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

The three little ones were extremely anxious and banged on the door with both hands.

"The door can't be opened!"

"Teacher, are you okay in there?"

"Teacher, please respond to us!"

Then, the three children cried out in unison, "Teacher Wakasa!"

Wakasa Rumi responded from outside the door: "Well, the teacher is fine, don't worry."

At this moment, several ferocious thugs, waving sticks in their hands, rushed towards Wakasa Rumi viciously, with greed and ferocity flashing in their eyes.

Not far away, Kudo Yuki, Amuro Toru and Okiya Subaru quickly surrounded the gangsters from both sides and started fighting with them.

Kudo Yuki was agile and dodged the attacks of the gangsters. She found the right moment and did a beautiful roundhouse kick, knocking one of the gangsters to the ground.

Amuro Toru used his fists and feet, and each move was fierce. He subdued the thugs who approached him in a few moves. The thugs fell to the ground one after another under his attack and lost the ability to resist.

At this moment, the support sent by Officer Yokomizo was about to arrive, and sharp sirens were heard in the distance.

The gangsters started to panic when they heard the sirens, but the gang leader yelled at the top of his voice: "Don't panic, get rid of them first!"

But their attacks had lost their previous momentum, and their movements were flustered and weak.

Subaru Okiya seized the opportunity, and the moment he approached the gang leader, he suddenly used a defeating move and hit the gang leader.

The gang leader was beaten black and blue, and fainted like a kite with a broken string.

Toru Amuro and Yuki Kudo also successfully defeated their respective opponents.

Subaru Okiya let out a long sigh, frowned, and muttered to himself: "Hmph, it seems like five or six people are missing. Did they go after the kids?"

When Kudo Yuki heard this, she immediately looked at Amuro Toru.

The two people's eyes met, and they understood each other.

Without saying a word, he immediately ran towards the back door of Haizhijia Hotel.

When the three men arrived at the back door of the Ocean House Hotel, they saw the hooligans stumbling on the ground and against the railings, as if they had been severely beaten up.

Wakasa Rumi hid in the corner, pretending to be scared, her voice trembling slightly: "Ah, Mr. Okiya, Mr. Amuro, Ms. Kudo."

Amuro Toru looked at the scene in front of him, hesitant to speak: "What... is going on?"

Okiya Subaru walked forward, staring at Wakasa Rumi, and asked tentatively: "Wakasa teacher did it?"

Wakasa Rumi quickly denied it, her eyes evasive: "How is that possible? I just hid. Maybe they had a fight among themselves?"

The three little ones kept banging on the door from inside. After a lot of effort, they finally broke open with a "bang".

Yuan Tai cheered excitedly: "It's finally opened!"

Ayumi quickly ran up to Wakasa Rumi, her face full of concern, "Teacher Wakasa, I'm so glad you're okay."

Haibara Ai looked up and followed behind Ayumi, her eyes also full of worry, looking at Wakasa Rumi quietly.

Wakasa Rumi gently rubbed Ayumi's head with one hand, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Yes, teacher is lucky."

The Kudo siblings, Amuro Toru and Okiya Subaru all saw that her other hand was injured from the fight, and the wound was still bleeding. Everyone was silent.

Kudo Yuki stared at Wakasa Rumi, thinking in her heart that there was something wrong with Wakasa Rumi that Conan mentioned before. She knew very well that Wakasa Rumi's identity was a mystery, and she seemed to be particularly concerned about Haibara Ai, which must be a hidden story.

Amuro Toru was standing nearby, also feeling suspicious. He approached Kudo Yuki and whispered, "Xue, this situation is a little strange. Wakasa Rumi's behavior is not normal."

Kudo Yuki responded in a low voice: "Let's wait and see. I came here this time because I have something to ask her."

Kudo Yuki walked forward, took out a few band-aids from her bag, and handed them to Wakasa Rumi: "Teacher Wakasa, your hand is injured. Let's take care of it first."

Wakasa Rumi was slightly stunned, then she smiled gratefully: "Thank you, Ms. Kudo, this little injury is nothing serious." She took the Band-Aid and put it on the wound with a slightly slow movement, but her eyes inadvertently drifted towards Haibara Ai.

Haibara Ai noticed Wakasa Rumi's gaze, and a sense of inexplicable uneasiness surged in her heart. She subconsciously hid behind Conan.

