The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1326 Did You Kill Me? Order, please check.
The little ones were thus pleasantly appeased and began to look forward to seeing the celebrities at the TV station.

That's just how kids are; as long as something new happens, they immediately forget all the unhappiness they had in the past.

Conan rested his chin on one hand, looking out the car window with a frustrated expression in his eyes.

I have no idea what he's thinking.

As evening approached and night was about to fall, around the time of the TV station's intermission, Fujino made a phone call to Yoko Okino.

As soon as the call ended, Yoko Okino asked anxiously, "How are things with those kids...?"

"They were quite happy."

"what?"

Yoko Okino was confused and didn't understand what that sentence meant.

How could these kids possibly be happy?

Shouldn't everyone be feeling dejected and even starting to throw tantrums now?

This isn't right...

Fujino explained calmly, "Didn't you say we couldn't take those kids to the Kamen Rider studio anymore?"

"That's how it is..."

"So I thought, since we're going to the TV station anyway, if we can't watch Kamen Rider, why not watch something else?"

"Then, after that was mentioned, the group of kids became interested again. Even if they didn't go to see Kamen Rider, they planned to visit the TV station to see the weather presenter and famous singers."

"So that's how it is. As expected of you."

Yoko Okino chuckled, and that was the sentiment she felt from the bottom of her heart.

I think Fujino is really good at understanding children's psychology.

She didn't refuse because bringing a few little ones would be troublesome, but because the filming schedule for Kamen Rider was indeed very tight.

If they didn't like it, they wouldn't have been invited in the first place.

The main reason is that these kids came for Kamen Rider. If they don't see Kamen Rider, they'll probably be very disappointed and won't come to the TV station. That's why she felt a little awkward about the situation.

That would make her look bad.

Now that these kids are interested in TV, there's no problem.

He not only kept his promise to the children, but also put in a lot of effort, leaving a good impression on them.

She managed to maintain her image as the eldest sister.

Fujino then asked, "By the way, when are you free? I'll take them there."

"They're quite anxious right now."

Yoko Okino thought for a moment, then said, "I'll be available around noon tomorrow. These next two days are already on my schedule, and I don't have any new availability."

"Okay, I'll take them tomorrow. I'll call you when we get there..."

Fujino hung up the phone, arranged a time, and took the kids home.

He had just dropped someone off and returned home when he heard a system notification in his ear:

You have a new system task. Please check it.

[System Mission Type: Assassin - Judgment of Justice]

"?"

Fujino silently typed a question mark, almost mishearing.

I misheard it as: You have a new order for KillMe, please check it.

Thinking that assassination missions hadn't appeared for a long time, he was a little curious about what kind of beast could make the system issue missions.

All I can say is that this stingy system is so inefficient that it won't even send out orders if it's not a beast.

The system interface opened, and then a system task notification popped up:

[Assassin Master Mission: Sniper - Heretic Demon]

[Mission Summary: Heretical demons lure innocent lambs into boundless blasphemy. God might rebuke his followers for being tempted by the demons to commit unforgivable sins, but does God truly exist? If God does exist, how could He bear to watch this world fall into endless darkness?]

Whether you believe in God or not, you are still an assassin. Assassins are born to kill, but killing is not simply killing for the sake of killing. Although killing is always negative and dark, this world needs necessary evil to combat evil. Since God cannot save this dark world, then assassins will uphold righteousness. As the famous saying goes—when everyone else is blindly pursuing truth, remember, nothing is true. When everyone else's mind is bound by law and morality, remember, all is permitted. We toil in the darkness, serving the light.

[Mission Target: Norijū Urushibara (President of the talent agency)]

[Location Hint: Tomorrow at noon, Nichiuri TV Station]

[Mission Rewards: 1000 Assassin Proficiency Experience Points, Random Weapon Enchantment Fragments, 1000 Million Yen]

"What a cringeworthy system introduction..."

Fujino glanced at it and looked at the introduction of this assassin mission, feeling that this damn system's chuunibyou (delusional) tendencies had relapsed to some extent.

It's all about God and assassins, what are they babbling on about?

Simply put, killing the one who was born is the solution, right?

However, this sense of justice is a bit hard to define...

I don't even know what they did, yet I'm being asked to kill them.

