Are Kids These Days Really This Mature?

"Tsk... that wretched old man."

Ōki Iwamatsu clicked his tongue in disapproval. Seeing that his scheme had failed and with no chance to continue the conversation, he left the banquet hall with a regretful expression.

Fujino glanced at Ōki Iwamatsu, his eyes filled with disdain.

Are all Japan bureaucrats so unambitious?

It's so vulgar to have such regrets without the help of unspoken rules... No wonder the Japan action blockbuster Industrial chain is so rich; it turns out that the people at the top are all like this.

Fujino silently complained to himself, then looked thoughtfully in the direction where Kisaragi Hōzui and Tokiwa Mio had left.

In his memory, this Kisaragi Hōzui should have killed Tokiwa Mio later... As for the motive for the murder, it was very simple: the two buildings she built blocked Kisaragi Hōzui's view of the small house she built nearby specifically to enjoy the view of Mount Fuji.

To be honest, he didn't know how to evaluate the reason for the murder.

Killing someone just because they couldn't see the scenery?

As expected of the Conan World...

This trivial matter could lead to your death.

"That's really strange. Aren't they master and disciple? Why do they seem to have a bad relationship..."

Mori Kogoro also noticed this and muttered to himself.

"Perhaps it's because Ms. Tokiwa bought all of Mr. Kisaragi's paintings a while ago and then auctioned them off at a high price."

Upon Kazama Hidehiko explained, "Mr. Kisaragi has always been very traditional. It's probably because of this that the two of them had a falling out."

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

Fujino nodded upon hearing this, his thoughts becoming much clearer.

If that's the case, then it makes much more sense.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, he glanced at the time on his watch.

Then, she walked to the floor-to-ceiling window behind her and looked down at the building.

At a glance, a familiar Porsche was clearly visible parked downstairs.

"So tall... I never imagined that such a tall building could be built in Japan."

Vodka opened the car door and looked up. "I've heard this is the closest place to heaven."

"Hmph, it's just a toy built by bribing some nobody, what's so surprising about it?"

Gin, hands in his pockets, scoffed, "Compared to all this, can you be certain the signal is coming from here?"

"This is definitely the place!"

Vodka withdrew his gaze and assured Gin, "The organization's hackers have traced that guy's IP address through reverse engineering, and it appears to be Tokiwa Group."

"So that guy was using the company's servers?"

Gin pondered for a moment, then sneered, "In that case, we'll just have to turn this place into the closest guillotine to heaven..."

"Hey, bro!"

At that moment, Vodka suddenly shouted to Gin, "That guy seems to be here too."

"Um?"

Gin followed the gaze and saw a Ford Taurus parked to the side.

He frowned, and after a brief moment of thought, he said coldly to Vodka, "Investigate the list of invitees to the opening ceremony in a while."

Just as Fujino was observing the two men in black downstairs, Ai Haibara walked up from behind and stood beside Fujino, calmly looking out the window.

Fujino withdrew his gaze and stopped staring downstairs.

He wasn't worried that Ai would discover Gin and Vodka downstairs.

After all, this place is several hundred meters above the ground.

Even he could only see clearly with the help of Vision Enhancement Glasses.

To the naked eye, you'd probably only be able to see a tiny dot.

However, as a humanoid radar, it's hard to say...

"The view from up high is really different."

Looking up, Fujino surveyed the view outside the window and said, "It seems we can overlook the entire Nishitama City from here."

"Um."

Ai Haibara slightly, her expression calm with a hint of relief, gazing at the distant mountains shrouded in mist. "And we can also see Mount Fuji in the distance."

Do you like the scenery here?

Fujino looked down at Ai Haibara and asked.

"..."

Ai Haibara shook her head and didn't say anything.

A reassuring smile played at the corners of her lips.

"Ran!"

Just then, Mitsuhiko's voice suddenly came from behind him, breaking the brief silence.

Fujino and Ai Haibara turned around and saw Mitsuhiko looking hesitant as he approached Ran, who was standing next to them, as if he had something to say.

"Is there something you need?"

Ran naturally saw through Mitsuhiko's thoughts, squatted down, and asked with a friendly smile.

"..."

Mitsuhiko didn't speak, but lowered his head and remained silent for a moment.

Then, he looked up and glanced at Fujino and Ai Haibara.

Her expression was somewhat complicated, a mixture of shyness and embarrassment.

"Ai, let's go take a look over there."

Fujino realized that this was a guess that he and Ai Haibara were present, so he took Ai Haibara's hand and suggested, "The scenery over there seems to be more beautiful."

"Um."

Ai Haibara nodded and gave a soft hum.

She understood that Mitsuhiko was being considerate of the two of them, so she didn't say anything more and followed Fujino toward the French windows on the other side.

However, glancing back, she still looked at Mitsuhiko, somewhat curious about what the two of them wanted to say.

After the two left, Ran looked at Mitsuhiko and chuckled, "Can we talk now?"

"Call..."

Mitsuhiko breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two leave.

He hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ran and said, "Actually, I have some questions I'd like to ask you, Sister Ran. Do you have time tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is fine."

Ran nodded, then asked in confusion, "But what is it that you have to tell me tomorrow?"

"I'm a little embarrassed to bring this up here."

Mitsuhiko's expression was somewhat complicated. He bowed slightly and said, "Anyway, thank you very much. I will send you the time and place via text message later."

"Oh..."

Ran nodded blankly as she watched Mitsuhiko's departing figure.

She was also a little confused; what did this child want to say to her in such a mysterious way?

And we even made plans for tomorrow...

What's wrong?

Ran was a little curious.

However, she didn't care about any of that; after all, she was just a child...

Just as she came to her senses and was about to stand up, Ayumi walked over again and looked up at her.

"Sister Ran, there are some things I want to discuss with you."

After a brief moment of eye contact, Ayumi turned to Ran and said seriously.

His expression seemed somewhat melancholy, inexplicably overlapping with that of Mitsuhiko.

"Well?"

Ran was stunned when she saw this familiar scene, and instinctively asked, "What's going on?"

Then, Ayumi replied with a serious expression, "That's a woman's secret!"

Ran: "..."

Why do I feel like I'm the one who's a child?

Are kids these days so mature?

Ran was a little confused about what the two children wanted to talk to her about.

However, we still agreed to meet at a family restaurant tomorrow.