The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1393 Harmonious Sisterly Atmosphere

Kaito Kuroba remained silent at this moment.

He was rendered speechless by Fujino...

This atmosphere is clearly not right!
Well, you always say I'm a schemer, but I never expected you to be the real schemer!
Now it's a chaotic scene, isn't it?
Seeing that things were going badly, Kaito Kuroba immediately fled the scene.

In this situation, it's best to slip away as quickly as possible...

But after thinking about it carefully, he came up with another good idea, a good idea to get to the bottom of Fujino...

He abandoned the idea after just a fleeting thought.

He can handle it, but he's also prone to dying suddenly from a wooden knife to the back of the head.

"Why are you here?"

At that moment, Jirokichi Suzuki, accompanied by his dog Lupin and four bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses, walked over from the other side of the corridor and saw Sonoko Fujino and Momiji.

"Oh, Uncle Jirokichi."

Sonoko Suzuki turned around and greeted her uncle, "We just happened to come by and take a look."

"That's it..."

Jirokichi Suzuki nodded. "By the way, didn't you want to see the observation deck before? I was just about to go there myself. Would you like to come along?"

"what?"

Sonoko gave a deadpan look: "Uncle, didn't you say before that nobody could watch? How come we can watch now?"

Jirokichi Suzuki chuckled awkwardly: "After all, we weren't sure if Kid would be there, so we had to prevent him from scouting the place beforehand..."

"Humph……"

Sonoko crossed her arms, clearly throwing a little tantrum.

Momiji glanced at her, then patted her shoulder and said softly, "Alright, Sonoko, I also want to see what that legendary gem looks like."

"is it?"

Upon hearing this, Sonoko glanced at Momiji.

After thinking about it, I realized that she must have had some purpose in saying that.

He immediately nodded and agreed.

Hongye had a bit of a headache dealing with her silly best friend.

The person on the other side is, after all, a veteran of the Suzuki family.

Of course we need to win them over.

Otherwise, how are you going to fight for inheritance rights?
…………

Follow Suzuki Jirokichi back to the restaurant they visited earlier.

The same people were still in the restaurant with the view.

A group of people started talking about the red Siamese cat and its activities.

Upon hearing this, Jirokichi Suzuki immediately became displeased: "Thanks to them, the helicopter I use to film documentaries and movies hasn't been approved to take off..."

"What a despicable bunch of red cats!"

"Am I right, Lupin!"

"Wangwangwang!"

Upon seeing Suzuki Jirokichi, the group of reporters who had come over started chatting with him.

"Advisor Suzuki, this spaceship is truly impressive!"

"Yes, you only sent three people to broadcast such a magnificent spaceship."

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the headquarters is extremely busy right now because of the red Siamese cat."

Mizukawa Masaki went up to greet them, but Suzuki Jirokichi was clearly displeased. He glanced at the three people's attire and the small video camera the cameraman was carrying, and felt as if he had been given the runaround.

At this moment, the spiky-haired man holding the camera suddenly spoke up with a question: "But why did those people steal the virus?"

Next to her, Nishiya Kasumi chimed in like a straight man in a comedy duo, "I heard that once you're infected with that virus, there's absolutely no cure. How terrifying!"

"I heard it can also be transmitted through droplets..."

"Doesn't this mean that you could get infected just by sneezing?"

"Hmph, none of that concerns us."

Jirokichi Suzuki was quite confident about this, saying, "We are currently in the sky, so even if the virus breaks out, it will definitely not spread to our area."

"This airship has very powerful propulsion. It can fly for five days on a single takeoff, and even seven days on a single takeoff with a tailwind!"

Fujino: "..."

So, you shouldn't set this kind of flag...

Jirokichi Suzuki planned to take everyone to the Sky Observatory.

Hakuba Saguru had no intention of going and refused outright.

Having already seen it once before, watching it again now is utterly uninteresting.

Fujino is the same.

So the two of them decided to go out together and take a stroll around the airship for a patrol.

"This time, it seems that guy didn't come disguised as Shinichi Kudo..."

"It seems so."

Hakuba Saguru brought up the matter that Fujino had mentioned before, about Kaito Kid impersonating Shinichi Kudo to infiltrate the area.

