Chapter 2

Reiko Eguchi's voice was very loud, and at this moment she was staring at Hoshikawa and Ming with hostility, causing everyone in the cafe to look in her direction.

They obviously didn't expect that there was such a secret between them.

Instead, Xingchuan Heming was stunned. He had already started to plan how to get to the accident site as soon as possible after clearing his suspicion, but he was suddenly challenged and asked reflexively:

"Who is Shangjing?"

Everyone was choked and the cafe fell silent for a moment.

Kudo Shinichi looked at the innocent and confused expressions of Hoshikawa and Akira and couldn't help but said weakly, "The name of the deceased is Shunsuke Kamii. Doesn't Senior Hoshikawa know that?"

Hoshikawa Kazuaki really wanted to say, I'm in a hurry to save Date Kou who is about to die in a car accident, so I don't have the time to care about the deceased's name.

But he knew that it was time to perform, and every move he made could be included in the comics. If his performance did not meet the readers' expectations and aesthetics, he would not get any good reviews.

After all, according to the comic book, only good ratings can redeem the right to use skills, and only skills are the shortcut to completing tasks.

Think about it, how would a wrongly accused passerby react?

Xingchuan and Ming just smiled awkwardly, pointed at the confession materials in Kudo Shinichi's hand, and explained:

"The information didn't mention the name of the deceased, so I naturally don't know. As for what this lady just said," he briefly recalled, "it was true when I was a child, but it's been so long, I can't remember who the other person was."

He smiled apologetically at everyone, his expression gentle and calm.

This seemingly weak but strong-willed boy will neither get angry or dissatisfied because of malicious and groundless accusations from strangers, nor will he escape in embarrassment when his embarrassing past is suddenly revealed.

He just smiled and faced everyone's suspicious or pitying gazes, gentle yet strong.

The third suspect, Ryo Nagata, sneered: "Is there really someone who can't even remember who the person was who bullied him for three years?" His suspicious attitude was obvious.

It really ruined the atmosphere, and the design was in vain. Xingchuan and Ming were a little dissatisfied. And he really couldn't remember what the tyrant looked like back then.

He really didn't want to be blamed for no reason at this time, so he put away his smile and pursed his lips slightly.

Without the cover of his gentle expression, his slightly narrow eyes actually gave off a stern aura, and his eyes, full of wisdom, also had a convincing flavor.

"It's not a question of whether or not you can remember it, but rather that there's no need to care about it. If you keep letting the shadow of the past hold you back, how can you pursue a better future?"

Xingchuan and Ming stared at Nagata Ryo's suddenly frozen face and said mysteriously, "At this moment, it is better to give justice to the deceased as soon as possible. That is the best way to say goodbye to the past, right?"

The sunlight shone through the glass, casting a layer of dazzling golden light on his brown curly hair and making the blue in his eyes look warm, as calm and inclusive as the ocean.

No matter how much malice or criticism he faced, he always treated everyone kindly.

At this moment, Kudo Shinichi suddenly felt that someone like Senior Hoshikawa would never be the kind of person who would take someone else's life for past grudges.

Suddenly sensing that a reader was giving a thumbs-up, Xingchuan and Ming looked away, and while everyone's attention was diverted, they used their minds to summon a virtual image of the comic book: a touch screen that only they could see.

The screen was an open book, with the title "Instance 1, Countdown to Date Kou's Car Accident, Unfinished". Below that was a large blank space. There were three shadowy labels arranged on the edge, representing the other three instances that had not yet been opened.

There was a paintbrush in the corner, and the countdown next to it showed "42 minutes and 48 seconds", and the time was still ticking.

Hoshikawa and Ming immediately realized that this was the countdown to the Ida-ko car accident.

Sliding the screen, the comics forum popped up. Looking at the bright red hearts and the gradually rising numbers in the praise column, Xingchuan and Mingyi were a little confused for a moment.

Did any readers give me a thumbs up?

The case has not been solved yet, and the suspicion has not been cleared, so how come it has received good reviews? Are the forum readers so easy to fool?

