Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

"Why should I apologize? Actually, I've been feeling really bored at home lately, so going out for a stroll now and then is quite nice!"

"So, Officer Matsuda, you..." Ran exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, I'll go tomorrow too." Matsuda nodded firmly.

"Very good,"

Xiao Lan cheered with delight.

Upon seeing Matsuda's surprised gaze, she blushed and hurriedly turned to find Mori.

"Hey, Matsuda, what exactly do you mean by this bastard?"

Conan glared angrily at the person in front of him, his face dark.

"What do you mean?" Matsuda repeated deliberately.

"Why did you accept Ran's invitation?" Conan gritted his teeth and said angrily, "You bastard, you don't have feelings for her, do you?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense,"

Matsuda chuckled and tapped one of the elementary school students on the head.

"Actually, I wasn't planning to agree, but some unexpected things happened."

"What accident?" Conan pressed.

"Sigh, this is not suitable for children, so I won't tell you about it."

Matsuda chuckled twice, then turned and left the golf course.

Conan was left alone, watching his retreating figure, gritting his teeth in anger.

Chapter 220 The Sudden Mission

On his way back to the Metropolitan Police Department, Matsuda glanced at the upper right corner of his vision.

Actually, he only intended to tease Conan a little; he didn't really want to go flower viewing with Ran and the others.

But just as he was about to refuse Xiaolan's invitation, a system task reminder came to his mind.

"An anomaly detected."

"The task is now released."

"Mission Name: Stop the Tengu's Revenge!"

"Mission Brief: A murder once occurred at Shanni Temple deep in the mountains, and the victim's soul has been lingering in the temple ever since."

"Under the influence of resentment and the fear of the Tengu within the temple, the souls of the victims gradually merged with the image of the Tengu."

"He will possess the body of his own blood relative to seek revenge on the enemy who killed him!"

"Once the Mist Tengu succeeds in his revenge, he will truly become a demon!"

"Mission objective: Prevent the vengeful spirit from successfully taking revenge and becoming a true Mist Tengu."

"Mission deadline: one day."

"Reward for successful mission: 1000 merit points."

"Warning: Once you accept the mission, if you fail, the newly born demon Mist Tengu will attack the other people in the Mountain Mud Temple. If this happens, the host will accumulate 1000 sins."

"You can run into something like this just by going out to see the cherry blossoms," Matsuda said helplessly. "The Mori family is really something else."

……

Matsuda returned to the Metropolitan Police Department and first secretly went to the First Division to check things out.

I learned from the police officers who stayed behind that Sato had gone out to investigate a theft case.

He breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to the traffic department to find Yumi.

"Here, these are your things!"

Yumi, suppressing a laugh, returned the suitcase and backpack to Matsuda.

"Tsk tsk, I never expected that a famous detective from the Metropolitan Police Department would be like this in private!"

"Ha ha……"

Matsuda's face twitched. With Yumi, the label of "cross-dresser" was now unavoidable.

Otherwise, if he denies it, Yumi will definitely press him about the source of the underwear and cosmetics, and then it will only become more unclear!

Watching Matsuda, his face tense, place the suitcase and backpack onto Sato's Mazda,

Yumi gritted her teeth and suddenly stood in front of Matsuda.

"Officer Yumi," Matsuda said with a wooden face, "this cross-dresser is about to leave. Do you have any questions?"

"I……"

Yumi blushed and hesitated for a long while before finally asking,

"Matsuda, are you free this weekend?"

"The weekend?" Matsuda thought about it carefully. "I should have time."

"Then, how about we go out and have some fun together?" Yumi asked, seemingly a little nervous.

"The two of us together?" Matsuda looked at the girl in front of him strangely. "Yumi, although I am... a cross-dresser, don't try to force me to wear women's clothes!"

"Who told you to dress as a woman?"

Yumi glared at Matsuda angrily.

"I... I just heard that people with that kind of fetish usually don't have girls around them, which is why they gradually develop that strange fetish."

"So, I want to help you correct that habit!"

"Let me state upfront that I did all this for Miwako!"

As Yumi spoke, she blushed and glared at Matsuda.

"Don't overthink it, and don't be delusional!"

"Big sister, did I say something?"

Matsuda shrugged helplessly, opened the car door, and got in.

"Hey, you haven't answered my invitation yet?"

Yumi angrily pressed her face against the car window and pressed for an answer.

“I agree,” Matsuda nodded irritably.

"Hmph, there are plenty of people in the Metropolitan Police Department who would accept an invitation from a beautiful traffic cop like me. If you dare to refuse..."

Yumi only realized Matsuda's meaning halfway through her sentence.

"You agree?"

“Okay,” Matsuda nodded. “Take your time and decide where you want to go, then contact me.”

After saying that, he drove away in his Mazda.

"Damn it! When you go out together, what kind of girl sets the time and gives suggestions?!"

Yumi watched the Mazda drive away and stomped her foot in frustration!

……

The Mori family's spring outing was planned to take them to Mount Takao, near Tokyo, to see the cherry blossoms.

Mount Takao has become a popular destination for young people in recent years as a getaway near Tokyo.

The area on the mountaintop there is part of Takao Quasi-National Park.

When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the mountains and fields are covered with pink petals, a truly breathtaking sight.

However, despite the beautiful scenery, Mount Takao is too remote, so few people usually rent a car to go there.

Apart from the Mori family.

"Damn it, why is Matsuda here too?"

Kogoro Mouri muttered complaints as he drove.

"Dad, it was Officer Matsuda I invited!" Ran said angrily. "Last time at the Beika Commercial Building, it was Officer Matsuda who saved me!"

"Yes, yes!" Mori nodded, sighing, "Girls grow up and leave home!"

"father!"

Xiaolan blushed and stole a glance at Matsuda in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

The girl relaxed a little after noticing that he was still fast asleep.

"Stop saying such things. I didn't mean anything by it to Officer Matsuda."

"Heh heh, if you ask me, this kid is much better than that little brat Kudo." Mori snorted.

Hearing her father mention Shinichi Kudo, Ran's face darkened slightly.

That day, at the diplomat Tsujimura's place,

After Matsuda took Shinichi Kudo to the hospital in the police car, Ran also received a call from Shinichi Kudo.

No matter how much she pressed him on the phone, Shinichi Kudo refused to reveal his whereabouts.

Xiaolan had been sulking about this for several days.

The reason she invited Matsuda to come out and have fun this time was...

Besides wanting to repay Matsuda for saving his life at the Beika City Tower, he also wanted to ask in detail...

Which hospital did Matsuda take Kudo to that day?

"Haha, the scenery here is really nice, this trip was worthwhile."

Upon reaching the mountaintop, Mori parked the car directly on the roadside.

The area is surrounded by cherry blossom trees, and whenever a gentle breeze blows, the pink cherry blossoms fall slowly like snowflakes.

The beautiful scenery immediately attracted Xiaolan.