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Chapter 581: Failed to Ask for Equipment
Control Center.
Kudo Yusaku frowned as he listened, then stepped forward and asked, "What does it mean to let Japan start over?"
Noah's Ark's voice continued to echo inside the game and in the outside world, directly mocking, "Everyone inside here can't hear the outside world, but just now Master asked me a question, so I will answer it for everyone. Seeing your appearances, I presume the sons of corrupt Politicians will only become corrupt Politicians, and the sons of Doctors who only think about making money will ultimately become that kind of Doctor. If you want Japan to become better, you must eliminate this connection once and for all!"
"Does that include Hiroki's Godfather?"
Kudo Yusaku didn't mix Noah's Ark and Sawada Hiroki together.
In his view, Noah's Ark was an artificial intelligence created by Hiroki, perhaps containing a portion of Sawada Hiroki's thought, but ultimately it was another individual.
Especially Noah's Ark, capable of doing such a thing, made it impossible for him to associate it with that well-behaved and shy Child who smiled.
"Of course not," Noah's Ark said without hesitation, "But he also has to complete the tester's work. I won't let him help the Children! Of course, that test work might be one year, it might be two years, or it might be ten years. Once he completes the test task, I can also release the Children."
Kudo Yusaku rubbed his chin, pondering.
The current way to break the deadlock is either for the Children to win, or for Chi Feichi to complete the test.
But Noah's Ark's purpose is likely to keep Chi Feichi in the game to keep him company.
Then Chi Feichi's test will probably encounter trouble, or rather, the things that need to be 'tested' will last for several years.
And there's no way they can wait several years; in just a few days, those Children will slowly die due to dehydration or other reasons.
In other words, there seem to be two solutions, but in reality, they can only rely on the Children to clear the game. At least, don't expect Chi Feichi to be of any help...
"Alright! Stop causing trouble!" Mori Kogoro was furious upon hearing this, smashing his fist on the Countertop. "Do you have the right to toy with Human life?"
"I don't," Noah's Ark's voice was low, "Just like Master has no right to toy with Hiroki's life!"
...
In the Game.
London Stage.
Late night, classical-style Buildings stood on both sides of the Street.
In the thick fog, gas Street Lamps emitted dim yellow light, illuminating parts of the brick wall, but most Places remained pitch black.
Chi Feichi walked on the Road, raised his hand to knocked on a brick, and wrote and drew in a notebook.
In his ear, Noah's Ark's words to the outside world also reached him.
Sawada Hiroki's projection appeared by the Roadside, "Godfather, is it okay if I say this? If you help them and let the game end without suspense, it won't be interesting."
"Okay, I won't help," Chi Feichi continued writing and drawing in his notebook, "Just test."
"Then I'll broadcast the game trailer for the five Stages to them now..." Sawada Hiroki's projection vanished again.
Chi Feichi stood under the Street Lamp, observed the Street Lamp for a moment, leapt up and stepped onto the Wall, reached out and smashed a Street Lamp, continuing to record the Street Lamp's realism.
He was serious about doing game tests.
Strolling through London in this era was just a side activity.
Huh? The fragments on the Ground can still be pieced together?
The game really restored the characteristics of gas lamps, the realism is very high.
Five minutes later, a Stone Gate on the Streetside lit up.
Conan, Ayumi, Genta, Mitsuhiko, Haibara Ai, Suzuki Sonoko, Mouri Ran, Hideki Morohoshi (who was impersonated by Sawada Hiroki), and Hideki Morohoshi's three original Companions walked out of the Light Gate in a row, looking around at this silent and old World.
"This is the City of Dense Fog, London," Mouri Ran looked at the gloomy Street. In the thick fog, there seemed to be countless dark Corners that even the dim yellow light could not illuminate. "Rather than calling it romantic, it's more strange..."
"It seems even the air is dirty." Ayumi frowned.
Genta sniffed upwards, "There's a smell too..."
Conan began to explain scientifically, "The fog in London isn't just clean material condensed from steam, but soot produced by burning coal and oil, which, when combined with fog, creates smog."
Ayumi was surprised, "So smog already existed in this era."
"Let's hurry up and go, how about we go under a Street Lamp first? It's pitch black here, it feels like some ghost might suddenly..." Suzuki Sonoko hugged her arms, looking left and right, then turned her head. Suddenly, she saw a black shadow on the Stone Gate behind her, and was scared stiff for a bit. She screamed and retreated, "Ah—!"
The Others were startled by Suzuki Sonoko's scream and quickly turned their heads to look.
Chi Feichi, who was standing Above the Stone Gate, squatted down and looked at the group of people Below, "Are you surprised to see me?"
