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

"Therefore, all we need to do is wait there and let Lupin III suffer a great defeat!"

Chapter 1227 What are takoyaki made purely from octopus?

...Even so, you still don't know the full plan?

While driving, Chen En didn't turn around to look at the scene of people chatting happily behind him. He simply tapped his earphone with his finger, and instantly, all the relevant conversations from various locations within the Osaka Police Headquarters popped up.

That's all there is to it.

Heiji Hattori is just an amateur.

The famous detectives in the Kansai region are indeed not as good as those in the Kanto region in this regard, perhaps because Hattori Heiji is more adept at things like throwing bricks with great strength...

However, it is understandable.

If Shinichi Kudo had the same police resources in Tokyo as Heiji Hattori in the Kansai region and Saguru Hakuba in the Kanto region, he wouldn't frequently resort to this method to gather intelligence.

My super intelligence tells me that this can be solved with my super power.

"...I see, so this is the deployment plan."

Noah's Ark transferred Chen En to a small meeting at Osaka Police Headquarters.

The Osaka police officer who had previously left the Hattori family, Headquarters Chief Hattori Heizo, was currently in that conference room issuing orders to his subordinates involved in the operation to capture Lupin III.

However, they are mostly plainclothes officers disguised as residents or tourists near the building.

Then, inside the building, there's the usual trope of assigning another group of people to protect the Flying Dragon Warriors.

Although it may sound a bit old-fashioned, this is a normal procedure that the police use to protect targets.

You can't guard against thieves forever if you're a thief for a thousand days.

Because the only way to defend is to defend comprehensively, but that would lead to insufficient police force and make it unsustainable. However, if there is no defense, the whole game will be lost. Therefore, when facing a phantom thief like Lupin III, who will definitely appear as long as a prophecy is given.

This preventative measure is already considered the most appropriate one.

However, what concerned Chen En was that someone in the conference room asked about Inspector Zenigata's situation.

However, Chief Hattori Heizo stated that Inspector Zenigata had his own arrangements and that there was no need to worry about his location; he would naturally appear at the arrest scene when the time came.

This is the Interpol agent who has been fighting Lupin III for many years.

Is there some other clever trick we can use?

Chen En tapped his fingers lightly on the surface of the steering wheel as he pondered.

He wasn't sure what tactics Inspector Zenigata would use against Lupin III.

But if you think about it carefully...

Forget it, it's still unlikely.

Chen En retracted his original idea.

All he needs to do is to deal with whatever comes his way.

After all, all Hattori Heiji needs to do is act as a speed bump, delaying Ishikawa Goemon or Jigen Daisuke for a second or two, which would be enough for him to take down Lupin III and solve the Lupin III problem in one fell swoop.

...It wasn't that he looked down on Hattori Heiji's strength.

In matches at this level, Heiji Hattori might just act as a speed bump.

In the back seat, Hattori Heiji was unaware that in Chen En's mind, he had been demoted from a swordsman to a speed bump, and was now excitedly telling others about his plan to deal with Lupin III.

Otherwise, they might come and spar with Chen En again at this point.

Of course, that doesn't stop him from continuing to lie on the ground with his mouth open and eyes closed.

"The time is... 5 PM today."

Chen En silently recited the time Lupin III had given him.

Just like the previous duel between Inspector Zenigata and Lupin III.

Since Lupin III said he would appear at that place at 5 PM, then he will be there at exactly the exact time and place, without fail. But before he appears…

This person will probably do some preparations to ensure that he can achieve a resounding victory upon his appearance and win over the puppeteer.

As the master of strategy, Chen En thought he also needed to prepare some countermeasures for Lupin III.

Don't know why.

In Japanese anime, all sorts of phantom thieves seem to have a grudge against fish.

Just like when he dealt with Phantom Thief Kid, all he had to do was draw two imperial swords and hold them to Phantom Thief Kid's neck, and Phantom Thief Kid would raise his hands in surrender and be utterly defeated...

A similar approach could be used to deal with Lupin III.