Conan patted her hand and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid."

Just as everyone was thinking about their own things, Officer Yokomizo arrived at the scene with reinforcements.

He first checked the subdued thugs, then strode up to Kudo Yuki and the others, with a grateful look on his face: "Ms. Kudo, Mr. Amuro, thanks to your assistance, this incident did not cause more serious consequences."

Kudo Yuki smiled and responded, "Officer Yokomizo is too polite. This is what we should do. I have a video of Mr. Koriyama Takaki here. I hope it can help solve this case."

She then sent the video to Officer Yokomizo's cell phone.

Officer Yokomizo looked at the video on his phone, his expression gradually becoming serious: "Ms. Kudo, this video is very important. It helps us understand part of the case.

It can be seen from the video that Koriyama Takaki is closely related to this case, and they seem to have premeditated to target the Ocean House Hotel. "

"Officer Yokomizo, when we were tracking Koriyama Takaki, we found that he was closely connected with this gang. I think their purpose is definitely not just to cause trouble for Menda Sakutsuki."

Amuro Toru continued, "It is very likely that they are involved in other illegal activities. For example, the incident that the manager of the Sea House committed before may also be related to them."

Kudo Yuki looked at Officer Yokomizo's busy figure, turned around and asked Officer Jiujiu beside him softly: "Have all the gangsters we tied up at the base camp been taken away?"

"They have all been taken away, Ms. Kudo, don't worry."

At this time, the subdued thugs had been taken away by the police and the scene gradually returned to calm.

Kudo Yuki walked over to Wakasa Rumi and whispered in a low voice: "Teacher Wakasa, something strange happened today. I want to talk to you alone, is that okay?"

Wakasa Rumi's eyes flickered for a moment, but she quickly calmed down and replied with a smile, "Okay, Ms. Kudo."

Shushu was nestling in Kudo Yuki's pocket, with his chubby little paws holding a few carefully selected pine nuts in the system space, ready to feast on them.

But at this moment, Kudo Yuki suddenly moved, and the pine nuts in her pocket rolled around.

Shushu was so anxious that he quickly waved his claws and dodged left and right in his pocket, trying to catch the pine nuts one by one. He accidentally pressed the recording button hard.

"Ding, the recording function has been turned on."

The noise around was too loud and Kudo Yuki didn't hear the system prompt.

Kudo Yuki and Wakasa Rumi came to a quiet corner of the Ocean House Hotel.

Kudo Yuki asked directly, "Wakasa Rumi, when you were distracted today, who did you think of when you looked at Mr. Subaru?"

Wakasa Rumi raised her head slightly, her eyes deep, and was silent for a moment: "Ms. Kudo, it was just a moment. I was a little distracted at the time and didn't think of anyone in particular."

Kudo Yuki shook her head gently: "Wakasa Rumi, you and I both know that this is not the truth. If you don't even tell me this, I will reconsider whether to agree to cooperate with you."

When Wakasa Rumi heard this, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it: "Ms. Kudo, since you are so persistent, I can only tell you something. When I saw Mr. Okiya using Jeet Kune Do, it really reminded me of an old friend."

"Old friend? What kind of old friend?"

"He was a man who had experienced that incident with me before, and he was also good at Jeet Kune Do, so when I saw Mr. Okiya's moves, I was a little dazed for a moment."

"Then what does this person have to do with the case of Hiroshi Haneda that you asked me to investigate? Don't tell me this is just a coincidence."

"Ms. Kudo, this is a long story. After Hiroji Haneda was murdered, that man and I were nearby, but..." Having said this, Wakasa Rumi paused, a look of pain flashed in her eyes.

Kudo Yuki listened quietly without interrupting, waiting for her to continue.

Wakasa Rumi took a deep breath and continued, "At Amanda's funeral, that old friend got into a fierce battle with those enemies in order to protect me. In the end, he disappeared and I never saw him again. Since then, I vowed to find out the truth and avenge him."

Kudo Yuki frowned. She could feel that the sadness in Wakasa Rumi's words was real, but her vigilance did not diminish at all. After all, this matter involved many people, and Wakasa Rumi's actions were too suspicious.

"So, what I want to ask next is, why are you paying attention to Huiyuan Ai?"

"Ms. Kudo, I'm actually paying attention to Haibara Ai because she might have clues related to the Haneda Hiroshi case.

