I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 122 The Illusionist Who Died Unexpectedly?

On the way to the backstage area of ​​Nichiri Paradise.

Hakuba Saguru's gaze fell on Chen En, his eyes still holding a hint of inquiry.

He was very curious about this man with so few records.

He investigated the other party's information yesterday.

However, the investigation revealed that the other person's life trajectory was quite ordinary and stable, until Chen Encai showed his special talent at the Suzuki Foundation memorial ship meeting on the Queen Cerissa.

Hakuba Saguru had doubts about whether these reports were exaggerated.

After all, the news reports about the case only mentioned Kogoro Mouri, and only Kogoro Mouri was interviewed; Chen En never appeared in the news from beginning to end.

Perhaps this suggests that Chen En's abilities are not as outstanding as Inspector Megure described in his report?
However, after inquiring with Chiba and Nobu, Hakuba discovered that the reason Chen En hadn't made the news was quite simple.

—This guy calls himself Batman every day.

If we interview him or invite him to a show, and he suddenly says something outrageous, DC Comics will probably come knocking on our door demanding royalties. So, it's better not to mention Chen En at all.

Anyway, Kogoro Mouri was also there, the famous, attention-seeking detective who wouldn't have any copyright issues.

Wouldn't it be better than hiring a relatively unknown, seemingly mentally unstable new detective with copyright risks? Besides, this new detective never gives any interviews, and the media doesn't even have a single photo of him!

"Actually, you know what happened on the rooftop last night, right?"

"Suzuki Sonoko may have a high innate resistance to hypnosis, which is why she was able to wake up quickly after Kaito Kid threw a hypnotic smoke bomb, but you are definitely not like that, just like Kuroba Kaito."

"You're that mysterious person [Bat] who's been the subject of much discussion in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department lately, right?"

Hakuba asked.

Although it was a question, his tone remained as affirmative as ever.

If Kaito Kuroba were also present, he would definitely find Hakuba Saguru's tone very familiar.

The reason is simple: when Hakuba Saguru accused him of being Kaito Kid, he used the same tone.

However, Chen En remained unmoved.

Because he knew that Hakuba Saguru had no evidence at all.

At most, saying this now is just Hakuba Saguru trying to trick him into talking.

Such tactics are useless against Chen En.

He is different from Kaito Kid.

Kaito Kid will send out a notice to someone he cares about, saying that he is Kaito Kid. This will throw Kaito Kid into a panic and cause him to make wrong judgments. However, this will not work on Chen En.

Everyone around Chen En knows he is Batman.

Even if Hakuba Saguru used the same method to trick the people around him, they would just say things like, "Of course Chen En is Batman, because he's Batman."

He also did not give any prior notice, so the bait tactic was useless against him.

His alibi was also sufficient. Unless Hakuba could silence all the dozen or so police officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department who were eating at Poirot Cafe, he wouldn't be able to crack even his alibi.

The only person capable of cracking this alibi is Rei Furuya.

Because Rei Furuya is truly capable of fabricating evidence and arresting people before interrogating them, Chen En naturally has a way to deal with Rei Furuya if he really suspects him and intends to take action.

"I am investigating the whereabouts of Günter von Goldberg II, the world's greatest illusionist."

Bai Ma Tan quickly caught up with Chen En and whispered...
"His true identity is a top internationally wanted assassin."

"One of the members of the mysterious organization Zoo, and last night, his assassination attempt on Phantom Thief Kid failed. And this morning, I received some rather ridiculous bad news."

"Günter von Goldberg II died in an accident, and his body could not be found." — Dead? No, he didn't die.

Chen En immediately thought of the special mission that had popped up the night before.

However, that special mission disappeared before it could be completed.

This suggests that Koizumi Akako's actions did not kill the spider, or even pose a fatal threat to it. This is most likely one of the methods the spider used to feign death and escape.

After all, not everyone is as skilled in disguise as Vermouth, and can find a dead person to disguise as a dead person.

"Okay, it seems you really don't intend to talk to me."

Hakuba Saguru finally stopped discussing what happened last night.

Although he was certain in his heart, he had no evidence in hand.

A true detective would not speak the truth based solely on intuition without evidence.

He put his hands in his pockets and looked toward the entrance to the pump house not far away.

"arrive."

Hakuba Saguru said.

Ignoring what Hakuba Saguru said, Chen En did not stop walking.

His gaze swept over the traces left in the pump room, and he immediately understood.

The direction he and Bai Ma just came from is the only way to get to the scene from here.

If the person who fell into the water and came up from the pump room was a victim who had just bungee jumped, then obviously the victim's first reaction should have been to return to the scene to report that they were safe, rather than continuing to walk backstage.

This only proves one thing: the real culprits are among the people behind the scenes at Nichiri Paradise.

"We should call everyone out and question them properly."

Chen En said.

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Police cars from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department have arrived at Nichiri Amusement Park.

Putting aside the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's crime-solving capabilities, just looking at their efficiency in arriving at crime scenes, they are definitely among the best in the entire Japanese region.

Inspector Megure, who received two alarm messages at the same time, hurriedly got out of his car.

He arrived at the waterway where the crime scene was located and immediately spotted an old acquaintance, Sonoko Suzuki. He quickly greeted her and asked...
"Miss Suzuki, what's going on?"

"Weren't Brother Chen En and Detective Bai Ma here just now? I just received their emergency calls, but why haven't I seen them? Where did they go?"

Sonoko Suzuki, who was being questioned, was slightly taken aback.

She thought for a moment before answering.
“Arn just told me that he saw water stains on the area next to the waterway below the bungee jumping platform, and that someone climbed out of the waterway and walked along the area below towards the backstage, so he went backstage to check it out.”

"The white horse that always had a falcon on its shoulder followed along as well."

—Did you put these two together?

Inspector Megure was somewhat surprised.

Then, he immediately realized what was happening.

What a coincidence! It would be strange if we hadn't encountered police officers reporting the same incident in the same place!
However, since Brother Chen En and Bai Ma Tan are both present.

Then the results of this case should be a piece of cake!

(End of this chapter)