Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

This, like the story of Mashu and Ai Haibara, is another urban legend that has emerged online recently.

Furthermore, compared to urban legends about Mashu and others that involve supernatural elements, the topic of 100% weather maidens is clearly more popular among netizens today.

Of course, this is also closely related to the weather in Tokyo these days.

Although Tokyo was shrouded in continuous rain during this period, there were also very rare periods when sunny skies appeared in parts of the city.

The "100% Sunny Girl" in this topic is a magical girl who can predict sunny days with 100% accuracy.

Many people claim to have witnessed the other party's prophecy, but there is no more substantial evidence, such as photos or videos, so it remains at the stage of urban legend.

Ai Haibara said:

"The weather is very complex, and even large national meteorological agencies find it difficult to accurately predict whether it will be sunny or cloudy, let alone individuals."

"But if that 100% weather-predicting woman isn't just accurately predicting the weather, but can actively control it, then she can naturally predict the weather she changes with 100% accuracy."

Fujimaru Ritsuka instantly understood what Haibara Ai was trying to say:

"You mean, this 100% weather girl might be the weather shrine maiden of this generation?"

Ai Haibara nodded, then added:

"It's only a possibility, and it's based on the premise that the other party actually exists."

"Um……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka lowered her head and pondered, feeling that this was also an important clue.

As for whether it actually exists...

Urban legends are often based on fact, isn't that common sense?

So she said to Ai Haibara:

"In short, please continue to investigate further online and see if you can find any useful clues."

Ai Haibara nodded in agreement:

"Okay, I know."

Whether it's organizing intelligence or investigating the Weather Maiden, we need to get back to the agency first, and Moriarty's car is already on its way.

The three walked to the roadside to wait for a car. While waiting, Fujimaru Ritsuka unconsciously observed the hurried pedestrians on the road.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, an unusual sight caught her attention—

Among the hurried pedestrians on the street, a middle-aged man in a suit was seen walking through the crowd, holding an umbrella in one hand and dragging a heavy suitcase in the other.

The person's lower half of face was covered by a mask, while the upper half was obscured by the edge of a lowered umbrella, making it impossible to see their features.

So far, there's nothing special about him; he's just a humble working person who's about to go on a business trip or is returning from one.

However, closely following the middle-aged man was a woman in a bathrobe with disheveled hair, who was also difficult to see, and she seemed out of place among the people around her.

More importantly, the woman was not walking on the road, but floating slightly in mid-air, and other pedestrians on the road ignored her, as if she did not exist.

That was a spirit!

Fujimaru Ritsuka frowned slightly. Although she hadn't figured out the specifics and didn't understand what was going on with the middle-aged male and female spirits, she seemed to have understood something for some reason.

"Senior, over there..."

At the same time, Mashu also saw the unusual couple and, feeling puzzled, subconsciously looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, wanting to ask for her opinion.

But before she could finish speaking, she heard an instruction from Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Mash, can you stop that salaryman being followed by a ghost?"

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Mashu paused slightly, and despite some doubt, quickly nodded and said:

"Yes!"

The moment she finished speaking, Mashu threw away her umbrella and shot out like an arrow!

The passersby on both sides of the road didn't even have time to react. They only saw a dark shadow flash past their eyes. The next moment, they heard a 'thud' and the office worker was pinned to the ground by Mashu.

At this moment, the passersby finally reacted. Seeing the middle-aged man pinned to the ground and Mashu who had pinned him down, some hurried away in fear, while others slowed down and gathered to watch, whispering amongst themselves:

What's the situation with those two people?

"fight?"

"Did anyone see what just happened?..."

Amidst the murmurs, the bewildered office worker, who had been instantly pinned to the ground, finally reacted. While struggling to break free from Mashu's hold, he angrily shouted:

"Bastard, let me go!"

"Who are you?! What do you want?!"

"Are you crazy? Why are you picking on me for no reason?!"

"Can someone please help pull her away? I don't even know her!"

Hearing him say that, the onlookers started talking even more, but no one wanted to come up and help, unwilling to cause trouble for themselves.

Although they didn't know who was right and who was wrong, the girl who easily subdued the office worker had an unusually high level of combat power. It had nothing to do with them, and if they came up to help but ended up being knocked down instead, they would lose face big time.

"Please give way."

