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

Chapter 162: Backup Plans for Noah's Ark
Seeing that Yukiko Kudo followed Chen En into the corridor without any warning, he watched as Yukiko Kudo walked away without any warning.

Conan, who was alone in the living room, squinted his eyes.

I just felt that something was very wrong.

After thinking for a moment, he decided not to give Batman any opportunity and immediately followed him quietly.

Ahead, Chen En said meaningfully,

"This is a really good deal, I guarantee you've never seen anything like it before, madam."

Yukiko Kudo asked in confusion,
"W-What kind of good deal?"

Chen Enxuan smiled and said,
"I see you don't understand at all. Here, take a look at this..."

The next moment, Conan rushed to the scene.

She raised her head and looked at Chen En and Yukiko Kudo.

However, he discovered that the two were simply looking at their phone screens.

I thought he was doing something else, but he was just looking at his phone...

Conan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn away when he suddenly stopped.

Wait, what's that on the phone screen?

He suddenly turned around and looked at Yukiko Kudo.

But then she saw Yukiko Kudo say in surprise,
"So cute! I never knew Shinichi looked so good in this kind of outfit!"

Conan:?
Wait, what photo are you looking at?!

What clothes? Could it be the same outfit you wore at the Miho Theater?
That can't be right, can it? Wasn't Chen En at the front desk at the time? How did he take that photo?!

Conan was horrified.

However, at this point, there is no way to undo the damage.

He was carried away by his biological mother, feeling utterly hopeless, and together they looked at the photos of him in the courtesan costume he had worn in the dressing room.

Who understands what it feels like to be publicly executed?

However, to Conan's surprise, Chen En did not follow him back to the living room.

He picked up his phone, seemingly dialing someone's number.

Strange... Who is Chen En calling?

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At this very moment, Yusaku Kudo is holding a cup of coffee, working overtime to finish his manuscript.

He glanced at the anonymous email in that dedicated mailbox.

Then, he double-clicked to open it, and sure enough, it was an email from his good friend.

This isn't an exaggeration; these are truly good brothers.

Because this email was sent by Kuroba Toichi.

The famous thief 1412 still keeps in touch with him. To celebrate his new book winning an award, he specially sent him a famous sword as a souvenir. That sword is still on the sword rack in the back.

It is said to be related to the legend of the five-sided star in Hakodate, but Yusaku Kudo has been too busy with work lately and hasn't had a chance to go see it.

That's why he had been reading records about the legend of the Five-Pointed Star of Hakodate at night.

[To the father of naming, I have a question, hence this letter.]

I have a friend who faked his death and escaped for several years. He hasn't contacted his son since, and his son has always believed that my friend is dead. But recently, he suddenly feels that my friend is still alive and is considering coming to find him.

How can my friend get his son to forgive him?

Yusaku Kudo: ?
Is the friend you're talking about yourself?

He knew perfectly well that Kuroba Toichi had faked his death and escaped for so many years and did indeed have a son. This question seemed to be about his own situation, but he was just too embarrassed to tell the truth.

However, how did Kuroba Toichi's son find out that Kuroba Toichi was not dead?

Yusaku Kudo didn't think Kuroba Toichi had given anything away. If it weren't for the emails and gifts he received from Kuroba Toichi from time to time, he might have thought that Kuroba Toichi had quietly died on the side of the road.

Just as Kudo Yusaku was pondering for a moment, preparing to respond based on his relationship with his son,

The phone rang abruptly.

Yusaku Kudo looked at his phone with some surprise.

Who would call him at this time?

He reached for his phone, pressed the answer button, held it to his ear, and said...
"I am Yusaku Kudo. May I ask what brings you here?"

"Huh? You mean... Hiroki Sawada?"

Kudo Yusaku was startled when he heard the voice on the other end of the phone.

He is indeed investigating the cause of Hiroki Sawada's death.

This was an investigation commissioned by a friend of his. Although he was a writer, not a detective, he naturally had no reason not to investigate since it was a friend's request.

That friend's name is Kashimura Tadahiro.

The head and chief engineer of the Sindora Foundation's "Cocoon Game" project.

Hiroki Sawada is the son of Tadahiro Kashimura, and Kashimura believes that Hiroki Sawada's death is directly related to Hiroki Sawada's adoptive father, Thomas Sindora, who is also the chairman of the Sindora Foundation.

However, despite investigating for so long, Kudo Yusaku was still unable to find any foul play in Sawada Hiroki's death.

The moment the person on the other end of the phone mentioned Hiroki Sawada, Yusaku Kudo was immediately reminded of the matter he had been asked to handle.

"Excuse me, who exactly are you?"

Kudo Yusaku asked seriously.

Chen En on the other end of the phone immediately replied.

"I'm batman!"

Yusaku Kudo: ?
Is this considered a way of disclosing information under a pseudonym?

It's not that hard to understand, it's just that using comic book hero characters as pseudonyms is quite unusual.

"Hiroki Sawada died because he suffered emotional abuse from his adoptive father, Thomas Sindora, and committed suicide due to excessive pressure."

"The reason he was under mental stress was that he discovered a secret of Thomas Sindora."

Chen En said in a low voice,

Thomas Sindora was a descendant of Jack the Ripper, the infamous 19th-century London serial killer.

"He feared that the news would challenge his position, so after Hiroki Sawada developed the DNA tracing system and discovered that Thomas Sindora was connected to Jack the Ripper."

"Only Thomas Sindora would choose to use this method to oppress Hiroki Sawada."

—A DNA traceability system?
Yusaku Kudo nodded slightly, noted down the name, and prepared to investigate it later.

Then, he heard what Chen En said next.

This surprised him greatly.

"Give me your email address, and I will send you the DNA tracing results of Thomas Sindora and Jack the Ripper. I hope you can use this data to contact Tadahiro Kashimura."

"If Kashimura Tadahira gets his hands on the DNA traceability system, he should sell it to Thomas Sindora to avoid conflict."

"Once Thomas Sindora arrives in Tokyo and holds the virtual game launch event for Cocoon Games, please contact reporters to spread this information and avenge Hiroki Sawada."

—Then, he would physically place Thomas Sindora in a sanatorium.

After ensuring that Thomas Sindora is left with nothing in every aspect, and after understanding Hiroki Sawada's wishes, bring the super artificial intelligence Noah's Ark under control.

After a brief conversation with Yusaku Kudo, Chen En ended the call.

I just hope that Noah's Ark won't stubbornly self-destruct when the time comes.

Otherwise, he might have to resort to some tiny backdoor to forcibly control Noah's Ark.

(End of this chapter)