Conan's other self

"Dear guests, please pay attention to the stage."

Just as Maplehara was explaining to Conan, the host walked up to the podium and spoke to everyone in the venue.

The originally noisy venue gradually became quiet.

"Mr. Kudo Yusaku, who is currently responsible for providing stage creative ideas for Cocoon Game, has returned from the United States!"

Amidst the exclamations of women and the applause of everyone, Feng Yuan looked over there and saw Kudo Yusaku walking up slowly.

After rescuing Miyano Akemi, he met Kudo Yukiko, but never saw Kudo Yusaku again. After not seeing each other for a long time, the emotions born in Kudo Shinichi's memory were about to stir again, making him feel envious for a moment.

But this time he didn't try to suppress the emotion.

Kudo Yusaku is looking at himself.

The two looked at each other for only a brief moment, but they seemed to have completed a lot of communication. Kudo Yusaku nodded slightly to him, and then looked at Conan, and the same was true between Kudo Yusaku and Conan.

The emotions in the memory came and went quickly. As the line of communication broke off, Fengyuan returned to normal.

"alike."

Haibara Ai on the side looked at Kudo Yusaku on the stage for a while, and then looked at Maplehara. The primary school students ran to the table next to them to eat snacks and drink juice. Xiaolan and Yuanzi were chatting on the other side. Uncle Maori was drunkenly drinking wine. There were only three of them here.

Feng Yuan looked at Hai Yuan Ai.

"I mean, you look quite similar to him."

Haibara Ai said that because of her sister, she was also very grateful to Kudo Yusaku. To be precise, her sister was able to hide smoothly after being rescued, mainly relying on Kudo Yusaku. Although Kudo is only a child now, his appearance is quite different, but I always feel that the two people have similar facial features and temperaments...

"Really? I think there are some differences..."

Even the young Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Shinichi can be distinguished at a glance, not to mention that the current Kudo Yusaku still has a mustache.

Haiyuan Ai returned his gaze for a month and a half, and was about to teach Fengyuan a lesson when he noticed Dr. A Li walking over.

"Oh, I'm finally back."

Conan, who had been distracted just now, also came back to his senses, "Doctor, it was so hard for you to hide this from me..."

Dr. A Li was stunned for a moment, feeling that Conan's resentment seemed a bit heavy, so he said cautiously:

"Because the press conference suddenly has to be brought forward, I'm a little busy. Conan, you've been staying with Xiaolan all the time, so it's hard for us to call you."

"Doctor, what do you do?"

"The mechanical structure of the cocoon still has the final stage of the program. By the way, Xiao Kong and I also participated in the first stage of testing together."

"Thank you, I just found out about this."

"..."

Feng Yuan turned his head away in embarrassment, while Hai Yuan Ai watched the show with great interest.

"Where's my mother?" Conan also knew that he had been following Uncle Maori outside these days, and it was really difficult for them to contact him, so he just vented his frustration. Seeing that the field was getting awkward, Conan directly changed the topic.

"She went to attend the class reunion," Dr. Ali breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the badges on Conan, Maplehara, and Haibara, "You have already worn the badges for participating in the game. I dare say you will be fascinated. Get on it..."

"But doesn't Fengyuan already know?"

"I don't know." Maplehara said, "The first round of testing is just a very simple small game, not the five games to be released today."

"That's right. Xiao Kong just helped me and Yusaku select several game manufacturers to participate in the game design. I didn't tell him the specific game process at all... I'm just waiting to give you a surprise..."

"Although it's still a secret," Dr. Agasa leaned in between Maplehara and Conan to whisper, and Ai Haibara also moved closer, "one of the games is set in London at the end of the 19th century!"

"London a hundred years ago?" Conan was stunned for a moment and then complained, "Dad hasn't changed at all, he still likes that era so much."

"You three, father and son, are all the same..."

Kudo Yusaku on the podium only said a few words briefly before ending his speech. Then he was surrounded by women of all ages and began his main task today-signing autographs.

