Listen Up, My Name Is Uzo

What's wrong with this person?

"Is it heatstroke?"

"Could it be that it's dead?"

"Who's going to call an ambulance?! Never mind, let's call the police."

Suddenly, a commotion behind him interrupted Fujino's thoughts.

He looked back and saw that the area was already surrounded by onlookers.

I almost forgot about this guy...

The curiosity of the people of Mihana remains as strong as ever.

Fujino took a deep breath and stepped forward.

After he revealed his identity as a detective, the crowd immediately felt relieved.

They also expressed that the thief who just lay down on the street was despicable. If you didn't know better, you would think someone had died in the street. He was seriously affecting the appearance of Tokyo.

Haha... People dying in the street affects the appearance of the city.

People dying here is really commonplace.

After everyone dispersed, Fujino grabbed the thief who had been knocked unconscious.

They dragged him to the Ford Taurus, opened the trunk, and threw him inside.

Although the Ford Taurus isn't particularly attractive, it certainly has a lot of interior space.

There's no problem fitting four or five people in the back row.

The trunk was stuffed with one or two corpses... or something.

It's even easier.

[Detective Profession Mission quest: (Daily Thief) has been completed]

[System Reward: 300,000 yen and 50 Detective Reputation have been awarded!]

Current balance: 10.96 million yen

[Current Detective Reputation: 910 | 1500]

As Fujino left the police station, a crisp system notification echoed in his ears.

Fujino casually closed the system interface, then drove home and unloaded the computer he had just bought.

After telling Akemi Miyano that we were going to see a magic show that night and that we didn't need to stay for dinner, I drove out to start preparing the equipment needed for tonight's operation.

While driving, Fujino began to ponder the details of the "Drive Away the Wolves and Tigers" plan.

Actually, when he rescued Ai Haibara, he had Soul Lotus wear a fox mask and appear in front of Gin to mislead the Black Alcohol Company and focus their suspicions on the animal organization.

This is actually a small-scale "driving away the wolves and tigers".

However, the effect was not very obvious.

But it wasn't all for nothing.

From Fujino's perspective, that attempt to induce them had achieved its goal.

Although he didn't know if the Alcohol Company had already focused its suspicions on the animal organization that had kidnapped Shiho Miyano.

But the seeds of doubt have already been sown.

The most important part of the next plan is to find a way to make the animal organization take the blame for stealing Shiho Miyano.

If Fujino's reasoning is correct, then the zoo's purpose in forging the Kaito Kid's announcement letter this time should be to use the Kaito Kid's identity as a cover during the Miracle Magic Troupe's performance, and then steal Jodie Hopper's Crimson Tear.

If that's the case, Fujino plans to turn the tables, disguising himself as Alcohol Company employee to sabotage the animal organization's plans.

Furthermore, the operation subtly revealed the existence of the Alcohol Company, shifting the blame for intercepting Shiho Miyano onto the animal organization.

7:30 PM.

A high-end hotel in Ekoda.

Fujino, dressed in his usual smart suit, handed over the ticket and entered the auditorium where the Miracle Magic Troupe was performing.

Classical, elegant, and light music filled the air, a large red carpet covered the entire auditorium, and white round tables were scattered around.

Those seated at the round table were all well-dressed and dignified dignitaries.

"Inspector Nakamori, Aoko."

After entering the auditorium, Fujino walked to the round table where Nakamori Aoko and Nakamori Ginzo were sitting and greeted them politely in a low voice.

"Brother Fujino?"

Nakamori Ginzo was not surprised by Fujino's appearance, but asked in a low voice, "Are you here to deal with Kaito Kid too?"

"Miss Jodie Hopper did not request me to protect the gem."

Fujino shook his head and sat down next to Nakamori Ginzo. "I came here today because I ran into her at noon and happened to get tickets to this magic show."

"I heard about what happened at noon today from my daughter. I'm sorry to have troubled you, Brother Fujino."

"Nothing..."

Fujino modestly gestured for a moment, then turned to look around the auditorium and asked Nakamori Aoko curiously, "By the way, where's Kuroba Kaito? I remember he should have gotten a ticket at noon today, right?"

"He had some things to do and couldn't come."

Aoko Nakamori Aoko, wearing a dress in the same color as Doraemon's, looked somewhat helpless.

She did want Kaito to come and watch the show with her, but for some reason, he just wouldn't come.

'It seems my reasoning was correct.'

Fujino murmured to himself, without saying anything more.

Kuroba Kaito must have deduced that the organization would be taking action tonight, which is why he refused Nakamori Aoko and planned to disguise himself Kaito Kid to stop the zoo's operation...

"If that's the case..."

As he pondered, Fujino activated Eagle Vision and surveyed the surroundings of the venue.

—This afternoon, when he activated Eagle Eye, he marked the members of that animal organization with Eagle Eye tags.

If they take any action tonight, they should be able to find it...

As expected, in the blink of an eye, Fujino found the members of that animal organization.

