CHAPTER XXXV

Three days later, the virtual warehouse was launched.

After handing the invitation letter in her hand to the staff in charge of reception at the door, Ikekawa was quickly welcomed in.

Behind him, Toru Amuro didn't dress as a butler this time, he changed into a more formal but completely different style from the butler, put a pair of elite glasses on his face, and followed him as a secretary.

His masculine identity and superior appearance are still eye-catching among many secretaries, but he is not as reverie as the personal butler he used last time.

The two walked into the press conference hall one after the other, and the person walking in front undoubtedly attracted the attention of the entire venue, and when Ikekawa Na walked to the table near the podium, there was a series of spilling sounds next to him.

"Sister Xiaolan! Are you okay?! ”

Along with the sound came the familiar immature children's voice.

No way......?

Ikekawa Na turned her head to look, and sure enough, she saw a trio with a very high appearance rate.

The famous detective uncle was eating the contents of the plate, and next to him, Mao Lilan knocked over the water glass in his hand, but fortunately it didn't spill on his body, and the waiter was helping to clean it up.

Behind the two of them, the pink-haired man, who was also 'haunted' at this moment, was chatting with an old man with gray hair who looked like a developer, holding a wine glass, and he remembered that the latter's name also appeared on the forum, and it seemed to be Dr. Asasa.

The long-haired girl apologized as she kept glancing this way, apparently reacting to the sight of the two of them.

？

Because I didn't expect the two of them to appear here together, or because of the story Bourbon made up before, I felt that he shouldn't have appeared with his secret poor boy lover in many crowded and media venues?

Thinking of this, he simply picked up the wine glass on the tray in the hand of the waiter who passed by, smiled and gestured over there, and then looked away and started talking to the person next to him.

On the other side, Mao Lilan's eyes widened at the other party's sudden smile.

Ay...... Ay?!

Why is Mr. Ikekawa so calm and at ease, and Mr. Okiya is right behind her? If you pay attention to yourself, you can definitely see Mr. Okiya!

On this occasion, with a boyfriend who has been in love for many years, and then I met a friend who knew that the two of them were in a relationship at the venue, and ...... The cheating partner, is it so calm?!

No, it's too arbitrary to use the word cheating partner now, and it would be really ...... if it was a misunderstanding

How could it be a misunderstanding! The two of them were already hugging and kissing at the hot spring inn! How can there be a possibility of misunderstanding!

Maoliran's eyes began to circle again.

After she went back, she also asked Amuro if the two of them had broken up, and if they had broken up, it would only be a little embarrassing to have a new boyfriend soon, and it would not be to the point of violating morality, but ......

At that time, Amuro Toru was holding the cake that he had just made, and he had the kind of sweet smile on his face that only people in love would have, saying that they still had a good relationship.

Even when asked why the dark circles under his eyes were heavier, he lowered his voice and said that it was because he had been working at night recently, and he was going to prepare a surprise gift for his lover.

It's really ...... It's so miserable!!

But no matter what, it's someone else's business.

Mao Lilan closed her eyes vigorously, and next to her, Edogawa Conan looked over, and the juice in his mouth had not been swallowed for a long time.

What are you two doing...... Mr. Amuro, how come you are a public security officer but a personal housekeeper is also a private secretary, and the role play is a bit too much, right?

And if this one is really Gin...... The date who appeared in the report, isn't he the one who pry gin......

Thinking of this, I want to cough again! Who the hell is this Columbai?! How can you be with Mr. Akai, Mr. Amuro, and that gin at the same time!

The boy bent his speechless half-moon eyes, still secretly raising his vigilance in his heart.

The two of them appeared here at the same time, and the only possibility was to organize the task, and it was most likely related to the virtual warehouse that would come out today.

Does it have something to do with code? He remembers the ...... The organization also approached Itakura, who was a programmer.

Thinking of this, Conan Edogawa touched the virtual warehouse test invitation in his pocket and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this confused uncle didn't have any interest in the game and just wanted to enjoy the food outside the venue, so he gave him and Xiaolan two test invitations from the developer, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy to participate in this test.

In this case, it's best to go in with Mr. Okiya, but Toru Amuro and Na Ikekawa on the other side have been staying together, and the last time I saw that scene, I crushed the steering wheel...... I really don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that Mr. Okiya didn't get an invitation this time.

His thoughts were quickly interrupted by Sonoko Suzuki's voice.

"No, this is for Mr. Okiya."

The short-haired girl smiled and handed the invitation in her hand to the pink-haired man next to her, then winked at him weirdly, leaned over and whispered, "I saw it that day, you and the young master of the Chichuan chaebol are lovers, right?" It is said that this virtual warehouse is built with reference to the medieval city, with a high degree of freedom, and the opera house has all kinds of entertainment facilities, which is a good place to go with lovers. ”

Okiya pressed back the words that had politely refused, he opened his eyes, and asked with some surprise, "That night?" ”

"Garden—" Moriran tugged at Suzuki's clothes behind him with some anxiety.

