Tangze: They're Quite a Match

"Is it really okay to just run off to Nagano Prefecture like this?" Ran Mouri had obtained Tangze's approval without any trouble, yet the one who had extended the invitation was now uncertain. "Don't you need to file some kind of application first?"

She had not forgotten about Tangze's troublesome case—Shinichi had held back on many things, but when it came to Tangze, he presumably would not joke around. If even he said Tangze's case was difficult to handle, then it really was serious.

Inviting Tangze to escape the summer heat with them had come from good intentions. She did not want to cause him unnecessary trouble.

"I can't say there's absolutely no problem..." Thinking of the Zero Division members running themselves ragged over the Phantom Thief Troupe, Tangze coughed twice. "Well, it's not a big deal. Mr. Amuro has close ties with the police ever since he became a detective, so he'll help me sort it out."

There were plenty of things to criticize in Tangze's statement, but it was indeed the truth.

Tooru Amuro really did have close ties with the police, and they really would help him settle such trivial identity issues.

As for whether Tooru Amuro would tear him apart when he got back, that was a problem for him two days from now.

"I see." Recalling the channels and resources Tooru Amuro had displayed within the police while searching for Heiji Hattori, Ran Mouri relaxed, and her tone became cheerful again. "Karuizawa makes me think of so much art, culture, and natural scenery. I really want to experience it."

Though she did not make a show of it, Ran Mouri had received something of an elite education alongside her childhood friends. She possessed a fair degree of artistic cultivation, loved all kinds of cultural and