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

"Impossible, right?" Officer Nakamori's loud voice suddenly rang out in the corridor.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Officer Nakamori with a red face, brows knitted into knots, veins protruding from his forehead. He put his hands on his hips and pointed at the entrance with a serious face, shouting, "There is only one anti-theft camera, and the only guard scheduled at the time is this mobile team member at the entrance. Are you trying to let Kidd steal the gems? Advisor Jiro Suzuki!"

Suzuki Jirokichi put his hands in his pockets leisurely, with a calm expression: "It's the same principle as catching a mouse, Officer Nakamori. If the entrance to the cage is not always open, the prey will not enter at all."

"Humph, the director of the security company said something similar before, but he was still fooled by Kidd."

"Then I want to ask, why is it that most of the days when that guy committed crimes were sunny?"

"Well... of course it's because it's sunny so it's easier for him to fly away."

"Yes, every time he appears, he wears a silk hat and tailcoat, and once the cape gets wet, it becomes very heavy and can't fly at all. In other words, Kaito Kidd is very afraid of moisture, and so is his disguise.

If the humidity caused him to sweat a lot in his disguise, wouldn't it be easy to expose the disguise?"

"That's right." Officer Nakamori was stunned for a moment, then he patted Suzuki Jirokichi's arm with a smile and praised him, "You can say a few decent words occasionally."

"This is not my credit. It was the suggestion given to me by my assistant." Suzuki Jirokichi raised his head slightly with a hint of pride on his face.

Conan thought to himself: [Helper? Who could it be?]

Suzuki Jirokichi's eyes accidentally turned to Suzuki Sonoko, and he immediately spotted Kudo Yuki, so he walked up to her and greeted her warmly: "Hey, Miss Kudo, long time no see. This time I'm going to trouble you to help keep an eye on Kid's movements."

Kudo Yuki smiled and responded: "Mr. Suzuki, you are too polite. I am just doing my best. But do you have any special plans this time?"

Suzuki Jirokichi's eyes flashed with cunning, and he smiled mysteriously, deliberately keeping the secret: "Of course, this time I have prepared a little surprise, just waiting for Kidd to take the bait. Do you want to see the scene?"

"Then I'll just treat it as a visit. Officer Nakamori, let's go in together." Kudo Yuki narrowed her eyes slightly, and a barely perceptible gleam flashed in her eyes. She looked around and thought to herself: [I need to find a time to ask Suzuki Jirokichi and the head of the Ooka family for clues alone.]

Suzuki Jirokichi led everyone to the entrance. He lifted the door curtain with one hand and walked in first with big strides.

Officer Nakamori followed behind, observing the wall carefully as he walked, muttering, "This entrance and exit is just a thin plastic curtain. I feel like this security measure is too crude."

Mao Lilan looked around in amazement, "It's really easy to get in. I didn't expect it to be constructed like this."

Suzuki Jirokichi heard what they said, smiled, and then pointed to the camera above and introduced: "Don't underestimate the security here, this is the only anti-theft camera installed here, and the camera is facing the door of the exhibition hall.

Once the door is opened, all situations from here to the throne opposite can be seen through this camera. "

As he spoke, he walked to the door and pretended to enter the password. "That is to say, when you open and close the door like this, it will be captured by this camera without missing a thing. If you want to do something tricky here, it won't escape its 'eyes'."

Conan looked up, pointed his little finger at the line above, and asked, "What is that glowing line on the wall and door against the black background?"

"This glowing line will randomly change color every second, and it is linked to the outer frame color line on the security room's monitoring screen."

After Suzuki Jirokichi finished his patient explanation, he stood up and brushed off the non-existent dust on his body. "Well, let the two who designed and constructed this sky showroom explain the device to us in detail."

As soon as he finished speaking, two people in work clothes lifted the door curtain and walked in. When the door curtain was lifted, it brought a small breeze, blowing the corners of everyone's clothes slightly.

Suzuki Jirokichi hurriedly introduced: "The man wearing glasses is Yoshida Yotaro, the president of Yoshida Industries."

