Detective Conan: Is Miss Haibara planning to assault a police officer again today?

These items are more like Conan's exclusive equipment by default; it would be much more convenient to just exchange them directly from the system rather than going through all that trouble.

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Higashino Ning: "......"

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Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the promotion exam was successfully completed.

Higashino Ning felt very confident.

in the afternoon.

As soon as he arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department, he saw Kogoro Mouri and his group walking out, accompanied by Inspector Megure.

The Mori father and daughter are paired with Conan, and Sonoko Suzuki is also there.

"Brother Higashino, you're back! How did the exam go?" Inspector Megure was becoming more and more satisfied with Higashino Ning.

Higashino Ning smiled brightly, "There shouldn't be any problem."

Then he looked at Kogoro Mouri, "Mr. Mouri, it's been a long time. What brings you here...?"

Sonoko Suzuki, who had already started swooning, immediately ran up to Ning Higashino, looked up, and stood on tiptoe, saying, "We just finished giving our statements. There was a murder case yesterday, and I solved it~"

Ran Mouri was a little embarrassed by her best friend and quickly stepped forward to pull her away, saying, "Sonoko...you need to control yourself."

Higashino Ning is still very handsome, the tough guy type, and quite fair-skinned, easily triggering Suzuki Sonoko's infatuation.

However, he couldn't handle such enthusiasm.

After quietly taking half a step back, he nodded to indicate that he understood, and then waved to Conan in greeting.

Xiao Ke caught a cold. He was wearing a mask, looking listless, and his voice sounded weak.

Kogoro Mouri frowned, leaned close to Inspector Megure's ear, and whispered, "Is this the new police officer?"

Megure was speechless for a moment. "Brother Mori, this is Inspector Higashino. He's been serving for almost three years! Speaking of which, he used to go on patrols with me quite often, and there's been a lot of news about him lately, hasn't there?"

Kogoro Mouri was immediately embarrassed and waved his hand with a laugh, "I was just kidding. How could I not know the recently famous Inspector Higashino?"

He quickly ran over and shook hands with Higashino Ning, saying, "Officer Higashino is a young and outstanding talent with a bright future ahead of him. I have high hopes for you."

In reality, the bumbling detective hasn't read any recent news and has no recollection of the people involved. His main strengths lie in his quick thinking and social skills.

Upon hearing the word "news," Sonoko Suzuki looked slightly confused, so Ran Mouri quickly explained in a low voice, "This Inspector Higashino has recently cracked two major cases in a row, namely the counterfeit money case and the coercion incident during the Emperor's Cup final a few days ago."

Sonoko Suzuki's eyes lit up again, and she clutched her heart, exclaiming, "He's so outstanding and so handsome! He's my type!"

Chapter 33 An Accidental Encounter After get off work

Ran Mouri didn't know if her best friend was Higashino Ning's type; all she knew was that if she didn't leave soon, she would really starve to death.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri finished his pleasantries with Ning Higashino, and the group waved goodbye and began to leave.

Before leaving, Conan gave Higashino Ning a meaningful look.

Since Inspector Megure mentioned the exam, it's highly likely that it's a promotion exam.

Leaving his patrol role was a significant milestone in Higashino Ning's career. The confident aura emanating from this young officer also indicated that he had indeed changed his mindset due to certain events, becoming a completely different person from before.

As a designated police "insider," Conan felt he needed to find more opportunities to get closer to Higashino Ning in the future.

Although he had almost subdued Takagi Wataru, the patrol chief was indeed a bit slow-witted, and sometimes his inefficiency delayed him from solving cases.

After watching Kogoro Mouri and his group leave, Higashino Ning and Megure Juzo turned around and walked towards the Metropolitan Police Department.

After a few days, the atmosphere of jealousy among his colleagues in the office towards Higashino Ning subsided considerably.

After exchanging friendly greetings and discussing the case, the afternoon quietly passed.

Tokyo is quite peaceful today, with no sudden serious incidents reported.

With nothing else to do, Higashino Ning decided to read a detective novel, hoping to improve his reasoning skills.

It's effective. After reading about one-third of the content, my reasoning skills improved to 39%, and leveling up through reading is just around the corner.

With 11 reward points in hand, Higashino Ning can buy some skills or upgrade the levels of his existing skills.

But he still felt it was more appropriate to save up to 20 before considering using it.

20奖励点可以对应一套房，可以对应100万，可以对应2级技能100%的熟练度，还可以对应1-2个新的1级技能。

Having reserves is better than needing them but having nothing to use and feeling anxious.

It's almost time to leave work.

Someone invited Higashino Ning to go out for a drink that evening.

Declined.

Wataru Takagi invited him to dinner.

agree.

In the car, Takagi Wataru said in a relaxed tone, "Judging from your appearance, you'll definitely have no problem with the exam. Let's consider this an early celebration for your promotion to patrol captain."

Higashino Ning held a can of beer in his hand, enjoying the evening breeze, and said, "I'm really looking forward to the day when you and Officer Sato finally get married."

