Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

With a mix of anxiety and trepidation, it was finally midnight.

He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but smile.

Miwako Sato placed the champagne in front of Shuji Kano and said, "You win."

Then, she looked at Kitagawa Taki sitting next to her.

The two got up and left the restaurant.

But at that moment, Shuji Kano, who had been silent, spoke up.

This was Sato Miwako's plan. Most criminals have a desire to confide in others. When Kano Shuji thought the statute of limitations had expired, he would most likely reveal the truth.

Shuji Kano said in a deep voice, "I didn't mean to kill him. I just wanted to drive the guard away. I didn't expect to hit his vitals."

Sato Miwako questioned, "Then what about my father? Wasn't it you who pushed him at that intersection back then?"

Shuji Kano shook his head and said, "No, actually it was your father who pushed me that night."

He looked up and recalled, "Your father discovered the whole truth on the way back to the police station. I was terrified thinking about my future, so I ran into the road."

"It was your father who ran me over; otherwise, I would be the one dead under the truck."

Shuji Kano's face showed pain: "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have had the chance to start over."

After saying all this, Shuji Kano felt much more at ease.

Sato Miwako always thought that the robber pushed her father, but she never expected that her father was trying to save someone...

However, this is indeed her father's style, carrying on the meaning of his name, "Justice."

"What's the point of starting a new life with stolen, blood-stained money?" She looked at the exquisitely decorated restaurant.

Shuji Kano robbed a bank of 550 million yen.

"You're wrong!" Shuji Kano's tone suddenly rose, and he became agitated: "I didn't spend a single penny of that money. I hid it all in the refrigerator at home. I was planning to return the money once the statute of limitations expired!"

Fearing the two wouldn't believe him, Shuji Kano slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "I'm telling the truth!!"

Sato Miwako smiled slightly and looked at Kitagawa Taki: "Kitagawa, you heard everything, didn't you?!"

Kitagawa Taki nodded and smiled, "I heard that. He said he hid the money in the refrigerator at home."

Shuji Kano stared blankly at the two of them, not understanding what they meant.

Miwako Sato pulled a voice recorder from her pocket. "That money is the best evidence. I will try to sue you within a day!"

Kitagawa Taki added fuel to the fire, saying, "I know a top prosecutor; I guarantee there won't be any problems."

"Within a single day? A lawsuit?" Shuji Kano was dumbfounded.

Miwako Sato explained, "You probably don't remember, but the day you returned from Italy, there was a typhoon, and your flight was delayed, right? It was delayed until 12:04 AM."

Shuji Kano's face turned ashen. It was all over. Everything was over.

"That means the statute of limitations only ends today." Sato Miwako winked playfully.

Shuji Kano leaned back in his chair, his hands hanging down, his eyes closed, and let out a long sigh.

"I never imagined that after all these years, I still wouldn't be able to escape..."

Seeing that Shuji Kano showed no remorse, Miwako Sato frowned and said, "My father could have told me the culprit's name that night, but he believed you would turn yourself in and didn't say anything until the very end."

Shuji Kano, however, had no reaction. He would rather die than go to jail, so of course he wouldn't turn himself in.

“Come with us.” Sato Miwako said no more.

……

Miwako Sato took Shuji Kano back to the police station and applied for an arrest warrant and a search warrant.

The money from the case from that year was found in Shuji Kano's home.

Sato Miwako said gratefully, "Thanks to Kitagawa, everything that happened today was thanks to you."

"Don't mention it." Kitagawa Taki waved his hand, but then said with a smile, "Sato, didn't you make a condition?"

"Huh?!" Sato Miwako exclaimed in surprise, only then remembering what she had said earlier, and her ears turned red.

“This…” She looked at Kitagawa Taki, but couldn’t quite bring herself to speak.

She always felt that Kitagawa Taki's smile was malicious and somewhat evil.

"How about this?" Kitagawa Taki stroked his chin, looked Sato Miwako up and down, and then said, "Sato, you can treat me to a meal."

Sato Miwako secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Kitagawa Taki's gaze was really hard for her to bear, and she was afraid that Kitagawa Taki would make some request that she could not fulfill.

"No problem! I'll treat you to a big meal once I'm done with this!"

Kitagawa Taki laughed and said, "Then I'll wait."

……

After a busy day, Sato Miwako dragged her tired body home.

But then I saw my mother sitting on the sofa in her pajamas.

