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

The figure that was originally standing in the middle of the alley began to gradually blur, both within the surveillance system and in the line of sight of Conan and Ai Haibara.

The intense visual impact immediately shocked both Conan and Ai Haibara.

Even though the person was standing right there, their presence was diminishing in their minds. If they didn't act soon, the person might disappear from their perception.

As expected, the magician who truly possessed the ability to diminish one's presence was not Kazuya Nakaoka...

Otherwise, given that Kazumasa Nakaoka was arrested by the Japanese Public Security Bureau, it would be impossible for anyone else to possess a magical item that would reduce their own visibility!

Conan had already prepared for the arrest operation before entering the alley.

Seeing that this person seemed to be preparing to use a magic item to reduce his presence and escape immediately, he switched the audio on his headphones without thinking and whispered into Ai Haibara's headphones.

"Haibara, let's do it together."

"Don't let this guy get away!"

Ai Haibara seemed to still have some reservations.

However, in the instant that the flying rope sliced ​​through the air, wrapped around the person's ankle, and caused him to lose his balance and fall to the ground, she also threw out two other flying ropes without thinking, wrapping them around the person's wrists and waist, and tying one end to a nearby pillar.

This was already confirmed during Chen En's previous examination of the body.

The corpse's face possessed some kind of fragile disguise mask, or perhaps even some kind of magical medium.

Therefore, if you want to capture a corpse, you cannot give the corpse any chance to damage its face mask, and you cannot let it fall face down on the ground, otherwise the capture operation will be meaningless.

The bound corpse, however, showed no expression whatsoever.

No, or rather, the corpse itself had no expression, but a certain look in its eyes suggested that everything was within his expectations.

He knew that Batman might be Chen En.

But regardless of whether Batman is Chen En or not, and whether he has left Tokyo, it is impossible that he did not leave any backup plans in Tokyo. He must have arranged people to monitor the area near the train station.

He already knew that Batman had some assistants before that.

The fact that the grappling hook is being thrown from two different directions means that Batman has at least two assistants. If they use the nearby surveillance system and their trusted confidants to keep watch, they can record everyone who enters or leaves the alley during this time period.

In this way, the true identity of Batman's sidekick is practically an open secret.

People like him never consider the consequences of their actions.

Those official intelligence agencies investigating Batman or his assistants would probably have to consider the implications and their identities, but he always kills everyone who is suspected.

As the saying goes, it's better to kill a thousand innocent people than to let one guilty person go free.

His revenge mission back in Tokyo has only just begun.

The corpse appeared to be immobilized and unable to move.

Conan then prepared to directly remove the mask and take it back to Koizumi Akako to see, or to have Noah's Ark and Professor Agasa examine it to find out what material it was made of and what kind of magic it was imbued with.

However, at that very moment, the voice of Noah's Ark rang in Conan's ears.

Conan froze in his tracks.

A look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

The next moment, he pulled out several flashbang smoke grenades from his all-purpose belt and threw them forward, instantly enveloping the entire alley in smoke.

Chapter 1131 Arrest and Counter-Arrest

Did they actually throw a flashbang smoke grenade at this moment?

This action, which was not mentioned in the plan and had no warning, surprised Ai Haibara. If she hadn't reacted quickly enough, the flashbang smoke grenade might have hit her allies.

Even so, she still felt as if there was a slight white light in front of her.

She subconsciously rubbed her eyes under the special sunglasses with her fingers before pressing the button on the sunglasses to activate the thermal imaging function and look at Conan and the corpse moving in the smoke.

At that moment, Conan had already gone to the restrained corpse.

According to the original plan, Conan should have taken the body back to the Bat Cave for research, but is the current situation a preparation to remove the mask from the body?

Why use smoke grenades? It's unnecessary.

A hint of surprise appeared in Ai Haibara's eyes.

But she knew that although Conan usually seemed unreliable, he had become more sensible and less impulsive after being repeatedly ambushed.

There must be a deeper meaning behind his doing this.

Therefore, Ai Haibara simply remained silent and acted as a lookout for Conan.

She chose to trust Conan and let him finish his work.

Without hesitation, Conan reached for the corpse's mask, intending to peel it off completely. However, just as his hand was about to touch the mask, a faint light burst forth from inside.

A look of astonishment flashed in his eyes, and he instinctively took a step back.

