Chapter 243: The Influence of the Flower of the Metropolitan Police**
Fujino leaped through the air, rolling as he touched down on the Beika Art Museum's rooftop.
He stood up steadily and glanced back at the abandoned building behind him.
"Did I just jump six… no, seven meters?"
Honestly, even Fujino was blown away by his own physical ability right now.
Jumping that distance like it was nothing? Back in the day, he wouldn't have even dreamed of it.
Hard work pays off, huh…
Fujino nodded to himself, pretty pleased. 😎
*Beep beep beep!*
Just then, his phone buzzed in his pocket.
He pulled it out and saw a new text on the screen.
It was from Haibara Ai:
**[Haibara Ai: Where are you at now?]**
**[Fujino: I'm at that abandoned building you mentioned. Where are you guys?]**
**[Haibara Ai: We just ran into Officer Satou and Officer Takagi. Satou's stuck at the museum next door… Anyway, we're with Takagi working on a case. Wanna come over?]**
**[Fujino: You've already left with Takagi? No wonder I couldn't find you. I'll check on Satou and head your way after.]**
**[Haibara Ai: Cool, I'll send you the address.]**
Pocketing his phone, Fujino turned his gaze to the museum below him.
He activated Eagle Eye again, searching for Satou Miwako.
The moment Eagle Eye kicked in, the world shifted to black and white.
In the dimness, two clear life signs popped up, marked for him to see.
Fujino rubbed his eyes and tagged the two signals.
He headed to the stairwell nearby and pushed on the metal door—locked.
"Locked, huh?"
Thinking it over, he threw a solid kick at it.
*Bang!*
With a loud crash, the door flew open.
Big strength comes in handy sometimes.
Though… it might've been a pull door.
Whatever, it's open now.
Besides, tomorrow Dr. Agasa's gonna blow this place sky-high in a rainbow explosion anyway. 🌈
…
Meanwhile, at the Metropolitan Police HQ—Criminal Division, Investigation Section 1, Violent Crimes Unit 3 office:
The officers were bustling around, tackling their backlog of unsolved cases.
"What?! Satou and Takagi are both out of contact?!"
Megure Juuzou's shout made everyone freeze mid-task, eyes snapping to him as the room grew tense.
"That's right. I tried calling their phones earlier, but no one picked up…"
A black-suited officer gripping the phone said anxiously, "What if something happened while they were chasing that fugitive? The last we heard, they were pursuing him into an abandoned building."
"What?!"
Megure blinked, stunned, then spun around and barked at the busy detectives, "Everyone, emergency muster!"
"Satou's lost contact while chasing a fugitive. We don't know the situation, so anyone without a case on their hands—move out with me!"
"Yes, sir!"
A chorus of gruff shouts erupted, loud enough to echo down to the traffic division below.
…
Inside the Beika Art Museum:
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