The police arrived at the scene soon enough.
The familiar face from Shizuoka Prefecture had come—Coral Head, Yokomizo Sango!
The moment Yokomizo Sango saw Fujino, his expression immediately darkened.
He had initially thought this was just an ordinary murder case.
He had never expected to run into this guy!
That meant this case was no longer ordinary—at the very least, not as ordinary as he had imagined.
He would probably have to work until after midnight before he could call it a day.
This miserable detective was going to have to work overtime again!
Drawing on his past experience, Yokomizo Sango came to that conclusion.
He then forced out a bitter smile. "Fujino, fancy seeing you again... Why do we always meet in situations like this?"
Fujino: "..."
You think I wanted to see you?
Could you stop making that wage-slave face like Big Sister Sato?
You're a police officer serving the public, for crying out loud!
Fujino grumbled inwardly before adjusting his expression and nodding along. "Maybe it's what they call survivor bias."
"Survivor bias?"
Yokomizo Sango did not quite understand what Fujino meant.
Ai Haibara calmly explained, "Survivor bias is a common logical error. It refers to the cognitive bias that arises when we examine selectively filtered samples, causing us to misjudge the final result."
"?"
Yokomizo Sango was still confused.
Ai Haibara patted her forehead helplessly. "In other words, if Fujino came to Shizuoka and didn't encounter a murder case, you wouldn't notice. He only reports it when a murder occurs, which creates the illusion that a murder happens every time Fujino comes to Shizuoka."
"So that's how it is!"
Yokomizo Sango slapped his hand, suddenly enlightened.
So it was survivor bias!
That gave me a scare.
I'd always thought Fujino's Grim Reaper's Power was at work!