The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1431 Overwhelmed by Immorality, He Frenziedly Elbowed at Reason
Those people were heading towards the back of the group.

To be precise, it was the young master Kobayakawa who came later.

This group of people were clearly trying to steal the diary, but they didn't expect that Fujino had already put it away.

They're just a few little guys, but they're incredibly silly.

When they saw people rushing towards them, instead of dodging, they stepped forward and shielded Prince Kobayakawa behind them.

He looked exactly like a hunter who had spotted his prey.

Fujino was a little confused.

"Compared to that female college student, aren't you elementary school kids just throwing yourselves away by trying to stop her?"

He muttered a couple of complaints to himself, then grabbed his wooden sword and charged forward.

First, a wooden knife was swung at the abdomen of one of the men in a suit.

That man was no match for Fujino's power.

He only clashed with the wooden sword once, and then he was sent flying backward, crashing into a car right behind him in the parking lot, smashing the windshield and penetrating the driver's seat with his head.

"It's already flown out, haven't you had enough yet..."

"It's easier for him."

The thought flashed through Fujino's mind in an instant.

Then, he silently took out a stun gun from his personal storage space with his right hand.

Yeah, it's like a stick, but it's a real stun gun with electricity on it.

Left hand provides physical crowd control, right hand provides magical damage.

Fujino used both hands simultaneously, turned around and rushed towards another man in a suit, hitting him on the head with a wooden sword to prevent him from flying due to excessive force, and then slamming the electric baton into his stomach.

With a soft "plop," the stun gun was even inserted into the man's skin and flesh, reaching his abdominal muscles.

Then came a "sizzle" sound.

The man in the suit collapsed to the ground, convulsing.

Without stopping what he was doing, Fujino turned around and dealt with the suit-wearing men who came with him in the same way.

After a series of intermittent electrical noises.

All the men in suits on the scene collapsed to the ground, and after a few twitches, they all fell into a peaceful sleep.

It wasn't exactly death, but it was the kind of death where you couldn't even call out to anyone.

Even if they are cured, they will probably still suffer from some degree of urinary and fecal incontinence.

…………

Everyone was dealt with.

At that moment, Iori Muga dragged a man in a suit over and silently tossed him in front of Fujino.

Just as Fujino made his move, he quietly slipped over to the man in the suit who was driving.

They gave him a good beating and dragged him down.

Looking back at the group of men in suits lying unconscious on the ground, Iori Muga felt a sense of helplessness.

The young master didn't leave a single opening when he made his move.

If I don't take action, these guys will all suffer.

The suffering itself isn't the main problem; the real issue is that we can't find out who ordered it.

However, this is precisely the significance of his existence as a butler.

He thought for a moment, then asked Fujino, "Should you handle this guy, or should I?"

Fujino looked at the man who had been pinned to the ground by Iori Muga, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

The man looked terrified, his face ashen, as if he had seen some kind of monster.

Fujino felt that it was unnecessary for Iori Muga to keep this guy in check.

I reckon even if they didn't press it, they'd probably be too scared to move.

After thinking for a moment, he finally said:

"You can do it."

"learn."

Iori Muga nodded calmly, then grabbed the man, looked around, and dragged him to a blind spot in the parking lot's surveillance cameras.

Furthermore, there happened to be a car blocking the view, preventing everyone from seeing over there.

Fujino was quite satisfied with this scene.

As expected of a professional butler, he even knows to avoid the young lady.

It's reliable.

Sonoko, having recovered, looked at the group of men lying on the ground and asked with slight surprise, "Who exactly are these people?"

Xiao Lan shook her head, not knowing, but then she thought for a moment and said, "It's probably one of those guys looking for treasure. Luckily, Senior intervened in time..."

Otherwise, she could easily take down several people.

At this point, Kobayakawa Kimiko began to point out: "It's this guy! He's the one who stole my diary from the shrine yesterday!"

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in a black suit lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth and with his pants soaked.

For a moment, I really didn't know what to say.

You say it's hostility.

This guy is in such a terrible state.