There were more comments from readers, but Xingchuan Heming didn't have time to read them carefully. He stared at the popularity score that had risen to 15, and suddenly an idea popped up in his mind.

If it gets good reviews, then I think there won’t be only one way to save people by rushing over myself!

Moreover, there were only 40 minutes left since the accident, and there was still no clue in the case. The accident happened on a street near the Metropolitan Police Department, and it would take at least 20 minutes to drive there.

If we want to follow the normal process and solve the case first and then rush to rescue people, we must find the murderer within 20 minutes at least. But is this possible?

And if something unexpected happens and you are unable to save people in time, the mission will fail and your ID card will be taken back. And in the comic world, you don't have your own body, so you will die anyway.

But if I have enough good ratings, I can give it a try. I don't have to rush to the accident scene, but I can use my skills to change Date Kou's fate. Maybe there is still hope. However, if I want to activate my skills, the current good ratings are not enough.

During the serialization of the new manga on the forum, readers' likes will be converted into favorable ratings as the cost of using skills. The likes will not be counted until Hoshikawa Kazuaki's performance ends and the new manga on the forum ends. Only when more than half of the readers give favorable ratings can Hoshikawa Kazuaki be truly reborn in the manga world. Therefore, his life needs to rely on readers' likes to maintain.

How to get readers to like your article as quickly as possible? Of course, stick close to the protagonist.

So, is it a good choice to seize the time to solve the case and then rush over, or to seize the time to get good ratings and complete the task in a more secure way?

Xingchuan and Ming put away the screen, leaving only a good rating and a countdown at the edge of their field of vision.

He leaned towards Kudo Shinichi, and before he could feel uncomfortable and try to move away, he lowered his voice and spoke quickly:

"Mr. Kudo, I have something urgent to do, so I want to ask you to find the real murderer as soon as possible and prove my innocence." He looked at Kudo Shinichi with trust, "You are the most powerful detective I have ever seen, I believe you can do it."

After all, Kudo Shinichi was only sixteen years old at that time, and he was still immature and did not have the calmness and sophistication of the future Conan Edogawa. He was stunned by such straightforward and earnest praise, and his face instantly turned red.

He stammered a few "ahs" as a sign of agreement, but soon calmed down and said bluntly:

"Thank you for your trust, Senior. I will certainly solve the case as soon as possible, but there is one thing I must remind you of, Senior. You are also a suspect."

Facing Kudo Shinichi's sharp gaze, Hoshikawa Kazuaki quickly glanced at the favorable rating that had risen to 17, and smiled with satisfaction. Just as he was about to say a few more words, he saw the police officer who was in charge of the identification rushing in, holding up the report in his hand and shouting to Inspector Megure:

"Inspector Megure, the results are in! The fingerprints on the coffee cup of the deceased were the fingerprints of the deceased and the waiter Hoshikawa and Akira. We also found an extra bag of sugar in the corner next to the kitchen counter. The sugar inside really contained a lot of drugs, and the fingerprints extracted from the packaging also matched those of Hoshikawa and Akira."

Everyone was shocked.

"Could it be that the person who poisoned us is this waiter named Xingchuan Heming?"

"He is really seeking revenge for the bullying he did to us. He pretended not to know us and spoke so eloquently that we were almost fooled by him."

The eyes of everyone present fell on Xingchuan and Ming again, but unlike the previous complex sympathy, this time there was only accusation and contempt for the criminal.

Xingchuan and Ming were also shocked by this development. It was obvious that someone was deliberately trying to trick me!

He subconsciously glanced at the good reviews and saw that they were no longer rising, which made him feel a little regretful. It seemed that if he wanted to get good reviews, he still had to rely on the plot and highlights. It was too unstable to take shortcuts.

Fortunately, the character cards this time are very reliable and it’s not that easy to be tricked.

Facing the scrutiny of the crowd, he cleared his throat and explained calmly:

"It's obvious that the murderer wanted to pin the crime of murder on me, so he prepared fingerprints and poisoned sugar bags in advance. I said before that the sugar bag you found in the corner of the kitchen counter was not hidden by me. That location is not so hidden, and it would be easy for customers passing by to hide things there, besides our waiters."

