Chapter 109: Conan: Pitiful, Weak, and Helpless

In the restroom on the Elizabeth.

"The Black Star that woman is wearing on her chest must be the real one, right?"

Kaito Kuroba, still wearing the Suzuki Shirou mask, was sitting on the toilet in the stall, deep in thought.

After some not-so-thorough reasoning and detailed investigation, he had determined that the Black Star on Suzuki Tomoko was the genuine article. The next step was to retrieve it.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the stall door, "Is anyone there?"

"Ahem."

Kaito Kuroba cleared his throat, mimicking Suzuki Shirou's voice, "Yes, there is."

Although the voice outside sounded somewhat familiar, he didn't think much of it.

The price of not thinking much was that, with a loud bang, the restroom door was kicked open.

Standing there was a young man in a black suit, still in a flying kick posture.

"So, you're Kaitou Kid?"

With that, Fujino silently pulled out a one-meter-long frozen fish from behind him.

Seeing the familiar frozen fish, Kaito Kuroba couldn't help but twitch at the corners of his mouth.

Damn, why did he have to run into this guy again?!

This annoying frozen fish detective.

But seriously, how did this guy know he hated fish?

Could it be…?

"Ahem."

While pondering, Kaito Kuroba cleared his throat, putting on a poker face.

Without giving anything away, he continued using Suzuki Shirou's voice, "Fujino-kun, what are you talking about? Where is Kaitou Kid…? Have you discovered him?"

"I've already found him."

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Fujino's mouth as he raised the frozen fish and swung it hard at Kaito Kuroba.

Crap!

Seeing the frozen fish approaching, Kaito Kuroba cursed inwardly and then pulled out a flashbang from who knows where and threw it.

Bang!

With a loud explosion, the entire stall was enveloped in a blinding light.

In the intense light, Kaito Kuroba had somehow managed to put on sunglasses.

Wearing the sunglasses and maintaining his Suzuki Shirou disguise, he nimbly climbed the restroom partition, attempting to escape from the top.

But just as he was about to flip over, he suddenly paused.

Kaito Kuroba: "?"

He turned back in confusion to see the detective's hand grasping his calf.

He struggled, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.

The strength of those white hands felt like a vice.

Fujino, holding onto Kaito Kuroba's leg, silently raised the frozen fish high and swung it down hard towards his lower body.

Duang!

With a cracking sound, the toilet was smashed by the frozen fish.

As the toilet shattered, a thick smoke began to pour out from all around.

In no time, the restroom was filled with dense smoke.

Fujino, facing the smoke, rushed out of the restroom.

Looking down, he saw that all he was holding was a pair of pants.

"He escaped?"

Fujino clicked his tongue.

This was within his expectations.

No matter what, Kaito Kuroba was like a character with cheat codes.

It would be more surprising if he could easily catch him.

But using a decoy to escape was quite a move.

"But how does he manage to hide so many flashbangs and smoke bombs on him?"

Fujino glanced back at the smoke-filled restroom, "Could it be that he also has a portable space?"

"Fujino, what happened here?!"

At that moment, a child's voice came.

Fujino turned to see Conan hurrying over.

"I just ran into Kaitou Kid, but he got away…"

After a pause, Fujino asked, "Conan-kun, why are you here?"

"Sonoko-neechan just talked to Ayako-neechan on the phone. Chairman Suzuki didn't come on this ship at all. The one who gave the speech just now was Kaitou Kid in disguise!"

As Conan spoke, he noticed the pants in Fujino's hand.

Pants?

They look like Chairman Suzuki's pants.

Why is Fujino holding Chairman Suzuki's pants?

Could it be…?

Thinking this, Conan's eyes turned suspiciously towards Fujino.

He bent down, ready to activate his enhanced shoes.

Fujino: "…"

Seeing Conan's suspicion, Fujino took a deep breath and punched the back of Conan's head.

Bang!

The punch landed directly on Conan's head.

Conan instantly felt his vision blur.

It felt like he was Tom the cat, spinning around in place before regaining his senses.

This feeling of being hit on the head like a truck…

It could only be Fujino!

Only Fujino could deliver such a punch!

Realizing this, Conan's eyes became even more resentful.

If it wasn't him, why did he hit him?

After confirming that Fujino wasn't Kaitou Kid, Conan asked curiously, "Fujino, how did you discover Kaitou Kid was disguised as Chairman Suzuki?"

"If it wasn't for Sonoko-neechan's call with Ayako-neechan, I wouldn't have known either."

Fujino responded seriously, "Detective's intuition."

"Huh?"

Conan was stunned by Fujino's serious nonsense.

If you don't want to say, just don't. Why always use intuition to fool him?

If there really was such a thing as detective's intuition, wouldn't he, Kudou Shinichi, the Heisei Holmes, have it?

Thinking this, his eyes turned even more resentful.

He looked like a small, aggrieved wife.

"Just kidding."

Seeing Conan's resentful look, Fujino chuckled and explained, "Although Kaitou Kid can perfectly disguise himself, he can't fake emotions and speech."

"Emotions and speech?"

Conan was clearly puzzled by this answer.

Seeing Conan's clueless look, Fujino decided to teach him.

He grabbed Conan's face and started kneading it.

Conan, desperate to learn how to identify Kaitou Kid's disguise, didn't resist.

He could only show a lifeless expression, letting Fujino play with his face…

Pitiful, weak, and helpless.

In the hallway beside the restroom.

"Damn it, how did he see through my disguise?"

Kaito Kuroba, now disguised as a waiter, was carrying a tray down the hallway.

Recalling the terrifying scene just now, he still felt a lingering fear.

"Excuse me, have you seen a child wearing glasses?"

Suddenly, a sweet female voice came from behind.

Kaito Kuroba turned to see Ran in a red dress.

He recognized this girl. She was a crucial part of his plan to steal the Black Star…

He had been planning to find a way to lure her out, but now she appeared right in front of him. It was almost too easy.

Thinking this, Kaito Kuroba smiled and responded, "A boy in a blue suit?"

"Yes."

Ran nodded, looking worried.

"Please follow me."

(Chapter ends)