Conan’s Unscientific Detective Chapter 156

Chapter 156: A Righteous Backstab

“First the Assassin’s Robe, then the Hidden Blade, my luck…”

Fujino looked at the Hidden Blade in his hand, examined it for a moment, then sighed softly, “Could it be that I’ll draw out an assassin profession or a killing order in the future?”

Currently, he wasn’t sure what professions he would be able to draw in the future.

Bodyguard, chef, fighter, swordsman… and just now, it seemed there was even a CEO and a pianist.

There was simply no discernible pattern.

If he continued to draw, one day in the future, he might indeed draw out an assassin profession.

Since an assassin profession existed, then a gunslinger should also exist, right?

Their professional skill would probably be American Iaijutsu directly.

However, if an assassin profession truly existed, to be honest, Fujino still felt a little conflicted thinking about it.

After all, most tasks assigned by the system corresponded to a profession.

An assassin profession would definitely involve tasks related to killing.

To be honest, Fujino, whose mind hadn’t been completely corrupted yet, didn’t want to easily engage in such killing activities.

He was a normal person; although he had a system and had seen dead people.

But if he were truly asked to personally kill people who had no connection to his interests, he genuinely didn’t want to act.

Of course, not killing was just not wanting to kill, disliking the idea of dirtying his hands with murder.

If there was genuine deep-seated hatred, or if his life was threatened, or if he encountered unavoidable trouble, he would still be happy to personally kill one or two people and stain his hands with blood to resolve the issue.

If it involved benefits…

In short, he needed more money.

While getting more money, he also had to consider who the other party was…

However, thinking so much now was actually useless.

He hadn’t drawn out an assassin profession yet.

The Wine Factory, it seemed, had also given up on assassinating him.

Killing was temporarily unrelated to him.

Putting his thoughts aside, Fujino began to play with the Hidden Blade in his hand.

He raised his hand and swung the blade.

As if it were innate, the Hidden Blade extended from its sheath with the momentum of his arm’s swing.

There were no special effects, no sounds.

It was as if this swung blade had never been swung at all.

Only under the moonlight, the blade, shimmering with a gloomy silver light, could confirm that the strike had indeed been made.

One could only say, it truly lived up to its name as an assassin’s Hidden Blade.

“Hmm, it’s indeed one meter long.”

Fujino examined the Hidden Blade in his hand and nodded.

As the system said, this Hidden Blade could indeed extend and retract freely.

It seemed there was some mechanical structure inside that could understand his thoughts; with just a thought, the Hidden Blade would retract.

Extend, retract.

I grew longer, I grew shorter again.

Quite fun.

“Ahem.”

Fujino lightly coughed and quietly retracted the Hidden Blade.

Then he turned his gaze to the item description interface.

“The ‘Extend’ skill effect should be the free extension and retraction. ‘Hidden Blade Indestructible,’ according to the system description, should be similar to the Okamoto Wooden Sword…”

Fujino looked at the description interface, stroking his chin, “But ‘Power of Life and Death’ and ‘Hidden Blade Legacy’ are a bit outrageous… I’ll have to test them on some unfortunate soul to find out.”

Withdrawing his gaze, Fujino looked at the items he had just drawn, still in the system warehouse:

[Flame Medallion: When worn, increases host’s Physique by 5%, Mental Resistance by 10%, and Mental Recovery by 10%]

[Laptop: A Mi-brand laptop, equipped with an RTX 4090 graphics card and Windows 11 system (although it’s an odd collaboration, the laptop’s packaging features a wedding bride)]

[Suit: A simple, unadorned suit from a tailor shop frequented by a certain British secret agent. Made from special material, the fabric can withstand light weapon attacks from a certain distance. Also increases host’s Charm by 10 points (which young, beautiful girl doesn’t like a polite British gentleman?) Note: Although it can withstand light weapon attacks, please do not attempt to act recklessly by trying to block grenades]

[Electric Ring: Can release high-voltage electricity in an instant, causing rapid unconsciousness, from a certain British secret agent (although the electric ring has no substantial killing power, please refrain from using the ring to shock strange body parts)]

[Batman’s Grappling Hook: Equipment developed by Wayne Enterprises, exclusively for Bruce XX. The grappling hook can withstand a large amount of pulling force and has an extremely long range. The pulling force during retrieval is even more than enough to lift a normal adult male. The tip of the grappling hook features strange technology, capable of gripping almost any material and any shape]

“This time, I drew a lot of good stuff…”

Fujino gazed at the series of system items, a slight smile playing on his lips.

