Conan Rick's Investigator

"I think my voice is broken from shouting..."

Qin Zhibo, who was standing next to him, quickly and considerately handed over a glass of water.

Boss, water.

……

Then, the room was silent for a while.

Sera Masumi's voice was damaged from shouting, and he drank several glasses of water before the pain eased a little, but his voice was still a little hoarse.

"that……"

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me that your throat is like this..."

Nanatsuki Koshimizu handed the cup of water to Sera with both hands, her face a little flushed.

Shiliang took the water cup with one hand, waved the other hand nonchalantly, and said hoarsely: "It's okay, just rest for a while~"

Qin Zhibo looked at the two people whose relationship suddenly became a little subtle, and didn't understand how the plot was developing.

However, it seems that Koshimizu Nanatsuki has been convinced by Sera, but in the long run, it may not really work.

After all, people's resentment is difficult to dispel with just a few words, and when the night is quiet, it is inevitable to think back to the past.

There is an old Chinese saying that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.

If you want to completely resolve Nanatsuki Koshimizu's emotional knot and prevent a recurrence, you still need to make that "murderer" pay the price.

Of course, this price is not the price of life.

From Nanatsuki Koshimizu's reaction just now, Qin Zhibo already had a rough idea of ​​her motives.

The maid who committed suicide in the Lavender Villa case was her friend. She was invited by the maid to investigate the case a year ago.

However, half a year ago, Junya Tokatsu made a wrong conclusion through collecting evidence, causing the maid to commit suicide due to the pressure.

This is Shijin Runya

Although he is hateful, his biggest sin is that he is unaware of his own weakness and uses "going against the grain" to gain fame.

In fact, if those screws had been placed outside the window of the crime scene, they would definitely have shown signs of rust in half a year. There was no reason for him not to notice this.

But in order to gain fame and satisfy his vanity, he concealed this matter.

Since everything he did was for fame, the best punishment for him would be to completely destroy his reputation.

As for how to do it specifically, we still need to plan...

At this time, Qin Zhibo lowered his eyebrows slightly and saw the "Detective Koshien Project" on the table.

Eh?

Isn't there a ready-made method for this?

A perfect plan emerged in Qin Zhibo's mind.

……

After leaving Nanatsuki Koshimizu's apartment, Tomohiro Qin and Sera went to the Nichimi TV building again.

Qin Zhibo once again called Mizunashi Rena down and asked if Nichimi TV was currently producing any mystery-type programs.

It would be best if the show required a famous detective to be a guest.

Rena Mizunashi had just helped investigate "Detective Koshien", so she actually knew about such a program.

"That show is called 'Unsolved Cases', a small segment on a late-night show. Basically, they invite famous detectives to solve old cold cases..."

"A cold case revealed?"

Qin Zhibo thought about it and realized that he had never seen such a program before.

Mizunashi Rena continued, "I heard that the director of that program is planning to invite the famous detective Kogoro Mori and the soul detective Kaito Hotta to co-host an episode."

"If the show gets a good response, the station might move it to prime time..."

Qin Zhibo nodded in understanding. If we talk about the level of excitement, then the content he arranged must be exciting enough.

As for Kogoro Mouri, the usually rookie and occasionally confused detective who explodes, it doesn't matter if he doesn't come.

It's a pity that the Grim Reaper is following the elementary school student around, causing a murder and dirtying the TV station's land.

"Where is that director now? I need to talk to him."

"Mr. Koguri's words..."

Mizunashi Reina glanced at the watch on her wrist. "It's not lunch break yet, he should still be at the station..."

……

With the introduction of Rena Mizunashi, Qin Zhibo met the TV director in the reception room.

This is a fat man wearing glasses, with a chubby face, big eyes and raised eyebrows, making his face quite funny.

Although he was not wearing work clothes, he was a serious director of Nichiuri TV.

"This is the famous detective Qin Zhibo."

"This is Mr. Furuguri Sanpei."

"Then you two can chat. I'm going to work first."

After Rena Mizunashi left, the director named Furuguri Sanpei immediately shook hands with Qin Zhibo excitedly.

"I never expected a great detective would approach a small-time director like me and say he wants to be on my show. I'm so overwhelmed..."

"Eh? Excuse me, who is this?"

Kouri Sanpei looked at Sera Masumi beside him and asked if he didn't understand.

Qin Zhibo introduced with a smile, "This is my disciple, Sera Masumi."

"Hello~"

Masumi Sera greeted with a smile and a slightly hoarse voice.

Kouri Sanpei returned the smile, "Hello, young man."

"Huh? Uncle, I'm not a boy, I'm a real girl!"

As he spoke, Shira pinched his slender waist and deliberately straightened his chest to show off his chest which was not as big as Gu Li Sanping's.

"Huh? You're a girl?"

