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

Chapter 338 The Shadow Planner

"Mine Fujiko, that's strange, there hasn't been any news about her lately."

"It's said that she was last seen on an illegal trading ship that sank in Izu. She and Lupin III stole a large amount of cash. Given her frequency of crimes, she should be in Tokyo by now, preparing to commit another crime, right?"

Ai Haibara looked at the information she was looking up and asked,
However, when faced with Ai Haibara's question, Chen En, who had just returned to his apartment from outside, frowned. After a moment's thought, he gave a clear answer.
"I don't know. I don't know much about Fujiko Mine."

"After all, I'm just Batman, not Doraemon from a children's comic. I can't be omnipotent or omniscient. I'm a little curious, why are you suddenly asking me this question?"

Chen En hung his coat on the hanger and asked, somewhat puzzled,
He had just gone to the hospital and checked on the situation. Unfortunately, no one near the hospital saw where "Silence," who killed Black Mask, went. The only person to witness "Silence's" face was a Japanese policeman.
It was Kazami Yuya, who was standing next to Furuya Rei, and his face was covered in bandages, making it impossible to tell who he was.

—Speaking of murderers whose faces are covered in bandages.

Chen En's first thought was the murderer in the "Bandaged Man Murder Case," but he asked Conan about it on the way, and Conan replied that the case had already been solved.

Therefore, the possibility of the bandaged man committing murder can be ruled out.

But then, the identity of the one who killed Miura Takeo remains a mystery, and Chen En still doesn't even have a reasonable suspect.

In DC Comics, Silence is considered one of Batman's main adversaries.

This supervillain is characterized by his face being covered in bandages, and most notably, out of jealousy of Bruce Wayne, he had his face completely surgically altered to resemble Bruce Wayne.

If the system identifies him as Bruce Wayne of this world, then silence shouldn't exist.

Chen Enlai has only been in this world for less than a month. He has no money, no reputation, and has not offended anyone. It is impossible for anyone to choose to have plastic surgery to look like him and then become a dog for the Black Organization while wrapped in bandages.

—Hmm? Complete plastic surgery?
Chen En suddenly froze at this thought.
His attention slowly shifted from Ai Haibara's answer to a criminal in one of Conan's famous stories.

The criminal's name was Makoto Yada, a resident of Okutama Town, Tokyo. Unable to accept the deaths of his adoptive father and mother, he turned his attention to Shinichi Kudo, disguising himself entirely as Shinichi Kudo.
He also attempted to murder others under the identity of Shinichi Kudo, hoping to ruin the real Shinichi Kudo's reputation.

"【Death God】Yada Makoto...?"

Chen En whispered the suspect's name.

As for whether it was Makoto Yata or not, he only needed to take some time to investigate Makoto Yata's information and see where this guy was last seen to find out.

If silence really refers to Makoto Yata, then that's really strange.

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for this guy to kill several Japanese public security officers, silence them, shoot and wound Kazami Yuya, and then escape from the scene without a trace. Who could have caused such a big change in him?

"...Are you listening to me?"

Ai Haibara stared at Chen En in front of her and said,

Hearing this, Chen En snapped out of his reverie, ruffled Ai Haibara's hair, and asked,
"I didn't hear you clearly just now, could you please repeat it?" Hearing this, Haibara sighed.

She said angrily,
"Because the Junior Detective League always thought that if Lupin III ever came to Tokyo, and the Junior Detective League worked together to capture him, then the Junior Detective League could become world-famous detectives."

"It seems that Genta and the others think that Lupin III is easier to catch than Kaito Kid."

"After all, Lupin III always seems to have some relatively obvious temporary bases. Even the Detective Boys can find Lupin III's base after studying it carefully for a while, but the base of Phantom Thief Kid is still unknown."

Chen En: ?
Huh? Catching Lupin III is easier than catching Kaito Kid? Are they serious?

Chen En twitched the corner of his mouth, shook his head, and asked,
"Haibara, I asked you to investigate the Saint-Lonnie for me before."

"Is it possible to find relevant information?"

Hearing this, Ai Haibara nodded slightly.

She turned her computer chair around to face the computer, then quickly typed on the keyboard, retrieving the relevant information about the Saint-Lonnie that she had previously investigated, and said earnestly,
"Look, this is all the information we have about the Saint-Lonnie."

"I must say, the secret door you left for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's database is really useful... and it's also thanks to the fact that one of the passengers on the Saint-Lonnie was retired Superintendent Samezakijima, otherwise the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department wouldn't have been able to keep a record."

—Inspector Samezaki Shimajima?
Chen En found the name somewhat familiar, and after a moment's thought,

He remembered that Kogoro Mouri had taken him to Katsutoshi Teraoka's house for barbecue before, and at that time, Kogoro Mouri and Katsutoshi Teraoka had complained about their retired old boss, Inspector Osamu Samezaki.

Unexpectedly, Inspector Samezakijima suddenly appeared at this moment.

In response, Chen En went behind Ai Haibara's computer chair, put his hands on the armrests, and focused his gaze on the screen, where he clearly mentioned something.

—That is the case of Ye Caisan, the shadow strategist, who was murdered twenty years ago.

Some people have noticed that the name of the organizer of the St. Francis Xavier is reversed to that of the shadow strategist Ye Caisan. Therefore, some people attribute all the robbery criminals arrested in this case to Ye Caisan.

It is said that Inspector Samezakijima also found a bomb with its fuse cut inside the ship, and the person who defused the bomb was not any of the passengers on St. Francis. Therefore, Inspector Samezakijima insisted that it was Ye Caisan's doing.

The record clearly states that Samezaki Osamu believes the shadow strategist, Ye Caisan, did not die in the betrayal twenty years ago.
He has lived to this day, all so that twenty years from now, when his accomplices board the Saint-Foni to share the spoils of victory, he can wipe them all out and complete his twenty-year revenge.

"The Shadow Planner, Ye Caisan?"

Chen En narrowed his eyes slightly.

This shadowy mastermind was a criminal planner who pursued a policy of non-homicide. Because he mistakenly killed an innocent person during their final operation, Ye Caisan demanded that his partner surrender, only to be betrayed and killed by his partner.
The only thing found among his belongings was his blood-stained clothes; his body was nowhere to be found.

Could it be that Ye Caisan in this timeline really didn't die?
(End of this chapter)