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

Even if it's just to prevent him and Lupin III from having meals together in prison for a while, they still need to carry all kinds of weapons in case that Black Fortune suddenly decides to cause trouble for them.

At this moment, Daisuke Jigen simply turned his hat around and said with a hint of helplessness.

"Stop checking the IP address, I don't think you'll be able to find it."

"Although I have to admit that you are indeed a little better than me and the teacher in terms of electronic technology, you still can't compare to the top hackers who make a living in this field."

"And this is most likely a case orchestrated by Fujiko Mine himself, right?"

"My opinion is that you should just stop listening to Fujiko Mine and stealing this and that from the beginning. Just do nothing, and after ten days or half a month, Fujiko Mine will come back to catch up with you."

Lupin III: ?

Is this a reunion? Or is it a pretext to cause me trouble?

Lupin III shrugged, his gaze falling on the IP address rapidly shifting around the world on the computer screen. In the end, he simply sighed and pressed the answer button on the walkie-talkie.

A voice immediately came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

"Well, Mr. Lupin, you can't find my real IP address, can you?"

The voice on the other end of the phone belonged to a middle-aged man who sounded quite confident.

To this, Lupin III could only shrug and reply irritably.

"Yes, yes, they surrendered, they surrendered."

"I just can't do anything with you."

"As agreed before, I got the gem from that puppeteer called Flying Dragon Warrior for you. When are we going to take the next step? Let me tell you, if we delay any longer, there will be problems."

Hearing this, the person on the other end of the phone looked puzzled.

"You said that if this drags on any longer, there will be problems. What kind of problems?"

He didn't think Inspector Zenigata could catch Lupin III.

Although Interpol is indeed very powerful and capable, the only time they were able to capture Lupin III was because Lupin III had revealed his location to them beforehand.

This time, Lupin III didn't tell anyone; he just brought his own small group to do it.

It's highly unlikely that Inspector Zenigata would be able to trace back to Lupin III.

Therefore, the man spoke earnestly.

"It's not that I don't want you to go to Tokyo to carry out the further plan, it's just because..."

"Things aren't going well in Tokyo."

"I'm afraid something might go wrong."

Do you know that the problem in Tokyo is now in Osaka Prefecture?

Lupin III couldn't help but think to himself, "What do you mean?"

Chapter 1210 Do I look like Fujiko Mine?

"...So what did you mean? They finally told you they stole that gem, but what exactly are they planning to do with it?"

The call with the mastermind behind the scenes ended quickly.

Daisuke Jigen, who was lying on the chair next to him, shrugged and asked.

"Honestly, if this guy goes to Tokyo, he's probably after the Vesbanian ore."

"This group is most likely the terrorists from the Kingdom of Vesbania... They might even use you as bait to lure that black truck, after all, isn't the princess of the Kingdom of Vesbania going to visit Tokyo soon?"

Upon hearing this, Ishikawa Goemon, who was wiping his Zantetsu sword, looked up and said in a low voice.

"I won't fight that person then, at least not in Tokyo."

He made a promise to Batman when he fought Hawke.

He owes Batman a favor in this matter.

Before repaying this favor, he cannot confront Batman head-on, much less disrupt the situation that Batman has been building up in Tokyo for so long.

Moreover, Tokyo is currently going through a turbulent period, with all sorts of evil spirits and demons emerging.

If he were to cause trouble for Batman at this time, wouldn't that seem a bit too unethical?

"Of course I know about this."

Lupin III reluctantly tossed the walkie-talkie aside and said casually.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"We certainly won't let the Vesbanian ore fall into the hands of those people. After all, I have some connections with the princess of the Kingdom of Vesbanian. It would be incredibly embarrassing if I caused trouble for the Kingdom of Vesbanian because of something like this."

"Anyway, as long as I rescue Fujiko, that's fine."

Upon hearing Lupin III's words, Daisuke Jigen pursed his lips and spoke again.

