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

It's about a five-minute walk from Chen En's apartment and the Mouri Detective Agency.

We haven't even entered that quiet residential street yet; we're still within the commercial street area. Normally, the foot traffic on the commercial street shouldn't have declined to this extent, which is quite strange.

In response, Chen En simply stroked his chin and said seriously,

"Perhaps it is because the Grim Reaper of Beika Town has arrived in his loyal Beika Town today."

"So much so that many citizens of Beika Town are terrified at the mere mention of his name, leaving their homes in an attempt to escape the aura of death that haunts Beika Town... Hmm, I think that's the only reasonable explanation."

Conan: ?

Why are you trying to slander me again, all in a roundabout way?

Who are you calling the Grim Reaper? Who are you calling the Grim Reaper?! As the saying goes, detectives are drawn to cases, so it's not that the detective's appearance caused the incident, but rather that the incident attracted the detective!

Thinking of this, Conan immediately stared disapprovingly at the back of Chen En's head.

The inherently evil old bat ghost constantly slanders his luck.

Does this mean Chen En gets paid for defaming him? Does he think my Spinosaurus form is weak and my breath attack is ineffective? Don't let me catch you in a case where you're the only one present, or I'll start badmouthing your luck!

"I don't think so, right? Dad's luck and reputation aren't that bad, are they?"

Ran Mouri blinked, and said with some confusion,

Hearing this, Chen En glanced at Ran Mouri, then turned to look at Conan, whose expression remained unchanged, before turning his head back, pondering for a moment, and replying.

"Hard to say."

Ran Mouri: ?

Without saying much, Chen En simply put his hands in his pockets, recalling what had happened earlier.

Sonoko had originally planned to spend another day with him, but it seems that because tonight's Cocoon game announcement event could be considered a social gathering of celebrities from all walks of life, she was called back to choose clothes and meet people.

Although Sonoko might not care at all, it's not really appropriate to wear casual clothes to such a formal occasion.

After all, not everyone is like Chen En, who can simply wear a tie and carry a coffee cup to high-society events and make everyone think that he was always there, without any other negative impressions.

The Cocoon Games press conference tonight should proceed without any major issues, but he still contacted Yusaku Kudo before getting out of the car, inviting Tadahiro Mura to visit Kudo's house. He said he would come over later.

Regardless of anything else, human life and safety should be the top priority.

Although he felt that tonight's events were likely to go perfectly, he was always prepared for the worst. The mistake that Shuichi Akai had made earlier almost ruined the entire plan, so he had to be on guard against some unexpected situations.

Chen En remembers clearly that this world is similar to, but not entirely the same as, the works he recalls.

If you make plans entirely based on what you remember, sooner or later it will collapse like the previous plan to rescue Miyano Akemi and Miyano Shiho, due to deviations from the original work, resulting in the deaths of people who shouldn't have died.

He occasionally answered a few questions about Ran and Conan, and the short five-minute journey passed quickly.

Upon arriving at the apartment building entrance, Chen En paused briefly, then turned to Ran Mouri and said...

"Miss Mori, I'll be going now. See you next time."

Hearing this, Ran Mouri nodded and said politely,

"Yes, Mr. Chen En, see you next time."

Then she turned her gaze to Conan, who hesitated for a moment before reluctantly saying...

"See you next time, Brother Chen En."

When it comes to their childhood friends, almost all high school detectives in the world of Detective Conan are completely smitten.

Even Shinichi Kudo, known as the "Holmes of the Heisei Era," was no exception. Although he clearly didn't want to talk to Chen En about this, he still reluctantly and politely did so with Ran Mouri around.

Chen En simply smiled at this and turned to go upstairs.

Ran Mouri led Conan towards the inner staircase.

She took her key out of her bag, opened the door to the living room on the third floor of the Mouri Detective Agency, and prepared to tidy up a bit before starting to cook, although lunch was definitely out of the question—they had already eaten near the station.

But we still need to prepare dinner. Although we can go to Poirot Cafe, it's better to cook it ourselves.

Conan yawned as he sat down next to the TV.

He was about to turn on the TV to watch the latest programs when the phone rang. Somewhat puzzled, he took his phone out of his pocket and pressed the answer button.

"procession?"

Chen En asked,

"Would you like me to make you a flag?"

Chapter 387 Okay, I'll go!

"What flag? Why did you think of that?"

Ai Haibara, carrying her small bag, blinked, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

She had no idea what had happened to Chen En during his trip to Nagano Prefecture to accompany his girlfriend on astronomical observations, let alone that he would connect it to this. She could only sigh and say...

