As Furukawa Kumisa herself said, after she woke up after sleeping for an hour, the temperature had dropped to 39 degrees.

About an hour later, the temperature actually returned to a normal 37 degrees.

Just as the fever started with great force, Furukawa Kumisa's strange high fever subsided quickly and without a trace.

Matsuda Jinpei had even made plans to kidnap her to the hospital, and it turned out just as she said. Two hours later, her high fever had completely gone away, and her whole body felt refreshed, as if she had just been cooked.

Not her.

This caught Matsuda Jinpei off guard, who had planned to spend the night with her.

...Of course, judging from the getting brighter sky outside, he had spent the whole night with her.

Rejecting Matsuda Jinpei's strong suggestion that she ask for leave from the Metropolitan Police Department, Furukawa Kumisa waved her hand and ordered takeout for breakfast for the two of them, then got into the bathroom to take care of herself.

Unlike Matsuda Jinpei's concept of "girls taking a bath and washing up every hour", Furukawa Kumisa stayed in the bathroom for at most fifteen minutes before coming out.

Matsuda Jinpei looked at the little girl in front of him who had finished cleaning up, and hesitated for a moment: "Did you... roll around in the bathtub and get out?"

Furukawa Kumisa: ...No, she just used the system's cleaning function.

If there wasn't an outsider like Matsuda Jinpei here, she could even ask the system to change her clothes.

The suit I was wearing was so wrinkled that I could no longer see it due to the high fever, sweating and various tossing last night.

But she couldn't explain why she could change clothes with nothing, so she gave up.

The two of them had breakfast in peace, washed up, and worked together at the Metropolitan Police Department, so Matsuda drove Kumisa Furukawa to work at the Metropolitan Police Department.

As a result, the rumor that "Officer Matsuda drove Officer Furukawa to work in the morning" spread like wildfire.

It goes without saying that Matsuda Jinpei is popular in the Metropolitan Police Department, but as for Furukawa Kumisa...

Regardless of her usual "low-key and mysterious" style, this otherworldly face alone is enough to make people flock to her, although her popularity is still not as high as that of the elegant police officer Sato next door.

In view of the popularity of both parties involved in the rumor in the Metropolitan Police Department, the fact that they couldn't hide their tiredness and dark circles when they came to work in the morning, and most importantly - the testimony of Officer Takagi, who last saw these two people last night...

By the time Matsuda Jinpei went to the cafeteria to eat at noon, the rumor had developed into "Last night, Officer Matsuda carried Officer Furukawa's princess into the car and took her home. This morning, the two of them came to work in Officer Matsuda's car together. There were stains on their clothes."

There are also weird wrinkles on his face, and the look of exhaustion from not sleeping all night can’t be concealed on his face..."

Matsuda Jinpei looked at Takagi, who was sitting opposite him with food, and felt a vein popping up on his forehead.

However, the culprit who allowed the rumors to finally flourish was still unaware and gave him a friendly smile.

Sato, who had already listened to Takagi's narration, was not as "friendly" as Takagi.

She directly approached Matsuda Jinpei and warned in a low voice: "Officer Matsuda, Officer Furukawa was not feeling well yesterday. You should be more considerate..."

Matsuda Jinpei wanted to slam the rice bowl on Takagi's face on the spot.

He took a deep breath slowly: "Yesterday, Furukawa Kumisa had a high fever and refused to go to the hospital, so I took her home."

A deeper look of disapproval appeared on Sato's face: "She already has a high fever, and you still..."

Matsuda Jinpei gritted his teeth: "...I did nothing last night except taking care of the patients all night long! - In your eyes, am I someone who would attack a little girl with a fever of 41 degrees Celsius!

!”

Sato's focus momentarily went astray: "If the fever reaches 41 degrees, why don't you send her to the hospital?!"

Thinking of this, Matsuda Jinpei felt tired.

"She made a fuss and refused to go. Later, the fever went away on its own. She didn't even want to take leave, so we came to work directly."

Sato frowned: "Matsuda, I'm not telling you, even if you dote on her, you shouldn't let her get sick and not go to the hospital. The same goes for Furukawa. You shouldn't ignore minor problems just because you're young. Please give her more advice.

Advise her."

Matsuda Jinpei: ...I don’t know whether I should first explain that the relationship between the two of them is not one of "pampering" and "encouragement", or should first explain that she is dominating his mobile phone and refuses to go to the hospital, or should first explain Furukawa's illness

It’s not a minor problem no matter how you look at it…

Officer Matsuda was very tired.

This tiredness reached its peak after meeting Officer Megure during lunch break.

——His immediate boss held up his hands and looked at him with a (suspected) scum expression on his face.

"Matsuda, I shouldn't have meddle in the affairs between young people, but today the little girl is walking in vain, you... need to know how to control yourself."

...She had a fever of 41 degrees last night. Of course she was weak when she woke up today!!

Matsuda Jinpei: ...I'm tired of it. Let's destroy it. Hurry up.

As for the other protagonist of the gossip, Kumisa Furukawa miraculously had a peaceful morning today.

Of course, she also enthusiastically answered questions from her colleagues.

For example, the person sitting next to her, Miku Shimada, the only female police officer in the entire second class, came next to Kumisa Furukawa during the meal.

The young policewoman lowered her voice and asked softly with a blushing face: "Kumisa, is Officer Matsuda... difficult to deal with?"

Furukawa Kumisa is a very straightforward person in some aspects, so naturally she doesn't get the euphemism that is unique to neon girls.

