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

This time, Ginzo Nakamori's orders have changed somewhat compared to the previous orders for capturing Kaito Kid.

Originally, Ginzo Nakamori said that Kaito Kid should absolutely not be allowed to enter the scene to steal the jewels.

But now the problem is that we can't let Kaito Kid show himself and escape.

There are, of course, reasons for this.

Hakuba Saguru has made it clear that if Kaito Kid doesn't appear, then Kuroba Kaito is Kaito Kid.

Therefore, Nakamori Ginzo naturally needs to loosen his grip a bit.

The crackdown won't be as strict as before; at least we need to let Kaito Kid in.

Otherwise, if Kaito Kid doesn't show up and Kaito Kuroba gets arrested, he'll really become a laughing stock.

Of course, Nakamori Ginzo also knew that even if he didn't go easy on them...

The Phantom Thief Kid can still infiltrate in the same way, there's no big difference.

After all, he's been a rival for so many years, and Nakamori Ginzo believes he has a pretty good grasp of Kaito Kid's strength.

At this very moment, inside the Suzuki Foundation's exhibition hall.

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officers are patrolling around, and just by looking at them, you can tell that a large number of police officers have been deployed this time.

Meanwhile, Ginzo Nakamori wandered around, occasionally directing the police officers, displaying a commanding and assertive demeanor.

Normally, Chaki Shintaro should be on-site with Nakamori Ginzo to direct operations.

However, last time on the Queen Cerissa, Chaki Shintaro was already speechless at Nakamori Ginzo's way of handling cases, and this time Nakamori Ginzo is going against the son of the Superintendent General of Police.

He simply delegated all command authority to Nakamori Ginzo.

A normal police officer would definitely feel uneasy at this point, because it means that if the operation fails, then Nakamori Ginzo will have to take full responsibility.

However, despite chasing Kaito Kid for so many years, Nakamori Ginzo has never succeeded.

He wasn't afraid of any failed arrest operation. After all, he wasn't a professional. His position as a police inspector was the limit. He couldn't go any further, and the Metropolitan Police Department couldn't fire him. What was he afraid of?

"Once Phantom Thief Kid appears, we absolutely cannot let that despicable Phantom Thief Kid escape from here!"

Nakamori Ginzo, holding a megaphone, shouted loudly.

Seeing how serious Nakamori Ginzo was, Nakamori Aoko, who had accompanied Nakamori Ginzo and Kuroba Kaito to the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall, whispered to Kuroba Kaito beside her,

"Kaito, I believe you can't be Kaito Kid!"

Kaito Kuroba remained silent on this matter.

The reason is simple: he's wearing a silver bracelet on his wrist right now.

One end of the silver bracelet was attached to Hakuba Saguru's wrist, essentially handcuffing him to Hakuba Saguru. Although unlocking the handcuffs was an easy task for him, it would be difficult to do so without Hakuba Saguru noticing.

He can only hope that when Koizumi Akako comes to steal the jewels later, the commotion will be big enough.

He'll sabotage the lighting system here, use the darkness to slip away and meet up with Koizumi Akako, and see if that so-called eight-eyed spider illusionist still comes.

If they're not coming, just go back to the main hall and chat with Hakuba Saguru and Aoko.

Kaito Kuroba's ears twitched.

He looked up, looking upwards.

There, leaning against the railing, Chen En was talking on the phone with someone.

The voice was too soft; even Kaito Kuroba couldn't hear what Chen En was saying.

Chen En put the phone to his ear and said with some surprise,

"What's going on? Huh? Campus adventure?"

On the other end of the phone, Conan, who had already climbed over the wall into the school with the Junior Detective League, said helplessly,

"Yes."

“You were absolutely right. When I came to school today, many students said that the students who were on duty late saw the dean of students with blood on his hands, as if he had committed murder, but when the police came, they found nothing.”

"Then, the members of the Junior Detective Club all said they would visit the school at night to see what was going on."

