The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1435 The Million Dollar Stamp

"Miss Kobayakawa, the treasure has been found. As for these guys..."

"Leave it to me to handle?"

Faced with the threat posed by Takahashi Hisamichi, Fujino naturally wouldn't give up easily—from the moment that guy started threatening him, he was someone who had to be sent to jail.

Kobayakawa-kun felt a mix of emotions and couldn't really say anything about it—she also felt that her future father-in-law had gone a bit too far this time.

As someone whose thought process is relatively normal, she knew that if it weren't for this high school detective, but some other ordinary person, she would probably have dragged everyone else down with her.

But just then, Ai Haibara suddenly spoke up: "Hey, Kobayakawa-neechan, can I have your stamps?"

"stamp?"

Kobayakawa paused for a moment upon hearing this, "Is it the stamp on this envelope?"

"Mmm." Ai Haibara nodded. "I really enjoy collecting stamps. I've never seen such rare stamps before."

Upon hearing this, Fujino glanced at Ai Haibara with surprise: "You like this stamp?"

"Yes."

Ai Haibara had a little girl's smile on her face.

His thoughts were practically written all over his face.

Fujino seemed relieved upon hearing this, and then said, "Miss Kobayakawa, my younger sister seems to really like this stamp. I wonder if you..."

Kobayakawa didn't think much of it when he heard that.

In her view, the treasure was just a letter; the envelope and such might have some meaning, but they were unnecessary.

It would be better to do someone a favor.

So he simply handed over the envelope with the stamp on it: "Since Ai-chan likes it, then I'll give it to Ai-chan."

"Thank you sister!"

A bright smile appeared on Ai Haibara's face.

The children, Conan, and those who knew her were all stunned.

Seeing her reaction, Fujino understood what was going on.

Immediately, he turned to Kobayakawa and said, "Since you are so understanding, then for my sister's sake..."

"I won't get involved in this matter."

"Thank you very much."

Kobayakawa was extremely grateful upon hearing this.

Fujino chuckled and waved his hand, "It's nothing, it's just something my little sister likes."

"But speaking of which, Ms. Kobayakawa, now that these people have been handed over to you, what are your plans for dealing with them?"

"I don't know about this either."

Kobayakawa glanced at the pile of men in suits, at a loss: "Detective Fujino, do you have any ideas?"

Fujino nodded upon hearing this: "In that case, let's leave them here for now and take Takahashi Hisamichi away first. I didn't use much force, and these people should wake up after a day of sleep."

“Perfect timing, let Takahashi Hisamichi repent properly to you.”

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Kobayakawa's mind raced, and he immediately realized Fujino's purpose in doing so—to help him increase his favorability.

The current situation is that Takahashi Hisamichi owes her a favor. If she accepts this favor, it will be much easier to talk about things with Takahashi Atsushi in the future.

"But speaking of which, where did Ah Hou go?"

"Why has there been no news since it started..."

Meanwhile, Takahashi Hisamichi, who looked like a thug, woke up in the mountains near the shrine and was completely bewildered by the darkness around him.

…………

As dusk settled, returning to Tsuwano was clearly impractical. So, Momiji used her magical little tricks as a rich woman to easily acquire an executive suite at a nearby hotel.

Since it was an executive suite with a large room, there was only one large bed in each room, so the group of people were scattered around.

Fujino and Iori shared a room to watch over the unconscious Takahashi Hisamichi.

However, as a butler, Iori Muga obviously wouldn't bother Fujino.

He took Takahashi Hisamichi and left the room, disappearing without a trace.

After Iori Muga left, Fujino also set off, leaving the suite and heading to Momiji's room.

Momiji's room is next to Fujino's.

With a gentle knock, Fujino softly called out.

After hearing the noise, Hongye hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the two little girls who had just finished taking a bath.

Logically speaking, at a time like this, Fujino should be unable to resist his temptation and come to him for a secret rendezvous.

But in front of Ai and Ayumi...

Hmm, it probably wasn't about a secret rendezvous.

A few strange thoughts flashed through her mind before she opened the door and asked curiously, "Is there something you need?"

"I'm here to see Ai."

"Oh, wait a minute, she just finished showering. Let me see if she's dressed yet..."

