Genshin Player in the World of Detective Conan

Under Ei's governance, it's much better now. Back when the Raiden Shogun enacted the Sakoku Decree, aside from the Yashiro Commission, the Tenryou Commission and Kanjou Commission were far more chaotic than this place.

Compared to that, merely having slower procedures hardly constitutes a terrible situation.

As Yin Kong chatted with two new characters while cleaning the office, he unexpectedly heard the doorbell ring.

Could someone have already seen his recruitment ad and come to apply?

However, when he opened the office door, he saw several unexpected figures.

"Miss Mori?"

That's right, the young woman who suddenly visited was none other than the heroine of the Detective Conan world, Mori Ran.

With her were a high school girl with a similar age and a broad forehead, wearing a headband, and Conan, who had put on his glasses and looked almost identical to how Yin Kong remembered him.

"Mr. Yin Kong?" Mori Ran was clearly surprised as well, her face full of astonishment. "Could it be that the [Smiling Detective] you're talking about is actually Mr. Yin Kong? Huh? Wait, isn't this the Naruhodo Office?"

It's him?!

Conan, who had been following Ran with a pair of dead fish eyes and a reluctant expression, immediately changed his nonchalant demeanor upon seeing Yin Kong.

He didn't know that Yin Kong had already noticed him the moment he opened the door. Upon recognizing Yin Kong, he immediately and quietly tried to hide behind Ran.

"Oh, that. It's because I just rented this office and haven't had time to change the sign yet." Yin Kong naturally didn't miss Conan's subtle movement, but he didn't expose him immediately. Instead, he looked at Ran curiously. "But, what is this [Smiling Detective] that Miss Mori just mentioned?"

As expected, this guy is suspicious!

Conan hid behind Mori Ran, his brow furrowed.

He clearly remembered that just last night, Yin Kong had been calling her "Ran" repeatedly. Now he was calling her "Miss Mori," which was truly strange.

Mori Ran, of course, had no idea that Conan behind her had already started his investigation. Hearing Yin Kong's question, her expression became strained:

"Well..."

The broad-foreheaded high school girl interjected:

"Actually, we heard that a handsome detective appeared at the Naruhodo Office, and his smile has a heart-pounding magical power..."

As she spoke, she scrutinized Yin Kong again and whispered to herself, in a voice that only she could hear:

"How should I put it, I feel a bit disappointed."

This wasn't to say Yin Kong was ugly, but rather that the rumors had greatly exaggerated his appearance, naturally raising the girl's expectations to an extreme level.

Meeting him now naturally made her feel a sense of disconnect.

Unfortunately, the girl's seemingly hidden whisper had clearly not escaped Yin Kong's ears.

If Paimon were here, she'd be laughing hysterically and mocking me mercilessly, wouldn't she?

Yin Kong couldn't help but touch his own cheek, puzzled.

He hadn't hired any fake accounts. Where did such outrageous rumors come from?

However, so gossipy and fond of handsome men, this must be Suzuki Sonoko, right?

It was hard to imagine that such an ordinary-looking girl was actually the daughter of the Suzuki conglomerate.

Yin Kong had one advantage: he never forced things he didn't understand.

"Rumors tend to exaggerate, so it's not surprising," he said casually before ushering the three into the office. "So, do you two have a commission for me? Please, have a seat."

Suzuki Sonoko was clearly here to see a handsome guy, but without a plausible reason, she wouldn't have been able to drag Mori Ran along, right?

Mori Ran sat down in front of Yin Kong, looking hesitant.

It was still Suzuki Sonoko who spoke boldly while sitting on a chair:

"That's right, Ran's boyfriend has gone missing, so we thought you could help us investigate his whereabouts..."

Yin Kong suddenly understood:

It seems Conan hasn't received the bow-tie voice changer from Professor Agasa yet, so he hasn't contacted Ran by phone.

"Miss Mori's boyfriend, is he that high school detective, Kudo Shinichi, who was with you that day?"

Ran's face immediately flushed, and she shook her head.

"No, no, no, Shinichi and I are just childhood friends; we're not in a romantic relationship."

"I see, you're looking for someone." Yin Kong suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Conan, who was hiding behind Ran. "However, you shouldn't ask me about Kudo Shinichi's whereabouts; you should ask this little guy."

Conan, who had been sneakily observing Yin Kong, was caught off guard by his half-smiling gaze, feeling as if his heart had stopped for a moment.

"Hello there, little one. We meet again."

"Conan? Why would Conan know Shinichi's whereabouts?"

Yin Kong said matter-of-factly:

"So your name is Conan. Aren't you Kudo Shinichi's illegitimate son? You should know his whereabouts, right?"

Before Conan could answer, a loud bang came from Mori Ran's direction.

She had accidentally broken off the armrest of her chair and crushed the metal pipe inside into a ball.

But this weak woman, with strength and speed ratings of A, seemed oblivious to it all as she smiled and asked:

"Sorry, Mr. Yin Kong, I didn't quite catch what you said. Is Conan Shinichi's love child?"

Upon seeing this, Conan felt his heart completely stop from fright.

Chapter 42: Conan: Feeling a Bit Tired

Daily Quest [Unreachable Love].

Finally, as the black hair behind Mori Ran slowly floated up, as if she had transformed into an Asura on the spot, the daily quest prompt finally arrived.

Yin Kong glanced at the quest content, which was for Ran to find Kudo Shinichi or confirm his whereabouts.

