Conan, I'm an actor

Amuro Tooru's eyelids twitched. Being called a dog was no pleasant experience. The worst part was that he couldn't retaliate; he had to patiently persuade the other person not to escalate the situation.

“The reason I’m here is because of Miss Karen’s arrangement.” Koshimizu stretched out his hands. “Come on, Mr. Amuro, take out your handcuffs.”

Amuro Tooru took out his phone, made a call, and after only a couple of sentences, his expression turned extremely ugly.

Kazama stood atop a nearby high-rise building, looking down at numerous vehicles disguised as civilian cars lining both sides of the street. These media outlets were clearly paid; if they used excessive force, tomorrow's major print media would be filled with criticism on their front pages.

He tried sending his men to persuade him, but they said they couldn't convince him.

A dozen minutes later, Amuro Tooru came out of the detective agency, handing a pair of handcuffs to the police officer. The officer, who had been waiting at the door, didn't think much of it, took the handcuffs, and seeing how "cooperative" Koshimi was, naturally put them on her.

He had barely stepped outside when he was completely stunned. A large number of photographers emerged from the surrounding cars, clearly having been prepared in advance.

Faced with this situation, he could only speed up and push Yue Shui into the vehicle. In the process of pushing and shoving, a large number of highly misleading photos were created.

the next morning

The police faced immense public pressure, and law firms under Xincheng Group also launched attacks.

Less than 24 hours later, Koshimizu was released from inside, and Director Ochiai came to pick her up.

"Have you received any news from the new city?" Yue Shui asked directly after getting into the back seat. "Did Karen say anything?"

“As soon as you were arrested, Karen sent a message to Shinjo, but Shinjo and his team are probably in some kind of radio silence right now, so there was no response.” Old Man Ochiai looked at Koshimizu in the rearview mirror. “They didn’t do anything to you, did they?”

"No, you're quite polite," Yue Shui said, rubbing her wrist. "But next time, I probably won't be so lucky."

“I think you should go hide at that base for a while,” Director Ochiai sighed. “That guy Shinjo is really something, how did he manage to take your bodyguard away?”

“Even with bodyguards, they wouldn’t be able to make a move at that time.” Yue Shui looked in the rearview mirror. “Besides, it’s too late to go to the island base now. I’m already being watched, and going there will only expose the location of the base.”

Director Ochiai sighed, “Then you can stay at my apartment. Shinjo told me that my apartment was purchased through legitimate channels, and the people living next door are all social elites. No matter how scoundrels those guys are, they wouldn’t go so far as to try to snatch someone from over there.”

"That's the only way."

London, England

"Is it really alright if we ignore Conan?" Ran looked at Yusaku Kudo in front of her with some nervousness.

"Don't worry, since he's going with Shinjo, Shinjo will take good care of everything for him," Yusaku Kudo said with a smile. "Besides, I recently received some very important information."

"Important information?"

"Yes, it's said that the drug development has made a breakthrough," Yusaku Kudo said with a smile. "I believe that it won't be long before we can return to normal life."

"Really?" Xiaolan's eyes sparkled with excitement.

Although Conan is cute, Shinichi is clearly her type.

Kogoro Mouri, however, was thinking even more deeply. If Shinichi were to return to normal, would those members of the organization make a comeback? With that in mind, he walked over to Yusaku Kudo and indicated that he had something to discuss.

Ran wanted to catch up with her father, but Yukiko stopped her.

Kogoro Mouri found a quiet spot and cut to the chase, asking, "What exactly happened? How did you get this information?"

“My friends in the US told me,” Yusaku Kudo sighed. “His motives aren’t simple either. They want me to persuade Shinjo to cooperate with them in developing the drug.”

"Eh."

“A lot has happened in Japan while we’ve been in London.” Kudo Yusaku glanced at his watch. “It’s hard to explain in a few words, but I can tell you that Japan is safe right now, so don’t worry about those guys.”

"Even if you say that..." Kogoro Mouri was still a little uneasy.

