What Was Bound to Come Would Come

As the tram approached the station, a sudden recoil struck.

"Haiko! We have arrived at Haiko Station. Passengers transferring, please disembark through the doors!"

The announcement came on, and the tram gradually slowed down.

Fujino steadied himself slightly, his body standing firm in the carriage like a pillar of strength, completely unaffected by the recoil from the sudden braking.

Ouch!

Conan was caught off guard and got pinched by a nearby passenger.

"Uh... ah..."

Suddenly, a faint sound came from the back of the carriage.

Although it was very quiet, it was masked by the noise inside the car.

But Fujino still managed to spot it.

Turning around, he saw the fat man from before lying motionless on the spot.

Fujino: "..."

Silently watching the fat man who appeared to be dead.

Fujino glanced down at the two little girls in his arms, then looked down at Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Conan.

The power of the Junior Grim Reaper Squad remains formidable.

No murders occurred at the stadium, but on the way back, a few people were always seen off.

Sure enough, what's meant to happen will happen.

At this moment, Conan also noticed the man who had fallen to the ground, but before he could make a move, the surrounding crowd began to surge and prepare to get off the bus.

Swept along by the crowd, he was unable to move forward an inch, barely managing to stay afloat from being pulled off the tram.

"Ooh—ah!"

"Help! Help me!"

Someone is dead!

As the crowd inside the tram thinned out, the passengers who remained witnessed a horrifying scene and began to stir in horror.

A chubby, unshaven man lay on his side on the tram floor, a large hole pierced in front of his heart. His eyes were wide open, and his mouth was gaping open in a pitiful way, as if he was desperately trying to breathe before he died.

The murder weapon that pierced the heart was left next to the body; it was a delicate, patterned dagger with a sheath.

"Professor Agasa, quickly call the police and an ambulance!"

Conan suddenly snapped out of his daze, quickly ran out of the train car, and shouted at Professor Agasa as he did so.

"Oh!"

Professor Agasa nodded, turned around, and glanced at Fujino, who was staring thoughtfully at Conan's back. He felt a pang of embarrassment.

He felt that Conan was being a little too excited.

The detective Fujino is right here, and he's standing out so much. Isn't that obviously making people suspicious?

However, what he didn't know was...

Fujino, the prophet, not only suspected it, but had long since confirmed that Conan was Washing Machine had drunk the elixir of immortality and turned into an elementary school student.

Soon, Juzo Megure arrived at the scene with his subordinate Sato and his henchman Takagi.

As soon as he entered the carriage from the tram platform, he spotted a familiar figure and called out "Brother!" in practiced ease.

The two greeted each other, and Juzo Megure was already used to Fujino appearing at crime scenes.

Why wasn't he surprised that his younger brother was at the crime scene?

Maybe it's because I've encountered it too many times.

"Takagi, investigate the deceased."

Sato Miwako glanced at the victim's gruesome death, gave Takagi a briefing, and then turned back to him. "Fujino- kun, did you notice anyone suspicious at the time?"

"There weren't any suspicious people, since there were too many people in the car at the time."

Fujino pondered for a moment, then looked down at the two girls in his arms. "Did you two see that?"

Ayumi: "Not at all."

Ai Haibara: "I didn't see it either."

"Oh..."

Sato Miwako nodded slightly, then suddenly noticed the two little girls hugging Fujino, her eyes narrowing slightly. "What are those two...?"

"Isn't that right? There were just too many people."

Fujino then put the two little girls down, saying, "I was afraid they would get stepped on, so I picked them up."

"I didn't expect you to be so gentle."

Sato Miwako smiled tactfully, as if teasing a little brother, "This kind of personality is very popular with girls~"

Is that so?

Fujino was speechless for a moment, then asked, "Does Officer Sato like me?"

"Well?"

Sato Miwako exclaimed in surprise, "Why would you ask such a question?"

"Didn't you say, Officer Sato, that you're very popular with girls?"

Fujino said helplessly, "That's why I wanted to verify if it's true."

"Tsk!"

Sato Miwako realized she had been tricked in return, clicked her tongue, crossed her arms, and said irritably, "I meant to win over young girls."

"Officer Sato, aren't you young anymore?"

Fujino looked puzzled. "I look quite young."

"..."

Sato Miwako realized she had dug herself a hole and was speechless.

"Inspector Megure, your identity has been confirmed."

Takagi then turned around and said, "The deceased's name was Akino Kakumu, and the murder weapon was a 15-centimeter-long dagger."

"Hmm, it looks like he died from a knife piercing his heart."

Juzo Megure stepped forward and glanced at him. "But why do I feel like this guy looks familiar?"

"We must have met before."

Sato Miwako and pondered, "I remember this guy was arrested for fighting at the basketball court not long ago. I heard from Yumi that he seems to be a repeat offender."

"That seems to have made quite a few enemies."

Juzo Megure rubbed his chin, then looked at Fujino and asked doubtfully, "Fujino- kun, you really didn't see the murderer? Surely there must be a suspect in the whole train car?"

"There were too many people in the carriage at the time."

Fujino pondered for a moment, then said with some helplessness, "When I saw him, he was already lying on the ground. I think the murder must have happened during the brief moment before the car braked at the station."

"That's right, that's right. The carriage was full of people at the time, and they all got off at once when we arrived at the station."

Ayumi raised her hand and vividly described the scene. "By the time we saw it, the old man was already lying on the ground!"

"Moreover, the match at the National Stadium had just ended, and the people in the carriages were mostly wearing jerseys from their respective teams."

Professor Agasa chimed in, "It's impossible to notice anyone suspicious... and no one would expect the murderer to dare kill in broad daylight."

"In that case, it will be difficult to find the murderer."

Juzo Megure sighed, "That guy probably escaped the station a long time ago, or transferred to another train and ran away..."

"Um, officer?"

At that moment, a middle-aged man in a train conductor's uniform walked over and interrupted Juzo Megure: "We have just detained all three suspects."

"What?!"

Juzo Megure was taken aback. "How do you know who the suspect is?"

Well...

The middle-aged man turned around and looked at Conan, who was following behind him. "We went to look for it just like that little brother told us to."