Yakushiji Ryoko looked at Conan, with a slight curve in the corner of her mouth: "You kid, it's really strange. Other children of your age pretend to be adults. Why do you seem to be deliberately pretending to be a child? "
Conan's heart suddenly tightened.
He knew early on that Yakushiji Ryoko's intuition was very sharp, so he had been trying his best to avoid any interaction with Yakushiji Ryoko. Unexpectedly, just because of his curiosity, he still exposed himself to Yakushiji Ryoko's sight. It was really unlucky.
"Well, forget it, he is a kid from the Xiaolan family after all, so it's normal to be a little special."
Yakushiji Ryoko suddenly let Conan go, which made Conan breathe a sigh of relief and feel like he had escaped.
What Conan didn't know was that when he breathed a sigh of relief, Yakushiji Ryoko showed a sly smile.
If you press too hard, the prey will easily escape. A good hunter must be good at making the prey lose their vigilance, and Yakushiji Ryoko is naturally a good hunter.
In order to further reduce Conan's vigilance, Ryoko Yakushidera continued: "Speaking of Hiroki Sawada, he is really a genius child. He was already a graduate student at MIT when he was ten years old. The reason why he is As a graduate student, I just think that he is not old enough for schooling, and in terms of knowledge, even his tutor has long been unable to teach him."
"Amazing!"
Now even Conan was shocked by Sawada Hiroki's resume.
When he was ten years old, he didn't know what he was doing, but he was already a graduate student at the world's top university. This gap made Conan feel inferior.
"But do you know? Such a talented child was forced to leave by Japan's decadent and backward educational system."
Ryoko Yakushiji continued.
"Forced to leave? What does this mean?"
Conan asked.
"Obviously he is a computer genius, but because he often holds the computer and does not play with other children, he is regarded as a freak. Not only does his classmates exclude him, but even his teachers will not understand him. Therefore, four years ago, his parents divorced. He went to Amrican with his mother, didn't this force him to leave!"
Yakushiji Ryoko mocked.
"this……"
Conan pondered. He, a former high school student and a current elementary school student, would not be unfamiliar with Japan's education system. But even if there were clubs to promote individuality, it would still have to start in junior high school, and even if individuality was promoted, it could not be with the surrounding people. People seem too different and there are a lot of restrictions. For a genius like Sawada Hiroki, this environment is really unfriendly.
Seeing Conan becoming more and more shaken, Yakushiji Ryoko continued: "But let me tell you, the most interesting thing is not this. Do you know Sawada Hiroki's mother, who is also the wife of Kashimura Tadahin, why did she go to Ameriken after the divorce? What?"
Conan shook his head.
He knew about Kashimura Tadayoshi that his father's bad friend in college was also the developer of the "Cocoon" game... at least a developer in name, but that was all he knew. As for Kashimura Tadayoshi's wife, apart from inferring that she should Apart from her surname "Sawada", Conan didn't know anything about her. After all, although his father and Tadabin Kashimura were college classmates, they had graduated so long ago and never contacted each other. This was the first time Conan met her today. Tadabin Kashimura would be damned if he knew something about his family's situation.
"Because she hooked up with her husband, no, her ex-husband's boss."
Yakushidera Ryoko smiled very wickedly.
"ah?"
Conan was stunned.
"It's a very simple story of 'the boss and his subordinate's wife'. If you go to any video store and look for it, you can find a counter with very detailed learning materials."
Yakushiji Ryoko said.
Conan reacted quickly and blushed immediately.
Junichiro Izumida couldn't stand it any longer, and he whispered to Ryoko Yakushiji: "Councilor, please be careful, there are all children here..."
"child?"
Ryoko Yakushiji was as proud as a fox who had stolen a chicken: "If a child can understand what I say, then he should be spanked!"
There must be something wrong with this kid. A real seven-year-old kid would either look confused or feel nothing when hearing what she just said, because this is not something that children of their age should understand at all, but Conan understood it. Judging from his shy reaction, he looked like a teenager in puberty, either a high school student or a junior high school student, definitely not an adult.
Just when Yakushiji Ryoko wanted to test Conan more closely, she suddenly saw several familiar figures walking into the venue and walking towards the employee passage under the leadership of the staff.
"Memu, Shiratori, Qianye... what are they doing here?"
Yakushiji Ryoko frowned.
She didn't think that these three people were invited to attend the press conference. It was possible as Shiratori, but Megure and Chiba obviously did not have the qualifications, so...