It's no secret that Wataru Takagi has a crush on Miwako Sato in the First Investigative Division.

Moreover, there are never any secrets between good buddies.

The last time Takagi Wataru stayed at his house, he had a erotic dream about Sato Miwako, and in the middle of the night he was calling out "Officer Sato" with a look of intoxication.

Upon hearing his words, Takagi Wataru did not show the shyness he displayed in front of others, but instead sighed helplessly, "Sigh... pursuing Officer Sato is truly an incredibly difficult task."

Higashino Ning immediately retorted sarcastically, "The premise for saying such things is that you've actually pursued her. You haven't even formally expressed your feelings to Officer Sato, okay?"

That hit the nail on the head.

Takagi Wataru is incredibly brave when facing thugs, but he's ridiculously cowardly when facing Sato Miwako.

I really want to know if Sato Miwako were to become a criminal someday, would Takagi Wataru be brave or cowardly?

Personality can determine many things. After thinking about it, Takagi Wataru still couldn't convince himself to take the initiative to launch a passionate offensive against Sato Miwako, so he chose to focus on finding a place to park.

Seeing this, Higashino Ning stopped arguing and started drinking his beer.

The restaurant we chose was next to a large shopping mall, and it was quite lively.

Higashino Ning tossed the beer can into the trash can, stretched, and said, "This is truly a rare moment of relaxation. I'd go crazy if I were dealing with cases every day."

Takagi Wataru rolled his eyes. "You took three days off not long ago. Saying you're handling cases every day is a bit unrealistic."

"We'll just stroll around the streets," Higashino Ning said, grabbing Takagi Wataru's neck. "I didn't get a proper rest those days either. It was either press conferences or interviews, which was more annoying than solving cases."

"Others might not even have this opportunity, so you should be content." Takagi Wataru, with his upright demeanor, still stood ramrod straight.

"Eat, eat! I'm starving!"

"Don't drink too much today. The stairs to your house are too difficult to climb. I almost fell several times when I helped you home before."

"Okay, I'll only drink two pitchers of beer this time."

The two brothers were walking and chatting when a cute girl suddenly jumped out in front of them.

"Hey!"

"I didn't expect to run into you here."

"Tell me! Are you going to some brothel to pick up girls?"

Takagi Wataru was somewhat surprised. "Ms. Yumi... what are you doing here?"

Higashino Ning raised his hand in greeting, "Yo, Yumi, long time no see."

The cute girl in front of the two is Yumi Miyamoto, who belongs to the Department of Transportation and holds the rank of Assistant Inspector.

Because she and Miwako Sato were best friends since high school, and she was very enthusiastic about socializing, she also had a good relationship with Ning Higashino and Wataru Takagi.

At that moment, Sato Miwako, wearing a pink knitted cardigan and a white fluffy hat, walked up from behind the two of them.

She has a great figure and is tall, with long, beautiful legs that are sure to impress, all clad in black ankle boots.

"Didn't you two go home after get off work?"

Sato Miwako looked him over and asked, "Takagi, why do you look so nervous? You wouldn't happen to...?"

Takagi Wataru tensed up instantly, "Um...I..."

Sato Miwako looked at her with a mixture of suspicion and displeasure, her face slightly flushed. "You're not really planning to go to a brothel to pick up girls, are you?"

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"Absolutely not!" Takagi Wataru instinctively stood at attention and hurriedly explained, "How could I possibly go to a place like that? It's all just Yumi-san making things up!"

Miyamoto Yumi covered her mouth and chuckled, secretly giving Higashino Ning a "V" sign.

Higashino Ning silently gave a thumbs up. This guy always managed to turn Takagi Wataru into a red-skinned duck, making him so nervous that he couldn't even speak properly. He really had a precise grasp of the situation.

Sato Miwako glanced away guiltily, "Oh...so you and Higashino-kun came here?"

Seeing that Takagi Wataru's CPU was about to shut down due to overheating, Higashino Ning decided to take over the conversation, "We're here to eat, what about you?"

Yumi Miyamoto also took the initiative to pick up the baton, "I asked Miwako to come shopping with me, and we haven't eaten yet, so why don't we go together?"

She looked up at the top of the mall and said, "I heard from others that a really delicious restaurant recently opened up here, and I've been wanting to try it for the past few days."

We're not unfamiliar colleagues; we're all good friends, so there's no need to refuse this invitation.

When the team was reorganized, Miyamoto Yumi understood perfectly and quietly stood on the far right, letting Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru stand together.

Higashino Ning also stood on the far left, signaling Takagi Wataru to take the initiative to talk more with Sato Miwako.

As he walked, he suddenly realized something.

"Wait a minute, if you're encouraging other people to date, what about me?"

"Should I try to win over Ai Haibara, choose Sherry, or perhaps get Shiho Miyano...?"

"It's really a tough choice."

"And... I think I'm pretty cowardly too."