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

Ran Mouri blinked but didn't ask any further questions.

Chen En took a sip of coffee, then glanced at the file folder that Toyama Kazuha had opened, and tapped his finger on the first page showing the family information.

A name is clearly displayed above.

Tetsuji Inaba.

"...Tetsuji Inaba?"

Everyone followed Chen En's finger and looked at the name, each with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

The file indicates that Mr. Tetsuji Inaba was the father of Mr. Yusuke Sakata.

But is there a problem with this?

Could it be that this name is the reason why Yusuke Sakata chose to commit the crime?

Although somewhat confused, Kazuha Toyama still took a picture of the first page and sent it to Heizo Hattori and Heiji Hattori.

She gently held her phone, waiting for a reply from Hattori Heiji and Hattori Heizo.

Not long after.

A reply appeared on the phone.

However, it was not Hattori Heiji's reply, but Hattori Heizo's.

The head of the Osaka Police Headquarters replied.

I will handle it.

Although it was only four characters, the moment Kazuha Toyama saw them, he felt at ease.

With Uncle Pingzang's help, everything should be fine, right?

Chapter 1180 Hattori Heizo's Doubts

At this very moment, Heiji Hattori and the others are traveling towards their destination in a police car.

That is, the house of Goji Sotaro.

Kogoro Mouri, sitting in the car, didn't find the case particularly difficult. He was confident that once he arrived at the scene, he would easily persuade Soutar Goji to reveal everything he knew.

In this way, he, the famous detective of Kanto, can become thoroughly famous in the Kansai region and bring honor to the people of Kanto.

Therefore, Kogoro Mouri was completely unaware that the police officer driving the car was observing his expression through the rearview mirror.

Even if he notices it, he'll probably just ask out of curiosity. Sakata Yusuke will then casually brush him off with something like, "I think this famous detective from Kanto is so handsome," and after a couple of compliments, Kogoro Mouri will be all smug and oblivious to everything else.

It's unrealistic to expect Kogoro Mouri to discover these things.

Unless the victim or suspect in this case is Eri Kisaki.

Meanwhile, Heiji Hattori rested his chin on his hand, leaning against the window, watching the street scenes of Osaka Prefecture rushing past outside, waiting for the notification sound of a text message.

He couldn't help but mutter a few complaints to himself.

Seriously, really? You won't even help with this little thing?

Heiji Hattori did believe that Yusuke Sakata might be the murderer, and that the answer could be found in Yusuke Sakata's file. However, he was not sure if there was any information in Yusuke Sakata's file that could prove that Yusuke Sakata was the murderer.

That's why he chose to send the message to Chen En.

On one hand, it was to vent my anger, and on the other hand, I wanted Chen En to help me check the next pass to see if there were any clues in this regard... After all, Kazuha would definitely ask Chen En about it, wouldn't she?

He believed that he and Kazuha had a lot of tacit understanding.

Finally, when the journey was more than halfway over, the phone in his pocket beeped slightly with a vibration, which made Hattori Heiji's lips curl up slightly.

It's here, it's finally here.

It seems his guess was correct.

Sakata Yusuke's file does indeed contain information that proves he is the murderer.

He immediately took his phone out of his pocket.

Sakata Yusuke, who had been observing the back seat through the rearview mirror, also noticed Hattori Heiji's behavior. He was somewhat suspicious of Hattori Heiji's sudden receipt of information and subconsciously asked him about it.

"Heiji, who sent you this message? Does it mean there's some new information from Minister Heizo?"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri, who was standing next to him, also turned his head to look at Heiji Hattori, his eyes filled with curiosity.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with Sakata Yusuke's question.

If he noticed that Hattori Heiji suddenly received a message and immediately took it out to check, he would also think that Hattori Heizo was giving his good son detective a clue.

This is only human nature, and it is not surprising.

Doesn't Superintendent General Hakuba always treat Hakuba Saguru the same way?

However, Heiji Hattori only glanced at the information on the screen before putting the phone back, avoiding Kogoro Mouri's gaze, and then said in a relaxed voice.

“My dad isn’t the kind of person who would tell information to an outsider like me.”

"Although I am indeed his son, to the Osaka Police Headquarters, I am just an ordinary detective who is not even considered an outsider. It would seem strange if he told me this information, wouldn't it?"

"It was just that Kazuha asked me at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department where I was going to go next."

