Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

She should have her home address and school information, so there's no need to worry about not being able to find her.

The only problem now is that since Ai Haibara's photos were obtained by hacking into the Metropolitan Police Department's database, it's not convenient to directly confront the Metropolitan Police Department.

If she accidentally arouses suspicion about Shirley's identity, it would be even more of a loss.

Fortunately, Ran and Sonoko were easy to fool. Wenshui convinced them to keep the secret by arguing that downloading such photos might implicate Haibara.

Afterwards, Wenshui and the others discussed it and decided to first conduct a secret investigation into the victim, Matsuzaka Ume.

Let's first check if Matsuzaka Ume's face is injured.

If she wasn't injured, it means she must be connected to the Slit-Mouthed Woman serial killer case.

That way, they will have more options when it comes to Wenshui.

The girls unanimously agreed to Wenshui's suggestion, but due to limited clues, it wouldn't be easy to find Matsuzaka Ume's real address without alerting the Metropolitan Police Department.

The photo taken by Hiroki Kakutani mentions a high school in Shinjuku. While it's uncertain whether the claim is true or not, it could at least serve as a key target for investigation.

Because Xiaolan and the others didn't sleep well last night, none of the three stayed at Wen Shui's house too late.

After finishing dinner and discussing important matters, they left hand in hand just after seven o'clock.

After the others left, Wen Shui sat back down at her desk, looking at the blank manuscript paper, pondering what content would be suitable for the literature department's journal.

He had only been sitting down for a few minutes when there was a knock on the door.

Wen Shui reluctantly got up and walked towards the entrance, thinking that Ran and the others must have forgotten something again. Of course, the possibility that Ai Haibara might return to seek revenge and kill someone couldn't be ruled out.

Wen Shui carefully opened the door.

Unexpectedly, two visitors appeared at the door, which was quite different from what he expected.

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Wen Shui stood in the entryway and looked out, only to find two young women standing at the door.

One of them was wearing an office lady uniform pencil skirt, her curvaceous figure fully revealed by the light purple skirt. She had fair skin and her meticulously styled short black hair gave her a unique androgynous beauty.

A sharp glint occasionally flashed in those bright, intelligent eyes.

The other girl, wearing a white dress, was younger, and her double ponytails added a touch of playfulness and cuteness to her look.

However, the young girl's face clearly showed some anxiety and unease.

"Officer Sato... Miss Miike Naeko? What brings you here?" Wen Shui looked at the two people at the door in surprise.

"Of course I need to talk to you! Where have you been these past few days? I haven't been able to reach you at all!" Sato Miwako bombarded her with questions.

"Can we go in and talk?" Miike Naoko's voice sounded a little hoarse.

Wen Shui nodded and stepped aside: "Of course, come in and talk."

Wenshui led the guests to the sofa in the living room. Sato Miwako glanced at Wenshui curiously at the sofa's placement.

Wen Shui placed the brewed green tea in front of the two of them, then sat down in the single chair opposite them.

"What exactly happened?" Wen Shui asked the two of them curiously.

Miike Naoko said in a hoarse voice, "Aoi has disappeared."

"Disappeared?"

Wen Shui paused for a moment, not quite understanding the meaning of the word, but he immediately thought of a possibility that fit Kazama Aoi's identity:

"Did they run away from home?"

Miike Naeko shook her head: "Impossible. Tomorrow is Aoi's mother's birthday, and the father and daughter had already made plans to visit her grave together. Besides..."

Miike Naeko paused for a moment, then said, "Aoi's condition has improved a lot recently, and she hasn't argued with her father or anything. There's no reason for her to suddenly run away from home."

"Could it be that he's been caught up in some kind of incident?" Wen Shui guessed.

Miwako Sato added, "That's why we came to find you..."

As a detective, Sato Miwako explained the whole story and Wen Shui in just a few words.

Their sudden visit wasn't just to see if Kazama Aoi was at Onami's place, but more importantly, it was because Kazama Aoi had called her cousin Miike Naeko the day before, saying she had something very important to tell Onami.

Then this morning, when Xiaokui's father tried to wake his daughter up to go buy flowers for tomorrow's tomb sweeping, he found that his daughter was no longer in her room.

The big white cat we kept at home has also disappeared.

Detective Sato deduced from the dryness of the cat food in the cat's feeding bowl that the cat might have disappeared last night.

"Is there something very important she wants to tell me?" Wen Shui sat on the sofa, her brows furrowed. After thinking for a long time, she shook her head. "I'm sorry, I really can't figure out what she wants to say to me."

"I see." Miwako nodded regretfully.

Miike Naeko looked at Wen Shui with a pleading expression: "Could you please keep your phone on? I feel like Aoi might contact you."

Wen Shui nodded: "Yes, I'll contact you as soon as I have any news. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

“No need to trouble you for now.” Sato Miwako rubbed her temples. “Although Aoi has been missing for less than 24 hours, considering the recent spate of the Slit-Mouthed Woman murders, the Metropolitan Police Department has already sent people to conduct interviews and investigations in the vicinity of the Kazama family.

