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

However, he was now drawn to Chen En's words and his gaze fell on the various drawers.

But he couldn't see anything wrong with it.

This place is filled with all sorts of flavors, but there's no chocolate-flavored Kyoto Bird.

However, both the chocolate-flavored Kyoto Bird and other similar products have disappeared.

What does it even have to do with Kyoto no Bird, which these two pastry chefs never made chocolate-flavored?

Chen En stood up without any hesitation and then said.

"If I'm not mistaken, this method of stacking desserts of the same flavor on both the top and bottom is probably to restock as soon as the desserts on top are sold out, right?"

"Then let me ask you, why are there only matcha-flavored Kyoto Tomies under the chocolate-flavored one? If all the chocolate-flavored Kyoto Tomies were stolen, at least one of these containers would be empty, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately realized what was going on.

That's right, that's indeed the point.

This method of displaying goods involves placing the same flavor of Kyoto Bird on both the top and bottom shelves.

Logically speaking, it's impossible for all the chocolate-flavored Kyoto Birds to be taken away, and then all the Kyoto Birds displayed below are matcha-flavored.

Moreover, this would actually make the numbers even more inconsistent.

Each flavor of Kyoto Bird comes in 40 boxes, meaning there should also be only 40 boxes of the matcha flavor.

The problem is that if you include the 20 boxes of Kyoto Tomioka in the drawer below the chocolate flavor, plus the 20 boxes of matcha flavor next to it, and the 20 boxes of Kyoto Tomioka on the shelf, then you have a total of 60 boxes of matcha flavor Kyoto Tomioka.

Isn't this obviously an extra 20 boxes of matcha-flavored Kyoto Bird?

If I'm not mistaken, the people arranging these goods today aren't just the shop assistants, are they?

Chen En took a sip of coffee and then spoke.

"I guess the saleswoman did see the chocolate-flavored Kyoto Bird displayed here at first, but in fact, it was originally a matcha-flavored Kyoto Bird."

"It's likely that when the two pastry chefs were arranging the goods, they deliberately let the shop assistant see the 20 neatly arranged boxes of chocolate flavor first, and then, while the shop assistant's attention was diverted, they changed the labels to matcha flavor."

"Why not just take those 20 boxes of Kyoto Bird disguised as chocolate-flavored matcha?"

"The reason is that this is the last stop for the two drivers. If they want to leave from here, they can't leave any boxes of Kyoto in the car; they can only leave them in the shop."

"...So in the end they simply changed the labels of the 20 boxes of chocolate flavor that were originally on the shelf to matcha flavor, and then put them in the drawer that originally had the chocolate flavor."

He finally sighed and said.

"There's no need to call the police for this kind of trick."

"The answer can be found with just a glance."

Chapter 1264 You bastard, don't waste the police resources of our Kyoto Prefectural Police Headquarters like this!

Upon hearing this, the two pastry chefs, who had initially wanted to defend themselves, were rendered speechless.

That's right, the situation is just as Chen En deduced.

The young man, whose identity was unknown, spoke without a single mistake, as if he had witnessed everything firsthand, leaving everyone speechless.

Even Kogoro Mouri and Heiji Hattori realized after glancing at the neatly arranged Kyoto Birds in the drawer that yes, this was indeed the simple and straightforward way to hide the chocolate-flavored Kyoto Birds.

These people are too clever for their own good.

Someone like Chen En, a complete outsider, could probably spot the discrepancy in the numbers at a glance.

However, people like the shop assistants who are very familiar with the layout of the store might overlook such details and assume that the disappearance of chocolate flavors on the counter means they have been stolen, rather than that someone has changed the labels and put them in a drawer.

The shop assistant nodded blankly and said.

"Yes, just as you said, absolutely right."

"I had just arrived at the store and opened the door when two pastry chefs came over and offered to help me stock the shelves. I was delighted by this and didn't pay any attention to them. Instead, I went to tidy up the counter."

"Then when I came back here and glanced at it again, I noticed that it had a chocolate flavor, so I didn't pay any more attention to it."

"Then the two pastry chefs suddenly said that the chocolate flavor was missing for some reason, and that's when I came over and saw that it wasn't on the counter, so I figured it must have been stolen. Then these ladies came in..."

At that moment, even the store manager, Kozo Umehara, blushed.

Did something go wrong?

I pay you such high salaries, how can you treat me like this?

Kozo Umehara immediately turned his gaze to the two pastry chefs and asked incredulously.

"Can you tell me why this is happening?"

"I haven't mistreated you, have I?"