"Well, you could try looking at it from a different angle," Yusaku Kudo said with a smile, looking at Kogoro Mouri in front of him. "What can you do?"

Kogoro Mouri was taken aback, then followed Yusaku Kudo's line of thinking and realized something sad: it seemed he couldn't do anything and couldn't help at all.

“Since there’s nothing we can do, going with the flow isn’t a bad option.” Kudo Yusaku patted Mouri Kogoro on the shoulder. “When you go back, you’ll still be the same sleeping Mouri Kogoro.”

"Your words are making me even more anxious," Kogoro Mouri asked, somewhat annoyed. "By the way, aren't you worried at all?"

What are you worried about?

"Your son!"

"I believe in him."

seabed

Conan threw down the dice in his hand, saw that he had rolled a 1, and slammed his fist on the ground.

Before him lay the board of Ludo, where Ai and Akemi's last pieces were nearing the finish line, while his piece hadn't even left its home. But he wasn't the only one so unlucky; Shinjo on the other side suffered the same fate, all his pieces stuck in their home territories.

"Why aren't you in a hurry at all?" Conan asked, puzzled as to why Shinjo remained so calm.

"Worried? What's the use of being anxious?" Shinjo stretched. "I've always had bad luck, I'm used to it. Besides, I'm not in a hurry to go back to Japan right now."

"I heard that Sister Yue Shui was in danger. Are you sure you're okay not to go back?"

“They have a professional legal team over there. Even if they arrest Yue Shui, they won’t do anything to her.” Xin Cheng threw a die, which rolled a few times and landed six.

Under Conan's sullen gaze, he placed a chess piece in its proper position, then rolled the dice again, resulting in a string of 6s. He went from being tied for last place to first.

This time, not only did Conan's eyes become resentful, but Akemi and Ai's expressions also became extremely resentful.

You may have bad luck, but you can't cheat.

"Looks like I'm in luck." Shinjo shrugged, ignoring the three men's disdainful looks, and said to Sakata Yusuke in the driver's seat, "Check if there are any boats on the water. If not, we'll just run onto the water."

"Understood!" Yusuke Sakata's eyes gleamed with excitement.

While the Dolphin 202 is fast underwater, it's even faster at the surface. Most importantly, the azure surface is always more pleasant than the pitch-black depths of the ocean.

Conan looked at the driver's seat and asked listlessly, "Uncle Sakata, how much longer until we get ashore?"

"If you want to go ashore, that's not impossible," Sakata Yusuke said with a smile. There was a small island not far ahead. "It should be an uninhabited island. We can stop on the sea and let you go to the island to have some fun."

"Forget about the deserted island," Conan said, somewhat annoyed. "I meant the port."

“If all goes well, we should arrive in another 3 days. However, we will need to switch to underwater navigation when we reach the vicinity of East Asia, even at night.” Yusuke Sakata calculated the time. “It should take about 5 to 7 days.”

"What? Missing your girlfriend?" Haibara looked at Conan. "Why don't you swim back?"

"Then forget it." Conan shook his head.

"Send a signal to the base to have Karen come and pick them up, and bring Narumi along." Shinjo glanced at Curaçao, who was receiving an IV drip, and said, "I, Curaçao, and Conan will go back first."

“I can still manage.” Curaçao shook his head. “Let Stout go back first; he can help.”

The wound on her arm became inflamed the day after she boarded the submarine. Although she took anti-inflammatory medication in time, her condition did not improve.

“There’s no room for discussion on this. Besides, we’re going back to Japan to negotiate with them, not to fight. It doesn’t matter who goes.” Shinjo made the decision directly.

More than ten hours later, Feiyan II was anchored at sea.

Conan looked at the alien-shaped plane in front of him, his first reaction was that it was so cool, and his second reaction was that he wanted to fly it.

Inside the Coast Base

Daigo had just finished eating and was taking a walk on the covered bridge. For the past month, his company had required him to be stationed on-site, saying that there was a new project that was ready to start at any time. He didn't have any objections to this, since the company provided food and drinks, overtime pay, and most importantly, the working environment wasn't bad.

