Genshin Player in the World of Detective Conan

"This is normal. Higurashi Shrine was always a small shrine, especially after Mr. Higurashi died in a car accident over a decade ago. Most of its operations came to a halt.

It's just us old residents who occasionally go to get our fortunes told or things like that."

Yin Kong suddenly understood. Japan had always been lax in its religious management, and such folk beliefs were rampant in Tokyo.

As a newcomer, he couldn't possibly find them all in just two or three months.

"Manager Inoue, can I come along?"

"Of course."

Manager Inoue naturally wouldn't refuse.

After all, Yin Kong had just helped him catch Takashi Matsubara. Although the cat was dead and couldn't be brought back to life, apprehending the culprit had compensated for most of the losses.

Led by Mr. Inoue, the three of them soon arrived at Higurashi Shrine with the cold [Sapphire].

They hadn't entered the shrine yet, but Yin Kong could already see the Sacred Tree, said to have gained sentience, from afar:

"As expected, it's her."

Although the size was different, he immediately recognized it as the divine tree that had burned itself along with [Yatagarasu] to fight against the abyssal giant's hand.

What surprised Yin Kong, however, was that this shrine, which enshrined the Sacred Tree, was not peaceful at all.

This was because Higurashi Kagome, the only daughter of the Higurashi family, had been missing for almost a day.

According to Higurashi Kagome's younger brother, Higurashi Souta, his sister was actually abducted by a yokai that suddenly appeared from the well.

"Abducted by a yokai?"

Yukino Yukinoshita, who had been somewhat worried, couldn't help but look strange upon hearing this answer.

The other members of the Higurashi family also seemed unconvinced by such a bizarre story.

After all, Higurashi Souta was only nine years old, just in the third grade of elementary school, and he was telling such an absurd tale.

However, besides this, they couldn't find any other clues.

"Mr. Yin Kong, you're a detective?! That's wonderful! Can you help us find Kagome?"

Upon hearing the trio's intentions, especially Yin Kong's identity, Higurashi Kagome's grandfather immediately clutched Yin Kong's hand like he had found a life-saving straw and pleaded.

"Of course. Please calm yourself. May I ask young Souta a few questions first?" Yin Kong comforted the old man, whose hair and beard had turned white, then looked at the somewhat nervous Higurashi Souta. "Young Souta, do you remember exactly when the yokai took your sister?"

Higurashi Souta blinked and then replied:

"It was yesterday evening, around seven o'clock."

Yin Kong nodded slightly, as this was around the time [Yatagarasu] was captured by the abyssal giant's hand and burned with the Sacred Tree yesterday.

In that case, could it be that a powerful demon had been suppressed in the shrine all along, and it took the opportunity while the Sacred Tree was fighting the abyss to abduct Higurashi Kagome?

Noticing Yin Kong's thoughtful expression, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Yin Kong, was there anything special about seven o'clock last night?"

It was extremely special.

First, there was Emperor Gin, who shattered Kudo Shinichi's detective dream with a single blow, and then the Abyss invaded, disrupting the entire world's temporal order.

Compared to that, the disappearance of a mere middle school girl seemed insignificant.

Of course, he obviously couldn't tell the truth and just casually said:

"Look, isn't there the concept of the Hour of the Demon here? I think it's quite reasonable for his sister to have encountered a yokai at that time."

Yukino Yukinoshita: ...

With her intelligence, how could she not see that Yin Kong was just making excuses?

But since he didn't want to say, she knew that continuing to press would yield no results.

Higurashi Souta, however, said excitedly:

"Detective brother, you believe me?"

He felt extremely wronged by his sister's sudden disappearance and the suspicion from his grandfather and mother.

After all, you have a big blue exclamation mark above your head.

Yin Kong smiled and patted the little guy's head, asking:

"Can you take me to see the well? By the way, do you remember what the yokai that abducted your sister looked like?"

Higurashi Souta quickly replied:

"That yokai... it was too dark, I couldn't see clearly. I only remember it had long hair and many white hands. It was very scary..."

Yin Kong asked curiously:

"Many white hands? Were they human-like hands, or more like beastly claws?"

Higurashi Souta recalled for a moment and immediately said:

"They were like human hands."

"What about the hair color?"

Yukino Yukinoshita followed the Higurashi family behind the two, listening to Yin Kong and Souta's back-and-forth, her expression growing increasingly strange.

This was because she had also realized that Higurashi Souta's answers were perfectly fine.

Logically, if it were just a hastily fabricated lie, it would easily reveal flaws or even contradictions under Yin Kong's questioning.

But Higurashi Souta not only answered quickly but also couldn't find many flaws in his own story.

Could a child under ten years old truly possess such convincing acting skills?

However, did monsters really exist in this world?

The young girl shook her head, thinking she must be overthinking things.

"Is this the place?"

