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

Officer Shiratori saw Kudo Yuki and nodded slightly: "Ms. Kudo, you are here too. I have been preparing for this competition for a long time, and I hope I can perform well."

"Officer Shiratori is so confident, there will be no problem. I heard that there are many experts in this competition, you must do your best."

Kobayashi Sumiko was a little nervous: "Don't be too stressed, just do your best."

Officer Shiratori looked at Kobayashi Sumiko with gentle eyes: "I will do my best. After all, I still have the lucky keychain you gave me."

At this time, three men and one woman came over, all of them were contestants in the competition.

Ms. Shiroi Laihai smiled and raised the chess piece hanging around her neck. "I wear a necklace of castle chess pieces because my last name is Shiroi. Wearing it makes me feel powerful and can attack better!"

Ohgawara Kinji shook the glass in his hand, and the iced tea in the glass swayed slightly. "There is a letter K on the bottom of my glass. Drink iced tea with it to clear your mind. After all, I am the King Ohgawara!"

Naoto Kishitani was a little timid, muttering quietly: "I, I'm used to having my knight chess piece facing me. I'm timid, and I can't stay calm if the knight doesn't look at me."

Kizaki Kunikazu snorted disdainfully and pointed his index finger at his head: "Humph, you can't win with these, you have to use your brain! It's no good being bound by superstition."

Ohgawara Kinji stroked his chin, recalling the past.

"Come to think of it, it seems to have happened last year. This is a song that brings good luck, so I changed my cell phone ringtone to "Amazing Grace". But the fool who lost the battle because of this song was Ryoichiro Sasune."

Kizaki Kunikazu and Kishitani Naoto followed suit.

"Ah, yes, yes!"

"I was totally shocked."

Okawara Kinji sighed, "I didn't expect that I would lose the game because of that."

Shiroi Ruikai said sharply: "Can you please stop talking about this? You also know what happened to him after that, right?"

Kizaki Kunikazu and Okawara Kinji quickly apologized.

"Okay okay."

"Oops, my apologies."

Shiroi Raikai reminded him with a tut-tut sound, "Alright, alright, hurry up and get to the arena. The game will start in five minutes."

Then, all the members walked into the competition venue one after another.

The host held the microphone and said, "Then we will start the first round. Please take your seats."

Officer Shiratori looked at the knight chess keychain given by Kobayashi Sumiko and thought to herself: "I took a special leave to participate in the competition. I want her to see me being so handsome and killing everyone."

He gently put the key ring into his inner pocket. Just as he put it away, he heard a familiar voice: "I didn't expect that my opponent in the first round would be you."

Officer Shiratori opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and after a long while he managed to utter a few words: "Kuroda, Officer Kuroda!"

"Please show some mercy, Officer Shiratori."

"Where."

The three little ones were about to go in but were stopped by Kudo Yuki.

"We came here specially to cheer, but we can't even enter the stadium?"

"I am bored."

"Ah."

Huihara Ai put her hands on her hips and said, "You wouldn't understand even if I let you watch, right? And you're not allowed to make any noise during the game."

Conan explained: "So, if the phone rings suddenly, you will be judged as losing due to a violation."

As soon as he finished speaking, a song came out from the competition venue. It was "Amazing Grace"! The melodious melody echoed in the venue, carrying an inexplicable sense of weirdness.

After hearing this, Officer Shiratori panicked instantly. His originally clear thinking about the chess game became chaotic, and he made obvious mistakes in two consecutive moves, which was fatal in a duel between masters.

Kudo Yuki frowned: "Whose prank is this?"

At this time, it started to rain outside, and the raindrops hit the windows, making a ticking sound. After the song was over, Officer Shiratori walked out of the competition venue.

The three little ones were surprised.

"Has Officer Shiratori already lost?"

"It hasn't even been 30 minutes yet."

"real or fake."

Huiyuan Ai complained: "It's a crushing defeat."

Officer Shiratori smiled awkwardly: "I'm so sorry, the opponent is very strong."

Kurodabei added from behind Officer Shiratori: "It's normal for him to be unable to concentrate after such an emergency."

Conan was shocked: "Officer Kuroda from the Metropolitan Police Department!"

Kobayashi Sumiko was also shocked.

Manager Kuroda crossed his arms over his chest and said, "I like chess, too."

Conan took the opportunity to ask: "The sudden incident refers to the song that was heard in the stadium during the game?"

