I'm in Conan, but I'm in Ace Attorney

Thinking that the time was about right, Xiang Yuanguang drove out and called Koshimizu Nanatsuki, and they headed towards Kudo's house. As for Haibara Ai...she was still in class, so one could only say that this was the fate of a student.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, pushed up his sunglasses. He still looked as if he was doing what he wanted, but he didn't bring his full-coverage headphones and radio with him, which made him look a little more serious.

Yesterday she heard from Xiang Yuanguang that the holographic infiltration simulation game and the strong artificial intelligence Noah's Ark were just like something out of a Dengeki Bunko light novel, extremely incredible.

Smartphones are not even popular yet, but Sindor has developed a virtual infiltration game and strong artificial intelligence that will only be possible in decades? Who would believe this?

If Xiang Yuanguang had not told her about this, and she had not gone to the Internet cafe yesterday afternoon to investigate the relevant information of Xindora Company, she would never have believed that such a dreamlike thing would appear in reality.

"... Kudo Yusaku, as I remember, is a famous mystery novelist, and the father of the famous Tokyo detective Kudo Shinichi. Is he also a master of mystery?"

Seemingly feeling a little annoyed on the road, Nanatsuki Koshimizu took the initiative to ask about Kudo Yusaku. In response, Genmitsu kept his eyes fixed on the road and nodded slightly.

"Mr. Kudo's reasoning ability is beyond doubt. In my opinion, it is very likely that he is better than his son, Kudo Shinichi. It's just that he is not interested in this and does not intend to become a detective."

"Once you meet him, you'll realize that he has a sense of humor and a desire to have fun."

...It’s understandable that it’s humorous, but why do you say you want to have fun at the cost of your life?

The adult female detective raised her eyebrows, feeling that something special seemed to have happened between Genmi Mitsuki and Kudo Yusaku that she didn't know about. This feeling of being an outsider made her feel very bad.

Although detectives are not gods and it is impossible for them to really know all the information they want to know, for the current boss of the agency, she still feels that it is necessary to investigate this aspect.

—————June 8, 3:20 p.m.——————

—————Tokyo, Kudo's House——————

When the car stopped outside the Kudo residence, Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko inside realized that the guest they were waiting for had arrived, but only Kudo Yusaku stood up to greet the guest, while Kudo Yukiko did not move.

Because Kudo Yukiko was teasing her older son Kudo Shinichi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and seeing the changing expressions of the smaller Shinichi, Kudo Yukiko couldn't help but rub her son's cheek again.

Tick, tick, tick.

The footsteps came closer and closer. Conan was secretly anxious when he realized that there was a high possibility that he would be laughed at by the hedgehog-head. Finally, he gathered all his strength and finally broke free from his mother's arms before his father and the hedgehog entered the hall.

(Edogawa Conan...is he here too?)

Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who was walking behind Genmi Mitsuki, stuck her head out. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She didn't expect that the God of Death elementary school student would appear here. However, she felt relieved when she thought about the relationship between Conan and the Mori family.

Although she didn't investigate much about Kudo Shinichi, she knew a little about the relationship between the famous detective Kudo Shinichi and Mori Ran. Since Conan was staying at the Mori family, he should have some relationship with the Kudo family... right?

The female detective narrowed her eyes. No matter how she thought about it, she felt something was not right.

However, Genkou's words interrupted Nanatsuki Koshimizu's thoughts, and the hedgehog-headed man said.

"Long time no see, Mr. Kudo and Mrs. Kudo. I heard from a friend that Thomas Sindora, the chairman of Sindora Company, has come to Beika Town. May I ask if you have made any progress in your investigation of him?"... Thomas Sindora, why did Xiang Yuanguang entrust the Kudo couple to investigate him?

A trace of doubt flashed through Nanatsuki Koshimizu's mind again, but she still planned to record the conversation between the two parties first, and then conduct further investigation to find out the specific situation after the conversation was over.

"The United States police have closed the case of Hiroki Sawada's death as an accidental death. Although there are rumors that he suffered mental problems due to abuse by Thomas Sindra, rumors alone cannot be used to reopen the investigation process."

"However, the safety issue of Mr. Xiangyuan's biological father, Mr. Tadaaki Mura, who works as an IT engineer at Sindor, has been resolved. What are your plans next?"

