Stay away from Conan.

Are there organized groups here?
In that instant, after sensing that aura, Ai tried her best to remain calm and act as if nothing was amiss. The thought that immediately flashed through her mind was—

After all, this aura is unique to the organization's members, and given what happened a few days ago after being forcibly given the antidote by Vermouth, he had recently experienced this aura again, so he was quite familiar with it.

Therefore, Ai was quite certain that among the people present, there must be members of the organization.

But who exactly is this person?

Perhaps it was the experience of the past few days that made Ai no longer completely run away when faced with this aura. Instead, she began to actively search for the source of the aura. After looking around at the crowd, Ai tried to find out who had emanated that aura.

However, this aura was fleeting; by the time Ai tried to follow it, she could no longer sense it. Therefore, instinctively, Ai focused her attention on the person who had just passed by and was now walking away.

In this way, Ai saw a few people who fit the description, but basically, they seemed more like police officers. The only young man in a jacket walked straight out of the banquet hall.

Judging from his appearance, Ai couldn't honestly identify him as a member of the organization, but at least he didn't seem to be a policeman...

But, upon closer examination, it seems we can't completely rule out the possibility that the investigating police officers are involved.

Thus, Ai couldn't help but feel a little heavy-hearted and helpless. She felt that the presence of members of the organization in this situation was not a good sign. Could it be that the incident that the police were investigating was also related to the organization?
Unfortunately, she couldn't sense that aura now, and Ai couldn't be sure if her feeling just now was absolutely correct. She could only keep it to herself for now and tell Takato when he returned.

So, after this little incident, Ai continued walking towards Kogoro Mouri and the others. Perhaps she felt a little safer this way than before...

"Mr. Mori, on behalf of my sister, thank you... Oh, by the way, let me introduce you. This is my attending physician, Dr. Kazato, a psychiatrist at Beika Pharmacist Hospital."

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri congratulated Inspector Shiratori, who then returned the greeting and introduced the psychologist he had brought to Kogoro.

Then, the psychologist named Kazeto came over, shook hands with Kogoro Mouri, and introduced himself as "Kyosuke Kazeto." Kogoro Mouri then politely introduced Eri Kisaki, Ran, and Conan to the people beside him.

Then, seemingly surprised that this psychiatrist was Officer Shiratori's attending physician, Eri asked Officer Shiratori:

"By the way, Officer Shiratori, are you seeing a psychologist?"

"There's no other way. After all, our jobs often involve dealing with annoying things. I'm not in a position to do anything about it. In this situation, seeing a psychologist to relieve some of my emotions is a pretty good option..."

As she spoke, Officer Shiratori leaned closer to Kogoro Mouri and whispered something in his ear:

"Actually, Mr. Mori, I think you would be better off seeing a psychologist if you have the chance."

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Inspector Shiratori brought Kyosuke Kazato to introduce Kogoro Mouri. From Inspector Shiratori's perspective, when Kogoro is awake after solving cases, he often can't recall the details. Hence, this suggestion. Kogoro Mouri first reflected on this, realizing that his memory might have been a bit poor lately. He just couldn't remember the details of cases he claimed to have solved. Therefore, he wondered if he should take Inspector Shiratori's advice and see a psychiatrist.
Soon, realizing something was amiss, Kogoro Mouri immediately adopted a displeased expression and looked at Inspector Shiratori, thus conveying his attitude—

After all, saying such things in this situation would be extremely inappropriate.

"But speaking of which, Officer Shiratori, are you alright? Your sister got engaged today, and as her older brother, you... are a bit..."

At this moment, seemingly sensing that there was something to talk about, Sonoko Suzuki, who had been socializing with some acquaintances at the banquet, returned and, upon seeing Inspector Shiratori, couldn't help but ask this question—

After all, the younger sister in the family is already engaged, but the older brother doesn't have a definite partner yet. This is normal, but when it comes down to it, it's bound to be talked about.

When asked about this, Officer Shiratori responded appropriately in the current situation, simply replying calmly:
"There's nothing we can do about it, since I haven't met anyone I can talk about marriage with yet."

Thus, those present, including Ran and Conan, understood that he actually wanted to pursue Sato Miwako. Furthermore, there had been a previous incident where Officer Shiratori went on a blind date with Sato Miwako, but was interrupted by Takagi Wataru.

Therefore, think about it, the current situation seems to be that Officer Shiratori likes Officer Sato, but it seems that Officer Sato's relationship with Officer Takagi has progressed very quickly.

Therefore, the way the group looked at Officer Shiratori was a mix of unease and uncertainty.

—"Is it that you haven't met the right person, or that you have the idea but haven't had the opportunity?"

As a result, while the group was chatting, Gao Yuan had somehow returned to the banquet hall and came to Kogoro Mouri's group. He happened to overhear their conversation and then chimed in.

At this moment, Ai was actually not far from Kogoro Mouri and the others, at a point where she could clearly hear their conversation, but she did not take the initiative to approach and join in the atmosphere of their conversation.

At this moment, Gao Yuan, who had just returned from outside, came to Ai's side and directly interrupted their conversation.

Those present were taken aback by Gao Yuan's words, and couldn't help but be somewhat shocked.

After all, what he said was rather...

Even if it's common knowledge within the police force that Officer Shiratori likes Officer Sato, that doesn't mean you can say it like that...

"By the way, who is this?"

Without waiting for Officer Shiratori's response, Takato looked at Kyosuke Kazato beside him and casually asked, pretending not to know him... (End of Chapter)