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"Then you'll probably be disappointed. After all, the owners of the game medals can only be the sons of celebrities. All fifty of them are like this. Although we are invited guests, we only have the right to watch the movie."
Conan retorted without hesitation, but Genta next to him heard it. The elementary school student who claimed to be the leader of the Junior Detective Team sighed and shook his head.
"Oh, it's so boring to just watch others play games. It would be great if I could actually play them..."
Conan didn't agree with this. Even though he still remembered the conversation between Xiang Yuan and his father yesterday, he still found it hard to believe something that was clearly ahead of its time. He thought it was just a group of 3D models moving around at best.
What kind of completely holographic infiltration simulation game? This is simply a scam to deceive investors and children. He is the famous detective Shinichi Kudo, who has the body of an elementary school student but an extraordinary mind. He will not believe in such a scam.
However, his appearance was misunderstood by Mitsuhiko and Ayumi next to him, and Mitsuhiko said with a smile.
"Conan, you don't know how to play games? I remember that last time I saw you playing the lowest difficulty level game, you couldn't even pass the first level, so you don't want to play the cocoon game at all, is that right?"
"That's right..." Ayumi nodded in agreement. Conan's face turned red immediately. He turned his head away and didn't bother with the child.
Soon, the group arrived at the exhibition hall. Conan did not see Xiang Yuanguang who arrived earlier in the crowd, but he saw Uncle Maori quickly took a wine glass and a bottle of red wine from the waiter's tray next to him, and started to eat and drink for free, which made Maori Ran a little embarrassed.
Haibara Ai patted Conan on the shoulder and motioned him to look in the other direction where the crowd was densely packed. The waiter was distributing game medals to the children. They were the so-called "second generation" and "third generation" of this country.
"A politician's son will become a politician, a doctor's son will become a doctor... just like their fathers and grandfathers. That kind of corruption will continue from generation to generation and will never stop."
Shirley, who was once a member of the Black Organization, saw through what these children represented at a glance. If Gin were to blow up the municipal building at this time, then the country would be almost half finished.
Conan next to him shrugged and didn't intend to comment on it, but he saw a football whizzing through the air with such force that if it hit someone, it would definitely cause injury.
He took back his previous evaluation of Haibara Ai. As expected, this group of guys acted so unscrupulously that they even dared to play football so unscrupulously in a place where such celebrities gathered. It was disgusting and corrupt!
However, before the football flew to other guests, it was caught by a blond waiter. The waiter smiled and warned the children not to play football in the hall. His facial features seemed somewhat familiar.
Conan's gaze briefly lingered on the blond man's face, then he turned around and walked towards the game hall - he noticed that there seemed to be a very strange person standing there.
Tick, tick, tick.
The noisy footsteps concealed Conan's whereabouts. The members of the Junior Detective League could not help but look for other invitees to exchange game medals. They wanted to include Conan, but found that Conan had left. After hesitating, they remembered that Conan seemed to say that he did not intend to play this game, so they gave up the search and acted together.
"Excuse me, big sister, what are you looking at here?"
The Shinigami schoolboy pushed up his glasses and asked.
The girl standing outside the game hall turned around with some confusion. She had a gaming medal on her chest, but it was obviously different from those of second- and third-generation celebrities. She looked like a high school student.
She looked down at Conan, a little surprised at the conversation with this somewhat mature elementary school student, but she didn't care too much. She just looked up at the simulation game cabin of the Cocoon Game and said with some distress.
"I'm looking at the game cabin. I heard that the game script for the public beta has changed from that for the internal beta. So, I really want to see what the game will look like after the script is changed."
"However, it looks like we still have to wait for a while. After all, [the other person] hasn't arrived yet. I wonder if my qualification to play the public beta will be revoked?"
...A beta test script? A beta test player?
There was a hint of surprise in Conan's eyes. He remembered that there were five game scripts in total for the Cocoon game, representing five different styles of historical game worlds. His father, Yusaku Kudo, was responsible for the London script.
