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

Chapter 560 Who Will Get the Gem?

The intelligence agency originally chose the defensive side.

However, after that day when he committed suicide, he made up his mind and immediately switched sides.

Neither the defending team nor the attacking team can go.

Because you might encounter that man no matter which way you go.

Therefore, a lone wolf is the best choice.

Only by working secretly could he have a chance to get his hands on the cherry sapphire, just like he is now.

The intelligence broker looked at the cherry sapphire.

He intended to put the item in his backpack, but clearly, he failed.

That's true. If we could put this in our backpacks, wouldn't it mean that whoever touches it first would win?

After all, the contents of a backpack won't be exposed like your glasses.

"Has no one come yet?"

The intelligence broker took out his tablet and checked the surveillance camera he had placed in the corner outside. At least for now, no one had come over.

"How's the situation on your end? I heard that the defending side seems to have encountered some kind of mechanism, and all of our people have been wiped out."

A voice came through the earpiece; it was his companion on the other end.

Of course, he wasn't one of the participants in this event, since he was a lone wolf.

On the other end of the phone was a new colleague from his organization.

The new bride's name is Karasuma Renya.

Their organization consists entirely of awakened human-machine beings.

The intelligence broker was also a member of this organization.

With his glasses that allowed him to see other people's ranks, he became the organization's HR.

However, his only pair of glasses has now been leaked, so he can probably apply for a job transfer after this event ends.

Hearing Karasuma Renya's words, the information broker did not reply immediately, but continued to watch the surveillance and plan his escape route.

Then he took out his gun and pulled the trigger a few times.

Then, the informant lied.

"There are still some security measures in the vault, I haven't gone in yet... By the way, what did you mean by the mechanism you mentioned earlier?"

The reason they lied was that, based on Karasuma Renya's explanation, all the people in their organization who decided to participate in the event had chosen the attacking side.

However, the intelligence broker did not tell the people in the organization that he was not on the same path as them from the very beginning.

After all, ever since he learned about the function of cherry sapphires, his only goal has been the gemstone.

His newbie reward is a small doll that can be used twice a day.

Ask the doll a question, and the doll will give you the answer.

However, it still has flaws.

The dolls can only answer what people already know and what traces remain on the internet.

It cannot answer questions like what lies at the end of the universe.

The information agency named it Doubao.

With Doubao's help, he got a job in intelligence work and received two rewards every day, which was pretty good.

On the other end of the earpiece, Karasuma Renya listened to the information broker's explanation in silence for a moment before speaking.

"Is the situation alright...? What I'm trying to say is that the guy we sent to block the Metropolitan Police Department was taken down by a guard, a rather unusual guard."

"According to them, all the defenders except for a novelist and a little girl switched sides, and it was at this time that the guard appeared."

"So I think that when the combat power of the two sides is unbalanced, this event will impose some restrictions."

Karasuma Renya, who was not present at the scene, arrived at the same conclusion as Kudo Yusaku based on his companions' accounts.

However, Karasuma Renya has another alternative answer.

That guard might not be a mechanism, but rather, Qi Ming.

After all, Shiho Miyano is on the defensive side, and Qi Ming will most likely be on the defensive side as well.

That's the same judgment he made last time.

Moreover, he didn't think he would be absent from this situation, given that guy who liked to stir up trouble.

guard?

Holding a cherry sapphire in his hand, the intelligence officer standing in the bank vault felt a bad premonition for some reason.

"What does that guard captain look like? What kind of abilities does he have?"

"Wearing a police uniform and a red demon mask on his face."

Karasuma Renya replied.

"As for abilities... their speed is extremely fast, fast enough to take down those people in just a few breaths, and their strength and physical resilience are also very impressive."

Karasuma Renya paused for a moment, then spoke again.

"In addition, I heard that when the guard appeared, I checked the nearby surveillance footage, and I didn't see him at all."

"When this guard attacked, they heard the sound of rapidly moving footsteps ahead. As the afterimage flashed by, he would appear from behind like the Grim Reaper and take lives."

"...I see. I've got it."

Although Karasuma Renya was conveying important information, the informant felt something was off.

Why are you talking so seriously?

Could you use a slightly more colloquial tone?

Suppressing his inner turmoil, the information broker felt he should leave this place as soon as possible.

He originally thought it was just a simple confrontation, but he didn't expect there to be a mechanism involved.

Now that he had obtained the Cherry Sapphire with such ease, he felt something was amiss.

Who knows what mechanism will be triggered to stop him later?

"Alright, I'll continue now. I'll hang up."

Just as the informant stepped out and was about to hang up, Karasuma Renya's voice came through again.

"Don't rush, there are still some things I want to ask you about."

"Ok?"

The intelligence broker's hand hovered beside the earpiece, his brow furrowed.

He detected a hint of mockery in Karasuma Renya's tone.

"My question is, why don't you share the truth about cherry sapphires?"

"The truth about how this thing can be used as an energy source."

"!!"

Upon hearing Karasuma Renya's words, the informant's eyes immediately narrowed.

This information should only be known to him, so why would Karasuma Renya know it?

Could it be... that they both possess the same type of tool, allowing them to obtain the information they want?

"Where did you get this information from?"

The intelligence officer asked with a serious expression, his eyes suddenly fixed on the front of the corridor.

He seemed to hear faint footsteps coming from ahead, though he didn't know when it started.

The intelligence officer raised his gun and aimed it forward.

On the other end of the earpiece, Karasuma Renya remained silent, while the information broker noticed that the footsteps were becoming clearer.

He was certain that someone was walking towards him!

The intelligence agency focused their attention on the surveillance cameras, but nothing appeared on them.

Footsteps, surveillance footage—these all match what Karasuma Renya just said!