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

Chapter 340 My dad can still trick me?

"The Cocoon Games announcement event is going to be held the day after tomorrow?"

"Really? Why are you telling me this? I'm not interested in games."

In the morning, Conan sat on the sofa in the Mouri Detective Agency, blinked, and said in confusion,

Hearing this, Ran Mouri was about to explain herself.

Kogoro Mouri, standing nearby, unleashed a devastating "Mouri God Fist" in a split second, instantly striking Conan on the head. Conan involuntarily crouched down, tears welling in his eyes, and covered his head with his hands.

Kogoro Mouri then shouted loudly.

"Seriously, if you're told to go have fun, then go have fun!"

"Isn't it good to have something to do? I heard that Professor Agasa also received an admission ticket. If all the other members of the Detective Boys go and you're the only one not going, wouldn't that be so antisocial?"

Conan: ?

I have a feeling you're planning to use going to the Cocoon Games announcement event as an excuse to freeload!

That despicable Uncle Mori! The moment he hears that he can get a free meal and drinks, his intelligence instantly plummets to the highest level of his brain, and he becomes all about letting loose for the sake of eating and drinking!

"Dad, honestly, why are you hitting Conan again?!"

Ran Mouri glared angrily at Kogoro Mouri.

She unleashed a torrent of abuse at Kogoro Mouri from the side, while Conan took the opportunity to slip away, leaning against the wall and recalling the earlier conversation between Chen En and Yusaku Kudo. Finally, he remembered something.

Did Dad mention the Cocoon Game to Chen En back then?

Dad said that the plans Chen En mentioned regarding Hiroki Sawada have proceeded as originally planned. He also mentioned the Sindora Foundation and the postponement of the Cocoon game's release date.

Could it be that Chen En and his father are very interested in the Cocoon Game? What other features does this Cocoon Game have?

Conan stroked his chin, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

He glanced at the top floor of the apartment building across the street and saw Chen En, as always, sitting by the window observing the Mouri Detective Agency. He couldn't help but think to himself, "..."

The inherently evil old bat ghost!

Just how much does this guy know, and how much preparation is he making? How come he only finds out that this guy has a plan after something happens, or when something is about to start?

Since this guy calls him Robin, and Robin is Batman's sidekick, how can a sidekick not know the plan?

"We need to go find Chen En and ask him clearly."

Conan muttered to himself, immediately preparing to take advantage of Kogoro and Ran's inattention, push open the door, and rush to the top floor of the opposite apartment to find Chen En. However, just as his hand touched the doorknob, he suddenly stopped.

Wait, could it be that he saw the news the next day and couldn't contain his curiosity, so he asked Chen En to find out what happened? Was that also part of Chen En's plan?

The Grim Reaper elementary school student stopped in his tracks, turning his head again to look at Chen En's location.

This guy was standing by the window, drinking coffee and looking at his phone, seemingly engrossed in something. Conan, however, suddenly had a brilliant idea.

The matter concerning the Cocoon Game was clearly the result of a collaboration between Chen En and his father, Kudo Yusaku.

So, it shouldn't just be Chen En who knows about the plan; Kudo Yusaku should also know about it. So why did he go to Chen En? Wouldn't it have been better to just go to his father and ask him directly?

Would his own father betray him?

Conan made up his mind, grabbed the skateboard next to him, and pushed open the door to leave.

He had just come downstairs when, under Chen En's watchful gaze, he sped off on a skateboard towards the Kudo family's house, leaving Chen En, who was standing by the window, somewhat bewildered.

What's this guy up to? What new commission did he receive?

No, the system didn't trigger any security missions either. Is it some kind of safe team-building activity for the Junior Detective Club? That's quite normal, since the Junior Detective Club already had a team-building activity that didn't trigger any missions before.

It was just a matter of investigating the Seven Mysteries at Teitan Elementary School late at night.

"Never mind, Conan knows what he's doing."

Chen En glanced down at the message sent by Suzuki Sonoko.

This was an invitation to go to the arcade, but the purpose wasn't to play the new imported arcade games, but rather to try out the latest photo booth feature.

To be fair, photo booth pictures really capture the spirit of the times.

In Chen En's previous life, photo booths, along with the now-defunct arcades, had faded from his sight. However, it wasn't entirely out of the question.

Chen En gave Suzuki Sonoko a reply on his phone.

Okay, Xiaolan and I will meet you at the GAME ON GAME arcade.

[Sender: Chen En]

After replying, Chen En put his phone away.

His gaze fell on Ran Mouri, who had finished her usual argument about domestic violence and was now searching for Conan. He twitched his lips slightly, feeling somewhat helpless about the situation.

