Conan Rick's Investigator

But their purpose is not to chat.

When "Xiao Kuro", representing Tadokoro Toshiya, passed by the living room with coffee in his hand, the three of them looked at each other.

Afterwards, when Toshiya Tadokoro knocked Daisuke Torakura unconscious with a piece of art in the study, the two people in the living room and Etsuko Torakura upstairs came to the study together and carried out the murder, each with a hammer.

Unlike the stabbing method used in the Orient Express murder case, the method of using a mallet to drive a stake can ensure that everyone kills the person without leaving multiple wounds of varying depths.

……

When Qin Zhibo finished speaking, the four of them were shocked.

How can it be so accurate?

All the details are perfect.

It's as accurate as if I saw it with my own eyes...

Qin Zhibo's ruthless reasoning (precise review) caused the four people to have self-doubts in their hearts. Could it be that when they were implementing the plan yesterday, they happened to be caught by the detective named Qin in front of them?

But at this time, Hamura Shuichi still forced himself to calm down and said calmly: "Mr. Detective, you have a rich imagination, but there is no evidence for everything you said."

As soon as Shuichi Hamura finished speaking, he was immediately refuted by Qin Zhibo.

"Huh? Who said I rely on my imagination?"

"Of course I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Last night, when I got up to go to the bathroom, I happened to see Mr. Tansho holding a cup of coffee as he walked through the living room. You two were chatting in the living room."

"Then Mrs. Torakura came down from upstairs, and the three of you walked into the study together."

"At that time, I squatted at the corner of the stairs for a while, and found that everyone except Mr. Tadokoro had returned."

"Mr. Hamura and Mr. Doi continued to sit in the living room and chat as if nothing had happened, while Mrs. Torakura went back upstairs to her room."

"After a while, Mr. Tadokoro came out of Mrs. Torakura's room and gave me a fright."

At this point, Qin Zhibo cooperated by making a frightened expression on his face.

Thanks to his acting skills, the expression on Qin Zhibo's face was very realistic, as if he was really frightened by Tadokoro Toshiya who came out of Torakura Etsuko's room at that time.

At this moment, the four people looking at Qin Zhibo were like looking at a freak.

It’s okay to get up at night, but since you meet someone in the living room, why don’t you go up and say hello?

If you had said hello, we would have definitely canceled the plan!

And you even peeped secretly for such a long time, are you crazy?

But on second thought, this is not impossible.

Always look at the world with a skeptical eye; that's what a detective does.

The four people had complicated expressions, and in the end it was Tadokoro Toshiya who took the initiative to step forward.

"Actually, I was the one who gathered everyone together, and this was all my plan."

"Oh? Can you tell me about your motivation?"

Qin Zhibo has always been like a ruthless crime-solving machine, not caring about motives.

But this time, Qin Zhibo wanted to know the motive.

The four of them looked at each other, and Doi Fumio began to speak first.

"In fact, many years ago, Hu Cang had already run out of ideas."

"About seven years ago, I failed in my stock investment and incurred a huge debt. It was Tiger Store that repaid a large part of my debt."

"But from then on, I would give him the submitted novels for him to plagiarize."

"Five years ago, I couldn't stand the large number of submitted novels being plagiarized by him, so I introduced Tanosho to Torakura."

The conversation turned to Tadokoro Toshiya, who also began to speak.

"Actually, I didn't feel any resentment at first about becoming Torakura's backstage writer."

"Because I have a younger sister named Kaori who is 10 years younger than me. She was born with a serious kidney disease."

"My parents gave up treatment early to save money on medical treatment. I had no choice but to ask Torakura to cover all the expenses for Kaori's hospitalization through ghostwriting."

"But it wasn't until a month ago that I found out he had bribed Kaori's attending physician to provide only minimal treatment, regardless of the severity of her condition, and thus prolong her hospital stay."

"This directly caused Kaori's condition to worsen, and she passed away alone."

"Poor Kaori kept calling my name before she died!"

Tadokoro Toshiya roared angrily, expressing his resentment towards Torakura Daisuke.

Next up is Etsuko Torakura.

"In fact, Hamura and I have been lovers since we were in college."

"Eight years ago, my father's company was struggling and on the verge of bankruptcy. It was Tokura who offered to help the company financially in exchange for marrying me, a recent college graduate."

"In order to prevent the company's employees from losing their jobs, I have no choice but to..."

At this time, Hamura Shuichi on the side continued: "In fact, this was all planned by Daisuke Torakura behind the scenes. His goal from the beginning was to get Etsuko."

Qin Zhibo nodded, indicating that he understood.

But at this moment, Etsuko Torakura stretched out her arms again and rolled up her sleeves.

"Actually, I have another reason for wanting to kill him..."

"Recently, in pursuit of the stimulation of his creative inspiration from real objects, Torakura suddenly wanted to taste blood himself."

