Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Now that Ai is here, it won't be so troublesome.

Ai Haibara nodded: "Leave the reporting to me."

After saying that, she took out the Junior Detective League's communication badge from the pocket of her cute brown overalls, but before she could speak, Ayumi's voice came from the other end of the communicator: "This is Ayumi, I found another mailbox."

The communication badge invented by Dr. Agasa is actually based on the same principle as the walkie-talkies commonly found on the market.

You can only receive messages from one person at a time.

If we talk at the same time, the device will emit a harsh noise, and no one's message can be transmitted.

Because Ayumi spoke first, Ai Haibara had no choice but to patiently wait for Ayumi to finish her report before speaking.

Soon, Conan's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Great, Ayumi, just like before, tell everyone the location of the mailbox and the mail collection time on the mailbox."

"The mail was received around 14:35 PM, under the overpass in Beikacho..."

Ayumi recounted the clues she had found in detail.

Xiaolan listened attentively while recording the information that Ayumi said on her phone.

Just as Ayumi finished her report, Mitsuhiko's voice came through the walkie-talkie again: "This is Mitsuhiko, this is Mitsuhiko, can you hear me?"

“I can hear you, Mitsuhiko,” Conan said.

Mitsuhiko: "I was near the pet store on Second Street, and the mail arrived around 14:45 PM..."

Mitsuhiko also shared the information he found with everyone.

Just as Ai Haibara was about to speak, Genta Kojima's voice cut in front of her: "This is Genta, I've found him too."

Sonoko Suzuki couldn't help but complain, "How did these kids find the mailbox all at once? They're way more efficient than us."

Xiaolan smiled and said, "It's probably because they are very familiar with the streets of Beika Town."

Come to think of it, it's been a long time since we played hide-and-seek in the streets, hasn't it? We used to play until dark when we were kids.

“At our age, it would be strange if we were still playing hide-and-seek, right?” Sonoko Suzuki shrugged, then looked at Ai Haibara. “And this brat, we followed her for ages before we finally found a mailbox.”

Ran: "Uh... Ai probably doesn't like sports much, right?"

Ai Haibara nodded obediently.

Sonoko Suzuki sighed.

At this moment, Genta's voice paused for a few seconds before continuing, and he deliberately lowered his voice: "Can you hear me? This is Genta, this is Genta..."

Conan: "I can hear you."

Yuan Tai: "I also found a mailbox, right next to the Third Street Park, at 14:55 PM..."

"Why do you speak so softly, you little rascal?" Sonoko Suzuki couldn't help but interject.

Genta: "I had no choice. I took a shortcut through someone else's garden, and now that awful old man is looking for me everywhere."

"Honestly, there's always something wrong when it comes to that kid," Sonoko Suzuki complained.

Conan quickly tried to smooth things over: "Um... Sonoko-neechan, is there any news from your side?"

Sonoko Suzuki looked at Ai Haibara.

Ai Haibara cleared her throat: "This is the woman in black being held hostage by two high school girls..."

Conan's sarcastic voice came through the communicator: "Please, at least be a little serious."

Ran looked at Ai with a helpless expression.

Instead, Sonoko Suzuki looked at Ai Haibara thoughtfully.

I wondered if Wen Shui-jun liked girls with this kind of funny style? But I'm already funny enough in class!

Sonoko Suzuki scratched her hair in frustration.

After reporting the news, the group should have continued to check the surrounding mailboxes.

However, Ai Haibara was a little worried that Wen Shui might have been lured away by that policewoman, so she suggested, "Ran-neechan, should we try calling Wen Shui-nii?"

"Call Wen Shui?" Ran looked at Ai with curious eyes. "But Wen Shui shouldn't have a communicator on her, right?"

Ai Haibara: "I just secretly put Professor Agasa's communicator on Nuku-san, but it's on a different channel. I can call him as long as I switch to that channel."

Sonoko Suzuki: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's quickly ask that cheater..."

Sonoko Suzuki originally wanted to say, "Quickly ask that philanderer if he used the pretext of investigating the case to be rude to Miwako Sato."

But then he felt that this was not quite right, so he changed his mind and said, "Quickly ask how the progress is on the Wenshui side. We can't let them overtake us."

Ai Haibara nodded, not taking Sonoko Suzuki's reaction too seriously.

The main issue is that her body hasn't fully recovered yet, so there's no point in considering these things. If her body could easily revert to Sherry's state...

Ai Haibara felt that, at least in the realm of "short brown-haired women," no one could rival her.

Ai Haibara then adjusted the communication frequency of her detective badge to the same frequency as the detective badge on Nuku's body, and then called several times, but received no response.

Even Xiaolan was starting to get a little unsettled. The things Wen Shui had done to her in the warehouse began to flash through her mind.

However, the scene changed to inside a car, and the person whose face was flushed red from being teased by warm water was now Sato Miwako.

Xiaolan gave an awkward smile: "Um, could Wen Shui be in danger? I'll call him and check."

