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

However, later on, Conan conducted several large-scale investigations at the Mouri Detective Agency.

After finding more than a dozen listening devices, Conan and she gave up on this guess, thinking that Chen En was able to know what was happening inside the Mouri Detective Agency by using the agency's listening devices and surveillance system.

But now it seems a bit...

"...Never mind, I'll go out for a bit too."

Ai Haibara, holding her coffee, glanced at Chen En before disappearing into the direction of the stairwell.

Chen En sighed at this.

As expected, it's a tradition among bat families across different worlds for members to distrust the old bat.

Noah's Ark, standing behind Chen En, also asked curiously.

"Arn, you wouldn't have actually done such a thing, would you?"

Hearing this, Chen En glanced back at Noah's Ark and then said.

"How could you doubt me, as a member of the Bat Family?"

Upon hearing this, Noah's Ark felt somewhat ashamed.

Does this mean that Chen En really didn't do such a thing?

Did Conan and Ai Haibara judge others by their own petty standards?

Just as Noah's Ark was feeling somewhat guilty about this, it heard Chen En say something.

"You shouldn't doubt that I did it; you should believe that I did it."

Chen En spoke frankly and confidently.

"I'm doing this for everyone's safety."

"Ai Haibara and Conan didn't bring any tracking devices or listening devices, so they ended up following Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys into a castle deep in the mountains. If I hadn't arrived in time, they would have been wiped out."

"This shows that a good locator and listening device are quite important."

Hearing this, even Noah's Ark was speechless.

As expected of you.

It's better to guard against teammates than thieves.

However, given Conan's propensity for courting disaster, it seems that this is indeed a necessary matter.

Noah's Ark didn't dwell on this point too much, but simply asked out of curiosity.

"Arn, do you have any ideas on how to find Lupin III?"

He brought up the matter in Osaka Prefecture.

After all, if Chen En wants to ask the Flying Dragon to come to the Bat Cave to help design the mechanism, then I have to help the Flying Dragon find the lost gem, which was most likely stolen by Lupin III.

Although Lupin III's old rival, Inspector Zenigata, has already begun to devise plans and prepare for action.

However, given Chen En's personality, he shouldn't just sit and wait for Inspector Zenigata to take action.

After all, one of the Bat-family's fine traditions is to prepare multiple plans in order to prevent any unexpected changes from causing the original plan to collapse completely.

Chen En took another sip of coffee and pulled up an image on his computer screen.

The person in the picture is none other than the world-renowned top mercenary, KING.

Chen En had encountered this mercenary more than once or twice before.

When dealing with the arson team under Hamachu Misao, he also asked this mercenary to help find the computer expert's relatives in order to prevent any unexpected changes when both sides acted at the same time.

Of course, it was precisely because of this that he saw through the deity's lie.

After meeting him in Tokyo last time and dropping him off, the mercenary left Tokyo and it's unknown where he went to continue his mission or find a place to take a vacation.

He was Lupin III's friend and childhood playmate.

If anyone besides Inspector Zenigata could find Lupin III, this King would definitely be one of them.

"I detected the image on the desktop," Noah's Ark remarked.

"So this is the person you're looking for."

"...By the way, Ahn, Ai and Conan seem to have stormed out of their room in a huff and are heading this way. Should you go out and lay low for a bit?"

Otherwise, we might have to hold the first Bat Cave Free Fighting Tournament.

Hearing this, Chen En took a sip of coffee and said coldly.

Should I avoid his sharp edge?

Are you kidding me? He's the Dark Knight of Tokyo.

Batman from Tangtang Rice Flower Town.

What's the big deal about this little thing?

The sound of footsteps rapidly descending the stairwell grew ever closer.

Having confirmed that a listening device and a tracking device had indeed been sewn into their clothes, Ai Haibara and Conan were preparing to challenge Chen En to a duel. Although they might not be able to win, they still wanted to express their willingness to fight.

However, when they arrived at the Batcave, they found that the Candy Batman they had been waiting for had vanished.

Ai Haibara and Conan exchanged a glance, then simultaneously turned their heads to look at the supercomputer screen.

"Noah's Ark, where is Chen En?"

Upon hearing this, Noah's Ark immediately replied.

“Arne just left in the Batplane.”

"He said he needed to hurry up and find that mercenary named King, since his stay in Osaka Prefecture was limited. If he could find Lupin III and complete the commission sooner, he would definitely do it."

Conan, Ai Haibara: ?

I think you're not going to complete the mission, you're just afraid of getting ganged up on, right?

Conan's face darkened, and then he realized the key words.

"You mean a commission?"

"Is Lupin III in Osaka Prefecture? What kind of request does Chen En have that's related to Lupin III? Is it because he absolutely has to find Lupin III? Could it be that Lupin III stole something important?"

Upon hearing this, Noah's Ark began to explain the matter concerning the Wyverns.

Conan, who was originally thinking about how to teach Chen En a lesson, was surprised.

"...This guy really works all year round, he always has something to do wherever he goes."

"Let's settle the score with him when he has time."

Chapter 1208 A Glimmer of Luck: Those Who Were Slow Were Killed

In a remote and difficult-to-find location in the Kanto region of Japan, lies King, a world-class mercenary and friend of Lupin III.

This top mercenary, adhering to the basic philosophy of eating, drinking, and having fun, is currently indulging in unrestrained pleasure.

After all, he had been on many missions around the world during this time, and now that he had saved up enough money, it was time to enjoy himself.

After all, his personality is completely different from that of Lu Ban III, who was always restless.

He wouldn't be like Lupin III, constantly being toyed with by Fujiko Mine.

However, just as King was lying on the rooftop lounge chair, enjoying the night view, he suddenly turned his head to look at a certain place, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he had sensed something.

His hand silently swept across the shadows beside the recliner, and in the next instant, a pistol appeared in his hand without him even noticing.

In this world, the deterrent effect of handguns is not as great as in the ordinary world.

A skilled fighter possesses the ability to dodge bullets with ease.

However, top gunmen like King and Daisuke Jigen, as long as they have a large enough caliber pistol, can still pose a huge threat to all kinds of fighters.

Because they can ensure that their bullets will appear where they want them to appear.

The world's top mercenary frowned and asked.

"who is it?"

"To be honest, I'm not taking on any business for the time being."

"If you need my help with anything, I suggest you wait a month until I've spent all the money you have before coming to me. Maybe I'll take a look at your task then."

As he spoke, he rose from the deck chair, his pistol pointed at a seemingly empty spot.

However, after taking only two steps, he suddenly turned around, pointed his pistol at his back, and fired.

This pistol doesn't have a large caliber, but it's enough to kill someone.

However, he still posed little threat to someone who was one of the world's top fighters.

The bullet from the pistol tore through the air, hurtling towards its destination, but was forcibly stopped in an instant, losing all momentum and being carelessly tossed to the ground.

"Of all martial arts techniques in the world, none are invincible except speed."

"Your gun isn't fast enough, and it's not ruthless enough."

The figure that had been empty but caught the bullet finally appeared.

Chen En, dressed in a bat suit, officially activated his optical stealth capabilities.

Upon seeing the familiar figure come into view, King raised an eyebrow and put his pistol away.

It's not that he felt at ease whenever he saw Batman.

If he says that, he's talking complete nonsense.

As one of the world's top mercenaries, he has taken on many assassination missions.

The reason he's putting away his gun now is simply because the pistol in his hand can't break through Batman's defenses at all.

King had previously met Batman in Tokyo and then sought revenge on Lupin III, from whom he learned about Batman's record against the serial killer Hawk.

This guy is a numerical monster disguised as a mechanical monster.