Chapter 237
"Let's all guess. It won't hurt to guess, right? It's okay if we guess wrong."
Li Yue urged everyone to continue guessing, and no one resisted, so they all started guessing.
[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: Monday]
[Perverted Scum Man: Wednesday]
So Arrogant: It might happen on Sunday, just as it was originally scheduled.
I am hungry: Friday?
Unfortunately, not everyone is making these guesses; not many people are.
"Well then, everyone, let's wait a bit. It'll be time soon anyway."
Aizen also looked at the calendar in the shop with great curiosity, eager to know what the next day would bring.
By the way, this calendar is an electronic calendar, and the time will automatically advance.
The two waited until midnight, and as soon as midnight arrived, the electronic calendar started ticking.
"Huh? Why hasn't it moved?"
Aizen looked at the electronic calendar, which still showed Saturday, and wondered if it needed to be manually changed.
"No, it has changed. Look at the previous dates."
Li Yue pointed to the time before Saturday.
"Do you remember before? At first, the date was in June, but now it's in October."
"It changed from June to October? So many changes all at once?"
Almost half a year had passed right off the bat, which really made Aizen a little uneasy.
"Furthermore, Captain Aizen, you should be able to sense that the temperature is starting to change."
"Indeed, you can feel that the temperature has dropped somewhat."
The temperature at the end of October is still a bit lower than in June, because the end of October marks the beginning of autumn, while the end of June is when summer officially begins.
[Little Clumsy: Is this even possible? With time so chaotic in this world, won't it have any consequences?]
[I am the real alcohol: I don't know about other effects, but for me, the impact is huge!]
Gin couldn't help but complain again in the group chat. This kind of time-jumping situation was a disaster for him, a local. He was having a really tough time!
[The Perverted Scum Man: Indeed, after watching the live stream, I was quite shocked.]
[I am the real alcohol: Heh, this time it was relatively easy, it just changed from June to October, and the temperature didn't change much. One was just the beginning of summer, and the other was just the beginning of autumn. But one day it suddenly turned into a blizzard, that was really close to killing people!]
When it comes to this kind of thing, Gin has a very strong urge to complain, and he keeps complaining about it to others.
"So, Captain Aizen, have you sensed anything?"
Li Yue smiled and looked at Aizen. Aizen had come here to investigate this time chaos problem. Now that he had personally experienced this chaotic time change, she wondered if he had figured anything out.
"Unfortunately, I didn't see anything from this sudden change. I'm afraid I'll need to experience it a few more times before I can figure out the secret."
Aizen shook his head helplessly; he really hadn't noticed anything amiss with this sudden change.
"It's alright, we have plenty of time. We can stay here for a few more days so you can analyze it properly."
430. Ah~~ Sherry ~~
"So, the murderer is you, Mr. Tajima!"
"No, do you have any evidence? I didn't do anything at all. Can you provide any proof?"
"The evidence is on Mr. Chikaishi's computer!"
"The murderer was well-prepared when he first accessed Mr. Chikaishi's computer, so he didn't leave any fingerprints. However, when he went to check if there were any files left on the floppy disks on the computer the second time, because it was an impromptu operation, he wasn't fully prepared. He also believed that the police wouldn't conduct a second investigation of a computer that had already been investigated, so the murderer left fingerprints on the computer!"
"I... I confess, I am the murderer..."
Inside a hotel, Li Yue and Aizen stood to one side, watching Mori Kogoro lean against the window without moving, analyzing the case to a group of people standing opposite him. The man named Tajima opposite them, after Mori Kogoro's analysis, chose to admit that he was the murderer with a look of shame.
The seemingly Sleeping Kogoro once solved a serial murder case. Two victims died at the hands of a man named Tajima, helping the police solve a major case.
At least, that's how it appears on the surface.
However, from Li Yue's and Aizen's perspectives, the situation is somewhat different.
"So, they can't see that brat?"
Aizen looked at Conan, who was standing right behind the window, and asked Li Yue with a puzzled expression.
Li Yue shrugged helplessly.
"That's right, it's that amazing. Once he enters the crime-solving mode, no one can see him or approach him. Even if they do get close, they can't see through him. You see him, his head is even peeking out from behind the window, but no one thinks there's anything wrong with him there."
The window was half open, and Conan was standing behind it while Kogoro was slumped in front of it. They were separated by the window, but as everyone knows, windows are very thin, and Conan's head was even partially sticking out, yet no one noticed.
"Okay, I'm starting to realize that this world is indeed a bit amazing."
Human vision is truly amazing; it's like selective hallucination or selective blindness. Conan seems to have acquired his "Kyōka Suigetsu," making it impossible for others to see his every move. It's outrageous.
"Then what about the two dead people?"
"It's obvious that they were doomed the moment Conan appeared before them."
What exactly is the principle behind this?
"I don't know either."
Li Yue shrugged again.
