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

However, Conan's way of addressing her attracted the attention of Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki. The two subconsciously turned to look at Conan, and Conan realized that there was something wrong with how he addressed her. He quickly scratched his head and pretended to be stupid.

"Hattori-nii, what are you doing here?"

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji, with a mischievous smile, reached out and ruffled Conan's hair roughly, saying with a grin.

"Of course I'm worried about your safety."

“Silly little brother, I know you’re born with a knack for attracting trouble.”

Conan: ?

You little rascal, you'll climb any higher you want just because you're given a bamboo pole.

Am I bad at football? Believe me or not, I'll give you a super-powered football!

The Grim Reaper Elementary School student's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

However, at this moment, he reached out and tugged at Chen En's sleeve, then said seriously.

“Brother Chen En, I think I saw someone making a phone call to him earlier.”

"She was just in the coffee shop, and she might be among the onlookers right now."

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, and others also recalled the event.

However, before the two of them could describe the person's specific appearance, they saw Chen En suddenly look up and gaze in a certain direction from the crowd of onlookers.

When the ordinary citizens of Beika Town saw Chen En looking up at them, they wisely parted to make way for him.

Only Lai Shengfan, whose business skills were still somewhat lacking, was left behind, unable to escape in time.

He glanced around, finally confirming that Chen En was looking at him, then gave an awkward smile and said with a forced laugh.

"I... I said I'm just a passerby, would you believe me?"

Before he could finish speaking, Fan Jiu was grabbed by the collar by Chen En and instantly refined.

Just a dozen seconds later, Lai Sheng Fan Jiu somewhat awkwardly revealed his relationship with the deceased.

"I am the head of the planning and development department of the business company in this building, Kisei Beom-gu."

"The deceased was Katsunori Nakajo, the president of the investigation agency I commissioned. My commission to him was to investigate the company's internal finances and find out who was embezzling company funds."

"We had originally agreed to meet at a coffee shop."

"But Nakahashi is a scoundrel who doesn't know any martial ethics. He suddenly raised the price, so I had to raise it to four times the original price before he agreed to meet me. But I never expected that as soon as I left the coffee shop, he would be stabbed to death."

"Not only was he stabbed to death, but it seems that the documents he was holding were also taken away by someone else."

"I don't know anything else, but I think the person he was investigating must have noticed something was wrong, which is why he killed Nakajo Katsunori to silence him. Although I don't know who the person who embezzled the funds was..."

“But I have a list of suspects that Katsunori Nakajo gave me before.”

"Perhaps you can find some connections from this."

Oh, a new list?

Chen En's eyes narrowed slightly.

Shouldn't we expedite this process?

Chapter 973 Sony wields immense power and is guilty of heinous crimes!

"This list, although it may include criminal suspects, is just too long."

"There are 58 people on this list, and as many as 31 of them don't have alibis. Are we going to interrogate them all... no, take them all back and question them all?"

Inspector Megure looked at the urgent list provided by Kisei Norihisa and couldn't help but put on a mask of pain.

If that's really the case.

Does that mean he'll have to work overtime again tonight?

He had finally managed to enjoy a day without having to work overtime.

While Inspector Megure was still feeling sentimental.

Chen En glanced at the list and memorized it all, then turned to ask Suzuki Sonoko.

"Sonoko, let me ask you something."

"Is there any connection between you and that person named Suzuki Tsubasa on the expedited list?"

Sonoko Suzuki: ?

Tsubasa Suzuki? Never heard of him.

She shook her head and answered immediately.

"I'm not the only person with the surname Suzuki."

"How could having the same surname mean there's a connection?"

"But I think if the surname is Suzuki, then the person is definitely not the murderer, because there are no bad people with the surname Suzuki!"

Hard to say.

Chen En thought to himself.

However, his emotional intelligence isn't so low that he would say those words directly.

His gaze then fell on the three symbols drawn on the folder's cover.

When he first saw those three symbols, they looked familiar, and his first thought was of a game controller. But before he could say it, Judith Sterling beat him to it.

He then investigated whether anyone on the list was skilled in communication or gaming technology.

The result was also negative.

Everyone on the company's list has a liberal arts background; they're just cheap labor.

I couldn't find anyone who was skilled in communication technology or gaming technology.

but……

Chen En's gaze then fell on the steps of the escalator.

He glanced at it and noticed that the position of the three symbols on the folder was a bit off. They were written too big, and there was an extra half of a bloodstain stroke in front of them, which meant that half of the symbol was drawn on the elevator steps.

However, it should have been worn down by the constant movement of the elevator.

In that case, special chemical reagents would be needed to bring out the bloodstains.

He had just brought up the idea and asked Takagi Wataru to find the forensic department to prepare the corresponding chemical reagents when he saw Mouri Ran suddenly approach him, which made him a little puzzled.

Chen En and Ran Mouri's relationship is not bad.

When he first transmigrated to this world, Ran Mouri was still considered his student in cooking.

Although he hadn't received any culinary instruction from Ran Mouri since moving from across the street from the Mouri Detective Agency to the Chen En Manor, he was somewhat rusty with cooking.

But if we meet every now and then, how estranged can we get?

But it was precisely because of this that Chen Encai didn't know what Ran Mouri wanted from him.

Are you asking about Shinichi Kudo's current location?

Just as he was pondering this, Ran Mouri glanced cautiously to the left and right, then asked in a low voice.

“Mr. Chen En, I know you are a great detective just like my father.”

Do you know what 'x' means?

Chen En: ?

What is x?

A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.

Conan and Heiji Hattori, who had also thought of the luminol reagent like Chen En, approached at this moment, ready to discuss with Chen En where to start their investigation, when they overheard Ran Mouri's words.

Conan suddenly remembered that he had indeed intended to ask Chen En what exactly "x" meant.

However, due to the occurrence of a heinous murder, this matter was temporarily put aside.

Unexpectedly, Ran Mouri, who was eager to learn, went to ask Chen En first.

Hattori Heiji, standing nearby, looked completely puzzled.

X? What X?

Is it something related to the 'x' in the symbol in this case?

The trio of detectives, all with extremely low emotional intelligence, simultaneously looked up at Ran Mouri, waiting for her to continue. Ran was startled by the sudden increase in the number of detectives, but after a moment's hesitation, she added some more clues.

"It's a symbol that Ms. Judy mentioned in class."

"I was distracted in class and didn't hear clearly what Ms. Judy meant by the 'x' symbol. Ms. Judy told me that she hoped I would tell her the meaning of the symbol before the next class."

"Moreover, Ms. Judy told me that mastering this symbol is only beneficial for girls, and not harmful at all."

"Sonoko also told me that if I use this symbol when I talk to Shinichi, my relationship with Shinichi will take another step forward... but I have no idea what this symbol means."

"Heiji, Mr. Chen En, and Conan, do you know them?"

What is that? It sounds so complicated!

A variety of thoughts immediately surfaced in Hattori Heiji's mind.

However, being slightly more emotionally intelligent than Conan, he knew that none of the answers Conan was correct.

After all, X-rays and the number of divorces can't possibly mean the symbol 'x', right?

However, at that very moment, Chen En took a sip of coffee and calmly said...

"Could it be that this is the intention of a criminal suspect?"

"I remember there's a mystery novel by Keigo Higashino called The Devotion of Suspect X. It's about a math genius who helps a mother and daughter cover up a murder and engages in a top-notch battle of wits with the police."

"If it refers to that mystery novel."

"Shinichi Kudo really likes mystery novels. Bringing this up in your conversations with him will definitely benefit your relationship. After all, having similar interests is one way to foster a connection."