The Tagalong-Bonus Chapter

A dozen minutes later, a gray sedan slowly drove up from not far away.

The car came to a steady stop in front of Snow King Ice City. Sonoko pushed open the car door and jumped out. The hem of her white fur-trimmed coat swayed in the breeze, giving her a youthful and lively appearance.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!"

Sonoko pushed open the door of the Snow King Ice City and beckoned to Fujino and Ran's seats.

"Sonoko, you're so slow..."

Ran, holding a watermelon drink, glanced at the time. "It's already noon."

"Actually, I left home very early this morning."

Sonoko scratched the back of her head sheepishly, "But who knew a car would suddenly explode halfway through the road... The whole road was blocked."

"The car exploded?" Fujino asked in surprise.

"Yes!"

Sonoko nodded, her heart pounding. "The car was right in front of us at the time, and I could even see the flames rising from the back seat when the explosion happened."

Ran, standing nearby, asked Sonoko with concern, "Are you alright...? Are you hurt?"

"Of course it's fine."

Sonoko turned around, casually showing off her blue-themed coat with white frayed edges, "Even the coat I just bought yesterday wasn't damaged."

Fujino: "..."

As expected of Mihana, you can even encounter a bombing while driving on the road.

However, even without going out with the Grim Reaper, Sonoko still encounters cases...

That is indeed quite unusual.

After thinking for a moment, Fujino turned around and glanced at the car logo outside the window.

Mazda.

No wonder she got stuck in traffic.

After a brief greeting, Fujino drove the Ford Taurus out of the garage.

Ran, Sonoko Ai Haibara Conan, and the others get on the bus.

"Ran, why is your little devil following us again...?"

In the car, Sonoko, sitting in the back, glanced helplessly at Conan and asked Ran beside her.

"Well, as soon as this kid heard we were going to the amusement park, he kept asking to come along."

Ran chuckled softly.

"Because they also want to go to the amusement park!"

Conan once again disguised himself as an elementary school student, speaking in a childish voice.

At the same time, his gaze drifted to Fujino beside him.

Of course I don't feel comfortable letting you guys go out alone...

After what happened yesterday, he's in a complete panic right now.

"Hehe... You little rascal, you're really curious. Why do you follow us everywhere we go?"

Sonoko pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that every time she went out with Ran, this brat would follow them.

It's like a burden; you can't shake it off no matter what you do.

He always acts so arrogant.

He pretends to be stupid when it comes to crucial moments.

I don't know if he's genuinely stupid or just pretending.

Sonoko sighed softly and turned her gaze to Ai Haibara, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

And the situation seems to be even more serious now.

Besides this boy, there was another little girl in the front row.

Although that little girl was quite quiet.

But it's about the same...

One more burden

Fujino drove to Tropical Land, and it was noon.

It was the weekend, and the amusement park was quite crowded, with the parking lot overflowing with cars.

After driving for a while, Fujino finally found a parking space where he could park his car.

After leaving the parking lot, we arrived at the amusement park.

The group queued for more than ten minutes before they were finally able to buy tickets and enter the amusement park.

Tropical Land is very luxurious.

The tickets are naturally very expensive.

An adult ticket costs a little over 8,000 yen.

Fortunately, Fujino and his group are students and can enjoy a 20% discount, so they only need to buy tickets for a little over 6,000 yen.

Furthermore, Fujino offers a discount for students in certain professions.

So this time, including my own ticket and Ai Haibara's ticket, I didn't spend much money in total, at least not more than 10,000 yen.

The group entered the crowded amusement park.

Fujino followed behind the group, looking around.

He was searching for the victim mentioned in yesterday's Fortune Stick, as well as the murderer, Xiao Hei.

After yesterday's ten-pull gacha pull, he now only has a little over three million coins left.

Although the amount of money wasn't small, it was indeed a bit too little for Fujino.

After all, he was a man who had amassed a fortune of over ten million at a young age.

How could three million yen possibly satisfy him?

They still need to recover their losses through murder cases and the like.

However, there were just too many people in the amusement park.

Fujino is also unable to determine for the time being who will be the next Beika Awakener.

Conan walked in front.

His gaze swept over the Ferris wheel not far away.

My mind is filled with countless thoughts.

On that rainy night, that despicable blond man knocked him unconscious with a blow... and did something unspeakable to him, leaving him in this humiliating state.

Damn it, one day he'll kick that Gin's head off with a soccer ball!

Fujino looked away and happened to see Conan looking thoughtful.

He followed Conan's gaze and saw the Ferris wheel not far away.

As someone who loves spoilers, he naturally knew that Conan was taken down by Gin under that Ferris wheel...1

Fujino smiled slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked Conan, "Little Brother Conan, I noticed you were looking at the Ferris wheel earlier, weren't you?"

"Ah?"

Conan was taken aback upon hearing this.

"So Conan wanted to ride the Ferris wheel."

Ran smiled and said, "Then let's go ride the Ferris wheel first!"

"..."

Conan was silent for a moment. He had indeed looked at the Ferris wheel... but he didn't want to ride it!

