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

The [incoming person] who fired the shot said calmly.

"Hosho Reito, the Professor asked me to give you his regards."

Damn professor...

Baosheng Reito thought.

I had clearly made him disappear forever.

Chapter 522: The Disappearance of Nanatsuki Koshimizu

Conan never expected that the player who was so high-spirited and boasted that he would directly eliminate the beta tester of the "Jack the Ripper" copy just now, would be lying on the ground dying just three minutes after leaving the group!

The pupils of the Death God Elementary School Student shrank when he saw the miserable state of Reito Hoshino. It was not because he thought that all would be lost if Reito Hoshino died, but because he realized that the difficulty increase of each dungeon by Noah's Ark might be beyond imagination.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Hosho Reito to be shot and assassinated without coming into contact with any NPC. Perhaps Jack the Ripper has already realized their existence and is hunting them!

The bad thing is that many of the players participating in the Cocoon Game are wearing modern clothes. If the NPCs in this world can distinguish the era differences in clothing, then they will probably have nowhere to hide and will be unable to move!

What was Noah's Ark's purpose in opening the enhanced cocoon game? Was his goal truly to annihilate all players? Did he truly view the five game scenarios as a killing game where AI would slaughter humans?

(Or is it that even the assassination and shooting of the beta tester is part of the plot of this game scene? But why is this... As a game player, how is he different from other players?)

Many chaotic thoughts collided in his mind, and Conan found it difficult to guess how Noah's Ark would modify the script next, but he knew very well that now that Hosho Reito had been shot, the wound must be treated immediately.

He immediately squatted down, glanced at the white coat on Baosheng Reito, then tore off a piece of white cloth from it and quickly treated Baosheng Reito's wound, trying to reduce the loss of blood as much as possible.

At this time, Reito Hoshino seemed to have regained some consciousness. There was an inexplicable look in his eyes, making it difficult for Conan to describe the emotions in his eyes for a moment. Conan only heard him say this.

"continue……"

When Haibara Ai arrived at the scene after Conan, what she saw was the unconscious Hosou Reito and Conan with blood on his hands, and no one knew what he was thinking.

As a former member of the Black Organization, although she did not participate in such killings, it cannot be said that she has never received training in this regard. At least she has some knowledge of pistol shooting.

The slight smell of gunpowder lingering in the air and the obvious size of the wounds on Hoshino Reito's body instantly made Haibara Ai think of what the other party had experienced in the short time that he was out of everyone's sight.

"…Dr. Baosheng was shot?"

Haibara Ai's tone was a little complicated, and she was saying the obvious thing. When Housheng Reito visited Xiang Yuanguang before, she had asked Xiang Yuanguang his name, and naturally knew that Housheng Reito was one of the few top game players in the world.

In addition, since Reito Housheng was an insider player of the Cocoon game and had already completed the Old London scene, she never thought that Reito Housheng would be eliminated so easily in front of everyone.

"Dr. Baosheng? Is that his last name?"

Conan turned his head and looked at Huihara Ai. Before he could ask more questions, someone seemed to have seen something special in the alley, and a scream was heard immediately——————

The Elementary School Student of Death immediately turned his head to look outside the alley, but he could only see the back of a citizen running away. It was obvious that the other party would call the police from Scotland Yard and then investigate the situation of Reito Hosou.

Tick, tick, tick.

Footsteps began to sound continuously. The members of the Junior Detective League, including Ran Mouri, came to the alley. Looking at Reito Hoshino lying in a pool of blood, and Conan and Haibara Ai standing beside him, Ran Mouri subconsciously wanted to go forward to check the situation and ask Conan what happened here.

However, Conan reached out to stop Mao Lilan's actions at this time. His little face was full of seriousness and he said without hesitation.

"Sister Xiaolan, please take the Junior Detective Team and leave here first. Huibara and I will stay here and wait for the police to come... If we don't find out why Dr. Baosheng was assassinated, there will be no point in investigating."

At this time, the door of the main control room of Cocoon Game was pushed open.

Xiang Yuanguang held the Demon Hunting Knife at his waist and strode into the main control room. His eyes fell on the live broadcast on the screen of the main control room. When he saw Baosheng Reito lying in a pool of blood, his pupils shrank suddenly. No, buddy, have you violated the law of heaven or done something wrong? You lie down at the beginning? Do you have any master style?

