Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Yukiko lowered her head: "Then, if I were also kidnapped by kidnappers, would you come to save me?"

To cover up her lapse in composure on the phone and prevent Wen Shui from guessing that Conan's identity is actually Shinichi Kudo, Yukiko Kudo had to find a way to explain the logic behind her earlier outburst. However, after thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with a good solution and could only blame herself in the end.

However, after what just happened, Yukiko Kudo was no longer as resistant to acting like she was in love in front of Wenshui.

After all, who could refuse a man who would stand up for her in a critical moment?

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Of course I'll save her. Yukiko-chan is like family to me; she's a companion I can't abandon."

"Hmph, what a smooth-talking guy." Yukiko snorted. "Anyway, you did a good job this time. When we get back, I'll cook something delicious to reward you."

"Huh, it's not a raise?" Wen Shui deliberately feigned surprise.

Yukiko took a step back: "Our budget is very tight. Speaking of which, you should at least come up with a few more good scripts!"

Wen Shui: "It's not that easy. Writing requires inspiration."

"Anyway, come to my house for dinner after this is all over," Yukiko Kudo said softly. Wen Shui noticed that she emphasized going to her house this time, and if he wasn't mistaken, she probably wanted to entertain him at her villa.

Wen Shui shook her head: "Let's forget it. I prefer your rented apartment. After all, we have many wonderful memories there."

Mrs. Kudo blushed immediately: "I understand, I'll contact you in advance if I'm ready."

"No need for all that trouble." Wen Shui revealed a mischievous smile. "I'm not picky about food. Just remember to use the same perfume you used before. I like that scent."

Yukiko Kudo blushed and glared at him, but surprisingly did not refute him.

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Sitting in the co-pilot's seat of the police helicopter, Takagi Wataru kept his eyes fixed on the box truck with the White Horse Express logo painted on its side.

After receiving the ransom from the entrance of Daikin Park, the criminals drove the conspicuous truck at a leisurely pace through the bustling commercial district of Beika Town.

This unusual behavior left the police puzzled about the perpetrator's motives. If they had simply driven out of the city, the police could have easily set up roadblocks to intercept them. The kidnapper who planned the kidnapping should have been able to think of that, so why did he choose to do it this way?

Could it be that the kidnapper was actually an idiot?

Did they think that by driving to the foot of a deserted mountain and abandoning the car, they could keep the large ransom for themselves?

Detective Takagi considered countless possibilities, but then dismissed them one by one. He had just received a message from Miwako Sato that Conan had been rescued by her and Nukumizu, so the police had now completely taken the initiative.

As expected, warm water was a better choice for Sato-senpai; he caught the culprit so quickly.

Takagi felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart as she recalled the smile that Officer Sato only showed in front of Wen Shui.

However, he quickly suppressed this distracting thought. Now was not the time to be distracted; he had to keep a close eye on the kidnapper's car and prevent him from escaping.

"Takagi, Takagi, how is the situation now?" Inspector Megure's authoritative voice came through the communicator.

Takagi immediately grabbed the walkie-talkie on the helicopter: "Officer, we are tracking the van driven by the kidnappers with the license plate ending in 'Shinjuku 44328'. The van is almost out of the city now."

"Very good, I've already led my men to circle around in front of the criminals, ready to set up a roadblock at any time. You guys also need to be ready to support our operation," Inspector Megure instructed.

After Detective Takagi agreed, he continued to keep his eyes on the van.

Soon, a fully enclosed tunnel appeared ahead. Once the car entered the tunnel, the helicopter could no longer see the situation of the criminals' vehicle.

Detective Takagi shifted his gaze to the display screen of the GPS tracking device he was holding. The GPS tracker, hidden inside the ransom, showed that the criminals' car was stopped in the middle of the tunnel and then remained motionless.

Are they planning to abandon the car and run away? Or will they switch to another vehicle along the way?

Detective Takagi immediately ordered his men to keep a close eye on all vehicles entering and exiting the tunnel. However, after about 5 minutes, the locator remained motionless in the middle of the tunnel.

Detective Takagi felt uneasy and immediately contacted Inspector Megure via communicator. He was instructed to immediately lead a team to raid the premises and investigate.

