Fujino: My Advice Is to Beat Him Up

"Yes, Mr. Master Teng!"

Mitsuhiko's mood immediately improved.

Fujino smiled as well.

Good, then don't try to take advantage of my Ai.

Mitsuhiko is indeed quite mature, but he's fallen for the wrong person. Ai and this guy are from completely different worlds.

Fujino felt that some things were destined to be impossible, so it was better to just block them altogether.

To avoid getting too deeply involved as a simp in the future, which could easily lead to being hurt and unable to recover.

"Ran, Master Fujino! I'm so sorry to have troubled you two today!"

Mitsuhiko stood up and bowed deeply to show his respect for Fujino, his mentor.

"Make good use of your friends!"

Fujino smiled and advised, "You are still too young. It's not too late to talk about these things ten years from now."

"Yes!"

Mitsuhiko nodded respectfully.

"That's amazing..."

Ran couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It seems that Fujino does have some unique methods for handling this kind of matter.

If it were her, she could also offer some comfort, but she definitely wouldn't be able to help Mitsuhiko grow emotionally and rationally like her Senior did...

They're both high school students, so why does the Senior know so much?

Ran was a little confused.

However, she didn't think too much about it and instead started thinking about the next Ayumi.

In her opinion, Ayumi's situation was probably similar to Mitsuhiko's; otherwise, she wouldn't have come to her for advice...

After thinking it over, Ran decided to continue asking her life mentor, Mr. Teng, for help.

Fujino readily agreed. Since he had no other requests and was just killing time, it seemed like it wouldn't be a big deal to concern himself with the mental health of children.

A little while later, a family-run restaurant appeared on the side of the street.

"I like Conan... but Conan already has someone he likes."

Ayumi sat at the dining table, on which were placed a donut and a cold drink.

Ran sat opposite her, watching this familiar scene, and couldn't help but ask, "Could it be Ai?"

Judging from the pattern, Mitsuhiko likes Ayumi, but Ayumi likes Conan. Conversely, Ayumi likes Conan, but Conan likes Ai. This makes a lot of sense...

No!

Ayumi shook her head and looked at Ran: "The person Conan likes is Ran- neechan!"

Ran: "...?"

Although she had considered many possibilities.

But this was truly beyond her expectations...

Ran burst out laughing, "How could that be!"

"Conan's crush is definitely Ran!"

Ayumi affirmed, "So I want Ran to tell Conan that you two aren't a good match... Otherwise, Conan would be so pitiful."

Ran continued, somewhat helplessly, "But we can't be sure yet that Conan likes me."

"I know!"

Ayumi looked serious. "It's a woman's intuition!"

Ran remained silent, her beady eyes saying, "..."

The world of you kids is getting more and more complicated.

Ayumi wasn't confused; in fact, she was quite determined. She hoped Ran could persuade Conan to give up, saying that Conan's problem was much smaller than Mitsuhiko's... or even nonexistent.

After Ran helped her out, Ayumi happily left the restaurant.

Ran sat there in silence, looking lost.

"Hey..."

Ran looked completely bewildered and decided to seek help from her life mentor, Mr. Fuji: "Does Conan really like me?"

"It's hard to say, it's possible."

Fujino glanced at Ran and nodded.

"But how could that be!"

Ran panicked. "After all, he's only so young..."

"Kids these days are very mature. You should have seen those two earlier."

Fujino twitched his chin. "Also, I noticed a long time ago that Conan's gaze towards you was really strange."

"Well?"

Ran was puzzled when she heard this.

Seeing this, Fujino explained seriously, "Do you remember the Conan question I mentioned before?"

"Remember..."

Ran nodded blankly.

"Conan is a highly intelligent left-behind child, so he must have some deficiencies in his personality."

Fujino continued earnestly, "It's been Ran who's been taking care of him all along. Because he lacked maternal love since childhood, he must have regarded you as his mother or something similar in his heart. However, because there is no blood relation and no close proximity, his dependence on you has gradually become distorted and turned into a morbid love!"

"Gurgle..."

Ran swallowed hard upon hearing this. Although she didn't understand what Fujino meant, she recalled what Fujino had said before, "A perverted maniac who endangers society?"

"It's not that it harms society, it's just that it's a bit perverted."

Fujino carefully corrected him and continued, "In short, this psychological problem stems from the fact that you've given him too much care, making him feel maternal love. As a result, he mistakenly perceives you as a mother figure, leading to this distorted affection."

Ran thought about it for a moment, recalling the two little ones from earlier, and felt that Fujino's words made sense, so she nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Then, should I stay away from Conan?"

Fujino coughed lightly and continued to ponder, "I think it's because you spoil Conan too much that he's become oblivious to the importance of maintaining a proper distance. Increasing that distance is indeed necessary... but there's a quick way. My suggestion is to beat him up!"

"Isn't this a bad idea?"

Ran was stunned for a moment. "After all, he's still just a child..."

"I think we shouldn't treat him like a child. Kids these days are very mature and know everything."

Fujino said earnestly, "In this situation, you should treat him as a boy of the same age. If you continue to let him be without any distance as before, his psychological problems will probably get worse and worse, and he will become a real psychopath who endangers society."

Ran swallowed, looking thoughtful, and nodded again like a chick pecking at rice.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Fujino received a call from Juzo Megure.

Another case has occurred...

The location of the incident was the Tokiwa Twin Towers, which I had visited just the day before yesterday.

Fujino didn't eat breakfast and immediately drove to the scene.

Since it has not yet opened for business, the Tokiwa Twin Towers have been cordoned off by the police.

Several police cars were parked around the building's basement, and there were also several in the parking lot.

"Looks like this is quite a big operation..."

Fujino glanced at the police officers, walked to the front of the building, took out his work ID from his pocket, and successfully entered the building through the cordon. He took the VIP elevator and arrived at the top floor, the 67th floor, where the incident occurred.

"Fujino- kun!"

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, Sato Miwako, who was investigating around the crime scene, noticed Fujino, who seemed to have been waiting for her for a long time.

"Officer Sato!"

Fujino greeted them familiarly and glanced around.

The crime scene was surrounded by police officers, all of whom looked hurried, and many of them were familiar faces.

Turning his gaze away, Fujino quipped, "Wow, this is quite a big operation today. So many police officers are assisting with the investigation. Is the deceased's identity very special?"

"It is indeed very unusual; the deceased was a councilor of Nishitama City."

Sato Miwako led Fujino past the group of police officers to the room where the crime scene was located. "The higher-ups are taking this matter very seriously..."