Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 543 Everyone is Lupin

Seeing Qi Ming driving his motorcycle carelessly on the sidewalk, people were annoyed, but they had no choice but to give way.

"Sir, please pull over for inspection..."

Qi Ming soon arrived at the checkpoint, where a policewoman waved and stopped him.

Seeing Qi Ming stop, the policewoman spoke to him with a serious expression.

"Sir, driving on the sidewalk is illegal. Could you please come with me... eh?"

Before she could finish speaking, the policewoman looked at Qi Ming's appearance, her eyes widening slightly.

Then, a bright smile appeared on her face, and she bowed to Qi Ming and said.

"Sir, would you please get out of the car and undergo our inspection?"

Why are you smiling so brightly?

Qi Ming sized up the policewoman's appearance.

She looks good, but most good-looking women use roughly the same face model.

However, Qi Ming recognized the policewoman by her typical pigtails.

Miike Naoko is not a stranger; she is a person with a name and a surname.

A 24-year-old patrol chief in the traffic police department.

"What's going on here? The road is blocked."

Qi Ming got out of the car and asked the question knowingly, then followed Michi Mieko to the side.

"Well, actually, Lupin just showed up and said that this master thief seems to be able to disguise himself, so we're checking them one by one."

Miike Naeko explained, looking at Qi Ming with a kind and innocent smile.

"Sir, please raise your hands so I can check if you have any dangerous items on you."

"not a problem."

Qi Ming raised his hands, letting Michi Miko examine him.

The search was very thorough, after all, the person they were looking for was Lupin III, a notorious thief who could stuff things into the cracks of his fingernails.

After the examination was completed, Miike Naoko circled around Qi Ming and asked him a question.

"Sir, is your name Qi Ming?"

"...Have you heard my story?"

Qi Ming looked at Michi Miyako with a puzzled expression.

Why does this girl's smile never fade? And she even knows her own name?

Could it be... an idol?

After all, although this younger sister is from the traffic police team, she is quite close to Inspector Megure and his criminal investigation team.

Maybe they found out about his operation of taking two minor characters deep into the Judge's camp?

"Oh, it really is you, Mr. Qi Ming?"

Miike Naoko's smile grew even brighter, and Qi Ming became even more certain of his judgment.

Michiko rubbed her hands together and said to Qi Ming.

"Mr. Qi Ming, would you mind putting your hands together and raising them up, just like I am?"

"Um, what's the point of doing this?"

Qi Ming raised his eyebrows and raised his hands.

click-

Before he could finish speaking, a gleaming white bracelet appeared on his hand.

"What is this doing?"

Qi Ming glanced at the handcuffs in confusion, then at Michi Miyako.

Michiko didn't reply, but instead took another pair of handcuffs and handcuffed them to herself, along with Qi Ming's handcuffs.

"Bring a few more, and cuff your hands too, I don't think I weigh enough."

"Ok!"

Seeing a group of people handcuffed and gathered in a circle, Qi Ming felt as if he had fallen into some kind of strange game.

Why aren't you arresting Lupin III? Why are you playing with handcuffs here?!

Waiting to confirm that the weight was about right, Miike Naoko's lips curled into a wide smile.

"Hmph, Lupin III has confirmed the arrest. We need to tell our seniors right away that this is a victory for our traffic police team!"

"……Eh?"

Qi Ming is becoming increasingly confused.

How did I become Lupin III's stand-in?

“Officer Miike, are you mistaken? I am not Lupin III.”

"A mistake? No mistake."

Miike Naoko stood with her hands on her hips, looking quite proud.

"Lupin, stop pretending. Inspector Zenigata is right. There's a high chance that Lupin III will put on his old disguise again after escaping!"

"Besides, how could the real Lupin III possibly admit to being Lupin III?"

Officer Zenigata, that same monkey-like policeman, is really misleading people.

"So I'm Lupin III?"

"Hmph, you admit it now, but we won't accept this as a confession."

Qi Ming understood this time, and after a moment of silence, he asked again.

"...Officer Miike, are you Lupin III?"

"I'm definitely not."

"But Lupin III refuses to admit he is Lupin, so isn't Lupin you?"

"..."

Miike Naeko understood now, and blinked her big, innocent eyes.

So theoretically, is everyone Lupin III?

Snapped!

Realizing she was going astray, Miike Naeko slapped her face hard.

"Hmph, Lupin, don't spout nonsense. And you even know my name, you must have investigated us beforehand!"

Michiko shook the handcuffs binding her and Qi Ming together and said.

“Mr. Qi Ming, no, Lupin, come with us.”

"...What Lupin? I really am Qi Ming."

Qi Ming felt like his mind wasn't working very well.

However, he felt that someone else was probably the one who wasn't quite right in the head.

I really want to know what the police communicated internally.

Seeing that Qi Ming was still pretending, Michi Miko snorted and immediately switched into detective mode.

"To be honest, we received a message from the Criminal Investigation Department. They said that Mr. Qi Ming's sister told them that her brother was switched with someone else by Lupin III midway through the journey."

"But sir, you look as relaxed as if you just bought some discounted items from a store."

"..."

Such perfect reasoning! Qi Ming couldn't find any reason to refute it.

It seems he's really determined to be Lupin III now.

Let's just teleport away.

Qi Ming sighed and shook the handcuffs as well.

"Officer Miike, has anyone told you that it's actually unreasonable to tie up a criminal with only one hand?"

"Ok?"

"It means that you are only binding yourselves."

Qi Ming pushed his hands outwards slightly, and the handcuffs broke instantly.

"Eh?"

Qi Ming waved to Michi Miyako and took a few steps back.

"Alright, I, Lupin III, will take my leave now. Everyone, goodbye..."

As Qi Ming was speaking, he heard a sound in the air.

He had heard that sound earlier, but hadn't paid much attention to it.

Qi Ming looked up and saw that several helicopters were flying towards him.

Miike Naeko also saw this scene and panicked, quickly shouting to the crowd.

"Hurry up and catch Lupin, don't let the other departments get there first!"

"Yes!"

Everyone started to move, but they forgot that their hands were linked by iron chains, and one by one they were dragged down to the ground.

"oops!"

“…What the hell?”

Qi Ming stared speechlessly at the group of traffic police officers who had fallen to the ground. He then looked at a curious onlooker not far away and shouted.

"That guy over there asked me if I could help you find Lupin III."