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

Haneda Hiroshi held the note tightly in his hand, with a solemn look on his face. He placed the note on the path that Kudo Yuki must pass. After doing all this, he rang the doorbell of the murderer's room.

The moment the murderer opened the door, an expression of astonishment appeared on his face, and his eyes were full of panic and vigilance.

"I'm so sorry to bother you so suddenly. I wonder if you moved here quietly! You look so surprised. You didn't expect me to come over."

Hiroshi Haneda looked at the murderer with a smile, trying to make his tone sound casual, but his clenched fists revealed his inner tension.

"The reason I came here today is actually to persuade you to turn yourself in. It was you who did it. You brutally murdered the chess player Genda in that apartment in Beika-cho. Well, let's go in and have a good talk." As he said that, he walked into the house.

However, who would have thought that the murderer suddenly showed a murderous look in his eyes, took out an electric baton from behind, and pressed the switch behind Haneda Hideyoshi. A "sizzling" sound of electricity instantly rang out, and the electricity instantly spread throughout Haneda Hideyoshi's body. He only had time to groan before he fainted on the ground.

After understanding the case at the scene, the brother and sister slowly walked back. Conan lowered his head, still thinking about the case.

"Sister, I remember that Taiko's expression was a bit strange after he found the body. Did he find something?"

"Now that you mention it, it's a bit suspicious. Mr. Taiko Meijin's expression at the time seemed to be hiding something. If I'm not mistaken, he should know who the murderer is."

Kudo Yuki narrowed her eyes slightly, and kept recalling Taiko Meijin's expression at that time in her mind. "His momentary surprise and the emotions he tried to conceal afterwards did not seem like a normal reaction."

"Sister, I noticed that the Taiko Master's eyes always unconsciously glanced towards a certain place, as if hinting at something."

"Perhaps there are important clues related to the case in that direction. It's just that the scene was too chaotic at the time and we didn't pay attention to it."

The brother and sister talked as they walked, and before they knew it they had arrived at the lobby of the apartment.

Not far from the apartment lobby, Kudo Yuki's eyes were attracted by a subtle abnormality, which was a faint hint of white in the grass.

Conan was puzzled: "Sister, what are you looking at?"

Kudo Yuki did not answer immediately. Instead, she pursed her lips, moved closer cautiously, and pulled aside the grass.

In the bushes, there was a piece of messy folded paper with some wrinkles and damage on the edges. She picked it up, blew away the dust on it, and slowly unfolded the paper. Conan also walked to his sister's side, tiptoed, and looked at the note together.

The handwriting on the note was a little sloppy, the strokes were crooked, and the ink marks were deep and shallow, as if it was written in a hurry:

Miss, I left this here on purpose. I am going to meet a friend, and this trip is full of danger. If I am not around when you see this note, it means that I have been discovered. Please inform my brother Okiya Subaru as soon as possible, it is urgent! -Haneda Hideyoshi

Kudo Yuki's expression suddenly became serious. "Little detective, it seems that the truth is about to be revealed."

"Sister, we have to inform Mr. Okiya Subaru immediately."

"Conan, you should have his contact information! Come and call."

Conan quickly took out his cell phone and searched for Subaru Okiya's number in the address book.

"Found it!" Conan pressed the dial button and turned on the speakerphone, and a "beep beep" waiting tone came from the phone.

At this moment, a lazy and surprised voice finally came from the other end of the phone: "It's rare, little brother, you actually call me."

Akai Shuichi listened to Conan's words and his voice suddenly rose, "What! Are you saying that Hideyoshi suddenly disappeared after the murder?"

"Well, my sister said that Taiko Meijin probably knew who the murderer was, and he went looking for that person. The three suspects are all chess players, so he probably hoped that the person would surrender himself."

"Then tell me in detail what happened."

Then I heard Kudo Yusaku's voice: "Could you please turn on the speakerphone so I can listen to what happened? I have nothing to do anyway."

I heard Kudo Yukiko's voice again: "You can take this opportunity to make good use of the world's leading mystery geek."

The siblings began to explain the case, and Kudo Yuki added some details that Conan had not noticed, making the description of the case clearer and more complete.

Kudo Yusaku understood the whole story, "I see. Every time a victim appears, one leg of the shogi board is missing. However, you and Xiaoxue should have noticed that the leg of the shogi board is just a trick."

Conan frowned, but there were some clues that he just couldn't figure out. "Yeah, but as I said just now, those three people all have alibis."

"You said that Akai's brother, Taiko Meijin, seemed to have discovered something at the time. Why do you think so?"

"I remember that the celebrity wanted to avoid the people standing in front of him to see the body, but his hand accidentally touched the kitchen countertop. He seemed to touch something and took his hand back. I don't know if he was burned or frozen. In short, his expression changed."

"Was there anything on the kitchen counter at that time?"

"It doesn't seem to be anything special, just two ice molds, a blender, and a toaster."

"Isn't that right? One of the three people used that magic item to create an alibi."

"What's that?" Conan was confused and frowned even more tightly.

Kudo Yuki pointed out: "For example, if you catch a doll in a claw machine, it will fall out of the machine."

"Yes." Conan suddenly realized and his eyes lit up instantly.

Kudo Yusaku solemnly warned: "Remember, the current situation is very urgent. You and Xiaoxue should go and meet Akai first. Make sure his brother's personal safety. I'm counting on you, Edogawa Conan!"

"Okay, I understand." Conan hung up the phone.

The brother and sister were waiting for Shuichi Akai to arrive in front of the delicious Ogura Ramen Restaurant.

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

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for signing in successfully today. You will get +100 mall points and the secret file props of the person involved in the case.

