The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1382 Yuanzi didn't understand, but was greatly shocked.

"What did she mean by that...?"

How could she say such a thing!

"What do you mean by 'I think the same as you'? What did I think?!"

At this moment, Sonoko was still in a daze, her mind racing. If it weren't for the air conditioning in the shop, which made it not too cold, she would probably be steaming by now.

On the nearby stairs, seeing that the situation had calmed down, Fujino finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

Based on what he just witnessed, he felt that if he went up there, he would definitely be subjected to a merciless hellish ordeal.

Forget about the two of them, Ai will probably give me a strange look too.

It's really hard to take it anymore.

In situations like this, it's best to let things be processed internally.

He believed that Hongye was able to maintain control of the situation.

He understands Hongye and wouldn't really push Sonoko to the brink; he'd still offer her a way out when necessary.

Besides, even if Momiji couldn't resist, Ai-chan was there to guard the gate.

Judging from her voice alone, Ai-chan is absolutely perfect.

Therefore, if three people are present, the problem isn't too big.

After Fujino came downstairs, he glanced around and greeted Momiji and Sonoko.

Finally, he looked at Hakuba Saguru, feigning slight surprise, and asked, "Old Ma, what brings you here?"

Hakuba Saguru: "..."

Why is it me again?

Why can't I come?
Fine, considering you've had it tough too, I, Bai Ma, will forgive you this time.

Thinking this through, he maintained a gentlemanly and polite expression and explained, "Didn't my grandfather say that I should investigate this case with you..."

"He pushed it out very early in the morning."

"That's it..."

Fujino pondered for a moment, then said with a hint of helplessness, "But I don't know anything about this case right now, and I don't have any clues about it."

Hakuba Saguru: "..."

Keep pretending, don't think I can't guess that you must have talked to that guy Kid beforehand!
His expression immediately fell, and deep down, he felt quite helpless towards Fujino.

Everyone knows perfectly well what you're up to with Kaito Kid...

Everyone knows you've become a fallen detective, okay...

He's even pretending to be innocent!
At this moment, Sonoko was still in a state of malfunction. It wasn't that she hadn't reacted, but that she genuinely didn't know how to respond.

How do I respond to such inappropriate words?

This girl seems honest and traditional, so why does she say such outrageous things?!
She mentally grumbled a bit, but after overhearing Hakuma and her senior's conversation, she immediately changed the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, senior, I was just about to bring this up."

"what's up?"

"We're just going to visit the airship!"

She immediately explained, "I originally planned to invite Xiaolan and you, senior, to visit the airship tomorrow."

After thinking it over carefully, she added, "But thinking about it, it's probably better to go now."

"If that's the case, senior, you can take precautions against that Phantom Thief Kid in advance!"

"Can we go now?" In response to Fujino's question, she immediately replied, "Of course you can, after all, you are also part of the security team, senpai."

"The airship is currently undergoing maintenance at the airport and can go anytime."

"I'll call Uncle Jirokichi and tell him."

As Sonoko said this, she turned and left the scene, looking somewhat flustered.

Clearly, she was still reeling from the shock of Hongye's outrageous words.

…………

There were no problems with Suzuki Jirokichi's side; his little niece made a phone call and he immediately let him go.

After all, this airship was built by the Suzuki family.

After receiving the news, Fujino planned to go with Sonoko to the airport where the airship was docked.

According to his estimation, Kaito Kuroba must be heading to the scene to scout it out by now.

Needless to say, Hakuba Saguru's father, the Superintendent of Police, had spoken, so he had no choice but to follow.

Momiji naturally followed, since it wouldn't be interesting for her to be alone without Fujino.

Most importantly, it's quite fun to tease this little park.

If there's anything else, it's the airships.

She had seen airships before, but she had heard that the Suzuki family's airship was apparently the largest among the newly built modern airships.

She was quite curious.

Ai Haibara was a little worried about the two of them, so she naturally followed them.

After all, if I'm not around, it would be troublesome if those two caused any more trouble.

I don't know what that guy from Kyoto said to the girl with the big forehead just now.

