Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

In Ooka's house, an old man with white hair and beard sat majestically on a large and elegant single sofa. Everything around him exuded an ancient and luxurious atmosphere.

He was dressed in exquisite traditional clothing, the dark patterns on the fabric faintly visible in the soft light in the room, highlighting the family's heritage and extraordinaryness.

In the room, the light shines on the exquisite tatami, the shoji paper doors exude a simple and tranquil atmosphere, and several antique ceramics are placed around, showing the family's heritage and taste.

The old man slowly raised his wrinkled but still strong hand, turned on his mobile phone, and a news article came into view: "Defending the crown from Kaito Kidd, Kidd's nemesis has made another great achievement, his name is Edogawa Conan!"

The old man's face darkened instantly. Those words were like sharp needles that pierced deep into his heart. He frowned, his eyes burning with anger. He tightly grasped the cane with exquisite carvings in his hand, and the veins on the back of his hand were clearly visible.

He gathered all his strength in his arms, raised his cane, and smashed it hard against the phone screen. With a "clang", the screen shattered instantly, and the fragments scattered all over the floor.

At this moment, a falcon flew in from the open window and landed on the back of the sofa where the old man was sitting. Its claws tightly grasped the edge of the sofa back and it flapped its wings slightly, as if it also felt the atmosphere in the room.

At the secret weapon base, Kudo Yuki took out her cell phone from her pocket, slid her finger across the screen, and started dialing.

Conan was standing nearby, his ears perked up quietly, his eyes rolling around, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation. He bent his body slightly and moved towards Kudo Yuki, trying to shorten the distance with the phone.

Kudo Yuki noticed his little move, laughed in her heart, and signaled Amuro Toru with her eyes. [Take a few Conan emoticons and send them to me.]

Toru Amuro knew what was going on, so he quietly took out his phone and pointed the camera at Conan's sneaky, peeking face. He deliberately adjusted the angle to make sure he could capture Conan's most "exciting" expression, and then took several photos in quick succession.

Conan heard the shutter sound and immediately turned around, looking at Amuro Toru with dissatisfaction, his face wrinkled: "Amuro brother, what are you doing?"

Amuro Toru had a harmless smile on his face: "I don't have any other intentions, I just thought you looked quite interesting at the moment, so I wanted to take a picture as a souvenir."

Conan obviously didn't believe what he said. His lips pouted slightly and his eyes were full of suspicion.

Kudo Yuki pressed the hands-free button, and Kuroda Heibei's voice came from the phone: "Kudo, see you at the chess tournament in the West TOPIA Building in Haido Town in an hour."

After saying that, the phone was hung up.

Amuro Toru sent Conan's photo to Kudo Yuki, and looking at Conan's frustrated or angry expression on the phone screen, he smiled and murmured: "It seems that today's schedule will not be simple."

Zhu Fu Jingguang walked quickly to the intelligence room, opened the cabinet door, and began to organize some materials and videos that might be used. He carefully read through the documents, picked out the key information, and neatly stacked them together. "Let's get ready first."

Conan frowned, his heart full of confusion: "Chess competition? Why go there? What does this have to do with the Haneda Hiroshi case?"

He folded his arms across his chest and began pacing around the room, trying to make some sense of the brief information.

After thinking it over, Kudo Xue said, "It's not clear yet. Brother, don't you plan to visit Xiaolan? You left without saying hello to her last night! Bring the limited-edition cakes from the Polo Cafe with you."

Conan thought about leaving without saying goodbye last night, and Ran Maoli's worried eyes appeared in his mind. A trace of guilt appeared on his face: "Well, I really should go see Xiaolan."

Kudo Yuki turned and walked towards the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, rummaged inside, took out the cake that was specially prepared for Mouri Ran, and handed the cake to Conan.

Conan was not idle either. He ran to the data room, found the notes he had previously compiled about the Haneda Hiroji case, and sat in the corner to read them carefully, hoping to find some clues.

After he sorted out his thoughts, he took the cake and walked quickly towards the Maori Detective Agency.

In the Mouri Detective Agency, Mouri Ran was sitting on the sofa, looking out the window, still worried about Conan's sudden departure last night.

