Law and Human Nature

"Using a football?"

The two were somewhat confused by Fujino's seemingly unfathomable words.

"For example, like this."

As he spoke, Fujino pulled a soccer ball out from somewhere behind him.

He placed the soccer ball on the ground, and then kicked it hard.

In an instant, the football was twisted and deformed by the enormous force, and flew straight towards the stairwell directly opposite the room.

"Bang!"

The football continued to move with force after hitting the wall in the middle of the stairs.

After spinning around many times and leaving a black, charred mark on the wall, it spun and launched itself in a tricky arc to the top floor of the stairs.

Hattori Heiji: "..."

Conan: "..."

There are probably only two people who are as strong as you, right?

I was taken aback by Fujino's leg strength.

However, the two of them quickly realized what was happening.

"That's definitely possible..."

Hattori Heiji pondered, "But what exactly is the mechanism..."

"This should be it."

Fujino walked to the side, opened the storage cabinet in the hotel room, and took out a mop. "Don't you guys think it's a bit inappropriate to leave a mop or something like that in the guest room?"

"So that's how it is!"

Hattori Heiji rubbed his chin, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes. "If that's the case, he can turn on the lights and then take the things away without anyone noticing, without cooperating with the police search..."

"Nonsense! There's absolutely no way that could happen!"

Conan lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly shouted and ran out, "Since you all suspect he's the murderer, then I'll prove it to you!"

"Hello!"

Hattori Heiji sighed, "The truth is the truth."

"But in the end, this is just human nature."

Fujino, hands in his pockets, watched Conan's departing figure. "He's still just a child. It's normal for him to be a little immature. He definitely can't accept that his idol committed murder."

"Hehe..."

Hattori Heiji chuckled to himself.

He's still a child?

More like a giant baby, right?

Then, Hattori Heiji became concerned about Fujino's attitude.

After all, what Fujino just said was really scary, not only about idols, but also about Conan searching for evidence...

He even suspected that Fujino must have discovered the truth that Conan was actually Kudo Shinichi.

Moreover, he felt that Conan's performance just now was far too conspicuous.

However, it seems that Fujino doesn't suspect the other person's identity and has probably gotten used to Conan's appearance.

He's not dead, so it's not a big problem!

Pulling himself back to reality Hattori Heiji sighed, "I wonder what he'll do, whether he'll be able to accept it after discovering the final truth... Sigh!"

"Then let's see what he chooses this time."

Fujino said calmly, "I feel that Conan's ideology is very dangerous. He's like a saint, wielding the big stick of law and justice to smash the 'murderer' hard, regardless of whether the murderer is right or wrong, he must be punished by procedure and law."

"The murderer must be punished by law to atone for his crime... there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Hattori Heiji said with a strange expression, "Something about what you're saying sounds a bit odd to me."

"The murderer is also a human being. Legally speaking, as long as someone kills, it is a crime, regardless of the reason... But morally speaking, some crimes are justified by morality."

Fujino narrowed his eyes and continued, "If one pursues legal and procedural justice too much because of reason, to the point of completely losing the humanity and morality that a detective should have... then he is no different from a crime-solving machine."

"Law and procedure, humanity and morality?"

Hattori Heiji Fujino stared at Fujino, completely unable to understand what he was saying.

It's just to see what Conan will do, isn't it?

Why are you making this sound so profound?

Simply put, before becoming a detective, one should first be a person.

Fujino crossed his arms and said in a deep voice, "Humans are emotional beings with their own morals and human values. They are unique animals. When people lose their empathy for their fellow human beings and become obsessed with pursuing even immature legal and procedural justice, they become numb, ruthless, and cold-blooded, and are not even worthy of being called human."

"As detectives, our responsibility is only to find out the truth, not to judge the murderer on behalf of the law... The difference between a murderer and a victim is only a fine line. First, you are a human being, and only then are you a detective. Sometimes, as a human being, you should also turn a blind eye."

Hattori Heiji, processing Fujino's words.

After a moment's thought, he frowned, looked at Fujino, and said seriously, "You mean, let the murderer go?"

"The law is not absolutely correct; it has all sorts of loopholes, protecting the one percent of elites in society while punishing the other ninety-nine percent of the underprivileged."

Fujino neither confirmed nor denied. "If someone kills another person's relative and still gets away with it, or if someone has something on another person and blackmails them into suicide, and even the law cannot punish them, then I think that personal revenge is not so unacceptable in this situation."

"But that's still murder."

Hattori Heiji said, "Taking someone's life without authorization, even if it is..."

"Hypothesis".

Fujino looked up at Hattori Heiji: "If a murder occurred Kazuha was the culprit, what would you do?"

"Is Kazuha the murderer?"

Hattori Heiji was taken aback by his words and said in a low voice, "I might do the same thing as him and try to find evidence that she wasn't the murderer."

"But is she really the murderer?"

Fujino looked at Hattori Heiji: "For various reasons, she was forced to kill someone. What will you do then?"

"I..."

Hattori Heiji wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.

"Now you should understand, right?"

Fujino said calmly, "Perhaps normally you would catch a murderer, uncover the truth, and send the murderer to jail without hesitation, but if it were someone you care about... could you bring yourself to do it?"

Hattori Heiji: "..."

To be honest, he didn't know how to answer.

Could it mean sending the other person to prison?

Is it possible that they will keep it a secret?

This is ultimately just a hypothesis; he could simply say, in a righteous and honorable way, that he should be sent in.

But I couldn't bring myself to say it.

He was starting to understand Conan's current thoughts.

After a moment of silence, he looked up and asked Fujino, "And what about you?"

Me?

Fujino looked up at the ceiling and answered without hesitation, "Although it is unlikely, I will become the murderer before I become the murderer of the person I care about. If it is too late to stop it, I will choose to cover it up. And if it is absolutely necessary, I will not hesitate to stand on the opposite side of the law."

"Before becoming a detective, I am first and foremost a human being, and I am not yet able to remain absolutely rational in this situation."

"If a detective is someone who goes to great lengths to send criminals to prison and be punished by a flawed law, then I'm probably not much of a detective."