On how PhDs become human evil

"The full-dive system is basically complete, only one final debugging step remains. If it completes smoothly, it can be applied to the gaming industry... I swear by my divine talent! If these two technologies are combined, the greatest game ever created will be born!"

"So who are you planning to ask for the final debugging? Still Emu?"

For game-related testing, Genmu usually hires Emu Hojo, since he is a genius gamer who is very helpful in debugging games. Sometimes, Genmu doesn't even dare to release a new game without letting Emu Hojo play it, for fear of some huge bug.

But this time, Dan Kuroto shook his head: "No, because the Full Dive System is different from previous systems. It involves the brain. If Emu makes adjustments, it will be troublesome if problems arise. So I've decided to do the adjustments myself this time. Anyway, I'm an indestructible bugster with over ninety life extensions left."

As Dan Kuroto said, Full Dive is a system that operates on the brain, and one careless move can damage the brain. Therefore, for the sake of his life, Dan Kuroto ruled out Hojo Emu as an option.

After giving Dan Kuroto a deep look, Bai Jie suddenly laughed and said, "This is really unexpected. You used to be completely indifferent to the lives of others. You wouldn't care if it caused thousands or tens of thousands of casualties in order to develop a game. But now you care about Emu's life. I have to say you've grown up."

Upon hearing this, Dan Kuroto remained silent for a moment: "Doctor, I believe that life is a trial, and the content of the trial is to overcome the immature self of the past. Only after overcoming that immature past can a person grow... Aren't you the same?"

"...Hiss, not to be rude, but what you just said reminded me of an octopus, you know?"

"I'm talking to you about something serious, why did you connect it to an octopus?"

"How should I know? A pink octopus just popped into my head. It even had this fancy fishnet pattern on its surface."

Are you sure that's an octopus?

"Anyway, it looks a lot like an octopus." Bai Jie waved his hand dismissively. "But... considering how much you've grown, I'll give you a reward."

"A reward?" Dan Kuroto looked wary. "The reward you're offering... my gut feeling tells me it's definitely not something good."

"That's really too much, Li Dou. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would lie to you?"

"I haven't forgotten the time you said you'd give Emu Hosho a birthday present, but ended up hiding a firecracker in his cake."

"That was to celebrate, and besides, you guys had a lot of fun with the cream fight later on." Bai Jie laughed heartlessly. "But don't worry, I won't cheat you this time. I'll do your final debugging task for you."

P.S.: I'm bowing down to the Red Blade Guy in Contingency Contract! Shining's third skill plus Hoshiguma plus Saria plus SilverAsh's second skill, and he was all slashed to death! Is this really the same Red Blade Guy that I used to toy with all over Lungmen Outskirts? No way!

P.S.: Four 10-pulls, three Forest Rangers, one Jie Ge. I need some peace and quiet.

Section 359, Chapter 8. Conan Movie Routine: Explosion

"You'll handle the final debugging?"

Dan Kuroto asked with some surprise, this was truly an unexpected delight for him.

Full-dive is an activity with uncertain risks. If it goes smoothly, nothing will happen, but if something goes wrong, it will involve the brain. That's why Dan Kuroto chose to do it himself.

Even if he is a bugster, he could still get lost in the Digital World during a full dive. He might have been in Japan, but when he came out, he had ended up in London. In today's globalized information age, entering the Digital World rashly is an extremely dangerous act.

If Bai Jie is willing to conduct the final adjustments, then there will be no problem. First of all, Bai Jie is immortal. Even if a problem occurs that causes brain damage, he can just die once and then it will be fine. Moreover, Bai Jie is not a bugster, so he doesn't need to enter the Digital World completely.

In every respect, Bai Jie seems to be the most suitable debugger.

"Then I'll leave it to you. I'll go back and prepare for the final debugging in the meantime, and I'll let you know when it's ready."

"can."

After saying that, Bai Jie continued to deal with the large plate of dinner in front of him, and Dan Kuroto knew that there was no need to continue the discussion with Bai Jie. He said something and left the table, walking over to Dan Masamune, presumably to discuss the final adjustments.

Shortly after Dan Kuroto left, Shinichi Kudo sat down in the seat opposite Hakuge.

Shinichi Kudo glanced at the plate piled high in front of Bai Jie and said irritably, "I'm working so hard to solve the case over there, and you're just sitting here eating all that meat and fish. I bet you've taken all the meat."

"How could that be? I made sure to leave some for everyone, after all, I'm not a devil who wants everything."

I'll take your words as fact.

With a slight smile, Bai Jie countered, "So, how's the case going? Has the murderer been found?"

Upon hearing this, Shinichi Kudo reached into his pocket and took out a pearl: "I already know the real culprit, and I have a general idea of ​​the motive, but right now the only evidence I have is this pearl. The evidence is insufficient to catch the culprit."

Shinichi Kudo has encountered countless situations where he cannot immediately arrest a murderer due to insufficient evidence. It can be said that evidence is the most troublesome thing for him besides the method of the crime. After all, even if the method of the crime is discovered, the murderer cannot be arrested without evidence.

"Sigh...Doctor, do you have any clues?"

"I've been eating here the whole time, how could I have any clues?" Bai Jie readily admitted that he hadn't done anything, he was just responsible for eating.

Shinichi Kudo was furious at Bai Jie's incompetent performance, even though he had seen it countless times. Bai Jie clearly had reasoning abilities that were no less than his own, but he had no intention of seriously solving cases. He just wanted to slack off like an old man. And Shiho Miyano was the same way!

These two people are about the same age as me!

Bai Jie: I'm almost a hundred years old, what are you talking about?

Shiho Miyano: He's just a scientist, what kind of case is he solving?

