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

He briefly left the group for a while, and when he came back, he led everyone into the nearby food street, where he and Yuanshan Heye acted as tour guides, and Chun Chun created all kinds of snacks.

It doesn't seem like there's any strategy to deal with Lupin III at all.

Surely he can't be saying that this guy's huge bag full of takoyaki (octopus balls) with no starch is his way of dealing with Lupin III, right? That's absurd...

"Hey, hey, hey, you don't actually want me to be your tour guide and take you guys to eat, do you?"

"It's already 4:30 PM, and Lupin III is supposed to show up there in less than half an hour. Shouldn't we be heading there now?"

After spending the entire afternoon wandering around with Chen En, Hattori Heiji finally couldn't hold back any longer and leaned close to Chen En to ask in a low voice.

"Don't you think it's time to teach Lupin III a lesson?"

In response, Chen En simply pulled out a cup of coffee from somewhere, took a sip, and then calmly said...

"I'm preparing a secret weapon to deal with Lupin III."

"Don't worry, it's okay to go a little later."

"Instead of worrying about that, you should worry about how to appease your childhood sweetheart next to you first, otherwise you'll probably get a beating from both your parents when you get home tonight."

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji was taken aback.

Then he turned to look behind him, and sure enough, Toyama Kazuha, who had been beside him, was now staring at Hattori Heiji with a disapproving look, which made Hattori Heiji feel a chill down his spine.

Hey, you're not really going to tell on me, are you?

Don't you remember all that we used to do?

Hattori Heiji chuckled twice before stepping back to stand beside Toyama Kazuha.

At this moment, she put her wisdom as a detective to use and began to rack her brains to think of a reason to persuade Toyama Kazuha not to report her afterwards.

At this moment, Sonoko Suzuki, who was chewing oden, asked curiously, her words muffled.

"Arn, you said you're preparing a secret weapon to deal with Lupin III?"

"But it seems like you were just buying those takoyaki? And they only have octopus, no starch in them. You almost got into a fight with the stall owner over there!"

"...Although if this happened in Beika Town, it would definitely have escalated into a violent incident by now."

Although the people of Osaka Prefecture are quite simple and honest.

However, compared to the folk customs of Beika Town, it is still slightly less simple.

However, when asked by Sonoko Suzuki, Chen En simply nodded and gave a concise answer.

"Correct."

Sonoko Suzuki: ?

What did I say that you agree with?

Did I accidentally say something important just now?

Sonoko Suzuki stroked her chin, trying to think and use her wisdom as the Queen of Deduction at Teitan to solve the puzzle... but without an external brain, it was obviously difficult to use her intelligence.

Therefore, after only a brief moment of thought, she immediately abandoned the idea.

My super intelligence tells me it's time to use my external brain.

Therefore, Sonoko Suzuki simply leaned close to Chen En's ear and whispered the question.

"What exactly is the secret weapon?"

Having said that, Chen En didn't hide anything further. He simply raised the bag in his hand slightly, placing it between himself and Suzuki Sonoko, so that Suzuki Sonoko's gaze would fall on the bag.

This is a bag used to hold takoyaki (octopus balls).

Sonoko Suzuki stared at the bag for a while before looking up at Chen En, and then looking down at the bag again.

At this moment, even without using any external brainpower, relying solely on her own wisdom as the Queen of Deduction at Teitan, she finally realized what the bag was for.

Suzuki Sonoko exclaimed in surprise.

"So Lupin III was afraid of plastic bags!"

Chen En: ?

That's not entirely wrong.

After all, if you can put a plastic bag over Lupin III's head and make sure he can't take it off, you can achieve the epic feat of defeating Lupin III with a plastic bag...

Chen En sighed, shook his head slightly, and offered no further explanation, simply tapping his earphones lightly with his fingers.

Noah's Ark, located deep inside the Bat Cave, has taken full control of the police's surveillance system over the building where Lupin III was supposed to be making a deal with the Flying Dragon, and is now monitoring Chen En.

Chen En tapped the earpiece slightly, and Noah's Ark immediately understood.

So the super AI immediately informed Chen En of the situation.

“Arn, this is strange.”

"Although the puppeteer known as the Flying Dragon Warrior has arrived at the transaction location and the police have set up a stakeout nearby, we have not spotted Inspector Zenigata."

"Logically speaking, if it were a matter of dealing with Lupin III, Inspector Zenigata should have been at the forefront..."

"Could it be that Inspector Zenigata noticed something special about that notice? Did he think that Lupin III was just creating a diversion, a feint, and that he went directly to Lupin III's real destination?"

