Fujino: The Atmosphere Suddenly Felt Much Heavier

"Let me go! I need to get out!"

Ishida Maria quickly broke free from the captain's control and placed her hand on the handle of the emergency exit.

The pressure difference between the inside and outside of an aircraft cabin at high altitudes means that the force required to open an emergency escape door is comparable to pushing a large truck.

Although Fujino knew this, he dared not gamble on the physical condition of everyone in the Conan World.

After all, even an old man can wield a big iron sword and hack and slash.

It's quite reasonable for an adult film actress to push open the emergency exit of a passenger plane with her bare hands, right?

Fujino grabbed Ishida Maria's wrist and lifted her up like a chick.

Before she could say anything, a furious voice suddenly came from the side. "You woman, do you want to die?"

The newcomer was a man with messy hair, a stubble beard, reeking of cigarettes, and a scar on his face. "If you open this door, we'll all be buried with you, you stupid woman!"

"Hmm..."

Ishida Maria was startled and fell silent for a moment. After regaining her composure, she shouted, "I know! You two must be terrorists!"

As if to confirm her statement, she pointed at the man and said, "Look at this person's face, it must be just like that!"

"Terrorists my foot!"

The man's cheek twitched slightly. He reached out and grabbed Ishida Maria's wrist, then turned to the captain beside him and said, "Captain, leave this woman to me. There's a police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department sitting right next to me."

"Oh, thank you for your help."

The captain covered his face with a handkerchief and responded in a low voice.

Then, the man dragged Ishida Maria towards the cabin at the back of the first-class section, as if he were pulling a chick.

"Let me go! I'm in first class, not over there. I mean, you're being incredibly rude!"

"You're such a nag! Sit down right now!"

"Is this woman some kind of idiot?"

Fujino watched Ishida Maria being dragged away, speechless for a moment.

This reminded him of another silly person who had once commissioned him to investigate his past.

Are all actresses in the Conan World this mentally challenged?

But thinking about it carefully, even in their past lives, some celebrities seemed to have been like that...

After confirming that the woman wouldn't return and that she indeed lacked the ability to open the emergency exit, Fujino planned to return to his seat.

The cabin was filled with thick smoke; although it wasn't pitch black, it still obstructed most of the view.

The smoke had a strong, pungent odor.

This pungent smell was a disaster for him, given his keen sense of smell and heightened perception.

"Cough!"

Fujino coughed lightly, pressed his sleeve to his nose, and complained, "But speaking of which, the smell of this smoke is really strong... cough cough."

However, this also confirmed one thing for him: the smoke was not produced by a fire.

If it were a fire, there should be a burnt smell inside.

Meanwhile, Conan had already located the source of the smoke at the rear of the second-floor cabin.

Conan stared at the small balls scattered on the ground, constantly emitting smoke, and exclaimed in surprise, "Smoke balls?"

"Hello!"

Uncle Mori caught up at this moment and grabbed Conan, saying, "You brat, what are you doing running around in this situation!"

"Ha ha..."

Conan chuckled and pointed to the smoke bomb on the ground, "Because I found something fun!"

"Something fun?"

Uncle Mori followed Conan's pointing finger, picked up the cigarette butt from the ground, examined it for a moment, and said impatiently, "This is just an ordinary cigarette butt!"

"It seems this thing is the source of the smoke..."

Mori Kogoro and Conan turned around and saw Shiratori Ninzaburo, dressed in a suit, appearing behind them.

"Detective Shiratori?"

Uncle Mori seemed a little puzzled by Shiratori's appearance. "What are you doing here?"

"I was planning to travel to Okinawa during the holidays... I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

Just as Fujino returned to his seat, Mori Kogoro and Conan also happened to return.

"Have you found the source of the smoke, Mouri-niisan?"

Fujino turned his head and asked curiously.

"Found it, and it's been handed over to Officer Shiratori for processing."

Mori Kogoro complained, "That thing was just a smokescreen, causing everyone to panic. I really don't know who would play such a terrible joke."

"A smoke bomb?"

Fujino breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that no one died."

Conan, upon hearing this, gave a deadpan look: 'That Fujino guy, how come he always thinks about dead people in everything?'

"Dad."

Hearing this, Ran asked in confusion, "Is Officer Shiratori on this plane too?"