Yusaku Kudo asked without hesitation. The case of Hiroki Sawada was closed as an accidental fall from a building because no signs of abuse were found on his body, and there were not even Thomas Sindra's fingerprints on his clothes.

In other words, even if Hiroki Sawada did not die from an accidental fall from a building, he committed suicide by jumping off a building due to mental problems. Neither the crime scene nor his autopsy report contained anything that was unfavorable to Thomas Sindra.

The world-famous novelist stroked his chin and looked at Xiang Yuanguang in front of him.

"Does Mr. Xiang Yuan want to go to the United States specifically to overturn the verdict of this case and reopen the trial, just like he overturned the conclusion of the Moon Shadow Island incident before, to prove that Thomas Sindorra is guilty?"

...As much as I want to say that's right, the fact is that it's impossible to do.

Xiang Yuanguang was silent. He remembered that Hiroki Sawada did commit suicide by jumping off the building. At that time, Thomas did open the door and rushed towards Hiroki Sawada, but the problem was that Hiroki Sawada had already jumped before Thomas touched him.

Even if we don't mention whether the traces at that time have been preserved until now, even if they have been preserved until now, what does it matter? Because Thomas Sindor is the caregiver designated by Hiroki Sawada's guardian, normal people would think that he rushed towards Hiroki Sawada to save him, not to finish him off, because if he didn't finish him off, Hiroki Sawada would definitely die if he jumped down.

Thomas Sindora could not be held accountable for the death of Hiroki Sawada, but if Thomas Sindora had then attacked Tadayagi Mura, the situation would have been completely different.

"...Anyway, I'll ensure Tadaaki Omura's safety at the municipal building. Then, Mr. Kudo, please contact Inspector Megure to help arrest him."

Although Nanatsuki Koshimizu and Conan are both famous detectives, it is still difficult to get the full picture of the matter without knowing the cause and effect, but these words can already convey a piece of information.

That is [Xiang Yuanguang believes that at the cocoon game launch conference on June 9th, Thomas Sindora will try to kill Tadaaki Mura for unknown reasons].

Without waiting for Nanatsuki Koshimizu and Conan to think further, Genkou remembered the special situation of Reito Hosou during the internal test, and he turned to ask about the game script.

"Mr. Kudo, I want to ask, is the victory goal of the London game [Investigate the truth about the Hound of the Baskervilles]? I remember Mr. Kudo said that the victory goal of the game was [Investigate Jack the Ripper], right?"

When this question was asked, Kudo Yusaku was stunned. He looked a little surprised and then murmured.

"I have never modified the victory goal of the game script. If the victory goal of the game has really changed, then perhaps Thomas Sindorra took the initiative to modify the content of the game. Mr. Xiang Yuan, didn't you say that?"

"Thomas Sindra is the descendant of Jack the Ripper, and he is willing to kill people to cover it up!"

Chapter 513 Good News

The London in the Cocoon game is not the London in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", and the Sherlock Holmes in it is not the normal Sherlock Holmes, so even the plot will change differently.

For example, the script of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is very different from the events of the original "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" because it is a special setting in the game script that acts like a background board.

Xiang Yuanguang has a poor memory, so it is definitely impossible for him to repeat the entire text of "Great Ace Attorney". At most, he mentioned the character settings and general plot to Kudo Yusaku.

After careful consideration, Kudo Yusaku decided to use the plot of Great Ace Attorney as the background for the game's script, with two parallel lines. Not only would [Ryunosuke Naruhodō] and [Sherlock Holmes] be able to assist players in completing the game's objectives, but the investigation of [The Hound of the Baskervilles] would also allow the characters in the plot to temporarily leave, increasing the difficulty.

But if Cocoon Game completely abandons the main plot of investigating Jack the Ripper, and instead uses the story of the Hound of the Baskervilles as the background as the main thread of the game, then it is likely that someone has taken the initiative to modify the game script.

Yusaku Kudo believes that the person who modified the game script, was extremely sensitive to the name Jack the Ripper, and even did not allow it to appear in the game is most likely Thomas Sindra, the chairman of Sindra Corporation.

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However, this was just his intuition, and he couldn't guarantee the reality. After all, as one of the creators of the game script, he only received an invitation to watch the game's public beta test, but not an invitation to the game's internal beta test.