It directly triggered a stress response in that girl with the large forehead...

Seeing so many people following, Sonoko felt helpless and could only run to the other side to pull her best friend Ran along.

With Xiaolan around, she could at least give herself some support, that's what she thought.

Actually, the hope was that with Xiaolan around, that woman from Kyoto would stop saying such inappropriate things.

Sonoko is actually still a rather naive and ignorant child.

She didn't care about or understand what it was, but she was greatly shocked.

Without hesitation, Fujino drove his MPV, taking a large group of people to the airport.

However, this airport is not an international airport, but a small airport located on a flat area in the slightly remote suburbs of Tokyo.

However, compared to those international airports, even if they only have one runway, this airport's runway is still 1,500 meters long...

Fujino couldn't understand how the Suzuki family managed to build such an airport on the outskirts of Tokyo.

It's probably because of their financial power.

Next to the airport are several small warehouses, which appear to be used to store business jets. In addition, there is a huge semi-circular building near the airport that looks like an egg stuck in the ground, which is particularly eye-catching.

"That's the airship's storage area!" Sonoko turned around, put her hands on her hips, and introduced the airship to everyone. "The airship is currently undergoing maintenance inside."

"so big……"

Xiao Lan looked up at the enormous thing and let out a heartfelt sigh.

It was this sentiment that made Fujino feel it was a bit frivolous.

Well, maybe it's because his thinking is a bit too mature.

However, this domed egg is indeed quite large.

Judging from its height, it is estimated to be around 60 or 70 meters, nearly 100 meters. The length is hard to estimate, but it must be at least 300 or 400 meters.

We've caught up with an aircraft carrier.

"Alright, alright, let's go inside and take a look!" Without saying much more, Sonoko led everyone inside: "Let me tell you, it's nothing special from the outside, but from the inside, that's what's truly spectacular!" "Especially from inside the hangar!"

As she spoke, Sonoko led everyone into the hangar.

The hangar in the dome has glass, so the lighting is sufficient, but spotlights are still needed to illuminate the airship from below to see its full shape.

On both sides of the airship, staff were busy with maintenance.

And that airship was placed right in the middle of the hangar.

The massive, white, oval-shaped fuselage occupies almost the entire interior space, leaving only maintenance ladders around it for inspection.

The layout of the entire warehouse is the same as that of a secret organization's warship base.

All I can say is that the Suzuki family is indeed very wealthy and powerful.

Hongye looked up at the enormous thing and looked around, surprisingly agreeing with Yuanzi on this point.

It really has a very grand feel to it.

The Suzuki family is wealthy, and because they are simply wealthy, they face virtually no restrictions under normal circumstances.

Therefore, you can do whatever you want as long as it doesn't infringe on other people's interests.

It's not so good at home.

Putting aside the funding for building this thing, just having connections within the family to get involved is not enough.

In my own home, I'm more inclined to enjoy it than to create it.

Simply put, you basically don't have to spend money on anything, and you get priority access everywhere.

This is the difference between power and wealth.

One can fundamentally control wealth, while the other uses wealth to create value.

Xiao Lan tilted her head back, looking like a country bumpkin visiting the city: "So, how big is this airship?"

Conan was slightly exasperated about his childhood friend: "I reckon she's definitely over a hundred meters tall."

Sonoko scratched her forehead: "I'm not too sure about that, but it's quite spacious inside."

“Of course it’s spacious!” At this moment, Jirokichi Suzuki walked over with his dog Lupin. “This airship is a behemoth with a total length of 246 meters and a diameter of 42.2 meters.”

"It's a meter larger in both length and diameter than that Hindenburg!"

"To put it bluntly, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's the world's largest airship."

“That is indeed the world’s largest airship,” Fujino agreed. “It’s almost the size of an aircraft carrier.”

"Oh, I really didn't think of that..." Suzuki Jirokichi suddenly seemed to be reminded of something, and stroked his beard. "If I had known, I would have used the Suzuki aircraft carrier for advertising back then."

Fujino: "..."

