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

Although Okuho-cho is not within the jurisdiction of Beika-cho, it is still one of the districts of Tokyo, so it is perfectly normal for the people there to have such thoughts.

"I never thought that even a great detective would have his fabricated lies exposed."

Ai Haibara mercilessly delivered the final blow from the side.

"But if you ask me, it seems like you always get caught when you lie."

"Except when you say you're not Shinichi Kudo."

"Your childhood sweetheart seems to know the truth all along. Every time, she is fooled by you at the crucial moment and eventually gives up on investigating your identity until she becomes suspicious the next time."

...I know this is strange, but please don't say anything more about it.

Conan glanced at Ai Haibara from the side, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He pushed up his non-prescription glasses, revealing a hint of disapproval in his eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that he and Ai Haibara lived together at Chen En Manor before Ran Mouri and the others returned, he would have filmed at least two episodes of Detective Conan there to give Ai Haibara a boost.

He simply continued.

"If that's the case, then all we need to do is find someone to explain things clearly, right?"

"Furthermore, if he got plastic surgery to look like me to get revenge on me, what exactly were his thoughts, and how did he intend to take revenge on me?"

Even now, Conan still doesn't understand how that person wants to take revenge.

Is she planning to get plastic surgery to look like him, then use his appearance to commit murder, frame him, and get revenge? But that doesn't make any sense at all.

Makoto Yata now appears with his face completely wrapped in bandages.

If he wanted to kill someone using Shinichi Kudo's identity, he could have easily appeared in various media reports with his surgically altered appearance to commit the murder, without needing to have his face covered in bandages.

Doesn't this just make it seem like he doesn't want to reveal that he looks exactly like Shinichi Kudo?

However, just as Conan was wondering, Ai Haibara seemed to have thought of something and said something.

"Perhaps it's because he knows you're dead?"

You know I'm already dead?

Hakimi, are you kidding me?

Conan blinked, and several question marks appeared above his head.

When I type a question mark, it's not that I have a problem, but that I think you have a problem.

What do you mean by knowing I'm already dead?

Does it look like I'm dead somewhere?

However, before Conan could react, Noah's Ark reacted first and immediately explained.

"If I remember correctly, Ai mentioned it before, right?"

"Of all the people who took ApX4869, only Conan was marked as missing. It was Ai who casually changed your missing status to dead."

"If we say that Makoto Yata, after joining the Black Organization, possesses authority no less than that of a codenamed member."

"Perhaps we can get our hands on that list and confirm that the real Shinichi Kudo is dead, so we abandon our original idea of ​​using Shinichi Kudo's appearance to commit crimes and frame Shinichi Kudo."

"In order to avoid others discovering that he looks exactly like Shinichi Kudo and thus mistake him for Shinichi Kudo's henchman, he chose to conceal his appearance."

...This matter does indeed exist.

Conan also came to his senses at this moment.

Although to the general public, Shinichi Kudo, the famous high school detective, was merely on vacation, and at worst he was missing, which had nothing to do with death.

However, in the eyes of the members of the Black Organization, Shinichi Kudo was indeed dead.

Moreover, the death sentence was personally handed down by Gin, the ace of the action team.

This coincided with the thought that had crossed his mind after he discovered that Makoto Yata looked exactly like him.

At the time, Conan wondered why, if Makoto Yata looked exactly like him, Gin hadn't mistaken him for Makoto and shot him while they were inside the Black Organization.

Makoto Yata probably shared the same thought, which is why he disguised himself...

"The one who tied the knot must untie it; it seems I'll have to make a trip to Okuho Town in the future."

Conan stroked his chin and offered his thoughts.

He wouldn't show any mercy to Makoto Yata just because Yata might have joined the Black Organization due to some misunderstanding and disguised himself as him to seek revenge.

At most, it would just be letting Makoto Yata know the truth before dealing with him.

Whether they go to jail or just walk away, shouldn't we at least be able to see the truth?

"...Besides that, there's Hakuba Saguru's side."

Conan changed the subject and spoke directly.

"I'd like to talk to you after Hakuba Saguru."

