A Fierce Woman Who Could Kick Someone's Ribs to Pieces

Conan's head seemed to explode suddenly!

The suddenly vanished thugs, the blond man who claimed he had never seen Genta, the left-handed man, and SOS being mistaken for 202...

Everything suddenly became clear.

However, he couldn't get excited.

Fujino just asked the clerk if they had any SOS T-shirts, which means he also noticed this.

Obviously, once this point is noted, everything can be deduced from it.

Thinking of this, Conan sighed softly.

Fujino beat me to it again.

The entrance to the clothing store.

"In the end, we still gained nothing..."

Mitsuhiko sighed, "Genta, if only you could remember exactly where that place is."

"I was in a daze at the time and didn't pay attention to that much."

Genta scratched his head, somewhat helplessly. "Besides, more than a week has passed since this happened, how could I possibly remember it so clearly?"

"Could it be a movie theater?"

Ayumi pondered, "Or rather, on a tram or something."

"Neither of those places is very likely..."

Conan looked up at Fujino, and seeing that Fujino didn't intend to say anything, he said with relief, "Actually, I already know where Genta saw that person back then."

"Well?"

Mitsuhiko looked at Fujino in surprise. "You already knew?"

"Um."

Conan waved his hand, signaling the people around him to gather around, and whispered, "If I'm not mistaken, Genta was in the barbershop at the time. As for the black-haired thug, he's actually the same person as the blond guy, just with dyed hair. At the time, he thought Genta hadn't seen him clearly because he was looking through a mirror, but he exposed this when he took him to the police station. From then on, Genta was targeted by that guy."

"That's right!"

Genta nodded repeatedly, recalling, "I did go to the barbershop before, and the chase by the thugs happened after I met that blond older brother!"

"He probably wants to change his physical characteristics."

Fujino pondered, "His appearance has already been recorded. He probably wanted to dye his hair to get rid of the wanted person. Genta's words about him being there and not being there seem to be the reason, which is probably because of the hair dye."

"And there are mirrors in the hair salon."

Ai Haibara pondered for a moment and whispered, "The reason Kojima-san said that person was left-handed is probably because of the mirror reflection. The lettering 202 on the person's body is probably also because of that. After all, when you look in the mirror, SOS is 202, and the person will also appear to be left-handed."

"If that guy has already dyed his hair blonde..."

Fujino narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "A blond man has been following us since the beginning. It looks like he's the thug."

"Someone's following us?!"

The children were all startled upon hearing this.

Conan frowned, also surprised that the person had been following him the whole time.

As for why Fujino was able to find that person...

All I can say is that he's gotten used to it.

"So what should we do now?"

Ayumi refrained from looking around, appearing somewhat shaken.

"If you ask me, we'd better play along."

Conan smiled and suggested, "The thug is definitely eavesdropping on our conversation right now. I think we shouldn't reveal that we've discovered him yet. In a little while, the three of you lure that guy to the hair salon, and I, Fujino, and Haibara will leave here to call the police and set up an ambush at that hair salon... As for how to lure them there, that's up to you guys to figure out."

"Leave it to us!"

The little ones nodded seriously, and judging from their expressions, they were clearly much more attentive now.

"Your plan is far too complicated and risky."

Fujino wasn't optimistic about Conan's plan. He was already itching to use his Wooden Sword, and he felt uneasy if he didn't beat the guy up. So he suggested, "If you ask me, let's just pull out our Wooden Sword and go for it, and beat that guy up."

Conan: "..."

Indeed, if this guy were to take action, it seems like there would be no need for the police.

I estimate that one person could kill him.

Thinking of this, Conan shook his head. "I think it's better to be cautious. After all, we can't be sure that guy is really the murderer. Without evidence, we still need to find the shop owner to identify him..."

He paused, then muttered softly, "And the police should go easy on us..."

Fujino: "...?"

Did the police go easy on them?

How about a shrew?

You probably haven't seen a shrew who can break several of someone's ribs with a single kick.

After a moment's thought, Fujino nodded. "Then I'll call Megure later and have them come and ambush the barbershop."

Conan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Fujino was cooperating so well.

The idea of having Fujino go directly to the task was quite good.

However, considering Fujino's terrifying strength...

Their skulls would probably be blown off.

He didn't want Fujino to become a criminal.

It's safer to seek help from the police.

Well, at least the police should be able to go a little lighter than Fujino.

Maybe.

"Wrong!"

Genta shook his head and said to the others, "I've never been to that place. You must have guessed wrong this time."

"Isn't it there?"

Fujino pondered for a moment, "If that's the case, it will be troublesome to find that guy."

"Yes..."

Conan sighed softly and said in a comforting tone, "But I really didn't expect you to make a mistake in your reasoning. It's not your fault, after all, there were just too few clues."

Fujino: "..."

This kid's words have a hidden meaning; he doesn't seem to be acting...

"It's getting late, let's go home."

Ai Haibara took out her phone and glanced at it. "Sister Akemi should still be at home waiting to cook."

"Um..."

Conan nodded in agreement. "Ran is also waiting for me to come home for dinner."

"If you have any leads, please let us know."

Fujino turned around, called out to Genta, and then parted ways with the three children, leaving the clothing store with Conan and Ai Haibara.

After walking a distance down the street and seeing no trace of the little ones when he looked back, Fujino took out his phone and dialed Juzo Megure's number.

"Why is Fujino calling me, buddy?"

On the other Juzo Megure was in the Third Division's office. After receiving Fujino's call, he was first surprised, then hesitated and said, "Could it be that another murder has occurred?"

"This is not a murder case."

Fujino shook his head and asked, "Inspector Megure, you must have heard about the robbers who have been attacking women and elderly people in the Beika area recently, right?"

"You mean that robber?"

Juzo Megure pondered for a moment and sighed, "Of course I've heard of that guy. After all, that case has been handed over to our Third Division, and I'm currently having a headache over this mess... Wait, Fujino- kun, you wouldn't happen to be...?"

"That's right, I just happened to run into that robber."

Fujino nodded and explained, "He's probably following a kid to the hair salon on the seventh floor of the station building, planning to kill him to cover it up."

"Murder to silence them?!"

Juzo Megure was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "I understand, brother, wait a moment, I'll take some men over right away!"