Conan Rick's Investigator

When he first started reading, Qin Zhibo felt the full weight of this book.

It is bound with dark leather, and on the right side is an iron book buckle with a layer of light rust on it, as if telling that the book is very old.

At first glance, Qin Zhibo felt familiar with the words embossed on the dark leather, but he couldn't figure out what they meant.

【Survey√】

[The Secret of the Worm: This book was written by the Belgian magician Ludwig Prin in 1542.

The first half of the book talks about the existence of ghosts and zombies, while the second half is a record of Principal's travels and spells for summoning and controlling various "demons", and even records the recipe for a magic potion that can enable people to travel beyond time and space.

The cannibal cult of Cornwall, the cult of the crocodile god Sebek, the legend of the dark pharaoh of Egypt...

This book is a first edition in Latin, published by Eucharius Servianus.

[Reading this book will reduce your Willpower by 6-12 points, and your Mythology Knowledge and Skill Proficiency + the Willpower lost by reading it × 100]

【Language barriers, unable to read】

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After completing the investigation, Qin Zhibo felt speechless.

Do I have to learn another language?

Chapter 168 Your Diamond Experience Card in the Human World Has Expired

Last time, in order to read the "Ritual of Corpse Eating", Qin Zhibo specially learned French.

And now, this new "Secrets of Worms" is written in Latin, and if you want to read it, you have to learn another Latin language.

Compared with the four languages that Qin Zhibo has mastered, namely Japanese, English, Chinese and French, Latin is a language that has disappeared in daily spoken language.

Until now, the use of Latin has been limited to the study of ancient texts and the introduction of some Latin words into other languages.

For example, the “Novem Angelus” of the Nine Angels is a reference to Latin.

It is precisely because Latin currently has poor practical value in daily life and is only used by scholars in related fields for research that it is much more difficult to learn Latin from the beginning to master it than French.

Even though Qin Zhibo has a good talent for language learning, it is still difficult for him to learn this niche language.

Without a professional teacher, it is difficult to master it in a short period of time.

Besides this, there is a more practical problem.

How can I take "The Secret of Worms" away with me?

Could it be that he stole the book directly during the banquet like the original owner did?

Qin Zhibo looked around at the people around him and felt that it seemed unlikely.

There were many guests at the last dinner party at Su Yu's house, and Su Yu Zun De himself usually didn't pay attention to those books. Even if a copy of "The Rituals of Corpse Eating" was stolen, it would take a long time to be discovered, and there would be no way to investigate.

But now there are only 11 people in the entire mansion, and excluding the owner, there are even fewer people left.

If you find that the book is lost, it is easy to suspect yourself.

Besides...

Qin Zhibo glanced to the side and saw Shuichi Hamura paying attention to him.

"Mr. Qin, are you interested in this book?"

Qin Zhibo nodded and pretended to be ignorant and asked, "What's the name of this book? It looks quite special."

Hamura Shuichi smiled and introduced, "Mr. Qin is indeed a famous detective. His vision is truly extraordinary. This book is indeed one of the most special books in the entire library."

"The name of the book is 'The Secret of the Worm' and it's written entirely in Latin."

"It's strange that I haven't found the name of the author who left behind this 700-page work in any other historical documents."

"And this book, it seems to be a unique copy as well. I haven't found any information about it anywhere else."

"Maybe this is the only copy in the world..."

Qin Zhibo nodded, then asked, "Have you read the contents?"

Having said that, Hamura Shuichi shook his head with a guilty look on his face.

"Unfortunately, I'm not very proficient in Latin, so it's a bit difficult for me to read this book."

"Oh……"

After reluctantly putting "The Secret of Worms" back on the bookshelf, Qin Zhibo could only think of another path.

Now Shuichi Hamura has seen that he has touched this book. If this book is stolen in the near future, the police will first investigate Shuichi Hamura who often comes here to read.

Then Shuichi Hamura will reveal who touched the book here.

By then, the police will definitely suspect me.

It seems that if I want to get this book, I have to find another way.

Buy it?

It doesn't seem very realistic.

The "Corpse Eating Ritual" discovered in Su Yu's house last time was an abridged version in French, a reprint of a later edition.

This book, "The Secret of Worms", was first published more than four hundred years ago.

