Conan: Live in the Maori Detective Agency at the beginning

Just over ten minutes ago.

Inside the game center.

Beihu Lucas vs. Rice Flower Caesar.

The screen in the lobby was playing a fight scene between two people in the game.

Countless people present stopped the games they were playing to watch the fight.

But the situation seemed to be one-sided, and the Rice Flower Caesar repeatedly beat Cup Hu Lucas without any chance of fighting back.

Everyone present felt that this cup holder Lucas was just a figurehead.

And there were bursts of surprise and questions.

But then a strange scene appeared.

After knocking down Lucas, Rice Flower Caesar did not deliver the final blow.

The game ended in a draw.

This made many spectators present feel dissatisfied with the game.

Mao Lilan looked at the game on the screen in confusion and turned to look at the 'Caesar'.

The others gathered around him out of dissatisfaction, only to find that he was already dead in his gaming chair.

.....

The three little ones sneaked in behind the police.

Xingchen and Conan, who were unable to stop them, naturally followed the three little ones in with speechless looks on their faces.

Xingchen put his hands behind his back and saw a group of police officers surrounding the place where Mao Lilan had just been. He thought to himself: A murder has really happened.

"What? He died during the game." Officer Megure was surprised and asked, "Is this true?"

"Yes."

"We just saw the process of the duel on this big screen." Mao Lilan pointed to the big screen next to her and said, "When he was about to win, he suddenly stopped attacking."

"The person on the screen was also motionless. Only then did I realize..."

Officer Megure continued, "You just realized that the real person controlling this character has also been sitting motionless in the chair, right?"

After saying that, Inspector Megure glanced at Takagi Shigeru.

"The deceased is Mr. Oto Kengo, 21 years old and currently unemployed." Upon seeing this, Takagi Shigeru told what he had just investigated on the scene: "Most people said that his behavior was bad, and his reputation in this amusement center was not very good."

"I see. That means he must have made a lot of enemies here." Inspector Megure guessed, touching his chin.

Inspector Megure and Wataru Takagi heard the voice of a foreign woman asking questions and mentioned Kogoro Mori.

So, the two turned around and saw Judy asking Mao Lilan, "Hey, are you already acquainted with Mr. Mao Li?"

"Yes, he was my father's boss at his previous job." Mao Lilan nodded in response.

"Inspector Megure, this lady is our high school English teacher." When Mouri Ran saw Officer Megure turn around and see them, she introduced her to them.

"You are an English teacher." Inspector Megure nodded in response.

"Oh." Mitsuhiko and Genta blushed slightly when they saw what Teacher Judy was wearing.

"Yes, my name is Judy Stelling." Judy Stelling introduced herself and said, "Please give me your guidance, officer."

"Oh." Inspector Megure walked up and had a conversation with Teacher Judy in Japanese English and American English.

Teacher Judy also corrected me on the pronunciation of the English word "police".

It was the first time that Takagi Wataru saw Inspector Megure like this, and he said embarrassedly, "Inspector."

"Ahem... In short, the focus of the investigation now is whether there are any suspicious people nearby." Officer Megure coughed lightly a few times and said after covering up his embarrassment.

Takagi Shigeru took out a small notebook and said, "Yes, according to the guests who were nearby at the time, no suspicious people were seen walking around in the amusement center at the time of the incident."

"The guest next to Mr. Oto also said that he did not eat anything during the entire battle." Takagi looked in the direction of the victim and said, "So the possibility of his suicide should be ruled out."

"Well, but why is he dressed like this?" Inspector Megure walked up to the deceased and asked puzzledly.

After Officer Megure finished speaking, he took off the deceased's helmet and said, "It's like a science fiction movie."

"Because this is a virtual combat game console." The staff explained.

"Hmm?" Inspector Megure looked at him.

"As long as players participate in fighting games, when the characters on the screen are attacked, they will also receive the same damage at the same time." The staff member continued to explain, and explained the general process.

