Conan Rick's Investigator

Originally, when Mary learned that the organization might persecute her family, she wanted to seek help from MI6, where the couple worked.

But this proposal was immediately rejected by Akai Muwu, saying that the situation was so serious that it was impossible to distinguish who was a friend and who was an enemy.

Therefore, they had to cross the ocean to Japan to seek help from Yasuharu Haneda.

In these years, Mary's family has also been living with the support of Haneda Yasuharu.

"MI6 isn't trustworthy either..."

After muttering, Mary looked up at Qin Zhibo, "But Zhenchun and I heard from our former MI6 colleagues that Wuwu occasionally appears in London..."

"You mean, this is a trap?"

Qin Zhibo was also a little surprised when he heard this new situation.

"What the hell is going on?"

Under Qin Zhibo's questioning, Mary told the whole story.

It turns out that three years ago, Mary and her daughter were still living in Japan.

At that time, an old colleague of MI6 contacted her and said that she had seen Akai Takeshi occasionally appearing in London.

So, Mary, who missed her husband eagerly, returned to London with her daughter after 14 years, but Akai Muwu suddenly disappeared again.

Until recently, Akai Muwu appeared again.

Chapter 1273 University of Brightchester

"So... Wuwu is still alive?"

Qin Zhibo's eyes were a little shocked.

Although he had no choice but to disguise himself as Akai Muwu, he also made Akai Shuichi, before he lost his memory, misunderstand that his father was still alive.

But he never thought that Akai Muwu was really alive.

"Maybe, but..."

Mary changed the subject and said calmly, "Wu Wu hasn't come to meet me at the agreed time and place, so I can't be completely sure it's him."

"Seventeen years ago, Wuwu and I agreed that if we lost contact due to some unforeseen circumstances, we would meet at Vauxhall Bridge at 2 p.m."

"But he hasn't fulfilled his promise yet..."

Qin Zhibo's eyes were startled, and he remembered that the arch bridge outside the window was the Vauxhall Bridge.

It turns out that Mary’s surveillance target is that bridge...

"So you suspect there might be something wrong with this 'Wuwu'?" Qin Zhibo asked.

Mary was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slightly.

Although as a wife, she didn't want to doubt that her husband was still alive.

But as a good intelligence officer, any abnormal phenomenon that may represent the truth behind it must be taken into account.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo said solemnly, "Your suspicions are correct. There may indeed be something fishy about that 'Akai Tsutomu'."

"In fact, 17 years ago, Wuwu did get close to the truth about the Haneda Hiroshi case and was persecuted for it."

"Until recently, the organization's boss was still obsessed with this incident and even mentioned MI6 in front of a member of the organization."

"He said that if Akai Tsutomu was still alive, MI6 would definitely try to get close..."

"The member of the organization he was talking to was nicknamed the 'Witch of a Thousand Faces,' and could disguise herself as anyone she pleased."

"Just like Kaito Kidd..."

What Qin Zhibo said was that after the full moon incident, he rescued Belmode and finally returned her to the organization through a trade. He used the "Detective's Eavesdropping Device" to eavesdrop on her conversation with the organization's boss.

In that conversation, Belmode and the organization boss revealed a lot of information, some of which was later verified.

For example, Candidate Yasuki Domon became the assassination target of the organization.

There was also Akai Mutake who investigated the Haneda Koji case and was silenced by the organization; the direct murderer of the Haneda Koji case was Rum.

The information that cannot be confirmed yet is the relationship between the organization's boss and Belmod. The two are suspected of having a child, but they are not considered husband and wife.

There is also an undercover agent in the Japanese Public Security Organization, code-named "Curaçao".

Qin Zhibo has already told Amuro Toru about the information about this undercover agent.

But after all, the Japanese Public Security Bureau is also a huge organization. It is really difficult to find an undercover agent with just a code name.

However, since the organization has the habit of dispatching undercover agents to various national intelligence agencies, the same should be true for MI6.

"It's possible that a member of the organization disguised himself as Akai Tsutomu in order to gain MI6's trust and successfully infiltrate MI6."

"If that's the case, the good news is that MI6 hasn't been infiltrated yet, and your whereabouts so far should not have been exposed."

"The bad news is..."

At this point, Qin Zhibo's analysis stopped abruptly.

Because the bad news is that Akai Tsutomu did not come back from the "God of Death", and all the waiting and hope of the past three years were in vain.

Mary's head hung slightly, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.

In fact, when she was waiting for Wu Wu on the bridge during this period, she also thought of this possibility.

But until the moment when the truth was confirmed, she didn't want to give up even if there was only a glimmer of hope.

"What if that really is Wuwu?"

Mary suddenly whispered in a low voice.

Qin Zhibo didn't deny her idea and replied, "If that's true, then that's fine."

"But if we want to contact them, we should think of a safer way..."

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment, raised a confident smile on his lips, and spoke out his proposal.

"Since they might be using 'Akai Tsutomu' as bait, why not follow that line of thought and have a fishing match to see who surfaces first..."

