was scattered across the already chaotic road and sidewalk, and thick black smoke continued to billow from the burning fragments.

Seeing that the car was unharmed, only pushed a few meters off its parking space by the blast wave, Sato Miwako felt a little relieved.

Of course, she wasn't worried about her car, but rather the warm water inside.

Although this car was left to her by her father and is a very precious heirloom, Miwako has always regarded it as a pillar of her spirit, supporting her all the way to this day.

But compared to human life, human life is definitely more important.

Even when faced with a choice between a car and an ordinary criminal, Miwako Sato would absolutely choose to let the criminal live.

Not to mention, the people sitting in the car at that moment were Wen Shui and Shu, who were, to her, almost the most important people in her life besides her parents.

Since the car wasn't destroyed by the bomb, it's highly likely that the people inside will be unharmed.

However, after looking for a long time, Sato Miwako still didn't see Wen Shui come out of the car.

She felt a vague unease.

Generally speaking, even ordinary passersby would get out of their cars to check if they were in this situation, or simply drive away from the dangerous place; they wouldn't stay motionless in their cars.

Could it be that... Wen Shui was knocked unconscious by the blast wave from the explosion?

Miwako was about to call Onami while running downstairs to ask him what was going on when she suddenly caught a glimpse of someone lying on the roadside green belt.

Sato Miwako looked closely and realized that the person lying on the grass, blackened by gunpowder from the explosion and barely alive, was Wen Shui.

Her phone, which she had just taken out of her pocket, fell to the ground, and the screen went black immediately.

However, Sato Miwako was completely unaware of what was happening. Instead, she ran down the emergency staircase like a madwoman. In less than a minute, Sato Miwako had run from the fourth floor of the technology company to the green belt across the street.

Seeing Wen Shui lying on the ground, wincing in pain, Miwako stopped several steps away from him.

Her knowledge of the Metropolitan Police Department's training guidelines told her that she should go over and check on the victim's injuries as soon as possible.

Then determine whether to provide emergency treatment or to immediately send the patient to the nearest hospital.

However, the memories of her father's death prevented Sato Miwako from taking even a small step forward, because she was really worried that after she walked over, she would hear Wen Shui lying in her arms saying things like, "Miwako, you must uphold the justice in your heart..."

She could no longer withstand this level of blow.

"Are you... alright?" Miwako asked cautiously, standing still.

Wen Shui: "I'm fine now, but if you don't get me to the hospital soon, today might be the last time we see each other."

"I see." Miwako's voice was a little hoarse, and tears kept sliding down her cheeks. She was so nervous that she didn't even notice her nails digging into her palms, and blood slowly flowed down her slender fingertips.

Is that so?

Wen Shui was shocked, wondering if the woman had been traumatized by the explosion.

Your teammate is lying on the ground in pain right now. Would a normal person use a phrase like "Oh, is that so?" to comfort someone?

Wen Shui looked speechless, forcing herself to sit up: "Hey Sato-neechan, I was just caught in the shockwave of the bomb explosion, how come you seem... eh? What happened to you?"

The warm water was affected by the aftershocks of the bomb, causing a slight concussion-like aftereffect in the brain, making things a little blurry.

But he could still clearly see the tears streaming down Sato Miwako's face and her small, pale hands bleeding from clenching her fists too tightly.

The shock on Wen Shui's face deepened.

What the hell? I was the one who got blown up, so why is she reacting so much more strongly than me?

Are you worried about me?

Just then, Sato Miwako turned and walked towards the car, then started looking for her phone: "You, you hang in there, I'll contact the hospital right away..."

Wen Shui: "No, you can just drive me there directly, there's no need for all that trouble, right?"

Miwako Sato stood there hesitantly, as if she were making a very difficult decision.

Fortunately, at that moment, a Metropolitan Police Department patrol car arrived to help maintain order at the scene. It was actually arranged by Shiratori to supervise Nukumizu and Sato Miwako.

Miwako Sato quickly ran over and asked the two detectives in the patrol car for help, and drove the warm water to the nearest hospital.

Miwako Sato followed closely behind in her red Mazda, whose taillights had been blown off.

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While battling wits and courage with the bomb monster on the warm water side.

The first collaboration between the Lily of the Valley Detective Club and the Junior Detective Club is in full swing.

The group split up and, using the location of the first explosion as a central point, searched for nearby mailboxes and compiled the timestamps to share with everyone.

Sonoko Suzuki and Ran also encountered Ai Haibara along the way, and the three of them temporarily formed a special operations team.

After crossing an intersection, the three of them came into view a red mailbox standing on the sidewalk.

Sonoko Suzuki rushed over, first taking a picture of the timetable with her phone, then turning to Ai Haibara and saying, "Ai, you have the Detective Boys' communicator with you, right?"

Previously, Ran and Sonoko would call Conan to share the news with everyone.