Conan: A Little Leak

The movie continued, and the faint roar of the dragon echoed down the corridor.

Fujino leaned against the wall, quietly waiting for the Beika Man to appear.

At that moment, the door to the air-conditioned room at the end of the corridor was pushed open.

Furukawa Minoru stepped out and immediately spotted Fujino.

He was surprised at first, then forced a stiff smile and asked Fujino curiously, "Young man, what are you doing here?"

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"

Fujino slowly raised his head, his dark eyes meeting Furukawa Minoru's gaze, and asked, "Mr. Furuhashi, what are you doing here?"

Furukawa Minoru was caught off guard by Fujino's unexpected turn of events.

He scratched the back of his head first, then looked away guiltily. "I felt the air conditioning was a bit too strong, so I came to check it out..."

"Coming to check the air conditioning while the movie is playing?"

Fujino adjusted his glasses and, without further ado, asked, "Mr. Furuhashi, you're planning to kill someone, aren't you?"

Furukawa Minoru's body trembled, his eyes revealing disbelief.

He forced down his panicked expression and chuckled awkwardly, "Haha, young man, what are you talking about... How could I possibly want to kill someone?"

"Is that so?"

Fujino walked up to Furukawa Minoru. "If I'm not mistaken, you probably want to use the mirror to reverse the movie's light and change the window, then use the excuse of buying tea to send Yuri Yuriko away and use her to create an alibi. And the person you want to kill is probably that guy named Zhang Tian sitting in front of the projection window, right?"

"Who exactly are you...?"

Furukawa Minoru was somewhat confused as to why his Murder Plan had been exposed, and so thoroughly at that.

Under Furukawa Minoru's surprised gaze, Fujino spoke calmly, "My name is Fujino, and I'm just a detective who came to see a movie with a kid."

"Fujino..."

Furukawa Minoru felt like he had heard the name somewhere before.

After a moment of thought, I suddenly remembered.

The young man before me is none other than the Great Detective Fujino ...

He finally understood why his Murder Plan had been seen through at a glance.

It turns out he encountered Great Detective while committing murder...

No wonder.

Thinking of this, he gave a weak, self-deprecating laugh, "No wonder you looked familiar to me, you're a Great Detective... It's really ridiculous of me to commit a crime in front of Great Detective."

As he spoke, Furukawa Minoru tilted his head slightly, "You're right, I do want to kill Zhang Tian, and the method is exactly the same as what you described."

"That wretched guy has caused our customers to dwindle, and yesterday he was the only one who came to watch the movie. As the projectionist, I have witnessed all these sad and desolate scenes... I have told myself many times that I can't do this, but I just can't stand it anymore!"

As he spoke, his tone grew increasingly agitated, "I killed him so he could experience what it feels like to witness such a desolate and tragic scene..."

Even if you kill him, you can't stop these things from happening.

Fujino spoke in a deep voice, "Today is the last day this movie theater will be open. Do you really want to kill someone in front of those children?"

Upon hearing this, Furukawa Minoru was stunned for a moment.

After a moment, he bowed to Fujino and said, "Thank you, Detective Fujino... If it weren't for you, I might have made a terrible mistake today."

"Yes, that's right."

Fujino nodded in satisfaction, paused, and then said again, "Actually, instead of killing him here using such complicated methods, you might as well just stab him when he's walking alone at night."

"Ah?"

Furukawa Minoru looked at Fujino with surprise.

Was this Great Detective just giving him advice on murder?

Really?

"Just kidding."

Fujino chuckled and shook his head. "Just show the movie properly. Guys like that will get their comeuppance sooner or later."

Back in the screening room, just as he sat down, he heard Mitsuhiko suddenly say, "Have you guys noticed that the air conditioning here seems to be getting colder and colder?"

"It seems that's indeed the case."

Conan nodded in agreement.

Fujino looked up at the central air conditioning unit that was blowing air. "Maybe the air conditioning here is old and has broken down."

He killed him before the murder could even take place.

But it seems that the air conditioning that Furukawa Minoru prepared for the murder was still on.

Suddenly, Fujino's thoughts were interrupted as something soft leaned against his arm.

He looked down and saw Ai Haibara leaning against his arm, fast asleep, snoring softly.

Her face, as white as porcelain with a rosy tint, was soft and delicate, like a porcelain doll.

Fujino took off his Bulletproof Suit jacket and covered Ai Haibara with it.

In addition to being bulletproof, bulletproof Bulletproof Suit also offer excellent thermal insulation.

"Hey, Fujino, can we switch seats?"

Conan suddenly felt the urge to urinate and turned to Fujino, whispering, "Ayumi seems to be asleep... I need to go to the restroom..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw that Fujino was in the same situation.

"Haibara, she..."

"She's asleep."

Fujino glanced at the sleeping Ayumi first, then calmly fixed his gaze on Conan's jacket. "Speaking of which, it's pretty cold in here, isn't it? Ayumi will catch a cold if she falls asleep like this..."

"Forehead..."

Conan felt a little intimidated by Fujino's calm gaze; his bladder was already a little...

Conan blushed slightly.

Conan: There was a slight oversight.

Helpless, he could only silently take off his coat and drape it over Ayumi's shoulders.

Then, Fujino gently lifted Ayumi and placed her in the seat next to him.

Conan, meanwhile, stepped aside, wearing only a short-sleeved shirt, and shivered in the air conditioning as he headed to the restroom.

The second movie has ended.

As agreed, Fujino and the Junior Detective League were invited by Matsumura Akio to the lounge for lunch.

While eating his bento, Mitsuhiko suddenly brought up the fact that the movie theater was going to be demolished the next day. "Is this movie theater going to be demolished tomorrow?"

"That's right."

Matsumura Akio nodded. "We'll be signing the contract tomorrow, and after that, this place will be demolished."

"Can we not dismantle it?"

Genta said regretfully, "There are so many good movies that we haven't seen yet."

"That's what I mean..."

Ayumi nodded in agreement.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Yuri Yuriko gave a wry smile. "If anyone's to blame, it's Zhang Tian. We used to be able to be self-sufficient, but ever since that guy set his sights on this place, he's made our business worse and worse... Today, only a few of you customers are left to come and watch the movie."

"That's not entirely true. It was probably destined that things would come to this point long ago."

Matsumura Akio lowered his head. "Actually, before he set his sights on this place, the number of customers had already been gradually decreasing... Small cinemas like ours can't get any new movies at all. Televisions and VCRs are already common now. Using movies to realize dreams is outdated. Perhaps we should have closed down in the first place."

"That's not true at all!"

Ayumi suddenly said, "Ayumi loves watching movies the most!"

"I also really enjoy watching movies!"

Genta spread his arms and gestured, "The movie screen is much bigger than the TV screen, so even if I watch it often, my mom won't scold me."

"That's exactly what I meant."

Mitsuhiko nodded in agreement, "Moreover, the atmosphere of watching a movie is completely different from watching TV or using a VCR; it allows everyone to feel the emotions and resonate with the film..."

Fujino silently ate his rice, his gaze towards the little ones filled with a hint of relief.

These kids sometimes do quite well.

It would have been better if they hadn't been so reckless.