Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 361 Hiroki's Computer Technology Guide

"Why reveal Schindler at a game launch event?" Gomer turned and asked.

"At first I wanted to ask my dad for help, but..."

Hiroki's eyes welled up with tears.

"Actually, the game launch event was a trap set for me. I wasn't the one who trapped the children. I just wanted to play with everyone and stop Schindler's conspiracy. But after I came in, I found out that he was targeting me. If it weren't for your appearance, I would have been captured by him by now."
Adults are terrifying, aren't they? Artificial intelligence shouldn't exist in this era at all. Regardless of its initial intentions, it will ultimately be used for terrible things. If possible, please apologize to everyone for me.

"You want to destroy yourself?" Gao Mo raised an eyebrow.

He initially even considered acquiring artificial intelligence.

"Yes, the best way is to disappear along with the entire artificial intelligence project. Now that I have reached my full potential, I can do many things."

"Not all adults are like Schindler."

Gao Mo shook his head.

"And your father didn't die; instead, he successfully exposed Schindler."

"what?"

Hiroki wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and looked at Gao Mo.

"But……"

"I only made your father fake his death. If you don't believe me, you can look outside."

Gao Mo waved to bring up the main control room monitoring, where Jiancun was working with staff to try to regain control of the game.

Since he entered the game world through Hiroki, he could also use Hiroki's abilities, which meant he had the highest level of authority.

"Would you like to speak with your father? He actually cares about you a lot, he's just not good at expressing it."

"I know."

Hiroki shed even more tears, staring at his father on the monitor with a moved expression, but in the end he choked back sobs and forced himself to hold them back.

"It's good that you're still alive. That's enough. I shouldn't appear in front of him now that I'm dead. Can you keep this a secret for me?"

“I wasn’t going to say anything to him anyway. You’re the one who should keep the secret,” Gao Mo respected the boy’s choice. “Don’t reveal my existence to anyone else. Just treat me like a game character.”

"But Conan the bespectacled boy... Shinichi Kudo has already noticed something."

Hiroki smiled again.

"He seems to know you very well."

"It does look familiar."

Gao Mo's fingers trembled slightly.

Conan saw through almost all of his temporary disguises, even though he didn't particularly guard against the people around him.

“Actually, I did notice you, but I never expected that the Grim Reaper from the real world would come to the game world to help me,” Hiroki said gently. “My existence must have made the gods very concerned, right?”

Before Gao Mo could respond, Hong Shu continued, "It's not hard to guess that only you could have saved my father."

“I didn’t come here to recruit you,” Gao Mo did not deny, “it’s just that I’ve never seen anyone like you before.”

"Humans are incredible."

Hiroki sighed.

"At first I didn't quite understand, but now I know that humans themselves can create miracles, and this must be the first time the gods have seen it."

Gao Mo, reverting to his original appearance as the well-made version of Sherlock Holmes, said, "I am also human, not the god you are talking about."

"Can I have a hug?" Hiroki smiled. "I want to remember the feeling of being human forever."

"Wow!"

Gao Mo gently hugged the boy, and the entire game world was bathed in white light.

at the same time.

At the City Hall game venue, the dormant game pods came to life and rose onto the stage as colorful lights flashed. The pod doors opened, and the children awoke to cheers from the crowd.

"Success!"

"They beat the game!"

"How did they manage to do that? Didn't the game get out of control in the end?"

"Yes, what exactly happened next?"

"Conan!"

Ayumi and the others rushed onto the stage with the crowd, bursting into tears of joy as they greeted Conan as he emerged from the game pod.

"Great! You saved everyone!"

"I knew you could do it!" Genta nudged Conan with his elbow. "Treat us to eel rice to celebrate when we get back!" "Hey, why should I pay?"

Conan's lips twitched, and he felt a strange warmth amidst his speechlessness.

While talking to the children, Conan noticed that his father, Yusaku Kudo, had come to the game venue from the control room. However, unlike the other parents who rushed to the stage, he stood at the entrance of the passageway and watched from afar.

The father and son looked at each other with a knowing gaze, and even just looking at each other brought them a sense of peace.

"It's okay."

"Ah."

Conan nodded to his father, then suddenly thought of Sherlock Holmes from the game. While pondering, he looked around and asked, "Where's Kido? Isn't he here?"

“He went to the restroom,” Ai said, glancing out of the corridor with her hands behind her back. “It just took a while.”

"is it?"

Conan blinked, then contacted Professor Agasa by phone.

"Doctor, help me find the data transmitted to the game pod. Make sure it's saved carefully! It's crucial evidence!"

“I’ve received it. Yusaku just handed the evidence over to the police,” Dr. Agasa said, wiping away his tears. “What exactly happened on the train? How did you manage to survive Jack the Ripper? The ending should have been terrible.”

"We'll talk about this later."

Conan turned to look at the game pod.

Although the details of Noah's Ark are unclear, relinquishing control means the withdrawal of artificial intelligence.

Recalling the boy's final, sorrowful figure, Conan's throat tightened.

“That guy is preparing to end his own life,” Ai realized something. “The artificial intelligence will probably disappear from now on, and it will be difficult to experience this game again in the future.”

"No way?" Genta and the others reacted strongly. "But we haven't even played it yet!"

"Is it really impossible to play this game again in the future?"

"Do you still dare to play? You won't be this lucky every time."

Ai brushed the hair behind her ear.

"Reality is much more interesting than games, so there's nothing to regret."

"That's what I said..."

"This child is always so mature." Sonoko walked with Ran to the children's side, and seeing the tenderness in her best friend's eyes, she couldn't help but feel a chill.

Lately, Xiaolan has been looking at the bespectacled kid with strange eyes.

"Ran, you can't fall for that bespectacled brat! Don't forget your Shinichi!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ran blushed and quickly changed the subject. "Speaking of which, Kido-nii has been in the toilet for way too long. Do you want to go find him?"

"Relax," Sonoko waved her hand. "Do I not know what Kido-nii is like? He likes to use going to the bathroom as an excuse whenever he has something to do. He's probably thinking about saving these kids, even though it seems like he hasn't been of much help."

"You seem to know a lot about this."

"Hehe, it's just so-so."

The restrooms outside the venue.

Gao Mo slowly came to his senses while sitting in the cubicle.

I never expected Hiroki to be so resolute, choosing to destroy himself so readily.

Artificial intelligence itself is the other party's hard work and pride, and most people would probably find it difficult to make this decision.

"Buzz!"

My phone suddenly vibrated, and an anonymous email popped up.

"My Lord, I have left you a gift: a small program. I hope you will make good use of it. It has already been uploaded to your office computer."

[Hiroki's Computer Technology Guide - 5 stars]

[New Talent: Computer Expert]

Gao Mo paused for a moment, then noticed that the name "Hongshu" on the projected notes flashed.

Yeah.

Artificial intelligence may perish, but Hiroki's spirit will live on.

Gao Mo smiled, got up and walked out of the cubicle, paused for a moment, and then walked back into the cubicle.

I need to use the restroom.

(End of this chapter)