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

Ai Haibara whispered from the side.

"You can't be a high school student forever, or a detective who works out of love forever, right? No matter what job you do or what you do in the future, you will inevitably come into contact with these polite words and eventually become a boring adult."

Hearing this, Conan glanced at Ai Haibara and asked,

"how about you?"

Ai Haibara paused for a moment before replying.

“I’m different. There’s no competition, performance, or room for promotion in my lab, so there’s no need for formalities.”

"When you're my age, you'll understand why I'm saying this."

Aren't you only one year older than me?

Conan wore a speechless expression.

He turned his head to look in Chen En's direction, but after a quick glance, he saw that Chen En had already arrived near Suzuki Sonoko and was chatting. Between boredom and wanting to be a third wheel...

Conan finally decided to be patient a little longer.

After Thomas Sindora finished his speech, the public experience of the Cocoon game officially began. He wanted to see if this dark horse that could change the gaming industry was as amazing as it was touted to be.

"The polite words between adults are so boring."

Sonoko Suzuki muttered something.

The aura of a serene beauty vanished the moment she opened her mouth to speak. However, this was the most common form of Sonoko Suzuki, which made her feel familiar and at ease.

She was referring, of course, to the conversation between Suzuki Jirokichi and Thomas Sindora.

As is well known, Jirokichi Suzuki is a collector.

He had experienced everything and collected everything, from gems and paintings to all sorts of other odds and ends. He was actually quite interested in supercomputers, something he had never encountered before.

Now, Jirokichi Suzuki and Thomas Sindora are exchanging pleasantries there, and the reason for this, ultimately...

Jirokichi Suzuki wanted the Sindora Foundation to help him get a supercomputer for his collection, even a downgraded version, without blueprints, and it was all handled by the Sindora Foundation, since he only intended to collect it.

Supercomputers are indeed very useful, but the problem is that Suzukis can't use them at home and they can only be collected and left to gather dust.

However, Thomas Sindora clearly had no intention of doing so.

Noah's Ark and the Cocoon game are the core projects of the Sindora Foundation, and the supercomputer is the foundation of these core projects. If the foundation is leaked, the Sindora Foundation's projects will be completely ruined.

Thomas Sindora, as one of the world's most successful IT businessmen, would naturally not allow such a thing to happen.

"By the way, Arn, are you really not planning on sightseeing?"

Sonoko Suzuki asked with some curiosity,

Hearing this, Chen En shook his head slightly and simply said,

"The time is not yet ripe."

The time is not yet right?

Sonoko Suzuki blinked, tilted her head, and looked quite puzzled.

She didn't understand why Chen En would say such a thing instead of directly expressing his refusal or agreement. Wasn't the Cocoon Game not allowed to be joined midway once it started? Did Chen En want to join the Cocoon Game midway after it had already started?

Without dwelling on the issue too much, Sonoko Suzuki then said with a grin,

"Ah-en, your uncle said he hopes you can come and help deal with Phantom Thief Kid."

"He said that you were able to achieve different results by manipulating those American-style equipment that he thought were useless in the headquarters building, and that he thought that the reason why he was useless against Kaito Kid was because the operator was not good enough."

"So, this time I plan to ask you to use these tools to deal with Phantom Thief Kid."

Chen En: ?

Using this gear to fight the Riddler? That's practically free kill!

Is it possible that the problem isn't with the person controlling this equipment, but simply that the Riddler and the Scarlet Witch are too outrageous, so this equipment simply can't keep up with their pace?

Chen En rubbed his forehead and asked,

"I understand. Besides that, is that all the American equipment you have?"

Upon hearing this, Sonoko Suzuki replied with a smile.

"Of course not, there's also Makoto Kyogoku, who fought you last time, as the final line of defense."

"I heard that the young master with the 400-win streak in kicking has been concentrating on recovering from his injuries and preparing for his next match against Kaito Kid, after being able to fight him."

Chen En: ?

Wasn't the riddle solver doomed?

Chapter 400 The Plan Proceeds Smoothly

Numerous guests moved about the hall, chatting with other unfamiliar people, turning the press conference into a social gathering.

Thomas Sindora, who was in charge of the Cocoon Games announcement, remained calm. He waited for the celebrities to finish their rounds and for the social gathering to have served its purpose before moving on to the next stage.

During this time, Chen En noticed that Cun Zhongbin had already appeared among the guests.

He had just stopped the two kids from kicking the soccer ball around and warned them not to play soccer in the banquet hall, then started chatting with Yusaku Kudo, who had just arrived at the scene.

So, according to the plan, the next step was for Cun Zhongbin to lure the snake out of its hole.

