The Split-Actress in Conan's World

"Of course, I can't do it myself. It's not only embarrassing, but also stupid."

"So, I used my custody rights to gradually increase my control over him, until it was almost like house arrest. I even strictly controlled the time he left the room."

"Hiroki's resistance is understandable, but it's useless because I have another trump card in my hand - Kenmura Tadaki, Hiroki's biological father, who works under me."

"I told Hiroki that if he didn't follow my rules, his father would be fired from Sindorah and would never be able to work for another information technology company. Believe me, for a programmer, this is fatal."

"Obviously, this smart guy understood the consequences and chose to compromise."

"If he threatens me in return, it might be a little tricky, but he's just a 10-year-old kid after all, so he's easy to control."

"Everything is going as I planned. Under such a high-pressure environment, Hiroki's mental state is getting worse, and the programs he developed are beginning to have various problems. His talent is gradually dying."

"Until one day, he finally couldn't hold on any longer and committed suicide by jumping off a building."

"It all went very smoothly. I barely put in any effort. The secret was kept in Hiroki's stomach forever. Hiroki's death also brought some opportunities for Sindorah Company."

"I quickly held a press conference and emotionally revealed the deep foster father-son relationship between Hiroki and I to the media. A young genius who unfortunately died young, what a perfect news story!"

"The media went crazy over this. They didn't even need me to do anything. They started to exaggerate and put all kinds of beautiful and sad stories for this poor child. Then, they attributed his death to the wrong environment."

"Improper national conditions, distorted political parties, and an inactive ruling group. Believe me, the media really love this, and facts have proven that the public loves to see this kind of news."

"Sindorra Company has achieved rapid development. The previous competitors are now completely vulnerable and unable to stop my continuous progress. They were crushed and wiped out."

"But what I didn't expect was that a 'small' hidden danger was already buried at the very beginning of the story."

"Before committing suicide, Hiroki actually developed an artificial intelligence. He named it 'Noah's Ark' and gave it the secret that was enough to threaten me. He released Noah's Ark through the Internet."

"This has kept me awake all night. You know, the reason why Sindor Company has been able to get to where it is today is because of the false fairy tale I created to attract the support of the people. Once people know the truth of all this, this castle in the air will collapse in an instant!"

"In order to maintain all this, I spent a lot of money and hired a group of famous programmers to find the whereabouts of Noah's Ark and destroy it before the worst happens."

"Fortunately, the money was not wasted. Not long ago, I finally caught its tail. This rampant little guy did not escape to the boundless Internet, but hid inside the Sindor Company, borrowing our top hardware equipment to keep himself running at full power."

"During this process, it even stole my permissions and sent instructions to me with the highest level of permissions. I have to say it was very bold, but this move was the most direct cause of its exposure."

"By tracing back a few instructions, I also discovered that Noah's Ark was secretly communicating with a programmer in the company. That person was Jiancun Zhongbin."

"Very good, now that they are all together, it will be much easier for me to handle it."

"In order to truly put an end to all this, I gave up hiring assassins and bribery, and eliminated all means that might lead to future troubles."

"I will personally and ruthlessly put an end to this and this nightmare that has lasted for more than two years."

"Before we start to solve the problem of Jian Village, I pray to God that the operation will go smoothly without any complications."

"Your faithful followers pray sincerely to board Noah's Ark to the new world."

After reading the contents of the paper, the two fell silent.

"Can what's written above be verified?" Lin Chiyu asked, touching his chin.

Kenmura Tadaki was silent for a while, but finally spoke: "Hiroki and I... are indeed biological father and son."

“Noah’s Ark does exist.”

"Excluding the highly personal psychological embellishments on the paper, judging only from the facts described," he nodded, "it is basically all true."

"I know a thing or two about these things." Kudo Yusaku's voice was steady.

"In fact, in addition to our cooperation on the Cocoon game, Mr. Jiancun and I also have a commission relationship."

"He was indeed very suspicious of Hiroki's suicide and asked me to secretly investigate the truth of the matter."

"Although the commission has not yet reached an accurate conclusion, from the clues collected so far, the real situation is likely to be the same as what is written on this piece of paper."

