Conan Rick's Investigator

"Yes, I did all this."

"I planned the entire Yindou Detective Team project. My goal was to use the nonexistent computer virus 'Duke of the Night' to lure the man who killed my brother to come and avenge his murder three years ago."

"Ah?" Officer Yokomizo was startled. "Revenge for my brother's murder?"

"He stole the software 'Gigafactory' that my brother designed several years ago!"

"Dismayed by the theft of years of research, my brother fell to his death from the roof of his company."

"From then on, the purpose of my life became revenge for my brother."

"That's why I killed that man. As for the method, the detective on the intercom was absolutely right."

"At this point, I have only one last request."

"Can I go to the hospital and take one last look at Acong?"

Zuo Shanmingzi explained his motives very quickly and his purpose was very clear.

Officer Yokomizo very humanely agreed to her request, but there were two other police officers accompanying her in the ambulance.

……

In the Porsche 356A, Vodka put away the walkie-talkie and spoke to Gin who was smoking beside him.

"Brother, the author of the 'Super Factory' that woman mentioned seems to be the software engineer the organization killed three years ago, right?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Vodka felt a little regretful.

Because Brother Gin just said that he couldn't remember the names and faces of the people he had killed.

If he can’t even remember the detective boy from two weeks ago, how can he possibly remember the software engineer from three years ago?

Vodka vaguely remembered that the organization had commissioned the hacker Jiang Yuan Shinan to steal the "super factory" and hand it over to the organization.

Jiang Yuan Shi'ao completed the task very well, but he also secretly kept a copy of the stolen super factory and sold it privately.

As a result, Jiang Yuan Shinan was caught by the software author with evidence and got into trouble. The evidence was almost handed over to the prosecutor.

Since computer hackers like Ehara Tokio were still useful to the organization, the organization sent people to deal with the author of the software and disguised the scene as suicide by jumping off a building.

The person who handled this matter seemed to be the man that Gin hated the most in the organization—Bourbon...

But now that Jiang Yuan Shi Nan has been killed, they don't have to take action.

Anyway, the plan this time is to make him shut up forever regardless of whether he can get the "Duke of the Night" promised by Jiang Yuan Shinan.

At this time, Gin in the passenger seat put out the cigarette in his hand and uttered two words indifferently.

"drive."

"yes, Sir……"

……

When Qin Zhibo came down from the 21st floor, everything seemed to be over.

[Congratulations on completing the side mission]

[Task Settlement Rating: C++]

[Acquire 300 general skill proficiency]

[Get 150 social credits]

[Rating Reward: 100 General Skill Proficiency]

Because this side quest took too long to complete, Qin Zhibo finally received a C++ rating.

As soon as Qin Zhibo went downstairs, he saw Officer Yokomizo still organizing police forces to search for the people who attacked Misawa and Maeda Satoshi.

Qin Zhibo didn't intend to give any hints on this.

When Maeda Satoshi wakes up in the hospital, he will naturally confess to the police that he was the one who attacked Misawa.

As for the man who attacked Maeda Satoshi.

Qin Zhibo guessed that he might be an accomplice of "Uozuka Saburo".

Because according to the police officer on duty in room 2101, he heard the fire alarm upstairs, so he temporarily left his post to check, and found that there was no fire upstairs.

This should be Uozuka Saburo's strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. His purpose should be to find something in Jiangyuan Tokio's room.

Since they searched in Jiang Yuan Shi'nan's room, they should also search on Jiang Yuan Shi'nan's body.

And there is also a guess that may not be reliable to support this view.

That is, since Uozuka Saburo's job is a private driver, there should be at least one person working with him in order for him to be recognized as a private driver by the system.

So all signs indicate that...

Qin Zhibo lowered his head and stared silently at the bar business card in his hand.

This place might be a very dangerous den of dragons and tigers...

At the same time, Conan next to him was still holding his chin and thinking.

Although Qin Zhibo's reasoning helped him figure out Miss Zuoshan's revenge plan, how to explain the attacks on Police Misawa and Maeda Satoshi?

Conan always feels that the current situation he has grasped is not the whole truth of the case, and there seems to be other truths behind it...

Adhering to the principle of "there is only one truth", Conan wanted to go to Qin Zhibo next to him to "consult" for his opinion, but saw Qin Zhibo staring blankly at the black card in his hand.

There is gold font on the card, and the design looks quite high-end.

Is this the business card of Yindou Hotel?

At this moment, Ran Mouri picked up Conan who was about to come forward.

