People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 521 Sudden Shooting

—————At the end of the 19th century, at night——————

—————Old London, Ancient Bridge——————

After stepping into the portal of the game called "Jack the Ripper", everything in Conan's eyes began to change rapidly. When he came to his senses, he and his companions were already standing on the deck of an ancient bridge.

The Death Elementary School Student stretched out his hand, feeling the smoky wind of old London, and his eyes swept across this late 19th century city that seemed too hazy in the dark night, with a little surprise in his heart.

(Can the game cabin of the cocoon game really allow people to experience the urban style of the late 19th century? There seems to be no restrictions on physical movements. This is a game freedom that exists in science fiction novels...)
(This is a bit too bad. Such a realistic experience shows that our senses are completely under the control of Noah's Ark, and the ultra-high degree of freedom shows that Noah's Ark has enough computing power to calculate the development of the scene.)
(Also, since this game is a mystery script made by a father for his child, there must be a [plot character] that can guide the direction of the script. It seems that the top priority now is to find this [plot character].)
"Wait, sir, are you really going to leave right now? Since this is a reasoning game... the more players participate and the more information we collect, the higher the possibility of getting the final answer, right?"

"That kind of thing is less applicable in a game with a higher degree of realism. Too many people will only cause chaos and alert the enemy. In my opinion, you just need to find a place to stay and wait to see the clearance CG."

The sound of Mouri Ran's conversation with another person interrupted Conan's thoughts. He turned his head to look at where Mouri Ran was, but his eyes fell on the other person who was talking to Mouri Ran.

He was the man who had talked to Nanami Chiaki in the game waiting space, and was suspected to be the beta test player mentioned by Nanami Chiaki. And judging from the loading screen next to the portal, he was the one who had completed [The Hound of the Baskervilles].

Reflections of several events flashed through Conan's eyes. It was not the first time he had seen this man. The first time was when he dealt with Tokatsu Junya in Shikoku. He had seen this man from afar. He was still wearing a white coat at that time.

The second time was during the previous diplomatic embassy murder case. He had seen this man wandering the streets in a black suit, seemingly looking for something or someone.

The third time was in the game space created by the cocoon game. He noticed that the other party's personality seemed to be changing all the time, and now he has become a little arrogant...

Reito Hosou did not intend to argue too much with the high school girl. He just walked sideways around Ran Mouri and went straight to the other end of the bridge. The time allowed for players to complete the Cocoon game is not unlimited.

Although Noah's Ark does not give an actual timetable or tell players the specific time limit, there must be some special traps in the game scenes that will be triggered when the time reaches a certain limit.

That special trap might pop out at any time and easily kill the players, forcing these guys who have no gaming talent at all into a boring [Game Over] state.

Tick, tick, tick, tick.

Looking at the gradually receding back of Hosou Reito, Conan's gaze swept across Mouri Ran who was hesitant to speak, and then fell on the other celebrity teenagers who were eager to make a move. He shook his head slightly.

This beta player dares to go solo and claims that he will complete the game because he has already completed the beta game, knows the situation in old London very well, and has superb gaming skills. You guys also want to go solo... are you trying to give it away?

boom!
A gunshot was heard, and Conan immediately turned his head to look at the source of the gunshot. If he heard correctly, the source of the gunshot... seemed to be the direction that Housheng Reito had just left!
Without time to think, the Elementary School Student of Death immediately ran towards the source of the gunshot, and after a brief pause, Haibara Ai reacted and followed Conan. The Junior Detective Team, adhering to the idea of ​​not abandoning their companions, followed without hesitation.

"Conan...?!"

Originally, Mao Lilan wanted to comfort the children's uneasy hearts, but she immediately saw that these children were braver than her, even almost reckless, and ran directly towards the sound of gunshots, which made her unable to react.

But she quickly calmed down, said something to the three young players standing motionless on the stone bridge next to her, and ran quickly in the direction where the Junior Detective Team had left.

"I'll go first, you guys should catch up quickly, it's very dangerous to act alone!"

These three young players were the three naughty kids who had nothing to do and were playing football in the banquet hall. They were all from famous families, but in this situation, their performance was not as good as the members of the Junior Detective Team.

They looked at each other in confusion at what Mao Lilan said, as if they had not yet decided whether to follow the only two adults in the team, but soon the boy in the red suit made the decision.

"Okay, let's follow them. This bridge looks quite unstable. If we stay here for a while longer, maybe this stone bridge will suddenly collapse."...Will it, will it?
The two young men from prominent families next to them exchanged a glance and both lowered their heads to look at the stone bridge beneath their feet, but no matter how they looked at it, it had nothing to do with what the other party had said about being "unreliable".

However, out of trust in their companions, they nodded in agreement and did not refute his idea.

"Okay, Moroboshi, let's do as you say!"

After the three young men from famous families left, the stone bridge they had been standing on collapsed silently, and this scene was also shown on the display screens in the game control room and the game lobby, making several parents sweat.

As for the game's scenario designer, Yusaku Kudo touched his chin in confusion.

"The birth point should not be in this area. I don't remember setting up a plot for the stone bridge to collapse. It shouldn't be possible to tell from the appearance that the stone bridge will collapse... This young man in red seems to have some problems...?"

Dr. Agasa next to him was still executing a hacking program on the computer in the main control room, but to no avail. The hacking program sent to him by the hacker was indeed effective, but it seemed to be a bit outdated for the firewall algorithm.

If he wanted to hack into Noah's Ark's program, he would have to strengthen the hacker's algorithm on this basis. However, this would require an engineer who was good at programming and familiar with Noah's Ark...

Do such people exist inside the municipal building now?
"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on with that beta player?"

Kogoro Mouri's voice suddenly rang out, and everyone looked up at the screen.

This is an alley without any lights. The only source of light is the street lamp at the other end of the alley, but the light from the street lamp cannot shine into the alley or illuminate the face of the person at the end of the alley.

Baosheng Reito frowned. He stood in place, his eyes fixed on the man. Although he was backlit, he was not unable to obtain any information. At least, he could be sure that the other person was wearing a mask.

"Hiroki Sawada, is this your concept of the game?"

He said as if talking to himself that if the game administrator saw a player who destroyed the balance, then the game administrator would probably choose to weaken the player or ban him.

Obviously, as the game administrator of the Cocoon Game, Noah's Ark has made his decision.

boom!
The muzzle flash illuminated the white mask and cloak of the person who came, and someone fell to the ground.

"It's late at night, just disappear quietly like this."

The [incoming person] who fired the shot said calmly.

"Hosho Reito, the Professor asked me to give you his regards."

Damn professor...

Baosheng Reito thought.

I had clearly made him disappear forever.

(End of this chapter)