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

Pisco, who was at the epicenter of the Tokyo incident, was under the control of Investigator Ri.

Normally, if the investigators weren't worried about a mole within the organization, they would have arranged for Pisk's transfer to be moved long ago, as it might have been discovered by the Black Organization and they would have attacked the convoy.

All he needed to do was have Inspector Ri arrange for Pisco to be transferred the day after tomorrow.

To ensure absolute success, Ireland will most likely choose to attack the Japanese Public Security Bureau's convoy the day after tomorrow... This would be far less risky than a direct attack on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

After all, Ireland could not possibly know that he was currently dealing with the Lupin III incident in Osaka Prefecture.

For members of that Black Organization, Batman, Lupin III, and Osaka Prefecture were completely unrelated and could not possibly be connected.

Even so, it is still necessary to make multiple preparations.

After all, Ireland might have already used methods he couldn't detect to impersonate Matsumoto Kiyonaga or other high-ranking officials in the Criminal Investigation Department, preparing to infiltrate the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department...

It's possible that the other side feels it's advantageous to launch a surprise attack on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department at this time.

Once he made up his mind, Chen En immediately began to make plans and arrangements.

Meanwhile, Lupin III and his gang, who had already arrived at their temporary base via the underground passage, were cursing and swearing.

"That guy is really troublesome."

"I even doubt that his reaction speed could keep up with my gun draw speed."

Daisuke Jigen muttered to himself.

As one of the world's fastest gunmen, his speed in drawing his gun is unimaginable to others.

If you told those at the top of the world's killer rankings, probably few would believe that someone's reaction speed could be faster than their ability to draw a gun.

"...That's not entirely true."

Lupin III simply replied casually.

“Generally speaking, you don’t need to know when you will fire, you just need to know where you will fire, and then you can intercept and defend in advance… Didn’t Goemon do just that?”

Ishikawa Goemon, who was cleaning the konjac residue stuck to his Zantetsu sword, looked up.

What? I'm involved too?

Daisuke Jigen was at a loss for what to do, so he could only shrug and sit back down in his chair.

But just as he sat back down in his chair, he suddenly remembered something, looked up at Lupin III, and asked.

"By the way, when we were in the room earlier, I asked you what the mastermind behind it all said to you?"

"You haven't answered me yet, and Batman is already here. Now you should tell me what that guy told you outside? What exactly are you planning to do with that gem?"

In response, Lupin III finally revealed his purpose in stealing the Tang Emperor's gem.

"That guy's target is that mechanic called Flying Dragon Warrior."

"After all, with the Visbania ore that can paralyze all technologies that can operate on electricity, items like wooden mechanical beasts, which do not require electricity to operate and are easy to mass-produce, are quite useful."

"We need to make some arrangements tomorrow to talk to that guy named Flying Dragon."

Chapter 1218 Lupin III is really hungry

"...That's strange, what does Lupin want with your jewels?"

The Osaka Police Headquarters remained brightly lit.

After all, the commotion Lupin III and that unknown pursuer caused today was quite significant.

The entire Osaka Prefecture became lively as a result.

Of course, this excitement can be both positive and negative.

After all, the more bustling a place is, the more chaotic it becomes, and the more chaotic it is, the more likely something bad is to happen.

To ensure Osaka's continued safety today, Hattori Heizo urgently recalled a group of officers on leave to the Osaka Police Headquarters to ensure they could arrive at the scene immediately should a serious incident occur in Osaka Prefecture.

The person currently wondering and speaking out is Inspector Zenigata of the International Criminal Investigation Department, who is cooperating with the Osaka Police Headquarters.

Is there anything special about your gemstone?

Inspector Zenigata asked one last question.

Hearing this, Flying Dragon Warrior hesitated slightly, but still spoke.

"If there's anything special about it, it's that it's extremely expensive, right?"

"After all, that was a gemstone bestowed upon us by the Tang Emperor himself when he returned to Japan with the envoys to Tang China. It is a treasure passed down through generations of our family. Even if we disregard the significance of the gemstone and only consider its intrinsic value."

"I bet it could fetch an astronomical price at a world gem auction, right?"

...If it were just for money, why would I steal your gems?

Inspector Zenigata frowned slightly.

As an international criminal who had fought Lupin III for so many years, he naturally couldn't be unaware of Lupin III's wealth. Besides, Flying Dragon wouldn't show off such a gem.

It's already suspicious that Lupin III would be interested in this gem, let alone the nonsense about how valuable it is.

Wouldn't it be better to just steal the jewels that Jirokichi Suzuki bought in Tokyo?

