The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1312 Sonoko, the young lady who longs to be teased

Our young lady Sonoko wasn't surprised at all that Fujino had a hacker friend.

Yes, Fujino-senpai has many friends...

But why say it so bluntly?

Sonoko felt helpless as her girlish, pink-hued dream was shattered.

She revealed her small eyes, and for a moment she began to wonder, secretly thinking to herself, "Is Fujino-senpai really so unmoved by a woman in his arms?"

"This is wrong!"

"She didn't seem tempted at all by looking as pitiful and delicate as Miss Sonoko just now, so adorable and ready to be picked..."

"Senior, could it be...? That shouldn't be the case."

"At least you still care about me, right?"

"After all, they rushed over to save me in such a hurry, and even specially found someone to replace me..."

"That means you have me in your heart..."

She thought about how Fujino was still interested in women, so she threw away some outrageous ideas in her mind and pondered them. No matter how she pondered, she couldn't find an answer, so she could only give up and start to comfort herself with the idea of ​​strategic counter-offensive.

In the end, she could only sigh helplessly, her heart filled with the resentment and melancholy of a young girl: "What on earth is my senior thinking...?"

"What's that silly girl, Sonoko, thinking about now?"

Fujino watched as Sonoko's expression changed wildly in the back row, and for a moment he was a little confused.

He asked, "Should I take you directly to the police station, or...?"

Sonoko snapped out of her thoughts and said, "Senior, didn't you want to see what Noguchi Yuri was up to?"

As she spoke, she pondered for a moment: "If I were to take her back, it would definitely expose us. After all, Noguchi Yuri is definitely not acting alone; her sister is very likely an accomplice as well!"

"If her illegitimate sister sees this, then it'll be exposed..."

Fujino glanced at Sonoko in surprise, then asked, "How did you come up with that?"

Sonoko scratched her short hair: "It's simple. The head of the Noguchi family, Hyogoro, is dead. Now there are only two heirs: her biological older sister, Noguchi Yuri, and her illegitimate daughter, Noguchi Miki. These two are currently fighting over the inheritance..."

As she spoke, she waved her finger: "That illegitimate sister would love for her older sister to die, so why would she pay the ransom to the kidnappers? Besides, the kidnapping is fake now. If you ask me, it's definitely because the two of them conspired together to avoid inheritance tax!"

"The company can't evade taxes, but if the kidnappers get their hands on the billion yen worth of diamonds, the two of them can split it!"

Finally, she helplessly shrugged: "Since it's half anyway, instead of paying taxes, I might as well share it with my other sister to strengthen our bond..."

"I've heard that quite a few people have done this."

Fujino nodded in agreement: "That's what I think too."

It's safe to say that Sonoko really put a lot of effort into the family succession aspect.

I bet she's looked into these things too...

Well, after all, she does have an older sister.

Fujino thought for a moment, then said worriedly, "Speaking of which, Sonoko, your dad, your mom, and your older sister should all be very worried about you right now, but you're doing this..."

"Won't they worry?"

"It's alright!" Sonoko waved her hand dismissively: "Finding the Noguchi sisters' secrets is the most important thing!"

With that, she crossed her arms and exclaimed, "How dare they deceive and kidnap me, Suzuki Sonoko! I'll teach them a lesson they won't forget!"

Fujino: "..."

This kid is something else.

He silently mourned for Suzuki, Tomoko, and Ayako in his heart, and then, in accordance with Sonoko's wishes, drove to the second branch of Yuki-Oh Ice City and released her there to enjoy a feast.

"I'll call you again after I've finished this case."

"I understand, senior. You should go now!"

Watching Fujino drive away, Sonoko waved, her face beaming with a cheerful smile.

Only after he had completely left did he finally let out a sigh.

Including this time, recalling the memory of being saved by her senior, Sonoko felt a ticklish feeling in her heart. She felt that this was love, and she should show it.

If her senior were to show her a different attitude towards the opposite sex, she would definitely go for it immediately.

Just by looking at her senior's appearance, she couldn't tell what his attitude was.

She wanted to shout, "Why don't you take this opportunity to flirt with me?!"

