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

He subconsciously said to the person next to him,

"Chen En, it's time for us to set off!"

No one responded.

Conan: ?

He turned to look behind him, only to find that Chen En had vanished without a trace. Conan was speechless for a moment, until Ran Mouri asked worriedly...

"Dad, will you encounter any danger this time you're going out with Inspector Teraoka?"

Hearing this, Conan perked up and shouted,

"Just in case, Sister Xiaolan, let's go too!"

"I'll go hail a taxi, I'll be right there!"

As soon as the Grim Reaper Elementary School student finished speaking, he couldn't wait and ran away in a flash.

Seeing this, Ran Mouri blinked.

Did I mean that?

Mrs. Teraoka, who was standing nearby, also spoke with some concern.

“I’m worried about you too. If you and that child are going, I’ll go with you.”

"Miss Mori, could you please do me a favor?"

Ran Mouri: ?

what? What?

Is there anything I can help you with?

Ran Mouri turned her head to look at Mrs. Teraoka next to her, and then her gaze fell on the burnt meat.

"Oh no..."

This definitely needs to be addressed.

You can't just put the meat on the grill, turn it on, and go outside, can you?

This could cause a fire, right?

"Warehouse No. 13 at Harbour Wharf".

Chen En mentally repeated the address that Teraoka Katsutoshi had just given him.

He is now on his way to Warehouse 13 at Harbour Wharf.

Since Katsutoshi Teraoka said that the person who called him this time was a member of the yakuza,

So you should now have some understanding of the current state of the yakuza in Tokyo.

Asking this gangster should yield some results.

The main point is that he can use the Great Memory Restoration Technique without any psychological burden when dealing with gangsters.

There's no need to use the same subtle questioning techniques as before.

Furthermore, the gangsters at Warehouse No. 13 at the harbor pier were involved in this security operation.

Either the murderer or the deceased.

Chen En leaned towards the latter.

He had previously noticed that Mrs. Teraoka had shown some concern when Teraoka Katsutoshi told him he didn't have a pistol before he received the call, and that change in expression became even more pronounced after the call.

If nothing unexpected happens, Katsutoshi Teraoka should have hidden a handgun in the room.

The so-called "going into the room to get a coat," and the fact that Mrs. Teraoka wasn't allowed in, was actually a pretext to retrieve the gun he had hidden, so he could easily take down the murderer in the warehouse later.

The relationship between these two must be special.

If Chen En were to guess,

He believed that Teraoka Katsutoshi was most likely a corrupt cop who did things for money, but this time the yakuza members committed murder, and he couldn't cover it up anymore, so the matter was exposed and he had to kill the yakuza members to prevent future troubles.

As for what it is specifically like...

You'll know when you get there.

Chapter 238 A Three-Way Standoff? A Sudden Shot

Warehouse No. 13 at Harbour Wharf.

As an empty warehouse at the dock with no goods stored temporarily, Warehouse No. 13 had little cargo, only some unwanted items such as trolleys used for unloading, and the entrance was only symbolically secured with chains.

Currently, there is only one person in the warehouse.

That was the yakuza member who had arranged to meet Teraoka Katsutoshi at Warehouse No. 13.

Its name is Songshan.

"That's strange. He just wants to see me, so why does he expect me to call him at exactly twelve o'clock?"

"What exactly is this guy trying to do?"

Matsuyama frowned, his anger visibly palpable.

As a member of the underworld, he had no hobbies except for playing a few rounds at the gambling table. However, he had some bad luck yesterday and lost all his chips. He then gambled away his property certificate and car, but still lost everything.

Therefore, in a fit of anger, he followed the man who had won his money out of the casino.

Then, in the alley, he stabbed the gambler more than a dozen times, killing him instantly. After getting his lost prize back, he immediately called Inspector Katsutoshi Teraoka of the Fourth Investigation Division.

Katsutoshi Teraoka was like a protector to him.

As a member of the Mud Ginseng Association, he often followed the leader's instructions to send money to Teraoka Katsutoshi, in large or small amounts. At first, he only asked Teraoka Katsutoshi to reveal some trivial matters.

Later, it gradually developed into gathering intelligence on the operations of the Fourth Investigation Division.

Because he couldn't shake off Taikai, Teraoka Katsutoshi eventually told him all the intelligence about the operation, which Taikai then passed on to his boss. And now...

He broke the rules and killed someone near the Dongchen Club's casino.

He can no longer return to Niji to attend the meeting, otherwise the boss will definitely treat him as a pawn and easily throw him to the Dongchen Society, at which point he will surely die. His only way out is with Teraoka Katsutoshi.

Matsuyama acted as the intermediary between the Mud-Sensing Association and Teraoka Katsutoshi, and he possessed evidence that Teraoka Katsutoshi had received substantial bribes.

Therefore, Matsuyama planned to use this evidence to extort money from Katsutoshi Teraoka, and use Teraoka as a cover to quietly slip away from Tokyo and start over elsewhere.

However, after making an appointment with Katsutoshi Teraoka yesterday, he spent the whole night squatting here.

The more I thought about it, the more something seemed off.

"Could this guy be planning to kill me to cover his tracks?"

Matsuyama frowned.

He looked around and realized he didn't have anything to defend himself. He had fled in such a hurry that he had even forgotten to bring his pistol. He needed to find a way out for himself.

Otherwise, if Teraoka Katsutoshi were to meet him and shoot him, resulting in a fight to the death, wouldn't that be the end for them?

"Let me think, where should I go to find a way out now..."

He muttered to himself in thought,

The next moment, a voice sounded beside me.

"How about going to prison?"

"Although you have to work on the sewing machine for a long time, the advantage is that there is no danger to your life. After you get out of prison, you can start your life anew in a different place. Isn't that a good thing?"

Matsuyama frowned and answered instinctively.

"What's so good about it?"

"I don't want to go to jail. With the chance to live a life of luxury, why would you go to jail... Who are you?!"

At that moment, he finally realized that someone had appeared beside him without his noticing.

Before he could react, he was suddenly sent flying into the air.

The world before my eyes is constantly turning upside down.

As Matsuyama's body slammed heavily onto the ground, a wave of pain washed over him.

He then realized that he had just been thrown over the shoulder and slammed to the ground.

"Shall we talk?"

Chen En slowly squatted down, looked at Songshan lying on the ground, and casually asked,

"You know, given your current condition, if I beat you up and send you to the police station, you'll be sentenced."

"I'll give you a chance to turn yourself in later. You'll still be sentenced, but I can give you a lighter sentence."

"Let's choose one? Right now?"

Upon hearing this, Songshan's eyes widened.

He rolled over, supported himself with his hands on the ground, and slowly stood up.

How could he possibly accept such a proposal?

What's the difference between serving ten years in prison and serving eight years?

"You bastard..."

Matsuyama stared intently at the man in front of him.

He said sternly.

"Damn it, who are you? How did you know I was here?"

It couldn't have been sent by Katsutoshi Teraoka.

But it couldn't possibly be someone sent by the Mud Ginseng Association. If either side were to attack him, it would definitely be to silence him.