The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1310 Fujino: I won't do anything illegal

The kids were having a great time chatting with Yoko, so Fujino simply handed the phone over to them to talk on their own.
"Yoko-neechan!"

"However, compared to Ms. Yoko, Kamen Rider..."

"They want to invite us to visit their TV station?!"

"Yoko-neechan, Yoko-neechan, I like you the most!"

"Once Fujino-nii-san is done with his business, we'll have him take us there!"

As they chatted, the atmosphere suddenly shifted, turning from a fan call into a friendly invitation from an older sister to a child to come to her home.

To be precise, it's a unit of the television station.

However, as far as Yoko Okino is concerned, she probably spends more time at the TV station than at home.

The kids are all exceptionally fond of Kamen Rider, that much is undeniable. The only one who might be a little doubtful is Genta, who gets tempted by eel rice...

Yoko Okino remembered that she happened to know the director of Kamen Rider, so she decided to send the kids to visit the Nichiri TV station.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Fujino fell silent. He wanted to transform into a prison guard and simply say, "What can I say?"

Yoko, your invitation to these people to your Nichiuri TV station is clearly malicious...

Aren't you afraid they'll bring bad luck and kill two people on the spot?

Perhaps they don't like someone and want to use these kids to kill someone on the spot?
When the manager of Rimai TV learned about this, he said with a flourish: "Damn, this high-level game is all about getting my position as the manager!"

After the children finished chatting, they returned the phone to Fujino and began praising Yoko:
"Yoko-neechan is such a good person!"

"She has absolutely no airs of a celebrity; she's like a big sister!"

"Yoko-neechan has always been like this, hasn't she?"

Ai Haibara glanced at the little ones and said, "You should thank Fujino properly this time."

Ayumi was immediately puzzled upon hearing this: "Why, Ai-chan?"

Ai Haibara, with a calm expression, adopted her usual pose with her arms crossed: "If it weren't for Fujino, Yoko Okino wouldn't have invited you so casually."

As she spoke, she glanced at him slightly: "After all, he has a good relationship with that Yoko Okino. You must have been invited because this female celebrity had something to ask him."

The little ones nodded upon hearing this, and said in a daze, "I see..."

Fujino coughed lightly after hearing these words and dared not utter a sound.

Conan, sitting in the back row, silently watched the scene unfold, secretly delighted, nodding to himself and thinking:

"So, Ai Haibara must be jealous, right?"

"Hehe, you used to say I was jealous and stuff..."

"Aren't you a jealous person too!"

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The next morning, Fujino rushed to the crime scene... or rather, began a major investigation at the site of the incident.

The pinhole camera installed inside the house had been prepared in advance. Fujino studied it a bit and had an in-depth discussion with Hiroki, exchanging opinions and confirming that it was a camera with CF card storage but no network connectivity.

CF cards were high-capacity memory cards that existed before SD cards. They're not common now, but they're quite a novelty in the current world of Detective Conan.

Regarding this, our Miwa Robin Ze has a bit of an inexplicable regret...

If this thing is connected to the internet, it can directly trace the IP address to find the other party's home address.

In short, it means: truly finding people by following the internet connection.

But considering the current level of technology, it seems like even Wi-Fi... I guess there is Wi-Fi, but this female celebrity doesn't have it in her home.

In short, in this world where data traffic is still expensive, CF cards with direct storage are obviously much more convenient.

Since he was using a CF card, when the CF card was full, this guy would definitely return to the crime scene to break in.

Coincidentally, CF cards are currently fully booked.

As for the timing, it must have been when this female celebrity was out filming.

Now that we've determined how the other party took the photos, this problem is solvable without much thought.

So, Fujino did what detectives do best and are most skilled at – staking out.

Fujino hid in the actress's house and waited for the Mikado people to come to his door and walk into his trap.

Around noon, the sound of a lock being opened came from the door.

Fujino immediately pulled out a wooden sword, nimbly and quickly hid behind the door, skillfully blocking the line of sight, and then put on a black bandit-style hood.

When the door opened, he didn't forget to confirm the identity of the person he was about to knock on.

Hmm, not the client, and wearing a black hood, Mikado instantly killed him.

Fujino immediately grabbed a wooden sword and smashed it down on the back of the black-hooded Beika-man's head.

