Ran looked at Fujino, who had suddenly appeared, and felt like her brain had short-circuited.
A high school student, a great detective, and all that...
Frowning, she recalled what Sonoko had said before.
For a moment, she had thought he was her childhood friend Kudo.
She had never expected it to be Senior Fujino!
But this was supposed to be a family gathering to set Dad and Mom up again. It was one thing that Mom had not shown up, but why had she run into Chiba and Officer Takagi too?
Sato and Officer Miyamoto were one thing...
After all, coincidences happened...
More importantly, why was Senior Fujino attending an adults' mixer?
At that moment, Takagi and Chiba were just as dumbfounded by Fujino's sudden appearance. They had the same thoughts as Ran.
So why was Advisor Fujino here too?
And he was with Sato and Miyamoto...
With the two of them added in, had this not turned into a Metropolitan Police Department mixer?
Meanwhile, Conan narrowed his eyes, sensing the delicious scent of drama about to unfold.
Yumi Miyamoto had already become a complete drunk. Even if she ran into people she knew, she would not react much.
But Sato was different.
Rather than awkwardly waiting to be questioned first, she quickly came up with a way to turn the tables.
She immediately looked at Takagi and Chiba with a smile and teased, "Oh? Takagi, Chiba, you two are here too?"
"Mm... Oh..."
That single remark left Chiba and Takagi completely at a loss.
Then she leaned closer and continued with a smiling voice, "I never thought you two, who usually look so honest, would come to a place like a mixer too?"
"Well..."
Chiba scratched his head and pointed at the dark-skinned Emoto Masashi. "I was just invited