Doko's Hair in Danger!
"If they were to postpone the dinner without warning, their company's stock price would probably definitely drop."
Turning her gaze away, Fujino Yuyu speculated, "By inviting Mouri-niisan and me, two Great Detective, she probably thought that the murderer wouldn't make a move in front of Great Detective."
"That's true..."
Shiratori Ninzaburo rubbed his chin. As a second-generation rich kid himself, he had also thought of this point after hearing Fujino's words, "At this point, we can only bite the bullet and continue to hold it, minimizing the impact of this on their company."
"So they invited the two of us to come and keep things quiet."
Mori Kogoro immediately became smug. "I heard there are quite a few socialites here... After all, it's my junior's invitation, so I have no choice but to go to the banquet the day after tomorrow."
Juzo Megure: "..."
Shiratori Ninzaburo: "..."
Conan: "..."
Ran: "..."
Mori, your intentions have been exposed!
Fujino gave a helpless, awkward smile.
He didn't think there was any problem.
It's not like Mouri-niisan trying to befriend any social celebrities.
The main reason was that he had bought the Rolex well in advance for this dinner party.
If he hadn't been invited, his ten million yen would have been wasted.
Even if he wasn't invited, he still had to have a proper chat with Ms. Tokiwa.
Returning home from the Mori Detective Agency.
Fujino pushed open the door and saw Akemi Miyano sitting on the sofa watching TV, while the Shimo-Kasa Sisters were placing plates on the dining table.
"You're back!"
Akemi Miyano noticed Fujino.
"Fujino, dinner is ready!"
The Shimo-Kasa Sisters bowed respectfully. "Dinner is ready."
"Don't be so reserved at home..."
Fujino waved his hand, looked at the two sisters wearing aprons in front of him, and asked in confusion, "But speaking of which, did you two come upstairs to help make dinner today?"
"Um."
The two sisters nodded in unison and explained, "We were a little worried about Ai-chan cooking alone, so we came to help."
"I see."
Fujino paused for a moment, slightly taken aback.
Two maids helped with the cooking... Although I wasn't wearing maid outfits, I did feel like I'd inexplicably become a nouveau riche.
Hmm, it's pretty good.
After dinner, Fujino took out the rag dolls he had looted from his Pocket Dimension.
"A doll?"
Ai Haibara looked at the pink duckling, teddy bear, and penguin in front of her with a puzzled expression.
"Yeah, I just ran into an acquaintance who gave it to me."
Fujino nodded and handed the bag containing the plush toys to Ai Haibara: "I think you would like these kinds of plush toys."
Ai Haibara hesitantly took the bag, feeling that it looked somewhat familiar.
But I can't remember where I saw it before.
She shook her head, deciding to stop thinking about it and nodded, saying, "I quite like it."
Two days later, time flew by.
Fujino Detective Agency.
"Well..."
Fujino sat in a chair in the detective agency, looking at Saturday on his phone screen, and sighed softly.
After the midterm exam holiday, it's a normal school day, and then today is Saturday, another holiday.
He was speechless at this absurd timing.
"No Mercy Nayoya..."
Just then, a loud cell phone ringtone suddenly sounded.
Fujino snapped out of his daze and glanced at his phone screen.
It was Hakuba Saguru who called.
"Hey, Fujino!"
On the other end of the phone, Hakuba Saguru hurriedly whispered to Fujino, "Just now, Kaito Kid sent out a warning letter."
"Your information network is really impressive..."
Upon hearing this, Fujino thought for a moment, recalling the plan that Hakuba Saguru had mentioned to him before, and then continued, "So, you don't mean you still want to continue the hair-pulling plan from last time, do you?"
"That's right!"
Hakuba Saguru responded, "I don't know what's gotten into this guy, he actually sent out three consecutive days of announcements."
"Three consecutive days?"