"It just so happens that I know someone who would be perfect as bait."

……

After walking out of the hotel, Qin Zhibo felt a little weak.

I looked down at the time on my watch. It was now 5pm.

But when I looked up at the sky, it was still bright outside, and it didn't look like it was about to enter dusk at all.

Only then did he remember that Britain is a high-latitude country and the night falls later than Japan.

In this season, it doesn't get dark until at least nine o'clock in the evening.

"It's still four hours before dark..."

Qin Zhibo thought about it in his mind and felt that this time should not be wasted.

Although I discussed a "fishing" plan with Mary, "fishing" requires time and patience.

I must take advantage of the available time and try my best to complete the other two tasks in London.

One was to go to the University of Bristol to inquire about the "Great Halley's Comet".

The other is to convey the danger signal to Judy Hooper of the Hooper Thaumaturgy Troupe.

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and decided to complete the first task first.

Before coming to London, he had already researched information about the university.

The University of Brichester, UK, is located in the town of Brichester, northwest of London, adjacent to the Severn Valley and 120km from London.

The town of Blichester itself is a very boring ordinary British town. The town has no characteristics, but it is home to the world-ranked University of Blichester.

The school's main majors are similar to Miskatonic University, which focus on history, archeology, mysticism, medicine, etc.

But compared to the University of Michigan, the University of Bristol has a top major - astronomy.

Relying on the UK's status as a pioneer in astronomical and astrophysics research in modern human history, the University of Brightchester's astronomy ranks No. 1 in the world.

It also has the most advanced observatory and supporting institutions in Europe, the Blychester Institute of Astronomy.

Therefore, when the University of Bristol announced the discovery of "Great Halley's Comet" that year, it caused an uproar around the world.

However, this discovery was limited by the technological level at the time, and it was impossible to provide strong evidence, so it ended up being nothing.

Today, with the blessing of modern technology, if the research back then was still continuing, some reliable results should have been obtained.

Qin Zhibo returned to the front desk of the hotel and asked the front desk how to get to Brightchester Town.

One is to take a bus to the bus station, which takes about two hours, but the bus stops running at 8pm.

Qin Zhibo calculated the time and realized that if he took the bus, he would have to live in the town at night.

But I have to deal with other things in London tomorrow morning, so this method is not advisable.

This leaves only the second option, private car.

It just so happened that the hotel Mary was staying in was quite high-end, so they could help her contact a private car service.

Qin Zhibo asked the British girl at the front desk to book a special car to Brightchester and pick him up at the hotel later.

All that's left is to wait.

……

the other side.

Conan, Kuroba Kaito, and Mao Li Ran, under the leadership of Sera Masumi, visited many famous crowded places in London one after another.

But after arriving at the scene, no one found

Any helpful clues.

Until seven o'clock in the evening, a group of people and another group of Dr. Agasa and Kogoro Mori met in front of the Sherlock Holmes statue on Baker Street.

"Okay, we've roughly walked through the places where crowds are most likely to gather. Has anyone found anything related to the case?" asked Kogoro Mouri in a rough voice.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all shook their heads in frustration.

At this moment, Xiaolan noticed that the crowd was in a rather low mood, so she forced a smile and said soothingly, "Don't be too discouraged, everyone! We can also take this opportunity to visit all the important places in London..."

However, no one, including Conan and Kudo Shinichi, responded to his words.

Only Maori Kogoro curled his lips and grumbled, "How can we call this sightseeing if we're so nervously searching for possible suspects?"

"Forget it, it's almost time for our appointment with that rich woman, so let's pack up and get ready for the banquet."

The rich woman Mouri Kogoro was talking about was none other than Lady Diana who invited his family to London.

Just because he helped "find" her cat, he arranged for her to travel all the way to London and even arranged a welcome dinner for her on the first day of her arrival.

When Kuroba Kaito heard this, he immediately realized that his opportunity had come. He pointed at himself and said with a playful smile, "Then my mission is completed, right?"

"You guys go to the dinner party, I'll be leaving first~"

"Bye~"

Kuroba Kaito turned around and was about to leave, but the huge force coming from his hand made his whole body tremble and he was restrained in place.

Looking back, it turned out that Mao Lilan was holding his arm tightly.

"Shinichi, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"Since you've finally come to London, can't you just spend a night with us?"

"Besides, Daddy's English isn't very good, so I need you to be the translator, right, Shinichi?"

Conan smiled and nodded repeatedly, "That's right~ That's right~"

Mao Lilan turned to look at Mao Li Kogoro and asked, "Dad, can't we call Ms. Diana now to add a seat?"

"Ah?" Kogoro Mouri was stunned. He frowned and thought for a while, then felt that it was okay.

After all, she is a standard British rich woman, even huge travel expenses can be reimbursed in full, so having another mouth to eat is really nothing.

Dr. Ali's dinner seat was already reserved before he came to London.

Seeing this, Shiliang Zhenzun said goodbye to everyone very wisely.