Chapter 117: Fujino, Have You Finally Given Up on Striving?!

"Fujino... Akemi?!" Ran was taken aback.

Conan was also surprised. His gaze towards Miyano Akemi became strange.

If he remembered correctly, Fujino was supposed to be an orphan.

A beautiful older sister with the same surname suddenly appeared in an orphan's house, could it be...

Ran frowned, puzzled by the situation.

Conan, on the other hand, relaxed his brows, his heart filled with joy! Fujino, have you finally given up on striving?!

"Akemi-nee, who's there?"

Meanwhile, Fujino, hearing the doorbell, asked Miyano Akemi.

"It seems to be a girl who goes to the same school as you."

"A girl?"

Fujino pondered for a moment upon hearing this and walked to the door.

What came into view was a familiar girl with a unicorn hairstyle and a short elementary school student.

As expected, it was Conan and Ran.

"Ran, why are you here?"

"We just finished dinner at home and were going to ask if you wanted to come over and eat together, Fujino-senpai..."

As she spoke, Ran's gaze turned towards Miyano Akemi, full of curiosity.

"This is my cousin," Fujino noticed Ran's confusion and explained, "She was in a car accident a while ago... and her house was destroyed in an explosion, so she's temporarily staying at my place."

"Cousin?"

"Cousin?!"

...

"So she's Fujino-senpai's cousin... I thought..."

Inside the room, Ran and Conan sat on the sofa.

After hearing Fujino's fabricated explanation, Ran was slightly embarrassed.

Conan, on the other hand, although not showing it on his face, seemed to have a hint of disappointment.

Fujino also noticed the strange expressions on their faces and chuckled playfully, "Thought what?"

"Nothing!"

Ran quickly waved her hand and then introduced herself, "Hello, Akemi-san. My name is Mouri Ran. I live in the Mouri Detective Agency across the street..."

She didn't forget to introduce Conan as well, "This child is named Edogawa Conan. He's currently staying at my house."

Ran included Conan in her self-introduction.

"So it's Mouri-san and Edogawa-kun."

Miyano Akemi smiled and nodded in response, "My name is Fujino Akemi. I'm temporarily staying at Fujino-kun's house. Please take care of me in the future."

Conan looked at the "Fujino Akemi" before him and was stunned.

That smile that seemed to be able to resolve any conflict... resembled Miyano Akemi.

Coming back to his senses, Conan asked Fujino with doubt, "Fujino-niichan, why haven't I heard about you having a cousin?"

"Actually, I didn't know either. My uncle's family passed away in a car accident ten years ago, and we haven't had much contact since then."

Fujino rested his chin on his hand and replied with a smile, "If it weren't for the hospital calling me a while ago, I wouldn't have known I still had a cousin alive in this world... It's a blessing in disguise."

"Conan..."

Ran gave Conan a reproachful look.

In her opinion, it was already fortunate for Fujino to find a relative still in this world...

But this child, Conan, actually wanted to reopen old wounds.

It was really impolite.

Under Ran's gaze, Conan also realized that his words were inappropriate and didn't dare to continue asking.

At Ran's invitation, Fujino and Miyano Akemi went to the Mouri house for dinner.

Uncle Mouri seemed very happy about Miyano Akemi's arrival.

Fujino understood why Eri Kisaki couldn't come back even with the matchmaking efforts of the lucky child, Ran.

It could only be said that Uncle Mouri's usual behavior was too lecherous.

He was simply a perverted uncle...

Time passed, and the next day arrived.

The morning gradually turned into midday, and the morning chill gradually faded as the sun rose.

Fujino was woken up by a ringing phone in his sleep. He lazily got up, grabbed the phone from the bedside table, and saw it was Inspector Megure Juzo.

"Why did Inspector Megure think of calling me?"

With this question in mind, Fujino answered the phone.

"Good morning, Inspector Megure."

"Good morning, Fujino."

After exchanging greetings, Fujino asked Megure Juzo with curiosity, "Inspector Megure, why did you call me?"

"There's a strange case I'd like to ask for your help with, Fujino."

"A strange case?"

"Last night, a woman committed suicide with a gun. Although it looks like a suicide case, Takagi, who's handling the case, feels something is off. I'm currently dealing with another case, so could you please come and take a look, Fujino?"

"Suicide with a gun?" Fujino frowned upon hearing this.

He didn't remember any cases of suicide with a gun in Beika Town 3rd Block in the original story...

"New detective profession mission detected, please check it!"

At this moment, the system notification sound suddenly rang, and a mission interface appeared before Fujino:

[Detective Profession Mission: Mysterious Suicide Case

Mission Objective: Solve the mysterious suicide case

Mission Rewards: 500,000 yen, 100 detective reputation points, additional skill points for all professions]

"Since Inspector Megure has asked me, I'll go and take a look."

Fujino paused and accepted the system mission, "By the way, could you tell me the exact address of the scene?"

"It's in Beika Town 3rd Block..."

After jotting down the address of the crime scene, Fujino hung up the phone.

Unlike before, this system mission didn't ring any bells in his memory.

It should be a case outside the original plot...

That made sense.

After all, there were numerous cases in the Conan world, and not all of them were solved by Uncle Mouri and Conan.

"Looks like I have to solve this case on my own this time?"

Fujino shook his head and sat up from the bed.

After taking out the Deduction Ability Enhancement Card from his inventory, he glanced at the "Detective's Intuition" professional skill: "Even without knowing the plot of the case, with my current abilities, I should be able to solve this case..."

Moving swiftly, Fujino rode his motorcycle out of the underground garage and headed towards the crime scene.

Ten minutes later, Fujino parked his motorcycle in front of a villa in Beika Town 3rd Block.

At this moment, three police cars were parked sporadically in front of the villa, and there were a few onlookers scattered around.

"You must be Detective Fujino?"

As soon as the motorcycle stopped, a young man in a gray suit, probably in his twenties, walked out from within the police cordon and greeted Fujino.

Fujino recognized this person as Takagi Wataru, a good friend of the Beika Death Squad.

"You must be Officer Takagi?"

Fujino stepped forward and greeted him, "I just heard Inspector Megure mention you on the phone."

"I've also often heard Inspector Megure mention you, Detective Fujino."

Takagi Wataru politely replied and then hurriedly led Fujino into the crime scene.

(End of Chapter)