Conan Rick's Investigator

"Mystery puzzle!"

When the keywords were triggered, the three little ones' eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

Haibara Ai took a small bite of the toast in her hand and was unmoved.

Suddenly, her sixth sense seemed to be activated by something, and she immediately turned her head to look in a certain direction.

But all I saw were passengers eating breakfast on blankets, and I didn't see anyone suspicious.

Professor Agasa, who was standing next to him, noticed something was wrong with Haibara Ai and turned to ask, "Ai, what's wrong?"

"If you want to visit Dr. Chengshi, I'll go with you after breakfast..."

Having discovered nothing, Haibara Ai withdrew her gaze, hummed softly, and continued to eat the bread in her hand while listening to Suzuki Sonoko introduce the situation of the mysterious train.

A few meters away from the crowd, a blonde woman wearing glasses was sitting cross-legged on the deck with a large towel draped over her head, glancing over here.

Chapter 1377 The Real Mastermind

On the side of the ship, Qin Zhibo told Conan what happened on the "Aphrodite" from his own perspective.

In fact, the biggest difference between the two in their investigations is that Conan is making every effort to investigate the murder of the Yashiro father and daughter.

Because in his speculation, Cheng Shi was attacked by the murderer who killed the eight generations of father and daughter.

While investigating the case, Qin Zhibo was also investigating the whereabouts of the iron box.

Of course, Qin Zhibo also got the answer to the case early on.

Because Kusaka Hironari is a real person, he has the entire criminal plan in his computer.

Later, because he suspected that Akiyoshi Miwako might help Kusaka Hironari to give false testimony, he sneaked into Akiyoshi Miwako's room and found a spear gun in her room, and a bathrobe was missing.

"What?"

"So you already knew that Akiyoshi Miwako was the real murderer?"

After listening to Qin Zhibo's investigation, Conan was shocked and felt a little frustrated.

During this investigation of the case, I originally thought that I was on the third floor, Qin Zhibo was also on the third floor, and Uncle Maori was on the underground floor.

It turned out that he was actually on the first floor, Uncle Maori was on the third floor, and Qin Zhibo was on...

atmosphere!

Because the murderer's plan was confirmed relatively early, the bomb installed by Kusaka Guangcheng in the distribution room was also dismantled by Qin Zhibo.

"But you know that Akiyoshi Miwako is the real murderer, why don't you say it?" Conan asked in confusion.

"No way~" Qin Zhibo waved his hand, "I still have to investigate the iron box. I don't have time to play house games..."

"Besides, don't you still have it?"

Qin Zhibo rubbed Conan's head, making Conan blush.

Sorry to disappoint you this time...

"But now comes the main event..."

Qin Zhibo's expression suddenly became serious, and he continued to talk about his experience in the lower cabin while the welcome reception was going on.

From guessing that the freight elevator passage might be the place where the iron box was hidden, to subduing the four people responsible for moving the box, and learning from one of them who was the mastermind behind the incident.

Of course, the crew member at that time only confessed the deputy captain Ize, and did not mention the eighth generation Yingren.

What happened after that was pretty much the same as what Conan knew.

Qin Zhibo realized that this matter was not simple, and while returning to the upper cabin, he reserved a life raft and picked up the spear gun discarded by Akiyoshi Miwako on the deck.

Later, everyone was rescued at the Black Forest Restaurant.

After listening to Qin Zhibo's experience, Conan also understood why Qin Zhibo did not show up at the welcome party.

At that time, he really didn't expect that the iron box mentioned by Cheng Shi would be the biggest dark secret on the "Aphrodite".

"But what's in that iron box?" Conan asked with a slightly anxious look.

“Well…”

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment, then said to Conan: "Before answering this question, let's go meet someone first..."

"Meet someone?"

Conan looked a little confused, but still followed Qin Zhibo.

The cutest height difference combination found Captain Kaito Wataru of the "Aphrodite" on the rear deck of the ship, who was arranging work for his crew members.

After waiting for him to finish explaining his work, Qin Zhibo walked up.

"Mr. Kaito, I think it's time to fulfill our previous agreement."

Hai Tengdu was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that when he was on the life raft, Qin Zhibo said he wanted to talk to him.

"Can."

Kaito Watari took a deep breath, his eyes slightly heavy, "Then let's find a secluded place first..."

……

Led by Kaito Watari, the three of them came to a separate cabin.

Hai Teng Du pulled a chair and sat down. Just as he was about to speak, he glanced at the

A primary school student wearing glasses is still following.

"Mr. Qin, this child..."

Qin Zhibo also knew what he was worried about, so he waved his hand and replied, "It's okay, just pretend he doesn't exist."

Hai Teng Du's expression still showed some concerns. After all, those past events were not something that most people could accept.

"But……"

"He's just a kid anyway, he can't understand what you're saying."

