Stay away from Conan.

"Listen up, Brother Shiratori, this matter is currently a secret within our police force. It absolutely cannot be mentioned to outsiders, understand?"

Right after Kogoro Mouri finished his phone call with Inspector Megure, in his office at the Metropolitan Police Department, Inspector Megure, who had just hung up the phone, gave this serious advice to Inspector Shiratori, who was standing next to him.

In response, Officer Shiratori replied with a serious expression:
"I know the severity."

Seeing Officer Shiratori's answer, Inspector Megure sighed slightly, then said to Officer Shiratori:

"Oh dear, this is truly a disaster... It just so happens at this time... I remember, isn't your sister getting engaged soon?"

Upon hearing Inspector Megure's words, Inspector Shiratori nodded in affirmation and stated:

"It will happen in the next day or two, but..."

"Now that this has happened, I'll prioritize my work. As for my sister..."

With these words, Officer Shiratori made his stance clear. It was obvious that because of this incident, he might not even be able to attend his sister's engagement, such a major life event.

Seeing that Inspector Shiratori was so aware of this, Inspector Megure couldn't help but nod slightly at him with a serious expression, knowing that he had nothing more to say, after all, this matter was truly...

"No, Shiratori, there's no need for that."

However, at that moment, a voice suddenly broke the atmosphere.

At that moment, in Inspector Megure's office, a tall, thin man with short, neat hair and a mustache pushed open the door and walked in. Having apparently heard Inspector Shiratori's words, he immediately spoke with a serious expression—

"Minister Odagiri!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, both Inspector Megure and Inspector Shiratori addressed him respectfully. This person was none other than Toshiro Odagiri, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Faced with Toshiro Odagiri's sudden visit, and considering what he had just said, Inspector Megure and Inspector Shiratori naturally knew that it was probably related to the two shooting incidents that had occurred yesterday.

Therefore, as an inspector in the First Investigation Division, Inspector Shiratori believed that at such a crucial moment, he should not abandon the investigation for personal family matters. He should set an example by staying on the front lines. Naturally, Inspector Shiratori did not understand what Toshiro Odagiri had just said and replied seriously:

"minister……"

"Shiratori, I understand your thoughts very well."

However, before Officer Shiratori could finish speaking, Toshiro Odagiri interrupted him and explained:

"However, I think you all already know what happened in this incident. It's clear that the perpetrator's purpose is very specific, and judging from their target, the next..."

At this point, Officer Shiratori's eyes turned serious, as if he had made up his mind to never let the murderer commit another crime and thus create new victims.

In response, Toshiro Odagiri continued:

"The normal investigation will proceed naturally... but I think such a comprehensive state of alert is probably not a solution, since the other side dared to target two of our colleagues in broad daylight, and a possible third target has been basically identified..."

"Then perhaps we could try to lure the snake out of its hole."

Hearing Odagiri Toshiro's words, Inspector Megure and Inspector Shiratori were both somewhat surprised, but at the same time, they basically understood his intentions, especially thinking about what he had said to Inspector Shiratori earlier.

Therefore, Officer Shiratori couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Could it be that, Chief, you intend to..."

"Your sister's engagement party, normally most of the people from our Metropolitan Police Department should be there, right..."

Thus, Toshiro Odagiri, with a serious expression, said these words, and then couldn't help but ask:

"I just don't know..."

"If it makes it easier to find the culprit, I'll follow your instructions!"

After a moment's thought, Officer Shiratori gave a very decisive reply.

So, Toshiro Odagiri nodded solemnly in response:
"Well... I assure you, I won't involve you at least..."

“I understand…and what worries me even more is…that the other party might not even show up…”

Officer Shiratori remarked with a touch of wistfulness...

……

"With the perpetrator who shot and killed two detectives still missing, Officer Shiratori's sister is getting engaged at this time, and to an engagement party that most of the Metropolitan Police Department will be in attendance?"

At the Akechi residence, after Ai learns from Takato that Officer Shiratori is inviting him to his sister's engagement party, Ai can't help but feel that something is amiss.

After all, since two detectives were shot and killed that day, although no similar cases have occurred in the following two days, it is not the time for the Metropolitan Police Department to let its guard down.

Moreover, there has been much speculation about this incident, but the Metropolitan Police Department has not responded. As a result, the news in the past two days has been full of discussion about the Metropolitan Police Department's response. Under such circumstances, how could Inspector Shiratori, a police inspector of the First Investigation Division, still have the mind to attend this engagement party?

In particular, it was noted that many of his colleagues would be present.

This kind of thing is just so strange no matter how you look at it.

In response, Gao Yuan briefly told Ai about attending the engagement party and suggested that she prepare her dress for the party. Faced with Ai's doubts, Gao Yuan, knowing the development of the original work and having investigated some clues outside in the past two days, basically confirmed that this was undoubtedly the incident from the original work.

Therefore, for Gao Yuan, attending Officer Shiratori's sister's engagement party was actually a very important event.

Because maybe, I could try to catch the murderer red-handed at this engagement party...

However, what I need to worry about is the extent to which my arrival at the same time as Conan will cause any discrepancies...

However, as long as the murderer is the same one from the original story, there's no problem. My investigation these past two days has mainly focused on identifying the murderer as I remember him. Now all that's missing is the crucial evidence...

As for the question Xiao Ai raised, Gao Yuan simply replied:

"Clearly, this engagement party isn't that simple; it might even be a trap set by the police..."

As Gao Yuan said this, he actually knew that the murderer still had one target he hadn't yet targeted in this incident, and these past two days...

The killer probably didn't have a chance to make a move against that target... (End of Chapter)