Genshin Impact players in the world of Detective Conan

"Traveler, do you know this child?"

As if sensing Yin Kong's complex emotions at this moment, Zhong Li's voice also rang in his heart.

“We met once before, but he was just a boy then. As far as I know, he was given a very special poison, which is why he's like this now.” Yin Kong nodded slightly and asked, “Mr. Zhongli, have you discovered anything?”

He knew very well that, given the Rock King Emperor's personality, if he had said that, he must have discovered something unusual.

Sure enough, after hearing Yin Kong's description, Zhong Li also suddenly realized:

"No wonder I found his soul to be somewhat unstable; it turns out he had experienced such a change."

He didn't press Yin Kong about why, even though they had only just arrived, they seemed to know everything that had happened there before.

Sensing the surprise in Zhongli's tone, Yin Kong also asked curiously:

"But if it's just about reversing aging, that shouldn't be too difficult for you and the immortals of Liyue, right?"

If he remembered correctly, as elemental beings, immortals could actually change their appearance at will.

The true appearance actually depends on one's own preferences.

As for Zhongli, he once admitted that the Rock King Emperor had countless incarnations.

Perhaps, one of them will be a mature, older sister figure.

"Indeed, changing one's appearance is easy for us, but that boy just now seemed to have reverted to his childhood in spirit and soul as well. This is something that even immortals can hardly do... Hmm, so it really is the influence of that raven feather?"

The crow, Hachita, ultimately demonstrated the power of time, so it's not so hard to understand why its remaining crow feathers could make people young again.

However, Yin Kong also knew one thing: the Conan in front of him was not the only individual who had reversed aging.

In the future, at least one more Shiho Miyano, namely Ai Haibara, will also take that poison and shrink.

As for whether there are any more examples, he wasn't sure.

Although I had watched the Conan anime, I dropped it a long time ago after the later cases became increasingly boring and formulaic.

Occasionally, I would come across some videos online and find out that the winery had come up with new tricks like helicopters strafing Tokyo Tower, and Conan had pulled off a crazy feat like a soccer ball exploding into a satellite.

Could it be that those people also possess relics similar to Raven Feather, or dungeons that can produce artifacts and materials?

If that's the case, then I can start to look forward to it.

It's worth mentioning that after this encounter, Yin Kong successfully activated Conan's world mission—

【Detective Story】, and the first act 【The First Encounter with the Black Organization】 has been completed.

In addition, the achievement rewards for opening dungeons and completing dungeons for the first time made it easy to earn seventy Primogems, which was a pleasant surprise.

When Yin Kong returned to the apartment, he found Pai Meng and Okino Yoko sitting in front of the computer, talking to each other in a harmonious atmosphere.

"Yin Kong, you're back?" Upon seeing him, Paimon naturally flew over immediately. "Judging from your expression, you must have had a very fruitful trip."

Yin Kong nodded and said:

"Indeed, you can rest assured, that abyssal monster should indeed have been eliminated."

Upon hearing this, Paimon patted his chest and relaxed, saying:

"That's good. I don't want to have to fight those dangerous and annoying guys here."

Yin Kong smiled and reminded him:

"The abyssal monsters are indeed annoying, but Paimon, haven't I always been the one fighting them?"

"You are just me, what's the difference?"

Paimon was clearly used to such harmless jokes with Yin Kong. He waved his hand dismissively and then said mysteriously:

"By the way, Yin Kong, you'll never guess what I did while you were at the amusement park."

Seeing Paimon's mysterious demeanor, Yin Kong couldn't help but ask curiously:

"what have you done?"

Paimon put his hands on his hips, proudly raised his little head, and said:

"Of course, it's because I brought you a huge investment!"

Yin Kong was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized what was happening, and his gaze fell on Yoko Okino:

"Miss Yoko?"

Upon meeting Yin Kong's gaze, the idol immediately blushed slightly, lowered her head shyly, and explained softly:

"Yes, I heard from Paimon that you are short of funds, so I was thinking if I could help."

Paimon nodded vigorously and said:

"That's right, Ms. Yoko is quite wealthy. With her financial support, we figured we could just buy the whole apartment building and turn it into our base of operations!"

"Ah, if only the Dust Song Pot were still here, that place would be so much bigger, I could fly however I wanted."

"You bastard, don't treat Miss Yoko like a young master, okay?"

Yin Kong stretched out his finger and tapped Paimon's little head, looking helpless.

Although Yoko Okino is a popular idol, she is far from being incredibly wealthy, and she cannot afford such extravagance.

Hearing him say that, Miss Yoko looked ashamed.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you both, but with my financial resources, I simply don't have enough to buy the entire apartment building. However, if you choose to take out a loan..."

Seeing that this idol was actually seriously calculating how many years he would need to take out a loan to buy the building, Paimon was stunned for a moment, then immediately waved his hands repeatedly, saying:

"Miss Yoko, you don't need to apologize. I was just saying it casually. I didn't really mean to ask you to buy the building."

Yin Kong nodded and said:

"Paymont often has some wild ideas, but you don't have to take them all to heart."

“That’s right, that’s right.” Paimon nodded in agreement at first, but then quickly crossed his arms and looked at Yin Kong suspiciously. “Wait, Yin Kong, are you trying to insult me ​​again?”

Yin Kong naturally smiled but did not answer.

Watching the two laughing and joking, Yoko Okino's eyes also showed a hint of envy.

She thought for a moment, then asked:

"In that case, Yin Kong, how much funding do you need?"

