Chapter 89 – Virtuber(2)
The incident happened about two days ago.
The weekend of the week when the Hunter festival was over.
The faces of the three VTubers who were broadcasting from the office were exposed almost simultaneously.
Originally, the avatar was to be put on using equipment and programs, but it suddenly went down.
The victims, Virtubers, were singing at the time, so it was too late to notice the situation.
Among them, there were people who sang with their eyes closed.
Because of that, the bare face was exposed for as short as 30 seconds and as long as nearly 2 minutes.
All three women were mid-level or above virtubers, so their personal details were exposed very quickly.
Until now, there have been no accidents where the faces of VTubers were exposed, but…
Even so, it was only slightly reflected in the mirror surface.
There were very few cases where the face was exposed in this way in a live room.
Of course, the reaction was considerable, to the extent that even Winter Kingdom affiliated companies were already aware of it.
After hearing the details of the incident, I first gave Kerr an order.
“Two days ago… If it had a weekend in between, there might still be traces of it. Kerr, look all around the building.”
“Whoa!”
“Are there no editors at the time of the incident? Other than the staff helping with the broadcast…”
“Anyway, since it was a weekend, only a minimum number of people went to work. Even that was turned into a rotation.”
“Okay.”
For vertubers belonging to companies, once they turn on the broadcast, they broadcast for at least 4 hours… And even 8 hours if it is long, so there is no choice but to have time for the staff to leave their seats.
Especially if you were singing something like at the time of the incident, it could be the perfect timing to go out for a cigarette.
I was the first to doubt the staff, but quickly changed my mind.
Since they were rather away, it should be seen that the crime was impossible.
In addition, it is said that the editors’ computers cannot be turned off or turned off at will.
“Because the program is installed on the computer for broadcasting. Could it be that you hacked it with something like an electromagnetic hunter?”
“Even though it’s an electromagnetic hunter ability, it’s not omnipotent.”
Excluding unusual cases such as Oracles, it is not possible to interfere remotely at will even if you are an electromagnetic hunter.
Most of them stop at lines that disturb or send electrical signals, so they have a range.
The oracle is a combination of remote interference ability and clairvoyance, so hacking is possible at will.
“An electromagnetic hunter needed to at least infiltrate the inside of the building to do something like this. So I told Kerr to look around.”
“I see. Are you really trustworthy?”
Shin So-yi, who had a strange smile on her face, already looked relieved.
I think he’s doing that because he’s experienced in special forces investigations… To be honest, I don’t feel a bit burdened.
I decided to focus on the investigation whether she did or not.
In the meantime, Kerr, who had just returned from patrol, shook her head as if nothing was wrong.
As a hunter pet for hunting, he is specialized in finding traces.
“King…”
“Good job. How is the security system?”
“The security system was commissioned by a professional company…”
“Ah, good choice. It’s fine here.”
The security company chosen by the agency was one I knew well.
No, actually, it’s not the level I know well… It’s a company I once worked for.
Alice looked at the company logo and asked me quietly.
“Did your company do anything like this?”
“It’s an outsourcing business for the anti-hunter security system.
Still, I didn’t know, so I looked at the arrangement of CCTV outside the building, and there was no problem.
It was properly placed without a single blind spot, and there were no tampered records.
The day of the incident was a holiday, so it must be assumed that there was no outsider intrusion.
‘Is this also an insider’s crime?’
The timing was just too exquisite.
Didn’t the accident happen while the staff were away?
In addition, since hacking with abilities is a bit unreasonable, all circumstances imply an insider’s crime.
“The internet broadcasting itself was also consulted by our company. There is almost no possibility of hacking.”
“But…Why would an insider expose Virtuber’s face?”
“There could be a grudge.”
I then looked into the broadcasters’ studios.
In the neat and well-organized room, there were no clues other than the desktop for broadcasting.
Shin So-yi followed me with a smile, not sure what was so fun about it.
“Isn’t there anything else in the studio that can be reflective?”
“It’s not the first time or two that a person’s identity has been exposed through such a thing. We process all the broadcast backgrounds with CG.”
One of the staff who followed me kindly explained.
This makes the possibility of hacking even lower.
I moved a bit and discussed with Alice.
