94 Chapter 94
◎Deceiving superiors and deceiving subordinates◎
Chapter 94 [Deceiving the superiors and the inferiors]
Thomas Schindler and Kashimura Tadaki had no particular conversation. After talking a few words about the DNA tracking system, Thomas Schindler asked Kashimura Tadaki to show him the system, fearing that Sawada Hiroki would come up with version 1.0, 2.0 or more.
Kashimura Tadaki had no idea how many versions of the software his son had created. He had always believed that the two sides could resolve their conflict through dialogue, and he had no reservations about Thomas Schindler. Upon hearing this, he turned to his computer, attempting to bring up the user interface.
It only took him two clicks of the mouse, and when he turned around, he saw Thomas Schindler stabbing him with a knife.
The words of the man who claimed to be Hiroki Sawada's friend flashed through his mind: "Thomas Schindler wants to kill you."
He regretted not listening to the other party and looked in the direction where the other party was hiding for help.
At this critical moment, even if he kept a close eye on the murderer's movements, he might not be able to escape. He also looked away, obviously giving up on saving himself.
Considering that Kashimura Tadaki was sitting in his seat and was already in a weak position where he could hardly dodge, perhaps it was the right decision for him to ask for help from Morofushi Kagemitsu.
After all, Zhu Fujingguang was prepared the moment the other party pulled out the knife. He grabbed the back collar of Thomas Schindler's suit and dragged him a few steps backwards.
The murderer watched the prey that he had caught move further and further away from him, and the knife just missed the target.
Kashimura Tadaki frowned and took out his cell phone. "You actually want to kill someone? It seems like we have no choice but to ask the police to solve this matter."
But the man who had just saved him took out a gun with a silencer from his arms with one hand and shot Thomas Schindler in the back.
"What...!" Kashimura Tadaki stood up with a look of fear on his face.
"Perhaps I spoke too gently, giving you some false impression." Zhu Fu Jingguang lowered his voice, his face devoid of a smile. "You have no choice. You must leave here with me."
At the end of his sight, he saw the hand holding the gun getting closer and closer, and he could feel the hard touch of the gun butt and the severe pain in his head.
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A few minutes later, the staff who were asked by Kudo Yusaku to look for Kashimura Tadaki let out a shrill scream in Kashimura Tadaki's office.
The police finally arrived.
After reviewing the situation, Megure Jusan, alerted by Kudo Yusaku, discovered the death message "JTR" left by Kashimura Tadaki on the keyboard. He then discovered that the abbreviation stood for Jack the Ripper, the character in the game being tested at the press conference. He demanded that the organizers immediately stop the game.
The contact person hesitated, saying that if such a joint press conference was stopped midway, the losses would be huge, and he couldn't make the decision. He could only stop it with the approval of Thomas Schindler, the president of Schindler Company.
"Then go find Thomas Schindler. Where is he?"
"In the control room."
So several police officers in charge of the investigation rushed to the control room and asked Thomas Schindler to stop the game.
The bearded business elite smiled hypocritically, "Stop? What a ridiculous suggestion..."
Before he could finish his words, the lights in the entire control room flickered for a moment, and then all the background control data became garbled, and a young boy's voice came from the public broadcast loudspeaker.
"I am Noah's Ark. From now on, the game can no longer be stopped..."
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In the venue, Noah's Ark was "restarting" Japan's future according to the original work. Agatsuma Sayuri and Morofushi Keimitsu leaned in the corner of the venue, listening to the electronic sound made based on Hiroki Sawada's voice.
"Has the person been taken out?"
"Yes, Hagiwara took me away. It's easy to get out before the police arrive. But Kashimura Tadaki will probably find it hard to believe you, my companions, after seeing me 'kill someone.'"
"I'll explain it to him later, and he'll understand." You can't blame Morofushi Kagemitsu for not coming to see Kashimura Tadaki until just before the incident happened. It was really because the person in charge of game development was too much of a homebody. He either worked all night long or rested in the company.
No matter how busy an average person is, they usually just go back and forth between work and home. Kashimura Tadaki is different; he sleeps at the office. The office is his home; he never goes back to his own place.
Perhaps the fact that he is away from home all day is also an important reason for the divorce.
There are too many corporate spies watching the Cocoon Game, so the company's security is very strict, and there is no chance for my wife's family to sneak in.
The Sawada mother and son are destined to be dead and cannot contact Kashimura Tadaki.
Contact was repeatedly delayed, which led to the current situation. It wasn't until the last second that I found time to communicate with the other party. However, the situation was so complicated that it couldn't be explained in just a few words.
If things drag on for too long, rescuing Kashimura Tadaki will become even more difficult. It's better to act decisively and resolve the current predicament with drastic measures, then find a way to smooth things over later.
"If there wasn't a clear scene in the original work where Thomas Schindler was arrested, I would have wanted my clone to pretend to be him all the time and take over Schindler's company by the way." Sayuri Agatsuma said with some regret.
This plan can be achieved now, but it requires some roundabout means, such as becoming the heir to the company and inheriting it naturally, or acquiring it through commercial competition.
Either way, Schindler's market value will decline.
Instead of continuing with my wife Sayuri's topic, Morofushi Kagemitsu asked, "Just now... are you okay?"