"Regardless of whether the trip to find the township councilor went smoothly or not, today's investigation will come to an end. There are no further clues to investigate, so it's time to relax."

"Mr. Sakata, don't you already know that?"

"Kazuha and I are going back to Osaka Prefecture this time with our best friends. We can't just leave them behind and go off to solve cases on our own, can we? My emotional intelligence isn't that low..."

"Only a famous detective who gets hit on the back of the head would do that, right?"

Both Kogoro Mouri and Yusuke Sakata felt that Heiji Hattori seemed to be implying something.

However, they couldn't think of anyone who matched the descriptions Hattori Heiji had given.

Therefore, the two had no choice but to give up and stop asking about it. They simply waited patiently for the vehicle to arrive at Goji Sotaro's house and began further investigation.

Only Conan, who had just finished watching today's J-League match in Tokyo, sneezed.

He reached up and rubbed his nose, a hint of suspicion in his eyes. He wondered to himself if someone was talking badly about him behind his back, or if there was some kind of conspiracy against him.

But upon closer reflection, it seems there's no conspiracy or malicious talk directed at him.

Although in the comics, Batman is always accompanied by a young Robin.

However, as of now, Robin has not appeared in the Batman legends of Tokyo, so Conan thinks that whether it is an acquaintance or a stranger, a good person or a bad person, there is probably no need for him to curse him in secret.

"...Really, we have to do an investigation tonight."

Conan muttered to himself while yawning.

He barely slept at all last night.

After all, he wasn't a humanoid like Chen En, who could stay up all night and still be full of energy the next day. If he continued like this, he wouldn't even be able to watch the J-League during the day in a few days and would just have to catch up on sleep during the day.

Hopefully, the situation in Tokyo will calm down soon.

Otherwise, it feels like there will be a lot more trouble to come.

At the residence of Goji Sotaro.

Police cars from the Osaka Police Headquarters had already surrounded the area.

As the head of the Osaka Police Headquarters, Hattori Heizo was pondering his next move. He recalled the message that Toyama Ginshiro had sent him from the Osaka Police Headquarters, and a hint of suspicion appeared in his eyes.

The attempt to persuade Goji Sotaro to accept protection has failed.

This lawmaker seems to have reached a new level of apprehension, feeling that his reputation is more important than his life, and is unwilling to accept the protection of the Osaka Police Headquarters under any circumstances.

Or perhaps the other party feels that this level of protection is sufficient.

Hattori Heizo had no good way to deal with this stubborn person, so he could only think about how to deal with the murderer.

This is precisely why he is now starting to wonder whether the messages sent by Ginjiro Toyama and Kazuha Toyama are helpful in solving the case...

He had investigated the connection between the deceased more than once, but he was unclear about Hattori Heiji's intention in specifically pointing out Sakata Yusuke's father, Inaba Tetsuji.

According to internal police records, Mr. Tetsuji Inaba was a driving instructor who died in a car accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, and it seems he had no one to seek revenge against.

Or is the truth behind Tetsuji Inaba's death not as simple as an accidental death?

Chapter 1181 It's not too late to count your sins now!

Hattori Heizo quickly settled on the direction of his suspicions.

He instructed other officers to contact officers in the Traffic Division of the Osaka Police Headquarters, asking them to immediately identify which students Tetsuji Inaba had taken out of the driving school where he had previously worked.

In just a short time, the entire list was sent back.

Among them, a few names stood out conspicuously.

That's right, it's the victim of these three serial murders and the current politician, Sotaro Goji.

Nagao, Nishiguchi, Noyasu, Okazaki, Goji, Numabuchi.

Apart from Kiichiro Numabuchi, who had disappeared long ago and whose body was found several months ago, the other three, Nagao, Nishiguchi, and Noyasu, had all died one after another.

The situation regarding Okazaki, the last one, remains uncertain.

This Okazaki's full name is Okazaki Sumie.

Like the other five people mentioned above, they were all driving school graduates trained by Tetsuji Inaba, and they were also Inaba's last batch of graduates.

Of course, it's not because Tetsuji Inaba quit the fandom.

It's just because Tetsuji Inaba left the biosphere community on the night of his graduation.

Furthermore, before his unexpected death that day, Tetsuji Inaba had dined with these graduating students and drank a lot of alcohol at the table, making it easy to see that these people are suspected of murder.

However, the police inspector who handled these incidents back then did not arrest those six people.