But he had just started to sign. While Fengyuan and others were talking, the lights at the scene suddenly turned off, and then a spotlight came on on the stage in front, and a capsule-like machine rotated and rose up from under the floor.

The host began to introduce this true next-generation game console.

Although Maplehara doesn't know much about science, this is similar to foot strength-enhancing shoes and is completed through electricity.

After briefly listening to a few words, the host began to say some clichés that they were not interested in. Fengyuan and others went with the doctor to meet Ayumi and others over there.

Then they felt a little regretful.

"Then, in order to pass the waiting time, I'm going to come up with a riddle!" Dr. A Li started to act as a riddler upon meeting him.

"Huh!?"

"It's about to start again." Mitsuhiko whispered to Genta and Ayumi, "The doctor's riddles are cold and boring."

"Want to run away?"

"He must have worked very hard to figure it out," Ayumi said, "Just listen to him and see."

"Ahem." Dr. A Li cleared his throat, "Mr. A of this video game company couldn't resist the temptation when he was at work, and he became obsessed with playing Cocoon game! The chairman who saw this situation did something to Mr. A What's up?

One, he was praised because he reached the last level; two, he was fired because he played during working hours; three, he was allowed to continue sleeping because he was sleeping soundly in his cocoon. "

"Three, continue to let him sleep!" Ayumi said immediately.

"why?"

"Because the cocoon looks like a cradle!"

"wrong."

"Two, expulsion." Feng Yuan said casually.

"Eh?" Dr. A Li was a little surprised, and the elementary school students were also a little surprised, because Maplehara usually didn't get involved very much, and even Conan wouldn't get involved so early.

"Ah! Look at the doctor's expression, he must be right!"

"No! You have to tell me the reason!"

"Hey, hey, it's better not to..." Conan was speechless.

"This is common sense."

Fengyuan said seriously, "How can there be such a good chairman in the world who would do things like one and three?"

"Yes!" The primary school students suddenly realized.

"That's wrong!" Dr. A Li turned to Haihara Ai with a black line on his face, "Xiao Ai, you must know why, can you explain it to me?"

"No," Haihara Ai refused, folding her hands on her chest and turning around in a cold gesture, "I'm wearing a little less today."

Dr. Agasa looked at Conan for help.

"...because cocoon refers to the cocoon of silkworms," ​​Conan had no choice but to speak, "and the ones that spin silk and make cocoons are silkworms. The pronunciations of silkworm and expulsion are similar, so...it means expulsion."

"..."

"I'm going to get a hot drink..."

"Ah, wait for me!"

"I am coming too!"

Under the doctor's somewhat puzzled gaze, Genta, Ayumi and Mitsuhiko ran away to get hot drinks.

Feng Yuan took off his coat and handed it to Haihara Ai, then asked, "Would you like a hot drink?"

"Yes." Haiyuan Ai was not polite, but directly took Fengyuan's coat, "Mr. Detective is really considerate..."

"When I went out, I saw that you were a little underdressed, so I specially wore two coats."

"..." Only then did Haiyuan Ai notice that Feng Yuan was wearing another coat.

The joke time was over, and after game director Tadahina Kashimura came out to say a few words, the press conference officially began.

Xiaolan and Yuanzi took the lead, and the young detective team followed. Everyone lined up and walked towards Cocoon through the testing equipment.

Fengyuan sat between Haibara Ai and Conan. Although it was not the first time to sit in a capsule, he still found it quite novel.

"Fifty people, all passengers are on board." The electronic synthesized voice came from above the venue, "The brain wave transmission device has been installed..."

Next is a large number of instructions, and with the instructions, the cocoon is also started step by step.

"Link start."

Games start.

Feeling like waking up from a deep sleep, Feng Yuan opened his eyes again.

In front of him was a seemingly endless open space, and the chosen children were standing together under a spotlight. This was different from the previous test, but Haihara Ai and others were also by his side.

"It's amazing!" Mitsuhiko said, "Although we are in a hypnotic state now, we don't feel anything!"