Jiancun Zhongbin sighed, his expression complicated: "Since Mr. Yusaku has said it, there is no need to hide more details."

"Hiroki's mother and I divorced four years ago."

"The lawsuit lasted for two months, but most of the agreements were finalized in just two days. The only dispute was about Hongshu's custody rights."

"His mother refused to give in no matter what. She wanted to take Hongshu away even if it meant reducing the property divided up for her by half. She never trusted me to take good care of him."

"Finally, the court awarded custody to Hiroki's mother."

"I had no choice but to secretly look after Hiroki's life in my own way. Then one day, I suddenly lost contact with him. I hurriedly investigated and found out that his mother had taken him to immigrate to the United States."

"It was said that he was severely excluded and bullied in his school in Japan. I know that he has had a strong interest in programming and the Internet since he was a child, but this hobby was not understood by other children. On the contrary, he was out of place. Even the teachers at school didn't like him because he carried electronic devices with him."

"By the time I knew the situation was this serious, it was too late. His mother had already completed immigration procedures and took Hiroki on the plane."

"When we heard from them again, Hiroki had been adopted by a big boss of an information technology company, the chairman of Sindora."

He glanced at Chairman Sindorah, who was hanging on the sculpture, with an angry look on his face.

"I thought this was a good thing. Being able to live in an environment that he liked would be a good thing for Hiroki, so I found a way to get a green card and came here to work, hoping to be closer to Hiroki."

"But the time I get to see him is getting less and less..."

"Until one day, I heard the news that he had committed suicide by jumping off a building. I couldn't believe it!"

"Hiroki has always been a strong child. When her mother and I divorced, he was able to understand our difficulties. He overcame such a big difficulty. How could he commit suicide!"

"Over the years, I have been searching for the truth of this matter, but there is still no definite answer."

"During this period, Noah's Ark found me and hoped that I could secretly provide convenience for it. I agreed, but no matter how I asked it, it did not answer the question about Hongshu."

Jiancun Zhongbin looked at Kudo Yusaku and said, "Mr. Yusaku's arrival gave me the last hope, so I approached him privately and got this commission."

This tragic story finally had the last piece of the puzzle completed. After hearing his words, everyone at the scene fell silent. No one spoke for a while.

"So that's why the murderer chose to dump the body from a high place?"

Lin Chiyu stood in front of the sculpture, looking at the purple figure hanging high above a group of bronze sculptures. The absurd color difference made the composition look very empty, as if the gods were judging a humble sinner.

"Used as a metaphor for Hiroki's 'suicide' fall from a building."

His amber eyes darkened.

"However, Hiroki knew that he had become a threat to the Dirty Lord, and he calmly went to die after making all preparations. His silent resistance was deafening."

"The peaceful expression on the face of the chairman of Sindorah is in stark contrast to his crazy behavior, which further highlights his ugliness of using any means necessary. The murderer deliberately used this method to kill people, which undoubtedly showed an extreme sense of ritual."

“‘This is God’s judgment on sinners, and the sinners’ final peace is the mercy beyond God’s majesty.’”

"The method was mysterious and the body was dumped in a high-profile manner. The whole case revealed a sense of ritual with a clear purpose."

"Mr. Yusaku, I'm afraid we have encountered a difficult murderer this time."

Kudo Yusaku also looked serious, with no sign of relaxation in his eyes.

He read the paper carefully again and returned it to the forensic police officer in a plastic bag.

"I want to meet that 'Noah's Ark' first, maybe there will be other opportunities."

"I have a feeling that the mystery that the great murderer left for us is not yet solved."

The "cocoons" on the stage closed one by one, and 50 participants were finally about to enter the game world that was said to be "absolutely real".

A huge curtain rose up, and a prepared projection was projected onto it so that the guests waiting outside could see the performance of the participants in the game.

"Take us to the control room." Kudo Yusaku said to Kenmura Tadaki.

Jiancun Zhongbin nodded and led everyone through the employee passage into the main control room, which was the data center connecting all the "cocoons".

The perspective of each player in the cocoon can be called up here, and some simple data adjustments can be made.

Of course, they knew nothing about the extra Unit-01.