Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 147 Online Identity: The Shadow of Death

The next day.

Gao Mo was woken up early in the morning by a phone call from Xiao Huzi. He got up, washed his face, ate breakfast, and picked up the newspaper to read.

Out of a detective's habit, in addition to reading books to accumulate knowledge, he would subconsciously seek out various news reports and intelligence information.

Yusaku Kudo said this is a required course for a great detective.

If a detective lacks sufficient intelligence and knowledge, no matter how talented they are, they can only play detective games, because not all clues can be found at the scene.

Both observation and reasoning abilities require the support of intelligence and knowledge.

Gao Mo deeply agreed.

"Hey Kid, aren't you even a little bit heartbroken?" the mustachioed man continued rambling on the phone. "At least 2000 million yen! You might not even earn that much in a year..."

“I’ve already earned 2000 million this year,” Gao Mo said, flipping through the newspaper. “Grandma Senma’s 2000 million, and the firm’s accumulated over 1000 million.”

"Uh……"

The man with the mustache seemed a bit quiet.

"How did it already reach 1000 million? I haven't seen you doing any work."

"Isn't the Twilight Mansion worth 200 million? Our agency's Mr. Amuro has already completed quite a few commissions."

"That's really strange. Why would someone so capable insist on working for you?"

The man with the mustache didn't quite understand.

"If it were me, I would definitely choose to open my own firm."

“Mr. Amuro is only doing this part-time,” Gao Mo laughed, “and it seems his goal is to become Kindaichi’s apprentice…”

“Kindaichi is…” The mustache’s eyebrows twitched, and noticing Ran cleaning nearby, he quickly changed his words, “Why didn’t he ask me to be his apprentice? Honestly, I’m a famous detective too.”

"Who knows?" Gao Mo touched his nose.

In the original work, Rei Furuya did indeed become a disciple of Mustache under the alias Tooru Amuro, but that happened later. It was because Conan's frequent misbehavior aroused the organization's suspicion, leading to Mustache being investigated one after another and even almost being killed.

However, because Conan in this world has the hope of Ai developing an antidote, he doesn't need to rush to find clues about the organization like in the original work, and he pays more attention to safety when doing things.

Although he still can't shake his obsessive-compulsive nature, he's much more well-behaved than in the original work.

It's unlikely that the Mori family will be put in such a dangerous situation again.

It's unlikely that Hitler will have another chance to take Amuro Tooru and Wakita Kanenori as his disciples.

“Dad,” Xiaolan said, holding a feather duster, her mind seemingly elsewhere, “How about we go to Izu next weekend? It’s been a long time since we’ve been to the beach; we should relax once in a while.”

What are some fun things to do at the beach?

The man with the mustache glanced at his daughter while holding the phone.

"The hotels there are ridiculously expensive. If I want to relax, I'd rather stay home, sleep, and have a few drinks..."

"I heard there are lots of beautiful college students and office workers wearing bikinis on the beach there, and many of them are Dad's fans," Xiaolan said to herself. "It would be such a shame if Dad didn't go."

"Well... I've been working really hard lately, so it's nice to take a break once in a while."

The man with the mustache was lost in thought, his mind filled with images of bikinis and female college students.

"That Kido, let's stop here. I have a very important case to deal with."

"Does this guy think I didn't hear him?"

Gao Mo's lips twitched, and he hung up the phone to reread the newspaper in his hand.

There's nothing particularly noteworthy in the news, and the events of last night haven't even had a chance to spread yet.

The editorial department is discussing with Nichiri TV that they want to include the announcement in the recorded program.

"Last week, Harui was rumored to have suffered a performance accident... He tragically died while performing an underwater escape magic trick... The Harui Magic Troupe will hold a final memorial performance..."

The sound of a television news broadcast came from the living room.

Familiar keywords related to magic caught Gao Mo's attention.

Famous magicians usually have their own magic troupes.

Once he unlocks the magician profession, will he be required to form a magic troupe?

To be honest, he has adapted to being a detective as his main profession, and he can do other jobs as a side job. He doesn't really have the energy to develop a career in magic.

"When will your show air?" Ai asked, flipping through TV channels. "It might take a couple of days, because I solved the mystery of Shinmei Nittarou yesterday, and the production team had to make adjustments."

Gao Mo took a sip of iced cola.

He disrupted the production team's plans, but no one could really say anything to him.

With the support of the new actor Ren Taro, and the upcoming summer release of "City Detective," the actor's career under the "Domoto Ichi" persona shouldn't have too many problems. He can just gradually accumulate achievements and rewards.

The most urgent task at present is still career advancement.

Try to get an excellent rating in the magician role-playing competition a month later.

First, complete the role-playing tasks and raise your actor's professional level.

[Magic Level 3]

He has raised his magic level to level 3 in the past two days.

For him, as an actor, playing other aspects is not difficult, and given his professional abilities, he has a high chance of receiving an excellent rating.

We must seize this opportunity.

Gao Mo projected his notes onto a newspaper and glanced at his emails on his phone.

I didn't have time yesterday, and only when I opened the email today did I realize it contained a website address and login information.

In addition to the one-month time reminder, the system also kept up with the times and arranged an online identity for him in advance.

Currently active in the "Magic Lovers Alliance" online chat room, codenamed "Death Shadow".

Gao Mo had a strange sense of foreboding. After thinking for a moment, he decided to log into the chat room on his phone to check.

The chat room was mainly discussing magic, and the chat history happened to mention the Harui Kaze story from the news earlier.

"Shadow of Death" historical comment: A very interesting way to die.

Gao Mo's eyelids twitched.

His statement before taking over the account was also his only statement.

Why bother?
[The Escape King: He probably wouldn't be happy to die on stage, would he? (laughs)]

[The Vanished Pani: Tsk tsk, dying in icy water is the old man's destiny]

[The Shadow of Death: A Very Interesting Way to Die]

[The Mage's Disciple: You shouldn't say that, it's too much!]

[Phantom: Yeah, that's so rude]

……

The ominous premonition grew stronger.

This role seems to be a trap.

Surely you can't let something you said online lead to a murderous attack?

Unfortunately, "Death Shadow" only participated in these chats, and there are no other conversation records.

The specific reason for this premonition could not be found.

Gao Mo started checking the chat room member information.

Besides the ones mentioned in the chat logs, there are also "Deceitful Child," "The Taciturn Ventriloquist," and "Red Herring" online.

The biggest advantage of having an online identity is that it allows for greater freedom of portrayal and offers a huge scope for interpretation; no one knows whether the person on the other end of the screen is a human or a ghost.

"Shadow of Death" only has one line of dialogue, which is actually a good thing for his role.

"Beep!"

Another phone call came in.

The most troublesome phone call moment is when you have multiple identities.

This time it was the main phone; it was Sonoko calling.

"Kido-kun, let's all go to Izu next weekend!"

(End of this chapter)