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

Chapter 488 The Imprisoned Criminals

The screen flickered, and Shinichi Kudo keenly noticed that the expressions of the surrounding police officers had all become serious.

It seems these officers had already watched the video before they arrived.

呲味——

After a series of electrical buzzing sounds, the dim image on the screen gradually began to light up.

The walls were dilapidated and stained with blood, and there seemed to be quite a few old graffiti.

It looks like a dilapidated factory, and this is just a small room within it.

"Let us welcome the first criminal to be tried in this trial, Yamamoto Zen."

A high-pitched voice, altered by an electronic voice changer, is emitted, and the camera angle suddenly and slowly descends.

The bright lights suddenly focused on the ground, and Qi Ming and the others could see a man lying on the ground.

He was wearing a tattered short-sleeved shirt and trousers, and his head was covered by a worn-out burlap sack, making it impossible to see his face.

However, the man on the ground suddenly twitched, and the man named Yamamoto Zen sat up abruptly.

"Where am I? Why am I here?"

Realizing that something was covering his head, Yamamoto Zen quickly removed the burlap sack from his head, revealing his face.

"Yamamoto Zen..."

When he heard the name, Kogoro Mouri was somewhat indifferent.

However, after seeing the other person's face clearly, he frowned, feeling as if he had seen this person somewhere before.

But where exactly is it?

Seeing Kogoro Mouri suddenly frown, Professor Agasa explained.

"This is a wanted criminal who robbed a convenience store a few days ago; it should have been on the news."

"Oh, I see."

Upon hearing Inspector Megure's words, Kogoro Mouri clapped his hands in sudden enlightenment.

"Yamamoto Zen, 36 years old, unemployed."

"Two nights ago, he robbed a convenience store at knifepoint."

"According to the store's surveillance footage, the clerk on duty at the time did not resist and obediently handed over the money to him."

“The clerk was on the phone with his mother, but the man thought he was contacting the police and brutally murdered her.”

The shrill voice rang out again, but judging from Yamamoto Zen's bewildered expression in the video footage, it was clear that the voice was added in post-production by the prisoner who had abducted Yamamoto Zen here.

The screen flickered, then switched to another room.

As the lights came on, the scene shifted to the floor, where another person lay in the same room with a burlap sack covering their face.

However, judging from her physical characteristics, she should be female.

As the woman awoke and removed the burlap sack from her head, the narrator spoke again.

"Yoko Sato, 52 years old, retired nurse."

“She lied about free medical checkups and specifically lured homeless people to abandoned clinics.”

"The last scene captured by the surveillance camera was her pushing a wheelchair with an unconscious man strapped to it."

"Several pieces of human internal organs were found in the storage cabinet of the underground operating table."

The scenes continue to switch between different rooms, and now 10 criminals have gathered in this place that appears to be an abandoned factory.

"Inspector Megure, I feel like I've heard of quite a few of these people before."

Kogoro Mouri whispered to Juichi Megure.

The latter sighed softly.

"Because these people have all appeared on television, just like Yamamoto Zen from earlier, they are all criminals we are currently arresting."

"...Is this so?"

Shinichi Kudo and Kogoro Mouri both touched their chins simultaneously.

Having seen this much, they already had a pretty good understanding of the case.

This is a case where someone who hates evil wants to take revenge on these criminals in their own way.

click-

A crisp sound suddenly rang out, interrupting Shinichi Kudo's thoughts.

However, the sound did not come from the video, but from inside the conference room.

"...Brother Qi Ming, what are you doing?"

"Want some popcorn?"

"No, no need."

Qi Ming watched the screen and took another sip of cola. Noticing that Vermouth was staring at him from behind, Qi Ming thought for a moment and decided that he should still have a spirit of sharing.

"do you want to eat?"

"I do not want."

"No, you want to."

"..."

It's no wonder Qi Ming wanted to take out popcorn at this moment, because looking at these images, he really felt like he was watching some kind of R-rated movie.

It's definitely a horror story.

Across from them, Shiratori Ninzaburo and Sato Miwako blinked at each other.

They could interpret Qi Ming's relaxed manner of popping popcorn and drinking cola as a sign that he was very relaxed.

But where did he get such a big bucket of popcorn from?

"Officer Sato, Officer Shiratori, would you like some too?"

"Um, no, thank you."

The two quickly waved their hands, though they were somewhat puzzled.

Did Inspector Megure mention them?

I haven't met Qi Ming before, have I?

boom--

The movie—no, the characters in the scene—had all been introduced when, with a sudden sound, the iron door to everyone's room opened.

However, no one dared to go out when they saw the open iron gate.

Everything seemed too strange, and they had no idea how they got there.

At that moment, the screen that Qi Ming and the others saw also changed from one large screen to 10 split screens.

"Fellow sinners, I am the executor of this trial."

The sound came through, and judging from the expressions of the people on the screen, it was clear that the sound wasn't added in post-production, but rather was live in the video, which they could hear.

"Who are you? Why are you locking me up here?"

"Sinners? Are there other people here? Why have you arrested us?"

"What crime? I haven't committed any crime at all! I'm a law-abiding citizen!"

People were shouting loudly, but the narrator didn't respond to their questions and just talked to himself.

“You have all committed heinous crimes. Whether you live or die, I will judge you here.”

"Welcome to the Six Paths Trial Court. The choice is yours: pass the trial or be condemned to eternal damnation."

"So, are you willing to participate in this trial and be reborn?"

"puff!"

The last sound was not made by the narrator.

It was Qi Ming who caused it; he couldn't help but spit out the cola.

Hearing the narration, he inexplicably had a strange sense of déjà vu.

Is that you, John?

"..."

Shinichi Kudo feels a bit cold right now.

After all, he was sitting in front of Qi Ming, and the sticky sugar water had already slid down his collar onto his back, making him quite uncomfortable.

"Brother Qi Ming, could you please keep your voice down?"

"Ahem, I know, I know. You have to keep the volume down when watching movies."

"..."

Inspector Megure's lips twitched involuntarily.

What movie? This is real footage, a provocative video sent by the criminal!