However, to everyone's surprise, when Detective Takagi led his team into the tunnel, they did not see the van. It was as if the vehicle had vanished into thin air. Only the removed communication locator was found by the roadside.

After receiving the news, Inspector Megure immediately led his men to the scene and sealed off the entire tunnel.

Inspector Megure flew into a rage at Takagi, who was in charge of surveillance.

However, during the subsequent investigation, both eyewitness accounts and highway surveillance footage showed that the box truck with the eye-catching white horse express logo on its body never came out of the tunnel.

This seemingly supernatural unfolding caused everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department to frown.

Just as everyone was undecided, a red Mazda slowly drove into the tunnel and stopped next to Inspector Megure and his team.

"Inspector Megure, it's been a long time." Wen Shui got out of the car and greeted Inspector Megure warmly.

Inspector Megure immediately rushed over and grabbed Wen Shui's hand: "Brother Wen Shui, we've encountered a paranormal event. A car has vanished into thin air in this tunnel."

Wen Shui exclaimed in surprise, "Disappeared into thin air? That's impossible!"

“It’s true, I kept an eye on the tunnel entrance and exit the whole time.” Detective Takagi interjected, his expression revealing that he had just been severely reprimanded.

Conan also barged into the cordoned-off crime scene as if it were his own territory, observing the areas on the ground where there were signs of cars having been parked.

Did it simply vanish into thin air?

Conan's judgment was the same as Wen Shui's: this wasn't a fantasy world, and there was no way to make such a large truck disappear into thin air in just a few minutes.

Because Conan was the one who was kidnapped this time, and the car's disappearance was such a bizarre trick, he was extremely serious.

However, there were not many traces left at the scene, and the driver who happened to be driving through the tunnel at the time was unable to provide any useful clues.

Even Conan couldn't figure out how the kidnappers managed it in a short time.

He glanced at Wen Shui and saw that the other person was also deep in thought, so he breathed a sigh of relief. He then sent the information to Hattori Heiji, but after waiting for a long time, Hattori Heiji did not reply.

Strange, could it be that he is talking to Mr. Nanchuan and it is inconvenient for him to answer the phone?

Conan put away his phone and was about to go back to where the thief had parked when he turned around and saw Wen Shui holding a colorful wrapping paper.

Conan was immediately startled.

Sure enough, Wen Shui confidently walked up to Inspector Megure and said, "Inspector Megure, I know the criminal's method..."

The perpetrators used easily removable stickers to affix the White Horse Express logo to the car body, then quickly removed the stickers and replaced them with new license plates after entering the tunnel.

When the truck appeared in front of Detective Takagi, it turned into an ordinary van.

Because of the time constraints and the need to avoid nearby traffic, the perpetrators accidentally left some fragments in the tunnel while tearing off the stickers. The detectives who were investigating earlier thought they were just snack wrappers for children and didn't pay much attention to them, but Wen Shui discovered them.

Following Wen Shui's deduction, the police immediately tracked down the van with the changed license plates and soon found the abandoned van in the suburbs, but unfortunately, there was no one in the vehicle.

Yukiko Kudo rarely saw Numizu's deductions, but after witnessing it firsthand today, she couldn't help but look at Numizu with surprise and admiration.

With the addition of Ran and Miwako Sato, Wenshui was suddenly surrounded by beautiful girls.

As Conan watched Wen Shui struggling to navigate between the girls, and thinking about how, besides his childhood friend, his mother was also among them, Conan suddenly longed to go back to his hospital room and lie down.

Not long after, Jun Kataoka's father arrived at the scene with Sachiko Ezaki, Jun Kataoka, and the kids from the Junior Detective League.

Jun Kataoka apologized to Conan in front of everyone.

To express his apology, Shigeru Kataoka offered to give Conan a sum of money as compensation for emotional distress. However, since Conan's parents were not around, Ran, acting as his proxy, politely declined the offer.

Sachiko Ezaki felt a little embarrassed, so she invited them to her fashion show that evening.

Wen Shui thought that Hattori Heiji might have already been kidnapped by now, and if Toyama Kazuha still couldn't contact him by nightfall, they would definitely have to find a way to find him.

Although Hattori Heiji is a bit dark-skinned and speaks without much restraint, what can you expect from him? He's the son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Superintendent.

