forever lv.0

The usual boring reality is suddenly broken, and a pebble is thrown by a mischievous child in the middle of the calm water. What kind of picture is that?

There is no reality that is calm and without waves, because "quiet" as an adjective is itself a kind of statelessness.Nothing happened, nothing changed; no sound, no dynamics.What is daily life?It is "nothing" that is so boring that the colors are only black and white, and it is "zero" that the newspaper headlines only publish the illusion of peace.Because there is no change, because it is just a monotonous repetition, it is rarely actually noticed.

Everyday existence is only perceived once the event has occurred.The peace between the peaks of deviation, the interval between disasters, you are in it before you realize it.

No, it should be said that it was because I was in it that I didn't feel it.

But even if it is an event, its level is also different.Compared with serial murders with treacherous tactics, cold campus violence that did not cause bloodshed obviously received less social attention.And the little fun that can be brought by games just for entertainment is naturally not as interesting as real cases in reality.

The monster thief sent out another notice.

Kudo can't quite remember when the last duel was, but he can only vaguely remember the unbelievably bright full moon hanging in the night sky when they parted.

Like appearing suddenly in the game, without pre-programming, trigger conditions are unknown, and the official setting set does not give a hidden branch of clear information, the strange thief just naturally emphasized his existence in a rather high-profile form.The premonitions that look down on people are bound to be given in advance, and the dress that stands out whether it is in the night sky or in the spotlight, it seems to proclaim loudly: Look, here I am.

Since there is no fixed cycle for his actions, and the available information is too little to deduce general laws from it, Kudo only regards the duel with the strange thief as a real branch, and from time to time challenges that will arise.

After all, with every appearance of that guy, there will be extremely interesting puzzles.

"Ah, I'm so sorry to trouble you, Brother Kudo," came the voice of Police Officer Megure, "This time the notice letter is really hard to understand, even our police..."

When did your police interpret that guy's puzzle correctly... Keeping the complaints in his heart, Kudo read the faxed document from the Metropolitan Police Department, "How long has it been since the notice was issued?"

"One...an hour?"

One hour?Kudo frowned.

"Why did it take so long for the news to be released?" He put down the paper in his hand, "And, speaking of it...the one responsible for hunting down the phantom thief should be the Second Search Section, right? Why did you even...?"

"I wanted to spread the news immediately," Police Officer Megure seemed rather helpless, "But Officer Nakamori from Section [-] disagreed no matter what, so—"

That ferocious police officer... The rather unfriendly face of the uncle appeared in his mind, and Kudo couldn't help but roll his half-moon eyes.Whether that man still wanted to catch Kidd or not, he put aside the trump card that he could ask for help at any time, regardless.

"Don't worry," he raised his eyes with a determined smile, "This time, the puzzle is just a child's play gimmick."

After the call is over, the interpretation of the notice will officially begin.Faxed documents are simple black and white, and every stroke seems to hide a message.Through the superficial riddles to guess what the questioner is thinking, the process of solving the puzzles always makes people tremble with excitement.

Of course, before that, Kudo thought something should be done to make the process a little more interesting.

In order to allow enough preparation time, there is always a certain interval between the announcement of the notice and the actual action time it carries.The guy who interprets the puzzle always needs time to think, and the group of policemen in the Metropolitan Police Department also need time to prepare for the guard work.At this time, there was no need to do any special actions, and Kuroba, who only needed to secretly observe the actions of all aspects to fine-tune his plan, felt that he might be the most relaxed one.

After all, when everyone was in the dark, the answer to the puzzle was crystal clear to him.

How did the fans build momentum for this operation, and by the way, lay the foundation for the crowd tactics in terms of numbers; how did everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department work hard, trying their best to arrange a security scene that "even flies can't fly in" but is actually full of loopholes; troublesome guy What an arrogant smile again, declaring to the outside world that he "solved the puzzle"... It was quite a pleasant thing to stay in the dark and watch people's reactions.

Ever since he was freed from the game, Kuroba felt that he had too much time to control.It's such a joy to feel that every moment is yours.Naturally, this good mood will not last long.

Looking at the infuriating name on the caller ID, Kuroba couldn't help but mourn for his flag-like joy just now.

Sure enough, it's too early to be happy until the last moment...

"Hey, Black Feather, you are very interested in puzzle games, aren't you?" The detective's inexplicably excited voice was on the other end of the call, "I have a good puzzle here, do you want to try to solve it?"

Hey, it can't be...

"What puzzle?" Even though he already knew the answer to the puzzle, he still hesitated.

"Although it's not good to disclose at this time..." the detective lowered his voice, "Because of the police's problems, the information has not been released to the outside world, but I have already got it," said the words with full of pride . "Phantom Thief Kid's notice."

It is very easy to dispel a person's sense of pride. Hei Yu only needs to reveal his identity as the childhood sweetheart of Police Officer Nakamori's daughter, and tell the other party that he can get the news earlier and has unlocked the information carried in the notice letter, but Of course he wouldn't do that.

As the party who solves the mystery, revealing even a little information about yourself in advance is assisted in cheating.

"An announcement letter from Phantom Thief Kidd?" At this time, he should express a moderate surprise, "...where did the famous detective get the news?"

"It's inconvenient for me to say more about this," the other party asked his opinion, "Do you want to solve the riddle together?"

The famous detective would never have guessed who he was talking to... Kuroba was hesitating to accept the other party's invitation as he laughed secretly.

Needless to say.

The thinking and actions of the puzzler, and even the attitude towards the puzzle after the puzzle is made public, are all part of the puzzle.

"Of course!" He replied without thinking, "Ah, I'm really looking forward to—"

Since he wanted to solve the riddle, as the riddle solver, besides giving hints, it would not be too much to mislead the other party's thinking direction a little bit.

After cutting off the call, Kuroba put down the phone, the corner of his mouth curled up like a detective.

He doesn't mind adding a little more difficulty to the game.