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

Chapter 606 Conan, you shall be the guardian!
Hakuba Saguru took his phone out of his pocket and glanced at it.

His expression changed upon seeing the information displayed on his phone.

Meanwhile, Jirokichi Suzuki gave a speech on stage to numerous staff members of the Suzuki Foundation.

They talked a lot about how to deal with Phantom Thief Kid, how his life's work was all in this one moment, and how he was on the verge of failure. In short, it all boils down to this: "Life is good without Phantom Thief Kid, and we have to catch him."

Regarding Suzuki Jirokichi's speech on stage.

Even Sonoko Suzuki, from her own family, didn't believe it at all.

Not to mention the many ordinary staff members of the Suzuki Foundation Exhibition Hall who listened to Jirokichi Suzuki's speech at the Suzuki Foundation Exhibition Hall; however, for the sake of their own jobs, they still clapped along.

It is well known that wealthy people are often petty.

Jirokichi Suzuki probably didn't know who clapped.

But Suzuki Jirokichi, standing on the podium, would definitely see clearly who didn't applaud. If Suzuki Jirokichi found out and fired them because of this, they would be truly finished.

"Who would believe such a thing?"

Conan muttered to himself.

Others might not know, but he, who had a close relationship with Sonoko Suzuki, couldn't possibly not know.

Jirokichi Suzuki's reason for targeting Kaito Kid wasn't because Kaito Kid was a legendary thief.

The two sides aren't even true rivals; they're just playing a game of thievery with the jewels they bought. Even if Suzuki Jirokichi really caught Kaito Kid, he might not hand him over to the police.

They'll just act like a fisherman who catches a big fish, showing it off everywhere before releasing it back into the river.

"In that case, it's best to just talk about it within a small circle at home and not spread it around."

"Especially at the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall."

Hakuba Saguru's voice rang out behind Kudo Yusaku and Conan.

As one of the world's top mystery novelists.

Yusaku Kudo adjusted his glasses and turned to look at Saguru Hakuba.

He was very impressed with this famous detective who was quite renowned in Scotland Yard, England.

After all, he traveled all over the world when he was selling his books, and Scotland Yard, where Sherlock Holmes's former residence is located, was one of the places he frequented, so he had naturally heard about Hakuba Saguru.

However, he was still somewhat surprised that Hakuba Saguru had taken the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Yusaku Kudo doesn't remember ever having any interaction with Saguru Hakuba.

This high school detective couldn't possibly be looking for him, so he must be looking for Shinichi. But Shinichi mentioned earlier that he didn't have much interaction with Hakuba Saguru, so why would he come looking for Shinichi?
Just then, Hakuba Saguru said in a low voice,
"Mr. Kudo, I already know your young master's true identity."

"As you should know, my uncle has a laboratory with a national DNA database of high school students. I previously cut a hair from one of those rich kids to test his DNA, and the results were astonishing—"

"High school detective Shinichi Kudo has become Kogoro Mouri's strategist, Conan Edogawa."

—What? You cut a hair off my head? When did this happen?

A hint of surprise appeared in Conan's eyes.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered his conversation with Hakuba Saguru before he went to see Kudo Yusaku earlier today.

His attention was originally focused on Hakuba Saguru, but the fight between Uncle Mori and Takeoka Isao next to him was so sudden and intense that his attention was diverted for a moment.

Hakuba Saguru must have taken one of his hairs around that time.

Thinking of this, the Grim Reaper Elementary School Student's face darkened.

He already knew that Hakuba Saguru had a habit of testing DNA. However, he never imagined that Hakuba Saguru would steal his hair for DNA comparison just like he stole Kaito Kid's hair. This would expose his identity to Hakuba Saguru, which would be troublesome.

Hakuba Saguru never looks at evidence; he only trusts his own judgment.

Just like how Kaito Kuroba was identified as Kaito Kid in DNA testing, and then another Kaito Kid appeared, proving Kaito Kuroba's innocence, but Hakuba Saguru still believed that Kaito Kuroba was Kaito Kid.

No matter what explanation he offers, Hakuba Saguru will only believe that it's just high school detective Shinichi Kudo in disguise.

"Then, Detective White Horse."

"You came to us not just to talk about this, right?"

Yusaku Kudo looked up at Saguru Hakuba.

He was quite surprised by Hakuba Saguru's information gathering ability. After all, it would be impossible to do this without sufficient action, financial resources, and interpersonal relationships.

However, he was not worried that Hakuba Saguru would reveal the secret that Conan was Shinichi Kudo.

He had heard Shinichi say that Hakuba Saguru had used the same method to test Kaito Kuroba, but he publicly declared that Kaito Kuroba was Kaito Kid. However, he did not do the same thing to Shinichi.

This is enough to show that Hakuba Saguru had no intention of revealing Shinichi's true identity.

So, when Hakuba Saguru approached them and brought up this matter, he must have something to ask for.

Hearing Yusaku Kudo's words, Saguru Hakuba nodded slightly and then said,
"To be precise, I'm here to see Shinichi Kudo."

"I'm afraid Mr. Kudo won't be involved in this operation to deal with Phantom Thief Kid. Therefore, I still need to entrust this Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, the savior of the Japanese police, with his help—"

He took a small remote control out of his pocket and handed it to Conan.

Seeing this, Conan hesitated for a moment before taking the remote control.

Conan quickly examined the small remote control to make sure there were no listening devices or trackers installed inside or anywhere else before he began to check the condition of the remote control.

There were no markings on it, so he definitely wouldn't be able to use the remote control without experimentation.

To this, Hakuba Saguru simply said...

"I just received a message from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

“A very serious murder case has occurred, so I have to go back to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to help out. Therefore, I have no time to deal with the situation here.”

"However, since this is a commission given to me by Consultant Suzuki, I cannot leave now."

"Moreover, I am the last line of defense against Phantom Thief Kid, and I have the authority to lower the mechanism door and seal off the entire internal area at once. Someone has to take over."

—So that's why they found me.

Conan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

However, before Hakuba Saguru left, Conan still spoke seriously.

"Although I'm willing to help you this time, don't take this for granted."

"If anyone tries to threaten me, even if they're the son of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Superintendent General, I'll kick them with a ball!"

Hakuba Saguru: ?

Forget it then, your football is too lethal.

I'm afraid I can't handle it.

　Sorry for writing so late today. The author isn't feeling well and will be taking a short break...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)