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

"I found a new job and have a new place to live, which is pretty good."

On the other end of the phone, Miyano Akemi spoke with a smile, and Qi Ming could tell that her state of mind had indeed changed a lot after leaving the organization.

"Okay, try to get familiar with life there as soon as possible."

"Okay... By the way, Mr. Qi Ming, how is Shiho doing?"

Upon hearing Miyano Akemi's question, Qi Ming's expression twitched.

He didn't know where Shiho Miyano had gone, but if staying in the organization wasn't a good thing... then she should be doing well now.

Qi Ming then made up a story:

"Uh, okay, um, it's great, very great!"

On the other end of the phone, Akemi Miyano breathed a sigh of relief.

Having put aside Shuichi Akai, her only concern now is Shiho Miyano's safety.

"I hope Mr. Qi Ming will take good care of Shiho."

"Uh, um, okay, okay!"

[Long-term mission accepted: to take care of Shiho Miyano]

Mission reward: Depends on Shiho Miyano's satisfaction level.

Qi Ming's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

This mission... I'm afraid it's impossible to complete. We don't even know where Shiho Miyano has gone!

"(Amei, what are you doing?)"

A moment later, another woman's voice came through the receiver, presumably a new friend that Miyano Akemi had made.

Before Miyano Akemi left, Qi Ming gave her a piece of konjac for translation.

Qi Ming didn't know which game the item was from, he only knew that after eating it, he could listen to, read and write other unfamiliar languages.

After Miyano Akemi responded to the girl on the other end of the phone, she spoke to Qi Ming.

"Then, Mr. Qi Ming, I won't bother you any longer."

"Okay, okay, bye-bye bye-bye."

Qi Ming hung up the phone and sighed deeply.

This side story is incredibly long, and the process is absurd!

If anything goes wrong in the task process, all subsequent tasks will also encounter problems!

"Playing games is tough," Qi Ming sighed.

"By the way, little sister, where do you live? I'll take you home... Little sister, why are you staring at me like that?"

Qi Ming turned to ask Shiho Miyano, but to his surprise, the little girl was staring intently at him, her eyes slightly moist.

"What's wrong, little sister? Does your brother have horns on his head, or a tail behind him?"

Shiho Miyano shook her head, but her eyes remained fixed on Qi Ming.

So that's it! She was wrong. All her previous guesses were wrong!

She was so arrogant that she thought Madeira was trying to control her.

Looking back now, how could she be so dark!

Death is not the end.

Qi Ming was implying to her that Miyano Akemi's death was fake!

Wait, and hold onto hope.

Qi Ming was also implying to her not to have any suicidal thoughts, and to wait for the right time to tell her the truth!

Qi Ming's kindness towards them was genuine; it wasn't an act at all!

Shiho Miyano lowered her head, looked at her small, fair hands, and gave a wry smile.

Why can't I trust Qi Ming and instead choose to believe those two other members?

Why couldn't she wait a little longer and wait for Qi Ming to come back before making any plans?

Now look what's happened, all for nothing.

Ugh……

"Ma, Qi Ming, I..."

Just as Shiho Miyano was thinking about revealing her identity to Qi Ming, another phone call came in.

Shiho Miyano glanced at the name on the screen and her heart skipped a beat.

Gin!

Qi Ming glanced at the name and then turned on speakerphone without any hesitation.

"Hey Lao Qin, what's up?"

Gin said calmly, "I forgot to mention, it's a long-term mission: find Sherry, alive or dead."

[I have accepted one of the final missions of this game: Find Shiho Miyano and bring her back to the organization.]

Mission Reward: Return to the real world with all the items you now possess.

"what?"

Upon hearing the system notification, Qi Ming couldn't help but slam on the brakes.

"What's wrong?" Gin asked, puzzled, after hearing the sound of tires screeching on Qi Ming's side.

Qi Ming stammered, "No, no, it's just that this reward is a bit too, too generous!"

As always, Gin had no idea what Qi Ming was talking about. After giving a few brief instructions, he hung up the phone.

Qi Ming gripped the steering wheel, staring blankly at the windshield wipers swaying in front of the car window.

Since arriving in this game, Qi Ming has thought about going back, even though he's quite happy here.

But as I said before, no matter how powerful you are in the game, it's all fake; real life is above all else.

After Qi Ming instructed the system to exit the game, the system told him that he could return as long as he completed the final task of the game.

But to this day, Qi Ming hasn't even seen a glimpse of the final mission.

I never expected to run into you like this today. Was it really that sudden?

Now Qi Ming understands why Shiho Miyano is a main character.

This should be the main character for this player; capturing them would end the game immediately.

But the condition for bringing Shiho Miyano back... well, let's just take it one step at a time.

Qi Ming always reciprocated the kindness of friendly NPCs in the game.

It wasn't until today, after Shiho Miyano escaped, that Qi Ming suddenly realized he was quite into the role of a fan.

However, this task did give Qi Ming some information.

That means Shiho Miyano must have been doing quite well after escaping, and living a very secluded life.

Qi Ming calmed himself down for a moment, then released the brakes and continued forward.

After a while, he seemed to remember something and turned to Shiho Miyano, asking, "Little sister, what were you trying to say just now?"

"No, it's nothing." Shiho Miyano shook her head repeatedly.

That was close; she almost revealed her true identity.

If she hadn't overheard Qi Ming's reply to Gin, she would have almost forgotten that Qi Ming had some mental issues!

Shiho Miyano tried to change her mindset and follow Qi Ming's logic.

He once said that he could receive a system reward for every task he completed.

Judging from Qi Ming's expression just now, he probably knows that completing the mission of capturing him and bringing him back to the organization will surely bring him an unimaginable huge reward.

Shiho Miyano dared not gamble, dared not gamble that her relationship with Qi Ming might be enough to make him give up the reward...

Hey, wait!

Shiho Miyano's eyes suddenly lit up.

She had a great idea.

An idea that is not exactly similar to Vermouth's, but rather identical.

Could she follow Qi Ming's logic and cultivate a relationship with him using her current identity?

Is this the intimacy level that Qi Ming mentioned last time?

Perhaps when their intimacy reaches a certain threshold, Qi Ming will be able to develop genuine feelings for her. Then, wouldn't she be able to openly reveal her true identity?

Shiho Miyano glanced at Qi Ming silently.

However, she still needed to test the waters first...

Shiho Miyano took a deep breath, and a sweet smile suddenly appeared on her delicate, fair face as she softly spoke to Qi Ming.

"Qi Ming, brother."