"Speaking of which, Kudo, I've discovered something quite interesting."

Suddenly, Bai Jie, who was processing a steak, stomped his foot and said, "There seems to be a bomb in the basement of this building."

"......What?"

Shinichi Kudo was a beat slow to react, and in the next moment—

"Boom boom boom boom ————————!!!"

A deafening explosion erupted from below, instantly plunging the entire building into darkness, leaving everyone's vision completely black!

"what happened?"

"what happened?"

"The power is out?"

......

Seeing that the guests were about to panic again, a senior executive of the Tokiwa Group hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Everyone, please calm down! Don't panic! Please calm down!"

"Hey Minister! What's with the bomb? Was this sudden power outage also caused by a bomb?"

"Hmm, it was probably in the power generation room on the fourth basement level. They blew up the entire power generation device, so now there's no backup power." Bai Jie had closed his eyes at some point, and his vast mental energy transformed into radar, spreading throughout the surrounding space. "Oh? There was an explosion on the 40th floor too? That's the computer room, right? This is terrible. All of Tokiwa Group's data is probably gone."

"Hey, hey, hey, isn't that super bad?"

"By the way, a fire has also broken out inside the 40-story building, and it's spreading rapidly. If it's not dealt with, it'll probably reach this floor."

Shinichi Kudo couldn't sit still any longer. Now was not the time to solve the case; they had to evacuate immediately, or everyone here would be killed by the explosion and fire!

But the power room has been destroyed, and the only quick escape method in the high-rise building, the elevator, is unusable, leaving only climbing the stairs...

"By the way, Kudo, although the elevator is out of service, the sightseeing elevator over there should be working," Bai Jie said. "I just checked over there, and it uses a different power source and is still functioning normally. Its maximum capacity is nine people."

"That's fine! Let the elderly and children go up in the elevator first, and the rest of you go down the stairs! Minister, you can help!"

"I'll pass. I have a few things to take care of right now, but I'll come out and help if I have time later."

"Hey, hey, hey, there's a huge explosion going on, what else do you have to do?!"

"Do you even need to ask?" Bai Jie turned around with a smile. "As a Kamen Rider, of course I have to put out the fire and deal with the mastermind behind it all."

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In the stairwell on the fiftieth floor of the skyscraper, Vermouth was walking down the corridor, but just as she was about to turn the corner, she stopped.

“Oh my, you have a pretty keen sense of things, Sharon Vineyard.”

Bai Jie walked out from around the corner with a smile.

Upon seeing Bai Jie, Vermouth couldn't help but show a surprised expression: "What a surprise! You should be on the top floor with Shinichi, what are you doing here?"

"Isn't there a technique in magic called teleportation? Well, what I'm doing here is genuine teleportation."

"Huh? Why would the famous top brains in Japan want a washed-up actress like me?"

"A washed-up actress? I think you could win an Oscar if you took off that human skin mask. I personally think the face under the mask must be pretty good."

In Vermouth's eyes, Bai Jie slowly raised his hand, and the next moment a mask appeared in his hand. At the same time, Vermouth also felt the disguise on her face disappear.

"I told you, the face under your mask isn't bad-looking," Bai Jie laughed.

".......what you up to?"

"Of course, it's to rid the world of evil. I am a Kamen Rider, after all. But considering that you've been kind to Kudo and genuinely have no intention of harming him, I'll spare your life. However—take me to your accomplices. You know where those two are, right?"

"...Who exactly are you?"

Vermouth asked, trembling.

"He's just a Kamen Rider who's passing by, no need to remember him."

Section 360, Chapter 9. Gin: This is too hard for me.

On the top of a building a few hundred meters away from the twin towers, Gin was crouching on the edge of the building, holding a sniper rifle, his eyes intently focused on the scope.

Inside the night vision scope was the observation elevator of the twin skyscrapers.

"Come on, Sherry, I can't wait."

Because neither Bai Jie nor Shinichi Kudo paid any attention, neither of them knew that two murders had occurred just two or three days prior, both indoors. One victim was a programmer within the Tokiwa Group, and the other was the mayor, who had a close working relationship with the Tokiwa Group.

In both incidents, the deceased programmer was killed by Gin and his group. Although he was only an outer member, he was still a member of the organization, and he had actually stored information about the organization on Tokiwa Group's main computer, so he had to be silenced.

However, the data had already been entered into Tokiwa Group's main computer, so Gin and the others had no choice but to come and blow up Tokiwa Group's main computer. Coincidentally, they had previously seen someone on the street with a hairstyle that looked a lot like Shiho Miyano, and that person was also one of the people invited by Mio Tokiwa.

Adhering to the principle of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free," Gin planned to blow up the Twin Towers and the person who looked like Shiho Miyano. The Twin Towers were known as "the place closest to heaven," making them the perfect place for the death.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Gin first blew up the power generation room, ensuring that only the observation elevator was usable. This way, he could stake out the observation elevator and snipe the person who looked like Shiho Miyano who was escaping through it.

"It doesn't matter if you kill the wrong person. Blame yourself for looking like that traitor."

Gin's finger was on the trigger, his eyes fixed on the descending observation elevator.

However, just then, something hard pressed against the back of his head, and a playful voice rang in his ear: "I advise you not to make any rash moves, Mr. Gin."

"—?!"

Gin's body immediately froze. He hadn't noticed at all that someone had appeared behind him. Although his attention was focused on sniping, it was impossible for him not to notice if someone approached him!

"Put the sniper rifle down, then raise your hands. Don't move around, okay? What if my weapon accidentally goes off?"

"...Who are you?" Gin asked as he did.

"I'm just a Kamen Rider who's passing by. People who know me call me Doctor."