Bomb Expert

"Ahem... Let's not talk about that for now."

Seeing Sato Miwako looking like a caring older sister pitying a child, Fujino cleared his throat.

After pulling a tape, a sheet of paper, and a photo of a piece of sheet music from his pocket, he handed them to Juzo Megure and explained,

"These are the pieces of evidence I collected on Moonlight Island this time. They clearly document the drug trafficking ring formed by the island's richest man, Kawashima Hideo; the village chief, Kuroiwa Tatsuji; the chief's secretary, Hirata Kazuaki; Nishimoto Ken, who had gone mad and withdrawn from business two years ago; and the now-dead Kameyama Isamu. They also include the suicide note of Aso Keiji, who was burned to death twelve years ago because he refused to help them transport drugs."

"Mm!"

Inspector Megure accepted the evidence, and a wave of bitterness immediately rose in his heart.

Since when had the police needed help from a scrawny high school student...

All of a sudden, the evidence this fine young man had "risked his life" to collect felt exceptionally heavy.

After nodding firmly, he said to Fujino in a solemn tone, "Brother Fujino, rest assured. We police will never allow these people to remain at large!"

Then he picked up his radio and shouted into it, "Notify Manager Matsumoto! The evidence has been collected, the hostages are safe, and the police force outside the island can enter to provide support!"

"Um..."

At that moment, Asai Narumi suddenly spoke up. "I know where those people live. If possible, please let me lead the way!"

"You are...?"

Juzo Megure looked Asai Narumi over in surprise. His voice sounded male, but he looked female.

This guy was a woman... No, that voice was clearly male?

"Ahem."

Fujino cleared his throat and introduced him. "This is the son of Aso Keiji, who was burned to death by that group twelve years ago—Aso Narumi."

"Son?"

Inspector Megure frowned deeply, utterly baffled.

He really was a man?

He didn't look like one!

Fujino nodded meaningfully, then explained to Juzo Megure, "Two years ago, he disguised himself as a female doctor and infiltrated Moonlight Island to investigate the truth behind his father's death... I came here this time because he hired me."

"So that's how it was."

Juzo Megure pondered for a moment. "In that case, Mr. Aso, please lead the way for the police!"

After handing the evidence over to the police, the rest had nothing to do with Fujino.

Asai Narumi could lead the way, and the police could make the arrests. It did not matter whether Fujino went along or not. Staying behind would even help him avoid some risks.

Besides, what business did an injured man have causing trouble?

He just needed to lie quietly in the clinic and watch the tigers fight from the mountain.

And so, under Doctor Asai's lead, several hundred armed police officers swept past every household on Moonlight Island and rapidly advanced toward several mansions nearby.

The island residents, who had never seen such a huge operation and thought a war had broken out, shut their doors and windows tight, not daring to peek outside.

The massive operation continued until nightfall.

As for what the police had gained after deploying so much manpower...

All that could be said was that the chief of the Fourth Investigation Division was overjoyed.

The drugs seized on Moonlight Island that day alone were enough to ensure that their narcotics unit would not have to worry about performance targets for an entire year.

The other officers involved in the investigation also received their share of credit.

After all, they had participated in the investigation of a major case.

With Fujino adding fuel to the fire, the case from twelve years ago was successfully reopened. By the time deep night fell, the string of incidents on Moonlight Island had finally come to an end.

Congratulations, Host, for completing the Moonlight Island Moonlight Sonata case. You have received 100 Detective Reputation.

A special mission has been detected as completed. The mission reward and bounty will now be issued together.

At night, the sea breeze blew.

Fujino sat aboard the patrol boat transporting the criminals back to Tokyo. Listening to the system notifications in his ear, he felt a surge of satisfaction.

The bounty for solving the case, combined with Asai Narumi's commission fee, had earned Fujino a full one million five hundred thousand yen!

One million five hundred thousand yen in less than two days!

Money was not important. What mattered was the system's random Profession Ball reward.

That was the truly rare treasure!

With that thought, Fujino opened the system inventory with a thought.

As he looked through the items in the system inventory, his attention was drawn to an icon that seemed to be a Profession Ball.

Random Profession Ball: Randomly draws a profession.

After reading the item description, Fujino opened the random Profession Ball.

A purple glow flashed.

The next moment, a system notification echoed in his ears: Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the profession: Bomb Expert.

"Bomb expert?"

Fujino frowned and muttered before opening the system profession interface.

New secondary profession:

Bomb Expert: Beginner (100 proficiency points needed for the next upgrade)

New profession skills:

Master Demolitionist (Beginner: Bomb disposal success rate increased by 10%; Note: The success rate for disarming the same bomb cannot stack)

Bomb Maker (Beginner: Bomb construction success rate increased by 10%; Note: This cannot stack when making the same bomb)

A Bomb Expert, as the name implied, was a profession related to making and dismantling bombs.

Making bombs was easy enough to understand—it reduced the chances of creating duds or having them explode halfway through construction.

Although the bomb-making skill was not particularly useful to Fujino, the bomb disposal skill was extremely useful.

Disarm a bomb well, and you got covered in ash. Disarm it badly, and you became ash.

There really were plenty of bomb cases in Conan World. Being able to increase the odds by ten percent in a crucial moment was already quite good. That ten percent could save his life.

But first, he had to know how to disarm bombs...

Putting those thoughts away, Fujino turned his attention to the system lottery.

Having just obtained one million five hundred thousand yen, he was already itching to draw.

Nine hundred and fifty thousand, go!

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained: 100,000 yen x2, Large Nail Clippers (Blue quality), Temporary Ability Boost Card (Effect: Strength; Duration: One minute) x2, Delicious Cream Pudding, Appearance Change Card (Effect: Transform into any appearance; Duration: Ten minutes) x2, Complete Book of Bomb Knowledge, Vision Enhancement Glasses (Blue quality)

Why was it all blue again?

Fujino's mouth twitched. The cold that had nearly gotten better felt like it was about to worsen again from sheer frustration.

This damn system had failed to give him anything good again!

With a sigh, Fujino stopped dwelling on it and instead examined the three unfamiliar items he had just drawn.

Large Nail Clippers: These nail clippers can cut through any wire, but cannot cut through anything other than wires.

Appearance Change Card: Can help the user transform into any desired appearance. Please do not use it for certain sleazy purposes.

Vision Enhancement Glasses: After putting on these glasses, you will gain a 50% boost to perception and reaction speed, and your eyesight will also be greatly enhanced. These glasses also include recording and magnification functions. Likewise, please do not use them for certain perverted purposes.

Who would use these things for perverted stuff?!