The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1392 The Shura Field Won't Disappear, It Will Only Shift
Hongye wouldn't bother with such a trivial matter; after all, her goal was to trick this silly boy into joining her on the same boat.

Details don't matter anymore.

It's just a small loss, no loss at all!
It was as if she was about to succeed in a cunning and manipulative scheme; that was Hongye's state of mind at that moment.

When she thought about what Sonoko would have to give up, she felt that her small loss was not a problem at all.

There was even a feeling that a wicked scheme was about to succeed, and I wanted to laugh.

So what if she's my sister? I got her first, didn't I?

Hongye did not answer the question.

She felt that this little secret should be kept, to be used to provoke this silly boy at a crucial moment later.

Hongye thought to herself, secretly feeling a little smug.

She felt that after spending so much time with Fujino, her deceptive tongue had acquired some of Fujino's essence of deception.

Sonoko thought of her sisters, and then she thought of her older sister.

Suddenly remembering this, he asked Hongye, "Hey, Hongye, you mentioned before about my older sister, is there any way to avoid that?"

"What do you mean by 'avoid'?"

"Exactly, talking to your own older sister like that is really going too far." Sonoko rubbed her fingers together, looking embarrassed.

She felt that since she and Hongye were already sisters, why did they have to bring in her own older sister to become double sisters?

That's really a bit too outrageous.

That kind of relationship-building would just create chaos.

Hongye thought about it and realized that it seemed to be true.

The relationships are too complicated; from a moral and ethical standpoint, it's indeed a bit excessive.

So she thought for a moment and said, "Well, it does seem a bit like that, but this is the best solution I can think of. Anything else would either hurt your sisterly relationship or risk getting hurt."

"why?"

In response to Yuanzi's question, Hongye simply analyzed, "That's how families are. They only need to consider the family's interests. So, the position of your family's heir is at great risk and belongs to her. Unless they have no other choice, they would definitely have made your sister take a husband after they found out about our situation."

“Once their child is born, Suzuki will belong to their family.”

As she spoke, she touched her chin: "The only solution to this situation is to prevent your older sister from getting married."

"This is so difficult. It's really outrageous that my older sister can't get married." Sonoko scratched her head.

She actually likes her older sister quite a bit, after all, she has taken care of her a lot since she was a child.

He wanted to do something to his own older sister.

I just can't bring myself to do it.

Especially those who can't get married...

Hongye sensed the unease in Yuanzi's heart but didn't dwell on it too much:

"However, now is not the time to talk about these things."

She changed the subject, saying, "All of this depends on Fujino accepting you. Before that, everything is just empty talk. If he doesn't like you, there's nothing you can do..."

"what?"

Sonoko was slightly taken aback, while Momiji retorted, "Do you think your current progress can keep up with mine?"

"It seems like our dream of becoming sisters is going to take forever..."

"Ah this..."

After hearing this, Sonoko thought about it for a moment and realized that it seemed to be true.

It seems that the senior really doesn't have any feelings for me.

Hongye laughed and said, "That's why you need to speed up your progress, otherwise you won't be able to catch up..."

Sonoko pouted: "But it's easier said than done."

Seeing this, Hongye smiled slightly and patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll find a way to help you if I have the chance."

"We'll be sisters from now on."

"Red Leaf Sauce..."

"Eh?!"

"Give me a hug!"

"Wait, no..."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko was immediately moved and rushed over to hug Momiji.

She felt that her biggest obstacle right now was this young lady from Kyoto...

Now that obstacle is gone, it has even come to help.

Isn't that easy to control?
Sonoko suddenly understood the true value of the word "sister".

Suddenly I felt a sense of fulfillment.

Well, it could also be because it was really fulfilling...

Damn it, why is she so fulfilled?!

Hongye, who was being hugged, felt helpless, but nodded in satisfaction, thinking that this little girl was easy to fool.

They fell for it with just a few words...

She should thank us.

However, we should indeed try to improve the child's progress.

It would be troublesome if I fell behind and got eliminated.

…………

Fujino couldn't hear their secret conversation.