There was a loud "crack" sound.

Soon, the black-headed rice cake person fell into a sweet sleep.

"Phew, problem solved."

Fujino breathed a sigh of relief and put away the wooden sword with exceptionally practiced movements.

All I can say is that's what detectives are like. Aside from not fighting and killing but dealing with human relationships, they also have to be unethical and engage in things like ambushes and stakeouts.

The most important thing is, like an assassin, never let anyone see your face.

He was knocked unconscious by a blow from behind, but nothing happened.

I didn't even see his face, where are you going to sue me?
What if I'm worried about something unexpected happening?
Put the hood on directly!
Fujino searched the hooded man who had been knocked unconscious and successfully found his driver's license and, through the clues, located his home address.

Then, they went inside and searched everywhere, finding all the secretly filmed videos.

As for whether there are any other backups, Fujino couldn't care less.

He couldn't possibly go and interrogate that guy, could he?

That's illegal!

Japanese police impose considerable restrictions on Japanese detectives, and have even enacted a special detective law requiring any detective to obtain the corresponding qualification certificate from the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

However, the world of Detective Conan doesn't follow this rule.

Before the Detective Law was enacted, anyone could become a detective, and they didn't even need to report their detective status.

Fujino opened a detective agency because he benefited from the era of Detective Conan.

If he were sent to a world after the emergence of detective law, he would probably have to retire on the spot.

Since being a detective isn't strictly speaking a profession, it's only natural that they, like ordinary people, must abide by the law when handling matters.

It's not worth breaking the law for that little bit of money!
Having completed the transaction, Fujino happily deposited the money into his bank account, leaving the rest to the actress's agent and agency.

All I can say is that this group of people are more professional than him in handling this kind of thing.

However, before he could even get home, a phone call came in urgently.

It was Xiaolan calling.

Fujino answered the phone, but before he could speak, a frantic shout came from the other end: "Senpai, Sonoko has been kidnapped!" "Huh?"

Fujino was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, somewhat disbelieving what he had just heard.

Sonoko, kidnapped?

Today this is...

Hmm, that seems pretty normal...

Fujino calmed himself down and asked, "I remember Sonoko was supposed to be attending a funeral, so how did she get kidnapped?"

"Well, I'm not really sure either!"

Ran said anxiously, "Anyway, I'm on my way to the Metropolitan Police Department right now, senior, please come quickly!"

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

Fujino felt a bit helpless in the face of this silly Ran, feeling that the matter was rather abstract.

Sonoko, kidnapped?
Why did you have to kidnap Sonoko of all people?!
What was that Hong Kong movie about again?

The security company has been acquired; we're here to protect the young master!

Speechless as I am, we still need to investigate.

Sonoko, that silly child... never mind.

Fujino sighed helplessly. He had originally thought that Sonoko would take one or two more people with her when she attended the funeral.

Unexpectedly, she was kidnapped...

Who can I reason with?
With this in mind, he took a deep breath and pulled out a White Wolf brand cigar from his personal storage space.

He put the cigar in his mouth and took out a lighter to light it.

Suddenly, the cigar emitted a large amount of white smoke, which gradually spread and took shape, drifting towards Fujino's passenger seat in a cloud of stagnant smoke.

A large, fluffy tail jumped out, followed by ears, and then the priestess's outfit and armor. The half-human, unformed image of the little she-wolf appeared out of thin air.

Fujino didn't turn around, focusing on driving with a cigar in his mouth, and said, "White Wolf, help me check if Sonoko is still alive."

"Yes!"

White Wolf sniffed the air, thought for a moment, and said, "He's still alive, his vital signs are still there, but he seems to be unconscious right now."

"That's good. Help me find her, and I'll reward you with a box of high-end salmon."

"Really?!"

The white wolf's bright red eyes gleamed, and then its entire body transformed into a wisp of smoke, instantly becoming the white wolf in its primal state. It ran wildly in front of the carriage and made a sharp turn: "My lord, follow me!"

Upon hearing this, Fujino immediately floored the accelerator and pulled the handbrake, making a U-turn on the road. He then floored the accelerator while continuing to communicate with Hiroki by phone.
"Hiroki, investigate Sonoko's kidnapping for me."

