Chapter 379 Dark Web
Chapter 379 Dark Web

"I am back."

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Xiaolan and Conan finally went home exhausted. Why did they say exhausted? Because Conan triggered the Death Aura again in the game hall, and killed someone directly. As a result, Xiaolan and the others didn't have much fun this afternoon, and they were busy solving the case.

"Ah... I'm so tired." Conan fell into a puddle on his bed.

"Look at you, you bring bad luck wherever you go. Even when Xiaolan and her friends go out to play games or relax, they may encounter a murder. How can I marry my sister to you in the future?" I was typing on the computer on the desk next to me.

"No way... Wait, by marry I mean..." Conan blushed instantly.

"You really know how to listen to the key points. Just take care of yourself first." I slowly turned my head and gave Conan a contemptuous look, then continued to get busy.

"Hey, hey." Conan scratched his head. "But, what happened to you today? Why did you leave so suddenly?"

"I had a feeling that something bad would happen if I followed you, so I came back early."

"Heh, heh..." Conan's mouth twitched, and he thought again. "You, didn't you see someone from the organization? I heard you say today that you felt like a thorn in your side."

"Hmm?" Conan's words made my typing hand pause for a moment, and then I continued typing.

"Did I get it right?" Feeling the pause in my hands, Conan looked a little nervous.

"No." I said calmly. "It's just that places like game halls are too noisy and affect my hearing. If something really happens, I won't be able to react immediately."

"They are indeed organized!" Conan turned serious. "Why else would you be on alert?"

"It hasn't been long since I fought Gin last time. How can we not be on guard?" I said with a little displeasure. "Okay, stop talking about me. How are you doing over there, today's case."

"Ah, today...eh?" Conan suddenly became alert, "You never asked about the case before. Why did you suddenly ask about it today?"

"...Then just pretend I didn't say anything." Seeing that changing the subject failed, I had no choice but to continue working on the computer.

"I'm telling you..." Conan narrowed his eyes, "You've been typing away at the computer since just now. What are you doing?" Conan walked towards me, and at the same time, he took in the information on my screen. The red and green stripes made Conan's eyes widen in an instant.

"This is... the dark web?" Conan's voice suddenly rose a little. "Are you going to take another mission?"

"Didn't Dr. Agasa go abroad the day before yesterday? According to the information Shiho gave me, the holographic game called Cocoon that Mitsuhiko mentioned will have a press conference in about a month. And many high-level Japanese executives will attend the press conference. This may be a good opportunity."

"What mission do you want to take?" Conan looked at me seriously.

"These are the related tasks in total." As I said this, I showed my task list, which was mostly red with only a few green.

[Abducting Finance Minister Emori Tetsuo, posted by Susukino Natsu, grade: B]

"Who is this Bo Ye Xia?" Conan was puzzled.

"A code name, usually someone who is well-known will ask someone to post it on their behalf. Those with code names are frequent visitors to the dark web, and only those who are new to the dark web will be given real names. When he becomes a frequent visitor to the dark web, he will have the official right to use the code name, so that the safety of the publisher can be guaranteed. To prevent retaliation, the official will provide certain protection when using the real name. Unless the executor is a very high-ranking and powerful person. In short, if you want to post tasks on the dark web, you have to sell your information to the dark web first, so as to avoid retaliation from the dark web officials and executors."

"Who is the official of this dark web?" Conan said with a heavy face.

"It's the dark side of every country. Some things that cannot be done openly must be done in secret. Don't worry, such a large network must be supported by the country. Or it may be controlled by wealthy families. After all, the profit is very considerable. Just watch calmly. There is no point in asking. If you dare to call the police about this, I guarantee that Officer Megure will step down tomorrow and die the day after tomorrow."

"..." Conan was speechless and could only continue watching.

[Investigation on Thomas Sindora, the American IT Emperor, published by Kenmura Nakabin, grade: C]

[Assassination of American IT Emperor Thomas Sindorah, Publisher: Sanhong, Rank: A]

"This... isn't that equivalent to exposing myself?" Looking at the two similar task lists, Conan subconsciously thought that these two people were the same person.

"That's not entirely true. One is an investigation, and the other is an assassination. These two tasks are not of the same level. Besides, the first one, Jiancun Zhongbin, is his real name, and the second one is a code name. According to common sense, no one would be so stupid. Besides, didn't you see that there is a bullet after the investigation, which means that it has been accepted."

As I said that, I clicked on the survey, and the person who accepted it also made me slightly stunned. Then he smiled and glanced at Conan. "Look at this person who accepted it, does he look familiar?"

Conan looked closely and said, "Dark Night Baron... Dad!?"

"Haha, interesting, isn't it?" I laughed, and then I used Liu Feng's high-level identity to mobilize the information of the Dark Night Baron. Indeed, the real name column read Kudo Yusaku.

"How is this possible?" Conan widened his eyes.

"Your dad is a famous detective novelist. Well, actually, he's mainly a detective. He's so close to the police, so it's normal for him to know about the dark web and have contact with it."

