Murder reasons in the Conan World were all quite bizarre, and Fujino genuinely felt this way.
Yet thinking about it sometimes, it wasn't necessarily impossible; some things simply carried a subtle glimmer of rationality amidst their sheer absurdity.
Sato Miwako had mixed around Tokyo for so many years, and having seen a vast number of cases, she had long since grown unphased.
She had long since come to terms with many things.
As for letting Fujino lead the investigation of a case, that was one of the things she had come to terms with.
There were some cases the police simply couldn't handle, and if they forced the issue, it would only stir up a mountain of trouble.
For cases like this, it was best to just leave them to Fujino.
At that moment, Fujino received a phone call from Ayanokoji Fumimaro.
I've already sent the details of the case to your text messages.
The words were brief, consisting of almost just that single sentence, and Fujino was somewhat dissatisfied with this: "Why did you only check this now? I'm already just about done investigating my end."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Ayanokoji Fumimaro fell into a stunned silence.
Fujino heard the sound of a deep breath coming through the receiver.
Then, Ayanokoji sighed helplessly: "After all, it's a case from two years ago, not some major crime. I made a special trip over there to investigate and found all the records before I could organize them..."
Fujino naturally understood; the other person was saying that he had been doing his utmost to investigate.
However, he didn't care whether the other person tried their best or not—he only cared about the results.
He cared even more that the other person was a Kyoto cop, so he couldn't help but make a