Kurodabei leaned forward and said, "Yes, it seems that someone set this song as a cell phone ringtone. As a result, the phone was found behind the curtain. It should be someone who has nothing to do with the game and forgot about it. This is the conclusion."

Ayumi confessed: "But it's such a pity. Mr. Kobayashi even gave you a talisman!"

Kobayashi Sumiko smiled and murmured, "It's okay."

Officer Shiratori then touched his jacket pocket, feeling somewhat at a loss, and muttered in his heart: "Why is the knight's key ring gone?"

"In other words, thanks to you, we now have time to sit down and drink tea before the next game, right?"

"That's right." Officer White Bird thought to himself: [Where did I drop it?]

Officer Shiratori hurriedly found an excuse to leave. "I think I forgot something at the stadium. Please wait for me in the lounge."

"Okay." Kobayashi Sumiko didn't notice anything unusual.

Officer Shiratori was running in the corridor, thinking: "Did I drop it when I went to the bathroom to get my handkerchief after the game? Or when I was walking down the stairs and took out my cell phone to report the loss to Butler Kamoi? Or when I took out my wallet to buy coffee at the vending machine? Where exactly?"

Kudo Yuki's gaze turned to Wakasa Rumi who was pretending to smile, and there was a probing look in her eyes.

Kuroda Beibei glanced at Kudo Yuki and greeted Kobayashi Sumiko: "Let me introduce myself again. I am Kuroda Beibei from the Metropolitan Police Department."

"I'm the homeroom teacher of Conan's class. My name is Kobayashi Sumiko."

Kurodabei stared at Wakasa Rumi and began to secretly inquire: "Teacher Wakasa, we have met before, right?"

"Yes, that was the last time we went camping."

"I always feel like we've met before, and at some chess venue. Am I mistaken?"

"I think it might be someone else who looks more like me."

Kudo Yuki's eyes narrowed into half crescents. She approached Wakasa Rumi calmly and whispered softly, "There are too many people here. Let's find a chance to talk alone."

Wakasa Rumi nodded slightly and said nothing.

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Naoto Kishitani sat on the toilet seat with his bag on his lap. He held the bag tightly with one hand and fiddled with his phone with the other, muttering, "Damn it! Who sent me this kind of email?"

"Hmm?" His eyes were suddenly drawn to an object on the ground. He bent over to pick it up and examined it carefully: "This is that person's knight keychain."

After hesitating for a moment, he put the key ring into his pocket, intending to return it after the game, but he didn't expect that this action would involve himself in a terrible incident.

In front of the vending machine downstairs, a drink fell out with a clang, and Kizaki Kunikazu reached out to take it out. He pulled the pull ring and was about to drink it.

Okawara Kinji and Shiroi came to the beach and chatted while walking.

"I never thought I would lose to you, and lose so easily."

“Everyone has bad days.”

Kizaki Kunikazu stood up and looked at the two of them. "What? Have you finished the competition as well?"

Shiroi Raikai and Ohgawara Kinji answered with a smile.

"Yeah, it's the first time I beat Mr. Okawara."

"I won't lose next time."

There was a "puff" sound, as if something hit the wall heavily.

Kizaki Kunikazu stopped what he was doing when he heard the voice. He looked in the direction of the voice, his eyes full of doubts: "Huh?"

Ohgawara Kinji looked nervous: "What was that sound?"

Shiroi Ruikai also looked confused: "I don't know. Speaking of sound, it's the ringtone of the cell phone that sounded during the game."

"It's his song, right?" Okawara Kinji seemed to remember something.

Kizaki Kunikazu took a sip of his drink, leaned against the vending machine and stuffed it into his pocket with one hand. "Was it that guy's ghost who did it?"

Shiroi Ruikai responded: "How is that possible!"

In a place that the three of them couldn't see, a crossbow was stuck on the wall on the side of the vending machine. The arrow of the crossbow was deeply embedded in the wall, and the surrounding wall was slightly cracked due to the impact.

In the lounge of the chess tournament, Yuki Kudo, Rumi Wakasa, Sumiko Kobayashi, the Junior Detective Team and Heibei Kuroda sat on both sides of a long table, quietly waiting for the arrival of Officer Shiratori.

A moment later, Okawara Kinji sat alone on a stool in front of another long table.

He slowly reached into his bag and took out a glass and a thermos cup. He then poured the iced black tea in the thermos cup into the glass. Under the influence of gravity, the dark red liquid slowly flowed into the cup in a thin stream.

