Conan's grammatical investigator

The streets of old London are filled with smog, and only the dim gas street lamps light up the gloomy atmosphere.

Qin Zhibo came through the light curtain and came to this familiar scene again.

Taking a deep breath, it still smells like that extremely realistic kerosene smell.

Conan, Mao Lilan and others also traveled in, shocked by the realistic scene in front of them, and kept looking around.

"This is London, the capital of thick fog." Mao Lilan, who often listens to Kudo Shinichi's description, said with emotion, "It's not so romantic as it is weird."

"It seems that even the air is dirty, with a strange smell." Ayumi frowned slightly.

Qin Zhibo waved his hand and turned around to comfort them, "It's okay, this is just the taste simulated by the game console using electrical signals to stimulate the brain, just smell it a few times and get used to it."

At this moment, Qin Zhibo's eyes swept over the back, and found that the four people from the previous back wave also followed.

It's not uncommon for someone to want to hug their thigh.

It's just that among these four people, I can't see the name on the top of Zhu Xingxiushu's head.

In this game, Qin Zhibo's investigator vision is still valid, but it will be restricted.

If it is a player-controlled character, the name can be seen as well as the basic information.

But if it's an NPC in the game, because they don't really exist, you can't see any information.

Investigator vision doesn't lie to itself.

That is to say, the current Zhuxing Hideki is not actually Zhuxing Hideki himself?
Qin Zhibo rolled his eyes, thinking that he still pretended not to know, and let's see what this human-like but not-human thing was going to do next.

Conan just combined historical knowledge to explain why the thick fog in London smells like this.

Suddenly, there was a shrill scream in the air.

Conan moved when he heard the sound, and Qin Zhibo also rushed in that direction relying on the muscle memory from last time.

When the two ran to their positions first, they saw a white figure crawling on the ground at the exit of the alley, doing something to a woman lying on the ground.

Seeing this, just as Conan was about to shout out, Qin Zhibo, who had quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed him and covered his mouth with his hands.

In Qin Zhibo's arms, Conan showed puzzled eyes.

This look is saying, what are you doing?
Qin Zhibo made a hissing gesture, and after seeing that Conan understood, he put Conan on the ground and explained to him.

"This is just a game, not a real case."

"And even if you rush over immediately, what you get will definitely be a corpse, which will trigger the next plot. Jack the Ripper will definitely escape at a speed that you can't catch up with."

"Not as good."

At this time, Mao Lilan, Hui Yuanai and others also ran over, and Qin Zhibo also quickly stopped him.

"Everyone don't go there, the player will immediately trigger the plot when they go to the front area."

"Let's discuss the countermeasure first, and see if we can set a trap to ambush him when he escapes."

In fact, before deciding to enter the game, Qin Zhibo used his limited plot memory to come up with this plan.

The advantage of open world games lies in this, you can freely choose the time to trigger the plot.

Sometimes, it is obviously a very critical task in the plot time, but it is infinite in the player's time.

Save the princess, right?
We just don't save, we just go for a stroll~
Walk around~ the road is long and the water is long~
Therefore, before the plot of Jack the Ripper's escape is officially triggered, I have enough time to cover the streets with barbed wire and bear traps.

Only then.
After Qin Zhibo finished talking about his plan, Conan didn't know how to evaluate it.

Uh. As expected of you.

At this time, Hui Yuanai poured cold water.

"But even so, most of us are children who have no combat effectiveness. It is impossible to set up the kind of trap you mentioned?"

Having said that, Conan suddenly thought of his foot health.

As a result, I twisted the switch, and it really didn't work.

Not only that, even prisoner tracking glasses and anesthesia needle watches have become common items.

Qin Zhibo patted Conan's head, he understood this feeling, after all, most of his system props are no longer available here.

"Although our strength is not enough, as long as we find the character who can help us in the game, all problems will be solved naturally."

"Which character?" Conan asked puzzled.

Qin Zhibo replied naturally: "It's the great detective Sherlock Holmes."

"Holmes?"

Conan's face was startled at first, and then he was puzzled, "How do you know there is Sherlock Holmes in this game?"

"The case of Jack the Ripper is a real case in history, but Sherlock Holmes is just a detective character described by Conan Doyle. It would be almost the same if there was Conan Doyle."

