Curious Gadgets

"What on earth is wrong with Tanaka?"

In the hallway, Hamano Tatsuya pushed open the door with a grumbling voice, "They didn't do as we agreed beforehand, letting Doi prepare the entertainment, but instead they made me..."

Before he could finish complaining, a dark figure suddenly darted out from behind the door.

The figure in the shadows was female, wearing a light blue sweater and coat. It was none other than Tanaka Kikue, who had just been assigned to heat the bathwater.

Tanaka Kikue looped the piano string around her neck and began to strangle Hamano Tatsuya.

"Waaah!"

With the piano strings being pulled hard, Hamano Tatsuya let out a painful whimper before gradually losing consciousness.

"Miss Tanaka, you must be the Shadow Master?"

Just as she was about to tighten the piano strings and strangle Hamano Tatsuya, a sound came from behind her.

"What are you doing here?!"

She turned around in surprise and saw Fujino and Doi Takuki standing at the door, staring directly at her.

Fujino glanced at Hamano Tatsuya, and calmly said, "If you want to kill him, can you tell me why you want to kill him?"

"It's all because of my grandfather!"

Tanaka Kikue turned around, the piano string still clenched around Hamano Tatsuya's neck, her teeth clenched. "I was killed by these people in the chat room. I'm the granddaughter of Murai Kazumasa."

You should know, right?

As she spoke, Tanaka Kikue looked at Kuroba Kaito: "Tou Doi, you sent my grandfather an encouraging letter the night before his performance."

"Yes, I do know."

Kuroba Kaito nodded. "Ikasama Douji, that was Mr. Murai's stage name a long time ago. I'm a magician too, so I know it. But why did you kill the people in the chat room? Was it because of Mr. Murai's death...?"

"Of course not."

Tanaka Kikue shook her head. "To be honest, I tried to persuade my grandfather, but he insisted on performing and then died on stage... It has nothing to do with anyone else; it was my grandfather's choice, and I respect his choice."

As she spoke, her tone gradually revealed an undisguised anger, "The reason I disguised myself as a Shadow Master and killed Escape King and this guy was all because of the sarcastic remarks those two guys made in the chat room!"

"Those sarcastic remarks made in the chat room?"

Kuroba Kaito was taken aback upon hearing this, "Could it be...?"

"That's right! It was after my grandfather passed away that they said things like, 'He probably wished he could die on stage too (laughs)' and 'The old man died in cold water (laughs)' and other such sarcastic remarks!"

"I simply cannot tolerate someone who would say such things after indirectly causing my grandfather's death."

Tanaka Kikue gripped the piano strings tighter and tighter, and blood dripped from her hands. "Originally, my grandfather planned to tell everyone after the performance was a success. On the computer he left behind, I also saw the message, 'I succeeded, everyone must be very happy, right? — Ikasama Douji Murai Kazumasa.' After seeing that sentence, I had the idea of taking revenge on those two guys."

"Yes, this kind of person is indeed unforgivable."

Fujino nodded in agreement, put his hands in his pockets, put on the Electric Shock Ring, and slowly walked forward. "To be honest, these people have also cursed me in the chat room before. Can I help you take care of him?"

"Hey! What are you trying to do?"

Kuroba Kaito looked at Fujino in surprise.

Is this guy really going to kill someone?

Really?

"It's nothing, I just wanted to be a murderer for once."

Fujino shook his head, silently stepped forward, and took Tanaka Kikue's hand. "Ms. Tanaka, can we work together?"

"?"

Tanaka Kikue was completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.

She couldn't understand why Fujino would suddenly stand on the same side as her.

Before she could react, Fujino had already reached out and shoved the Electric Shock Ring into Tanaka Kikue's buttocks.

"Slurp!"

A hissing sound came from the electrical circuit.

Tanaka Kikue collapsed to the ground, utterly powerless.

What did you do to her?

Kuroba Kaito stepped forward and first checked Hamano Tatsuya's breathing. Seeing that he was still alive, he asked Fujino in confusion.

"Electric Shock Ring."

Fujino silently raised his hand.

"How could you have something like this...?"

Kuroba Kaito speechless for a moment.

"I didn't even ask you where you got your card gun and smoke grenades, and you're asking me this?"

Fujino glanced at Kuroba Kaito.

Upon hearing this, Kuroba Kaito thought about it and realized that it did indeed make sense.

His Curious Gadgets all look pretty much the same.

But then he suddenly remembered something.

Thinking back to what had just happened, it seemed that the first thing this guy did was ask him about Tanaka Kikue.

Could it be that he knew she was the Shadow Master from the very beginning?

Damn, so he just came over to try and get information from him...

Is he just trying to fool him?

Thinking of this, Kuroba Kaito looked at Fujino with a resentful expression. "You didn't know from the beginning that she was the Shadow Master, did you?"

Who knows?

Fujino smiled knowingly.

He didn't know at first.

However, after seeing the momentary look of surprise on Tanaka Kikue's face when she learned that he was a detective, he was certain that she was the Shadow Master.

"You bastard..."

Kaito Kuroba looked at Fujino with Kuroba Kaito expression.

Well, I really fell for this guy's trick.

Kuroba Kaito sighed softly.

Although they were tricked, the Escape King also died.

But the result seems to be good.

If Fujino hadn't reminded him, he would never have realized that Tanaka Kikue was Shadow Master and that she wanted to kill Hamano Tatsuya.

At least Hamano Tatsuya did not die.

"So what do we do next?"

Kuroba Kaito glanced at Tanaka Kikue was lying on the ground.

"Let's just make it cold."

Fujino waved his hand helplessly, "Now that the Shadow Master has been caught, I've completed your request. Of course, if you want me to help her get off the hook, I can do that too, but she did commit murder, so you'll have to pay extra."

"Exonerated?"

Fujino glanced at Kuroba Kaito. "You offer this service?"

"Of course not, just kidding."

Fujino waved his hand.

"That's a really big joke."

Kuroba Kaito made a sarcastic remark, then turned to Tanaka Kikue, "Speaking of which, how many years would she get in this case?"

"If you kill two people, you'll get a sentence of ten to twenty years. If you only kill one person, and the impact isn't considered serious, and the person voluntarily surrenders and shows a good attitude towards admitting their guilt, the sentence will probably be less than ten years."

Fujino pondered for a moment, then patted Kuroba Kaito on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "She was probably in her thirties then, still quite attractive, so you still had a chance."

Kuroba Kaito: "..."