The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1442 If you say nobles, then I'm not sleepy anymore...

"You're upset but can't do anything about it, right?"

“The Ooka family… If I bring up the Fujiwara family, you’ll probably have to kneel down on the spot.”

Fujino, observing Ayanokoji Fumimaro's reaction, naturally understood what the other was thinking and inwardly chuckled.

Fujino had heard of Ayanokoji Fumimaro; he was a member of the court, which is easy to explain—roughly equivalent to aristocratic families who held political office in that era.

However, in Fujino's heart, this kind of title of "public official" felt like a joke. The descendants were nothing special, and their ancestors were just rich. They could swagger around just because they had a title of "public official".

They were clearly crushed by the Americans, yet they still wanted to follow the old ways, playing the family, clan, and bloodline inheritance theory, the idea that the father is a hero and the son is a good man, just like Confucius, who, despite his family's history of surrendering, still held the title of saint.

It is indeed waste.

Ultimately, things like this can never be changed without a major reshuffle.

If the old rulers hadn't been slaughtered once according to the clan register by the Huang clan's line, "When autumn comes on the ninth day of the ninth month, my flowers bloom and all others wither, the fragrance of my flowers fills Chang'an, and the whole city is adorned with golden armor," how could they possibly have kept quiet?
Even though the outward nobility is gone, the deep-rooted traditions remain in society. Upon hearing a surname, everyone immediately thinks of the government and always adds the word "government" when introducing someone.

Ayanokoji is a government official, even if his former glory has faded.

Public servants also have their pride.

"However, since you're playing the aristocratic game with me, wouldn't it be impolite of me not to play along?"

"If you're talking about nobles, then I'm not sleepy anymore!"

Fujino looked at Ayanokoji Fumimaro and automatically considered where he, as a member of the Fujiwara clan, should place Ayanokoji.

In Japan, the nobility is divided into the court and the samurai families. The court consists of eunuchs and civil officials, while the samurai family consists of military generals and high-ranking officials. There are also some relatives of the emperor and the like. However, the main factor is the power of the family. Without power, no matter what family it is, they are just lambs to be slaughtered at will.

In ancient Japan, families were divided into six ranks, which were ranked as follows: five regents, nine Qinghua, three ministers, sixty-six imperial guards, twenty-eight rank members, and half-rank members.

The Ayanokoji family belonged to the Imperial Guard, a hereditary musical family, and were considered to be in the lower third class.

Those in the lowest class were in a very awkward position, with little power, stuck in the middle of the social hierarchy.

If we follow the old ways, in front of the Five Regents and Nine Qinghua, or rather, the Nine Qinghua of the Fujiwara family, such musical families would indeed have to kneel down and kowtow to pay their respects.

Thinking this way, Fujino felt as if a dog was standing in front of him.

Ayanokoji Fumimaro never imagined that he was being treated like a dog in other people's eyes.

At this moment, he was more concerned about the surveillance cameras.

So he turned to Fujino and asked, "You just said you've found the person who installed the surveillance cameras?"

"Yes, the identity has been confirmed."

Fujino glanced at Ayanokoji Fumimaro, "Judging from the IP location, they should be at the scene..."

As he spoke, he looked at the three people sitting at the table on the floor: "Mr. Yaguchi Rokuro, won't you show us the video that the old man left behind before he died?"

"Big brother?"

Instantly, the two people next to him turned their gazes toward it.

His eyes were full of doubt.

Yaguchi Rokuro was taken aback: "What did you say..."

“IP location, it’s on your computer.” Fujino didn’t waste any words, stood up, and grabbed him: “If I’m not mistaken, your computer should be in the laptop bag you’re carrying right now.”

"and many more……"

Rokuro Yaguchi tried to stop him.

Fujino lashed out with a whip kick, sending the opponent flying. The kick smashed through the sliding door, which was only secured with oiled paper and a wooden frame, and sent the opponent flying into the courtyard outside.

Ayanokouji wanted to intervene, but seeing Yaguchi Rokuro already airborne, he could only forcibly stop himself and pretend nothing had happened.

"This guy, why does he kick people without warning..."

"Forget it, I've heard a lot about this guy, he never holds back."

"Don't wait, you'll beat me up too."

"If I get beaten up, the Ooka family probably won't care whether I live or die."

Thinking this, he watched as Fujino took a laptop out of his computer bag and started watching.

Normally, this kind of thing would definitely be handled by him, the police inspector.

