Beika's Grand Stage-Come If You Dare

Thirty minutes later, the police force deployed at Professor Agasa's house arrived, accompanied by Mori Kogoro and Conan.

"Brother Fujino, is this guy the criminal?"

Juzo Megure glanced at Kōhei Sawaki, who was lying unconscious on the ground.

"He openly attacked me with a crossbow at my doorstep."

Fujino pulled a steel arrow from his pocket and handed it to Juzo Megure: "Luckily, I reacted in time and escaped this disaster, otherwise Inspector Megure, you might never have seen me again."

"The steel arrow that attacked me back then was also of this style."

Juzo Megure took the steel arrow. "Looks like this guy is the culprit."

Looking at the steel arrow in his hand, Juzo Megure couldn't help but feel a little scared.

He vaguely felt a throbbing pain in the wound on his waist that hadn't fully healed yet...

Thinking of this, Juzo Megure's face darkened.

He first glanced down at the unconscious Kōhei Sawaki, then waved to the police officers behind him. "Take him back for questioning."

"Yes!"

Several detectives in suits behind him understood, stepped forward, and handcuffed Kōhei Sawaki.

Without asking any further questions, the two detectives skillfully lifted Kōhei Sawaki's shoulders and legs, carrying him like a dead dog, and tossed him into the back seat of the police car.

"How could Ze Mu be a criminal..."

Uncle Mori looked at this scene with a strange expression.

Conan, standing at his feet, had the same question in his mind.

He had just seen this person last week...

He remembered him as a very skilled bartender who had a good relationship with Uncle Mori.

"What's wrong, Mori-kun?"

Juzo Megure noticed Mori Kogoro Mouri's disgusted expression and asked, "Do you know this person?"

"I do know this person."

Mori Kogoro looked away. "I've known him for many years. I just had dinner at the restaurant where he works last week."

"Brother Mori, what have you done to offend him?"

"I don't know..."

Mori Kogoro scratched the back of his head.

To be honest, he never expected that the person who poisoned Eri Kisaki was Kōhei Sawaki.

"Speaking of which, I think I saw this guy last week."

Just then, Fujino's voice suddenly came from beside them.

"You saw Fujino last week, didn't you?"

Juzo Megure looked at Fujino with surprise.

The other two also turned their gazes over.

Under their gazes, Fujino pretended to ponder for a moment before saying, "That's right, it was in the morning, right downstairs from my house... There was a man dressed simply who wanted to visit Uncle Mori."

But finding Uncle Mori not home, the man prepared to leave. Just then, Kōhei Sawaki approached and led the man away.

Of course, Fujino did not see Kōhei Sawaki leave with Murakami Jo.

He made these up entirely from memory.

Originally, Kōhei Sawaki was supposed to kill several people before Conan saw through his scheme and used his tranquilizer watch to subdue Mori Kogoro, thus revealing the truth.

But now, Kōhei Sawaki has been defeated by him ahead of time.

Given the current situation, if we don't force a publicity stunt, the matter of Murakami Jo's murder will likely be glossed over...

Kōhei Sawaki is currently charged with assault, attacking a police officer, and attempted murder.

If the crime of murder is overlooked, it would be too lenient on this kid.

"Just got out of prison..."

Under Fujino's deliberate prompting, Mori Kogoro seemed to remember something and asked in surprise, "Could it be Murakami Jo?"

"If Fujino's description is correct, that person should be Murakami Jo."

Juzo Megure said it with certainty, then looked at Mori Kogoro with a puzzled expression. "By the way, Kogoro, what were you doing that morning?"

"Hahaha..."

Mori Kogoro gave an awkward laugh. "I went to play mahjong early this morning... and didn't get home until evening."

Both Juzo Megure and Conan gave Mori Kogoro a speechless look.

This guy is hopeless.

After pondering this in his mind, Juzo Megure then turned his gaze to Fujino: "But why is Kōhei Sawaki hanging out with Murakami Jo Joe? Could it be that the two of them are in cahoots?"

I don't think so.

Fujino pretended to be making a serious deduction, paused, and then continued, "Murakami Jo may have already been killed by that Kōhei Sawaki guy."

"Murakami Jo has been murdered?"

Upon Juzo Megure looked puzzled, then subconsciously asked, "Could it be that you've figured something out, Fujino- kun?"

The fish has taken the bait!

Fujino narrowed his eyes and asked Juzo Megure, "From the beginning, the police's main target of investigation has been Murakami Jo, right?"

"That's how it was supposed to be. While we can't rule out the possibility of other people, judging from the target of the attack, only Murakami Jo was recently released from prison, has a clear criminal motive..."

Juzo Megure nodded.

