The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Meanwhile, led by Yusaku Kudo, Inspector Megure and the others headed toward the control room of the "Cocoon" game.

At this time, Professor Agasa also received the news and dared to join Kudo Yusaku and his group.

Seeing the serious expressions on Yusaku Kudo's and Professor Agasa's faces, Inspector Megure quickly moved closer to Yusaku Kudo and asked in a low voice, "Yusaku, what are we going to do now?"

“Jack the Ripper, also known as the Death Message JTR, is the abbreviation for an important character in the game.” Yusaku Kudo sighed. “Kenmura and I have always referred to him as JTR, so the fact that he left such a signal means that there must be evidence related to this case hidden in that game.”

While Kudo Yusaku was explaining, his group also arrived at the control room.

As the door opened, Chairman Sindora turned around from the control panel because of the noise and saw Mr. Kudo and Dr. Agasa walking in with several strangers.

He frowned, about to ask something.

Yusaku Kudo spoke first, explaining, "Chairwoman Sindora, this is Inspector Megure from the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Metropolitan Police Department? What do the police want with me?"

Chairman Sindora glanced at Inspector Megure but made no move to greet him.

For someone of his status, a mere police inspector is not enough to make him hesitate.

Inspector Megure nodded and stepped forward, saying with a serious expression, "This game may be related to a murder case. Please stop the game for now."

In Officer Megure's mind, if this game was truly related to the murderer, then the children shouldn't be allowed to continue playing it.

Perhaps it would be a better option to send in police professionals instead.

"Cancel it?" Chairman Sindora scoffed at Inspector Megure's suggestion. "That's ridiculous!"

"..."

Just as Inspector Megure was about to say something more...

Suddenly, all the lights in the control room went out.

Although it was only for a moment, as the lights restarted, alarms sounded on all the computers on the control panel.

Meanwhile, the staff member frantically typing on the computer keyboard in front of the control panel looked anxiously at Chairman Sindora, "Chairwoman Sindora, something bad has happened! The system is malfunctioning, and we can't control it!"

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Chairman Sindora's previously calm face visibly showed signs of panic.

It's important to understand that this event is not just a simple virtual game experience.

Chapter 670 Noah's Ark

"Borrow it!"

Seeing this, Dr. Agasa anxiously went to the control panel and tried to operate the computer system.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to gain control of the system.

Meanwhile, the monitor screen showed images of the stage.

The faces of the participants inside the "Cocoon" game pod appeared one by one before everyone's eyes.

"Wait a minute, Ran is in there too!" Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise as he noticed his daughter's image on the screen.

Upon hearing Kogoro Mouri's words, Professor Agasa subconsciously glanced at the screen, his heart skipping a beat. It wasn't just Conan and Ran; he recognized several other familiar faces—

All the kids from the Junior Detective Club are actually in the game.

Wait a minute, isn't that Aragaki Yuu?

Seriously, how did you guys even get that badge?!

Just as Professor Agasa was troubled, the main screen in the control room suddenly flickered, followed by a cold, mechanical male voice, "My name is Noah's Ark!"

"Huh?" Everyone in the control room looked at the main screen with suspicion.

Chairman Sindora's face immediately turned terrified.

"My name is Noah's Ark." After repeating his name into the loudspeaker, the other person continued in a completely emotionless tone, "The game can no longer be stopped, and I have complete control over the simulation game cocoon."

Now, not only the people in the control room, but everyone in the entire hall was puzzled.

They stood up, puzzled, and looked around, hoping to figure out what was going on.

Surely this isn't some silly prank or Easter egg from the organizers!

"Wh...what is Noah's Ark?"

In the control room, Inspector Megure looked at Yusaku Kudo beside him with a puzzled expression.

Kudo Yusaku was taken aback for a moment, then as if he suddenly remembered something, he looked sharply at Chairman Sindora, "I remember that it was an artificial intelligence that could complete the development that humans took five years to achieve in just one year."

Professor Agasa also looked at Sindora with surprise and uncertainty.

As a scientist, he was naturally familiar with this.

Although the police were still unclear about the situation, when they noticed the gazes of Yusaku Kudo and Professor Agasa, they more or less guessed that this session was probably related to Chairman Sindora.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Chairman Sindora broke out in a cold sweat.

However, he still tried his best to maintain his composure and calmly continued Kudo Yusaku's words, "That's right, Noah's Ark is the masterpiece completed by Hiroki, whom I treated like my own son, two years ago. If you calculate it, it should be exactly the same age as Hiroki now."

"..."

Yusaku Kudo gave Sindora a deep look. Although she was trying her best to control her expression, he still noticed a fleeting unnaturalness on Sindora's face.

However, Yusaku Kudo did not comment on his words, but instead walked to the control panel.

Since the other party is someone with whom communication is possible, he naturally wouldn't give up the opportunity to negotiate with Noah's Ark.

"Noah's Ark, what exactly do you want by taking over children's games?"

Noah's Ark did not refuse to communicate with Yusaku Kudo, but its tone was so cold: "My goal is to give Japan a second chance!"

"What!?"

……

Meanwhile, on the stage of the arcade.

One by one, the "cocoon" game pods emitted a faint glow, and the children entered the virtual game world.

However, no one noticed that the light from one of the gaming pods, after appearing for a moment, began to flicker on and off as if it had crashed.

Immediately afterwards, an empty space suddenly appeared on the large screen above the arcade.

Then, figures appeared out of thin air in the square.

That's a scene from a game.

"Is this... a game world?" In the virtual game world, Conan looked around in surprise.

Unfortunately, apart from this open space, the surroundings were pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

Conan's gaze was fixed on his hands, his eyes filled with disbelief. Then, he raised his hands and patted his body hard. Every touch was crystal clear, yet everything around him felt utterly unreal.

A wave of shock washed over him. "How is it possible to have such a realistic tactile experience in this virtual world?"

The players were mostly elementary school students; a group of kids gathered together, curiously observing the scene.

Clearly, the people inside the game did not hear the sounds of "Noah's Ark" outside.

Soon, Conan, Ran, and the Detective Boys reunited in the square.

Meanwhile, the second and third generation members who had been mocking the Junior Detective League gathered together, forming a small group led by "Hideki Moroboshi".

Of course, it wasn't just them; after entering this unfamiliar environment at home, everyone more or less gathered with people they knew.

"Sister Xiaolan, what are you doing here?"

Of course, besides being surprised by the game itself, what puzzled him even more was that Xiaolan had also appeared in this place.

How on earth did she get that badge?!

Wait a minute, so how did Haibara end up here? And how did those kids even get into the game?!

Looking at the chattering Junior Detective League beside him, Conan couldn't help but frown.

He was somewhat worried...

I'm worried they might have gone to steal the badges from those kids.

"Do I even need to ask? Of course it's because I was worried about you!" Ran looked at Conan with a smile and answered matter-of-factly.

"We worked so hard to get these badges so we could get here!" Genta said excitedly.

what did you say?

You've worked so hard for so long!

Conan's eyes widened, and the image of Genta and his gang tying up several crying children in a corner and threatening them with menacing expressions to hand over their badges flashed through his mind.

"..."

bah bah bah!

However, he quickly shook his head to drive away the strange thought from his mind.

Haha, how could that be...?

Although they are usually quite reckless, they are still considered good kids.