President Profession Mission

"If the accomplice was in the bank at the time, he should have been using the phone to contact the criminals, and he even made a phone call to the criminals just as they were about to be attacked by bank employees."

"If we call back using the phone number the robbers used, we should be able to identify who the accomplices in the bank robbery were."

"The thug's phone? I'll have Takagi check if that guy has a cell phone on him."

After saying that, Juzo Megure dialed Takagi Wataru's number.

"Hey Takagi, check if the thug you brought back has a phone on him..."

"Really?!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Juzo Megure.

He turned and gave Fujino a deep look, then said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Pick up that phone now and press the redial button."

"Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep beep!"

A series of pleasant telephone rings rang out.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked in the direction of the noise.

The source of the sound was the bank employee who was being questioned by the police and had previously given Conan throat lozenges, and who had also been threatened by the criminals to carry money.

Upon hearing the phone ring in his pocket, the bank employee's face stiffened, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"Sir, can you explain why your phone rang when the criminals called back?"

With Juzo Megure stepped forward and questioned the bank employee in a stern voice.

"This..."

"You must be one of that thug's accomplices, right?"

Fujino, carrying Wooden Sword, slowly stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "You communicated with the criminals beforehand and called them before the bank employee who was attacked planned to leave through the back door."

After the criminals entered the bank, they did as they had agreed beforehand, threatening you to put in the money instead of choosing the female bank employee standing next to you.

Because the criminals know you're their accomplice, and therefore safer than the female employee.

"..."

Upon hearing this, the bank employee remained silent for a moment.

Originally, he wanted to rebel.

But after glancing at the Wooden Sword in Fujino's hand, recalling what had happened to his companion, and then at the police officers around them who were staring at him, he gave up on the idea.

He sighed softly, saying helplessly, "That's right, I'm that criminal's accomplice..."

Nearby, Conan had just found the half of the discarded throat lozenge wrapper.

Then, turning around, I saw that Fujino had already finished his deduction.

The police have taken the bank employee away.

"..."

Conan examined the evidence in his hand, revealing an expression like a husky whose dog food had been stolen.

Damn it, Fujino beat me to it again!

Why didn't he realize that the criminal's cell phone could call back?

The evidence that he had once treasured and spent so much effort to find suddenly lost its appeal.

But to be on the safe side, he handed the evidence over to Juzo Megure.

By the time Fujino got home, it was almost six o'clock.

Just as he got home, he saw a familiar figure at his doorstep.

It is Kaori Niina.

At this moment, Kaori Niina is wearing a black top and a black pencil skirt, presumably having just finished attending Taro Niina's funeral.

Although she is only twenty-two, she has developed a strange maturity after experiencing the pain of losing her father.

"Miss Shinmei, what are you doing here?"

Fujino stepped forward and greeted Kaori Niina, who was dressed in all black.

"Detective Fujino."

Kaori Niina replied to Fujino.

Fujino noticed the large bag that Kaori Niina was carrying.

Yes, they must be here to deliver the commission fee.

Moreover, the amount of the commission is quite substantial.

This huge bag must be worth several million, right?

Are bestselling novelists really that rich?

However, he remembered that Kaori Niina hadn't become a bestselling novelist yet, right?

Could it be that he inherited a fortune?

She's a rich woman too.

Without thinking too much, Fujino invited Kaori Niina into the detective agency.

"I've been helping with my father's funeral arrangements lately, and I'm so sorry I forgot to pay the commission fee for that case from a while ago."

On the sofa in the detective agency, Kaori Niina held a cup of black tea that Fujino had personally poured for her, her words carrying a hint of apology.

"It's alright, the commission fee isn't urgent. Normally, it can be paid anytime."

Fujino said nonchalantly, then added calmly, "Miss Shinmei, your father just passed away, so it's understandable."

'Detective Fujino is truly understanding.'

Kaori Niina took a bank card out of her bag. "Do you have a mobile POS machine?"

"Mobile POS machine?"

Fujino glanced almost imperceptibly at the bag placed on the coffee table.

His gaze lingered for only a moment before he pulled a portable POS machine out of his pocket.

After operating the mobile POS machine, Fujino's system balance showed that one million yen had been deposited into his account.

One million yen?

Fujino paused, feeling that it was a bit too little.

So that bag of things wasn't a commission fee?

"I don't know what your pricing standards are, Detective Fujino, but I think one million yen is the most appropriate amount to express my gratitude..."