Uncle Maori turned around when he heard the noise at the door. When he saw Xiang Yuanguang appear, a hint of joy suddenly flashed across his face. He was about to ask Xiang Yuanguang if he knew how to solve the special situation of the cocoon game, but at this moment he saw Thomas Sindora appearing behind Xiang Yuanguang in handcuffs.

"What's going on? Why was the chairman of the Sindor Group arrested?"

Kogoro Mouri was shocked. Although he did hate Thomas Sindra, who came up with the Cocoon Game, he was still shocked when he saw him being arrested.

Unless Thomas Sindra really wanted to hold fifty young celebrities hostage and set up a cocoon game, it would be impossible for the police to arrest Thomas Sindra on the spot. What was going on?

Inspector Megure poked his head out from behind Thomas Sindora. He was originally wondering why the launch venue of the Cocoon game had become like this, but when he saw Kogoro Mouri standing with Mitsuki Mukai, he was relieved.

The last time these two appeared together was on the cruise ship of the Suzuki Group, which resulted in a major murder case that lasted for a total of ten years and killed more than five people. It is not surprising that the impact is wider this time.

"Ahem, brother Maori, Thomas Sindra was arrested on the spot for suspected attempted murder. We brought him to the game control room now in the hope that he can redeem himself and see if he can help."

The fat police officer coughed twice and said so. However, before the fat police officer could finish his words, Thomas Sindra snorted coldly.

"Humph, Noah's Ark has gone out of control. My secret has been exposed anyway, so I'll just let these idiots be buried with me!"

Regardless of Maori Kogoro who tried to rush up and punch Thomas Sindora twice but was stopped, Xiang Yuanguang walked to Kudo Yusaku, looked at the screen where the live game was broadcast, rubbed his forehead with a headache, sighed, and asked.

"What's going on? Mr. Kudo, who did this?"

"Based on the other party's attire and the fact that he mentioned 'Professor', it is possible that it was the plot character Asogi Yishin who did it, but the gunman did not carry the famous sword called Demon Hunter."

Kudo Yusaku replied calmly, his eyes fixed on the situation in the live broadcast screen. He always felt that something was wrong. If the game players would be chased by the characters in the plot at the beginning, then the difficulty would be too high.

Normally, only children would enter the game. If there were no advanced players like Shinichi or Hosho Reito, this game would be impossible to complete...

Noah's Ark...will it choose to do this?

"Yasougi Ichima? I think that's unlikely."

Xiang Yuanguang directly denied Kudo Yusaku's inference. He quickly scanned the numerous surveillance screens and then frowned because he realized that there was a person's game screen missing in the surveillance screen here.

"…Where's Nanatsuki Koshimizu? Why can't I see her game screen? Didn't she enter the game?"

Chapter 523: Differences between Beta Test Players

Nanatsuki Koshimizu was the last player to enter the game portal. Therefore, all the game players, including Reito Housheng and Chiaki Nanami, did not know which game scene she finally chose to enter through the game portal.

However, Xiang Yuanguang knew very well that if Nanatsuki Koshimizu entered the game, then she would only have the possibility of entering the game portal of "Jack the Ripper", because this was what he had agreed with Nanatsuki Koshimizu before.

But now, there is no sign of Nanatsuki Koshimizu in any of the live broadcasts, and even Yusaku Kudo next to him added that all the gamers in Old London were refreshed together at the beginning, and Nanatsuki Koshimizu was not seen...

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Xiang Yuanguang's face was a little gloomy. He realized that the current situation seemed a little wrong. Could it be that Noah's Ark was targeting game players whose appearance did not meet the normal player age range?

Hosou Reito, Koshimi Nanatsuki... Then, what about Nanami Chiaki and Mao Li Ran? What's going on with them?

After the blue hedgehog confirmed that the only live broadcast in the game control room was the surveillance footage of the "Jack the Ripper" game copy, he rushed out without hesitation and ran towards the game hall.

In order to mock the celebrities of these countries, Noah's Ark opened the live broadcast screens of all players in the game lobby. If you want to confirm the situation of Nanami Chiaki, going to the game lobby is the fastest and most convenient way.

