You're a Grown-Up Detective Now

As for family and such.

Ai Haibara always had a feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on.

Now, without her even realizing it, she has a family of her own.

Suddenly I didn't feel so bad anymore.

Just pet the cat's head.

"What does it matter! If I hold it properly, there won't be any problem!"

Just as Fujino was giving the frail and sickly girl a smooth, gentle head-patting routine, a commotion suddenly broke out behind him.

Fujino turned around and saw Sonoko pushing a small boat with three little ones inside, arguing with a man wearing red short-sleeved shirts with the cuffs rolled up.

"Stop arguing, Sonoko. It was wrong of us to just push the boat out like that."

Ran once again acted as a peacemaker, smiling sheepishly at the man, "I'm so sorry, we'll put the boat back where it was right away..."

"Seriously!"

The man curled his lip. "How can there be such a shrewish and mean woman?"

Suzuki Sonoko: "..."

The veins on Sonoko's temples were faintly bulging.

Those kids said she was mean and mean, so what?

How can you, a stranger, say that I am difficult and mean?

Am I really that harsh?!

"Alright, Arden, just shut up!"

A kind-looking chubby guy patted the man on the shoulder, then turned to Sonoko, Ran, and the others and said sheepishly, "My name is Yoshizawa Yuta, and this guy's name is Shimojo Noboru. We are both coast guard officers here. This guy was recently dumped by his girlfriend, so he's been acting like he's on fire all the time. I'm so sorry for causing you trouble."

"Hey, what did you say?"

Shimojo Noboru was visibly embarrassed and tried his best to defend himself, saying, "I was the one who dumped her!"

"So you were just dumped..."

Suzuki Sonoko chuckled mischievously and muttered under her breath, "And he's a hapless guy who got dumped by a woman."

"That's true..."

"It's really embarrassing to be dumped by a girl."

"That's right, that's right."

The three little ones also joined in the attack.

"Hmm..."

Shimojo Noboru's face turned red after being stabbed in the back like this.

I actually got teased by such a mean woman...

Even children are joining in the attack?

Is there no justice or law?

"Although Arden's tone was a bit extreme, it's true that you can't push a boat on this beach."

Yoshizawa Yuta remained amiable throughout, saying, "After all, it wouldn't be good if someone got hurt."

"Arden, lend a hand."

As he spoke, he dragged the small boat ashore. "You don't need to put this boat back. Just leave it to us to handle. After all, this is also part of our coast guard work."

"Oh, so you're a coast guard officer!"

At this moment, a bald, bearded man lying on the beach said in an annoyed tone, "I thought you were fishermen. It seems I was wrong. In my opinion, you are just not skilled enough, which is why you can't catch fish and have to come ashore to pick up trash to make a living."

"Inferior skills?!"

As if his pent-up emotions had just erupted, Shimojo Noboru glared fiercely at the bald, bearded man and roared, "It's all your fault that we can't catch fish, and you still dare to be sarcastic here."

"Never mind, Arden!"

Yoshizawa Yuta remained amiable, but then, looking at the bald, bearded man, his expression darkened considerably. "Aramaki Yoshichi, we'll be waiting for you at the Dongfeng Restaurant tonight at eight o'clock as agreed!"

"Hmph, of course I'll go."

Aramaki Yoshichi snorted coldly, "When the time comes, prepare dinner and wait for my arrival!"

Fujino silently observed the group, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

I recognized the look in your eyes; I'd met the person who got slaughtered.

It's pretty obvious who the unlucky one is now.

It's this arrogant bald guy.

Combined with Ai's heatstroke and her chance encounter with Ran and Sonoko.

He did realize which case this was.

If he remembered correctly, many years ago, a shipwreck occurred on this beach.

At that time, they encountered a storm, and the bald man's boat was wrecked at sea.

After receiving the distress signal, Little Fatty, Old Deng's father, decided to go out to sea to rescue the bald man.

But in the end, this bald man repaid kindness with enmity, using his boat to knock their fathers into the sea.

Not only did he not go to rescue the other party, but after accomplishing his "feat" of single-handedly killing an entire ship's crew, he returned to the port unharmed.

Later, to prevent the truth from being exposed, the bald man even killed the only crew member who knew the truth, covering up all the evidence.

"Even though it's not the same rice cake, it's still the same beast..."

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Fujino glanced at Aramaki Yoshichi not far away and muttered to himself, "Perfect timing, the system is almost finished updating, let's practice with this guy?"

What happened to those people?

Ai Haibara noticed that Fujino was staring at those people and asked him a question in confusion.

"Nothing."

Fujino shook his head. "I just have a feeling that those few people seem a bit unusual."

"Um?!"

Conan suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He turned around and quickly looked around.

But nothing strange was found.

Conan frowned, muttering to himself, "How strange... why did I suddenly sense killing intent?"

After spending half a day playing on the beach, it was already afternoon.

Ai Haibara's heatstroke was not serious because it was discovered in time.

After resting for an hour or two, she was able to go into the sea and play normally.

Fujino was also a little Ai as to why Ai was so frail and sickly.

Perhaps it's because when I shrank back then, I got sick in the heavy rain?

He remembered that Conan had also shrunk in the rain and almost got hit by a dump truck...

Therefore, things like Ke Xue's black technology A-drug are really beyond his comprehension.

The group then returned to the hotel.

The hotel where the group stayed was called the Queen Hotel.

Back in the hotel room.

Fujino sat on the edge of the bed, gazing at the sunset where the sea and sky met in the sky outside the window, quietly waiting for the system upgrade progress bar to load.

"Bite!"

With a crisp sound, the system loading bar completed, and at the same time, a system light screen suddenly appeared in front of Fujino:

System upgrade complete.

Welcome to the 2.0 Advanced Detective Version System

[The system's novice period is over; you're now a seasoned detective!]

"An achievement has actually been generated?"

Fujino glanced at the text that appeared on the screen without saying a word, and remained silent for a moment.

However, immediately afterward, a long string of text flashed before his eyes: [Update Announcement Issued: System Task diversified... System assists in goal planning... Detective Token currency enabled... System prize pool updated... Item Fusion function enabled, Profession Fusion function enabled... For more details, please see the detailed update report]

The updated announcement appeared before my eyes, dazzling me with its sheer volume.

Looking at the extremely long text in front of him, Fujino decisively chose not to read it.

Instead, he began searching for related memories in his own mind.

After a moment of silence, his brow twitched involuntarily, and a hint of tears seemed to well up in his eyes. "This damn system, it's finally acting like a human this time!"