When Sato Miwako mentioned the words "Slit-Mouthed Woman".

Miike Naeko's shoulders visibly trembled.

As a member of the Metropolitan Police Department, Miike Naeko should be well aware that if she were really involved in that matter, Kazama Aoi's chances of survival would not be high.

Wen Shui comforted her, "Don't worry, Xiao Kui will be fine."

Miike Naeko nodded blankly; it seemed she had heard these words of comfort more than once today.

The two then got up to say goodbye.

Sato Miwako will be going to Shinjuku with her colleagues to investigate the case later, while Miike Naeko will be helping to find Kazama Aoi's whereabouts with Kazama Aoi's father and other relatives.

Wen Shui escorted the two of them downstairs.

Miike Naoko got into another black sedan, which was probably driven by a relative.

Sato Miwako got into the red Mazda and was about to wave goodbye to Wenshui when, unexpectedly, Wenshui also opened the car door and got in.

"What's wrong?" Sato Miwako's expression was somewhat unpleasant. She seemed to think that Nukumi had some bad news about Kazama Aoi that she wanted to tell her alone.

"No, don't misunderstand, I wanted to talk to you about the Slit-Mouthed Woman," Wen Shui said.

"You've made a new discovery?" Sato Miwako's eyes lit up.

"Not at the moment." Wen Shui shrugged. "What I wanted to ask was if you could give me the list of victims who were attacked by the Slit-Mouthed Woman before, with detailed information."

Sato Miwako frowned slightly, hesitated for a long time, and finally shook her head.

"No, this is classified information. We are required to keep it strictly confidential. And right now, our biggest concern is the possibility of copycat crimes."

The Metropolitan Police Department is currently severely understaffed and lacks the manpower to investigate other cases.

Wen Shui's face showed disappointment.

However, he could understand the Metropolitan Police Department's concerns.

The Metropolitan Police Department chose to withhold detailed information about the case, the perpetrator's modus operandi, and the victim's identity, not only to protect the victim's privacy but also out of concern for the possibility of copycat crimes.

Considering this is the world of Detective Conan.

Perhaps those potential criminal suspects who originally planned to kill their enemies with fishing lines, ice daggers, or out-of-control cars ended up imitating the Slit-Mouthed Woman's killing methods to clear their names.

This will greatly increase the workload of the police.

Moreover, even if the perpetrators of such serial murders deliberately use different methods, they will definitely leave habitual traces at the scene that they themselves are unaware of.

Often, the police solve cases by finding these commonalities.

The emergence of copycats can easily confuse the police and make the case more complicated.

Sato Miwako looked at Wen Shui for a long time without saying a word, then softened her tone: "Actually, we study those materials every day, and even showed them to foreign crime experts, but we haven't found any very useful clues."

"Perhaps a different perspective will allow us to see something different?" Wen Shui said.

In fact, Wen Shui mainly wanted to use this method in advance to make the photos that Ai Haibara stole seem reasonable, and to minimize the risk of Ai Haibara's identity being exposed.

Otherwise, if the police find out that they are directly investigating Matsuzaka Ume, it could easily arouse suspicion.

If we have a connection with Miwako Sato, it will be much easier to explain later.

Sato Miwako hesitated for a moment: "Can you guarantee that the information won't be leaked?"

"Of course, I'm not stupid enough to want to cause trouble for myself." Wen Shui shrugged.

Miwako hesitated.

However, considering that the Metropolitan Police Department is indeed under great pressure, and that news of Wenshui solving two murder cases at his villa in Gunma Prefecture has already reached the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

In addition, Miwako recalled Inspector Megure's teachings and nodded slightly: "Okay, but we are not allowed to take the data out now. I have to go back and find a way to make a copy."

"Please."

Wen Shui breathed a sigh of relief. The most troublesome part was solved, and now she could focus all her attention on the investigation.

Just as he was thinking, Sato Miwako suddenly raised her slender hand, making a gesture as if she were making him swear an oath, and said seriously, "Let me make this clear beforehand, you absolutely cannot leak this information, otherwise I may face very severe punishment."

Seeing the other person's serious expression, Wen Shui also became serious.

But he was worried that there really were mysterious forces in this world, and that he might be struck by lightning.

So Wen Shui changed his way of swearing, hooking his little finger around Sato Miwako's little finger.

Officer Sato's fingers were much softer than I had imagined, with skin as delicate and smooth as a young girl's, which was not at all like the condition of a criminal police officer who had been fighting on the front line for many years.

And it felt incredibly delicate to the touch.

"What are you doing?" A hint of doubt flashed in Sato Miwako's beautiful eyes.

"Didn't you want to pinky swear with me?" Wen Shui asked curiously.

"Pinky promise?"

Sato Miwako's eyes widened. They were talking about a serious murder case. Who would use such a childish game as a guarantee?

But looking at Wen Shui's serious expression, could this be a popular way for young people to make agreements these days?

Sato Miwako coughed twice: "Um...yes, that's right! Anyway, remember our agreement, and contact me immediately if you find anything."

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Don't worry about that, I'm very reliable."