Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Ran turned her head and saw Toru Tono walking over.

"Yes, I heard that there was an experience of Kogoro Mouri's 'Kogoro Mouri Mystery Mansion' at this press conference, so I came here."

"Hahahaha, kid, you have a good eye." Kogoro Mouri laughed loudly, sticking out his tongue. "Go ahead and experience it. A game based on me, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, is sure to be a lot of fun."

It must be incredibly boring.

Conan, standing nearby, silently complained to himself.

The game's protagonist discovers a corpse in a strange mansion, and then, based on clues from a Mori detective who happens to be at the scene, solves the case step by step...

Isn't this just his daily life as Conan Edogawa?

Uncle Mori was clearly the one being led astray... how did he end up becoming the master?

Conan said he couldn't understand.

"The line is really long." Tohru Tohru glanced ahead and then cut into the line that the Mori family was in.

He also brought a black leather suitcase with him, but it only contained stones for weighting.

Before leaving, he suddenly remembered that the Tequila member from the black-clad organization seemed to have used the same black leather suitcase to complete the transaction here, but ended up dying because he took the wrong suitcase...

Tohno Toru is planning to take advantage of the chaos.

A transaction that would involve a codenamed member of the organization in person must be quite valuable, right?

This kind of windfall is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

......

After queuing for a long time, the group finally reached the front desk.

Kogoro Mouri was the first to leave his belongings there and received an identification number plate with "96" written on it.

As a result, the three employees of Manten Company who joined midway and were behind Toru Tono suddenly abandoned the Japanese sense of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame that were described in Yilin.

Takeshita Hironobu glanced down at his watch and exclaimed, "Oh no! It's getting late! We need to get into the venue and get ready quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Hideaki Nakajima and Koji Ueda, who were ahead of him in line, were also startled. Ignoring the strange looks from those around them, they ran over and cut in front of Ran.

"I didn't expect the three of you to be using the same suitcase!" As expected of an angel, Xiaolan was not angry at all, but instead chatted with the three of them with a smile.

"Yes, this was our president's idea, and we hope that it will leave a deep impression on the general public about our company."

"However, nowadays almost no employees carry these bulky and heavy suitcases with them when they go out."

"Only the president would carry it with him."

The three of them took turns criticizing the president's idea, calling it worthless.

"Cough cough... Is that not allowed?"

The president, who had been standing to the side all along, overheard everything.

"President...President?!" The three employees turned around and saw the president with sausage lips, their faces filled with horror.

What should I do if I get caught secretly talking badly about my boss? Help!

"Get to your work stations right now!" The president got angry when he saw the three of them standing there dumbfounded and yelled at them.

"Yes, yes!" Without further ado, they snatched the number plates from the receptionist and ran off.

Chapter 38 Tequila

Xiao Lan, a lucky draw expert, successfully received number 100.

Toru Tono's number is 101, which isn't considered auspicious.

"Does Tousang want to play video games with us?"

After all, they were still high school students. As soon as Ran entered the venue and saw the game console, she grabbed Conan and rushed over, also planning to call Tohru Tono along.

"I don't need to," Tohru Tono shook his head slightly.

Like Conan, he wasn't very good at arcade games.

However, if you let him play MOBAs, there's no one in the world who can beat him for now.

He is now the commander of the Mongolian Navy.

Besides, his purpose in coming here wasn't actually to experience the venue...

Tohru Tohru looked around and, sure enough, spotted a dark figure in the crowd.

He wore a black suit, was nearly 1.9 meters tall, had a cold expression, and sported a thick mustache...

He must be tequila.

Logically speaking, as a secretive organization, the Black Organization should keep its members extremely low profile.

But whether it's gin, vodka, or this tequila that's about to pass away, they all walk down the street in black suits, always with an air of "keep away"—anyone with a discerning eye can recognize them at a glance.

Where exactly did they keep a low profile?

Perhaps the organization's definition of keeping a low profile is to kill off all those in the know... No wonder Gin is always so busy.

Tono Tomi saw that Tequila was just staying in the lobby, seemingly waiting for someone, and went into the restroom first.

He hid in a bathroom stall, pulled out a bodysuit, and put it on.

[Holographic Invisibility Bodysuit: A garment made with a special process that allows the wearer to activate an environmental invisibility mode. The built-in holographic projector automatically scans the surrounding environment for colors and projects them onto the wearer.]

