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

"Hmph, what does a child know?"

Conan: ?

He ate a couple of bites of rice out of boredom, too lazy to pay attention to Kogoro Mouri's taunts, while the TV program soon revealed the real culprit: the small-headed designer that Ran Mouri had speculated about!

Kogoro Mouri stared wide-eyed, saying incredulously,

"How could that be? When I saw this program yesterday, the murderer was still..."

"Dad, the 'Detective Samonji' show changes some details every time it airs, making the culprit different. Just relying on what you remembered from watching it before is completely useless!"

Ran Mouri said with a grin,

"And what's more, I heard that 'Detective Samonji' has started serialization again, and Mr. Shinmei Jintaro has even included himself as a character in it this time. Apparently, he used 'Detective Samonji ~1/2's Peak' as the title!"

Conan, who was just eating voraciously, suddenly put down his rice bowl.

He said, his eyes shining.

"What? Detective Samonji has started serialization again? Where? Where?"

"I miss it so much! I want to see what the new series will be like!"

Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri: ?

How old are you now? You weren't even born when Detective Samonji ended, so why are you already feeling nostalgic? Is it possible that mystery manga is more popular among elementary school students than action dramas?

They sensed the surprised looks from the Mori father and daughter.

Conan scratched the back of his head and quickly added,

"Ah, no, it's... it's what Shinichi mentioned when he called me before!"

"That's what Shinichi-nii said!"

Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri: ?

I've wanted to complain about this for a long time: why does Shinichi Kudo tell you everything? I've never heard of him having such a close distant relative who looks so much like him when he was a child.

Just as Ran Mouri and Kogoro Mouri were staring intently at Conan.

The doorbell rang.

The doorbell wasn't ringing from the living room door on this floor, but from the office door on the second floor.

Without a doubt, guests have arrived.

Kogoro Mouri immediately stood up and waved his hand.

"I'm going to accept a case now, I'll watch TV later."

He pushed open the door to the third-floor living room and looked down at the second floor of the internal staircase. There, he saw a familiar figure standing at the entrance of the office. Immediately, Kogoro Mouri frowned.

Well, you little bat brat who's born evil.

You've got nothing better to do than ring my office doorbell, huh? I'll just...

Kogoro Mouri leaped and instantly arrived at the scene.

Just as he was about to unleash the Mori God Fist, a figure peeked out from beside Chen En and asked curiously,

"Excuse me, are you the famous detective Kogoro Mouri?"

Mori Kogoro:?

He quickly withdrew his hand, coughed twice, and then said...

"Of course, I am Japan's number one detective, 'Sleeping Kogoro' Mouri Kogoro!"

"Miss..."

He glanced at the appearance of the woman who had come to make the request.

His eyes lit up immediately; she was young and beautiful, and he loved serving clients like that!

Kogoro Mouri immediately said,

"Come, miss, let's talk inside."

He quickly unlocked the office door with his key, gentlemanly ushered the lady inside, and then stood at the entrance, lowering his voice to ask Chen En,

"Hey, what's going on with this guy? You're not two-timing, are you?"

How did you find such a beautiful girl?

Chen En: ?

"What are you talking about? This lady was commissioned by you; I just happened to come and take a look."

"Her name is Kaori Shinmei, the daughter of Shinmei Niitaro, the author of the novel 'Detective Samonji'. She's contacting you because her father, Shinmei Niitaro, has been missing for almost two months, and she's asking you, the great detective, to help her find him."

Chen En gave a brief introduction to the situation.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri's eyes lit up.

He immediately straightened the collar of his blue suit, walked into the office's meeting room with a big smile, and even personally served tea to Shinmei Kaori, looking completely captivated by her beauty.

Looking at Kogoro Mouri's embarrassing appearance.

Chen En was at a loss for words.

In other words, Eri Kisaki's assistant, Midori Kuriyama, didn't come to Poirot's Cafe to buy breakfast this morning. Otherwise, if Eri Kisaki or Midori Kuriyama had seen this situation, Kogoro Mouri would have been seriously injured, if not killed.

