The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1269 What did I do with this? Is this still rice cake?

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri's face immediately darkened.

It was terribly gloomy.

Fujino could imagine it, or he might not; he hadn't experienced it himself, but he could still understand Ran.

Sonoko Suzuki, standing next to her, twitched her lips and stammered a word of comfort: "Um, Ran, you... um, don't... anyway, um, calm down."

"Sonoko, I'm very calm." A smile suddenly appeared on Ran's face, but it looked strange against her gloomy expression.

Her face is cute, but she's terrifying.

Clearly, Xiaolan wasn't telling the truth.

It's like saying that when people are emotional, they don't realize their own state; that's the opposite of what's being said.

For example, women often say the opposite of what they mean.

Ran's face remained unchanged as she looked at Fujino: "Senior, you must be very professional about this kind of thing, right?"

"No need to say more!"

Fujino immediately said firmly, "I, Fujino, must help out today. Even Jesus would have to take a few more nails!"

"I want to see which little punk dares to seduce Attorney Fei!"

Sonoko, standing nearby, nodded in agreement: "Yes, we should definitely give that little punk a good beating!"

"Let Xiaolan kick his leg and break it!"

Listening to Sonoko's righteous indignation, Fujino continued to chime in: "Two legs aren't enough, we have to break all three of his legs!"

"?"

The smooth flow of the conversation was suddenly interrupted by a jarring remark.

Ran and Sonoko were puzzled for a moment.

Humans should only have two legs, right?

What is the third leg?

The two girls may never know which leg is the third.

Perhaps one day I will understand.

But at least for now, they won't understand.

…………

After school, Ranko quietly followed Fujino into his black car.

Hondo Eisuke was puzzled and wanted to follow them to see what was going on.

However, thinking about it, I realized that I had already come clean with Fujino, so there was no need to follow them and join in the fun. Therefore, I didn't go with them.

Don't treat me like a laborer again...

Hondo Eisuke felt like crying when he thought about how he had been exploited by these three people in the past.

These guys are utterly despicable!
"Senior, what should we do next?" Sonoko asked, craning her neck as she sat in the back row.

She was very excited about participating in Fujino-senpai's work of catching his wife cheating.

I was even a little excited...

Going to catch someone cheating with my senior!
It's a bit hard to comment on the fact that the person she caught cheating with was her best friend's mother.

Fujino glanced at Ran in the back row and considered for a moment: "Well, let's stake out their location first and figure out their travel route."

Sonoko nodded obediently: "I see. And then?"

Fujino pondered for a moment: "Keep staking out."

"You mean, squat there?"

"Yes, that's it."

Fujino responded and, seeing Sonoko's confusion, began to explain the detective's work on catching someone cheating: "Catching someone cheating is nothing more than finding evidence of what the other person is doing. After all, if such a situation really exists, then there's a high probability that the other person will definitely go and flirt with their partner within a month. At this time, you can collect evidence. But before that, you need to figure out the other person's schedule. Only by figuring out their schedule can you continue."

Sonoko couldn't help but stroke her chin: "Why don't we just run in and find the evidence?"

"What do you think a detective is?" Fujino looked speechless. "A detective is a special agent. Ultimately, they don't have law enforcement power; they only have the right to collect evidence in public or that their clients want."

As he spoke, he looked at Yuanzi with dead fish eyes and said, "Do you believe that if you go in, you'll be arrested and sent to the police station the moment you submit your evidence?"

"Ah, this..." Sonoko thought it made perfect sense.

But thinking about Fujino's usual actions, it seems a bit unreasonable.

By the way, why didn't you mention these things when you were beating up the suspect?
She thought to herself, "That's what I'm complaining about."

Despite her complaints, she genuinely thought it was cool that her senior had beaten up the suspect.

Especially those thugs who had ill intentions towards her!

Instead of rushing to the location to stake out the place, Fujino went to a car rental shop and rented a Honda Fit.

"Why did you change cars?"

Sonoko was puzzled, but Ran explained, "That's because Mom knows Fujino-senpai's car."