If you, old man, really dare to promote this, you'd probably get investigated the very next day, wouldn't you?
No, in Japan, no one dares to easily check Suzuki's water meter either.

After all, it's a conglomerate's machine, tied to the nation's lifeline.

Even if you wanted to slaughter a pig, you couldn't.

"The Hindenburg..." Conan chuckled speechlessly, "This old man really knows how to compare."

“That’s not a problem, after all, this ship seems to have been designed to rival the Hindenburg.” Ai Haibara crossed her arms and glanced around. “However, I just hope it doesn’t end up like the Hindenburg, dying in a fire.”

"By the way, you'll be taking this ride in a few days too..."

"Isn't it a bit too discouraging to say such things now?"

Conan muttered this to Ai Haibara with a speechless expression.

He knew about the Hindenburg, the giant airship built by Germany in the last century.

However, the Hindenburg's final fate was not good.

In the end, everyone on that airship, all of them, became acquaintances and went to see the prison boss.

"Who knows?"

Ai Haibara shrugged helplessly. "It would be strange if an airship built by the Suzuki family didn't cause some kind of incident..."

"However, modern airships mostly use helium, so hydrogen explosions shouldn't happen."

Conan: "..."

So what exactly is your common sense?

Why is it unreasonable if no cases occur?
Conan was a little speechless, feeling that this little girl was always talking nonsense.

Just like that crazy old woman.

Have they gone mad from researching the antidote?

Silly child, I won't rush you anymore. Don't go crazy like this! I'm still counting on you to find an antidote!

At this moment, Jirokichi Suzuki turned to the two detectives who had arrived: "Since you two, Fujino-kun and Hakuba-kun, are both here, I'll take you on a tour of my security system this time."

"Hey, I want to go too, to see that system!" Conan's ears perked up, he came to his senses, and then started to whine in a childish tone.

Jirokichi Suzuki glanced at Conan.

He still remembered this kid somewhat...

He helped reclaim the sea miracle in the past, and was known as one of the F4 along with Fujino Hakuba and Hattori?

Sonoko spoke up at this moment: "But since the security equipment is already prepared, is the gem here as well?"

"Ok?"

Jirokichi Suzuki narrowed his eyes and glanced at the garden, his gaze full of suspicion: "Here it is, here it is. Would you like to take a look?"

"what?"

Sonoko tilted her head in confusion, while Hakuba Saguru sensed it was his turn to shine and spoke up, his tone full of confidence: "Advisor Suzuki, don't worry, she's not Kid in disguise."

Suzuki Jirokichi asked in confusion, "How did you know?"

"Of course it's because I'm carefully observing everyone," Hakuba Saguru explained in a serious tone. "No one is indistinguishable from me, just human skin and bones, pink skulls. As long as Kid appears in front of me, I can see through his disguise at a glance."

"That's it..."

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Jirokichi's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he felt that this child had more or less a monk's air about him.

Aren't the Hakuba family police elites?

How did a monk suddenly appear?
"Uncle Jirokichi, what are you doing?" Sonoko was a little annoyed by her uncle's tone: "Didn't Kid say that he would only steal it after entering Osaka on the day of the journey?"

Suzuki Jirokichi crossed his arms and said, "Although that brat Kid will only steal the jewels after entering Osaka in the evening, there are absolutely no safety issues before then..."

"However, in order to prevent that guy from spying on the security equipment and making preparations, no one except relevant personnel is allowed to go to see it before the day of departure!"

Sonoko pouted: "Uncle Jirokichi, is it not even me?"

Jirokichi Suzuki crossed his arms: "Absolutely not!"

Sonoko clicked her tongue upon hearing this and began to mutter to her best friend beside her, "Ran, you see, right? Uncle Jirokichi is like this now."

"Because those red cats stole the headlines, now they're not happy with anyone."

"Xiao Lan, let's go and explore other parts of the airship."

Hongye glanced at the two figures as they walked away, then whispered to Fujino, "I'll go for a walk with them..."

Ai Haibara glanced at the scene and realized that it wouldn't be good for her to be left alone, so she followed along, saying, "I'll go too."

(End of this chapter)