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

Kudo Yuki handed the phone to Morobushi Keimitsu, her expression slightly serious: "Hiro, this is the text message sent by Officer Gao Ming yesterday."

Zhu Fujingguang took the phone and quickly scanned the text message. The anticipation of the brother reunion and the worry of not revealing his identity intertwined, causing him to frown slightly.

"It seems that this meeting is of vital importance." Amuro Toru cast a concerned look, "But your identity..."

Zhu Fu Jingguang nodded slightly. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "From now on, my name is Yingchuan Luo. We cannot let the people in the organization find out that I am still alive, otherwise it will bring great danger to everyone."

"Okay, Kagekawa Raku." Amuro Toru raised the corner of his mouth, "I'll go to the store." With that, he returned to the Polo Café and started his daily work.

Zhu Fu Jingguang put on a human skin mask and pinned the voice changer jewelry on his clothes, making all preparations.

Kudo Yuki received a message from Morobushi Takaaki:

A hotel on the border of Gunma Prefecture.

The two quietly left from the back door of the secret weapon base, and Kudo Yuki got into the driver's seat, holding the steering wheel and starting the car. As soon as they arrived at the designated location and stopped the car, they saw the Maori father and daughter, Conan, and the Nagano trio.

Zhu Fujingguang's eyes fell on Shancuncao, and the familiar face instantly brought his thoughts back to his distant childhood. He remembered the little friend who played and laughed with him.

Kudo Yuki tilted her head, "Mr. Yingchuan, do you know Officer Yamamura?"

Zhu Fujing concealed his inner turmoil and used a voice changer to speak in a low voice: "No, I just feel that he looks familiar."

At this time, Conan walked up to his sister with small steps and whispered: "Sister, why did you bring Brother Jingguang here?"

Kudo Yuki lowered her head slightly and looked at Conan, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes: "His name is Yingchuan Luo now, don't call him the wrong name! I can't tell you anything else."

Conan nodded as if he understood, thinking about the secret behind it all.

The three of them walked towards where Conan was before, and saw Yamamura pointing at the Nagano trio: "No way, you know each other!"

Officer Yamato frowned, showing his dissatisfaction. "I'm talking to you, haven't we met before?"

"Huh?" Shancuncao looked confused.

"Have you forgotten?" Officer Yui reminded, "There was a serial murder case that crossed counties before, and we were all called to the capital. I remember the body of the victim was also found on the border between Nagano and Gunma."

"Oh, I feel like... I vaguely remember that this is the case."

Officer Yamato complained, "Don't you remember this?"

Shancun Cao stared at Zhufu Gaoming, "Then it seems that I must have seen you before?"

"No, I didn't go with them on that case. Today should be the first time we met."

"Yes, is that so? Why do I feel like I've seen you somewhere before?"

Zhu Fu Gao Ming looked at the man next to Kudo Yuki. Although the man's face was ordinary, he recognized it from his eyes. This must be his younger brother Zhu Fu Jing Guang. "Ms. Kudo, this... must be the one you mentioned before."

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhu Fu Jingguang.

Zhu Fu Jingguang straightened his back. At this moment, he had to stay calm and not reveal any flaws. "I have long heard of the name of Officer Zhu Fu. I am honored to meet you today."

Kudo Yuki smiled and introduced: "His name is Kagekawa Luo. He used to admire Officer Morobushi Gaoming very much. It just so happened that I received an invitation from Officer Gaoming today. I brought Mr. Kagekawa to meet Officer Gaoming."

After a brief exchange in the hotel parking lot, Maori Kogoro put his hands in his pockets and said, "Hey, stop talking about this. Take me to where the body was found first."

"Okay, okay, over here, follow me." Shancuncao led the way.

"The crime scene is in the parking lot next to this hotel. Look, the line in the middle is the border between Gunma and Nagano. The right side in front of us belongs to Gunma, and the left side belongs to Nagano."

"The victim was really murdered on the border between the two counties." Maori Kogoro looked at Yamamura Sou, "But since Yamamura arrived at the scene first, it should be left to Gunma to investigate."

"That's right." Shancuncao echoed.

Officer Yui then murmured, "No. In fact, I was the first person to arrive at the crime scene, but the body was in a very strange position. In order to accurately record the crime scene, I went to call the forensic examiner. When I came back, Officer Yamamura was already there."