"After all, my mom is quite familiar with Fujino-senpai, how could she not recognize the car and license plate number?"

“My dad once said that if you want to investigate someone, the best way is to rent a different car every day, so that the other party will not easily find out.”

Although I feel that this is just an excuse because he spent all his money on horse racing and buying Yoko Okino merchandise and can't afford a car—Xiao Lan added in her heart, feeling even colder about her mother's situation.

Soon, Fujino arrived at Eri Kisaki's law firm to stake out the place.

Then, Xiaolan went up to find out what her mother was saying, and then came down to continue staking out the location.

Fujino is certainly very composed and can hold his ground.

Xiaolan and Yuanzi were squatting so long they could barely hold on.

They rubbed their thighs, waiting for a long time until they couldn't wait any longer, and then ran to the nearby restroom.

A thoroughly enjoyable battle of holding in urine.

Fortunately, perseverance pays off, and Eri Kisaki finally emerged from her office in the late afternoon as the sun was setting.

"Senior, hurry up and follow them..."

"We're going to lose them in a minute."

After Eri drove away in her little MINI, Ran and Sonoko, unable to sit still, reminded her in unison.

Fujino wasn't in a hurry. He waited until Eri's car was out of sight before following her. While driving, he explained the detective's guide to catching cheaters to the two girls: "When it comes to following someone, it's not about getting as close as possible. When you're driving, this is the least important thing."

"We need to figure out what our primary goal is."

"That is to find out where she is going and what she is going to do."

"Instead of saying, 'Do you understand how she drives?'"

The two nodded, somewhat bewildered, feeling that what their senior had said made a lot of sense.

As expected of a professional.

The two nodded in unison, expressing their shared sentiment.

Fujino started his Honda Fit and began to follow Eri Kisaki's car.

Fujino is a professional at this kind of thing.

Although I haven't taken on any cases of catching adulterers for a while, my basic skills are still there.

After following them through a winding path, the group arrived at a coffee shop.

It was a cafe called DOG CAFE, which translates to "dog cafe" or, to put it more nicely, "puppy cafe," but it's not really that important.

After parking her car and entering the shop, Eri Kisaki walked towards a man.

He was a dark-skinned man wearing a suit that exposed his chest, with long, wavy black hair tied in a ponytail. He looked like a black uncle…

But he appears to be a native Japanese.

Is your skin a bit dark?
He might be a second-generation Black man who is of mixed race with a Black man.

He looks exactly like the man in Xiaolan's photo!
"..."

Sonoko, holding the binoculars Fujino had given her, secretly peered out of the car, thinking to herself: Oh no, Auntie Fei really is having an affair!

Will Xiaolan lose control and beat him up?
She turned to look at Xiaolan, and saw that Xiaolan still had the same expression.

Sonoko couldn't help but relent.

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, the binoculars in Xiaolan's hand suddenly cracked.

Of course, it was broken by Xiaolan's ridiculously strong grip.

Sonoko: Oh no, my best friend is going to kill someone!

Xiaolan put down the broken telescope and realized she was a little agitated.

Then she muttered to herself, "Damn it, what's so great about this man? Dad is clearly better than this guy... well, maybe he is a little better than Dad, but..."

Well, Xiaolan racked her brains but couldn't think of anything to praise about her dad. In every sense, he was just the same old rascal her mom always talked about.

Seeing that Ran couldn't find any reason to hypnotize him, Fujino coughed lightly and explained, "Ahem, well, it's understandable. After all, black men have their unique advantages."

"Most people really can't compare, but if they don't want to admit it, they can just say so."

"Unique advantages?"

"Just pretend you've never heard of it."

Looking at the two puzzled girls, Fujino didn't want to say what good things the black man had.

It can only be said that this advantage is a bit too early for them when they are young and naive.

Of course, as long as he's alive, Uncle Black can forget about playing any weird or strange tricks on them in this lifetime.

If you spot a Black guy, then Batman goes up and sends a wave of Black Lives Matter kneeling in defeat.

Seeing that his mother was with a black man.

