Conan Rick's Investigator

On the other side, Conan, Xiaolan and others were still waiting for good news from "Kudo Shinichi" in front of a drink shop on the street.

Of course, only Conan knew that the one he could count on was the man who had never shown up.

Just when everyone was silent, Kogoro Mouri's phone suddenly rang.

Everyone turned to look at Maori Kogoro, and even Maori Kogoro himself was surprised.

At this time, could it be that detective boy calling?

Kogoro Mouri answered the phone with a confused expression. He just said "Moshi Moshi", and the next second, he immediately put on a flattering smile and replied in poor English.

"Yes, it's me!"

"I'm Maori Kogoro!"

Kogoro Mouri got up to answer the phone, which made everyone realize that this could definitely not be a call from Shinichi Kudo.

After a while, after answering the phone, Kogoro Mouri returned to his seat and spoke to everyone.

"That rich lady Diana said she wanted to invite us to watch the upcoming Wimbledon tennis finals, and she quickly sent someone to drive us there."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces subconsciously brightened with joy.

After all, it is one of the most famous tennis tournaments in the world, and today is the most important final, which is definitely worth watching in person.

But on second thought, I'm still not sure about the secret code, and it would feel irresponsible to watch the game like this.

Maori Kogoro also understood everyone's thoughts from their slightly changed expressions, and analyzed: "Now we have cracked the code, we know that Saturday may be the day of the accident, and we have told Scotland Yard everything we know..."

"Anyway, there's only so much we can do right now."

"And given the detective's personality, there's no way he'd leave a code that hasn't been completely solved unsolved, right?"

"Since he hasn't called again, that means the code must be this. Hades hinted at six locations, probably to disperse the police force in London."

"It's going to be hard to spend today in the city anyway, so why not go watch a tennis match and change your mood?"

Kogoro Mori's analysis makes sense. After all, from his perspective, he has indeed tried his best.

The central city area of ​​London may be attacked by bombs at any time. It is better to watch the tennis match while staying away to avoid being affected by the bombs.

This is also an instinctive choice as a father.

Conan was thinking in his heart, now that Kuroba Kaito's companions haven't sent any messages, does that mean the code might be like this?

Although there are still some parts that don't make sense, after all, this thing was written by humans, so it is impossible to be flawless.

It's just that this feeling is a bit annoying...

If we ask Qin Zhibo, maybe we can find the answer?

Qin Zhibo's reasoning ability is better than his own. With his ability, if there are other meanings in the code, he is definitely capable of deciphering it.

Conan firmly believed this.

Thinking in his heart, he quickly looked up and said to Mao Lilan next to him: "Sister Xiaolan, I need to go to the toilet!"

"Ah? Then I'll go with you..."

This is London, and Ran Maoli is worried that Conan, who is unfamiliar with the place, will get lost here.

"No thanks! I saw a public toilet on the way here!"

Conan quickly rejected Ran Mouri's kindness and ran to the alley next to him.

He quickly took out his only remaining phone and dialed Qin Zhibo's number.

beep--

beep--

Ten seconds later, the other end picked up the phone.

"Conan, I heard you went to England, what's going on?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Conan's mouth corners unconsciously raised.

"Yes, I'm in London now."

"By the way, I have a problem right now and need your help..."

Conan recounted the code incident here in the most concise language, adding that he currently felt that there were some inconsistencies in his reasoning.

"Oh I see……"

Qin Zhibo murmured and nodded, "Are you worried that the real location implied by this code is somewhere else?"

"But I'm in Japan now, and I'm not very familiar with London. Let me think about it carefully according to the map I found online, and then I'll get back to you."

Conan nodded and said "hmm" to show that he understood. After all, he and Xiaolan had spent more than a day to decipher the code.

If Qin Zhibo could see it at a glance, it would be a huge blow to me.

"Okay, I'll wait for your reply."

After handing the secret code incident over to a reliable person, Conan felt relieved.

And this can't be considered cheating. After all, he has already discovered the problem and he will be able to solve it as long as time permits.

Now, all I have to do is wait for the answer.

During this period, you can also go to watch tennis matches without worry.

……

On Vauxhall Bridge, Qin Zhibo hung up the phone.

In the rare moment when his mind calmed down, he had to think about what Conan had just entrusted him with.

He took out his cell phone and quickly entered the complete code that he had memorized after taking a quick look at it yesterday into the memo.

There are seven sentences in total, and except for one sentence that repeats the location, the contents correspond to different locations.

Yesterday, Xiaolan and her friends visited six locations and got the word "aturn", which suggested that Hades would commit the crime on Saturday.

As for which Saturday it was, Qin Zhibo felt it could only be this Saturday, which was today.

