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

Chapter 555 Ominous Signs
"A high school boy?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Chen En's eyes.

His gaze froze on the manor surroundings outside, a sense of familiarity welling up within him, as if he had heard of something similar before. The memory palace, containing countless memories, immediately unfolded before him.

Since it felt familiar to him, it must have been a scene from one of Conan's famous episodes.

Therefore, he now needs to examine his memory to see if this is just his imagination or if he has actually seen this scene on TV or in a comic book.

Ai Haibara, however, had no idea what Chen En was thinking.

She blinked, a little puzzled, then walked to Chen En's side, leaned over, and peered at him. Seeing that Chen En seemed lost in thought, his eyes glazed over, she said with some surprise,

"No way, are you also stunned by this overwhelming fact?"

Well, I can understand that.

Although we don't know Chen En's situation, judging from what she saw of her sister and Moroboshi Dai's interactions, Chen En is most likely different from Moroboshi Dai and doesn't have this kind of experience.

It's not surprising that people would be shocked by something like this at this time.

Ai Haibara shook her head.

She put her phone back in her coat pocket, then stood on tiptoe and patted Chen En's waist gently, saying,

"Don't worry, what if it's something else? Like a male best friend?"

There was no response, and Chen En's consciousness instantly returned to his body from the Hall of Memories.

A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes, and he immediately ran quickly towards the outside of the manor. Ai Haibara hesitated for a moment before following Chen En with all her might.

After getting out of breath, I got into Chen En's car and headed back to Chen En's apartment.

Ai Haibara then spoke, somewhat out of breath.
"Oh, really... in such a hurry?"

Hearing this, Chen En turned his head and glanced at Ai Haibara.

He was surprised that Ai Haibara had a hobby of gossip, but he didn't keep her in suspense and said,

"I told you, I am a transmigrator who traveled from the real world into the comic book world."

"I have a general recollection of the famous scenes in this manga, as well as the background and consequences of those scenes. And what you just mentioned—'The high school boy has Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki on his arms, and the Detective Boys are sending messages'…"

"This corresponds to a very serious and heinous incident in my memory."

—A very serious and heinous incident?
A hint of surprise appeared in Ai Haibara's eyes.

I hope you won't tell me later that you solved that serious incident through sheer willpower.

It was as if they knew what Ai Haibara was thinking.

Chen En explained in a low voice,
"The Junior Detective Club sent a message saying that the 'male high school student' they saw was not actually a real male high school student."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the high school boy's name should be Sera Masumi, Akai Shuichi's younger sister. She came to Tokyo with her mother, Akai Mary, who was also turned into a child by taking APTX-4869, in search of an antidote."

"Because they had seen Shinichi Kudo when he was a child, they concluded that Shinichi Kudo had also taken drugs."

"After disappearing and shrinking, Shinichi Kudo reappeared in the case of the diplomat murder and solved the case with Heiji Hattori. This would likely make them think that Shinichi Kudo has the antidote, so they deliberately approached Shinichi Kudo."

"Ran Mouri is a stepping stone used by Mary Akai and Masumi Sera to get close to Conan."

"Once it is confirmed that Conan is indeed Shinichi Kudo, Sera Masumi and Akai Mary will consider meeting Conan formally in order to indirectly obtain the antidote for Shinichi Kudo's APTX-4869."

"It is worth mentioning that Mary Akai is a member of MI6."

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara's eyes finally turned serious.

In fact, she had already become serious when she heard the specific term "Shuichi Akai's sister." Now that Shuichi Akai had faked his death, his sister would definitely not get anywhere in Tokyo at this time. If she were recognized as Shuichi Akai's sister, she would be in big trouble.

Although Ai Haibara didn't have a very good impression of Dai Moroboshi.

However, this does not mean she can stand idly by and watch Shuichi Akai's sister fall into crisis in Beika Town.

However, Ai Haibara knew that it was probably not convenient for her to meet with Sera Masumi or Akai Mary.

As an intelligence organization with British ties, MI6 has always had a rather low international reputation, at most slightly better than the Japanese Public Security Bureau. It would be troublesome if Mary Akai and Masumi Sera were to betray them.

Ai Haibara frowned and asked,
"But I still can't understand why you're rushing back at such a high speed."

"At this point in time, Shinichi Kudo should be at Shinkyo Isuke's house with Kogoro Mouri conducting an investigation. He's not at the Mouri Detective Agency at all, even if Sera Masumi wanted to talk to Conan."

"Sera Masumi couldn't possibly find Conan, so naturally she couldn't get any information from him."

"Could it be that Sera Masumi is so dangerous? So dangerous that if we don't go back now, she will pose a huge threat to others?"

Hearing this, Chen En shook his head slightly and said in a low voice,

"Sera's purity is not important."

"The important thing is that, in my memory, Sera Masumi, Ran Mouri, and Sonoko went to the Mouri Detective Agency arm in arm, were witnessed by members of the Junior Detective League, and then sent the dirt to Conan and your phones."

"This action directly points to a serious explosion."

"A man, because of the death of his sister, lured all the suspects to the Mouri Detective Agency, then strapped explosives to his body, held a gun, and threatened Kogoro Mouri to help him solve the case and find the real killer."

"Or detonate the bomb and kill everyone with it—"

Chen En said earnestly,

"And right now, Kogoro Mouri is not at the Mouri Detective Agency."

If that's the case, wouldn't that be terrible?

A look of surprise appeared in Ai Haibara's eyes.

If a criminal who wants to take hostages and force Kogoro Mouri to deduce the truth enters the Mouri Detective Agency and displays the murder weapon, only to find that Kogoro Mouri is not in the Mouri Detective Agency.

That could very well escalate to the point where all the suspects are taken on the road together, right?
"Has Noah's Ark made contact with Sonoko yet?"

Chen En's gaze fell on the road ahead, and he inquired about Noah's Ark.

Meanwhile, the sound of Noah's Ark was playing from the car stereo.

"The call is not currently being answered."

"According to the surveillance footage from the apartment, Ms. Sonoko has entered the Mouri Detective Agency with Ran Mouri, Eisuke Hondo, and an unknown high school girl who is suspected to be Sera Masumi."

"After that, four more people entered the Mori Detective Agency, three women and one man."

"Should we contact the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Rapid Deployment Unit now?"

Chen En's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Okay, let them come. At least they can finish up the work and contact Inspector Megure while they're at it."

If he speeds all the way from the outskirts of the city, it should only take him five minutes to get back to Beika Town.

Hopefully, Sera Masumi and Hondou Eisuke can hold out for at least five minutes.

(End of this chapter)