Tohru Tono zipped up his clothes and activated his environmental stealth mode.

As an uncomfortable feeling of being scanned spread throughout his body, Toru Tono looked down and found that the color on his body had blended into the surrounding environment.

The principle behind this invention is somewhat similar to that of a chameleon's skin, achieving a degree of invisibility by allowing the user to blend into the environment.

What makes this garment superior to the chameleon is its highly responsive nature. It can completely conceal the wearer even in rapidly changing environments, and the built-in projection will also completely cover the face without obstructing the user's vision.

However, the drawbacks are also obvious—since it's just a virtual projection, it can't be touched by others. If someone touches something in the air, even the dumbest person would notice something's wrong.

And if you look closely, you can actually see an illusory outline at the boundary between the projection and reality.

Therefore, this device is best used at night, when it is within the normal field of vision.

Of course, Toru Tono's courage to wear this in a brightly lit venue wasn't entirely due to his skill and daring.

Most importantly, he had observed beforehand that his target—locker number 124—was located in a corner where few people would notice it.

In addition, the lighting in the lobby was already rather dim, and because the press conference had already started, there were practically no people left to store their belongings...

Now is a golden opportunity.

......

Tohru Tono opened the door to the cubicle and slipped silently into the hall.

While the receptionist was looking down at her phone, he sneaked into the corner where the lockers were standing, and using his body as cover, he took out a key with only a handle from his pocket.

[Master Key: A key made using a special process. Liquid gallium-based alloy is injected into the keyhole, then the temperature is lowered and an electric field is activated to shape the alloy, helping it solidify into a shape suitable for the lock cylinder, thus unlocking the lock.]

This is a master key that Toru Tono spent a long time tinkering with. In this world where biometrics is not yet widespread, with this key, all locks are basically useless to him.

He pinched the key handle and aligned it with the keyhole, waited a short while, and then gently turned the key.

"click"

With a soft click, the cabinet door was opened with ease.

Tohru Tohno glanced back at the staff and, seeing that they weren't looking in his direction, quickly opened his locker number 101 and secretly switched the two identical black suitcases.

Get it done.

Tono closed the cabinet door and returned to the toilet stall the same way he came.

I took off the bodysuit, put the clothes back into my system space, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The invisibility cloak is useful, but it's too tight when you wear it.

A certain area desperately needs ventilation...

Tohru Tono opened the stall door and walked out, pretending to have just finished using the toilet and was about to wash her hands.

Then they ran into Hideaki Nakajima, who had just entered, along with Conan.

"Toru-nii, you're in the restroom too?" Conan had been wondering why he couldn't see Toru Tono at the exhibition, but it turned out he was in the restroom.

"Yes, after all, we waited in line for so long before..."

Tohru Tono scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

Is Xiaolan still playing video games over there?

"No, not at all..." Conan recalled the scene in the lobby where Ran was calling out Shinichi's name while punching the strength test machine.

Although the screen showed 400, Conan always felt that was just the game console's limit, not Ran's limit...

Scared.

Conan shuddered, his resolve not to reveal his identity growing even stronger.

......

Tohno Toru returned to the exhibition hall and passed through the lobby, where he saw Tequila speaking in a Kansai dialect, talking to the receptionist. They were probably retrieving items that had been stored there.

He probably never imagined that the expensive suitcase he bought contained a bomb that would explode if he opened it.

It's darkly humorous that members of the organization were brutally murdered by a roadside killer.

That's pretty stupid.

Tohno replaced Gin, the workaholic, and sighed for a moment before walking back to the exhibition hall. He chatted with Ran for a while, making his presence known.

Then, making an excuse that he needed to go for a walk, he got out of her sight and strolled out the door.

Although he was very interested in the reward points offered by the case, the opportunity to contact the Black Organization was definitely more valuable.

After all, having offended Gin, he didn't have much time left to make plans.

Having witnessed his abilities, Gin won't be so careless next time he comes to capture him... He'll at least bring Cohen and Chianti, those two snipers, so Gin himself might be in mortal danger.

Damn it, I haven't even made a name for myself in the underworld yet, and I already have to think about how to escape the clutches of the Black Organization.

So all the talented individuals in the underworld are employees of your Black Organization? Is the boss really the Shadow Emperor?