Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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"Then it's settled... But if it weren't for Officer Matsuda, I probably wouldn't be able to go home right now."

After making a joke, Rena Mizunashi was about to leave.

At that moment, Yoko Okino, still wearing her sailor uniform, rushed over.

"Officer Matsuda!"

"Hehe, it seems that Officer Matsuda's fans have arrived. I'll take my leave then."

After finishing speaking, Rena Mizunashi smiled and nodded to Yoko Okino before turning and leaving.

"Officer Matsuda, I saw your reasoning just now. I didn't expect you to solve another case so quickly."

When Yoko Okino spoke, her eyes were full of admiration.

"Miss Yoko, you..."

Matsuda stared at her clothes, somewhat stunned. Was this cosplay?

"These are the clothes I wear for the show, but at my age, is it really appropriate for me to still be wearing a sailor uniform?"

Although there was a hint of self-deprecation in her tone, Yoko Okino's face was full of anticipation. She clearly still hoped to hear Matsuda's praise.

"No, how could it not suit you? Yoko, you look much better and prettier in a sailor uniform than any of those high school girls these days..."

Matsuda, of course, wouldn't spoil the mood, and deliberately spoke in an exaggerated tone.

"By the way, Officer Matsuda, what brings you to Rena?"

Yoko Okino blinked, seemingly asking the question casually.

"Actually, my friend planned a program, which I thought was quite good, so I wanted to consult Ms. Mizunashi's opinion," Matsuda said truthfully.

"What program? Officer Matsuda, could you tell me? I know quite a few people at the TV station, maybe I can help Officer Matsuda's friend," Yoko said enthusiastically.

"Actually, it's like this..."

Matsuda roughly explained Koshimizu's plan, except for the last part.

In any case, apart from the fact that Tokitsu Junya's true identity was revealed at the end, there was nothing to hide about the whole Detective Koshien project.

"Detective Koshien, that's a really great idea!"

Yoko's eyes lit up, and she asked expectantly,

Will Inspector Matsuda also join the event and compete against the detectives?

"I probably won't participate," Matsuda waved his hand. "After all, this is just a competition between detectives, and my friend has already told me the answers. If I go up there, wouldn't that be bullying him?"

"Even if Inspector Matsuda doesn't know the answer, he definitely won't lose to those detectives!"

Yoko, on the other hand, had a lot of confidence in Matsuda.

"By the way, Officer Matsuda, um..."

Yoko craned her neck and carefully examined Matsuda's waist, her expression suddenly turning somewhat disappointed.

"what happened?"

Matsuda noticed her disappointed expression, and after thinking for a moment, he realized what was happening. He quickly reached into his coat and took out a sachet.

"I always wear this with me."

call……

Fortunately, when I decided to go to the TV station at the Metropolitan Police Department, I was worried about running into Yoko, so I brought this sachet with me. Otherwise, I would have hurt the beauty's feelings.

Matsuda thought with a sense of relief.

"Yes, I always wear it with me..."

Yoko shyly lifted the hem of her sailor uniform, revealing an identical sachet hanging from her waist.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat ambiguous, and the two chatted idly for a while, exchanging a few words.

Yoko reluctantly left only after the staff urged her several times.

Strange, where is that guy today?

After Yoko left, Matsuda thought about Yoko Okino's guardian spirit, Fujisho Meiichi.

He had always been by Yoko Okino's side when he saw her before, but he was nowhere to be seen today.

However, as the saying goes, speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

Not long after Matsuda remembered Teng Xiangyi, this guy appeared.

His appearance startled Matsuda. The ghostly form, which had been clear and realistic before, had become unusually thin and transparent.

It looked as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

"What happened? It's only been a few days, how did you get like this?"

After being surprised, Matsuda wanted to get closer to see what was going on.

Chapter 96 Exorcist or Magician?

Not wanting him to move forward, the guardian spirit Teng Xiangming also retreated immediately.

The human and the ghost maintained a distance of about ten meters between them.

"Hey, why are you hiding?" Matsuda asked, somewhat annoyed.

