Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

Chapter 232 Early prevention, merit +1

After hearing Kudo Yusaku's name, everyone turned their attention to the stage. A calm middle-aged man wearing a blue suit, glasses, and a thick mustache walked onto the stage and smiled at him. Everyone waved.

Kudo Yusaku is a world-class mystery novelist who enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad and is very respected. His appearance made everyone present applaud in unison.

Seeing his father, Conan temporarily left Mao Lilan's side and moved a little closer to the stage. He crossed his arms and looked at each other with a smile.

At this moment, a familiar sigh suddenly came to his mind:

"I'm finally back."

"PhD!"

Dr. Ali, wearing a gray suit, came to him with a smile and spoke to him. Seeing this, he suddenly said:

"I asked you why you have been so busy lately. It turns out you are helping my dad at work."

Dr. A Li smiled and nodded:

"I'm going to help him with the final stages of the process."

"Where's my mother?"

"She went to attend a class reunion, so she didn't come over."

While answering Conan's question, Dr. Ali took out a small thing from his arms, handed it to him with a smile and said:

"By the way, this is a gift for you."

"A badge for participating in the game?"

Conan took the badge from Dr. A Li, a little surprised. Dr. A Li came a little closer and smiled softly:

"I think you will be fascinated by it. Although it has not been announced yet, one of the five playable game worlds is set in London at the end of the 19th century, right?"

"London at the end of the nineteenth century?"

Conan looked at Kudo Yusaku who was giving a speech on the stage and showed an 'unsurprising' smile.

"Dad, he really hasn't changed at all. He still likes that era very much."

Dr. A Li smiled and said:

"This is the same for both father and son."

Conan smiled and did not deny it.

After what Dr. Ali said, he did become somewhat interested in this game. However, when he thought of the other members of the Young Detective Team, he smiled and said:

"Let's talk about it then. After all, I can't leave the others and run off to play alone."

I hope Ayumi and the others' plan goes smoothly.

As he spoke, Kudo Yusaku's brief speech on the stage ended quickly. At the same time, all the lights were turned off at the same time, and the hall suddenly became extremely dark.

Just when everyone was confused, a brilliant laser suddenly emitted from the stage. Then, the spotlights converged on one place, and a beautiful staff member and a game cabinet slowly rose from the stage.

“Then, let me introduce to you this next-generation game console—Cocoon!”

"'Cocoon' can simulate human vision, hearing, smell, touch, and taste by stimulating the nervous system of the brain."

Conan in the audience sounded very familiar, so the host's introduction to 'Cocoon' was very different from the one introduced by the little girl named Yui before!

So, he couldn't help but asked Dr. Ali:

"Doctor, has this information about 'Cocoon' been released to the public?"

Dr. A Li thought for a while and replied:

"Probably not. As far as I know, there have only been a few internal demonstrations for relevant personnel before. This is the first time for a public conference like this."

"First time?"

Conan couldn't help but fall into thought.

Damn it, it’s still very concerning!

On the other side, after the lights in the hall were turned off, Mouri Kogoro was accidentally bumped by someone and couldn't help complaining:

"Really, please don't walk around in the dark, okay!"

"Feel sorry."

The other party apologized quickly and then continued to leave, not knowing what he was busy with.

But when the introduction to 'Cocoon' was over and the lights came on again, Mao Lilan suddenly discovered that Moriarty, who had been staying by Fujimaru Ritsuka's side, had disappeared at some point.

She was a little confused and said:

"Why is Mr. James missing?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"He went to the toilet, don't worry about him."

——

As the emperor of Japan's IT industry, the chairman of Sindora Company who jointly developed 'Cocoon' with game manufacturers. During this press conference, no matter where he went, he attracted everyone's attention.

Therefore, he could only take advantage of the dark moment when the lights in the hall were turned off, hurriedly left the party hall, entered the backstage area, and walked all the way to the door of Kashimura's office.

He silently stared at the name plate on the door with a sinister look in his eyes. After pausing at the door for a moment, he opened the door and walked in.

At this time, the game development leader Tadaki Kashimura, who had just briefly talked with Fujimaru Ritsuka, was sitting at the computer desk and seemed to be checking something.

Hearing the movement behind him, he sat on the office chair and slowly turned around to look at Sindora, but did not speak immediately, as if waiting for the other party to speak first.

"I had to get back to the scene right away, so I just said it bluntly."

Sindora obviously had no intention of slowly getting along with him, so she got straight to the point:

"How much do you plan to sell me the DNA tracking system that Hiroki entrusted to you?"

Hearing this, Kashimura Tadahin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then slowly opened them again, and said calmly:

"I'm not trying to blackmail you, I just hope you can atone for your sins."

"Hiroki's death looks like a suicide, but in fact you and I both know that it was a bloody murder."

"He discovered the secret about you through the DNA tracking system, the secret that could destroy the entire Sindora Company. Therefore, he was closely monitored by you and forced to work. In the end, he was forced to commit suicide due to the tremendous pressure exerted on himself."

"But before committing suicide, he released his clone, the artificial intelligence 'Noah's Ark', so I was able to re-find the truth through the DNA tracking system provided by Noah's Ark."

"I think this is the legacy that Hiroki entrusted to me."

"Therefore, I just hope that you can surrender, explain all this to the public, and return the truth to the world."

".I see."

After being silent for a long while, Sindora nodded solemnly and said:

"I will atone for my sins and make everything public. I am willing to accept any sanctions."

"But before that, can you let me take a look? The one you mentioned, the DNA tracking system given to you by Noah's Ark."

Kashimura Zhongbin glanced at him and thought that the other party wanted to confirm whether he was lying, so he agreed:

"Can."

Kashimura Zhongbin turned around again and started operating on the computer, but he didn't see that Sindora's expression changed instantly the next moment he turned his back.

Sindora gritted her teeth and looked at the other party, with a drop of cold sweat on her forehead, as if she was making a difficult decision.

In the end, he chose to take out a pair of gloves. At the same time, a sharp dagger that reflected light slipped out of the cuffs and was held tightly in his hand.

Looking at Kashimura Zhongbin's back, Sindora walked closer quietly, then raised the dagger in her hand high and aimed it at the opponent's back.

But at this moment——

"Bang!"

The mysterious force that appeared from nowhere hit the dagger held by Sindora, causing him to suddenly feel a huge impact and find it difficult to grasp the weapon in his hand.

Finally, the dagger came out of his hand and fell to the ground in the distance, making a very noisy collision sound.

"Kang-dang-kang-dang-dang.!"

Kashimura Zhongbin suddenly turned around and saw Sindora who had unknowingly touched his back with a look of astonishment, as well as the sharp dagger that fell to the ground.

The atmosphere instantly became silent.

Come on!