"What's that?" Seeing Conan hurriedly taking out his mobile phone, Tang Ze kindly leaned over to him and stabilized the mobile phone for him.

As a result, the live broadcast screen on Conan's mobile phone naturally fell into Tang Ze's eyes.

"Ah, it looks like it's already been debugged." The little boy's voice full of laughter came out, and the logo of the Monster Thieves group that danced quietly in the center of the picture was lifted like a curtain hanging before the opening of the stage, and a black-haired head poked out from behind, "Can you already receive a signal?" ”

As soon as the "Noah's Ark ......" saw the boy's robotic body with very obvious features, Conan recognized the identity of the other party.

As if hearing Conan's voice off-screen, Noah's gaze turned to him, smiled and waved his hand: "See you again, Detective-kun." I said, we'll see you again. ”

Although Noah, who was hanging on Tang Ze's bag, could see the elementary school student living upstairs almost every day, the joy of seeing him at this moment was by no means fake.

Being able to stand in his own space again, to meet him in his true form, is something Noah did not expect at all.

Noah's gaze swept over Tang Ze himself, who was standing behind Conan and looking at the screen with a smile on his face.

There is a team leader with a wild idea, and life is full of frightes and surprises.

"What are you guys doing here?" Conan, who didn't realize what he had seen, thought it was an image transmitted by the Monster Thieves through the Internet, cautiously observed Noah's appearance, and tentatively asked, "Do you want to communicate with me in a different way?" ”

"Huh? Can't you see it? Noah reached behind him, grabbed the curtains on both sides and pushed them outward.

On the stage, which is somewhat familiar to Conan, two lines of large characters in the style of newspaper clippings are displayed there.

[The Monster Thieves Special Program is live! ] 】

【Noah's Ark's Amphitheater】

"After some time of preparation, we restarted the stage and can't wait to show everyone who has participated." Noah, who opened his arms, spun around in a circle, his face full of joy, "Welcome to our guest this time-"

The picture goes black, but soon brightens up again, and the camera focuses on a woman's face.

She was wearing a yukata that she had changed after bathing, and she tried to open the door of the closed Japanese room with a panicked expression, and the small wavy curls with a sense of fashion were adhered to the side of her face by sweat due to her nervous state, and the fine lines at the corners of her eyes were exposed.

This is exactly what Yumi Horikoshi is missing.

Conan looked at the screen on his phone, then looked up at the Japanese room in front of him, and felt a strange sense of absurdity in his heart.

There is a high probability that Yumi Horikoshi was taken to a place similar to the current environment by the prepared group of monster thieves, and it is even said that they may have used the technology of Noah's Ark to directly generate a space that is indistinguishable from reality in the game, so that Yumi Horikoshi could not detect the change in position, so that she tried to escape in vain here.

Although he understood this, the comparison of such a similar image with the empty room in front of him still made him feel that Yumi Horikoshi was here, just existing in some dimension that they couldn't see.

"Did you kidnap Aunt Yumi Horikoshi?" Dissipating this weird feeling, Conan didn't forget Joker's previous trailer and his own speculation, and asked, "Is she in your game world now, Noah's Ark?" ”

"This cannot be called abduction...... We just wanted her to take part in a test to prove herself. Noah's crisp voice came out of the speakers.

Immediately afterwards, Yumi Horikoshi, who was at a loss, suddenly heard a slightly ethereal child's voice, and was caught off guard, and couldn't help but let out a scream.

"Who, who!" Yumi Horikoshi pursed her lips and pressed against the wall behind her, her legs softening, and she slowly slipped to the ground.

Noah turns the camera at the right time, so that Yumi Horikoshi's tense whole body appears in the frame.

Completely different from Conan's nervousness, the leisurely Tang Ze watched this scene with great interest.

I don't know if it's some kind of fate, but the place where Yumi Horikoshi is sitting at this time happens to be the place where her body originally sits.

She really sat there stiffly as if she were listening to the verdict, listening to Noah's childlike voice echoing with some electronic sounds.

"Hello, Ms. Yumi Horikoshi. Have you ever heard of the 'Monster of the Heart'? Ah, look at your face, you've probably heard of it. So, have you ever heard of holographic virtual games?

"Anyway, please allow me to formally introduce myself first, I am the artificial intelligence Noah's Ark, and I am also the manager of the holographic virtual game, the ark of the Monster Thieves of the Heart."

Yumi Horikoshi breathed heavily, until Noah was quiet for a few seconds, as if waiting for her to answer, before he barely trembled and said, "Holographic virtual game? You mean, here's the game? ”

"Exactly. You don't feel it now, but after the brief vertigo you stepped through your door, you're already in my game. How, is this level of realism enough to confuse the real? ”

Noah's voice was tinged with a slight smile. He's really complacent about it.

Being able to use the Otherworld APP to start and complete the transformation in such a short period of time, including the simulation and modeling of the environment, can be so fast and indistinguishable, he really feels that his ability has improved.