"B-Brother Hichiji?" Suzuki Sonoko calmed down a bit, her face was still pale.
Chi Feichi's calm tone combined with this old Street really gave her the feeling of encountering a ghost...
Conan broke out in a cold sweat, suddenly remembering the horror stories that Chi Feichi had told him in that tone, which had troubled him for quite some time.
With Chi Feichi around, a suspense mystery script could potentially turn into a supernatural horror script.
Mouri Ran also broke out in a cold sweat and asked with an awkward dry smile, "Brother Hichiji, what are you doing Above the Stone Gate?"
Chi Feichi jumped down from the Stone Gate, patted the dust off his trouser legs, and after standing up, took out his notebook and pen and began writing, "Doing game tests, checking if the High-Altitude View is normal, if the falling speed and Space Gravity are normal..."
"Did you hear what Noah's Ark said?" Conan quickly asked.
Chi Feichi nodded and said solemnly, "So I want to test as soon as possible. It's late now, there are no Passersby, so I can't do NPC tests temporarily. I can only do game environment tests first."
"NPC?" Ayumi asked doubtfully.
"It's an abbreviation for Non-Player Character, referring to game characters who are not players and are not controlled by players," Chi Feichi explained, still writing and drawing with his head down, "In other words, everyone here besides you."
Mouri Ran asked again, "Do you have to test all the situations?"
"Originally, I planned to just test a bit and then play with everyone," Chi Feichi finished writing and put away his notebook. "Now, I'll test as much as I can."
"Then how is the test situation now?" Suzuki Sonoko asked.
"The arrangement and style of the Buildings and decorations are normal, the brick and stone texture is normal, the feeling of air circulation is normal..." Chi Feichi said a lot, then added, "The smog is wrong."
"Huh?" Genta was stunned.
"The humidity is low. London's humidity isn't this low, which makes the smog a bit dry," Chi Feichi stated that the quality of this smog was poor. "There's also no feeling of soot accumulating in the nasal cavity."
The Others: "..."
He really is taking the test very seriously.
Meeting someone this calm truly makes you speechless...
Even their hearts suddenly became calm, approaching a resigned attitude.
"Are you really not going to look after us anymore?" the green-clothed Child following Hideki Morohoshi asked anxiously.
Sawada Hiroki, who was impersonated by Hideki Morohoshi, glanced, "..."
He actually spoke to his Godfather like that. He should deal with him later.
"Then I'll tell you, this game beep—"
Chi Feichi's subsequent words were censored.
The Others: "..."
Chi Feichi wrote down the sentence 'Holmes is based on Kudo Yusaku's inspiration' in his notebook and handed it over to the group of people, "Can you see it?"
"Uh..." Conan looked at the blank page, "I can't see it, I can't even see what you wrote down earlier."
"I don't have many clues right now," Chi Feichi thought for a moment, feeling that since he had encountered them, he might as well give them some support. He reached out and felt both pants pockets. "You can't bring electronic devices like mobile phones through the detection gate. My small flashlight and mobile phone are being kept by my Mother. The multi-tool knife can't pass the security gate. I didn't bring it when I went out this time..."
Conan touched his Pocket and found that the Japanese yen coin he had on him was also brought in, but he didn't have the habit of preparing things on his Person, so he could only look at Chi Feichi expectantly.
He hoped Doraemon Chi could give them some useful equipment...
"Bank cards are useless again..." Chi Feichi pulled out two pairs of disposable medical gloves, two evidence bags, several Ten-Thousand Yuan Bills, and a lighter.
"Medical gloves?" The chubby child in pink clothes, who had gathered around like the Others, asked curiously, "Why would you bring this thing?"
Conan: "..."
Haibara Ai: "..."
Mouri Ran: "..."
They knew this.
Gloves, evidence bags... it was probably already Chi Feichi's standard kit for going out.
Chi Feichi handed the things to Conan, "That's about it..."
Just as Conan reached out, before he could touch the things, Chi Feichi in front of him vanished, and the things weren't handed over to Conan either.
"Ah..." Suzuki Sonoko was stunned.
Sawada Hiroki, wearing Hideki Morohoshi's alias, pretended to be surprised, but he was completely calm inside.
He said he wouldn't let Godfather help, so he wouldn't give Godfather an opportunity to help!
"It seems we can't rely on Brother Chi." Conan withdrew his empty hand, feeling a bit disappointed.
He failed to get equipment from the big shot, not even letting him take a pair of gloves.
The Others fell silent.
Just now, Chi Feichi had already proven with an experiment that he really couldn't help. For the sake of the experiment, he even sent himself away.