Following the quest prompt, Yin Kong opened the warehouse door of the Higurashi Shrine and indeed saw a point of light floating above the old well, prompting him to investigate.

"There's nothing here?"

Yin Kong noticed that the well cover, which had originally been placed over the old well, bore traces of violent damage.

But the inside of the well was quite clean. Apart from some moss and other vegetation, there was nothing else. There was no sign of anything special at all.

Higurashi Souta quickly said:

"My sister really disappeared in the well, you have to believe me!"

"Don't worry, I believe you."

While reassuring Higurashi Souta, Yin Kong opened the system interface.

He had just heard a system notification sound that strongly resembled unlocking a dungeon.

Could this old well be another dungeon for Artifacts or materials?

However, upon opening the system interface, Yin Kong soon saw a circular gate filled with blue-black light, marked with four extremely familiar characters--

[Spiral Abyss].

Never mind, I'm leaving!

Yin Kong gasped and immediately closed the gate to the Spiral Abyss.

Chapter 53: Tears

The [Spiral Abyss], or as players often call it, the [Abyss], is one of the highest challenges in Genshin Impact.

Although there are even more difficult new challenges like Local Legends and Domains of Forgery, generally speaking, being able to clear the Abyss with full stars signifies that a player's two teams of characters have basically reached their peak in terms of development.

Yin Kong only glanced at the level of the monsters on the first floor and knew he couldn't consider it for now.

After all, including himself, he had only just managed to assemble one team of four characters.

Furthermore, apart from Zhongli being at level twenty, his current resources were only enough to raise Kuki Shinobu and Fischl to level ten.

As for Talents and Artifacts, they were even more unbearable to look at.

Most importantly, Zhongli had already tried it; he couldn't convert Mora into divine power in the dungeon.

[Clear the twelfth floor of the Abyss, or wait two more days].

Was this Higurashi Kagome the legendary goddess Athena, requiring him to clear the twelfth floor of the Abyss to find her?

As expected, no one knew what kind of monsters would appear in World Quests.

Fortunately, according to the quest prompt, a turning point seemed to appear in two days?

"Mr. Yin Kong, have you found any clues?"

Higurashi Kagome's grandfather and mother watched Yin Kong with extreme nervousness, as he was their only hope now.

"Do you have a flashlight?"

Under everyone's shocked gaze, Yin Kong leaped lightly into the well and then stopped in the center of the well:

"Look here."

At his reminder, everyone finally noticed that under the beam of the flashlight, there was a small piece of torn clothing.

Because the well was too deep and the light inside was too dim, they hadn't been able to find it before.

"This color, is it Kagome's school uniform?"

Kagome's grandfather exclaimed, both surprised and delighted.

Until last night, this old well in the shrine had been sealed with talismans.

Therefore, the existence of this piece of clothing fragment was enough to prove that Higurashi Kagome had indeed fallen into this old well after last night.

Yin Kong also finished taking pictures and searched the bottom of the well carefully for a while before climbing back up.

"Such incredible eyesight, such unbelievable agility, is this the quality of a professional detective?"

Seeing this, Yukino Yukinoshita felt a sense of admiration welling up in her heart.

If it were her, even with professional tools, it would take a lot of effort to climb out from the bottom of the well.

Moreover, the eyesight that could spot evidence at a glance was truly astonishing.

"Mr. Yin Kong, do you have any other findings?"

Kagome's family immediately gathered around. Yin Kong's performance clearly gave them a lot of confidence, and they naturally hoped he could find more clues at this moment.

However, Yin Kong was destined to disappoint them.

He currently lacked the power to break through the Twelve Palaces, nor could he directly fast-forward two days. He could only shake his head and say:

"I'm afraid not. There's no secret room in the well, nor did I find any further traces. Miss Kagome seems to have vanished into thin air. It's very strange..."

Could it really be a yokai?

Everyone couldn't help but exchange glances.

After all, from when the siblings ran to the warehouse last night to Souta Higurashi running back in a panic to ask for help, it hadn't been more than five minutes in total.

If Higurashi Kagome had really fallen into the ancient well, then in such a short time, she probably wouldn't even have been able to climb out of the well's opening, let alone disappear directly.

Unless, it was truly a force beyond reason that intervened.

Yin Kong "pondered" for a moment and then said again:

"Hmm, we have another member at the Cunning Rabbit House who is a professional folklorist. If it were him, he might be able to notice something. However, he's currently abroad and won't be back for two days."

Kagome's family naturally found this timeframe unacceptable:

"Can't it be any faster?"

Let alone the possibility of Higurashi Kagome being captured by a yokai, even if it were just ordinary thugs, by this time, whatever was going to happen would have already happened, right?

Yin Kong shook his head and said:

"I'm sorry, this is the fastest possible. However, before that, you could all try searching and asking around the vicinity again. Perhaps you'll find new clues."

Everyone naturally looked disappointed.

They had already tried all of that, but clearly, they had found nothing.