Chiba, half-joking, asks if the groom is a "handsome elite from headquarters." Takagi, pale and sweating, can’t bring himself to ask her directly. Even Megure notices Takagi’s distress but offers only a cryptic, “Love isn’t always straightforward.” Before the personal drama can escalate, the squad is called to a murder scene in the Edogawa ward. A 34-year-old bank employee, Kiyoshi Inoue, has been found dead in his apartment, strangled with a necktie. The victim’s left ring finger has a pale indentation where a ring was recently removed.
Conan (who happens to be visiting the station with Ran and Kogoro) tags along. The investigation proceeds logically, but Takagi’s mind is elsewhere. He keeps glancing at Sato’s ring, fumbling his notes, and misplacing evidence tags. Sato, for her part, is unusually cold and efficient, refusing to meet his eyes. Midway through the investigation, Sato pulls Takagi aside to examine a piece of evidence—a receipt for a custom ring sizing from a shop in Beika. As they walk, Sato asks quietly: Detective Conan Episode 487
Conan sighs. “Some things never change. Takagi is still an idiot in love.” Chiba, half-joking, asks if the groom is a
