Conan Rick's Investigator

Chapter 1249 Curse you...

Outsiders are humans in the dream world.

The term "Dreamer" refers to a group of people in the real world who can enter the Dreamland through dreaming. This is not a secret in the Dreamland.

The local natives and foreign dreamers in the dreamland are equivalent to the locals and foreigners in the real world, and there is not much special treatment.

But this only applies to large cities and peaceful towns like Dilas-Lin and Ulthar. If you are out on the sea, far from the land, humans will only be affected by the slightest

"Morality" is a constraint. Laws and regulations will not protect a helpless stranger. They even killed a stranger on a ship and dumped his body at sea. The outside world has no way of knowing whether he was even on the ship, let alone investigating.

When Qin Zhibo heard this man identify himself, he immediately remembered the advice of Elder Usa Alta, and he couldn't help but become wary.

Could it be that this person had been observing the situation in the public cabin during the voyage? The hammocks in the public cabin were not fixed, and you could sleep wherever there was an empty space.

One thing is that the number of hammocks available corresponds exactly to the number of passengers using passes. This means that by observing the number of hammocks available each day, you can roughly determine how many sleepers are on board.

Kuroba Kaito had observed a few days ago that there were only three empty beds, including his own. The three people who entered the dream were Qin Zhibo, Kuroba Kaito, and Conan.

But it is very difficult for outsiders to check this out, because even at night, the number of people in the hammocks is fluid, and some passengers just like to sleep on the deck.

In the absence of rosters and registration, if you want to identify the dreamer among hundreds of passengers, you must first remember everyone's face.

This was practically impossible... Qin Zhibo frowned slightly, then immediately relaxed. At this stage, not knowing what this man's intentions were, he could only play dumb.

"Dreamer?"

"How is that possible? I'm just a businessman from Usa who wants to do some small business in Inganok..." Qin Zhibo took out a woolen leather wallet from his pocket. This kind of fine white woolen leather is only produced in Usa in the dreamland, which can be regarded as an indirect proof of his identity.

The man glanced at Qin Zhibo's wallet and didn't say much on this issue.

"My name is Augustus Larkin, and I'm from Hem." Hem is located in the Bunazik Desert west of the Western Continent. Elder Uzza once mentioned this place. It is a city with huge pyramids.

When cats were not protected in Usa Town, a caravan that may have originated from this city came to Usa for trading. The cat raised by a young boy accompanying it was tortured and killed by an old tenant farmer couple in Usa Town, causing the cat god to appear. Come to Uzzah.

Since then, no cats have been killed in Wusa Town. Based on the elders' description, Qin Zhibo felt that this place was similar to Egypt in the real world.

The man in front of him does have a dark complexion, but it's not pure black. He's more chocolate brown, with protruding cheekbones and a thin face.

"Hello, my name is Qin..." Qin Zhibo suddenly paused, remembering that he had already introduced himself when he first started the conversation, so he changed the subject and said, "Actually, I came to you to ask if there are any non-human creatures on this ship?"

"Not a human?" Larkin looked sideways.

"Yes..." Qin Zhibo pretended to be trembling.

"Actually, this is my first time on this ship, so I don't quite understand the rules."

"I heard from the elders that this ship seems to be a bit strange, with some crew members who cannot see the light..." Larkin stared into Qin Zhibo's eyes and asked coldly, "If you are afraid, why did you board this ship?"

"This..." Qin Zhibo was about to answer when Larkin said calmly.

"Since it's your first time, just stay on your toes and don't do anything stupid."

"Also, don't go to the second floor of the ship..." After saying that, Larkin turned around, put his hands on the railing, stared at the sea with his sunken eye sockets, and fell into silence like an NPC in the game.

Qin Zhibo saw Lakin's expression and knew that he probably didn't want to talk anymore. At this time, Qin Zhibo saw Kuroba Kaito waving at him not far away.

He ran over quickly, and Kuroba Kaito couldn't wait to explain his findings.

"I found the purple paper."

"As long as it's purple paper, that person just happens to have it..." Kuroba Kaito raised his hand and pointed to the tail of the deck.

Qin Zhibo looked in the direction he pointed, and there were two men standing there, wearing loose gray cloth robes, and their clothes looked a bit like Arabs.

Kuroba Kaito whispered: "The man on the left has a palm-sized notepad. The cover of that notepad is purple."

"We can wait until night to steal it..." But as soon as Kuroba Kaito finished speaking, Qin Zhibo raised his eyebrows.

"What do you mean we?"

"This is clearly your job..." The day passed in a flash. Although Dreamland time also followed the hourly system, the passage of time here was not synchronized with the real world.

A single night in the real world could mean several days in the dream world. Even for experienced dreamers, an hour of sleep could equate to several days in the dream world.

In the spacious first-floor public cabin, at least 70% of the passengers have returned to their random hammock seats every day.

