Fujino muttered inwardly to himself.
Ai Haibara blinked, looked toward Fujino, and her gaze seemed to say: I cracked the cipher, take me shopping... got it?
Got it!
Fujino nodded, met her gaze, and gave her a reply.
Nearby, Conan watched the two of them exchanging looks and communicating on a private frequency, and immediately let out deadpan eyes: So what on earth are you two talking about?!
Please give me the channel number, OK?
You guys are making me look like an absolute idiot, alright?!
Mori Ran brought up the main point at that moment: "However, that guy already said he wouldn't sell the copyright to Mr. Kinoshita. It's useless even if we find the manuscript..."
"It's still useful."
Fujino explained: "Although he said it couldn't be sold to Kinoshita, he didn't say it couldn't be sold to someone else..."
"Ah?"
"Girl, are you stupid?" Mori Kogoro looked at his blank, foolish daughter, silently complaining in his heart about why he had given birth to such a slow-witted child.
The crucial part was that her mother was very sharp!
Compared to Ran, Mori Kogoro's brain was a bit more flexible, and he directly spoke up: "Brother Fujino can just turn around and sell the floppy disk containing the manuscript to someone else, isn't that it?"
"Yeah, as long as our thinking doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties." Fujino crossed his arms and agreed with a nod: "Since they are willing to pay the commission fee, then others will most likely be willing to pay as well. Either way, I won't lose out."
Ai Haibara chimed in: "They might even fail to resist the temptation and compete with each other to pay more because the target is right in front of them."
"Can it even be done