Chapter 157: Too late?

Chapter 157: Too late?

After being caught by Shiratori Jinzaburo just now, in order to avoid being exposed, Aida Tomoaki simply ordered some desserts and tea to taste.

"By the way, were Yuya-kun and Conan gone for too long?" Tomoaki Shinide took a sip of tea leisurely. How long had it been since he sat so comfortably?

He couldn't help but secretly glance at Mao Lilan, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up into an imperceptible arc.

"It seems so. I'll go take a look." Mao Lilan stood up and said.

But she didn't know where to find these two people, so she could only walk around casually.

While she was thinking, a man wearing a knitted hat suddenly walked past.

Mao Lilan took a subconscious look and felt that the person looked a little familiar, and she was stunned for a moment.

The man in the knitted hat ignored Mao Lilan, with a cold expression, he walked towards the door with his hands in his pockets and said a few words to the receptionist at the door.

"Ah, did you really recognize the wrong person?" the young lady said regretfully.

The man in the knitted hat nodded and walked out with a calm expression.

"Where have I seen that person before?" Mao Lilan looked at the man's back with a puzzled look on her face.

I thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember it, so I had to put it aside for the time being and continue looking for Yuya and Conan.

"Conan, Yuya, where are you?" Ran Mouri looked around but couldn't find anyone, so she could only try to call for help.

"Here he comes." Yuya appeared from the corner, followed by Conan.

"Really? What have you been doing for so long?" asked Mao Lilan angrily.

"I'm going to help Officer Takagi solve the case." Youya raised his phone and put it in his pocket. "Okay, let's go back to the room. Officer Takagi should be here soon."

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On the other side, Takagi Wataru found out who the criminal was with Yuya's reminder.

Yasuo Kamie, the teacher at the cram school.

In the old man's testimony, it was mentioned that the criminal was a woman wearing blue clothes. The older generation would call blue, aqua, and blue-green blue. The teacher's sweater should be blue-green to be precise, not just green.

"In addition, what the teacher said also gave me a clue. That is, students are not allowed to check the time during class. So how does he determine the get out of class time? Naturally, he uses the watch on his hand."

Takagi Wataru held the man's wrist tightly, on which was a watch with the dial facing his own.

"He turned the dial inward toward himself so that no one but himself could see the time."

"Generally speaking, men's watches have their dials facing outward, while women's watches have their dials facing them. When the old man saw his watch, he naturally thought he was a woman."

"If you have any doubts about this, we can go find the old man to confirm it."

"Mr. Kamieya, do you have anything else to say?"

Yasuo Kamieda turned pale and tried to argue, but the testimonies of three eyewitnesses had already firmly established him as the criminal, so he could only accept his fate and lower his head.

After successfully solving the case, Takagi Wataru anxiously took out his cell phone and called Sato Miwako.

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In the room, Shiratori Jinzaburo looked at the sky outside and said regretfully: "It looks like Officer Takagi won't be able to get here in time." But he got no response.

He turned around and saw that Sato Miwako was holding the phone tightly, her knuckles were a little white from the force.

Shiratori Renzaburo couldn't help but sigh, glanced at his watch and said, "At this season, it will only be less than 20 minutes before the sun sets."

Miwako Sato didn't react and just stared at her phone.

Seeing that time was running out, Sato Miwako's veins suddenly bulged and she exerted force with her hands so hard that the case of the phone was cracked.

Shiratori Renzaburo raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "You don't have to make such a scary expression. I won't force you to marry me right away. I will wait for you until you get your mind in order."

I have already waited for more than ten years, so I don't care about that little time anymore, Shiratori Renzaburo thought to himself.

"But, as a relative agreement, it's not too much for me to ask you for a kiss, right?"

Just then, Sato Miwako's cell phone rang, and both of them looked at it at the same time.

"Officer Sato!" Takagi Wataru said excitedly from inside, "I have just successfully caught the criminal who robbed the convenience store. The restaurant is quite close to here, and it will only take about 5 minutes to get there."

Sato Miwako breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, "Why don't you come pick me up right away! What are you doing? Why are you so slow?"

Gao Mushi hesitated, took a deep breath and said, "Well, can I ask a question first?"

Sato Miwako said unhappily, "What's the problem?"

Takagi Wataru felt his face getting hot: "Well, why did Officer Sato believe that I would go there and make such a big bet with him?"

"Huh?" Sato Miwako was stunned.

Turning his back to Shiratori Renzaburo, he tried to maintain his normal tone: "That's because I believe that if it's you, Takagi, you will definitely come to pick me up, isn't that okay?"

"But, is this...that is to say...Could it be that, Officer Sato...is to say..." Takagi Shigeru's face turned red, and he hesitated, unable to say the words he wanted to ask.

Sato Miwako vaguely guessed what he wanted to ask and her face turned slightly red.

"Ah!" Suddenly, a woman's scream came from the cell phone.

"Oh no! The prisoner has escaped!" Chiba Kazunobu's anxious voice came, "Stop, don't run!"

"What are you doing, Officer Takagi? Chase after him!"

Miwako Sato was stunned. The criminal ran away?

Takagi Shigeru subconsciously chased after him, but after taking a few steps he suddenly realized that if he chased the criminal now, he would definitely not be able to reach Shuidu Tower before the sun sets.

In that case, wouldn't Sato Miwako have to marry Inspector Shiratori?

"Takagi, let me ask you..." Sato Miwako's deep voice entered Takagi Wataru's ears, "Compared to me and catching criminals, which one is more important?"

Takagi Shige's face was wrinkled in anxiety.

He really wanted to say that Sato, you are more important, but as a policeman, the subconscious thought of chasing criminals kept coming to his mind...

"Go chase him! If you let the criminal escape, I will never forgive you!" Sato Miwako gave him a final push.

Takagi Shigeru was startled and replied loudly, "Yes!" He hung up the phone decisively and chased in the direction the criminal escaped.

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In the room, Sato Miwako sighed and stared at her phone in a daze.

"Is this okay?" Shiratori Renzaburo said slowly, "If he goes after the criminal, he will definitely not be able to get here in time..."

Miwako Sato closed her eyes and said calmly: "If this is my fate, then I will accept it."

"A bet is a bet. I, Sato Miwako, am not the kind of person who plays tricks."

Shiratori Renzaburo looked at Sato Miwako and sighed slightly. Was she so unwilling? He glanced at his watch and said softly, "There are still 10 minutes..."

Sato Miwako was stunned for a moment, but still sighed: "It's meaningless now, he can't make it..."

Shiratori Renzaburo smiled and said, "Since you said you won't cheat, then I have to abide by the bet. It's only 10 minutes. I can wait."

Miwako Sato nodded slightly and said no more.

10 minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

In the end, Takagi Wataru did not show up.

Sato Miwako sighed deeply in her heart, stood up and walked to Shiratori, raised her head slightly and said, "It's time."