The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1377 The Suzuki Family Tradition

Yuanzi squinted, staring intently at Fujino, her eyes practically brimming with pink bubbles.

She wondered what romantic moments she could create on the airship this time, traveling with her senior...

As she was thinking, something suddenly occurred to her, and her eyes darted around as if she were observing something:
"But speaking of which, I heard from Xiaolan that Hongye seems to have come recently. Where did she go?"

"She went back to her apartment..."

Fujino raised his wrist and glanced at the Rolex he had gotten for free from Tokiwa: "Right now, it's seven o'clock, she'll probably be here around seven-thirty."

"That's it..."

Sonoko stroked her chin, thinking to herself, "Luckily, I had anticipated that guy would definitely get up early to bother my senior, so I prepared in advance and came early, otherwise I would have run into him."

"But that guy is a little troublesome..."

"If we invite a senior, she'll definitely shamelessly come along."

Just as Sonoko was thinking, the door to Snow King Ice City was pushed open.

Hongye walked in, first tilting her head to glance at the familiar back of that head.

Oh, so she's the Suzuki family's little girl...

After a moment's thought, she stepped forward and greeted them:
"Good morning, darling, Ai...and Sonoko, you're here too?"

"..."

Sonoko turned around and immediately revealed a resentful face.

She was a little angry.

What do you mean I'm here too?
Can't I be here?

And what's with all that "darling" stuff? Who do you think you are, calling your seniors that like that?
Fujino and Ai Haibara immediately noticed that things were slightly amiss.

Ai Haibara frowned, sensing something was wrong. She had a premonition that something bad was about to happen, so she immediately stood up and said, "I'll go see if Akemi-neechan and Nana-neechan can help in any way."

"Contact me about the airship when you need me." Fujino stood up. "Speaking of which, the material transport team has arrived. I'll go help unload the cargo."

"An airship?" Hongye asked curiously.

"Yes, we were planning to ask you, senior, to help us defend against Phantom Thief Kid on our airship..."

Yuanzi nodded, looking at the red leaves, which looked quite tense.

Kouye smiled slightly, calmly responding to Sonoko's fierce exchange of words: "I see. You really should thank the Suzuki Zaibatsu for sending a commission to our Fujino family. I wonder how much the commission fee is?"

"Huh?! What kind of talk is that...?"

Hearing the two of them start teasing each other as soon as they met, the person who had fled the scene couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Luckily, I had the foresight to run away.

Otherwise, they'd probably be trapped in a chaotic mess right now...

It's terrifying to even think about.

Well, so let the two of them handle this kind of thing internally.

Hongye should know the limits of teasing the garden.

Fujino was thinking this when he suddenly remembered something: "But airships and stuff like that seem to be from a movie..."

"It seems like terrorists poisoned the airship?"

"But it seems to be fake poison..."

Fujino recalled it for a moment, but didn't pay much attention to it.

On second thought, he immediately called his best friend, Kaito Kuroba.

After receiving Fujino's call, Kaito Kuroba immediately knew why he had come: "So, that old man from the Suzuki family must have come to you again, wanting your help to deal with me, right?"

"You guessed right, but there's no reward." Fujino responded, then explained, "That kid from their family came to me earlier, saying he wanted to send you some kind of challenge letter. What do you think?"

"Of course we'll sit and watch..."

"..."

"just kidding."

Kaito Kuroba chuckled, then said, "Actually, I noticed this old man's actions a while ago. He was planning to use some kind of 'lady of the sky' to seduce me..."

As he spoke, his tone became more serious: "Now that the things have been delivered to me, I should naturally pay a visit."

"Otherwise, wouldn't that old man look down on me?"

"Leaving aside other things," Fujino's eyebrow twitched slightly, "Why are you still spying on that old man Langji from last time?"

"Of course, it's because he often provides me with gems."

"You little rascal, you really picked on this old man to fleece him."

“There’s nothing I can do, he’s always provoking me.” Kaito Kuroba sighed, his tone still helpless: “The Suzuki family sends me challenge letters all the time, it’s almost become a family tradition…”

"Since they're doing things this way, of course I have to keep an eye on them. It would be troublesome if they did something unexpected."

"Also, it will be easier for me to obtain intelligence when I'm on a mission..."

"Your summary is really insightful." Fujino felt that what Kuroba Kaito said was not wrong.

The Suzuki family challenging Kaito Kid is indeed a classic trope.

It's almost become a tradition.

Fujino mentally scoffed for a moment, then brought up the serious matter: "So, now that you've gathered all the information, who are you planning to disguise yourself as to infiltrate this time?"

"Is that even a question?" Kaito Kuroba said seriously, "Of course it's Shinichi Kudo!"

Fujino immediately gave him a deadpan look and retorted, "Good grief, you're really only picking one sheep to fleece, aren't you?"

"There's nothing I can do about it. That old man pinches everyone's face when he sees them," Kaito Kuroba said, resting his chin on his hand, his tone still filled with helplessness. "If I want to get around this, I can only pretend to be Shinichi Kudo. What can I do? I look just like him."

“Not necessarily.” Fujino thought for a moment. “I think you could also impersonate Hattori Heiji, since they do look quite alike.”

"..." Kaito Kuroba was speechless for a moment. "I don't want to have my skin painted black and speak with an Osaka accent. Besides, do you know how troublesome it is to wash off that kind of black dye that won't come off?"

"It's also..."

Fujino stroked his chin, then suddenly thought of something: "Then you can pretend to be his childhood friend, Toyama Kazuha."

"Huh?" Kaito Kuroba paused for a moment, recalling what the black guy's girlfriend looked like, and pondered, "Don't say it, really don't say it..."

"Good grief, Hattori Heiji isn't good enough, but his childhood friend will do, right?" Fujino retorted, listening to Kuroba Kaito's seemingly tempted tone. "I think you just want to indulge your cross-dressing fantasies, don't you?"

"Where would I find it?" Kaito Kuroba coughed lightly. "I just thought this idea was feasible, and that we could play a trick on that detective guy."

"Then why don't you pretend to be Xiaolan?"

"Don't you know how ruthless that detective brat's soccer skills are?"

"Oh, I see. Then it's alright..."

Fujino pondered for a moment, then nodded.

His expression was serious, but he couldn't quite suppress the urge to smile.

He felt an inexplicable urge to laugh whenever he thought about it.

Speaking of which, in his memory, Kaito Kuroba actually impersonated Kazuha Toyama and almost kissed Heiji Hattori.

(End of this chapter)