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

Chapter 618 Top-Tier Intellectual Battle
this point in time.

Jirokichi Suzuki had already finished his speech and was now sitting in the control room with Yusaku Kudo, overseeing the entire operation.

He has been traveling for a long time recently and has not met with Yusaku Kudo very often.

But I had heard of this novelist and famous detective.

It's not because Yusaku Kudo's novels are particularly good, but because Yusaku Kudo once took action against Kaito Kid, and even Kaito Kid's current name was given to him by Yusaku Kudo.

As the saying goes, the master is the teacher.

Kudo Yusaku is definitely more skilled in this area than him, after all, he's a veteran.

So he specifically invited Yusaku Kudo to the control room to see what tricks Kaito Kid might have up his sleeve and what countermeasures should be taken.

"By the way, Mr. Kudo."

"Isn't that elementary school student in the blue suit who came with you going to the control room? I think he stayed in the inner area."

Jirokichi Suzuki asked with some confusion.

What if someone else had stayed in the interior area of ​​the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall?

He must have thought it was Kaito Kid in disguise.

However, it's a different story if it's Conan Edogawa. It's not that he trusts Conan Edogawa very much.

He and Yusaku Kudo had only met a few times.

He has hardly ever met Conan, except for one time during the mission to protect the world's largest pink ruby.

Even during the previous visit.

Because Conan was busy all night with the urban legend of Teitan Elementary School when the actual operation was about to begin, he didn't come to the scene to deal with Kaito Kid.

There's only one reason why he trusts Conan.

Because Conan has a small frame and is even smaller.

If it's true that Kaito Kid can disguise himself as an elementary school student of this age, then I'll accept it.

Disguise techniques can achieve this level of sophistication.

That's just performing magic under a magician's guise. You've already gone this far, so what's there to say? I'll just concede the victory.

"But didn't Mr. White Horse hand over the role of guardian to him before he left?"

"Don't worry."

"Although Conan looks like just an elementary school student, he is a real detective and a key member of the Junior Detective League."

Kudo Yusaku replied.

The Junior Detective League? Their main force?

What it is?
Upon hearing this, Suzuki Jirokichi paused for a moment, feeling that the name sounded somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

Then I remembered.

Sonoko Suzuki seemed to have mentioned the existence of the Detective Boys to him before, but the main force...

He asked with a somewhat strange expression.

"Isn't Chen En the main force of the Junior Detective Club?"

Just as Batman is an indispensable member of the Teen Titans, Chen En is of course an indispensable member of the Junior Detective League.

Yusaku Kudo: ?
That's a valid point of view.

After all, the Baker Street Squad, the prototype of the well-known Junior Detective League, does not have any of its core members as its main force, but rather the famous detective Sherlock Holmes who hired them.

In that case, it wouldn't be a problem to have Chen En, the Batman, assume the identity of Sherlock Holmes.

Yusaku Kudo remembers that the Junior Detective League had faced life-threatening situations several times, and it was Chen En who saved them each time.

That's a minimum guarantee, right?

"Forget it."

"Since Detective Hakuba Saguru thinks so, then this kid should be able to play the role of a guardian."

"Speaking of which, this isn't the first time this kid has clashed with Phantom Thief Kid, is it?"

“Nakamori Ginzo mentioned it to me.”

"During the first theft in The Dark Heart, Kaito Kid appeared on the roof of the Beika Hotel, and Conan was there at the time." "The Space Theater and the airplane in the background."

“Apart from the pink sapphire, this kid seems to have never missed a single one. In that respect, he has more experience dealing with Phantom Thief Kid than I do…”

Jirokichi Suzuki touched his chin.

"How about we offer him a position as an advisor to the Suzuki Foundation another day?"

"Anyway, it's just a nominal position."

Is simply using someone's name as a figurehead also considered employing child labor?

Kudo Yusaku was speechless for a moment.

You're not suggesting that not signing a contract means you're not employing child labor, are you?

"Suzuki Advisor"

"The time for Phantom Thief Kid's operation, as stated in the notice, is fast approaching. Should we strengthen our defenses according to the original plan?"

"And the robotic arm control room..."

"Mr. Chen En hasn't activated the control panel for the robotic arm yet. Is there a problem?"

"Would you like to check on the situation?"

"A staff member from the Suzuki Foundation asked."

—Oh, the robotic arm control room hasn't started up yet? It's almost time for the operation!
Both Suzuki Jirokichi and Kudo Yusaku were taken aback at this moment.

Jirokichi Suzuki knew that Chen En sitting in the control room was not the real Chen En, but a stand-in he had hired. However, he did not know that Yusaku Kudo knew that Chen En was a stand-in.

Suzuki Jirokichi's mind raced.

He pondered how to subtly confirm whether Chen En's Stand could activate the control room's mechanisms without Kudo Yusaku noticing anything amiss.

But the same goes for Yusaku Kudo.

Yusaku Kudo knows that Chen En in the robotic arm control room is actually Yukiko Kudo, and it's only natural that Yukiko Kudo doesn't know how to operate the robotic arm.

But he didn't know that Suzuki Jirokichi knew that Chen En in the robotic arm control room wasn't the person in question.

Upon hearing this information, his mind immediately raced, and he began to think about how to remind Yukiko Kudo how to operate the robotic arm without Suzuki Jirokichi noticing anything amiss.

The two looked at each other.

None of them could come up with a good solution, so they all gave an awkward smile, scratched their heads, and looked at the surveillance camera next to them.

He looked like he thought the moonlight was particularly beautiful that day.

However, the moon is not visible in this situation, making them seem rather like they are whining for no reason.

The Suzuki Foundation staff blinked, unable to understand why Suzuki Jirokichi and Kudo Yusaku had both suddenly turned into this state.

Even Sonoko Suzuki, who had been absent-minded the whole time, noticed the problem.

Of course, she knew that Chen En in the robotic arm control room was a stand-in, and that the stand-in in the robotic arm control room was actually Yukiko Kudo.

However, to keep it a secret, she didn't tell her uncle. Little did she know that Yusaku Kudo also knew that Yukiko Kudo was Chen En's stand-in, and that her uncle knew that Chen En was a stand-in.

Seeing this, she sighed.

"Okay, okay, I'll go take a look."

"Whether you're Uncle or Uncle Kudo, you should both focus on watching the surveillance footage now."

"I'm getting bored sitting here, so I'll go outside for a stroll, relax a bit, and grab some snacks..."

I saw Sonoko Suzuki get up.

Suzuki Jirokichi and Kudo Yusaku both breathed a sigh of relief, then exchanged a glance, a hint of doubt in their eyes.

They secretly wondered why the other person had that expression, and whether they had given themselves away somewhere.

While the two sides were still locked in a battle of wits...

Near the robotic arm control room.

Kudo Yusaku's figure slowly appeared.

(End of this chapter)