In order to ensure the playability of these five game scripts, Sindor Company specially invited five top game players from this country to conduct internal testing. Dr. Baosheng Lidou, who once worked with Xiang Yuanguang, was one of them.
Could it be that this girl, who only looks like a high school student, is also a gaming expert who is qualified to be invited as a beta tester, just like Reito Hosho?
Chapter 517: The situation has changed
"Big sis, are you a beta player of the Cocoon game? That's amazing. What is this game like?"
Conan asked in a low voice. If Xiang Yuanguang heard it, the hedgehog's spines would definitely stand on end. However, the girl did not notice Conan's disguise. She thought about it for a moment and then said.
"Because this is the game content that will be announced soon, it's okay for me to tell you. The Cocoon game consists of five game scenarios in total, representing five different game types."
"They are sword fighting game Roman Gladiators, macro strategy game Viking Pirates, puzzle game Solomon's Treasure, reaction racing game Dakar Rally, and logical reasoning game The Hound of the Baskervilles."
"The game I was responsible for testing was Solomon's Treasure. Although it is called Solomon's Treasure, it is actually a short story that has nothing to do with King Solomon himself."
The girl said, as if she had thought of something, and subconsciously touched her cat backpack.
"Originally there were only five beta testers, but one of the beta testers said that playing a game with one person was meaningless, so he convinced the operator to add his sister as a beta tester, so there were actually six beta testers."
"There should be only two or three of the internal test players returning this time..."
"Well, I feel like you're very special. What's your name?"
Hearing the girl's question, Conan briefly reviewed the information in his mind and said.
"My name is Edogawa Conan, big sister, what's yours?"
The girl replied softly.
"My name is Nanami Chiaki."
Click, click, click.
The continuous sound of shutter clicks interrupted the conversation. Under the introduction of developer Thomas Sindora, the famous writer Kudo Yusaku was surrounded by reporters, and many enthusiasts came to ask for his autograph.
Conan's gaze lingered on the particularly popular Kudo Yusaku for a moment, and then he set his sights on Thomas Sindra, the guy who was unanimously believed by his father and Xiang Yuan to be a bad guy, and had appeared.
So, that means... Xiang Yuan is already prepared at this time, how should he get rid of this guy?
At the same time, the database storage room.
Xiang Yuanguang leaned against the wall and yawned. He couldn't understand why Thomas Sindora hadn't come down yet. Could it be that Mr. Kudo forgot to talk to Thomas Sindora and deepen his impression of Mura Tadaki?
He raised his head and looked at the surveillance camera installed on the wall. This was installed by him at the request of a public security officer who did not want to reveal his name. It could record everything going on here clearly.
As long as Thomas Sindra dares to take action at this time, he will be completely finished.
"Mr. Xiang Yuan, are you sure Thomas will come here? Will he really kill me for this?"
As one of the nominal main developers of Noah's Ark, IT engineer, Mura Tadaki asked with some uneasiness.
Although he had been prepared to sacrifice his life against Thomas Sindor from the moment he knew that his son Hiroki Sawada's death was not suicide, this situation still made him a little uneasy.
Because, Tadaaki Murakami felt that no matter how stupid Thomas Sindora was, he would never kill anyone at the launch conference of Cocoon Game. As long as he dared to do it here, it would be extremely difficult for Cocoon Game to expand its influence in this country.
In order to further develop his company, the other party imprisoned and forced to death his son Hiroki Sawada. Would he also take his life on the spot in this dangerous situation just because he might publish the DNA tracing results?
"Ah, that's right. Although I don't know why he would kill people just because of his background..." Xiang Yuanguang repeated what he said before.
"But there is no doubt that he would kill someone because of this. This is the reason why Hiroki Sawada died. It's just that Hiroki jumped off the building and committed suicide before Thomas Sindra could do anything."
