After exchanging pleasantries, Hiratsuka Shizuka ultimately agreed to Fujino's request.
She said, "I'll go to the school infirmary tomorrow and get you a sick leave note."
Tomoaki Araide would probably be coerced by some approachable yet violent beauty into issuing an improper sick leave report again tomorrow, wouldn't he?
After hanging up, Fujino could not help sighing to himself.
He did not know much about Hiratsuka Shizuka.
He only knew that she was a violent beauty.
Sometimes violent, yet sometimes extraordinarily approachable...
Though it might have been out of pity or guilt, she was still one of the few people in this world who genuinely cared about his safety.
"A new Detective Profession Mission has been detected. Please claim it, Host!"
Just then, a system notification interrupted Fujino's thoughts.
"Again?!"
Fujino exclaimed in surprise.
Looking up ahead, he saw several police cars blocking the road, as though a murder had occurred.
He then opened the System Task interface:
Detective Profession Mission: Disappearing Corpse Murder Case Mission Objective: Solve the Disappearing Corpse Murder Case Mission Reward: 500,000 yen, 50 Detective Reputation Mission Location: A private residence fifty meters from the Host
"So it's the Disappearing Corpse Murder Case."
Fujino studied the system task before him, rubbed his chin, and pulled his car over to the roadside.
After getting out, Fujino walked straight over to Juzo Megure, who was standing at the entrance of the house, and asked, "Inspector Megure, has another murder happened?"
"Fujino, my friend?"
Juzo Megure turned around and looked at Fujino in surprise.
He then pointed at the children nearby and said, "These children said they saw a corpse in the bathroom of this house. We were just about to go inside and search the place."
"I see."
Fujino turned around and saw the usual Beika