On the rooftop terrace diagonally above, Officer Shiratori watched the scene unfold and let out a complicated sigh.
"Considering Takagi just got blown up today, as the 'Sato Miwako Defense Minister,' I didn't even send my subordinates out. And yet..."
And Takagi had ended the competition in such a pathetic way.
...So this really wasn't Shiratori's fault!
"As expected, Officer Sato and I are destined to be together."
Watching Officer Sato walk away below, while Takagi stood rooted to the spot in despondence, Shiratori Ninzaburo slipped his hands into his pockets and strode away stylishly.
On the way back to the Metropolitan Police Department, Sato Miwako drifted off for a moment, then belatedly realized that several Elementary School Students had been staring at her.
She quickly adjusted her expression and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"
Yoshida Ayumi pressed her fingers together and said softly, "We thought you called Officer Takagi away alone because you were going to confess to him, but..."
Who would have thought they would witness a massive Nice Guy Card distribution ceremony instead?
Officer Sato looked awkward. "Y-you were nearby too? Ahem, well, you know how busy police work is. Officer Takagi and I still have many more important things to do, so we don't have time for anything else—and my constitution is just too strange. I had to explain it clearly, or Officer Takagi might get jinxed!"
Haibara Ai: "..." It seemed today's explosion had hit this female police officer hard. She was actually promoting superstition in front of a group of children...
Thinking this, she looked at Jiang Xia. In her impression, whenever this realistic Great Detective encountered such topics, he would always say something like "There are no ghosts in this world" to reassure people.
Sure enough, Jiang Xia began comforting Officer