Conan Rick's Investigator

"You can put this in a bottle of oral solution and tell her it's a cure."

"The green bottle is more effective..."

There was no choice but for Yamagishi Ei to accept the magic potion and give the agreed reward of 100 million yen to Qin Zhibo.

This is just a deposit. If it works, the other half will be given.

Before leaving, Qin Zhibo reminded Yamagishi Eiji of what Koizumi Akako had told him.

"Remember! This can only be drunk with Noyoko."

"If it accidentally gets on your skin, wash your hands immediately.

Qin Zhibo's advice did not mean that the potion was poisonous, but that the potion had almost the same effect as the voodoo spell that cursed Yoko Okino, both of which made people continue to be unlucky until they died.

If an ordinary person is exposed to it, he will suffer different degrees of bad luck depending on the dosage.

Therefore, this potion can only be taken by Yoko Okino, who is cursed.

When two types of curses exist in a body at the same time, the two curses will compete with each other, each trying to arrange Yoko Okino's fate in its own way.

This will make Yoko Okino safer.

This reminded Qin Zhibo of a movie called "Constantine".

At the end of the movie, the protagonist Constantine is about to die of lung cancer due to long-term smoking, and God decides to show mercy and let him go to heaven after his death.

When the protagonist was floating up to the sky, he was forcibly pulled back by Satan because he made an international friendly gesture to the devil Satan.

Satan took out all the carcinogens from his lungs and cured his terminal illness.

The two curses in Yoko Okino's body are similar to the relationship between God and Satan. Both want to arrange a person's fate at the time of death, so that he cannot die.

Wouldn't that be super doubled?

Qin Zhibo didn't know and didn't dare to ask.

……

Tokyo, Zhibo Detective Agency.

Qin Zhibo opened today's newspaper to check what happened yesterday, especially the news in Sanri Town.

However, there was only one piece of news about Sanri Town.

Yoko Asanuma attempted to murder actress Akiko Kinoshita but failed and continues to be on the run!

"Asanuma Yoko, a professional stunt double, was dissatisfied with her acting career and decided to kill Kinoshita Akiko..."

"…Detective Qin Zhibo thwarted Asanuma Yoko's murder plan just in time, successfully saving actress Kinoshita Akiko from the ice and snow…"

"...Qin Zhibo is one of the two most famous detectives who have recently risen to fame. What is behind his sudden rise to fame..."

In this news, Qin Zhibo was surprised to find that the newspaper began to rank him among the famous detectives.

You know, the weight of "a/detective" and "a/detective" is completely different.

This achievement still made Qin Zhibo somewhat complacent.

but……

After seeing this news, Qin Zhibo suddenly remembered that he seemed to have tied Asanuma Yoko, who had turned into a "Snow Woman", to a tree with a shroud.

What if the police found Yoko Asanuma and found their fingerprints on the shroud?

How should I explain it?

But after thinking about it carefully, Qin Zhibo felt that he might be worrying too much.

Qin Zhibo speculated that the police neither found Yoko Asanuma alive nor her body, so they considered her to be on the run.

In this case, the police's search should be directed towards the inhabited areas, rather than the cold top of the snowy mountain.

Even if Yoko Asanuma is found in the future, people should be more surprised at why she was still "alive" in such an extremely cold environment, rather than worrying about whose fingerprints were on the fabric.

And there is another advantage to this, that is, if he or Koizumi Hongzi need the snow water from the snow woman again, he can go there directly to get it.

Maybe it will still be tied there this time next year!

In addition, the news that Qin Zhibo was most looking forward to, about the discovery of huge footprints of an unknown creature in the snow, did not appear in the newspaper.

From the perspective of a journalist, this incident is definitely more explosive and eye-catching news material than a murder case.

After all, these days, murders are common, not just common, but happen every day, while unknown creatures are not common.

However, there was no related news in the newspapers, which only shows that the authorities have blocked the news very tightly.

As for what that huge footprint was, Qin Zhibo actually saw the investigation point on the footprint.

The survey instructions at the survey points were very simple, so simple that it was a bit regrettable.

Her Footprints

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After reading the newspaper, Qin Zhibo turned on his computer as usual and went to the Nine Angels website to check if there were any new tasks.

[Admin: I don't have any tasks at the moment, but I have a personal request. I wonder if you can agree to it.]

Qin: Please speak.

[Admin: I recently joined a computer technology forum, and there's a group tour going on there for those who want to sign up for the "Yin Dou Detective Team"]

[Administrator: This event invites 11 people in total. The organizer has already paid half of the accommodation fees. The other half can be waived by finding the organizer of this event, the Duke of Darkness, who is hiding inside.]

[Administrator: Although I was selected, I cannot go due to health reasons. So I hope you can go to Yindou to participate in this event on my behalf.]

[Admin: After participating in the event, please let me know the results. I am very interested! ]

[Administrator: Of course, if you fail to find the Duke of Darkness, I will reimburse all expenses incurred for this trip.]