He never wanted to go near that damned place again in his life!

Thinking of this, he laughed foolishly and said, "No need, Sister Ran, I didn't really want to sit... Speaking of which, we haven't had lunch yet!"

As he spoke, he looked around and pointed to the restaurant in the amusement park not far away. "I'm so hungry! Let's go to that restaurant for lunch!"

"Speaking of which, I was in such a rush to leave this morning that I didn't have breakfast."

Sonoko clutched her stomach, feeling weak and listless.

"Let's go have lunch first..."

Fujino smiled slightly, his eyes narrowed, and suggested, "Let's go ride the Ferris wheel after we finish eating."

Conan: "..."

Fujino, are you determined to make me ride that damn Ferris wheel today?

After lunch, the group went to the Ferris wheel.

Conan was forcibly dragged onto the Ferris wheel by Ran.

Inside the gondola, Ran and Sonoko sat opposite each other, enjoying the scenery outside the Ferris wheel.

Sonoko wanted to strike up a conversation and advance the relationship, but after glancing at the two burdens beside her, she gave up on the idea.

Ai Haibara sat on Fujino's side.

She rested her chin on her hands, gazing out the window, lost in thought.

To be honest, she herself had forgotten when she last came to the Ferris wheel.

Ten years ago? Or even longer? She couldn't remember.

Ai Haibara shook her head and subconsciously moved closer to Fujino.

Towering views always inspire awe...

Conan, on the other hand, sat on the other side of Fujino.

His gaze was also fixed on the view outside the Ferris wheel window, looking down at the crime scene that made him feel a chill run down his spine, his eyes lifeless the whole time.

He, Ke, felt that Fujino was deliberately targeting him!

Absolutely, absolutely, and specifically targeting them!

Unfortunately, he had no evidence...

After getting off the Ferris wheel, Ai Haibara stood with her hands behind her back, her mood noticeably improved.

She followed behind the group and whispered to Conan, "You used to really like riding Ferris wheels, so why do you look so lifeless?"

"Who likes riding Ferris wheels...?"

Conan glanced down at the Ferris wheel with a tremor in his heart and muttered, "I was ambushed by Gin right here and given a shrinking drug to make me smaller."

At that moment, Ran turned around and saw Conan's face looking like he'd been wronged eight generations ago. She couldn't help but ask, "Conan, why do you look so unhappy?"

"No!"

Conan forced himself to stay alert and stretched out his hand, making a large circle in front of him. "I love Ferris wheels the most!"

"..." Ai Haibara glanced at Conan with disdain, feeling that he wasn't acting.

"..." Fujino also glanced back at Conan, feeling that the kid's acting skills were becoming more and more superb.

Is he just like that kid Kuroba Kaito, who completely lets loose after putting on a disguise?

Tropical Land is very large and is divided into several small islands.

After enjoying all the rides on the islands, it gradually grew dark.

The ice rink was crowded with people in the evening.

After renting roller skates, the group went to the ice rink.

"Has there been no murder yet?"

Fujino leaned against the railing wall next to the skating rink, sighed softly, and glanced at the ice in front of him.

The Fortune Stick clearly said that I would encounter a murder case today.

It's already evening, and if a murder doesn't happen soon, the day will be over.

Could it be that the Fortune Stick have expired?

That shouldn't be the case...

Why don't you go ice skating?

At that moment, Ai Haibara, having changed into her roller skates, came to Fujino's side and leaned against the entrance wall. "Are you thinking about something?"

"No."

Fujino shook his head. "This is my first time ice skating... By the way, Ai how?"

Ai Haibara nodded.

"Then I'll trouble you to teach me later."

"No problem..."

Before Ai Haibara could finish speaking, Ran's coquettish voice came from the side. "I wasn't waiting for Shinichi, Sonoko, don't talk nonsense!"

Fujino turned around and saw Sonoko with her eyes slightly narrowed, teasing Ran: "So you're the kind of person who will patiently wait for her husband to come back."

"It's like Wangfu Stone."

"The Wangfu Stone?"

Upon hearing this, Sonoko looked at Fujino, who had come to stand beside them, with a puzzled expression and asked curiously, "What is that thing?"

Ai Haibara walked over and casually echoed, "It's an ancient Chinese legend."

There are many versions of the Wangfu Stone.

Fujino recalled her memories of her past life, "The gist of it was that a woman stood on a high mountain, gazing expectantly at her husband, but because she waited for too long, she eventually turned into a withered stone."

"I see... This situation really describes Ran perfectly."

Sonoko sighed, smiled, and then teased Ran, "If that reasoning maniac doesn't come back soon, Ran, you're going to turn into stone!"

"I advise you to give up the idea that that deduction maniac will come back!"

Ran said with a resentful look, "The Sonoko!"

Before Ran could finish speaking...

Suddenly, a "crack!" sound came from behind.

The group turned around and saw Conan lose his balance and fall hard on his backside onto the ice.

"Hey, is this your first time ice skating?"

