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

Chapter 243 The Assassin Who Was Captured?
"Huh? Are we really going to take on this job that looks like a joke?"

"If there really is a killer, shouldn't we call the police immediately?"

Conan, feigning innocence, tried to persuade Kogoro Mouri beside him. Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin, looked at Bunzo Shio in front of him, nodded slightly, and said...
"Yes, I think so too, if you say there's an assassin looking for you."

"Then you should call the police. I have things to do tonight, so I don't have time to go hiking with you. Please don't make jokes like that. Besides, even if there really was such a killer, I wouldn't be able to find him."

It seemed that Kogoro Mouri was considering refusing.

Chao Wenzao frowned, realizing that things were not unfolding as he had expected.

Therefore, he directly pressed the send button on his phone in his pocket.

He contacted a friend.

The friend was waiting nearby with a gun. As soon as the message arrived, he would fire directly into the Mouri Detective Agency. In this way, he could convince Kogoro Mouri that he was indeed being hunted and thus accept the case.

"Detective Mori, you have to believe me..."

As Chao Wenzao spoke, he observed the activity on the rooftops of nearby buildings, waiting for his friend to fire.
However, the situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

My friend's shot was delayed.
But the police cars arrived first.

Below the Mori Detective Agency, Shiratori Ninzaburo looked up at the agency's sign, his feelings slightly complicated. He sighed inwardly, wondering why even the area around the Mori Detective Agency was starting to attract misfortune.

How about we persuade Chen En and Kogoro Mouri to go to Meiji Shrine to pray for good fortune later?

He glanced at the criminal Chen En had knocked unconscious and thrown over, and at the fallen pistol beside him.

His brow twitched involuntarily.

Shiratori Ninzaburo immediately picked up the pistol and checked it, confirming there was no possibility of accidental discharge. Only then did he let Officer Chiba put the pistol in a bag and take it away, complaining as he did so.

"Mr. Chen En, it's better not to throw guns next time; it's too dangerous."

"Also, Mr. Chen En, I don't know if Inspector Megure has told you about this, but I've heard that the Meiji Shrine nearby is very efficacious. Why don't you go and pray for blessings? Maybe it will improve your luck."

Chen En: ?
Why go to Meiji Shrine?
Officer Shiratori, are you awake?

On the second floor of the Mori Detective Agency, Shio Bunzo and the others also noticed what was happening downstairs.

The main reason is that all the police officers were in place, and there were several familiar faces, making it hard for them not to notice.

Kogoro Mouri immediately stood up, saying with some complaint,

"Seriously, are murders starting to happen near the office?"

“Mr. Wenzao, I need to go down and ask the police officer over there what happened. Please allow me to excuse myself for a moment. After I have confirmed the situation with the police officer, I will come back up to discuss the commission with you.”

—What exactly happened?

Chao Wenzao felt inexplicably uneasy.

He didn't know why the situation had changed like this. Seeing Kogoro Mouri get up to go downstairs to see what was going on, he inexplicably said...

"Detective Mori, let me go down with you!"

Kogoro Mouri turned around and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Thinking that this Mr. Wenzao seemed to enjoy joining in the fun, Conan didn't say much. After all, Mr. Wenzao was a guest and might become his client; besides, this wasn't his private property, and he had no reason to stop him. Seeing this, Conan subconsciously adjusted his non-prescription glasses.
No, there's something wrong with this wording.

He seemed to have been watching the situation on the roof of that building on the ground. Now that Chen En is down there, could it be that there were gunmen lying in ambush on the roof of the opposite building, but Chen En caught them and took care of them on the spot?
So this gunman is the Silver Fox that Wenzao mentioned?

But if Wenzao really wanted Silver Fox to stop the assassination plan or have Silver Fox arrested by the police, then why didn't he call the police when he knew Silver Fox was outside?
Could it be that... that gunman was an actor arranged by Bunzo to put on a charade, trying to make Uncle Mori believe Bunzo?
Conan put his hands in his pockets and followed them downstairs.

At this moment, Officer Chiba, who had come with Inspector Shiratori, had finished taking a brief statement.
He remarked with emotion,

“Mr. Chen En, you always seem to be able to solve cases before they even happen. If I had your keen insight and skills, I would probably be an inspector like Officer Shiratori by now.”

—Impossible.

Chen En glanced at Officer Chiba. He remembered clearly that Shiratori Ninzaburo was an inspector at such a young age, not only because Shiratori Ninzaburo was more capable than other officers, but mainly because…

Shiratori Ninzaburo is a police officer in the professional corps, starting as a police inspector.

The pinnacle for other non-professional police officers is the Inspector. There is no comparison between Shiratori Ninzaburo and Chiba Kazunobu. I don't know why this topic was suddenly brought up.

In reality, Officer Chiba was merely using this opportunity to start a conversation.

He asked with some curiosity,

“Mr. Chen En, I remember that you and Ms. Suzuki were a couple.”

"Do you know if the holographic stealth game mentioned at the upcoming Cocoon Games press conference is real or fake? It sounds like it's from a completely different era."

"It's just like the content of that book that's been really popular online recently, 'Sword Art Online'."

Has that novel already started serialization?
What a completely chaotic timeline.

Chen En shook his head slightly. However, before Chen En could answer, Kogoro Mouri on the other side exclaimed in surprise,
"What? There was a gunman on the roof of the apartment building next door. He was taken down by Chen En when he tried to fire at our office, and then handed over to you?"

Kogoro Mouri was shocked, never expecting that what Fumio Shio said was actually true.

He quickly brought up the matter of Shio Bunzo with Shiratori Ninzaburo, who, after listening, asked somewhat curiously,

"Mr. Wenzao, you said there's an assassin named Silver Fox who's going to kill you, so why don't you call the police?"

"If you can't contact Silver Fox after the mission starts, how will Silver Fox receive the corresponding reward afterward? Is it a one-way communication between you? If it's a one-way communication, how did Silver Fox receive your commission?"

Shiratori Ninzaburo became increasingly suspicious as he asked more questions.
Only after Chao Man-tsao stammered that the person who had just been arrested was Silver Fox did he stop asking further questions. He simply told Chao Man-tsao to remember to call the police if he encountered a similar situation in the future before leading his team away.

Chao Wenzhao has already personally admitted that Silver Fox has been arrested.

Therefore, Mori and his group naturally had no further possibility of discussing the commission. After saying goodbye to Chen En, they went back to pack their things and prepare for their flight to Hakodate that evening.

Chao Wenzao stood alone in the wind, feeling utterly desolate.

Then, a hand was placed on his shoulder, and it was said,

Which mountain are you going to?

Chen En asked calmly,
His security mission did not show as completed, either because there was more than one assassin involved.
Either that guy who couldn't even hold a gun properly wasn't the assassin Silver Fox at all!
This guy, who shares the same code name as the counterfeit money thief, is probably still preparing to kill someone according to his original plan!

(End of this chapter)