"It's okay, I've already put on my bathrobe."

Ai Haibara heard the commotion and called out, seemingly unsurprised that Fujino would come.

Fujino then directly asked the question that she already had a guess in mind:

"By the way, Ai, is there anything special about this stamp?"

"Could it be that it's worth a lot of money?"

Ai Haibara nodded, wearing a bathrobe and slippers, and slowly walked towards the bag placed on the sofa, taking out the envelope from her Fusa bag.

Then, he sat down on the sofa in the suite and placed the envelope on the coffee table: "Although I don't know how much it's worth, stamps like these, which are over a hundred years old, must be very valuable now."

Ooka Momiji gave Haibara Ai a deep look, somewhat surprised, but not entirely.

Speaking of which, Ai has always seemed very clever.

As for the purpose of this operation, if she guessed correctly, it was definitely to help Fujino get some revenge.

After all, Takahashi Hisamichi had just threatened Fujino, and under normal circumstances, Fujino would definitely send him in. However, considering Kobayakawa's attitude...

By doing this, regardless of who suffers the loss, at least Fujino received a substantial amount of compensation.

"How could I not have thought of that?"

Hongye felt a pang of annoyance, then suddenly realized that she seemed to have some things to learn from Xiao Ai.

After thinking about it, I realized that I had a relationship with her that was as close as that of a mother and daughter.

She smiled and reached out to ruffle Ai Haibara's hair, saying, "As expected of Ai, you thought of that so quickly."

Haibara Ai:"……"

You filthy woman, get your filthy hands off me right now!
Don't touch me!

The cat I want to be petted on the head is Fujino!
Ai Haibara tilted her head slightly, disdainfully avoiding the soft, white hand.

Upon seeing this, Ooka Momiji's smile faltered slightly, but then she remembered that this child was just like her own daughter.

She then thought to herself, "Ai is such a tsundere."

Then she looked at the stamps on the table: "Stamps from over a hundred years ago would indeed be of interest to some people."

"This stamp looks like the first edition of the Dragon Cutting Stamp issued by Japan, and it's even a misprint."

"The price probably won't be cheap."

Fujino glanced at Momiji in surprise: "You understand?"

"I don't know anything about it," Hongye smiled. "I only know that this is the first set of stamps issued by Japan. I'm not really interested in collecting them."

"But I can find out the price right away by asking around."

"Then I'll trouble you, Momiji." Fujino did have some understanding of stamps.

For example, a large patch of red and a small patch of red are both worth ten million RMB.

The first set of stamps issued by Japan was a misprint.

It must be worth a lot of money, right?
Hongye took a picture, then sent a message, and quickly received a reply. She then smiled and said, "Darling, you really struck gold this time!"

"Ok?"

Fujino was a little surprised by Koko's sudden enthusiasm.

Hongye smiled and said, "I just inquired, and the current market price for a Dragon Cutting Hand is about 4,000 US dollars, which is about 5 million yen."

"Only five million yen?"

Fujino felt that Momiji's actions were a bit inexplicable.

Ai Haibara was slightly annoyed when she heard this.

I didn't expect it to be only five million yen.

She thought she could get something big from Fujino.

But as she pondered this, she turned her gaze to Kureha with a hint of resentment, thinking, "So, what was that all about him calling Fujino 'darling'?"

"Damn it, don't be so overly familiar!"

Looking at Fujino's expression, Ooka Momiji wasn't surprised. She just smiled and continued to explain, "Of course, the regular one is five million yen, but Ai's stamp is a misprinted version."

"The misprinted version of the Dragon Half Coin, which I found out, is priced at ten times the normal price."

Fujino was surprised to hear this: "If it's ten times, then that's fifty million yen?"

"not like this."

Hongye shook her head slightly, "What I was talking about was half a coin, but what you have in your hand, Fujino, is five hundred coins, and it seems that no misprints have been found on the market yet."

"The person I asked was willing to pay one million dollars to buy the stamp that you have in your hand, Fujino."

That is, 130 million yen.

Fujino was slightly surprised upon hearing this: "One hundred million?"

