Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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"Sir, our sheets were in perfect condition before you checked in,"

The receptionist said politely.

"In addition, the lady who left first has already settled the costs, including the compensation for the bed sheets and the accommodation fees."

"It's already settled?" Matsuda paused, "Wasn't that the sheet I just tore open?"

This time, the receptionist didn't say anything, but just looked at Matsuda with disdain.

What did I say wrong?

Matsuda touched his face, somewhat puzzled.

However, since he didn't need to pay compensation, he was too lazy to argue with the front desk any longer, so he prepared to go back to his room to wash up.

Unexpectedly, just a few steps away from the front desk, I vaguely heard two front desk staff talking in hushed tones.

"This man looks just like Officer Matsuda from last night's TV show, could it be him?" one of them guessed.

"how is this possible?"

The waitress who had just spoken to Matsuda retorted,

"Officer Matsuda is a renowned detective in the Metropolitan Police Department, while this guy is the kind of guy who makes girls pay for his hotel rooms. At best, he's just a gigolo who lives off women."

"It's such a pity about that young lady this morning. She was so beautiful, I don't know how she was deceived by such a despicable man!"

……

What do you mean by saying that I deceived Yue Shui?

It was clearly me who got drunk by her, okay?

Ignoring the female waitress who was boxing, Matsuda returned to his room, quickly washed up, and then rushed to the Metropolitan Police Department.

As soon as Matsuda entered the office, he noticed that the entire room suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked up at him.

"What's wrong?" Matsuda felt a chill run down his spine for some reason.

This sudden silence reminded him of a time in his past life when he was watching videos on his phone in a classroom, and then everything around him suddenly went quiet.

When he looked up in surprise, he found the teacher standing by the table, staring at him expressionlessly.

"Officer Matsuda,"

Takagi suddenly stood up and gave Matsuda a respectful salute.

"I never imagined that Ms. Koshimizu's friend had suffered such a grievance, and that Officer Matsuda had done so much to help her."

After Takagi finished speaking, the others also came over to praise Matsuda's actions.

Even Shiratori, who has always been at odds with Matsuda, surprisingly offered a word of praise.

Matsuda's actions last night truly befit his title as a renowned detective in the Metropolitan Police Department.

Oh, so that's what happened. It gave me quite a fright.

After dealing with his colleagues' compliments, Matsuda sat down at his desk. Remembering that Sato and Koshimizu seemed to be out of the office, he casually asked Takagi, who was sitting next to him, "..."

"Where are Miwako and Nanatsuki? Out on another case?"

"Officer Matsuda, you don't know?" Takagi was taken aback.

"What do you not know?" Matsuda suddenly had a bad feeling.

“It’s Ms. Koshimizu,” Takagi said sheepishly. “She said goodbye to everyone this morning and is going back to university to continue her unfinished courses. Officer Sato drove her there.”

"When did you leave?" Matsuda hurriedly stood up and asked.

“When I first arrived at work this morning,” Takagi checked the time, “she and Officer Sato had already been gone for three or four hours.”

With such a long timeframe, it's definitely impossible to catch up.

Matsuda sat slumped in his seat, suddenly feeling a pang of urge to laugh.

I had sex with Kujo the last time, and I was dumped the very next day.

And this time, on the second day, Yue Shui simply left without saying goodbye?

Matsuda was feeling down when Inspector Megure pushed open the door and walked in.

Like everyone else, he first congratulated Matsuda on the successful broadcast last night before saying...

"By the way, Matsuda, Inspector Matsumoto is looking for you."

……

Unlike the last time I accompanied Inspector Matsumoto to his office,

This time, only Matsuda and Inspector Matsumoto were in the office.

Inspector Matsumoto didn't mince words and immediately praised Matsuda for handling things well last night.

"This morning, newspapers and news media outlets have already begun to condemn those unscrupulous detectives, and some of the scoundrels' past misdeeds have been dug up by these reporters,"

Inspector Matsumoto laughed with unusual pleasure.