Therefore, Kudo Yusaku actually knew nothing about the actual situation of the internal test, just like Xiang Yuanguang. If Housheng Reito had not come to remind him, he probably would not even know that the game script might have been modified.

"From this perspective, it is highly likely that Thomas Sindra has already noticed that someone is investigating Hiroki Sawada's death. Mr. Xiang Yuan, I'm afraid your plan cannot be realized."

Kudo Yusaku then said that although Xiang Yuanguang did not say it directly, his plan was obvious at a glance. It was nothing more than stopping Thomas Sindora from killing people and capturing him on the spot.

If Thomas Sindora had already realized that someone was trying to plot against him, he would most likely not have taken the huge risk of killing Tadayaru Mura at the public beta of the Cocoon game, and Xiang Yuanguang's plan would have failed.

However, even though he knew that this possibility that was unfavorable to him had a high probability of coming true, Xiang Yuanguang's expression did not change. He just lowered his voice and spoke.

"It will work."

The atmosphere became tense. Seeing the situation over there, Conan was full of confusion, because the Kudo couple simply asked him to take leave and come back, and didn't say anything else.

If he hadn't mentioned the game script to Yuan Guang explicitly, he wouldn't even know that the script for the Cocoon game was written by his father, Kudo Yusaku...

Conan looked at the conversation between Kudo Yusaku and Mukai Genmiko with a frown on his face, and then looked at Koshimizu Nanatsuki.

The female detective seems to have not discovered his true identity yet, but think about it, how can a normal person believe that rejuvenation exists in the real world? If he hadn't experienced it himself, he wouldn't believe it!

"...A game script? Hmm, so that's how it is."

At this time, the female detective had already gathered with Kudo Yukiko to chat about the incident. Although he didn't know why, it felt like a girls' tea party, as if he was the only outsider.

(What the hell is this? Cocoon Games, Sindorah Company, invitation letter...)

Conan sighed, feeling quite desolate. Fortunately, Sonoko came to visit the office yesterday and mentioned the invitation letter and the cocoon game, otherwise he might not even know what the cocoon game is now.

It's really annoying that these adults always exclude him...

The Death Elementary School Student's expression changed. Oh no, I've been an elementary school student for so long that I really think of myself as an elementary school student!

Just when Conan was still worrying and feeling sorry for himself, Kudo Yusaku and Xiang Yuanguang turned their heads at the same time. They stared at Conan and discussed something in a low voice.

"Do you think Conan can crack the modified London game? I think it's difficult. It seems that Thomas Sindra added some information. Even if he knows the original script, he can't crack it."

"Shinichi will be fine, because he is my son. Ever since he said in Hawaii that he wanted to become a world-class detective like Sherlock Holmes, I knew that he was definitely not an ordinary detective who would be bound by common sense." "...Mr. Kudo, do you think I am suitable for special training in Hawaii? I think I can also try to become a world-class detective... ahem, anyway, let me ask my friend if he is confident before talking about this."

"Indeed, if Thomas Sindra can modify the game script, he may be able to control the artificial intelligence Noah's Ark. It will be very troublesome if he takes hostages."

Conan suddenly felt a chill on his back. He turned his head sharply to look at the position of Kudo Yusaku and Xiang Yuanguang, but saw that the two of them continued the previous topic as usual, as if the whispers just now were just his hallucination.

The Death Elementary School Student turned his head back and quietly took off his red bow.

"Dr. Agasa... I have something I want you to investigate..."

Dr. Agasa, who was far away in the research institute, blinked and then whispered into the communicator.

"I don't know what the Sindor Company Noah's Ark Cocoon Game is. You should ask your hedgehog friend, Shinichi."

...I haven't even opened my mouth to ask what you want to check, but you've already told me everything. Do you really not know?

Conan's face darkened involuntarily. It seemed that now he could only wait for his father to finish talking to the hedgehog and tell him.

Drop, drop, drop.

The phone rang, and Conan could tell it was Xiang Yuanguang's call tone. He turned his head and looked at Xiang Yuanguang who picked up the phone and put it to his ear, wondering who the other party was calling.

"…Are you sure Noah's Ark is not controlled by Thomas Sindorra?"

Asked Yuan Guang.

"Ah? You stole the DNA tracking technology? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Far away on the other side of Beika Town, Hosou Reito typed some code and replied unhappily.