...That kind of thing is obviously impossible.

Chen En took another sip of coffee, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Lupin III is not the kind of person who would go back on his word. Since he has issued a notice, he will definitely arrive at the place at the time and place specified in the notice... and Inspector Zenigata is obviously not the kind of person who would distrust Lupin III.

Lupin III will go to that place, and so will Inspector Zenigata.

It's just that Inspector Zenigata appeared at the transaction site in a way that even Noah's Ark couldn't detect, or rather, from a location outside the surveillance system...

"It's definitely time to set off."

Chen En said softly to himself.

After all, if we arrived any later, we might miss the start of the show.

Although he already had a considerable degree of confidence in his heart.

Chapter 1229 Lupin III, it won't take you too long.

"...That's strange, why hasn't Inspector Zenigata arrived at the scene yet?"

"Chief Hattori, didn't you say in the meeting that Inspector Zenigata would definitely arrive at the scene before Lupin III's operation? But he hasn't arrived yet. Could something have gone wrong?"

The location of the transaction where Lupin III is to meet with the Flying Dragon Warrior in the trailer.

Ginjiro Toyama, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Osaka Police Headquarters, was on the scene directing the officers' patrol arrangements. After looking around and finding that Inspector Zenigata was indeed not there, he turned to Hattori Heizo with a puzzled look.

"After all, they are members of the International Criminal Organization. If something happens to them in Osaka Prefecture, our Osaka Police Headquarters will also be held responsible. Should we send someone to look for them?"

However, in response to Ginjiro Toyama's words, Heizo Hattori simply shook his head slightly.

"Don't worry, Inspector Zenigata doesn't need us to worry about his work."

"Lupin III stated in his announcement that he would arrive here at 5 PM to meet with the Wyvern Warriors and trade gems... It is now 4:45 PM."

"If nothing unexpected happens, if Lupin III wants to arrive at the Flying Dragon Warriors on time."

"I suspect he'll use some kind of disguise to infiltrate as one of our officers, so keep a close eye on Fei Longshi's surroundings and make sure no officer gets close to him."

"Otherwise, Lupin III would certainly have an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Although I have never crossed paths with the likes of the Phantom Thief.

However, Hattori Heizo was, after all, a very senior police officer.

With extensive experience in handling cases, he quickly devised a plan specifically for these phantom thieves, a far cry from the hapless Nakamori Ginzo who never learns from his mistakes.

His plan is quite comprehensive.

Although it's somewhat incomprehensible why Hattori Heizo is so confident in Inspector Zenigata in this regard.

However, when Ginjiro Toyama thought about the major international cases that Inspector Zenigata had handled in the past, he felt a little relieved and realized that it was not surprising that Heizo Hattori trusted Inspector Zenigata so much.

If it were anyone else with such a prestigious resume as Inspector Qian Xing, he would trust them too.

"...One last check."

"The patrolling officers checked the other party's identification, name, and identification number every three minutes."

Hattori Heizo finally issued the instructions via walkie-talkie.

Meanwhile, Heiji Hattori finally managed to appease Kazuha Toyama, and together with Chen En, they appeared on the outskirts of the scene that was about to become the core of the confrontation between the police and Lupin III.

"Wow, this is quite a big deal."

Hattori Heiji couldn't help but complain.

"They actually set up a cordon in this place and had police officers strictly check the identities of passersby in the vicinity."

"It seems that Dad really wants to defeat that famous phantom thief here."

"However, I think his preparations were still lacking. He didn't even call me, the famous detective from Kansai. No wonder he couldn't catch Lupin III... Fortunately, I can now fill that gap."

His words were somewhat arrogant, but if Hattori Heiji had said them...

He remains as arrogant as ever.

After all, Hattori Heiji's true strength is just like Chen En's assessment of Hattori Heiji's ability to deal with Lupin III and his gang: he's basically a speed bump that can delay Lupin III and his gang for a few seconds.

After all, dealing with Lupin III and his gang is different from dealing with Kaito Kid.

One way to deal with Phantom Thief Kid is to use methods like figuring out his secrets.

However, if Lupin III and his gang are exposed, they can forcefully break through, which is incomparable to ordinary high school students like Kaito Kid, whose fighting power is almost non-existent.

"Sonoko, Kazuha, you two wait for us outside."

Chen En took a sip of coffee, his gaze falling on the patrolling police officer in front of him, then turned to the two girls behind him and spoke.

"While it's not impossible to bring you in, if a conflict really breaks out..."

"The situation is still somewhat dangerous."