Such a precious book would definitely cost a lot of money to buy.

Assuming that after studying this book, you can also get a task like the last "Corpse-Eating Ritual", the task reward is 5000 general skill proficiency.

According to the previous exchange rate of general skill proficiency to Japanese yen in the store, 5000 general skill proficiency is 50 yen.

In other words, judging solely by monetary value, if the price of this book exceeds 50, it would not be worth it for me.

What's more, learning Latin also costs money, and the tasks may not appear 100% of the time, and even if they do appear, they may not be completed 100% of the time...

In short, it is definitely not a good idea to buy it with your own money.

Then there is only one last option left.

It means asking the Nine Angels Organization to pay for the books.

One of the goals of the Nine Angels Organization is to collect these books and artifacts that record mysterious myths. If I can reveal the existence of this book to the Nine Angels, the organization will definitely allocate funds to buy the book.

You can buy it with your own money first, and then sell the book to the Nine Angels.

With the Nine Angels' wealth, he might be able to make a lot of money from the difference.

This is the best solution Qin Zhibo can think of so far...

……

After coming out of the library, Tadokoro Toshiya took everyone to visit the collection room next door.

Daisuke Torakura's collection room is full of vampire-related props, such as vampire masks, vampire claws, swords, wooden stakes, etc.

An entire wall of shelves is filled with vampire movie reels.

After the tour, everyone returned to the living room and continued various entertainment activities until the clock struck midnight.

Ding~ding~ding...

"Dad, it's late. Let's go to bed first."

Ran Mouri took Conan to ask Kogoro Mouri for instructions, and then went towards the bedroom.

Qin Zhibo, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at the two people leaving and felt a little unbelievable.

There will be no fatalities this time?

No way, no way...

Qin Zhibo glanced at the people left in the living room and found that it was not confirmed whether those who were still alive were Matsumoto Ryohei, Asami Asano, Torakura Etsuko and Torakura Daisuke.

All four of them left before midnight.

So Qin Zhibo went to confirm immediately.

The first is the hemp grown.

Qin Zhibo was found directly in the bedroom, sleeping peacefully in bed.

Confirmed survival.

The second is Ryohei Matsumoto.

Qin Zhibo didn't find him in the bedroom, but found him in the kitchen.

Ryohei Matsumoto is making midnight snacks.

Confirmed survival.

Then there is Etsuko Torakura.

It was not convenient for Qin Zhibo to knock on the door, so he placed a guard totem in to check.

The lady inside was not asleep either. She was staring at the mirror on the dressing table.

Confirmed survival.

Finally, there is Daisuke Torakura.

At Qin Zhibo's suggestion, the student Toshiya Tadokoro called Daisuke Torakura on the intercom.

All——all——

After waiting for dozens of seconds, just when Qin Zhibo thought he could confirm the identity of the deceased, a voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone.

"Hey?"

"Teacher, Mr. Matsumoto made some midnight snacks. Would you like any?"

"Yes, sure. Send it over."

After hanging up the phone, Tadokoro Shunya went to work.

The last one, Daisuke Torakura, was confirmed alive.

Huh?

Is today Christmas Eve?

Or is it that the rule that Conan dies wherever he goes is completely psychological and does not hold true?

……

The next morning, before Qin Zhibo woke up naturally, he was awakened by the chaotic noise outside the door.

After some inquiries, it turned out that the respected Mr. Daisuke Torakura's Diamond Experience Card in the human world had expired, and he was forced to log off...

Chapter 169 Writer, a high-risk industry!

In the octagonal study, Daisuke Torakura's hands and feet were tied to a cross with belts, and a wooden stake was nailed into his heart. He died with a hideous expression like a real vampire.

Ran Mouri and Masami Asano were so scared that they didn't dare to get close, so they stood together at the door of the study.

In fact, the two of them, especially Ran Mouri, should have been accustomed to facing corpses, but this time the corpse, combined with the props and costumes, was exactly the same as the scene of executing a vampire in the movie.

A little scary.

It was so horrifying that Qin Zhibo's willpower value jumped as soon as he walked into the study.

90, 89, 90...

It was so scary that the task prompt popped up.

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Side quest: Find out the murderer of this case

Task requirements: 2 hour

Mission reward: 300 general skill proficiency, 200 social credit.

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