Although, he couldn't understand the logic of jumping off a building to prevent himself from being killed. This was similar to the United States police shooting others to prevent them from committing suicide.
Of course, the person eavesdropping on the conversation might not be a human.
"This is Thomas Sindorra, the chairman of Sindorra Corporation. I am here to announce that the Cocoon Game will officially begin. Please ask viewers and game participants to go to the game hall and prepare to start the game."
The voice of Thomas Sindra was heard on the radio. Xiang Yuanguang frowned. He was not sure what was going on because in his impression, Thomas Sindra seemed to have killed someone before the cocoon game started.
That guy clearly already knew something about the DNA tracing system, but at this time he chose to let it go and go host the opening ceremony of the cocoon game?
Could it be that even the fact that he was lying in ambush here was within Thomas Sindra's expectations, or even that he had completely gained control of the authority of Noah's Ark and intended to use it to control the entire gaming venue?
(…Luckily I had a backup plan. As expected, the descendants of Jack the Ripper are not easy enemies to deal with. Not only did they notice the arrangement made by Mr. Kudo and I, but they even managed to turn the tables.)
Xiang Yuanguang took out his special walkie-talkie, turned it on, adjusted the channel, and then spoke.
"The situation may change. Please take necessary measures against Thomas Sindorra."
At this time, the blond male waiter in the exhibition hall... no, Furuya Rei raised his head, with some doubt in his eyes. This seemed to be the first time that Genkou's prediction had deviated.
Could it be that there is a problem with the other party's intelligence network, which is of unknown origin, unfathomable and impossible to investigate?
Walking through the crowd heading to the game hall, Rei Furuya quietly changed out of his waiter uniform and then went to the game control room. He wanted to control the game control room before the game started and thus restrict Thomas Sindra.
Since it might be impossible to convict Thomas Sindorla, he had to ensure the safety of these guests first. As a public security official, he had the power to decide when to obey the law and when to break it...
"…The situation is not what I expected."
Kudo Yusaku stood next to Conan at some point, which scared Conan. The world-famous novelist looked a little weird and he sighed.
"So this is the power of the [modern Jack the Ripper]?"
Conan typed a few question marks and was about to ask what was going on, but he saw Kudo Yusaku took out two props from his pocket and put them in Conan's hands. Conan opened his hands and looked, with some surprise in his eyes.
Because, what Kudo Yusaku gave him was the admission medal for the Cocoon game and the magatama that Xiang Yuanguang often wore!
"Tell Mr. Yuan that if you want to start the Cocoon Game, let me give you this magatama as a countermeasure in case of dangerous situations. It can help you stop this game."
"Okay, get moving, Shinichi. We don't have much time."
Kudo Yusaku left, leaving Conan holding the magatama in his hand in a daze.
...Why did Xiang Yuanguang say that this magatama can be used as a countermeasure in dangerous situations? Can it stop the game? How? EMP high-frequency pulse? It can't be that he called the dead developer out through the backdoor, right?
Chapter 518: Is this the modern Jack the Ripper?
"This is Thomas Sindorra, the chairman of Sindorra Corporation. I am here to announce that the Cocoon Game will officially begin. Please ask viewers and game participants to go to the game hall and prepare to start the game."
The voice of Thomas Sindra was heard over the radio in the banquet hall. Nanatsuki Koshimizu tossed the game medal in her hand indifferently and walked towards the game hall.
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Xiang Yuanguang had asked her if she wanted to play the cocoon game, and then he went out of his way to find someone to help her get a game medal. She didn't even know where Xiang Yuanguang got to know these celebrities...
(If I remember correctly, the last Minister of Justice of the old Ministry of Justice was Mugen Masado, who initiated the judicial reform, right?)
Koshimizu Nanatsuki still had some impression of the last Minister of Justice of the old Ministry of Justice. The reason was simple: the reforms made by this Minister of Justice destroyed the old Ministry of Justice, creating a situation where "although the minister was replaced, the new laws remain."
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