Qin Zhibo remembered that he had failed to complete the task twice before, and still felt a little sorry for the unknown administrator.

Taking on his private commission this time is a form of compensation to him.

On the other hand, Qin Zhibo also has the opportunity to inquire about the administrator's situation indirectly, and perhaps find out the administrator's true identity.

So Qin Zhibo replied in the dialog box:

Qin: I am willing to go.

After a while, the administrator sent all the activity information of the "Yin Dou Detective Team" to Qin Zhibo as usual.

After sending the event information, the administrator sent a final message

[Admin: A small piece of advice for you. The Dark Duke is a character created by a mystery novelist I admire very much, and his true identity has never been revealed in the books.]

[Admin: In other words, there might be a woman behind this.]

Chapter 153: 11 People Appear (Part )

Yindou Beach on a hot summer day.

On the seawall, Qin Zhibo put his brown windbreaker on his right hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his left hand, and couldn't help sighing in his heart.

This is truly a duet of ice and fire...

The day before yesterday, I was still in the freezing cold snow-capped mountains, and today I am on the beach under the scorching sun.

Qin Zhibo doesn't know much about Japan.

Is it reasonable for this country to have both winter and summer at the same time?

It really has a bit of the meaning of "You are in the south where it is spring all year round, while I am in the north where it is snowing heavily on cold nights"...

Eh?

Is this how the lyrics go?

Qin Zhibo's vision gradually shifted, from the coolly dressed men and women on the beach to the vast blue sea.

The view stretches out to where the sea and the sky meet.

Watching the sea can make people feel relaxed and happy.

Come and see the sea occasionally or...

Well--

The contents of Qin Zhibo's stomach suddenly surged upwards, and a strong and uncomfortable contraction feeling came from his throat.

Qin Zhibo covered his mouth and ran to the grass by the roadside. He lowered his head and vomited several times into the grass. Only then did the dull pain in his chest gradually ease.

Can looking at the sea make people vomit?

……

Qin Zhibo had just arrived at the hotel lobby of the Yindou Princess Hotel and was about to go to the hotel front desk to check in when he saw the familiar Maori Kogoro bending over and yelling at Conan, who was not even as tall as his knees.

"You little brat! You only paid half of the hotel bill?"

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come. Now I'm at a huge loss!"

In the hotel, Kogoro Mouri, who originally wanted to take advantage of the free trip, "lost his beastly nature" and yelled at Conan, who was eating, staying and playing for free.

This made Mao Lilan next to him feel embarrassed, and she quickly stepped forward and said, "Okay, Dad, we can pay for the other half ourselves."

“But I didn’t bring that much money…”

Just when Kogoro Mouri was short of money and was about to cancel the travel plan at any time, Qin Zhibo quickly stepped forward to rescue him.

"It's okay. I still have some money here, which should be enough to cover your travel expenses."

"Mr. Qin!"

Mao Lilan looked at Qin Zhibo in surprise and bowed politely.

The father-in-law and son-in-law next to him were not so happy about Qin Zhibo's arrival, but because of Mao Li Ran's "kind" expression, Mao Li Kogoro still reluctantly thanked Qin Zhibo.

"Ahem, ahem, um-thanks... ..."

"You're welcome. Just remember to return it to me when you return to Tokyo." Qin Zhibo replied with a smile.

Conan next to him looked Qin Zhibo up and down, a little surprised that even in this kind of resort, Qin Zhibo was still dressed in the same old school style as always.

This is the same as Uncle Maori...

At this moment, a faint voice came from behind Qin Zhibo.

"Are you the Night Baron?"

"Ok?"

Qin Zhibo looked back and saw a man with a slender face and a magnetic voice pressing the Enter key on his laptop.

When the Enter key is pressed, the number above stops at 1.00.

"1 second reaction time..."

"So far, you've answered my questions the fastest."

"I'll take a good look at it..."

Next, the man began to introduce himself.

"I'm Shiro Konno, and I live in room 2002. I'll get to know everyone over the next three days and two nights."

In fact, before the man introduced himself, Qin Zhibo had already seen his name from the message hanging above his head.

Shiro Konno, 28 years old, bank clerk, social credit score 1300.

And since the man in front of him mentioned three days and two nights, and also asked about the game goal of the Yin Dou Detective Team: to find the organizer, the Duke of Dark Night.

Then this person should be a member of Yin Dou Detective Team.

In this case……

"Actually, I'm here to take someone else's place at this event. I think there's no reason for other participants to know that I'm here to take someone else's place, except for the organizers."

"But you appeared right behind me and asked me related questions. Could it be..."

"Are you the Duke of Darkness?"

Qin Zhibo's simple reasoning made the bank man terrified. His sinister face, which had just looked so smart and powerful that it could bully passers-by, instantly collapsed and he shook his head to deny it.