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

Chapter 594 Aren't you Robin? How come you don't know anything?
White Horse Scout

The only son of the Superintendent General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a devoted fan of Sherlock Holmes, and a renowned high school detective in England.

Conan never expected to see him in this place, and even though it was their first meeting, Hakuba Saguru already noticed something was off about him.

"you……"

The Grim Reaper Elementary School Student narrowed his eyes, revealing a look of disapproval.

Hakuba Saguru looked down at him without backing down, their gazes meeting in the air.

The next moment, Conan said.

"Big brother, what are you saying? I don't understand at all."

"What hypnotic needle? Where can I find a hypnotic needle hidden in a wristwatch? I'm just an ordinary elementary school student, I don't have the high-end equipment of a secret agent."

"Is it possible that you've been watching too many movies and are hallucinating for a moment?"

Conan said with a grin.

Without making a sound, he quietly placed his hand in the hidden compartment of his belt. In just a moment, he could take down this famous detective who had studied in England.

However, Hakuba Saguru did not hold Conan's wrist for long. After glancing at Takeoka Isao, who was arguing with Mouri Kogoro about past events, he spoke again.

"You're too flamboyant."

"Although I don't know your true identity, you are quite famous in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department right now."

"Kuroda, the superintendent of the Fourth Investigation Division, once told me that you are a hidden strategist who is always able to provide important clues in unexpected directions while hiding around Kogoro Mouri."

“Even the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officers noticed this, so I don’t think there’s any point in you hiding your identity.”

Hakuba Saguru is very sharp-tongued.

Although the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was under his father's command, he didn't actually have any good feelings towards it.

Although police forces around the world are generally of similar standard, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is significantly worse than Scotland Yard in England.

What he said also surprised Conan.

Conan:!
what?
Even the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officers noticed this, so it seems there was indeed a problem with his method of concealing his identity!

Conan's face darkened.

Just as he was about to say something, Kogoro Mouri and Isao Takeoka next to him started fighting, exchanging blows in a lively exchange.

His attention was instantly diverted.

At that very moment, Hakuba Saguru gently brushed Conan's head with his hand, then put his hand back in his pocket and said.

"I noticed you're using a soccer ball?"

"During the time I was away from Tokyo, there seems to have been one incident involving a football, albeit one that was deflated and punctured."

"That was when the Steel Society's executives planted a bomb in the Suzuki Foundation's headquarters building, attempting to detonate it."

"There was live footage on TV at the time."

"The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department also conducted an investigation afterward and found that a large number of snipers were stationed near the site of the final battle between Batman and the Iron Society executives."

"The snipers all fell unconscious silently, while the last sniper was hit on the head by something heavy and lost consciousness on the spot."

At this point, Conan's eyes widened in surprise.

Hakuba Saguru is right.

When he and Ai Haibara made their move, their original plan was to use tranquilizer darts to take out all the snipers.

However, what he hadn't anticipated was that there was a sniper hidden in a unique position, forcing him to use a soccer ball to finish him off. After the incident, the soccer ball rolled away and disappeared, and Conan's subsequent investigation failed to uncover its whereabouts.

It now appears that it was picked up by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department personnel who were lying in ambush nearby.

"But you can rest assured about this."

"No one doubted that the gadget used to knock out the last sniper was actually a soccer ball kicked by an elementary school student. After all, no matter how powerful a soccer ball is, it's still just a soccer ball. How could it possibly have such destructive power?"

White Horse Probe touched his chin.

He calmly watched as Kogoro Mouri pinned Isao Takeoka to the ground and beat him mercilessly, using physical means to make his friend turn back from the wrong path.

Then he said in a low voice.

"In short, you have a direct connection to Batman, right?"

"You and Batman have fought in more than one place, right? It wasn't just that ring match; there were follow-up events from Tokyo to Hakodate by plane, and also at the Tokyo National Stadium."

"In Batman comics terms, should I call you Batman's Robin?"

Conan:?
He was just thinking about how to gloss over the matter when this sentence made him blush instantly, and he said angrily.

"What Robin? Who are you talking about, Robin?"

"How do I look like Robin? Do I look like someone who would wear green scale shorts and wander around Gotham City in such a colorful way?"

"And Batman has absolutely nothing to do with me!"

"If you're talking about that chuunibyou who always likes to call himself Batman, then that's more like it. After all, he's an unofficial consultant for our Detective Club..."

Before Conan could finish speaking, Hakuba Saguru interrupted him.

"I know, that's Batman."

"He had previously worked with Phantom Thief Kid to deal with an assassin from a criminal organization, and I already knew his true identity back then."

Conan:?
What kind of criminal organization's assassin?
The Black Organization? But the Black Organization shouldn't target Kaito Kid, right?
Wait, what did you just say?
"Batman and Phantom Thief Kid have teamed up?"

"They're actually directly connected? Aren't they enemies?!"

Conan's face darkened.

I was wondering how Chen En mastered his mother's disguise technique so quickly. It turns out he has a background in Phantom Thief Kid, right?!

This kind of thing...

Damn it, if he didn't know where Chen Enxin's family had moved to, he would go find Chen Enxin right now and ask him for an explanation!
Even according to Chen En's own chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) explanation.

Batman shouldn't be teaming up with the Riddler either. Where is there a righteous hero teaming up with an evil phantom thief?
—Isn't this reaction a little strange? Are you really Batman's Robin?
A hint of doubt appeared in Hakuba Saguru's eyes; he knew all this information.

Why doesn't Conan, who is suspected to be Batman Robin, know this?
Could it be that he guessed wrong? Is Conan just a simple genius boy?

—Forget it, let's retreat first. Kogoro Mouri has already dealt with the suspect.

There's no need for him to stay here any longer, to prevent any accidents.

"In short, now that the real culprit in this case has been caught, there is no need for me to stay here any longer. Please allow me to take my leave, young detective."

White Horse scout took a few steps back and disappeared into the shadows.

Conan was left standing alone, bewildered, next to Kogoro Mouri and Isao Takeoka.

Conan:?
Why do I feel like an outsider?

He knows nothing? That inherently evil old bat ghost, just how much has he been hiding from me?!
(End of this chapter)