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

More accurately, he is the president of Umehara Corporation, and Kyoto is an important subsidiary of Umehara Corporation.

Ran Mouri knew the president of Umehara Corporation not because he had a great reputation in the business world, but simply because he was the developer of the chocolate-flavored Kyoto Bird.

The chocolate and matcha flavors that made this dessert popular throughout Japan, starting in Kyoto, were developed by him.

Kozo Umehara was taken aback by this, then smiled sheepishly.

“That’s right, I am Umehara Kozo.”

"Thank you so much for making the trip to Kyoto Bird specifically for this dessert I developed. I'm so sorry I couldn't fulfill your wish..."

However, Ran Mouri noticed this person's true identity more than anything else.

Sonoko Suzuki and Kazuha Toyama's attention was focused on what Kozo Umehara had just said: "Today is a special day." But today doesn't seem to be a special day at all.

Why would Kozo Umehara say that?

Is there something they don't know?

Just as everyone was lamenting what had happened that day.

The door of this Kyoto Bird store was repaired and simply pushed open.

Kogoro Mori walked in triumphantly, carrying three or four bottles of Kyoto sake.

"Oh my, I knew coming to Kyoto was really worth it."

"These bottles of liquor would cost a lot of money in Tokyo. It's true, you can't go through middlemen when buying these things, otherwise the price will increase several times over once they get through!"

He sensed something was off when he came in, glanced around, and then asked.

Why are you all staring at me like that?

"Could it be that my reputation as the great detective Kogoro Mouri has spread all the way to Kyoto?"

"Xiaolan, didn't you say you were going to buy dessert? Why aren't you buying it? Didn't you bring enough money? I have some here, are you going to pay? Hey, why aren't you paying? And why are you staring at me like that?"

Kogoro Mouri blinked, his eyes filled with confusion.

However, those seemingly clear eyes appeared somewhat unfathomable to Umehara Kozo's men.

President Umehara immediately spoke earnestly to Kogoro Mouri.

"Are you the famous detective Kogoro Mouri?"

"We've long heard of your reputation as the nation's most famous detective."

"It's quite a coincidence. For some reason, all of our chocolate-flavored Kyoto Birds have disappeared today... We've already called the police, but it will take some time for them to arrive, so we'd like to ask you, the detective, to help us investigate."

"Perhaps with your help, we can find these birds of the capital and ensure that our customers are not disappointed."

Kogoro Mouri felt a little smug after being flattered so much.

He placed the three or four bottles of tonic wine he was holding on the counter next to him, scratched the back of his head, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh, it's all just empty fame."

"It's just finding those sweets, right? Leave it to me. With me, Kogoro Mouri, I can take down any thief. I'm a master who has even fought against Kaito Kid and Lupin III."

Sonoko Suzuki: ?

Does "having faced off against Phantom Thief Kid" mean that Phantom Thief Kid circled around him, and he didn't even get to see Phantom Thief Kid's face?

Ran Mouri: ?

Does the mention of a confrontation with Lupin III refer to being drunk and being sent home on the way to defeat Lupin III?

For a moment, neither Sonoko Suzuki nor Ran Mouri knew how to comment on Kogoro Mouri's boasting.

If there weren't outsiders here, they probably would have already gone up and sabotaged the event.

The shop assistants here were once again awestruck by Kogoro Mouri's strength.

This further strengthened his resolve to ask Kogoro Mouri for help in the investigation.

At that very moment, a taxi appeared right outside the store.

Chen En pushed open the taxi door and got out.

Then my gaze fell on the crowd of people gathered in front of me.

What, what happened?

Chen En blinked, pulled out a cup of coffee from somewhere, took a sip, and calmed himself down.

Following closely behind Chen En, Tie Zhuyu also came down carrying a scabbard without a bamboo sword.

She looked at the situation inside, hesitated for a moment, and then asked.

"With things in such a mess right now, do we still want to go buy dessert?"