But there was nothing he could do. Ordinary police officers might not care, but as a public servant and a police inspector in Kyoto, he could only endure the tyranny of the Ooka family.

Otherwise, they might make things difficult for you.

The Kyoto court nobles were like this: being the descendants of former nobles might be an advantage when facing ordinary people, but it wasn't when facing nobles of even higher rank.

Especially in the Kyoto area.

Some people were born in Kyoto but were not powerful or wealthy, while others were born in Kyoto and were powerful or wealthy, but could not hold their heads high in front of the truly powerful and wealthy.

There are indeed powerful and influential people in Kyoto. To survive in Kyoto, one always has to be mindful of their attitude. Ordinary people may not care, but those on the fringes of the circle are helpless in this situation.

At this point, Ayanokouji had no choice but to wait patiently.

Conan followed and secretly glanced at the surveillance footage.

Then, after the third brother, Yaguchi Kimio, left, Yaguchi Hisaemon suddenly clutched his chest, staggered forward two steps, and then accidentally pointed the gun at himself and pulled the trigger. With a "bang," he shot himself through the stomach.

Conan: "..."

So, it was suicide?

Conan was momentarily questioning the meaning of life.

How could it be suicide? Logically speaking, shouldn't it be homicide?!

Before he could recover, Fujino spoke first: "It looks like suicide. After Mr. Kimifu came, Kuemon had some kind of illness due to being too emotional, and then he stumbled and accidentally pointed the gun at himself."

He died unexpectedly in the end.

As he spoke, he pushed the notebook toward Ayanokouji and said, "Inspector Ayanokouji, the surveillance footage is right here. This case is now closed."

Aya took the notebook with a complicated expression, feeling a little strange.

He had just said that the other two were suspects.

Now, a surveillance camera shows a suicide.

The crucial point is that I haven't even discovered the surveillance footage...

He felt a bit exhausted. After looking at the surveillance footage on his computer, he didn't have the energy to say anything more and could only sigh and begin to wrap things up.

The other two brothers standing nearby were not happy about this.

They ran out and grabbed Yaguchi Rokuro, who had just been kicked into the courtyard by Fujino, and began to berate him:

"You bastard, why didn't you bring out the surveillance footage sooner!"

"How awful..."

"You must have known Dad was dead a long time ago, right?"

"Damn it, you're definitely trying to frame us both and take all of Dad's money!"

In no time, the three brothers outside started making a ruckus again, even wrestling and fighting in the yard.

Just as Ayanokouji was about to leave, he saw the group startling again and looked utterly dejected.

It's one thing to be threatened by the eldest daughter of the Ooka family, and it's another to be humiliated by that detective from out of town, but the three of you are still causing trouble here!
He took a deep breath and immediately led his men to pull the three of them apart and hold them down: "You three, calm down!"

"If you cause any more trouble, we'll take you back on charges of obstructing official business."

Ayanokouji faced the three of them with a rather unfriendly expression.

Some of the reasons stemmed from personal frustration, but more so from the profit-driven attitude of these three individuals.

Your father has only just died. And the three of you are already fighting right here, trying to fight over the inheritance?
Is this still a human being?

Even Ayanokouji couldn't stand it anymore.

"System task detected: The Mysterious Case of Youjing has been completed."

"System reward has been issued"

Current Japanese Yen Balance: 3 million yen

[Detective Coins: 95]

[Main Profession: Detective Reputation: 5000 | 10000]

[Freely allocated experience: 5000...]

After accepting the rewards from the system mission, Fujino turned around and looked at the three brothers who were being pinned to the ground by Ayanokouji, and said sarcastically, "You guys really haven't changed from being stupid."

"If your father saw you like this, he probably wouldn't rest in peace even in the afterlife."

"idiot!"

"What nonsense are you spouting..."

The three brothers were still arguing, but after hearing Fujino's teasing words, their faces turned pale and then red.

Fujino simply scoffed, "What, are you angry because I exposed your truth?"

"To be honest, I feel sorry for your father. He raised three ungrateful wretches after raising them for most of his life."

"One was spying on his father, planning to get the safe's combination; two were pretending to be robbers; one was so angry with his father that he had a stroke and died; and the other, even after seeing his father dead, still wanted to steal money."

"You lot are really beyond saving."

"Fortunately, none of you will get any inheritance. If you bunch of ungrateful wretches could get any inheritance, then God would truly be blind."

Upon hearing such provocative words, the three brothers immediately became enraged and shouted:

"asshole!"