Xiang Yuanguang put his hand on the stairs and fell down without hesitation. He then landed quickly and ran towards the game hall as if nothing had happened, leaving Officer Takagi who followed him dumbfounded.

"So should I jump or not... er, forget it."

Takagi Shigeru looked hesitant, but finally decided to follow his heart and planned to take the stairs.

On the one hand, he felt that his physical fitness might not be as good as that of his animal friends. On the other hand, he felt that if he could walk up the stairs but didn’t, the police station might not recognize it as a work-related injury and reimburse the money…

Tick, tick, tick, tick.

The sound of running footsteps attracted the celebrity parents who were sitting behind the movie theater. They turned around and saw the legendary lawyer Xiang Yuanguang, who had recently become famous among the local high-level officials in Tokyo.

Before these people could be surprised, Xiang Yuanguang had already passed through them and came to the front. His eyes quickly locked onto Nanami Chiaki who entered the scene of "Solomon's Treasure", but the situation was different from what he expected.

Although other players who entered this game scene were frowning and at a loss, Nanami Chiaki, an internal test player and game master, was making rapid progress and did not look like she was being targeted at all!

"Noah's Ark chose to assassinate Reito Hosho at the beginning, not because of Reito Hosho's age or identity. If we reverse the thinking and don't think about why Noah's Ark assassinated Reito Hosho..."

Xiang Yuanguang's breathing was steady, with no signs of having just exercised. He tapped his forehead with his finger and quickly entered a state of thinking. He gave up his previous line of thinking and instead worked his way back to the cause from the result.

"If you think in terms of [Why did Noah's Ark have to assassinate Hosho Reito], then there is only one answer. Hosho Reito's existence will prevent Noah's Ark from continuing the [Jack the Ripper] game!"

"But how could such a thing happen? How could a game player make the game administrator think that the game cannot continue if he exists, so he has to be forced offline by [plot killing]?"

The scene in front of the blue hedgehog suddenly changed. He thought of what Reito Hosou had said a few days ago when he came to the office and invited him to a Yu-Gi-Oh duel.

No matter how powerful a gamer is, they are still confined to the cage of the game's rules. To transcend the constraints of the game's rules, they must not confine themselves to the gamer's identity but must go further. Could it be that Baosheng Reito has mastered a special method that allows him to transform himself from a gamer? Just like the Fengling Yueying modifier in his previous life... an invincible golden body? A one-hit kill?

This idea was a bit too absurd. Xiang Yuanguang frowned. It was impossible for the other party to do this under the control of the cocoon game. It must be due to other reasons...

"Both Reito and Nanami Chiaki are internal test players. They both chose the game dungeons they played during the internal test to conduct strategy. However, Reito was targeted, but Nanami Chiaki was not. Why is that?"

"Mr. Xiang Yuan, is it possible that it's because of the different types of games?"

A voice suddenly sounded from behind, and Xiang Yuanguang's hair instantly stood up. He almost punched the person behind him and cut off the line. Fūya Zero was so scared that he subconsciously took two steps back. He laughed dryly and waved his hands.

"Don't be so excited. I just heard you, Mr. Xiang Yuan, reasoning to yourself, so I came over to share my thoughts."

...was I just talking to myself?

Xiang Yuanguang blinked and shook his head, not wanting to dwell on it. However, what Fūya Rei just said did give him some inspiration—yes, the different experiences of the two beta test players were most likely due to the different game types.

Because the levels in the [Solomon's Treasure] scene that Nanami Chiaki entered have been greatly enhanced on the original basis, even if Nanami Chiaki has the experience of completing the internal test, the difficulty of completing the levels can only be reduced a little.

However, the "Hound of the Baskervilles" scene that Reito Hosou entered is exactly the same as the current "Jack the Ripper" scene. The so-called reasoning and wise men are all born on the basis of sufficient intelligence.

Hosou Reito, who has completed the "Hound of the Baskervilles" scene, has already mastered most of the information in this game. If the general background remains unchanged, "Jack the Ripper" can hardly pose any threat to him.

Perhaps this is the reason why Noah's Ark eliminated Reito Hosou in a plot-killing way at the beginning.

"…Perhaps, I need to further confirm Hosho Reito's previous gaming experience."

