Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

To make matters worse, Thomas Sindora couldn't even shift the blame to anyone present.

After all, he didn't show his face in public again during the entire demo event today, except for saying those three sentences on stage, all for the sake of this demo session.

He personally supervised all the preparation and debugging processes to ensure there were no problems.

But why...

310 The next moment, the voices that appeared simultaneously in the control room and the game world answered President Sindora's question.

"I am Noah's Ark."

It was a boy's voice, devoid of emotion and even somewhat mechanical.

But the moment President Sindora heard that mechanical boy's voice, her expression changed drastically in the control room.

The mechanical sound continued to ring out.

"I am Noah's Ark."

"I have now completely taken over this game. Note that the nature of the game is about to change. When all players are eliminated, the 'Cocoon' will release a powerful high-voltage current that will destroy your brains. To reiterate, the nature of the game is about to change..."

On the other side, in the white circular plaza within the game world, Hattori Heiji looked up at the colorful ring of light that flashed continuously in the dark sky above as the sound rang out, and couldn't help but purse his lips.

"Hey, what do you mean by that?" Hattori Heiji looked completely bewildered.

Lin Xiaofeng said calmly, "It probably means... that if you lose the game, you have to die."

"Zun Du, fake Du!" Conan jumped up in fright. "This game is too advanced! Is it just to increase immersion and trick us into playing?"

Conan's deduction was normal, but Lin Xiaofeng knew that the game's hints weren't just for fun; they were serious.

463. Youth is wonderful.

"What's going on with this Noah's Ark?!"

In the control room, Inspector Megure was sweating profusely as he shouted at President Sindora, who was also filled with disbelief.

After Lin Xiaofeng and the other two left, there was almost no progress in the case in the office. Considering that the murderer was very likely still in the venue, he rushed here to request the cancellation of the demo exhibition.

But I never expected to witness this scene so soon after arriving.

This was by no means a surprise arranged by the organizers; this can be seen from the changes in the expressions on the faces of the panicked technicians on site.

"this is……"

Thomas Sindora hesitated for a moment, glancing down from the window of the control room. Many people in the audience were already starting to get restless.

He swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing, and spoke with difficulty.

"That was a program developed by Hiroki, whom I had always cherished like my own son, two years ago. It was an artificial intelligence that could achieve in just one year the learning progress of a human in five years. It originally existed on the servers of the Syndora Corporation, but it disappeared after Hiroki committed suicide for unknown reasons. If we calculate based on the time, it should be about the same age as Hiroki now."

"Doesn't that mean..."

Inspector Megure was so surprised he could hardly speak.

Although he is not a professional, he is aware of the power of artificial intelligence.

"So, what is the purpose of Noah's Ark?"

Just as everyone in the control room was at a standstill, a round figure in a white coat pushed open the door from the outside, strode to the console, and took over control.

"Professor Agasa... ..." Inspector Megure was taken aback.

He wanted to advise against making any rash moves that might provoke the AI, but before he could finish speaking, the glowing circle on the screen started flashing again.

"My goal is very simple: to give Japan a second chance!"

"What do you mean by starting over?" Dr. Agasa asked.

“It’s very simple, it means exactly what it says.” Noah’s Ark’s voice continued, “Because if things continue as they are, the children of dirty politicians will still become dirty politicians, and the children of doctors who only think about making money will still become doctors who only think about making money. In the long run, this country will not make any progress. The only way to improve this situation is to sever all of these connections at once.”

Inside the game space, Lin Xiaofeng, sitting in the circular white plaza, thought to himself, "Noah's Ark must be a fan of heroes like Huang Chao, Zhang Xianzhong, Hong Xiuquan, and so on."

Meanwhile, Hattori Heiji, who didn't seem too nervous, brought up a different topic.

"Speaking of which, the name Hiroki Sawada sounds vaguely familiar..."

“It’s normal that you’ve heard of him; there was a lot of news about him for a while back.” Conan shook his head.

Lin Xiaofeng was very honest: "Never heard of it."

Uh……

Conan was momentarily speechless at this guy's words, but he still patiently explained.

