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

Chapter 385 The Demise of the Woodpecker Society

The sun gradually rose, and sunlight slowly pierced through the curtains, shining onto the bed. Conan, who had been thinking about things and slept in a little late the night before, rubbed his eyes and groggily sat up in bed.

It wasn't until his hands touched the bed surface and he realized it wasn't a tatami mat that he remembered he was staying in a hotel.

Conan turned his head to look at the location of the other bed.
Based on his experience from Chapter 330, Chen En should be the type who can't get up early; otherwise, they wouldn't have tricked him, a child laborer, into attaching a transmitter to Hirota Masami's car.

He was not an adult before he shrunk, so he was a child laborer in every sense.

However, to Conan's surprise, Chen En was not lying in bed as he had expected. In fact, he couldn't even see Chen En in the room when he looked around, which meant that Chen En had already gotten up and left.

Upon seeing this, Conan's heart tightened.
Damn it, he felt like he was getting more and more decadent. Now he was even getting up later than Chen En. This was definitely not a problem with his willpower. It must be the influence of his hormones that was causing him to become too immersed in the segment!
Conan got out of bed, quickly washed up, and after hastily washing his face, he finally woke up completely.

He then picked up the keys from the table, pushed open the door, and went out to look for Chen En's location. He happened to run into Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki coming out of the room, and couldn't help but look surprised.

That's strange, even the garden is up so early. Is that even possible?
"Hey, kid, you're up pretty early."

Sonoko Suzuki's thoughts were similar to Conan's. After making a sarcastic remark about Conan, she asked, somewhat puzzled,

"Hey, where's A-En? Isn't A-En in the same room as you? I haven't seen him."

Upon hearing this, Conan could only shake his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

Just as the three were about to go out to look for him, Chen En appeared at the end of the corridor. He glanced at everyone, then held up his breakfast and asked,
"Have breakfast before you leave? The train leaves at 10 o'clock, you'll have enough time."

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Since acquiring his combat specialization skills, thanks to his training schedule in the Batcave,

Chen En always gets up very early, and with the added benefit of coffee, he often goes to bed very late, thus creating a "healthy sleep schedule" that even the King of Hell would praise.

However, just because Chen En can persist like this doesn't mean others can.

At least Conan wouldn't do that.
This is the episode where Robin from Batman is in the worst physical condition.

Suzuki Sonoko, who was eating her breakfast as she walked, secretly observed Chen En.

Noticing that Chen En could walk briskly while carrying a black bag containing the stargazing equipment they had used on the rooftop, they couldn't help but secretly marvel at how incredibly strong Chen En's physical abilities were, even though they had already known this on the plane.

She quickly finished her toast, glanced at Ran Mouri next to her, and suddenly imagined Ran Mouri running to school in the morning with a piece of toast in her mouth, just like in a morning drama or shoujo manga, and bumping into Shinichi Kudo.

Sonoko Suzuki couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Ran Mouri: ?

She blinked, subconsciously touched her face, and feeling that nothing else was stuck there, then looked at Sonoko Suzuki and asked with some confusion,
"What's wrong? Sonoko, what are you laughing at?"

Sonoko Suzuki then revealed her earlier thoughts. Hearing this, Conan, who was walking ahead and still pondering how to resolve the fact that he hadn't gotten up as early as Chen En, glanced back at Sonoko Suzuki. His assessment was, "She has quite the imagination."

Let's not even talk about whether he and Lan were carrying toast to school. There's no corner where they could bump into each other, is there?

Conan stroked his chin, pondering whether he should revive his old habit of drinking coffee.
—Forget it, I feel like Ran is starting to suspect that he is Shinichi Kudo again. I'd better not show any behavior or habits similar to Shinichi Kudo, otherwise it will be troublesome if it arouses Ran's suspicion.

Although having Mom impersonate Shinichi Kudo could fool Ran, it feels a bit strange, so I'll pass... I'll ask Haibara later if there's any new progress on the antidote for APTX-4869.

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As Chen En and the others left Xinye City...

Morofushi Takaaki's all-night investigation into the Takeda Clan finally came to an end, and the results made his expression serious.

He informed Kuroda Hyoue, who was about to be transferred from Nagano Prefecture to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as the superintendent of the Fourth Investigation Division, of the situation. Kuroda Hyoue then gave the order to have the Takeda Squad cease all patrol operations.

While there are clearly identified suspects

The investigation into the Takeda Squad's actions proceeded unexpectedly smoothly. Within a short period, Morofushi Takaaki confirmed the existence of the "Woodpecker Society," a prefectural police organization, and further confirmed its illegal sale of firearms.
And the fact that he deliberately provoked the robbers, thereby killing them to silence them.

However, the real reason why Morofushi Takami's actions went so smoothly was—

It wasn't just that Morofushi Takaaki had a clear suspect; it was because there was a mole within the Takeda Squad. A police officer named Akiyama Shinsuke had a close relationship with Morofushi Takaaki's friend, Yamato Kansuke.

Therefore, after confirming that Morofushi Takaaki had indeed identified the Takeda Clan as part of the Woodpecker Society, Akiyama Shinsuke...
Working closely with Morofushi Takami, and through coordinated efforts from within and without, they successfully uncovered the criminal activities of the Takeda Clan and dismantled the entire Woodpecker Society. Following this, Akiyama Shinsuke voluntarily offered his resignation.

This surprised Kuroda Hyōe, who was about to be transferred, and Morofushi Takaaki was also puzzled by it.

In response, Shinsuke Akiyama simply said this:

"I'm afraid I'm no longer qualified to be a police officer."

—After Shinsuke Akiyama's departure, Takaaki Morofushi continued the investigation.
He realized that Shinsuke Akiyama's sister was actually the victim of a random gun killing nine years ago. The gun used by the killer was one of the guns sold by Woodpecker. Therefore, Shinsuke Akiyama actually joined Takeda's gang for revenge.

If Zhu Fugaoming hadn't received Chen En's reminder and had arrived a step too late...
It seems that Shinsuke Akiyama's heart will soon be completely corrupted by revenge, leading him to go on a killing spree. He might even kill his mentor, Kansuke Yamato, who mentored him when he first joined the police force, as a scapegoat.

By the time everything was settled, it was already five or six o'clock in the afternoon.
After handling the case, Kuroda Hyōe attributed the credit to Morofushi Takaaki and prepared to help Morofushi Takaaki return to the Nagano Prefecture Regional Headquarters. He then officially resigned from Nagano Prefecture and prepared to go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to serve as the superintendent of the Fourth Investigation Division.

Before leaving, he casually asked who had told Morofushi Takaaki this information.
Zhu Fu Gaoming thought for a moment, and then answered.
"He is a famous detective who wants to become a hero."

　Currently, 910 + 31 - 7 = 934 chapters are still owed.

　　I'm in such bad shape, I'll catch up tomorrow...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)