Ai Haibara: Why Are You Looking at Me?

Don't overthink it.

Fujino patted Takagi on the shoulder, "If you keep dwelling on things you can't figure out, you won't be able to sleep at night."

Takagi: "..."

It would have been better if you hadn't said anything, but now your persuasion is keeping me up at night!

Thank you for your comfort!

Fujino: You're welcome.

Takagi:...

Takagi had known for a long time that Fujino was a bit slow-witted.

After all, Takagi is a wooden character, so if he didn't act eccentrically and 'dull' for a while, it would really be out of character.

Turning back, Fujino looked at Sato Miwako beside him, intending to take advantage of his police 'colleague' for free, and said, "Officer Sato, could you please drive us back?"

"Well?"

Sato frowned slightly upon hearing this. "Why don't we just take the subway later? Why do we have to drive back?"

"Well..."

Fujino hesitated for a moment, then leaned closer and whispered, "After all, there was a murder on the subway just now, if we have to transfer..."

"Yes, you should understand. I'm afraid of increasing your workload."

"Oh oh!"

Sato Miwako was puzzled for a moment, but then she realized what was going on and nodded repeatedly in agreement. "In that case, I'll take you back!"

"Then I'll leave it to you."

After what just happened, Fujino is now hesitant to take the subway.

The power of the Shinigami Elementary School Student is too overpowered.

He was also afraid of encountering another murder case.

Although solving cases earns you Detective Coins, you also get a nice little bit of Japanese yen.

However, encountering two in one day is really disheartening.

Fujino didn't want to be associated with the deathly aura of the dead wherever he went.

"It's nothing!"

Sato patted his chest with a bold gesture, and his heart trembled.

Upon hearing the sensitive phrase "increased workload," she immediately understood that Fujino was worried about encountering another murder case...

'If only other detectives had Fujino- kun's level of self-awareness.'

'That way I can stay in bed and sleep in without being woken up to work overtime!'

The thought that Fujino might have sensed his impending death and wanted to avoid the murder case stirred a small sense of emotion in Sato.

Afterwards, he asked Juzo Megure for leave, ostensibly to take Fujino home.

Megure agreed very quickly.

After all, he was also afraid that Fujino might call him if he encountered some kind of murder case...

Then, Sato Miwako stole a van from the crime scene and used it to take the children and Fujino home.

Normally, even if a case is solved, the subsequent interrogation and investigation work must be carried out quickly, and the criminal police officers conducting the investigation must work overtime and stay up all night.

Compared to working overtime and staying up late, Sato Miwako felt that it was much easier to use the company car for personal purposes to drop off her colleagues.

As for the suspicion of slacking off... what slacking off?

She was trying to prevent a murder from happening!

A successful career woman would never admit to slacking off!

Under the streetlights in front of the Fujino family's house.

"Thank you so much."

"Don't be so polite!"

Sato Miwako sat inside the van and laughed heartily, "It's all thanks to Fujino- kun that this case was solved so quickly..."

As she started the engine, she suddenly remembered something. "Oh right, about that incident just now... I'll let you know if there's any new information."

"Okay, I understand."

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Fujino, Sato Miwako sped off towards her home with a whoosh.

"Be careful on the road..."

Fujino stared at the disappearing rear of the car, and his eye twitched involuntarily.

Is this the "temptation of going home" for working women?

"Brother Fujino is so amazing!"

Just then, a childish voice suddenly came from the side. Fujino looked down and saw Conan laughing, "In that case, if what Daiya said is true, then it can be treated as a confession. If he is lying, a little investigation can find out."

"Yeah, that's about it."

Fujino nodded slightly and said, "Although he broke the law, he was avenging his brother after all. Since he has accepted the legal judgment, it doesn't really matter if he gets a lighter sentence."

"But speaking of Little Brother Conan is pretty amazing too."

Fujino chuckled, "Even Takagi didn't figure this out, but you did. You're even better than that detective Takagi..."

"Where can I find it!"

Conan chuckled dryly.

"However, I don't seem to recall instructing you to investigate any suspects?"

Fujino frowned slightly. "You did say before that you were the one I asked you to investigate, right? What's going on here? Explain yourself."

Conan: "...?"

It was only then that Conan came to his senses and realized that he had probably gone too far...

You actually forgot about this!

We're doomed!

"But you don't need to be too nervous about using my name or anything like that. Just use it if you want."

Fujino glanced at Conan, whose mind was racing, chuckled, and said meaningfully, "Actually, I've long since discovered that you're a detective who looks like a child on the outside but is completely different on the inside..."

"Ah?"

Conan exclaimed in surprise.

My heart stopped abruptly.

He immediately realized that his identity Kudo Shinichi had been exposed.

I look like a child on the outside, but I'm completely different on the inside... Fujino, isn't what he's saying basically saying I've shrunk?!

But how did he know that I had shrunk?

Conan's mind was still racing when he suddenly thought of something.

Immediately, he looked at the little girl standing to the side with a suspicious gaze.

Not many people knew about him, so his first suspect was naturally the person who had taken a liking to Fujino and lived in Fujino's house, knowing his secret.

Ai Haibara: "..."

Why are you looking at me like that?

I didn't reveal my identity or go on a wild spree to expose it.

"..."

Conan looked at the loli's disdainful yet cold gaze and immediately understood its meaning.

After a moment of silence, he looked away.

Thinking about it carefully, it's indeed unlikely that Ai Haibara would expose his identity.

After all, her current situation is actually quite awkward.

But if it wasn't her, then what exactly Fujino...?

"What's so good about this?"

Fujino glanced at Conan's embarrassed face, not intending to escalate the situation, and explained, "Young geniuses are usually disliked, and the police won't believe a child. If you use my name, it should be much better. In the end, all the credit will be mine."

After a pause, Fujino changed the subject again. "But I still have to say this upfront: if your reasoning causes any mess, I won't help you clean it up."

"I see."

Conan nodded upon hearing this, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Okay, so that's what they were waiting for...

It was really too abnormal for Fujino to suddenly become such a good person.

He was so scared that he thought he had been exposed.