"Yes."

Mori Kogoro continued, "He was sitting in business class behind first class; I heard he was also going to Okinawa for tourism."

"So that's how it is... cough cough."

Before Fujino could finish speaking, he coughed twice more, choked by the phlegm.

Upon hearing the sound, Ooka Momiji's ears twitched slightly. She turned to Fujino and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing serious."

Fujino pinched his nose. "It's just that the smell in this smoke is really too strong..."

Is that so?

Ran, who was sitting in the back, sniffed her sleeves and nodded. "It seems so... even my clothes have the smell on them."

"It must be because of those smoke balls."

Ai explained calmly, "Judging from the smell, the main component of the smoke bombs released this time is sulfur, which is why they smell like sulfur. The smell of sulfur is very difficult to remove; even after washing, there will still be some residue..."

As she spoke, she looked at Fujino, her eyes filled with a hint of heartache. "This smell might not be a problem for ordinary people, but for people with a sensitive sense of smell, this pungent smell is torture."

"Ai knows so much..."

Ran sighed, then looked pitifully at Fujino: "If that's the case, then Fujino- Senior must be feeling terrible right now?"

"Actually, it's nothing... cough, I'll just cover it with a handkerchief."

Fujino coughed lightly, reached into his pocket, intending to take out a handkerchief from his Pocket Dimension, but after a few rummages, he found nothing. "..."

Okay, I almost forgot, a few days ago when he was tidying up his Pocket Dimension, he threw out useless things like handkerchiefs.

"Use mine."

"For you."

Two voices rang out.

Ai Haibara and Ooka Momiji surprisingly handed Fujino their own handkerchiefs in unison.

A plain pink handkerchief, and a light blue handkerchief printed with white and Momiji.

The two were surprised for a moment, then looked at each other.

Ai Haibara: "Stare..."

Outline Momiji: "Staring..."

Ran paused in her rummaging through her pocket. "..."

She had originally intended to take out a handkerchief and hand it over.

This handkerchief was lent to her by Fujino last time. She washed it but never found a chance to return it... Now, after thinking about it, she didn't dare to take it out.

Fujino: "..."

Why does the atmosphere suddenly feel so heavy?

Is it just my imagination?

Hmm, it must be an illusion caused by the surrounding smoke.

In the end, Fujino accepted the two handkerchiefs, which provided double protection and made him feel much better.

The source of the smoke was found; the commotion was caused by a smoke bomb placed at the rear of the second-floor cabin.

The smoke gradually dissipated, becoming less dense than before, which made Fujino's sense of smell much better.

He doesn't even need to cover his face with a handkerchief anymore.

But the captain still covered his face with a handkerchief.

After bowing to the first-class passengers in front of the cockpit compartment, he returned to the cockpit.

A short while later, the curtain of the cubicle was pulled open again.

A young man in a white uniform stepped out and introduced himself to the crowd.

He was the first officer on this flight, Koganei, who claimed that he was on the captain's orders to check on the condition of all passengers along with the cabin crew and the chief purser.

"Are you two feeling unwell?"

The flight attendant with her hair up, Kagaya Yui, came to the seats of Fujino and Ooka Momiji and asked them with concern.

"I'm fine."

Ooka Momiji said with a hint of complaint, "It's just that the person next to me is really uncomfortable from the smoke. When will all this smoke finally dissipate?"

"I am truly sorry for the unpleasant experience I caused you both."

Kaga bowed apologetically and said, "The ventilation system in the cabin has been fully activated, and the smoke will be cleared away shortly."

"Alright... I'm fine."

Fujino smoothed things over.

As he spoke, he glanced at the co-pilot, Koganei, who was not far away.

Under normal circumstances, the captain is not allowed to open the cockpit manually in the event of an emergency on an aircraft.

These are all bloody lessons in aviation history.

But now, the captain not only comes out in dangerous situations, but even for trivial tasks that could be left to the flight attendants, the co-pilot has to personally take on the task...

Are you sure the crew of this flight weren't Temp Worker?

To be honest, Fujino was a little confused.

"Ah!!"

Suddenly, Fujino's thoughts were interrupted by a scream coming from the compartment in front of first class.

