Conan Rick's Investigator

The two were eating when Qin Zhibo's phone rang.

There was a lively boy's voice on the other end of the phone, but if you listened carefully, there was a hint of girlishness in it.

"Hello, uncle."

"Who are you……"

"How come you forgot my voice so quickly? I'm Sera!"

"Shi...Liang?"

Qin Zhibo deliberately prolonged his voice, pretending that he didn't remember.

This made Sera Masumi on the other end feel awkward for a moment, and he yelled into the phone, "Uncle! You haven't really forgotten me, have you?"

"I'm Sera Masumi!"

Qin Zhibo laughed, "Of course I remember, Mary's child...why did you call me suddenly?"

“Hmph, that’s how it is…”

It was only with the introduction of Masumi Sera that Qin Zhibo learned that she had also returned from London the day before yesterday.

Originally, she stayed in London, England, and did not return to Japan with Mary because she felt a little guilty towards Hakuba Tan who took the bullet for her.

The two had previously had an argument on the phone, so Sera Masumi wanted to repay Hakuba by looking after him.

As a result, as soon as Baiba Tan recovered a little, he immediately clamored to return to Japan.

Because my mother-in-law, who used to live in Japan, told me that a TV program director came to me and said he wanted to produce a TV program called "Detective Koshien" in which high school detectives compete in reasoning.

The program invited four high school detective representatives from the "East, South, West, and North" regions, and the representative of the Eastern detective was selected as Hakuba Detective.

Originally, Baima Tan was not interested in this kind of low-level program that could not even be found on the Internet.

In addition, he was in England at the time investigating the matter of Twilight Villa and could not spare the time, so he wanted to refuse.

But when his mother-in-law heard from the director that Hakuba was replacing a high school detective from the east who was unable to participate in the show, she became dissatisfied and insisted that her eldest grandson participate even in tears.

So, on the pretext of his mother-in-law, Bai Ma Tan rushed back from London as soon as his health recovered.

However, Hakuba Tan's physical condition is not yet able to move around outside for a long time, and even when he travels he has to sit in a wheelchair, so he sent Sera Masumi as his representative.

Today, Masumi Sera plans to find the program director of "Detective Koshien" and discuss with her about having her serve as a replacement for the Eastern High School detective.

"I was thinking, uncle, you've lived in Japan for so many years, you must know a lot of people from the TV station..."

"I've been away from here for three years. I don't know anyone here. Could you introduce me to someone?"

Qin Zhibo nodded in understanding. He did have some connections in the TV station, and Rena Mizunashi or Yoko Okino should be able to help with the connection.

but……

"When people make TV shows, they always focus on the gimmick. The high school detectives they hire have to be at least somewhat famous in their local area to maintain the show's regional ratings."

"Are you famous in eastern Japan?"

"Hehe..." Sera grinned, "That's why I asked you to introduce me, uncle."

"With your respect, uncle, why should I be afraid of something I can't accomplish?"

"Okay, okay, stop it..."

Qin Zhibo hurriedly stopped Shiliang from flattering him. He was not Maori Kogoro, who would lose his mind if someone flattered him.

But since my "niece" has already spoken, there is no reason not to do it.

"Okay, I can help you find someone to ask..."

"But I'm not absolutely sure whether it will succeed in the end."

"Okay! Thank you in advance!"

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Shi looked up and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

"Well, I'm going out to do something later, you..."

Before Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Cheng Shi continued, "I can take care of myself.

, you go and get busy."

Looking at the sensible Cheng Shi, Qin Zhibo nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, I'll try to come back as soon as possible."

……

After leaving Chengshi Hospital, Qin Zhibo called Mizuno Rena.

Mizuno Rena was a little surprised by Qin Zhibo's sudden call and thought that some emergency had occurred.

But when I learned that they just wanted to help find the director of the program team and get someone in through the back door, I felt relieved.

"'Detective Koshien'..."

"I haven't heard of this program plan, but it might be a new program section for the TV station."

"How about this? I'm at the Nichimi TV building right now. Bring that newcomer straight to me here, and we'll talk to the producer of that show together."

Mizuno Rena immediately arranged everything, saving Qin Zhibo the trouble of running errands in the future.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo called Sera Masumi again and asked her to gather at the TV station building in Tokyo.

However, Qin Zhibo also told her that this was just an interview with the producer of the program team, and it was not certain whether she would be selected.

After all, among the four great high school detectives of "East, South, West, and North", the original representative of the East was Kudo Shinichi. Because Kudo Shinichi could not be contacted, Hakuba replaced him.

Then the representative of the West must be Hattori Heiji, who is on the opposite side.

In this way, the status of high school detectives in the north and south will not be too low.

Masumi Sera is a complete amateur in the Japanese mystery world, and her female identity does not quite fit in with "Koshien", so she really doesn't have much competitiveness.