The current mall points are 2800, and the system space contains: 1 barrel of healing potion, anti-risk floating tools, water-stopping stone, recent information on the winery organization, distribution map of the winery base, tracking compass props, and secret files of people involved in the case props. Please continue to sign in every day, Xiaoxue."

Conan took advantage of the waiting time to take out his cell phone from his pocket and quickly called Ogino Ayami: "Officer Ogino, could you please call the three suspected shogi players and ask if Taiko Meijin is with them?"

"Okay, I'll call right away." The phone hung up.

Conan put down his phone and said, "I hope we can find clues soon."

Kudo Yuki looked at her brother's nervous look and comforted him: "Don't worry too much, Conan, we will definitely find him."

After a while, Conan's cell phone rang, and he quickly picked it up. Ogino Ayami's voice came: "Conan, I asked the three suspects, and they all said that Taiko Meijin is not with them."

Kudo Yuki frowned: "One of those three must have lied."

Conan's young face showed a maturity and solemnity that was inconsistent with his age: "Officer Ogino, did these three people show any abnormal behavior when answering? For example, their tone was flustered, or their answers were hesitant."

Ogino Ayami on the other end of the phone thought for a moment and said, "Well... one of them stuttered when he answered, but he insisted that he didn't know the whereabouts of Taiko Meijin, and that he had been moving frequently recently."

Kudo Yuki's eyes flashed, "Then this person is probably lying. Maybe Haneda Hideyoshi is with him, or he knows where Haneda Hideyoshi is!"

Conan nodded and thought for a moment: "Officer Ogino, please send me that person's phone number."

He called Haneda Hideyoshi first, but the phone was turned off. Conan frowned, feeling anxious, and then sent the personal information:

Hello, I have something urgent to tell you, please answer the phone.

However, the other party seemed to have no reaction. Conan sent several similar messages in succession, but there was still no movement on the other end of the phone.

Conan decided to call directly. The phone rang for a long time. Just when Conan thought that no one would answer the call again, the other party finally picked up the phone, but was full of vigilance: "Who are you? Why do you keep looking for me?"

"Hello, I have something very important to ask you. Could you please tell me your current address?"

"Why should I tell you? How do I know if you are a bad person?" After saying that, he hung up the phone.

A few minutes later, a red car stopped behind the door. Kudo Yuki sat in the back seat, and Conan sat directly in the passenger seat. Akai Shuichi wore a baseball cap and black sunglasses, exuding a cold aura.

"It's been a long time, little brother and Kudo Yuki. It's rare to see you like this."

Conan closed the car door and said, "What can I do? You don't have time to disguise yourself, right?"

"Yukiko really wants to dress me up, but I already have a human skin mask given by your sister. By the way, do you know where my brother is being held?"

Kudo Yuki handed the note to Akai Shuichi, "I think he is probably being held captive in the murderer's home."

Conan stroked his chin and thought: "However, the murderer seems to have moved recently. I only know the guy's phone number. Officer Ogino said that she called the man.

So I also wanted to call that person and ask for his current address, but the other party seemed to be on high alert and refused to answer the phone. I also called Taiko Meijin, but his phone was turned off. "

"Could it be that he predicted that he would be caught by the murderer, so he didn't bring his usual phone? After all, there are a lot of information about relatives and friends on it. As a brother, I still hope that he can first consider how to avoid being caught by the murderer."

After saying that, Shuichi Akai took out his cell phone from his arms and made a call.

Conan wondered, "Who are you going to call?"

"Actually, my brother has another phone, which is only used when we have secret conversations. After all, I am now like a high school detective and can no longer reveal my true identity."

Kudo Yuki communicated telepathically: "Rat, use the tracking compass props and the secret file props of the person involved in the case, the mission target is Haneda Hideyoshi."

"Ding, congratulations, Xiaoxue's props have been used, the target person's location is being locked, and the information has been saved in the phone, please check!"

Haneda Hideyoshi slowly opened his eyes and regained consciousness. He found that his hands were firmly fixed behind his back by the murderer and tied tightly to the legs of the desk, making him unable to move at all.

At this moment, his other mobile phone was on silent mode, but the screen was flashing with a call from Shuichi Akai.

Haneda Hideyoshi looked up and saw that the murderer was completely focused on his phone, not paying any attention to what was happening here. He made up his mind and answered the call carefully.

“It actually got through.”

"Really?" Conan's voice became louder.

Kudo Yuki immediately made a gesture to silence him, "Shh.", signaling him to keep quiet.

Hideyoshi Haneda took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and began to negotiate with the murderer to delay time.

"You look like you're waiting for something, right? Since we're both chess players, and we have nothing to do anyway, do you want to play a blind game of chess with a celebrity like me?"

The murderer was slightly startled, then sneered: "Humph, okay, then I'll play with you."

Thus, the two began this tense shogi duel in the form of talking. Haneda Hideyoshi went first, "4 five steps."

"Synchronize."

"5 five silver."

"2 four steps."

"6 four steps."

"Synchronize."

"5 gold."

"2 steps."

Haneda Hideyoshi praised him and said, "You played very well. Then I will play 6- silver."

"5 five steps."

Conan was shocked, "He, the two of them are playing blind chess?"

"Well, my brother probably has his own reasons for doing this."

"Does he want to tell us where he is being held by the chessboard formed during the blindfolded game?"

"No, there's no need to bother. As long as the call is connected, this thing will come in handy."

“GPS positioning system!”

Kudo Yuki looked serious: "Hurry up, let's go to this place first, I will try to find out the exact location."

Shuichi Akai held the automatic transmission with one hand and said, "Then please tell me how you identified the murderer while listening to my brother playing blind chess on the phone." After saying that, he stepped on the accelerator and the car sped forward.

The atmosphere in the car was extremely tense, and everyone was concerned about the safety of Haneda Hideyoshi.

To be continued...