"How dare you curse us so that we won't get the inheritance!"

"..."

Fujino was speechless upon hearing this.

So you're still concerned about inheritance issues?
Filial piety truly breeds strength!
Conan couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "What are you guys thinking?!"

"Mr. Kuemon has given his all for you!"

"Fujino is right, you lot are a bunch of ingrates!"

The group, having been scolded by Conan, were naturally indignant: "You brat, what are you meddling in?"

"You dare to lecture us when you haven't even grown your first hair?"

Conan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Although I am a child, I know that I should be filial to my elders!"

Yusaku Kudo: "...?"

If Yusaku Kudo were here, he would definitely give him a questioning look.

Unfortunately, Yusaku Kudo, who was wronged by Conan, is not here.

Conan didn't stop there, and continued shouting, "Although the surveillance cameras didn't record the sound, Mr. Kuemon cried before he died!"

"At first, I couldn't understand why there was salt there, but looking at you all, I understand now—it's tears!"

Even though the tears had dried, there was still a huge amount of salt left on my collar!

"I can't even imagine how long that old man cried before his tears, which weren't very salty, left salt stains!"

He sighed as he spoke, "I think he must be crying because he couldn't take good care of his sons. They've all turned out like this, even pretending to be robbers to rob his own family for money. And also, he can no longer help his sons..."

"Fujino is right. You won't get a single penny. I bet the old man has already sold off everything in this house that could be sold."

Upon hearing this, the second brother, with his dyed yellow hair, maintained his composure and shouted at Conan with a displeased expression:

"How could that be? The old man has a large sum of money!"

Conan glanced at him: "An old man living in such a big courtyard, and this place is quite a distance from the city, do you think it's because he doesn't want to enjoy life?"

"It's entirely because we don't have enough money to hire a maid!"

However, it was clear that these words could not sway the black maggot with yellow fur.

He broke free from the police officer's restraints and stood up: "What nonsense are you talking about? That old man still has a safe!"

"Such a thick safe, it must contain a huge amount of money!"

"Crack!"

A sudden clang of a sword interrupted Yaguchi Akihiko's words. Everyone looked over and saw Fujino pull out two swords from somewhere and staring at Yaguchi Akihiko with a gloomy expression.

Conan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then immediately grabbed Fujino's leg and said repeatedly, "Fujino, calm down! Even if that guy is a beast, you can't lay a knife on him!"

Hearing this, Ayanokouji Fumimaro, who was standing nearby, also spoke up, "Mr. Fujino, this young man is right, please calm down..."

Fujino: "..."

Damn it, I just pulled out a knife, why did you all think I was going to kill someone?

Fujino couldn't help but curse inwardly, then looked at the two speechlessly: "I was just pulling out a knife, what are you two thinking?"

"You pulled out your knife not because you couldn't stand that guy cutting you?"

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Fujino looked at Conan with dead fish eyes. "It's illegal for me to cut him, okay? Even if I wanted to cut him, I would wait until no one was around and sneakily cut him when he was walking alone at night, okay?"

Conan: "..."

So you still want to cut him down, right?

Fujino ignored the two strange guys, turned around, and slowly walked towards the crime scene: "Since you want to see what's inside the safe, then come with me, and I'll show you what's inside."

Upon hearing this, the three brothers exchanged a glance and then chose to follow together.

Upon arriving at the crime scene, Fujino didn't waste any time. He gripped his two knives and slashed at the safe.

With just a buzzing sound, the two-centimeter-thick safe was cleaved in two marks, and the safe door gradually slid down with two neat, smooth X-shaped cuts, crashing to the ground with a loud bang.

What appeared before them were several contracts.

Fujino glanced at them, then pulled out the contracts and tossed them behind him in a flourish.

The group immediately knelt on the ground and began picking up the items, as if they were fighting over some rare treasure.

Once they actually got their hands on it, they threw it away as if avoiding a plague.

That is because those were all IOUs and mortgage contracts.

Fujino glanced around and couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

The entire family fortune, the Kyoto residence and garden, was squandered by those three ungrateful wretches in just one generation.

Even if it weren't an accident, Mr. Yaguchi would probably have even contemplated suicide.

After all, they raised a few wicked children who would steal if they weren't given anything.

"However, since they owe so much money, the bank or the three brothers will definitely have to fill the hole eventually, no matter what."

"Is it possible to arrange for this house to be transferred to my hands?"

Fujino glanced around and immediately fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)