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

Chapter 22 Was that girl you dressed as a woman back then?
Not far ahead, the magnificent manor gradually came into view.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"As expected of the Nagato Group, which is often mentioned alongside the Suzuki Group, it's true what they say, money really does have its advantages!"

Chen En: ?
Huh? Together with the Suzuki Group? Is that a fake Nagato Group? Why doesn't he have any recollection of this Nagato Group?

Chen En looked suspicious and whispered a question to Conan beside him.

"Zun Du is fake? Is the Nagato Group really that powerful? Can it be compared to the Suzuki Group?"

Conan paused for a moment, then glanced outside.

Confirming that the doorman at the Nagato Group manor hadn't come to guide him to his parking spot, he quickly replied in a low voice.

"Of course, just like I'm on par with Hattori Heiji from Kansai."

—If you had said so earlier, I would have known!

Chen En suddenly realized.

In the storyline, Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori are known as "Kudo of Kanto, Hattori of Kansai".

In reality, Hattori Heiji is not well-known outside of Osaka Prefecture, while Kudo Shinichi is a nationally renowned detective. Although they share the same name, their fame is not on the same level.

Even in later chapters, there was a direct critique of this point in the storyline involving Nanatsuki Koshimizu:
Why invite Heiji Hattori and not Shinichi Kudo? Because Shinichi Kudo is too famous as a renowned detective.

The vehicle gradually slowed down, and the voice of a stranger became clearer and clearer.

"...Sir, please park your vehicle here and then walk with me into the villa."

The doorman at the Nagato Foundation estate reminded him.

Kogoro Mouri in the front seat immediately responded, then accelerated again, slowed down again when he was almost at the designated location, and slowly stopped the car before pushing open the door and getting out.

pat.

Everyone got off the bus.

The doorman looked at Chen En as he got out of the car from the back door, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

He remembered that there seemed to be no other adult male in the Mori Detective Agency.
Although he had doubts, he didn't ask any further questions.

He didn't know who the man was, but he knew that Detective Mori was the man's driver.

Unaware that the doorman had secretly stepped on his foot, Kogoro Mouri straightened his hair in front of the mirror.

Noticing the somewhat awkward-looking vehicles in the parking lot out of the corner of his eye, he immediately spoke up.
"Sir, please take us to meet Mr. Nagato."

"By the way, I see some police cars from Osaka Prefecture here... What's going on? This is the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the Osaka police shouldn't have jurisdiction here, right?"

The relationship between Kanto and Kansai has never been very harmonious.

Although Kogoro Mouri has retired from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division, he still retains some of the resentment that civilized law enforcement officers of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department have towards the group of brutal law enforcement officers in the Kansai region.

However, no sooner had Kogoro Mouri finished asking than the doorman immediately gave a serious answer, which startled Kogoro.
"This is the car of Heizo Hattori, the head of the Osaka Police Headquarters."

"He is a good friend of the master and came to visit him specifically to celebrate the master's birthday."

The Osaka Police Headquarters Chief... isn't that the same rank as the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's highest-ranking Superintendent General?!
Kogoro Mouri was terrified.

However, after being shocked, he felt that something was not quite right.

He seemed to have heard that name somewhere before…

"Why does his name sound so similar to that of the kid Hattori Heiji who came earlier? And they're both from Osaka."

Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin, deep in thought.

However, after being reminded by the doorman, she came to her senses and quickly followed the doorman's steps.

Chen En, walking at the very back, was holding a coffee and looked quite relaxed.

Those who knew him would think he was there on a mission, but those who didn't would think he was an employee of the Nagato Group taking a stroll in the manor. Conan, walking beside him, couldn't help but ask,

"Chen En, I was just about to ask you, why is it that your coffee seems like you can't finish it?"

"No matter how many sips you take, there's always some coffee left in the cup..."

Before Chen En could reply, Conan spoke up almost simultaneously, as if anticipating his words.

"Your next sentence will be 'I'm Batman,' won't it?"

“I'm bat…”

Chen Engang was about to reply when he heard this, and quickly swallowed the rest of his word.

There's only bat, not man, because man has already crashed.

"Butler Musashi, why are there so many holes next to the pool?"

“Some of the pits are so big, they could practically fill me up. Wouldn’t that be dangerous, especially when patrolling at night?”

Kogoro Mouri's voice rang out from ahead.

Then a distinctly aged voice spoke.

"This is because the master wants to plant more trees around the manor to improve the environment."

"Life is like a spark; wherever leaves fall, the fire will never go out."

Conan and Chen En looked up at the same time, looking at Musashi, the butler, who was talking to Kogoro Mouri.

The elderly butler, whose hair was already white and who looked to be at least seventy years old, noticed Chen En behind him and asked in confusion,

"By the way, Mr. Mori, may I ask who this gentleman is...?"

"I remember your office only had your daughter and this child who was staying there, right?"

At this point, Kogoro Mouri immediately turned to look at Chen En, his eyes filled with surprise.

Oh ho, seeing how confidently you got on the bus, I really thought you were also entrusted with this task.

So you really were just hitchhiking!
Kogoro Mouri immediately shook his head, just as he was about to say that he was not a member of the Mouri Agency.

Chen En spoke first, his tone quite certain,
"I was hired by Mr. Hattori Heiji, and I just came here with Detective Mori."

"If possible, please let me meet with Mr. Hattori. He can be my witness."

That sounds a bit like nonsense.

The old butler, Musashi no Suke, had a strange expression on his face.

He entrusted Kogoro Mouri and the others to come because of the ideas of Hattori Heizo and his son Hattori Heiji.

If there is another person who was entrusted with the task, why don't they know about it as the hosts here?

However, since they said that, they must have some basis for their confidence...

"Hey, what are you saying?"

A voice with a strong Kansai accent came from the second floor of the villa.

A dark-skinned young man from Osaka, wearing his hat backwards, peered out of the window, about to deny it when...
But then he heard his phone ring.
Hattori Heiji opened it and immediately became respectful, his expression changing instantly.
"Uh... It's been so long, I almost didn't recognize you, Butler Musashi. This is indeed a friend I asked to come. I forgot to tell you beforehand, sorry!"

"Alright, hurry up and come up too!"

Kogoro Mouri watched in surprise as Chen En, carrying a cup of coffee, slowly entered the villa and disappeared from sight.

Oh? You really are the one who was commissioned?
Before long, Chen En appeared in front of Hattori Heiji. He took a sip of coffee, as if he was about to make a move.

Then, he heard Hattori Heiji's suspicious question.
"Was that girl dribbling the ball back then you dressed as a woman?"

Chen En: ?
(End of this chapter)