The sea during the day is a refreshing and relaxing place. But the sea at night is just a dark abyss that may be full of strange unknowns. If you look at it for a few more times, you will be dragged into it.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito were sitting on two adjacent hammock seats, nibbling the dry food in their hands while staring at the pair of Arabs not far away.

It's dinner time now. Although the two of them are not hungry yet, they can only show off in order to appear more gregarious.

The dry food was prepared by the crew before boarding the ship, as no food was distributed on board. In addition, there were no crew members on board the ship.

Qin Zhibo previously thought that the three turbaned weirdos he met in the bar before boarding the ship were crew members, but in fact they were just passengers.

Just because you can't see the crew doesn't mean they aren't there, after all, the oar deck on the second floor is constantly sliding. However, these crew members don't provide any other services besides powering the boat, and the passengers are completely self-sufficient.

When boarding the ship, passengers put the goods into the cargo hold on the third floor. When disembarking, passengers take the goods out of the cargo hold.

During this process, passengers will not see any crew members, and even the ticket check when boarding the ship is just to put the pass into a wooden box.

This black sailboat is more like a ruthless cage, just responsible for traveling on the vast sea of ​​fantasy.

As for what happened to the passengers in the cage, no one cared at all. Such a voyage could only be achieved in a dreamland.

After all, with this kind of hygienic conditions and environment, if there were no microorganisms such as bacteria in Dreamland, infection would not easily occur, and this place would have become a hell on earth.

"Wait until those two people fall asleep at night before you take action."

"Hmm..." Kuroba Kaito swallowed his nervous saliva. Although he was the invincible Kaito Kid in the real world, in the unfamiliar land of Dreamland, even a small theft was a new experience.

But overall, it shouldn't be too difficult. ...After dinner, the candles in the public cabins quickly began to die out.

In this world, especially on this ship, candles are also very important supplies. Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito lay in the hammock, their heads facing the position of the two Arabs, silently observing.

The two of them were chatting quietly. After a while, one of them extinguished the candle on the wooden box, and the other went back to lie on his hammock next to it.

Kuroba Kaito memorized the bed location of the man with the purple notepad. After his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he began to move.

Qin Zhibo watched Kuroba Kaito tiptoe over there, feeling a little worried. He had thought the boy would be more cautious this time, but he had chosen to steal right after someone went to bed.

On the other side, Kuroba Kaito crouched down next to the Arab's hammock. A soft snoring sound could be heard from the hammock, and it seemed that the Arab had already fallen asleep.

Kuroba Kaito's expression was tense, and he slowly moved his head to a position that was level with the Arab's body.

Since there is almost no opportunity to take a bath while sailing at sea, if you want to take a bath you have to wait for rain, which results in Arabs having a strange smell all over their bodies.

This caused Kuroba Kaito's throat to tighten, and he uttered a muffled groan. Fortunately, the sound was so faint that the Arab didn't wake up.

Kuroba Kaito lowered his head and took a deep breath, then holding in his breath, he reached out to touch the surface of the gray robe.

There was a square lump on his chest where the notebook was. But the Arab slept with his shoulders folded, which made it difficult for him to get his hands inside his clothes.

If there was a way to cut the clothes from the outside... Kuroba Kaito suddenly had an idea and remembered that when he was eating just now, he saw another Arab with a small knife.

He did it without hesitation, sneaking to the man's hammock. When he looked up, he saw the knife in the man's hand.

Kuroba Kaito moved his five fingers, grabbed one end of the knife, slowly pulled the knife out of the man's hand, and then put a short wooden stick placed on the wooden box next to him into his hand.

The whole movement was smooth and fluid, as smooth as it could be. Done! First time stealing in a dreamland!

Kuroba Kaito felt a surge of joy at his accomplishment. He returned to the Arab with his knife, quickly slicing open his robe and pulling out a notebook from the exposed fabric.

Done again! Kuroba Kaito quickly returned to his starting point, carrying the stolen loot.

"How about it?"

"Of course there's no problem if I do it myself~" Kuroba Kaito took out a notebook from his pocket and handed it to Qin Zhibo.

Qin Zhibo touched the notepad lightly with his fingers, then tore off the outer cover, folded it, and carefully put it into his pocket.

After all, this might be the only purple paper on the ship, and it was extremely precious. After obtaining the purple paper, Qin Zhibo returned the remaining notebook to Kuroba Kaito.

"Give it back to that person, or just find a place to throw it away." Although a body search was theoretically unlikely, Qin Zhibo didn't want to keep such worthless stolen goods on him and take unnecessary risks.

"Oh..." Kuroba Kaito took the notebook and was about to turn around to return it, but he suddenly became curious about the contents of the notebook.

What would the Arabs in the dreamland record in their notebooks? A cargo list? Or a diary filled with their innermost thoughts?