Because the arrangement of this code is very complicated, props need to be distributed at various locations in London. If it takes a while, even if the police cannot decipher the location indicated by the code, citizens will report anomalies.

For example, strange markers, envelopes, etc.

This is also what makes Qin Zhibo feel puzzled. It is really difficult for Hades to arrange such complicated code clues by himself.

And his act of distributing a large number of props in London also had some specific purposes.

For example, let the police subconsciously believe that he has been scouting these six locations and may take action at any one of them at any time.

Often, the places that criminals have visited are what worry the police the most, fearing that they may become the target of the next bomb attack.

As a result, the police will inevitably deploy a large number of police officers at these six locations, while also taking into account the densely populated areas in central London.

As a result, London's police force has been depleted to a minimum.

Does this mean that the real place where Hades wanted to carry out the attack was actually somewhere far away from central London?

Qin Zhibo opened the electronic map of the navigation system in his mind, and the entire territory of London was clearly visible.

Among them, the six locations that Hades disclosed in the code are all in the central area of ​​London and are relatively concentrated.

This is also the reason why Xiaolan and her group were able to visit all six locations within one day.

Areas outside the city of London, which belong to London in a broad sense, are actually small towns, such as Greenwich and Wimbledon.

These places are actually difficult to be covered by London's main police force without special arrangements.

But where among these places could it be?

Or where is the place most worthy of Hades' attack?

Qin Zhibo seemed to be looking at the Thames River, like a tourist enjoying the tranquility, but in fact he was repeatedly looking at the map in his mind.

Suddenly, he discovered a strange place.

The six locations hinted at by Hades seemed to form an almost symmetrical pattern on the electronic map.

This is……

Just as he was about to enlarge the electronic map to identify it more carefully, Mary's voice suddenly came from the headphones.

"Qin!"

"coming……"

"That man, here he comes."

Chapter 1296 Fisherman vs Fisherman

Hearing Mary's voice coming from the headphones, Qin Zhibo quickly stopped thinking about the secret code incident and looked around.

"In the north, heading towards you..."

With Mary's reminder, Qin Zhibo turned his head and looked towards the north of Vauxhall Bridge.

This bridge is not a very famous tourist attraction. In fact, the London Municipality even planned to demolish it in 1963, but the plan was later cancelled due to the estimated huge cost.

Therefore, there has never been a lot of traffic on this bridge.

With the help of the telescope, Qin Zhibo saw at a glance a man at the bridge head, with his hands in his trouser pockets, walking slowly towards the first pier.

The man wore a brown baseball cap with his hair hanging out from under the brim, making him look a little unkempt.

He wore a white shirt underneath the dark green coat and dark blue pants underneath, which looked clean and simple.

Hat

When I looked at the name floating above my head again, it was...

Akai Wuwu.

Qin Zhibo narrowed his eyes slightly and saw the man who was some distance away from him. He couldn't help but recall the photo of "himself" and that man in the office.

Now, 19 years have passed, and the man's face is obviously thinner than in the photo. His thick beard and thin face seem a bit inconsistent.

But there was no doubt that it was indeed the face of Akai Tsutomu.

But it's just a face...

"call……"

Qin Zhibo relaxed his shoulders slightly, turned around, and slowly walked towards the direction of "Akai Wuwu".

At this moment, there were already very few pedestrians and vehicles on the bridge...even the bridge itself seemed to have returned to the gray color that symbolized deathly silence.

Only the men at the two ends of the bridge have colored figures.

They were tall and walked steadily, ignoring all external interference and moving closer to each other step by step.

The distance between the two is constantly shortening.

Just like Gehros flying towards the solar system in the ether.

Under these circumstances, the meeting between the two is inevitable as if by fate...

Finally, under the witness of the street lights by the bridge, the two came to a distance where they could see each other's faces just by looking up.

At this moment, the hearts of the two people on the bridge and Mary who was watching from a distance stopped beating.

Boom!

"Akai Mutake" felt a heavy thump in his chest, as if something frightening had appeared.

This was indeed the case. The man who had once made her heart palpitate was walking towards her from the opposite side.

That's right.

The "Akai Tsutomu" who has been wandering around London recently is actually Vermouth in disguise.

She followed the organization's BO's orders and planned to take advantage of the intelligence gap that Akai Tsutomu's life or death in MI6 was uncertain, and infiltrate MI6 as Akai Tsutomu.

For this reason, she has occasionally performed in London for three years, and deliberately arranged to be seen by the MI6 members, but not to be caught up by them, keeping a close yet distant state.

Until recently, the plan was finally about to be closed.

As for why we have to start planning three years in advance, it is because Akai Tsutomu has been "missing" for more than ten years.