Old Hakuba, What Do You Think?

"It's amazing that you were able to take the time to travel this far and bring your animal friends with you."

Fujino tentatively asked Hakuba Saguru, "So, you must be doing this for that person, right?"

"Of course, after all, you know my situation, that guy hasn't been very active lately."

Hakuba Saguru nodded. "Moreover, I'm sure everyone here came for that person."

"That person? What's the matter?"

Ran was a little confused; she couldn't quite figure out who that person was.

Hmm... Why does this feel like a riddle?

That person, of course, is KID, also known as Kaito Kid.

Basically, apart from Ran and the main character, all the detectives have already guessed this.

As for that matter... it left them somewhat puzzled.

It's normal not to understand, after all, it's a secret between Hakuba Saguru and Fujino.

It's about the incident I mentioned before, where they plucked a hair from Kaito Kid.

"You've got a lot of influence, kid."

Fujino nudged Kuroba Kaito's waist and whispered in lip-reading, "This whole bunch of detectives came here today just for you."

"Do you think I wanted this...?"

Kuroba Kaito was speechless for a moment, and inwardly felt a pang of pain.

This guy knew he had a back injury, but he still insisted on rubbing it.

Besides, he didn't want to be hunted down by so many detectives!

But there was nothing I could do; my account was stolen.

And it seems like he's planning to do something shady; he can't just ignore it.

"Well... then, I'll take the newly arrived distinguished guests to their respective rooms first."

Maid Ishihara Aki, seeing so many Great Detective she rarely saw on television for the first time, seemed a little nervous. "The other distinguished guests, please wait in the lounge to the side for a while. I will inform you when dinner is ready..."

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

Fujino nodded and politely followed Ishihara Aki.

The others followed suit.

Ishihara Aki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She had assumed that all the detectives would treat her rudely, just like the fat man from before...

However, judging from the current situation, some of the younger young detectives are quite polite.

The maid led everyone to their respective rooms.

Fujino was assigned a relatively spacious room.

The room is in a palatial style, with even raven emblems hanging on the walls.

"Karasuma?"

Fujino examined the emblem, his eyes narrowing slightly. "So, I've somehow infiltrated the enemy's Imperial General Headquarters?"

After thinking about it, Fujino felt that this villa probably didn't have much to do with the Alcohol Company.

Now this villa has fallen into the hands of that fat man, which means that this grand mansion has been sold...

The real treasure inside is probably unknown to anyone except him, the spoiler, otherwise Karasuma wouldn't have sold the mansion.

Shifting his gaze from the emblem, Fujino took a deep breath, coughed, then pinched his nose and muttered, "This room is so eerie... there's a bloody smell everywhere... could someone have died in this room?"

Fujino thought about it and realized that it was possible. With that in mind, he glanced at the large bed next to him. "Maybe someone died on this bed too... Damn, I can't sleep here."

Although he doesn't have any major taboos, the fact that someone has actually died there still makes him feel a bit uncomfortable.

He couldn't be like those detectives who seemed to have some kind of twisted psychology, becoming abnormally excited when they noticed blood or that someone had died.

After putting their luggage away, everyone else had already arrived at the lounge.

This time, all of them are Great Detective.

That intelligent woman was named Tsukida Ikumi, a rare female detective and a former female prosecutor.

And then there's Mōgi Harushi, who's supposedly Great Detective active internationally, often venturing into other countries to handle very dangerous cases. As for his appearance, he looks a bit like Huang Xiaoming.

As for Chizen Kōdai, she is also a well-known detective in Japan, often solving difficult cases.

Judging from their names, Fujino, Hakuba, and Mori Kogoro are indeed in the second tier.

However, Fujino still has a chance to be promoted to the top tier, since the cases he handles are quite outrageous.

Although there is a significant class difference, they are all detectives, so it's easy for them to get along.

"Pata, pata!"

As soon as Fujino entered, he heard the sound of balls being hit. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw that everyone in the lounge had already found something to do to pass the time.

Conan and Ran are playing cards with Tsukida Ikumi, Kuroba Kaito is dragged to play chess by an old lady, and Hakuba Saguru Mōgi Harushi.

"Black Eight?"

Fujino leaned forward to take a look at the pool table.

Would you like to play a couple of rounds?

Hakuba Saguru, holding his golf club, asked Fujino, "That old man is pretty good."

"Let's play a game. It's just about basic calculations and controlling your own strength."

Fujino took the club, took a few strokes, and then dribbled around the cushion and scored three goals in one go.

"You didn't actually rely on calculations and control of your muscle power to hit that shot, did you?"

Mōgi Harushi, who was standing to the side, paused for a moment and looked at Fujino with suspicion.

"If it were him, it wouldn't be difficult for him to do it."

Hakuba Saguru at the white ball that had flown back to its original position, then looked at Fujino, who was clearly numb.

"I have no interest in this stuff, why would I lie to you? It would be fine if it were snooker."

Fujino shook his head. "If it's just Black Eight... it's not difficult at all."

Mōgi Harushi: "..."

Are all young detectives these days like Versailles?

Hakuba Saguru: "..."

Keep going, I didn't hear anything.

"By the way, since you think that guy will come too..."

Fujino leaned close to Hakuba Saguru's ear. "Old Hakuba, what do you think?"

Hakuba Saguru was taken aback. "Old... Haku?"

"It's just a convenient name."

Fujino glanced around. "After arresting Kaito Kid for so long, who do you think is Kaito Kid in disguise?"

"I don't know either..."

Hakuba Saguru pondered the title 'Old Bai' for a moment.

It seems the other person has already accepted the nickname used between acquaintances.

For example, Stark or Osborn or something like that.

Hearing that Fujino was discussing something very seriously with him, he also became serious and shook his head. "I haven't spent much time with the people here, and I don't know many of them, so I can't be sure... If you ask me, that guy could be impersonating anyone, except for you, of course."

"How am I excluded?"

Fujino raised an eyebrow, somewhat curious.

"Your sex... all your qualities cannot be faked."

Hakuba Saguru paused, then glanced at Fujino: "If I were Kaito Kid, I would definitely pick someone with a very distinctive personality who is also easy to fool..."

As he spoke, he looked at Mori Kogoro not far away. "For example, Mr. Mouri, and Miss Ran."

"..."

Fujino paused for a moment, then looked at Ran, who was wearing a cute light pink evening dress, and then at Mori Kogoro was wearing a more formal gray suit.

That's a very apt description.

They're all pretty easy to fool.

You've got some skills, kid.