Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

After answering, Matsuda took out the Soul-Collecting Gourd and put Tamada and the man in it.

Of course, the previous guest in the soul-collecting gourd...

Chikako, who plagiarized her friend's work and was subsequently tortured and murdered in retaliation, becoming an evil spirit, had already been thrown into the underworld by Matsuda.

Good spirits like Tamada Kazuo, wandering in the mortal realm, are easily preyed upon by evil beings.

Or perhaps, they might encounter some extreme events and transform from benevolent spirits into malevolent spirits.

In that case, Matsuda's mission would definitely fail, and Tamada Kazuo, who would become an evil spirit,

I'm afraid I won't be able to spend my last wedding anniversary with my wife.

The latter is also what Matsuda hopes to succeed in.

It was not only for the mission, but also to express gratitude to Tamada Kazuo for saving Ayumi.

Following Tamada Kazuo's earlier directions, Matsuda found a gift box deep inside his desk.

Inside the box was a beautiful diamond necklace.

Looking at the invoice with the purchase date, it turned out that this was a gift that Kazuo Tamada had prepared for his wife half a year ago.

Looking at it this way, that curator, Lü Chuan, really deserves to die even more...

Matsuda sighed inwardly.

Unfortunately, in Japan, it's not so easy to get a death sentence handed down.

As for expecting Tamada Kazuo to take revenge on his own, there is probably little hope.

……

With the matter between Tamada and Kazuo temporarily settled, Matsuda returned to the reading room where he had been, preparing to take Director Ritsukawa downstairs.

Unexpectedly, perhaps because he was frightened when he saw the ghost of Tamada Kazuo earlier,

Or was it due to a history of drug overdose that caused health problems?

In short, when Matsuda saw the awakened librarian Ritsukawa in the reading room,

This guy seems to have gone mad; his right hand is handcuffed to the pipe by Matsuda.

He huddled up in a ball, trembling, and kept muttering the name "Kazuo Tamada".

Is this considered reaping what you sow?

Matsuda shook his head, stepped forward, unlocked one end of the handcuffs, and cuffed it onto his own hand.

Then she was about to take Lu Chuan downstairs.

The already delirious curator, Ritsukawa, naturally refused to cooperate, leaving Matsuda with no choice but to drag him along.

I went down from the fourth floor to the first floor, and just as I reached the lobby, I realized...

The previously closed library doors were pried open from the outside, and a bright light shone in.

Along with that came Inspector Megure's familiar voice.

"Put down your weapons and surrender immediately. We are..."

He was only halfway through his sentence when Inspector Megure and the others finally got a clear look at the situation inside the hall.

Seeing that Matsuda had caught the criminal, Megure was naturally overjoyed.

The white bird standing to the side had an unusually complicated expression.

"Great! Officer Matsuda has caught the culprit!"

"I knew that Director Ritsukawa was no match for Officer Matsuda."

"After all, he's a renowned detective from the Metropolitan Police Department..."

Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko were also mixed in with the police.

Seeing Ritsukawa, who had scared them half to death earlier, now cowering behind Matsuda, the three of them cheered with delight.

"This guy……"

Inspector Megure glanced at Ritsukawa, who was still muttering "Tamada Kazuo," with surprise.

"What's up with him?"

"I don't know, it seems like he has some mental problems."

As Matsuda spoke, seeing the suspicious look in Megure's eyes, he hurriedly protested his innocence.

“Inspector, it really has nothing to do with me. This guy seems to have seen a phantom of Tamada Kazuo in the library and then went crazy from fright. You can ask those kids if you don’t believe me.”

"Forget it, let's go back and have a doctor examine him first,"

Megure waved his hand.

With Director Ritsuchuan captured, things become much simpler.

The Metropolitan Police Department detectives quickly found the bookshelves in the library's reading room.

They found the sealed books that Lu Chuan used to hide drugs.

Then they carried Tamada Kazuo's body down from the top of the elevator.

……

When Tamada Kazuo's wife received a notification from the police and rushed to the library to claim her husband's body,

After only one glance at Tamada Kazuo's corpse, the lady collapsed to the ground and wept bitterly.

Before his death, Tamada Kazuo thought of giving his wife a surprise on their wedding anniversary.

This lady probably secretly hoped for that day.

Unfortunately, it has turned out like this now.

"so poor……"

Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ayumi couldn't help but cry too.

Conan, who was standing to the side, also had red eyes, and the surrounding detectives looked equally somber.

“If we had discovered the clues about those drugs sooner, perhaps…” Shiratori murmured.

"Don't overestimate yourself," Matsuda said calmly. "We are just human, not gods. Only gods have the ability to solve everything; humans can only do their best."

"Brother Matsuda, you've finally figured it out,"

Megure remarked with a sigh,

“You used to overreact to these kinds of things… It’s good that you can understand it now.”

"Anyone can figure it out if they face murder cases every day."

Matsuda sighed.

"Alright, Inspector, since there's nothing more for me, I'll head back now."

"By the way, these kids..."

Inspector Megure hurriedly pushed Conan, Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ayumi in front of Matsuda.

"I'll have to trouble you, Matsuda-kun."

Chapter 214 Mars is about to collide with Earth

"Okay, it's only a few more miles anyway."

Considering that the four mischievous kids had been scared half to death that night, Matsuda nodded in agreement.

With four children in tow, he walked out of the Mihana Library, just about to get the children into the police car...

Unexpectedly, at that moment, another police car with its lights on rushed to the library entrance.

Judging from the markings on the police car, it was clearly a vehicle belonging to the Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Division.

Sure enough, an acquaintance jumped angrily out of the police car.

"Matsuda, you idiot! Who gave you permission to drive a police car on the highway in the city!"

Yumi, looking furious, rushed up to Matsuda and grabbed his tie.

"Do you know how long our traffic class has to work to clean up your mess?"

"Sorry... I was forced to!" Matsuda quickly pulled Conan in front of him. "I was speeding to save these four kids."

After hearing Conan and the others' accounts, Yumi's anger subsided slightly.

"Even if it was to save someone, you were too impulsive!" Yumi scolded. "What if there had been a traffic accident? How would I explain it to Miwako?"

Is something wrong with me?

What did you tell Miwako?

Matsuda found it somewhat amusing, but he also knew that Yumi genuinely cared about him, so he could only bow his head and admit his mistake.

"By the way, where's Miwako?"

Matsuda casually started a conversation to divert Yumi's attention.

"Miwako went to your house, huh?" Yumi said, hands on her hips, indignantly. "I don't know what's so great about you. She couldn't stand it after just two days!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yumi noticed that Matsuda's expression was a little strange.

"What did you just say? Miwako went to my house?" Matsuda stammered.

“Yes,” Yumi nodded, “She didn’t want me to tell you in advance, saying she wanted to give you a surprise.”

Holy crap, this isn't a surprise, it's a shock!

Matsuda broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

You should know that Hoshino Terumi is still at his house, and even her luggage and clothes are still in Matsuda's police car.

"Sorry, Yumi, these four little devils are in your care!"

Matsuda shoved Conan and the other three in front of Yumi, then hurriedly jumped into his police car and sped away again.

"Hey, don't drive so fast!" Yumi shouted a warning from behind.