To this, Fujino simply responded with a nod, then added, "It seems that guy changed his plans at the last minute."

Hakuba Saguru gave Fujino a suspicious look.

He didn't speak, but just looked at her suspiciously.

He suspected that Fujino might have leaked some information to Kaito Kid beforehand.

Fujino was speechless, then gave a deadpan look and said, "Please, I don't need to slap myself in the face, okay?"

"What this guy originally meant was to infiltrate by disguising himself as Shinichi Kudo."

"Aside from some unexpected event changing his plans, there's nothing else to think about."

"As for me tipping him off, wouldn't that be redundant?"

"..."

Bai Ma pondered for a moment and felt that what he said made some sense.

Fujino indeed had no reason to tip off anyone.

The plan was something he told himself.

Then, it would be highly illogical for him to go and tip off others.

Hakuba Saguru pondered for a moment, then guessed, "In that case, that guy must have sneaked in disguised as a staff member..."

"They might even be in the police force."

“That guy has impersonated a police officer and infiltrated crime scenes more than once or twice.”

Fujino then cautioned, "Nakamori-san won't allow something like this to happen."

"The people he brought this time are all his trusted confidants. I estimate that every ten or twenty minutes, he'll have to go up and pinch the faces of all his subordinates. There's not much to worry about in that respect."

"Moreover, there were no security personnel on the perimeter this time, so the police can basically rule it out."

Hakuba Saguru pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then immediately understood that Fujino was giving him a hint. He murmured, "If that's the case, then only the staff are left..."

Turning his head, he looked at Fujino again: "But this time, you really didn't team up with that Kid guy?"

“Even if we join forces, there has to be a purpose, right?” Fujino shrugged helplessly. “I did greet him, but I didn’t exactly give him a heads-up.”

“If you want to catch him, go ahead and try.” Fujino pondered for a moment: “Speaking of which, it’s almost lunchtime. The police and the people on this airship will all be going over then.”

"Didn't you master some skill?"

"Why don't you just use that trick to take a quick look and that'll be enough..."

"That's true."

Hakuba Saguru replied, "I can spot that guy with just one glance."

“But knowing your style, you probably won’t expose him on the spot, right?” Fujino glanced at him. “This time, Kid plans to act after the airship reaches its destination. I guess the best time to catch him is when he’s stealing something…”

"Of course, I want to confront him head-on and capture him." Hakuba Saguru nodded, thinking the same thing.

Exposing someone's identity is, frankly speaking, just a precaution.

Once you've identified this person, you'll have a better understanding of the situation.

When the time comes to fight, the chances of winning will increase significantly...

As for seeing through the other party and instantly killing them as soon as they show their face...

Not quite right.

There was absolutely no dramatic element of a detective confronting a phantom thief.

Fujino thought for a moment, then decided to give Hakuba Saguru a heads-up: "Speaking of which, how's the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation going with the red Siamese cat incident? There's still no news..."

"There are still no leads." As the son of the Metropolitan Police Department Chief of Staff, Hakuba Saguru was naturally paying attention to this matter.

He replied, "The Metropolitan Police Department found test tubes left behind by the red Siamese cat in the parking lot. It seems they did take the virus with them. I heard the officers handling the case have questioned the red Siamese cat's former officers, but they haven't gotten any leads."

"If the virus is released, that would be a big deal."

"I don't think the virus will be released," Fujino said calmly. "The fact that they stole the virus is inherently illogical, isn't it?"

"What do you mean?"

In response to Hakuba's confusion, Fujino explained, "Viruses need to be kept in an Abe flask to maintain their activity. Once removed from that environment, the virus will quickly lose its activity..."

"Logically speaking, they should have stolen the entire container, but replacing the container is just too outrageous."

Hakuba Saguru frowned upon hearing this: "That's true..."

Fujino continued, "And then they detonated the lab afterwards. If they really wanted to carry out a terrorist attack, they shouldn't have let the police know what virus they stole or how many viruses they stole to make a threat."

Upon hearing this, Hakuba Saguru pondered for a moment, then immediately understood: "If that's the case, it's very likely that they didn't actually steal the virus after all..."

"But why did they go to that lab instead of taking the virus?"