Chapter 1313 Prejudice in People's Hearts is a Mountain

"...So that's how it is."

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, temporary office.

Hakuba Saguru nodded slightly, put the phone to his ear, listened to the voice on the other end of the line, and said.

"But does that mean the raven is temporarily on our side?"

He certainly hadn't expected things to unfold in this way.

The Black Organization unexpectedly appointed a new leader to replace Ireland, the original leader, and there are even suspicions that there is conflict between the two sides.

In the end, the original leader, along with the Raven Society and Batman, was about to clash with the Black Organization led by the current leader.

Even so, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Agency cannot give up their control and investigation of the Ravens Association.

The words of members of such a large criminal organization as the Black Organization are the least trustworthy.

Admittedly, the so-called mastermind behind the Raven Society, the former head of the Black Organization in the Tokyo area, did make a promise to Batman.

However, it would be naive to place all your hopes on a criminal's promise...

Not only would Hakuba Saguru not do that, but even Batman himself probably wouldn't.

"I will tell my father about this."

"But what Father will think afterward, and what the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department will ultimately do, depends on Father's decision."

After a brief exchange, Hakuba Saguru ended the call, but his mind was still racing with thoughts.

Even though he knew Batman was certainly wary of cooperating with Ireland, he simply couldn't understand why Batman would trust Ireland.

If he were Batman...

He didn't need to care whether what Ireland said was true or false; he just needed to take down the man first, and deal with the remaining one later.

Doing this now could lead to Ireland defaulting on its agreement, or if Ireland turns around and reaches some kind of deal with the new leader of the Black Organization in Tokyo.

Batman now has to face two Black Organization leaders in the Tokyo area at the same time.

Even though Batman has now returned to Tokyo, he can handle emergencies happening in Tokyo day and night.

Unlike before, when we could only handle emergencies at night...

Can he really handle the combined attacks from the Black Organization and the Ravens?

In Hakuba Saguru's view, this is an unknown.

Even though Batman had previously demonstrated the ability to handle conflicts between dozens or even hundreds of criminal organizations simultaneously, the exact mechanism of which was unknown...

Once Hakuba Saguru had made up his mind, he didn't hesitate for long and immediately moved towards Superintendent Hakuba's office.

However, he had only gone halfway when he heard a familiar voice coming from the conference room next door.

It was Matsumoto Kiyona's voice.

The officer in charge of the First Investigation Division had been detained in the warehouse after being attacked and replaced by members of the Black Organization.

After being rescued by Batman last night, he returned to the front lines after only a brief physical examination and some medication.

It has to be said that for someone of his age to be so efficient is much more impressive than his father's.

Inside the conference room.

Kiyonaga Matsumoto was quite surprised to be replaced.

What surprised him even more was that the person who replaced him was so convincingly disguised that not only did the criminal investigation department fail to recognize him, but even Batman seemed to have misjudged the situation.

The disguise technique used by the other party is definitely not that simple.

If this ability to disguise oneself were to spread to more criminals, it would plunge the entire city of Tokyo into chaos, making it difficult to control.

However, even after Matsumoto Kiyonaga requested to review the files for investigation, he still knew nothing about it and found no useful information.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

Criminals with such disguise skills should be handed over to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for processing if they actually commit a crime.

Although the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are at odds and often clash, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is ultimately an affiliated organization of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department can access the files of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, but the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department cannot access the files of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department...

"...What are your thoughts on this matter, Supervisor Kuroda? You were previously one of the directors of the Japanese Public Safety Bureau, so you should be aware of this, right?"

Matsumoto Kiyonaga looked up at Kuroda Hyōe.

This isn't something he made up.

Before leaving the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Kuroda Hyōe was a director of the Public Security Planning Division, a position second only to the Investigator, who was nominally the direct leader of the Public Security Planning Division.

If we were to say which of the many high-ranking officials from the Criminal Investigation Department in the conference room is most likely to know about this mysterious disguise technique...

That person was clearly Kuroda Heibei.

However, Kuroda Hyōe was already used to Matsumoto Kiyō Nagai's tendency to criticize him for no reason, and simply brushed it off.