Seeing that Yoko Okino was asking seriously, Yin Kong stopped his playful fight with Paimon and confirmed:

"Does Miss Yoko really intend to sponsor the Rabbit House?"

Let me state upfront that Paimon and I don't actually have any grand ambitions to expand Rabbit House globally. This investment is very likely not as highly profitable as you might imagine; rather, the return will be very low, and it might not even recoup the costs in the short term.

Yoko Okino nodded gently, revealing a bright smile:

"Please rest assured, I am mentally prepared to lose everything."

More accurately, when she made this decision, she didn't consider how much money she could get in return.

Chapter 34 The feeling of heartbeat

"Then, Ms. Yoko, please help us rent the office space on the first floor of the building."

Yoko Okino waited for several seconds, and when she realized that Yin Kong didn't seem to have any further requests, she couldn't help but be taken aback and said:

"Huh, is that all?"

The location of this apartment building can hardly be described as a bustling commercial area.

Let alone just one office on the first floor, even renting the entire floor wouldn't be a big deal for her.

What Yin Kong didn't know was that when she agreed to Paimon's request, this idol girl had already made up her mind to throw away all her wealth.

"Of course, that's not all. In the future, I will also need to purchase various precious materials such as jade, rare flowers and herbs..."

The precious materials Yin Kong mentioned naturally refer to the breakthrough materials for characters like Zhongli.

According to Zhongli's description, [Stone Amber] is a rare crystal formed from extremely pure rock element, and it is even known as the [Heart of Rock] among Liyue's jewelers.

Even if they could find a substitute for [amber] in this world, it would most likely be an extremely pure jade or even a gemstone.

To continuously collect these precious jade stones, as well as breakthrough materials for other characters in the future, obviously requires a large and continuous investment of funds.

Yoko Okino's investment did indeed solve Yin Kong's immediate problem.

Of course, one must take things one step at a time. Given Yin Kong's current resource acquisition efficiency, leveling Zhong Li to the maximum level is by no means something that can be done overnight.

"Therefore, for now, all we need to do is rent the office space on the first floor."

Paimon nodded vigorously, clapping his hands excitedly:

"With Ms. Yoko's sponsorship, our Rabbit House has finally met the registration requirements—uh, should I not have mentioned this?"

Realizing that he might have inadvertently revealed something, Paimon immediately stuck out his tongue guiltily, trying to cover it up.

Yin Kong shook his head helplessly and said with amusement:

"Never mind, Miss Yoko is no outsider."

Yin Kong had long been used to this massive, leaky sieve in Teyvat.

Fortunately, this little guy is only prone to letting his guard down in front of his own people; he's quite reliable when it comes to important matters.

As expected, when Ms. Yoko heard that the Rabbit House was not officially registered and was an illegal business operating without a license, she did not show any surprise. Instead, she seemed quite used to it.

Of course, what Miss Idol cared about most was actually Yin Kong's words.

The other party had already treated her as "one of their own," which made her extremely happy.

According to local laws in Beika Town, certain procedures are required to legally engage in detective work or similar professions.

Especially for all-purpose agencies like Cunning Rabbit House, not only do they require a stable office space and a certain deposit, but they also usually need a guarantor with a clean record.

In reality, most private investigators on the market would not waste their precious funds on these troublesome and useless procedures.

After all, being a detective is ultimately a profession that relies on ability.

For example, Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori, these two high school detectives obviously didn't have these messy pieces of evidence, but we didn't see Inspector Megure kicking them out of the crime scene because of this.

Unfortunately, for Yin Kong's Rabbit House to meet the system's requirements, it must obtain permission from the local authorities.

At this point, Yin Kong also remembered that he was still an unregistered resident.

Why not be more straightforward and have Yoko Okino become the legal representative of Kotoya, and directly register the office under her name?

Yin Kong thought about it for a while, but ultimately decided not to voice his thoughts.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Yoko Okino's character; their time together that day was enough for him to see the idol's true nature, and she was indeed someone worthy of trust.

However, since it involves raw stones, it's best to be careful.

If you only seek convenience in the short term, you'll suffer more trouble in the future than you gain.

Of course, although I can't be a legal representative, being a guarantor shouldn't be a problem, which can save me a small expense.

After a brief discussion about the investment, Little Paimon cheered:

"Great! This way, Ms. Yoko can live with us."

Ms. Yoko was naturally taken aback, and only then did she belatedly realize that she seemed to be in a state of "homelessness".

If she rents the office, then she can indeed choose to move in directly.

Yin Kong gently tapped Paimon's little head and said with a smile:

"What are you thinking? Miss Yoko didn't say she wanted to live with us. She's a popular idol, and it would be bad if rumors of a romance spread."

Today's situation is special; the other party is willing to stay here for one night, but this is obviously a completely different matter from coming here to stay for an extended period.

"Hmm, is it really not allowed?"

Paimon was clearly extremely disappointed, and looked at Yoko Okino with a hopeful expression.

After all, even though Yin Kong bought him a computer so he could go online, it was still very boring to be alone in the apartment.

She would obviously be very happy to have someone as understanding and gentle as Yoko Okino to play with.

“...it’s not impossible.” Yoko lowered her head, completely avoiding looking at Yin Kong’s expression, and muttered to herself, “Since Paimon has pleaded so sincerely, and renting a new place must be very troublesome, and this place is very close to the company…”

In any case, she convinced herself.

Seeing that Yoko Okino seemed to have agreed, Yin Kong fell silent for a moment.