Yamamura Cao was skeptical: "Is this really the case?"

Conan changed the subject: "What kind of weird posture is it?"

Officer Yui crouched down slightly, "I remember the victim's mouth was wide open, and his legs were bent in a circle. However, the position of his hands seemed to have been manipulated by Officer Yamamura."

Shancuncao was a little embarrassed. "What can I do? I have to make sure he still has a pulse."

Conan then asked: "Do you remember what the position was before taking the pulse?"

"I don't remember it very clearly." Shancuncao stroked his chin and thought: "The posture is a bit like... eating too much, and it feels very painful."

At this time, Officer Yamato came out and said, "That's enough. Leave this case to us. Go back now, you useless person."

Shancuncao was not happy to hear this. "How can you talk to me like this? I won't go back."

As they talked, the two began to quarrel.

"Didn't I tell you? We were the first to arrive at the scene."

"But I was the first one to touch the body."

"The last thing you should do is touch a body."

Zhu Fu Gao Ming coughed lightly and said, "We are in the same boat, and we can help each other, just like our left and right hands. It is fate that we can meet. How about Nagano and Gunma jointly investigate?"

Maori Kogoro was puzzled: "What boat and what ji?"

Mao Lilan answered: "This is a famous saying of Sun Tzu. It means that even people with bad relationships can save each other when they are in a boat and encounter a storm. In simple terms, Wu and Yue are in the same boat."

Maori Kogoro muttered in his heart: "Then it would have been better to say Wu and Yue were in the same boat from the beginning."

He began: "So what is the identity of the victim?"

Officer Yui opened the notebook and said, "Let me see. The victim is a 30-year-old guest of the Tounaka Hotel named Kazuki Tsukishima.

He is a self-media blogger who posts videos on video websites and earns advertising income. It is said that he came here to meet with other self-media bloggers. Do you want to ask those people some more questions? "

"Well, that's fine too."

When everyone arrived at the hotel lobby, Nakata Yumi frowned, her face full of impatience: "Really? Do I have to say the same thing again?"

Officer Yui replied, "Thank you for your help."

"As I just said. Last night around 11pm, I heard strange noises and groaning outside my window. So I opened the curtains to see what was going on, and I found someone collapsed in the parking lot.

There was a person wearing a hoodie and a cap running away from the parking lot, so I quickly called the Gunma Prefectural Police. However, at that time, I didn’t know that the person lying in the parking lot was Tsukishima.”

Yamamura Cao asked: "Excuse me, do you remember the exact time you called the police?"

“Well, when I turned on my phone, it was exactly 11 o’clock at night.”

Hoshikawa Kyoko continued: "My experience was the same as Yumizu's. I heard a strange noise outside the window and went to take a look. I found Tsukishima collapsed in the parking lot, so I hurriedly called the Nagano Prefectural Police and summoned an ambulance."

Maori Kogoro walked up to her and said, "You just said that you knew that the person who fell in the parking lot was Tsukishima?"

"Yes. After dinner, the two of us took a video and posted it online. Tsukishima was wearing the same clothes as the person on the ground. But before the police came, I was too scared to go to the parking lot to confirm the situation."

"Did you two take the video?"

Nakata Yumizu answered, "Because she and Tsukishima are partners, releasing videos as the Tsukisei group."

"So, you didn't call an ambulance?"

"Of course. I don't know who is lying outside. Maybe he was just lying in the parking lot as a prank."

Yamamura Cao leaned close to Xingchuan Jingjing and asked, "By the way, do you remember the time when you called the Nagano Prefectural Police?"

"At 11 p.m."

"Would you have dawdled for a while and called at 11:01."

Officer Yamato was confused: "You called at 11:01, what's wrong?"

Yamamura laughed and murmured, "I think if it's 01 points, the Gunma Prefectural Police will have priority in investigating the case."

Maori Kogoro ignored the two people behind him and asked, "So, who is the gentleman behind?"

"I am a self-media blogger like them," said Hanayama Izumi. "I learned about Tsukishima's death from them when they told me to look out the window. I was watching TV in my room with headphones on, so I didn't notice my phone ringing."

Zhu Fu Gao Ming asked: "By the way, we haven't asked several people, including the deceased Mr. Tsukishima, what are you four planning to do in this hotel?"