"Hey! Xun! Help me find out if there are any missions related to my dad!" Conan panicked out of concern. Oh, how is this different from me worrying about my family? Unfortunately, Conan, this idiot, just can't see through this, so he puts people around him in danger again and again just to show off. Although most of the time, he can turn danger into safety. But I probably wouldn't take such a risk if it were me.

"Hi, hi..." After saying that, I searched for related searches about Kudo Yusaku and Dark Night Baron, but fortunately, there were no red tasks for these two IDs, but there was a green protection task.

"So don't worry. Uncle Yusaku has basically never done anything bad, so he won't attract hatred. After all, to the outside world, he is just a novelist."

"Um... can I..." "Let's take another look at Sister Yukiko, okay... OK."

So... I didn't do much work that night. I accompanied Conan to check all the people around me. Except for my own identity as Liufeng, which had a few red assassination and investigation signs on it, everyone else had no problems. This also made Conan feel more at ease.

"Huh... I've been busy all night and forgot about the main task." In the early morning, Conan finally got back to the point. "You've been browsing the dark web all night. What task are you going to take?"

"I plan to take over as finance minister."

"Is it really okay for you to be so blunt?"

"You said that as if you could stop me." I gave Conan a disdainful look. "He's in my boss's way and needs to be dealt with. Of course, you can stop me, as long as you can do it."

"...Okay, okay, I know calling the police is useless, right?" Conan said unhappily. "When are you going to do it?"

"Yohoo? Are you really planning to interfere with me?" I raised my eyebrows. "I haven't thought about it yet. It depends on my mood. Besides, the finance minister was just kidnapped, not assassinated."

"..."

"Regarding this IT Emperor matter, I am also thinking whether to take it. After all, it involves Uncle Yusaku. If I do it, will Uncle Yusaku also be able to finish an investigation?"

"Hmm..." Conan thought for a while, "It seems that it is not impossible. Although my father took on the investigation, which is the duty of a detective, I still hope that he can stay away from things like the dark web."

"Please, Uncle Yusaku took over this case a year ago. What's more, Uncle Yusaku already has a code name. This proves that Uncle Yusaku must have contacted the dark web more than once. You can't do anything about it. Besides, you..."

【So Thank You For Everything，ここから変わり开める．真っすぐな道などないと気づいた强さ见つけた. . . 】

Before I could finish my sentence, my cell phone rang. It was a call from an unfamiliar number.

"Hmm? Could it be Uncle Yusaku calling?" Looking at the number displayed on the phone, I raised my eyebrows, but this number is in Japan, Uncle Yusaku should be in the United States or the United Kingdom at this time. Besides, Uncle Yusaku should not be able to see my investigation.

"Moshimoshi..Who is this?" I answered the phone.

"Devil, I found you!"

"...ha?"

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

This somewhat cold voice sounded familiar. When I thought of the familiar name of "devil", three seconds later, I remembered the owner of this voice, Koizumi Hongzi.

"That bastard Kaito actually gave my cell phone number to that witch? Or, he was deceived by this witch..." I raised my eyebrows, ignored Conan's puzzled look, walked out of the room quickly, and went to the warehouse on the top floor.

"Where's Kaito?" I said coldly. Generally speaking, Kaito would not betray me, unless this witch used some unusual means. For example... drugging?
"Kaito is sleeping soundly." Hongzi's voice was infatuated, but her tone was full of arrogance. "Don't worry, I have no reason to hurt him."

"I'm talking to you, Miss Hongzi." Knowing that Kaito was fine, I let down my guard and started to play coy with Hongzi. "You already know that I have no ill will towards Kaito, so why are you still holding on to me? Aren't we already strategic partners?"

"Heh, don't try to get close to me. No one can pick and choose what I, Hongzi, want to do." Hongzi said proudly. "Indeed, you have proved that you have no ill will towards Kaito, but there are still some unresolved matters between you and me."

"..for example?"

"You embarrassed me twice in a row. Do you think you can just let this go?"

"Uh?" I was confused. "What do you mean by embarrassed?"

"Of course, the two times I fought against me!"

"Come on, there were only you and me at that time, and you and I were the only ones who knew about this. Why did you have to do this? Besides, I didn't embarrass you. If I didn't fight back, wouldn't I be the one who got hurt?"

"Hmph, don't say such nice things. Although our fight because of Kaito has ended, there must be a closure between you and me."

"Why bother... I'm just a child." I said helplessly.

"You are the only one who knows whether you are a child or not. Of course, I know it very well too."

"Hmm?" What does Hongzi mean by this? Could she really predict my past through magic? Or, could she predict my past life? "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Hmph, stop playing dumb." Hongzi said coldly. "If you want to keep this secret, challenge me on the playground of Waseda High School three days from now. If you win, I will keep this secret forever. If you lose... Hmph, just wait to be my slave! Hahahaha!"

Beep... Beep... Beep...

After laughing, Hongzi hung up the phone, leaving me alone with a busy tone.

"Koizumi Hongzi..." I scratched my head. What a troublesome person. What a magical world. It's simply foul.

　I should have posted it last night. But I forgot something. I'll make it up today. I'll try my best to post it every weekend this week.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)