Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 265 A Chance Encounter with Outer Circle Members

As everyone walked up the escalator, Genta suddenly became curious and discussed it with his friends.

"Speaking of which, what exactly does the Tokiwa Group do?"

After thinking for a moment, Mitsuhiko replied.

It must be said that Mitsuhiko is the most quick-witted and intelligent among these children, and he has a broad range of knowledge.

"It seems to be related to computer software."

Genta's eyes lit up.

"Does that mean it also involves video games?"

"Genta, all you think about is playing games. Who says making computer software means making games?"

Ayumi said something to Genta helplessly, but Sawaguchi turned around and smiled at the children.

"Little sister, you're wrong. Video games are also a significant source of revenue for our Tokiwa Group."

"Since you're interested, you can play on the third floor later."

Upon hearing this, the children excitedly raised their hands in a cheer.

Qi Ming also roughly understood what Tokiwa's setup was.

Japanese Goose.

……

The items displayed on the second floor are mostly highly specialized and targeted products, which are quite difficult for most people to understand.

After a quick glance at the products and a few polite compliments, everyone took the escalator back up to the third floor to continue their exploration.

When they arrived on the third floor, everyone finally understood.

Nearly half of this floor is neatly filled with all sorts of video game products.

The remaining half of the space is also filled with more entertainment-oriented merchandise.

The third floor is a hub for arcade-style games and various light-polluting games.

Qi Ming stood there and looked around. The numerous gaming devices dazzled him, but the arcade machines were the most familiar to him.

He quickly spotted a game console that was displaying a fighting game similar to Street Fighter on its screen.

He walked over by himself, shook the joystick, turned to Ai Haibara and said:

"How about it? Want to play a couple of rounds?"

Looking at the playful man in front of her, Ai Haibara shook her head helplessly, but still took a step forward.

"My appearance fee is quite high."

"Have you forgotten your IOU? I'll give you two dollars less."

"……Row."

While Qi Ming and Ai Haibara were playing arcade games.

Behind them, Genta Mitsuhiko and Ayumi were curiously looking at the two metal chairs leaning against the wall.

In front of the metal chair is a workbench with a slightly heavy metal feel.

However, the distance between the chair and the control panel seems a bit far, suggesting it's not designed for players sitting in the chair to operate.

"What is this?"

"I don't know, it's probably something like a racing car, right? After all, there are chairs."

As the children curiously observed, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Hello everyone, welcome!"

The voice came from behind, and then a tall man in a suit walked up to the group with a smile on his face.

"Let me introduce you to Mr. Yuan Jiaming, our director and engineer."

Sawaguchi stepped forward and introduced himself to the crowd.

Hara Yoshiaki bent down and smiled at the children.

Please give me your guidance, everyone.

"Please advise!"

After the children returned the smiles, Genta immediately asked Hara Yoshiaki out of curiosity:

"Uncle, can I ask what this machine does?"

"Oh, this one?"

Hara Yoshiaki adjusted his glasses and said with a hint of pride:

"This machine is our latest product."

"By collecting facial information, it is possible to predict what someone will look like ten years from now."

Professor Agasa stroked his beard with some surprise.

"Predicting what people will look like 10 years from now? That should fall under the category of AI, right?"

Hara Yoshiaki nodded in surprise.

"Yes, sir, do you also have some knowledge in this area?"

"Haha, I'm a scientist too, I know a little bit about it."

Professor Agasa smiled.

"...Isn't collecting facial information illegal?"

Just then, Qi Ming and Ai Haibara returned after completing their duel.

At this moment, Ai Haibara looked rather depressed.

The reason is simple: she was betrayed by Qi Ming and was very upset.

Qi Ming, on the other hand, had a smile on his face.

Because he cheated, he locked his health, but Ai Haibara didn't notice.

But cheating that isn't detected isn't considered cheating.

Upon hearing Qi Ming's words, Yuan Jiaming turned around and quickly explained:

"Of course not, the information is instantaneous, it will be deleted after scanning, it won't..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hara Yoshiaki's expression froze instantly.

His previously squinted eyes suddenly snapped open, and upon seeing Qi Ming's appearance, two beads of cold sweat involuntarily dripped from his forehead.

"what is wrong?"

Seeing Yuan Jiaming's strange expression, Qi Ming scratched his head in confusion.

However, with just this simple gesture of raising his hand, Hara Yoshiaki's expression changed and he abruptly took several steps back.

"You, you stay away from me! No, why is it you coming here?!"

"……What?"

Qi Ming was quite confused.

Who is this person?

He seemed to recognize him, but he didn't remember ever seeing him before.

With his prosthetic eye activated, Qi Ming scanned Yuan Jiaming's information.

Name: Hara Yoshiaki

Occupation: Director and Engineer of Tokiwa Foundation

Identity: Peripheral member of the organization

Okay, I understand now.

Oh, you're colleagues.

So he acted this way simply because he was somewhat at a loss when his superior, who was two levels above him, suddenly came to inspect the work.

"Huh, huh..."

Hara Yoshiaki took two deep breaths and noticed that everyone's eyes were on him. He also realized that he had lost his composure.

"Mr. Yuan, do you know this gentleman?"

Sawaguchi had never seen his director look so grim, so he leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

Hara Yoshiaki nodded somewhat stiffly, but shook his head after a moment.

"No, it's just that this gentleman reminds me a bit of my former...teacher."

Hara Yoshiaki forced a smile and explained to everyone.

“I used to be very afraid of the teachers at my school, so I was startled when I saw what this gentleman looked like.”

This explanation sounded reasonable, and Kogoro Mouri and the others were no longer puzzled by Hara Yoshiaki's earlier outburst.

"Was Mr. Hara's former teacher this young?"

"Hehe, Uncle is so old, why are you still afraid of teachers?"

Yuan Jiaming breathed a sigh of relief, but glancing at Qi Ming out of the corner of his eye, he still felt a little nervous.

He was an outer member of the organization, but although he was on the periphery, he still knew the core members.

Gin, vodka...

And of course, there's Madeira.

He knew that Qi Ming had wiped out everyone at the base in order to find the traitor.

One of them was even a close friend of his.

The reason why Hara Yoshiaki is so nervous right now is because... he really is a traitor!

Just two days ago, he hacked into the organization's system and stole some data!

"No way? I've been so discreet, how could the organization have found out?"