Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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"The police are definitely more reliable, unlike your detective boyfriend, Xiaolan, who just disappears without a trace!"

"When I look for a boyfriend in the future, he must be a policeman, preferably like Officer Matsuda!"

When Sonoko mentioned Kudo, Ran subconsciously clenched her fists.

"Officer Matsuda was absolutely right about one thing: detectives are indeed quite unreliable!"

That bastard really knows how to twist the truth!

Conan glanced at the two girls who had also been swayed, rubbing the bump on his head while muttering to himself,

They were just scolding him for making a false police report and wasting their time, but now they're acting like righteous heroes.

……

The next day, as soon as Matsuda arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department, Yumi approached him with a newspaper.

"That speech you gave at Teitan Junior High last night was really inspiring, Officer Matsuda!"

Yumi chuckled and placed the newspaper on Matsuda's desk.

Chapter 33 The Girl Who Gains Favorability

Matsuda looked down and saw a large headline on the newspaper:

A police detective said: "Even if the odds are very low, we will not put citizens in danger!"

These newspapers are quite efficient, aren't they?

Matsuda nodded in satisfaction.

His goal was to climb to the top of the Metropolitan Police Department, to become the Superintendent General.

That position is no longer something you can get into just by solving cases or similar achievements.

Matsuda now needs to seize every opportunity to improve his public image among all the citizens of Tokyo.

"Well done yesterday, Matsuda!"

Inspector Megure walked into the office with a beaming smile.

"What you said at Teitan Junior High School yesterday had a very positive impact on the Metropolitan Police Department. Chief Inspector Hakuba just called Superintendent Matsumoto to praise you."

"By the way, Director Bai Ma just said that from now on, you'll be hosting all the press conferences and similar events for the First Lesson,"

Inspector Megure glanced around the office, and seeing that Shiratori wasn't there, he said in a low voice,

"We haven't informed Shiratori about this yet, so you should keep a low profile for now."

"Okay." Matsuda nodded in satisfaction.

In the past, whenever a case was investigated by one department and three faculties, regardless of who solved it, it was usually Shiratori who would go to the front to explain the situation to the reporters.

Why is that?

Isn't this all about boosting Shiratori's public profile to pave the way for his future promotion?

Now that the Metropolitan Police Department has given him this opportunity, it's clear they want him to replace Shiratori.

It has a bright future! It has a bright future!

Just as Matsuda was feeling happy, his phone rang again; it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello?" Matsuda answered the phone.

"Is this Officer Matsuda?" came an unfamiliar female voice from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, it's me. And you are..."

Matsuda felt the voice sounded familiar, but couldn't quite place it.

“This is Terumi Hoshino,” the voice on the other end of the phone said.

It was that cool beauty with the short ponytail, Matsuda immediately remembered.

"Is there something you need?" Matsuda's tone was somewhat cold.

Although she's beautiful, she's not friendly to the police. Matsuda isn't a sycophant, so there's no need for him to fawn over her.

However, to Matsuda's surprise, Hoshino Terumi called this time to apologize.

"I'm sorry, Officer Matsuda, I said such hurtful things the day before yesterday!" Hoshino Terumi said apologetically. "That day, the police couldn't get any results from Yumi's case, which made me very frustrated."

Yumi Oborokawa was the first girl kidnapped and murdered this week by the kidnapper who was killed by the evil spirit the day before yesterday.

She was also Hoshino Terumi's neighbor, and the two had a very good relationship.

“I understand,” Matsuda nodded.

“After reading this morning’s newspaper, I realized I really went too far that day. I was only thinking about my own affairs and didn’t consider the difficulties faced by the police,” Hoshino Terumi continued. “I hope Officer Matsuda can forgive my rudeness that day!”

The two chatted for a few more minutes, during which Hoshino Terumi kept apologizing, and it was clear that she was sincere.

Matsuda, being a man and not petty, naturally had no choice but to forgive her.

However, just after he hung up on Terumi Hoshino, Yoko Okino called in, also expressing her admiration for his speech.

