Is It Too Much to Take a Little Billion?

"No, I can't..."

Takagi was momentarily speechless. "I'm not very good at drawing."

"I prefer Impressionism to Realism..."

Shiratori smiled, subtly indicating his refusal.

Fujino: "..."

To be fair, those two were really quite unethical.

Asking someone to draw, and then mocking their drawing skills...

Fujino was speechless for a moment, then said, "Officer Sato, hand me the notebook."

"Well?"

Sato exclaimed in surprise and handed over the notebook, "Advisor Fujino, you can draw sketches?"

"As for sketching... I haven't done much drawing."

Fujino took the notebook. "I've drawn some anime characters before... well, theoretically there shouldn't be any major problems..."

After some sketching and drawing, Fujino quickly drew a portrait of the arsonist based on Ayumi's description and some of his impressions.

Although his drawing skills are not very strong, he can at least distinguish the features.

Fujino handed the drawing to Ayumi: "Isn't this what the suspect should look like?"

"Yes! That's right! Just like Brother Fujino drew it!"

Ayumi excitedly reached out her hand and nodded.

"Let me see..."

Conan also stepped forward, glanced at it, and revealed his crescent-shaped eyes. "Why does it give off an anime character vibe?"

"Haven't I already said that I used to just draw anime characters in my spare time..."

Fujino looked at Conan speechlessly. "Why don't you try it if you're so capable?"

"I think I'll pass..."

Conan was taken aback, then shook his head repeatedly.

"In that case, let's search in this manner."

Fujino handed the painting to Shiratori: "Officer Shiratori, this painting should be useful for investigation, right?"

"There's nothing wrong with this painting. Although the painting skills are indeed not up to par, at least the features are recognizable, and it can be identified at a glance..."

Shiratori took the painting, then hesitated and said, "But if we mobilize a large number of police forces to search for just one suspect, it would be too much of a fuss."

Moreover, this is a joint investigation into the arsonist's activities, and it would be inappropriate for them to take on all of it.

"Don't you trust Ayumi?"

"Don't underestimate us kids!"

"Ayumi can't be wrong!"

The children immediately became unhappy, and they all looked indignant at the police officer's suspicion.

"It's not that I don't believe it..."

Takagi smiled and tried to smooth things over, "After all, Ayumi didn't see the suspect committing arson at the time. It would have been troublesome if she had made a mistake."

"It should be right."

Conan suddenly pondered and deduced, "The weather is still a bit hot. That guy was wearing a trench coat and gloves, and his trousers still smelled of gasoline. He also appeared near the fire scene with a strange smile. If he's not the culprit, it really doesn't make sense..."

Fujino: "..."

He silently lowered his head and glanced at his suit.

Then he thought about the Life-Saving Windbreaker in his Pocket Dimension.

Hmm, why does he seem like the murderer too?

After Conan's deliberations, Sato Miwako finally decided to go to the crime scene.

However, before that, she still had to detour to another place.

At a crossroads.

Sato Miwako squatted beside a utility pole on a sidewalk, her hands clasped together in devout prayer. In front of her was a white flower stuck in a soda can.

Today is the anniversary of her father, Sato Masayoshi's, death.

Eighteen years ago, Sato Masayoshi was hit by a truck while chasing a suspect. Because it was raining, the ambulance was delayed in arriving. Sato Masayoshi breathed his last after Sato family arrived at the scene.

Listening to Shiratori's explanation, Takagi asked in surprise, "Could it be that the police officer who was murdered in that case..."

"That's right, it's Officer Sato's father, Sato Masayoshi."

Fujino nodded and pondered, "That case was called the 'Shushiro' case. After Sato Masayoshi was hit by a truck, he kept calling out that name to the culprit, so the case was named 'Shushiro'. The police also conducted a large-scale search, but about three years ago, the statute of limitations for this case expired."

"I remember that case too..."

Takagi recalled, "It was a very meticulous robbery, and the amount stolen was 550 million yen."

Fujino's ears perked up upon hearing this. "Five hundred and fifty million?"

"Yes, it's a very large sum of money."

Takagi said regretfully, "The only clue at the scene was ten seconds of surveillance footage. No one knows how Sato Masayoshi found the murderer, so the investigation couldn't continue, and it was eventually forgotten..."

"The statute of limitations... what a kind rule."

Ai Haibara crossed her arms and looked at Sato Miwako, seemingly moved. "It's so unreasonable that someone who has committed an irreparable crime like murder can hide for more than ten years and then be able to return to society openly and without any repercussions. Even though the murderer can start over, the victim suffers a pain that they can never forget for the rest of their life..."

