Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

The three of them came to the street, only to see a group of people wearing Tengu masks running rampant on the street, running around everywhere. Their figures shuttled through the crowd, causing passers-by to scream and avoid them.

Officer Ayanokouji made a prompt decision: "Well, let's split up and catch these people as soon as possible. We can't let the situation get any worse!"

Kudo Yuki and Furuheiji nodded and ran in different directions, blending into the chaotic crowd.

Kudo Yuki was agile, her eyes fixed on the few fast-running Tengu masked men. She shuttled through the crowd, skillfully avoiding passers-by and constantly closing the distance with her target.

Hattori Heiji relied on his excellent observation skills to pay attention to his surroundings, predict the escape routes of the masked men, and try to cut off their path.

Kudo Yuki saw the right opportunity, leaped forward, stretched out her hand to grab the arm of a masked man, and pressed acupoints on his arm, firmly holding him like a sculpture, "Since you want to run so badly, then stand still!"

Officer Ayanokouji, who was watching this scene nearby, couldn't help but widen his eyes, secretly marveling at Kudo Yuki's skills. "Well done! But don't relax, there are others!" As he said that, he continued to chase in another direction.

The masked man who was immobilized tried to struggle, but his body was completely unable to move and he could only look at Kudo Yuki in horror.

"Don't waste your energy. Just wait to be interrogated."

As soon as he finished speaking, the police officers arrived. Kudo Yuki untied the acupuncture points on the masked man, handed him over to the police, and then turned and walked in another direction.

Kudo Yuki walked through a small alley and saw the shop signs on the street. The shape and arrangement of the signs reminded her of the secret code. She stopped, took out her phone, adjusted the angle and took a few clear photos, and then continued to take a shortcut.

Not far ahead, Hattori Heiji grabbed the collar of the masked man tightly. The masked man felt a little regretful: "Damn it, I was caught."

Hattori Heiji was a little annoyed. He took off the man's Tengu mask with force and said, "What on earth do you want to do with such a weird mask?"

The man swallowed and said, "This is a job I took online. It said that if I wear a Tengu mask and run around on the streets of Kiyamachi, I can get a deposit of 10. If I am not caught by anyone within 30 minutes, I can get 100 million."

Hearing this, Kudo Yuki quickly walked up to the man and fell into deep thought: "It seems that the murderer has cast a very wide net."

Kudo Yuki suddenly realized that someone was staring at her, and she turned her eyes in that direction, only to see Suzuki Sonoko standing there, with a timid girl standing next to her. But her eyes instantly fell on the tall, serious-looking butler next to the girl.

Kudo Shinichi and Sera Masumi ran over breathlessly. Kudo Shinichi looked anxious, "Sister, how are you doing?"

Kudo Yuki slowly retracted her gaze from the butler: "Nothing has been gained yet, but this person's confession is somewhat intriguing."

Sera Masumi asked, "You got the job online? Does the person who gave you the task have any characteristics or special requirements?"

The man's eyes dodged: "No, it was just a very ordinary account that contacted me."

Suzuki Sonoko put her hands on her hips, her face full of confusion: "This is too weird, why would someone spend so much money to have someone run around the streets wearing a Tengu mask?"

Hattori Heiji stroked his chin and thought: "Is this just to create chaos and divert our attention?"

Kudo Shinichi looked deep in his eyes: "This possibility cannot be ruled out. Hattori, are there only those four people in the store now?"

Hattori Heiji handed the man over to the police officer, "Yeah, we have to get back to the store."

The four of them ran all the way back to the store entrance of Pontocho Kyuzan, only to find Izan Moriya lying on the ground. Kudo Yuki walked forward, looked at the scene in front of him, and snorted coldly: "It's really a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain."

Kudo Shinichi went forward to check: "This time it's the actor Mr. Jing."

Hattori Heiji squatted down and carefully examined Izumiya's wound: "His carotid artery was cut."

Sera Masumi also echoed, "He was upside down again, with two big lumps on his head."

Hattori Heiji stood up, frowning: "This murderer is really strange. He took the time to make these footprints before committing the crime, and then called the person out to kill him."

Kudo Shinichi looked around seriously and said, "There were no footprints ten minutes before we left here."

