”Eheh…” Damn, he had a point. Conan wasn’t going to suddenly change his opinion on that alone, lest he encounter a true phantom, but he knew he was being a smidge close-minded about the whole thing. Still, he couldn’t help but to snicker————
”I’d love to see Megure’s face if a ghost became a murderer.”
Hakuba couldn’t really blame the young detective for being skeptical, but all the same he felt somehow triumphant at the lack of a rebuttal. Deciding it was enough of a victory, he smirked, nodding in agreement at the sentiment.
“God, wouldn’t that be quite the thing? How would we even process the paperwork for that? Nevermind the trial and punishment… Vastly more complicated than it’s worth, really.” He laughed. “We’d have to get an entirely different division involved."