"There's a case!"
Yakushiji Ryoko and Conan said in unison, and then they looked at each other quickly, and sweat broke out on Conan's forehead.
Obviously, Yakushiji Ryoko has noticed his abnormality and even wants to test him further. The most important thing he should do now is to be a coward and play the role of a child. He must not show it to Yakushiji Ryoko again. A little unusual, but...
This is a case! It's a case! It's a case!
Every cell in Conan's body was agitated, telling him that Officer Megure was here, and so was the case. Go to the scene to look for clues!
Hidden identity or case, this is a difficult choice...
It’s so hard!
Without much hesitation, Conan chased in the direction where Officer Megure left.
"This kid..."
Yakushiji Ryoko shook her head, and then she took action after Conan took action. With one step and two steps of her two long, slender legs, she surpassed Conan who took the first step.
Junichiro Izumida sighed. When he saw Officer Megure, he also had a premonition that a case was about to happen. He thought to himself, the police, especially the criminal police, are really not human beings, and they don't even have a day off.
But complaining in his heart, Junichiro Izumida quickly followed him. After all, if he didn't follow up, he would be beaten by Ryoko Yakushiji afterwards.
Seeing Conan leave, Yoshida Ayumi was a little unhappy. After all, the current scene seemed to her a bit like Conan "eloped" with his beautiful elder sister.
"Yoshida-san, don't think too much. Edogawa-san must have been involved in a case like this. There is no other possibility."
Haibara Ai on the side said to Yoshida Ayumi, which was considered to be comforting her.
"Really?"
Yoshida Ayumi was a little unsure.
"of course it's true."
Hui Yuan Ai nodded.
Mao Lilan was not far away, and there was no super handsome guy chatting and laughing with her, so there was no other possibility besides the case to make Conan so furious.
"Conan, this guy, acted without permission again and has no discipline at all. When he comes back, I will impose group rules on him!"
Kojima Genta said indignantly. While speaking, his eyes glanced at Ling from time to time, wanting to see Ling's reaction.
Ling didn't comment on Conan's leaving the team without authorization. After all, he was already a habitual offender, and with an adult accompanying him this time, there shouldn't be any problems, so Ling naturally didn't bother to care.
But when he comes back, he still needs to be punished symbolically, otherwise his behavior will only make the other three little ones rush to imitate him. The three little ones who followed the wanted criminal were an example before, and she didn't want to do it again.
Seeing that Ling had no reaction, Genta Kojima immediately stopped and looked at Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, quite ready to make a move.
Ling sneered. After they saw how she punished Conan, their stupid ideas would disappear immediately, so she was not in a hurry.
Conan came back soon, and when he came back, he had something on his chest, a badge representing the qualifications for the first batch of experiencers of the "Cocoon" game.
He walked up to Ling and said to Ling: "Ling... Captain, I have something to do in the game first. I need to leave for a while. Please!"
Ling rolled her eyes. As the leader of the group, she gave up her badge in order not to be special. How dare a mere member of Conan do this? Go against him!
However, Ling could also guess that Conan's rush to enter the "Cocoon" game was definitely not because he was suddenly addicted to the game, but because he wanted to find something in the game. The most likely reason was the clues to the case he was chasing just now. So Ling nodded and said: "That's right, but if you don't mean it later, we won't simply let you go!"
Conan was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean? What do you mean?"
"You can figure it out for yourself!"
Ling smiled enigmatically.
Conan was confused, but time waited for no one. At this moment, the announcement had already sounded at the venue, and the "Cocoon" game was about to start its first run in front of the public. The staff also checked the children's badges one by one in front of the security door, and put The children with badges were brought to the game warehouse and put on their game equipment. Conan had no time to ask what Ling's "meaning" meant and hurriedly ran towards the safety door.
"Conan!"
Mao Lilan, who originally planned to just be a bystander, saw Conan running towards the security door and couldn't help but take a step forward and wanted to catch up. However, she remembered that she didn't have a badge and would only be stopped by the staff if she went there.
At this time, Suzuki Sonoko thoughtfully pinned the badge on Mao Lilan's chest: "Here, Xiao Ai doesn't want to play, and I'm not interested in this kind of game at all. It would be a waste if I don't use this badge. Xiao Lan wants to have fun." Order it!”
After saying that, he leaned closer to Mao Lilan's ear and whispered to her: "It's best to have something happen with that guy Kudo!"
