Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Miwako Sato stepped onto the slippery stone and performed a split right in front of the warm water.

Chapter 280 Faced with the provocation of the thief, Xiaolan finally made a decision to strike back with a heavy blow!

At this moment, Wen Shui's posture resembled using the stones of the hot spring terrace as a pillow, resting her face on them.

About ten centimeters in front of him were Sato Miwako's long, beautiful legs in a "splits" position. It was clear that she seemed a little unfamiliar with the pose that dancers were good at. After dismounting, she showed a pained expression and did not immediately get up to chase after the suspect.

But her legs are really white.

Warm Water's gaze was immediately drawn to the crystal-clear skin of her thighs. Miwako was originally wearing a yukata, which at most exposed her ankles, but once she did the splits, it wasn't just her ankles that were exposed to the air.

The warm water even allowed glimpses of the beautifully muscular legs, revealing the black lace trim hidden beneath the yukata.

It seems that Officer Sato is rather conservative and did not choose to go braless like Ran.

Huh, Xiaolan?

Wen Shui suddenly came to her senses. Would Xiao Lan tear her to pieces for openly admiring other girls' legs like this?

Sure enough, the moment the thought crossed his mind, he felt someone grab the back of his neck forcefully: "Warm Water! Staring at girls like that is very impolite! And have you forgotten the promise you made to me a few days ago?!"

promise?

Wen Shui recalled that a few days ago, when she was holding Xiao Lan's fair little feet and playing with them, she seemed to have said something before letting Xiao Lan take off her shoes, which resulted in her soles and insteps being covered in shower gel.

But what exactly was said?

Before Wen Shui could even think, he felt himself fall into the water, and half of the surrounding sounds were instantly blocked out as the sulfurous hot spring water enveloped his entire head.

Warm water: "Glug glug glug..."

Xiao Lan pulled hard, and Wen Shui was able to breathe fresh air again.

Miwako Sato has recovered from the splits, but she seems to have strained her thigh muscles and is frowning as she rubs her leg with her hand.

Xiao Lan squinted and smiled, "Wen Shui, the two girls' foot bath water tastes pretty good, doesn't it?"

"How could it be good? Why did you suddenly throw me into the water?" Wen Shui complained.

Xiao Lan snorted coldly: "Hmph, you know yourself that you promised me before, but you actually went back on your word in front of me."

When she said that, Wen Shui vaguely remembered that she seemed to have promised Xiao Lan that she would only like his legs from now on, but those were just words to create atmosphere, like calling each other "Dad" or "Mom" when lovers are fighting each other.

"Let's not talk about that now. Did you see that figure in red just now?" Sato Miwako interrupted their conversation.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan's anger dissipated by more than half. She looked warily at the endless dense forest around her, as if the ghost was hiding behind a tree watching them.

Normally, Xiaolan might have chosen to hold Wenshui's hand to ease her unease, but she had just vented her anger on Wenshui, and she felt a little embarrassed to go over there directly now.

So, Ran walked up to Miwako Sato and affectionately took her arm: "Officer Sato, was that really a ghost?"

Wen Shui was all ready to reach out and hug Xiao Lan to comfort her, but Xiao Lan unexpectedly threw herself into someone else's arms.

He looked at the policewoman with her neat and capable short hair with a resentful expression.

Sato Miwako also found Xiaolan's choice somewhat interesting, especially seeing Wenshui's discomfitured expression, she was even happier and stretched out her fair and slender hand to give Wenshui a peace sign.

She even wondered if she could use this method to integrate into Wen Shui's social circle more often, since her current opportunities to interact with Wen Shui were limited to solving cases and holiday trips, which was far too few compared to Xiao Lan, who spent every day with Wen Shui.

Looking at Miwako's smug expression, Wenshui thought to herself, "So you like the 'yeah' gesture, huh?"

Sooner or later, I'll make you lie on top of me, making a peace sign with both hands.