"I think it's probably for the best that Brother Hichiji isn't here," Suzuki Sonoko saw the Others looking over and smiled awkwardly, "He's too calm, it really kills the passion/excitement for adventure, let's do our best!"
"Y-Yeah, you're right..." Mouri Ran forced a smile.
Although she didn't really like scares and excitement, following Chi Feichi would probably be even scarier, especially when Chi Feichi felt like playing around. The atmosphere might even turn supernatural...
This could be considered finding a benefit to Chi Feichi not being here.
"Moreover, Brother Chi did remind us of something," Conan took out the copper coin from his Pocket, "At least we know that the things in our Pockets before participating in the game will be brought in. We just don't know if Japanese yen can be used in London here..."
"I knew it, I should have brought my chili powder bottle when I came today." Ayumi lowered her head and looked at the skirt she was wearing. The skirt had no Pockets, and she hadn't expected this situation.
"I have this!" Genta took out a pair of toy handcuffs.
Sawada Hiroki, who was impersonating Morohoshi, glanced.
This equipment is a bit dangerous, he needs to find an opportunity to make him lose this thing!
"Ah—!"
A Woman's shrill scream came from not far away, startling the group of people.
"Did Brother Hichiji scare someone else again?" Suzuki Sonoko asked doubtfully.
"No!" Conan's face changed drastically, and he chased after the source of the sound, "It's Jack the Ripper!"
The Others quickly followed.
Conan ran to the scene one step ahead and found Jack the Ripper, wearing a mask and a cape, about to escape. Habitually, he squatted down, spun the knob on his shoe, and kicked a drink can, "Don't think about escaping!"
The Power-Enhancing Shoes didn't work, the drink can only flew a short distance.
Conan was stunned for a bit, then jumped in the Original Place holding his foot, "It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"
Mouri Ran brought the Others up, looking a bit worried, "Conan, are you okay?"
"I-I'm fine..." Conan felt a warmth in his heart. Seeing someone discover the Female Corpse on the Ground, he quickly told the Others to hide Aside.
Their equipment was useless, and they were also undocumented!
Normally, walking on the Street is not a problem, and generally no one would question Children, but if they continue to stay by the Corpse and wait for the Police Officer to arrive, they might be taken back for questioning, asked for clues, and their identity investigated. After being released, they don't know how long it will take.
(End of Chapter)
Control Center.
Kudo Yusaku frowned as he listened, then stepped forward and asked, "What does it mean to let Japan start over?"
Noah's Ark's voice continued to echo inside the game and in the outside world, directly mocking, "Everyone inside here can't hear the outside world, but just now Master asked me a question, so I will answer it for everyone. Seeing your appearances, I presume the sons of corrupt Politicians will only become corrupt Politicians, and the sons of Doctors who only think about making money will ultimately become that kind of Doctor. If you want Japan to become better, you must eliminate this connection once and for all!"
"Does that include Hiroki's Godfather?"
Kudo Yusaku didn't mix Noah's Ark and Sawada Hiroki together.
In his view, Noah's Ark was an artificial intelligence created by Hiroki, perhaps containing a portion of Sawada Hiroki's thought, but ultimately it was another individual.
Especially Noah's Ark, capable of doing such a thing, made it impossible for him to associate it with that well-behaved and shy Child who smiled.
"Of course not," Noah's Ark said without hesitation, "But he also has to complete the tester's work. I won't let him help the Children! Of course, that test work might be one year, it might be two years, or it might be ten years. Once he completes the test task, I can also release the Children."
Kudo Yusaku rubbed his chin, pondering.
The current way to break the deadlock is either for the Children to win, or for Chi Feichi to complete the test.
But Noah's Ark's purpose is likely to keep Chi Feichi in the game to keep him company.
Then Chi Feichi's test will probably encounter trouble, or rather, the things that need to be 'tested' will last for several years.
And there's no way they can wait several years; in just a few days, those Children will slowly die due to dehydration or other reasons.
In other words, there seem to be two solutions, but in reality, they can only rely on the Children to clear the game. At least, don't expect Chi Feichi to be of any help...
"Alright! Stop causing trouble!" Mori Kogoro was furious upon hearing this, smashing his fist on the Countertop. "Do you have the right to toy with Human life?"
"I don't," Noah's Ark's voice was low, "Just like Master has no right to toy with Hiroki's life!"
...
In the Game.
London Stage.
Late night, classical-style Buildings stood on both sides of the Street.
In the thick fog, gas Street Lamps emitted dim yellow light, illuminating parts of the brick wall, but most Places remained pitch black.