"You just need to know one thing: if a boss, screenwriter, or big shot, or a relatively big shot, appears in front of Conan, then the probability of that person dying is very high once Conan sees them."
Bosses who make their employees unhappy, leaders who prevent their employees' proposals from being approved, screenwriters who seem glamorous on the surface but actually force their subordinates to do their work—most of the people around Conan who had an arrogant expression on their face when they first appeared are dead.
That's right, Li Yue and Aizen, as agreed in the previous commission, came with Mori Kogoro to solve the case. The case was called the Traveling Theater Murder Case. A playwright in a theater suddenly died, and later that night, an actress in the theater troupe also died.
The killer was a phantom thief who used to be active in Tokyo, known as Edo Kid. Edo Kid had stolen a lot of things half a year ago, then quit and joined this theater troupe as an actor. However, the playwright discovered his true identity, and the playwright, being very Japanese, used this secret to blackmail Edo Kid, which fits Li Yue's stereotype of Japanese people.
So Edo-kun, following the example of Ke, killed his opponent in retaliation. However, after killing the opponent, he accidentally killed an actress. That's roughly the gist of the case.
When Mori Kogoro received this case, his response was quite classic. At first, he knew nothing and made wild guesses, but in the end, Conan solved the case with a tranquilizer dart and a voice changer.
Aizen and Li Yue watched the whole process. They witnessed Conan using the tranquilizer gun in his watch to knock out Mori Kogoro, then hiding behind the window and starting to explain as Mori Kogoro. He completely ignored Li Yue and Aizen, which was really hard to watch.
In the past two days, Aizen has also failed to figure out the reason for the changes in time. He has not figured out the cause of the changes, nor has he figured out the causal relationship between the deaths that occurred on the same day Conan arrived at the theater troupe.
For the first time, Aizen felt completely helpless as a researcher when it came to the problems facing this world.
"So, should we continue the research?"
Li Yue smiled and asked Aizen was frowning in thought.
"Of course I want to study it; I want to figure out this secret of time!"
The more difficult something is to understand, the more Aizen wants to figure it out. Especially now that he has no clue at all, it greatly stimulates Aizen's competitive spirit. He, Aizen, also has a desire to win!
"Alright, then Godfather, you can take your time with your research. I have to go somewhere else now. If you need any help, just let me know in the Chat Group!"
"No problem, Li Yue-kun, you go ahead and do your work. I'll handle it myself."
As Bleach, Aizen doesn't need to eat or drink. If he were to act alone, he could even remove his artificial Gigai and act as a spirit. Therefore, Aizen doesn't care at all about Li Yue leaving. He just needs Li Yue to open a door for him when he wants to leave this world.
"Okay, then I'll be going now."
Seeing that Aizen was still deep in thought, Li Yue didn't pay any more attention and left alone.
This case left a deep impression on him. After the traveling theater troupe murder case, a major event will occur in Tokyo! That is, a group of people will rob a bank and steal 1 billion yen. But that's not the point. The point is that after this incident, it will be time for Haibara Ai to make her appearance.
The person responsible for helping to steal the 1 billion yen was Haibara Ai sister, Miyano Akemi. After helping the Black Organization steal the 1 billion yen, she was silenced by the Black Organization and died at their hands.
After learning of her sister's death, Haibara Ai, or rather Miyano Shiho, attempted suicide by overdosing on a drug, but instead of dying, she was transformed into a child, and thus Haibara Ai was born.
Miyano Akemi's death can be considered a great regret in the Conan World. When Li Yue watched the anime back then, she was quite heartbroken. This time, let's hope that she won't become a regret!
Of course, most importantly, Li Yue wanted to say to Haibara Ai the line that Gin loved to say the most!
"Ah~~ Sherry ~~"
431. Miyano Akemi's Departure
Li Yue felt quite lucky. The timing of his entry into the Conan World was just right. A murder occurred the day after he entered, and it was a murder case involving a traveling theater troupe, which happened right before the point at which Haibara Ai appeared.
At this rate, a bank robbery will probably happen next.
Miyano Akemi is Miyano Shiho sister, but the two have vastly different statuses within the organization. Miyano Shiho is a highly valued scientist who is responsible for researching the poison that would turn Kudo Shinichi into a child. However, it is a poison because it is a failed product, while the real success awaits Miyano Shiho's development.
Therefore, Miyano Shiho a very high position within the organization, but because she is in charge of researching this drug, her freedom is generally restricted.
Miyano Akemi, on the other hand, is different. As the older sister of an important researcher, she has a very low status and doesn't even have a code name in the organization. You should know that Miyano Shiho has the code name Sherry.
Miyano Akemi works on the periphery of the organization, doing things for them while also acting as a hostage— Miyano Shiho obediently help them with their research and work.
However, the organization did something very stupid: they killed Miyano Akemi.