Fujino nodded in agreement. "If it were the Chinese legal system, even if the murderer hides at the ends of the earth, as long as someone has been killed, even if thirty years have passed, there is still a chance to be tracked down and blood will be used to pay for blood."

Conan glanced at Fujino in surprise and pondered, "If it were the Chinese legal system, that would be the case... But according to the laws here, if the other party hasn't committed any crimes in the past fifteen years or in the future, even if they are arrested, it wouldn't be possible..."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Sato Miwako slowly stood up. "Although everyone still remembers the name of that case and the perpetrator, no one will remember the police officer who died unless they are a member of the police force... There's nothing we can do if there's no evidence to continue the investigation."

"Anyway, we didn't do this job to become famous..."

After a pause, Sato Miwako looked at Fujino: "But it's really good that Fujino- kun still remembered this old case... I thought detectives wouldn't like to investigate cases where the culprit can't be brought to justice."

"I just have a good memory. I happened to come across this case when I was investigating an old case..."

Fujino narrowed his eyes slightly. "However, cases that have exceeded the statute of limitations should still be investigated. Even if the perpetrator cannot be brought to justice, someone will still put a perfect end to this case."

"You mean Beika Batman?"

Sato Miwako immediately recalled the white figure and shook her head, "If we can capture the other person, that would be fine, but if it's just about killing them... let's forget about it."

In her mind, bringing someone to justice meant catching them and subjecting them to legal punishment.

Instead of killing the other party outright.

Fujino remained silent upon hearing this.

As a time traveler, he subconsciously believed that any crime should be punished with blood for blood and tooth for tooth.

Whether it's drug dealers, murderers, or philanthropists who amass huge fortunes, they would all be sentenced to death under normal circumstances.

However, it seems that in the eyes of these people, murderers are not unforgivable.

Compared to his world, he felt that this world was far too 'gentle' towards those heinous criminals.

"But..."

Genta suddenly asked, "The truck driver must have seen the prisoner's face, right?"

Sato Miwako acknowledged Genta's question.

However, the prisoner was wearing sunglasses and a raincoat, so even the driver couldn't tell what he looked like under those circumstances.

Even if you know that the other person's name is "Shushiro", it is actually not a person's name.

The clues left at the scene were too few; the only additional clue was the English letters [KAN O].

"I remember when I was a child, I would often stare at those words, trying to find some clues."

Sato Miwako smiled helplessly, "At the time, I was thinking that if anyone could crack the code and capture Shushiro, I would grant them any request."

"Any conditions are acceptable?!"

Both Takagi and Shiratori, those two sycophants, couldn't help but swallow hard.

In my mind, I imagined Sato Miwako wearing a wedding dress, walking down the aisle with me.

"I want a thousand servings of eel rice!"

"If it were me, I'd want to stay one night in a castle in a tropical paradise!"

"Then I'll take a ticket to the International Space Museum!"

The three boys all shared their thoughts.

"Sure!"

Sato Miwako smiled and nodded in agreement, but then became attracted by Ai Haibara and Conan's request.

Ai Haibara thought for a moment and realized she didn't need anything, so she casually said, "The latest high-end handbag from any brand."

"Then I'll take a ticket to this World Cup!" Conan said.

"Um... okay."

Sato Miwako smiled and agreed.

However, he was speechless.

Luxury handbags, and World Cup tickets.

Are all elementary school students this materialistic?

'If these kids actually figure out the code, Sato Miwako will probably end up looking just like Takayama Minami Takayama, all penniless and pitiful.'

Fujino stared at Sato Miwako and couldn't help but think to himself.

After that, another group of people came to the crossroads to pay their respects to Sato Masayoshi.

That group consisted of three boys and one girl, all of whom were Sato Masayoshi's high school classmates. Each of them had an animal name in their name, such as ape, deer, bird, or pig.

After a brief discussion, they left.

Then, Inspector Megure had just finished dealing with a bank robbery case, received news that a man had suddenly rushed out of the security checkpoint at Shinagawa Subway Station, and his features were extremely similar to those described by Ayumi.

Takagi and Shiratori were called up to the scene as reinforcements, Fujino felt that he should also go and see if he could help, so they went to Shinagawa Station together. Meanwhile, Sato Miwako stayed behind to continue identifying the crime scene with the children.

On the train to Shinagawa Station.

Detective Bounty Mission: The Murderer from Eighteen Years Ago

Mission objective: Apprehend the perpetrator who robbed a bank eighteen years ago, resulting in the death of a police officer.