Hearing footsteps coming from the door, she turned around and saw Conan, a flash of surprise and relief flashed in her eyes. "Conan, you're here!"

She stood up and went to meet him.

Conan held up the cake in his hand and said, "Sister Xiaolan, this is a cake from the Poirot Cafe. I brought it for you."

Mao Lilan took the cake and smiled: "Thank you, Conan. Why did you leave suddenly last night?"

Conan scratched his head and began to make up an excuse: "I suddenly remembered that I had something important to deal with, so I left first in order not to disturb you."

Mao Lilan looked at Conan's unnatural look. Although she was a little suspicious, she didn't ask any more questions. "Don't do this next time."

Conan nodded and chatted with Mouri Ran about some daily topics, trying to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere. The two talked and laughed.

At this moment, Conan's cell phone suddenly rang. He took out his cell phone and saw that it was Haibara Ai calling. He quickly answered the call.

"Edogawa, Mr. Wakasa and Mr. Kobayashi are going to take the Junior Detective Team to participate in the chess tournament at the Nishi TOPIA Building in Haido-cho."

Conan frowned and asked, "Habara, why is there this event suddenly? Do you feel something is wrong?"

"Huh, I'm not done yet. Mr. Kobayashi's boyfriend, Officer Shiratori, is participating in this chess tournament, and we need to go and cheer him on!"

"I'll go meet up with them first and see what the situation is."

Conan hung up the phone, his heart tightened, realizing that things might not be simple, and immediately said goodbye to Mao Lilan: "Sister Xiaolan, I have something to go out for a while, and I will be back later."

Mao Lilan walked forward and stretched out her hand to help Conan adjust his collar: "Conan, you have to be careful."

Conan nodded, then rushed out of the Maori Detective Agency and ran down the street.

Maori Kogoro heard the conversation on Conan's phone. He was stunned for a moment, then shrugged nonchalantly: "What are these little brats going to do again?"

He picked up the phone and dialed the number of Iroha Sushi. "Hey, send me a signature sushi set to the Mori Detective Agency, quickly."

A quarter of an hour later, Wakita Kanenori arrived at the Mori Detective Agency with sushi. He wore his signature smile and said, "Thank you for your patronage. I'm from Iroha Sushi Restaurant. I've brought you a standard set meal for three people."

As he spoke, he removed the packaging and began to arrange the exquisite tableware.

When the beautifully made sushi appeared in front of them, Maori and his daughter were amazed.

"Oh oh."

“It looks delicious.”

Maori Kogoro rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "I made a lot of money from the affair investigation commissioned by the rich man, so I'll reward myself."

Mao Lilan turned and walked towards the kitchen door, "If there is no more tea, I will go get it."

Wakita Kanenori looked around and asked curiously, "Huh? Conan isn't here?"

Maori Kogoro was busy picking up his chopsticks and preparing to eat heartily. He answered while eating: "I suddenly received a phone call just now and went out. It seems that he said he was going to cheer for someone who participated in a competition. He needed to go with a few kids. The two teachers of the homeroom teacher and the deputy homeroom teacher also went with them."

"Oh, is it some competition?"

"It was held at the Nishi TOPIA building in Haido-cho. The foreign one that looked like shogi."

"Oh." Wakita Kensuke nodded thoughtfully, his eyes seemed to be thinking about something, and then he returned to his enthusiastic look and said with a smile: "Then I hope Conan and the others have fun."

As requested, Kudo Yuki came to the Nishi TOPIA Building in Haido Town and met Kuroda Hei.

Kuroda Bei signaled with his eyes. [Follow me.]

As soon as she entered the lounge, Kudo Yuki's eyes fell on the competition certificate in Kuroda Heibei's hand. She couldn't help but twitch her lips, with a bit of helplessness: "Old senior, your deployment is quite complete. Are you planning to talk to me about the clues of Haneda Hiroshi's case after participating in the shogi competition?

Kuroda Bei smiled softly: "Some things require the right time and place. This chess game is just a cover to deceive people."

Kudo Yuki shrugged, walked to a chair nearby and sat down, her eyes still fixed on the entry certificate, and asked, "So you came to participate in the chess competition, are you really interested in this?"

