Conan Rick's Investigator

"We've already mentioned this... and wasn't Mr. Qin the first one to arrive at the scene to rescue people?"

"Um...then, let's talk about the TV host murder case!"

“I’ve actually talked about this before…”

Kogoro Mouri fell into deep thought, but Conan had already given the answer in his heart.

Sorry, the only cases he solved while awake were the first two...

As for the TV station case, it was also the result of his "replay" after watching the TV tapes several times.

In order to prevent Qin Zhibo next to him from noticing any clues and to relieve Mouri Kogoro's embarrassment, Conan broke the somewhat awkward situation.

"Why don't you let Uncle Qin tell me about the case he solved? I'm very curious!"

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Kogoro Mori quickly responded.

In this way, Qin Zhibo, who was used to solving cases while awake, began to talk.

……

Meanwhile, a lively discussion was taking place in the girls' room.

"Your hair is nice too."

Koizumi Akako gently stroked Okino Yoko's long golden curly hair and made an envious sound.

Okino Yoko smiled back and praised, "Actually, Hongzi's hair is pretty good too. There's nothing wrong with long, smooth, straight hair, and it's not dry or split."

"I really envy your youth. You can go out without makeup..."

However, even though it was such a polite remark that anyone could hear, Koizumi Akako covered her mouth and laughed out loud without any hesitation.

"Of course!"

“Oh ho ho ho—”

Mao Lilan: Um... Miss Hongzi seems to be a straightforward person...

In response, Yoko Okino and Ran Mouri could only laugh awkwardly together.

In this way, the conversation between the girls continued until 9:45 pm.

"By the way, Miss Hongzi, do you want to go to the convenience store to buy something? By the way, if Miss Yoko needs anything, I can help bring it back."

Xiaolan kindly asked Yoko Okino, who had difficulty moving.

It just so happened that Yoko Okino really needed something that Xiaolan needed to buy.

Although the agent can take care of his own life, there are some private needs that are not convenient to mention to the male agent.

So, with a blush on her cheeks, Okino Yoko said, "Um... I'm running low on sanitary napkins. Could you bring some back for me?"

"no problem."

Mao Lilan stood up quickly and was about to drag Koizumi Hongzi out with her, but Koizumi Hongzi, who had already stood up, raised her hair and said, "Sorry, I'm not going out to the convenience store."

"OK then……"

Mao Lilan could only go to the convenience store with her classic follower, Conan.

When the three of them were leaving, they happened to meet Qin Zhibo in the corridor.

A few people stood in the corridor and exchanged greetings. They happened to come across a room at the corner of the stairs. A figure left with a filthy laugh of "Hehehehe".

Everyone followed him. The man was wearing a suit that looked very similar to the "Old Satoshi" suit worn by Anzai Morio. He walked hurriedly and seemed to have something urgent to go out for.

"Mr. Anxi seems to be going out too..."

Mao Lilan murmured something, but Qin Zhibo denied Mao Lilan's judgment in his heart.

Because above that person's head, Qin Zhibo clearly saw the name floating: Shimazaki Yuji...

Qin Zhibo did not tell anyone else about this discovery. Instead, he let Ke Lan and the others leave, and then went into his room with Koizumi Hongzi.

"How's it going? Did you get it?"

"Of course I did."

Koizumi Akako pulled her hand out of her pocket, with a few strands of hair still tangled between her fingers.

However, these golden hairs do not belong to Koizumi Akako, but to Okino Yoko.

In fact, when they were at the Beika Shrine, Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Akako reached a consensus, which was to investigate the "cause of death" of Okino Yoko.

According to the witch's magical sixth sense, Koizumi Hongzi could clearly feel that there was some "dirty thing" entangled in Okino Yoko's body.

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi were both very curious about the source of this "dirty stuff".

In order to find out what this "dirty thing" is, we must first get Yoko Okino's clone, that is, her hair.

Koizumi Hongzi took out a magic talisman from her pocket and placed it on the ground, then placed Okino Yoko's hair on it.

"The ominous spirits that wander the underworld, bound by the Red Covenant, now is the time for you to reveal their fate to me!"

Koizumi Hongzi recited the curse passed down from generation to generation like a middle school student with a second-year disease.

As the spell ended, a pale blue light gradually appeared on the magic talisman.

Then, the light quickly turned into a disgusting black and red color like sticky filth.

"I see……"

Knowing the answer, Koizumi Hongzi quickly grabbed the magic talisman on the ground, tore off the talisman paper, and the light on it immediately dissipated.

"I understand. She was cursed."

"A curse? Was it cast by a witch?"

"Probably not."

Koizumi Hongzi explained calmly, "The meaning of curse is very broad. Magicians can use magic to curse, but there are also other ways to curse others."

"Can you curse without magic power?" Qin Zhibo asked.