Xiang Yuanguang murmured to himself, then looked at Furuya Ling and asked seriously.

"Mr. Amuro, do you have the contact information of the other three beta testers?"

...Do you think I'm here to check your household registration? You're asking me this? Do I know everything?

Fūya Rei's expression became serious, he almost wanted to scold Genkou for his lazy behavior, but in the end he nodded. Yes, he did investigate this aspect, so he answered calmly.

"It's not three beta testers, it's four. Two of them can't be contacted by phone, one can't be contacted at all, and currently only one of them can be contacted."

"The beta tester of the Dakar Rally scenario, the player with the fastest reaction speed, Kazuto Kiriya."

Chapter 524 Dangerous Zombie Player?

Although reluctantly, for now, the Old London player squad has been split into three groups.

They are Conan and Haibara Ai's team who are with Hoshino Reito, the Junior Detective Team and Mouri Ran's team, and the famous boy team led by Moroboshi Hideki.

The reason why Conan asked Ran Mouri and the Junior Detective League not to get close to him and Haibara Ai was naturally to prevent them from being killed by possible assassins. After all, he and Haibara Ai had been seen by the citizens of Old London.

If the police investigate the scene and find that the two of them are missing, they will definitely investigate based on the appearance characteristics mentioned by the citizens. The assassin will then realize that Housheng Reito has companions and will launch a new round of assassinations.

At that time, Conan, Haibara Ai, the Junior Detective League and Mouri Ran who are acting together will probably become targets of the assassin, so it is necessary to act in teams, not to mention that he still has to continue investigating the matter of Hokage Reito.

Conan stood there watching Mouri Ran and the members of the Junior Detective League leave. He pushed his glasses and took out the detective medal. He didn't expect that this technological product that was obviously incompatible with the times could still be used.

This is actually not good news for him, because the technological products developed by Dr. Agasa can be used in the virtual world, which means that Noah's Ark has scanned these technological props, and therefore new conclusions can be further drawn.

That is... Noah's Ark has noticed the differences between the members of the Junior Detective Team and normal young men from noble families, and will probably pay special attention to him because he has more technological products on him!

(If this aspect is also taken into consideration, then I was the first one to come to Reito Hosou, bandage his wound, and hear his last message...)

A white light flashed across Conan's plain glasses.

(Is this also what Noah's Ark expected? If so, then Noah's Ark probably knows me very well, otherwise he would not have arranged such a plot development...)

(Noah's Ark, a strong artificial intelligence that has never appeared in human history... Where is the limit of your computing power?)

...Why did Conan's plain glasses flash white light for no apparent reason? Is this also a high-tech trick?

Haibara Ai, who was squatting down to check on Housheng Reito, raised her head. She glanced at the Death God Elementary School Student and decided not to delve into the fact that the glasses could glow. Anyway, whether they glowed or not would not affect anything specific.

Ever since she saw Xiang Yuanguang's wind magic, her resistance to this inexplicably unfolding world has gradually increased. A small matter like her glasses glowing is no longer surprising.

Haibara Ai lowered her head. She didn't care about the blood on Reito Hoshino's body. She just put her hand on the nose of Reito Hoshino, then raised her eyebrows and discovered something strange about the other person.

If a normal person is shot and loses a lot of blood, it would be difficult for him to survive without immediate treatment, even with simple hemostasis. How come Reito Baosheng kept bleeding for so long and remained in a dying state?

"…What is this? A dangerous zombie player?"

Medical researchers murmured about this unbelievable scene that went against the rules of reality, and they finally understood why Reito Hosho was being targeted.

This is an abstract behavior of shouting "Watch me complete the level with one life" in front of the game administrator and then turning on the health lock for yourself. It is understandable that you are killed by the game administrator at the beginning of the game and then given a negative buff that makes you unable to move.

A police whistle was heard, followed by noisy footsteps.

Haibara Ai looked up at the direction where the sound came from, and sure enough, several police officers dressed in late 19th century style were running towards this side, and there was even a blonde female police officer among them.

This made her squint her eyes, and she wondered if there was any trouble with Vermouth in the cocoon game, but after realizing that the organization had been completely silent and it was most likely unrelated to the Sindor Corporation, she withdrew her thoughts.