Everything Is Fate

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"Um... that's not what we meant."

"We simply wanted to invite you to go diving together..."

The two people who had tried to chat them up were met with such veiled insults, and could only awkwardly scratch the back of their heads, trying their best to explain their behavior.

There were three girls present. You can't approach the girl from Kyoto, but you still have a chance with the other two.

But if he gets labeled as frivolous, it will be troublesome if he tries to pursue the other two girls later.

"What a persistent guy."

Fujino glanced at the two thugs, sighed, and felt that these guys were a bit too shameless.

He was a little curious about where this clown, who didn't have much money and looked crooked, got the courage to strike up a conversation, but then he thought about it again and it seemed normal.

After all, Ran Lan Kazuha Momiji are all beauties in every sense of the word.

Thinking about it carefully, even in his past life, there were plenty of daring thugs who would ask for the WeChat of pretty girls who were all alone.

Regardless of whether it works or not, what if it does?

Going a step further could even lead to poaching someone from another company...

Maybe this is why, in his past life, the street hustlers always had girls sitting in the back seat, but he, who smokes Zhonghua cigarettes every day and owns a house and a car, can't find a girlfriend?

They're just too concerned about saving face and maintaining their dignity.

"Gentlemen, let's stop here."

Fujino stepped forward, looked at the two, and said in a deep voice, "Since they have already refused, don't persist."

"That is!"

Hattori Heiji followed, saying, "Wouldn't it be better to give each other some space to cool things off and not make things so awkward?"

"Uh-huh!"

Conan crossed his arms and nodded in agreement. "These two older brothers are really strange. They've already made things clear, so why are they still so persistent?"

"Hey, what's with all this 'relentless pursuit'? What's it to you?"

The two who had approached the woman were clearly annoyed by their sudden intrusion. "Who are they to you?"

"This guy..."

Hattori Heiji, while Kazuha behind him had a look of anticipation in her eyes.

After a moment's thought, Hattori Heiji frowned and looked at the two of them. "She's just a childhood friend with absolutely no relation to you, a bit of a nag, and likes to follow you around... so don't get any funny ideas about her!"

"What a tagalong!"

Hearing this, Kazuha's lips twitched, wishing she could bite the Heiji right now.

Can't we just say she's our girlfriend?!

Is it really that difficult?!

"Well..."

Fujino sighed and patted Hattori Heiji on the shoulder, "Brother, your tsundere attitude has regressed."

"Ah?"

Hattori Heiji was taken aback. "What do you mean by tsundere retirement?"

"Nothing..."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't ignore us, okay!"

At this moment, the two thugs who had been ignored suddenly became angry, as if their sore spot had been hit. They looked at the group and asked in a deep voice, "So who exactly are you people? Are you staff? Why are you on this ship? Did you sneak on here?"

"Ahem."

Fujino glanced at the two of them and coughed lightly. "Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you..."

"The Black Detective Fujino, and the Kansai Great Detective Hattori Heiji."

At that moment, a woman with tanned skin and short blonde hair walked into the cabin and said in a deep voice, "Those two are the main characters of this program, the rivals of the Sleeping Kogoro..."

"Well?"

The two were taken aback. "You mean these two little devils?"

"Please don't interrupt others, okay?"

Fujino gave the woman who interrupted him a resentful look, then turned to the thug duo. "So, who am I now?"

"This..."

The two stammered, unable to speak, "But they're still just kids, how could we tell?"

That's why it's worth watching!

Takefumi Masao then walked in and smiled at the people in the cabin, saying, "The Kansai Great Detective who is currently riding high is going to challenge Mr. Mori Kogoro, and then Fujino, who is above the two of them, joins the fray. Just thinking about it is enough to attract attention!"

Hattori Heiji: "..."

This director is so annoying!

What does it mean to challenge Mori Kogoro?

Who is Fujino above the two of them?

Well, that's true.

Fujino nodded, agreeing with the director's point. He then patted Hattori Heiji on the shoulder and clenched his fist, saying, "Keep it up! One day you'll definitely achieve what I have now!"

Hattori Heiji: "..."

What do you mean by your current achievements?

So I've been lagging behind you the whole time, right?

"That's true, but why do I always feel like I'm not meant to be here?"

Fujino sighed and whispered to the Heiji who was giving him a resentful look, "Heiji, how about we don't do this show? I'll tag Yoko Okino later, and we can do an idol detective show or something..."

"Real?!"

Hattori Heiji twitched his chin. "Well, that's definitely something I could consider..."

"Wait, please wait!"

Director Takefumi Masao was taken aback and said repeatedly, "But..."

There are no "buts," it's just that we weren't meant to be.

Fujino sighed, paused, then changed the subject, continuing in a low voice, "However, if you could continue talking, maybe fate would bring you together again..."

Takefumi Masao: "..."

So you have to pay extra, right?

Here we go again.

After a moment of silence, he sighed and said, "I will add another 250,000 yen to your existing amount."

"Then it's fate."

Fujino nodded. "Heiji, you also feel it's fate, right?"

"Yes, yes, it really is fate."

"Everything is fate~ Fate is wonderful beyond words."

"Yes, yes, fate is truly wondrous!"

Hattori Heiji nodded and silently gave Fujino a thumbs up.

Thinking to myself, this scoundrel is really something else, he just casually asked for another 250,000.

That extra amount should be enough for him to buy new motorcycle parts.

Maybe I can even treat his family Kazuha to a couple of meals out.

"..."

Takefumi Masao felt a little pain in his heart.

The show hasn't even started filming yet, and they've already spent 1.75 million.

Damn, these two detectives don't seem like detectives at all?

His words are like fate, just like that bald monk!

Forget it, just deduct it from those two guys' wages. It's all because of them anyway.

Hilarious! If you can't bully the detective, you can at least bully a Temp Worker like yourself?

"It doesn't matter whether it's fate or not!"

At this moment, the white-haired uncle in the bridge at the bow of the ship suddenly shouted, "We'd better finish our work quickly. In this area, after sunset, Messenger of Gusou will come to Mabui, the people stranded on the island!"

As he spoke, he turned to the captain beside him and asked, "Am I right, Captain Shimoji?"