However, unlike others, Kaito Kid is afraid of fish.

Lupin III, on the other hand, dislikes octopuses.

On one hand, it might be because Lupin III genuinely dislikes eating octopus, and on the other hand, it might be because Lupin III is allergic to octopus. Taking a few more bites might just send him to the Phantom Thief Planet.

Therefore, to deal with Lupin III, you have to feed him an octopus.

Thinking of this, Chen En turned his head and glanced at Hattori Heiji sitting behind him, and asked.

"Since the time to deal with Lupin III is in the afternoon, then..."

"Should we go to the nearby food street to buy some things before we go?"

Hattori Heiji had just readily agreed, but then suddenly realized something, abruptly turned his head to look at Chen En sitting in the driver's seat, a look of astonishment appearing in his eyes, and said incredulously.

"Sigh, how could you..."

As if remembering something, he quickly swallowed the rest of his sentence.

That's strange, he only mentioned the location, not the time.

How did Chen En know that Lupin III would make his move at that location at 5 p.m.?

Could this guy have also installed a bugging device inside the Osaka Police Headquarters?

...But thinking about it carefully, it seems to make sense. After all, even he could come up with this idea, so it's impossible that Chen En, who is an expert in this field, couldn't have thought of it. Maybe the entire Osaka Police Headquarters is already like the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, with listening devices and surveillance cameras everywhere.

Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji silently recited it in his heart.

Damn it, I'll have to check that when I get back.

Only I can install the listening devices and surveillance cameras at the Osaka Police Headquarters.

Fertilizer does not flow into outsiders' fields.

If others see this, is there any famous detective from Kansai who can't pretend to be one?

I'm determined to become the Kansai Batman!

However, Hattori Heiji then remembered that Chen En had also mentioned going to the food street to buy food.

He didn't think Chen En was the kind of person who was very greedy.

If this kind of extraordinary person were to run out of money, he might be able to maintain his vital signs by eating noodles every day. Moreover, if he were to eat snacks while holding a broken coffee cup every day, would he even understand what he was eating?

For someone who eats eel rice with coffee, the fact that they weren't knocked unconscious in Beika Town can only be described as extremely lucky.

Hattori Heiji asked with some suspicion after thinking about this.

"Hey, what snacks would you like to eat?"

To this, Chen En simply answered him without turning his head.

"Takoyaki (octopus balls), please."

...Why does this kind of snack sound so normal?

Just when Hattori Heiji thought he was overthinking things, he heard Chen En add something.

"Only the octopus kind."

Hattori Heiji:?

Can takoyaki made purely from octopus be called takoyaki?

Indeed, I shouldn't have had too much hope for your knowledge of snacks...

Chapter 1228 Lupin III's weakness is actually a plastic bag?!

Time in Osaka Prefecture passed quickly in the blink of an eye.

The members of the Kanto-Kansai Detective Union Team, who were originally planning to capture Lupin III, are now completely absorbed in the world of snacks and oblivious to the world around them.

Especially Kogoro Mouri.

He initially claimed that he gained fame through the capture of Lupin III.

After drinking a few beers, he became completely absorbed in his own world, showing off a Japanese-style beer barrel and quickly consuming several cans of beer.

Originally, it was said that Kogoro Mouri would cooperate in capturing Lupin III, but he was clearly too weak to walk.

Ran Mouri had no choice but to take Kogoro Mouri, who had been throwing the match, back to the Hattori residence to rest.

We can't exactly send a drunken Kogoro Mori up there to perform a drunken boxing routine and beat Lupin III, can we?

It seems more likely that Lupin III would be made to laugh himself unconscious by his father's drunken state.

As a result, the team tasked with capturing Lupin III was drastically reduced to just four people.

Sonoko Suzuki, Chen En, Heiji Hattori, and Kazuha Toyama.

However, Heiji Hattori is still somewhat confused.

He couldn't quite understand what Chen En was trying to do.

This morning we said we were going to go to the nearby food street to get some snacks, like takoyaki (octopus balls) without starch.