Not long after, police cars arrived with sirens blaring, and investigators quickly began to collect clues from the scene.

Officer Ayanokouji walked up to the body, his face full of annoyance. "I thought that since there were people coming and going at the front door, nothing would happen, so I only strengthened the security at the back door. Who could have thought that something like this would happen?"

Hattori Heiji frowned and looked at the four people in confusion, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes: "Why did Mr. Hayabusa come outside? Didn't he tell you to stay in the room?"

Ma Shanfengren frowned slightly, his expression slightly nervous: "I went to the bathroom with Isamu and Agada, but halfway there, Isamu said he was worried that it would be unsafe for Keiko to stay in the room alone, so he went back."

Agata Riki's expression was a little stiff, and his eyes were erratic: "I remember he seemed to check his phone before he went back."

Kudo Yuki caught Agada Riki's subtle reaction, frowned briefly and then relaxed, thinking something in her heart.

Officer Ayanokouji turned and walked towards Keiko Kurachi, saying in a serious tone, "So, Ms. Kurachi, did Mr. Hayabusa return immediately?"

Keiko Kurachi looked worried: "I was scared to stay in the room alone, so I went to the bathroom later. I think he might have come back after I left the room."

Officer Ayanokouji glanced at the three people and asked again: "How long did you stay in the bathroom?"

Ma Shanfeng explained anxiously: "I came out of the toilet quickly, but I got lost on the way back. This place is full of twists and turns, and it took me a long time to find the way back."

Agada Rikize stammered, "I, my stomach was not feeling well, so I stayed in the bathroom a little longer."

Sera Masumi appeared from behind, his eyes scanning the three people, "So, all three of you could have sent a message to Mr. Isaac to call him out and then killed him."

The three of them were shocked when they heard this, and their faces turned pale instantly.

Kudo Yuki turned her head and looked at the round bamboo fence. "Let's talk about this. The bloodstains and footprints on Inuya look like they were painted on with paint, and it should have been a while ago."

Officer Ayanokouji also followed and carefully observed the scene: "Before the body was found, when you came here, did you really not see these bloodstains?"

Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko shook their heads at the same time, and Mao Lilan murmured, "I really didn't see it, officer."

The girl standing next to Mao Lilan had a worried look on her face, clutching the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands: "Could it be that all of us have been deceived by the fox demon's trick?"

Kudo Yuki's lips curled slightly, with a sly look in her eyes, trying to tease the girl: "Little girl, there are no fox demons in this world, there are only conspiracies and tricks."

Mao Lilan quickly introduced: "Sister Xue, this is Ooka Momiji."

Ooka Hongye blinked, still a little frightened: "But this is all too weird and hard to understand."

Kudo Shinichi squatted down, staring at the area around Inuya. After a careful inspection, he blurted out: "Ah, there are strange traces around Inuya. Did you see them?"

As soon as he said this, he suddenly came back to his senses, feeling annoyed, and muttered to himself: "Oh no, it's all my fault for saying this all the time."

Kudo Yuki stood by helplessly holding her forehead, and complained madly in her heart: "Shinichi, you haven't even removed the seeds that are suspected of you, but you have already revealed your characteristics. Even if we block it, it won't catch up with your leakage." But her face remained calm.

Mao Lilan pursed her lips and pretended not to understand: "Why are you acting so cute?"

Suzuki Sonoko complained speechlessly: "At this time, you are imitating that four-eyed kid. Please change your mind."

Sera Masumi and Ooka Momiji watched the scene quietly without saying a word, but their eyes revealed varying degrees of thought.

Hattori Heiji leaned down slightly to take a closer look: "Really, it went around in a circle."

Kudo Shinichi changed the subject, trying to cover up his previous mistake: "So, is there a secret code in his arms?"

Officer Ayanokouji took the evidence from the investigator and said, "Yes, it is the same as when Mr. Nishiki was murdered. The code was placed together with the leaves of the golden holly."

Hattori Heiji took the code of the evidence and examined it carefully, muttering, "This third code is still so confusing that I can't understand it at all. By the way, why are the four square patterns at the beginning the symbol of that guy named Izukuri?"

Sera Masumi stared at the code without blinking. "If we use a larger square to surround the entire pattern along the top edge of the square, the white part will look a lot like the character 出 in 出栗."

