Chapter 349: Clues Hidden in the Game
Conan sneaked to the crime scene and was surprised to find that his father was discussing the case with Yuya.
The forensic officer conducted a preliminary autopsy and quickly came to a conclusion: "The murderer's method was very sophisticated. He shot the victim directly in the heart and killed him. However, the murder weapon was not found at the scene and must have been taken away by the murderer."
"Based on the wound, the initial assessment is that it was a sharp weapon about ten centimeters in diameter."
Conan ran into the room while no one noticed him and looked at the several tissues on the ground. There was a lot of blood on them, and it seemed that they were used to wipe the murder weapon.
"The murderer deliberately took the murder weapon away and wiped off the blood on it. I'm afraid it was something important to the murderer, or if he left it, his identity would be exposed."
Just then, Yuya's voice suddenly sounded above him.
When Conan looked up, he saw Yuya looking at him "smiling", and a drop of cold sweat involuntarily flowed down his back.
But Yuya said nothing and looked at Kudo Yusaku.
"Uncle Yusaku, what do you think?"
Kudo Yusaku smiled slightly: "If my guess is correct, you should have the same idea as me, right?" He looked at Conan again, "Leave the outside to me, you can go without worry."
Yuya nodded, grabbed Conan by the collar and walked out the door.
"Hey, hey, hey, wait, what's going on?" Conan looked confused. What were these two people talking about?
No, that’s not right. When did he also get tricked by others?
Yuya put Conan down and motioned for him to follow: "You are too slow. We already have a preliminary conclusion."
"What inference?" Conan followed with a depressed expression.
Sure enough, when he saw Yuya and his father were there, he had a feeling that the scene must have been thoroughly checked by them inside and out, and even if there was any information, it would definitely not be his turn to pick it up.
As he walked, Youya said, "Before Kenmura Tadaki died, he left a death message on the keyboard."
Conan was shocked: "Death message? What is it?"
Yuuya glanced back, "R, T, and J. What can you think of?"
"RTJ?" Conan pinched his chin and thought. Thinking of Kenmura Tadaki's identity, he suddenly raised his head, "JTR, Jack the Ripper? Jack the Ripper?!"
Yuya nodded slightly, "That's right."
Conan's thoughts were racing. Tadaki Kenmura left the message of Jack the Ripper's death. Considering his identity as the director of "Cocoon" program development, Dr. Agasa also said that there was a scene in the game that was set in London a hundred years ago, which happened to be the period when Jack the Ripper was active.
Could it be that the clue to the murderer is in the game of "Cocoon"?
"So, are we now ready to enter the cocoon game and look for clues about the murderer?"
"Yes."
"Okay!" Conan clenched his fist, took out a badge from his pocket and handed it to Yuya, "I have an extra one here, I'll give you one."
Yuya made a surprised expression: "Why do you have two?"
Conan smiled and said, "One was given to me by Dr. Agasa, and the other was given to me by those little ghosts."
Yuya bent down and rubbed Conan's head: "You are getting more and more skilled at pretending to be a child. You are getting along well with them. Such a precious thing is given to you."
Conan rolled his eyes with a chuckle on his face.
Neither of them noticed that in a hidden corner, a figure was staring at their backs.
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The game is about to begin.
A total of fifty participants who received experience badges entered their respective game cabins under the guidance of the staff.
Miyano Shiho got the badge from her sister, while Mao Li Ran got the badge from her good friend Suzuki Sonoko.
Conan and Yuu had no objection to them coming along.
Conan felt that even though he was about to face the legendary serial killer, Jack the Ripper, it was just a game and there would be no danger.
Yuya knew the plot very well. Although Noah's Ark said it would kill everyone, that was based on the premise that they failed to complete the game.
With the combined power of him and Conan, solving a puzzle in a game is not difficult at all.
If the situation really happens, he can also directly reveal the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Besides, the goal of Noah's Ark is to change the minds of children, not to kill them.
So there will be no danger anyway.
"50 people, all on board..."
"The brain wave transmission device has been installed..." Youye glanced at the device on his head, which was very similar to the one in a certain divine realm. His thoughts couldn't help but deviate for a moment.
When I enter the game later, will there be a logout button?
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"Enter area code...locked successfully..."
"Coordinates confirmed..."
"Start connecting... Countdown, 10,9, ,..."
As electronic synthesized sounds rang in everyone's ears, Youya felt himself getting more and more sleepy.
As the count returned to zero, a blue stream made up of numbers like 0 and 1 came over, submerging Yuya's vision, and his consciousness sank into sleep.
Thomas Sindorah was already in the control room, shouting, "Game on!"
Just then, the door of the control room was opened, and Inspector Megure walked in with a group of people.
"I'm Megure from the Metropolitan Police Department." Inspector Megure said seriously.
"Metropolitan Police Department?" Sintra looked at Inspector Megure with a haughty sidelong glance and said indifferently, "What do the police want from me?"
Inspector Megure stepped forward and said, "Please stop this game for now..."
"Stop the game? You must be kidding." Sindora sneered. Just as she was about to say something, the lights in the entire venue dimmed and then immediately lit up again.
"President, the system suddenly malfunctioned! There's no way to control it!" A staff member who was monitoring the game shouted hurriedly.
"What's going on?" Sindora was surprised.
Before the staff could answer, bursts of electric noise suddenly came from the loudspeaker in the venue.
"Get out of the way!" Dr. Agasa pushed the staff away, pulled over the keyboard and started typing on it quickly.
As strings of codes flashed rapidly across the screen, the noise in the loudspeaker gradually became clearer.
"I am...Zhou..."
"I am Noah's Ark..."
As an electronically synthesized voice that sounded somewhat childish and a little indifferent was rang out, the screen that originally displayed the status of the participants in the game warehouse suddenly dimmed. At the same time, a rainbow-colored circle spread out in circles as the voice sounded.
"I am Noah's Ark! The game can no longer be stopped. The virtual experience game cocoon is completely under my control."
Upon hearing this name, Sindora was completely stunned with shock.
"Noah's Ark? What is that?" Inspector Megure looked at Kudo Yusaku in confusion.
Kudo Yusaku glanced at Sindra and said, "As I recall, it only took one year for an artificial intelligence to complete the development that took humans five years. Am I right, President Sindra?"
Sindora had a gloomy face, wondering why Noah's Ark suddenly appeared here and took control of his game.
Hearing Kudo Yusaku's question, he replied in a deep voice: "Yes, that is the artificial intelligence program completed two years ago by Hiroki, whom I loved like my own son... Coincidentally, it is the same age as Hiroki now."
Kudo Yusaku glanced around the control console, walked to the microphone, supported his hands on the table and asked: "Noah's Ark, what exactly are you planning to do by occupying the children's games?"
"My purpose..." The rainbow-colored halo flashed a few times and suddenly spread out. Then, colorful beams of light lit up on the stage where fifty cocoons were placed.
"... is to make Neon start over again!"
"what?!"
After hearing Noah's Ark's answer, everyone showed surprise and confusion on their faces.