Fujino was also slightly surprised. He rubbed his chin and pondered with a strange expression, "What on earth is that kid thinking? This is too audacious. Isn't this a perfect opportunity for you to get that guy's hair?"
"Yes."
Hakuba Saguru nodded with satisfaction. "When opportunity knocks, there's no stopping it!"
Then he turned to Fujino and asked, "So, are you going to come with me or not? With the two of us here, it'll be a piece of cake to pull a hair out of his head."
"I've been a bit busy lately... I don't have time to discuss the hair removal with you right now."
After thinking for a moment, Fujino felt that there was no need to capture the true form of Kaito Kid, and continued, "Compared to Kaito Kid, the guys I have to deal with are much more troublesome."
"Those guys?"
Upon hearing this, Hakuba Saguru paused for a moment, then asked, "You don't happen to be fighting against some organization, or have someone you want to capture, do you?"
"Keep it a secret."
After saying this bluntly, Fujino continued, "You should handle this yourself first. If you really figure out who it is, you can call me later."
"All right."
Hakuba Saguru hung up the phone in a huff.
"It seems that Hakuba might actually know Kuroba Kaito's true identity..."
Fujino put the phone away, rubbed his chin, and began to think.
He was wondering whether he should tell Kuroba Kaito in advance to save his feathers.
Don't let that brat Hakuba Saguru pull it out.
However, after thinking about it, Fujino didn't say anything more.
Even if Hakuba Saguru knew Kuroba Kaito's true identity, he probably wouldn't easily go and expose him.
Compared to Conan, Hakuba Saguru is more like Sherlock Holmes in personality.
Although he still resembles a bit of the Demon of Light, emotionally speaking, he's improved a lot.
"They are ready, it's time to go."
At that moment, Ai Haibara's voice suddenly came from behind.
Turning around, Fujino saw Ai Haibara, wearing a light green dress with light green Ai Haibara on the sleeves and sandals, push open the door of the detective agency and walk in.
"The dress is quite nice, Sister Akemi buy it?"
As he stepped forward, Fujino lowered his head, glanced at Ai Haibara, and asked with a light laugh.
"Today I'm attending a slightly more formal dinner party."
Ai Haibara whispered, looking down, "Sister Akemi thinks we should buy a new dress..."
"Sister Akemi has always had excellent taste."
Fujino nodded and sighed, glancing at his black and red Rolex: "We're really running out of time, let's go."
I came out of the Fujino family's small building.
Mori Kogoro was already sitting in the driver's seat of a newly rented blue minivan, and the three members of the Junior Detective League also got into the car.
Meanwhile, Professor Agasa, dressed in a gray suit, stood beside the car with Conan was in his usual attire, waiting.
"Hasn't that rich heiress arrived yet?"
Mori Kogoro, sitting in the car, couldn't help but grumble.
"She said she had already left home..."
Ran also glanced at her watch. "Let's wait a little longer."
"Honestly, why are you girls always so slow and dawdling when you go out?"
Mori Kogoro pressed his face against the steering wheel, his expression full of resentment.
"Alright, Uncle Mori."
Fujino stepped forward and teased with a smile, "Be careful you don't get scolded by Ran. If you disturb the peace again, the neighbors will probably come looking for you."
"Fujino- Senior..."
Ran looked a little embarrassed upon hearing this. "How did I ever lecture my dad?"
Fujino: "..."
It was as if she was recalling the many nights when Mori Kogoro screamed in agony.
There really is no lesson learned.
That would just result in a brutal beating.
"Hey, Haibara."
Conan, who had been deep in thought, asked Ai Haibara in a low voice after she Ai Haibara, "You said that Hara Yoshiki, is it possible that he was an accomplice of the Black Organization before?"
Why would you think that?
Ai Haibara pondered for a moment, then turned to Conan with a calm expression. "Could it be that you've discovered some clues?"
"We have indeed discovered some clues."
Conan nodded heavily. "However, since I'm not sure if this is what I'm guessing, I can't say it right now."