He Blurted It Out Without Thinking

"So, the culprit in this case is that Beika Batman guy?"

Juzo Megure felt that this guy was becoming increasingly reckless.

It used to be better; if he was beaten half to death, he could still get away with it, and if evidence was found, it could be handed over to the court for trial.

But now... it's all for naught.

The Metropolitan Police Department leadership now hates this Beika Batman with a passion, as his misconduct has severely damaged the last vestiges of the police force's reputation.

The case is now receiving close attention and is being personally overseen by the supervising officer.

Working overtime late at night is tough enough.

Going back now would mean getting a scolding from those high-ranking Metropolitan Police Department...

"Well!"

Juzo Megure sighed, glanced at Su Fang Hongzi's corpse, and then asked the people present, "Excuse me, do you have any information about the contents of this notice?"

Although defrauding charitable funds was not within his job responsibilities.

But since it involves hit-and-run and murder with framing, he has no choice but to deal with it.

Even if the murderer is dead, we should still ask the necessary questions symbolically.

Even if we don't catch Bat, we can still find out the body of a murderer who has been on the run for over 20 years and killed two people. That would be good enough to report back home.

"This stuff is utter nonsense!"

Inada Kazuyo, who was the assistant, was the first to jump out, "Professor Su Fang has been doing charity work for fifteen years. How could he do such a thing? This is a frame-up! This is purely a frame-up by that murderer!"

"Well... ma'am, please calm down."

Juzo Megure Inada Kazuyo wiped away his cold sweat. "Although that guy is indeed a murderer, it seems that those he killed were all people who had escaped the law... We still need to investigate the specifics before we can draw a conclusion."

"Everything written there is true!"

Aikawa Touya suddenly spoke up, "That despicable old woman has been lining her own pockets for fifteen years!"

"Dong Shi, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Inada Kazuyo weakness exposed, panicked and suddenly turned to Aikawa Touya, adopting a righteous and indignant demeanor as she rebuked, "Teacher Su Fang just passed away, have you already forgotten the kindness of taking care of you all these years?"

"Gratitude? Shut up! Weren't you involved too?!"

Aikawa Touya shouted loudly, then continued, "Just as it says, that despicable guy framed my mother for the traffic accident that killed Mrs. Katagiri, and then killed her and disguised her death as suicide!"

"Well?!"

Juzo Megure looked at Aikawa Touya with surprise.

Good grief, he thought he wouldn't get any useful clues.

The case was solved right away?

Katagiri Masaki also seemed somewhat surprised. "The person who killed my wife was Su Fang Hongzi?!"

"Um??"

Juzo Megure was completely dumbfounded.

Are the victim's family members still at the scene?

"That's right, I only found out about this two months ago."

Aikawa Touya nodded and explained, "While sorting through my mother's belongings, a letter suddenly fell out of her diary... The letter contained the whole truth..."

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

After regaining his composure, Inspector Juzo Megure turned to Aikawa Touya and Inada Kazuyo: "In that case, please come with us to investigate."

"Since it has already been discovered, then it's nothing."

Aikawa Touya breathed a sigh of relief and extended his hand to Juzo Megure: "Let's go."

Juzo Megure paused as he reached for the handcuffs. "...?"

Is this guy trying to handcuff himself?

Something feels off.

Fujino: "..."

Fujino looked at Aikawa Touya speechlessly.

You didn't kill anyone, little brother.

How come you seem so skilled?

You bunch of Mikado people, did you already plan what you'd say if you got caught before you even committed the crime?

Are we just waiting for the detective to solve the case directly?

Outrageous...

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became somewhat awkward.

"Ahem."

Fujino coughed lightly, breaking the awkward atmosphere. "Mr. Aikawa, the person was killed by Beika Batman. Inspector Megure asked you to come back to ask more questions about the murder case from twenty years ago."

Juzo Megure put his hands behind his back, looking bewildered, and nodded in agreement. "That's right."

"Ah?"

At this moment Aikawa Touya was also completely dumbfounded.

Um, it seems the person wasn't actually murdered.

I just felt the atmosphere was right, and I couldn't help but blurt it out...

It's a bit awkward.

With Beika Batman gone, the case was naturally put on hold.

However, the details of Su Fang Hongzi's case are becoming increasingly clear.

Juzo Megure's trip wasn't a complete waste; he returned to the team with a corpse and two witnesses.