Immediately after he was struck by the steel arrow, Murakami Jo was listed as a key target of investigation.

However, after their investigation, they found no useful clues.

They don't even know where Murakami Jo is now.

Originally, they believed that the perpetrator in this case was Murakami Jo.

But who could have imagined that the culprit was none other than Kōhei Sawaki, whom he had never even met before...

According to Fujino, the person they were investigating seemed to be dead.

No wonder they couldn't find anything.

"That's right."

Fujino nodded and continued, "The purpose of Kōhei Sawaki's assassination of Lawyer Fei, Inspector, and myself was actually to confuse the police investigation and point all the evidence at Murakami Jo."

Although it is unknown who he wants to kill, one thing is certain: Murakami Jo, who is being framed, must not appear.

A week ago, I didn't know Kōhei Sawaki and Murakami Jo, so I didn't pay attention. But now, it seems that Murakami Jo, who was taken away by Kōhei Sawaki... is probably...

"No wonder we couldn't find Murakami Jo no matter how hard we looked. If that's the case..."

Now that things had come to this point, Juzo Megure also understood the meaning behind Fujino's words and sighed, "If Murakami Joe is really as you say, Fujino- Murakami Jo, is he truly in grave danger?"

"I'm afraid that's the case."

Upon hearing this, both Mori Kogoro and Juzo Megure's expressions darkened.

The criminals they arrested were murdered shortly after their successful rehabilitation.

This feeling was indeed unpleasant for both of them.

Conan frowned slightly, his gaze towards Fujino becoming somewhat serious.

With Fujino's tip, the police found a witness near the apartment where Kōhei Sawaki lived, who said that he had left the house one night carrying a suitcase.

Meanwhile, police also found something resembling a detonator in Kōhei Sawaki's apartment.

Soon, Kōhei Sawaki was taken back to the police station for questioning.

With his revenge plan failing, Kōhei Sawaki's mental defenses crumbled in despair.

In a breakdown, he confessed to attacking Eri Kisaki, Fujino, and Juzo Megure, and to murdering Murakami Jo.

According to his description.

A large quantity of explosives was discovered at the Crystal Restaurant.

Murakami Jo's body was quickly found in a nearby stream.

When the body was found, it had already been dismembered into several pieces.

"This guy is a complete lunatic!"

This is how the Beika Fury in charge of the interrogation described it.

That night.

Fujino family.

"Are bombs in the Conan World really that easy to make?"

Sitting on the sofa in his fourth-floor bedroom, Fujino put away his phone and muttered a strange comment.

First there was Moroya Teiji's bombing of the Beika City Hall, then Kōhei Sawaki's bombing of the Crystal Restaurant... and both of these incidents occurred in Beika.

It really does prove the old saying true:

"Mihua Grand Stage, come if you're ready."

"Here you'll find the most insane bomb-mongers and ruthless psychopaths..."

Actually, if you think about it carefully, it seems like anyone in Beika City could get a lot of explosives and make bombs.

I really don't know where those mentally ill people got their bombs from, or where they taught themselves how to make them.

True Ke Studies.

At this moment, a system notification interrupted Fujino's thoughts:

[Detective Profession Mission Quest 11 Target Detected]

[System reward of 1 million yen, 100 Detective Reputation, and 1 All Profession Points has been issued]

Current balance: 6.2 million yen

[Congratulations, host Detective Level Up!]

[Current detective level: Intermediate, 1 Star]

Currently, the detective profession has 1 point allocated.

Currently, the total points allocated to all professions is 2.

"Intermediate level?"

Fujino examined the detective profession interface, pondered for a moment, and then allocated all available points.

One detective career point was allocated to Detective Enhancement, while two All Profession Points were allocated to the Body is the Sword.

[Detective Enhancement: Beginner Five-Star (Limited-time Body Enhancement 225%)]

[The Body is the Sword: Level 5 (The person is the sword, and the sword is the person; the host gains a 140% bonus to all attributes)]

After completing the long-awaited skill point allocation, Fujino turned his attention to the system's remaining balance.

Looking at the six million in system balance, I felt refreshed.

However, he has no plans to participate in the lottery yet.

The reason was simple: he wanted to try out the Intermediate Profession Ball's ten-draw streak.

With a 11% discount for students and professionals, he could draw ten Intermediate Profession Ball, which would cost approximately 8.9 million yen.

He currently has 6.2 million yen, which is about 2.7 million yen short of 8.9 million yen.

It's probably just one or two professional tasks.

"I wonder if this will trigger any bounties."

As is customary, a bounty mission is usually triggered when a detective levels up.

The rewards for bounty missions are quite generous, usually around two or three million.

If he can trigger it, he can have a happy ten-pull...