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

Chapter 1231 A Flawless Secrecy Plan

Numerous police officers were already on high alert inside the location predicted by Lupin III.

As the on-site commander, Ginjiro Toyama would frequently glance at his wristwatch, silently calculating how much longer it would take for Lupin III to appear in the police's sight.

He naturally acknowledged the skills of this renowned phantom thief.

Police forces from various countries, and even military forces on numerous occasions, have failed to stop Lupin III. So, this small-scale operation by the Osaka Police Headquarters shouldn't be able to intimidate him either.

The next question is how Lupin III will enter, and by what means.

At that moment, Ginjiro Toyama heard an unfamiliar voice coming from his walkie-talkie.

"This is the surveillance headquarters."

“We saw unidentified individuals appear inside the cordon through the surveillance system. They must have emerged from a blind spot in the surveillance. According to the description of the patrolling officers nearby, they should have gone directly towards the building.”

These words surprised Ginjiro Toyama.

He never expected that this legendary phantom thief would enter the scene in this way.

Where's the phantom thief we were promised? Where are the bizarre and ingenious infiltration methods we were promised?

To expose oneself so openly within the surveillance system—is this an attempt to break through head-on? While it might not be surprising for Lupin III, given his strength, this still seems a bit too much…

This is completely unlike the behavior expected of a phantom thief!

Ginjiro Toyama was preparing to call in nearby patrol officers to surround and stop the unidentified intruder.

At this moment, without Hattori Heizo's prompting, he immediately realized what was happening, then frowned slightly, picked up the walkie-talkie, and asked the police officer on the other end of the phone.

"Wait a minute, I need you to announce your badge number now."

"I need to verify your true identity right now."

Upon hearing this, a flurry of frantic scrambling sounds came from the other end of the walkie-talkie, as if someone was frantically searching for something.

However, a few seconds later, the police officer's voice came from the other end.

"Yes, Minister Toyama, my badge number is..."

The officer seemed to be reading his badge number word by word from his badge.

The police officers standing next to Ginjiro Toyama were ready to intercept him when they heard this, but Ginjiro Toyama himself did not move an inch, and his expression changed drastically in that instant.

The siren of the monitoring officer on the other end of the walkie-talkie is incorrect.

Someone replaced the police officer on the surveillance camera!

Ginjiro Toyama turned to look at Heizo Hattori, who was the commander-in-chief of this operation.

As longtime partners, Toyama Ginjiro didn't even need to say much. Hattori Heizo only needed to glance at him before nodding slightly in understanding, and then Toyama Ginjiro continued.

"Tell me the location of that unidentified person, and I'll take men there right now."

The officer on the other end of the walkie-talkie then reported the exact location to Ginjiro Toyama.

As expected, Ginjiro Toyama led the surrounding police officers away from the scene foretold by Lupin III to intercept the unidentified person who appeared in the surveillance footage.

The number of police officers patrolling the scene immediately decreased.

Meanwhile, Hattori Heizo called to another team of officers and led them straight to the temporary headquarters where the surveillance system was located.

There is no other reason.

From the eye contact he had just exchanged with Ginjiro Toyama, he had already determined that the surveillance officer on the other end of the walkie-talkie had been replaced... This was a trap he had specifically set for Lupin III.

The police officer's name was real, his photo was real, and even his ID number was real.

But people aren't real.

Hattori Heizo specifically replaced the identification information of the police officer within the police system who was responsible for reviewing surveillance footage.

Therefore, the identification card held by the police officer in charge of reviewing the surveillance footage was not his own, but that of the officer with whom he had exchanged identities.

Therefore, if the opponent has already been replaced by Lupin III or someone else.

Whether Lupin III checks the Osaka Police Headquarters' internal policing system or directly examines the identification, the identification number he reports can only be that of the officer who was replaced, and not the actual identification number of the monitoring officer.

Before the operation, he had the police officer memorize his original identification number.

And only he, Ginjiro Toyama, that police officer, and Inspector Zenigata knew about this.

This matter must not be leaked.

Therefore, now is the best opportunity to capture Lupin III.

The number of police officers patrolling the building in the preview scene has been reduced to one-third.

The Osaka Police Headquarters Chief and the Criminal Investigation Department Chief split into two groups. One group headed straight for the location mentioned in the surveillance system, attempting to find the non-existent person and thus mislead Lupin III.