Kudo Yuki silently said in her heart: [Sign in.]

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for signing in successfully today, and getting +50 mall points and code clues. The current mall points are 2550, and the system space contains: 1 barrel of healing spirit, anti-danger floating tools, water-stopping stone, information on the current situation of the winery organization, distribution map of the location of the winery base, code puzzle answers, and code clues. Please continue to sign in every day, Xiaoxue."

Kudo Yuki warned telepathically: "Rat, use the code answers and code clues."

"Ding, the code answer and code clues have been used, automatically activating the real reproduction skill and locking the target."

After a while, Kudo Yuki's eyes flashed with surprise. She picked up her phone, opened the photo she had taken before and compared it with the code: "So this is the answer to the code."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Kudo Yuki. She handed the photos she had taken with her phone to several high school detectives and patiently explained, "I took these photos when I arrested someone before. These signs feel like puzzle pieces. I just put them back together and discovered the secret."

Several high school detectives came over, staring at the photos and secret codes on Kudo Yuki's phone, with looks of sudden enlightenment on their faces.

Ooka Momiji pointed at the photo and the code, "The words written on the code and the words on the photo are all place names in Kyoto. This character is "Bi" in "Bi-cho" in Kamigyo-ku; the one on the left is "Mu" in "Mokuei-san-cho" in Shimogyo-ku; and the one on the left again is "Hua" in "Huan-cho" in Ukyo-ku."

After hearing this, Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up and he suddenly realized, "So this is how the word is pronounced. Why didn't I think of it before?"

Sera Masumi muttered, “Wait a minute, the district names here have up, down, and right, that is to say.”

Ooka Hongye then answered the question: "Kyoto has Kamigyo Ward, Nakagyo Ward, Shimogyo Ward, Sakyo Ward, and Ukyo Ward. It is divided into upper, middle, lower, left, and right."

Kudo Shinichi looked at his elder sister and whispered, "Sister, you guessed the code, right?"

Kudo Yuki lowered her voice and said, "The code on the first one is that there are three people to be killed. The first one is the screenwriter. The code on the second one is that there are two more people to be killed, and then the leading actor. The code on the third one is that there is still one person to be killed, and finally, let me jump off the stage."

At the same time, two searchers skillfully and quickly wrapped the body and carried it away on a stretcher. Their faces were solemn and their steps were steady.

Officer Ayanokouji looked at the three people, holding three pieces of evidence with secret codes in his hand: "We haven't finished talking about the previous topic, but now I have to ask you to explain it clearly. What is the relationship between Dekuri, who came up with these three secret codes, and you?"

The group arrived at the store room of Pontocho Kyuzan. The decoration of the room was simple and warm.

Officer Ayanokouji looked serious, staring at everyone, "Izuri Michio, so he was just like you, a classmate at Gion University of Arts."

Keiko Kurachi nodded quickly: "That's right, officer."

Agata Riki leaned forward with both hands on the table, "He majored in fine arts, and I majored in music."

Ma Shanfengren then added: "I majored in film. And Ximu majored in literature."

Arachi Keiko spoke softly, "I and Hayabusa both majored in drama performance."

Sera Masumi sat aside, picked up a glass of milk and took a sip: "But, you all studied different majors, so how did you guys know each other?"

Agada Riki crossed his arms over his chest. "At the time, we all joined the Tokusatsu Film Research Club. Izuri, he also joined the Manga Research Club at the same time."

Ma Shanfengren continued, his eyes revealing nostalgia for the past: "The movies they shot and produced are shown at the university's cultural festival every year. I was originally good at shooting special effects movies."

A smile spread across Keiko Kuji's face. "And I and Hayabusa have also learned some special effects makeup."

Agata rested his chin on his elbow, lost in reminiscence: "I was responsible for adding thriller music to the film they shot. The script was written by Nishiki, and the costumes and monster designs were done by Izuri. That's how we divided the work."

Ma Shanfengren raised his head slightly, recalling the past: "At that time, when Izuki was very busy in the comics club, everyone would run over to help with his comics."

Keiko Kurachi smiled and teased, "The only one who can really help is Agada." Her laughter broke the brief silence.

To be continued...