Sonoko crouched down with a mischievous grin, reached out and flicked Conan's head. "You self-important little brat, I've finally caught you red-handed, haven't I? Get ready to be thoroughly teased later!"

"Don't say that, Sonoko."

Ran smiled and leaned down to pull Conan up.

"Ah! Get out of the way!"

A bewildered woman screamed and rushed toward them.

Fujino leaned forward, took a deep breath, and focused his gaze on the woman.

The woman was wearing black stockings, a beige coat, and a purple shirt underneath. She had short, light red curly hair and, judging from her appearance, was probably approaching thirty.

Fujino instinctively wanted to raise his foot and kick the woman away.

But then I glanced at the ice skates on my feet.

He then abandoned the idea.

That kick would probably cut her in two.

Fujino turned around and glanced at Ai Haibara, Conan, and Ran behind him.

It's too late to take them all away.

After a brief moment of thought, Fujino made a decision.

He assumed a fighting stance, slamming his right ice skate down hard on the ice beneath him. The ice shattered, and the skate became firmly embedded in the surface.

"Bang!"

The woman's chest slammed directly into Fujino's forearm. Suddenly, she felt as if she had hit a steel plate, and then the momentum of the impact caused her to fall backward, landing hard on her buttocks.

"Ouch! That hurts!"

The woman sat on the ground, complaining in a coquettish voice.

"Fujino!"

Ai Haibara was the first to recover and stepped forward to ask, "How are you? Are you hurt?"

Ran and Sonoko also rushed over to inquire about Fujino's injuries.

"I'm fine. With my physical condition, this kind of impact wouldn't cause me any injury."

Fujino lifted his leg and pulled the ice skate out of the ice, tapping his arm with his fingers and making a crisp sound, "I still have several lead weights on my arm."

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Conan, meanwhile, stared at the deep rut carved into the ice by the ice skates, lost in thought, "..."

That kick would definitely kill someone, right?

"Hey! Chihiro!"

A man in an orange suit glided slowly towards them from a short distance away. "Are you alright?!"

"It hurts so much!"

A woman named Chihiro cried out in a sweet, coquettish voice, "Come quickly and help me, Koji!"

"Honestly, you've only just learned to ice skate, why are you skating so fast!"

Koji complained as he pulled Chihiro up.

"Hmph... Chihiro, your trick of pretending to be a little girl to attract men won't last long."

Not far away, a woman with long brown hair, wearing a yellow-brown trench coat and a blue sweater snorted, "You know, even a curious and lively young lady will just be an ordinary old woman with a yellow face after she turns thirty."

Sonoko: "...?"

Was she implying something about me?

"Sano! You've really gone too far!"

Chihiro rubbed her buttocks, turned to look at the woman Sano, and said with dissatisfaction, "Why do you always like to make fun of me like that?"

"Snort..."

Sano turned his head away. "Just seeing you is annoying."

"Hello..."

At this moment, Fujino, who had been silently watching everything, spoke up, his tone clearly showing some dissatisfaction. "You guys almost bumped into someone just now, are you just going to pretend nothing happened?"

"But I didn't bump into anything, did I?"

Chihiro turned her head, gave a soft snort, and said with a resentful look, "Besides... besides! It looks like I was the one who got hit more, right?"

"You're so mean!"

Sonoko nearby, shouted indignantly, "You almost bumped into a child just now!"

Ran chimed in, "Even if we didn't bump into any children, we still bumped into Fujino- Senior!"

It seems there has been a conflict over here.

Chihiro's other friends gathered around.

The long-haired older sister Sano said coldly, "Chihiro, I advise you to apologize properly!"

"Alright, Chihiro."

Koji also spoke up, advising, "Just apologize, after all, we're the ones in the wrong."

"Really... I understand."

Chihiro thought about it and realized she had gone a bit too far. She looked aggrieved and said, "I'm sorry. If I hurt you, I'll pay for your medical expenses."

"Medical expenses?"

If this had happened in the past, he would have been lying on the ground rolling around a few times after being hit like this.

At the same time, he repeatedly claimed that he had suffered a concussion and demanded compensation for lost wages from the other party.

But now... he's still a well-known figure, no matter what.

If they were to resort to extortion again, it would certainly damage their reputation.

Fujino thought for a moment, then said righteously, "All we want is an apology; there's no need for medical expenses."

"You should thank them properly."

The woman named Sano said irritably, "If someone asks you for compensation, even if you're a rich girl, you'll still end up in court."

"You..."

"Alright!"

Among the group, a woman wearing a knitted hat and a windbreaker glided over, chuckling as she advised, "We clay shooting enthusiasts finally get together, so let's not be so noisy..."

Sonoko was still somewhat indignant, but since the other party had already apologized and offered compensation, she figured it was time to let bygones be bygones.

Upon hearing that the other person mentioned clay shooting, she asked in surprise, "You guys play clay shooting too?"

Ran was completely confused. "What is clay shooting?"

The man named Koji turned his head and explained, "It's a sport where you aim a shotgun at a small clay plate and then smash the plate to score points."

I didn't delete the comment, but I felt it was a bit inappropriate, so I made some minor changes.