Chen En's gaze swept over Cun Zhongbin.

Based on his experience, he could determine whether Cun Zhongbin had hidden anything with just a glance. In fact, if this place weren't so unsuitable, he could have simply pulled out the tracker and checked its location to find out.

After noticing that there was indeed something hidden on Murakami Tadahiro's person, he nodded slightly.

Regardless of what happens next, at least Mura Tadahiro won't die; this incident at least provides a safety net. After talking with Mura Tadahiro, Kudo Yusaku approached.

The world-renowned mystery novelist greeted Sonoko Suzuki, then whispered something as he passed Chen En.

"Mura Tadahiro is ready."

It seems that Tadaaki Murakami did indeed do as he had previously instructed.

Chen En nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

This doesn't mean that Tadaaki Mura has prepared a plan to lure the snake out and take down Thomas Sindora, but rather that he has prepared the other necessary conditions for the "end-of-life care" plan.

He knew that both Tadaaki Murakami and Yusaku Kudo believed that the necessary condition was merely an emergency measure.

However, Chen En dared to say that neither Kudo Yusaku nor Mura Tadahira guessed what Chen En's purpose was in having Mura Tadahira prepare that necessary condition. Apart from him and Noah's Ark, no one else would know.

Well, Noah's Ark wasn't made by a person, so no one else would know about it.

"Thomas, I have something to talk to you about."

Village Chief has already approached Thomas Cindora.

He was talking intently to Thomas Sindora, and then, without looking back, he walked backstage. Thomas Sindora, meanwhile, had a gloomy face and his hands quietly clenched into fists.

This indicates that Thomas Sindora has been angered by Tadaaki Mura and is likely to take action against him.

The plan to lure the snake out of its hole should proceed as expected.

"Sonoko, you'll get the test qualification badge for Cocoon Games later, right?"

"I remember you kept some of the extra test qualification badges to give to the Junior Detective League. Have you ever considered entering the Cocoon Game yourself while wearing a test qualification badge?"

Chen En's attention was mostly focused on Thomas Cindy, but then he turned to Sonoko Suzuki and asked,

To this topic, Sonoko Suzuki answered with a perfectly reasonable tone.

"I'm not interested in these games, especially detective and mystery games."

"I've found it troublesome enough just listening to Shinichi Kudo's deductions in my ear since I was a child, let alone having to deduce things myself, and even have to cooperate or compete with other players. What's the point of that?"

After saying that, Sonoko Suzuki muttered to herself.

"Besides, I'm not sleepy at all, and I can't even become the [Teitan's Queen of Deduction]."

Teitan's Queen of Deduction is like Sleeping Kogoro, a title Conan earned after Sonoko Suzuki was drugged and rendered unconscious by Conan's tranquilizer dart, and Conan solved a case using Sonoko's voice.

Sonoko Suzuki felt that only at that time did she possess truly outstanding reasoning abilities.

Unable to fall asleep at all and unable to enter that legendary deduction mode, Sonoko Suzuki naturally had no interest in participating in this Cocoon Game, adding that...

"I'll just give my medal to Xiaolan later. Besides, A'en, you don't play, so what's the point of me playing?"

Chen En did not answer.

That was indeed the case. From this perspective, he really had no right to persuade Sonoko Suzuki to try the cocoon game. He hesitated only briefly before preparing to change the subject.

At that moment, a figure made a dazzling entrance onto the stage.

Thomas Sindora is already on stage.

He picked up the microphone and began to promote the greatness and revolutionary nature of the Cocoon Game to everyone, saying that this Cocoon Game would definitely give a big surprise to everyone who does not believe in the existence of artificial intelligence.

"Everyone, please let me explain the situation."

Thomas Sindora delivered the usual, tired-to-hear phrases and opening remarks, while staff from the Cocoon Games launch event began to appear on site, distributing test qualification badges to players.

Sonoko Suzuki was already used to this.

She took a player test qualification badge when the staff member approached her, and then tossed it to Ran Mouri, completely unaware of what was happening around her.

Just as Suzuki Sonoko turned around, about to say something to Chen En,

Chen En had vanished without a trace behind her at some point, leaving Suzuki Sonoko quite helpless. She could only hold the juice beside her with both hands and mutter to herself,

"Honestly, why do people always disappear as soon as I turn my head?"

"Who exactly did Arn learn her stealth skills from?"

Conan noticed Chen En's sudden disappearance.

He turned thoughtfully to Thomas Sindora, who was giving a promotional speech and even had Yusaku Kudo come on stage to explain the script. He knew that Sindora would probably soon announce the official start of the game and then leave the hall.