If he hears this, he'll just light a cigarette, then squat in a corner and smoke, questioning his life.

He was talking with the other guests who had come up with him.

That's right, there are four other people besides them.

The four people were a freelance writer and three journalists.

The freelance writer is a guy who seems arrogant.

As for the other three reporters, they were all quite different.

Upon seeing Fujino, the press corps quickly approached to begin the interview:
"Hello, my surname is Mizukawa, and I am a director at Nichiri TV."

Masaki Mizukawa is a chubby guy with round-framed glasses who looks honest and simple. There's also a cute girl named Kasumi Nishitani, a reporter, and a cameraman with spiky hair named Junpei Ishimoto.

"Oh, nice to meet you."

Fujino glanced at the three people in front of him and nodded.

According to Hiroki's investigation, these three people should also be accomplices of that group of terrorists...

And that freelance writer must be the mastermind behind this operation.

They really are all villains!

Fujino mentally grumbled a bit, but remained outwardly calm.

After thinking for a moment, he handed the task over to his good buddy, Hakuba Saguru: "Old Ma, go up there and put on a show for them, demonstrate your skill in playing dumb that you've honed over so long when facing reporters..."

"..."

Bai Ma Tan was speechless. What do you mean by pretending to be stupid? That was proper Mandarin, okay?
I learned it all from my dad...

Wait, how did this kind of thing end up happening to me again?

You think these guys are a nuisance, but I won't mind?

Fujino chuckled, neither confirming nor denying it. Hakuba Saguru could only helplessly accept this troublesome task.

[System Mission: Airship, Buddha Statue, Bandits]

[Mission Introduction: A group calling themselves the Red Siamese Cats has raided a virus lab and threatened to launch an attack. The case is shrouded in mystery, involving panic, the theft of Buddha statues... a series of seemingly unrelated events that you must uncover at a glance.]

[Mission Objective: By any means necessary, prevent the group impersonating the red Siamese cat from succeeding, and completely crush their hired mercenaries and the group of three men and one woman.]

[Mission Rewards: 10 million yen, 1000 Detective Coins, 1000 Detective Reputation.]

Fujino: "..."

Is this all there is to it? All talk and no action, huh?
Or is it that your damn system thinks this kind of thing is no challenge for me?
But after thinking about it, I tried to convince myself: "Something is better than nothing. If it were just one detective coin, that would be amazing..."

Just as Fujino was pondering this, he happened to brush past a waitress.

Then, he caught a familiar scent.

It smells like the cosmetics brand that Kaito Kuroba liked to use when he dressed as a woman.

Fujino turned his head and glanced at it, and then he saw a rather pretty figure from behind.

Wearing a black vest and waiter's suit, with a graceful figure and a ponytail, she gave off the feeling of a youthful, energetic, and playful older sister in her twenties.

Fujino glanced at him and couldn't help but complain, "So, why did you come in disguised as a girl again to play exhibitionist?"

"what?"

The girl turned around and looked at Fujino with a puzzled expression: "What do you mean?"

"There's no point in pretending."

Fujino gave him a deadpan look. "I'm starting to wonder if you've gotten addicted to cross-dressing. Why do you always target cute girls like this..."

"After drugging and imprisoning the person, they pretended to be the person."

"Do you have some weird fetish?"

"What weird hobby? I'm doing this for work, okay!" Hearing this, the girl obviously couldn't hold back anymore and retorted speechlessly, "Besides, it's all based on the needs of the operation. What's wrong with pretending to be a cute girl?"

"Ah, yes, yes, it's all official business, not a single bit of personal interest."

Fujino gave him a "I don't believe you" look, nodded, and then asked curiously, "So, I remember you were going to impersonate Shinichi Kudo, right? How come you suddenly changed your target to a little girl?"

"There's nothing we can do about it, okay?" Kaito Kuroba sighed upon hearing this. "That woman is just too outrageous..."

"Last time I sneaked in, I planned to use Shinichi Kudo's face to test it out, but I didn't expect that she would recognize me right away..."

"Do you know what she almost did to me back then?!"

Fujino: "..."

