The Seed of the Soul Lotus

[Detective Enhancement Now Available: 200% Physical Ability Boost]

[Strength Enhancement Card has been used, increasing the host's power by 200%]

As the system notification sounded, Fujino slowly stepped forward and punched Takasugi Toshihiko in the abdomen.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, Takasugi Toshihiko flew more than a meter backward, crashing to the ground with a thud. His face contorted in pain as he let out a series of agonizing cries.

"Do you really think Ms. Sayuri is that stupid?"

Fujino stepped forward, grabbed Takasugi Toshihiko by the collar, and stared at him with a cold, stern gaze. "Sodium hydroxide is a highly corrosive substance. After you poisoned her, she should have been able to feel it from the first sip, but she still endured the intense burning pain and drank the lemon tea..."

"She must already know about what happened twenty years ago."

As he spoke, Fujino released Takayama Toshihide's collar. "In the end, you're nothing more than an attempted murderer. No, you're not even as good as a murderer. At least a murderer will hide his crime, but you're just taking advantage of Matsumoto -sensei's guilt."

"Brother Fujino! That's enough. Leave the rest to the police."

At this moment, Matsumoto Kiyochika, having regained his composure, stopped Fujino, fearing that his younger brother might do something drastic.

By the time everything was over, the sun had already set.

Takasugi Toshihiko was taken to the police station, and the fingerprints on the lemon tea were confirmed. Outside the preparation room, the police also found a bottle containing Sodium hydroxide. All the evidence pointed to Takasugi Toshihiko.

After taking care of some things, Fujino and Ran and Sonoko went to the hospital where Sayuri Matsumoto was.

After exchanging pleasantries, Fujino was left alone in the ward after the others left.

"You noticed it from the very beginning, didn't you?"

She turned her head and asked Fujino softly, "About him poisoning me."

Fujino stared into her eyes, standing still and silent.

"He is not the same person he used to be. Now, he has been blinded by hatred and money."

After a moment, he shook his head, turned around, and walked out of the ward.

"Thank you, Fujino- kun."

Sayuri Matsumoto's voice came from behind him. Fujino didn't answer, but simply put his hands in his pockets and silently walked out of the ward.

Late at night.

After returning home, Fujino stood on his balcony, a Zhonghua brand cigarettes dangling from his lips, gazing at the moon in the deep sky.

[Host detected has completed: The June Bride Murder Case]

[System reward of 500,000 yen and 100 Detective Reputation points have been issued]

[Current host reputation: 400-700]

Current system balance: 2 million yen

Hearing the system notification in his ear, Fujino took a deep breath.

Putting his thoughts aside, he opened the system's Profession Ball exchange interface and began Shinichi of draws.

[1.8 million yen has already been consumed for the host]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Kamen Rider Car Pendant (purple), 4 random gold gift pack fragments, Shining Staff (blue), 3 cards with 100% basic strength enhancement, 3 Appearance Change Card, 3 Enhancement Card, 3 cards with 100% basic reasoning ability Enhancement Card with 200,000 yen.]

"Shining Staff?"

Fujino stared blankly at what he had drawn, then opened the system inventory.

[Shining Staff: Shouting "Transform!" won't transform you into Ultraman; pressing the transformation button emits a continuous light and doesn't require batteries.]

"I thought I could transform into Ultraman."

Fujino looked at the description of the Shining Staff and made a sarcastic remark.

Then his gaze fell upon the purple item Kamen Rider pendant:

[Car pendant with Kamen Rider: It can disguise your vehicle as you like, but its original performance cannot be changed]

"Is it like an item that allows you to freely change the skin of a vehicle?"

Fujino was quite satisfied with the item.

I'll disguise his Ford Taurus as Rolls-Royce later... Just kidding.

[Detection indicates that the host has completed collecting the golden fragments. A random golden item gift pack has been sent to the host's system inventory.]

Suddenly, a system voice came from his ear. Upon hearing this, Fujino opened the system warehouse and saw a magnificent golden gift pack displayed among many items, which looked extremely dazzling.

"As expected of a gold item, both the gift pack and the gold items are different from ordinary goods."

Fujino sighed, then opened a random golden gift pack, "I wonder what I'll get..."

With a flash of exaggerated light, a tiny seed gradually appeared before his eyes.

That's it?

Fujino frowned as he looked at the seeds in front of him.

Immediately, a thought flashed through his mind, and a description of the seed appeared before his eyes:

The Soul Lotus Seed:

One seed can change the world!

Appearance: Small red lotus seeds

Effect:

Thousand Lotus Soul: Can temporarily store the soul of a dying person with a strong will to live (limited to one person).

Soul Lotus Puppet: A seed for cultivating Soul Lotus Puppet is created using a drop of the host's blood. After a period of time, a Soul Lotus Puppet can be cultivated. The form of the Soul Lotus is determined by the host and is under the host's control. When not under the host's control, it possesses its own will.

The Lotus Soul Indestructible: Not yet unlocked. It will be unlocked after cultivating the Soul Lotus Seed into Soul Lotus Puppet.

"What a pervert..."

Fujino gazed at the system introduction of the Soul Lotus Seed and couldn't help but comment.

If Fujino understands correctly, the Soul Lotus Puppet should be a puppet that can be directly controlled by him.

Furthermore, this doll may also possess consciousness.

That's... pretty weird.

The conditions are quite demanding; it requires the soul of someone with a will to survive. But in the Conan World, it should be easy to find, right?

But then again, the soul has even emerged, it's becoming less and less like Ke Xue (a famous Chinese writer).

Two days later, Teitan High School, Class 2-B.

"What?!"

Sonoko's surprised voice echoed throughout the classroom.

A moment later, realizing something was amiss, she awkwardly scratched the back of her head, looking embarrassed.

However, the people in the classroom were already used to such startling scenes.

The Sonoko has always been like this; I'm used to it.

Under everyone's gaze, Sonoko sat down and whispered to Ran in the seat in front of her, "Ran, did you really encounter a robbery yesterday?"

"Yes, the armored truck that the robbers stole drove right past me..."

Ran nodded and swallowed.

Even now, recalling what happened yesterday, she still feels lingering fear.

"Billion Yen Robbery Case?"

Meanwhile, Fujino, who was sitting attentively studying and planning to break through his student career, perked up his ears and vaguely caught the conversation between the two.