What else can we do?
Xiaolan blushed slightly, then remembered her former status as a "police officer" (someone who calls the police), and suggested, "Why don't we call the police first..."

Yuanzi nodded vigorously, as if pounding garlic: "I'll call an ambulance."

Upon hearing this, the old man named Yoshikawa was slightly moved, clearly having some reservations about calling the police.

Fujino saw it all.

Judging from the current situation, this group of people should have been brought over by this old man who tipped them off.

However, it's not quite appropriate to make a move against this old man right now.

Oh, and that Prince Kobayakawa...

Fujino turned his head and smiled at Kobayakawa, saying, "Miss Kobayakawa, your opponent is truly formidable!"

"They dared to do it in broad daylight, and they even managed to get so many people to kidnap someone in the street."

Kobayakawa nodded with a hint of unease: "Yes, if I were here alone, I'm afraid..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Fujino interrupted her, saying, "These are not the important points."

"Not the point?"

"Hmm." Fujino looked at the puzzled Kobayakawa, his face smiling but his tone turning cold: "They actually knew we were in Ogi City, even though we only found out not long ago, and they came over already."

"Do you think it's possible that someone tipped them off?"

"Tip-off?!"

Kobayakawa was taken aback by these words, then pondered: "But we just found out about this, and we haven't told anyone. Who could have tipped us off?"

Yoshikawa Tsuneo, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up: "That's right, they must have secretly followed us here."

Fujino narrowed his eyes slightly: "Is that so?"

Ai Haibara, standing nearby, simply said calmly, "Fujino has a very keen intuition; no one can easily track him."

As she spoke, she squinted at Kobayakawa and Yoshikawa, a deep look appearing in her eyes.

Of the people present, everyone except these two was one of their own.

Are you sure you thought this through before saying it?

That's incredibly audacious of them to turn the tables!

Ai Haibara was speechless for a moment, sensing that both of them were somewhat guilty. There was definitely a mole among them; she suspected it was the man surnamed Yoshikawa.

Fujino didn't seem to care at all, and simply said, "There's no point in talking about this now."

"Let Iori Muga handle this."

Momiji nodded at this point: "Yes, Iori is quite good at this."

As she spoke, she called out to someone not far away, "Iori, hurry up!"

"Yes, Miss!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than a terrible wail came from the other side.

Even though you can't see the people, you know how terrible it must be.

Fujino had nothing to worry about.

Iori Muwa is a former police officer, or in other words, a special investigator, though not strictly speaking, but that's just a figurehead.

Extracting information through torture is a piece of cake, of course.

The public security and police departments can be considered two separate entities, essentially operating under a system of one meeting and two offices.

The National Public Security Commission is divided into the Police Department and the Public Security Investigation Department. The Police Department is responsible for investigating ordinary cases, while the Public Security Investigation Department is responsible for public security cases. The two are independent. Nominally, the Police Department is in charge of local public security, but in reality, the public security is independent and local police have no right to interfere.

Extending this further, even the courts and the supervisory commission have their own dedicated police departments.

The public security organs, which are the police organizations in name only, are actually national-level intelligence organizations.

It would be truly a shame if people in an intelligence organization couldn't even extract information through torture... Sigh.

Soon, Iori Mugo got the news from the man in the suit.

He then walked over slowly and said calmly, "That guy confessed everything. He's the owner of a construction company, something like Takahashi Hisamichi."

"He came over after receiving orders from Hisamichi Takahashi."

"As for the purpose, it was to steal the diary and kidnap two people to threaten the young master into finding the treasure."

"Is that right?"

Upon hearing this, Hongye's previously gentle and delicate face instantly turned cold, giving her an air of aloofness.

Of course, it's not a second-round flower.

After thinking for a moment, she looked at Fujino: "That Takahashi Hisamichi should be the person who gave the speech when we just passed by."

“Yeah, I remember that too.” Fujino nodded: “Running for senator and daring to kidnap someone or something, I really can’t understand that thought process.”

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan scratched her head and turned to Kobayakawa, asking, "Hey, Kobayakawa, do you remember him?"

Impressions, of course, refer to whether there are any grudges or hatreds.