Despite the murder, it was already dark, so everyone had to stay at the mansion for the night before returning home at dawn the next day.

Before leaving, Fujino handed out several business cards to everyone.

After all, they are celebrities from various industries. Giving them two business cards might help someone who needs a detective someday and asks him to do something.

If you could come across one or two murder cases, you would earn even more.

In the blink of an eye, a few days had passed.

In the past few days, Fujino received two requests to find people, earning 900,000 yen.

However, he prefers commissions involving extramarital affairs to those involving finding someone.

When it comes to catching extramarital affairs, Teng is an expert.

However, as his fame grew, it seems that fewer and fewer people are seeking his help to catch cheating partners.

After all, having an affair is not something to be proud of.

After school on a simple day, Fujino, along with Sonoko and Ran who had just finished rehearsing, went to Beika General Hospital to visit Conan, who had just gotten out of bed.

"The bullet did not damage any vital organs, and the recovery after surgery is exceptionally good. He should be able to be discharged in another two or three days."

In the hospital's rest area, the attending physician, wearing a white coat, was discussing Conan's condition with a few people. "However, after the surgery, the child's immune system will be weakened, which may lead to complications such as upper respiratory tract infections."

Upper respiratory tract infection?

Ran seemed a little confused by the professional medical terminology.

"It's inflammation of the nasal cavity and throat."

Fujino recalled his medical knowledge and said, "In short, it's just a common cold like bird flu, nothing serious."

"That's right."

The doctor nodded and said to Fujino with admiration, "To be honest, I was quite surprised when I received this child. I thought the doctor who performed the emergency treatment was a famous doctor from some hospital... I was really surprised that Detective Fujino also has such a solid medical background."

"It's nothing, I just taught myself."

Fujino gave an awkward reply, without saying anything more.

Normally, doctors in a single department only master the medical skills of their own discipline.

Someone like him, who excels in all aspects, is truly an expert; such people are rare.

The old man was just trying to fool Ran and Sonoko, and they were doing alright.

As for legitimate doctors...

They're not easily fooled.

"I see..."

Ran glanced back at Conan, who was surrounded by several children, playing games in his wheelchair and coughing occasionally.

"That brat! Ran has been so distracted because she was worried about him, she's even playing games..."

Sonoko turned her head, gave Conan a disgruntled look, then walked over and snatched Conan's Game machine away. "Alright! Visiting time is over! It's getting late, you little brats should go home now!"

"Well?!"

The little ones were all somewhat disappointed.

"Alright, it's getting late, you can come again tomorrow..."

Fujino signed the doctor's autograph, walked over and said something, then called out to Ran and Sonoko, who were pushing Conan, "I'll take these kids home first, so I'll leave Conan in your care."

"No problem."

Ran turned around, smiled, and waved.

"Yay!"

"Brother Fujino, could you buy us some drinks?"

Fujino: "..."

So you guys are all so excited just to get free drinks, right?

"By the way Brother Fujino, where did Haibara go?"

At that moment, Mitsuhiko suddenly asked Fujino.

"We haven't seen Ai at school today or yesterday. Is she sick?"

Ayumi's tone sounded somewhat worried.

"No, Ai went to visit relatives and will be back in a few days."

Fujino thought for a moment and then explained.

About two days ago, Ai Haibara went out temporarily under the pretext of visiting relatives.

As someone who loves spoilers, Fujino knew perfectly well that this was just an excuse.

As for the real reason, in his memory, she should have developed A-drug at this time and learned that Conan had been discovered, so she planned to impersonate Conan for a day or two.

Even so, there's no need to prepare several days in advance...

Fujino couldn't quite understand it.

So I simply stopped thinking about it.

In the end, they'll all come back eventually anyway.

As night fell, the sound of cicadas could be heard outside the window.

Conan lay in bed, pondering whether he should tell Ran that he was Kudo Shinichi.

In fact, he also realized that his disguise had been exposed.

After thinking it over, he decided to tell Ran the secret...

That way, he wouldn't be afraid of Fujino poaching his employees.

Well, he couldn't help but want to self-destruct.

"Kata..."

At that moment, a striking sound of a sleeve striking another sleeve was heard.

Conan turned around at the sound and saw a dark gun barrel pointing at him.

The person holding the gun was none other than Ai Haibara.