"You didn't ask. This thing is very secretive. I thought it was the core code, but it turned out to be something like this. The guy changed the firewall code after realizing that the data was stolen."

"If I had found the core code of Noah's Ark when I hacked into the firewall the first time, I wouldn't have made a bet with him on clearing the game, and Noah's Ark should have been renamed "Dream Thunder" long ago."

"Oh, by the way, [Dream] is the name I prepared for my future game company. What do you think of it?"

...This name sounds a bit dangerous.

Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin. Since Housheng Reito had already said so, the change in the plot was most likely not related to Thomas Sindora. Perhaps the tactic of obtaining more favorable information through Noah's Ark could be implemented.

Then, June 9th was the last day that Thomas Sindra could breathe freely in this world.

Chapter 514: The Open Beta Test Venue of the Trap Game

—————June 7, 8:30 p.m.——————

—————Tokyo, Cocoon Game Public Beta Venue——————

In the Conan world, where smartphones are not yet commonplace, holographic simulation stealth games are absolutely groundbreaking. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you will never believe it really exists.

However, Sindra Corporation did bring out this epoch-making technology, and used the actual product to convince local officials in Tokyo to use the municipal building in Beika-cho as the public beta site for the Cocoon game.

"...The fact that they were able to borrow the municipal building in Beika Town to host a game public beta test is beyond my previous assessment of the absurdity of this world."

After parking the car outside the municipal building, Xiang Yuanguang glanced at the expensive luxury cars in the parking lot, which made the civilian car he was using seem a little bit inferior.

However, he didn't buy a car for show, but simply for the convenience of travel. There is no point in worrying about these things, because even if he cares about these things, he doesn't have extra money to buy a car...

"Xiang Yuan, have you ever asked which floor of the Municipal Building the public beta test site for the Cocoon game is on?"

The female detective next to him suddenly asked. This sudden question stunned Xiang Yuanguang. He didn't quite understand what Koshimizu Nanatsuki meant until he shifted his gaze from the luxury cars nearby to the overall view of the municipal building.

Apart from anything else, as one of the municipal buildings in the world's largest metropolitan area, the Tokyo metropolitan area, its specifications cannot be underestimated. A rough count shows that it probably has more than thirty floors.

Xiang Yuanguang's face darkened, he put his hand on the hilt of the Demon Hunting Sword he brought with him, and spoke seriously.

“I feel like touring the municipal building floor by floor is more in line with who we are as detectives.”

"Where did you come from, you half-baked detective..."

Nanatsuki Koshimizu sighed. She knew that Genkou was the kind of person who only remembered the main situation and ignored the specific details. The Beika Town Municipal Building has a total of 45 floors. She searched up one floor at a time...

Well, I hope they can find the public beta venue of Cocoon Game safely before being kicked out of the municipal building by the staff of the municipal building.

Snap——————

The sound of a car door being pushed open was heard not far away. Xiang Yuanguang and Koshimizu Nanatsuki's eyes fell on the place where the sound came from at the same time, and then they saw a familiar-looking person walking out of the back door of a luxury car.

Seeing this man's appearance, Genkou and Nanatsuki Koshimizu looked at each other subconsciously, and then shook their heads at the same time.

As the only heir to the Arita Zaibatsu, Arita Ryosuke leisurely stepped out of the luxury car. His heart was filled with joy at bidding farewell to the boring study time, and he was also looking forward to the upcoming social event.

When the last diplomat murder case happened, he had just finished his confinement study period, and then he received a subpoena from the Beika Town Court. As a result, thanks to this subpoena, he was sent back to confinement study again.

Now, it was said that the famous United States information technology company, Sindor, was going to bring the holographic stealth game to the market in this country, and for this purpose, it held a public beta test meeting for the game that would be attended by celebrities from all walks of life.

Arita Ryosuke took this opportunity to escape the torture of confinement and study. Following the old man's words to "see the world", he headed north and came to the Beika Town Municipal Building with an invitation. "It's just a game conference, I don't believe there will be any trouble! People may be unlucky, but they can't be unlucky all the time! I don't believe that there are people causing trouble every day in Beika Town!"

The eldest son of the Arita family spoke viciously to the bodyguard. The black-clad bodyguard next to him wanted to say something, but thinking of the extremely unlucky luck of the young master Arita, he wisely chose to keep silent.