"I really want to play the virtual combat game console." Yuan Tai next to him said excitedly when he heard the term.

"That's unlikely. Genta and I are not old enough yet," Mitsuhiko explained.

This sentence was like a bucket of cold water that extinguished Yuan Tai's excitement. Yuan Tai said, "Just thinking about it?"

"But, will it be painful to play this game like this?" Ayumi said curiously.

"Players can also be attacked..." Yuan Tai muttered to himself. When he thought of the dead now, he said with fear, "Could it be that this big brother died because of being attacked too violently? Then I'd better not play anymore."

"...That won't happen, little brother." After hearing what Yuanta said, 'Lucas Beihu' stepped forward and said, "Although the player was attacked, it was only a slight vibration at best."

"Yeah...right, it's almost like the vibration of an incoming call on your phone." 'Lucas Beihu' said, holding up his finger.

"Really? I was scared to death." Yuan Tai said, covering his heart.

"Ahaha, Genta, your imagination is so rich." Mitsuhiko couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes." Ayumi nodded with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yuantai breathed a sigh of relief, touched his head embarrassedly and smiled awkwardly.

Xingchen and Conan looked at Yuantai speechlessly with their crescent eyes. They always thought of some fantastic things.

"..." Officer Megure would not say that. His idea is actually similar to Genta's. Officer Megure looked at 'Haido Lucas' and asked, "Then who are you?"

"I am the player who was still playing against this guy right before he died." Shimizu Takao stepped forward and said, "I don't want to be treated as a murderer because of this incident."

"And to be honest, I should be the one who got beaten the worst."

"During the whole process, I only attacked him two or three times. The rest of the time I was just chewing gum." After saying this, Shimizu Takashige deliberately chewed the gum in his mouth hard.

"Is this really the case?" Inspector Megure turned and looked at Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko and asked.

"Yes." Mao Lilan recalled: "I remember that when they were fighting, it was indeed one-sided."

"Hmm..." Officer Megure thought for a while and said, "So the cause of this guy's death is indeed a mystery."

"Yes, there were no obvious external injuries on the deceased's body," Takagi Shigeru agreed.

"Could it be poisoning?" Conan, who was investigating the deceased, suddenly said.

"Huh?" Takagi Wataru and Inspector Megure looked at Conan in confusion. Conan explained: "Look, this uncle's face is a little pale, it seems that he died of suffocation."

"But there are no signs of strangulation on his neck." After Conan said this, his whole body hung in the air. He turned his head and saw that it was Takagi Wataru who picked him up.

Officer Megure looked at Conan and explained: "But, Conan, you have to know that this uncle died suddenly while playing games. And there are witnesses who said that he did not eat anything during the battle."

"If he had been drugged from the beginning, his complexion would not have been very good. Others would have noticed that he was not feeling well."

Takagi Wataru looked at Mao Lilan and asked, "Does he show any discomfort?"

"Well, I didn't notice that." Mao Lilan shook her head.

Suzuki Sonoko next to him said: "He defeated Xiaolan in the previous game. He was in great spirits at that time."

"But it's also possible that someone injected the poison into the body with a syringe or something like that," Conan guessed.

Xingchen touched his chin and thought, is there a possibility that he died suddenly?

"Ahaha, if that's the case, he should have shouted loudly, and the guests around would naturally notice it." Inspector Megure explained with a smile.

"Well, is that so." Conan pretended to be lost in thought, and then said: "But Officer Megure, have you forgotten?"

"Ok?"

Conan drew a big circle with his hands and explained, "This is an amusement center. Now all the machines are stopped, so it's very quiet. If all the machines were turned on normally, even if you talk loudly, you have to be very close to hear it."

"And this uncle's hands and feet were tied tightly to the game console at the time, and he couldn't move at all. In addition, in order to make it easier for customers to see the screen clearly, the lights in the entire game center were dimmed, right, Sister Xiaolan?"

"Yeah." Mao Lilan nodded in response.