The mask, which was partially obscured by smoke, emitted a bright light through the thermal imaging glasses, and countless cracks spread across its surface.

The next instant, the mask on the corpse suddenly exploded on its own, bursting out in white light.

This sudden turn of events left both Conan and Ai Haibara somewhat taken aback.

Could someone have planted a miniature bomb inside that mask?

It can actually be remotely controlled to explode on its own?

Its power is so great that it's only enough to destroy the mask...

Why would the mastermind behind this build and use such a powerful bomb?

Wouldn't it be better to just use a bomb that can blow someone's head off in one blow?

The wind from the explosion gently dispersed the surrounding smoke.

Conan pulled Ai Haibara back into the smoke.

With a calm expression, he led Ai Haibara toward another hidden exit in the alley. At the same time, the henchmen of the mastermind who were lying in wait outside the alley also received information about the mastermind.

"Shouldn't they be coming out by now?"

A hint of doubt appeared in the subordinate's eyes.

Strangely enough, after the boss entered that alley, no one else followed. He even began to wonder if the boss had paranoia and had gone a little crazy.

However, he still held the attitude of "doing his job as it comes," thinking that since he was getting paid, he should at least do something worthwhile.

So he told his men to take out their cameras and notebooks, preparing to record all the people who left the alley after that.

But it was at this very moment.

Japanese police vehicles slowly approached.

Kazami Yuya's gaze fell through the car window on those people whose behavior was somewhat abnormal. He used the walkie-talkie to contact the Gold Watch Group members and inquired.

"I've seen those guys. Shall we make our move now?"

The member of the gold watch group on the other end of the phone said without hesitation.

"Now that we've seen it, of course we should take action immediately."

"The other Japanese Public Security officers have changed into plainclothes and blocked all possible escape routes in the vicinity. You and your team should act freely and make sure none of them get away."

Just as Chen En had thought on the train.

If it's highly likely that Batman is leaving Tokyo today, then the mastermind will probably send someone or personally check out the area near the train station.

Therefore, after leaving the Onmyoji alone in the interrogation room to restore Nakaoka Kazuya's memories and cognition, the members of the Gold Watch Group dispatched a group of Japanese Public Security officers to stake out the area near the train station.

He originally sent the men with the mindset of taking a chance, even if there was no guarantee of success.

Unexpectedly, after only squatting there for a short while, Batman, just like the previous times when he entered the Japanese Public Security Bureau's internal communication channel as if it were his own territory, once again accessed the channel and requested the Japanese Public Security Bureau's cooperation in making the arrest.

Although they didn't know the specifics, they were very excited when they heard that it was very likely related to the mastermind behind the magic.

The Gold Watch Group members still mobilized nearby Japanese Public Security officers, and after confirming the location of the suspicious persons through surveillance footage, they arranged for the arrest operation.

Now is the time to close the net.

The henchmen of the mastermind didn't even have time to react.

In the blink of an eye, he was pinned to the ground by all sorts of passersby who looked just like ordinary citizens of Beika Town, handcuffed and arrested, and completely lost his last bit of freedom.

After pinning down the leader of the group, Kazami Yuya immediately pressed him for answers.

"Tell me who put you here? What is their purpose in keeping you here?"

The person pinned against the wall cried out in pain.

He was about to yell, "Who the hell do you think you are?"

Then, seeing Kazami Yuya pull out the Japanese Public Security Bureau's secret police ID from his pocket, his eyes immediately cleared, and he quickly whispered something.

"I don't know either... It's just the head of a recent underworld organization."

"They paid us to be unofficial staff members to record information about people entering and leaving the alley, so we came here. I don't know anything else."

Upon hearing this, Kazami Yuya's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Do you think the Japanese Public Security Bureau would believe your nonsense?"

"Is my Great Memory Restoration Technique ineffective?"

He simply did not believe that the mastermind behind the events that nearly threatened the lives of 80,000 people at the Tokyo National Stadium was merely sending a group of people to record information about those entering and leaving the alley.

Without saying a word, Kazami Yuya led the man towards the car, saying something as he did so.

"Behave yourself! Once we get back to the station, let's see if you tell the truth!"

The leader could only scream in agony.

"Quack! I'm really telling the truth!"

"The boss also told me that if he didn't tell us to record the information of people entering and leaving the alley at a certain time, then we should record it all at once until 10 p.m.!"

"That's all!"

They watched as the Japanese Public Security officers closed in.