"Coming right away!" At the crucial moment, Hiroki was very helpful and immediately pulled up the information: "Sonoko was kidnapped while attending a funeral. The funeral was for the Noguchi family, who own the chain ramen shop Hyogoro."

"At the funeral, the two current heirs of the Noguchi family even fought. One was the legitimate heir, Yuri Noguchi, and the other was the illegitimate son, Miki Noguchi."

"The information I gathered after that was that Sonoko had been kidnapped, along with Noguchi Yuri. They were kidnapped together."

"What about tracking and monitoring?"

Faced with Fujino's persistent questioning, Hiroki could only helplessly reply, "The crime scene was a crematorium where a funeral was held. It was a very remote, desolate place with no networked surveillance cameras around, making it quite difficult to make comparisons, since we don't know who the other party was or what kind of car they were driving."

"That's it for now."

Fujino nodded upon hearing this, then called out to the little white wolf in front of the car, "Faster!"

"Yes!"

The little white wolf's four paws began to frantically thrash about, showing no signs of fatigue, all driven by its craving for the high-end salmon.

"Boom!!!"

On Beika Street, traffic policewoman Yumi Miyamoto was on her routine patrol when she suddenly heard the roar of an engine flash by. Then, she saw a black car drift around the intersection ahead at an incredible speed.

The other female police officer, with pigtails, sitting in the passenger seat, was stunned. She immediately turned on the siren, grabbed the microphone, and launched into a tirade: "Damn it, how dare they speed right under our noses!"

"Crack..."

Yumi Miyamoto reached out and gently patted the hand of the policewoman next to her that was holding the microphone: "Forget it, Miaozi, just leave this to yourself."

The police officer named Miike looked puzzled upon hearing this: "Yumi-nee, why aren't they arresting these lawless street racers?"

"If this were any other time, you would have already beaten me to it..."

"Ahem!"

Yumi Miyamoto coughed lightly: "Am I really that bad-tempered?"

Miike Naeko: "..."

Hard to say.

Miyamoto Yumi felt that her female subordinate seemed to be disrespecting her, and gave her a deadpan look: "This car belongs to Fujino-kun of our Metropolitan Police Department. It's an old model Taurus that's rarely seen in all of Tokyo. It should be very recognizable, right?"

Miike Naeko thought for a moment: "Fujino... oh, that advisor from the Criminal Investigation Department, but..."

"There's no 'but' about it!" Miyamoto Yumi sighed, then leaned her head back against the headrest and said calmly, "Just turn a blind eye. He must be driving so fast because of some emergency. What if we run up and stop him and cause serious consequences?"

"You new recruits from headquarters are patrolling with us veterans to familiarize yourselves with these things."

"You need to stay calm, otherwise, even stranger things will happen..."

"Is that so?"

Miike Naeko looked puzzled upon hearing this, feeling that it was a different kind of dereliction of duty and backdoor dealing.

Why was the other vehicle speeding when it wasn't a police vehicle?

But considering that the other party was a senior figure, she was sure that what he said was correct, so she had no choice but to give up the idea.

Then she saw her senior colleague pick up the microphone and start yelling angrily at a car that had illegally changed lanes.

She paused for a moment, realizing that her earlier suspicions were correct.

Fujino followed the white wolf and ran all the way to their destination.

It was a company, and the name "Hyogoro Ramen Headquarters" was printed on it.

The white wolf sniffed the air, then gestured twice: "This is it, it should be underground."

"I see."

"White Wolf, you should go back first. I'll bring you some salmon later."

"Yes, my lord!"

Upon hearing this, the white wolf happily turned into a wisp of smoke and vanished.

Fujino looked at the building in front of him, a series of question marks flashing through his mind.

So this must be the Noguchi family's company that Hiroki mentioned in his information, right?
The girl from the ramen shop in the garden was kidnapped...

So they kidnapped us here?
Fujino was a little confused for a moment, unable to understand why, after kidnapping someone's daughter, they would specifically arrange for her to be in the company's basement.

Aren't you afraid of being discovered?
Or do you still want to hide the truth under the lamplight?
Could it be that I'm kidnapping myself or something?
Wait, why kidnap Sonoko?

(End of this chapter)