The Split-Actress in Conan's World

Following a burst of noise, the media outside the building became excited again.

The black luxury car responsible for the pick-up stopped, the back door opened, and a handsome man wearing glasses got out of the car. He was wearing a black suit that fit him well, which brought out his mature temperament.

This person is the world-famous mystery novelist, Yusaku Kudo.

Arriving with him was Dr. Agasa, whose hair was becoming increasingly thinner.

After presenting their invitation letters for inspection, the two entered the meeting hall together.

"Shinichi should be here too. You and your son haven't seen each other for a long time. You can finally be reunited." Dr. Agasa said with a smile.

Kudo Yusaku raised his index finger to his lips and reminded calmly: "Doctor, my relationship with him must not be easily exposed."

"I understand." Dr. Agasa nodded in understanding.

At this moment, the staff of the venue came forward to greet the two.

"Mr. Kudo, please come to the stage and give a brief speech later."

Kudo Yusaku nodded and walked to the front of the stage.

The host turned on the microphone, and his voice was amplified through the speakers, echoing in the spacious venue.

"Dear guests, please give your precious time to our stage for the time being."

"Just now, Mr. Yusaku Kudo, who provided the stage ideas and script design for our 'Cocoon', has returned from the United States. Let's give him a warm round of applause and invite him to say a few words for us!"

There was thunderous applause in the conference hall.

Conan's eyes lit up when he saw Yusaku Kudo walking on the runway.

"Ah, you're finally back." Dr. Agasa walked up from behind him with a relaxed tone.

It was really difficult for him to fly back and forth between the two ends of the earth in his current physical condition.

"Thank you for your hard work, Doctor. Welcome back."

"After all, if we want to get through the press conference safely, we must ensure that there are no loopholes in the program." The doctor smiled with his eyes curved.

Conan asked again: "Where's my mom? There shouldn't be more than just dad and the doctor back, right?"

"She said she hadn't been back to Japan for a long time, so she went to attend the class reunion and brought along her good friends."

Conan knew in his heart that this "good friend" was probably Weiyang...his sister.

"Here, your experience badge." The doctor took out a small qualification certificate from his pocket and handed it to Conan.

The quotas for these collaborators were all distributed in advance, so the badge has been in his hands all the time, and it was only delivered to Conan after he got off the plane today.

This is a different process from other qualifications obtained on-site.

Conan held the badge and smiled: "Although I am very happy to get a place, but..."

He turned around and looked at the three little ones. They were discussing something and looked quite excited.

"Forget about me going out to play alone."

"I think you'll be fascinated by it." The Doctor winked playfully and whispered in his ear.

"Although this is still a secret, it doesn't hurt to tell you secretly."

"This game is set in London a hundred years ago, at the end of the 19th century!"

"London a hundred years ago?" Conan quickly understood what this time point and place meant.

"Dad really hasn't changed. He still loves that era so much."

The doctor also laughed: "You two are alike."

As the two were chatting, the lights in the hall suddenly went out.

Cool neon light beams shoot out irregularly, creating a dreamy atmosphere throughout the hall.

The mechanism started to work, and a hole appeared in the floor in the spotlight on the stage. A metal object shaped like an eggshell slowly rose up, and with a sound of air, the hatch slowly opened.

Revealing the futuristic design inside.

A comfortable leather seat is in the middle, with hidden breathing lights on both sides flashing gradually, and an extremely high-tech connected helmet is hung on the top of the cabin through wires.

That is the so-called "cocoon"!

"He's quite handsome." Chiyoko commented.

"It's a pity that you can only watch." Huibara Ai poured cold water on her.

"It's hard to say." Looking at the three little ones plotting something there, Chiyoko smiled mysteriously.

"Okay, to kill time, let me give you a puzzle!" Dr. Agasa suggested cheerfully.

"Eh?!!"

The three little ones all stretched out the sound at the same time, looking very resistant.

"Here we go again, the Doctor's puzzles are cold and boring..." Mitsuhiko complained mercilessly.

"What should I do? Should I run away?" Yuantai was ready to run away at any time.

When Ayumi saw that her two friends were about to get away, her kind nature began to take over.

"That's not good. The doctor must have worked very hard to come up with this. How about... listen to it?"

However, the doctor over there cleared his throat confidently and started asking questions.

"listen!"

"Mr. A from this game company couldn't resist the temptation at work and became addicted to playing the 'Cocoon' game. What would the chairman do to Mr. A if he saw this?"

"Answer one: He was praised because he finished the game."

"Answer two: He was fired for playing games during work hours."

"Answer three, because he is sleeping soundly in his 'cocoon', so let him continue to sleep."

Ayumi held up three fingers: "Three, let him continue to sleep!"

"Why?" the doctor asked, leaning forward.

"Because the cocoon looks a lot like a cradle!"

"Unfortunately, the answer is wrong!" The doctor shook his head proudly.

Mitsuhiko then replied: "I think the answer is one, praise him!"

