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

Two police cars were parked outside the iron gate of the mansion, and a conspicuous yellow police tape was set up around it.

Police officers stood on either side of the iron gate, while other officers scattered around, busily inquiring about the situation from the neighbors.

Inside the iron gate, the Western-style mansion's exterior walls were incomplete, covered with black scorch marks.

Seeing his house in this state, Qi Ming stepped forward and waved to the police officers guarding outside.

"Officer, what happened? Was my place bombed by a missile? I'm the homeowner."

"The homeowner?"

When the police officer heard what Qi Ming said, he scratched his head in confusion.

"Sir, are you sure you are the owner of this house? But wasn't the owner confirmed to have been burned to death?"

"……what?"

One sentence from the police officer completely baffled Qi Ming.

Not a buddy?

How could I have died so inexplicably?

Seeing Qi Ming's astonished expression, the police also felt a little strange.

"Sir, please wait a moment."

Ask Qi Ming to wait a moment, the police officer immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and reported to his superior.

"That police inspector, the homeowner, the one who died in the mansion, seems to have come back!"

After a moment of silence, the person on the other end of the walkie-talkie slowly replied.

"...Yamamoto, do you know what you're saying?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice on the walkie-talkie, before the police officer could even speak, Qi Ming snatched the walkie-talkie from him.

"Inspector Megure, this is Qi Ming. What happened? How come my house is gone after I only went on vacation for a few days? And why are you unlucky officers saying I'm dead too?"

"...Brother Qi Ming, please wait a moment, I'll be right there!"

Ten minutes later, a police car sped up from the street corner.

Then a familiar, overweight figure opened the car door and got out.

Upon seeing Qi Ming standing alive in front of him, Inspector Megure rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Then he excitedly walked over and patted Qi Ming on the shoulder.

"Haha, Brother Qi Ming, it's so good that you're alright! Those forensic doctors, what were they doing? They actually said you were dead, isn't that ridiculous?"

Qi Ming rarely felt speechless.

But right now he really feels like he's in the middle of a completely absurd situation.

"Inspector Megure, so how did my house end up like this? And why did you all say I was dead?"

Inspector Megure coughed lightly twice and then slowly said:

“We received the report the night before last. Your neighbors reported hearing an extremely loud explosion.”

"When they went out to check, they found your house was on fire, and there appeared to be several small explosions inside."

Qi Ming frowned.

He knew that his house wasn't invincible.

It's also possible for NPCs to break into your territory and steal or cause damage while you're away.

A setting that's quite stomach-churning.

Fortunately, the house is still using the system's default decorations, so I didn't have to put in any effort myself.

"So, Inspector Megure, why do you think I'm dead?"

Inspector Megure hesitated for a moment, then said seriously:

"Because we found a body inside. Although it was burned beyond recognition, we were able to identify it as Mr. Qi Ming."

Qi Ming raised an eyebrow.

What? Do you even have clones of yourself?

"Are you sure that's my corpse and not the criminal's...wait?"

Halfway through his sentence, Qi Ming suddenly remembered something.

The body they found might actually be their own...

That's my own corpse, killed by drug A!

He originally said he would take it to a place to deal with it the next morning, but he forgot about it because of various things.

If it weren't for Inspector Megure's words, Qi Ming would probably have forgotten about the corpse.

"Haha, but Mr. Qi Ming, you're standing right here, so something must have gone wrong."

Megure laughed twice and patted Qi Ming on the shoulder again.

"Now I'm thinking that the body might be that of the criminal, or the body of an accomplice of the criminal."

"Inspector Megure, that really is my corpse."

After a moment of silence, Qi Ming spoke earnestly.

"..."

"Haha, Mr. Qi Ming, what are you joking about?"

Megure Juujun assumed that Qi Ming and the others had mistaken the identity of the corpse in the Yin-Yang realm, so he quickly brushed it off and changed the subject to chatting.

After a moment, Inspector Megure looked around, his expression becoming somewhat serious.

"By the way, Brother Qi Ming, I wanted to ask if you need any protection lately?"

As if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, Qi Ming repeated Inspector Megure's words:

"Protect? Protect whom? It can't be me, can it?"

"Of course, it's to protect you."

Inspector Megure's expression was serious.

"Actually, we've pretty much locked onto the criminal, no, we've just locked onto a general area."

"That's what we call them: the remnants of despair."

Qi Ming's eyelids twitched.

Why does this group's name sound so familiar?

"Since the cocoon incident, a group of people has emerged in society who seem to have been brainwashed by the last live broadcast. They are extremely resentful of the rich and powerful, and have an extremely pessimistic outlook on the future. They are committing evil deeds everywhere."

Megure Juzo explained, looking at Qi Ming with a serious expression.

“Based on some of the criminals we’ve caught in the last few days, they all think that you, Brother Qi Ming, are a thorn in their side.”

Qi Ming's face twitched slightly on one side.

Are these people really out of their minds?

What did I do to them?

Inspector Megure shook his head.

"Based on our guess, they seem to be very hostile towards your actions in stepping forward to lead people in saving children."

"After all, if you hadn't started it, the children of those high-ranking officials and powerful people would have died, and their reputations would have collapsed directly."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ming nodded expressionlessly.

They really are a bunch of lunatics.

"Don't worry, Inspector Megure, I know a little bit about martial arts, I'll be fine."

Qi Ming waved his hand, rejecting Megure's so-called protection plan, and then gave a carefree laugh.

"And there's no need to treat me specially. I trust Inspector Megure and your team to bring those criminals to justice."

Upon hearing Qi Ming's words, Inspector Megure inexplicably straightened up a bit.

"..."

Hearing Qi Ming say this, Ai Haibara's eyes involuntarily narrowed.

what are you talking about?

Aren't you the culprit who did that?

Why don't you go and do it yourself first?