Thomas Schindler's clone was shot, but this clone was not in the plot, so Sayuri Agatsuma immediately disbanded this temporary clone.
The fresh memory of death returned to Agatsuma Sayuri's mind along with other memories.
"It's okay. This clone only existed for a few minutes, so the impact on my memory is minimal."
Agatsuma Sayuri touched her chest. Rather than the fear of being killed, she was more frightened by the thought of someone shooting so decisively at any time.
The sound of Noah's Ark came from afar, cutting off the transmission of sound from the outside to the inside, angrily stating that cheating was not allowed.
Agatsuma Sayuri's attention was drawn to that. She chuckled, "Noah really cares about the appearance of this game."
"After all, this is a game that carries the dreams shared by Hiroki and it... Can we let it continue playing from now on?"
"Well, after the main storyline is over, it can play however it wants." The current Noah's Ark is no longer constrained by Hiroki Sawada's death, and the emergence of artificial intelligence is too early. These words have changed as the child grows up.
The two chatted about the game for a while, watching the children's wonderful performances in the game, and looking at the total number of players who were still "surviving".
The police cordoned off the scene and there was no way out. There was nothing they could do.
Zhu Fujingguang brought up the plan to change his fate again: "We are making such a big move this time, won't we be treated as criminals?"
In other cases, a "black household" like Zhu Fushi Jingguang would be in great trouble if he were to be selected as a candidate among three candidates. Even if he was eventually confirmed not to be the murderer, it would be difficult to avoid being taken back to the police station.
"It doesn't matter. With the death information, catching the criminal this time is a matter of proof. The police won't ask you where you were when the victim died."
In the publicly broadcast screen, several children, including Kudo Shinichi, were running for their lives on the streets of London.
This time, Kudo Shinichi did not turn into a child, but participated in the game as a junior high school student. Even without the doctor's props - even if he had props in the game, he couldn't use them, he still performed well.
"But after this change, the timeline has changed, right?"
Agatsuma Sayuri nodded. "This is something we didn't expect. Without Sawada Hiroki's help, the cocoon-making process has actually accelerated."
After she finished speaking, the phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated. She looked at the message and saw it was from Noah's Ark.
[From Noah's Ark: Although Hiroki did not help Schindler's company create artificial intelligence software, I was still born, and was born earlier than the original.]
From Noah's Ark: My wife's family's gaming company brought me, a more mature person, into the development of Cocoon, so of course I got twice the result with half the effort.
Without Noah's Ark, the gameplay of Cocoon would become rigid and boring. It can be said that it is the core of the entire game. Hiroki Sawada, who died in the original game, has transformed into a technical expert of the Agatsuma family game company this time, assisting in the development of Cocoon.
He and Tadaki Kashimura staged a father-son battle drama, and the two sides cooperated well, which made the game development progress by leaps and bounds.
Agatsuma Sayuri sent a flattering expression to Noah's Ark and smiled as she showed the message on her phone to Morobushi Keimitsu.
"This incident may cause skepticism about immersive games right out of the gate, but it will take years for the main storyline to play out. By then, with another wave of technological advancements, the internet will have forgotten about this incident and will attract a younger demographic that's even more obsessed with gaming."
The two imagined the future, and in the darkness, their empty hands slowly held together.
When the lights came on, Thomas Schindler was escorted out of the venue, and the children's parents rushed to the front of the stage and hugged their children who had just been rescued from the fear of death.
Suzuki Sonoko also rushed onto the stage. She held Mouri Ran's hand, crying and laughing.
When she calmed down and left with Mouri Ran and Kudo Shinichi, she saw Agatsuma Sayuri and Morofushi Kagemitsu waiting in the corner of the venue.
"My wife's sister, Mr. Zi'an, I thought you had left long ago."
My wife Sayuri smiled politely and asked, "Is the game fun?"
She was talking to Suzuki Sonoko, but her eyes were looking at Mouri Ran and Kudo Shinichi.
Suzuki Sonoko angrily responded, "It's not fun. It scared me to death."
Mao Lilan touched her chest, her heart still beating fast as if she had just survived a disaster. "It's too exciting. I can't bear it."
Kudo Shinichi's eyes wandered to the upper left for a moment, and he winked at Morifushi Keimitsu and my wife Sayuri.
It seems that this game is very much to the liking of the little detective.
"This was our mistake," Zhu Fujingguang said in the tone of a game developer. "In the future... if there is a future, it will definitely be a safer game."
"If it doesn't kill anyone and there's a handsome guy around, it's not impossible." Suzuki Sonoko seemed to be in deep thought for a moment, struggling between her fear and the desire to see the handsome guy. In the end, she found that admiring the handsome guy could help her overcome her fear of danger.
She said she wouldn't miss her friend's boyfriend, but...
"If the NPC's appearance can reach Mr. Koyasu's level, the Suzuki Group can increase its investment."
At this moment, Agatsuma Sayuri really wanted to show her relationship with Agatsuma's family and reject the Suzuki Group's coveting of Morifushi Kagemitsu, but her appearance was not enough.
【Author’s words】
I found a little BUG in Chapter 93. The changes are not big. Those who have already read it can choose not to read it.
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