Nakata Yusui, Hoshikawa Kyoji, and Hanayama Izumita answered in turn.

"Let's compare which is better, Shinshu soba from Nagano or Joshu soba from Gunma."

“We wanted to make a video about which soba shop has the better taste on the border of the two counties.”

“This is the only restaurant that sells both types of soba.”

Officer Yui was dumbfounded: "Are you comparing which soba noodles are more delicious?"

Officer Yamato and Morobushi Takaaki also joined the discussion.

"Is there any need to compare? Of course Shinshu soba is better."

"I think so."

Yamamura Cao said proudly: "No, no, no, surprisingly, Joshu soba is more delicious."

Upon hearing this, the Nagano trio glared at him.

Officer Yamato began to confront Yamamura again.

"Since you said so, I'll let you try it next time. Be prepared."

"Okay, you have to treat me to a good meal. Joshu soba is definitely more delicious."

Mao Lilan was dumbfounded: "The two of them are arguing so fiercely."

Kudo Yuki covered her mouth and laughed secretly, thinking: [This trip was worthwhile.]

Zhu Fujingguang saw his brother's expression and shook his head helplessly. He recalled the days when he played with Shancuncao when he was a child. Shancuncao was also so childish at that time.

Conan was also thinking about the clues of the case. Suddenly, his eyes lit up: "Oh, I saw that there are anti-theft cameras installed in the parking lot."

Zhu Fu Gaoming and Officer Yamato turned their heads when they heard the voice.

"Of course we have confirmed the surveillance video."

"Want to see it? The video is pretty scary."

Afterwards, everyone came to the guard room. The staff called up the surveillance video, and everyone stared at the screen.

Maori Kogoro opened his mouth, hesitating: "Who is this person in the parking lot?"

The staff member immediately responded: "He is the victim, Mr. Tsukishima."

Zhu Fu Gaoming analyzed: "He stood there for a while, as if waiting for someone. Then a man in a hoodie and a hat entered the scene and approached him. Mr. Tsukishima's expression relaxed for a moment, and then suddenly tensed up again."

The next second, everyone saw the criminal in a hoodie and a hat beating Mr. Tsukishima continuously. His ferocious appearance startled everyone, and they opened their mouths slightly with shock on their faces.

Kudo Yuki narrowed her eyes slightly, watching the video while analyzing in her mind: [While being beaten, the victim was still repeatedly checking the border line. Moreover, he also checked the time. There was a figure in the window on the middle floor.]

Officer Yamato continued, "After the crime was committed, the criminal in the hoodie walked backwards out of the shooting range."

Conan looked up at Officer Yui and asked, "Did the murdered man just check his watch?"

"Yes. For some reason he had turned the dial to the inside of his wrist."

Conan looked at Zhufu Gaoming's side again, "And the one representing the border..."

"That line." Zhu Fu Gao Ming stroked his chin and thought, "The victim also confirmed the location of the line many times."

Officer Yamato echoed, “Sure enough, this victim fell consciously on the border line.”

"Yeah, is he hinting at something that both Nagano and Gunma have? Or is it the border line? Can we figure out some facts based on this clue?"

Shancun Cao looked into Zhufu Gaoming's eyes for a while, and the familiarity in his eyes reminded him of someone.

Zhu Fu Gaoming turned his head and looked at him, "Any questions?"

"Nothing. I remember your last name seemed to be Zhufu. So are you and Xiaojing from the Zhufu family a relative?"

"You mean Jingguang? He's my brother, what's wrong?"

"So Zhu Fu Jingguang's brother is you, right?"

"It's me."

"Oh, no wonder I felt like I've seen you somewhere before. Your eyes look so much like Xiao Jing's."

"What is your relationship with my brother?"

"We were playmates when we were young. When I went to the mountains to catch insects, I met Xiao Jing on the county border and we quickly became good friends. We even built a secret base together."

"You are a friend my brother made when he lived in Nagano."

“What does it mean to live in Nagano?”

"When my brother was in the first grade of elementary school, he was adopted by relatives in the capital due to some special reasons."

"No wonder he disappeared suddenly. If there was such a thing, he should have just told me. I have been waiting for him in the secret base. Because I got the Kamen Ultraman card he always wanted."

To be continued...