Shouldn't we at least introduce the crimes?

Fujino was a little confused about the task. After going upstairs, he returned to his room, sat on his sofa, took out his laptop from his personal storage space, and planned to ask Hiroki:
"Hiroki, help me investigate someone."

"Check who?"

"Someone named Noriji Urushihara, I think he's the president of a talent agency. This guy seems to have done something monstrous. Go and investigate him thoroughly. I'm planning to kill him."

Upon hearing this, Hiroki's eyes widened in disbelief. He didn't know where to begin his retort, and could only helplessly say, "Fujino-nii, you don't even know what the other person did, yet you want to kill them? Your murderous intent is a bit too much, isn't it?"

"Never mind that. Just do what I tell you to do. If you don't find anything, that's fine. But if you do find anything, just give me the coordinates."

"Okay, I'll check it right away."

…………

The next day, near noon, Nichiri TV station.

"We'll be able to see the people on TV soon..."

"I feel so excited."

"Ayumi's heart was pounding."

"Haha, I'm really causing you trouble this time, Fujino-kun."

"No, not at all. Yoko invited these kids over this time, and I just drove them here. You're too kind."

Fujino drove his van to the entrance of Nichiri TV station. As soon as they got out of the car, the kids started to sigh with emotion.

The last sentence was spoken by Professor Agasa.

Dr. Agasa can be considered the children's regular guardian; in fact, he appears more often than their parents.

When you come to a place like a TV station, you naturally have to follow along a bit.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Most of the parents of these kids are in their thirties and are currently facing a career crisis. How could they possibly have so much time to take care of their children?

Honestly, I'm incredibly grateful to have such a highly educated intellectual (PhD) helping to take care of my child for free.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting!"

Yoko Okino then trotted out with a smile on her face: "The show was delayed just now, and I was a little unsure how to explain it to you guys."

"We're the ones causing you trouble," Fujino said politely.

It wasn't exactly polite formality; that's just how it is.

Yoko Okino is a triple-threat idol, so it's no surprise she's very busy.

I'm often too busy to go home. After a long day at work, I can only go home and get a good night's sleep at night.

Now, it's obvious that she must have used her rest time.

Taking up someone's rest time is indeed causing them trouble.

Even though it was the other party who brought it up. "Good morning, Yoko, you're here so early?"

At that moment, a woman wearing a blue dress, a white shawl, and short hair came into the lobby from outside the TV station and greeted Yoko Okino.

Mitsuhiko heard the voice, his ears twitched, and he turned around in surprise, saying, "It's Inoue Kazuka!"

"I saw Inoue Waka in person!"

"Really!"

"It's that wise older sister!"

A woman named Inoue Waka: "..."

What do you mean by "alive"? It makes me feel like I'm dead.

Although I had some complaints in my heart, normal people wouldn't take a child's words to heart.

With a smile on her face, she said to Yoko Okino, "Yoko, you'd better go easy on me today, or I might end up in an embarrassing situation."

"It's my turn..."

"Yoko, good morning!"

At that moment, another woman came and greeted Yoko Okino.

She also had short hair, but with a few wispy strands falling down her temples. She looked pretty and had a nice figure.

Yoko Okino gave an awkward smile, showing that the group had a fairly good relationship.

In Fujino's memory, Yoko Okino was a social butterfly in the entertainment industry, though of course, this term wasn't meant as a derogatory one.

Her social butterfly is the lily.

It's simply because she knows a lot of girlfriends.

He wasn't familiar with these two celebrities, but they were probably well-known idols. He seemed to have heard of them in his previous life, so they were practically real people in his past life.

After all, Aoyama Gosho and the production team of a certain Conan are the kind of people who love to make cameo appearances.

These two, according to the current scientific timeline, are probably only in their early twenties.

When they arrived at the timeline before the time travel, both of them were already mothers and had completely retired from the entertainment industry.

This kind of time magic really gives people a feeling that's hard to describe.

What will our future look like?

Fujino pondered this in a daze, and perhaps only the old saying, "Only heaven knows," came to mind.

Compared to Fujino, whose feelings were somewhat complicated, Mitsuhiko was the most excited among the group: "It's Yamamoto Azusa! It's actually Yamamoto Azusa!"