This incident obviously happened before he entered the ID card, but for Xingchuan and Ming now, this is his personal experience.

Inspector Megure pressed down the brim of his hat and said in a deep voice, "But you also cannot prove that those fingerprints were not left by you. If your fingerprints are found, you will say that someone framed you. Such a trickery will not help you get away with it."

Xingchuan and Ming smiled calmly, stretched out one hand, showed it, and then said:

"Mr. Officer, don't be fooled by the fact that I don't have anything on my hands now. In fact, I was wearing special gloves while I was working, and I didn't take them off until I walked out of the kitchen counter. So, under normal circumstances, my fingerprints should not be found on the coffee cup of the deceased or the packaging of the sugar bag."

His blue eyes scanned everyone one by one, and his smiling voice carried a low-key but unmistakable confidence:

"Now that it has appeared, it means that the murderer is framing me."

There was a moment of surprise.

Fingerprints turned out to be a flaw? If this is true, then this case is obviously a malicious frame-up, and the murderer even collected Xingchuan and Ming's fingerprints in advance.

There were no surveillance cameras in the coffee shop, so in order to confirm whether what Hoshikawa and Ming said was true, a police officer immediately went to verify the situation with another waiter in the store, Azusa Enomoto, and indeed got a positive answer.

This time, everyone could feel a sinister aura specifically targeting Xingchuan and Ming.

The author has something to say:

Tuitui pre-collected article "Amnesiac tycoon becomes popular through live broadcast of calculating karma"

Jiang Hongru found that she had lost a whole year's memory. However, when she woke up, she was not only in huge debt, but also disliked by people and dogs, and there was a little kid calling her mom.

Jiang Hongru: Stop joking! It's only been a year, how could I have such a big cub?

Fortunately, Jiang Hongru discovered that she had the ability to see through cause and effect. Not only could she dispel lies and predict good and bad luck, she could also change cause and effect and manipulate the future.

Interestingly, the power of cause and effect can help you regain your memory!

As a result, the magical "Cause and Effect Live Room" quickly became popular on the Internet.

In the live broadcast room, the netizen claimed that he had been suffering from a series of bad luck recently and thought it was because of the bad feng shui in his home.

Jiang Hongru: "Do you really think you can talk to your best friend about anything? Go home and see her right away. She is discussing with your husband how to kill you accidentally."

The creditor of the female CEO who brought the police home to sue for adultery. Netizens: "Goddess Jiang, yyds! What debt do you have? Not only will it be completely forgiven, but you can also choose a luxury villa as a gift!"

Outdoor live broadcast, a scumbag PUA his girlfriend and beat her in the street, but his girlfriend was unable to break free because she had too many ties.

Jiang Hongru: "Why don't you kick this bastard with your foot? Are you waiting for him to harm your parents, seize your property, and destroy your family?" So she took decisive action to cut the red line of cause and effect.

The sickly daughter who was PUA and finally got rid of the karmic entanglement said: "I don't have anything to thank you for, only these black cards, stocks, bonds and cash coupons, please don't reject them!"

Jiang Hongru's live broadcast became extremely popular, and finally a rival platform wanted to suppress her. But why did that cool and handsome president always blush in front of her?

Jiang Hongru was about to trace the cause and effect of the handsome guy, but the little boy was so scared that he jumped up and hugged her arms and said coquettishly: "Mommy, please don't do that. Although Dad was a little stupid when he was young, Mommy can bully him at will~"

Jiang Hongru: "Oh no, my hands are a little itchy. What's going on?"

Later, Jiang Hongru finally recovered her memory, defeated her old enemy, and walked onto the award ceremony for the Internet celebrity superstar with her cute and well-behaved little bun and her blushing and clingy CEO boyfriend.

Host: "As the eternal goddess in the eyes of netizens, how do you make your live broadcast room popular on the Internet?"

The cool and handsome Jiang Hongru said: "Of course - no one can lie to me!"