Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

Kishida Fumino looked at Hagiwara Kenji, who was driving and humming along with the radio, and asked casually, "Why did Hagiwara-san arrange today's dinner at a cat cafe?"

"Because of you, Kishida-san."

Kenji Hagiwara answered with a smile, turning his head and winking at the person sitting in the passenger seat.

"Eh? Because of me?"

"Yes." Hagiwara Kenji said in a relaxed tone, "I didn't expect that an old-fashioned person like Kishida-san would accept a coffee shop like a cat cafe and even go there to adopt a cat. It's really incredible to me."

Kishida Fumino: …

Mixed emotions.

Is this a compliment to him?

Why does it sound more like cursing...

Hagiwara Kenji smiled and said, "I'm praising you, Kishida-san. I really didn't expect that you would take the initiative to seek change and make concessions in order to get along better with your family. Later, when I thought about it carefully, people like Ito, Kusaka, and Yamada actually have the same troubles as Kishida-san."

Fumino Kishida: "You guys even skipped the honorifics?"

"Isn't this just a casual chat with Kishida-san? I won't do that in front of them."

Fumino Kishida: "Can you be so casual in front of me?"

Hagiwara Kenji touched his nose and said, "Well, if you think it's not okay, Kishida-san, I will change it back."

Kishida Fumino: "... whatever you want."

"Hehe. Can we be considered as close friends regardless of age difference?"

"…What do you mean by friendship regardless of age? I'm not that old. How rude!"

"Haha, yes, yes."

At the red light, Kenji Hagiwara stopped the car, turned to look at Fumino Kishida, and said with a smile: "As long as you are willing to actively seek to change your mindset, even if you are in your forties or fifties, you should be considered a young person."

Kishida Fumino pretended to be dissatisfied but actually embarrassed: "Tsk, you guy..."

"Hehe, this is what I think. Since Kishida-san can accept cat cafes, then maybe Ito and Kusaka can too? And if we learn about what young people like nowadays, we can have more topics to talk about when we chat together in the future to avoid embarrassment, isn't that great?

"And..."

Hagiwara Kenji smiled and winked at Kishida Fumino, and said confidently: "Although I have said so many big truths, I am just helping my girlfriend's cat cafe to attract business!"

The car restarted and continued forward.

Kishida Fumino: …

It was not until he heard Hagiwara's words that he let down his guard a little. He turned around and stopped staring at Hagiwara Kenji.

"You're really cunning, Hagiwara-san. But is it really okay for you to do this? You and that Sakurai boss haven't even officially confirmed your relationship yet, right?"

"Well, I just think that since she is so tired every day, I should help her share the burden if there is anything I can do."

"So you finally saw her?"

"Well, as soon as I got the news yesterday, I immediately rushed to the office and finally caught her! Ah, we weren't alone together or anything, she went there with a friend. Don't get me wrong!"

Kishida Fumino: …

This is consistent with the intelligence he obtained from surveillance.

"Hey, you're dating Sakurai, are you bringing someone else along?"

"No, I pulled Matsuda over to help."

"Oh, that Officer Matsuda."

This time, before Fumino Kishida could figure out how to ask, Hagiwara explained directly to him: "The three kids who are very close to Sakurai are the three you met Kishida-san. They asked to visit TSE because of their social practice class, so Boss Sakurai arranged a one-day in-depth experience for them. Then, Matsuda and I, as official representatives, explained to them the differences between working in a security company and the Metropolitan Police Department. I reported this to the section chief, and this is considered a publicity activity for the Metropolitan Police Department."

"That's it."

It seems that this is the reason why he saw all three families present at the cat cafe last time.

Hagiwara Kenji parked the car in the parking lot near the cat cafe and said, "We're here. Let's go, Kishida-san. We came out late, so everyone else should be here by now."

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From the outside, the cat cafe looks no different than usual.

But Fumino Kishida felt a vague sense of uneasiness in his heart.

"Hagiwara-san, please go in first. I need to smoke a cigarette before I go in."

Fumino Kishida stopped outside the door on the pretext of something.

"Okay, then hurry up, Kishida-san."

Kenji Hagiwara didn't waste any time, he just opened the door and went into the store.

Hagiwara didn't seem to be abnormal either.

So where did his uneasy feeling come from?

Fumino Kishida looked silently into the room.

There were tables put together in the cat cafe, and a lot of food and drinks were already placed on the tables. Mitsuru Midorikawa was busy with his people.

Well, the Miss Songcheng from whom he had sought information last time was not here, and he didn't know if it was because she was having a day off today.

Fumino Kishida saw that Kenji Hagiwara's good friend Jinpei Matsuda was also sitting there.

After Hagiwara Kenji entered the store, he ran straight to him to say hello, and the two of them seemed very cordial.

Although Kenji Hagiwara said that he also invited many people from other departments, aren’t there too many people he doesn’t know?

No, it should be said that he didn’t know many people…

Even if most of the people Hagiwara invited were colleagues of similar age to him, what about Ito, Kusaka, and Yamada who were just mentioned?

Oh, there is a guy over there who looks quite old, but he has his back to us so I can’t see his face, and he’s wearing a kimono?

That kimono doesn't look cheap.

Even if they are at home, this wouldn't be the police's daily attire, right?

Hey, that woman’s hair is so long, and why is she so tall?

Wow, there are two very tall women.

That extremely hot body...there's no way she's a policewoman from the Metropolitan Police Department!

and also……

Too many incongruities...

After finishing a cigarette, Fumino Kishida decided to leave.

But as soon as he turned around, he almost bumped into someone behind him.

Kishida Fumino was so frightened that he could hardly control the expression on his face: "...Boss Sakurai? You are here today."

"Ah."

Koizumi looked at him with a smile: "Why is Officer Kishida standing here? Aren't you going in?"

As soon as he saw her expression clearly, Kishida Fumino suddenly felt something very bad.

He tried to remain calm and said, "I suddenly remembered that I have something very important to do. I'll come back another day."

"Oh."

"Then I take my leave."

"Haha... you are really capable to have been able to lurk in the Metropolitan Police Department for more than 20 years, Mr. Sake."

exposed!

Fumino Kishida's heart sank suddenly, and without thinking too much, he immediately drew his gun and prepared to resist.

However, as soon as he took the gun in his hand, he suddenly felt his hand was empty.

In just a moment, his gun somehow fell into the other party's hands.

"Click."

Fumino Kishida heard the sound of a bullet being loaded behind him.

Melo in front of him showed a surprised expression and said to the person who quietly came up behind him: "Hey, how did you get out?"

"Humph."

Gin!

Kishida Fumino's ghost was almost frightened to death on the spot.

He subconsciously wanted to touch the trump card hidden in the inside pocket of his clothes, but before he could move, something hard pressed against his back.

The killing god behind him said coldly: "Go in."

"……Yes."

If he tries anything tricky now, he will die immediately.

Fumino Kishida bit his tongue, forced himself to stay calm, and walked into the door of the cat cafe trembling.

Koizumi followed in, clapped his hands and said loudly: "Midorikawa, the guests are all here. Close the shop and say hello."