"It's a cosplay parade at the anime convention, didn't you know?"

A cosplay parade at a comic convention?

A hint of doubt appeared in Chen En's eyes.

Although it's true that he went to the comic convention with Sonoko Suzuki yesterday, he really doesn't know anything about this. Is there some new information that he doesn't know?

Seeing Chen En's unusually puzzled look, for some reason, Ai Haibara's mood improved slightly.

She explained in a low voice.

"Because yesterday's anime convention was a huge success, before the convention ended, the organizers said they wanted to organize a group of cosplayers to parade and promote otaku culture the next day, and they reported this to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. This was reported on the news last night..."

Ai Haibara suddenly realized something as she spoke.

This is local news from Tokyo. Nagano Prefecture is located in the area between the Kanto and Kansai regions.

I'm afraid they won't be broadcasting local news from Tokyo. Even if they did, given the time Chen En arrived in Nagano Prefecture and returned from stargazing, he probably wouldn't be able to see that kind of news.

Therefore, Ai Haibara coughed lightly, as if to cover something up, before speaking.

"Anyway, I didn't go to the comic convention yesterday because I didn't think it was interesting."

"However, after seeing the news last night about the large and varied Batman cosplay teams that were organizing the publicity parade, I felt it was necessary to go and take a look."

"Furthermore, Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys have already made arrangements to meet there at 2 PM. Mitsuhiko will bring a video camera for filming, and the Detective Boys will all go to see the cosplay parade in person."

Ai Haibara, having said this, looked up and asked matter-of-factly,

So, aren't you coming along?

Chen En: ?

Am I a member of the Junior Detective League? Why am I included?

Just as Batman is an indispensable member of the Teen Titans, I am also an indispensable member of the Detective Boys, right? It's a pity that I don't have any thoughts about being an unofficial member of the Detective Boys yet.

He reached out and ruffled Ai Haibara's hair, sighing with emotion.

"In that case, I won't keep you any longer. I have other things to do later. You guys go and have fun."

"By the way, are you coming back for dinner tonight? If not, I'll just grab a bite at Poirot's Cafe. Cooking isn't difficult, but cleaning up the dishes is a real hassle."

Ai Haibara: ?

Is there anything else important you need to do?

Ai Haibara was somewhat puzzled.

She had gone to bed early last night to prepare for today's operation, abandoning her usual underworld routine, but when she woke up this morning, she still checked what had happened in Tokyo last night.

Nothing happened in Tokyo last night; it was an unusually quiet night.

In this situation, if Chen En still has something to do, then she thinks it can only be that Chen En has obtained information from somewhere and is preparing to solve the problem in advance.

Just like the criminals that Chen En dealt with before they even started their operations, such as Moriya Teiji and Urashi Seiran.

"Well then, good luck."

Ai Haibara said this.

She didn't intend to press for details, even though Chen En would most likely answer her if she asked. But some things, since Chen En hadn't said, weren't worth asking.

Digging into the details serves no purpose other than satisfying one's own curiosity; there's no need to do so.

Ai Haibara walked past Chen En and down the stairs.

Hearing the footsteps behind him gradually descending, Chen En closed the apartment door behind him, then sat down in front of his computer, which he had kept on all the time, and first reached out to touch the outside of the computer screen.

It's really hot. It's definitely best not to use consumer computers this way these days.

However, that wasn't something Chen En cared about.

He had already backed up the data on the computer. At worst, if the computer was completely destroyed, he would just buy a new one, transfer the data and the secret door into it, and it would still work the same way.

I haven't used the five-minute Oracle buff for today.

Chen En did not intend to use the five-minute divine state for his daily data collection work during the day, because he wanted to save this opportunity for tonight in case he was powerless to deal with the special situation of having to fight against a super artificial intelligence.

He simply activated the backdoors he had planted within various intelligence organizations and used these backdoors as springboards to briefly and quickly access the relevant databases of each organization.

And the facts show that Ai Haibara was not lying.

Nothing happened last night. Whether it was the FBI, CIA, Japanese Public Security Bureau, or Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, their databases all showed that yesterday was a rare safe day in Gotham, and no serious incidents were found.

Of course, this is most likely just a coincidence.

Chen En dared to say with certainty,

All the major intelligence and espionage organizations are now secretly plotting and preparing to assassinate him, the representative figure of Tokyo's superhero world, or trying to organize a massive attack to change the landscape of Tokyo.

However, he was not afraid; he simply dealt with whatever came his way.

"Let's start by going to meet with Tadaaki Murakami."

Chen En thought to himself quietly.