At that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka led Haibara Ai through the crowd of onlookers.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mashu."

"It's ok."

Ai Haibara walked over to Mash with an umbrella and held it up for her. Ritsuka Fujimaru went to the heavy suitcase that had fallen to the ground, squatted down and gently touched it, feeling its shape. She already had a definite answer in her heart.

Then she looked up and saw a female ghost floating on the suitcase, looking down at her.

Viewed from the front, the female ghost's face was finally clearly revealed to Fujimaru Ritsuka—

The other person should have been a young and beautiful woman, but now her face was purplish-blue, her eyes were abnormally bulging, her mouth was wide open, and there was a clear strangulation mark on her neck, making her look extremely ferocious and terrifying.

However, the other person just quietly looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka without making any move, but inexplicably gave people a very tense feeling.

Fujimaru Ritsuka took a deep breath, nodded slightly to the other person, and then, ignoring the surprised look on their face, took out her phone and dialed the police.

"Hello, is this the police station? There's been a murder and body disposal case here. The perpetrator and the victim's body have been apprehended. The location is..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 329 Fujimaru Ritsuka: Just a Detective's Intuition

"Beep—woo—! Beep—woo—!..."

Just a short while after the call was made, several police cars appeared in everyone's sight, accompanied by the loud sound of sirens.

"Excuse me, please move aside, don't crowd so close!"

The car door opened, and Megure, wearing a raincoat, hurriedly got out with the other officers. He immediately ordered his men to maintain order at the scene and clear a space.

He then pushed through the crowd and soon saw the middle-aged office worker criminal who had been pinned to the ground and unable to move, as mentioned in the emergency call, and the person who made the report, Fujimaru Ritsuka, standing to the side.

Upon seeing Inspector Megure's figure, Fujimaru Ritsuka called out:

"Officer Megure, long time no see."

"...It's you, Ritsuka."

Megure Jujutsu paused for a moment, then sighed as if resigned, responded, and stepped forward to ask:

"what is going on?"

"Forehead,"

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his head, looked at the prisoner pinned to the ground, and the suitcase beside him, and said:

“I don’t know the specifics. I just happened to find the victim’s body in the suitcase and suspected that the other party had killed someone and was about to dispose of the body.”

"Murder and body disposal!"

Inspector Megure's expression hardened, and he signaled his officers to step forward and subdue the criminal. Mashu was finally able to let go and stand aside with Fujimaru Ritsuka and Ai Haibara so as not to interfere with the work of the others.

Next, Inspector Megure went to the suitcase, carefully opened it, and found a naked female corpse that had been forcibly stuffed into the suitcase.

"..."

After confirming that everything was correct, his expression turned serious. As he handed the body and suitcase to the accompanying forensic doctor and other officers, he looked at the criminal and said:

"Sir, do you have anything to say in your defense?"

The prisoner looked dejected. He had been caught red-handed on his way to dispose of the body, with no room for defense.

Therefore, the other party honestly confessed:

"I killed him..."

Throughout the case, the perpetrator and the victim were not acquaintances, but rather had a purely sexual transaction relationship. However, during the transaction, the two had a verbal altercation, and in a fit of rage, the perpetrator strangled the victim to death.

According to the perpetrator, he committed such an impulsive act because he was often oppressed by his superiors at work, but dared not speak out. When faced with a victim of lower social status, he finally couldn't help but vent his anger on that person.

"That fat pig in the company is one thing, but how dare a bitch talk back to me...!"

The prisoner stared blankly at his hands, muttering to himself, his expression somewhat ferocious, as if he had fallen into a trance.

His confession garnered no sympathy; Ai Haibara bluntly expressed her disdain:

"A person who dares not resist those who truly oppress him, but only dares to wield his sword against the weaker, is ultimately nothing more than a coward."

Upon hearing this, the prisoner's lips twitched slightly, but he ultimately dared not refute anything. Under Inspector Megure's questioning, he honestly confessed to the scene where the crime was committed.

At this point, the case is essentially closed.

At the same time, the victim, who had become a ghost after death, bowed deeply to Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others to express his gratitude, and then got into the police car with his own body.

"That's wonderful, senior."

"Ah."

Seeing this, Mashu's heavy mood eased a little, while Fujimaru Ritsuka watched the other's departing figure, rubbing her chin as she fell into thought.