Yoshida Yotaro was about to speak, but he couldn't help coughing. His face turned red from coughing, and it took him a long time to speak while coughing: "I am... the president... cough cough."

Seeing this, the staff member next to him, Masuo Kasei, explained apologetically, "I'm sorry, the president was singing karaoke last night and was so engrossed that his voice became hoarse, so it's not convenient for me to talk today."

"Ah?" Officer Nakamori could not help but frown, as if he thought the reason was a bit absurd. After all, this was an occasion to explain the important installations in the exhibition hall.

Kasei Masuo didn't care about everyone's reaction and continued, "Then let me explain it for him. In fact, there is no need for any particularly complicated explanation. Just think of it as a super powerful humidifier.

It will spray water vapor from the four corners of the room. If you don't wear protective clothing like us, your clothes will be soaked in less than a minute, and you will be soaked like a drowned chicken."

Conan rolled his eyes speechlessly after hearing this, and muttered to himself: "This is really a big commotion."

Kasei Masuo and other staff members put on the hoods of their protective suits, which only showed their eyes, looking a little mysterious. Then he continued to explain: "Let's go through the exhibition hall with the staff for the last time. Please wait for us in the guard room to avoid getting your clothes wet by the steam."

"Yeah." Suzuki Jirokichi responded and looked at the staff member's back as he left, seeming to be thinking about something.

After the staff had gone away, Kudo Yuki walked up to Suzuki Jirokichi, with a polite smile on her face, and said softly, "Mr. Suzuki, can I ask you a few questions in private?"

Suzuki Jirokichi was slightly stunned, then a kind smile appeared on his face: "Of course, Miss Kudo, just ask whatever you want to ask."

Kudo Yuki lowered her voice slightly, made up an excuse and began to test the waters: "On my way here, I overheard a few strangers talking about you and the former Prime Minister, the head of the Ooka family.

A while ago, you invited reporters to report the article "Kaito Kidd defends the crown, Kidd's nemesis makes another great achievement, his name is Edogawa Conan!" It is said that when the head of the Ooka family saw it, he was so angry that he threw his phone to the ground and smashed the phone screen with his cane. What happened?"

Suzuki Jirokichi's smile froze instantly, a barely perceptible displeasure flashed across his face, and then he sighed helplessly and slowly explained the reason: "In addition to the two well-known events, there are some unknown secrets.

In social circles, we all have our own connections and spheres of influence, and it is inevitable that we will have rifts because of the competition for some social resources. This seemingly small detail can deepen the gap between us without us realizing it.

Given his personality, he would definitely send someone to investigate Conan's identity, but he also doesn't want to make the conflict between me too public.

After all, we still have to maintain a certain degree of decency and demeanor on the surface, and we don't want these personal grudges to affect the public image of our family and business.

So his investigation will be more covert, perhaps just through some private detectives, starting from some subtle clues, trying to find out whether Conan has some special connection with me, or whether Conan's appearance is a trap set by me against him.

But he will not take overly radical measures to avoid unnecessary disturbances and public attention. Don't worry about Conan, the head of the Ooka family will not do anything to a little kid.

Although he is not broad-minded, he will not easily harm a child. After all, once such behavior is exposed, it will be a fatal blow to his reputation. He is not so stupid and impulsive.

Moreover, his main focus at present should be on how to recover the advantages lost in the previous business competition and consolidate the family's position in various fields. For a child like Conan who seems insignificant, he will not act rashly to avoid unnecessary trouble. "

After getting the answer, Kudo Yuki thought to herself: [What Suzuki Jirokichi said does make sense, but the real reason may have to wait for news from the head of the Ooka family to be known.]

At this moment, Kasei Masuo reported to the camera: "The final inspection is complete. The Sapphire Throne is of course fine, as are the lighting, hard glass, carpets, curtains, etc. in the exhibition hall. Isn't that right, President?"

"Yeah." Yoshida Yotaro responded.

