The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1266 Hondou Eisuke: I've become your little brother?
Fujino glanced around the crime scene and felt he had a pretty good idea of ​​who the murderer was.

As for the remaining details, we can leave them to Police Dog Ke!

Just as Conan finished speaking, Ai Haibara narrowed her eyes, feeling a little restless.

That guy Hachiko...

It gets so itchy all over if you don't take care of it at all!
She walked slowly to Conan's side, and as everyone's attention shifted away from Conan, she whispered a reminder: "Hey, your behavior is too obvious."

"What do you mean?" Conan was completely confused.

Ai Haibara turned around and glanced at Eisuke Hondo: "That guy is secretly watching you. Everyone else is used to you being like this, but that guy isn't used to it yet!"

As she spoke, she gave him a deadpan look and complained in a low voice, "By doing this, aren't you just making him suspicious of you?"

Conan: "..."

Damn it, the higher-ups forgot about this while we were solving the case!

However, the famous detective certainly couldn't admit he was wrong.

He just coughed lightly, then added, "I'm deliberately trying to attract his attention, you know what tactical attraction is? If he really is from that organization, he'll definitely pay special attention to me, and might even attack me later..."

Haibara Ai:"……"

Yes, yes, you're absolutely right.

Once the other party pulls out a gun, fires two shots at you, and then, like last time, gives you some hypnotic gas, you'll behave.

So you really don't learn your lesson!
"If that's the case, then there's a possibility of insider involvement..."

Megure glanced at the maid beside him, "Were you home when Madam was murdered, between nine and ten o'clock the night before the body was discovered?"

maid:"……?!"

Why are they suspecting me again?!
If these detectives can't find the murderer, are they going to start accusing him of something he shouldn't?
Realizing she was the murderer, her lips twitched, and she immediately explained that she was in the living room downstairs with two friends, discussing the dishes needed for what was supposed to be a family dinner party, and that she had an alibi from 9 pm to 11 pm until her friends went home.

After cleaning up the mess that naughty child had made, she didn't go back to bed until midnight.

They perfectly avoided committing the crime between 9 and 10 a.m.

"The alibi is very strong..."

Megure frowned. "Takagi, have you investigated those two?"

"We investigated, and they were indeed here at the time."

Takagi picked up his notebook. "Ms. Shigeno has a solid alibi and is not a suspect."

"That's it."

Inspector Megure looked at the old maid with suspicion, feeling that she was the most suspicious person.

He realized that anyone with an alibi would inevitably be suspected!

Is the alibi that sufficient?
You must have planned to kill him in advance, right?

You still say you didn't kill anyone!
Looking at his older brother Megure's expression that seemed to say, "I've figured out who the culprit is!", Fujino had a vague idea of ​​what his brother was thinking.

You're still playing consistently well, bro...

After thinking for a moment, he reminded her, "By the way, besides Ms. Shigeno, there is also Mr. Funamoto, the head of the Funamoto family, in this house."

Where was Mr. Funamoto at the time of the incident?

Upon hearing this, Shigeno looked at Fujino with gratitude in his eyes: "Sir had already gone to his room to sleep before Madam returned."

"And what about his room?"

"It's right next door."

At this moment, Inspector Megure couldn't help but remind us, "We've thought about that too, since Kudo had a case like that before... But the fact is that Mr. Funamoto had a broken leg and had an X-ray taken before the incident. We suspected him, but it turns out that he had no chance of committing the crime."

"Whether it's the angle or the possibility of killing someone with a gun."

Based on the principle of learning from mistakes, Inspector Megure confidently stated that he had already investigated thoroughly and that this time there would definitely be no more instances of the culprit suddenly jumping out of his wheelchair, taking down several police officers, starting parkour, and then being kicked over by his brother with a globe.

Sonoko raised her hand at that moment: "But, if we just lower our heads, wouldn't that work?"

"We've already said that..."

Inspector Megure looked at the naive young lady of the Suzuki family and explained with a speechless expression, "After the incident, the pearl necklace disappeared. Only by finding the pearl necklace can we determine who killed Mrs. Funamoto."