"He's a relative! A relative!" Watching the poor armrest emit creaking sounds under Ran's delicate touch, Conan's little face turned pale with fright. He quickly waved his hands and explained, "Brother Shinichi is only seventeen, how could he have a love child as old as me? Right, Sister Ran?"

"Oh, that's right."

Hearing this, Ran was stunned, and the boiling killing intent finally subsided.

It was only then that she noticed the armrest she had twisted into a pretzel. She immediately bowed apologetically:

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Yin Kong. I accidentally broke your chair. I'll pay for it at the original price."

"It's nothing, nothing. These tables and chairs will be replaced soon anyway," Yin Kong said with a smile, not caring at all. He praised, "But Miss Mori is truly a passionate person, a heroine. Mr. Kudo Shinichi is truly enviable."

Ran's face turned completely red, and she lowered her head, weakly defending herself:

"Shinichi and I really aren't like that..."

This guy is definitely doing it on purpose, isn't he?

Conan, who felt he had almost been punched away by Ran, glared fiercely at Yin Kong. This was the second time the other party had "slandered" him as a love child of the Kudo family.

If looks could kill, Yin Kong would have been riddled with holes by Conan by now.

Sonoko also looked at Yin Kong curiously and asked, "So, why did the detective say this brat is that Kudo guy's love child? Do you know each other?"

"We don't exactly know each other, we just ran into each other last night at Tropical Land Amusement Park." Under Conan's gaze, who was about to jump up and hit his knees, Yin Kong smiled and patted his head. "Speaking of which, he was wearing a very strange adult outfit back then, pretending to be Kudo Shinichi. It was quite amusing."

Yin Kong, who intended to clear out some stamina, was pleasantly surprised to find that when farming Artifact dungeons, he didn't necessarily have to act himself; he could also let the characters' own consciousness control them.

"Impenetrable!" "Answer me, Oz!" "Nakuomikazuchi!" "Vortex Vanquisher!"...

Everyone clearly didn't know that a fierce battle had already begun within Conan.

Ran looked up in surprise:

"What? Conan, you were at the amusement park last night too?"

Conan's expression froze.

He suddenly realized that if Yin Kong continued to chat with Ran like this, she might discover that the strange outfit he was wearing as "Conan" yesterday was exactly the same as Kudo Shinichi's.

If that happened, it was hard to say what strange associations might arise.

It was one thing with Ran and Sonoko, but this Yin Kong was truly strange. He absolutely couldn't let him guess his true identity.

"Uh, well... Actually, Shinichi-niichan took me to the amusement park yesterday too, but I was afraid of bothering you, so he let me go play by myself. Ahaha."

Looking at Conan's increasingly forced smile, Ran's eyes finally showed a hint of suspicion:

"Is that so? You seem very flustered, Conan."

Meanwhile, Sonoko said bluntly:

"To ditch the brat and go on a date yourself, that's pretty lousy."

Conan was naturally displeased to be mocked by Sonoko to his face.

Unfortunately, he couldn't explain himself right now, so he could only complain in his heart.

Forget it, as long as I can fool them, being mocked by that gossip Sonoko isn't unbearable. I'm used to it anyway.

Ran argued:

"Sonoko, Shinichi isn't that kind of person. There must be some other reason."

As expected, Ran is the best.

However, before Conan could feel relieved by Ran defending him, he heard Yin Kong speak again:

"Since Conan is not only Mr. Kudo's relative but also came home from the amusement park with him, perhaps he knows some clues?"

Conan couldn't help but wonder if Yin Kong was targeting him.

Otherwise, why would he break out in a cold sweat every time Yin Kong spoke?

As expected, Sonoko was already staring at him suspiciously:

"Brat, you don't actually know something, do you?"

Ran also looked at him and said softly, "Conan, if you really know anything about Shinichi, please tell me, okay? I'm really worried about him."

Hearing Ran's plea, even a hint of begging in her tone, Conan's heart softened. He said in a small voice, "Actually, Sister Ran, Shinichi-niichan went to investigate a case."

Ran froze. She hadn't actually expected Conan to know, and immediately said in surprise:

Conan turned his head away, not daring to look her in the eyes:

"Yes, but Brother Shinichi said it was a very dangerous case and warned me not to tell anyone, which is why I didn't tell you."

"Is that so? Shinichi is still like this, he throws caution to the wind whenever he hears about a case."

Just as Ran was about to be convinced, Yin Kong suddenly spoke:

"Is that so?"

"W-what's wrong, Brother Yin Kong?"

Hearing Yin Kong speak again, Conan instantly became incredibly nervous.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have let Sonoko drag Ran to this detective agency even if it killed him.

"Nothing, it's just that, little Conan, could you let me see your glasses?"

As expected, Yin Kong's question made the great detective's heart skip a beat again.

"Glasses?" While Conan was frantically thinking, Ran asked curiously, "Mr. Yin Kong, is there something strange about Conan's glasses?"

Yin Kong smiled and explained:

"Miss Mori, you don't know this, but when I met this little guy yesterday, he wasn't wearing glasses. And I do feel that these glasses are a bit off, but I might need to examine them to know the exact problem."

Ran nodded:

"Is that so? Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Yin Kong. Conan, let Mr. Yin Kong examine your glasses. Conan?"

Seeing Conan's continued hesitation, Ran became even more confused.

"Maybe he's afraid I'll break his glasses?" Yin Kong smiled slightly, assuring him, "Don't worry, little guy, brother will be very careful. Even if I break them, I'll definitely buy you a new pair."

However, this kind smile only appeared aggressive in Conan's eyes.