If something happens in Beika Town, Inspector Megure will have to send out all his men to search for the person.

So, in order not to go to see Hattori Heiji on an empty stomach that night, Wen Shui politely declined Ezaki Sachiko's invitation.

Unexpectedly, Yukiko Kudo stepped forward and said, "A fashion show? Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've participated in one of these kinds of events. Ran, let's go together tonight."

Xiao Lan clearly wanted to participate, but she secretly glanced at Wen Shui and then gently shook her head: "I don't know much about fashion shows. I'd better go home with Wen Shui and do my literature and art club homework."

Wen Shui sighed, "Alright, let's go take a look. As for the homework, we can have Senior Kosaka help us finish it on Monday."

"Hey, isn't this a bad idea?" Xiaolan said, expressing her resistance, but her face showed excitement.

Wen Shui: "There's nothing wrong with it. Last week, he got caught by the teacher for bringing those comics, and I was the one who took the blame for him."

After the group discussed it, Sachiko Ezaki sent the address of the fashion show to Nuku and the others.

By the way, the Kataoka family's driver accidentally hit someone on his way back after dropping off Sachiko Ezaki, and he's currently dealing with the accident, so he can't come pick them up.

So Sachiko Ezaki and Shigeru Kataoka took a taxi towards the convention center.

Ran and Ai Haibara were discussing the best way to get there when Genta said he was hungry and wanted to eat first. However, Ran glanced at the time and realized they were running out of time.

The group was having a heated discussion about this matter.

Wen Shui looked up at the sky, which was about to set and was dyed orange-red, then walked over to Kudo Yukiko and said, "Hey, why do you suddenly want to go to some fashion show? I'm starving."

Yukiko Kudo bit her lip lightly: "Hmph, you ungrateful brat, I'm only going to this fashion show because of you."

"why?"

Yukiko's delicate, girlish cheeks flushed slightly: "You...don't you want to see me in pretty clothes?"

Looking at the adorable woman's shy demeanor, Wen Shui's heart seemed to skip a beat. He subconsciously replied, "No, actually I prefer you without clothes on."

Chapter 298 Ai, who's good at catching adulterers, and Mrs. Kudo, who says one thing but means another.

Warm water's bold teasing made Kudo Yukiko a little flustered, but fortunately, everyone's attention was on the cordon and the cordon line, as if someone was about to break through, so no one noticed the ambiguous atmosphere on this side.

Yukiko Kudo walked over and punched Wen Shui directly: "You little brat, you're thinking too much. Do you want me to put on some sexy lingerie?"

Wen Shui: "It's not that it won't work. The cow costume from last time was pretty good." Wen Shui said.

"Keep dreaming! It's just dinner. If you don't want to eat, then forget it." Yukiko blushed and snorted coldly before turning and leaving.

"I didn't say I didn't want to eat, why are you angry?" Wen Shui smiled and followed.

Once they reached the main group, Wen Shui realized why everyone's attention had been drawn to the commotion over the cordon—it turned out that the one trying to break in was none other than Kogoro Mouri.

Uncle Mori went to Beika Town to meet his client today. To keep it a secret, he was wearing a very suspicious long trench coat and sunglasses, which explains why the Metropolitan Police Department stopped him outside.

Kogoro Mouri, who was let in, looked displeased: "Hmph, really, I already told him I'm the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, and he still wouldn't let me in."

"Brother Mori, don't blame them. I almost didn't recognize you dressed like that." Inspector Megure walked over and patted Uncle Mori on the shoulder.

Kogoro Mouri glanced at Conan, who was unharmed, and his eyes widened: "Ran, wasn't this kid kidnapped? Is the case closed?"

Ran: "Yes, Dad, it was warm water that saved Conan."

"You should have said so earlier! If I had known the kid was alright, I wouldn't have come all the way back from Beika Town. Damn it, the round-trip fare must have cost a fortune." Kogoro Mouri looked pained, as if he had called a taxi back.

Taxi fares in this country are very high, especially at night when they become so expensive that ordinary people can't afford them. Generally, people won't call a taxi unless they have something urgent to do.

Comparatively speaking, the subway system here is very well-developed. Taking the subway to go to farther places and relying on bicycles or buses for closer places has become the unspoken default choice.