The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 33 Who is Huang Que?

CYZ Alliance Asia Headquarters, fourth underground floor, Time Exploration Department.

"Well, for the record, the early termination of the case does not end the 'cycle.'"

Using his authority as a Level 4 supervisor, Bai Zichen was able to synchronize information with the executive level.

He is one of the so-called "need to know" personnel.

Touching his chin, Bai Zichen felt that using only the RSI index for some calculations and simulations was still not accurate enough. He looked at his research assistant and said.

"I remember the Temporal Continuity Department has a new device for plot correction index, right? Can we report this to the executive level—"

"Are you referring to the NCI monitor?" the assistant seemed a little embarrassed.

"That instrument is currently analyzing the data collected from Dorobiga Paradise. And, as you should know, it's their department's treasure..."

Bai Zichen raised his eyebrows, a look of disdain flashing across his face. "Those people in the Temporal Continuity Department always treat these devices like their lifeblood. It's such a headache."

After thinking for a while, a look of understanding gradually appeared on his face.

"How about this, let's send them the data we have."

"Send the data?" The assistant was stunned. "But..."

"Tell them that this data is very important and can bring about a huge breakthrough in their research."

Bai Zichen made the conclusion directly in a questioning tone.

"Also, let's add a little more leverage—tell them that the final research results will be jointly signed by our two departments."

In the Gu family courtyard, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.

Everyone surrounded Butler Aso, their eyes full of questions and suspicions.

"In fact, there are no black-clad kidnappers, right, Mr. Aso?"

Kogoro Mouri took a sudden step forward, grabbed the collar of Butler Aso, his eyes filled with anger.

"Or rather, I should call you a 'suspect' now!"

His words were as sharp as a knife, piercing Butler Aso's heart directly. "Tell us Miss Akiko's location!"

Kogoro Mouri's loud urging voice was accurately transmitted to an inconspicuous protrusion in the corner of the wall outside the yard.

Then the sound waves are transformed into electric waves and transmitted again——

In the warehouse, the voices coming from the action team's headsets were as clear as the night sky tonight.

Butler Aso's face suddenly turned pale, and his lips trembled slightly, as if he had lost all ability to defend himself.

His eyes flickered, and finally he lowered his head and sighed as if he had accepted his fate.

His voice was low, but loud enough for everyone around to hear clearly.

"The lady...is actually in a nearby restaurant."

……

Everyone else has retreated to the safe location designated by the alliance, and now only Lin Jianhu and Gu Jingzi are left in the warehouse.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Jianhu knew that what he was about to do next was extremely risky.

But this is an important matter, as it relates to the suspicion within the alliance about the source of the changes and 'cycles' in the RSI values.

At the research level, this sound became even louder after Conan caused a change in the RSI background index of the entire universe.

That is, was the "cycle" caused by Kudo Shinichi?
If so, can Kudo Shinichi realize the abnormality caused by the alliance's interference in the "loop", that is, the criminal reasoning process?

If not, then there are even more questions about the story timeline, the loop, and Conan.

Lin Sheng knew very well that the world he traveled through should be the world under Conan's worldview——

To be honest, he doesn’t even dare to say that he has traveled to the world of "Detective Conan". After all, the gap between this and what he imagined is too big.

Because the previous protagonists, or the original protagonist, Kudo Shinichi, still exist.

The information Lin Sheng has been giving is that Kudo Shinichi is the source of the "cycle", but now he really can't be sure at all.

"According to the plans of the Narrative Lab and the Department of Chronological Continuity, once you put on this mask, it can be understood that you will replace the kidnapper's identity in the timeline for the next 15 minutes."

"We can use this to initially explore the impact of RSI on the target's surroundings and analyze patterns in criminal behavior within the 'cycle.'"

In short, the Alliance wants to know whether the "story timeline" and "loop" themselves have some kind of "consciousness".

If they have consciousness, or if Conan himself is omnipotent and only shows it in the process of solving the case.

The Alliance's behavior of extracting "one frame" from the "real timeline" and replacing it with the "story timeline" is undoubtedly impossible to succeed.

“If we succeed,” Narratology Lab is unsure about this scenario.

"This means that timelines, or 'loops', are likely not strong, but rather very fragile."

Just like its name suggests, the Narratology Laboratory at the research level has advanced the theory of “circular” narratology very deeply.

"I believe you have read Harry Potter?"

The person in charge explained, "When Harry violated the rules by using the Time Turner, Dumbledore specifically instructed him not to discover his other self."

This is pretty much what the league is facing now.

It's just more bold because the timeline is not a movie.

"A movie can skip a frame and continue playing, but the timeline doesn't work that way. Let's use the classic metaphor of the river of time—"

Time is the law of operation of things and the cause and effect relationship of all things.

