Genshin Impact Player in the Detective Conan World

This time, forget showing off his manly spirit in front of Officer Sato; it would be a miracle if he wasn't mocked.

A petty person might have already taken their anger out on Yin Kong, but Takagi was clearly not that kind of person. He merely lamented inwardly, and the envy in his eyes was genuine.

Moreover, for some reason, he suddenly felt that Yin Kong, who was in front of him, had become much more approachable.

It was as if he had instantly gone from a stranger they met by chance to a very good old friend.

Sato Miwako also leaned closer, curiously touching Yin Kong's arm.

Then she was surprised to find that although there were muscle contours under Yin Kong's clothes, he didn't look like a muscle freak at all, as she had imagined:

"Yes, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed such an outrageous thing. How on earth did you do it?"

Yin Kong was in a good mood at the moment. Although the thirty-five points of favorability experience were probably wasted, all the raw stones, Mora, and ore were things he urgently needed, so he naturally didn't care about these minor mishaps:

"Perhaps it's because I'm naturally strong."

This was a lie. Such incredible strength could not possibly be innate.

This was one of the fruits of his diligent efforts over the past two months.

While there was no Strength attribute on the system's character panel, Yin Kong had long discovered that whenever his attack power and other attributes improved, his own strength and speed would also gain a certain degree of enhancement.

Correspondingly, whenever his maximum HP increased, his physique and endurance would also be affected.

As of today, his attack power, under various buffs, had broken through the 100-point mark. Compared to the less than ten points when he first arrived in this world, it had increased more than tenfold.

Although his strength hadn't increased tenfold to such an exaggerated extent, it was undoubtedly far beyond the scope of an ordinary person.

"I am Treasure Tsuruma, the owner of this shop. Thank you three for your help just now."

While Yin Kong, Takagi, and Sato were chatting, the owner of the ramen shop quickly came over.

His tone was sincere. Not only did he waive the bill for the three of them, but he also offered them a 30% discount on all future visits.

"What a warm-hearted owner! What's wrong, Little Brother Yin Kong?"

After Treasure Tsuruma left, Takagi, while sighing with emotion, noticed Yin Kong's expression.

His new friend, who felt very familiar, was staring at the back of the owner, Treasure, in silence, seemingly lost in thought.

"This owner, Treasure... No, it's nothing."

Yin Kong shook his head. Of course, he couldn't tell them that the number of [Head Spiders] on the owner seemed to be the highest in the shop.

One of them was even perched directly on Treasure Tsuruma's head, its sharp fangs deeply piercing his brain.

Although, based on the experience he had summarized so far, these ghosts should not be able to harm humans before receiving a response, such a bizarre sight inevitably made Yin Kong frown.

Could it be that because he was the owner here, he was particularly favored by these [Head Spiders]?

As Yin Kong pondered, the competition finally began.

However, to his slight surprise, Treasure Tsuruma did not choose a terrifying flavor like devilishly spicy to increase the difficulty, as Takagi had heard.

This competition used the most normal Tonkotsu Ramen.

"I can't anymore."

So, after finishing his second bowl of ramen, Sato was the first to declare "defeat."

As for young Takagi, he only managed to last until the third bowl before being unable to continue.

"Is it really too much?"

Takagi looked around and saw that the number of empty bowls in front of some people had already accumulated to five, or even six.

He immediately clenched his fist and began to cheer for Yin Kong, the last hope of their trio:

"Little Brother Yin Kong, you must win!"

Sato, on the other hand, noticed Yin Kong's slightly strained expression and comforted him:

"Don't talk nonsense, Takagi. You should do what you can in this kind of competition and not push yourself too hard."

In her impression, there were quite a few cases of people getting into trouble due to overeating.

Yin Kong shook his head and explained:

"Don't worry, I'm just not used to the local flavors."

This was also a lie. In reality, he simply didn't like eating out.

Not because of the taste, but because--

"Can you see it? You can see it, right?"

When a "cute little" creature covered in fur crawls into your bowl with a crunch and affectionately expresses its most sincere greetings, I believe anyone would immediately lose all appetite, right?

In view of this, Yin Kong had not eaten out in a long time.

He just didn't expect that by making an exception once in a while, he would encounter such a terrible situation.

Takagi scratched his head, completely oblivious, and said in surprise:

"The flavor? I think the cooking at this shop is quite good."

Even though it was ramen for a competition, the taste was not at all perfunctory.

However, after realizing that Yin Kong was actually a foreigner, the two felt relieved.

Yin Kong was somewhat fortunate. Being able to chat with Takagi and Sato could slightly distract him.

After receiving no response, the [Head Spider] finally grew tired of him, hopped off his dining table, and began searching for new targets.

Yin Kong's expression finally relaxed, giving him the chance to focus entirely on the food in front of him.

Six bowls, seven bowls...

By the eighth bowl, ordinary people like Takagi, who were just there for the excitement, had basically all dropped out.

Even the remaining "professional contestants" had gradually slowed down.

After all, eating is also a very physically demanding activity.

But only Yin Kong maintained an unusually steady pace, gradually catching up and even surpassing the progress of the top tier.

Eleven, twelve bowls...

