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

Chapter 336: Shu Shu assists: laboratory crisis turns around

Vermouth was not idle either. She walked to a computer and tried to operate it a few times. She found that a specific permission password was required to further view deeper files.

She snorted coldly and thought to herself: [This laboratory is indeed well-protected.]

She pulled out a small and delicate tool from the small bag she carried with her, and turned the tool flexibly between her fingers. Then she began to try to crack the computer permission password, her eyes fixed on the screen.

Just as Vermouth was cracking the code, Kudo Yuki suddenly heard a faint electric sound in her ears. She was startled, and her intuition told her that something must have gone wrong.

She stood up straight in an instant with vigilance and glanced around, but all she saw were rows of neatly arranged bookshelves and quiet experimental equipment, and she didn't find anything unusual.

Kudo Yuki slowly put down the folder in her hand and walked towards the direction where the sound came from. She took very light steps, and every step seemed to be testing the danger around her.

After walking around several tall bookshelves, she found an inconspicuous small cabinet in the corner. The subtle sound of electric current came from the cabinet.

Kudo Yuki slowly squatted down, staring at the cabinet and observing it carefully. She saw a small electronic lock on the cabinet, and the indicator light on the lock was flashing faintly.

Just as Kudo Yuki was about to reach out and try to open the cabinet, she heard a slight sound coming from Vermouth's side.

She turned her head and saw that Vermouth had successfully cracked the computer permissions and was staring at the contents of the file appearing on the screen. Her expression became increasingly solemn, with a hint of anger and shock in her eyes.

"Fine wine, come and look at this." Vermouth called out in a low voice.

Kudo Yuki stood up, walked quickly to Vermouth, and her eyes fell on the display screen.

Displayed on the screen was a detailed record of the sources of recent human experiment subjects. The names and channels listed on it made her gasp.

It turned out that in order to obtain enough experimental subjects, Karasuma Renya actually resorted to so many shady and illegal means, and the number of innocent people and complex forces involved behind the scenes was far beyond her imagination.

"We have to find a way to stop this from going on."

"Well, but what we have now is far from enough. We have to find more powerful evidence to directly destroy the core of that old guy's human laboratory plan." Vermouth nodded slightly, his eyes still fixed on the screen, trying to find more clues from the text.

At this time, the guard who had been standing nearby stroked his chin and murmured thoughtfully, "It would be easy if we could find the laboratory where the Miyano couple hid and draw a map. It is said that the clues are marked at the bottom of the back of each map. But so many years have passed, and the fire burned so thoroughly, I am afraid it has been burned to ashes."

Kudo Yuki was startled. She remembered the maps she had brought back from the laboratory where the Miyano couple had died in the fire. However, she remained calm and asked with a look of curiosity, "How did you get this information?"

"There have always been rumors in the organization that the Miyano couple seemed to have sensed danger during their research, so they drew these maps, probably to leave some key information. But after the fire, no one has ever seen those maps again. Only occasionally some rumors would leak out. I also heard about it by chance from an old member."

Kudo Yuki thought to herself: "Those maps might be hiding some secrets. I'll find some time to investigate."

Shushu noticed that there seemed to be something where Kudo Yuki was squatting. Its round eyes turned around, and its little paws quickly operated in the system mall to exchange for a password cracker.

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for successfully purchasing the universal password cracker, consuming 100 points."

Shushu connected the prop to the electronic lock. After the light flashed a few times, the electronic lock opened with a "click".

It poked its head into the cabinet and saw a few maps inside. Shushu quickly and quietly hid the maps in the system space and closed the cabinet door. Then it continued to control the drone, letting it fly over the bookshelf and record the experimental data and results on the bookshelf one by one.

Kudo Yuki listened to the system prompt sound, glanced at Shushu out of the corner of her eye, and said nothing, but she felt more confident about her next action.

At this moment, the laboratory alarm sounded without warning, red warning lights flashed wildly all around, and the entire laboratory fell into a panic atmosphere.

The staff began to run around, and the shouts and footsteps mixed together, making it a chaotic mess.