Suzuki Jirokichi sat in the chair in front of the surveillance screen and listened to the report. Officer Nakamori placed one hand on the table and looked at the surveillance screen to remind him: "Then you should retreat quickly. There are less than 10 minutes left before Kidd's announcement."

"receive."

Officer Nakamori was still a little worried and frowned: "But is it really okay? Because of the water vapor, the image is blurry."

"It's okay! The three glowing lines are very clear. Like I said just now, they change color randomly. Even if the camera is hacked, as long as the color of the looped video does not match the color of the line on the outer frame of our display, it will be exposed immediately."

Staff wearing protective clothing stepped out of the exit one after another.

The staff wearing protective clothing went out from the exit and prepared to go to their respective posts.

The next second, part of Lingshu Tower suddenly lost power without any warning.

The mobile team member guarding the corridor immediately became alert. He reported the situation to Officer Nakamori on the intercom: "Officer Nakamori, it's bad, there's a power outage here!"

Upon hearing this, Officer Nakamori was so surprised that he couldn't help but shout, "What? The power is out!"

"Yes, just when the staff who had finished inspecting the showroom were about to leave through the exit, only the area near the exit and entrance became dark."

"No one went in there?"

"Well, it's too dark. I can't see clearly."

Suzuki Jirokichi's face changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and stared at the picture on the surveillance screen.

"Don't panic, this is within our expectations. The reserve power will be activated in another 8 seconds, and the glowing line has not been interrupted. In other words, no one has approached the door of the showroom."

Conan was very attentive and had already noticed something strange. He moved closer to Kudo Yuki and whispered in a low voice, "Sister, although it's only a little bit, the glowing line is shaking unnaturally. I guess there may be something unusual. Maybe Kid has sneaked in."

Kudo Yuki squatted down, looked at Conan at eye level, blinked at him, and murmured softly: "There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Go and investigate the situation. Don't expose yourself."

A chuckle escaped Conan's lips, "Don't worry, sis, I'll be careful." After saying that, he quickly ran towards the showroom.

Not long after running, Mao Lilan heard Conan's hurried footsteps. She turned back subconsciously and saw Conan's figure. She shouted loudly: "Conan!"

Conan was so focused on getting to the exhibition hall as quickly as possible to investigate the situation that he didn't even bother to respond, and just kept rushing forward. As soon as he ran to the door of the guard room, he saw a woman head-on. He quickly braked, turned sharply, and narrowly avoided her, and then continued to run forward, his speed not slowing down at all.

The woman was so frightened that she cried out, "Wow, what happened to that child?" She looked into the house in shock and asked loudly, "Excuse me, are there any police here?"

When Officer Nakamori heard the voice, he turned to look at her and said "Huh?" in confusion.

Yoshida Ayatsuki nervously took out her phone and said, "My husband sent me a strange text message."

Just as he finished speaking, another man ran up behind him. It was Kamiji Kyuya. He also looked anxious. He took out his cell phone and said anxiously, "I just received a text message from the president. It said, 'I will defend the gems to the death.' What's going on?"

On Conan's side, just as he ran to the exit, the light at the place where the power was originally cut off suddenly returned, and the bright light filled the entire space in an instant.

The mobile team member guarding the door saw the light come back on and subconsciously said, "Ah, the light is on." As soon as he lowered his head, he saw Conan running towards the entrance and hurriedly shouted, "Ah, wait..."

But before he could finish his words, Conan interrupted him and ran while shouting: "I'm going in for a moment."

Conan looked up at the camera and thought to himself: "It is indeed an invisible lens. It seems that Kid has already...

He ran all the way to the room inside, and as soon as he entered, he saw the familiar figure of Kaito Kidd.

On the blue jade throne, Yoshida Yotaro was sitting there with his legs crossed, but he had his head down with blood on his forehead. One hand was on his leg and the other hand was hanging naturally. Looking at the ground in this direction, there was a pistol lying there.

Conan couldn't help but speak out in shock, and asked loudly: "President Yoshida! You... did you kill him?"

To be continued...