"Why did you deliberately not make our signature chocolate flavor of Kyoto Bird? You even went so far as to pull this trick, making us think that this flavor of Kyoto Bird had been stolen?"

Why is that?

Upon hearing this, the two pastry chefs lowered their heads in shame and then began to recount the whole story.

It turns out that what Kozo Umehara said earlier about today being a special day was not an exaggeration.

Because Kozo Umehara was actually the second president of Umehara Company.

The former president also ran Kyoto Bird, but under his leadership, Kyoto Bird was far from its current scale, and there were no branches. Moreover, he strongly disagreed with Umehara Kozo's idea of ​​developing new flavors.

Especially the matcha flavor proposed by Kozo Umehara.

It is said that the former president was so angry that he died because of this matcha flavor... Of course, the actual reason was that he died of illness, but these old employees all remember that the former president hated the matcha flavor.

Today is the anniversary of the death of the former president of Umehara Company.

The pastry chefs felt that if the former president were still alive, he certainly wouldn't want to see the new flavors researched and developed by President Umehara still displayed here, so...

"So you all hid all my chocolate-flavored Kyoto Birds?"

Why don't you try the matcha flavor?

At this moment, Kozo Umehara posed a profound question.

Upon hearing this, a pastry chef immediately sighed and said...

"The chocolate flavor is a new flavor developed based on the matcha flavor."

"We felt that the former president would rather not see chocolate flavor than matcha flavor, so we deliberately did not make chocolate flavor and only made matcha flavor."

"I'm truly sorry about that..."

Kozo Umehara: ?

I'm speechless at your logic.

Thankfully, you guys didn't have the brilliant idea to buy both the matcha and chocolate flavors at the same time.

Otherwise, we might not have been able to sell a single box of Kyoto Bird today.

At this moment, Ran Mouri spoke seriously.

"However, if we're talking about the former president, shouldn't he hold the same attitude as President Umehara?"

"If customers who come specifically for these desserts are disappointed, wouldn't Kyoto no Tori's reputation be ruined? Wouldn't that be a huge disrespect to the developers and makers of these desserts?"

The two pastry chefs were speechless.

Just as Kozo Umehara was about to say something, Kyoto police cars had already stopped outside the store.

Accompanied by the squirming of squirrels.

The famous squirrel-like police officer from Kyoto, Ayanokoji Fumitaka, had already come into everyone's view.

As he walked, he even had the leisure to tease the little squirrel on his shoulder.

He didn't seem nervous at all.

However, there's really nothing to be nervous about.

Although the number of Kyoto chocolate-flavored desserts that went missing was significant—theoretically enough to warrant a criminal case based on the monetary value alone—it is ultimately just the theft of desserts, not a criminal offense.

He felt there was no need to be nervous about it; he just needed to do it seriously.

As soon as Ayanokouji Fumitaka stepped into the store, he noticed that everyone's eyes were on him. He glanced around and said...

"Everyone, let me introduce myself first. I am Fumitaka Ayanokoji, a police officer from the Kyoto Prefectural Police Headquarters."

"I just received a report from Mr. Umehara investigating the theft of the Kyoto Chocolate flavored bird. Could someone please explain to me the full picture of this theft?"

Chen En took a sip of coffee and turned to look at Officer Ayanokoji.

It must be said that compared to other characters in the Conan worldview...

Ayanokoji Fumie is quite recognizable.

Just like when he looked at Hakuba Saguru, he didn't need to see what clothes Hakuba Saguru was wearing or what he looked like; he only needed to see if there was a falcon on his shoulder to know if it was Watson.

The same applies to this one; you only need to look at whether there's a squirrel on his shoulder to know if it's Ayanokouji Fumitaka.

At this point, President Umehara had no choice but to cover for the two pastry chefs.

Although he was angry, he still didn't want the two pastry chefs to bear any responsibility or go to detention or prison because of this. After all, they had been old partners for so many years, and it shouldn't come to that.

So Umehara Kozo took the initiative to greet Ayanokoji Fumitaka and explained the current situation.

Ayanokouji Fumie's expression changed several times, finally revealing a "Are you fucking kidding me?" look.

Are you bored and have nothing better to do?

Damn it, don't waste the police resources of our Kyoto Prefectural Police Headquarters like this!

We've even mobilized traffic police officers; they're currently investigating the passing of vehicles from several other stores, looking for any possible vehicle thefts!

If it weren't for the rules, I would really like to invite you in for a seat!

Chapter 1265 Whose Child Is It?