"Are you trying to flirt with me?"

"Teasing me!"

"Maybe I'll just go with the flow and confess my feelings and offer myself to him!"

But in the end, he held it in.

People are extremely cautious about things they value, like newly bought shoes or computer parts, afraid that even the slightest touch will get them dirty or that applying too much force will break them.

Our young lady, Sonoko, is the same way.

Speaking of her experiences, Sonoko has quite a few. As a looks-obsessed person, she has liked quite a few handsome men, but most of the time she ended up being deceived or being deceived again.

This time, I finally met someone I genuinely like, so of course I'm afraid of being rejected if I go out with him, and then it won't even be possible to remain friends, and I'll be hit with another blow.

But the itching will still itch; the feeling of not being able to love someone is something you can't control.

Forcibly suppressing it will only cause frustration and anxiety...

Sonoko took a deep breath and planned to take out her phone and put it somewhere easy to reach while waiting for a call.

She patted her pockets, then suddenly paused, "Where's my phone?"

"Where did my phone go...?"

"Could it be that they abandoned it?"

"That's true, it would be troublesome if the phone rang."

"Budui, the senior said he had a hacker find me, but my phone isn't with me. So how did he find me?"

"Could it really be that kind of telepathic connection, or something else?!"

"Judging from this, he must care about me a lot and have me in his heart!"

As Sonoko was thinking this, the tiny pink bubble that had just burst suddenly started to rise again.

The girl's heart was pounding with excitement, which she could hardly contain.

But then he remembered something his Uncle Jirokichi had heard somewhere: "Heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river, but those who truly succeed and accomplish great things are those who can endure and think things through!" He forced himself to remain calm and silently encouraged himself.
Yes, truly successful people are those who can endure!
If the senior were the kind of frivolous person, how could he possibly like it?
Be patient and think positively!

Go for it, Sonoko! You have the advantage!

Hold on, victory is yours!

…………

"Senior, you've finally arrived!" Fujino drove leisurely to the Metropolitan Police Department. As soon as he entered the lobby, he saw Ran waiting anxiously. "Miss Ayako has already gone upstairs, and so have the Noguchi family. They're all waiting for you, Senior!"

"Alright, alright, Xiaolan, I know you're anxious, but don't rush."

Fujino waved to Ran, signaling her to calm down, and then explained calmly, "I've already taken care of Sonoko's matter."

"Resolved?" Xiaolan's big eyes were full of doubt.

Fujino felt it was better to explain things to Sonoko first; if it turned out to be a farce at the end, everyone would probably be furious with her…

It's hard to say, but I'll definitely give her a good rub.

Fujino then explained Sonoko's situation to Ran.

"Oh, I see. It's good that Sonoko is alright..." Ran breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but then said with a hint of reproach, "Sonoko, really, how could she make such a joke!"

"Uh, is it a misunderstanding?"

Fujino's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this: "Um, it was my suggestion."

Xiao Lan looked like she understood, and said in a deep voice, "Senior, don't try to defend her. She must have done this because she couldn't swallow her anger!"

Fujino: "..."

What should I say?

Sonoko, it's not that I didn't speak up for you, it's just that your best friend knows you too well!

"Brother Fujino, you've arrived!"

Following Ran upstairs, just as they arrived at the conference room, Inspector Megure came out from inside and greeted Fujino, saying, "The criminals have already made their demands, and we're planning to go to their company with the Noguchi family's butler to collect the diamonds!"

"Is the diamond in the company?" Fujino asked, slightly puzzled.

What he didn't understand was that if the diamonds were in the company, why didn't they just steal them and embezzle them themselves?

Why even bother with this kidnapping?

Perhaps they're afraid of being caught by the police?
"Fujino-kun!"

Following behind Inspector Megure was the Suzuki family. Upon seeing Fujino, Ayako Suzuki, with her slightly narrowed crescent-shaped eyes, looked anxious: "Our little sister has been kidnapped..."

"I understand," Fujino replied. "Don't worry, I'll do my best."

"Then trouble you."

