The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

At the same time, Conan's expression changed from a serious look to one of overflowing excitement.

Xiaolan nodded thoughtfully as well.

Although she wasn't a big fan of mystery novels, Shinichi used to talk to her about Sherlock Holmes whenever he had a spare moment. So, after Conan and Yuu Aragaki reminded her of Inspector Lestrade.

"Wait a minute, so you mean our helper might be Mr. Sherlock Holmes?" Mitsuhiko suddenly remembered the mysterious helper Noah's Ark mentioned before entering the game and said excitedly.

Even children know that if Sherlock Holmes were to help, solving the game would become a very simple task.

Conan, a die-hard Sherlock Holmes fan, had his eyes light up at the thought of having the chance to meet his beloved Holmes. "That's right!"

At this moment, apart from Aragaki Yu and "Moroboshi Hideki" who knew the inside story, only Haibara Ai frowned slightly.

If only things were that simple.

She didn't believe that the "Noah's Ark," with the aim of changing Japan's future, would go to such great lengths to bring them into the game and leave behind such a huge "bug" character to assist them in investigating the case.

……

Because the situation on site was becoming increasingly chaotic.

The group decided to temporarily leave this place of trouble.

After all, as an outsider in the city, lingering near the crime scene makes it easy for the police to take him away as a suspect.

It must be said that this game is indeed very realistic. Not only are all the NPCs in the game lifelike, but they are also incredibly realistic.

Even the entire city couldn't detect any flaws.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Ayumi, who was wearing a little skirt, subconsciously shivered.

Seeing this, Conan, who was standing nearby, did not hesitate to take off his coat and put it on Ayumi.

"How warm! Conan, thank you!" Ayumi blushed and thanked Conan.

"Here you go, Haibara-san!"

Mitsuhiko quickly handed the one he had taken off to Ai Haibara.

"Thank you."

As for Ran, she accepted the coat from Aragaki Yuu amidst Conan's resentful expression.

……

"Can you hear me, Conan!"

Just then, Professor Agasa's voice suddenly appeared in the sky.

"I can hear you, Doctor!"

The players in the game looked up at the sky in surprise, searching for Professor Agasa's whereabouts.

However, apart from the gray sky, they didn't find anything else.

"Conan, Aragaki, listen up!" Having finally managed to contact everyone in the game, Professor Agasa didn't have time to explain much and quickly reminded them, "In this level, if you are injured or captured by the enemy or the police, you are out of the game."

Although the game's visuals are temporarily unavailable due to Noah's Ark, Professor Agasa has managed to locate Conan and his friends' current position using the game map.

"You are currently in the Whitechapel area of ​​Istvedo. From there, you'll find...something that can...help you..."

However, before Professor Agasa could finish speaking, his voice became intermittent.

"What's wrong, Doctor! I can't hear you!"

Just as Conan was wondering what was happening, he noticed that the ground around him was starting to shake.

The next second, the bridge surface they were on began to collapse.

"!!!"

"Get off this bridge immediately!"

With lightning-fast reflexes, Aragaki Yu grabbed Haibara Ai beside him after a loud shout and ran off into the distance.

Ran and Conan, who reacted immediately, quickly grabbed the other children and ran away.

In an instant, the entire stone bridge collapsed amidst the earth-shaking tremors.

Among them, a group of second and third generation children led by Hideki Moroboshi fell behind because they were a half beat slower in their reactions.

Just as he was about to fall into the river with the pebbles, Conan turned around, pounced on him, grabbed his hand, and hoisted him into the air.

"catch me!"

Then, Ran and Yuu Aragaki ran to the edge of the broken bridge and together pulled the boy up.

"Phew...that was close!"

After regaining her senses, Xiaolan glanced at the collapsed stone bridge and then at the uninjured crowd, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

The boy, who had almost lost the game, lay on the shore, panting heavily, still shaken.

Judging from his terrified appearance, even though he knew he was in a game, he was completely unable to remain calm and composed in such a situation.

It must be said that this virtual game is incredibly realistic.

As for the second and third generation members, including Hideki Moroboshi, who had already run far away, their expressions became quite strange as they watched this scene unfold.

Chapter 679 Take one down, let's give it a try.

Noah's Ark, especially those who were disguised as Hideki Moroboshi, watched this scene with astonishment.

Although it didn't intend to actually kill fifty players, it also didn't expect that someone would risk their life to save others.

Especially since the guy they rescued had just had a conflict with them.

……

"It seems you haven't figured it out yet!"

"I have complete control over this game; trying to use any cunning methods won't work!"

While cutting off communication with Professor Agasa and Conan, the voice of Noah's Ark once again rang out in the real world.

At this moment, Professor Agasa and the others in the control room finally realized that the unexpected situation Conan and his friends had just encountered was a small warning from Noah's Ark for "breaking the rules".

……

"Huh? I can't hear Professor Agasa's voice anymore!"

In the virtual game world, the children who survived the ordeal also discovered that the doctor's voice had completely disappeared from their surroundings.

"It looks like Noah's Ark has cut off our communications."

Conan stood up, dusted himself off, and wasn't at all surprised that Noah's Ark would do such a thing.

Because he had lost the "Professor Agasa" game guide, Mitsuhiko became somewhat discouraged. "So what should we do now?"

"In any case, since even Professor Agasa said that we should find someone who can help us first, let's go to 221 Baker Street and take a look."

Although Conan appeared calm and composed on the surface, not only Aragaki Yu, but even Haibara Ai and Ran noticed a hint of excitement in his tone.

"Okay, let's hurry over to Baker Street!"

"With Holmes's abilities, it's like we have a hundred more helpers!"

Of course, it wasn't just Conan; even the members of the Junior Detective League couldn't hide their excitement.

As for the second and third generation children, they all nodded in agreement when they heard his suggestion.

Just as Conan said, there are indeed no better clues besides "Sherlock Holmes".

Clearly, or perhaps because the other party had just saved their companion, they were too embarrassed to raise any objections to their plan.

It must be said that although Noah's Ark's actions were intended as a small punishment, they actually made the atmosphere between them much more harmonious.

In response, Aragaki Yu glanced in the direction of Noah's Ark with great interest, wanting to see what kind of expression he had, only to be met with a subtle eye roll from the other party.

……

Just as everyone was moving towards Baker Street in the direction Professor Agasa had pointed out to them.

Hideki Morohoshi suddenly pointed to a clock on a building not far away, "Don't you guys think there's something wrong with that clock?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing the sound, Conan and the others looked up in the direction Hideki Moroboshi was pointing.

Indeed, a huge clock was embedded in the top of a tall tower not far away.

However, nothing strange was found.

Just as they were wondering what was going on, they suddenly noticed that the minute hand on the clock face had moved back one notch from the "50" position to the "49" position.

The next second, Genta exclaimed in surprise, "The minutes have actually reversed!"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than the minutes on the clock face went back another notch.

"Ah, it's turned upside down again!"

Looking at the strange clock in front of him, Conan couldn't help but frown. "From fifty minutes to forty-nine minutes, and then from forty-nine minutes to forty-eight minutes?"

"Isn't this normal?"

Just as Conan was pondering, he suddenly heard Yuu Aragaki speak up from beside him.