Catching Bullets Barehanded?!

Deep in the forest.

Passing by the corpses still frozen into ice sculptures at the scene, Fujino quickly arrived at an open space.

Not far away, amidst the blizzard whipped up by the gale, stood three tombstones.

A dog that looks like Saburo stands in front of the tombstone.

"Jiro!"

Fujino shouted.

"Woof!"

Xiu Gou, who was standing in front of the tombstone, heard someone call his name and ran towards the black figure, rubbing against Xiao Hei's paw.

Actually, besides Saburo, there is another dog in this villa named Jiro. Although he has been dead for a long time, it was just a smokescreen by the former owner.

If he remembered correctly, it was the deceased boss who instructed them to have the two dogs take turns guarding his deceased ex-wife's tombstone.

However, fearing that his current wife, Asakasen Chiyoko, would be jealous, he did not tell her, and this secret remained hidden until after his death.

"Good puppy..."

Fujino crouched down and patted Xiu's head, then casually tucked Jiro into his arms and ran back to the manor.

The dog being held between someone's arms:?!

Inside the living room.

After developing the photos, Funakawa showed everyone a picture with bloodstains on it. "This should be a picture of Er Heng when he was killed. I think it was when the assailant attacked him that blood accidentally sprayed onto the lens and then the shutter was pressed."

"In that case, we can confirm that Mr. Er Heng was murdered during the daytime."

Fujino returned to the living room carrying a bag, glanced at the photo, and then looked at Sakami Yuzo beside him. "Mr. Sakami, it seems like you were the only one acting alone during the day, right?"

Are you doubting me?

Sakami Yuzo panicked and shouted, "If that's the case, how do you explain the chocolate? Before you came out, it was still in the villa. Who took it? Besides, the snow was so heavy at the time. How could I be so stupid as to put the chocolate next to the victim and then come back?"

"The chocolate thing is easy to explain."

Fujino smiled, then called out to those behind him, "Jiro!"

"Woof woof!"

Jiro ran in upon hearing the noise and wagged his tail in front of Fujino.

"Saburo?"

Asakasen Chiyoko stared blankly at the dog in front of her, "I clearly remember locking up Saburo just now..."

"He is Jiro."

Fujino explained, "Actually, there were two dogs in this villa from beginning to end. Although we don't know why Jiro was thought to be dead, it turns out that he was not dead. If you look closely at the chocolate, you can find bite marks. I think it was because he saw that Mr. Er Heng was not moving, so he took advantage of our absence, went back to the villa, took the chocolate, and ran back to put it on Mr. Er Heng."

He paused, then continued, "Moreover, on Mr. Er Heng's blood-covered face, there was a mark that had been clearly wiped clean, which must have been because it wanted to lick the already dead Er Heng awake."

"It seems that the legend of that chocolate was also created by them."

Ai Haibara leaned forward and patted Jiro's head. "Since they can find corpses with their keen sense of smell, it means they have been trained. In that case, it's only natural that they would find high-energy food for dying humans and lick up dying tourists... What a good dog."

"He is indeed a well-behaved dog."

Fujino pulled a camera out of the bag. "Moreover, he also found the camera that the murderer had thrown away, along with the bag containing other videotapes."

Sakami Yuzo's gaze as he stared at the camera revealed a hint of fervor.

Ganli, sitting on the sofa, froze, his eyes filled with a complex expression as he looked at the camera.

"Did they film the murderer committing the crime?!" Conan couldn't help but ask.

There is no footage of the attack.

As he spoke, Fujino walked to the television next to the living room and played the footage from the videotape. "However, I've already seen what's in the videotape. There's a tape about what happened four years ago. It seems Mr. Er Heng is hiding something else..."

Just as everyone's attention was focused on the television, Sakami Yuzo gave Hajime Itakura Hajime a wink.

Hajime Hankura nodded, then quietly left the living room.

'They've taken the bait...'

Fujino glanced at the two out of the corner of his eye, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

"What on earth is Er Heng doing?!"

Fukagawa Miko watched the scene on TV where the two were buried by an avalanche, she clenched her fists.

"Maybe it's for my sake."

Amari Ako said with a hint of sadness, "My brother has always been against me being with him. If my brother dies..."

"He's utterly scum!"

Suzuki Sonoko looked indignant. "How could they just stand by and watch someone die just to get their hands on someone else's sister..."

"..."

Ai Haibara silently held Xiu and stared at the television screen without any emotional fluctuation.

It was as if she had long been accustomed to seeing people in distress for their own benefit.

"Etc..."

Conan frowned. "Brother Fujino, did you hear those two loud noises before the avalanche?"

"You heard it too."

Fujino crossed his arms and glanced at his watch. "I reckon the culprit will show up on their own soon..."

"Don't move!"

Before he could finish speaking, a familiar shout came from behind him.

When everyone turned around, they saw Hankura Hajime carrying two hunting rifles. He handed one of the rifles to Sakami Yuzo and pointed it in their direction.

"You guys really couldn't hold back anymore..."

Fujino stood up and looked at the two of them with interest. "The murderer who killed Er Heng, and the real culprit who caused the avalanche four years ago and injured Amari Natsuya."

"Hmph, I didn't expect it to be exposed."

Itakura Hajime snorted coldly, "You're right, we caused that avalanche because we thought that guy was a wolf and injured him. If we're held accountable afterward, that'll be troublesome."

"Then why did you kill Er Heng?"

Ganli frowned and looked at the two of them, asking a question.

"Of course, it's to silence them."

Sakami Yuzo said in a deep voice, "He actually blackmailed us, saying that your brother had a gunshot wound. If they investigated carefully, we would definitely be caught. If we let him live, we would definitely be blackmailed again... So the only option was to torture him to death. Unfortunately, the videotape was taken. We were planning to find the videotape and leave, but we didn't expect that this detective brat would find it..."

With that, he pointed the gun at Fujino: "Hey, detective kid, hurry up and strangle that brat next to you!"

"You're really naughty."

Itakura, standing to the side, revealed a wicked smile, "The detective is actually the murderer. Just thinking about it is exciting."

"Hateful..."

Conan stared at the two men with guns, his brow furrowed.

What if I say no?

Fujino stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and looked at the two of them indifferently.

"Hehe, are you scared out of your wits?"

Sakami Yuzo sneered, "I'm carrying a gun, you know. I was originally planning to let you kill each other..."

With that, Jiu Jian pulled the trigger. "In that case, I'll start with you!"

A small amount of gunpowder exploded inside the cartridge case with a "bang," and then the bullet shot out from the muzzle, heading straight for Fujino.

Fujino silently watched the bullet flying towards him and reached out his hand.

The bullet suddenly stopped in mid-air.

With a metallic hum, Fujino formed a sword shape with his fingers and caught the bronze-yellow bullet.