"That's true." The more Officer Megure listened, the more he felt that what Conan said made sense, and he murmured, "When the victim is not prepared, even if he screams, the noisy environment of the amusement center will drown out his voice."

"And in such dim lighting, everyone's attention is on the big screen in front, so it's not impossible that someone wants to poison him," said Takagi Shigeru.

Officer Megure ordered, "Yoshi, let's hand this body over for forensic autopsy to determine the cause of his death first."

"Yes!" Takagi Wataru and the forensic personnel said at the same time.

Conan heard their conversation and smiled confidently.

Judy saw all of Conan's performance and couldn't help but touch her chin in deep thought.

Xingchen also took in Judy's expression and couldn't help but squint at her.

"Now we have to filter out the people who may be involved in the case." said Officer Megure.

Gao Mushi said helplessly: "But there are nearly 30 guests at the scene. It is too difficult to find the suspect."

"I do know of something that can tell who was near the deceased." Xingchen stepped forward and pointed to the surveillance camera on top and said, "For example, this."

"Oh, it's a burglar-proof camera." Inspector Megure said in surprise. After all, most of the cases they handled did not involve burglar-proof cameras.

"Excuse me, does this camera have any recorded footage?" Takagi Wataru walked up to the staff and asked.

"Yes." The staff member with afro nodded in response.

"Okay, let's go to the monitoring room to check." said Officer Megure.

The staff member responded: "Okay, please follow me."

Conan heard a sound of metal friction and fell silent, but when he saw Inspector Megure and others walking away, he wanted to follow them, but was stopped by Mouri Ran.

When Mao Lilan saw Conan like this, she put her hands on Conan's shoulders and said helplessly: "Conan, it is impossible to affect Inspector Megure and others in their investigation."

"Sister Xiaolan, weren't you watching Teacher Judy playing a racing game at that time? Were we just next to that uncle? Let's go over and see if we can find some clues." Conan made an excuse. He had to go and see what the surveillance looked like.

This is the only way to solve the case.

The three children saw this scene and gathered together. Mitsuhiko whispered, "Conan wants to be the center of attention again."

"Yes, yes." Yuan Tai nodded in response.

The three looked at Conan.

Stare~!

"....." Conan felt the gazes of the three little ones and knew that they would follow too.

Xingchen was eating melons on the side. As a professional spectator, he was always there to have fun.

"Well, then please come with us, Xiaolan." Inspector Megure, who had not walked far, heard Conan's words and thought they made sense, so he stopped and said.

"Hi." Mao Lilan blinked and nodded in response.

"Hehe." The three little ones surrounded Conan and stared at him, laughing secretly.

Conan was forced to agree: "Okay, I know you want to go. But you can't do anything out of line, understand?"

"Hi!" The three kids raised their hands excitedly and shouted, "Let's go, Junior Detective Team!"

"?" When Inspector Megure, Takagi Wataru and others saw how excited Genta and the others were, they looked helpless, but it seemed that this case had nothing to do with the three little ones.

In the monitoring room——

"This is the place, the dead man. He was sitting on the chair at this moment." Suzuki Sonoko pointed at the surveillance screen and repeated what happened at that time.

"Hmm? This should be Mr. Dejima." Officer Megure pointed at the staff on the screen and said, "What are you doing?"

Mr. Dejima explained: "At that time, I happened to be collecting coins that were put into the game machine."

"Oh."

Mitsuhiko pointed at the person on the screen who came over to talk to the victim and asked, "Is this the older brother from before?"

"Really?" Ayumi agreed.

"Could he be saying something like, I'm going to kill you?" Yuan Tai guessed.

"..." Suddenly everyone present was speechless. Officer Megure then ordered: "Takagi, let Mr. Shimizu come in."

After a while, Takagi Wataru walked in with Shimizu Takaho.

"What did you say to Mr. Oto at that time?" Officer Megure looked at Shimizu Takashi and asked.

"I just went to find out what kind of battle strategy he wanted to use before the duel." Shimizu Takao explained: "In the end, it was useless."