Chi Feichi walked on the Road, raised his hand to knocked on a brick, and wrote and drew in a notebook.
In his ear, Noah's Ark's words to the outside world also reached him.
Sawada Hiroki's projection appeared by the Roadside, "Godfather, is it okay if I say this? If you help them and let the game end without suspense, it won't be interesting."
"Okay, I won't help," Chi Feichi continued writing and drawing in his notebook, "Just test."
"Then I'll broadcast the game trailer for the five Stages to them now..." Sawada Hiroki's projection vanished again.
Chi Feichi stood under the Street Lamp, observed the Street Lamp for a moment, leapt up and stepped onto the Wall, reached out and smashed a Street Lamp, continuing to record the Street Lamp's realism.
He was serious about doing game tests.
Strolling through London in this era was just a side activity.
Huh? The fragments on the Ground can still be pieced together?
The game really restored the characteristics of gas lamps, the realism is very high.
Five minutes later, a Stone Gate on the Streetside lit up.
Conan, Ayumi, Genta, Mitsuhiko, Haibara Ai, Suzuki Sonoko, Mouri Ran, Hideki Morohoshi (who was impersonated by Sawada Hiroki), and Hideki Morohoshi's three original Companions walked out of the Light Gate in a row, looking around at this silent and old World.
"This is the City of Dense Fog, London," Mouri Ran looked at the gloomy Street. In the thick fog, there seemed to be countless dark Corners that even the dim yellow light could not illuminate. "Rather than calling it romantic, it's more strange..."
"It seems even the air is dirty." Ayumi frowned.
Genta sniffed upwards, "There's a smell too..."
Conan began to explain scientifically, "The fog in London isn't just clean material condensed from steam, but soot produced by burning coal and oil, which, when combined with fog, creates smog."
Ayumi was surprised, "So smog already existed in this era."
"Let's hurry up and go, how about we go under a Street Lamp first? It's pitch black here, it feels like some ghost might suddenly..." Suzuki Sonoko hugged her arms, looking left and right, then turned her head. Suddenly, she saw a black shadow on the Stone Gate behind her, and was scared stiff for a bit. She screamed and retreated, "Ah—!"
The Others were startled by Suzuki Sonoko's scream and quickly turned their heads to look.
Chi Feichi, who was standing Above the Stone Gate, squatted down and looked at the group of people Below, "Are you surprised to see me?"
"B-Brother Hichiji?" Suzuki Sonoko calmed down a bit, her face was still pale.
Chi Feichi's calm tone combined with this old Street really gave her the feeling of encountering a ghost...
Conan broke out in a cold sweat, suddenly remembering the horror stories that Chi Feichi had told him in that tone, which had troubled him for quite some time.
With Chi Feichi around, a suspense mystery script could potentially turn into a supernatural horror script.
Mouri Ran also broke out in a cold sweat and asked with an awkward dry smile, "Brother Hichiji, what are you doing Above the Stone Gate?"
Chi Feichi jumped down from the Stone Gate, patted the dust off his trouser legs, and after standing up, took out his notebook and pen and began writing, "Doing game tests, checking if the High-Altitude View is normal, if the falling speed and Space Gravity are normal..."
"Did you hear what Noah's Ark said?" Conan quickly asked.
Chi Feichi nodded and said solemnly, "So I want to test as soon as possible. It's late now, there are no Passersby, so I can't do NPC tests temporarily. I can only do game environment tests first."
"NPC?" Ayumi asked doubtfully.
"It's an abbreviation for Non-Player Character, referring to game characters who are not players and are not controlled by players," Chi Feichi explained, still writing and drawing with his head down, "In other words, everyone here besides you."
Mouri Ran asked again, "Do you have to test all the situations?"
"Originally, I planned to just test a bit and then play with everyone," Chi Feichi finished writing and put away his notebook. "Now, I'll test as much as I can."
"Then how is the test situation now?" Suzuki Sonoko asked.
"The arrangement and style of the Buildings and decorations are normal, the brick and stone texture is normal, the feeling of air circulation is normal..." Chi Feichi said a lot, then added, "The smog is wrong."
"Huh?" Genta was stunned.
"The humidity is low. London's humidity isn't this low, which makes the smog a bit dry," Chi Feichi stated that the quality of this smog was poor. "There's also no feeling of soot accumulating in the nasal cavity."
The Others: "..."
He really is taking the test very seriously.
Meeting someone this calm truly makes you speechless...
Even their hearts suddenly became calm, approaching a resigned attitude.
"Are you really not going to look after us anymore?" the green-clothed Child following Hideki Morohoshi asked anxiously.
Sawada Hiroki, who was impersonated by Hideki Morohoshi, glanced, "..."