What attracted his attention the most were the suit and the grappling hook.

As for the suit, judging by the system’s description, it should be a B-type survival trench coat. Its effect wasn’t significantly weakened; instead, its features were compensated.

For example, the survival trench coat could only withstand one fatal injury.

Gunshots would probably count as fatal injuries.

After taking damage, it would enter a recovery state.

This suit, however, would not.

Something that could stop bullets was indeed a good thing.

Although it could only block light weapon attacks, what was wrong with having an extra life-saving trump card?

And a proper gentleman’s suit was very cool, wasn’t it?

Thinking, Fujino took out the suit and put it on.

Standing in front of the mirror, Fujino examined himself in the suit, stroking his chin.

The suit was black, and the fabric was very light and thin. Wearing it felt like not wearing anything at all, which didn’t match the described bulletproof properties.

Fujino touched the fabric.

Even he, who knew nothing about so-called suit culture, could perceive that this suit was custom-made with unique ingenuity.

Judging by the fabric used to make the suit, it was made of excellent material.

How could bulletproof fabric be bad?

Moving his body, Fujino looked at himself in the mirror again, inexplicably feeling much more handsome.

It must be the suit’s skill effect of increasing charm by ten points.

But speaking of it, the system description just now seemed to have mentioned that this was from a tailor shop frequented by a certain secret agent.

“Kingsman XX?”

Fujino suddenly recalled a spy movie from his previous life.

Putting his thoughts aside, Fujino took out the Assassin’s Robe, put it on, and quietly headed to the underground garage.

He had gained quite a lot of items this time.

Some of the items’ effects still needed human experimentation.

For example, the Hidden Blade’s Power of Life and Death.

He, Fujino, wasn’t so foolish as to commit seppuku with a knife himself.

Such dangerous human experiments should be conducted on those heinous criminals…

Accepting the human experimentation of the Beika Batman.

It could also be considered a reflection on their crimes and a contribution to society.

…………

In the bustling district, Beika was deep in the quiet of the night.

In a dark alley, several gazes hidden in the shadows constantly scanned the passing pedestrians, their eyes revealing expressions of searching for prey.

Normally, shops in secluded corners that didn’t open during the day were all open for business at this time.

This was Beika, a city with an alarmingly high death rate and soaring crime rate, popularly known as: “America has Gotham, Japan has Beika.” It could also be called Beika Town.

A long time ago, everyone thought this was just a joke.

However, this joke had recently come true.

Like Gotham’s Batman, Beika also saw the emergence of a Beika Batman, nicknamed Beika Bat-Man, a vigilante who roamed the city’s shadows to combat crime.

For a time, Beika Town’s crime rate surprisingly decreased significantly.

However, the threat of the Beika Batman couldn’t stop those hardened criminals from acting. Even at the risk of being beaten and hospitalized, and then spending several years in jail, they still wanted to make a name for themselves in Beika.

Soon, the figures in the alley found a suitable target.

A blonde high school girl with a single-shoulder bag, fair skin, and wearing a JK skirt.

After their lookout confirmed there were no passersby.

The figures in the alley began to move.

One went up to cover the girl’s mouth, while the other two worked together to drag her into the alley.

The division of labor was very clear.

It seemed they were veterans.

But robbing a high school girl, he wondered what benefit these four people could possibly gain.

Could it be…

On the rooftop next to the alley, Fujino