He was a man sitting at a round table in the back row of the auditorium, wearing a dark green overcoat, a black top hat, and sporting a mustache.

Beside him sat two men wearing light brown trench coats.

Based on his memories, Fujino was certain that the man with the mustache was SNAEK, a member of the Zoo Organization.

"The actors are all in place, the performance can begin now."

Fujino withdrew his gaze and turned it back to the stage, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

With a round of applause, the performance officially began.

Fujino had no interest in magic performances.

After all, with his keen observation skills, the tricks of ordinary magicians could no longer fool him.

"Dad, look!"

Nakamori Aoko tugged at Nakamori Ginzo's trouser leg and pointed to a spot not far away. "That guy over there greeting a customer is Jodie Hopper, the leader of the Miracle Magic Troupe!"

"Oh... she's Jodie Hopper."

Nakamori Ginzo, unusually interested, asked, "So the brooch she's wearing is the world's largest ruby Kaito Kid is trying to steal this time?"

Upon hearing Fujino also turned his gaze to the direction Aoko was pointing.

Jodie Hopper was wearing a black suit jacket and pencil skirt, which accentuated her figure.

She also wore a large red gemstone, inlaid with gold decorations, on her chest, matching its size.

Although it is called a ruby, it unusually emits a faint blue glow.

"It's clearly a ruby, but it's emitting a blue light... How beautiful."

Like a little girl envying someone else's toy, Aoko gazed at Crimson Tear and couldn't help but sigh.

Fujino glanced at Nakamori Aoko his eye.

Yeah, that's how a normal girl would behave...

"Please wait a moment!"

Just then, Nakamori Ginzo suddenly called out to a passing white-bearded old man, "You must also be a member of the Miracle Magic Troupe, right?"

"That's right."

The white-bearded old man was bald and wearing a gray suit. He asked with a puzzled look, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

"Has that gemstone always belonged to their family?"

Nakamori Ginzo pointed at Jodie Hopper.

"Yes."

The old man nodded and replied, "That gem is the symbol of our magic troupe. The first director, Mr. James, would always wear it on his person during his performances."

"Isn't Miss Jodie going to perform magic tonight?"

At that moment, Nakamori Aoko picked up the program on the table and asked the old man, "I don't think I see her name on this program..."

"Well..."

The old man paused, thought for a moment, and then continued, "Since her parents passed away, the young lady has never performed magic again."

"Both parents passed away?"

Fujino's ears perked up at the mention of this.

"That's right."

The old man sighed and explained, "About ten years ago, her parents, the former head and wife of the magic troupe, passed away in an accident during a magic performance... That day happened to be the day they inherited that gemstone and wore it on stage to perform..."

After a pause, the old man continued, "She stopped performing magic from that day on, and Mr. James was saddened and grieved about it until his death."

"Perhaps it's because of the shadow of her parents' death that she hates magic from the bottom of her heart."

Fujino narrowed his eyes slightly and turned his gaze back to the stage.

It seems that very few magicians in this world meet a good end...

Just like the last time I went to a magic party.

The magicians those people mentioned were all dead.

In the Conan World, being a magician is a high-risk profession.

The performance continued.

Judging from the program, the magician performing this time should be a magician Bohr Paul.

"Bohr is putting in all his effort to perform, hoping to persuade the young lady not to shut down the Miracle Magic Troupe."

The old man gazed at the young man on stage and remarked with admiration, "His magic performances were never this amazing before."

"Bohr?"

Fujino pushed up his Vision Enhancement Glasses and chuckled softly.

This guy must be the person Kuroba Kaito is impersonating.

Although it's hard for others to tell.

But how could he not see through him after having fought him many times?

Every magician has a different teacher and their performance techniques are different.

Kuroba Kaito and Kuroba Toichi learned the same magic trick.

The other magicians who just performed used different techniques.

The technique used by Bohr on stage is the same as that of Kuroba Kaito.

With Kuroba Kaito's disguise as Bohr's performance over, tonight's magic show has come to its final act.

"Leave the final, grand finale performance to me!"

Suddenly, a cloud of smoke rose from the stage.

As white smoke billowed, a white figure suddenly appeared on the stage.

"Kaito Kid!"

Nakamori Ginzo immediately stood up and called out the other person's name.

"Kaito Kid?"

Fujino's gaze was fixed on the Kaito Kid who appeared on the stage.

"Everything is just as I suspected. It seems the animal rights organization has started to take action..."

Fujino secretly guessed to himself, "As for the Kaito Kid on stage, he's probably just an imposter to cover his tracks."

As soon as Kaito Kid appeared, the police officers who had been lying in wait chased after him and quickly left the Kaito Kid.

Fujino also stood up and quickly followed.

However, just as he reached a corner, he quietly and slowly stopped.

He first used Eagle Eye Vision to scan his surroundings.

Seeing that no one was around, he took out Assassin's Robe from his Pocket Dimension, put it on, and then took out a black cloak and draped it over the white Assassin's Robe.

After doing all that, he waved his hand and took out another mask, which he then put on his face.