The other team headed straight for the temporary headquarters, intending to kill Lupin III, who was checking the surveillance system, right there at the temporary headquarters.

However, just as two highly respected high-ranking officers from the Osaka Police Headquarters were leading separate operations...

An inconspicuous patrol team had already quietly appeared near the building where the trailer was set.

Lupin III, who had previously appeared behind the surveillance officer at the temporary headquarters, now leisurely raised his head, looked at the building in front of him, and casually tossed the walkie-talkie he had just taken out aside.

He naturally had no idea about Hattori Heizo and Toyama Ginjiro's plans.

After all, information known only to four people is unlikely to be leaked.

But he doesn't need to know.

Lupin III simply swapped the walkie-talkie and identification number of the monitoring officer.

In any case, all he needed to do was give two high-ranking officers at the Osaka Police Headquarters a false message to ensure they could mobilize police forces to leave the scene; there was no need for him to actually wait for them at the surveillance system.

"Oh dear, it's almost time."

"We were quite lucky this time."

Lupin III walked briskly, even humming a cheerful tune.

"Uncle Qianxing didn't show up this time either, so it was a really simple operation."

"If only that old bat hadn't gotten in our way later on..."

With Inspector Zenigata not intervening, Batman is the most dangerous person on the scene.

He was certain that the Black Fortune had already arrived in the vicinity.

We're just waiting for him to make his move now, so he'll walk right into our trap.

However, since Lupin III had anticipated this, he naturally wouldn't be caught off guard.

He has his own rhythm.

Now it's time to see if this Flying Dragon Warrior is the real deal.

Lupin III entered, mingling with the changing patrol squad.

Chapter 1232 I Predicted Your Prediction

The doors to the building mentioned in the Lupin III trailer have been opened by a rotating squad of police officers.

Those who appeared within Lupin III's line of sight were naturally the puppeteers, the Flying Dragons, who sat in the center of the building and were protected by a circle of police officers, each group of officers several meters apart, forming a large circle.

His gaze fell on the Flying Dragon Warrior, and then he raised his eyebrows slightly.

Then, he subconsciously touched his chin and glanced around at the distribution of patrolling police officers in various locations throughout the building.

It must be said that the head of the Osaka Police Headquarters really spared no effort in dealing with him.

Even though nearly two-thirds of the police force has been redeployed, the remaining one-third is still virtually flawless. If a real operation is to be launched, a direct assault will be necessary.

"Oh dear, although I know he didn't know Batman would intervene..."

"But this looks like they're preparing for Batman to make his move."

Lupin III muttered to himself, rubbing his forehead.

"This is really a headache."

He followed at the very back of the patrol squad.

The murmurs finally reached the ears of the officer in front. The criminal investigation officer immediately turned around and looked at Lupin III with some confusion, but he didn't hear what Lupin III said. Just as he was about to ask,

But then Lupin III snapped his fingers and said softly.

"Okay, it's decided, I'm going to start."

...What are you going to start?

Before the criminal investigation officer could even ask a question, he was struck and knocked unconscious.

The commotion immediately attracted the attention of other police officers patrolling and observing each other inside the lobby on the first floor of the building, and everyone immediately turned to look at Lupin III's location.

At this moment, Lupin III, who was still wearing a disguise mask and dressed as a police officer, suddenly lifted his clothes.

Suddenly, that classic suit and the monkey-like face came into view of the officers. The other officers were momentarily stunned, and then a white light flashed before their eyes.

It's a flashbang.

Lupin III used a flashbang.

This legendary phantom thief would never make such a basic mistake as talking to himself.

His goal was to get the attention of the officer in front of him, then he would take the officer down, thus buying enough time to distract the other officers and use the flashbang when everyone's eyes were on him.

The intense light momentarily blinded all the patrolling police officers near the hall.

However, as elite police officers selected by Ginjiro Toyama specifically to protect the Flying Dragon Warriors, these people naturally had their own standards. Although they subconsciously covered their eyes to avoid the continuous exposure to the strong light, they immediately realized what they had to do.

However, just as they reached for their gas masks, the smoke bombs exploded.

The hypnotic smoke grenade instantly pierced their nostrils.

These elite police officers, chosen by Ginjiro Toyama to protect the Flying Dragon Warriors, were all knocked unconscious and lay sprawled on the ground before they could even exchange a single glance.