Unlike the two of them, who were lost in their own thoughts, Xiaolan's idea was much simpler. Officer Sato's identity as a detective represented justice and officialdom, so it was perfectly normal for her to seek protection from her if she encountered danger. In addition, by taking the initiative to hug Officer Sato, she could prevent him from using this opportunity to attack Wenshui.

Xiaolan thinks she's a genius.

Then Wen Shui and the others began to discuss the ghost in red clothes that they had just seen.

Wen Shui thought the other person might be an imposter, and Sato Miwako shared a similar view. Only Xiao Lan insisted that there might be supernatural events in this forest.

Wen Shui: "That person deliberately let us see him. Although I don't know what his purpose was, I think it might be related to the person who was impersonating Uncle Mori."

"Is that so?" Miwako analyzed earnestly. "Could there be some secret in the forest that forced that person to pretend to be a ghost and scare us away?"

Xiaolan said, her face pale, "I think it's still a ghost. It runs too fast, like it doesn't have legs."

As they were talking, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from not far away. Judging from the sound of branches and dry leaves being broken by the high frequency of footsteps, the other party must be in a hurry.

The group immediately became alert.

Despite her leg injury, Sato Miwako shielded Ran behind her, while Wen Shui also moved closer to Sato Miwako and peered into the other direction.

Miwako's lips twitched: "Hey kid, stop messing around. Is this the time to hide behind a girl?"

Wen Shui replied matter-of-factly, "You're a detective in the Metropolitan Police Department; protecting citizens is your duty, isn't it?"

Sato Miwako and Ran simultaneously cast disdainful glances at Wen Shui.

In fact, Wen Shui had already determined with her keen hearing that the hurried footsteps coming from Conan were the ones she was hearing.

Sure enough, not long after, a dirty little kid wearing glasses emerged from the bushes.

Ran exclaimed in surprise, "Conan? It's you!"

Conan was also a little surprised: "Ran-neechan, what are you doing here?"

“We came to soak in the hot springs,” Ran explained, stepping out from behind Miwako Sato. “Conan, what are you doing here? Dad was just looking for you. Oh, and there was a scary ghost earlier…”

"You guys saw that ghost too?" Conan's eyes lit up.

Sato Miwako narrowed her eyes: "You little brat, you wouldn't be investigating that ghost, would you?"

Conan scratched his head: "I was just playing around with a detective game, I never expected to actually run into one."

Warm Water, nestled against Sato Miwako, asked, "Did you see which way that person went?"

The group looked towards Wen Shui, then Xiao Lan grabbed Wen Shui by the collar and pulled him out from behind Sato Miwako: "Don't keep hiding behind girls, you rascal!"

Conan covered his mouth and chuckled smugly.

The group then searched the area around the hot springs but found no valuable clues. They returned to the inn to tell Kogoro Mouri and Misao Yamamura the news.

On the way back, Conan keenly noticed that Sato Miwako was walking with a slight limp, and that her furrowed brows suggested she was enduring pain.

Conan suddenly snapped to attention and looked at Wen Shui, who was chatting and laughing with Ran.

Could this guy be hiding something from Ran and Officer Sato...?

No, no, how did it become hiding it from Ran? Ran clearly has nothing to do with that guy Wen Shui, Conan quickly corrected his logic, and then followed behind to observe if Ran's walking posture was abnormal.

Although the possibility of the warm water in his mind taking turns bullying Ran and Miwako by the hot spring was not high, Conan still dared not gamble and had to rule that out.

Fortunately, through his observation and probing along the way, he finally confirmed that Xiaolan had not been harmed by the warm water.

The reason Officer Sato was walking with a limp was because he had accidentally strained his thigh muscle while chasing someone earlier.

Come to think of it, one is Ran, who has little dating experience, and the other is a detective from the Metropolitan Police Department with the nickname of a workaholic. How could they possibly accept the request to take turns serving this guy, Wen Shui?

"This kind of plot probably only happens in manga," Conan couldn't help but think to himself.