After all, in Xiaolan's view, a kidnapping must be motivated by some deep-seated hatred.

If it's for some legendary treasure or something, then kidnapping someone in broad daylight...

Well, thinking about it, it actually makes a lot of sense.

Kobayakawa-sama pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

She clearly looked like an innocent little rabbit, completely unrelated to him.

She couldn't very well say that it was her boyfriend's father, could she?
And her boyfriend's father even wanted to kidnap her...

Moreover, if she were to say it out loud, she would feel as if she were betraying the detective who had trusted her.

That intense sense of immorality left her completely at a loss for words.

Sonoko looked completely unsurprised by what she saw, and then confidently declared in a nonchalant manner, "If you ask me, it must be that guy's campaign funds that are in trouble!"

"Campaign funds?"

Xiao Lan was curious when she heard this.

Sonoko explained casually, "Isn't he running for office? Running for office is a very expensive thing."

Of course, there are some things she won't say directly.

After all, she couldn't very well say in broad daylight that some members of parliament or something had asked her family for donations, could she?

These things are all out in the open; she simply doesn't know what's going on behind the scenes.

Sonoko didn't quite understand, but Fujino knew all too well about these things.

In response, he explained casually: "Running for senator requires votes. You have to bribe everyone, whether they are your own family members or your rivals, and you also have to bribe various social organizations."

“In the local area, those families and powerful people naturally also need to be bribed.”

"With all this back and forth dealing with these matters, it's inevitable that a huge financial loss will be incurred."

"Even though that guy is the president of a construction company or something, it's reasonable to think that he might have some crooked thoughts about getting a huge treasure in the face of such a bottomless pit."

Ooka Momiji was well aware of what Fujino was saying, and nodded in agreement: "That's true, especially in small places like this."

Xiaolan didn't think too much about it after hearing this.

She felt that she probably couldn't understand things like this.

So she suggested, "In that case, let's call the police."

Calling the police was the best option for Xiaolan.

After all, she was just a female high school student, and she really couldn't think of any other way to deal with this situation.

Upon hearing this, Prince Kobayakawa's expression shifted slightly.

Fujino naturally noticed her unusual behavior.

Clearly, she didn't want to call the police.

Based on the current situation, the person who kidnapped her should be her father-in-law.

That is, her boyfriend's father.

She should know about this, after all, there are many phone records between her and her boyfriend.

And if her boyfriend were a normal person, he should have told her too.

As for why you didn't call the police...

The idea that she was afraid of being threatened is nonsense; of course, she didn't want her future father-in-law to be arrested.

As for why Hisamichi Takahashi kidnapped his daughter-in-law instead of discussing things with her, that's another story.

Fujino used his brain for a moment and could roughly figure out that it was probably another melodramatic Romeo and Juliet story about secretly dating behind the backs of both families.

Okay, it's already a melodramatic soap opera, so what's wrong with it being a little illogical?
Fujino snapped out of his thoughts and suggested, "Alright, now's not the time to deal with that guy. Let's find the treasure first. As for these people, let's hand them over to the police."

Iori Muga glanced at Fujino, clearly having thought of something, and then suggested, "Then leave this to me."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Iori."

Fujino greeted Iori Muga.

The two people understood each other tacitly.

In Fujino's opinion, no matter what Kobayakawa-sama thought, things like this would always come down to money in the end.

It would be better to please the employer.

He could already imagine the scene where Kobayakawa-sama would end up looking like a guilty wife, unable to hold his head up in front of him.

A woman is at her most vulnerable after making a mistake.

If you have even a little bit of conscience, then feelings of guilt and immorality will work against reason, with the left brain relentlessly attacking the right brain.

Then we can squeeze the commission money like crazy.

How did Fujino know about this?
He used to be a professional at catching adulterers!
He was perfectly aware of the psychology of women who cheated on their partners.

Usually, in situations like this, some conscientious women will try their best to please their husbands before things are exposed.

Especially when the feeling of immorality is most intense.

[I've had some things to take care of these past couple of days, so I haven't had a chance to ask for leave before resuming updates.]

(End of this chapter)