**Chapter 155: Golden Hidden Blade**

At this moment, Ayumi felt Haibara Ai's gaze from a short distance away. 

She turned her head to look at Haibara Ai, a puzzled expression on her face.

Following Ayumi's gaze, Fujino also noticed the slightly complex expression on Haibara Ai's face.

Then Fujino slowly walked forward, squatted down, and patted Haibara Ai on the head. "How about it? You're not hurt, right?"

"No."

Haibara Ai's body suddenly stiffened. She felt a little uncomfortable, but still answered.

Soon after, the police from the nearby police box arrived on the second floor.

The reckless little squad, who had just narrowly escaped danger, quickly forgot their lesson and began boasting again.

Fujino had no idea what these little brats were so proud of.

Just moments ago, they were risking their lives, getting caught, and crying out in fear.

In the blink of an eye, twenty minutes had passed.

Inspector Megure Jūzō quickly arrived at the scene after receiving a notification from Conan, who used Kudo Shinichi's identity.

The "Silver Fox" was directly handed over to Megure Jūzō by Fujino.

Upon learning that the counterfeiting gang was connected to the "Silver Fox," Megure Jūzō's trust in Fujino's judgment grew even stronger.

As expected, the criminals that Fujino personally apprehended were never ordinary.

Last time, he caught a murderer who had attacked him.

This time, he apprehended a seasoned counterfeiter who had been on the wanted list for a long time and even seized two handguns.

This was indeed a major case.

"This time, it's really thanks to you, Fujino. You actually managed to catch this seasoned counterfeiter, the 'Silver Fox'."

After all the criminals were loaded into the police cars, Megure Jūzō returned and patted Fujino's shoulder, expressing his gratitude.

"A seasoned counterfeiter? Silver Fox?"

Beside them, Conan frowned, deep in thought.

A codename like "Silver Fox," and not a type of alcohol.

A skilled counterfeiter, nonetheless.

So, he's not part of the organization?

With this thought, he couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

It seemed this time, they had been busy for nothing.

Fujino glanced at Conan, who had a look of disappointment on his face, then turned to Megure Jūzō and got to the main point: "Since he's a wanted criminal..."

"I'll help you apply for it."

Before Fujino could finish his sentence, Megure Jūzō nodded, interrupting him with a knowing look.

Fujino always inquired about the reward bounty after catching criminals, something Megure Jūzō had long been aware of.

Everything was understood without words.

Even if Fujino didn't bring it up, he would still report and apply for it.

"Hey! Don't forget that we helped too!"

At this moment, Genta was unhappy that all the credit was going to Fujino, and he began to protest noisily.

Fujino glanced at the children.

Ayumi and Mitsuhiko were standing quietly, not saying much.

Only Genta was jumping around.

Speaking of which, it was this kid's idea to come to this building to look for evidence in the first place.

Recalling the scene from earlier, Fujino's face darkened.

Genta, this guy, really needs some education...

Taking a deep breath, Fujino raised his fist and gave Genta a knock on the head. "Credit? If it weren't for Haibara sending me a message that you were in danger, you would have been killed by those people by now."

"What... This case was obviously ours..."

Before Genta could finish his sentence, Fujino gave him another knock on the head.

"Now, now, calm down, Fujino," Megure Jūzō quickly intervened.

Then, looking at Genta, who was still somewhat defiant, he said sternly, "Fujino is right. This time, you were way too reckless!"

Fujino was right. This time, these kids were indeed reckless.

Just like last time, if it weren't for Fujino, they would have been in serious danger...

Why don't they ever learn their lesson?

And with that, the incident came to a close.

Fujino took Haibara Ai and Conan back home.

As for the other kids, they were sent home by Megure Jūzō.

Fujino hadn't initially planned to give Conan a ride, but since he lived right across the street, it would have been awkward not to.

Late at night, in Fujino's bedroom on the fourth floor.

It was past eleven o'clock.

Haibara Ai and Miyano Akemi were already asleep in their rooms on the third floor.

Fujino, meanwhile, was sitting on the couch, looking at the system interface.

"Three million yen in hand. I now have 9.2 million yen, which should be enough for a ten-draw of the intermediate profession balls."

Fujino glanced at the system's [Balance: 9.2 million yen] and rubbed his chin.

After a moment's thought, he opened the interface to draw intermediate profession balls.

[890,000 yen has been deducted from the host]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Hidden Blade (Gold), 2 Profession Points, Fire Emblem (Blue), Purple Profession Card (CEO), Laptop (Blue), Purple Profession Card (Pianist), Suit (Purple), Electric Shock Ring (Blue), Batman's Grapple Gun (Purple)]

"A gold item?!"

Fujino stared at the items drawn, stunned, as his eyes landed on a dazzling golden item.

Without hesitation, Fujino stood up from the couch, lightly touched it with his finger, and brought out the hidden blade.

With a faint golden glow, a hidden blade with an arm-mounted mechanism and a small scabbard appeared in his hand.

At the same time, information about the hidden blade appeared before his eyes:

[Hidden Blade: Life or death, it's your choice.

A hidden blade from a legendary assassin. Whether you use it as a shadowy assassin or a righteous swordsman is up to you.

Appearance: A silver-white hidden blade with a retractable length of up to one meter. No one knows how the short scabbard holds a one-meter-long blade, but here it is.

Skill Effects:

Right to Kill: When using the hidden blade to attack enemies, you can decide whether to inflict a fatal blow or just cause damage. Everything is up to you.

Indestructible: This is an extremely durable and sharp hidden blade. Even the world's hardest metals cannot break it. You can confidently use it against any enemy.

Extension: The hidden blade can be extended or retracted at will, with a maximum length of one meter. How a 30-centimeter scabbard can release a meter-long blade is a mystery, making it a true sword in some sense.

Legacy of the Hidden Blade: When using the hidden blade, all attributes of the host increase by 50%, and there's a small chance to gain a sixth sense to foresee danger.]

"I'm starting to look more and more like an assassin..."

Fujino looked at the hidden blade in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

(End of Chapter) 

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