I really don't know where Conan got his stealth ability, which is comparable to EX-level Presence Concealment.

Their incredible ability to conceal themselves is no less than that of the Assassins in the neighboring Assassin's Creed game, who can disappear into a crowd and instantly cause their pursuers to lose sight of them, even if they are dressed in a unique way.

"...Really no superpowers?"

The laboratory door was opened.

With her hair slightly disheveled and dark circles under her eyes, Ai Haibara peeked out and stared at Chen En's back for a while.

Finally, I yawned, prepared to wash up and eat, and then went to catch up on some sleep.

Since the Steel Society has been destroyed, the date for the Cocoon Game announcement has been set, and Professor Agasa has already sent over the tickets. Although she has absolutely no faith in this kind of groundbreaking artificial intelligence,

But since we're just killing time anyway, there's no harm in going to take a look.

However, the launch event for Cocoon Games is scheduled for around 8 PM, so she needs to adjust her biological clock a bit. Even if it's just to expose the fakes, she needs to be energetic.

Otherwise, it would be rather ridiculous for a highly educated researcher like her to be fooled because she was too sleepy.

"Well……"

Ai Haibara, still somewhat groggy, washed up and ate breakfast.

Then, she closed her bedroom door, lay down, and prepared to review the investigation results from the previous night before falling asleep. Inevitably, she then thought of what Chen En had said the night before.

Then, Ai Haibara suddenly opened her eyes.

Her brain told her she couldn't sleep yet, because she seemed to know who this "Noah," the expert Chen En had mentioned who could guide her in electronics, really was.

Could it be referring to the super artificial intelligence, Noah's Ark, that was mentioned at the Cocoon Games announcement event?

She was about to get up and ask Chen En for clarification, but she was just too sleepy, and in the end, the blankets sealed her back in bed, and she drifted off to sleep.

Forget it, finding Chen En later won't change anything. Let's talk about it then.

Chapter 341 End-of-Life Care

"You're asking about the Cocoon Game? Um... are you sure you want to know?"

The Kudo family home, in the main hall.

Yusaku Kudo sat on the sofa, looked up at Conan, and said solemnly,

"This matter can be described as extremely important."

Conan: ?

Crucial? What...what are you doing? Are you going to bomb the Miho City Hall too?

He vaguely remembered that the famous architect Teiji Moriya, who had been beaten up by Chen En and then apprehended on the spot by the police, seemed to have the Beika Municipal Building as one of the demolition sites. Could it be that activating Noah's Ark would cause the entire building to explode due to overload?

For example, is there a certain model of mobile phone that has a chance of exploding as long as it is turned on and charging?

"Go ahead and say it, Dad. I'm listening."

Conan said seriously,

In response, Yusaku Kudo finally spoke up.

"This is end-of-life care."

Conan: ?

Hospice care? What? You're going to die... no, is someone going to die?

Cocoon Games has become a form of end-of-life care? This thing looks like a gimmick; it can't possibly be genuine, right?

A look of "Are you kidding me?" flashed in Conan's eyes.

Upon seeing this, Yusaku Kudo explained with a smile,

"This is what Chen En told me, the true purpose of the Cocoon Game Project."

"Shinichi, you still don't believe that Cocoon Game is a real holographic stealth game, and that the Syndora Foundation has really developed a super artificial intelligence that is decades ahead of its time, right? I can tell you that it is true."

"Cocoon Game is indeed a holographic stealth game, and the super artificial intelligence Noah's Ark also exists in reality."

Yusaku Kudo sat on the sofa, paused for a moment, and then continued,

"However, the developer of Noah's Ark was not Thomas Sindora, who was known as the 'IT Emperor,' but a young electronic technology genius named Hiroki Sawada who was driven to his death by Thomas Sindora."

“Hiroki Sawada’s father was a good friend of mine and asked me to investigate Hiroki Sawada’s death. The investigation eventually led to Thomas Sindora, but Thomas Sindora did not kill Hiroki Sawada directly.”

“The existing evidence is not even enough to convict Thomas Sindora, so Chen En decided to lend a hand.”

To lend a hand? To manipulate the courtroom?

Conan's eyes revealed disapproval.

He had no doubt that with Chen En's demonstrated abilities, manipulating the courtroom would be a piece of cake, after all, there was no judge in Tokyo who wasn't afraid of being handed a knife in his room at night.

However, he did not interrupt Yusaku Kudo, because he felt that Yusaku Kudo would not agree to such a plan.

In response, Yusaku Kudo continued,

"Chen En plans to join forces with me and Hiroki Sawada's father to set a trap for Thomas Sindora."