As you know, the drug APTX4869 seems to have some subtle connection with the Haneda Hiroshi case, and I suspect that Huihara Ai is the daughter of the scientist who developed this drug. Maybe this can help to solve the truth of the Haneda Hiroshi case."

Kudo Yuki narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Wakasa Rumi, secretly wondering how credible her words were.

Although her explanation seemed reasonable, when she thought about the previous information about Wakasa Rumi's true identity, Kudo Yuki decided to trick her.

Kudo Yuki curled her lips and smiled: "I have asked everything I wanted to ask. I agree to the cooperation you proposed before, Rachel Asaka."

When Rumi Wakasa heard the name "Rachel Asaka", her body shook violently and her expression froze instantly. Her eyes were full of shock, and her originally calm disguise completely collapsed at this moment. But she quickly recovered, but her eyes were a little more vigilant.

"Ms. Kudo, what do you mean? Why did you suddenly mention this name?" Wakasa Rumi tried her best to make her voice sound calm, but the slightly trembling ending still betrayed her inner panic.

Her hands clenched and unclenched unconsciously, showing her extreme anxiety at the moment.

Kudo Yuki still had a smile on her face, but that smile had a deeper meaning: "Teacher Wakasa, don't be nervous. I just happened to hear this name before, and it seemed to be related to you, so I mentioned it casually. Why, is this name important to you?"

Wakasa Rumi tried to see something from Kudo Yuki's eyes. Countless thoughts flashed through her mind. She knew that her identity might have aroused suspicion from Kudo Yuki, but she couldn't expose it yet. She still had too many things to accomplish.

"Ms. Kudo, this is just an ordinary name. I don't know any Rachel Asaka. But since you agree to cooperate, what do you want?"

As Kudo Yuki watched Wakasa Rumi pretending to be calm, she became more and more certain that she was Rachel Asaka. But she also knew that she couldn't push too hard now, otherwise all her efforts might be wasted.

"Teacher Wakasa, my request is very simple. During the investigation of the Haneda Hiroshi case, I need you to share the intelligence information you know with me. You cannot hide anything. Also, after I find out the truth of this case, you need to tell me the other part of your purpose."

Kudo Yuki sneered in her heart: [While Wakasa Rumi's words may seem reasonable, she is actually trying to buy herself more room to maneuver so that she can continue to conceal her true identity and purpose.]

Wakasa Rumi nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you."

"Then let's start from now. Tell me first, besides the man who is good at Jeet Kune Do, did you see any other suspicious people or things near the scene of the Haneda Hiroshi case?"

Wakasa Rumi was silent for a while, as if she was organizing her thoughts.

"Ms. Kudo, the scene was very chaotic at the time. I remember there were some suspicious-looking men in black. Their whereabouts were mysterious and their actions were very fast. I feel like they are closely related to this case."

"Oh? Men in black? Can you describe their appearance?"

"They were all wearing long black trench coats, black hats and sunglasses, which covered their faces tightly, so it was difficult to see their specific features. However, I noticed that one of them had a strange pattern painted on his keychain."

"Strange pattern? Can you draw it?"

Wakasa Rumi looked around, took out a pen and a small notebook from her pocket, and started drawing on the notebook.

Kudo Yuki took the notebook and looked at the pattern. She felt like she had seen it somewhere before.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, and she remembered that in the video that Karasuma Renya had asked Vermouth to send her, there was this pattern when Gin whipped Rum himself. And this pattern was exclusive to the successor to the Rum code.

When Shushu saw that Kudo Yuki was unaware, his eyes rolled around and he stretched out his chubby little paw to press the stop button.

Afterwards, the recording was saved in Kudo Yuki's mobile phone, like a quietly planted seed, waiting for the right time to become the key clue to solve the mystery.

Amuro Toru walked over with his hands in his pockets. His eyes moved back and forth between Kudo Yuki and Wakasa Rumi, instantly catching the strange atmosphere in the air.

He had a perfect smile on his face: "What are you two talking about here? You are so engrossed in it. It seems mysterious."

Upon hearing the voice, Kudo Yuki raised her eyes, and her gaze met Amuro Toru's. She blinked imperceptibly, and then quickly looked away. This subtle movement seemed to be sending a silent signal, telling him not to delve into it any further.

To be continued...