King of Games C14 Helping in solving the case, and Shinro's first online company

In his apartment, Shinro was programming for his second video game "Undertale" when his telephone rang. He reluctantly stopped coding and developing the game as he went to pick up the phone.

"Hello, who is this?" he said nonchalantly.

"Is this the creator of the video game 'Super Mario Bros'?" a middle-aged voice sounded.

Shinro furrowed his brows as he replied, "Yes." He couldn't help but wonder who the caller was.

"I am Inspector Megure," the voice said. "And I called to inform you that your video game is involved in a suspicious death case…"

Hearing the name, Shinro recognized it, but it was the news about his game being involved in a case that shocked him the most. His eyes widened as he asked, "What?"

"Well… it's a bit difficult to explain over the phone," Megure replied after a brief pause.

"But I was wondering if you could come here so that you can get a better understanding of how it happened…"

Shinro scratched the back of his head, feeling that Conan must be somehow involved in this case. After all, if it wasn't for Conan, he couldn't think of anyone else who would be in this. He simply asked Megure for his location and agreed to meet him at an internet café.

As soon as Shinro stepped foot into the internet café, he spotted Conan and his detective friends. He knew it.

Approaching the crime scene, a police officer stopped him, but after Shinro explained that he was the creator of 'Super Mario Bros.' and that Inspector Megure had summoned him, the officer let him through.

Upon seeing Shinro, Inspector Megure's initial frown softened. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Suzuki," he said politely, extending his hand for a handshake. "I apologize for taking up your time."

Shinro nodded and shook his hand, then got straight to the point. "So… how is my game involved in this case?" He couldn't believe his creation could be connected to such a tragedy.

"Well, these kids can explain it better," Inspector Megure said, gesturing to Conan, Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, and Genta.

Shinro nodded, but as soon as Conan laid eyes on him, his eyes lit up. "Shinro-oniisan?"
"You know each other, Conan?" Megure asked, sounding surprised.

"Yes, Inspector-san. Shinro-oniisan is Sonoko-san's brother," Conan replied, his eyes shining with admiration.

"Oh… I see. You're from that… um… wealthy family," Megure stuttered, catching himself. He coughed and refocused on the case at hand. "Well, Conan, please tell Mr. Suzuka what you witnessed."

Conan nodded and began to recount the events to Shinro.

"As you can see, your game is somehow involved in this case," Inspector Megure explained. "We'd appreciate your help in solving this and understanding why it's behaving this way. A witness saw the game crash, followed by distorted images and strobing lights on the screen. The computer then shut down and wouldn't boot up again unless it was reset. However, we haven't done that yet."

Megure continued, "The victim had a severe epileptic seizure due to the flashing lights, which aggravated his pre-existing heart condition. That's what ultimately caused his death."

Takagi, who was standing beside Megure, chimed in, "Is there any files or errors in your game that could make it act like that?"

Shinro shook his head. "No, it should be impossible… unless…" His eyes lit up as he turned to Megure. "Who's the system administrator here? The one in charge of maintaining the computers?"

"That would be me," a man named Takamura said, stepping forward.

Shinro stroked his chin, suspecting that someone must have tampered with the game's files to make it crash and display distorted images and strobing lights.

He glanced at Conan, who was also deep in thought, and chuckled and thought to himself. "Well, I guess I should wrap this up quickly. Sorry, little detective, but I'm going to give you a hint that a detective like you might not appreciate." He knew Conan was prideful about solving cases on his own.

"Did you guys do anything with the computer the victim was using?" Shinro asked Inspector Megure.

"No, we only turned it on, but it won't boot up," Takagi replied.

Shinro nodded and turned on the computer.

"What are you doing?" Inspector Megure frowned, but Shinro silenced him with a raised hand.

Shinro quickly went to the computer's restore point feature and reverted it to an earlier date when the issue hadn't occurred yet. Fortunately, there was a recent restore point, so he chose that one.

The computer booted up without any issues, much to everyone's amazement. Navigating to the file location of "Super Mario Bros," Shinro confirmed his suspicions; the files had indeed been tampered with.

"As you can see, Inspector," Shinro said, pointing at the unmodified game files, "my game isn't responsible for this. Someone with malicious intentions must have done this, knowing the victim's health condition."

Everyone, including Inspector Megure and Conan, became serious.

"And if we use our logic here," Shinro continued, "there are only a few people in this internet café who could have modified the files on this computer. They must be the ones allowed by the system administrator, who has access to these computers and can control when to trigger the scare on the victim."

All eyes turned to Takamura, the internet café's system administrator.

"W-wait! I'm not the only one with access to these computers!" Takamura protested.

"Now, Inspector," Shinro said, "I've helped you enough. I'll leave the rest to you." With that, he excused himself and left, leaving Conan staring after him.

Conan had a hunch that Shinro wasn't as simple as he seemed. In fact, he had a feeling that Shinro knew who the murderer was but chose not to reveal it, probably to avoid further trouble.

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Shinro returned to his apartment, exhausted from the ordeal. He ate dinner and went straight to sleep.

The next morning, he woke up to a message from Inspector Megure, informing him that Takamura had confessed after the evidence was presented against him. While Shinro appreciated the update, he didn't dwell on the case much.

Instead, he turned his attention back to his "Tiny World" project. The once-apes had now evolved into Homo Habilis.
However, due to Shinro's genetic modifications on other creatures besides the apes, they no longer had complete dominance. The apes' bodies were becoming weaker but more intelligent, allowing them to outsmart the less-evolved creatures.

After that, Shinro sat in front of his computer and recorded a video for his YouTube channel.

Days passed, and "Super Mario Bros" became more popular than he'd ever imagined, earning him more points and money.

Soon, Shinro hit the 1 million dollar mark. With such funds, he decided to create his own platform to distribute games, starting with a website where he could host his creations. Now that he had some exposure, it wouldn't be impossible.

Shinro bought a domain and named his website "KiShin.com," deciding that this would be his company—an online one.

Shinro also noticed that "Netflix," a streaming service, didn't exist yet. He wondered if he could turn his website into a streaming platform as well. But what kind of shows or films could he put on it?

Then, an idea struck him as he glanced at the "Tiny World."

"Wait… can I create content using this miniature world?" he thought aloud. If he thought about it, his creation was more valuable than any studio in the world. It was like an improved version of "The Truman Show."

Intrigued by this idea, Shinro unplugged his high-quality webcam and tried to see if the "Tiny World" would absorb it. Sure enough, a notification popped up in his mind.

[Ding! Detected, Digital Camera! Do you want to merge it into the "Tiny World"?]

Shinro's eyes lit up as he replied, "Yes!"
The system responded, [Confirmed. The Digital Camera is now integrated into the "Tiny World." The host can now watch everything from every angle and position on the computer.]

Hearing this, Shinro was ecstatic. He noticed an app called "Genesis" had mysteriously appeared on his desktop, and he knew it was from the system. Excitedly, he opened it, and a high-quality live video from inside the "Tiny World" greeted him.

"It actually works?" he marveled. However, the footage was in fast-forward mode. Shinro slowed down the time acceleration inside the "Tiny World," and the speed became normal and watchable.