Conan's Unscientific Detective

Fujino didn't dare to think too much about it. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Just now I heard on the phone that you have a photo of the person you want to find. I wonder if you can take it out and let me take a look. In this way, I can confirm the identity of that person."

"Yes, but I feel that there are not many places to refer to."

Hattori Shizuka said, pulling out a photo from her bag and handing it to Fujino: "The person holding the trophy in the middle of the photo is the one I'm looking for, Shibata Shiro."

"The photos of the kendo tournament, judging from the location of the competition, should be the summer tournament in Kansai."

Fujino took the photo and looked at it.

The photo shows a group of three women and four men. They are wearing protective gear for kendo competitions. In the center of the photo is a boy holding a trophy.

Next to the boy, there was a cute girl with a ponytail and a slightly immature look.

At first glance, her face shape and features are exactly the same as Shizuka Hattori, so it should be her...

Fujino looked up and glanced at Hattori Shizuka, then looked at the photo.

Thirty years has indeed seen a lot of changes...

The young girl has become a wife with a stupid son.

Emm, it turns out that girls with good looks will still look good even if they are older in this world.

Fujino pursed his chin and said, "The girl with a ponytail next to her should be Miss Ikenami, right?"

"Yeah... that was me. We were indeed participating in the summer tournament in Kansai at the time. After graduation, I returned to Tokyo. I didn't expect to be spotted right away."

Hattori Shizuka was slightly surprised, then raised her eyes and looked directly at Fujino.

From the very beginning, the secret she had been hiding began to be unraveled bit by bit.

Both the hidden wedding ring on the hand and the area in the picture can be seen.

She had no doubt that if she revealed anything more, she would be recognized.

It was indeed terrifying, and it made one's hair stand on end...even though she didn't have any hair.

The purpose of her coming here this time was actually to test the other party's strength and confirm whether her stupid son was bullied.

She had never seen Fujino in person, but she had heard about him from her son and husband.

The last time my son sprained his ankle, and after returning from Tokyo, he started yelling, "What kind of monster is this Fujino?", "This guy deserves to die!", "It's so hateful..." and so on.

She also asked her husband what kind of person Fujino was, but the answers she got were "a very outstanding young man", "a promising young man with a bright future", "why doesn't Heiji learn more from him", etc., as if he was someone else's child, an outstanding young man.

So she subconsciously thought that her son must have been bullied by this outstanding young man, and she came here to test him.

"You can tell from your appearance in the photo. After all, Ms. Ikebo, you look like a lotus emerging from water. I think you can be spotted at a glance in the crowd."

Fujino chuckled and said, "As for the summer tournament in Kansai, I also studied kendo, so I can recognize it naturally."

"That's really an exaggeration..."

Hattori Shizuka waved her hands a little embarrassedly: "I didn't expect that you are also learning kendo now."

At her age, being praised by young people for her looks really makes her feel good.

At the same time, she felt more suspicious about the fact that her son was being bullied.

How could a young man who is so good at speaking be a bully?

But I can't give an answer so quickly, after all, you can only know a person's face but not his heart...

"Yeah, I just learned it for fun. I learned it randomly."

Fujino looked at Shizuka Hattori, thought for a moment, and said seriously: "Since the content of the commission and the person to be found have been determined, then we should talk about the commission fee... From the perspective of difficulty, these photos should be from a long time ago and are not very useful. In other words, the only clue now is that one name, and it is really difficult to find it. Originally, my price should be 600,000 yen..."

"Six hundred thousand yen?"

Hattori Shizuka was stunned for a moment and looked at Fujino in surprise.

Although this money was not too much for her.

But if you just want to find someone, it is indeed a bit expensive.

Obviously, she was still not familiar with our famous detective's routine of treating 'acquaintances'. To this, Fujino paused for a moment and continued, "But since Miss Ikebashi is an acquaintance, I can give Miss Ikebashi a 20% discount and charge her 500,000 yen... I have already prepared the contract when you come here. If you agree, you can sign and pay the deposit in advance."

"Such a big discount... but it's still within the acceptable range."

Hattori Shizuka nodded. She didn't expect that she could get a discount of 100,000 yuan by saying that she had an acquaintance as an introduction.

Although one hundred thousand yuan is not a lot, it is a big discount compared to six hundred thousand yen.

"Well, it's not a big deal. After all, we are all acquaintances. In order to repay everyone's support, I have to show some sincerity. Even if the price is lower than usual and I lose some money, it can be regarded as a reward for the customers who support me."

Fujino used some of the family members' routine words, and said politely and reluctantly, and took out a mobile POS machine from his pocket: "If you have a bank card, you can pay directly now. We support mobile payment here... As for the deposit, it is one tenth of the list price, which is 50,000 yen."

"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."

Hattori Shizuka took out her bank card and swiped it, feeling something strange.

The money is gone?

It should be said that the speed was really too fast. I didn't even say a few words after entering the door before I directly accepted the commission and signed the contract... I have to say, the efficiency is quite high.