As a member of the organization, and especially as a byproduct of Miyano Shiho, Miyano Akemi essentially has no freedom. Therefore, she wants to leave the organization with her younger sister and live a free life.
This is considered a betrayal by the organization, and Gin is basically the one who deals with traitors.
So Gin sent Miyano Akemi undercover to the bank, to become a bank employee, and then, through internal cooperation, to steal 1 billion yen to give to the organization as funding. If she succeeded in this, the organization would give her her freedom.
However, after she took 1 billion yen from the bank, Gin betrayed her and killed her.
So here's the question: what would Miyano Shiho do if Miyano Akemi died?
The answer is suicide in Wrath and hatred!
Logically, either to prevent Miyano Akemi from causing trouble, she should be placed under house arrest forever, or both Akemi and Miyano Shiho should be killed. However, Miyano Shiho needs to research drugs, so she cannot be killed. In order to allow Miyano Shiho to focus on her drug research, Miyano Akemi cannot be killed either, because she is Miyano Shiho's bond, a hostage held by the organization to force Miyano Shiho to continue her research!
But what did Gin do? He neither detained Miyano Akemi, who wanted to cause trouble, nor guaranteed her life. Instead, he threatened her to do something and then killed her directly, successfully stepping on all the landmines. He even went to Miyano Shiho and threatened her, causing Miyano Shiho to give up her life and choose suicide.
However, what was rather unexpected was that Miyano Shiho chose to commit suicide by taking medication. She believed that her medication had killed many people, so it could also kill her. But the result was unexpected; her medication not only failed to kill her, but also shrunk her, allowing her to escape from the research institute.
In response, Li Yue could only say that while Gin was capable and loyal to the organization, he sometimes squandered his advantages. His methods were too simplistic and brutal; basically, his approach to any problem was to kill. A traitor? Then kill! What? Trouble has arisen? Kill!
In Gin's dictionary, when faced with such a situation, he never considered any other way of dealing with it. Anyone who caused trouble for the organization, he only thought of killing them to solve the problem. He didn't know how to solve the problem, but he would eliminate the person who caused it!
Aizen stayed by Conan's side to continue his research, trying to figure out how this person could so easily influence the entire world, while Li Yue went to Gin's side.
There are some things in the Conan World that Li Yue remembers because they have distinctive features or are very well-known.
For example, the address of Kudo Shinichi, or the address of the Mouri Detective Agency, are all relatively famous places. The Mouri Detective Agency, in particular, is easy to remember because the main characters basically live there and it appears so frequently.
But Li Yue really couldn't remember the others. In fact, it was already quite an achievement that he could remember these two addresses.
As for where Miyano Akemi infiltrated the bank, and which research institute Miyano Shiho worked at, I'm sorry, I have absolutely no idea.
So all Li Yue could do was follow Gin.
As for where Gin, Li Yue's Reiatsu perception is still able to sense it. Just like in the world of Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, although most people's Reiatsu is not high, everyone's Reiatsu has its own characteristics. Li Yue does not need to distinguish the Reiatsu of each person; she only needs to remember the Reiatsu of the people she knows.
Based on the location of Gin's Reiatsu, Li Yue located Gin and began tracking Gin.
The Black Organization's actions did not disappoint Li Yue, especially Gin, who was so diligent and efficient. The day after Li Yue found Gin, he went to carry out the operation.
It turns out that before joining the Chat Group, he had already started having Miyano Akemi infiltrate the bank. So when Li Yue brought Aizen to this world, Miyano Akemi was already prepared to rob the bank. The timing was just right!
Li Yue followed Gin and witnessed him contact Miyano Akemi, then take Vodka to Miyano Akemi after she had completed the robbery, intending to kill her after getting the money.
Then Li Yue witnessed Gin shoot Miyano Akemi in the abdomen, causing her to collapse to the ground. The two searched Miyano Akemi's body and found a key, then confidently left, believing that the key was the one Miyano Akemi used to hide her money.
Unfortunately, Miyano Akemi remained wary of them and didn't hand over the real key. After watching Gin and Vodka leave, Li Yue didn't follow them. Instead, he went directly to Miyano Akemi's side, drew his Enma's Blade, and slashed at the air next to Miyano Akemi, opening a Portal to the world of Black Bullet. In modern medicine, the Black Bullet world is better than the world of Saekano: How to Raise Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.
He picked up Miyano Akemi from the ground, then Flash Step to rush into the Portal. The Portal then closed, and Conan ran over from outside after Portal closed. However, this time, he only saw a lot of blood on the ground and nothing else.
Unfortunately, they could only leave the scene of the crime with doubt and resignation after searching the area.
432. Miyano Akemi journey is empty.
Miyano Akemi opened her eyes and saw white fluorescent lights. She wasn't in the warehouse, but in an unfamiliar room. So, she hadn't died?
"An unfamiliar ceiling."
Miyano Akemi murmured to herself, and just as she finished speaking, a head popped out into her field of vision.