With that scream, a system notification echoed in Fujino's ears, "A new Detective Profession Mission has been detected. Please check it!"

Detective Profession Mission: A Murder Case That Happened High in the Sky

Mission objective: Solve a murder case that occurred high in the sky.

Mission Reward: One million yen, two hundred Detective Reputation

Task time limit: 30 minutes

Fujino: "..."

Sure enough, wherever there's Shinigami Elementary School Student, there's never a shortage of murder cases.

"First Officer Koganei, please return to the cockpit immediately."

Suddenly, an announcement came over the loudspeaker in the cabin.

"Strange, it sounded like someone was calling just now..."

Mori Kogoro murmured in confusion.

"There were indeed shouts coming from the cubicle in front of us just now."

Ooka Momiji nodded and said, "I heard it very clearly."

"I heard it too."

Ai Haibara chimed in, "It sounds like a woman's scream."

"What on earth is going on...? First there was smoke, and now there are screams..."

Uncle Mori asked in confusion, then noticed Conan preparing to leave his seat. "You brat, what are you up to now?"

"I need to go to the restroom!"

Conan, looking like a child, exclaimed, "I can't hold back anymore!"

"I'll go with him."

Fujino stood up from his seat. "I'll go see who made that scream."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Fujino- Senior," Ran said.

Inside the compartment, the driver's cab door was open.

Kagaya Yui and Momoyama Akari Touichi stood at the door of the driver's cab, both with expressions of horror and fear on their faces.

Koganei pushed aside the curtain of the cubicle and asked the two, "Kaga, Momoyama, what happened?"

"Mr. Koganei..."

Kagaya Yui turned her head and stammered, "The... the captain..."

"What happened to the captain?"

Koganei was a little confused, but after entering the cockpit, he was immediately surprised by what he saw and exclaimed, "Captain Shida!"

Conan entered the compartment, but just as he was about to sneak into the driver's seat to find out what was going on, Fujino, who was following behind, grabbed him by the back of the collar and lifted him up. "Little Brother Conan, the driver's seat isn't something you can just walk into casually."

"Hahaha... I was just curious..."

Conan was speechless for a moment. After thinking about how Fujino always ruined his plans, he pointed to the cockpit and reminded him, "Hey! The captain seems to be asleep!"

Fujino didn't reply, but silently turned his gaze to the driver's seat.

The view outside the airplane window was a blue sky with white clouds, and the control panel was full of complicated buttons.

The captain of the flight Shida Tomoaki, was slumped in the left-hand pilot's seat with his head tilted back. There was a visible purplish-blue mark on the back of his neck, and his hands hung naturally at his sides.

Are you asleep?

Yes, she really fell asleep, like she's in eternal sleep.

This pilot is likely the victim in this incident...

That kid's ruthless; he didn't even spare the captain.

However, there's a co-pilot, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

Fujino pulled a white glove from his pocket and casually called to the errand boy, "Conan, go call Inspector Shiratori."

"Yes!"

Although Conan was very unhappy, he still nodded and ran off to find Shiratori Ninzaburo.

After Conan left, Fujino stepped forward and gently touched Shida Shiaki's pulse. "He's dead."

"How so..."

Upon hearing this, Momoyama Akari covered her mouth, looking completely incredulous.

Koganei first offered her a few words of comfort, then turned to Fujino and asked suspiciously, "May I ask who you are?"

Fujino turned around, glanced at everyone, and decisively revealed his identity as a detective. "My name is Fujino, and I'm a detective."

"Well?"

Momoyama Akari, having recovered her senses, looked at him with surprise and said, "You wouldn't happen to be that Great Detective Fujino, would you?!"

"Hmm... that must be me."

Fujino gave a perfunctory answer, then immediately asked, "Who was the first to discover the body?"

"It's me."

Momoyama Akari slightly raised her hand, "When Kaga- Senior and I came over to deliver drinks, we found that the captain had already become like this."

"I see."

Fujino nodded, then turned around, activated his Detective Eagle Eye, and began searching for details about the case.

The crime scene was the cockpit of an airplane, and there were few clues available.

A rope fell to the side of the seat on the left.

The captain's hat was placed on the central control console to the side.

Fujino squatted down, picked up the hemp rope from the ground, and squinted his eyes slightly.