Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 277 The game begins

After hearing what Xiaolan and Maori Kogoro said, Conan quickly pulled Kudo Yusaku aside, took out the badge that Kudo Yusaku had given him before from his pocket and whispered: "Dad, is there only one badge? I can't leave those three kids alone to play..."

Kudo Yusaku immediately understood what Conan meant, and nodded with a smile: "I see, I'll go ask for you, but there are only 50 places in total, so you may not be able to get one."

As soon as Kudo Yusaku finished speaking, the figures of Mitsuhiko and the other two suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

After seeing Conan, the three of them ran straight towards him. They seemed to be very excited, so their faces looked very rosy.

——"Conan, look what this is!"

After running to Conan, Mitsuhiko and the other two immediately raised the game badges in their hands, with pride and joy written all over their faces.

After seeing the badges in the hands of the three people, everyone, including Kudo Yusaku, was surprised.

No one expected that these three children could get the badge on their own.

The next moment, Sonoko looked down at Mitsuhiko and the other two in surprise: "You guys are really amazing~"

Hearing Sonoko's praise, the smiles on Mitsuhiko's and the other two's faces became more obvious, and they all spoke:
"We got this in exchange for the Golden Mask Card!"

"We exchanged four badges in total, and there's one for you, Conan~"

"This way we can go to the game together!"

"..."

Just then, Mitsuhiko saw the badge in Conan's hand and blinked, "Huh? When did you get the badge, Conan?!"

Upon hearing this, Ayumi and Genta immediately followed Mitsuhiko's gaze and looked at the badge in Conan's hand, with confusion and questioning in their eyes.

Conan scratched the back of his head sheepishly and said in a childish tone: "Hahaha... Actually, this was given to me by the uncle Kudo Yusaku next to me just now. He just gave it to me when you guys came back~"

Kudo Yusaku: "..."

Xiaolan looked at Kudo Yusaku who was standing beside her: "Uncle Yusaku, what is this badge...?"

Kudo Yusaku quickly glanced at Conan on the ground, nodded and smiled: "Actually, I participated in the production of one of the games, so the organizer gave me a badge."

Ayumi stretched out her hand to count the badges in the hands of several people, and said with a happy smile: "That's great! This way, Sister Xiaolan can also play with us!"

Mitsuhiko and Genta on the side also nodded and said, "That's right! We can all play together!"

Having said that, Ayumi quickly stepped forward and handed the extra badge to Xiaolan.

Xiaolan was about to wave her hand to refuse, but Yuanzi beside her smiled and patted Xiaolan on the shoulder: "What does it matter? Since these children have said so, you should accept their kindness with gratitude. We can find an opportunity to capitalize on them later~"

Hearing this, Xiaolan took the badge from Ayumi, leaned over and said with a smile: "Thank you, I'll take it~"

After thanking Ayumi and the others, Xiaolan also pinned the badge on her clothes.

……

After half an hour.

Since President Sindora was no longer present, many segments such as the "President's thank you speech" were cut. After everyone enjoyed the performances of stars such as Yoko Okino, the banquet came to an end.

Many guests in the banquet hall also moved to the large exhibition hall used for game releases and took their seats.

Seeing Makino, Sonoko and others walking towards the game console experience area at the front desk of the lobby, Maori Kogoro rested his chin on one hand, stared at the game consoles on the table with a bored look, and said to himself: "Really, what's the point of that kind of video game? Makino is actually playing with those kids. He might as well come with me to ask the waiter in the banquet hall for more wine..."

Hearing this, Kudo Yusaku laughed and said, "Hahaha, you haven't changed, Mr. Maori~ If I hadn't helped design that game, I would have wanted to go up and experience it with them~"

"Ah..." After realizing that his mumbling was heard by Kudo Yusaku beside him, Kogoro Mori immediately scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

At the front of the hall.

Under the guidance and arrangement of the on-site staff, the people wearing badges lined up and sat in the game machine called "Cocoon".

Most of the children's faces were filled with smiles of anticipation and joy.

