The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1406 Madam, you didn't want this either...

"Is it time to start the operation?"

"Well, before I leave, I'd like to say goodbye and remind you that you guys aren't much of a fighter if you're unarmed."

"Um, nothing should happen, right? After all, this is the Torada family's residence..."

"You can know a person's face but not their heart; the murderer might be in the Torada family."

"Anyway, forget it, I'll leave you some weapons."

"This is a stun gun. Press here. There's also a tranquilizer gun. Just pull the trigger."

Fujino went to Momiji's room, greeted them, and casually left behind a few stun batons and tranquilizer guns.

The girls were a little confused when they saw the thing that Fujino carried with him.

Why does he carry something like that around with him?
But considering it's Fujino, it's not a big deal.

The group didn't have many doubts; they just felt a warm feeling in their hearts.

He was actually worried about me!
After releasing Kuro to protect a few people, Fujino left the Torada residence and secretly went to the Ryuo residence.

"The message has already been released?"

"Yes, they've been released."

Hattori Heiji replied, "I have already found a way to deliver the letter you gave me to Ryūo Ayaka."

"But what exactly did you write? Why did her expression suddenly change after reading it?"

"It was just some suggestive talk. The fact that she could even think of it means there's something wrong with her," Fujino explained simply.

However, just as he turned to leave, he pulled an iron bar out of his pocket.

Hattori Heiji stared at the iron rod, paused for a moment, feeling it looked familiar, and then became completely bewildered: "You still have this iron rod?"

"No, that iron rod is still with the Kyoto Police Station."

Fujino offered an explanation, then couldn't help but complain, "Those guys in Kyoto are really mean. They promised to return the iron bar to me last time, but they still haven't. I'll have to ask them for the money someday."

Hattori Heiji:"……"

I don't know what to complain about anymore!
However, since you've insulted those idiots in Kyoto, then you're my good brother!
Although Kyoto and Osaka are both in the Kansai region, this thing is just like a certain group of thirteen bodyguards.

Neither of them backed down.

Fujino handed the iron rod to Hattori Heiji: "Here, you can hold onto this iron rod for now."

"What?"

"Of course, it's for self-defense."

Fujino looked at him with disdain: "So that you won't be powerless to resist if you encounter any thugs..."

"After all, besides being able to use a knife, your hand-to-hand combat skills are completely terrible."

Hattori Heiji:"……"

Why are you spouting such obvious truths?

To be fair, he really couldn't find anything to refute what Fujino said.

His fighting prowess is all in swords and knives; his fighting ability is significantly reduced when he fights bare-handed.

After all, he is a swordsman; his martial arts skills are still best left to Kazuha and Ran, the eldest sister from Kudo's family.

…………

"I know what your secret is, and you're probably terrified of being next... Madam, if you don't want your affair with your husband and Toshiro of the Torada family to be exposed... Meet me tonight at midnight in the forest behind the Ryūo family residence. If you don't come, I'll have to make it public."

Clutching the letter in her hand, Ryūō Ayaka went to the forest behind the Ryūō family home, as agreed in the letter.

At this moment, she felt extremely flustered, and a strange feeling enveloped her entire body, even making her feel somewhat excited.

She didn't understand why he wanted to meet her alone...

I don't understand why this matter was exposed.

With a heart full of trepidation, she walked alone in the forest.

Then, a figure suddenly patted her on the shoulder from behind.

Instinctively, she screamed "Ah!" and then stumbled and fell to the ground with a thud.

Once she regained her senses, she could finally see who it was in the dim light of the night.

Yes, that's the detective the Torada family hired.

Ryūki Ayaka was slightly stunned, but soon she figured out why the other party had come to find her.

Something must have been discovered...

Fujino wasn't surprised by Ryūo Ayaka's reaction, and simply smiled and said, "Ms. Ryūo, you've come after all."

"..."

Ryūki Ayaka remained silent, looking at Fujino with a complicated expression.

Her face was contorted with anger: "What is the meaning of this letter?"