"I was worried something might happen to them, so I had no choice but to come along... Seriously, how come every school has these kinds of unbelievable events?"

Conan was utterly speechless.

He had originally planned to go with Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri tonight to stake out Kaito Kid.

The last time, I was tricked by Phantom Thief Kid on the Queen Cerissa.

He hasn't gotten it back yet.

The result was that the Junior Detective League dragged him to investigate the Seven Mysteries of Teitan Elementary School, which was absurd.

"Where are Uncle Mori and Ran? Are they there?"

Hearing Conan's question.

Chen En turned and glanced around the hall before replying.

"No, they didn't come either."

"I advise you to end your adventure tonight and go home as soon as possible. I bet Kogoro Mouri is waiting for you at the office right now, ready to give you a taste of your favorite Mouri God Fist."

Conan: ?

You cold-hearted person!

How could someone with a mouth that's 38 degrees Celsius utter such heartless words?

Chapter 111 Phantom Thief Kid Remains Motionless

Conan, Kogoro Mouri, and Ran Mouri were all unable to attend the event.

This is actually a good thing.

At least Chen En no longer has to worry about how Conan's super soccer might affect the plan, unlike before.

However, recalling the hypothetical scenario from that morning, Chen En inexplicably felt a little uneasy.

He felt that Conan only needed to go to school.

Something terrible is bound to happen at school. If it doesn't happen at school, then Conan will definitely encounter it after school. And it seems that's really the case now, which is absurd.

Is this not the underlying logic of Detective Conan?

"It's a bit strange that no security mission was triggered."

Chen En wondered to himself.

Teitan Elementary School is also within the Beika Town area, so what if a serious incident occurs?

When Conan has already clearly mentioned the people involved in the case, the system should have issued a security mission by now, no matter how slow it is to react. The fact that no security mission has been issued yet suggests that the incident at Teitan Elementary School is not a serious one.

Is it just an ordinary petty theft, like theft itself?

Come to think of it, the number of murders in Beika Town seems to be several times higher than thefts...

"What are you thinking about?"

Sonoko Suzuki's little head popped out from the side at some point.

She stood with her hands behind her back, curiously peering over to look at Chen En.

"Thinking about me?"

Chen En: ?

It's strange. Sonoko Suzuki is also a character in the Conan universe. Why is it that Kogoro Mouri and the others couldn't come because of something urgent, but Sonoko Suzuki appeared at the Suzuki Foundation exhibition hall?

Is it because Sonoko Suzuki is the chief president of the Beika Town Phantom Thief Kid Survival Fan Club?

But this isn't the set of Fan Ze's film, is it?

However, despite his surprise, Chen En did not show it on the surface.

He simply replied with a smile.

"I'm wondering in what form Kaito Kid will appear on the scene later."

Suzuki Sonoko asked Chen En, somewhat puzzled, what he said.

In what form will Phantom Thief Kid appear at the scene?

“I remember you said before that you saw the true face of Phantom Thief Kid, and that Phantom Thief Kid looks exactly like Nagato Kudo. Now, there is indeed someone who is considered to be Phantom Thief Kid and looks exactly like Nagato Kudo.”

"You suspect he isn't Phantom Thief Kid, and that the real Phantom Thief Kid is someone else?"

At this point, Sonoko Suzuki suddenly leaned closer.

She squinted and asked suspiciously.

"You're not kidding me with even this, are you?"

You can't tease a fool like that.

Besides, she's not stupid.

Faced with this situation, Chen En simply smiled and replied,

"I'm not kidding you, I'm always telling the truth."

However, I made other preparations to make these truths seem less true.

Sonoko Suzuki nodded with some skepticism.

She and Chen En leaned against the railing, looking down at the situation below.

Now, Hakuba Saguru and Kuroba Kaito are handcuffed together.

If we were to say that Kaito Kuroba is the same as Kaito Kid...