Ran Mouri and Conan, who had heard the commotion, came down from the second floor.

They glanced curiously at the conversation inside the office, and then Ran Mouri asked in a low voice,

"Mr. Chen En, what's going on?"

"I overheard you talking downstairs, so Conan and I came out to check. Now it seems, did Dad really receive a new request this morning?"

Ran Mouri found it hard to believe that her father could so easily get a request from such a beautiful girl.

Conan nodded slightly, looking completely unconvinced.

Then they heard voices coming from inside the office.

"...Yes, my father, Shinna Niitaro, has been missing for two months. The police and many detectives have investigated, but in the end, they have not been able to find my father's whereabouts."

"Detective Mouri, you are my only hope now. I hope you can help me find my father!"

Kaori Shinmei sadly explained the situation to Kogoro Mouri.

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri immediately pushed open the door and entered, asking in confusion,

"But isn't Detective Samonji's new work constantly being updated? New content about Detective Samonji is also being published in magazines, so why is it said that Mr. Shinmei Nittarou has disappeared?"

Ran Mouri came in.

It's not surprising that Shinmei Kaori is like this.

Since he chose to visit this detective agency, he must have done his research on the Mouri Detective Agency beforehand and knew who Ran Mouri was.

She explained,

"That's because, starting a month ago, at a fixed time each month, the magazine's fax machine would receive a copy of a novel written by my father."

"Therefore, my father is indeed missing..."

How could such a thing happen?

Conan frowned.

Detective Samonji is one of his favorite mystery novels and manga. Now that the author of Detective Samonji has disappeared, he naturally wants to help with the investigation.

So he turned to look at Chen En and asked,

"Chen En, what do you think?"

Chapter 208 Josephine

How should I view this situation?

Chen En immediately answered affirmatively.

“I’ll stand and watch.”

Conan: ?

What are you saying, Chen En?

The Grim Reaper Elementary School Student smirked as he listened to the person inside the letter discussing the magazine's contents and their possible connection to the disappearance of Shinjiro Nijinarou. Suddenly, Chen En reached out and ruffled Conan's hair, saying...

"This case is not a criminal case."

"To be more precise, this can't even be considered a case. It's just a show that Shinmei Nittarou has orchestrated himself. He's currently lying in his hotel room, waiting for the famous detective who can decipher his code to come and see him."

Conan looked at Chen En beside him in surprise.

He didn't know where Chen En got this information from. Could it be that Chen En had already obtained so much important information from Shinmei Kaori during the short time he was waiting at the door?

No, if Shinmei Kaori knew this information, she wouldn't need to ask Uncle Mori for help.

When it comes to deciphering codes, Kogoro Mouri is a detective with a clear weakness. If he knew there was a code, it would be more likely that Kaori Shinmei would use other methods to decipher its meaning.

Conan asked in a low voice,

What exactly do you mean?

"A code? What code? Where can we find Shinmei Nittaro's code? If Mr. Shinmei is hiding even the riddle itself, then this riddle can never be solved, right?"

In response, Chen En simply pointed to the books that Shinmei Kaori and Kogoro Mouri had taken out of their bags while they were talking.

Conan just saw this book on Ran's bookshelf. It's the sequel to Detective Samonji by Shinmei Nittarou, titled "Detective Samonji ~1/2's Peak." Ran also mentioned that Shinmei Nittarou himself made a cameo appearance as a character.

Wait, the coded message, the pinnacle of 1/2, Shinjiro Nittarou himself makes a cameo appearance in the book...

Chen En merely nodded, and Conan had already guessed how to find the mystery of Shinmei Nittaro, and how to decipher the code to find Shinmei Nittaro himself.

Conan's eyes lit up, and he rushed into the office's meeting room, just before getting hit by Kogoro Mouri's Mouri God Fist.

He grabbed Conan by the back of his collar first, and then said,