After finishing pouring the tea, he put the thermos back into his bag and then raised his hand to hold up the glass.

Just as the rim of the cup was about to touch his lips, the accident happened.

An arrow flew towards him, accompanied by a crisp "bang" sound, the glass shattered, and glass shards flew everywhere, some of which even pierced into the palm of his hand.

Ohgawara Kinji felt pain and cried out "wuwuwawa" with a painful expression on his face.

The siblings and Kuroda Heibei were startled by this sudden change and subconsciously turned their heads to look at him. A flash of surprise first flashed across their eyes, and then was replaced by vigilance.

Kobayashi Sumiko ran over immediately, her eyes fixed on Ohgawara Kinji's injured hand, and said with concern: "Are you okay?"

Wakasa Rumi walked to Kobayashi Sumiko's side to check the situation.

The three little ones immediately gathered around Ohgawara Kinji's bag to check it out.

"what is this?"

"No way!"

"There's an arrow stuck in the metal ring here on the bag."

Huiyuan Ai looked in the direction of the door and reminded: "The door is open!"

When Kuroda Hei heard this, his expression froze and he immediately stood up. He stared at the half-open door, trying to find out something. "Was it an arrow shot from outside the door?"

The brother and sister also stood up from their chairs.

Kudo Yuki's eyes swept across everyone's faces, making sure everyone heard her words. "Everyone lock the door and stay in your room."

The brother and sister and Kuroda Bei quickened their pace and went outside to investigate the situation.

Conan rushed forward with his short legs, anxiously thinking: "Where is he? Where did he escape to?"

Conan noticed that the sign hanging in the bathroom was different from those on other floors, so he stopped and slowly approached the bathroom.

Shushu then poked his little head out and sniffed: "Xiaoxue, there is a smell of blood here."

Kudo Yuki frowned and slowly walked into the bathroom. Everywhere she looked, she saw blood splattered on the white tiles.

Conan reached out and pushed open the bathroom door, only to see Naoto Kishitani slumped over the toilet with arrows stuck in his chest and legs.

Conan squatted down, frowning, thinking to himself: [The design of this crossbow is very special. The murderer must be very familiar with this weapon. There are no obvious signs of fighting at the scene, which means that the murderer is likely someone the deceased knew.]

Kuroda Beibei took out his cell phone to find someone to come over and call the police.

A few minutes later, the three met Officer Shiratori at the stairs.

Officer Shiratori's voice rose a few notches in surprise: "A murder! Is it happening on this floor of this building?"

"Yes. I have asked the identification subject Mu to come here. The murder scene is here, in the bathroom on the 17th floor." Kuroda Bei replied.

Kudo Yuki described the scene: "The victim was a male participant in this chess tournament. He was sitting on the toilet with his bag in his arms when he died. There was an arrow stuck in his leg and chest. There was a crossbow, magazines, and a key ring with a white knight pendant at the feet of the body."

Officer Shiratori was shocked: "That, that is..."

Kurodabei put his hands in his pockets and looked at Officer Shiratori with suspicion. "I heard from Conan that it was a gift from Mr. Kobayashi. In other words, you may also be one of the suspects who was at the scene at the time. Is that okay?"

"Yeah. Probably when I went to the bathroom with Manager Kuroda after the game, I dropped the handkerchief there when I took it out of my pocket. There's nothing I can do about it.

Actually, I was looking for this key ring right now. Actually, I was looking for this key ring right now. I went to the bathroom first, but I couldn’t find it near the sink. ”

Conan looked up and asked Officer Shiratori, "Wasn't there a 'cleaning' sign at that time?"

"No. When I looked for it, there was a closed door in one of the cubicles. Maybe the victim was in that cubicle. I also thought that I didn't find the key ring because it might have fallen in that cubicle, or it might have been picked up by someone in that cubicle.

Then I thought, if it wasn’t in the bathroom, it must be here. So I looked around the staircase as well.”

"Why here?"

"I have agreed with my housekeeper that I must tell him the result immediately after each game."

Kurodabei analyzed: "You think you dropped your phone when you took it out to make a call."

Conan continued to ask: "So, did anyone pass by here after you came here to look for it?"

"No." Officer Shiratori replied.

Soon, Officer Megure arrived at the scene in a police car, the sirens breaking the silence. The identification department staff began taking photos and collecting records, with flashbulbs flashing non-stop.

To be continued...