Perhaps, this is the change brought about by the form he really has in the real world when he leaves the game space.

Even in the form of a rag doll, he really touched the real way the world was, and felt the wind, the flow of water, and the scorching sun.

With this experience, he gradually developed some realization, and his ability to build the world has ushered in a further upgrade.

Now, it's time to put the results to the test.

Subconsciously touched his face, lowered his head and groped for the clothes on his body, as well as the tatami mats at his feet, Yumi Horikoshi was incredulous: "This is a game? It can't be, it's impossible...... Yikes! ”

Just as she questioned, a burst of fire suddenly burst out at her feet, igniting her yukata, and then before she could let out a scream of fear and pain, the flame suddenly disappeared again, and the corners of her clothes and the floor were restored to their original state at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Virtual reality games, it's amazing, ma'am?" Noah's voice sounded again with a smile, "Don't be afraid, you won't really be hurt." ”

"Then you, what do you want me to do when you arrest me?" Yumi Horikoshi asked in a trembling voice.

Yumi Horikoshi, who was shocked by the sight in front of her, listened to Noah's crisp and lovely gentle voice, but she knew very well in her heart that this was not only to prove to her that she was indeed in the game world, but also to clearly express that not cooperating was more of a threat to make you miserable.

She is arrogant and snarky in her heart, and she can live safely to this day, relying on one of the few advantages in her personality - knowledge and interest.

Especially when the power is so contrasting that she doesn't really have a choice.

Pleased with the speed with which she had conceded, Noah let out a chuckle.

"Hehe, don't be nervous, Ms. Horikoshi, we won't hurt you. Please excuse me, just because, I want to play a game with you. ”

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"Smack!"

With a powerful knock, Yukio Ayashiro, who was swinging his racket, slammed the board very confidently, and the small round ball flew quickly against the edge of Mori Kogoro's racket and landed on the table.

"Woo! Victory! After getting the last key point, Yukio Ayaki raised his hands high and let out a cheerful cheer, "Kogoro, you have regressed, it seems that in the past few years, you have neglected to exercise!" ”

"Cunning!" Maori Kogoro moved his elbow in dissatisfaction, "You still like to play tricks so much!" Again! ”

"Xingxiong is like this, otherwise how could he deceive our club manager?" Chubby Omura stood up with a smile, "Come on, Kogoro." ”

After saying that, he stood up, walked past Mao Liran and Kazushi Nakamichi, who were sitting on the side, and opened the door of the billiard room.

"Where are you going, Omura?" Kazushi Nakamichi looked up at him strangely.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

"It's your turn next, move faster!"

"Got it—"

"Well," watching the door of the billiard room reopened, Kazushi Nakamichi cheered up and looked at the curious girl next to him again, "Where did you just go?" ”

"Speaking of your results in the national competitions." Mao Lilan, who has been practicing karate, said with interest, "I heard, Uncle Nakamichi, you have won a personal victory in the national competition?" ”

"Yes, but that's all from my junior year." Kazushi Nakamichi smiled embarrassedly, "It's just that once, it's just a fluke." ”

"But in that case, you're really the strongest master in the judo club?" Maoliran had a shining expression of adoration.

"No, actually, there is a guy in the club who has a higher number of stages than me! But he's not even won a single victory......"

"Eh, who's that?"

"You know him, too, isn't he—"

"Huh-" The conversation between the two of them was interrupted by the sound of the wooden door being opened, and Jun Omura, who was pale and sweaty on his forehead, walked back.

"Yo, speed is okay, you." Nakamichi Kazushi teased, and when he saw that Jun Omura was still standing in place, there was no movement, and he couldn't help but wonder again, "What's wrong Omura?" ”

"No, it's nothing......" Jun Omura took off the short feather of his coat carelessly, and said with a little stammering, "Well, it's time to return me, Maori, change people." ”

"Don't rush, hey, why is your face so ugly?"

"I'm a little uncomfortable when the wind blows, just right, just let me exercise......"

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"Do you understand what I mean, Ms. Yumi Horikoshi?"

Yumi Horikoshi covered her mouth, her face was blue and white, and she looked straight ahead without making a sound.

Yumi Horikoshi thinks that although she has many flaws in her feelings, she has never caused any great harm, not to the extent that her life is threatened.

She never interfered in other people's feelings, never destroyed other people's families, she just likes to attract the opposite sex through her beauty and enjoy the feeling of being a hunter...... This may be a bit of a bad thing, but is it really to the point where you need to kill her for it?

In addition, although she didn't think she had caused any harm, her despicable thoughts, which were pointed out in a childlike voice, still made people feel unusually embarrassed, a kind of embarrassment and pain that was stripped naked to be scrutinized.