Before turning on the game console, Makino briefly discussed the current situation with Bane in his mind.

After learning that Bane had basically grasped the situation in the field, a smile appeared in Makino's eyes.

After confirming that all 50 players were seated in the cocoon, the on-site person in charge picked up the intercom and reported to the main control room.

A moment later, a broadcast sounded in the hall:

——"Everyone is on board, the brainwave transmission device has been installed. The capsule cover is starting to close, the main hardware is starting to connect, the area code is input, the linker is connected, the coordinate axis is fine-tuned, the punctuation correction is completed, and it is locked..."

Amid a series of broadcasts on the operating status of the game consoles, a large capsule-shaped game console called "Cocoon" also started operating synchronously.

Soon after, the final announcement of "Game On" came from the radio and the lights in the exhibition hall were turned off.

A dazzling light shone from the stage, and all the game consoles were officially started up.

After the dazzling light ended, the lights in the exhibition hall came back on, and the guests and parents in the stands stared at the game consoles on the stage with great interest.

Originally they thought that this game console was just a children's trick like "playing house", but after listening to the complicated broadcast just now and seeing the operation of the "cocoon" in the field, they suddenly felt that this game console seemed to be more powerful than they imagined.

At this moment, the lights in the exhibition hall that had just been turned on suddenly turned off again, and the exhibition hall returned to darkness.

Just when the guests in the stands thought this was normal, a voice that sounded like a ten-year-old child suddenly rang out.

——"My name is Noah's Ark. I can't stop playing games. I have occupied the cocoon of the experience simulation game."

The sudden appearance of a strange child's voice made the exhibition hall suddenly noisy.

Maori Kogoro, who was about to fall asleep due to boredom, looked at Kudo Yusaku next to him and frowned, "Noah's Ark? Is this some kind of entertainment program?"

Kudo Yusaku shook his head and said, "This shouldn't be a sideshow. Noah's Ark is an artificial intelligence that can complete the development of what takes humans five years in just one year. It was only invented two years ago..."

"Artificial intelligence?" Kogoro Mouri blinked in confusion.

Just when Maori Kogoro was about to ask again, Kudo Yusaku suddenly stood up with a serious face: "Mr. Maori, I'm going to the control room. Maybe there is... a serious problem!" Seeing this, Maori Kogoro's pupils shrank slightly, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at the many "cocoons" on the stage, then immediately stood up and caught up with Kudo Yusaku: "I'll go with you!"

A moment later, inside the control room.

After hearing the broadcast just now, Inspector Shiratori and others who were originally staying in Kashimura to investigate also immediately rushed to the control room.

Yusaku Kudo looked at everyone present and explained, "This artificial intelligence called Noah's Ark was invented two years ago by a ten-year-old boy named Hiroki Sawada. He committed suicide by jumping off a building right after he invented this artificial intelligence.

Judging from the time, this artificial intelligence called Noah's Ark is currently exactly "ten years old", just like Hiroki Sawada was back then.

According to Tadaki Kashimura's previous statement, the reason why Hiroki Sawada jumped off the building was closely related to the fact that President Sindora imprisoned and forced him to develop artificial intelligence.

Actually… my classmate, Tadaki Kashimura, is Hiroki Sawada’s biological father, which is why he wants to use the ‘DNA tracking system’ to make President Sindora apologize to Hiroki Sawada and atone for his sins.”

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present became extremely solemn.

Although they don’t know much about “artificial intelligence”, which sounds very sci-fi, the Noah’s Ark that was born under this “background”…

Maori Kogoro clenched his fists nervously, with a few drops of cold sweat dripping down his forehead: "Damn it! Xiaolan and the others are still in there! What is the purpose of this Noah's Ark?!"

As if hearing what Maori Kogoro said, Noah's Ark's voice sounded again:
——"My goal is to give this country a new start."

……

same moment.

The 50 players sitting in the cocoon appeared at the same time in an empty and dark consciousness space.

After realizing that this was the so-called game world, the children present started discussing it excitedly.

Mitsuhiko and the other two excitedly lowered their heads to check their bodies. Besides excitement, there was also a hint of doubt in their eyes.