"Kizuki Hirokichi once worked as a genius in the Cage of Noah's Ark at the Syndora Corporation for 19 years, developing three cutting-edge technologies. It is said that after developing the Noah's Ark artificial intelligence, he jumped off the top of the Syndora Corporation headquarters building and committed suicide. Afterwards, the Syndora Corporation claimed that it was caused by psychological problems, but his biological father, Mr. Kenmura, who was killed by Jack the Ripper in the office, always believed that there was more to the story, so he asked my father to investigate."

"Oh, so what were the results of the investigation?" Hattori Heiji asked curiously.

"To be honest, there was no result."

Conan unexpectedly gave a negative answer.

"According to my father's investigation, based on the situation at the crime scene, it was indeed a suicide, but the reason for the suicide is still in doubt."

"How do you say it?"

"Based on our deductions, the most likely reason is that the Sindora Corporation has been exploiting Hiroki Sawada for a long time, forcing him to work at a high intensity without interruption, which eventually led to excessive pressure and his suicide."

"Wait a minute, isn't he only twelve years old? To be driven to jump off a building is outrageous."

Hattori Heiji was dumbfounded.

“I don’t know the specifics either…” Conan was a little speechless. “But according to my dad, it’s just a simple adoption relationship between the two parties.”

Lin Xiaofeng rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought: "But this raises a problem. Why does he hate Japan instead of America?"

Conan coughed lightly: "From what I understand, Hiroki Sawada did live in Japan when he was young, but he couldn't adapt to the rigid Japanese education system, and his mother also believed that the Japanese education system would only limit the development of her child's personality, so she took Hiroki Sawada to live in the United States."

"So, in the end, we were still harmed by the United States."

Lin Xiaofeng felt a headache coming on; he couldn't figure it out. Perhaps even artificial intelligence was confused about whether to hate Japan, the United States, or both.

The "cocoon" then emitted a mechanical notification sound.

"The game is about to begin (okay), and I will show you five different game worlds."

"First is the Treasure Hunter, where you'll face numerous dangers to find Solomon's treasure; second is the Rally... then the Colosseum... and then..."

The first four doors were already lit up, but when it came to the fifth door, the halo above seemed to pause for a moment.

"And the fifth game world is set in foggy London a hundred years ago, where players need to decipher clues to find out the true identity of Jack the Ripper."

"This is it." Conan's eyes lit up.

"The five differences are 'Jack the Ripper,' right? We have three detectives here!" Hattori Heiji rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let's have a go with him!"

"It's good to be young." Lin Xiaofeng said expressionlessly.

464. Compared to one's own son, a man is of course more important.

After a full fifteen minutes of crying and pleas for mercy, which proved futile, the children were finally forced to calm down and reluctantly faced reality, choosing their respective game worlds to go to.

Of course, only a small portion of them make a clear choice; most others gather in small groups with friends, blindly flocking to crowded places under the influence of a certain emotion called herd mentality.

For example, a treasure hunt that seems interesting, or a rally race that is obviously devoid of any horror elements.

As for bloody and cruel arenas, no one would choose them at all.

Secondly, there's the foggy London of a hundred years ago, which Lin Xiaofeng and his group chose. From the moment they chose it until now, only the three of them have been standing in front of the door.

Then suddenly, the voices of several familiar children came from behind.

"Huh? Moroboshi, are we really going to choose this dungeon?"

Following the sound, by sheer coincidence, the three children who had been seen in the corridor in front of the city hall earlier were walking towards Lin Xiaofeng and his group.

The leader is still Moroboshi Hideki, the grandson of Inspector General Moroboshi, who is always playing soccer wherever he goes and always looks at people with a hint of arrogance in his eyes.

Beside him at that moment were the chubby boy and the nobleman version of Mitsuhiko, who were also the grandson of the chairman of the Emori Zaibatsu, Emori Akira, and the son of the Kyogen master Kikukawa Seiichiro.

They seemed very reluctant to enter this game instance featuring the world-famous urban legend "Jack the Ripper," especially Emori Akira, who cautiously tried to tug at Moroboshi Hideki's sleeve the whole way.

