Getting Mooched Off for No Reason

Fujino silently glanced at Yamamura Misao, whose face was red and neck thick, as she tried her best to defend herself to a group of children.

I have to say, you really are something else, you even managed to get information out of a kid...

And after getting the information asked, he got impatient.

Pure iron is considered waste.

I really don't know how Brother Cao became a policeman.

No wonder the Japan police are taking pills.

"Numabuchi Kiichiro..."

Conan, standing nearby, was taken aback upon hearing this. After a moment's thought, as if remembering something, he exclaimed in surprise and pulled out his Detective Badge: "Mitsuhiko is in danger!"

"Mitsuhiko?"

Yamamura Misao noticed Conan's tense expression and asked in confusion, "By the way, I forgot to ask earlier, what are you doing here?"

"Find a child who has run into this forest."

"What?! Kids?! You mean this forest has murderers lurking?!"

Yamamura Misao was taken aback, then his expression turned panicked as he said, "Why aren't you keeping a close eye on him? Didn't you bring him here?!"

"That's not it..."

"Mitsuhiko came here on his own without telling us."

"We searched for this place for a long time in Tokyo before we finally found it."

"Then we tracked him all the way here using the transmitter on his Detective Badge."

"It's these Detective Tracking Glasses of mine that I'm using."

After everyone explained, Conan even pointed to the Detective Tracking Glasses he was wearing on his face.

"Detective Badge, and Detective Tracking Glasses?"

Upon hearing this, Yamamura Misao pondered for a moment, then limped and said, "I understand. Is it something like Detective Seven's gadgets? I had my parents buy those for me when I was little! Pens that magically disappear after you write on them, cards that smoke when you rub them with your hand, and things like that."

"Ha...?"

The little ones all glanced at Cao Ge, while Professor Agasa gave them a deadpan look.

I was thinking, what on earth is this kind of toy for little kids?

I feel offended.

"I remember I bought one of those pens too."

Fujino lowered his eyes, recalled his memories, and then said, "When you shine an ultraviolet light on it, words or something appear. I used this to make cheat sheets when I was a kid."

"I've made it too! Don't you think it's amazing?"

Yamamura Misao suddenly fell into deep thought with a serious expression, "But one day, when I was a child, I suddenly had a question: would these things be of any practical help in solving cases...? They're just toys."

Fujino: "..."

You're really using this thing as a detective tool?

Damn, this guy has led me astray!

"If you want to play house detective, please go somewhere else, okay?"

Yamamura Misao then came to his senses and looked at everyone with disdain. "Using those detective tools that are basically like toys to find out about children is just a joke!"

"Hey, my invention isn't a toy, okay?"

"What we said is true!"

"Mitsuhiko really is in this forest!"

The little ones immediately became unhappy, and Professor Agasa was also somewhat indignant.

Then, Yamamura Misao suggested that he take a look at the tracking glasses or something, but just as Conan was showing them to him, the glasses ran out of power.

"It's just a pair of ordinary glasses..."

Yamamura Misao was getting impatient. "You guys are really childish to take a detective game so seriously."

"..."

Fujino paused for a moment, then patted Professor Agasa on the shoulder. "Professor, get me a pair of Detective Tracking Glasses when we get back. It's really embarrassing if they fail at a crucial moment."

"..."

Professor Agasa turned his head and nodded silently in response. "Next time something like this happens, just bring it up and slap them in the face!"

"Okay, remember to make an external battery pack for the glasses."

"External battery pack... Great idea! I'll get it working on as soon as I get back."

"If possible, we could also add an infrared function so that we can see things clearly in the dark."

"It's a bit of a hassle, but I was just planning to add this feature!"

The two exchanged a few words and then nodded happily.

However, after regaining his senses, Professor Agasa smacked his lips, feeling that something was amiss.

It feels like... I was just taken advantage of for no reason?

"In short, a little kid did run into here."

Fujino pulled out his work ID from his pocket and showed it to Yamamura Misao, naturally adopting an official's air. "I am Criminal Consultant from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. We came here from Tokyo with a child, and he is currently in this forest."

"Work ID?"

Yamamura Misao squinted and looked it over. "The playhouse equipment is quite complete!"

"It's true, it's something issued by the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Yes, yes, I understand. Special advisor, right? I fantasized about that when I was a kid."

"The issuing authority is the General Affairs Department of the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Wow, it's really realistic!"

"Haven't you heard of Fujino, the formal consultant?"

"What consultant? I've never even heard of him."

"..."

Fujino glanced at Yamamura Misao, revealing a dead fish-like expression.

The issuing authority on the work permit is listed as the Metropolitan Police Department Security Division, right?

The stamp on it is secure, don't you believe me?

Even he, a Criminal Consultant, had never heard of him...

Speaking of which, there must be some rumors circulating within police circles about his role as a Criminal Consultant...

How did this guy become a policeman?

Forget it, just destroy him. This idiot is hopeless.

"Hey, Yamamura, what are you doing?"

Just then, a bald, middle-aged man wearing a short-sleeved shirt came out of the forest and shouted at Yamamura Misao, "Hurry up and go find the swamp!"

"But these children..."

"The reason Nuwabuchi escaped is because you didn't guard it properly, so you need to search for it desperately to make amends!"

"Well..."

"Alright, take those kids over there to a safe place first, then come back and search!"

"Yes!"

The bald police officer noticed the few small animals nearby, but didn't say much. After giving them a brief instruction, he led the other officers into the forest.

"Honestly, this wouldn't have happened if the officer hadn't gone to relieve himself."

Yamamura Misao was speechless for a moment, then muttered under her breath, "I thought my senior was right next to me, that's why I was careless for a moment..."

So you let him go?

Professor Agasa revealed his deadpan expression and teased, "By the way, who was it just now, all red-faced and shouting that they didn't let it escape?"

Yamamura Misao: "..."

This old man looks fat and big-eared, how come he's so sharp-tongued?

Yamamura Misao silently grumbled to himself, then glanced around and said, "You'd better hurry up and leave. It'll be dark soon, and it'll be hard to get out. But I'm quite familiar with this forest, so I can take you out..."

"We're not afraid even if it's too dark!"

Ayumi took off her watch from her wrist, pressed a switch, and turned on the flashlight function of the watch face. "Because we have Detective Watch!"

"Detective Watch?"

Yamamura Misao was taken aback. "The things they sell lately are really convenient."

"It wasn't bought!"

Ayumi corrected, "It was invented by Professor Agasa!"

"Oh, Doctor?"

Yamamura Misao looked at the fat, big-eared Professor Agasa: "Did you really do this?"

"Of course!"

Professor Agasa crossed his arms. "These are just little toys I invented for these kids, like Detective Badge and tracking glasses."

"Then the little kid you were talking about..."

"Of course it's true!"

Professor Agasa nodded and looked at Fujino: "Besides, even our advisor Fujino said that we brought him from Tokyo."

Yamamura Misao: "..."

Is he really an advisor?

Thank you to Lin Daiyu for the 5000 points reward, and also to qread for the reward of "Holding the Sun and Moon and Picking Stars"—I'll update more when I have time.