Kudo Yuki's finger accidentally touched a button on the mobile phone. In the phone in her pocket, Noah's Ark instantly started the data copying program and was quickly acquiring important information from the computer, adding weight to the subsequent plan to completely destroy the human laboratory.

"Oh no, we must have triggered some hidden alarm device. We have to get out of here!" Vermouth's face suddenly changed. As she spoke, she quickly looked around, looking for a way to escape.

Shushu didn't dare to delay. He put the drone handle aside, and started to browse the system mall with his chubby paws, selecting the "Trouble Maker" item that gave him a headache.

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for successfully purchasing the trouble maker. 200 points will be deducted."

The system announcement sounded immediately afterwards: "The props have been used. Trouble will come randomly, but no casualties will be caused."

As the props took effect, the surveillance images in the laboratory began to change.

The monitoring system seemed to have been quietly tampered with by an invisible hand. The footage that originally showed the actions of Kudo Yuki, Vermouth and others turned into a normal scene of them visiting equipment and instruments.

The surveillance in the data room was directly replaced to make it look like no one had been there, and everything seemed so "calm".

At the same time, in another part of the laboratory, the doors of the rooms where those people who had just been sent in and had not yet been injected with the drug were mysteriously opened.

These people were first terrified, then surprised, and in panic they began to desperately look for an exit, trying to escape this terrible place.

The staff members who were in charge of monitoring and guarding were originally doing their job, but suddenly saw this "abnormal" scene in the surveillance. They were horrified and hurriedly shouted to their companions and ran in the direction of those people's escape to stop them.

Suddenly, the laboratory became even more chaotic, and the noise almost broke through the roof.

Kudo Yuki looked at the scenes displayed on the system screen and couldn't help but twitch her lips. She used telepathy to talk to Shushu, with a bit of helplessness and surprise in her tone: "Did you do this?"

Shushu showed a smug expression: "Hey, Xiaoxue, this is a great way to save our lives at a critical moment. This way we can take advantage of the chaos and leave more smoothly."

After saying that, the drone handle in its hand disappeared, and it jumped into Kudo Yuki's pocket and started cracking pine nuts.

The video was automatically saved in Kudo Yuki's mobile phone.

Although Vermouth didn't know that this was Shu Shu's "masterpiece", she also realized that the chaos at the moment was a rare opportunity. She winked at Kudo Yuki and said, "Jiang, let's go this way. While there is chaos now, we should be able to avoid many guards."

Kudo Yuki nodded in understanding. Noah's Ark had already copied all the information on the phone in her pocket.

The three of them moved quickly in another direction.

The staff around were busy dealing with those "unexpected" situations and had no time to pay attention to them, which created excellent conditions for them to evacuate. They hurriedly moved as lightly as possible along the passage.

The three of them came to the location where the equipment and instruments were to be inspected.

At this moment, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps coming from the passage ahead. Many people were rushing towards this side. Accompanied by several stern reprimands: "Search carefully, someone must have triggered the alarm, we must not let them get away!"

When those people came to Kudo Yuki and Vermouth, they said in unison, "Master Absinthe, Master Fine Wine, we are sorry to disturb you two."

The guard next to Vermouth took a step forward, with just the right amount of confusion and dissatisfaction on his face: "This alarm went off without any warning. You should know that these two people are visiting here. What's going on?"

The leading patrol officer hurriedly replied respectfully: "My lords, I am very sorry. There was a minor problem in the laboratory and we are currently investigating the cause. However, the tour ends here. To ensure your safety, we will arrange for someone to escort you away."

The guard heard this and responded naturally: "Well, I will go with you to help, so that we can solve this matter as soon as possible and let the two adults leave smoothly."

"Thank you very much. With your help, I believe things will go more smoothly." The leading patrol officer responded, and then led the guards in another direction.

Along the way, the leading patrol officer occasionally introduced some unimportant laboratory situations to Vermouth and Kudo Yuki, trying to ease the slightly tense atmosphere.

"Here are the new testing equipment that our laboratory has introduced. They are all top-notch in performance. I originally wanted to let the two adults have a good look at them, but I didn't expect this to happen. It's such a pity."