She even took out the Makeup Box she had drawn earlier and disguised her hair as blonde.

With proper makeup techniques, the items in Makeup Box can even change one's appearance.

Although Fujino's makeup skills aren't great, she can still manage basic things like changing hairstyles and hair color.

"Perfect."

Fujino glanced down at his outfit.

With this outfit, even if Conan came today, he wouldn't recognize him as Fujino, or the Night Knight wandering in Beika.

Once he was sure his disguise was secure, Fujino headed back toward the auditorium.

The auditorium was now plunged into darkness.

The lingering smoke from earlier still filled the air.

Those once dignified dignitaries had already scattered and fled, and there were even high heels on the ground that no one knew who had lost them.

Although the Night Ranger skill of the Assassin's Robe is greatly reduced when there is clothing covering it.

However, it is still sufficient for stealth in such a dimly lit setting.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a girl's scream came from backstage at the auditorium stage.

Fujino brazenly sneaked backstage.

The backstage area was now a complete mess.

The members of the magic troupe who had just performed their magic tricks were knocked to the ground.

The man codenamed Viper had his hands in his pockets, his foot on the old man, followed by a large group of henchmen in brown coats, looking every bit like a Gestapo agent.

Perhaps because he had his underlings backing him up, Viper's current aura was far stronger than that of a certain loyal subject who only had a simple-minded underling.

Fujino stood behind the crowd and silently touched the baton he had bought for 1,000 yen at a two-dollar store, which was hanging from his waist.

"Young Miss! Run!"

The old man shouted at Jodie Hopper, but was interrupted by a viper stomping on his foot, "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt anyone..."

As he spoke, he pulled a revolver from his pocket and pointed it at Jodie Hopper: "But if you don't hand over that gem on your chest by the time I count to three, then things might get complicated. You might end up with some painful memories."

The old man shouted hysterically at Jodie, "Young lady, you mustn't hand over the jewels..."

"One..."

Viper stomped hard on Old Bu's back again, interrupting him from continuing.

"Robert!"

Jodie Hopper was about to step forward when she was interrupted by the countdown, "Two..."

"Bang!"

"Ah!"

Just as Viper was about to fire, a series of muffled thuds came from behind him.

The muffled thud was even accompanied by bursts of wails.

"Who goes there?!"

The viper turned around and pointed the gun behind him.

However, all that came into view was a group of underlings lying haphazardly on the ground, seemingly dead or alive.

Where are they?

Just as the venomous snake was wondering...

A black figure suddenly appeared behind him.

He swung the baton and struck his wrist.

"Snap!"

With a sharp crack, his wrist shattered.

The pistol he was holding fell to the ground.

"Ah!"

With his wrist shattered, Viper let out a piercing wail. He turned around and saw a person wearing a black mask and a black robe, holding a baton, who had appeared behind him at some point.

"Bang!"

Fujino swung the stick at the snake's face again.

Then, the venomous snake staggered backward and fell heavily to the ground.

"Hateful..."

Viper glanced at the pistol lying on the ground beside him.

I was about to pick it up when someone stepped on it.

He turned his head and saw a baton approaching the storefront again.

"Bang!"

Another blow.

He was so dizzy from the beating.

Fujino stepped on the snake's hand, leaned down slightly, and casually retrieved the revolver.

Then he grabbed the snake, pulled him up by the collar, and slammed him against the wall.

"Tell your boss for me that Pandora is something our organization has its eye on. Get as far away from me as possible."

Through his mask, Fujino spoke coldly to Viper in a low voice.

Viper was completely dumbfounded. "Pandora? An organization?!"

Fujino remained calm, grabbed him by the collar, and slammed him heavily onto the concrete ground. Then, holding the revolver he had just seized, he pointed it at Viper's head and flicked the firing pin. "This is just a warning. If our organization sees any of your people again, we'll kill them all, one by one."

With that, the hammer fell.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out.

The bullet struck the concrete next to the snake's head, leaving a deep crater.

Kuroba Kaito nearby, was also completely bewildered when he heard the gunshot.

He hadn't even seen clearly how that person appeared.

All that could be heard were bursts of wails.

Then, that person just appeared out of nowhere.

It's like a teleport...

Coming to his senses, he repeatedly asked the mysterious man in black, "Who exactly are you?! Are you also here for Pandora?"

"Hmph, Kaito Kid?"

Fujino raised his head, glanced back at Kuroba Kaito, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth beneath the mask, "Listen carefully, my name is Uzo, the Uzo of Uzo sake."

After saying that, he took out Bat Dart and threw it at Viper. Then he stood up, raised his pistol, and pointed it at Kuroba Kaito: "These two magicians, you too... Hmph, I advise you to hand over the Crimson Tear."

"So, you've come here for Pandora too?"

Kuroba Kaito's face darkened, and he suddenly felt a bit exhausted.

He already had enough to deal with from an organization whose codenames were all animals.

Unexpectedly, another organization codenamed "Alcohol" has appeared...

Do these organizations all like to use weird and strange things as code names?!