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

Hearing Conan's question, Noah's Ark said with some regret.

"The building just experienced a power outage, and the entire monitoring system is now down."

"In just about 15 seconds, the person who killed the victim had completely disappeared from the surveillance footage. No one dressed the same way was found inside the building, so they may have changed clothes and disguised themselves."

He was actually quite surprised by this.

Is this the kind of civility expected of ordinary citizens in Beika Town?

He seems a bit unlike a normal person.

Noah's Ark thought this way because he was unaware of the extraordinary cases that had occurred in Beika Town in the past.

After leaving the Beika Municipal Building, Chen En and I played high-level games, and we didn't encounter many outrageous Beika Town superhuman citizens or criminals. Instead, we fought against super criminals from various criminal organizations.

If he had known about the roller coaster murder case that Shinichi Kudo dealt with during his last appearance, he wouldn't have had this thought anymore.

For the citizens of Beika Town.

If you dare to suggest a method of crime, they will definitely be able to carry it out.

Using any reason that is morally reprehensible or physically unacceptable is commonplace.

At that moment, Sonoko Suzuki, Ran Mouri, and the others in the coffee shop were also startled by the sudden power outage.

She subconsciously took out her phone, wanting to call Chen En.

As soon as I took out my phone, I saw that Chen En had sent me a message.

The information about this Night Knight from Beika Town was as concise as ever.

Protect yourself; a heinous murder has occurred near you.

I should be able to reach you in about three minutes.

[Sender: Chen En]

Sonoko Suzuki was stunned by this sudden information.

And at that very moment, in just ten or twenty seconds, the entire coffee shop was restored to power, and the darkness was restored to light once more.

Ran Mouri, sitting next to Sonoko Suzuki, looked at Sonoko with some confusion, as if she hadn't quite come to her senses yet.

She approached Suzuki Sonoko with some concern, intending to ask if Sonoko was feeling unwell, when she caught a glimpse of a message from Chen En on Sonoko's phone and let out a small gasp.

"Was there really a vicious murder inside the building?"

She and Chen En had known each other for so long, and Chen En had never joked about this kind of thing with her.

If this person didn't use the Batman name, he would probably have become a well-known hidden detective in Tokyo, no less famous than his father. He probably really did realize that a heinous murder had occurred in the building!

Judy Stalling, who had been observing the surroundings and wondering why the power had suddenly gone out and then come back on, looked up at Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri with a look of surprise in her eyes.

Did a heinous murder occur inside this building?

But who sent the message to Sonoko Suzuki?

She glanced around the dining table and realized that the little boy who had been sitting next to Ran Mouri had vanished without a trace, and she had no idea where he had gone.

Judy immediately had some guesses in her mind.

She regarded Sera Masumi as Shuichi Akai's younger sister.

She trusts Sera Masumi quite a bit.

However, Sera Masumi's repeated visits to Ran Mouri seem to be aimed at Conan, who often accompanies Ran. She has already figured out a bit about this.

This cool kid does seem to have some extraordinary qualities.

Could it be that Conan just ran out, discovered a heinous murder, and then sent a message to Sonoko Suzuki to warn her?

But why is it Sonoko Suzuki and not Ran Mouri?

That kid seems to be getting closer to Ran Mouri, right?

Although Judy had her suspicions, she didn't ask.

Ultimately, she was a teacher, and there was an invisible, thick barrier between her and her students.

Being a little closer is fine, but it would be inappropriate to pry into the students' private lives, at least not to the point where her relationship with Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri is close enough.

If you want to pick apples, you'll have to wait a little longer.

So Judy stood up and said, feigning surprise.

"Oh my god! That cool boy suddenly disappeared!"

“I remember he was sitting next to me before the power went out.”

"Could it be that they were scared by the sudden power outage and ran outside the restaurant?"

Upon hearing this, Sonoko Suzuki immediately put down her phone and subconsciously looked at the spot where Conan had been sitting, just like Ran Mouri.

Only then did they realize that Conan's spot was empty.

Both Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri immediately turned pale.

Conan really does like to act on his own.

People who experience sudden power outages like to wander around aimlessly.

I really don't know where they'll run off to when they're a little older.

Sonoko Suzuki put her phone back in her bag, then got up with Ran Mouri, said goodbye to Jodie, and left the cafe to find Conan.

Upon seeing this, a hint of surprise appeared in Judy's eyes.

If Conan was the one who informed Sonoko Suzuki just now.

Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri shouldn't have reacted with this surprise.

So, the person who informed Sonoko Suzuki was someone other than Conan?

I really want to know who the person who informed Sonoko Suzuki was.

While this speculation may be quite unfounded, given the close relationship between the Suzuki Foundation and Batman, it's possible that Batman is informing Sonoko Suzuki and protecting her safety.

Batman's identity is information that various intelligence organizations are eager to know.

After all, this superhero, who seems to have stepped out of the comic book world, has repeatedly demonstrated his extraordinary combat power and intelligence capabilities, and is like a supernatural being in his fight against terrorist attacks.

Any information related to Batman is quite valuable.

Thinking of this, she immediately got up and followed Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri, deliberately pretending to be a little exhausted, and said breathlessly from behind.

"Oh, girl, wait for me."

"I'll go with you guys to find that cool boy."

"I'm wearing high heels today, so it's a bit inconvenient to walk too fast."

Chapter 971 Is it possible that my reasoning skills, Shinichi Kudo, are no longer as good as Sonoko Suzuki's?

When Sonoko Suzuki and the others arrived at the scene, they saw Conan trying to squeeze in from outside the crowd, but he couldn't get in no matter what he did. The little guy's hard work made Sonoko Suzuki and the others both annoyed and amused.

She reached out and grabbed Conan by the back of his collar, lifting him up as she muttered to herself.

"Why do you always run away so fast whenever there's a heinous murder?"

"Really, no wonder you and Kudo are so close. Even when Kudo was involved in a heinous murder, he ran away so fast."

Conan: ?

Don't talk nonsense.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at Ran Mouri's expression and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that Ran Mouri did not associate him with Shinichi Kudo this time. Then he pretended to be stupid.

"Huh, that's weird."

However, Sonoko Suzuki was completely unmoved by this. She simply put him on the ground, put her hands on her hips, looked down at him, and said...

"What's so strange about you?"

"A heinous murder has occurred in this building. Who knows where the killer is? If you wander around and get caught by the killer, you're finished."

"Xiaolan and I can't be by your side all the time, it's too dangerous."

Conan: ?

Why did my tried-and-true methods fail with this woman?

Conan was at a loss for words.

However, unlike Judy, he wasn't curious about how Sonoko Suzuki learned about the horrific murder that had occurred in the building.

He guessed who that person was in zero seconds.

Who else could it be but Chen En?

This Night Knight from Beika Town was the one who actually created and controlled the surveillance system. Even he could use the surveillance system to find out about heinous murders, so Chen En was no exception.

It's likely that Noah's Ark told Chen En about what happened here, and Chen En then told Suzuki Sonoko about the heinous murder that had occurred.

"We should call the police first."

Sonoko Suzuki asked the people next to her to make way, and then walked up to the corpse. She was immediately startled by the appearance of the corpse and said subconsciously.

Why does it look like a roly-poly toy?

Her statement sounds hellish, but it is indeed true.

The deceased was a middle-aged man who was sitting cross-legged on the top railing of the escalator. His body swayed back and forth like a roly-poly toy as the escalator retracted, but he never fell down.

He was holding a briefcase with three symbols on it.

○, ×, △.

The instant I saw the x symbol in the middle.

Conan's mind went blank for a moment.

Could it be that the murderer in this case is actually Judy Stalin?