Knowing the existence of Sherlock Holmes, of course, is because Qin Zhibo is a beta player.

But of course this cannot be said, only another way of explaining it.

"Think about it, it's okay if the players in this game are all adults."

"If there are children, how can a real elementary school student catch a famous murderer in history? It's illogical to think about it."

"So adding an NPC to help players is a simple strategy."

"And this NPC must be famous, so that people can easily think of it."

"Combined with the background and location of this era, the name of this NPC is already coming out—"

"It's Sherlock Holmes!"

"Really!" Mitsuhiko's voice was very excited, "If you find Sherlock Holmes, it will be equivalent to the power of 100 people!"

"Okay! We will definitely win this level!" Yuan Tai also raised his arms and shouted.

After Qin Zhibo's analysis, Conan also felt that it made sense.

This is a game, and it is not impossible to combine reality and fiction.

And this is a script written by my father, it is really possible to do this with his character.

The corners of Conan's mouth also raised involuntarily at the thought of meeting his idol in the future.

"If you want to find that person, you have to go to 221B Baker Street."

"But we don't know the way to get there, and we may need to ask a lot of passers-by."

Qin Zhibo shook his head with a smile, "Don't worry, I know the way."

"You know?" Conan looked at Qin Zhibo in surprise, "How do you know the way?"

In fact, Qin Zhibo is also the map provided by the navigator in his mind, as was the last game.

Facing Conan's doubts, Qin Zhibo replied casually: "Because of Uncle, I have been to London in reality~"

"The London in this game must also refer to the real world, and it won't change too much."

Qin Zhibo has been to London?
Conan was not surprised by this, and was very envious in his heart.

Although I have often traveled abroad since I was a child, most of them went to Hawaii in the United States to learn miscellaneous skills.

Up to now, I haven't been to London, the holy place in the hearts of millions of fans.

And with my current body, it is basically impossible to go to London.

If only I had been to London sooner!

In fact, there is another more important reason why Conan has been holding back from going to London.

Going to the most important place in your heart with your most important person is the ultimate romance.

"Okay, now let's set off for Baker Street!"

The three little ones were very excited, as if they were going on a field trip.

The expression on Hui Yuanai's face was also very relaxed, anyway, he was just following the big army, wherever he went.

And with Qin Zhibo and Conan in charge of intelligence, she also felt that there was no major problem in solving this game.

In this way, the team set off in this high-spirited atmosphere.

And "Zhuxing Hideki" who was walking behind walked through the long alley, and after looking warily at Jack the Ripper on the other side, he also left with the large group.

Jack the Ripper, who was unable to trigger the follow-up plot due to the delay in the player's arrival, lay on the ground with a sinister and distorted smile on his lips.

In the game control room, the adults are still trying to save the children.

Many Syndora employees in uniform green uniforms have their own division of labor, and only Dr. Ali, who is wearing a gray suit, sits at the C seat.

Dr. Ali consumed the life of the membrane keyboard at an extremely fast speed, but still could not gain control of the game.

Fortunately, the game screen has been obtained, and now the outside can also see the screens that players are experiencing in each game.

Among them, the most worthy of attention is of course the ongoing game between Qin Zhibo, Conan, Mao Lilan and others.

"It seems that Mr. Qin doesn't intend to trigger the initial plot of Jack the Ripper, and wants to go directly to Holmes." Dr. A Li reported to several people behind him.

This novel idea of ​​solving the problem made Yusaku Kudo startled, and then a faint smile appeared on his face.

As expected of you, Qin
This is indeed a "loophole" in the design of this open game.

However, considering that there is no possibility for ordinary players not to make a sound when encountering the scene of Jack the Ripper killing people in the street, no modification was made.

He didn't expect him to be so keenly aware of this.
is keen?Or have you played before?
"and also."

At this moment, Dr. A Li in front of the console changed the subject, "I found that the program of the cocoon game seems to be much larger than when I took it over."

"Those code parts of unknown origin, I don't know what they are."

Dr. Ali's words made Kudo Yusaku look at Sindora again.

If Cocoon's underlying code has undergone drastic changes, he is the only one with the authority to make such changes.

"Chairman Syndora, do you know about this?"

".I, I don't know anything."