Like him, everyone else curiously moved the body that existed in the game.

"It's like I'm dreaming!" Ayumi said, "I can still move around at will. It's so free!"

"On the contrary, not to mention freedom, vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch have all been controlled by the computer." The person who said the strange words was obviously Haibara Ai.

"Don't worry," Fengyuan comforted him seriously, "Maybe we are like this in reality?"

"..." Hui Yuan Ai rolled her eyes at him angrily.

The primary school students were a little confused, and even Xiaolan and Yuanzi were speechless. Conan suddenly remembered what Feng Yuan said to him shortly after the split.

…For example, your life is just a play on the screen, and everyone around you is just an actor. And you, who know nothing about it, think that your life is just other people’s entertainment...

How is that possible!

At this time, a little boy's voice suddenly came from the endless void, attracting everyone's attention.

"Okay, friends who are experiencing cocoon for the first time, the game has begun."

After its voice fell, five stone doors and an endless gravel path appeared on the field.

"Okay!" the children cheered.

"My name is Noah's Ark. Please give me some advice."

"Please give me some advice!"

"Now I will play the promotional video of five stages. Please choose the world you want to play in. However, there is one thing to note."

"This is not a simple game, this is a game related to your lives." Noah's Ark continued.

"Eh?"

Everyone on the field was stunned for a moment.

"If everyone is eliminated, you will not be able to return to the real world. Therefore, you have to play the game seriously. As long as one person reaches the end, you will win, and all the children who were eliminated before that will be able to wake up. Come here, back to the real world.

These are the rules of the game I decided. Do you understand?

When everyone is out, I will release special electromagnetic waves to destroy your brains. In other words, this is a battle where your lives are at stake.

Okay, so... let's continue. "

The people at the scene looked at each other, but Noah's Ark did not give them time to buffer their emotions, but immediately started playing a video to introduce the five stages.

Maple is not interested in the first four. In simple terms, the first world is Pirate Warriors; the second world is Forza Horizon; the third world is the Coliseum of Ancient Rome; the fourth world is Tomb Raider or Raiders of the Lost Ark.

"Then, the fifth one is London in the old days, where everyone will experience a thrilling suspense story."

Noah's Ark finally introduced, and then stopped talking.

The children on the field were a little downcast. Xiaolan, one of the only two older children, comforted them loudly: "Everyone, cheer up! You can't give in before the winner is decided!"

"Yes! That's right!" Suzuki Sonoko echoed.

"As long as one person can reach the finish line!" Conan also helped.

Haiyuan Ai cast a questioning look at Fengyuan, and Fengyuan shook his head gently.

Although he had already communicated with Noah's Ark, he didn't think there would be any danger, but he promised Noah's Ark not to tell anyone. In fact, with the control of Noah's Ark, he probably couldn't even hint at it, let alone say it out loud.

"Everyone, start choosing a stage where you can survive!" Xiaolan continued.

To Sonoko's surprise, the first one to respond was Hideki Morohoshi, who was very uneducated before. This made her couldn't help but murmur in a low voice.

"Tch, weird kid." Yuanzi whispered, then turned to Xiaolan, "Hey, Xiaolan, let's go to the arena? Use your karate to teach them a lesson!"

"Eh? I can't do it..."

"It's not necessarily the same in the game, right?" Fengyuan said, "The introduction just now said that players should look for powerful weapons and armor."

"So, one's own combat effectiveness may not be the key." Mitsuhiko said.

"Yes! It's just like the computer game that the doctor made before where you can earn equipment..."

"It's called Diablo, Genta, and it wasn't done by the doctor..."

"That…"

"Let's go to London." Conan decided. "Uncle Kudo and Dr. Agasa are both involved in the script production of this game. There may be additional clues in it."

Moreover, he felt that both he and Fengyuan should know the background of this world very well, and it would be easy to pass the level.

Everyone agreed and went to the entrance of the London Game together and walked in.

Behind them, Hideki Morohoshi and others also followed.

The game officially begins.