Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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The Ghost Knight remained aloof, not even glancing at him.

"Okay, I'm leaving too."

After giving the Ghost Knight the order to protect Teng Xiangming, Matsuda went back and picked up his coat.

He had just put on his clothes when Teng Xiangming was immediately jolted back ten meters as if he'd been flicked by something.

The Ghost Knight, however, only tensed up slightly and remained standing still.

Let alone humans, the difference between ghosts and humans is so vast now.

Matsuda shook his head with a deep feeling.

……

As soon as Matsuda came out of the Nichiri TV building, he noticed Sato and Koshimizu Masakazu waiting on either side of the TV station's main entrance, clearly separated.

"Have you finished your business?" Sato asked directly.

"Senior, have we finished our business?" Yue Shui asked deliberately upon seeing this.

Sure enough, Sato immediately fell for the trap.

"Us?" She glared at Matsuda. "What's going on? Didn't you say you were going to take care of your own business? How did it become your business again?"

This girl, she just doesn't mind making things worse!

Matsuda glanced at Koshimizu, who was covering his mouth and chuckling, and could only briefly explain Koshimizu's plan.

"You want to reveal the truth about the Lavender Villa incident at the end of the detective competition?" Sato said with some concern. "If this detective Koshien program is really broadcast all over Japan, then the other detectives will probably hate you to death."

After the winner of the Detective Koshien tournament was announced, Matsuda publicly revealed the winner's shameful deeds. Anyone who isn't a fool can see that Matsuda's purpose was to target the detective community.

“It doesn’t matter,” Matsuda laughed. “These detectives are all so arrogant these days, treating the police like idiots all the time. It’s time to teach them a lesson.”

“Exactly. If we can use this opportunity to make these detectives behave themselves, perhaps we can avoid incidents like Kana’s.” Koshimizu also said.

"Hmph, aren't you a detective yourself?" Sato said coldly.

"I'm just a detective for now," Koshimizu chuckled. "In two years, after I graduate from university, I'll take the exam to become a detective in the First Division. I hope you'll take good care of me then, Sato-senpai."

"Heh, getting into the first class isn't so easy!"

After scoffing, Sato jingled his keys and beckoned to Matsuda with his finger.

"Let's go."

Chapter 97 The Witch's Scream

Matsuda instinctively reached for her red Mazda, but Koshimizu quickly and pitifully grabbed his sleeve.

"Senior, where are you going? I don't have anywhere to stay yet. Didn't you say I could stay at your place?"

When she mentioned it, Matsuda remembered it too.

Matsuda did say that in Shikoku, but at that time he was planning to keep it from Sato and let Koshimizu secretly move into his apartment.

Anyway, there's still an empty room. As for Narumi, we can just let her sleep in Matsuda's own bedroom.

Although Matsuda had said these words, he never expected that Koshimizu would say them to Sato's face.

"You actually want her to live with you?" Sato said angrily, his face ashen.

“She left Shikoku in a hurry and didn’t bring anything with her,” Matsuda hurriedly explained. “We can’t just leave her at the hotel like that.”

"That's right, senior would definitely not want me to stay in a hotel alone." Koshimizu shook Matsuda's arm and acted coquettishly.

“Hmph,” Sato gritted his teeth and stared at her, then suddenly grabbed Koshimizu’s arm. “She’s been staying at my house for the past few days.”

"What? I don't want to! Let me go!" Koshimizu tried to break free from Sato.

Unfortunately, in terms of reasoning ability, she might completely outclass Sato.

But now the two are competing in strength, and even ten of her wouldn't be a match for Sato.

"senior……"

Seeing that he couldn't break free from Sato, Koshimizu immediately asked Matsuda for help.

"Do you really want her to move into your house?"

Sato also looked at Matsuda and asked with a stern face.

“I had no choice at the time, but now I will naturally follow your arrangements, Miwako,” Matsuda said tactfully.

"...That's more like it." Sato's expression instantly brightened.

