Stay away from Conan.

In the past two days, besides using his memories of the original work related to the incident to find the psychiatrist who is likely the murderer at the hospital, Gao Yuan has also been secretly observing the Metropolitan Police Department officers to get a general idea of ​​the investigation's progress.

Among them, the person Gao Yuan paid particular attention to was Sato Miwako.

After all, according to the original plot, Takato knew that the murderer had another target, namely Sato Miwako.

In this respect, after the murderer killed the two detectives, the police must have already noticed some connection between them and wondered if Sato Miwako was the next target the murderer might be.

As a highly popular figure within the Metropolitan Police Department, Sato Miwako's safety must be secretly protected by other police officers. Therefore, in the past two days, Sato Miwako has never gone out alone. Moreover, since Sato Miwako seems to be focused on the investigation during this period, she has not returned to her residence alone in the past two days, but has basically spent the night at the Metropolitan Police Department.

Therefore, the murderer had no opportunity to act even if he wanted to in the past two days.

Therefore, the murderer might appear at this engagement party, which could be an opportunity...

From Gao Yuan's perspective, this engagement party might be an opportunity for the murderer to take action, but he couldn't be sure what the police and the murderer were thinking.

However, this means I absolutely have to attend this engagement party...

Seeing that Gao Yuan said that, Xiao Ai stopped talking and felt that there was no point in thinking about it too much. She should just think about what to wear on the day of the engagement party.

What about those children's dresses and formal wear we bought before?

The style seems a bit outdated. Maybe we should just have Gao Yuan buy a new one…

……

Time flew by, and soon it was the night of Officer Shiratori's sister's engagement party.

Inside the upscale Mihana Sun Plaza Hotel, invited guests arrived one after another, including Kogoro Mouri and his entourage.

Therefore, Kogoro Mouri, along with Conan, Ran, and Sonoko Suzuki, who was also invited, arrived at the hotel.

Upon entering the hotel lobby and glancing at the notice board to confirm that the engagement party was being held on the fifteenth floor of the hotel building, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but sigh with a touch of resignation about the evening's events:

"This is really a headache. Officer Shiratori's sister really knows how to pick her timing. No matter what, there's no need to hold the engagement party at this time."

Clearly, Kogoro Mouri had reservations about holding the engagement party at this time, since, after all, there was still no clue about the case of the murder of the detective.

In response, Xiaolan couldn't help but say:
"There's nothing we can do about it. The dates were all booked in advance. Who could have predicted something like this would happen?"

Kogoro Mouri's expression remained indifferent, but he naturally knew that the date of the banquet was unlikely to be changed. The problem was...

Without much thought, the four of them waited for the elevator to go upstairs. So, they boarded the elevator and, on their way to the fifteenth floor, Sonoko Suzuki asked Ran some questions about the couple who were getting engaged.

"Xiao Lan, what kind of person is the groom, Mr. Qingyue?"

"I heard that he is a painter."

Xiaolan wasn't sure either, that's all she replied.

Regarding this topic, Kogoro Mouri casually chimed in with a comment:
"He's a relatively unknown painter." "Hmm? Officer Shiratori's family is quite wealthy, I wonder what's so special about the painter his sister has taken a liking to. But... relatively unknown? If that's all there is to him, I probably wouldn't want to get to know him."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko casually replied with a comment, seemingly considering her own perspective when facing such a problem.

Ran and Conan both gave an awkward smile, secretly thinking to themselves—

So, people like Mr. Kyogoku Makoto, who are already well-known in the karate world, are not included in this category, right?

Thus, as the elevator reached the fifteenth floor, they arrived at the banquet hall lobby. Kogoro Mouri signed his name on the guest register at the entrance.

"You still write so carelessly?"

However, just as Kogoro Mouri picked up his pen, as if trying his best to write his name neatly in Chinese characters, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

Following the sound, they saw Eri Kisaki, also dressed in a formal suit, arrive and begin criticizing Kogoro Mouri's handwriting.

"mom!"

Upon seeing Eri Kisaki arrive, Ran couldn't help but greet her with delight, while Kogoro Mouri, with a slightly unhappy expression, coldly said:
"They invited you too?"

Eri Kisaki nodded slightly in response and said:

“Officer Shiratori’s sister, Sara, is a junior in the legal profession, so I naturally know her.”

As she said this, Eri Kisaki walked straight to the register and signed her name.

Using a soft brush, similar to a calligraphy brush, Eri's handwriting was very neat.

Upon seeing this, Sonoko couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:
"Auntie, your handwriting is so beautiful!"

Thus, Conan, standing to the side, couldn't help but feel a little puzzled by Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki's practice of signing autographs separately.

"Seriously? At least they're only separated, not divorced. Is it really necessary for a married couple to sign separate agreements?"

After Eri signed her name and thanked Sonoko, she couldn't help but look at one of the first names signed in her autograph book and say something like this:
"However, in terms of handwriting, Mr. Mingzhi's is better."

It was just a casual remark, but the words "wise and far-sighted" on the roster were written in a style resembling running script.

"Really, he looks like he's practiced calligraphy... I've never heard of Mr. Akechi having this hobby..."

Upon seeing this, Sonoko was surprised and then felt a little pressured, holding the pen and unsure how to sign her name.

—Has Mr. Akechi arrived yet?
Hearing this, Conan couldn't help but think that since Takato and the others had already arrived, Mr. Akechi might also be interested in the incident, and he could perhaps ask for his opinion.

So, after Ran and the others left their belongings at the entrance, they headed into the banquet hall. On the way, Conan noticed a long-handled umbrella sitting alone on the umbrella rack near the storage area. It looked a bit out of place, since it wasn't raining today. Who brought the umbrella?
Without giving it much thought, everyone entered the banquet hall together... (End of Chapter)