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Chapter 567 Can Phantom Thief Kid's amulet withstand physical damage?

Jirokichi Suzuki extended a warm invitation.

He's been busy all day preparing for the defenses against Phantom Thief Kid tomorrow night and hasn't had time to pay attention to what's going on outside.

Therefore, Jirokichi Suzuki is still unaware that Sonoko Suzuki was actually attacked at the Mouri Detective Agency.

Chen En and Suzuki Sonoko were already used to this, after all, Suzuki Jirokichi was just like that, the kind of person who couldn't be changed.

"Detective White Horse, let's go in too."

Chen En turned his head to look at Bai Ma Tan and said.

Upon hearing this, Hakuba Saguru's eyes narrowed slightly; he felt as if he had overlooked something.

He felt that Chen En's gaze at him just now was a little strange. Thinking of this, Bai Ma Tan paused in place, and then said to Chen En.

"Mr. Chen En, please go in with Ms. Sonoko. I have other matters to attend to and will come back later."

Hearing this, Chen En did not insist.

He nodded slightly, and then led Sonoko toward the interior of the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall.

Watching Chen En and Suzuki Sonoko walk further and further away, Hakuba Saguru immediately took his phone out of his pocket and pressed the call button.

He contacted the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department headquarters directly, and they confirmed it.

“Detective Hakuba, Kogoro Mouri did not come to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department last night to pick up the document you left for him.”

"However, Inspector Megure told us that he is currently walking with Kogoro Mouri toward the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

—Are you kidding me? He only arrived today? He should have arrived yesterday!

A hint of surprise flashed in Hakuba Saguru's eyes as he realized that his arrangements had been overlooked.

Although he had previously met with Kogoro Mouri at the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall, he felt that Kogoro Mouri didn't seem as formidable as the legends suggested.

However, he only felt that Kogoro Mouri was a little careless when not involved in criminal cases, not that he was actually incompetent.

But as it turns out, his guess seems to be wrong, very wrong.

— Kogoro Mouri is not only not a top-notch detective, but he is not even a first-rate detective, even though he is the only witness who can prove that Isao Takeoka is the murderer.

However, when Kogoro Mouri realized that Isao Takeoka was deliberately getting closer to him, wanting to work with him to solve the murder case of Ryozo Gamo.

He was completely unaware.

"The Sleeping Detective?"

"Judging from the cases he has solved, he shouldn't only have this level of ability, unless those cases were not solved by Kogoro Mouri at all."

"Edogawa Conan?"

A name popped into Hakuba Saguru's mind.

He subconsciously connected the sleeping detective with Conan Edogawa, the strategist known as Kogoro Mouri within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Could it be that the person who solved the case was Conan Edogawa, not Kogoro Mouri?

Kogoro Mouri wasn't asleep at the crime scene at all; he was given a tranquilizer dart and knocked unconscious, allowing Conan Edogawa to solve the case using his voice changer.

What kind of idiot is that?
Can't they tell the difference between being asleep and being anesthetized? How did the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Department ever have such elite detectives?
“Go back and pluck a hair from his head, put it in the national DNA database, and see who this guy really is…”

Bai Ma Tan said in a low voice.

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"Brother Chen En, what do you think of my arrangement? It's exactly the same as the Four Gods Mechanism in the temple before, isn't it?"

"I said smugly."

Upon hearing this, Chen En and Suzuki Sonoko's gazes also fell on the mechanism platform next to them.

It must be said that the realism is indeed very high, but this level of realism is unnecessary, because the Four Gods Mechanism can be opened without keys through certain methods. Kaito Kid certainly wouldn't have his four guardians open the mechanism, but using something like a mechanical puppet would achieve the same result.

— Phantom Thief Kid wouldn't be foolish enough to start a theft without first scouting the location.

Magicians never perform magic tricks without preparation.

Even though Chen En wasn't a magician in the world of Detective Conan, he knew that this principle applied to magicians in the world of Detective Conan as well.

Before Chen En could speak, Suzuki Sonoko had already asked curiously,

"Hey, Uncle, so that means Phantom Thief Kid can also open locks without a key?"

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Jirokichi sneered and said smugly.

"of course can."

"But if he really thinks he can open the lock this way, he's sorely mistaken!"

"Because if the Four Gods Mechanisms are pressed in sequence according to the previous solution, the mechanism box that opens is not the one containing the Qilin Jade and the Jade Emperor..."

Hakuba Saguru's voice rang out at that moment.

"Instead, it's a hypnotic smoke trap that I set up. The hypnotic smoke will directly flood the entire hall and anesthetize everyone inside."

"At that time, the main door will be sealed off, and the entire hall will become a cage to ensure that no one can escape from inside."

Hakuba Saguru's face was somewhat gloomy.

Without a doubt, Chen En knew that Hakuba Saguru had made a mistake that even smart people make.

That means an unplanned situation has occurred.

Every smart person thinks they have the whole situation under control, but there's always a little unexpected thing that can cause their plans to collapse completely.

In the case of Ryozo Gamo, Hakuba Saguru's plan went awry because of this.

"Ah, right."

Sonoko Suzuki suddenly remembered something crucial.

She pulled Suzuki Jirokichi to the other side and whispered to him about the bodyguards, while Suzuki Jirokichi was horrified.

Dude, has Beika Town reached the point where Mega Bombers are roaming everywhere?
You know what, now we really have to get bodyguards. What if one day a crazy bomber suddenly appears and tries to take someone down with him, and happens to hit Sonoko Suzuki? That would be really bad.

The sole heir to the Suzuki Group died suddenly on the spot because of the way others took revenge on society.

This will definitely be major news in Tokyo, no, in the whole country, and even the world.

Chen En didn't check on Suzuki Sonoko's side, but instead glanced at the situation here and asked.

"Hakuba Saguru, where's Kyogoku Makoto?"

"Also, what about the last detective you mentioned before, the one who guarded the Qilin Jade and the Jade Emperor? Hasn't he arrived yet?"

Upon hearing this, Hakuba Saguru answered in a low voice.

"Kyogoku Makoto has been preparing all day. He said he wants to be in good shape for tomorrow's showdown with Kaito Kid and give it his all."

Chen En: ?
Kaito Kid, what did you do to offend Makoto Kyogoku? Why is Makoto Kyogoku taking this so seriously?
He really felt sorry for Kaito Kid, wondering if Kaito Kid's amulet could withstand physical attacks.

As for the last detective, Hakuba Saguru replied...

"Didn't I already say that?"

"That detective has difficulty walking, so it'll probably be tomorrow before she arrives in Tokyo."

----she?

Chen En clearly grasped the meaning of this term.

(End of this chapter)