Adults Do Not Make Choices, I Want Them All!

Fujino was already used to the tricky interviews from the media. He skillfully used a series of twisted arguments and passed the buck, making one wonder if he had ever been a section chief.

This approach would still work well in Japan. A group of female reporters, unable to find any topics that could generate buzz or conflict, could only leave dejectedly.

"As expected of you, Fujino- kun."

Watching the reporters walk away, Nakamori Ginzo couldn't help but sigh, "These news media outlets always give me a headache."

"It's just some rhetoric."

Fujino smiled but didn't say anything more.

If it's just a matter of passing the buck and twisting the facts, those reporters probably won't be so easy to deal with.

The key point is that he has a profession as a speaker.

The persuasive power boost from a special tone of voice can make his words resonate with others, even if they disagree, they will still think that what he said makes a lot of sense.

This effect was triggered when I was fooling Koizumi Akako this morning, which is why the naive witch was deceived and handed over ten million yen for nothing.

From this perspective, even a witch would be completely bewitched by the system's persuasive power.

I wonder if that witch has turned on me yet...

"Without the annoying media, my plans can proceed discreetly!"

Nakamori Ginzo chuckled, then whispered to Fujino, "Brother, I actually have a secret weapon prepared here tonight, a divine tool for capturing Kaito Kid! Even Hakuba doesn't know about it."

"Secret weapon?"

Fujino was slightly taken aback. "A Kaito Kid?"

"That's right!"

Nakamori Ginzo quietly pulled a pair of handcuffs from his pocket, with chains attached to them. "This is it. As long as he shows up, we can use the launcher to handcuff his entire body!"

Fujino: "..."

Is this thing a secret weapon?

Inspector Nakamori, are you genuinely naive or just pretending?

Taking care of one's own son-in-law doesn't have to go to this extent!

Isn't this just a waste of the Metropolitan Police Department funds?

However, the Metropolitan Police Department's funds... well, might as well waste them.

He'll have to ask his advisor someday whether the Metropolitan Police Department will issue a receipt for reimbursement for his work.

"Ring ring!"

A cell phone ringing interrupted Fujino's thoughts.

He took out his phone and glanced at it.

It was a call from an unknown number.

"An unfamiliar phone call..."

Fujino twitched his chin and answered the call.

He also didn't have the option to hang up on unfamiliar numbers.

After all, he's a detective.

Every phone call could be to a customer.

Although he is not short of money now, a detective needs to take on cases to increase his reputation.

Then, a harsh, slightly angry female voice came from the other end of the phone. "How dare you make fun of me..."

"..."

Fujino paused for a moment, then decisively hung up.

Well, Miss Witch finally realized she'd been tricked.

Now they're planning to go and confront them...

As for the phone number, it was probably given to him by that kid Kuroba Kaito.

"Beep beep beep..."

Before we could even exchange two words, the phone rang with the sound of it being hung up.

"..."

Koizumi Akako paused for a moment, her expression darkening considerably. "That guy!"

Then I called back.

"How dare you hang up on me..."

"... beep beep"

"You actually used..."

"... beep beep"

"Wait until I finish speaking!"

"... beep beep"

"..."

"... Beep beep!"

"Hateful!"

After making several calls and then hanging up, Koizumi Akako was trembling with anger.

This guy actually dared to hang up on her!

Damn it, they hung up before I could even say two words!

What kind of mess is this?!

She gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down.

She felt she should pretend first, and then tell him she had been fooled.

Then she dialed the number again. "This is Koizumi Akako."

"Oh, it's Ms. Koizumi. A furious shrew just kept harassing me with phone calls, and I almost turned off my phone."

Fujino, on the other end of the phone, was surprised. "Why does your voice sound a little familiar? Huh? It can't be, right? After all, how could a gentle and generous girl like you, Ms. Koizumi, make harassing phone calls?"

Koizumi Akako: "..."

This guy actually called me a shrew!

Who are they openly mocking and subtly criticizing?

Koizumi Akako nearly crushed her phone in her hand.

But she didn't know how to refute it.

After all, if he admitted that he was the one who made the call earlier...

So she herself admitted that she was a shrew.

"Ms. Koizumi, what brings you to my attention?"

Seeing that there was no reply on the other end of the phone, Fujino asked, "If it's about the commission, I'm already at the Oshima Art Museum preparing for the operation."

"Call!"

Koizumi Akako took a deep breath.

He also realized that he could not win against his opponent with his tongue.

However, she didn't call to dwell on whether she was worth over ten million or not, or to discuss being tricked.

So he forced himself to remain calm and got down to business. "Tonight, besides Hakuba Saguru, that guy with the red eyes will also be coming."

You mean Spider?

Fujino rubbed his chin, looking suspicious. "Miss Koizumi, how did you know that Spider would be coming too?"

"..."

Koizumi Akako fell silent for a moment upon hearing this.

This question successfully stumped her.

The key question is how she knew...

Should we directly tell the other party that we'll use a crystal ball glued together with a band-aid for the future?

"However, I won't ask any more questions about the client's affairs."

Seeing that the other party did not respond, Fujino clearly had not figured out how to answer, so he continued, "After all, Ms. Koizumi, you are a high-value client who spent ten million yen to entrust me with this matter. I have absolute trust in the information of my clients."

After a pause, Fujino continued, "Aside from the request to protect Kaito Kid, I'll treat this as an additional, incidental request..."

"..."

Koizumi Akako paused for a moment.

High-value customers?

So, I, Koizumi Akako- sama, am still valuable, right?

Hateful!

Why did you bring this up again!

Koizumi Akako scratched her head hard, feeling that something was wrong with her, as she kept getting stuck on a single thought.

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she continued, "Anyway, that Spider is very likely to come over tonight, so be careful... If possible, take care of the Spider first, and put Kaito Kid's matter aside for now."

"Letting them go is out of the question. Whether it's Kaito Kid or the Spider, dealing with them is just a trivial matter for me."

Fujino stretched out his hand and clenched his fist tightly. "What's that saying again...? Only children make choices, I want them all!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

"A trivial matter?"

Koizumi Akako murmured, clearly not quite believing Fujino's statement.

In her opinion, even if the other party was Great Detective who could solve the Spider problem, he would definitely be too busy to complete both tasks at once.

After all, just covering for Kuroba Kaito is troublesome enough for ordinary people, let alone adding a Spider?

He's not a magician, how could he possibly do that?