So, what kind of Cowboy storyline can they come up with?

Seeing Fujino looking at him speechlessly, Kaito Kuroba was immediately heartbroken: "She almost killed me!"

"So, what exactly did Shinichi Kudo do to her?"

"Ahem." Fujino coughed lightly. "Alright, it seems a bit too much for you to pretend to be Shinichi Kudo..."

"If Xiaolan sees this, it could indeed be a little dangerous for her."

"Right, right!" Kaito Kuroba nodded with his arms crossed. "Compared to that, I might as well pretend to be someone else..."

“Hmm.” Fujino nodded thoughtfully. “So you dressed up as a pretty young lady in a suit, with a rather well-proportioned figure, and decisively pursued your own interests, abandoning your original plan.”

Kaito Kuroba: "..."

So how come this guy's jokes are always so insightful?
Can't they have any emotional intelligence?

It feels like she's just like that little girl with brown hair.

Kaito Kuroba pursed his lips, feeling incredibly resentful inside; he could only be described as having been hit where it hurt.

However, let's be fair, since we've gone to all this time to impersonate someone, of course we should impersonate a pretty young lady who also has a natural fragrance...

Disguised as a burly man or something...

Wasn't all that pretense for nothing?
Of course, it's definitely not because I like women's clothing!
Fujino wasn't really interested in hearing Kaito Kuroba's explanation.

However, judging from his appearance, Kaito Kuroba actually looks quite convincing as a girl.

It all has a bit of a "brothers love each other" vibe to it.

Of course, the main reason is beauty. People always like beautiful things. Even if a handsome boy is pretending to be a girl, he still likes girls in the end.

Fujino likes girls, but he doesn't have any strange hobbies.

So I'll just take a look and leave it at that; I don't have any need to ask my good buddy for help.

He warned, "You kid, be careful of Hakuba Saguru. He's now mastered the skill of seeing through your disguise."

"I reckon if you show your face, that guy will catch you."

He paused, a sly smile playing on his lips: "You probably don't want Hakuba to find out you're pretending to be a girl, do you?"

"...?" Kaito Kuroba gave him a deadpan look: "So, why does your expression look a little weird?"

"Sorry, sorry, I accidentally triggered a keyword, and my expression got a little out of control."

"..."

Kaito Kuroba's deadpan expression remained unchanged, and it just felt like his passive ability and such were somewhat unorthodox.

"Fujino (senpai)?"

Kaito Kuroba was silent for a moment when two female voices came from behind him.

Fujino turned around and saw Ooka Momiji and Suzuki Sonoko walking over hand in hand, looking exceptionally harmonious.

"...?"

Fujino silently typed a question mark, slightly puzzled by the atmosphere.

No, when did your relationship become this good?
Is this right?
This isn't right...

The oppressive atmosphere of the battleground is gone?

Fujino thought for a moment, and it seemed he had guessed a clue...

Could it be that Momiji gave Sonoko a strategy to win her over?

Hongye watched silently, then glanced at the waitress who had just been talking to Fujino.

Her face is fairly delicate, giving her a somewhat cute appearance.

EMM...

A smile appeared on Hongye's face: "Miss, is this someone you know?"

The girl next to her narrowed her eyes, looking somewhat suspicious.

"No, I don't know them." Fujino denied it twice. "I was just looking for you two. After all, you two have been gone for so long and haven't come back yet. I thought something had happened to you two, so I came to ask if anyone had seen you."

"It's nothing." Sonoko smiled, automatically relating the meaning of those words to herself and Momiji, feeling a warm glow inside. "Momiji and I just went to the restroom together..."

"Hmm." Hongye nodded. "I chatted with her for a little while, which took a bit longer."

"That's it..."

Fujino nodded, but didn't ask any further questions.

Just look at the current relationship between these two people.

It should be self-evident...

So you two have reached some kind of century-long reconciliation?

Unite as one and cooperate against external threats?

However, thinking about the reactions of those two just now, Fujino suddenly felt that he didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

So, will it turn from a battleground between the two of you into a battleground between the two of you against me?
Tonic!
(End of this chapter)