Conan: Start with three choices, but sequence potion

Chapter 170 Back to the Metropolitan Police Department

An He could tell that the "Gundam" was obviously produced by some pirated manufacturer. Just looking at the picture on the packaging, one could tell it had a plastic feel. No wonder it was so cheap.

However, the little fat boy happily hugged his beloved "Gundam" and took a piece of jelly before leaving.

"Just consider it a gift to me. Thank you, Grandma Doma!"

"Little bastard," Grandma Tsuchima cursed softly, but she was obviously not really angry. She lay back on the recliner behind the counter and fanned herself gently with a palm-leaf fan.

"It's rare to see young people coming here." She saw Miyano Shiho and Anhe, and muttered to herself.

Compared to this old street, the bustling street a few hundred meters away is obviously more popular among people.

Anhe took two bottles of soda, and Miyano Shiho also picked out some interesting gadgets according to her preferences. Seeing that Grandma Tsuchima had no intention of getting up to receive them, the two of them had no choice but to put the money on the counter according to the marked price.

After leaving the store, Shiho Miyano tore open a strawberry jelly and found that it tasted pretty good.

"Sometimes I wonder if we are being too radical." She looked back at the shop. The wind blew through the trees and leaves, but it faltered when it hit the white door curtain and could not shake it at all.

Even the sun's rays can't shine in.

“Even in today’s era and technology, there will eventually be some people and things that are unwilling or unable to keep up with the pace, like a rock stuck in the middle of an endless river, which the torrent of the times cannot carry away or overturn.”

An He pressed down the glass bead of the soda, and the bubbles surged violently, but stopped at a water level just below the mouth of the bottle, without exceeding the limit.

He took a bite, and the spicy and stimulating taste rushed through his throat, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"But someone has to move forward." He took a jelly from Miyano Shiho, tore off the package and ate it in one bite. "People always face choices in life."

“Some people choose to move forward with the times, even if they are just a drop of water in a rushing river, while others choose to stay and linger in the past.”

"No one has ever forced them to choose a certain way of life. What we need to do is to provide them with more choices and let them see the 'future'."

An He smiled gently: "Just like today, with tall buildings everywhere and smooth internet access, there are still people who choose to return to the mountains and forests, raising wild cattle and sheep."

"No one 'abandoned' them, and there is no one life that is more 'correct', just different ways of living."

“Even if humans get used to the power in the future, break out of the Earth, and even get used to the universe and the stars, there will still be people who choose to stay behind and live a simpler and more primitive life. This is understandable.”

“It is not a sin to stand still, and it is a simple thing to do. However, if you deprive others of the right to pursue progress, that is another kind of injustice.”

As the two walked slowly, they gradually left the old street area and slowly approached the more prosperous new commercial street.

The old walls and single-family buildings are gradually becoming less and less, replaced by high-rise apartment buildings and exquisitely decorated businesses.

There were more and more people on the road, most of them were high school girls wandering around in groups, or lone travelers with a clear goal.

The wind slowed down, as if it was a little shy and timid.

"The Metaverse was launched yesterday. Did you all go play it?"

"Of course, I even turned down the club and ran back to experience it as soon as school was over."

“It’s incredible, as if there really is another world where fantasy and modern technology coexist.” “I’ve heard rumors online that after becoming a Beyonder in the Metaverse, one can also possess those magical powers when returning to reality. This should be the gift that Mr. Fool mentioned, right?”

"I still don't know if it's true or not. The sacrificial ritual is hard to obtain. It's been a day and I'm still screwing in the workshop of the Church of the Knower."

"It seems that most of the players in Tokyo were born in Tingen. Should the servers be divided according to geographical distribution?"

"My friends in Osaka said that they are basically all in Backlund, which seems to be the capital of Loen."

"Really? Tokyo should be the capital."

Similar conversations can be heard almost everywhere, and the metaverse and extraordinary paths are undoubtedly the most popular topics at the moment.

"See?" Anhe smiled at Miyano Shiho, "People still expect progress."

However, this caused another concern for Shiho Miyano.

“How can we restrain criminals from abusing their abilities?”

Although the extraordinary plan for all people was not spread to the entire human population in the early stage, but was piloted by a small number of lucky people, there is no guarantee that there will be dangerous elements among them.

"I've thought about this." An He, who had a complete plan, naturally couldn't ignore this.

"On the one hand, low-sequence Beyonders do not have the power to ignore the modern order. On the other hand, a large portion of the first batch of Beyonders were selected from official members, intending to maintain the overall lead of the official and ensure that the current social order does not collapse."

"The official Beyonders of the Orthodox Church were established for this purpose, just like the Patrollers of the Church of Fools, whose essence is to maintain the stability of social order."

Crime cannot be eradicated, nor can its development be stopped by throwing the baby out with the bathwater. We can only take it step by step.

As the two were chatting, a group of familiar-looking children came towards them.

"Ah, it's Sister Shiho and Brother Anhe!" Ayumi was the first to shout.

"It's you." When An He saw the group of kids from the Junior Detective Team, he knew that today's leisurely walk had come to an end.

"Are you doing any group activities?" Miyano Shiho asked them.

"We are going to the Metropolitan Police Department with Ayumi!" Genta said that their Junior Detective Team was not doing activities just for the perfunctory reason of coming out to have fun.

Conan explained: "There have been a number of serial arson cases in Tokyo recently. As of yesterday, five cases have occurred. Ayumi said she saw a suspicious person yesterday, so we plan to go with her to the Metropolitan Police Department to provide some clues to the police."

After learning about the situation, the two of them had nothing else to do, so they accompanied the group of children to the Metropolitan Police Department to prevent any accidents from happening on the road.

After arriving at the Metropolitan Police Department, they were naturally received by the familiar Officer Sato.

"There are so many cocoons." Walking into the office floor of the Investigation Section 1, Mitsuhiko couldn't help but sigh as he saw that there was a "cocoon" next to almost every workstation.

"Officer Sato, can you even play games during working hours?" Yuantai's face was full of envy. With his simple mind, he still believed that "Cocoon" and the Metaverse only represented very advanced games.

(End of this chapter)