"Officer Matsuda, it's not that I wanted to hide, it's what's on you that forced me to retreat," Teng Xiangming said with a bitter face.

"What's on me?"

Matsuda paused for a moment, then realized what was happening.

Teng Xiangming was referring to the sachet from the Mihana Shrine, which contained the shrine's protective salt!

Protective salt is believed to have the power to ward off evil spirits.

For Narumi, a ghost protected by a Joker, it was at most a bit annoying.

For a powerful evil spirit like the Ghost Knight, it would at most be a bit of a hassle.

However, for a weak spirit like Teng Xiangming, it undoubtedly poses a huge threat.

After hanging the sachet and coat together to the side, Matsuda walked a distance away before waving goodbye.

"come on!"

The guardian spirit Teng Xiangming immediately came running over.

"Officer Matsuda, you have to save me!"

He lay down on the ground and cried out.

"If this continues, I might disappear prematurely in just a few days."

"what happened?"

Without him saying anything, Matsuda, who wasn't blind, naturally noticed that something was quite wrong with him.

"Actually, it's like this..."

Teng Xiangming sobbed as he began to recount his recent experiences.

There are several reasons why he has become the way he is now.

Firstly, ever since that day at Beika Shrine, Yoko Okino, besides giving Matsuda a sachet containing amulet salt, has also been wearing an identical one herself.

Because of this, Teng Xiangming can protect Okino Yoko from ten meters away.

Teng Xiangming had no objection to this.

But a couple of days ago, at Yoko Okino's concert, a woman appeared who could see Teng Xiangming.

At that time, Teng Xiangming originally relied on the fact that ordinary people couldn't see him, so he mingled among Okino Yoko's fans and watched Yoko sing and dance with everyone. Then he was discovered by that woman.

“That woman, like Officer Matsuda, can also see spirits,”

"After discovering me, that woman, I don't know what she did, actually summoned a bolt of lightning. If I hadn't dodged it quickly, I probably would have been struck by the lightning and my soul would have been scattered to the winds."

Even now, Teng Xiangming still looks terrified, clearly the scene at the time really frightened him.

“After the concert, that woman seemed to have discovered my relationship with Yoko. She’s been loitering around Yoko’s apartment for the past two days, and I ran into her again yesterday.”

"This time she didn't summon lightning, but instead threw a fireball. I was careless and got burned, and that's how my body ended up like this!"

"Officer Matsuda, you have to save me! If that woman finds me again, I'm afraid I'll really disappear forever!"

Can it summon lightning and fireballs?

Is this a Japanese Onmyoji (yin-yang master) or a Western magician?

Do these two professions exist in the world of Detective Conan?

Matsuda was also a little unsure, after all, even he, a ghost messenger, had come out to join in the fun, who knew if there were any other strange things in the Conan world.

"Well, I've been dealing with some things lately, so I might not have time to think about you..."

Matsuda had just said one sentence when Teng Xiangming suddenly knelt down with a "plop" and hugged Matsuda's leg.

"Officer Matsuda, you can't leave me here!"

"I haven't seen you and Yoko together yet, I haven't seen Yoko find happiness with you, and I don't want to disappear now."

Listen to this sincere wish for a green future... Matsuda really felt bad about abandoning him.

"Alright, I never said I wouldn't take care of you!"

Matsuda shook his head helplessly, then summoned the Ghost Knight.

Upon seeing the evil spirit emerging from Matsuda's shadow, Teng Xiangming was so frightened that he immediately released Matsuda's leg.

“Don’t be afraid, it’s my… well, let’s call it a guardian spirit,” Matsuda said. “These past two days, I’ve had it follow you around. With it protecting you, that woman shouldn’t be able to hurt you.”

Teng Xiangming was afraid of the Ghost Knight, so he could vaguely sense the Ghost Knight's power.

Now that he heard Matsuda wanted the Ghost Knight to protect it, he immediately felt much more at ease.

"This guy looks incredibly strong; he'll definitely be able to easily defeat that woman."

Teng Xiangming hurriedly ran to the Ghost Knight's side to fawn over him.