"Hmm." Koizumi Hongzi tore the used magic talisman into even smaller pieces. "Except for the magician's curse, the principle of other curses is double curse. Those who curse others to hell will also go to hell themselves."

"This kind of curse doesn't require any magical power. As long as the person bears the corresponding price, they can curse others."

"The curse on Okino Yoko is extremely severe. I believe the other party must have sacrificed their own life to cast such a vicious curse."

"She will continue to have bad luck, and her injuries will only get worse."

"Until death..."

Chapter 140 These days, victims have to choose one of three...

What came out of Koizumi Hongzi's mouth was very serious, and there was no intention of joking at all.

So Qin Zhibo continued to ask: "When will Okino Yoko die?"

"I'm not a fortune teller, how would I know?"

Koizumi Akako replied unhappily, but Qin Zhibo was thinking, "Isn't it so?"

But having said that, Koizumi Akako still gave some reference advice.

"The shortest possible outcome could be tonight, and the longest possible outcome could be five to six years, or even fifty to sixty years."

"It all depends on how strong her life is. As long as her life is strong enough, it's not impossible for her to survive for a lifetime."

amount……

Qin Zhibo thought about it and realized that if someone had a body of steel like Kogoro Mori, he might be able to survive this curse for a lifetime.

But with Yoko Okino's thin arms and legs, if she continues to be unlucky like this and suffers continuous injuries to her body, she could die at any time.

This way of dying reminded Qin Zhibo of a movie called "Final Destination".

No matter where those who are put on the death list by the god of death escape to, they cannot escape their fate and will eventually be dragged into hell by various "accidents" created by the god of death.

Compared to those ways of dying, the curse on Yoko Okino may be gentler, but it is actually more torturous.

Surviving a disaster only means that scars will continue to accumulate on the body, and eventually one will die from the pain of illness.

Thinking about it this way, the viciousness of the curse on Yoko Okino became apparent.

But who was it that cast such a vicious curse on Yoko Hideno?

And most importantly, when Yoko Okino encounters the god of death in this world, will she suddenly die tonight?

At present, Qin Zhibo has summarized the three candidates for death tonight.

The first one is the actor Shingo Nachi.

Originally, Qin Zhibo thought that it was Yoko Okino who was acting like a big shot, but seeing that he was unwilling to eat and live with other crew members, it seemed that he was the one who was really acting like a big shot.

Second place, Yoko Okino.

Although Qin Zhibo could not see any despicable side in Okino Yoko's character for the time being, since Koizumi Akako said that she was cursed by someone and met the "Grim Reaper Elementary School Student", her fate tonight was hard to predict.

The third one is photographer Morio Anzai.

Just now at the dinner party, there was a lot of controversy surrounding Anzai Morio. Both the male director and the assistant director disliked him, and his personality itself was annoying, so there was also a "cause of death".

These days, even the victim has to choose one from three...

"what--"

Just as Qin Zhibo was thinking, a scream suddenly came from the toilet.

Qin Zhibo rushed out immediately, and people in other rooms also moved at the sound and gathered at the toilet door.

"Yoko! Yoko! Are you okay?"

Yoko Okino's agent is named Sakae Yamagishi, and he could tell it was Yoko Okino's voice just by the scream.

The people outside the toilet asked anxiously, but there was no movement from inside.

Could the victim this time be Yoko Okino?

However, just as the man in the hotel was about to break down the door to check the situation, the toilet door opened by itself with a click.

"Excuse me……"

"When I wanted to go to the toilet, the wooden board above my head suddenly fell down and hit me."

"I recently……"

"Looks like bad luck?"

As Yoko Okino spoke, tears welled up in her eyes and she collapsed on the ground and started crying.

Her agent, Eiichiro Yamagishi, quickly stepped forward, patted Yoko Okino on the shoulder, and comforted her, "It's not your fault."

Yoko Okino's tearful face makes people feel distressed.

But Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi, who knew what was going on, chose to remain silent.

Just then, another series of hurried footsteps came from the stairs.

Everyone turned around and saw that it was Ran Mao Li who was running up panting.

"Hu-hu-"

"Everyone!"

"Mr. Anxi is dead!"

In an instant, everyone's expressions were extremely surprised, except for Qin Zhibo, who looked relatively calm.

Sure enough, there is no good end for speaking foul language in front of the "Death God Elementary School Student".

……

In front of the Beika Shrine, Qin Zhibo and Maori Kogoro, who sobered up in a second, and others rushed to the scene of the crime.

Although the open space in front of the Beika Shrine was now pitch black, everyone could spot the body at a glance thanks to a small blue sign.

Kogoro Mouri ran forward and "politely" kicked Conan, who was protecting the scene, to the side. Then he began to check the situation and quickly began to analyze the case.

"The murder weapon was left nearby and there was no time to deal with it. In addition, Xiaolan and Conan saw a suspicious figure here around 10:30."