Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 19 High-profile passer-by players

"..."

Aoyagi Binguang, who was yelled at, still looked calm: "I'm sorry, I will leave soon."

Under the boss's death gaze, he picked up the second volume of "Detective Today's Son" that was originally blocked by the girls, picked a few more books on the bookshelf, and walked to the cashier.

"Thank you for your patronage, the total is 10400 yen."

When paying the bill, the boss finally calmed down.

Because Aoyagi Binguang picked too quickly, Rabbit didn't see clearly what he bought until he put down the book to check out.

The first and second volumes of "The Great Detective", "The Curtain", "No Survivors", "Murder on the Orient Express", "Malevolence"...

...Wait, "Malice"?
When he saw the last work and the author's name, Rabbit's eyes froze.

He wasn't very interested in mystery novels, but he knew the author's name, and even read this book on the recommendation of others, although he returned it half way through.

Unexpectedly, in the world of Conan, there are not only works by those deceased mystery masters of the old era (Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, etc.), but also works published by modern writers in real life?
And if he remembered correctly, the time when "Malevolence" was first published seemed to be several years later than when Conan was serialized?

Seeing the book he had read in reality appear before his eyes, Rabbit suddenly felt furry on his neck, and he seemed to hear something twisted and broken.

He quietly looked at Aoyagi Binguang's reaction and found that the latter was particularly calm and didn't feel anything strange about the books in his hand.

……

Because they got clues about other suspected players - or two - they didn't stay outside longer. After leaving the bookstore, they hurried back to the tower.

As soon as he entered the door, Qingliu Binguang threw other things into the living room, took out only the two books and the laptop he just bought, and looked at the rabbit who had returned to his human form: "I will use your computer first. If there is any problem, I can help you." Change it in time."

Rabbit had no objection, after all, the other party paid for it.

The two entered the small bedroom one after another, which they planned to use as a study.

Aoyagi Binguang noticed the upside-down mirror on the table. Without asking any questions, he took the mirror aside, quickly turned on the computer, and connected to the Internet.

[Actually, I'm more curious about the policeman. Judging from his occupation, he should be in the red. Unfortunately, the girl didn't give her specific last name at the time...]

Rabbit felt a little regretful. Even if she said what news she saw him on, it would be easier for them to investigate at this time.

"It's okay, let's look at the other one first."

The surname is "Hojo", the first name is "Toyoka", the work is "Detective Kyoko"... As soon as you enter a few keywords, relevant information pops up quickly.

The first thing that came out was a synopsis of the novel.

[As an orphan, the female high school detective Kyoko has solved many difficult cases and is known as the beacon of the Japanese police.One day while dating her childhood sweetheart, she witnessed a mysterious man's transaction and was silenced.

Fortunately, she did not die. She was taken to the hospital by her childhood sweetheart who rushed over worriedly. However, due to a severe head injury, she lost all her memory.She cut off her long hair, put on glasses, and moved into her childhood sweetheart's home. From the front to the backstage, she became the brains behind guiding her boyfriend to solve the case, and at the same time embarked on a long journey of searching for memories.

Although you have lost your memory, your mind is still smart, a dream journey where reasoning and love coexist! 】

[This...is really an introduction to Conan...]

The black mist around the rabbit's neck floated loosely: [Except for the different identity of the protagonist, plus this protagonist has amnesia, unlike Conan who has shrunk in size... the rest is pretty much the same. 】 He is basically certain that this Hojo Tooka is one of the players.

Rabbit turned his gaze and looked at the author's photo attached to the side.

It was a young girl, beautiful in appearance, with snow-white skin, wearing a complicated and fancy black dress, with long hair tied up, and a heart-shaped collar around her neck.

With a drink in one hand and a small bag hanging on her arm, she made a cute blowing kiss to the camera.

Because of the light makeup on her face, her age cannot be seen for the time being... Judging from the conversation between the girls just now, they should be high school students?
She was so beautiful that Rabbit couldn't help but take a few more glances. Aoyagi Binguang had no reaction to the beauty and directly dragged down the web page to see the background and publication status of this work.

——Two years ago in the fall, Toyoka Hojo, who was about to enter high school, wrote about the first case of "Detective Kyoko", the Hoshikage Island incident that Kyoko encountered before she lost her memory, and wanted to submit it to Dengeki Bunko's Dengeki Novel Award that year. .

Unfortunately, the number of pages in the first draft exceeds the specified page limit. As a mystery novel, it cannot be deleted at will to avoid missing evidence or logical disorder.So she gave up submitting articles, asked her father to set up a personal website, and started online serialization under the pseudonym "Basi Road Ren".

passerby.

Rabbit has a sense of predictability.

The system says that passers-by have the highest degree of freedom among the three camps. Think about it. Black is a criminal and needs to keep his tail between his legs and not be too showy. Red... Thinking of the crime rate of popcorn, detectives and police are often overloaded with work. It's time to serialize light novels.

Only passers-by have this spare time and energy.

Looking at the girl in the photo, Rabbit felt excited and complicated.

I remember that he used to read novels, and there was a type called Wenzhao Liu, in which time-travelers published well-known poems, novels, comics, and games created by others that they had read in advance, and received praise or made a lot of money.

It's quite refreshing when I watch it without thinking about it without any brains or morals. Now that I really meet this kind of person, I still feel a bit...

Aoyagi Binguang looked at the screen: "After modifying the original work, it was published online or even published. It seems that she is a very high-profile person. The police suspected of being a player probably came to her because of this..."

He paused, then continued to scroll up to read the introduction to the novel.

"...Not only that, as long as other players see this, they will find out that she is a player and may go to find her. She may have many clues about other players."

[Can we find her home address? 】

Rabbit typed quickly: [We can contact her to find the remaining players, so our game will be much more convenient! 】

At present, there are only two people on the black side, he and Aoyagi Binguang, and the remaining five are either red side or passers-by.He originally thought he would have to look for a needle in a haystack slowly, but he didn't expect to find a clue so quickly.

Neither of them likes this game and both want it to end quickly. Other players may have the same idea, so they can join forces - as the saying goes, there is strength in numbers! !

Seeing his words, Qingliu Binguang looked back at him.

Rabbit noticed his expression and his eyes, which could only be described as cold.

Like a basin of ice water pouring down his head, Rabbit's excited heart trembled suddenly, and he gradually calmed down.

【……Any questions? 】

(End of this chapter)