Chapter 34: The Shadow of the Organization

When Inspector Megure speechlessly asked about Kyuichiro Kyuki's cell phone, the player finally dug out this NPC that he had completely forgotten from his memory.

The reason is simple, this is the only NPC he has ever robbed!

He stole the other person's mobile phone, 20,000 yen, and a USB flash drive.

Coincidentally, these items that are not game props cannot be put into the backpack, but soon after the player received a task from Yuichiro Kyuki, all three items were listed as game props.

I traded the USB flash drive to Gin, and I don't know when the 20,000 yen was used up.

There was only one cell phone left, which he took out from his backpack after leaving the copy. Because there was a password that had not been unlocked, he kept it in his trouser pocket.

After the NPCs realized that their items were not game props, players stopped robbing them.

etc.

The plot just now was discussing the death of this NPC, right?

A message popped up on the game interface.

[The police have confirmed that you took Kyuki Yuichiro's phone, and will ask about the cause and effect. But the facts are not favorable for you. At least you can't escape the robbery charge. What do you choose...]

Two options appear.

【Tell the truth to Inspector Megure】

【Lying to Inspector Megure】

Players will never forget the feeling of being wanted and having your taskbar completely greyed out.

Besides, he finally had a black organization to back him up when he was killing monsters, allowing him to be a famous detective taking missions everywhere. Why would he expose this matter? Would he be wanted again when he kills monsters in the future?

The player decisively chose to lie.

Next, he doesn't need to think of lies himself and can just enter the plot mode.

In front of everyone's eyes, Hisashi Jyouno took out a mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to Officer Megure.

The black-haired young man showed an expression of polite sadness, and his golden eyes drooped slightly.

At this moment, he no longer had that cold and inhuman temperament and eyes that were separated from the world. Instead, he looked more like a human being, in line with his appearance.

"I'm sorry, I've been too busy to follow the news. I didn't know about the discovery of Mr. Jiumu's body, and I didn't expect that he had met with misfortune after we parted."

"Thirteen days ago, I passed by C Street at night and met Mr. Jiumu in the alley. He asked me to help him go to a place to see if anyone was looking for him there. As a reward for the commission, he paid me 20,000 yen and handed me his cell phone, then left."

"My detective instinct told me that if he needed to meet someone, the last thing he should give me was a mobile phone as a contact tool. There might be something dangerous in it. But the most deadly thing was the detective's curiosity."

"I went to the place as usual and waited for half an hour but still didn't see anyone looking for Mr. Jiumu coming, so I took a passing car and left. I had planned to return the phone to Mr. Jiumu when I had the chance, but I forgot about it when I got busy."

"I only turned on the screen of this phone and took a look at it. I set a password. I did not try to crack the password. If there is information about the murderer in it, it should still be intact."

Not only did he give a complete account of the entire incident, the black-haired young man also took out a notebook with a pen in it, wrote down the places he mentioned, marked them, and then tore off the page and handed it to Inspector Megure.

"If necessary, I can accompany you to these places right now."

Inspector Megure was deeply moved by the completely different Jyouno Hisaji before and after, and thought that this was the real detective who was serious about the case, "As expected of you, brother Jyouno!"

As for the others, they all had expressions of disbelief, feeling weird, and looking again, still in disbelief.

Including Toru Amuro, they never thought that this person could be so scary when he appeared so normal.

At this point, the prelude is over and the player has successfully received the mission.

[The Murder Case of Yuichiro Kugi]

[You met Yuichiro Kyuki once, but he was killed not long after you parted ways. Now you are involved in the case. In order to obtain first-hand information that is beneficial to you and to maintain your reputation as a famous detective, please find the murderer of Yuichiro Kyuki.]

[Mission Rewards: Sand of Time*50, Advanced Experience Book*3, Refined Ore*30, Japanese Yen*80,000]

After the player who had been absent for a while left the story mode, he saw these NPCs staring at him with eyes like light bulbs.

Is the look in the eyes of the little carrot head too sharp? And Inspector Megure, a middle-aged strong man should stop flashing his eyes, it's a bit disgusting.

When players play the game by themselves, they just want to speedrun without thinking. If the plot is good, they would like to watch the video of other people who have seriously played the game plot after playing. But this game is too niche, so there is no such condition.

Therefore, he was too lazy to explore the thoughts of these NPCs. He just stood up and took two steps, then remembered something and turned back to pull his best packing assistant Catherine.

Amuro Toru: “?”

He suddenly realized that something was wrong and almost welded himself to the chair on the spot. He smiled with gritted teeth and said, "Don't bother Tiaoye-kun. I can walk by myself."