“I don’t know either, but these are just guesses. Who knows what the real purpose of those heartless guys is?” Fujino shrugged, then glanced at his Rolex. “Alright, it’s lunchtime. They’ve probably finished their tour and come back. Time to eat.”

…………

An open-air restaurant on the side of the airship.

At lunchtime, the kitchen staff had already prepared lunch.

Fujino, Ai Haibara, Akemi, and the Nana sisters sat around the dining table.

Looking out the window, Akemi couldn't help but exclaim, "Airships are really something..."

"Enjoying lunch while gazing at the scenery outside is such a beautiful experience."

As she spoke, she glanced at the Nana sisters beside her and said, "Speaking of which, is this your first time riding an airship or something?"

“Yes, that’s right.” The Nana sisters moved in unison and spoke almost in unison: “When we were little, we saw these big airships in the orphanage. At the time, we thought they were whales flying in the sky.”

"I never imagined I would one day sit inside the belly of this giant whale."

Akemi looked at the Shimokasa sisters and then smiled, "We really have to thank Sonoko for inviting us."

"Yuanzi, we're talking about you." Hongye had just gotten the juice from Yuanzi when she heard their conversation. Hongye smiled and said to Yuanzi, "Thanks to you, my older sister was able to enjoy such a beautiful view."

"Hey, you can hear that?"

Sonoko was slightly surprised upon hearing this, and looked at the red leaves beside her with a hint of astonishment.

If it were before, she would have argued back no matter how many times Hongye called her "elder sister".

But...

"She's my sister."

"Then her eldest sister is also my eldest sister!"

That's what Sonoko was thinking.

Hongye smiled slightly and explained softly, "My ears are very good."

Sonoko nodded in agreement: "That's true, after all, you're a karuta player..."

"Alright, come sit down with me!"

Koyo pulled Sonoko towards Fujino's table, but Sonoko hesitated for a moment, then said, "It seems like there's only one seat left at that table, and there's no room left..."

As she spoke, she suggested, "Why don't you sit over there?"

"That's not true."

Hongye pulled her over and dragged a stool from the next table: "You can sit with me."

"Ah, this..."

Yuanzi was pressed down to sit by Hongye, feeling slightly embarrassed. She tugged at her skirt on her thigh, too shy to speak.

She looked ahead and saw Ai Fujino, as well as Akemi and the Nana sisters.

They all usually stay at the Fujino family's house.

Now add a red leaf, and then add yourself.

"Could this be a family dinner?"

Such a thought inexplicably floated through Sonoko's mind.

At the table next to her, Xiaolan glanced at the seat that Hongye had dragged her to the garden, then looked at the seat left next to her, and stroked her chin.

Her first thought was definitely a little jealous, after all, Sonoko was her best friend, and now Momiji had taken her away from her.

But then, as she pondered this, she suddenly realized that the relationship between Sonoko and Momiji seemed to have improved considerably…

Why do they feel like sisters?
Logically speaking, shouldn't it be a fierce battleground?

The atmosphere is a little too harmonious right now...

Could it be because of that incident before?
Hmm, could it be that Sonoko has really come to her senses?
Ah, now that I understand, something seems a bit off...

She glanced at the group represented by Fujino beside her, then looked at where she was sitting, along with Conan, Hakuba, the other kids, and Professor Agasa.

The difference was so obvious, especially Hongye's reaction, that she already understood what was going on.

Although she had heard of this kind of romance novel plot, she thought that generally, shouldn't it be a story of fierce fighting and in the end, with Fujino-senpai going to great lengths for the two of you?
How come you two resolved this peacefully and directly from within?

She lowered her eyes in thought, not understanding it, but greatly shocked.

"..."

Hakuba Saguru sat next to Conan, looking at the table next to them with a hint of confusion, doubt, and even a touch of contemplation in his eyes.

No, when I watched it before, it was supposed to be a love triangle or something...

How could things have turned out like this in just a few days?

Why are the relationships so harmonious...?

His eyebrow twitched slightly, and he felt a little stifled.

I was mainly just completely overwhelmed by their display of wit...

We're all detectives and handsome guys, so why is there such a big difference?

Fujino deserves to die!
(End of this chapter)