Conan’s Unscientific Detective Chapter 090

【Detective Reinforcement has been activated: 200% body capability reinforcement】

【Strength Reinforcement Card has been used, reinforcing host 200% strength】

Following the system’s prompt, Fujino slowly stepped forward and punched Takasugi Toshihiko in the abdomen.

Bang!

With a dull thud, Takasugi Toshihiko flew back more than a meter, falling to the ground with a thud. The expression on his face gradually twisted, and he let out a series of painful wails.

“Do you really think Teacher Sayuri would be that foolish?”

Fujino stepped forward, grabbed Takasugi Toshihiko’s collar, and stared at him with cold eyes: “Sodium hydroxide is an extremely corrosive substance. After you poisoned her, she should have been able to feel it with the very first sip, but she still endured the intense burning pain and drank the lemon tea…”

“She must have known about that incident twenty years ago, right?”

With that, Fujino released Takasugi Toshihiko’s collar, “In the end, you’re just an attempted murderer. No, you’re not even as good as a murderer. A murderer at least hides their criminal acts well, but you, you simply exploited Teacher Matsumoto’s guilt.”

“Brother Fujino! That’s enough, leave the rest to us police.”

At this moment, Matsumoto Kiyomori, who had regained his composure, stopped Fujino, afraid that his younger brother would continue to do something drastic.

…………

By the time everything ended, the sun had already set.

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

After dealing with some matters, Fujino, Ran, and Sonoko went to the hospital where Matsumoto Sayuri was.

After some pleasantries, and after everyone else had left, Fujino was left alone in the ward by her.

“You noticed it from the very beginning, didn’t you?”

She turned her head and asked Fujino softly, “The fact that he poisoned me.”

Fujino looked into her eyes, standing still, silent.

“He’s not the same person he was back then. The current him has long been consumed by hatred and money.”

A moment later, he shook his head, turned around, and walked out of the ward.

“Thank you, Fujino-kun.”

Matsumoto Sayuri’s voice came from behind. Fujino didn’t answer, but simply walked out of the ward with his hands in his pockets.

…………

Late night.

After returning home, Fujino stood on his balcony, a Zhonghua brand cigarette in his mouth, gazing at the moon in the deep sky.

【Detected that the host has completed: The June Bride Murder Case】

【System reward of 500, 000 Japanese Yen and 100 Detective Reputation Points has been issued】

【Current host reputation: 400 – 700】

【Current system balance: 2, 000, 000 Japanese Yen】

Hearing the system’s prompt in his ear, Fujino took a deep breath.

Putting his thoughts aside, he opened the system’s professional orb exchange interface and began his new round of lottery.

【 1, 800, 000 Japanese Yen has been consumed for the host】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Kamen Rider Car Pendant (Purple), Golden Random Gift Pack Fragment x 4, Sparklence (Blue), Primary Strength Reinforcement 100% Card x 3, Image Change Card x 3, Primary Reaction Ability 100% Reinforcement Card x 3, Reasoning Ability Primary 100% Reinforcement Card x 3, 100, 000 Japanese Yen x 1, 200, 000 Japanese Yen x 1】

“Sparklence?”

Fujino examined the items he had drawn, stunned for a moment, then opened the system warehouse.

【Sparklence: Shout “Transform!”… but cannot transform into Ultraman; pressing the transformation button can emit eternal light and does not require battery replenishment】

“I thought I could transform into Ultraman.”

Fujino looked at the description of the Sparklence and muttered.

Then he turned his gaze to the purple item, the Kamen Rider pendant:

【Kamen Rider Car Pendant: Can disguise the vehicle you are driving as you wish, but the original performance cannot be changed】

“So it’s an item that can change the skin of a vehicle at will?”

Fujino was quite satisfied with this item.

He’d disguise his Ford Taurus as a Rolls-Royce later… just kidding.

【Detected that the host’s golden fragments have been collected. The random golden item gift package has been issued into the host’s system warehouse】

The system voice suddenly came from his ear. Fujino heard it and opened the system warehouse, seeing a resplendent gift package displayed among many items, looking extremely dazzling.

“As expected of a golden item, even the gift package is different from ordinary goods.”

Fujino exclaimed, then opened the random golden gift package, “I wonder what I’ll get…”

Along with a burst of exaggerated flowing light, a small seed gradually appeared before his eyes.

“That’s it?”

Fujino looked at the seed in front of him and frowned.

Then, with a thought, the description of this seed appeared before him:

【Soul Lotus Seed:

One seed changes the world!

Form: Small red lotus seed

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: Use a drop of the host’s blood to cultivate the Soul Lotus Puppet seed. After a period, a Soul Lotus Puppet can be cultivated. The form of the Soul Lotus depends on the host’s setting and accepts the host’s control. When not being controlled, it possesses its own will.

Spirit Lotus Undying: Not yet unlocked, can be activated after cultivating the Soul Lotus Seed into a Soul Lotus Puppet】

“Perverted…”

Fujino looked at the system description of the Soul Lotus Seed and couldn’t help but comment.

Soul Lotus Puppet, if Fujino understood correctly, should be a puppet that can be directly controlled by him.

And this puppet might even have consciousness.

That’s… pretty perverted.

The conditions are also quite strict; it requires the soul of a person with a strong will to live. But in the Conan world, it should be easy to find, right?

But then again, souls are appearing now, it’s becoming less and less like Conan.

…………

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

“What?!”

Sonoko’s surprised voice echoed throughout the classroom.

A moment later, realizing her impropriety, she awkwardly scratched the back of her head, showing an embarrassed expression.

However, the people in the classroom had long grown accustomed to such startled outbursts.

Sonoko, after all, was always like this; they were used to it.

Under everyone’s gaze, Sonoko sat down and whispered to Ran in the front seat, “Ran, did you really encounter a robbery yesterday?”

“Yeah, the armored car the robbers stole drove right past me…”

Ran nodded, swallowing.

Recalling yesterday’s events, she still felt a lingering sense of trepidation.

“A billion-yen robbery case?”

Beside them, Fujino, who was sitting at his desk studying diligently, intending to break through the student profession, perked up his ears, vaguely catching snippets of their conversation.