However, Hideki Moroboshi ignored them completely and walked straight towards Lin Xiaofeng and the other two. When he got close, he raised his head, smiled faintly, and his slightly arrogant gaze fell on Heiji Hattori.

"So he's the son of the Osaka Police Chief. It's a shame I didn't notice him at the event. But one thing is one thing, since he chose the same instance as us, he shouldn't hold us back."

"Oh?"

Despite being provoked for no reason, Hattori Heiji showed no sign of getting angry. He simply bent down and patted Moroboshi Hideki's head with a grin.

"Putting everything else aside, you should let your dad say these things to me, hehe~"

"what?"

Clearly, he hadn't understood the implied meaning between the lines, and Hideki Moroboshi frowned in dissatisfaction.

However, Conan and Lin Xiaofeng, who were standing nearby, understood perfectly well that this was clearly an attempt to elevate their status by a generation...

Meanwhile, Hattori Shizuka, who was in the audience seats inside the venue and saw this scene on the large screen above the stage, couldn't help but cover her mouth slightly.

"Heiji is such a child, actually getting angry with a little kid. He's so childish."

Sitting next to her was Tomoko Suzuki, who glanced at her and said, “It’s amazing that you can remain so calm, Ms. Shizuka. Your own son is in the game, and you still have the mind to think about childish things at a time like this?”

"Hehe, after all, there's no point in getting so anxious as to scratch your head like everyone else, is there?" Hattori Shizuka shook her head with a light smile. "Besides, Mrs. Suzuki isn't in a hurry at all, is she?"

　(bhbe) "What do you mean?" Tomoko Suzuki asked calmly.

"Oh? Did I misunderstand?"

Hattori Shizuka paused for a moment, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

"I have absolute confidence in Lin Xiaofeng. No matter what happens, Lin Xiaofeng will be able to turn misfortune into good fortune."

"You're right, I think I've been worrying too much?"

"Aren't you worried about your Heiji?" Suzuki Tomoko asked, puzzled.

"Liu Bi Ling Qi Er Ping Er Ci, Xiao S Feng A is more important to me (and Si Yan is more important). ⑻" Compared to his own son, of course Ling Ran is more important to his dream man.

The two women exchanged a glance, as if by unspoken agreement, and turned their attention back to the large screen in front of them, remaining silent.

……

In the game world.

As the colorful ring directly above the white circular plaza began to flash again, a slightly joyful voice from Noah's Ark came from above everyone's heads.

"So, is everyone ready? Time to choose the game world you want to enter?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the five stone doors above the plaza leading to the five game instances simultaneously lit up with white light.

Lin Xiaofeng shrugged, not even bothering to say "I'm leaving," and stepped straight into the stone gate, his figure instantly disappearing behind the light curtain.

"They really went through it!"

Hattori Heiji exclaimed in surprise and quickly followed along with Conan.

Next up were those few spoiled brats.

In just a few seconds, the once crowded starting plaza was quickly cleared out, and even the colorful rings above, which were either constantly lit or flashing, disappeared.

The perspective shifts to the game instance.

Lin Xiaofeng was the first to pass through the light curtain. When the white light in front of him dissipated, he was greeted by foul air mixed with a faint smell of kerosene.

At the same time, the voices of Hattori Heiji and Conan came from behind.

"Ugh, the air here feels so dirty!"

It's a little dirty...

Lin Xiaofeng thought to himself.

They are currently in a residential area with two-story buildings, which is similar to London more than a hundred years ago. At that time, Britain had only just experienced the Industrial Revolution a few decades ago, and its technology was not very advanced. Its understanding of road materials was still limited to paving with stone slabs.

The streetlights on both sides of the road were not as bright as they are now. The dim, warm light, like that of burning kerosene lamps, shone down from the streetlights, illuminating the thin, murky fog in the air.

And, a deathly silence.

Following behind, Hideki Moroboshi and the others entered the instance, and the light screen behind them disappeared.

Jiang Shou Xiaopang cautiously looked around: "It's so quiet, I can't see a single person."

"It's normal not to see anyone."

Conan explained.