A flicker of understanding passed through Kudo Shinichi's eyes. Looking down at Tatsumi Sakurako, he asked softly, "Do you often do this sort of thing behind other people's backs?"
Inspector Megure: "..."
...Enough already, we're solving a case, not filming some weird movie!! At this rate, the police will get complaints too!
He was just about to rush over and stop Brother Kudo, who had picked up some strange detective habits after going out once, when a biting chill quietly brushed across the back of his neck.
"?!" Inspector Megure shuddered violently and whipped around, nearly grabbing the riot shield to block it.
But when he looked closely, he realized there was no danger behind him, let alone any enemy. There was only another familiar child.
"Ran?" Inspector Megure breathed a sigh of relief and walked over. "You came too? Where's your dad? Didn't he come out for a stroll?"
Mouri Ran smiled and nodded at him. "My dad's at home. I only came here to eat today. I heard some commotion and came over to take a look."
"Oh." For some reason, Inspector Megure still felt a chill down his back, but looking at the gentle, adorable high school girl before him, he could not make sense of it.
Mouri Ran had already turned to look at Kudo Shinichi by the elevator doors.
Kudo Shinichi was completely focused on the case and was still looking at Tatsumi Sakurako. "Oh, and one more thing. Your pearl earrings match the pearl necklace Mr. Oba gave you perfectly. Could these earrings also have been a gift from That Gentleman?"
"Haha, you guessed wrong this time. I bought these on the way here at the last minute." Tatsumi Sakurako laughed. "The fact that Mr. Oba happened to give me a matching pearl necklace