"It's okay. Safety comes first. Let's watch it again next time we have a chance." Vermouth responded with a smile. That smile was just right and no one could tell anything was wrong.

Shushu poked his little head out, holding a pine nut in his mouth. He peeled the nut nimbly with his little paws, and reminded as he did so: "Xiaoxue, the eavesdropping rower you noticed on the boat before is just ahead. You have to be careful. Who knows if he will do anything weird if he shows up now?"

Kudo Yuki raised her eyes slightly and said calmly: "Once we are sure we have left safely, you can go back and report the situation here in detail to the old man."

She glanced at the changing expressions of the people around her, and her seemingly caring words revealed that she was actually observing the reactions of the people around her.

When the leading patrol officer heard this, his eyes became more inquiring, as if he was guessing the deeper meaning behind Kudo Yuki's words: "Of course, don't worry, my two adults, we will definitely handle the follow-up matters properly and will never let you be disturbed again."

However, Kudo Yuki remained calm and said, "When we get to the door, remember to emphasize your subsequent arrangements."

After saying that, he continued to walk forward, and Vermouth behind him also followed tacitly, keeping a perfect distance between the two of them, looking like ordinary colleagues, yet also cautious.

Everyone continued to walk towards the door. The atmosphere along the way was a little dull and there was a hint of subtle tension.

As they walked, the leading patrol officer had an increasingly respectful look on his face. "My Lords, the exit is just ahead. The car we have arranged will take you to the beach. Once you get there, someone will pick you up at the dock to ensure that you can return home safely."

Kudo Yuki nodded slightly and said nothing more, but her eyes became more vigilant.

When she reached the door, the scrutinizing gaze appeared again. She looked up subconsciously and saw the man sitting in the driver's seat with the pattern of the key chain revealed.

Vermouth also noticed the strange look, and she whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "This person doesn't look simple, we have to be more careful."

Kudo Yuki responded softly, half-squinting her eyes, with a cold light flashing in her eyes.

She took two steps forward seemingly casually, then suddenly stopped, quickly reached into her pocket, and pressed the button of the twitching cable hidden therein.

I saw a rope flying out and entangled the man sitting in the driver's seat.

Kudo Yuki exerted force suddenly, and the veins on her arms bulged slightly. The man had no power to resist and was pulled in front of her in an instant.

"Do you want me to say it for you? Choose one." Kudo Yuki's voice was cold and full of unquestionable authority. Her eyes were like an icy sharp blade, piercing straight at the man in front of her, as if she wanted to see through his thoughts.

The man was dragged closer, and a flash of panic flashed across his face at first, but he quickly pretended to be calm and laughed dryly twice: "Sir, I... I don't quite understand what you mean. I just waited here as ordered, ready to send the two lords to the beach."

Kudo Yuki snorted coldly and exerted a little force with her hands, tightening the rope a little. The man's face suddenly turned red and his breathing became rapid.

“Stop playing dumb here! When we first met at the dock, the sea breeze was howling, and others were wrapping up their clothes tightly, but you kept touching your right ear, and even hunched your right shoulder unconsciously while rowing.

As soon as I approached you just now, I smelled the familiar fishy smell on you, and your eyes kept avoiding me. Who else could you be but the eavesdropping rower?"

The strength in Kudo Yuki's hands did not decrease at all. The man's face became redder and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he was still trying to argue.

"Sir, I... I am really just an ordinary driver, just following orders. You may have misunderstood me."

The man struggled to squeeze out a few words, his eyes full of panic and pleading, but his evasive gaze exposed his guilty conscience.

Vermouth crossed her arms and frowned slightly. She looked at the man with a cold tone: "Huh, an ordinary driver? Then tell me, what was that look you kept looking at us with just now? Also, at the dock, you pretended to be the eavesdropping rower, don't tell me it was all a coincidence."

The patrol officers around were stunned when they saw this. They looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment. The leading patrol officer stepped forward and said, "My lords, this... could this be a misunderstanding? He is indeed the driver we arranged to take you two."

To be continued...