Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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"The person who killed Masaki Negishi was indeed me, it was me, Yutaka Abe! But I will not turn myself in, I'm about to go abroad to enjoy my retirement!"

"So it was a recording he leaked himself. No wonder he was so nervous just now."

Matsuda took out the evidence bag and put the tape recorder inside.

"But who recorded this?"

Ayako asked in confusion,

"Someone who would think of using Mr. Mori to create an alibi for himself wouldn't be stupid enough to confess to the crime himself, would he?"

"Of course someone seduced them,"

Matsuda grabbed Conan by the collar and lifted him up.

"Am I right, kid?"

"Is it Conan?" Ayako asked, her face full of surprise.

"Ha ha……"

Conan gave a forced laugh and quickly explained.

"Actually, I just told him Uncle Mori's reasoning, and he probably thought I was a child, plus he was about to leave Japan by plane, so he wasn't on guard and said those things."

"I knew it! This brat just got lucky!"

Sonoko reached out and tugged at Conan's cheek.

"Look at his face, he looks like a fool."

"By the way, did Mr. Mori mention how Yutaka Abe used him to create an alibi?"

Ayako remembered what she and Matsuda had discussed on their way here, and hurriedly asked Conan for details.

"Was the deceased already dead, and was Mr. Mori actually just following someone who looked a lot like him?"

"Huh? How did you know, Ayako-neechan?"

Conan was taken aback. He glanced at Matsuda beside him.

"Could it be that Inspector Matsuda deduced the case?"

No way?

Matsuda, that bastard, wasn't involved in this case at all. How could he have deduced the whole story just by asking Ran about it?

The thought that he might lose to Matsuda again filled Conan with a sense of desolation!

"Hehe, this time it wasn't Officer Matsuda who solved the case!"

Sonoko stood with her hands on her hips, looking smug.

"It's the famous detective, Ms. Suzuki!"

"It was Ayako-neechan who deduced it?" Conan exclaimed in surprise.

"Hey, you brat! Why does it always have to be my older sister?"

Sonoko grabbed Conan's ear in anger and said irritably, "Am I not Miss Suzuki?"

Haha, with your IQ...

Conan's cheek twitched, as if he had heard a joke.

However, he felt relieved after learning that it wasn't Matsuda who solved the case.

From Conan's speechless expression, Sonoko immediately guessed what he was thinking, and promptly rolled up her sleeves, ready to punch him.

At this moment, Xiaolan raised her arm, looked at her watch,

"Ayako-nee, hurry! Your plane..."

Damn, I almost forgot... Matsuda hurriedly opened the police car door and shoved Abe Yutaka inside.

Then he locked the car door, took out his suitcase, and ran towards the terminal with Ayako.

"sister……"

Sonoko wanted to go too, but after running two steps, Ran grabbed her.

"Xiao Lan, what are you doing? I'm going to see my older sister off," Yuanzi asked, puzzled.

"Idiot," Ran rolled her eyes at her friend, "Didn't you say you wanted to set Ayako-nee and Officer Matsuda up? Then why did you go over there at this time?"

Ha! He'd even disregard a prisoner for a woman...

Matsuda is definitely not a competent policeman!

Conan looked at Abe Yutaka, who was locked in the police car, and thought to himself, "What do you mean?"

Chapter 155 Conan's Mother

airport.

Matsuda and Ayako managed to check in just in time. Then Matsuda carried the suitcase and escorted Ayako to the VIP security checkpoint.

“Officer Matsuda, Sonoko is impulsive and a bit reckless. Could you please look after her for a while after I leave?” Ayako pleaded.

"Don't worry, Sonoko and I are friends, so of course I won't ignore her," Matsuda nodded. "Besides, as the second young lady of the Suzuki family, I doubt anyone would dare to offend her."

Ayako smiled, took the suitcase from Matsuda, and turned to walk towards the security checkpoint.

Matsuda watched her retreating figure, originally intending to wait until Ayako went inside before turning to leave.

Unexpectedly, the girl suddenly stopped halfway through her journey.

“Officer Matsuda,” Ayako said, turning around, “you know what? Actually, I prepared two paths for myself today.”

"If the person I'm waiting for doesn't come, I'll marry Xiong San as my family wishes."

"If the person I'm waiting for arrives, I'll run away from home and go find my uncle."

After saying that, Ayako smiled shyly, turned around, and pulled her suitcase into the security checkpoint.

……

As Ayako's plane disappeared into the night sky, Matsuda turned and walked out of the terminal.

Matsuda naturally understood the hidden emotions in Ayako's words as she left.

Although he wanted to maintain a friendly relationship with the Suzuki family and had a good impression of Ayako, he never thought of marrying into the Suzuki family.

I wonder if Ayako will be sad when she finds out.

With a hint of guilt, Matsuda walked out of the terminal.

As soon as he entered the parking lot, he saw a group of people surrounding his police car.

It was Inspector Megure and many of the detectives from the First Division.

"Brother Matsuda, I never expected that you would actually be able to catch a criminal, even though I forgot to tell you!"

Upon seeing Matsuda, Inspector Megure immediately went up to greet him warmly.

"Tch, just lucky," Mori said, a little jealous.

He had worked in the same department before, but he had never been valued by his superiors like this.

"This wasn't my doing, Inspector,"

Matsuda pulled Conan out and then took out the evidence bag containing the tape recorder.

"This was tricked out of Conan; it contains a recording of Abe Yutaka confessing to his crimes."

After explaining the situation to Inspector Megure, Matsuda prepared to leave.

It's after get off work hours now, and anyway, the rest of the work is just simple tasks like taking statements. With Inspector Megure's decades of experience as a detective, he'll do these things better than Matsuda.

……

Just as Matsuda got into the police car and was about to drive away, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan also got into the car.

“I’m sorry, Officer Matsuda,”

Xiaolan clasped her hands together and smiled as she made her request.

"My dad still needs to discuss the case with Inspector Megure. Could you give us a ride home?"

"Don't worry, Ran, Matsuda-nii definitely won't abandon us," Sonoko said nonchalantly.

Matsuda rarely refused reasonable requests from girls, let alone from Ran, his little angel.

However, Sonoko's address of "Brother Matsuda" left Matsuda somewhat speechless, both amused and exasperated.

It seems this girl is determined to push her older sister onto me...

Matsuda shook his head with amusement, then glanced at the passenger seat next to him and casually asked, "What about you? Don't you need to give a statement?"

“It’s already very late,” Conan said with a smile. “Inspector Megure was worried about disturbing my rest, so he asked me to go to the Metropolitan Police Department to give a statement tomorrow!”

……

Downstairs at the Mouri Detective Agency, Ran thanked Matsuda, then opened the car door and got out with Conan.

After watching Matsuda's police car leave, Ran and Conan were about to go upstairs when...

At that moment, a middle-aged, plump woman wearing glasses and a purple coat walked out of the stairwell.

She walked up to the two of them, bent down, and hugged Conan tightly.

With tears welling up in her eyes, the woman sobbed, "Conan, Mom, I've missed you so much!"

what?

Ran and Conan were both stunned.

After a long pause, Ran finally asked, "Are you Conan's mother?"

“Yes!” The middle-aged, plump woman nodded. “Miss Ran Mouri, Professor Agasa has already told me that this child has really benefited from your care all this time!”

"You don't need to be so polite, it's really nothing. Conan is very sensible, taking care of him is easy." Ran quickly waved her hand.

"Sister Xiaolan, she..."

Seeing that Ran seemed to genuinely regard this woman as her mother, Conan hurriedly wanted to speak up and clarify things.