Ayako nodded upon hearing this and said nothing more. After all, she was still very rational. Although she was anxious, there was no use in being anxious in the current situation.

Following behind her was a woman with short hair, dressed in all black, who looked like she had just returned from a funeral. That woman must be Miki Noguchi.

There was also an old butler with white hair wearing a black suit, who looked like a very standard butler.

Finally, Sato, Chiba, and Takagi came out.

As soon as Sato saw Fujino, he said resentfully, "So, why are you only arriving now?"

Fujino gave an embarrassed smile: "There was a traffic jam on the way!"

Sato Miwako narrowed her eyes, leaned closer, and whispered, "Don't think I don't know what you went off to do, okay? Yumi just called me and said you drove fast in the opposite direction from the Metropolitan Police Department. She even called to ask me what happened!"

"Ahem, well, let's talk about that later, it's not convenient to discuss it here." Fujino chuckled awkwardly, glancing at the old butler and Miki, the illegitimate son of the Noguchi family, beside him.

After hearing this, Sato Miwako thought about it and felt that Fujino must have his own intentions, so she didn't say anything more.

Yeah, that Fujino guy, his tricks and schemes are incredibly dirty...

He's definitely up to some bad idea again!

The Metropolitan Police Department's small police car didn't have much space, so Fujino volunteered to drive and then called Ran, Ayako, and Sato into his car.

Of course, there was a purpose in calling these people.

After the all-female group boarded the bus, Fujino briefly explained Sonoko's situation to the other two who were unaware of the situation.

When Ayako Suzuki heard that her younger sister was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief, just like Ran had.

He then narrowed his eyes, his expression turning somewhat grim, and nodded slightly to Fujino in acknowledgment: "It's really troublesome for you, Fujino-kun, to have to accompany my little sister in such nonsense..."

Fujino: "..."

So, is the garden's reputation really that low?

Why do you all think like that...?

He was speechless for a moment and began to doubt whether Sonoko's credibility with Ran and Ayako, the two Japanese, was as high as that of Zhang Moulin, the "King of Northeast China".

It's the kind of system where even scanning a shared bike will trigger a credit system error.

Sato Miwako didn't seem to care much about that. She pondered for a moment and said, "So, this kidnapping was all orchestrated by the two of them to avoid paying the inheritance tax?"

"That's pretty much it."

"Then why didn't those two steal from their own workplace?"

"???"

"What's the matter?"

Faced with Fujino's questioning expression, Sato asked curiously. Fujino replied helplessly, "You're thinking the same thing as me. I've been wondering why those two didn't steal from me."

"Perhaps because... I didn't expect it?"

"That's probably it... There's no other reasonable explanation."

Sato nodded in agreement with Fujino.

Suddenly, as if she had remembered something, she asked Fujino with a puzzled look, "But speaking of which, how did you find her so quickly?"

Upon hearing this, both Ran and Ayako looked at Fujino with puzzled expressions.

When Fujino saw this, he used the same old excuse, which was to explain it by his hacker friend Hiroki Sawada.

These words, of course, fooled Ran and Ayako, since neither of them were professionals.

Miwako Sato nodded, but her slightly furrowed brows indicated that she did not believe her explanation.

Simply because she felt it was unlikely.

This self-directed and self-acted performance was very professional; even the phone used for making the call was disposable.

Even the call duration was controlled to an untraceable length.

Logically speaking, the other party should have thrown away Sonoko's phone...

Did Fujino put a tracking device on that little girl?
Miwako Sato fell into deep thought.

In the end, without thinking too much, she asked Fujino, "So, what's your idea now?"

Fujino briefly explained his plan: "It's basically about making the two of them slip up on their own. After all, it's the two of them who committed the crime, so even if they had assistants, there probably wouldn't be many. So, handing over the diamonds will definitely be a problem. I reckon that since the two of them planned such a professional kidnapping, they should also have a way to take the diamonds without anyone noticing."

“If we catch them in the act, we’ll have evidence that they staged their own kidnapping.”

"At that time, their fake kidnapping will become a real kidnapping, and they'll have to go inside and work on the sewing machine."

(End of this chapter)