"That's what you mean," Fujino said calmly. "What else could it mean? Pretending to be confused isn't fun."

Ryūki Ayaka frowned upon hearing this.

She has a brain; of course she wouldn't believe it just because of those two sentences...

So she said in a deep voice, "You say you know, but how do I know that what you know is what I know?"

"..."

Fujino fell silent upon hearing this, looked at her, and gave a slight smirk: "You do have some brains after all..."

"However, not many."

"You came here alone, do you think I don't know something?"

Ryūki Ayaka crossed her arms: "I already told my husband about this before I came. Do you think I would dare to come alone?"

"If you dare to do anything to me, the Dragon Tail family will be here immediately!"

"Is that so?" Fujino's lips curled into a slight smile. "I already checked the area before I came, and there's no one from the Ryūo family here..."

"However, what you said is quite interesting."

As he spoke, his smile deepened: "You don't even dare to tell your husband about something like this? It seems your husband doesn't know about this..."

"Interesting, interesting."

Ayaka Ryūki's expression froze: "What...do you mean?"

"Now that things have come to this, do I still need to explain?" Fujino said calmly. "A centipede was left at the crime scene, along with a frightened Constance. What you're trying to hide must be the matter of Kai Genjin from back then, right?"

"Now, someone is seeking revenge, killing off those of you who experienced this back then, one by one. I'm afraid it won't be long before it's your turn..."

As he spoke, he pondered for a moment, then added, "Your husband is unaware of the truth, probably because of that match back then..."

"Am I right, Lady Dragontail?"

"...?!"

Ryūki Ayaka's face turned pale instantly, her expression became miserable, her legs went weak, and she sat down on the ground, looking as if she had lost her soul.

Fujino walked forward slowly, his smile unchanged, and knelt down, staring intently into her eyes: "Lady Dragon Tail, it seems my guesses were right..."

"..."

As Ryūki Ayaka looked at the smiling man in front of her, a bad feeling suddenly welled up in her heart.

That smile sent a chill down her spine... So, she couldn't help but ask, "What exactly do you want?"

"How is it?"

Fujino's smile grew even more meaningful. "Lady Dragon Tail, you wouldn't want your husband to know that you've been hiding this from him and doing this kind of thing with those people, would you?"

Upon hearing this, Ryūki Ayaka's beautiful face instantly lost all color.

Her eyes became hazy, and in the end, as if she had made some kind of decision, she simply gave up struggling and lay down on the ground.

Tears silently streamed down her face.

It was as if they had made some kind of mental preparation.

Its posture resembled that of a lamb ready to be slaughtered.

Fujino: "..."

Oh, this lady is so cooperative...

So, is it possible for a story like this to actually happen in real life?

Well, art originates from life, but transcends it, yet it may never catch up with life.

Ayaka Ryūo is still quite beautiful. Her bangs are parted to the sides, and her long hair flows freely, giving her a youthful look. She is wearing jeans and a white top, which shows off her figure, which has just been nourished. In addition, she has just become a wife, so she has the feel of a young married woman who is not yet fully mature.

Okay, young woman, this kind of plot is indeed quite classic.

Fujino really wanted to complain: Madam, why are you cooperating like this? I'm not Cao Cao, I'm not interested in you!

However, the objective has been achieved.

People prefer compromises. If you want someone to comply with you, you need to threaten them with an even more outrageous condition.

Fujino felt that he had achieved his goal, but he had gone a little too far.

"Ahem!"

He coughed lightly, looked at Ryūki Ayaka lying on the ground, and said speechlessly, "Ryūki-sama, what are you doing?"

"...?"

Ayaka Ryūki silently typed a question mark, her eyes full of doubt as she was puzzled by Fujino's words.

Isn't that what you want?

Fujino crossed his arms, looked at her lying on the ground, and said with a deadpan expression, "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?"

Ayaka Ryūki was completely dumbfounded.

What do you mean by "what do you mean"? Isn't it what you want to hear?

They even said things like that...

And that sinister smile, isn't that exactly what I wanted?

