The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1303 I'm sorry, Xiaolan, I was afraid you'd misunderstand.

"Secret."

Fujino glanced at Conan and thought the kid was a bit of a simpleton.

I just received the money from them, which established a detective-client relationship, and you're already asking me...

If you're going to ask, ask it discreetly!
How can I tell you this in front of someone's servant?
Is this appropriate?

This isn't appropriate, is it...?

As your teacher, I am very disappointed in you!

Conan immediately became unhappy, crossed his arms, and pouted.

That wretched Fujino is eating alone again!

Can't you share some information with me?
Would it kill you to share some information...?

Fujino glanced at Conan's reaction and thought that Conan was somewhat lacking in emotional intelligence and somewhat greedy.

The intelligence will be yours sooner or later, so why are you in such a hurry?
Honestly, all that thought was put into greedy detective intelligence.

Since the kitchen was on a different road from where the lady of the house was, the maid asked the caretaker to communicate with the lady of the house.

"Hey kid, why are you asking so many questions?" Sonoko reached out and ruffled Conan's hair twice, looking annoyed. "This is your senior's job, why are you asking so many questions!"

"Don't cause trouble for your seniors!"

"Xiao Lan, come and do something about him!"

Ran smiled upon hearing this, looking like a mother urging her child not to misbehave: "Conan, you can't interfere with your senior's investigation!"

"Yes!"

Conan nodded in response, revealing dead fish eyes, clearly even more resentful.

Ai Haibara, standing nearby, glanced at Conan but didn't say anything.

She immediately understood why Fujino hadn't said anything.

However, he secretly reached the same conclusion as Fujino.

At the same time, he glanced at Sonoko out of the corner of his eye and thought to himself: This girl with the big forehead is still somewhat useful in this situation, at least she can recklessly strike Conan a couple of times to interrupt his attacks.

Following the butler, we arrived at a room with an open-air glass dome.

The panoramic side and roof glass skylights reveal the outside view, including the swimming pool and surrounding trees. Water droplets fall on the glass, making the outside view slightly hazy.

Mrs. Okuhira was sitting at the table in the center, drinking tea and looking out the window at the scenery. The atmosphere seemed very relaxed and pleasant.

Turning around, she noticed everyone and asked, "Lai Chuan, is something the matter?"

The butler, named Lai Chuanqilang, said, "Madam, the master asked you to help tidy up the study."

"Why did you call me..." Mrs. Okuhira picked up the newspaper from the table. "The master is such a nitpicker, he's always complaining. Who wants to clean up after him?"

As she spoke, her expression turned slightly angry: "Just now, when I went to help him pack, I opened that book that only arrived today, and he scolded me!"

"For that book, he would definitely have to move all the shelves in the book, and of course all the books would have to be moved as well."

"Who wants to do this kind of tiring work because of a sudden whim?"

"You just scolded me and now you want my help? No way!"

The lady kept complaining, then turned to look at the butler, and suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right, Lai Chuan, once you've finished tidying up for the master, I'll take Detective Fujino and the others to the living room for you!"

housekeeper:"……"

You've already said this job is difficult, and you still ask us what we want to do? We don't like doing this job either!

He was naturally unwilling, and said with a bitter expression, "But, Madam, the master just asked me to go and maintain the young master's car..."

"That car has been parked there for two years, so it's okay if it misses one maintenance. Okay, okay, that's settled then!"

As the lady spoke, she led Fujino and his party into action without paying any attention to the butler.

The butler sighed helplessly; there was nothing he could do.

After all, she is a lady, isn't she?

My salary is paid by them, so I just do whatever they tell me to do.

Then, the lady led everyone to the living room.

The living room is a very large living room with a three-way sofa arrangement and a large TV, which looks very luxurious.

Considering the villa, it's quite normal.

The lady began to ask, "Detective Fujino, my husband invited you here to investigate Kago's matter, right?"

"Yeah, he just mentioned it on the phone." Fujino followed behind and said, "I've known him for a while, actually, it was a year or two ago. I guess he just suddenly remembered me and asked me to come and help out."