Besides Yin Kong, only four contestants remained on the field.

But these remaining four were clearly the elite of the elite, possessing both the patience and fighting spirit to amaze everyone.

Yet, even so, humans ultimately have their limits.

After the seventeenth bowl, they all showed signs of fatigue.

Finally, when the last mountain-like competitor dramatically collapsed, the entire competition finally concluded.

"It's over?"

"Of, of course!" Seeing Yin Kong, who hadn't even broken a sweat, the owner of Treasure Tsuruma seemed to snap back to reality and announced with disbelief, "Let us congratulate Mr. Yin Kong on winning this competition."

Takagi and Sato, feeling proud, applauded vigorously while looking at the towering stack of empty bowls in front of Yin Kong with disbelief.

This is too much!

The two estimated that the ramen combined weighed at least fifteen kilograms, yet Yin Kong looked completely unfazed, his stomach not even bulging.

Especially seeing Yin Kong's effortless demeanor, Takagi couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Hey Yin Kong, you can't possibly still be hungry, can you?"

"It's not that exaggerated. Actually, I'm about ninety percent full."

This wasn't a lie, because if Takagi could see Yin Kong's status interface, he would find that his current fullness level was indeed almost maxed out.

But not lying doesn't always mean it represents the truth.

Because in Genshin Impact, fullness recovers very quickly.

It might only take less than ten minutes to recover from completely full to normal.

Of course, in the game, ten minutes is actually a very long time.

Unless it's an elite enemy, most battles can be resolved within half a minute.

Even the Spiral Abyss Floor 12, which tests player's progression the most, taking less than ten minutes for three chambers with full stars.

However, in reality, this digestion speed is undoubtedly monstrous.

Simply put, after Yin Kong finished his fourth bowl of ramen, his fullness reached ninety percent, but before he finished the fifth bowl, his fullness had already recovered to seventy percent.

In other words, as long as he maintained this pace, his fullness would constantly fluctuate between ninety and seventy percent.

This is the reality of never reaching satiety!

If it weren't for this, Yin Kong wouldn't have been so confident.

"Uwa--!"

Just as everyone was enthusiastically applauding, Kuroda Taro, who was in the crowd with an unwilling expression, suddenly collapsed to the ground and began to struggle violently.

He clutched his throat, his limbs twitching wildly as if he were drowning, and the food he had just eaten was continuously vomited out.

Within seconds, Kuroda Taro stopped struggling completely.

"This is--"

Seeing this, Yin Kong immediately had a bad premonition.

"Sir, what's wrong? Are you okay?" Takagi asked several times without receiving a response, and then looked at Sato, "Is it food poisoning? Should we call an ambulance?"

Sato, however, gravely checked his breathing and pulse, then shook her head:

"No need. He's already dead."

Then, she took out her badge, held it up in front of her, and shouted to the stunned crowd:

"We are police officers. Please do not move. This is likely a case of intentional homicide!"

Chapter 5: Not Opened, Just Activated?

"The deceased's name is Kuroda Taro, male, thirty-four years old, a sumo wrestler..."

Shortly after Takagi and Sato secured the scene, their superior, the broad-minded and stout Inspector Megure, arrived amidst the wailing sirens of the police car and began to summarize the case.

"The cause of death is cyanide poisoning, and residual toxins were found in the ramen bowl, so this is undoubtedly a case of intentional homicide."

It truly lives up to its reputation as Beika Town's top must-try dish.

Yin Kong sat in the suspect area, quietly listening to Inspector Megure's analysis of the case, his expression completely unreadable.

It's worth noting that Takagi and Sato were also sitting here with him, idle.

Even though they were police officers, they hadn't been ruled out as suspects.

Or rather, precisely because they were police officers, they should have recused themselves in this situation.

"According to the preliminary investigation, there are three main individuals who had direct contact with the victim's ramen during the entire process: Mr. Yamagami Osamu, the chef; Ms. Yazaki Nobuko, the waitress; and Mr. Asamura Tsukasa, who was a professional sumo wrestler like the deceased and had just had an argument with him."

As expected of a Detective Conan set, it's already narrowed down to a choice of three.

In reality, since he had just thoroughly lectured Kuroda Taro, Yin Kong's suspicion wasn't insignificant either.

However, because he had absolutely no opportunity to come into contact with the other person's ramen, he was quickly cleared of suspicion.

[Daily Quest: The Real Culprit].

He never expected that a small ramen shop could provide him with two daily quests in succession.

Although they were just daily quests, Yin Kong clearly didn't have the luxury of being picky right now.

His scrutinizing gaze immediately fell upon the three main suspects.

First, Yamagami Osamu, the chef, could basically be ruled out.

Unless it was a random killing, the ramen was made by him, but he couldn't control who the poisoned ramen would be delivered to.

However, Yazaki Nobuko, the waitress, had the opportunity to poison it while serving the food.

Yazaki Nobuko naturally knew this. Yin Kong felt she was so nervous she was about to cry:

"Officer, I really didn't kill anyone... I don't even know him, how could I possibly want to kill him?"

Inspector Megure remained noncommittal. Based on their current investigation, Yazaki Nobuko and the victim were indeed strangers.