She glanced smugly at Yue Shui, then shoved her into the passenger seat of the red Mazda.

"Senior, are you really going to abandon me?"

Koshimizu still wanted to play the victim, but Sato had already quickly started the car and driven away from Nichiri TV Station.

"These two really don't get along at all."

Matsuda sighed, shook his head, and got into the police car he had driven earlier.

……

Inside the red Mazda, Koshimizu immediately dropped her pitiful demeanor once she was out of Matsuda's sight.

"You won this time, you tomboy..."

Before Yue Shui could finish speaking, the red Mazda slammed on the brakes, the tires screeching against the ground.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Yue Shui was horrified; if she hadn't been wearing her seatbelt...

With that sudden stop, she was probably going to crash headfirst into the windshield.

"Who are you calling a tomboy?" Sato demanded, his face darkening.

"You're always so fierce, who are you calling a tomboy?" Yue Shui retorted.

"Hmph, too bad Matsuda likes people like me!" Sato suddenly said with a smile.

"Tch, how could a man really like a fierce woman?" Yue Shui scoffed. "My senior already told me that you two haven't even defined your relationship yet, it's probably because he doesn't like you..."

"Tsk tsk, it's a pity that the female detective guessed wrong this time."

Sato smiled and took out his phone, then pulled out an email.

"He confessed to me a long time ago, but I just haven't accepted him yet."

"Nonsense, how could a senior possibly..."

Koshimizu was halfway through her sentence when she saw the text displayed on Sato's phone screen.

I think I've already fallen for you.

"Did this really come from your senior? How come the date is three years ago?" Yue Shui asked immediately after a moment of surprise.

"Little girl, this is none of your business."

Sato smiled smugly and put his phone away.

"Hmph, fine, I won't tell you then. I'll definitely find out the truth," Yue Shui muttered.

Sato started the car again.

“Even if I can’t compete with you now, I’ll definitely be able to snatch you away from the senior once I get into the First Division in three years,” Koshimizu said defiantly. “You probably don’t know this, but the senior has already promised that if I get into the First Division, I’ll be his assistant, the kind of assistant who’s with me 24/7, you know?”

Sato remained silent in the face of her provocation, but instead pressed down hard on the accelerator.

"Hey, that's too fast!" Yue Shui exclaimed in surprise.

"Watch out ahead! Why are you still accelerating..."

Seeing that there was a right-angle turn ahead, Koshimizu was about to advise Sato to slow down,

Unfortunately, before she could speak, Sato suddenly let out a scream!

With her voice piercing the sky, the red Mazda executed a nimble drift and swiftly made it through the right-angle turn.

"What did you just say?"

After venting her anger, Sato's expression softened, and she looked at Koshimizu with a gentle smile and asked.

"No, it's nothing..."

Yue Shui covered her ears and quickly shook her head, still shaken.

If Yumi were here, she would definitely laugh and ask, "So, now you know how powerful the Screaming Witch in the Mist is, right?"

……

The next day, Matsuda took a day off, citing feeling unwell.

Considering that Matsuda had just returned last night and helped solve the case, Inspector Megure readily agreed and told Matsuda to get plenty of rest and take good care of himself.

Having settled his work situation, Matsuda immediately called Rena Mizunashi and arranged to meet her at a newly opened coffee shop.

Matsuda had already made plans with Rena Mizunashi, and he originally wanted to invite Koshimizu along as well.

But considering that she is currently with Sato, if Sato finds out that she has gone out with Koshimizu again, who knows what kind of trouble might arise.

Thinking of this, Matsuda immediately abandoned his plan to invite Koshimizu along.

After tidying himself up a bit, he went to the coffee shop first.

……

"Hello, who are there?"

At the entrance of the coffee shop, a waitress politely inquired.

"I……"

Just as Matsuda was about to answer, he heard a familiar voice.

"It turned out to be you!"

"Kid, what are you doing here?"

Matsuda looked at Conan in front of him and felt his head start to ache again.