"In short, this time our Metropolitan Police Department finally got its revenge after being constantly suppressed by detectives!"

“By the way, Matsuda,” Inspector Matsumoto said, “Chief Odagiri just called me and said that Director Hakuba was very satisfied with your program this time.”

"Really?" Matsuda seemed somewhat surprised. "I thought Director Hakuba would be unhappy with my comments about him last night."

"How can it be……"

Inspector Matsumoto shook his head.

"In fact, Chief Inspector Hakuba has always hoped that his son would join the Metropolitan Police Department in the future, but Hakuba Saguru has always preferred to hang out in the detective circle. Because of this, the two of them often quarrel."

"If what you said last night can make that kid realize his mistake and leave the detective business sooner, Director White Horse will be overjoyed."

"By the way," Inspector Matsumoto said, his expression suddenly turning serious.

"Matsuda, work hard these next two days, and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"What's wrong? What happened?" Matsuda frowned.

“Actually, I shouldn’t have told you this,” Inspector Matsumoto paused, “Judging from what Chief Odagiri said this morning, it seems he’s planning to promote you again.”

Promotion?

Matsuda was genuinely stunned this time.

Although he had long guessed that if he handled Tokitsu Junya's matter well this time, the Metropolitan Police Department would definitely reward him, Matsuda did not expect it to come so soon.

If he continues to be promoted, he will be at the same level as Megure.

"Although you helped the Metropolitan Police Department vent their anger last night, those detectives must hate you to the core,"

Inspector Matsumoto warned,

"Right now, we absolutely mustn't let them find any fault with us, or your promotion might be in jeopardy..."

Inspector Matsumoto's meaning was clear: last night, Matsuda used the Tokitsu Junya incident to severely damage the detective's reputation in society.

And those detectives, of course, were not the type to stand idly by and not fight back.

If they were to find something wrong with Matsuda and then leak it to the news media,

Even if the Metropolitan Police Department is willing to protect Matsuda, his promotion and salary increase will likely be out of the question.

……

As Matsuda was leaving Inspector Matsumoto's office, he was about to return to his post when he bumped into Yumi.

Chapter 141 Hoshino Terumi

Yumi stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at him and demanding, "Hey, I heard you were with Koshimizu all night?"

"What's wrong?" Matsuda asked, sounding a little guilty.

Putting aside everything else, Yumi's skill in catching cheaters is definitely at a very high level.

She almost found out about what happened between me and Kujo last time.

I hope she didn't find out anything again today.

As the saying goes, good things don't come true, but bad things do. It turns out that Yumi had indeed discovered another problem, which is why she came to confront them.

"I felt something was off about the way Yue Shui walked this morning. Did you do something to her last night?"

"Young Miss, please don't talk nonsense!"

Inspector Matsumoto had just warned Matsuda not to give anyone any leverage over him.

Hearing Yumi's loud mouth again, Matsuda quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth.

Then, after carefully looking around and making sure no one was paying attention,

He then explained, "We went out and drank quite a bit last night, and my head still hurts terribly. Yue Shui probably feels about the same way."

"Really?" Yumi asked doubtfully.

"Of course it's true! I swear on my integrity!"

Matsuda stared intently at Yumi, his eyes unblinking.

When he made the vow, his eyes were full of sincerity.

"Then... I must have made a mistake,"

Yumi's face flushed slightly as Matsuda stared intently at her.

Seemingly noticing that her momentum was weakening, Yumi deliberately puffed out her cheeks and said fiercely,

"Anyway, don't forget, I'm Miwako's best friend. If you do anything to betray her, I'll..."

Matsuda waited for a long time, but she didn't finish speaking. Just as he was about to ask,

At this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang.

Matsuda took it out and saw that it was a call from Yoko Okino.

"Hey, you're still in contact with that female celebrity?"

Yumi looked at the woman's name displayed on her phone screen and immediately became displeased.