"So...... What exactly do you want me to play? It's Nakamichi Kazushi who wants to kill me, and it's not that I want to kill him! Yumi Horikoshi trembled with excitement and said fiercely, "I just want him to give me an explanation, why did he hide from me to go on a blind date and hide the fact that I was going to get married...... If I hadn't taken the initiative to find out, maybe I wouldn't have known about it when he got married! ”

Always think that she has a grip on Nakado Kazushi, even if there are many quarrels, divided and combined for so many years, she has always held the initiative, and Yumi Horikoshi, who is called by the other party and is always there, feels insulted and provoked from this deception, as if her relationship with Nakado Kazushi for 18 years, she thinks she knows this man well, and it is all her own passion.

Yumi Horikoshi, a self-proclaimed hunter who thinks she is the one in charge, can't tolerate this kind of development out of her control.

"I've been entangled with me for more than ten years, and now, I want to leave me, marry a woman who is more valuable to his future, and step on the ladder of green clouds with this marriage...... He dreamed! ”

Yumi Horikoshi's sharp voice echoed in the small Japanese room, and Conan couldn't help but cover his ears off-screen.

The woman's crying and screaming was one of the things he feared the most.

"Did you investigate this?" Looking at Yumi Horikoshi, who was obviously right, Conan was surprised, "We met her for a total of one morning." This is also, your 'ability'? ”

"That's pretty much it." Noah replied in a smiling voice, "Name, location, and a certain understanding of this person, the villains of this world have no secrets to us. ”

"Is that so......" raised an eyebrow, Conan noncommittal to his claim.

This statement is obviously not absolute, or rather, there is a limited scope, if there is really such a simple joker, who is very incompatible with the organization, why hasn't he overthrown the black-clothed organization?

They are clearly suspicious of the organization.

On the one hand, Joker is actively sabotaging the actions of the organization - you see, isn't Noah's Ark the wool he plucked from the organization?

On the other hand, his abilities seem to be inherently related to the organization, and may be subject to some restraint in the organization......

Thinking of what Noah had just said, Conan raised his eyebrows, keenly catching something.

"Name, Position, Biography...... Could this be the reason why organizations insist on using code names? Pinching his chin, Conan pondered, "Well, the organization seems to have a lot of understanding of 'cognitive studies'. Is this the reason, Tang Ze? ”

The best explanation for this problem is undoubtedly the children of the main leaders of cognitive science in the organization.

So Conan looked up at Tang Ze.

Tang Ze looked back at him without saying a word.

Although, Conan's guess is correct to some extent......

For example, the reason why Tang Ze hasn't changed his mind about gin, vodka, Irish Belmode and others yet, or simply killed them, is essentially because although he relies on the power of spoilers to identify them and even know their real names, he really can't find where these people's palaces are, so he can only give up.

However, is it really necessary to rely on the code name as well? Isn't it normal for a criminal organization to have a code name or something? Who is a mafia if you don't have a second disease?

You have to twist the story towards death, right? 6。

Tang Ze blinked at Conan's expectant eyes and answered honestly with a high-quality answer: "I don't know." ”

"Don't guess, detective, you just need to know that we really have the same purpose as yours, and that's enough." Stopping the schoolchildren from continuing to persecute the leader himself, Noah stopped paying attention to the two spectators sitting there looking at each other, and turned his attention back to the only players in his game.

"As long as you clear our game, we will solve the problem of Nakado Kazushi for you. He will completely lose interest in you, and may even forget all the harm you have done to him in the past, and you can leave without any psychological burden, how about it? ”

“…… Can't you change the conditions? Yumi Horikoshi's eyes flickered, and she whispered, "For example, let him forget the person of the blind date, dismiss the idea of marriage, and so on." ”

After she said this, the room was quiet for a moment, and Noah's laughter resounded.

"Even in this situation, we do not forget to persecute others...... You have the nature to be a predator. It's a pity that hunters who lack strength and don't measure themselves are destined to be eaten by their prey. Although he still used a child's voice, Noah's voice couldn't help but carry a hint of worldly ridicule, "Are you sure you want to use this as a reward for clearing the level?" ”

"I'm sure." Seeing that Noah didn't veto his proposal, Yumi Horikoshi breathed a sigh of relief and puffed up her chest, "Anyway, you won't let me go back, will you?" ”

"The deal is open." The false simulated light source cast in the room changed rapidly, as if the time outside the window suddenly entered the night, and a faint point of light floated in front of Yumi Horikoshi, "So, the last step." Sign this contract, our Monster Thieves are an organization that respects contracts and never forces people to accept our methods. ”

Conan, who was watching this scene, his expression collapsed, and he immediately turned into half-moon eyes.

Never forced...... Tie people up first, and then talk about the conditions, isn't it forced?

Yumi Horikoshi raised her hand and touched the point of light, and in the next second, a white, glowing piece of paper fell into her hand, and several large black characters were printed on her head.

User Agreement.

[I have read the user agreement and decided to voluntarily participate in the holographic virtual game developed by Noah's Ark. 】

[Yes (10s)/No]

Dumbfounded, she lowered her head and looked at Yumi Horikoshi, who was still rolling more than half a meter of paper from her hand all the way down and on the ground: "......"

Where are you, you look like you want people to see!

(End of chapter)