Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Night falls in the small garden outside the castle.

Everyone gathered there, waiting for Qi Ming to speak.

"I'll go in and enjoy the experience all by myself in a bit. You guys just wait outside. Remember, whatever you do, don't come in."

The old man shook his head in confusion.

What exclusive experience?

I don’t understand Smecta.

I guess it's some kind of professional terminology used by Onmyoji (a popular Chinese gaming community).

The master pondered Qi Ming's words and spoke cautiously.

"So, sir, we'll just wait outside now, and you'll go in alone?"

Are you planning to start the exorcism now?

Exorcism?

Qi Ming raised an eyebrow in confusion.

What the hell is this? They're already exorcising spirits? All I wanted to do was go down and play the escape game with that old lady.

Qi Ming realized what was happening a moment later.

They're still thinking about seeing a ghost in the conference room.

Considering that he hadn't told them that the murderer was still in the castle, he realized that he didn't seem to have told them.

Qi Ming decided to let the other party continue to misunderstand.

Exorcising spirits and driving away living beings are roughly the same thing.

Too lazy to think too much, Qi Ming casually replied.

"That's right, there will be quite a commotion inside, so you'd better not come in. I can manage on my own."

Hearing Qi Ming's words, the old man was deeply moved.

"Alright, alright, then I'll leave everything to you, sir."

The old man bowed and thanked him, then hesitated for a moment as if he had made up his mind.

"Sir, I would like to modify the deal we discussed earlier."

Revise?

What, do you want to take the castle back again?

Qi Ming's expression gradually turned unfriendly.

How can they have no sense of contractual obligation, changing things as they please?

But before Qi Ming could react, the master continued:

"My idea is that once we find the treasure, we'll hand it over to you for safekeeping. Whether you take it or leave it to us is up to you."

"……what?"

Qi Ming was now at a loss.

Do they handle the killing and the burial as well?

Putting aside the fact that you gave away a huge castle, you're just giving away the treasure you've been searching for for four years without success?

What a great philanthropist this is!

Seeing Qi Ming's somewhat surprised expression, the old man shook his head with a wry smile:

"Actually, after listening to what you've said, I've pretty much figured it out."

"The master is truly foolish, leaving us with a treasure mystery that has caused us to waste so much time and pay such a high price..."

The old man sighed deeply.

"This treasure is far too strange and too hot to handle, so please leave it to you, sir."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ming lowered his head with a complicated expression.

What a profoundly enlightened person he is!

Although he had no intention of killing anyone, he ultimately did it to achieve the wicked goal of taking the castle.

I feel a little bad about it.

Soon after, Qi Ming repented for his despicable actions for a few seconds.

He solemnly raised his head and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

“It is my duty to exorcise evil spirits, my lord.”

"Sir, you are righteous!"

I saw Qi Ming stride heavily through the castle gates, as if facing certain death.

In the outdoor garden, the three children who hadn't attended the party looked puzzled.

"Haibara-kun, do you know what Qi Ming is going to do?"

Ai Haibara glanced at him, and after a long while, slowly said:

"...work, cleaning."

From the conversation between Qi Ming and the master, she had already guessed what Qi Ming wanted to do.

Whether they're trying to catch a ghost or not is another matter; it's more likely they want to find the murderer hiding in the castle.

"Work? But isn't Qi Ming's job as a singer and part-time game writer?"

“That’s right, he wants to experience the role of a castle cleaner now.”

……

It took about 10 minutes since Qi Ming entered the castle.

The castle's underground passage.

"What's going on? I remember there should be a door here!"

The old woman kept feeling around on the wall with a flashlight.

However, the button has been pressed several times without any response.

Perhaps it's due to the aging of the machinery?

The old woman had a bad feeling, but she still tried to comfort herself.

There are many hidden doors here, so even if one gets old, there are other ways out.

The old woman, holding a flashlight, turned around and walked towards another passage.

However, this walk took half an hour.

"...What happened? How did I end up back here again?"

The flashlight beam swept across a skeleton on the ground, and the old woman couldn't help but swallow hard.

The structure of this tunnel seems to have completely changed.

There was an extra fork in the road where there shouldn't have been one, and the direction that should have been the road led to a dead end.

She has brought this skeleton corpse with her about four times already.

This is the body of the first wife, whom she murdered.

As a bad person, the old woman never believed in the saying that evil deeds will be punished.

But now she was starting to feel a little scared.

Perhaps it's just not the right time yet.

Could it be that I'm trapped in a maze of ghosts in this situation?

Is the ghost of the first wife causing trouble?

In a panic, and perhaps to bolster her courage, the old woman stomped hard on the skeleton's ribs.

"I don't think I've traveled in this direction before."

Thinking this, the old woman took another step forward.

Perhaps this time we're heading in the right direction.

The deeper she went, the more she heard a strange sound echoing in the dark space in front of her.

buzz-

It sounded like something spinning at high speed, and it was somewhat chilling.

To be more specific, it might be the sound of the chain.

The old woman looked somewhat puzzled.

She remembered that the mechanisms here didn't seem to use chains.

Or is it that she has been here for so long that there is a secret room with mechanisms that even she has not discovered?

The old woman's eyes suddenly lit up.

Could this be the location of a treasure?

While the people outside were circling around, they had already entered and were opening the mechanism leading to the treasure.

The old woman took a deep breath, her expression grim.

No one can take my treasure away!