As he spoke, he glanced at the maid, Shigeno, and thought to himself: If you think about it this way, it's possible that the maid was after her mistress's pearl necklace and that's why she deliberately killed her.

At this moment, Hondou Eisuke also raised his little hand: "Um, is it possible that it was disposed of as trash?"

"..."

Megure was even more speechless. So why do all these kids like to contradict me?
It's like everyone I see is an opponent; I feel like I have to take a hard line against these kids today!
At that moment, he had a certain confidence: if his child opposed him, then he was right; if his colleague opposed him, then he was an idiot; if his friend Fujino opposed him…

Well, it seems like Fujino-kun is never wrong.

Was I wrong?

Is it too late for me to change my answer now?

That's a bit awkward...

Yes, this is the time to bring out your special skills!
Inspector Megure decided to clear his mind: "Brother, what's your opinion?"

Our hall Yingyou: "...?"

How did I suddenly become your younger brother?

Fujino and I are now of the same generation?

No, don't Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki call him senpai?
Does that mean I, Nalan, will also have to call me senior...? Ahem.

Hondo Eisuke was momentarily stunned, but after regaining his composure, he picked up his train of thought again:

Actually, it's like this...

After a brief explanation, Inspector Megure immediately understood what this new junior meant.

I know my role as the straight man!
Immediately, he put on a thoughtful expression: "I see. After Mr. Funamoto murdered his wife, he staged it as a theft and murder, and casually took the necklace and bracelet, throwing them in the trash and waiting for someone to come and collect them..."

But then he shook his head: "So, we checked all that trash, and we didn't find the pearl necklace at all."

Inspector Megure was a little disappointed; he had thought he was going to have another little brother.

I didn't expect him to be such a shy and naive simpleton.

I misplaced my trust!
"Hey, Hyomi, hurry up and come downstairs and turn up the air conditioner temperature for me!"

Mr. Funamoto downstairs suddenly shouted something, and upon hearing this, Takami Shigeno turned around and went downstairs helplessly.

Everyone followed them downstairs to check the situation.

As they went downstairs, Inspector Megure approached Fujino and asked, "Brother, what do you think of this case?"

Fujino pondered for a moment, then looked at Hondo Eisuke beside him: "Hondo, what do you think of this case?"

Our hall Yingyou: "...?"

How did I become the younger brother?

Wait, why are you all calling me "brother"?

Why do you guys call me "little brother"?
Why are we so familiar with each other?

He was completely bewildered.

Conan, hands in his pockets, was unfazed: "I used to be a 'little brother' myself. That's just how 'little brothers' are. Everything can be a 'little brother.' As long as you can solve the case, you're the police officer's loyal 'little brother'..."

Hondou Eisuke was a little confused and whispered, "I'm not sure either..."

"That's all, Hondo-kun," Fujino replied immediately.

Hondo Eisuke: "..." Ask me and I'm Hondo's little brother, if you don't get an answer I'm Hondo's classmate, right? How realistic... Conan is still unsurprised: I can only say that's how little brothers are. If you can solve the case, then you're my little brother, if you can't solve the case, then you're my classmate.

After going downstairs, the head of the Funamoto family, who was in a wheelchair, chatted with Inspector Megure.

No specific reply was received.

At this moment, the mischievous child once again demonstrated his mischievousness: "Dad, I'm hungry!"

"It's already afternoon..."

Mr. Funamoto, sitting in his wheelchair, glanced at his watch. "Let's eat something before we go to the crematorium."

"I'll order takeout right now..."

"We've been eating takeout since the day before yesterday, can't you do something for us?"

"I understand... I'll be right there."

As everyone watched the maid, Shigeno, head towards the kitchen, a wave of admiration washed over them: "How much does this maid earn a month, all that shouting and yelling? She works so hard without complaint..."

Fujino, however, focused on a different aspect than everyone else.

He believes the important thing is to eat before going to the crematorium!
Seriously, do you even feel like eating before you go to the crematorium?
You'll be receiving the ashes later, aren't you afraid you'll cry so hard you'll vomit them up?
That's your mother, your wife! And you still want to eat...

I have to say, the feelings are really lukewarm...

