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

Chapter 279 Phantom Thief Kid is Batman!
"The St. Francis Xavier has set sail today for Ogasawara to participate in a dolphin tour. This dolphin tour, organized by Professor Furukawa, is well-known in Tokyo for its puzzle activities. We look forward to information about the St. Francis Xavier's return visit."

"The Steel Guild, the criminal organization most severely affected by the recent series of violent explosions in Tokyo, is being closely monitored by the police. The arrest of its leader is expected within the next week. Let's await further developments from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department..."

The television news broadcast was abruptly cut off halfway through.

The chairman of the Dongchen Society, one of the three major underworld forces supported by the Shadow Cabinet.

Furukawa Teng naturally needed to know the current situation of the Steel Association.

If he hadn't warned them in advance, it's hard to say whether the Suzuki Group's losses from the horrific bombing would have been so small. He knew, of course, that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had done absolutely nothing in this regard.

The steel industry has no intention of expanding in Tokyo.

Just as Hamaka Misa said, the true leader of the Steel Association, Takeo Miura, came to Tokyo solely to seek revenge against the Suzuki Group, and he didn't care at all about any other benefits he could gain from it.

The funding allocated to Takeo Miura for the shadow cabinet was a complete waste.

The only possibility that Takeo Miura would deal with Bat is that Bat is on the side of the Suzuki Group and is blocking Takeo Miura's path.

—However, that is indeed the case now.

Furukawa Teng leaned back on the sofa.

He heard some rumors online, and even within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, there were claims.
The "bat" that has been roaming around Tokyo actually refers to "Batman".

Moreover, this Batman has a very close relationship with the Suzuki Foundation.

Even the reason why the plane hijacked by the Steel Society was rescued...

It had nothing to do with the rescue team; it was just that Sonoko Suzuki was on the plane, and Batman landed in the air to rescue her.

This Batman even arrived in Hakodate on the second day of the flight.
He successively dealt with hundreds of armed gangsters, and then casually took down a mercenary squad in Southeast Asia.
They then ruled out the dozens of bombs planted by the Dead Merchant in the Hakodate area.
They stopped the bombers that were going to bomb Mount Hakodate and captured Takuzo Fujie, the chairman of the Fujie Zaibatsu who had fled.

To be honest,

When Furukawa Teng heard these words,
His first reaction was that this was just a simple urban legend.
Leaving aside whether there are actually vigilantes in real life who are so immature as to dress up as comic book heroes and fight crime,
These kinds of things alone cannot be resolved by one person in one night, or even in a few hours.

Even online, people simply believe it to be a completely fabricated legend.

Because there isn't a single picture of Batman circulating online.

However, after careful consideration, Guhe Teng...
He discovered that it was not impossible.

It's entirely possible.

— [Bat] could very well be [Batman].

Beika Town has no shortage of crazy people who think they are the embodiment of superheroes and then act like superheroes.

There have been at least three incidents related to Kamen Rider in the past month alone.

If there really is such an incredibly powerful person,

Aim to be like Batman, put on his suit, and deal with criminals in his style.

This is entirely possible.

The only problem is,

Who exactly is this Batman?
"Closely related to Sonoko Suzuki?"

"But the Suzuki Foundation has not disclosed any relevant information to the outside world. Thinking about it carefully, that little-known detective next to the Mori Detective Agency? His chances are... slim."

If the information from the urban legends is correct,
This Batman,
At the very least, they possess bulletproof suits and capes, the financial resources and connections to readily deploy helicopters, the ability to take down hundreds of armed gangsters in two minutes, and the deductive reasoning skills to unravel the truth. Furukawa Teng recalled that during the media investigation, there was someone the detective had helped.
The mention of Chen En claiming to be Batman is precisely why he doesn't believe Chen En is Batman, regardless of the few hours Batman was active in Hakodate.
Chen En appeared on the streets of Tokyo multiple times, but he didn't match any of these conditions.

—Tomoko Suzuki would never agree to her daughter dating an unknown detective.

Although Sonoko Suzuki is the heiress of the Suzuki Group, she doesn't actually have any real, in-depth connections with the various businesses of the Suzuki Group, so it's impossible for her to have been able to procure a suit of armor and cloak with such terrifying performance for Chen En.

Even now, Chen En still lives in a rented apartment; his records show that he moved from a remote rural area.

How could someone like that possibly have the financial resources and connections to dispatch helicopters?
Needless to say, his combat skills and reasoning abilities are questionable. Admittedly, Chen En does possess a certain level of martial prowess in other people's descriptions, but it's only to the point where he can single-handedly deal with one knife-wielding thug.
His fighting prowess is nowhere near that of Batman; even his crime-solving relies purely on brute force.

Rather than letting Furukawa Teng believe that Chen En is Batman,
He might as well believe that the Phantom Thief Kid was just bored and changed his cape to advocate for justice.

"Huh? Phantom Thief Kid?"

Upon realizing this, Guhe Teng froze.

He remembered that two days before his trip to Hakodate began,
Kaito Kid sent notices to two different locations.

At the time, both Jirokichi Suzuki and Juri Maki received the notice, and he was still wondering which place Kaito Kid would go to.

As things stand,

It seems that Kaito Kid visited both places.

According to Guhe Teng's deduction,

One of the two Phantom Thieves should be a double that Phantom Thieves deliberately created to mislead others.

Meanwhile, the Phantom Thief Kid from the Space Theater never revealed his clothing or identity to anyone throughout the entire story.
the most important is,

Later, someone witnessed Phantom Thief Kid flying across the Suzuki Foundation's Grand Exhibition Hall.
The location where Phantom Thief Kid landed was conveniently the same spot where a criminal organization's sniper was taken care of by a bat.

"Could it be that the one who attacked the Suzuki Foundation's Grand Exhibition Hall was actually the real Phantom Thief Kid?!"

Thinking of this,

Guhe Teng suddenly realized.

Kaito Kid possesses fighting prowess comparable to Makoto Kyogoku, who traveled the world on a 400-game winning streak.
They possess all sorts of magic props whose principles are unknown, and magical techniques that seem almost like magic.

Aside from his suit, all the equipment Batman is said to use in legends has been used by Phantom Thief Kid.

Most importantly, Phantom Thief Kid has stolen from people more than once.

Moreover, more than a decade ago, Phantom Thief Kid stole far more than just a few things.
In terms of financial resources, there's no need to elaborate; disguise and impersonation can also solve the problem of networking.

Therefore, it can be seen that—

Guhe Teng concluded that
"Kaito Kid is Batman!"

This person usually disguises himself as the country's most famous phantom thief.

When faced with a serious incident, he transforms into the most terrifying detective.

Performing a duet between a phantom thief and a detective,
His strength and cunning are immeasurable!

"Thinking about it carefully, even Phantom Thief Kid had a notice that he would be boarding that flight, and the legend of the Five-Pointed Star in Hakodate City happens to involve a visit by Phantom Thief Kid..."

Right, all right!

This is the truth!
(End of this chapter)