Don't tell me that Lupin III wouldn't dare steal the jewels in Tokyo because Batman is there.

Batman is busy dealing with all sorts of criminal organizations in Tokyo every day, so how could he have time to bother with Lupin III, who only steals jewels? As long as Lupin III doesn't cause any major trouble, that guy probably won't even give him a second glance.

However, just as Inspector Zenigata was trying to get some new information from Hiryuji,

Osaka Police Headquarters Chief Heizo Hattori and Ginjiro Toyama entered together.

Hattori Heizo was mainly dealing with the aftermath of Sakata Yusuke's affairs. Now that it was late at night, he had finally finished and had time to check on the situation here.

Although he felt that Inspector Zenigata's remarks about Lupin III were somewhat alarmist.

However, dealing with phantom thieves is an important task that police forces around the world have to undertake. As the deputy capital, Osaka Prefecture has never encountered such a popular operation before, and it's time for them to make their presence felt.

As for Ginjiro Toyama standing next to him, he had just received the fax.

As he was about to hand over the fax to the former detective, he ran into Hattori Heizo, who happened to be in the meeting room to check on things, so he and Hattori Heizo came in together.

I saw two important figures that I usually only see on TV appear in my field of vision.

Flying Dragon Warrior couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Inspector Zenigata, standing nearby, remained calm, focusing his attention on the fax machine in Ginjiro Toyama's hand.

Although Ginjiro Toyama hasn't faxed him the contents yet, nor told him who sent the fax, his deepest intuition has already given him the answer.

This is most likely a fax sent by Lupin III.

The next instant, Ginjiro Toyama said exactly as Inspector Zenigata had predicted.

"Inspector Zenigata, Lupin III has sent a fax."

"This is a fax requesting a meeting with this engineer."

Upon hearing that his affairs were mentioned on the fax, Feilongshi looked up in surprise.

He and Lupin III could be said to have kept to themselves, so it's unclear why Lupin III would now specifically request a meeting with him. What was this man thinking when he did this?

Inspector Zenigata also sensed that something was amiss.

This was completely different from the way Lupin III was known to him.

Could it be that, just as he had previously guessed, Lupin III was forced to steal the gem for some other reason?

Inspector Zenigata took the fax and immediately focused his attention on its contents.

This fax doesn't look like it was written by Lupin III.

It's more like something written by the young, inexperienced Phantom Thief Kid from Tokyo.

However, the words still convey a sense of Lupin III's irritating and punchable nature.

Therefore, Inspector Zenigata, who has been fighting with Lupin III for so long, can be basically certain that this was written by Lupin III, but it is unclear why he imitated the style of Kaito Kid.

"...If you want to get the Tang Emperor's Gem back, let's meet here?"

Inspector Zenigata frowned and read the key points again.

He only glanced at Lupin III's excellent detective intuition, and instantly realized what Lupin III was planning to do. So he turned to look at Flying Dragon and said.

"That guy doesn't seem to be after your gems, he's after you."

"Were you not in Osaka Prefecture when your jewels were stolen?"

Upon hearing this, the Flying Dragon Warrior was taken aback, nodded hesitantly, and then spoke.

“I was indeed not in Osaka Prefecture at that time.”

"At that time, Jirokichi Suzuki of the Suzuki Foundation invited me to Tokyo to set up a special mechanism that the famous mechanic Misui Kichiemon had once set up, in order to deal with Kaito Kid at the Suzuki Foundation's exhibition later."

"So I spent some time in Tokyo, and when I came back, I found out that my jewels had been stolen."

"But you said Lupin III came for me personally..."

"Isn't this a bit too suspicious? How come I didn't know that the famous phantom thief had a habit of stealing people?"

If you're talking about beauties like Fujiko Mine, then forget it.

He wouldn't even spare this old man?

Lupin III must be really hungry. Even a famous phantom thief like him shouldn't be that thirsty...

However, at this moment, Hattori Heizo realized what was happening.

His gaze fell on the Flying Dragon Warrior, and then he asked in a low voice.

"Mr. Flying Dragon Warrior".

"Do you think it's possible they're after your mechanical skills?"

If it were a phantom thief, it might require the Flying Dragon Warrior's mechanical skills to break through some difficult mechanisms.

Or perhaps they simply want to obtain the mechanical puppetry technique of the Flying Dragon Warrior, which allows wooden puppets to move like real living beings... Either the former or the latter is quite possible, isn't it?

At this point, Inspector Zenigata and Ginjiro Toyama realized that there was something Hiryuji hadn't said.