"I see..." The lady nodded, then continued, "Actually, you don't need to tell me all this. He must have spent a lot of money to invite you here, right?"

Fujino looked at her but didn't say anything, remaining silent.

The lady continued, "I married into the Okudaira family later, and Kabuto is not my biological child, so I can understand why he avoids me."

"But don't worry, I have no objection to this matter. More than ten years have passed, and even though that child is not my biological child, I still treat him as my child."

As she spoke, she turned her head and said, "That night a year ago, my husband, the housekeeper, the maid, and I were all watching a video on TV. The child didn't watch it, mainly because those documentaries were filmed last year when we went on a trip to the beach together."

"After all, you all know that I am not that child's biological mother."

"I suppose he sent you here to investigate us?"

As she spoke, she smiled helplessly: "After all, the only person in this family who is related to him is his son."

Fujino nodded in agreement.

From her appearance, it was clear that this Mrs. Okuhira was a later arrival.

Because of the significant difference in their appearances, Okuhira Kakuzo looks to be over sixty years old, with his hair and beard completely white, while Mrs. Okuhira looks much younger, and you can tell from her appearance that she was quite beautiful when she was young.

If you think about it, it's probably the classic story of a wealthy man who, after being widowed in middle age, marries a young woman.

Fujino pondered for a moment, then asked, "By the way, you mentioned before that you hadn't driven the car for two years. I remember your young master died a year ago, right? Why did he suddenly stop driving?"

"I'm not quite sure either, it might be because of the car accident the butler got into..."

"Car accident?"

"yes……"

As the lady was talking to Fujino, Conan quietly began his own questioning.

Since that old man Fujino won't share information with me, I'll investigate it myself!

Ai Haibara watched Conan sneaking around like a little mouse, her eyelids drooped slightly, and then she followed him.

The first thing Conan noticed was a door to the living room.

Basically, he understood what was going on.

It was roughly during a documentary I was watching that someone created an alibi in an unbelievable way and then killed Okudaira Dōgo.

He opened the door.

The first thing that came into view was a toilet. Conan: "..."

No wonder they're rich; they have so many toilets.

At this moment, his expression was unpleasant, and his mood was a bit strange, just like a certain house hunter in Northeast China who refreshed his spawn point.

However, he didn't pay much attention to it and instead focused his gaze on the toilet.

The toilet was a very simple toilet, with a sink next to it and a toilet in the middle, with a small window on top of the toilet.

Yes, even the bathrooms in the world of Detective Conan have windows...

I don't understand why there are windows in bathrooms?

It's true that some restrooms do have windows.

Ai Haibara's voice suddenly came: "It seems that the window of this toilet is not big enough for an adult to pass through."

"Grey Yuan?"

Conan turned around and saw her walking slowly towards him with her hands behind her back: "You want to investigate this case yourself, right?"

Conan, hands in his pockets, said, "Fujino obviously doesn't want to share information with me. What's wrong with me looking it up myself?"

Ai Haibara's eyelids drooped: "Fujino didn't mean to not want to share with you, okay?"

Conan looked puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Ai Haibara was utterly exasperated: "Do you think he could say that in front of someone's family, especially when the client was already wary of their family?"

Conan stroked his chin upon hearing this: "Oh, I see..."

Haibara Ai:"……"

Is this detective really a detective?

She didn't know what to say for a moment.

It can only be said that there is a difference between a high school detective and a proper detective.

While Ai Haibara was making her own comments, Mrs. Okudaira steered the conversation back to Eisuke Hondo: "But it's really unexpected that Eisuke, who used to cry so much, has brought a girl back with him."

As she spoke, she looked at Sonoko and Ran and said, "I really don't know which one is your girlfriend."

Xiaolan blushed with embarrassment and said helplessly, "No, we're not in that kind of relationship!"

Hondou Eisuke blushed and chuckled awkwardly, "It's really not like that, we're really not in that kind of relationship!"

