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

Shuichi Akai took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat and continued:

"I had guessed before, after all, the equipment that Qi Ming used was not something that an ordinary person could possess, but the appearance of Karasuma Renya proved that my guess was correct."

Conan, Amuro, and Heiji Hattori exchanged a glance.

The rich man who should have died has become a young man, which is somewhat absurd, but it is still somewhat plausible.

Although Heiji Hattori had never met Qi Ming, he knew from Conan's words how strong that person was.

It's not a superhero movie; one person's power can't be that outrageous. There must be resources behind them.

Conan and Amuro Tooru, however, believe that since Qi Ming has appeared, there may be other people similar to Qi Ming.

Besides, becoming younger isn't a big deal; Conan is still very young now.

Seeing that everyone's expressions no longer showed confusion, Shuichi Akai rested his chin on his hands and said softly:

"But I still feel like something is wrong. I feel like we've only seen the first layer, and there's some unbelievable truth behind it."

"Conan, I think we should probably face some problems squarely."

Upon hearing this, Conan nodded solemnly.

Seeing the two of them acting like riddle-solving characters, Amuro Tooru said with some impatience.

"Shuichi Akai, can you explain yourself clearly?"

Shuichi Akai smiled apologetically and looked at Conan, saying:

“Conan, you were probably the first among us to come into contact with him, so you can speak to him.”

Conan paused for a moment, then nodded.

He kept those things that Qi Ming couldn't help but understand to himself and didn't deliberately think about them.

But given the current situation, we'll never have an answer if we don't confront this problem directly.

Conan took a deep breath and looked at Amuro Tooru and Hattori Heiji, saying:

"I want to ask you, do you believe that a person can suddenly turn from an adult into a child?"

Amuro Tooru and Hattori Heiji both stared at Conan speechlessly.

What the hell is this kid talking about?

"...Are you telling us some kind of fantasy story?"

"This isn't a story; I witnessed Qi Ming's dramatic transformation right in front of me."

Conan then looked at Shuichi Akai.

"You saw him yesterday, Mr. Akai, didn't you? He turned into Ai Haibara after she grew up."

"Mr. Akai, did you see through their disguise?"

Shuichi Akai recalled the appearance of Shiho Miyano, disguised by Qi Ming, yesterday, and then shook his head.

"No, if I hadn't known about Shiho Miyano, I wouldn't have been able to tell at all."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Amuro Tooru felt that the matter was too surreal, but he could only follow Conan's train of thought.

"So you mean he's like he has the ability to transform, and can become whatever he wants?"

But then, Amuro Tooru recalled his own experience with Shuichi Akai and Rena Mizuna after they broke into Qi Ming's house and saw a ghost, and he said again:

"You suspect Qi Ming isn't human?!"

"Well, if we are human, then he who has such an ability might not actually be human."

Conan looked at Amuro Tooru with some confusion, wondering how the other had come to this conclusion.

"What I mean is, maybe we should try a different approach."

"For example, setting aside science and thinking about it from a supernatural perspective?"

Even Conan felt that it was somewhat ridiculous for a detective to say such a thing.

"Hey, Kudo, are you kidding me? Supernatural?"

Heiji Hattori patted Conan's head in an annoyed tone.

"If we have such supernatural powers, what's the point of having detectives and police officers?"

"If he kills someone with magic from afar, wouldn't we be able to find no evidence even if we searched the ground three feet deep?"

Conan, with a dark expression, slapped Hattori Heiji's hand away.

"I'm saying this precisely because I've seen him do it, and precisely because I can't find any reasonable explanation!"

Seeing Conan's serious expression, Heiji Hattori fell silent and said nothing more.

Shinichi Kudo's reasoning skills are very strong, on par with his own.

If even he can only utter such mystical words, then he has no choice but to believe it.

At that moment, Amuro Tooru suddenly thought of something and blurted out:

"game."

"Ok?"

Amuro Tooru frowned and explained:

"That's what the organization's documents say: that guy has always treated the world as a game."

"At the time, everyone in the organization thought he was a madman with cognitive impairment, and no one took Qi Ming's nonsense seriously."

The expressions of everyone present turned serious.

They weren't fools; they immediately understood what Amuro Tooru meant.

Hattori Heiji awkwardly raised his hand.

"Inspector Furuya, this is not funny at all."

Amuro Toru sighed.

"I don't find it funny either, but if we're talking about it from an unscientific perspective, this is the only thing I can think of."

At this moment, Conan also recalled what Qi Ming had once told him.

"No, Qi Ming seems to have said something similar to me before, talking about the plot and that I am the protagonist."

"At the time, I don't think I took it seriously."

Heiji Hattori took a big gulp of coffee.

This is getting more and more absurd.

"Could we invite Karasuma Renya out so we can ask him together..."

Amuro Tooru turned to Akai Shuichi and spoke, but before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly froze.

"No, that's not right. Didn't you just say that Qi Ming has the ability to transform? Is it possible that this Karasuma Renya is Qi Ming in disguise?"

Shuichi Akai was taken aback; he had forgotten that such a possibility existed.

"I can't rule out that possibility, after all, he's already used this method on me."

"..."

The group fell silent.

After an unknown amount of time, Hattori Heiji suddenly said:

"How about we go to Professor Agasa's house?"

Conan's head slumped, and he squinted at Hattori Heiji, saying:

"Hattori, what are you talking about? Why are you suddenly bringing up Professor Agasa?"

"Because I'm also curious to know what you're all talking about."

Heiji Hattori glared at Conan with annoyance.

Having never witnessed Qi Ming causing trouble myself, simply hearing them talk about it lacks any real picture.

And the idea that this world is a game is a bit too bizarre.

But since everyone had said so, he could only offer a suggestion in line with the majority.

Hattori Heiji addressed the crowd:

"Since you all have this idea, then Professor Agasa must also make video games, right?"

"Let's see if you can find the corresponding answers to Qi Ming's abilities in the game."

Amuro Tooru and Akai Shuichi were both taken aback.

"It makes sense!"