"Conan, it's midnight. You should go back to your room and sleep."

"Our room is a double room, with only two beds."

"It seems that you will have to sleep in the same bed with me tonight."

Hearing this, Conan's face turned red.

At this moment, the truth doesn't seem that important anymore...

……

the next day.

After returning to the office in Tokyo, Qin Zhibo did not immediately rush to the "cocktail bar" on the business card.

Qin Zhibo guessed that since Jiang Yuan Shinan kept this business card, this place might be the organization's usual meeting point.

And I just met that "Uozuka Saburo" yesterday. If I go to this bar the next day and run into him again, he will definitely suspect that I am investigating them.

Although I am indeed investigating them, the key is not to let them see it.

So Qin Zhibo planned to wait for some time before going back to this "dangerous place".

Turning on the computer, Qin Zhibo skillfully entered the Nine Angels website and started talking with the administrator.

In accordance with the previous agreement, Qin Zhibo told the administrator everything that happened during the entire Yindou journey.

Of course, this does not include matters related to the Black Brotherhood.

This is the administrator's response after learning that the entire Yin Dou journey was actually a plan derived from revenge.

[Admin: It's truly unfortunate that such a promising young man chose the wrong path of revenge.]

[Administrator: I will transfer the cost of this trip to your account later.]

After more than ten seconds, the administrator entered another message.

[Administrator: Just a quick off-topic question...]

[Admin: Have you ever encountered any guys wearing black clothes during your travels?]

Chapter 163 Matsumoto Ryohei's Dinner Invitation

When the administrator asked this question, Qin Zhibo frowned slightly and hesitated for a moment.

Qin: No.

The administrator also hesitated for a few seconds.

[Administrator: That’s fine.]

[Administrator: Please be safe]

After the conversation, Qin Zhibo immediately realized that he had made a huge mistake.

The administrator asked him if he had encountered anyone wearing black clothes, and his answer was "no".

This is obviously problematic.

If he wanted to deny it, he should at least ask what kind of person the man in black was.

Such a simple and clear denial actually shows that he had indeed encountered a noteworthy man in black.

In this regard, Qin Zhibo could only slap his forehead and say that he was careless.

But on the other hand, since the administrator asked him about the men in black, it means that he guessed that men in black might appear in this Yindou trip.

I just don't know if the person the administrator guessed is the same person as the "Uozuka Saburo" I met.

Qin Zhibo also thought about the time when he just received this private commission from the administrator, and the administrator said something meaningful at the end.

Although the conversation record on the Nine Angels website had long been deleted, Qin Zhibo's good memory still remembered that paragraph:

A little advice for you: The Duke of Darkness is a character created by a mystery novelist whom I admire very much, and his true identity has never been revealed in the books.

In other words, there might be a woman behind it.

-

When Qin Zhibo heard this passage, he didn't feel that there was any special meaning in it.

But now with Zuo Shanmingzi's arrest, the meaning seems to have become clear.

The administrator has long known that Zuo Shan Mingzi is the Duke of Dark Night!

He reminded himself that the Duke of Dark Night was a woman, perhaps wanting him to stop Zuo Shan Mingzi's murder plan?

But since he already knew it, why didn't he just say it out loud?

This Riddler Administrator...

Not only that, the administrator also knew that the Man in Black might appear on Yin Dou's journey.

Qin Zhibo's fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, and he kept thinking about this seemingly ordinary "offline meeting for computer enthusiasts" in his mind.

In the end, Qin Zhibo came to the conclusion that...

The administrator is the real "Duke of the Night" who knows everything about the Yin Dou Detective Team.

……

There have been quite a few visitors to Zhibo Detective Agency these days.

First of all, the female star Akiko Kinoshita came to express her gratitude in person after recovering from the hospital.

After saying some usual words of thanks, Akiko Kinoshita invited Tomohiro Qin to have dinner with her this weekend at the Observation Restaurant in the Beika Central Building.

It is hard not to be moved by an invitation from a female star.

however……

"Sorry, I have another appointment that night. Let's do it another day."

After being rejected, Akiko Kinoshita's eyes instantly dropped and a somewhat forced smile appeared on her face.

"Then I won't bother you anymore. Sorry, I have to leave first..."

Looking at Akiko Kinoshita's departing back, Qin Zhibo's eyes were full of anticipation and reluctance.

I did have other appointments that day!

Why don't you hold on a little longer?

Didn’t you hear me say another day?