"I see..." Mrs. Okuhira smiled and looked at the two of them with an expression that seemed to indicate that she understood something.

Sonoko stood to the side without saying a word, only wearing a fake smile that was hard to decipher in a social setting.

Although Sonoko may seem a bit simple-minded, she's actually quite clever. Having traveled the world with her parents for so many years, what kind of situation hasn't she seen?

She immediately understood what this lady was up to; she simply wanted to matchmake the children she knew!
Anyone who says that, regardless of who it is, will react and feel awkward if they have even the slightest interest in Hondo Eisuke.

She couldn't help but feel helpless.

Seriously... don't try to matchmake people up, okay?

Although Hondou Eisuke has a somewhat effeminate appearance, even to the point of being almost like a girl, he is definitely not my or Ran's type!

Sonoko originally wanted to explain, but after thinking about it, she looked at Fujino and chose her senior over her best friend, deciding to let her best friend take the blame first.

After all, Ran's best friend is already taken, and Kudo isn't here, so there's no need to worry about misunderstandings.

It would be troublesome if a virgin like myself were misunderstood.

I'm sorry, Xiaolan, please take the lead first. I'm afraid the senior will misunderstand.

"Ahem!"

Hearing the noise, Conan immediately rushed out of the bathroom and coughed lightly.

The group turned around and looked at Conan, puzzled.

Fujino chuckled to himself, thinking: The Southeast Asian jealous king is back online again!

Looking at the group of people in front of him, Conan felt as if he were at odds with the entire world.

That old woman is talking nonsense...

That guy Hondo Eisuke, he didn't even explain himself clearly, how infuriating!

He definitely has designs on Xiaolan!

It's infuriating that someone always has to put a bad label on me when I'm not around!

At this moment, Conan felt a pang of sadness and changed the subject: "We came here because we want to determine Eisuke's blood type. After all, Fujino is currently helping Eisuke find his sister. He told Fujino that he found the parentage book, and Ran and Sonoko were very curious, so they came along."

As he spoke, he put on an expression as if something of his had been taken away from him: "Am I right, Brother Yingyou!"

Hondo Eisuke was taken aback by Conan's attitude.

At this moment, Mrs. Okuhira spoke up again: "If that's the case, then I've made a mistake in matchmaking..."

"But why do you need to know your blood type?"

Hondo Eisuke laughed as he explained the situation between his sister and the female news anchor, and revealed why he wanted to find out his old blood type.

Mrs. Okudaira pondered this for a moment: "Now that you mention it, I remember when you had just arrived in Osaka, there seemed to have been an accident..."

“I rushed over as soon as I heard the news. You probably don’t remember, since you were still unconscious at the time. When I arrived, your sister was sitting wearily next to your bed. The nurse said that she had given you a lot of blood.”

"This child is a good child too..."

Fujino chuckled upon hearing this, "Mrs. Okudaira, you're a good person too."

She laughed when she heard this: "No, I just treat these children as my own. After all, I don't have any children of my own, so I just want to take care of them when I see them."

Fujino did not doubt this. From a psychological perspective, this is called the compensation effect. When faced with something similar to one's own regrets, people will always subconsciously try to help, especially as they get older, this feeling will become more profound.

Fujino then asked, "At the time, Kago wasn't there; you were all watching a documentary. Did anyone go outside during that time?"

She thought for a moment and said, "Back then, my husband went to the toilet once, the housekeeper went once, and I went too."

Fujino nodded: "In that case, only you and the butler have the opportunity to go out the window to the swimming pool?"

She replied helplessly, "That's true, but that window is too small for me to squeeze through, let alone the butler."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Conan stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

Having heard what Ai Haibara had just said, and now hearing what Fujino was saying, he realized that Fujino was probably leaking the questions to him.

Hmm, I see...

They didn't say it directly, but rather hinted at it indirectly.

Fujino is really a bit like Haibara...

No wonder they came from the same family.

They all share the same arrogant personality.

(End of this chapter)