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

"So, we'll probably officially leave after the shop manager's nephew comes to take over the dessert shop. Today is the last day of the dessert shop's operation."

That's not entirely true.

Chen En said.

“I’ve looked at it. Even in this location, with the current customer traffic of the dessert shop, it’s still profitable. You don’t want to leave here, do you?”

He looked at the remaining two pastry chefs.

Maeda Tsuyoshi and Morimoto Tomomi exchanged a glance.

Although the store manager wasn't very nice to them, they had been there for more than three years and had indeed developed feelings for the place.

Therefore, the two pastry chefs nodded.

"Then please give me the store manager's nephew's phone number. I'll take care of the rest."

Chen En said this.

Tsuyoshi Maeda and Tomomi Morimoto: ?

what are you going to do?

You're not planning to get rid of the store manager's nephew, are you? No way!

"Oh dear, oh dear."

"It seems that as the future heir to the Suzuki Group, you have access to more resources than I imagined."

Chima Kazuyo said with a smile.

She knew what Chen En was planning to do; he was probably going to buy the dessert shop outright.

For the Suzuki Group, a dessert shop is nothing, but Chen En is not yet the heir to the Suzuki Group.

The fact that they can mobilize such a large cash flow shows that the head of the Suzuki Group values ​​Chen En highly.

"Then you won't have to worry about it."

"Sonoko, why don't you take the cake and sit with Ai for a while? I still have something to talk to this old lady about."

Chen En said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt appeared in Sonoko Suzuki's eyes.

Since it was clearly the first time Chen En and this armchair detective were meeting, what secrets could they possibly have to share?

However, trusting her boyfriend, Sonoko Suzuki didn't ask any more questions and simply went out.

Suddenly, only Chen En and Senjō Kōdai remained in the small counter area.

Chen En said.

Do you know?

“If I were you, I wouldn’t investigate and deduce where Sonoko would go next, then go to that place to wait for people, or even jump out and show off my own house.”

Just like Inspector Megure's surprise when he saw Kazuyo Chima in the confectionery shop.

An elderly woman, who didn't seem like the type to shop at a dessert shop, was probably too unhealthy for the cakes there.

The reason she's here is quite simple.

They probably came for Sonoko Suzuki, or perhaps for him.

In fact, it wasn't difficult to find out that Sonoko Suzuki would come to the Aikochi confectionery shop.

Just pay attention to Sonoko's habit of going to places with discounts, plus the fact that she likes desserts.

You can basically lock in this store directly.

"Oh my god, that's scary."

"Grandma, I just came to see what the little-known guardian among the four guardians looks like."

"No need to make such a fuss."

"The fact that I'm standing right in front of you now proves that I have no ill intentions towards you, doesn't it?"

As the saying goes, it's easy to block a spear, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow.

Chima Kazuyo said with a smile.

It's easy to defend against a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark.

This proverb might work if applied to other people, but it absolutely won't work on Chen En.

Even if others don't know that Chen En is Batman, they still know that Chen En once saved Suzuki Sonoko by reacting to a sniper rifle bullet after the Cocoon Games press conference.

Are you sure you can ambush a man who can react to sniper rifle bullets?

"Is that Hakuba Saguru?"

"His relationship with you seems unusual; he has mentioned your existence to me many times."

Chen En asked.

He didn't explain why he spoke of Hakuba Saguru, because he knew that Senma Kōdai understood what he was trying to say.

In response, Senma Kōdai said.

"I am the tea ceremony teacher of White Horse Detective."

"He had received some help from me in his deductions before, so after learning that I was interested in Kaito Kid, he invited me to guard the Kirin Horn and learn more about Kaito Kid."

Is there anything strange about it?

There's actually such a relationship between Hakuba Saguru and Senma Kazuyo?

Chen En squinted.

Such information is not recorded online, and even if he had investigated Hakuba Saguru beforehand, he would not have been able to find this information.

But... never mind.

The weakness of Senma Kōdai lies in the Twilight Villa itself.

Because the Twilight Villa holds a secret that his father could not unravel even at the cost of his life, Chima Kazuyo is determined to uncover the secret of the Twilight Villa no matter what.

And Chen En happened to know this secret.

Since there are countermeasures in place, then Senma Fuyuki, the armchair detective, is not a threat.

Chapter 590 Ai Haibara: What? I'm involved too?

"Hey, has another serious incident occurred?"

Ai Haibara sat in her original spot, resting her chin on her hand, watching the people coming and going in the dessert shop, and said softly.

Koizumi Akako: ?

Koizumi Akako, sitting at the next table, blinked, a hint of doubt in her eyes, and quietly asked herself.

Why use the word "又"?

Does this mean that heinous murders frequently occur around Chen En, to the point that even Ai Haibara has become accustomed to it?

Indeed, Batman is a deeply sinful man.

"Ai, I'm back."

Sonoko Suzuki placed two trays of cakes on the table, then sat down. Seeing that Chen En hadn't followed her back, Ai Haibara said...

"Sister Sonoko".

Sonoko Suzuki looked up, somewhat puzzled.

"What's wrong, Ai?"

Ai Haibara asked seriously.

"Did you finally feed Batman cake until he died? Did he have any last words?"

Sonoko Suzuki: ?

How can someone so young have such a sharp tongue?

I'm not Marie Antoinette of France, how could I possibly stuff someone to death with cake?

Sonoko Suzuki shook her head in reply.

"how is this possible?"

"Arn just ran into another famous detective at the dessert shop and is talking to him."

Another famous detective?

A hint of doubt appeared in Ai Haibara's eyes. She didn't remember Kogoro Mouri or Saguru Hakuba going in just now. Could there be other famous detectives?

Is it Hattori Heiji from Osaka Prefecture?

Sonoko Suzuki seemed to see the confusion in Ai Haibara's eyes before explaining.

"It's an old lady."

"She's known as the armchair detective, her name is Chima Kazuyo, and she's said to be a very skilled detective."

An armchair detective? Senma Kazuyo?

Ai Haibara touched her chin.

She felt that the surname sounded familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

A thousand houses descended to the next generation? A thousand houses?

Could he be a descendant of the deceased archaeologist or linguist?

She seemed to have come across related records when she was idly flipping through documents before.

"Ah, Arne is back."

Sonoko Suzuki turned her head to look.