Kuroda Bei was not in a hurry. He found a chair and sat down. He leaned back slightly and replied, "I am very interested in shogi. I don't want to miss such an international chess competition. Moreover, this investigation is complicated and sensitive. If I make a mistake, it will easily alert the other party."

Kudo Yuki naturally understood Kuroda Heibei's intention. She sighed softly, "I hope we can gain something this time. After so many years, the case of Haneda Hiroshi is still shrouded in mystery."

Kuroda Bei's expression also became serious. He frowned slightly and looked at Kudo Yuki with deep eyes. He said in a serious tone, "Yes, the reason why I asked you to investigate this case is because I want to know who is behind this."

Upon hearing this, Kudo Yuki curled her lips slightly and said, "I do have some gains, but I have to wait for the senior to reveal the hidden clues of the Haneda Hiroshi case."

Kuroda Bei raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "Oh? You, little girl, are playing hide-and-seek with me. Well, after the chess game is over, we will discuss our findings in detail. This case has been unsolved for a long time, and every clue may be the key to uncovering the truth."

"Then you must keep your word, old man. My discovery may bring an unexpected breakthrough to the whole case."

"Of course I will keep my word. But don't try to deceive me. If you don't get anything substantial, don't blame me for being rude."

"How could that be possible? I dare not play tricks in front of you, an old senior. I will wait until the game is over to discuss this with you."

While the two were talking, in the secret weapons base, Toru Amuro and Keimitsu Morobushi were sorting out all the information and videos related to the Haneda Hiroshi case.

Zhu Fu Jingguang sorted the information and arranged it. He also looked up and reminded Amuro Toru: "Zero, it's best not to view these videos before Xiaoxue lets you release them. After all, we don't know the specific content yet. If we accidentally touch on some information that shouldn't be touched, it may cause trouble for the entire investigation."

Amuro Toru kept moving his hands and responded, "Hiro, I won't check it out rashly. I hope that this meeting between Xiaoxue and Manager Kuroda will yield some new information."

Zhu Fu Jingguang stopped what he was doing, looked at the contents of the file and muttered to himself: "This case has been delayed for too long. I hope there will be some progress this time, so that our hard work in collecting this information will not be in vain."

In the lounge, the conversation between Kudo Yuki and Kuroda Heibei continued.

Kudo Yuki stood up and glanced at the start time in Kuroda Bei's hand, "Then I will wait for good news. Old senior, the game will start in 25 minutes. If you don't go now, you will miss it."

Kurodabei slowly stood up and straightened his clothes. "Although this competition is just a cover, we must not lose our manners. I will go to the stadium to prepare. You should not be idle here either, observe in this building."

Kudo Yuki nodded in agreement, and Kuroda Heibei turned and walked towards the arena.

After a while, Kudo Yuki walked around the building. When she came back, she saw Officer Shiratori and Kobayashi Sumiko were very close to each other, both with shy expressions on their faces.

Officer Shiratori held a chess piece keychain in his hand. "Is this knight chess piece keychain for me? Thank you."

"I think this is a perfect amulet for this tournament. Please let this knight live in your heart, and let him protect the queen well."

"Ah, okay."

Conan and Haibara Ai looked at the two people in love in silence.

"The knight is supposed to protect the king."

"Because Mr. Kobayashi doesn't understand chess."

The three little ones were talking nearby.

"Is the knight chess piece very strong?"

"It seems that it can realize the moves of the knight in shogi in all directions!"

"Isn't that the strongest chess piece?"

Haibara Ai replied: "No, the strongest chess piece is the queen, who can move up, down, left, right, and diagonally at will. So the queen is not the one being protected, but the guardian."

Wakasa Rumi bent down to inquire: "Hey, Huibara, you can also play chess. Did your parents teach you? The teacher really wants to know."

"No, my parents died soon after I was born."

"So you learned it on your own?"

Conan immediately made an excuse: "Yes... Professor Agasa taught me. Because the doctor likes chess very much."

"Oh, is that so?"

Conan pretended to be innocent and complained in his mind: "I heard that Wakasa-sensei was coming too, so I rushed over. It seems that this is the right thing to do."

Seeing this, Kudo Yuki walked up to the Junior Detectives and Wakasa Rumi with a smile and said, "Everyone is talking about chess. It's a very interesting game."

To be continued...