Thinking of this, Xiaolan wanted to rush in and knock that black uncle to the ground with a barrage of powerful punches.

However, Fujino stopped her immediately: "Well, let's first confirm whether Attorney Ki is discussing any business or work-related matters with him."

"If we go too far and hit the wrong person, things will go wrong."

"Let's sneak in and eavesdrop."

Xiaolan nodded, agreeing with what Fujino said.

Well, she couldn't believe that her mother would actually hook up with this black man!

Fujino took out his makeup box and dressed up the two girls, making them look like boys.

He dressed himself up, transforming himself into a gloomy man who loves playing with snakes.

…………

After entering the coffee shop, the group ordered two coffees and sat down near Eri and the black man.

Then they started eavesdropping.

At that moment, the black man seemed to spot someone he knew and greeted a cute girl with pigtails who was holding a dog: "Oh, it's Xiao Hui! What a coincidence, we actually met here!"

"She's as well-behaved and adorable as ever; everyone who sees her wants to hug her tightly!"

The girl looked shy: "You're making me feel embarrassed..."

"...??!!!"

The three people who had just ordered coffee were taken aback by what they heard, and their gazes toward the black man became strange.

Teasing, this is definitely teasing, isn't it?

How dare this guy do that?
He actually dared to harass a little girl in front of so many people.

And then, didn't anyone around react?

Fujino fell into deep thought: Where did this come from? Is this still rice cake?

Sonoko's lips twitched slightly, and she whispered, "Hey, Ran, this guy, could he be one of those womanizing, lecherous wolves..."

"Um..." Xiaolan was a little unsure of what to say for a moment: "He's just like Dad."

"Um, isn't it a bit inappropriate to talk about your dad like that?" Sonoko couldn't help but bring it up at this point.

Xiaolan, however, remained calm and composed, saying as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "Isn't it common knowledge that he's a womanizer?"

"Okay, it seems that's true." Sonoko's lips twitched again; she felt like her lips were about to cramp up.

At the same time, Xiaolan frowned and her expression turned serious: "Maybe Mom likes this type of guy!"

"..."

The two looked at Xiaolan, unsure of what to say.

So, the Mori family is really something else...

Xiaolan was still observing the black man and discovered many blind spots.

For example, if someone's hands are covered in scratches, they don't look like a good person.

Then, Xiaolan saw her mother cry.

"?"

Xiaolan looked at her mother, momentarily at a loss for words.

You know, my mom is a superwoman!
She rarely cries!
That man was still laughing!
These two people...

Xiaolan felt a chill run down her spine, but a deeper and more intense hatred rose within her: "Damn it, utterly despicable! My mom, who never cries, actually sheds tears in front of this lecherous and frivolous guy..."

"You know, she's hardly ever cried to me or my dad!"

"Why!"

Suddenly, Xiaolan felt like she was losing control of herself, and the negative emotions that had accumulated over a long period of time seemed to be about to explode in an instant.

People will die!
Fujino and Sonoko reached the same conclusion and used all their skills to subtly subdue Ran.

The two seemed to be talking, but Xiaolan couldn't hear them clearly.

Fujino decided to provide remote simultaneous interpretation:
"It's a bit far, I'll try to translate it."

"Hmm, I just can't stop trembling no matter what I do... What should I do?"

"It's okay, it must be a dream, it's just a dream, don't overthink it..."

"..."

Fujino was speechless for a moment, and he wanted to say that it was a misunderstanding.

But this only deepens the misunderstanding...

This feels like something out of a weird, unspeakable book.
"That despicable guy!" Xiaolan's anger flared even more. "He must have used some tricks to tempt Mom into crying, and then pretended to be a good person to comfort her!"

"And then what? It's just a dream's trick, starting with confusion and ending in abandonment!"

"Forehead……"

Fujino looked at Ran with a complicated expression, wondering where she had learned about this plot.

Hmm, it's probably in the book.

After all, she was one of the top literature students at Teitan High School...

Although I'm also quite proficient in karate.

(End of this chapter)