However, he is often woken up in the early morning by the unreasonable noises of players who want to hand in or take over tasks from him, and they are considerate enough to knock him out and let him continue sleeping. It can be seen that Toru Amuro is completely unable to resist the players.

Otherwise, Amuro Haro wouldn't have been forced to increase his exercise volume in order to lose excess fat.

In just a split second, the resisting Toru Amuro was forcibly pulled up by the player, climbed up to the window and jumped down. A thud was heard from downstairs when he landed on the ground.

Sato Miwako was the first to rush to the window, then turned around in a trance, "He's fine, go back in and sell things."

Rather, the customers who lined up just after entering the store started to move in. This is already terrifyingly fast! Mr. Amuro, are you really okay? !

Kogoro Mori looked left and right, feeling that he was out of tune with this world, and wiped his face helplessly.

Takagi Wataru: "Well, Officer Megure, what should we do now?"

Inspector Megure, who was stood up by his good brother, said: "..."

"Take the phone back and give it to the technicians to check the information inside. If you find anything, call me immediately. Sato, let's go here."

He was talking about the note written by Jyouno Hisaji.

It's not the crime scene, but it's very likely the place where Kyuki Yuichiro was knocked unconscious. Maybe we can find some clues there.

"As for you, Maori brother..."

"Don't worry, I understand that the information related to the case must be kept confidential." Kogoro Mori waved his hand in understanding.

"Hey," a child's cute voice sounded, "Inspector Megure can let us know, can we also participate in solving the case? Amuro brother will definitely be pulled in by Detective Jouno for investigation."

Maori Kogoro curled his lips, "Who wants to do this kind of thing without any reward... Well, don't butt in on adults' business, kid."

Conan put on an innocent expression, "But in this way, can't we fight against Detective Jouno?"

Maori Kogoro: “!”

Conan: "If I can solve the case before Detective Jouno, it will be reported prominently in the news, right? Not only will I be able to beat Detective Jouno, but I will also attract many new fans."

Mouri Kogoro: "!!"

Conan held up his hands regretfully: "But I shouldn't interfere in adults' affairs, Officer Megure, take care, I will keep it a secret."

Kogoro Maori slammed the table and stood up, "Let me join the investigation, Officer Megure!"

Inspector Megure: "...Forget it, you guys come with us."

Conan, who successfully dragged Kogoro Mouri into the water, is not prepared to act as a substitute this time.

He is a child and cannot obtain case information from the police without the name of Uncle Maori who joins the investigation.

But there may be an organization behind this case. If it is true as he thinks, the organization is killing people to silence them, pointing out the real murderer will undoubtedly put Kogoro Mori in danger.

Therefore, Uncle Maori's expectation of defeating Shinobi Hisaji and gaining a bunch of young beautiful fans was a bubble from the beginning, and he would only be a background board in this case.

The tempting aroma of delicious food from downstairs kept wafting in, and Conan thought of Jyouno Hisaji's explanation which seemed reasonable but was actually a complete lie.

Inspector Megure and the others believed it because they had no doubts about Hisaji Jyouno in the first place.

But he knew about Jyouno Hisaji's other identity and his usual weird and inhuman behavior, and he could tell something was wrong at first glance.

When people tell lies, they usually combine some facts to increase the truthfulness of the lie and make it more memorable. If you tell a completely irrelevant lie, it is easy to forget it and the lie will be inconsistent.

There is a high probability that the transaction occurred and that Hisaji Jyouno was involved, but the facts should be completely different from what he said, because Hisaji Jyouno is not someone who can wait for half an hour.

So, would Yuichiro Kyuki be the kind of person who feels that the reward is not enough to add a mobile phone?

No.

If he were to do a business and ask a passerby for help, he probably wouldn't give him any reward.

And didn't Kyuki Yuichiro recognize Jyouno Hisaji? Who would ask a famous detective to help them do something that could be shameful?

There are too many contradictions in Jyouno Hisaji's words.

However, if it was Yuichiro Kyuki who was trading with the Black Organization, Hisashi Jyouno would be the one in charge of the transaction.

He knocked Kyuki Yuichiro unconscious, and then the other members took Kyuki Yuichiro to another place, killed him and dumped his body.

It doesn't make sense. Why did Nojiuji take the phone? The item was in the phone? It's normal to destroy the phone after use.

There is still too little information about this case.

Kyuki Yuichiro died thirteen days ago, and his body was found three days ago. Ten days is enough time for some clues to disappear naturally, not to mention that the murderer this time was very cautious. Conan doesn't think he can get any clues this time.

Officer Megure, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly received a call. He was a little surprised: "So soon? Okay, I'll take a look first."

