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

Koizumi Akako absentmindedly stirred her black tea with a spoon.

"The Yin-Yang technique is a hodgepodge created by copying and stitching together other techniques; it can't deal with any real masters."

"Even the so-called Kikyo Seal created by the great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei is actually just a Western six-pointed star magic circle. It can fool others, but these people even fooled themselves."

(The number one war criminal of the good guys in the Dragon Ball universe.)

(He didn't participate in any major events in the early stages, focusing instead on guarding the Orochi energy crystal. As a result, the Demon King Sword Onimaru developed rapidly and wiped out all the energy crystal guardians in one fell swoop. In the manga, he was purely a background character, appearing only in a few lines of text or a few panels.)

(Even Iron Sword, the strongest fighter on the side, didn't know about Energy Crystals; he had to rely on a passing mage to tell him their location.)

"By the way, Kaito's mother has already returned to the United States."

"Kaito asked me to thank you on his behalf, because Aoko is starting to suspect that he is Kaito Kid again, so he can't get away for the time being and has to smooth things over with Aoko first."

"By the way, let me meet that Gosho Aoyama you mentioned later."

"Whether he has anything special about him or not, I will know for myself once I see it."

As the Red Witch among the Seven Witches, she is very likely Koizumi Akako, one of the world's strongest magicians. If even she can't see what caused Aoyama Gosho's current state of inspiration, then she must be wondering what is going on.

Therefore, it's impossible for any other mysterious experts to see what's going on with Gosho Aoyama's unusual state.

Hearing this, Chen En nodded slightly and then said.

"I'll give you his address, you can go directly to him when the time comes."

“Use my business card if necessary; he’s already employed by me.”

Koizumi Akako: ?

I don't know when it started, but you seem to prefer using money to solve problems more and more.

Damn it, you're becoming less and less like the poor wretch you used to be.

Money really can corrupt a person.

Koizumi Akako felt a pang of heartache as she recalled the first time she met Chen En.

Then, she said without any politeness.

"Then could you treat me to dessert too?"

Chen En: ?

You wicked little witch, I'll...

His face darkened, and he waved his hand, saying...

"Eat however you want, unlimited refills, this place is already my property."

Koizumi Akako: ?

Big spender!

Chapter 968 The Mysterious Symbol X

Time was fast approaching, and it was almost time for school to let out in the afternoon.

In a classroom at Teitan High School.

Ran Mouri rested her chin on her hand, gazing absently out the window.

The image of Shinichi Kudo running into the darkness near Dorobiga Park and disappearing without hesitation flashed through her mind.

At that time, she felt that this separation from Shinichi Kudo meant she would probably never see him again.

Unexpectedly, things turned out exactly as they did.

Just as Ran Mouri was lost in thought, Sonoko Suzuki, who was sitting next to her, hurriedly looked up at the podium, then couldn't help but nudge Ran Mouri with her elbow and whispered something.

"Xiao Lan, look at the blackboard! The blackboard!"

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri was taken aback.

Why are we suddenly talking about this?

She subconsciously turned her head to look at Suzuki Sonoko next to her, just about to ask what had happened, when she felt as if there was a shadow in front of her. So she stiffly turned her head and looked up at the person standing in front of her table.

Oh no, I got caught daydreaming in class by the teacher.

Sonoko Suzuki, standing nearby, couldn't help but sigh and rub her forehead.

Sigh, I wonder what Xiaolan is thinking about, lost in thought like that.

The person in charge of this class was Judith Stairing, a newly hired English teacher at Teitan High School.

She used the pseudonym Judy Saint Timirion at Teitan High School. Now, with her hands on her hips, she looked at Ran Mouri with a puzzled expression, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said with a hint of teasing.

"Mouri-kun, who are you thinking about so intently?"

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri blushed.

Seeing this reaction, Judy immediately realized that Ran Mouri was probably thinking about Shinichi Kudo. She smiled, turned around and went back to the podium, and pointed to the symbol on the blackboard.

That was an X symbol.

She was talking about something related to love, and asked with a smile.

"Mori-kun, could you please tell me what this symbol represents?"

Hearing this, Ran Mouri was a little stunned and subconsciously said.

"Is this a cross? Or maybe it's an unknown variable in a function..."

The students in the classroom couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Even Sonoko Suzuki was starting to lose her composure.

This is an English class, how did you suddenly bring up the unknowns in a function from a math class?

It seems you were indeed daydreaming and not thinking about anything.

My mind is completely blank.

Upon seeing this, Judy shook her head, about to explain what the symbol meant.

But the bell rang at that moment.

Judy looked up at the loudspeaker that was broadcasting the school bell, and then said.

"In that case, let's end get out of class now. Students, pack your bags and you can go home."

She doesn't have the bad habit of going overtime.

get out of class should end when it's time to end, and school should end when it's time to leave.

She's not a real English teacher. Even if she stayed at Teitan High School, she wouldn't stay for more than half a year. She wouldn't even get a performance rating. Extending class time wouldn't do her any good. She might as well go back and check some information with James.

But before leaving, Judy said to Ran Mouri.

"Mouri, could you please tell me the meaning of this symbol before the next class?"

"Believe me, if you know this symbol, it will definitely be a great help to you. After all, girls really like this symbol, and it can make a huge difference in your interactions with others."

What and what?

Why do girls say they really like this symbol? And why does it supposedly make rapid progress in their relationships with others?

Ran Mouri knew absolutely nothing about it.

She had never used this symbol before, and in her own letters or conversations, she couldn't understand what Judy meant by saying it, but she still nodded in response.

"I...I understand."

Treat it like classwork, and check it again later.

It shouldn't be too difficult to figure out the meaning of this symbol, right?

If we ask Dad... Dad is a nationally renowned detective, he should be able to figure out what this 'x' symbol means very quickly, right?

Teitan High School has let out.

Sera Masumi and Hondo Eisuke exchanged a glance, their eyes narrowing slightly, seemingly on the verge of another big argument. However, in the end, they each went their separate ways, instead of following Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki as before.

They have more important things to do right now and don't plan to spend their time on those two girls for the time being.

I was somewhat surprised that Sera Masumi and Hondo Eisuke didn't come from Ran Mouri this time.

However, Sonoko Suzuki was happy to have an easy time.

Although she thought the two transfer students were very popular, both in appearance and personality, all sorts of conflicts would arise when they got together and walked with Xiaolan, which was really hard to handle.

She can't always be the one putting out fires, can she?

There's nothing wrong with that.

But if I keep acting as a troubleshooter, wouldn't all the time I spend going out with Xiaolan be spent mediating their relationship?

You can't play anything at all, which is really frustrating.

After leaving Teitan High School, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki went to Teitan Elementary School to pick up Conan, who had just parted ways with the Detective Boys, and then headed back to the Mouri Detective Agency.

However, as she walked, Ran couldn't help but think of the mysterious X that Jodie had mentioned to him.

So she couldn't help but look at Sonoko Suzuki next to her and asked in a low voice.

"Sonoko, what exactly does that 'X' that Ms. Judy mentioned mean?"

"I really can't guess what that 'x' means..."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko Suzuki raised an eyebrow and said with a grin.

"I can't tell you. Anyway, just ask Shinichi Kudo about it and you'll find out."

"Isn't Kudo the nationally famous high school detective? Deciphering what 'x' means should be a piece of cake for him, right? And just like Ms. Jodie said, mastering 'x' will definitely be helpful to your relationship with Kudo."

Conan, who was walking at the front, turned his head and looked at Sonoko Suzuki.

Conan: ?

What x?