"I'm so sorry, as expected, I still can't fit in with you guys."

Ai Haibara's cold face subtly revealed a hint of murderous intent.

"Haibara... what's going on?"

Conan was a little confused. He rubbed his eyes, hardly believing what he was seeing.

It's only been a few days, why is this fake loli about to kill herself?

"Don't you understand? Actually, my identity was already discovered back at the Haido Hotel..."

Ai Haibara sneered, "Just a few days ago, another member of the organization found my hiding place. I thought he would eliminate me, but unexpectedly, they let me go and planned to let me go back to continue developing drugs that can shrink people."

Conan's face darkened. "So that's why you want to kill me, the one who knows about the organization?!"

"That's right, these are their conditions, and your parents, as well as Professor Agasa, will be eliminated."

Ai Haibara's expression remained unchanged as she shook her head. "Actually, I didn't want to do this either... but they used Fujino and Sister Akemi to blackmail me. If I can successfully eliminate you, they will consider having Fujino join the organization with me. They also have their eyes on Fujino's abilities."

Conan was sweating profusely.

Ai Haibara's appearance is just too real.

Moreover, he had reason to believe that this woman would kill him for Fujino's sake.

Damn it, is this the end?

Conan was on the verge of tears.

At the same time, I felt somewhat powerless.

I never expected that Fujino would actually be caught by those people...

"Pfft."

Accompanied by a sound.

No bullet was fired from the dark muzzle.

Instead, it was a column of water.

"A water gun?!"

Conan was a little confused again.

"What would you do if that were the case?"

Ai Haibara put down the water gun, her tone calm. "If my hiding place is found and they use Fujino's life as leverage... I might actually do it."

As she spoke, she put away the water gun and shook her head. "However, the possibility is very small. If that day really comes, the organization will not hesitate to eliminate everyone around me... Yes, they will definitely do that."

So, this is what you did?

Damn, this woman is starting to look more and more like Fujino.

Conan wiped the cold sweat from his temple and said speechlessly, "So, what was the meaning behind that play you just performed?"

"I just wanted to give you a heads-up."

Ai Haibara turned to Conan: "Someone like you, if driven by emotions, would have already told her your true identity by now, wouldn't you?"

"Well?"

Conan was taken aback, "How did you..."

"It's easy to notice, isn't it?"

Ai Haibara scoffed lightly, "The one living across the street should have noticed by now. Just look at your face. She's probably waiting for you to tell her, isn't she?"

"But some things, once said, can never be taken back..."

Ai Haibara narrowed her eyes slightly, suddenly realizing that she was talking about herself. "Of course, if I told her, things would obviously be much easier, but without a doubt, I would completely drag her into this mess... If I were still pretending to be someone else, it would be fine. If one day I were suddenly found to have disappeared, I could explain it by saying I went home. But if I were really exposed, she would investigate the organization's affairs with all her might."

"..."

Conan fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

"Actually, there is a way."

At this moment, Ai Haibara suddenly changed the subject, "Actually, just a few days ago, I already developed an antidote based on what you said before, that baijiu (a type of Chinese liquor) could detoxify, in order to get me to develop the antidote..."

"Well?!"

Conan was stunned for a moment, then excitedly said, "Then, does that mean I can turn back?!"

Are you an idiot?

Ai Haibara said coldly, "The antidote is still only at the experimental stage. It's not certain whether it can completely revert you back to normal. You're dreaming..."

"Ah?"

Conan was immediately disappointed.

"But you don't need to be so disappointed."

Ai Haibara continued, "Now there are only some key studies left, and we can confirm them... In short, we can finish before the school festival."

"Key research?"

Conan was a little confused, but he still put his hands together and humbled himself, saying, "Please!"

"Really..."

Ai Haibara.

In fact, she had already completed the antidote.

As for the crucial research, it involves experiments, specifically in vivo experiments...

She wasn't sure if the antidote was actually effective.

To be on the safe side, we definitely need to use guinea pigs.

But without a guinea pig, she had to be the guinea pig herself.

If it doesn't work out, that's fine too; just consider it an unexpected incident while visiting relatives...

As mentioned before, everyone will die once the organization discovers them.

It's better to die sooner rather than later than to be discovered by the organization and taken away along with the others.

It's ridiculous, really, because of some unrealistic fantasies, she's been having this delusion lately that she's just an ordinary girl...