"Mom, why are you still sitting in the living room at this hour?"

Sato's mother's eyes were a little red, as if she had just been crying. "I received a call from Inspector Megure, saying that you, Miwako, have caught that robber from back then!"

She was so happy to hear the news that she couldn't help but cry.

The 18-year-old cold case has finally been solved!

However, Inspector Megure didn't explain in detail on the phone, which is why she asked Miwako Sato.

Sato Miwako recounted her experience of the day, saying, "Thanks to Kitagawa, otherwise he would have really escaped legal punishment."

Originally, Sato's mother was very angry about what Kano Shuji had done, but after hearing Sato Miwako mention Kitagawa Taki again and again, she suddenly became interested in Kitagawa Taki.

She tentatively asked, "Who is this Kitagawa Taki?"

"He's a very famous detective; he often helps us solve cases."

Sato Miwako took off her coat, tossed it onto the sofa, walked to the refrigerator, poured herself a glass of ice water, and drank it all in one gulp.

Despite being a capable policewoman outside, she can be quite relaxed at home.

In Sato's mother's words, she was "unkempt"!

However, at this moment, Sato's mother didn't have time to scold Sato Miwako.

She then asked, "How old is he?"

Sato Miwako casually replied, "Probably around twenty-five or twenty-six."

"Two or three years younger, but it's not impossible..."

Sato's mother murmured softly.

Chapter 421 Beichuan, what do you say?

"Mom, what did you say?" Sato Miwako didn't hear what Sato's mother said.

Sato's mother asked with a smile, "What kind of person is that young man?"

“He’s a nice guy.” After saying that, Sato Miwako suddenly realized something was wrong and asked warily, “Mom, why are you asking so many questions?”

Sato's mother waved her hand: "No need, Miwako. They've helped our family so much, we should at least treat them to a meal, right?"

Sato Miwako nodded. "I'll treat him to a meal after I'm done with this."

"Where should we eat? At a restaurant? That's not very sincere! Invite him over to our house. My cooking skills are top-notch."

Sato's mother has been a housewife for decades, and it can be said that she has spent a lot of time honing her culinary skills.

"Huh?" Sato Miwako was taken aback.

"What do you mean 'huh'? Tomorrow, no, today, invite him over at noon today!"

Sato's mother had made up her mind to see Kitagawa Taki with her own eyes.

By this time, Sato Miwako understood perfectly well what her mother was up to.

She thought to herself that she was doomed. With Kitagawa Taki's qualities, her mother would definitely be happy for the two of them to be together.

Putting aside the fact that she's not ready to have a boyfriend yet, would Kitagawa Taki even be interested in her?

Let's avoid making things awkward for both of us.

"Miwako, did you hear what I said?" Sato's mother frowned when she saw that Sato Miwako hadn't spoken for a long time. "If you don't go and tell her, I'll go and ask her myself."

"No, no, no! I'll pay! But could we talk about it in a couple of days..." Sato Miwako used her delaying tactics.

Sato's mother knew all about her tricks perfectly well, and said firmly, "No! Today!"

"Alright," Sato Miwako said helplessly, "Then Mom, please don't say anything strange later..."

"What are you saying, child?" Sato's mother tapped Sato Miwako's head. "Alright, I'm going to sleep now. You should get some rest too, and don't forget to invite them."

She was extremely worried about Sato Miwako's marriage prospects, fearing that Sato Miwako would never be able to get married.

If this Kitagawa Taki is a good match, then she can throw away all the blind date information she prepared before.

Sato Miwako watched her mother's retreating figure and sighed helplessly.

She patted her mouth, wondering why she had to say so much.

After leaning back on the sofa for a while, she took out her phone and found Kitagawa Taki's number.

She figured Kitagawa Taki was definitely still awake, and since she couldn't change that, she might as well hit him now.

With that in mind, Sato Miwako dialed Kitagawa Taki's number.

"Hey, Kitagawa, you're still up, aren't you?"

Kitagawa Taki asked, "No, what's wrong?"

Sato Miwako gritted her teeth: "It's nothing, I just wanted to invite you to my house for lunch tomorrow."

"Oh? Okay then!" Kitagawa Taki readily agreed.

Sato Miwako clearly said she would treat him to a fancy restaurant dinner, but after they got home, she turned it into inviting him to her house for dinner.

It's obvious that this was her mother's idea.