As soon as Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Conan cooperated very well and aligned his two eyeballs with the middle bridge of his nose, making the legendary very "wise" look.

When Hai Tengdu saw this look, he began to believe what Qin Zhibo said.

"All right……"

"This story begins fifteen years ago, when I was the first officer of the Yashiro Maru..."

Next, Kaito Wataru recounted his experience on the Yashiro Maru 15 years ago.

The most important part was that on the night of the accident, he found Captain Okita after discovering that the ship's GPS positioning system was turned off and the course had deviated.

Captain Okita told him his plan and took him to the cargo hold to see a terrifying tentacle monster.

"Captain Okita said the monster was called 'Dark Young'..."

"He also said that it was the Supreme Mother Goddess's representative on earth, and that it could fulfill all of humanity's wishes..."

"The prerequisite is to sacrifice blood and life to it."

Kaito Watari rested his elbows on his knees, with his hands supporting his head, looking extremely painful.

Qin Zhibo sat on the chair opposite him and asked, "Did you ask him what wish he wanted to fulfill?"

Kaito Watari shook his head, his voice low and hoarse.

"no."

"I was so frightened at the time that I couldn't even ask any questions. I just listened to Captain Okita's words..."

After a few seconds of silence, Kaito Watari continued, "But Captain Okita said at the time that he was dying, so he needed the Dark Young to fulfill his wish."

"After that, he asked me to keep the secret and pretend I knew nothing and return to the cabin. When the next morning came, nothing happened."

"But I couldn't bear the torture, so I steered the Yashiro Maru into an iceberg in the middle of the night."

"You know what happened next..."

Kaito Watari held his forehead and stopped talking.

Qin Zhibo and Conan looked at each other and knew that this was all the information they could get.

Qin Zhibo stood up, patted Kaitoto's shoulder, and said calmly, "The police may come to you later to ask about the cause of the accident 15 years ago."

"If you don't want to be suspected, it's best to stick to what you said from the beginning."

"After all, it's been so many years since the accident, there's no evidence to prove whether what you said is true or not..."

Kaito Watari suddenly raised his head, "Do you believe what I said is true?"

Qin Zhibo nodded seriously.

"certainly."

Hearing this, Kaito Wataru's expression was stunned at first, and after a few seconds, two tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

At this moment, the grievances that had accumulated in my heart for 15 years and that no one could understand were finally released.

……

Coming out of the cabin, Qin Zhibo and Conan came to the edge of the deck.

The warm sea breeze blew across his face, but a hint of coolness surged in Conan's heart.

He had just listened to Hai Tengdu's complete description of the accident 15 years ago. Even without Qin Zhibo's further introduction, he had some guesses about this incident.

"So, the monster inside that iron box is the 'Dark Young'?"

"Yes."

Qin Zhibo confirmed Conan's guess.

After hearing the answer, although I have never seen the monster in person, I just heard the simple words of Hai Teng Du.

After reading the description, Conan had a rough idea of what the monster might look like.

But no matter how he imagined it, the indescribable unknown creature was more terrifying than he had imagined.

Conan's face darkened and he continued to analyze on his own.

"In other words, this incident is probably a continuation of the incident 15 years ago..."

"Fifteen years ago, Captain Okita collaborated with Yashiro Hideto and placed the 'Black Goat' aboard the first Yashiro Maru. They intended to reach a primitive island during the voyage and sacrifice the indigenous tribe there."

"Fifteen years later, Yashiro Eito collaborates with the second-in-command to sacrifice all the passengers on the Aphrodite..."

Conan was analyzing calmly, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of Qin Zhibo looking at him.

“What, what happened?”

"Is there something on my face?"

Qin Zhibo shook his head. "No, it's just that when these words come out of your mouth, they feel a little..."

"It's incongruous."

Indeed, for Conan, who has always been good at reasoning and talking about evidence, Qin Zhibo was a little uncomfortable with the sudden use of unscientific words like "sacrifice" in his analysis.

Conan smiled slightly, his hands in his pockets, "Really? You'll get used to it later..."

To be honest, he himself had never thought that one day he would investigate these unscientific things.

At least to myself a year ago, I would say that a year later I would find that those things that I originally thought were unscientific actually exist, and I would never believe it even if I were beaten to death.

"That's right."

Conan suddenly said: "Speaking of the "Supreme Mother Goddess", I remembered that when Akiyoshi Miwako was reading in the restaurant before, she was holding a book about that."

"She said that the book was given to her by Yashiro Hideto."

"Oh, really?"

Qin Zhibo did notice the book in Akiyoshi Miwako's hand at the time, but he didn't pay much attention to the content.

It seems that Conan is really lucky and always comes across key clues inadvertently.

After getting new clues, the two went to look for Akiyoshi Miwako again.

Since Akiyoshi Miwako is now a criminal, she is held in the lowest cabin. Once the ship lands, she will be taken to the Metropolitan Police Department for further interrogation.