"so……"

Etsuko Torakura didn't continue, but it was easy to tell from the several clearly visible pinholes on the arm joints.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo stopped the recording device in his trouser pocket.

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A: Even if the victim is a despicable person like a vampire, murder is murder, and there is absolutely no reason to forgive. - Kogoro Mori

B: The scales of justice may not always remain balanced. We must learn to accept the imbalance of this world. - Poirot

Chapter 173 A Woman Named Mingmei

Looking at the four people in front of him, Qin Zhibo fell into silence.

Now, the time has come to make a decision.

By handing over the recording equipment to the police, these four individuals will undoubtedly be arrested and justice in the judicial system will be served.

But after witnessing the fragility of human nature and these unfortunate lives dominated by pain and anger, Qin Zhibo decided to listen to his own heart.

"In my eyes, there are no murderers here, only people waiting to be reborn."

"I hope you can have peace in your future life because of this."

Qin Zhibo said something meaningful, which rekindled a glimmer of hope in the eyes of the four people who were looking down in frustration in the library.

Under the eager gaze of the four people, Qin Zhibo walked to a corner of the library and pulled out the book "Secret of Worms" from the bookshelf.

"Can you leave this book to me as a souvenir?"

……

When Inspector Megure arrived with a group of police officers, Kogoro Mouri immediately told Inspector Megure his reasoning.

The murderer took a boat to the lake after midnight, used a flying claw to break into the study from the balcony, and killed Daisuke Torakura in the study.

And the murderer is very likely to be a loyal reader of Torakura Daisuke. It is suggested that the police search for clues about the murderer from readers' letters.

Kogoro Mouri spoke excitedly, and Conan did not interrupt him from beginning to end, thinking in his heart about what had just happened.

Just now, when I wanted to follow him into the underground library to eavesdrop, Matsumoto Ryohei forcibly carried him away.

When I came back, I saw Qin Zhibo and the four people walking out of the library.

Among them, Etsuko Torakura had traces of tears in the corners of her eyes, and the other three also had complicated expressions.

At that time, I asked them what they had just done in there, and Qin Zhibo's answer was this.

"I'm very interested in a book in the library, so I asked if they could give it to me."

As he spoke, Qin Zhibo took out the very old Latin book.

Conan was skeptical about this statement.

And now, Conan is even more skeptical of this statement.

Standing in the middle of the living room, Kogoro Mouri was shining brightly and deserved everyone's admiration.

But Toshiya Tadokoro, Shuichi Hamura, Etsuko Torakura, and Fumio Doi were not looking at Kogoro Mori at all, but were staring at Tomohiro Qin.

Judging from the small movements of these people's hands, they are feeling anxious inside.

This in the end is why?

Conan held his chin, lost in thought.

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri, who had just woken up and finished reasoning and was about to enjoy the praise from the people around him, saw that Toshiya Tadokoro and others were looking at Qin Zhibo.

At this moment, Kogoro Mori was screaming in his heart.

Look at me, look at me!

At this moment, Qin Zhibo did not notice that many people around him were looking at him, but was silently watching the countdown of his task.

【00:00:01】

【00:00:00】

As the mission time number reached zero, a “Mission Failed” prompt appeared in the field of vision.

This was the first time that Qin Zhibo failed to complete a mission, and the price of mission failure was naturally not being able to obtain the mission reward.

Fortunately, I gained "Secret of Worms", so it's not a loss at all.

Even make a small profit.

……

Back at the office, Qin Zhibo put "The Secret of Worms" on his desk.

I opened the cover of the book and found a small piece of note paper inside.

Qin Zhibo specifically asked Matsumoto Ryohei for this note.

It was in the courtyard of Villa de Shura.

When the police investigation was over and everyone was about to leave the villa, Qin Zhibo approached Matsumoto Ryohei and, while returning the empty recording equipment to him, asked, "Do you know anyone who can speak Latin?"

"Latin..." Matsumoto Ryohei replied after a moment's thought, "There is indeed such a person."

"He was my father's colleague, a professor at Nanyang University named Hirota Masami. I heard his Latin was pretty good."

"I can give you his phone number if you want."

In this way, Qin Zhibo obtained a small note from Matsumoto Ryohei.

Back to the present, Qin Zhibo picked up the phone and dialed the number on the note.

Drip—drip—

After two beeps, the call was picked up.

"Hello, is this Professor Masami Hirota?"

"Yes, I am Hirota Masami. May I ask who you are?"

The voice on the other end of the phone had a certain casualness that an old man often has, and he spoke slowly.

"I'm... I'm a friend of Matsumoto Ryohei, the son of Matsumoto Seicho." Qin Zhibo used his personal connections to get closer. "I heard that you're quite accomplished in Latin, so I wanted to come and visit you to ask you about Latin. I wonder if you're free now?"

"Ah, so you're Ryohei's friend..."

"I happen to have nothing to do today, so please come over. My address is..."