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

Chapter 55 Chen En: What are you babbling about? I'm almost done!
Tokyo Budokan.

A commotion arose from behind the audience members who were waiting to have their tickets checked.

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki bought a bouquet of flowers at a nearby florist, intending to present them to Minami Takayama after the concert. They subconsciously turned their heads toward the source of the noise, only to see several police cars parked there.

"What's going on?"

Sonoko Suzuki asked, somewhat puzzled.

However, Ran Mouri, who was standing next to her, was also unable to answer her question.

The two watched as Inspector Megure led the members of the Junior Detective League straight into the backstage area of ​​the Budokan.

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"What did you say? Ms. Takayama and Mr. Nagano have been kidnapped?"

"How could that be? Aren't they still in the preparation room...?"

Inside the control room of the Tokyo Budokan, the manager said with complete disbelief.

Then, the staff member next to them whispered that...
"No, I just checked, and they really don't seem to be in the room."

broker:?

With less than an hour to go before the concert starts, the audience is about to have their tickets checked and enter the venue.

And now you're telling me that the lead singers at the concert skipped work one after the other to let loose, and now they're all being held hostage?

Are you sober?
The agent immediately changed his expression, looking as if he had lost both his parents.

He grasped Inspector Megure's hand and wept as he spoke.
"Inspector Megure, this concert has reached a point where it can no longer be stopped temporarily."

"Please, you absolutely must find Ms. Takayama and Mr. Nagano!"

Inspector Megure was rendered speechless, unable to utter a word for a moment.

You weren't like this just now.

His initial arrogance followed by his later obsequiousness is laughable.

Inspector Megure could only offer a few perfunctory words before shifting the focus to the situation of Takayama and the other man.

He asked seriously,

"I think the kidnappers probably kidnapped Takayama Minami and Nagano Shiina for money."

Have you received any calls from the kidnappers demanding a ransom for your release?

The staff present looked at each other in bewilderment, completely unaware of what was happening.

However, just as Inspector Megure sighed and prepared to go to the lounge of Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano to check on the situation...

The landline phone suddenly rang in the control room.

Without saying a word, Inspector Megure picked up the phone.

On the other end, a voice that sounded at least 80% like Kogoro Mouri came from the other end.
"Takayama Minami, Nagano Shiina, and that brat are all in my hands."

"Call the police immediately. I need to speak directly with the police right now."

The robbers were extremely arrogant.

Inspector Megure glanced at the three members of the Detective Boys who had followed him in and immediately replied,

"I am Inspector Megure of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

"What do you want from them? Money? Money is negotiable!"

Inspector Megure's tone was serious.

However, the person on the other end of the phone reacted in a way that exceeded his expectations.

"I don't want money, but I do have a slight fetish."

"What I like most are girls' things, like the original soundtrack that Minami Takayama took out in the restaurant."

“I want that one, and I want those three kids from the restaurant to deliver it to me personally.”

The robber's words made Inspector Megure frown.

He retorted sharply, almost without thinking.
"Impossible! I absolutely disagree with using children as bargaining chips!"

"If that's the condition, then I absolutely cannot agree to it!"

The robber's voice suddenly turned cold.

"If that's the case, then I'll take care of that brat first, and then turn Two-MIX into One-MIX."

"Inspector Megure, you wouldn't want the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to be embroiled in such a scandal in the news, would you?"

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

Inspector Megure disagreed with putting children in danger, but the robbers specifically requested that the Junior Detective League bring the original audio recording.

Neither side would back down. But at this crucial moment, Genta of the Junior Detective Club suddenly spoke up.
"No problem, leave this to our Junior Detective League!"

Yuan Tai said loudly.

"We will definitely bring Ms. Takayama and the others back before the concert starts!"

Ayumi and Mitsuhiko shared the same attitude, their little faces full of seriousness.

Seeing this, Inspector Megure was finally moved by the determination of the Junior Detective League members.

He answered in a low voice.

"Okay, we agree to your terms. Where should we meet next?"

Upon hearing this, the robber laughed smugly.
"Wouldn't it be better if it was like this earlier?"

"Let's go to... the subway station first, take it three stops ahead, and we'll talk about the rest when you get there!"

The call is over.

Inspector Megure clenched his fist, but eventually let it relax.

He crouched down, placed his hand on Yuan Tai's shoulder, and said earnestly,
"Please be careful, and let us know if anything happens!"

"I'll put walkie-talkies in your backpacks later, and our people will be following behind, understand?"

Yuan Tai said seriously.
"I understand! We, the Junior Detective Club, will take care of this!"

The Junior Detective League's determination gradually made the atmosphere more emotional.

Just as Inspector Megure and the Junior Detective League were moved by each other.

Inspector Megure's phone rang.

He pulled his phone out of his pocket and looked at it.

This is a call from Chen En.

Inspector Megure pressed the answer button and said in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, Brother Chen En, I'm currently handling a serious kidnapping case."

“If you have a case to report to me right now, I can’t go there. I’ll transfer you to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department headquarters and have them notify other criminal investigation officers in the vicinity to go to the scene.”

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then, Chen En's voice came through.

"What are you dawdling about? I'm almost done!"

"Why do you think I'm calling you? I've located Conan, Minami Takayama, and Shiina Nagano! Come and arrest them right now, or the kidnappers might suffer a terrible fate!"

Mu Mu Police Department:?
Huh? You've already located the kidnappers and the hostages?
Is this Batman's efficiency?

What about all that time I spent outsmarting the robbers and having a long, emotional conversation with the juvenile detectives?
So you think I can act? Also, why is the kidnapper living such a miserable life? What are you going to do to the kidnapper?
Inspector Megure hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Understood, I'll bring people over."

call ended.

Inspector Megure looked at Wataru Takagi beside him and said without hesitation.

"Later, you take some men and go with these kids to the train. I'll take some men to check out the place Brother Chen En mentioned."

"Takagi, I'm entrusting the safety of these children to you!"

We need to have a two-pronged approach.

Although Chen En is very capable, he is not as authoritative as Kudo when it comes to cases.

Rather than believing everything, he chose to believe only half.

In case anything goes wrong, at least we have a backup plan!
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One last check of Conan's location on the tracker.

Chen En put the tracker back in his pocket, looked up at the abandoned warehouse in front of him, and frowned slightly.

To date, he still doesn't know where the so-called high level of difficulty in the mission lies.

However, let's deal with the kidnappers here first.

Lifting up a corner of his coat, Chen En's batwing belt was revealed.

However, unlike a normal belt, Chen En's belt looked very special, as if it were 1.5 times thicker than a normal belt.

In fact, this is the result of two belts interlocking.

He wasn't sure if the storage belt the system gave him would still have the same special effects after the modification, so he asked Professor Agasa to make a new interlocking belt, filled with the gadgets developed by Professor Agasa, and hung it on top of the original storage belt.

Now is the time for Chen En to put this bat belt to the test and see how it works!

(End of this chapter)