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

"Although inviting you over for dinner was originally just an excuse for you and Yusaku to meet, now that you're here, it would be impolite of us not to leave right away."

Yukiko Kudo's words left no ripple in Chen En's heart.

However, Conan, who was hiding behind Yukiko Kudo but whose head was too big to be completely hidden, caught Chen En's attention.

It seemed as if she noticed Chen En's gaze falling on Conan.

Yukiko Kudo, like a loving mother, smiled and pulled Conan out from behind.

Conan suddenly became a hot topic.

However, he still couldn't resist the fact that his somewhat familiar Western-style dress was on display. He bared his teeth and hissed, trying to tell Chen En to get lost, but was then suppressed by the bloodline of Yukiko Kudo.

It burned out, leaving only lifeless ashes. (Hakkinan version)

Chen En merely glanced at Conan's appearance, then seemed to remember something, looked up at Yukiko Kudo, and asked.

"Mrs. Kudo, if I remember correctly, you were also a student at Teitan High School, weren't you?"

These words startled Yukiko Kudo.

Although she was indeed a student at Teitan High School before, why is she suddenly asking this?

Don't you think the topic has strayed a bit too far?

Seeing Yukiko Kudo's puzzled look, Chen En continued.

"Recently, strange tales have been circulating within Teitan High School."

"When you were attending Teitan High School, were there any ghost stories or similar occurrences on campus?"

These words made Kudo Yusaku look up at Chen En with great interest.

"Campus ghost stories?"

"This really surprised me. It seems to be a specialty of this country. I've never heard of any school ghost stories in the United States before, only school shootings."

Chen En: ?

Theoretically speaking, school shootings are a unique feature of the United States.

But isn't what you're saying a bit too hellish?

Yukiko Kudo touched her lips with her finger and then asked in confusion.

"This kind of thing didn't exist when I was in school."

She reached out and ruffled Conan's hair, asking with a smile.

"Shinichi, did you have this when you were in high school?"

Conan: ?

He complained without giving his own mother any face at all.

"If I knew about any ghost stories at Teitan High School, why would Chen En be asking you?"

Yukiko Kudo gave a dangerous smile, then ruffled Conan's hair roughly before answering.

"In short, I don't remember much about my high school years."

"I have no recollection of any school ghost stories. The only thing I remember is that when I was at Teitan High School, there was a selection event called the 'Teitan Princess'."

"The entire school voted together, and the person who received the most votes was the Teitan Princess of that year."

"All I remember is that Eri and I were competing for the title of Princess Teitan that year, and we ended up with a tie... I don't remember much else."

Hey, just how much do you care about that title?

Conan thought to himself.

It's just a title, what's there to care about?

Just because someone has the title of "Princess Teitan" doesn't mean they've actually become a princess.

"That is indeed a very interesting thing."

Yusaku Kudo said with a smile from the side.

"However, I remember that there were some unsuccessful votes in the voting campaign back then."

"Maybe back then, Yukiko, you were just one crucial vote away from becoming the Teitan Princess?"

Yukiko Kudo pouted.

"Who knows?"

"Well, I don't have anything to do in Tokyo anyway, so I'll dig out my high school diaries and check them carefully to see if I wrote down who abstained at that crucial moment."

"I still really want to know if I was the Teitan Princess of that year!"

It doesn't matter how things turn out.

Chen En shook his head slightly.

In his hometown, school-wide voting events like this usually involve displaying anime/manga images, funny characters, or other bizarre and grotesque things. It would be absolutely impossible for a real person to be chosen.

If Yukiko Kudo had attended high school in my hometown back then.

She probably laughed in anger when she saw Piggy Hero surpass her with an overwhelming number of votes to become the high school princess.

Chen En turned around, waved his hand, and said.

"Mr. Kudo, Mrs. Kudo, and Conan, I'll be going now."

Hearing this, Yukiko Kudo smiled and grabbed Conan's hand, waving it at Chen En, and said...

"Say goodbye to Shinichi and Chen En-nii."

Conan: ?

I work from 8 AM!

What were Conan's feelings about this?

Chen En didn't know anything about it; he just kept driving back to the Bat Cave to verify his original guess. Unexpectedly, he suddenly received a text message from someone.

Somewhat puzzled, he pulled his phone out of his pocket and looked at the caller information displayed on the screen.

This is a call from Heiji Hattori.

Ninety-nine percent perfection, a rare find.

Heiji Hattori almost never called him.

Now that I've finally managed to call him, shouldn't he answer the phone?

Even if Chen En doesn't answer the phone, he knows what Hattori Heiji is going to say.

Chen En pressed the call button.

Hattori Heiji's furious voice immediately came from the other end of the phone.

"Hey, hey, hey, you bastard!"

"What mysterious X symbol? Are you kidding me? Doesn't that mean kissing? No wonder Ye was looking at me strangely last night. What are you thinking?"

"How dare I, a renowned detective from Kansai, use such a symbol?"

In response to Hattori Heiji's angry outburst, Chen En simply said...

"I've just collected some rare photos of Shinichi Kudo, would you like them?"

Hattori Heiji:?

What photo? How come it's become so rare?

Then Hattori Heiji received a multimedia message from Chen En, and he opened the picture to take a look.

Hattori Heiji:?

Holy crap!

Dude, is Kudo really going to play these tricks now?

Did she get messed up by her own mother again?

Well, to be honest, none of these detectives and phantom thieves escaped being completely controlled by their own mothers, except for Hakuba Saguru... haha, Hakuba doesn't have a mother.

This doesn't seem like something you could tell as a hellish joke.

Hattori Heiji was initially furious, but his anger was instantly extinguished.

He paused for a moment before speaking.

"I just went to the Mouri Detective Agency, but there was no one there."

Chapter 1012 The joyful time is about to begin!

"You went to the Mori Detective Agency and didn't find a single person?"

"When did you go to the Mouri Detective Agency? Just now, how many minutes ago? Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri are currently arguing with Eri Kisaki in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's conference room, so it's normal that they're not home right now..."

Before Chen En could finish speaking, Hattori Heiji asked in confusion.

You mean they're with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department?

"No, I just went to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

"Because we needed to take statements for the case we were working on before, I went to get some. I also asked if Kogoro Mouri and the others had come to get their statements. Then the officer named Chiba told me that Kogoro Mouri had already left."

"I've already taken a taxi to the Mouri Detective Agency, how could Kogoro Mouri not be here yet?"

...Has Kogoro Mouri left the Mouri Detective Agency?

A hint of surprise appeared in Chen En's eyes.

He glanced at the traffic police patrol car ahead, then pulled the car over to the side of the road before pulling out the long string of trackers from his all-purpose belt and taking out the two he needed.

These two trackers correspond to the locators on Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri.

With these two trackers, Chen En could easily confirm their current location.