"Why don't we just go talk to Mother about my brother's situation..."

Although Tie Zhuyu neither disliked nor feared such crowded scenes.

However, her personality makes her shy away from things that might be complicated.

At this moment, the advice given without hesitation is to turn around and leave.

Meanwhile, Heiji Hattori, who got off the car on the other side, unceremoniously pushed open the door of Kyoto Bird and walked in. He looked around, then pointed to himself and said...

"What's wrong? Is something troubling you? Let me, the great detective Hattori Heiji, help you solve it!"

The people inside the store: ?

This opening line sounds familiar...

Chapter 1263 The Method to Conceal the Chocolate-Flavored Kyoto Bird

Hattori Heiji's words instantly attracted the attention of everyone else in the store.

Kogoro Mouri turned to look at Heiji Hattori, about to say something.

He said things like, "Don't cause me any trouble at this time, Hattori brat. I can handle a mere thief all by myself," but then he took back his words when he saw Tetsuyu and Chen En following Hattori Heiji in.

There's no denying it; Chen En's strength is indeed on par with his. It's best not to boast like that in front of Chen En.

Don't ask, the answer is that Chen Enren is ruthless and doesn't talk much.

They'll pull off a major job in no time, and you'll realize you're wrong.

Chen En glanced around the store, then his gaze fell on a shelf with a clearly empty recess. He looked up at the people inside, took another sip of coffee, and asked without hesitation.

"Why is one shelf missing? Were the desserts stolen?"

These words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Although Umehara Kozo didn't know who Chen En was, he saw that the whole room fell silent as soon as Chen En entered, and that Chen En had immediately pointed out the current predicament. Therefore, he quickly explained the situation to Chen En.

When Chen En heard that all the so-called chocolate-flavored Kyoto Birds had been stolen, he frowned and then said.

"Is it possible that it wasn't done at all?"

Kazuha Toyama had asked this question before.

The pastry chef inside answered again without hesitation.

"Impossible, impossible, we did everything."

“All the raw materials for the chocolate were used up, and we loaded them onto the truck and transported them here ourselves, and then put these goods up together. Now they've suddenly disappeared.”

However, upon hearing this, Chen En's gaze fell only on the two pastry chefs, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing an expression of disapproval, and he pressed on without hesitation.

"If that's the case, then please tell me where you've put all those goods?"

Seeing that Chen En unhesitatingly turned his anger towards the two pastry chefs.

Everyone's gaze followed Chen En and fell on the two pastry chefs.

Could it be that there's something wrong with these two pastry chefs?

At that moment, sweat dripped down the pastry chef's forehead.

What happened? The pressure suddenly increased.

Who exactly is this person?

Fortunately, the shop assistant came to their rescue at this moment, and said earnestly.

"If you're talking about the chocolate-flavored Kyoto Bird, it's usually placed in the cabinet drawer below the groove. You just need to open it and take a look."

...inside the cabinet in and below the recess.

Is this arrangement convenient for restocking?

Chen En squatted down and pulled open the lower drawer, which was filled with golden-winged birds, but the labels on them were matcha flavored.

He then opened the other containers, which were filled with different flavors of Kyoto Bird.

Upon seeing this, the two pastry chefs breathed a sigh of relief.

Kogoro Mouri muttered something.

"Oh dear, I already said there's none left. You won't find it no matter where you look."

"Creating something from nothing, that's all in the realm of magic."

"How could we detectives do such a thing?"

However, the next moment, Chen En raised his head and said.

"It seems you really didn't make a chocolate-flavored Kyoto Bird."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room immediately showed expressions of surprise.

Why was Chen En able to draw this conclusion after glancing at the drawer below?

They didn't see any flaws at all.

Not only was Kogoro Mouri caught off guard, but Heiji Hattori was also caught off guard.

Although Hattori Heiji is currently putting on a nonchalant act, his main focus is still on the so-called fiancée he met at Izumi High School, and his thoughts haven't really started working yet.