A few drops of cold sweat emerged from Xindora's forehead, she sat on the sofa and kept shaking her head, not knowing why she was getting nervous.

This suspicious attitude made Yusaku Kudo even more skeptical. Just as he was about to go over and ask more carefully, the employee of Syndora behind him suddenly shouted.

"The No.1 eliminated player has been created!"

Yusaku Kudo quickly turned around and found that the elimination of players was not the world of London, but the arena of ancient Rome.

There are not many children participating in the arena, and they are basically bear children with some attributes of the devil king in the world, and they are taught to be human when they go up.

But in fact, these five games have NPCs arranged to help novices get started and players pass the level.

The Viking game is a one-eyed old pirate, and the Dakar Rally is a taxi driver.

The ancient Roman arena is an old gladiator, and Solomon's treasure is Indiana Jones.

Old Victorian London is Sherlock Holmes.

Every player will get help from the exclusive NPC, strengthen their skills, and finally pass the level.

In theory, children can get more help and have the same chance to pass the level.

It's just that in comparison, mature adults are more likely to pass the level.

So placing hope on Qin Zhibo and others is a more rational bet.

When the No.1 player is eliminated, the corresponding "cocoon" cabin in the venue immediately sinks and retracts into the floor, which means that the player has been eliminated.

Staring at the cocoon closely, the parents who remembered their children inside immediately burst into heart-piercing cries.

When the other parents saw this scene, they couldn't help feeling nervous and clenched their hands tightly.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo is leading a team to walk on the predecessor of Vauxhall Bridge - Prince Regent Bridge.

The Thames next to it was filled with stinking garbage, and from time to time, a transport ship carrying unknown filth passed by.

If a dead body were thrown into the boat from the bridge, it is estimated that no one on board would notice it.

Leaflets and scraps of paper fluttering in the wind can be seen everywhere on the bridge, as well as various paints of unknown raw materials.

The filth makes this central London less beautiful than imagined.

Looking at the "beautiful scenery" around him, Conan, whose dream was a little broken, couldn't help complaining in his heart.

Although the scenery in this game is quite realistic, it is not so realistic.
Victorian England was known as the "Empire on which the sun never sets", and it was the most prosperous period in British history.

The size of the British territory at that time was beyond imagination, and the degree of strength was also the most powerful in the world at that time.

However, under the strong appearance, there are serious environmental and health problems, such as the cholera pandemic and so on.

"Don't you think that clock is weird?"

Zhu Xingxiu, who was walking behind, reminded.

Others looked up at the towering clock tower of Big Ben, where the hour and minute hands formed the time of 12:51 on a dim yellow clock face.

At this moment, the minute hand moved suddenly, counterclockwise by one tick, and became 12:50.

"The minute hand turned backwards!"

As soon as Yuantai finished speaking, the minute hand reversed again and again, and it became 12:48.

Qin Zhibo narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that this part is different from the last game.

Last time, the Big Ben displayed the in-game time normally.

Conan thought about it and immediately guessed the meaning.

"From 51 to 48 is not the time at all, but the number of players participating in the game!"

Mao Lilan looked uneasy, "The three-point reversal, that is"

"That's right." Conan nodded seriously, "Three people were eliminated from other games."

Yuan Tai: "Then our chances of winning have become smaller?"

Ayumi: "Huh? Then we"

The three little ones are children after all, and they are easily pressured from other aspects.

Qin Zhibo glared at Zhu Xingxiushu who proposed this point, turned his head and comforted: "Don't care about other people, as long as we can win."

"Let's go to Holmes quickly."

Under Qin Zhibo's leadership, they finally found No. 221B Baker Street.

Knock on the doorbell of No. 221B, and there is a sound of answering the door.

"Who?"

It was an old woman who opened the door, the same as the one Qin Zhibo met when he tried the game last time.

About to meet his idol, Conan took the initiative to ask.

"Is that Mrs. Hudson?"

"We are clients of a certain case, and we are looking for Mr. Holmes who lives here."

Even if the game is not daily, Conan can deal with it fluently in English.

However, after listening to Conan's request, Mrs. Hudson showed a puzzled expression on her face.

"Holmes? I've never heard of that name."

"If you're looking for Professor Moriarty, I can take you in."