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

Shuichi Akai stared at the two people on the screen, stroking his chin in thought.

He remembered that he had already watched the live surveillance footage before Conan arrived.

Now that Qi Ming has confirmed his location, he should have told Gin and the others.

But why haven't those two arrived yet?

Or are they planning to assassinate me and Shiho Miyano from a distance...?

Shiho Miyano?

and many more!

Shuichi Akai rubbed his temples, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of unease rising within him.

I feel like something's wrong...

"Mr. Akai, you came here today because Qi Ming issued you a challenge, right?"

Just then, Conan suddenly asked Shuichi Akai a question.

Now that the other party knows his true identity, there is no need to call him uncle anymore.

Upon hearing this, Shuichi Akai was slightly taken aback, a look of confusion appearing on his face.

"A challenge? What challenge?"

He did receive a letter, but it was a plea for help from Akemi Miyano…

wrong!

Shuichi Akai realized what was causing that intense sense of unease in his heart.

Conan was also stunned for a moment, and then quickly said:

"But Qi Ming told me before that you would be facing off against that member of the organization who is known as the ace sniper here, right?"

"..."

Shuichi Akai's expression instantly went numb.

Sure enough, it was a trap!

Akemi Miyano's letter was forged by the organization!

Conan glanced at Shuichi Akai's expression, then took his hands off the keyboard and said:

"...I was just thinking of dealing with today's issues first, but I think we should share the information we each have first."

Hideaki Akai nodded slightly.

"I think so too."

……

About ten minutes later, Conan and Shuichi Akai had gathered a considerable amount of information.

However, the two who were just talking animatedly are now surprisingly silent.

Shuichi Akai's expression was somewhat stiff.

He learned from Conan about everything that happened to the young detective after he met Qi Ming.

He learned that Qi Ming had never died in Conan's viewpoint, and that Qi Ming possessed other special abilities that Conan was unaware of.

For example, it can freely edit electronic devices, and it can change size at will...

Of course, Shuichi Akai now knows that Akemi Miyano's note was actually a trap set by Qi Ming to lure him in.

but……

MTF!

is it necessary?

You know what kind of abilities Qi Ming has, why would he need to play you like this? Killing him would be a piece of cake.

She even faked Akemi Miyano's handwriting to tease him!

Shuichi Akai sighed, and a pang of guilt suddenly welled up in her heart as she thought of Akemi Miyano.

He also learned about Akemi Miyano from Conan.

What kind of madwoman is Akemi Miyano? And what about Ai Haibara's personal admission that her sister is dead?

Shiho Miyano would never make such a joke about her own sister.

So Akemi Miyano is probably really dead.

Shuichi Akai was truly heartbroken that he had gone mad because of himself.

On the other side, Conan.

His expression was no better than Shuichi Akai's, and perhaps even worse.

He learned about Qi Ming's battle against the Self-Defense Forces on Kamishima Island from Shuichi Akai.

It's hard to imagine biological weapons and a whole host of other advanced technologies that seem to have been unearthed from the ground up.

Even Qi Ming committed suicide in front of so many people at the end, and what was the result?

Right after this incident, Qi Ming acted as if nothing had happened, his body shrank, and he went to school.

Fortunately, another piece of information revealed by Shuichi Akai reassured Conan somewhat.

That is, Qi Ming is special, and the other members of the organization are all purely bad people.

The key issue isn't that they're bad; the key issue is that they're human.

Conan sincerely thought that if this were a game, then the Black Organization would be the villain.

The boss is the main villain, and all the members under him are elite monsters...

Qi Ming, on the other hand, is an elite monster from multiple playthroughs.

It's unreasonable to let him fight Qi Ming first at level 1, isn't it?

Ultimately, even the Self-Defense Forces couldn't do anything about him, so what could a mere detective like himself possibly do?

"Little detective, what's with that expression?"

Shuichi Akai had recovered from his guilt and looked at Conan, who had a bitter expression on his face, and asked with a light laugh.

"Mr. Akai..."

Conan looked up at Shuichi Akai and said somewhat dejectedly.

“Before you told me that Qi Ming had done so many things while I wasn’t looking, although it was difficult, I still thought it was possible to find something on Qi Ming.”

"But what is the Self-Defense Force? It is the ultimate force of our country. Even they can't do anything to Qi Ming, so what can we do?"

"..."

Conan is really confused now and is thinking of heading into the mountains.

Shuichi Akai glanced at Conan.

Although he was once an adult turned into a child, he is also a master of deduction.

But no matter what, the other party is just a teenager, so it's not surprising that Shuichi Akai would have such a mindset.

Knowing that Qi Ming was not dead, Shuichi Akai suddenly didn't know what the point of picking a fight with the organization anymore.

Qi Ming was like the organization's fortress, and their only tool for breaching it was a pitchfork.

"...There are many instances in history where the weak have triumphed over the strong, and even the victors themselves once doubted their ability to win."

Shuichi Akai looked at Conan and said calmly:

"Shinichi Kudo, now that you've decided to become a detective, don't stop fighting against the darkness."

"However, I think that now, we can no longer use conventional methods to deal with Qi Ming."

Shuichi Akai stepped forward and ruffled Conan's hair.

He could tell that the young detective was already exhausted, both physically and mentally, from investigating the organization.

"At least for now, whether it's you or me, let's put the organization's affairs aside for the time being."

"If I survive today, maybe we can still go out and have some fun together."

Now that you've embarked on the path of a detective, can't you stop fighting?

Conan clenched his fist, took a deep breath, and nodded.

Wait, what did Mr. Akai say?

Conan turned to look at Shuichi Akai, who held up his phone and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Let's see if I can survive this encirclement by the organization."

[Xia-kun, please return to the banquet hall. Something has happened here. —Tokiwa Mio]