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Chapter 78 Ke Xue: One of the Nine Gates that controls the situation, Kusakabe Makoto
Makoto Kusakabe.

The Nine Gates of Detective Conan, which controls the situation, comes from the movie "Zero the Enforcer".

This extraordinary individual, who single-handedly pulled a satellite down and attempted to nuke the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, nearly brought the entire city of Tokyo to a standstill.

Upon hearing that the prosecutor was returning to Tokyo...

Chen En's expression immediately changed.

— No, buddy, we're all still using flip phones.

You're telling me that Makoto Kusakabe has already evolved to the point where he can kill people using the Internet of Things and nuke the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department with satellites? Are you going to tell me that the Zero the Enforcer movie is already about to start?
Rei Furuya hasn't even been released yet, and Makoto Kusakabe has already appeared?

"Eh, is this Prosecutor Kusakabe?"

"I never expected him to be such a famous prosecutor. I'm sure Dad and Conan would be very happy to meet Prosecutor Kusakabe!"

Ran Mouri said with a smile.

For the residents of Beika Town, Makoto Kusakabe is not an unfamiliar name.

He is a top prosecutor in the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office's Public Security Department.

Makoto Kusakabe is a household name in Beika Town. The reason why a prosecutor who is in charge of almost all public security cases can have such a great influence is because Makoto Kusakabe is very effective in fighting crime.

Just like the Oni-Tiger Group, which was sent there by Makoto Kusakabe's entire family.

Makoto Kusakabe has imprisoned numerous similar violent gangs, loan sharking groups, and illegal pyramid schemes, but to this day, no one knows why he was able to obtain information about those illegal organizations.

—However, if you ask Chen En this question…

Therefore, Chen En can give a very clear answer.

Makoto Kusakabe solves cases by going undercover.

He has an assistant named Futaba Nizoichi. Usually, Kusakabe Makoto prepares the indictment materials, and Futaba Nizoichi risks his life to infiltrate various illegal groups to collect evidence and play double agent.

Finally, Haba Nizo was arrested by the Japanese Public Security Bureau as a criminal.

As a result, Makoto Kusakabe became determined to make the Japanese Public Security Bureau pay the price for this, becoming a two-faced prosecutor who appeared to be impartial and incorruptible but actually committed multiple bombings.

"Eh, what? Makoto Kusakabe?"

"Huh? Is that the same Makoto Kusakabe who always goes against the Japanese Public Security Bureau and seeks help from the Criminal Investigation Department for every case? I thought it was some prosecutor who got arrested, but it turns out it's him."

The voice of Kogoro Mouri was heard.

Without turning his head, Chen En knew that Kogoro Mouri was most likely carrying a schoolboy who looked like a death god with a big bump on his head—he had just noticed that Kogoro Mouri seemed to be waking up.

I just assumed Conan would breathe on me when he came over, so I didn't remind him.

Kogoro Mouri has always been quite skilled at cooling down Conan's brain.

"If he's coming, then... tomorrow afternoon, I'm free tomorrow afternoon."

He said it casually.

He seemed completely unconcerned about the identity of the person he was meeting.

"I still have some things to do this morning, haha."

...You have nothing to do, you just want to catch up on sleep this morning, right?

Conan thought to himself as he was being grabbed by the back of his collar.

His sense of smell is far beyond that of ordinary people, comparable to that of a police dog.

He could identify chloroform and cyanide with just a sniff, and if the person wasn't dead, he could immediately pinpoint the smell. And he shared a room with Kogoro Mouri.

As a result, he smelled a peculiar odor as soon as he entered the room, and had no choice but to stay at Professor Agasa's house for the night.

Kogoro Mouri is probably making up this lie because he wants to catch up on sleep after what happened with Aunt Ki yesterday!
"Hey, is there something you need to do...?"

Ran Mouri turned her head curiously to look at Kogoro Mouri.

How come she didn't know there were things to do tomorrow morning?
I haven't received any appointment requests all day tomorrow. Could it be that Dad is taking on side jobs?

However, despite her doubts, Ran Mouri didn't ask any further questions.

I'm sure Dad must have his reasons for doing this, right?
"Tomorrow afternoon... Okay, I understand."

"Brother Mori, I'll mention it to Prosecutor Kusakabe when I get back."

Inspector Megure noted this information down.

Then, he immediately waved goodbye to Chen En and Kogoro Mouri, saying, "Well, I'll be going now. There are still quite a few cases at headquarters that I need to write reports for."

"Brother Chen En, Brother Mao Li, see you tomorrow... ah, see you next time!"

He almost blurted out "See you tomorrow."

Although these two brothers, along with Conan, are incredibly lucky—their luck is like a case-triggering machine, causing his performance to increase by one or two every day.

However, you can't necessarily encounter a heinous murder every day, right?

Megure Police Department and Takagi Wataru led Ozaki Sui to lead the team.

He asked himself a question.

You don't necessarily encounter heinous murders every day, right?

—Never mind, I'll go back and prepare two more file folders; I'll probably need them tomorrow.

It's okay if you don't need it; you'll be able to use it by the day after tomorrow at the latest.

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"Oh my, Makoto Kusakabe? I never expected that I, the great detective Kogoro Mouri, could save such a formidable prosecutor with just a casual move! Haha, as expected, my authority as a great detective is limitless!"

After Inspector Megure left, Kogoro Mouri, carried away by his pride, put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily.

Conan, who had been lifted up by Kogoro Mouri, also took the opportunity to land.

He then came up behind Chen En, intending to tug at Chen En's sleeve and ask him what he had just been saying to Inspector Megure.

However, Conan's hand touched something hard as soon as it touched it.

Conan:?
He asked in a low voice,
"Chen En, what's that behind you?"

Chen En sneered and immediately pulled it out.

When Conan saw this, he was greatly shocked.

"This is the legendary 'Imperial Sword' once used by Bao Longxing, the governor of eight prefectures!"

—This is clearly a salted fish.

And it was frozen salted fish.

Conan revealed his beady eyes, as if he was about to say something.

However, Chen En had already placed the "imperial sword" into Conan's hand and said seriously,

"Please accept this; it is a small gift from me!"

"With the 'Imperial Sword,' you can defeat any super-powered phantom thief!"

Conan: ? ?

He looked down at the salted fish in his hand, then looked up at Chen En.

This is clearly a salted fish; are you kidding me?!
"I……"

Conan raised the salted fish in his hand, preparing to deliver a thrust.

But Ran Mouri, standing nearby, curiously peered over and asked,

"Conan, why are you holding a salted fish?"

Conan's hand, holding the salted fish, froze in mid-air.

He was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to stab or put down, and was momentarily at a loss.

At this moment, Chen En smiled and said to Ran Mouri,

"Oh, that's just how kids are."

“He said this salted fish was a ‘royal sword,’ and I let him play with it because I saw he liked it.”

Conan:? ? ?
you……

"Oh, Conan, you should thank Brother Chen En."

Ran Mouri gently ruffled Conan's hair and said softly.

Conan:!
Chen En, you schemed against me!
(End of this chapter)