"It was at the hot spring inn. Don't pretend anymore, I saw it in the middle of the night, just outside your room......" Without feeling the hint of her friend, she 'inked' and gestured to clean up, "You two are kissing-"

"Don't worry, I'm not prejudiced, it's rare to have such a good opportunity, let's go and have fun together!" After handing over the invitation in her hand, the short-haired girl muttered again with some strange surprises, "Hey, that's strange, why is Mr. Amuro his secretary, is it the detective's disguised identity?" ”

"Thank you." Okiya took the thin hard card and closed his eyes again to hide all his emotions.

The girl's words and the missing coin of that day confirmed his previous suspicion: what happened that night was not a dream or a hallucination, it was something that had actually happened.

But why did Ikekawa Na pretend to come to herself, for what reason or purpose?

He squinted his eyes and suppressed the question.

"Mr. Okiya......" was entangled in his heart for a long time, and he still felt that if the three of them met in the virtual warehouse, something big would happen, and after Mao Lilan and a few others dispersed, he leaned over and whispered.

She was still struggling with what to say, when she saw the pink-haired man looking at her, then opened one eye, looked in the direction of Ikekawa Na and Amuro Toru, and then put her index finger to her lips and smiled meaningfully at her.

！！！

Mao Lilan reached out to cover his mouth, so that he did not let himself exclaim.

Mr. Okiya knows exactly what to do! Then he's not......

She subconsciously turned her head to look, and saw that next to the man in the kimono who was talking to someone with a wine glass, Amuro Toru was squinting his eyes and looking at this side, with an unkind expression.

To be precise, it's looking at Okiya.

Wait, could it be that Mr. Amuro actually knew about this?!

Recalling the aura that the two had been very incompatible with since they met, the girl suddenly thought of another possibility, and then froze in place as if she had been struck by lightning.

When the split thoughts started to work again, she looked up again and saw that Okiya had already left first.

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At the other end of the venue, Ikekawa Na noticed that after discovering that Okiya was also there, Amuro Toru's face was very ugly.

He remembered that Bourbon and Ley didn't deal with each other before, and now he is disguised as Toru Amuro, and he doesn't deal with Akai Shuichi's new identity after fake death, Okiya Pleiades, whether Amuro Toru is very intuitive, or this guy knows something, but he hasn't said.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt like he had forgotten something about Amuro, but the clues were only fleeting, and he didn't catch them.

Suppressing this doubt for the time being, he nodded at Amuro, signaling that it was time to go to the reception room, and then walked to the inside of the venue.

The test is mainly distributed to powerful chaebols, celebrities and media who are invited to be in charge of publicity, and the test is followed by an auction, where the invitees of the chaebol will evaluate the developed product according to their own experience during the game, and then bid at the auction to obtain the exclusive right to sell the virtual warehouse.

So, compared to enjoying the game, the majority of the plutocratic invitees walked in with an evaluative mentality, talking in a low voice, and inquiring about other people's bidding plans.

Not wanting to chat with other people more, Ikekawa Nai finished the wine in his hand in the corner, and let Amuro, who has the identity of a secretary, block all the toasts, and when the time is up, he returns to the reception room and sits in a virtual warehouse like a cicada cocoon.

Doctors and specialized researchers examined the equipment on the participants one by one.

Ikekawa put on something like goggles, and before closing his eyes, he saw a familiar face appear in front of him.

Dr. Nozawa motioned to the researcher next to him to check the virtual warehouse in the next row, and then leaned closer, under the cover of checking equipment, approached the other party's ear, and whispered, "Young master, the 'virus' has eroded this 'game', you ...... in a moment"

Virus.

Akakawa opened her eyes and looked at the other party through the goggles, "Letting me participate in this project was part of my plan before I lost my memory?" ”

"Yes." Dr. Nozawa didn't hide anything, "I'm sorry, I was only ordered to involve you in this project, and as for the rest, you didn't tell me. ”

"That's not what you say." He frowned, and a cold light flashed in his different-colored eyes, "The expression of concealment can't hide me...... However, I guess it was also one of my orders? ”

“…… That virus. As if he didn't want to call this thing a virus, Nozawa took a deep breath and continued, "I implanted the program as you requested. As for the 'virus' related to you, as for the rest, you don't allow me to reveal it anymore, sorry. ”

The voices of other researchers reporting the situation came from the side, so Dr. Nozawa stopped talking and stood up, "It's time, so Mr. Ikekawa, good luck...... All the best. ”

Ikekawa closed her eyes.

A feeling of dizziness ensued, and by the time he opened his eyes again, he was already standing in a completely unfamiliar place.

A gentle and mature female voice came from above, and there was not the slightest trace of mechanical synthesis.

[Welcome to the Eternal City.] ]

(End of chapter)