"I told you before, this is mostly a trap set up by that woman."

"That guy is hard to catch even you, let alone those rebels from the Kingdom of Vesbania. If they could catch Fujiko Mine, wouldn't it be simpler to just kidnap the princess?"

"It's the same old saying: if you ignore her and leave her alone for ten days or half a month, she'll come looking for you."

However, in response to Daisuke Jigen's words, Lupin III simply stroked his chin and said thoughtfully.

"Oh dear, if you say this is an act, then it probably is."

"But things might not necessarily end that way in the end."

"Don't you think those rebels from the Kingdom of Vesbania might actually take their act seriously? Fujiko rarely encounters people who don't care about her beauty and only care about their own interests. It's inevitable that she might make a mistake, isn't it?"

...If that's what you're saying, then that's certainly true.

After all, they've already messed with Lupin III and his gang.

If you're still concerned about these romantic entanglements, then you might as well not get involved with Fujiko Mine in the first place. That woman is poisonous, and if you don't have a good grasp of how to handle it, rashly approaching Fujiko Mine is practically courting death.

Daisuke Jigen pressed his hat down further and stopped talking about it.

Lupin III was about to ask what the employers wanted them to do with the gem when he suddenly heard his phone ring. He raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Not many people knew his phone number, and even fewer were able to contact him at this time.

Could it be that Fujiko Mine was worried that he would be worried, so she sent a message to let him know she was safe?

Thinking of this, Lupin III's eyes lit up. Under Daisuke Jigen's speechless gaze, he took out his phone, pressed the answer button, put it to his ear, and said with a grin.

"Fujiko, I knew you still had feelings for me."

"How was your trip? Did you have fun?"

Upon hearing this, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before the person slowly spoke.

"Lupin, did you steal too much stuff and drive people crazy?"

"Does my voice sound like Fujiko's?"

"You haven't saved my phone number in your contacts yet, have you?"

This doesn't sound like Fujiko Mine's voice.

Lupin III's expression stiffened slightly before he spoke in a somewhat irritated tone.

"Why is it you, King? Why are you messaging me?"

"If you're going to tell me that the photo album I gave you before wasn't enough and you want to pay more, let me tell you, I'm very busy lately and don't have time to take new photos for you right now."

"Did that black Dayun truck come looking for you?"

He was quite self-aware of this.

After all, Batman himself is in Osaka Prefecture. If the actions of the Osaka Police Headquarters attract Batman's attention, he will probably come to investigate his location together with Inspector Zenigata.

As for why it's said that Batman originally lived in Osaka Prefecture...

Chen En is very likely Batman, a fact that Lupin III had already determined during his initial investigation.

These are all kinds of tricks and deceptions.

He's done this so many times that, with his decades of experience in the world of phantom thieves, he can tell what's going on just by looking at it once, but he never tells anyone about it.

On one hand, Lupin III didn't want to confront Batman head-on.

On the other hand, it's also because he left Batman behind last time, giving Goemon and Hawke time to duel, so he actually owes Batman a favor, which he hasn't repaid yet.

Playing a prank is one thing, but revealing the other person's identity is going a bit too far.

"You guessed pretty accurately this time."

"Let me tell you, the price he offered was much higher than yours. He's already heading to Osaka Prefecture. I think he's flying there, and he should be there in a few tens of minutes."

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you..."

King's voice carried a hint of sarcasm.

"I'm calling you to help him locate you."

Lupin III: ?

Did something go wrong?

Can we still be brothers?

How could you sell me out?

Lupin III's monkey-like face darkened, and he asked in a low voice.

"Seriously, man? What price did he offer you? So high?"

"Do you think that the three private photo albums I gave you, plus our friendship of so many years, are not worth as much as the price he offered you? Come on, tell me, I don't believe I can't compete."

Upon hearing this, King casually remarked.

"I'll just say one number."

Lupin III: ?