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

Chapter 317 Forced to confront the powerful and formidable Chinese men's football team
"happy New Year!"

"Haha, it's the New Year, so of course we should drink to our hearts' content! Come on, drink!"

At the Mouri Detective Agency, Chen En, who had been summoned, sat down on the sofa with a question mark slowly appearing above his head.

Chen En: ?
When I put a question mark, it's not that I have a problem, but that I think you have a problem.

Happy New Year? Are you kidding me?
Chen En glanced at Kogoro Mouri, who was performing an unlimited sake refill performance next to him.
He glanced again at Ran Mouri, who was flipping through DVDs beside him, and finally asked,
"Is today March 1th?"

Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri both turned to look at Chen En.
A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.

Kogoro Mouri even reached out and touched his forehead. Finding nothing wrong, he then spoke.

"Of course it's January 1st."

"It's New Year's Day today, what's wrong? Did you get dizzy from a rush last night?"

Chen En: ?
Wasn't yesterday December 19th? Today is January 1st?

He glanced down at the sake Kogoro Mouri offered, his gaze lingering for a moment before he looked up at Kogoro with a disapproving look.
"Uncle Mori, you know I never drink alcohol."

Upon hearing this answer, Kogoro Mouri looked somewhat shocked and said incredulously,
"What? You don't drink? But everyone else is drinking..."

Ran Mouri quietly peeked out from the next room and complained.

"Dad, have you forgotten? Back in the Honda case, Mr. Chen already said he wouldn't drink anymore!"

Maori Kogoro:?

I'm guessing, who remembers anything from almost two hundred chapters ago?

Kogoro Mouri sighed.
He muttered some nonsense like, "Sake is the essence of life, the more you drink, the more energetic you become," and "Without alcohol, life is meaningless." To this, Chen En simply watched Kogoro Mori enthusiastically showing off his sake and asked,
"Where's Conan? Where did Conan go?"

"This morning, Ai told me that the Junior Detective League was having a team-building event, and Conan should be going with them. However, they didn't tell me where they were going. Beika Town has been quite chaotic lately, and I'm worried that wherever they go, there might be danger."

Maori Kogoro:?

Are you sure it's the places they go that are dangerous, rather than the places they go that might be dangerous?
Slightly tipsy, Kogoro Mouri frowned, recalling his earlier speculation that Conan was a jinx, and immediately understood what Chen En meant.

He immediately put his arm around Chen En's shoulder and said, reeking of alcohol,

"Yes, absolutely right! I think so too!"

"I remember it was...it was going to..."

Kogoro Mouri stammered for a long time but couldn't get anything out.

Ran Mouri, who had just finished organizing the DVDs, answered this question.
"This morning, the final of a soccer match will be held at the Tokyo National Stadium. Conan said it was a 'battle between Tokyo Spirits and BIG Osaka,' and we couldn't miss it, so we went with the Detective Boys."

"They should have checked their tickets by now and be ready to enter, right?"

—Tokyo Spirits vs. Big Osaka?
Chen En frowned.
He seemed to have never heard of either of those football teams before.
However, this is understandable, as he doesn't care much about sports events, while Conan is a true football enthusiast, and his football skills as the Super Soccer Hero are all honed out of his love for the sport.

"Oh, is that it? Well, if you ask me, what's so interesting about a football match?"

"The Japanese team can't even make it to the World Cup semi-finals. Even if they do, they'll have to face the powerful and terrifying Chinese men's football team. They get beaten 0-3 every time. What's so interesting about that?"

Kogoro Mouri muttered to himself,

"Right now is the time to drink sake and watch Yoko Okino's concert!"

As he spoke, he pressed the remote control switch.
However, instead of a rebroadcast of Yoko Okino's concert, the TV program featured a rather uninteresting anime rakugo performance, similar to crosstalk from Chen En's hometown, but it was difficult to appreciate the fun in it.

Let's put it this way: the artistic merit is equivalent to two or three buildings, its main appeal being its highbrow and inaccessible nature. Kogoro Mouri let out a wail.
"Seriously? Shouldn't they be playing a replay of Yoko Okino's concert at this time?"

Hearing this, Ran Mouri, sitting beside him, replied.

"Of course not, this is a New Year's Day special program, the concert has been moved to the afternoon broadcast."

Maori Kogoro:?

Without a word, he fell asleep instantly, his speed of falling asleep rivaling even Nobita from Doraemon, leaving Chen En and Ran Mouri stunned.

If there were a national sleep contest, Kogoro Mouri could probably win the top prize just for this skill alone.

"Tokyo National Stadium? The football final?"

Chen En muttered these words to himself.
A look of confusion appeared in his eyes before he remembered the content of this episode.

—The Arena's Indiscriminate Coercion Incident.

This episode takes place one episode after Ai Haibara's appearance, and the two are very close together. Thanks to this, Chen En still has some impression of the content of this episode, so he feels that he should deal with it in advance.

Chen En stood up.

Seeing Chen En get up, Ran Mouri was a little puzzled. She was about to ask Chen En to stay a little longer, but Chen En waved his hand and walked towards the door, leaving behind a sentence.
"I'm off to save Tokyo. See you later."

Ran Mouri: ?

She blinked, momentarily stunned.

—What is this? Are men always immature and delusional until they die?

However, since Mr. Chen En seems to have something to do, it would be better for her not to disturb him.

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Dilili.

The phone rang in Conan's pocket as he entered the venue after having his ticket checked.

He took out his phone, somewhat puzzled.

After glancing at the contents, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

This is a call from Chen En.
That's strange. Why would Chen En call him if there's nothing wrong? Is there something he needs to say now?

Conan then pressed the call button, held the phone to his ear, and said,
"This is Conan. What can I do for you?"

He glanced at the Junior Detective Club members who were standing close together, and slightly changed his tone.
"We're in line right now, Batman, can you hurry up and tell me?"

Chen En;?
What are you doing?

Without saying much, Chen En simply gave some instructions.
"You will be subjected to an indiscriminate coercion incident upon entering the Tokyo National Stadium next."

"There are two criminals with two guns. They will demand money from Yomiuri TV or they will randomly shoot and kill people. One of them is a cameraman for Yomiuri TV, and his camera can only capture the front of the audience."

"Based on this, you should be able to take care of the criminal. I need to investigate the relevant people in the Steel Association, so I'll have to hold off for now. If you haven't found the criminal by the ten minutes before the end of the last football match, call me."

"I'll come to the scene to resolve it then, but I believe it shouldn't come to that point."

Conan:?
(End of this chapter)