“By the way, Officer Matsuda,” Yoko Okino suddenly said, “I’m going to be filming on location at a shrine in a few days. Could you come over? I’ve been feeling like someone’s been spying on me lately, and I hope Officer Matsuda can help me catch the culprit.”

Another voyeur?

It's only right to ignore a pretty girl in trouble. After checking the duty roster and confirming that he wasn't on duty that day, Matsuda immediately agreed.

Before Matsuda could even put down his phone after hanging up on Okino, another call came in.

It's Prosecutor Kujo!

Could it be that last night's speech not only garnered him a lot of goodwill in society, but also among the girls?

Matsuda, feeling quite pleased with himself, quickly pressed the answer button.

Waiting for Kujo to praise himself like the previous two.

Unfortunately, Prosecutor Kujo is clearly no ordinary woman.

This call was only for the purpose of investigating the previous Moonshadow Island case.

Matsuda gave her a few words of explanation with some disappointment, and was about to hang up the phone.

Kujo suddenly said from the other end, "Yesterday's speech was excellent. I hope you can keep your word, Mr. Hero of the Metropolitan Police Department!"

Sure enough, this side also gained favorability!

……

They had been looking forward to the Metropolitan Police Department's holiday for a long time, but unfortunately, Matsuda had just been promoted to Assistant Inspector and was considered one of the junior officers, so he had to stay and take turns on duty.

Matsuda lay on the desk, looking enviously at the other empty seats in the office.

If I had known, I would have delayed this promotion!

Matsuda looked helpless. In the world of Conan, there are often things like Christmas and Valentine's Day.

However, there aren't many holidays that allow the Metropolitan Police Department to take time off.

If you miss this opportunity, who knows how many years it will be before the next one comes?

Sato is also on vacation; Matsuda and Megure are on duty today.

After saying goodbye to her adoptive parents that night, Chengshi returned the next day.

Because she was a ghost and couldn't be exposed to light, Matsuda let her stay in his apartment.

However, after Narumi arrived, Matsuda's doghouse could finally be called a home.

Narumi diligently cleans every day, and when Matsuda gets home from get off work, there's always hot tea and a hot meal waiting for him. Compared to before, when he went home alone, the cold and lonely feeling was much more comfortable.

With Narumi taking such good care of him, Matsuda felt like he had gained quite a bit of weight in the past two days.

Should we start a weight loss plan? Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if a famous detective from the Metropolitan Police Department suddenly got fat and turned into Inspector Megure.

As Matsuda was lost in thought, just as the devil appeared, the office door was pushed open and Inspector Megure walked in.

Oh no, there must be another case! Matsuda cried out in his heart.

really.

"Matsuda, come with me." Megure was saying this with increasing ease.

“Officer, I’m the only one left in the office,” Matsuda reminded him.

"Let's go," Inspector Megure said, adjusting his hat. "Other departments will relay any messages to us!"

Left with no other choice, Matsuda could only follow Megure into the police car.

"By the way, what happened this time?"

“Conan called me to tell me,” Inspector Megure said. “When he was out with his friends, he saw people practicing sniping with rifles on the roof of an abandoned building.”

"The Grim Reaper is indeed professional. He doesn't even rest on holidays like this, but instead comes out to cause trouble for people!" Matsuda complained.

"Don't talk nonsense," Inspector Megure glared at Matsuda and said seriously, "If what they found out is true, then things are going to get serious!"

"understood."

Matsuda also put away his joking attitude.

Inspector Megure was absolutely right.

Although Japan does not prohibit gun ownership, it is extremely difficult for ordinary citizens to obtain a license.

Even with a gun license, you need to go to a special training ground to practice shooting.

Chapter 34 Let's not show off our love at a time like this.

If you disregard the regulations and your gun license is confiscated, it will be very difficult to reissue it.

This also makes people in Japan who have gun licenses cherish their documents.

People who randomly choose a spot in the wild to practice shooting are most likely involved in illegal activities.

Matsuda and Megure followed Conan and the others to the rooftop of the building.

Megure stood with one foot on the edge of the rooftop, gazing out at the river.