After hanging up the phone, he said to Maori and Conan: "Takagi said that the phone was simply turned off due to lack of power. The password was also very simple. The technical department cracked it after charging and turning it on. Some suspicious emails were found in it and have been sent to me. You can also take a look."

These suspicious emails are mainly directed to third parties.

One party was his friend, and the time was twenty days ago.

After Kyuki Yuichiro's family went bankrupt, they sent him an email mocking him, saying that if it wasn't for the money, no one would be willing to be friends with him in the past, and asked him to wash his face and look in the mirror to see if no one is willing to associate with him now.

Kyuki Yuichiro replied to the email, saying, "Just wait, when I become rich again, I will destroy your family!"

One side is his uncle.

His uncle still cared about him after his family went bankrupt. He wanted to introduce him to a job and encouraged him to stand up and support the family. Kyuki Yuichiro's response also seemed very much a reformed person.

But there was an email in the mailbox that had been edited and left in the draft box but not sent. It was an email in which he angrily scolded his uncle for not helping his family and only caring about his own rich life. Maybe his family's bankruptcy was caused by his uncle.

The last party is his parents.

Most of the emails before his bankruptcy were about Kyuichiro asking his parents for money or getting angry. It was obvious that his parents were too busy with work to take care of him, and the conversations ended in just a few sentences.

After the bankruptcy, his parents remained silent, while Kyuki Yuichiro unilaterally started cursing.

He resented his parents for bankrupting their company, forcing him to live a life where he was looked down upon by others. He resented even more that they had not been able to hide any money. He even wanted his parents, those two useless guys from the old family, to die quickly and not drag him down.

Maori Kogoro couldn't help but complain: "What kind of person is this! He can treat everyone as an enemy!"

Conan was also a little speechless, but a person's character is not a reason for him to be killed. If he is guilty, he should be judged by law.

And, he has discovered it.

Kyuichiro's resentment towards his uncle, his dissatisfaction with the status quo, and his belief that he is about to become successful.

He did get in touch with the Black Organization through certain channels, or it could be said that the Black Organization who wanted the pharmaceutical company's secrets took the initiative to contact him!

If in this case, Hisashi Jyouno's crime was exposed.

Not only can the organization lose a famous detective, but it can also allow Hisashi Jyouno to take a look at the interrogation room of the Metropolitan Police Department. He believes that the public security represented by Mr. Amuro will not miss this excellent opportunity!

Looking at his young face in the car window, Conan seemed to see the always arrogant Hisashi Tsuchiyano, who was wearing a black sweater and black overalls.

The black-haired young man turned his head from the shadows, and his golden eyes, which were too pure in color, were also covered with shadows. He smiled devilishly, and at his feet, the body of Kyuki Yuichiro fell in a pool of blood.

Conan clenched his fist secretly.

Be careful and keep an eye on Uncle Maori to catch the clues of the Black Organization, but don't drag the people around you into danger.

This duel is not between the sleeping detective and the invincible detective.

It belongs to him, Kudo Shinichi, and code member Hennessy!

In the Polo Cafe, which has never had so many customers, the player who accepted the mission there and came back to complete the mission here was sincerely thanking the hardworking and capable Catherine, while lying down and acting as his mission machine.

While lying there, the system would pop up messages every now and then.

[The police checked Yuichiro Kyuki's phone. As a teammate, you got a clue.]

【Clue——Emails between Yuichiro Kyuki】

[Edogawa Conan discovered something strange in the dragging traces left behind. As a teammate, you got a clue]

[Clue: The dragging marks with inconsistent force from the front and back]

[Toru Amuro investigated the mission through the organization's intranet and learned that the organization had canceled the deal. As a teammate, you got a clue.]

[Clue: Is it really necessary to silence the broken deal?]

The players were deeply confused.

Does that mean that to do this kind of mission, all you need to do is tie up a bunch of detective teammates and then lie down?

Also, Catherine, how do you manage to fish secretly when you are so busy!

Deduct 1,000% of the salary!

Wait, so you’re working for free without any pay?

That's okay.

The player who was about to stand up in anger sat back down silently, and there was even a chance that he would be hung on the street light.

By the way, after the business ended, the player suddenly logged off. It was Toru Amuro who secretly paid a sum of money in the name of Jone Hisaji to Azusa Enomoto, who was forced to work overtime, and drove the player's body back.

——The main reason was that they were afraid that if they dumped the body in the café, people would think it was a murder and the body would be dumped. They were even more afraid that after Jyouno Hisaji woke up, he would break out of the closed café by breaking through the door or wall, causing unnecessary losses.

Um.

In any case, Toru Amuro will never admit that he has been completely distorted by the players.