Hongye nodded and replied, "I think if it were auctioned off, it would probably fetch more than 100 million, at least 200 or 300 million. After all, the price of such a unique item can be driven up considerably."

Fujino was taken aback by what he heard.

Two or three hundred million.

Wow, that's really valuable.

Fujino looked at the stamps on the coffee table, feeling a mix of emotions.

So how can something as small as this be worth so much money?

Let's not even talk about 300 million; just 100 million would require countless ordinary people to sell their labor to earn that much...

So, capital, sigh.

Fujino felt a pang of regret, but he was quite satisfied with the extra 300 million yen he had received.

This trip was definitely worthwhile.

As for Kobayakawa-kun's side...

This was a transaction she made herself, using stamps to trade with her father-in-law in jail.

If it weren't for Ai Haibara, he really would have sent Hisamichi Takahashi to jail.

It's one thing to provoke and threaten him, but to attack his own people...

Those who know him know he's very protective of his own.

Old Deng, at the very least, should be sent to jail for a few years.

It's already a big favor that they got him into the ICU in just a few minutes.

Thinking this, he reached out and decisively patted the cat's head: "This time, we really have to thank Ai."

This time, the gray cat did not dodge.

After all, there's only one person whose cat-like head she'd willingly let pet.

Ayumi looked at the scene before her, somewhat bewildered and unsure of what was going on.

The room felt filled with a sense of harmony.

Although she didn't know what had happened, she really wanted to be patted on the head by her older brother.

Ooka Momiji watched Fujino pat the gray cat's head with a calm expression, her smile unchanged.

In her eyes, Ai Haibara was already her and Fujino's daughter.

Or rather, she's my younger sister.

What's wrong with Ai getting her head patted?
We helped Fujino become a man!
Thinking this way, she suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and thought to herself, "Speaking of which, I need to find an opportunity to spend some time alone with my darling..."

Ooka Momiji felt a ticklish sensation in her heart when she recalled being pinched just now.

She didn't have any in-depth communication with Fujino.

However, one-sided communication also gave her a particularly pleasant feeling.

Especially when her beloved Fujino-kun, who is usually so strong, can only be trampled underfoot and manipulated at will.

That feeling lingered in her heart, unforgettable...

Having put aside the young man's craving for forbidden fruit, she asked Fujino, "What do you plan to do with that stamp?"

"Let's keep it for now."

Fujino said calmly, "I'm not short of money right now. Keeping things like this means I can sit back and wait for them to appreciate in value."

He chuckled softly, "Even if it doesn't appreciate in value, it's still a nice keepsake, something to be passed down to future generations as a family heirloom."

Ooka Momiji's face immediately turned red.

She couldn't help but wonder: Has he already started thinking about the child?

In an instant, Ooka Momiji, who had already become love-struck, thought of several children with the surname Fujino.

Of course, this was just a fleeting thought. She smiled and replied, "In that case, maybe in the future, in the lifetime of some future generation, it might come in handy."

Fujino chuckled and shrugged.

Ai Haibara, who was being petted on the head by the cat, suddenly felt a bit agitated.

This woman just mentioned future generations...

Could it be that he's thinking about having a child with Fujiwara?

Damn it, even if it's a child, it's Fujino's and my child, isn't it?
Ai Haibara felt a little angry at first, but when she thought about her current state, she couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

When will my body finally be able to perform properly?

With that kind of demeanor, it's impossible for him to have a normal relationship with Fujino...

If this continues, we'll soon be Fujino's little sister.

Will Fujino still treat me like a little sister after I turn back to normal?

If I were to hide my identity, I would have to start all over again, which would be completely incomparable to that wicked woman...

Countless thoughts flashed through Ai Haibara's mind, and she suddenly realized that although she was closest to Fujino...

However, it was precisely because of this recent relationship that it became her biggest obstacle.

"Let's develop the antidote first..."

"At least we need to give Fujino some psychological preparation, so that he remembers me when I turn back into Shiho Miyano."

Even if we can't develop a complete antidote, at the very least, we can grow up in this state someday.

Ai Haibara's head spun around for a moment, and finally she came up with her ultimate method as a science-loving girl—making small pills by hand.

A science-minded girl saves the world!

(End of this chapter)