Of course, if Kudo Shinichi and Hakuba Tantei can't come, it seems that there will be no outstanding high school detectives in the East, and the show will be canceled.

So as long as they negotiate, Qin Zhibo feels there is a certain probability of success.

At worst, Sera Masumi can be given the title of "The Last Disciple of the Great Detective Qin Zhibo".

……

When we arrived at the Nichimi TV building in Haido-cho, Masumi Sera was already waiting for us on a bench in the lobby on the first floor.

"Uncle!"

Sera Masumi stood up from his chair and walked over with light steps. "Uncle, you are very efficient."

Qin Zhibo looked Sera Masumi up and down. Although she was going to meet the program producer soon, she was still dressed in a neutral outfit, a jacket and jeans, and did not look like a girl at all.

"You...are just wearing these?"

"Of course," Sera Masumi fiddled with the collar of his jacket, "This outfit is my most handsome!"

Fine……

Qin Zhibo didn't say anything else. He took out his phone and called Mizuno Rena, telling her that he was already in the TV station building.

But as soon as the call was connected, Rena Mizunoshi's voice on the other end of the phone sounded a little embarrassed.

Qin Zhibo asked what was going on, whether the other party didn't want to meet, and Mizuno Rena gave a negative answer.

“Not really…”

"Well, let's meet and talk later..."

……

After a while, Rena Mizunoshi, dressed in business attire, walked out of the elevator and met with Qin Zhibo and Sera Masumi.

After listening to Rena Mizunashi's story, Qin Zhibo finally understood the real reason why things were difficult.

"What?"

"Nichimi TV doesn't have this program planned?"

"Yes." Mizunashi Rena nodded steadily. "I asked my colleagues at the program production center, and no one has heard of the program 'Detective Koshien'."

"There's not even a plan for this program, and no one has submitted a proposal for it..."

"How is this possible!" Sera's face was full of shock.

Mizunashi Rena turned to look at Sera Masumi and asked, "Is it possible that you were deceived?"

"I was tricked..."

Shui Wulian

Nai's words reminded Qin Zhibo.

However, the person who claimed to be the program director was looking for Bai Ma Tan, so if he wanted to cheat, he should target Bai Ma Tan.

If someone wanted to deceive Bai Ma Tan, could it be...

Suddenly, a huge black shadow appeared in Qin Zhibo's mind, and above the shadow, several crows flew by, screaming.

Is this a trap set by the Black Organization?

Previously, Bai Batan had been investigating the whereabouts of Twilight Villa. If the organization wanted to stop him from investigating, they might have set a trap by using a fake program invitation.

Although doing so seems to be inconsistent with the style of the organization, Hakuba Detective has a special identity after all. He is the son of the Superintendent of Police, so it is safest to create an accident to silence him.

But now Bai Matan is seriously injured and his life or death is unknown from the organization's perspective, so there is no need to carry out this plan.

But even Rena Mizunashi was unaware of this matter. Could it be that the organization has other accomplices in the TV station?

"Miss Mizuno, I'm sorry to bother you this time."

"If there's anything else, I'll contact you later."

After saying that, Qin Zhibo hurriedly left the TV station with Sera Masumi.

Only when they reached a secluded place outside the TV station building did Qin Zhibo tell Shiliang about his guess.

Hearing these speculations, Sera was also shocked.

"If this is a trap set by the organization, wouldn't Hakuba be in danger?"

"No……"

Qin Zhibo shook his head. "Since the show has been canceled, it means the organization has probably decided that Bai Ba Tan is no longer worth killing."

"But this might be an opportunity to uncover a member of the organization..."

Qin Zhibo thought about it for a while and decided to meet the other party in person.

He then asked Sera Masumi about the entire process of Hakuba Tanpo receiving the invitation to the show, only to learn that the man who claimed to be the show's director left his phone number.

However, last night, Shiliang tried to call several times, but the number always showed no one answered. So he thought of asking Qin Zhibo for help and going through the back door of the TV station.

Qin Zhibo took the number from Shiliang, took a look at it, and found that it was an ordinary private number, not the number used by the boss of the organization.

However, if we want to find out the person behind the scenes, we definitely can't just attack him like this.

So Qin Zhibo and Shiliang found a cafe nearby, turned on their laptops, and connected the phone and Hiroki Sawada's USB drive.

After making these preparations, Qin Zhibo dialed the phone number.

Chapter 1380 You’re in trouble!

beep.

beep.

beep.

After waiting for more than twenty seconds, the person on the other end of the phone slowly picked up the call.

"Hey...who is it?"

Hearing this voice, Qin Zhibo frowned immediately.

The other person's voice was very lazy and a little hoarse, sounding like he had just experienced a hangover.

Qin Zhibo first signaled Sawada Hiroki to start tracking the source of the signal, and then spoke.