"Given that we don't know the exact logic of the story timeline, all we have is speculation, we're not sure what will happen to the story timeline if the disguise is successful and the truth is revealed."

"Of course I'm curious,"

The lab director shrugged, seemingly completely absorbed in his research and oblivious to everything else. His tone was remarkably calm. "But one thing is certain: this real timeline will be destroyed."

Therefore, if either the "story timeline", "loop" or Conan is omniscient about time.

Failure to stop the alliance's actions this time would be tantamount to condoning CYZ to plant a huge bomb on the timeline.

"I'm wearing a mask," Lin Jianhu pulled off the blanket covering Gu Jingzi, and he was instantly brought into the state by the mask.

"Who is playing tricks?! Damn it!" The murderer instantly responded to his previous reaction.

Very good, now I can clearly feel that I am being controlled by another person.

It's as if whenever I let my mind go blank, my own timeline is erased by correction tape.

The timeline in which the murderer committed the crime will automatically drive the body to complete the disguise.

If intercepting someone else's timeline and almost having the person act on it can be considered disguise.

Lin Jianhu waved the dagger in his hand tentatively, and placed it on his wrist——

What if I self-harm now?

This will obviously greatly weaken the "murderer's" strength. Will the criminal's timeline allow me to do this?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Lin Jianhu clearly felt that the "correction membrane" covering his body began to become unstable.

Well, it looks like this isn't going to work.

But then again, if it really worked, it wouldn't be called a disguise mask but a murder mask.

So according to the plan, I should now proceed to the next step.

So Gu Jingzi, who was tied to the corner, saw Lin Jianhu moving back and forth nervously and doing some strange movements.

Finally, he made a phone call with a gritted teeth expression.

Regarding the kidnapping case, after Butler Aso admitted to the crime, Kogoro Mori believed that the truth had been revealed.

But before he could be happy about his successful case solving for too long, he saw a servant in wooden clogs running towards him in a hurry.

"Master! Master! There's a call for you!" The servant handed over the phone.

"Tell him I'll call him back later." President Gu, who was anxious to find his daughter, had no intention of answering the phone.

"It's not the company calling! It's that—"

The servant's anxious look made President Gu pick up the phone.

But when he heard an unfamiliar voice, the first sentence on the phone made his face change drastically, and his impatient expression was instantly replaced by an incredible shock.

"Are you ready for 300 million yen?"

His pupils contracted, and President Gu's voice suddenly rose an octave.

"What! Who are you? Hasn't the prisoner already—"

The voice on the other end of the line interrupted him, its tone cold and menacing.

"Don't play dumb. Your daughter's life is in your hands. If you don't want to see the tragedy on the news, remember! I only give you forty minutes!"

What the kidnapper said was true, Conan guessed the truth in his heart -

It is very likely that Miss Tani was discovered by another more vicious criminal after being kidnapped by Butler Aso.

The man then moved Tani Jingzi from the first kidnapping location to another place.

Lin Jianhu put the phone in front of Gu Jingzi, indicating that she should say a few words to prove herself.

Glancing out the window in the moonlight, Tani Jingzi shouted loudly, attempting to provide some information:
"Dad! It's the school warehouse! You can see a huge chimney from the window!"

Covering her mouth with his hand to prevent her from making any sound again, Lin Jianhu breathed a sigh of relief imperceptibly.

This way he wouldn't have to use a pre-recorded fake recording to leak the information.

It's always nice to have plans go more smoothly.

Now, according to the executive level's planning, the time left for Conan to find this place is almost half of the original plot.

After all, according to the information provided by Lin Sheng, the kidnapper would originally give Conan an hour.

Considering that even if you take a direct car from Gu's house to here, it will take at least fifteen minutes.

And now Conan and others still have no idea of the exact location.

After more than half an hour, they still couldn't find the warehouse under the current circumstances.

What are you going to do now, Conan?
"Damn it!" Everyone heard the kidnapper's demands. Maori Kogoro punched the ground. "Only forty minutes. It's too late!"

Staring at the unfolded map in his hand, Conan began to analyze it, feeling a little anxious.

Because from the fact that the kidnappers only gave him forty minutes, he thought that the criminals probably had no intention of leaving him alive.

After all, this amount of time is not even enough to raise enough ransom.

Facing an unfamiliar and complex city map that was more than one meter long.

It took Conan two full seconds to find all possible hiding places.

If you can see a chimney, it means there is either a factory or a bathhouse nearby. According to the map, there are five schools with chimneys nearby.

Conan's eyes moved back and forth on the map, trying to remember the fastest route to visit all five schools in one go.

"Conan! Where are you going?" Xiaolan hadn't finished her words.

Then she saw the scene that made Wales look very strange.

A child untied the leash on the dog named Big Mac—

Then he rode a dog and galloped along the deserted streets.

(End of this chapter)