"Same mistake!" The smile on the doctor's face grew even brighter.

"Then the answer is two." Yuantai got the correct answer through the greatest reasoning method - the process of elimination.

But it was obvious that he didn't know the answering process.

"But why?"

Dr. Agasa did not answer directly, but turned to ask Huiyuan Ai beside him: "Ai-kun should know why, right?"

"Please explain it to me."

Huihara Ai rubbed her exposed arms and said, "I'm wearing a little too little today, so let Edogawa tell me."

Conan showed a resistance expression and hugged himself exaggeratedly, but he still explained.

"Playing 'cocooning' while working means 'reducing' the working time, which naturally means being fired."

"No, it's too cold."

"Luckily I prepared coffee in advance." Chiyoko took a big sip of coffee, trying to get rid of the goose bumps.

Yuan Tai turned around awkwardly: "...I'll go get a hot drink."

"I'll come too." Mitsuhiko and Ayumi quickly followed and escaped from the cold air.

"Strange?" Dr. Agasa stretched out his hand and tried, "Is the air conditioning temperature here too low for the children?"

Conan looked at the doctor, who was unaware of the awkwardness, and pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly.

In a corner of the meeting hall.

"This statue is really nice." A middle-aged man praised while standing in front of a decorative Greek mythology statue.

Next to him was the deputy director of the Metropolitan Police Department. He echoed, "I heard that this is the collection that Chairman Sindora is most satisfied with."

"Wow, moving this thing here, it seems like he really takes this press conference very seriously."

The middle-aged man sighed, "Among sculptures of the same style, it's rare to see one that's so full of fighting spirit. He probably thinks it's very similar to himself."

Among the statues, the image of a warrior holding an axe is the tallest, with a cold light flashing from the axe in his hand.

Above the statue, on the ceiling several meters high, a suspicious figure was lurking in the ventilation duct.

He observed the situation in the venue through the gap in the pipe, silently calculating the time in his mind.

At his feet, lying quietly, Chairman Sindora, wearing a purple suit, seemed to be sleeping peacefully with a very calm face.

But there was no movement in the chest and abdomen.

......

"this way please."

Jiancun Zhongbin led the way and walked into a staff passage.

As a programmer, he never thought that one day he would need to act as a receptionist and do reception work.

However, this is an instruction issued by the company's top command.

Although it was sent by Noah's Ark.

The instructions were simple. He only had to wait for a distinguished guest to arrive and then lead him to a special reception room that was different from all other guests. He didn't need to worry about anything else.

Oh, and also to make an introduction within my job scope for this distinguished guest.

The so-called special reception room is a set of compartments opened at the highest point of the venue. From inside, one can see the entire venue through one-way glass, and the view is very good.

The same drinks and meals are served separately in the venue, and the specifications are even better.

But these are not the most important things.

Most importantly, this is the only additional equipment besides the 50 “cocoons” in the venue.

And unlike the fifty mass-produced machines, this is a first-rate test machine, equipped with the most advanced technology.

And as Unit-01, it will provide a small privilege to the experiencer.

As for what this privilege is, we will probably have to wait until the testers officially enter the game to find out.

At least Kenmura Tadaki doesn't quite understand it.

This Unit-01 was built entirely by Noah's Ark with the highest authority. Except for Noah's Ark itself, no one knows what functions this thing is designed to have.

Seeing that they had arrived at the door of the special reception room, Kenmura Tadaki collected his attention.

"Please lend me your invitation letter. The smart lock of this reception room uses special encryption. It can only be unlocked after detecting the chip in the invitation letter."

The distinguished guest did not put him in an awkward position and readily handed over his invitation. Jiancun Zhongbin successfully opened the door and invited him in.

"From now on, when you go in and out, you only need to open the door like I just did. Apart from that, no one can open this door without permission. Your privacy will be well protected."

He pointed to an electronic screen installed on the armrest of the sofa and said, "You can contact me directly there. I will send a service staff immediately if you need anything. I won't bother you anymore."

After briefly introducing the function of this reception room, Jiancun Zhongbin stepped out. As the door closed, the smart lock opened automatically. No one could open it except the person with the invitation letter.

Professor Lecter looked at the deluxe version of "Cocoon" standing next to the sofa, his eyes flickering.

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Regarding the doctor's puzzle, some people may have noticed that there are some subtle differences from the movie version. This is actually because I noticed that the original puzzle used Japanese homophones, which caused misunderstandings among people, making it seem meaningless. However, Dr. Agasa's puzzle-guessing segment is a must-see part of the movie version, so I modified it slightly and changed it into a homophone method that is more acceptable to Chinese. You can just enjoy it and don't go into it in detail.

ps: I originally planned to insert this paragraph into the author's statement, but judging from the data in the previous chapters, it seems that no one will see it if it is placed in the author's statement, so I decided to insert it at the end of the main text.

PS: Don’t say I’m a slob (angry)