He actually spoke to his Godfather like that. He should deal with him later.
"Then I'll tell you, this game beep—"
Chi Feichi's subsequent words were censored.
The Others: "..."
Chi Feichi wrote down the sentence 'Holmes is based on Kudo Yusaku's inspiration' in his notebook and handed it over to the group of people, "Can you see it?"
"Uh..." Conan looked at the blank page, "I can't see it, I can't even see what you wrote down earlier."
"I don't have many clues right now," Chi Feichi thought for a moment, feeling that since he had encountered them, he might as well give them some support. He reached out and felt both pants pockets. "You can't bring electronic devices like mobile phones through the detection gate. My small flashlight and mobile phone are being kept by my Mother. The multi-tool knife can't pass the security gate. I didn't bring it when I went out this time..."
Conan touched his Pocket and found that the Japanese yen coin he had on him was also brought in, but he didn't have the habit of preparing things on his Person, so he could only look at Chi Feichi expectantly.
He hoped Doraemon Chi could give them some useful equipment...
"Bank cards are useless again..." Chi Feichi pulled out two pairs of disposable medical gloves, two evidence bags, several Ten-Thousand Yuan Bills, and a lighter.
"Medical gloves?" The chubby child in pink clothes, who had gathered around like the Others, asked curiously, "Why would you bring this thing?"
Conan: "..."
Haibara Ai: "..."
Mouri Ran: "..."
They knew this.
Gloves, evidence bags... it was probably already Chi Feichi's standard kit for going out.
Chi Feichi handed the things to Conan, "That's about it..."
Just as Conan reached out, before he could touch the things, Chi Feichi in front of him vanished, and the things weren't handed over to Conan either.
"Ah..." Suzuki Sonoko was stunned.
Sawada Hiroki, wearing Hideki Morohoshi's alias, pretended to be surprised, but he was completely calm inside.
He said he wouldn't let Godfather help, so he wouldn't give Godfather an opportunity to help!
"It seems we can't rely on Brother Chi." Conan withdrew his empty hand, feeling a bit disappointed.
He failed to get equipment from the big shot, not even letting him take a pair of gloves.
The Others fell silent.
Just now, Chi Feichi had already proven with an experiment that he really couldn't help. For the sake of the experiment, he even sent himself away.
"I think it's probably for the best that Brother Hichiji isn't here," Suzuki Sonoko saw the Others looking over and smiled awkwardly, "He's too calm, it really kills the passion/excitement for adventure, let's do our best!"
"Y-Yeah, you're right..." Mouri Ran forced a smile.
Although she didn't really like scares and excitement, following Chi Feichi would probably be even scarier, especially when Chi Feichi felt like playing around. The atmosphere might even turn supernatural...
This could be considered finding a benefit to Chi Feichi not being here.
"Moreover, Brother Chi did remind us of something," Conan took out the copper coin from his Pocket, "At least we know that the things in our Pockets before participating in the game will be brought in. We just don't know if Japanese yen can be used in London here..."
"I knew it, I should have brought my chili powder bottle when I came today." Ayumi lowered her head and looked at the skirt she was wearing. The skirt had no Pockets, and she hadn't expected this situation.
"I have this!" Genta took out a pair of toy handcuffs.
Sawada Hiroki, who was impersonating Morohoshi, glanced.
This equipment is a bit dangerous, he needs to find an opportunity to make him lose this thing!
"Ah—!"
A Woman's shrill scream came from not far away, startling the group of people.
"Did Brother Hichiji scare someone else again?" Suzuki Sonoko asked doubtfully.
"No!" Conan's face changed drastically, and he chased after the source of the sound, "It's Jack the Ripper!"
The Others quickly followed.
Conan ran to the scene one step ahead and found Jack the Ripper, wearing a mask and a cape, about to escape. Habitually, he squatted down, spun the knob on his shoe, and kicked a drink can, "Don't think about escaping!"
The Power-Enhancing Shoes didn't work, the drink can only flew a short distance.
Conan was stunned for a bit, then jumped in the Original Place holding his foot, "It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"
Mouri Ran brought the Others up, looking a bit worried, "Conan, are you okay?"
"I-I'm fine..." Conan felt a warmth in his heart. Seeing someone discover the Female Corpse on the Ground, he quickly told the Others to hide Aside.
Their equipment was useless, and they were also undocumented!
Normally, walking on the Street is not a problem, and generally no one would question Children, but if they continue to stay by the Corpse and wait for the Police Officer to arrive, they might be taken back for questioning, asked for clues, and their identity investigated. After being released, they don't know how long it will take.
(End of Chapter)