Or is it that crematoriums and similar places in Mika have become normalized social settings, and it's okay to have a meal beforehand?

However, the case hasn't even been solved yet, and they're already sending people to the crematorium...

Fujino was speechless at this absurd and messed-up world of Beika.

All I can say is that anyone who comes here will get a headache.

Of course, it could also be the physical pain of having your head cracked open.

Take, for example, Mrs. Funamoto today.

That's a real split open, it even has holes in it.

Compared to the others, Conan noticed something more crucial at this moment.

He quietly crept up behind Mr. Funamoto's wheelchair.

Then, he reached out and took something off the wheelchair's tire, a wicked grin spreading across his face.

"Ouch!!!"

Conan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his foot and let out a scream.

Suddenly, Mr. Funamoto pushed his wheelchair backward, and the tire ran directly over Conan's big toe.

"Conan!"

When Ran discovered that Conan was injured, she immediately ran over and picked him up, asking, "Are you alright?"

"It's alright, Sister Xiaolan..."

"What are you doing? Why are you running behind Mr. Funamoto's wheelchair? Don't you know it's not okay to just run behind a disabled person's wheelchair?"

"I understand, Sister Xiaolan..."

Conan responded without a word, while Mr. Funamoto remained silent for a moment: No, I just broke my leg bone slightly, do you have to say I'm disabled?

After Ran put Conan down, she planned to help the maid, Shigeno, cook.

After all, Xiaolan is a kind child.

Afterwards, Conan asked in the kitchen about the expiration date of the eggs and what they had eaten the previous night.

Then, Conan's mind seemed to explode!

I understand, I understand everything!
A wicked smile crept across his lips as he glanced back at the crowd, noticing the anesthetic needles already eagerly in their hands.

Finally, I managed to beat Fujino a little bit!

He scanned the area and could immediately rule out Fujino.

The tranquilizer dart would probably bounce back before it even hits the target, PASS!
Then it was Xiaolan's turn, but people couldn't bear to part with her.

Sonoko, well, that doesn't fit her persona.

Ai Haibara... Forget it, she'd probably kill me if she woke up.

The last one is that Hondo Eisuke...

That won't work either.

Conan was caught in a dilemma.

After sensing a gaze, Hondo Eisuke suddenly turned to look at Conan, his eyes narrowing slightly as he noticed his watch had popped up and transformed into a tranquilizer dart launcher with a scope.

Our hall Yingyou: "..."

This kid, why does his watch look like a hidden weapon?

What kind of weird spy gear is this?

Conan was still hesitating, wondering if shooting Hondo Eisuke like that was a bit too blatant.

Damn it, this makes things difficult.

Conan gritted his teeth, feeling a bit of a headache.

Are we going to give this result to Fujino?

"Ahem!"

Ai Haibara coughed lightly at that moment, and as she passed by, she inadvertently kicked Conan.

Conan immediately grimaced like a dog that had been kicked.

Damn it, why did you kick my big toe that was just run over?
Haibara Ai:"……"

Oops, I kicked it by accident.

She paused for a moment, then glanced around and gave Conan a knowing look.

Conan: "...?"

Don't you realize that our private channel seems to be malfunctioning?

Ai Haibara helplessly rubbed her head, then pointed to Eisuke Hondo, who was glancing over in their direction out of the corner of her eye.

Conan immediately realized: Oh, that's what it is!
Ai Haibara: "..." Sometimes I'm speechless at teammates like this. Although I can be a bit of a jerk sometimes, it's only intermittent. But this guy is consistently slacking off...

After thinking it over carefully, Conan could only sigh helplessly.

Then, she slowly walked towards Fujino, reluctantly tugging at her trouser leg: "Fujino-nii-san, I think I've found a clue..."

"Oh?"

Fujino gave a meaningful look. "We've found Conan, little brother. Tell your brother about it, and I'll help you solve the case right away."

"I must say, Conan, you're really something!"

"Although I already knew who the murderer was, I still didn't know where the evidence was. I didn't expect you to find it so quickly."

"You're really lucky!"

Conan: "..."

He's hard, his fists are hard. I really want to give Fujino a tranquilizer dart and knock him to the ground.

(End of this chapter)