"Garden!"
Mao Lilan said shyly.
"Ah, no, what happens in the game can be clearly seen by people outside through the big screen. If something happens between you and Kudo, your reputation as a T-fetishist will be confirmed!"
Suzuki Sonoko covered her mouth and said.
“Garden!!!”
Mao Lilan's voice suddenly rose an octave higher.
"Hahaha, I'm just kidding, Xiaolan, you have to have a good time!"
Suzuki Sonoko laughed.
Mao Lilan wanted to give this bad friend a good look, but when she heard that the staff were already urging the last few experiencers, Mao Lilan put aside her worries for the time being and walked quickly towards the safety door.
The staff member responsible for checking the badges was stunned for a moment when she saw Mao Lilan, an "overage child". She remembered that all the experiencers should be elementary school students or junior high school students. The Mao Lilan in front of her... forget it, maybe she is just well developed. That's all, anyway, they only recognize the badge and not the person. As long as the badge Mao Lilan wears on her chest is indeed genuine, then something has happened and the responsibility is not theirs.
On the contrary, if they did not let Mao Lilan in, or pushed back and Mao Lilan complained to them, they would not be able to shirk this responsibility, so the staff only hesitated for a moment and quickly let Mao Lilan pass through the security door.
After all the experiencers entered the game warehouse with the help of the staff, the "Cocoon" game began the final debugging. At this time, Yakushiji Ryoko also returned to the venue, and intentionally or unintentionally, she walked to Yan Kai's side. , frowning and looking at the big screen of China Unicom's "Cocoon" game on the display stand.
"JTR..."
Ryoko Yakushiji looked at the big screen and said, and then asked Yan Kai beside him casually: "Do you know what these three subtitles represent?"
"Uh... are you talking to me?" Yan Kai was stunned for a moment, and then followed Yakushiji Ryoko's words, "Chicken thigh?"
"..."
Ryoko Yakushiji was choked, and then said angrily: "It's Jack The Ripper! That's Jack the Ripper! You are a high school student after all, don't you know these English!"
"But I'm from the Central Plains. If you tell me a few letters, the first thing I think of must be the first letter of Pinyin!"
Yan Kai said matter-of-factly.
Ma Dan, I actually can’t say anything to refute...
Ryoko Yakushiji held her forehead, and then said: "There was a murder case just now in the back office. Tadahin Kashimura, the developer of the 'Cocoon' game, was unfortunately killed."
Yakushiji Ryoko suddenly said.
"Oh, it's so scary. Call the police immediately."
Yan Kai read in an emotionless tone.
"..." Yakushiji Ryoko felt herself being choked again, "I am the police!"
"Then police lady, please work hard to solve the case and protect the safety of innocent civilians like us. Thank you."
Yan Kai spoke sarcastically very calmly.
"..."
Yakushiji Ryoko felt like she could get angry so easily when talking to this person...
(Kasumigaoka Shiu and Nakiri Erina praised Yakushiji Ryoko’s idea.)
Yakushiji Ryoko calmed herself down, and then said to Yan Kai: "At the crime scene, Kashimura Tadaki left a death message, which was chicken drumsticks... ah no, it was the three letters 'JTR', that kid from the Xiaolan family must have Those three letters represented 'Jack the Ripper', so I entered the game and wanted to find clues, because one of the five game scenes in the 'Cocoon' game was London in the 19th century, where 'Jack the Ripper' was active. period."
"..." Yan Kai was silent for a while, and then asked Yakushiji Liangzi, "How did the deceased die?"
"He was stabbed to death with a sharp weapon, and the death time was very short, just now, so the murderer must be someone at this press conference, and the murder weapon was not disposed of in time."
Yakushiji Ryoko replied.
"In this case, instead of going to the game to decipher the death message left by the deceased, I think it is better to bring a police dog over. Anyway, you have said that the murderer must still be at the press conference, and the murder weapon has not been disposed of. Then find a police dog. Isn’t finding the murderer through the smell of blood better than anything else?”
Yan Kai asked rhetorically.
"..."
Yakushiji Ryoko was speechless again.
At this moment, a childish voice suddenly sounded and spread throughout the entire conference venue.
"My name is 'Noah's Ark'. The game cannot be stopped. The real-life virtual game 'Cocoon' has been completely controlled by me. Today, I will fulfill my long-cherished wish and let the country of Japan... be reborn!"