After swiping her card, Kaori Niina sat back down on the sofa and smiled slightly at Fujino, "If it's too little, please don't be shy, Detective Fujino, just ask."

"Ahem."

Fujino recovered and sat back down on the sofa.

Although it wasn't as much as I had imagined, to be honest, a commission of one million yen is still quite a lot.

Come to think of it, Kaori Niina's request was just a reward for a task to find someone.

If we follow his original price list, this job of finding someone would probably only cost around 100,000 yen.

The accompanying detective will cost approximately 200,000 yen.

The commission of one million yen offered now is already an astronomical sum.

He cleared his throat before speaking, "Miss Shinmei, that's enough... to be honest, you've given too much."

"That's good."

Kaori Niina breathed a sigh of relief; she had thought she hadn't given enough.

"These are all the signed volumes of my father's Detective Saburou. I remember you seemed quite interested in my father's Detective Saburou series last time, Detective Fujino. If you don't mind, please accept them."

At that moment, Kaori Niina suddenly remembered that big bag.

He took out a single volume from it and handed it to Fujino.

It's not a notebook, but rather Detective Saburou.

Of course, she knew that Fujino had not read Detective Saburou.

She also knew that the reason Fujino said he was a fan of Detective Saburou was to fulfill her father's last wish.

"A signed single volume?"

Fujino glanced at the stacks of books.

"Then I'll accept it. I was just planning to buy some books on Detective Saburou, and now I can save a lot of money. Thank you, Ms. Shinmei."

"I should be the one saying thank you."

"Listen to me, thank you..."

"?"

"Ahem, it's nothing."

Without much thought, he accepted them all.

After exchanging pleasantries and seeing off Kaori Niina, Fujino carried the stack of manga back to his room and began to examine it.

"A signed single volume?"

Fujino picked up a single volume, opened the title page, and saw Taro Niina's autograph and some introductory words. "This time, we made a killing."

One million yen is nothing.

These signed individual volumes are the truly valuable items.

Taro Niina is dead.

A signed copy of an author's book while they are still alive might be a bit more expensive than a regular book.

But after death, things are different.

Every signed book is a rare, out-of-print copy.

Not to mention the entire series of more than forty books.

For ordinary people, this might not mean anything.

But if you're a die-hard fan of Detective Saburou.

That has great collectible value.

I estimate that in eight to ten years, these books will be extremely valuable...

If we calculate the future of the Kaori Niina, it's very likely that Detective Saburou will reach new heights.

That's terrifying to think about.

Although Kaori Niina isn't as wealthy as one might imagine, she's unexpectedly a rich woman who can pay a million yen for a favor. She's also very perceptive and is poised to become a popular novelist.

Kaori Niina a good person to be around.

[Host detected to have completed Detective Profession Mission: Bank Robbery]

[System Task reward has been issued: 1 million yen, 100 Detective Reputation points]

Current balance: 2.25 million yen

Just then, a series of system notification sounds suddenly echoed in Fujino's ears.

"This can be considered as helping me recover some of my losses."

Fujino glanced at his system balance and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After completing that intermediate ten-pull a few days ago, he has been in a state of having less than one million in his account.

Today, the one million from Kaori Niina, plus the one million from the System Task, was enough to recover some of his losses.

It feels like I have no money in my hand.

It does make people feel a little uncomfortable.

"It seems we need to take a longer-term view in the future, and not just engage in short-sighted practices like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs..."

Suddenly, Fujino seemed to have developed some kind of phobia of not having enough money.

I don't feel secure without a million yen in my pocket.

Just as Fujino was pondering this, the system notification sounded in his ears again: [New career mission detected: President Profession Mission. Please check!]

"President Profession Mission?"

Fujino paused for a moment upon hearing this, but without thinking much of it, he immediately opened the mission interface:

President Profession Mission: Entrepreneurship & Appointment as CEO

Task Summary: As a CEO, you need to own a truly meaningful store to command the business.

Mission objective: Open a shop, any type, with a start-up capital of at least three million yen.

Mission Reward: 3 million yen, 100 points of CEO proficiency

"Wow, starting a business?"

Fujino examined the System Task and his expression turned strange.

But thinking about it carefully, the job of a CEO seems to be someone who directs and commands within the company.

Good grief, so you open your own shop to give orders since you don't have a place to do so, right?