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"What?! You said you saw that ghost?!" As soon as they got back to the hotel, Wen Shui briefly told Kogoro Mouri and Misao Yamamura what had just happened, and Uncle Mouri couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Many guests in the hotel lobby were looking in this direction.

Xiaolan: "Dad, keep your voice down! Otherwise, your identity will be exposed!"

Kogoro Mouri coughed and pushed up his sunglasses: "So, someone is pretending to be a ghost and scaring you in the forest?"

Wen Shui nodded: "That's right, I suspect it might be related to the person who impersonated Uncle Mori."

"It could also be a real ghost," Xiaolan added nervously.

Everyone completely ignored Xiaolan's opinion.

Yamamura Misao: "So, there must be something in the forest that doesn't want us to find it. Should I call people over for a thorough search?"

"Let's hold off for now. Let's investigate further. Too many people might alert them," Wen Shui said. "By the way, hasn't that person impersonating Uncle Mori come out yet?"

Kogoro Mori shook his head: "No, I just asked the waiter to knock on the door and bring tea. After the man with the mustache accepted the tea, he told us not to come in without his permission and then went back to his room."

"I see." Wen Shui nodded.

It seems the man hasn't been killed yet; it's only a little past 2 PM, and there are still a few hours until dinner.

In other words, the man will be killed a few hours later and then hung in the room to make it look like a suicide by a ghost.

Wen Shui stretched and said, "Okay, let's go soak in the hot springs and then play billiards."

The billiards here refers to table tennis. Generally speaking, people in this country are used to soaking in hot springs first, and then playing billiards until they are covered in sweat. This strange logic makes him a little uncomfortable with the warm water, so he always goes back to wash off the sweat after playing billiards.

Xiaolan blinked: "Soaking in a hot spring? Shouldn't we be trying to figure out if that person is actually a ghost?"

Warm Water: "Adequate rest is also an essential element for detectives. If you relax your brain, you might remember the causes and consequences that you didn't notice before."

Miwako Sato: "You're obviously just trying to slack off, aren't you?"

Wen Shui chuckled and scratched his head: "I'm here on vacation, so I can just finish the deductions on the side."

If someone else had said this, it might have made the detectives and police officers present uncomfortable, because they had all worked themselves to the bone to find the culprit. But Wen Shui always seemed to be so casual, and yet he always managed to find the culprit, which was quite amazing.

Xiaolan yawned, stood up, and headed towards the hotel's bathhouse: "Then I'll go soak in the hot spring too."

"You two are not allowed to soak in the hot spring together." Kogoro Mouri suddenly stood up, and his loud voice once again attracted the attention of the surrounding guests.

Xiaolan blushed and walked over to Uncle Mori, punching him lightly: "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly take a bath with warm water? Even if I were, it would be with Officer Sato!"

Only then did Kogoro Mori feel relieved enough to sit down and take a small sip of his tea.

Sato Miwako looked hesitant; she seemed more interested in investigating the case than taking a bath with Ran.

Of course, if she were to soak in a warm hot spring, Sato Miwako might temporarily put the case aside, since she was here on vacation anyway.

Wen Shui asked the waiter for a can of iced cola. After drinking the cola, the heat from running in the woods dissipated considerably.

Immediately afterwards, Wen Shui secretly went to the door of the room where the mustachioed man disguised himself as Uncle Mori was, and listened carefully to the sounds inside. He could vaguely hear someone making a phone call, as if they were arguing.

It seems this guy has discovered that the suitcase doesn't contain the treasure he's looking for. The murderer hiding in the hotel will probably make his move soon.

Wen Shui felt that tonight was destined to be a sleepless night, so she should hurry up and get some rest.

After soaking in the steaming hot spring for two hours, and even taking a nap against the stone wall, I put on a yukata and came out of the men's bath. I immediately saw Xiaolan standing next to the vending machine.

The girl held a bottle of milk in her hand and took small sips. Her rosy face looked especially charming after being soaked in the hot spring water.