Sato Miwako grumbled inwardly.
After taking a deep breath, she calmed herself and continued seriously, "I'm not joking. We just received a report that Yashiro Kie, the president of Yashiro Shipping aboard the Aphrodite you're on, has died. I'm about to head over there with Inspector Megure and Shiratori!"
"Hurry up and take out that little sleeve of yours to tell the staff. Protect the crime scene!"
"...?"
Fujino blinked blankly at her words.
Little sleeve? She meant his badge holder, right?
If she meant a badge holder, she should have just called it a badge holder. "Little sleeve" was way too much of an abbreviation, and downright insulting...
He had just realized that Big Sister Sato was pretty dirty-minded!
Fujino put down the phone and glanced at the steak before him.
Well, after eating this much, he had probably gotten five or six million yen's worth. He had made his money back.
Fujino stored his napkin in the Pocket Dimension, then turned and headed toward the crime scene he had just visited.
Sonoko, who had noticed Fujino stop devouring food, could not help asking, "Senior Fujino, are you full?"
"No..."
Fujino lowered his voice. "Yashiro Kie was murdered. I'm heading to the crime scene now."
"Huh?!"
Sonoko shouted in disbelief, "You mean that Yashiro Kie was murd—mmph, mmph!"
"Keep it down."
The people around them turned to look. Fujino immediately covered her mouth, and Sonoko, nearly unable to breathe under his hand, hurriedly nodded. "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm!"
"All right, I'm leaving first. Let Sister Akemi and the others know. I'll be back in a while."
"Go without worry, Senior! I've got things covered here!"
Sonoko patted her chest, looking utterly confident.
That look is exactly why I can't feel at ease, Fujino grumbled inwardly before leaving the Aphrodite's restaurant.
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