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

Why is Chapter 58 only 99% complete?

"No, no, no————"

Inside the abandoned room, screams echoed from outside.

Tied up and forced to sit, Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano exchanged a glance, each seeing the fear in the other's eyes.

They didn't know what was happening outside that caused such a frightening commotion.

Conan, sitting between the two, was even more shocked.

He has perfect pitch and can tell at a glance who the sound outside belongs to.

—That's the voice of the robber who was just on the phone with Inspector Megure!

That was the robber's scream!
But how could this be? Why did that robber end up in such a state?

Who came? The police? Would the police do something so cruel?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.

This isn't the first or second time that Conan has collaborated with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

He knew the personalities of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officers quite well. If it were an officer from the Kansai Osaka Police Station outside, he might have believed it, but it was a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officer.

He absolutely refused to believe that such a brutal thing could happen!
"Whose subordinates are outside, that they are so ferocious?"

Shiina Nagano exclaimed in surprise.
It was as if it were responding to his exclamation.

The iron gate, which had been closed, was slowly opened.

Sunlight and shadow poured into the room through the crack in the door.

This added an extra layer of eeriness to the abandoned warehouse room, causing Nagano Shiina, Takayama Minami, and Conan to tense up for no apparent reason.

It felt as if a man-eating beast would appear in their sight at any moment.

But I don't know why.

Conan suddenly remembered the scene he had witnessed at the Nagato Group villa.

It seems that Nagato Mitsuaki made a similar scream back then.

—Batman is an expert at creating fear.

And Chen En claims to be Batman, so doesn't that mean...?

Was what happened outside just now orchestrated by Chen En?!
crunch.

The iron door of the abandoned room was pushed open.

Conan, Shiina Nagano, and Minami Takayama all widened their eyes at the same time.

The person outside... it's him!
Was it the same robber who was standing next to the phone earlier?!
Before the three could react...

The robber's body fell forward, crashing heavily to the ground with a dull thud.

Just from the sound, others knew that the somewhat obese robber's head was of quite good quality.

As the saying goes, a pleasant sound is a good start.

What are you guys doing?

Conan's familiar voice drifted into the room.

The man stepped over the body of the robber lying on the ground and entered the room.

—Was it a robber? No, it was him!

Chen En stood inside the abandoned room, looking at Conan with disapproval in his eyes.

He whispered,
“I remember telling you that Takayama Minami and the others were in mortal danger. How could you let them escape?”

As a member of the bat family, shouldn't one be able to adapt to changing circumstances?

For example, if you know that Gao Shannan will definitely run into trouble if he goes out, you can give Gao Shannan an anesthetic injection in advance so that he can sleep peacefully for a while. When he arrives at the scene, everything will be resolved, right?

Why go through all this trouble and roundabout steps?

Chen En's words made Takayama Minami and Nagano Shiina subconsciously look towards Conan's location.

Conan lowered his head in embarrassment, seemingly feeling somewhat guilty.

However, he had just lowered his head when he suddenly looked up again.

Conan:?
Why are you talking as if I actually became your Robin?
Regardless of what Conan is thinking.

Chen En walked up to Conan and the other two, and expressionlessly reached for the hidden compartment in the bat belt behind him.

The next moment, a classic-looking batarang appeared in his hand. He slashed it sharply at the ropes binding the three men.

The sharp edge of the batarang instantly severed all the ropes.

Feeling their bodies freed from their restraints, Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano immediately got up.

To be honest, they were a little scared.

Because Chen En's performance just now was too frightening.

The vicious, armed robbers fired several shots outside, followed by screams of agony, before collapsing unconscious to the ground.

If it weren't for the fact that the robber's body was still moving, it would have been a different story.

They all thought that Chen En had simply killed the kidnappers who had kidnapped them!

Even if he wasn't killed, Chen En's performance was terrifying enough.

If Chen En hadn't seemed to know Conan, they might have already made their escape by now!

"time is limited."

"I have already notified Inspector Megure to bring people over here."

"Based on the time, we should be able to arrive at the scene within five minutes at the latest."

Chen En's voice was calm and firm.

It was as if the time he gave was absolutely precise.

Conan, who was standing nearby, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

—It seems that all of this was part of Chen En's plan.

As expected of a man who calls himself Batman.

No matter what kind of unexpected situation arises, a contingency plan has been prepared in advance.

However, Conan felt that something was a little strange.

However, he didn't immediately realize what was strange about it.

Just as Conan was deep in thought, Minami Takayama, who was sitting next to him, asked somewhat nervously,
"Excuse me, sir, may I ask who you are?"

"Are you a police officer from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department? Did you know we were in danger and came to rescue us? May I ask, what is your relationship with this child? Your relationship seems more than just ordinary..."

Chen En turned his head to look at Gao Shannan.

He stared at it for a moment, then said,
"I am Batman."

“This child is my Robin.”

Takayama Minami, Nagano Shiina:?

Batman? Are you kidding me? There's no Batman in the real world.
Although the other party's behavior just now was indeed very "Batman-like"...

And what about Robin?

Is this child still in elementary school? Does that mean Batman can hire child labor?

Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano exchanged a glance.

As colleagues and partners for many years, they could both see a hint of confusion in each other's eyes at this moment.

This man who calls himself Batman is a bit unpredictable, and they're having a hard time keeping up.

However, Chen En's attention was not focused on Takayama Minami and Nagano Shiina at all.

He simply frowned, his gaze fixed on the system screen in front of him.

[Task progress: 99%]

What is this? Where exactly does the danger of advanced difficulty lie?
If rescuing Takayama Minami and Nagano Shiina isn't the main focus of the mission, then why is the completion rate 99%?

If rescuing Takayama Minami and Nagano Shiina is the main objective of the mission, then why is the completion rate 99%?

Where exactly is this remaining 1%?
Was this at the Tokyo Budokan? Where were the explosives? Or were there other hazardous conditions?

Chen En was completely baffled.

He turned to look at Takayama Minami and Nagano Shiina, and said seriously.

"I want to go to the stage where you perform."

Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano: Huh?
(End of this chapter)