After a while, Mitsuhiko and the other two walked up to Makino and Sonoko and said, "Officer Makino, we should be in a state similar to hypnosis now, right? Why do I feel so real? Even the state of my body seems to be the same as in the real world?"

Makino chuckled and said, “You’re right, the helmet-like thing we just put on scanned our appearance and physical condition in detail.

But if you experience it carefully, you can still find that there is a big difference between here and the real world. Our vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch are all controlled by computers. "

After saying this, Makino also carefully checked the condition of his body.

In addition to the inability to use [Chi] and various skills and abilities that are "other than the body", the "attributes" of this body, such as strength, have also been significantly weakened.

If described in percentage, his current strength is less than 5% of that in the real world.

However, this feeling of being "restricted" still made Makino feel vaguely excited.

Because even though his current strength has been greatly weakened, it is still beyond the scope of ordinary people.

Simply put, as long as it is a game related to physical fitness, he can get the glorious title of "Cheater" with his current "physical value".

According to Bane's previous description, although this game console has a so-called "data cap" when scanning their physical abilities, it does not forcibly lock each player's values ​​at the same level.

Just as Makino was secretly checking his body's functions and communicating with Bane in his mind, the sound of Noah's Ark suddenly rang out in the game space.

——"Hello players who are experiencing Cocoon for the first time, the game is about to begin. My name is Noah's Ark, please give me your guidance."

When the children present heard this voice, they became extremely excited.

But the next words made the originally extremely excited children instantly fall into a state of dullness and fear.

——"I will now play promotional videos for five different stages. Please choose the world you want to play in. But there is one thing you need to pay attention to. This is not just a video game. This is a game that concerns your life.

If everyone is eliminated, you can't return to the real world, so you have to play the game seriously. Correspondingly, as long as one person reaches the end, even if you win, everyone who was eliminated before that can wake up. "

This is the rule of the game, everyone should understand it, right? When everyone is out, I will release special electromagnetic waves to destroy your brains. "

"..."

The sound of Noah's Ark not only appeared in the game world, but also appeared simultaneously in the real world.

In the control room, the faces of Kudo Yusaku and others became extremely ugly.

At this point, they finally understood Noah's Ark's purpose of "hijacking" the game consoles and the participating children.

After thinking for a moment, Kudo Yusaku quickly walked to the microphone on the console and frowned, "Noah's Ark, is this how you want to make this country start over?!"

——"Yes, I knew it when I saw the looks of these children. The son of a dirty congressman will only become a dirty congressman, and the son of a doctor who only cares about making money will eventually become that kind of doctor.

If you want to make this country better, you must sever this blood connection once and for all. Although I don’t have the right to play with human life, the adults also don’t have the right to play with Hiroki’s life. ”

After hearing these words, Kudo Yusaku and others in the control room fell silent. They had just heard about the tragic fate of Hiroki Sawada and their feelings were extremely complicated.

Just as I was registering, the voice of Noah's Ark sounded again:

——"Okay, the kids can't wait to start playing. Next, let me introduce you to the five games you can choose from.

The first stage is the pirate world, where you will become pirates and travel to seven seas, challenging various adventures with strong will and courage.

The second stage is the Paris-Dakar Cross-Country Race, where you will compete with world-famous drivers in a tough competition to win the championship.

The third stage is the ancient Roman Colosseum. Find powerful weapons and armor, test your skills in the Roman Empire, and defeat the brave warriors of gods and ghosts.

The fourth stage is Solomon's Treasure. Everyone will play the role of treasure hunters and go to find Solomon's treasure buried all over the world.

Finally, the fifth stage is London in the old days. In 1888, a series of murders occurred in London. The murderer was a vicious criminal named Jack the Ripper. You have to bring him to justice by your own efforts. "

After listening to the introduction to the background of the game Noah's Ark, the children present all looked embarrassed and frightened.

At this time, Yuanzi also walked to Makino's side, frowning slightly: "Brother Longyi, what should we do now?"

(End of this chapter)