Fujino still crossed her arms: "What I mean is, if you don't want your husband to know about this, then you should tell him the whole truth."

"As you probably know, I'm a detective, and besides being a detective, I'm also a criminal consultant for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government."

"Someone is trying to murder you, and I'm determined to find the killer..."

"After all, the Torada family hired me to solve this murder case, and if we want to solve the murder case, we have to find the murderer."

"And the only breakthrough we have now is with you."

"It's even quite possible that you'll be the next one to be killed."

"what?"

Ryūki Ayaka was stunned, as if she hadn't heard these words clearly, but she had noticed something.

It seems I no longer need to act in the way I thought the other person meant...

Great.

She breathed a sigh of relief and slowly sat up from the ground. The duck seemed to be relieved as it sat on the ground.

Coming to her senses, she recalled what the other person had just said.

Immediately, he raised his head and asked, "You're saying I might be the next one to be killed?"

Fujino wasn't surprised to see the woman's face change.

After all, people are selfish.

There's a saying that goes something like this: she didn't realize she was wrong or had come to her senses; she just knew she was going to die.

Just as he had planned, he spoke in a deep voice: "Mr. Constance knew he was going to die before he died..."

"You must know something, right?"

"..."

Ayaka Ryūki's face paled. "I... I know some things. It's because of the centipede. That centipede is the banner of Lord Shingen at the festival..."

"He must have thought of Lord Shingen to do that."

Fujino listened to her words and then asked, "So, what exactly did you do back then that brought trouble upon yourselves?"

“I know it’s related to Kai Genjin, but it would be better if you explained the details yourself…”

He sighed as he spoke, "Otherwise, even if I wanted to save you, there would be no way."

Ayaka Ryūki hesitated, but the thought of possibly being killed terrified her, and she could only finally speak: "That's because we want A-Jing, my husband, to win the competition..."

"At the time, we intended to scare Mr. Kai's horse with fireworks, but we never expected that he would rush straight off the cliff."

"When we found out, we were terrified and didn't dare to say anything about it."

"After all, Mr. Kai is the most respected person in the village..."

Fujino narrowed his eyes: "So, you just stood by and watched Mr. Kai die, and then when Mr. Yoshiro died with a centipede beside him, Mr. Cons would think that someone was seeking revenge for what happened back then, and that he would realize he was going to be killed?"

“That’s about it…” Ryūo Ayaka nodded with her head drooping. “But back then, we didn’t know that Mr. Kai was still alive. After all, when we looked over, we thought he was already dead. If we had known, we definitely would have gone to save him.”

She paused, then continued, "Moreover, it seemed that Torada Yoshiro remembered something, saying that besides the sound of our fireworks, there was also a flash of light..."

“After that, Mr. Yoshiro was killed.” Fujino looked at her. “Just as he was about to go to the police station to confess to what happened, Mr. Cons did not escape either… According to their families, they seemed to have asked the police station to do something.”

He squinted at Ryūki Ayaka: "Don't you think there's something fishy about what happened back then? It's very possible that the person who might have actually killed Mr. Kai is trying to silence you..."

"But even so, I can't say it..."

Ryūki Ayaka's face turned ugly. "If people find out that we were the ones who stood by and did nothing to save the highly respected Mr. Kai, how will we ever have the face to live in the village again? Not only will the villagers not give us a friendly look, but our families will too!"

"Besides, A-Jing regards Mr. Kai as a respected senior. If he finds out about this, he will definitely reject me!"

Fujino: "..."

Don't want you? What do you think this is, some kind of female-oriented novel?

He was speechless for a moment, but he was used to such things happening in the village.

After all, in a small community like a village, where personal relationships are paramount, face is more important than anything else.

Simply replace Kai Genjin with a clan elder, local worthy, or clan worthy, or a warrior who risked his life to save the ancestral tablets and shrine.

You bunch of little bastards dare to kill him?

Alright, alright, I'll arrest you all right now and put you in front of the ancestral tablets. I won't kill you, but I'll at least kick you out of the house and leave you to fend for yourself.

(End of this chapter)