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

Chapter 207 Chen En, what do you think?
"The murderer in this case must be that damn big-headed guy!"

At the dinner table, Kogoro Mouri pointed at the television program and said loudly,
Ran Mouri, standing nearby, shook her head and offered another idea.
"How could that be? It should be the designer with the smaller head."

"Conan, don't you think so?"

Conan glanced at the television program, then nodded.

"Yes, I also think what Sister Xiaolan said makes a lot of sense!"

Kogoro Mouri immediately glanced at Conan and said disdainfully,
"Hmph, what does a child know?"

Conan:?
He ate a couple of bites of rice out of boredom, too lazy to pay attention to Kogoro Mouri's taunts, while the TV program then revealed the real culprit—the small-headed designer that Ran Mouri had suspected!

Kogoro Mouri stared wide-eyed, saying incredulously,
"How could that be? When I saw this program yesterday, the murderer was still..."

"Dad, the 'Detective Samonji' show changes some details every time it airs, making the culprit different. Just relying on what you remembered from watching it before is completely useless!"

Ran Mouri said with a grin,
"And what's more, I heard that 'Detective Samonji' has started serialization again, and Mr. Shinmei Jintaro has even included himself as a character in it this time. Apparently, he used 'Detective Samonji ~1/2's Peak' as the title!"

Conan, who was just eating voraciously, suddenly put down his rice bowl.

He said, his eyes shining.

"What? Detective Samonji has started serialization again? Where? Where?"

"I miss it so much! I want to see what the new series will be like!"

Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri: ?
How old are you now? You weren't even born when Detective Samonji ended, so why are you already feeling nostalgic? Is it possible that mystery manga is more popular among elementary school students than action dramas?

They sensed the surprised looks from the Mori father and daughter.

Conan scratched the back of his head and quickly added,

"Ah, no, it's... it's what Shinichi mentioned when he called me before!"

"That's what Shinichi-nii said!"

Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri: ?
I've wanted to complain about this for a long time: why does Shinichi Kudo tell you everything? I've never heard of him having such a close distant relative who looks so much like him when he was a child.

Just as Ran Mouri and Kogoro Mouri were staring intently at Conan.

The doorbell rings.

—The doorbell wasn't ringing from the living room door on this floor, but from the office door on the second floor.

Without a doubt, guests have arrived.

Kogoro Mouri immediately stood up and waved his hand.

"I'm going to accept a case now, I'll watch TV later."

He pushed open the door to the third-floor living room and looked down at the second floor of the internal staircase. There, he saw a familiar figure standing at the entrance of the office. Immediately, Kogoro Mouri frowned.

Well, you little bat brat who's born evil.

You've got nothing better to do than ring my office doorbell, huh? I'll just...

Kogoro Mouri leaped and instantly arrived at the scene.

Just as he was about to unleash the Mori God Fist, a figure peeked out from beside Chen En and asked curiously,
"Excuse me, are you the famous detective Kogoro Mouri?"

Maori Kogoro:?

He quickly withdrew his hand, coughed twice, and then said...
"Of course, I am Japan's number one detective, 'Sleeping Kogoro' Mouri Kogoro!"

“Miss…” He glanced at the appearance of the woman who had come to make the request.

His eyes lit up immediately; she was young and beautiful, and he loved serving clients like that!
Kogoro Mouri immediately said,
"Come, miss, let's talk inside."

He quickly unlocked the office door with his key, gentlemanly ushered the lady inside, and then stood at the entrance, lowering his voice to ask Chen En,

"Hey, what's going on with this guy? You're not two-timing, are you?"

How did you find such a beautiful girl?

Chen En: ?
"What are you talking about? This lady was commissioned by you; I just happened to come and take a look."

"Her name is Kaori Shinmei, the daughter of Shinmei Niitaro, the author of the novel 'Detective Samonji'. She's contacting you because her father, Shinmei Niitaro, has been missing for almost two months, and she's asking you, the great detective, to help her find him."

Chen En gave a brief introduction to the situation.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri's eyes lit up.

He immediately straightened the collar of his blue suit, walked into the office's meeting room with a big smile, and even personally served tea to Shinmei Kaori, looking completely captivated by her beauty.

Looking at Kogoro Mouri's embarrassing appearance.

Chen En was at a loss for words.

In other words, Eri Kisaki's assistant, Midori Kuriyama, didn't come to Poirot's Cafe to buy breakfast this morning. Otherwise, if Eri Kisaki or Midori Kuriyama had seen this situation, Kogoro Mouri would have been seriously injured, if not killed.

Ran Mouri and Conan, who had heard the commotion, came down from the second floor.

They glanced curiously at the conversation inside the office, and then Ran Mouri asked in a low voice,
"Mr. Chen En, what's going on?"

"I overheard you talking downstairs, so Conan and I came out to check. Now it seems, did Dad really receive a new request this morning?"

Ran Mouri found it hard to believe that her father could so easily get a request from such a beautiful girl.

Conan nodded slightly, looking completely unconvinced.

Then they heard voices coming from inside the office.
"...Yes, my father, Shinna Niitaro, has been missing for two months. The police and many detectives have investigated, but in the end, they have not been able to find my father's whereabouts."

"Detective Mouri, you are my only hope now. I hope you can help me find my father!"

Kaori Shinmei sadly explained the situation to Kogoro Mouri.

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri immediately pushed open the door and entered, asking in confusion,
"But isn't Detective Samonji's new work constantly being updated? New content about Detective Samonji is also being published in magazines, so why is it said that Mr. Shinmei Nittarou has disappeared?"

Ran Mouri came in.

It's not surprising that Shinmei Kaori is like this.

Since he chose to visit this detective agency, he must have done his research on the Mouri Detective Agency beforehand and knew who Ran Mouri was.

She explained,

"That's because, starting a month ago, at a fixed time each month, the magazine's fax machine would receive a copy of a novel written by my father."

"Therefore, my father is indeed missing..."

—Damn it, how could such a thing happen?
Conan frowned.

Detective Samonji is one of his favorite mystery novels and manga. Now that the author of Detective Samonji has disappeared, he naturally wants to help with the investigation.

So he turned to look at Chen En and asked,
"Chen En, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)