Mission Reward: 3 million yen, 200 Detective Reputation points

"So the System Task was indeed triggered?"

Fujino sat in the back row, his eyes scanning the System Task in front of him, pondering to himself.

This System Task was triggered when he encountered Sato Masayoshi's four old high school friends.

His target was none other than the old man named Shikano Shuji among the four.

That's right, the code left by Sato Masayoshi actually points to Shikano Shuji.

The so-called "Shushiro" is actually someone who "goes to confess," but because his confession is intermittent, he is taken for a ride.

So Japanese is really inconvenient, with a lot of homophones, and even a misunderstanding can cause a lot of trouble.

[KAN O] is a very simple wordplay, referring to Shikano.

His next task was to lure the snake out of its hole.

According to his memory, sometime later, Shikano would show up and knock out Takagi, who had discovered the truth.

The arsonist will also be at Shinagawa Station at the same time.

In other words, if he follows them and sneaks into an ambush, he can get both missions for free.

Moreover, he actually had some thoughts about the 550 million yen that was stolen from the bank.

If they didn't make a billion before, it's not unreasonable to make a hundred million this time, right?

Shinagawa Station.

Shortly after arriving, the suspect was subdued by Fujino Takagi Shiratori, and Shiratori.

However, this suspect was not an arsonist, but a thief.

"Officer, I'm really not the arsonist!"

The thief was pinned to the ground by the police officer at the station, and he kept crying out that he was innocent.

"Inspector, we have apprehended the suspect who escaped from Shinagawa Station."

Shiratori stood to the side, straightening his disheveled suit. "But according to him, he was just a burglar..."

Takagi tugged at his collar, wiped the sweat from his temples, and looked at Fujino, who was sitting to the side, not panting and dressed neatly. "Advisor Fujino, you really have great stamina. You arrested this guy so easily."

"Nothing."

Fujino said, "I just train regularly and have learned some fighting techniques at the kendo dojo."

"Exercise?"

Takagi paused for a moment, then asked, "Could you tell me how you usually train?"

"Well..."

Fujino thought for a moment, "It's probably just a hundred push-ups, a hundred sit-ups, a hundred squats, and a 10km run every day. It just requires persistence every day."

"Well?"

Takagi was taken aback by his question, "Do we have to do it every day?"

"Yes, it has to be done every day; you can't give up now."

Fujino nodded. "But this method is not suitable for everyone. If you are not in good health, you may hurt yourself."

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

Takagi nodded thoughtfully, considering whether he should try the training that Fujino had suggested.

After all, the scene where Fujino single-handedly subdued the thief that he and Shiratori had been unable to subdue even when they worked together was truly astonishing.

He looked up at the station's license plate, but suddenly paused for a moment.

Immediately, a surge of excitement washed over him, and he had already forgotten what had just happened.

Because he has already discovered the secret of that code!

Thinking of this, he was overjoyed and planned to call Sato, intending to ask him to reward him.

"Takagi, who are you calling?"

Shiratori noticed Takagi's unusual behavior and bent down to ask him.

"Nothing..."

Takagi nodded hurriedly and quickly pulled out his "urine shield technique": "I just need to go to the bathroom."

As he spoke, he quickly got up.

"I'm going to the restroom too."

Upon hearing this, Fujino stood up and followed.

"Fujino?"

Takagi looked at Fujino, who had followed her, and immediately felt a bit troubled. "Um, do you also need to go to the restroom?"

"Um."

Fujino nodded, then looked at Takagi suspiciously. "Aren't you going?"

"Ahem."

Takagi coughed lightly, feeling something was off.

However, if we just follow Fujino to the restroom like this, then things might get a little complicated...

He needs to tell Sato about this quickly!

If it were Fujino, he probably wouldn't steal his opportunity, right?

After thinking for a moment, Takagi made a decision. "Actually, it's like this, I already know who the murderer who killed Sato's father is..."

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

Fujino smiled slyly, "So you want someone to tell Officer Sato about this in exchange for something, right?"

"Ah... no, that's not how it is..."

Takagi was momentarily flustered.

"Go ahead and make the call."

Fujino, hands in his pockets, ignored Takagi's explanation. "Anyway, I really need to go to the restroom, so I'll take yours."

"Oh... oh! Thank you, Advisor Fujino!"

Takagi nodded repeatedly, expressing his gratitude to Fujino in his heart.

Fujino raised his hand and waved behind him, without replying.

There's no need for thanks or anything like that.

Anyway, he wasn't really going to the toilet.