Or maybe I could just wait till daybreak and read the diary, just to pass the time when I'm bored. As long as I can return it before disembarking... Kuroba Kaito thought to himself as he lay back in the hammock, his mind gradually growing dizzy.

However, in the second half of the night, screams suddenly came from the public cabin.

"what!"

"Where's my notepad!"

"Who took my notebook? Give it back to me!" The Arab who lost his notebook grabbed his robe that was torn open on his chest. The notebook that was originally inside had disappeared.

"Hello? What's wrong?" Another Arab man on the hammock next to him rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked in an unpleasant tone.

However, as soon as he sat up, he found that the knife in his right hand had been replaced by a small wooden stick at some point.

The key point is that this wooden stick is used to hold shit after he gets into the tub.

"Damn it!" He swung his hand and threw the stick to the ground.

"Who stole my knife?"

"Who is it? Stand out!" Two people lost something, and the people sleeping in the hammocks around them were gradually woken up. The first thing they did was to check if they had lost anything.

Soon, everyone around checked and found that no one had lost anything. Only two Arabs had lost anything.

The two looked around, looking at the indifferent eyes on the hammock. No one had the intention to stand up and take responsibility.

It was even more impossible to search him. There were so many people in the public cabin, and it was impossible for him to be willing to be searched by strangers.

In this situation, the two Arabs exchanged glances, then looked around fiercely. They gritted their teeth and chanted in a gloomy voice from the bottom of their throats.

"The guy who stole the notepad and the knife, we curse you..."

"We curse you to be slaves to this ship until the sea turns to salt and the sun fades its light."

"While you serve on this ship, never forget the mistake you made today..." ... Qin Zhibo slowly opened his eyes on the tattered hammock.

Dazzling rays of light shone through the cracks in the deck overhead. Daybreak had arrived...a new day in the dreamland.

Qin Zhibo swallowed to ease his dry throat. He had slept here all night. Although he didn't know what time it was in the real world, he probably wasn't even midnight yet.

He sat up from the bed and turned to wake Kuroba Kaito up, but when his eyes fell on the hammock next to him, he found that the person in it was gone.

Chapter 1250 Rules and Punishment

No one's here? Has he gotten up yet? Qin Zhibo looked around but didn't see Kuroba Kaito anywhere.

They should have gone up on deck, right? But why didn't they take their luggage with them when they left?

Qin Zhibo glanced at the luggage placed next to the wooden box. These were purchased by Kuroba Kaito at Dilas-Lin Port before boarding the ship. They contained food and daily necessities for the voyage.

Considering that this place is unregulated, it is safer to carry it with you to avoid being stolen.

Qin Zhibo slung his luggage over his shoulder and headed for the deck. … Arriving on the first deck, the weather outside was still clear and sunny, and many people were keeping watch, just like yesterday.

Qin Zhibo, feeling some pressure in his bladder, went to the rear deck and unbuttoned his pants by the railing. A second later, a stream of water rushed down against the wind, pouring onto the oars sticking out from the second deck.

However, this small amount of water flow did not seem to be noticed by the crew of the oar. The huge black wooden oar did not hesitate at all and was still shaking.

While this way of relieving bladder pressure is unsightly, it doesn't matter on this boat.

The only toilet in the public cabin stinks and there are always queues, so many passengers choose to go outside.

"Okay, it's time to find where my eldest son has gone..." Qin Zhibo pulled up his pants, glanced around, and decided to start looking from the left.

According to the information Kaito Kuroba had heard from other passengers, the ship arrived at the Northern Continent within the past three days.

Yesterday had already passed. This meant that they would reach the mainland today or tomorrow. Rather than searching for the spiritual beings needed to craft the Immortal Realm Soul-Breaking Scrolls on an unknown continent, it would be better to search for them on this ship.

Even if not, some information can be collected in advance from passengers to provide clear directions for actions after landing.

But after circling the deck, he found no sign of Kuroba Kaito. Strange... Besides the massive mast, there shouldn't be anything missing from the deck.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the passengers on the deck, and some of them moved the wooden boxes from the public cabin up and set up a temporary place for playing cards.

The other part was still on the lookout. Although they were on the lookout, there was no sense of tourism at all, and they all looked dead.

This is normal. After all, the ship has been sailing on the sea for more than ten days, and there are not many entertainment activities on the ship. Now seeing that the sea can still hold back, it is already very impressive.

Among them, Kuroba Kaito was nowhere to be found. If he wasn't on deck, could he be in the common cabin? Qin Zhibo returned to the cabin below deck and searched the hammocks one by one in the dimly lit cabin.

However, after searching every corner of the ship where passengers were allowed to move, including the stinking small toilet, no trace of Kuroba Kaito was found.

"There are no decks or public cabins on the first floor..."