Ayumi blushed too: "Really!"

Genta was a little confused: "Who is this? I don't recognize anyone except that wise older sister..."

"Genta, how could you not recognize him!"

Mitsuhiko immediately became displeased, put on a serious expression, and explained in a low voice, "These two are very famous celebrities!"

"That Inoue Waka-san is a famous TV host. Her birthday is May 13th, and she is 166 cm tall!"

"Azusa Yamamoto is also a famous model!"

“生日是4月24日，身高是157公分，三维是82-55-83……额，咳哼。”

"..."

The other two kids looked completely bewildered. They hoped that Genta, the sharp-witted guy who only knew about eel rice and possessed the talent for bodybuilding, could easily travel to a planet full of dragons—a Conan version of Arnold who might understand these things—but it was unlikely.

Fujino had nothing to say about this, except that Mitsuhiko was definitely precocious.

After all, at this age, they already know how to get along closely with older girls who sell flowers.

I think this kid is destined to become a male protagonist in a visual novel someday.

Hearing Mitsuhiko's words from behind, Ai Haibara was at a loss for words.

The cat was speechless, showing a speechless face and dead fish eyes.

The gray cat thought the kitten was beyond saving.

This child is taking jujube pills.

Conan also came along this time. After hearing what Mitsuhiko said, he couldn't help but be speechless, thinking to himself, "You little brat, how come you investigated that female celebrity so thoroughly? Seriously, is it really necessary?"

"They acted like they'd never seen a celebrity before!"

Conan crossed his arms, not finding celebrities particularly surprising.

After all, his mother is none other than the legendary figure in the Japanese idol world—Yukiko Kudo!

"So, all the kids have arrived..."

Just then, another familiar voice and figure approached.

It was none other than Yuko Ikezawa, who had embarked on the right path alongside Yoko Okino.

Yuko Ikezawa is still the same as always, dressed in a very mature style, or rather, she naturally exudes a mature aura.

This is something that can't be changed.

Everyone is twenty-two years old. Yoko is twenty-two, but Yuko Ikezawa's twenty-two is equivalent to others being twenty-eight or thirty.

"Hey, it's that slightly fierce-looking auntie."

"Who are you calling 'auntie'?!"

The children clicked their tongues in amazement after noticing Yuko Ikezawa.

Yuko Ikezawa then unleashed the same disgruntled and reproachful battle cry as Yukie Higashi.

Okay, I know these guys. After all, people from Fujino's Snow King Ice City often get together to patronize the place, and the little ones are regulars too.

Given Yuko Ikezawa's personality, it's hard for them not to spark something when they meet.

The main problem is that the kids aren't sweet-talking enough and can't coax Yuko Ikezawa at all.

In response, Yuko Ikezawa crossed her arms and complained, "Yoko, I think you made a mistake by sending these people over. They can't even say a nice thing."

"Alright, Yuko, the children didn't do it on purpose."

Yoko Okino gave an awkward smile, seemingly quite helpless about the situation.

Yuko Ikezawa was too lazy to argue with the kids about such things, and turned to Fujino: "Speaking of which, Mr. Detective Fujino, do you have anything you want to say to a shameless old hag like me?"

As she spoke, she sighed, revealing a pitiful yet forcedly strong expression of being betrayed by a heartless man: "And Yoko and I even... never mind, this is how you treat me."

"Ahem, we're all old friends, stop acting."

Fujino coughed lightly. "As for that matter, let me ask you this: when I said Yoko should learn from you, that was the literal meaning. Think about it, shouldn't Yoko learn from you?"

"That's true..."

"Tell me, aren't the things worth learning from strengths?"

"Ah, this seems to be it."

"That's settled then, I was just praising you."

"You think you can fool me like I'm an idiot?"

Yuko Ikezawa gave a deadpan look and complained helplessly, feeling quite resigned to the situation.

She sighed inwardly, somewhat regretting stepping into that detective agency and going to see that scoundrel of a detective.

But thinking about it carefully, if it weren't for this detective's help, I probably would have been marginalized and eventually left the industry long ago because of my own actions.

This dog detective... never mind.

It's a bittersweet experience, I guess.

That feeling of both love and hate.

(End of this chapter)