“The method of the crime is still unspecified, but it is highly likely that it was an electromagnetic system. But there is no electromagnetic system in the company.”
“Then, should we focus on the motive for the crime?”
“Right.”
I seated the people in front of me as it was and made all the suspicious people blow.
But, surprisingly, they are showing a very passive reaction.
It was slightly surprising that the victims were not motivated to solve the case.
“I, Detective. Do we really need to catch the criminal?”
“Didn’t you say it was difficult because your personal information was stolen? Did you report the damage?”
“It feels really bad and hard to have the statue stolen, but I’m worried if I can catch it. I’m a little sorry… “
“It’s the job of the special forces to catch and punish criminals, so you don’t have to worry.”
I reassured them and noticed the atmosphere in which things were going.
In fact, the agency was more eager to catch the culprit than the virtubers themselves.
This is because the agency that runs the vertube business cannot do business properly if this happens again.
On the other hand, it is difficult for victims to receive proper compensation because it has already happened.
Besides, I would be a little worried that the perpetrator would retaliate.
I sat down at the agency and looked through all the donation lists.
In this case, three virtubers of a specific agency were targeted at the same time.
It is highly unlikely that it was a mere coincidence.
“Is it a personal resentment or a corporate level target… It’s a headache. I don’t have too many clues.”
All in all, the oracle is unavailable at this time.
Due to the nature of this case, it would have been resolved almost immediately if he came forward, but it is a bit frustrating.
I watched the video of the day of the incident several times, but there was no suspicious corner.
The previous videos were the same.
‘Alice is right. We need to focus on the motive for the crime right now. Who will benefit from this case?’
I don’t see any resentment that is easy to understand.
As I was trembling, a face other than Shin Soi appeared with a sense of deja vu.
It was Mirei, a singer who was involved with us during the last S-dae festival incident.
“Hmm? Investigator. Hello.”
“Did Mirei come to play too…”
“Because Soyi is here.”
“Ah, Mirei-senpai!”
When a senior who felt much closer than Shin So-yi appeared, the victims of the incident also came out and said hello.
However, Mirei didn’t seem to really like them.
I looked closely at it and proceeded with the investigation.
“Um, Detective. It’s almost time for us to broadcast… Shall we cancel?”
“No. You can do as much as you like. The broadcast may reveal additional clues.”
“That… That’s right. Enough then…”
Even after the victim vertubes disappeared into their respective rooms, I browsed the data for a while.
As a result of thoroughly checking the internal CCTV, the staff who were away at the time were not charged.
As the time dragged on much longer than expected, Shin So-yi had an apologetic expression.
“Uh… Detective. Aren’t you hungry by any chance? I’m sorry it took more time than I thought.”
“It’s okay. Originally, it’s common for long-term battles like this.”
There is no investigative technique as sure as going through every suspicious corner one by one.
In addition, the alibi of the most likely suspects has been confirmed, so it’s not long now.
I turned on the victims’ broadcast while I was away.
Then Mirei slightly turned her head away as if she didn’t want to see her.
“Kuh, kuhm…”
“Does Mirei not like Vtubers very much?”
“No. It’s not like that.”
Mirei hides her reaction with a slightly bitter face.
When I pretended not to see it and focused on the contents of the broadcast, I saw a much larger number of viewers than usual.
“Is it an issue after all… “
There are cases where red pills have a bad effect on Virtubers, but…
Not this time.
As the victims were originally from idol aspirants, they had good looks objectively.
This incident could work as a good thing for them.
While watching the broadcast calmly, I exchanged glances with Alice and swallowed a sigh.
It seems that Mirei had doubts from the beginning.
She just didn’t say much because she was loyal to the same agency.
Shin So-yi also finally read her mood her and became a dark face.
“Sir. No way…”
“Wait until it’s over.”
We spent time investigating the alibis and motives of all employees.
After the day is completely dark.
The victims who finally ended the broadcast and left the studio were shocked when they saw us.
I guess I didn’t know that it would stay until this time.
“Oh, are you still here?”
“I think I found the culprit.”
“Eh… Really?”
The eyes crossed with anxiety rather than relief.
I seated them across from her and nodded her head.
“Everyone, don’t you want to be a VTuber?”
At my words, the faces of the three people hardened.
