Several of them looked at the golden statue in Fujino's hands and fell silent.
A detective and a phantom thief working together to steal something...
In Conan World, that was honestly hard to take.
Hakuba Saguru did not know much about Fujino and asked in confusion, "So... you reached some kind of agreement with Kaito Kid?"
"Mm-hm."
Holding the golden statue, Fujino walked over to them. "We used to clash head-on with Kaito Kid, but that was really a losing deal. Besides, in the end, he returned most of what he stole anyway. It was basically stealing for nothing."
"Detectives have to spend time and energy trying to stop him, and it is just as troublesome for him to steal with detectives getting in his way. So, what if we worked with Kaito Kid instead?"
Fujino thought for a moment, then continued, "Let him steal the item first, then the detectives follow him and put on a show. In the end, we take the item back. He gets to steal something, and we detectives get the reputation of recovering the treasure. Why not?"
"..."
Everyone fell silent at his words, staring blankly at Fujino.
Honestly, that method...
As long as it was not exposed, it really was mutually beneficial.
Everyone got something out of it, while only the unsuspecting audience and police remained in the dark.
Still, that did not seem like how detectives were supposed to operate, did it?
We detectives of Conan World were supposed to be righteous, selfless, and fight evil to the bitter end!
And you just went straight into working with KID to pull tricks like this?
Just like you!
Compared to the three high school detectives, Fujino was undoubtedly more mature.
And, of course, more utilitarian.
Everyone was speechless about it, but there