It was raining outside today, so he chose to take a walk on the covered bridge. He had walked across this bridge many times before, but this time, the situation was a little different. Usually, the area under the covered bridge was empty, but today, a bright yellow airplane was parked underneath.

Chapter 303 Homecoming

“This is…” Daigo pressed his entire face against the glass of the covered bridge.

“Flying Swallow 1, though we prefer to call it Aircraft Number One.” Commander Lei held up his helmet. “It’s a beautiful aircraft, isn’t it?”

“I’ve seen it in a simulator before, but I didn’t expect it to be so beautiful.” Daigo looked at the Riesling behind him and asked curiously, “Can it fly?”

"Whether it can fly or not, we'll find out by trying," Commander Lei said with a smile. "We're testing the new system today. If you're interested, I can take you for a spin. There's still an empty passenger seat."

"Testing the system, the flight system?" Daigo immediately perked up.

"The flight system has been tested and we're going to test the data outside the atmosphere today." Commander Lei walked directly to the other end of the jet bridge. "The new propulsion system."

If it were anyone else, she certainly wouldn't have been willing to say so much; she was a special agent, and she knew the basic confidentiality regulations. But this young man named "Daigo" was someone Karen had specifically instructed her to "take special care of."

"Experiments outside the atmosphere, what are those?"

"They say it's a new power system. Why ask so many questions? You'll find out when you get there."

“That’s true!” Daigo nodded.

In the distance, the surveillance camera turned in a different direction, and a strange red light flickered in the center of the camera.

Of course, this was all orchestrated by Karen. The flight test by Ryssal had been arranged long ago, and they were just waiting for Daigo to appear on the bridge.

"Just like the records in TPC, the spacetime isotopes have so many similarities, so why is Shinjo different from the others?" Karen asked, somewhat frustrated. "Where exactly is Nori?"

When she first arrived in this world, if there was anything she couldn't let go of, it was only Ye Rui.

When she learned that TPC did not exist, she naturally let it go. However, the time-space counterpart named "Daiko Madoka" in front of her rekindled her hope.

The Daigo in front of me is extremely similar to the Daigo in the Victory Team records. He is interested in the Flying Swallow No. 1 and is also studying architecture.

“That guy from Shinjo might be a mutated freak, while the others should have time-space counterparts.” Karen quickly made a judgment. “Maybe I can find Nori by opening an internet cafe, just like before.”

"and then?"

A voice rang out in the electronic world, startling Karen, who was lost in her daydreams.

"Oh, it's Hiroki. When did you arrive?" Karen's expression was somewhat embarrassed; she still had a basic sense of shame.

"I've been here since just now," Hiroki asked very seriously. "Sister Karen, who is that person named Nori?"

"Oh, you don't need to worry about that!" Karen coughed. "Did you come here for something? Did you finish the game?"

“The game is finished, and we’re working on optimizations now.” Hongshu nodded. “Dad said it’s ready to be released, and the optimization issues can be addressed with patches or version updates later.”

"Then send it."

“But Dad is unsure whether to release the work under the company’s name. He says that all of the company’s businesses seem to be being treated unfairly, and he’s afraid that releasing the work under the company’s name will lead to retaliation,” Hiroki said. “My suggestion is to release the work under a personal name, or through a different company.”

“Do it your way,” Karen said casually. “We don’t care about the paltry profits in the gaming industry.”

"Okay, I understand." Hiroki looked somewhat defeated.

It's somewhat disheartening to put so much effort into creating a game only to have it completely ignored by others.

Watching Hongshu disappear, Karen stroked her chin. "Unfair treatment? Well, I'll add fuel to the fire now. I've been fed up with those clowns for a long time. I wonder how many of them will be able to take away with this material."

She sent a document directly to newspapers and online media, and then began preparations for opening an internet cafe.

"Wait, I forgot to tell Hiroki about designing an Easter egg!" Karen looked up. "We need to get him to design a super difficult level!"