Sonoko Suzuki and Ai Haibara nodded together.

What made everyone uneasy was that Xiaolan and Yuanzi each made several phone calls to Wenshui, but he did not answer.

Later, I tried calling Miwako Sato, but her phone was still switched off.

Ran and Sonoko exchanged a glance, both of them somewhat flustered.

At this point, Ai Haibara, who had calmed down a bit, thought of searching for news online. If something had really happened to Nuku, it would most likely have been reported by reporters.

Surprisingly, she actually found it while searching.

"Found it! Officer Sato's car is here!" Ai Haibara exclaimed.

Ran and Sonoko immediately went over and found a short news report on the screen with a picture of Sato Miwako's red Mazda, but the parking space was deformed from the explosion.

The situation doesn't seem serious, but it's still a bit worrying that Wen Shui isn't answering the phone.

After discussing it, the three decided to abandon the investigation and go find Wen Shui and Officer Sato.

Ai Haibara then informed the others of this decision through her detective badge.

Conan was naturally extremely unwilling. He had finally gotten the chance to investigate with Ran, was it really going to end like this?

Unfortunately, even after he tried everything, including acting cute, he still couldn't persuade Xiaolan to stay and help him investigate the case.

Because Ai Haibara cut off the communicator directly.

Ai Haibara and Ran quickly found out that Wen Shui had been taken to the hospital by a patrol car, and the three of them rushed to the hospital.

Unexpectedly, when they pushed open the ward door with heavy hearts,

What I saw, however, was jaw-dropping.

Chapter 198: Before dying, he sent a confession text message to senior Sato?

When Shiratori Ninzaburo arrived at "Ishitani Toy Store" with his men, the owner, Masahiko Ishitani, was repairing a broken wind-up doll.

When Shiratori mentioned the deceased Mrs. Ishitani, Masahiko Ishitani's expression darkened, and he seemed to age ten years.

Then Shiratori Ninzaburo stood in front of the toy counter and looked around.

Although the store only sells inexpensive children's toys and doesn't carry high-end items that cost tens of thousands of yuan, the store is very well-organized, and the goods on the shelves are spotless, which shows that Masahiko Ishitani cleans the store regularly.

This seems a bit unusual for someone whose wife died indirectly because of him.

Moreover, there wasn't a single football-related toy in the store.

This is actually quite rare in toy stores that primarily cater to children, because these are some of the toys that children in this country, whether boys or girls, are most familiar with when they are young.

There is definitely a game like football that's very convenient for everyone to play together.

With this foundation, everyone's enthusiasm for playing football will not diminish after they go to school. Conan and his friends often hold inter-class matches, and sometimes they can still play even if they don't have enough people.

The same was true at Teitan; the popularity of the soccer club was almost comparable to that of baseball, a national sport.

Shinichi Kudo's popularity was partly due to his excellent soccer skills.

When everyone likes and pursues a sport, girls will also join in in order to seek recognition, most directly as beautiful cheerleaders wearing crop tops and shorts.

Being able to join the cheerleading squad and cheer for the team is a moderate hurdle at Teitan.

Aside from exceptional individuals like Ran and Sonoko Suzuki, who possess special backgrounds and striking good looks, most girls still need this halo to prove that they are superior to the majority of other girls.

This situation will continue until graduation from university.

It's probably only after you truly enter the workforce and become a corporate slave that you'll find yourself too busy to play football.

However, at this time, most people will encounter exploitation by their companies and harsh realities, and begin to miss their school days. When they finally get a break on their days off, watching football matches becomes one of their ways to hide away and lick their wounds.

In addition, people at this time already had independent economic capabilities.

Tickets, jerseys, merchandise... these items have become almost essential monthly expenses for young fans.

In short, it is indeed highly suspicious that Masahiko Ishitani's store does not carry any football-related merchandise.

After probing a few questions, Shiratori Ninzaburo revealed the bomber's identity to Ishitani Masahiko.

Masahiko Ishitani looked very surprised.

"Officer, are you doubting me?" Masahiko Ishitani's eyes widened. "I've been in the store all day and haven't gone out."

Shiratori Ninzaburo gently tapped the glass tabletop with his hand, producing a crisp, meticulous sound: "Even without going out, you can pre-plant bombs and then detonate them at the set time."

"This...this can't be right, can it?" Masahiko Ishitani frowned slightly. "Didn't you just say that the criminal didn't intend to kill anyone? I had no idea about the situation on the parade route, how could I have accurately avoided the crowd?"

“Perhaps I’m wrong,” Shiratori said coldly. “Maybe it was just a coincidence that the bomb didn’t hurt anyone.”

"That's such a far-fetched argument!"

Is this how the Metropolitan Police Department always handles cases?

No wonder the Slit-Mouthed Woman case remains unsolved; I'm truly worried about the future of this country!

After bringing the topic to the forefront, Masahiko Ishitani immediately launched into a standard three-pronged attack.