She thought everyone knew that she had a high fever and was taken home by Matsuda last night, so she answered truthfully: "Well...Officer Matsuda is a person who is hard on the outside but soft on the inside."

Shimada Mirai:...Is it the hard one I understand??

"But he is still relatively gentle and easy to talk to." For example, he finally compromised and didn't throw her to the hospital.

Shimada Mirai: It seems that it is not as exaggerated as everyone said.

"But there are also times when things get tougher."

Shimada Mirai:……??

Furukawa Kumisa frowned as she thought about how Matsuda Jinpei had finally tied her to the hospital yesterday.

"He also said yesterday that if I resist again (go to the hospital), he will tie me up (go to the hospital)..."

Shimada Mirai: "Okay, okay, you don't need to say anything..."

The shameless policewoman quickly reached out and covered Furukawa Kumisa's mouth, signaling her not to say any more.

Shimada Mirai: ...I can't tell that Kumisa, who is usually aloof, is unusually open-minded about this kind of thing... And Officer Matsuda, tied up and stuff...does it turn out that he has this kind of hobby?

So, after the lunch break, the rumor had developed into "Officer Matsuda's special hobby".

Fortunately, the two parties involved had already left the police station and did not face the death scene directly.

The reason is that the authorities began to put pressure on Yoshiko Kuji's case.

As a head of the criminal department, Yoshiko Kuji was killed at home without any explanation. All personal information and data he had with him were wiped out overnight - even in the world of Kexue, where there are an average of three murders a day.

, this case is also enough to attract the attention of superior leaders.

As pressure was applied layer by layer, even Matsuda Jinpei and Furukawa Kumisa, who were not originally part of the case, joined the investigation team.

The former was originally a police officer from Section 1, and it was normal to participate in the investigation of murder cases. As for Kumisa Furukawa from Section 2...

"I already have a clue about the Jiuji Police Department case."

Furukawa Kumisa, who came to the door by himself, looked at Sato with a smile, and with just one sentence, he successfully joined the investigation team and became a non-staff member.

After all, after the previous two cases in the dessert shop and the game arcade, Furukawa Kumisa's abilities are obvious to all.

Since she said she had "some clues," she probably wasn't just talking nonsense.

So the four people in the car just fit in. Takagi looked at the destination on the navigation and said with some confusion: "Our destination is to go to Jiuji Police Department's home? Did Officer Furukawa feel that something was missed at the scene?"

Furukawa Kumisa shook his head: "The navigation guide is to the home of Kushi Police Department, but our destination is to go to a supermarket next to their community."

"supermarket?"

Kumisa Furukawa recalled the autopsy report of Yoshiko Kushi that he saw two days ago.

"The only part of the deceased's stomach that was intact was the venison lunch she had eaten within an hour before her death.

"It's still rare to buy authentic venison bento in the Tokyo area, but I happened to see it last time when I went to Kushi Police Department's home. That supermarket sells a signature venison bento."

When Matsuda Jinpei was pulled into the investigation team, he had already gone through the clues of Yoshiko Kushi's case. Now when he heard Kumisa Furukawa say this, he instantly understood the elegant meaning of the song.

He turned to look at Furukawa Kisa: "Are you doubting the death time of Kushi Police Department?"

After all, the time of death of Yoshiko Kuji was estimated to be 8:30 pm, which was also judged based on the residue in her stomach.

Now Furukawa Kumisa is going to the supermarket that sells venison bento, probably because he wants to determine the specific time of Kushi Yoshiko's last meal.

Sato, who was sitting in the front seat, heard the conversation between the two in the back seat, and she thought for a moment: "The possibility of something going wrong with the time of the murder... is very slim.

"The remains in the deceased's stomach include not only the last meal of venison bento, but also the lunch and dessert she had at the Metropolitan Police Department in the afternoon. We checked the surveillance and the time is correct - Officer Furukawa, who should you compete with?

It’s all clear.”

After all, it was Kumisa Furukawa himself who first reported the timeline of Yoshiko Kyuji's actions.

Furukawa Kumisa just shook her head slowly and did not speak - she never liked to say anything more before verifying her guesses.

Matsuda Jinpei lowered his head and continued to look at the search information in his hand, but his peripheral vision was fixed on Furukawa Kumisa next to him.

——Furukawa Kumisa is actually nothing like the person in his memory. Her appearance, voice, body... From every aspect, she is far from "her".

The two sentences she muttered last night when she was in a high fever seemed like another illusory dream.

She may not be the weaver of dreams, but he consciously fell into a dream. Now that he wakes up from the dream, everything is gone again.

In a slight daze, they had arrived at their destination, and the vehicle stopped on the roadside.

When everyone got out of the car, they could see the flashing sign of the large supermarket in the distance.

But Furukawa Kumisa's focus had long since moved away from the supermarket sign. She looked at the two familiar figures, one large and one small, at the entrance of the supermarket, and her head began to throb in pain.

"Ah, is it Officer Furukawa? There are also Officer Sato, Officer Takagi and Officer Matsuda!" The standard cute tone of a Shinigami elementary school student floated down the wind.

The black-skinned guardian standing nearby also stepped forward and greeted them with a smile: "Police officers, what a coincidence."

Furukawa Kumisa looked at the standard male-mother smile on Bourbon's face and felt that his back molars were about to be broken.

——Since you are Conan’s male mother, you should take good care of the God of Death! Do you think you can be such a guardian when you take your children to the murder scene every day?

Toru Amuro didn't receive Furukawa Kumisa's complaints as if he wanted to eat people. His focus was on the man behind her.
Chapter completed!