But at the same time, a wave of thoughts came to her mind.

An acquaintance... I wonder if a son counts?

After thinking about it, she felt a little sorry for Fujino.

After all, the other party is a child almost the same age as his own son.

Tricking an underage high school detective in exchange for a discount or something.

I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.

"Well, I'll find Mr. Shibata as soon as possible."

Fujino became serious, his expression and demeanor also improved a little, and he performed extremely professionally.

Get a 20% discount for acquaintances.

Raise the list price before making an offer, and then offer a discount.

Not only can you make money, but you can also make your family feel that you have made a profit.

In short, it's a win-win situation.

"But, I have another request."

Hattori Shizuka suddenly said, "If possible, I would like to ask Detective Maori who lives across the street to participate in this commission."

In her impression, every time her son appears, the "sleeping detective" Kogoro Mouri will be there.

The last time I went to Kansai, I invited the other party, but he didn’t come.

She suspected that her son was being exploited by his senior detectives while being bullied by older, younger and more outstanding detectives.

However, after some exploration, she thought that there shouldn't be any big problems on Fujino's side.

After all, how could a young man who was so polite, so disciplined, and even praised her beauty and called her "Miss" be such a bad person?

"Two detectives investigating together?"

Fujino frowned, a little hesitant about this request.

One client, two detectives.

Where are your nesting dolls?

But it feels a bit familiar...

Why does it feel like the story of two clients and one detective?

Fujino was slightly stunned.

Although it's nice to eat a double portion, it's not so nice when it's your turn.

If the same commission is divided between two detectives, the amount will definitely be reduced.

"I've heard that you two have a good relationship."

Hattori Shizuka also noticed that her request seemed to make the other party uncomfortable: "I think if two detectives investigate together, then it will definitely be much faster to find the person. Of course, I will definitely pay the commission as usual."

"Well, since the client requested it, I will take you to meet Brother Maori."

Fujino stood up and walked to the bathroom. "But before I go, I still have to make a phone call to ask my brother if he wants to accept the commission. After all, he is very busy."

Hattori Shizuka said she didn't care: "It doesn't matter."

"Then please wait for a moment, Miss Ikebo."

Fujino turned and walked towards the bathroom, took out his cell phone from his pocket, and dialed Kogoro Mori's number.

The amount of his commission is still a bit high. If Brother Maori offers a price lower than his discounted price, wouldn't that be a slap in his face?

"Ah, Fujino brother, what's the matter?"

There was some noise in the background from Kogoro Mouri on the other end of the phone; he must be watching a football game.

"Brother, I have accepted a commission, but after entrusting me with the commission, the client also specifically asked you to join the investigation."

"I'm investigating too?"

Maori Kogoro was also stunned for a moment: "Commissioning two detectives at the same time, it's a bit suspicious..."

"It's a request to find someone. The other party is a middle-aged woman who wants to find a classmate from more than 30 years ago."

At this point, Fujino's tone lowered slightly, and he whispered: "My offer is 600,000 yen..."

"Six... six hundred thousand?!"

Maori Kogoro was obviously shocked by the commission price: "Just looking for someone, 600,000 is too outrageous."

"So I gave a slight discount and asked for half a million."

Fujino said calmly: "The other party agreed."

"oh oh!"

Maori Kogoro understood immediately after hearing this, and couldn't hide the smile in his tone: "Thank you very much, Brother Fujino!"

"Well, I'll take someone there right away. She has the photo and the person's name, so it should be easy to find."

"Okay! I'll get ready."

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Maori Detective Agency.

"Ding dong!"

Fujino rang the doorbell: "Brother Maori, we are coming in!"

"Please come in!"

The voice that answered was Xiaolan's.

Hearing the sound, Fujino pushed open the door and saw Xiaolan, who was holding a dust basket and wearing a pink knitted top and light blue shorts.

Judging from the looks of it, they were probably doing some spring cleaning over the weekend.

Conan stood beside her, wearing that blue suit and a pair of shorts.

Fujino didn't quite understand why this boy had to wear formal clothes at home.

Could it be that all the child support was spent by Uncle Maori on horse racing, and he has no other clothes to wear?

"Where's Uncle Maori?"

Fujino walked into the detective agency office, followed by Hattori Shizuka, who greeted Xiaolan with a slight bow.

"Dad is in the bathroom now."

Xiaolan replied to Fujino and bowed slightly in return, then looked at Hattori Shizuka: "You should be the client, please wait a moment!"

"She's a beauty!"

Conan's vision is pretty good. He glanced at Hattori Shizuka and sighed in his heart.

"Cough cough..."

Hattori Shizuka felt a little uncomfortable and coughed twice.

She glanced around the detective agency, observing silently.

It was a small office with a black TV on the desk, a brown leather sofa next to it, and a light brown wooden coffee table. Files were scattered on the filing cabinet next to it.