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

Chapter 499 Mission Failed

Chapter 499 Mission Failed
Time is passing by, second by second.

Rei Furuya's gaze fell on the timer of the time bomb, which was ticking back to 0:00:00.

The time bomb was only three steps away from him. If he were in good health as always, he would only need three seconds to get his hands on it.

Then dismantle it, or simply dump it in a deserted place.

No matter what, he couldn't possibly die here.

But he couldn't.

Rei Furuya can feel the pain in his body.

The pain made him feel like every bone in his body was creaking and making a sound of unbearable strain, to the point that he no longer had the ability to even stand up.

But he still didn't give up.

Rei Furuya slowly, little by little, approached the location of the time bomb.

Even though each step he took brought him immense pain, he persevered because he knew he couldn't die here. He hadn't avenged Morofushi Kagemitsu, and he hadn't fulfilled his mission.

No matter what, he cannot fall down.

The distance to the time bomb is being closed little by little.

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"What? Bourbon whiskey?"

The sound of rum reached Gin's ears.

At this moment, Gin had already left the warehouse.

He drove himself out of the abandoned warehouse area in another direction, one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding the phone. He said...

"Bourbon whiskey is dead."

"Rum, you should have told me sooner."

—Gin's efficiency remains as high as ever.

Rum put down his phone with a gloomy expression.

He has learned the full story of the incident from Ireland.

Ireland first received information about bourbon whiskey. After weighing the pros and cons, Ireland decided to temporarily set aside its conflict with bourbon whiskey and unite to suppress gin.

However, attempts to contact bourbon whiskey in Ireland were unsuccessful, and bourbon whiskey could not be found anywhere.

He realized that Gin was probably planning to target bourbon whiskey after eliminating rye whiskey, and would directly eliminate the only witness who had the leverage over him.

Therefore, Ireland first contacted Gin.

After discovering that Gin had read his message but was not replying, he immediately contacted Rum, who, after thinking it over, gave Gin the order to stop immediately.

This series of processes has been completed as quickly as possible.

However, Gin was clearly faster than they had imagined.

Rum sat on the sofa, his face gradually darkening.

He began to feel that Tokyo was a strange place, with a grotesque superhero, a group of crazy civilians, and all sorts of disobedient organization members.

Perhaps he should find an opportunity to visit Tokyo in person.

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"You mean the Japanese Public Security Bureau's undercover agent infiltrated into the Black Organization? That Rei Furuya?"

Conan said with some surprise.

He hadn't expected that Shuichi Akai's faked death plan also included the consideration of helping Rei Furuya escape danger.

However, upon thinking of this, Conan's face darkened.

Although Shuichi Akai faked his death, Rei Furuya was still not out of danger. So, didn't Shuichi Akai's fake death plan achieve absolutely nothing? It only resulted in Shuichi Akai's FBI identity being destroyed.

Chen En did not tell Conan what Shuichi Akai faked his death to investigate.

There's no point in talking to Conan about this now.

Even if he's a mortal, the Grim Reaper, he can't play any role when it comes to high-level matters, since he's not a core member of the Red Team. He'll only be seen as a troublemaker.

Chen En's gaze swept over the motorcycle in front of him, and after confirming that Furuya Rei was not inside, he immediately moved toward the next target.

The special mission was triggered the instant he received Professor Agasa's call.

This mission involves a supervillain unlike any that has ever appeared before.

That is the Joker, one of Batman's archenemies.

[Special Mission: The Joker - The Death of a Family]

The Joker, who hasn't yet experienced his worst day, remains a sharp blade to the Court of Owls. Now, he has discovered a very interesting target and, without hesitation, seized him, taking him to a place Batman cannot find. He will eliminate one of Batman's teammates in the most brutal way: Jason Todd, the second Robin. [Reward: Invisible Motorcycle]

[Note: Every second counts.]

—He wasn't sure who the clown was.

Because, in Chen En's memory, there didn't seem to be a long-term villain in the world of Detective Conan who could share similarities with the Joker in Gotham City. In fact, he once doubted that there was anyone in this world who could rival the Joker.

However, the system now tells him that the clown does indeed exist.

However, the Joker has not yet experienced his worst day. In other words, the Joker has not gone mad, has not become Batman's adversary, and has not become that supervillain.

This clown might be Gin.

Theoretically speaking, Gin does fit the concept of the Joker.

However, he fits the concept of a clown in a circus better, because as the mastermind of the Nine Gates of Detective Conan, almost all of Gin's actions have had the opposite result, and he has almost never had an action that was truly a great success.

What kind of worst day would someone have to go through to become a laughing maniac who can rival the clown?
Even Chen En couldn't have predicted it.

However, those things can be put on hold for now.

It's important to save people.

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Inside the abandoned warehouse at this very moment.

Rei Furuya finally arrived in front of the time bomb.

His gaze fell on the bomb's dial, and with all his might, he rammed his head into the time bomb's button.

It was accompanied by a beep.

The time bomb's dial stopped working.

—Has the bombing been stopped?

A glimmer of hope appeared in Rei Furuya's heart.

But the next moment, he heard Gin's voice.

This may seem like just a recording, but even a recording is enough to chill Rei Furuya's heart.

“I rarely joke, but now I’m going to tell you that this is just a joke.”

Do you really think this is a ticking time bomb?

Furuya Rei's pupils contracted sharply.

The next instant, the flames from the explosion engulfed the entire warehouse.

At the same time, Chen En and Conan suddenly turned their heads to look in the direction from which the explosion came.

A hint of doubt appeared in Conan's eyes.

Chen En's face, however, had darkened.

He knew what the outcome of the death of a family member would be.

Therefore, Chen En turned the car around without hesitation and sped toward the warehouse where the explosion had taken place. He could save people. As long as Furuya Rei had a breath left, he could keep Furuya Rei alive with the help of the Holy Sword of Physics.

However, the result was disappointing.

Chen Enlai was too late.

The warehouse in front of him was engulfed in flames and had already collapsed.

— Rei Furuya is dead.

The special mission screen in front of him already displayed the words "mission failed".

Looking at the collapsed warehouse engulfed in flames.

Conan's expression also turned serious.

"...It is urgent."

Chen En said in a low voice.

This was his first real special mission, which ended in failure.

He will remember this lesson.

Furthermore, the deployment of the monitoring system should be accelerated as quickly as possible.