Kouri Sanpei was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head apologetically, "I'm sorry, from your voice and the way you were dressed, I thought you were a boy..."

Shiliang has nothing

He waved his hands dismissively, "It's okay. People often misunderstand me, I'm used to it~"

Qin Zhibo looked at Sera who was eager to explain this time, and wondered why he didn't explain in Koshimizu Nanatsuki's apartment just now.

I bet 100 yen that Nanatsuki Koshimizu definitely misunderstood her real gender.

"By the way, Mr. Qin, I heard from Miss Mizuno that you wanted to see me to participate in my show?"

"Yeah, yes."

Qin Zhibo nodded and said seriously, "I don't need the performance fee, but I have some personal requirements regarding the content of the show."

"Require?"

Gu Li Sanping frowned, "What kind of request is that?"

Qin Zhibo: "The cases discussed in the program will be replaced with cases designated by me, and the so-called soul detective participating in the program will also be replaced with someone I choose."

Hearing this, Guli Canping looked troubled and hesitated.

"Mr. Qin, the plan for that program has actually been finalized, and Mr. Horita has already accepted the invitation."

"So, I'm afraid these requests you mentioned..."

Hearing this, Qin Zhibo was ready to relax the conditions, so he asked, "So, which case are you planning to discuss in your plan?"

Koguri Sanpei replied, "It was the Haneda Hiroshi case 17 years ago..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Zhibo and Sera Masumi's expressions changed, and their eyes instantly became extremely serious.

Qin Zhibo will not be mentioned, as he is naturally aware of the importance of this case.

Although Masumi Sera has never met Hiroji Haneda in person due to her age, she knows that this case is the reason why her family has never been able to reunite.

"What happened to the Haneda Hiroshi case? What are you guys discussing?!"

Shira suddenly took a step forward and became excited.

This startled Kokuri Sanpei, who replied hesitantly, "We're discussing the murderer of Haneda Hiroshi..."

"The murderer?" Sera's pupils dilated. "Who is it?"

Koguri Sanpei shook his head and muttered, "I don't know either, but Mr. Horita intends to summon Haneda Hiroshi's spirit and ask who the murderer is..."

"Psychic?"

Hearing this ridiculous word, Sera, who had been very serious, frowned and began to doubt his ears.

Qin Zhibo, who was standing next to him, suddenly realized that he also had the ability to communicate with spirits.

However, Hiroji Haneda died 17 years ago. His body had long since disappeared, his soul had long since entered reincarnation, and the place of death was far away from Japan. It was impossible for him to communicate successfully with the spirits with his current level of spiritualism.

Qin Zhibo asked, "Is he really psychic?"

Koguri Sanpei shook his head in confusion. "I don't know, but that's what Mr. Hotta said..."

And Masumi Sera turned his head with some surprise and looked at Qin Zhibo beside him.

Because Qin Zhibo's tone seemed to tacitly acknowledge that "psychic communication" really existed...

"In that case, let me talk to that soul detective."

"As long as I can convince him to change the show's topic and add another detective, that'll be all right, right?"

Kouri Sanpei nodded hesitantly, "In principle, this is the case..."

"But what's the reason why you're willing to go to such lengths?"

Hearing this, Qin Zhibo smiled.

"It was just to punish a villain who was seeking fame and reputation..."

……

In order to facilitate the production of the program, the program crew provided a room for Kaito Horita in a hotel not far from the TV station.

Qin Zhibo had always heard rumors about this soul detective, but had never studied him in detail.

So on the way to the hotel, Qin Zhibo asked Shiliang to check it online.

Upon investigation, it turned out that this soul detective had already been disgraced for fraud.

Kaito Horita once paid someone to say that he had witnessed the missing

False testimony from missing persons.

After the incident was exposed, he was criticized by major media and disappeared for a while.

As for his ability to "communicate" with the souls of the dead and reveal some secrets that no one else knows except the dead, it was also because he had conducted investigations in advance.

His truly valuable "achievement" was finding some unidentified skeletons in the deep mountains and forests.

That's why Kaito Horida boasted that he had psychic abilities, which is why he was able to find these skeletons.

"So he's also a notorious guy..."

Shira, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the content on his phone with disdain in his eyes.

When Qin Zhibo thought about the part about finding the skeleton, he felt that this was because Conan was not present at the scene.

If Conan were there, when Kaito Horida found the skeleton, he would definitely be the first person suspected of being the culprit.

However, judging from his other actions, Kaito Hotta is indeed a "Muggle" without any magic power, who relies on deception to attract attention.

Although it is unlikely that the bones found in the deep mountains were the bodies of people he killed, they are probably the bodies of suicide victims he found somewhere.

Even Ryohei Matsumoto can teach the corpses of suicide victims to be reborn as human beings, and it is estimated that Kaito Hotta uses the same method.

It seems that this guy is also a person who uses the name of detective to gain fame and reputation.