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

Chapter 566 Hakuba Saguru's Negligence
After Chen En and Suzuki Sonoko got into the car, they drove directly towards the Suzuki Foundation Exhibition Hall.

On the way, Sonoko Suzuki, remembering what had happened that day, asked curiously,
"Aun, don't you think Sera Masumi and Hondou Eisuke, those two transfer students, seem a little strange today?"

"I have a feeling that the two of them are intentionally getting close to Conan—"

"That's strange, is Conan really that popular with transfer students?"

Sonoko Suzuki stroked her chin and asked curiously.

"Could it be that Conan's true identity is actually Shinichi Kudo, who used a rejuvenation drug?"

"Unlikely."

"Even if a drug that reverses aging existed, Shinichi Kudo wouldn't have the nerve to take a bath with Ran, would he?"

Chen En: ?
My assessment is hard to say.

Shinichi Kudo usually has a strong bottom line, but under certain circumstances, his bottom line can be lowered indefinitely.

For example, the part about taking a bath with Ran Mouri.

Chen En sighed and said,
"More than that, you should consider getting yourself a bodyguard."

"Although I have been able to arrive at the scene in time in the past, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to arrive in time every time."

"Just like this time, if it weren't for Sera Masumi, Hondo Eisuke, and Kudo Shinichi buying time, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Chen En narrowed his eyes slightly as he spoke.

Superheroes are not gods, after all.

God can save everyone, but superheroes cannot. Superheroes can only do their best to save everyone who needs to be saved.

Hearing this, Sonoko Suzuki nodded slightly, although she thought it was quite romantic that Chen En always came to the rescue in time.

However, it is undeniable that Chen En seems to be getting busier and busier lately, after all, one vicious incident after another has occurred.

She didn't want to become a burden to Chen En.

Especially after being kidnapped so many times, she didn't want to be a hostage like those in superhero stories, kidnapped by supervillains and used to threaten superheroes again.

"I'll talk to my uncle about it later."

"Oh, by the way, Arn, don't you think I'd be perfect for a girl group?"

Sonoko Suzuki suddenly remembered what she had been thinking about that morning, and then asked with a grin.

Chen En: ?
A girl band? You?

Forgive my bluntness, but I doubt you meet the standards of a girl band in terms of either instrumental skills or singing ability.
Chen En blinked.

They can't exactly fake playing and singing when the girl band performs, can they?
However, to be fair, K-On!'s live performances do indeed follow this procedure...

“I think you have a lot of room for improvement in this area, but you may need to put in a little more effort.”

Chen En said tactfully.

Suzuki Sonoko:?
Although Chen En seemed to agree with what he said, something just didn't feel right. What was going on?

It must be my imagination, after all, Chen En never lies.

The vehicle quickly stopped in the parking lot outside the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall.

Chen En took the lead in opening the driver's side door, then went to Suzuki Sonoko's car door, opened the door for her, and then spoke.

"Then you can get off the bus."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko Suzuki blushed slightly, but still nodded demurely and helped Chen En out of the car.

This scene was clearly witnessed by Hakuba Saguru inside the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall.

The high school detective, whose hobby was cosplaying as Sherlock Holmes, blinked, reached out and teased the falcon Watson perched on his shoulder, then said, "Am I just imagining things?"

"Why does it seem like every famous detective in Japan has a girlfriend?"

Don't these famous detectives ever feel that having their girlfriends around while they're solving cases is really a nuisance?

I simply cannot understand these people's way of thinking.

Hakuba Saguru reached out and touched Watson beside him, then said seriously.

"My animal friends are still the best."

"When I need it, it can help me find crucial clues and even predict the enemy's location. Isn't that much more useful than a girlfriend?"

At that very moment, Sonoko Suzuki and En Chen, who had just entered the Suzuki Foundation Exhibition Hall, immediately spotted Saguru Hakuba standing by the window.

Chen En: ?
Hey buddy, what are you doing here?
Didn't you say you were waiting for Kogoro Mouri and the others at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department?

If you're here, then who are Kogoro Mouri and the others going to see at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department?
Is it Superintendent General Hakuba?
Noticing Chen En's somewhat strange gaze, Hakuba Saguru touched his face to make sure there was nothing dirty before asking.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Mr. Chen En, is there something you want to tell me? Or have you discovered something amiss?"

Upon hearing this, Chen En asked directly.

"When you went to the scene to investigate Ryozo Gamo's suicide, didn't you tell Inspector Megure about it?"

"Will you wait for Kogoro Mouri to arrive at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department after he puts Isao Takeoka on the list of criminal suspects?"

Hakuba Saguru smiled and replied.

"How could I possibly be waiting for someone at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department every single moment? Don't I have other things to do?"

"I just left him a document."

“Yesterday, after I went directly to the crime scene from Liushuiting to investigate, I found that the tire tracks at the scene were a bit strange, as if someone had forged an alibi by parking the car multiple times.”

"Based on this, I can confirm that Gamo Ryozo did not die by suicide, but by homicide."

"Then I investigated Gamo Ryozo's medical records and found that Gamo Ryozo had a physical examination at the hospital last Tuesday."

"Coincidentally, I also discovered that Ryozo Gamo had been eating and drinking with Kogoro Mouri at a pufferfish restaurant the night before."

"—You can't eat this kind of thing before a physical exam, right?"

“Unless the Ryozo Gamo who met Kogoro Mouri was not the real Ryozo Gamo, and he was unaware that he was going to have a medical examination.”

Hakuba Saguru undoubtedly leveraged his financial resources and connections.

He obtained all the information about Gamo Ryozo with ease, much faster than Conan, who had to follow Kogoro Mouri to investigate, but he still overlooked something.

—Hakuba Saguru overestimated Kogoro Mouri's abilities; he mistakenly regarded Kogoro Mouri as a true top detective.

After all, he had never actually witnessed the sleeping detective deducing, so he didn't even know that Conan was Shinichi Kudo.

This gave Takeoka Isao the opportunity to kill the last enemy who had driven his wife to her death.

— Takeoka Isao has already avenged his great grudge. From this point of view, Hakuba Saguru, who was completely on the side of the Metropolitan Police Department, has already lost.

"Haha, they've already arrived?"

Jirokichi Suzuki's voice rang out.

"Brother Chen En, come and see how my precautions are going? Are they accurate enough?"

(End of this chapter)