Conan Rick's Investigator

"So I'd like you to join us in the inheritance distribution ceremony to ensure that no one comes to disrupt it."

Qin Zhibo frowned. "What do you mean by sabotage? Is there going to be someone who stops the inheritance from being distributed?"

The old woman shook her head. "No, if I try to stop it, no one will..."

"What I mean is that during the ceremony, someone might suddenly come out and claim to be my brother's illegitimate child. That would be troublesome..."

"Although my brother asked us brothers and sisters to come over, it means that everyone will have a share of the inheritance."

"But if a bastard child appears, our share will definitely be reduced..."

After listening to the old woman's words, Qin Zhibo nodded in understanding.

"In other words, if a bastard appears at the inheritance distribution ceremony, you hope to find a way to prevent him from obtaining the inheritance, right?"

When the old woman heard that Qin Zhibo had noticed her more obscure meaning, she also slightly raised the corners of her mouth, causing a few more wrinkles on her mouth.

"Yes, that's what I mean."

"If things go well, I'll thank you handsomely..."

As soon as the old woman finished speaking, Qin Zhibo shook his head and refused directly.

"I'm sorry, but helping people with inheritance issues isn't part of my practice."

"If you have objections to the distribution of the estate, I recommend you find a lawyer and resolve it through legal means."

Qin Zhibo naturally disdained to accept such a commission that would use him as a gun.

Faced with Qin Zhibo's rejection, before the old woman could reply, her lover beside her smiled and said, "Baby, I told you detectives aren't reliable, right?"

The old woman didn't care that Qin Zhibo was sitting opposite her. She leaned directly on the pretty boy's not-so-broad chest and rubbed him unscrupulously with her right hand.

"But I heard that my brother has developed some strange habits recently. He's almost like a vampire..."

"Don't I just want more protection?"

The old woman used her hoarse voice to act coquettishly to her pretty boy.

The pretty boy is indeed a professional. He can still do it even when faced with an old onion that is more than twice his age.

He simply put his arm around the old woman's shoulders and spoke sweet words to her.

"As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you, baby~"

"Really? I feel much more at ease with you around~"

The two of them were flirting on the sofa opposite each other, completely ignoring Qin Zhibo's cold eyes.

Just when Qin Zhibo was thinking about asking the two people to leave, the system in his mind suddenly popped up a prompt.

【Congratulations, you have obtained a main quest! 】

[Main Quest: Interview with the Vampire]

[Quest requirements: Visit the vampire mansion at night and uncover the secrets of the vampire]

[Task Reward: 6000 General Skill Proficiency, 400 Myth Knowledge]

The main quest was actually triggered?

Qin Zhibo was stunned, and looked at the system task panel in his field of vision with some surprise.

Vampire, does it refer to the "vampire" brother the old woman mentioned?

At this moment, the old woman and her pretty boy lover were already standing by, ready to leave.

Qin Zhibo quickly stopped the two and asked, "You mentioned 'vampires' just now. Can you explain what you mean?"

The old woman glanced at Qin Zhibo doubtfully, but still said, "I also heard from my brother's housekeeper that my brother has recently stopped eating garlic, stopped using the silverware at home, and even moved from his bed to sleep in a coffin..."

"Don't these kinds of behaviors easily remind people of vampires?"

"I see..." Qin Zhibo nodded in understanding. "It does sound very strange, and it makes one wonder if there's some conspiracy behind this..."

"Conspiracy?" the old woman asked doubtfully, "You mean my brother has a conspiracy?"

Qin Zhibo's face was gloomy, and he whispered, "It's possible. After all, ordinary people wouldn't suddenly become so weird, right?"

"As the saying goes, when things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on..."

Qin Zhibo deliberately acted as if the situation was very serious, causing the old woman, who had just been cheered up by the pretty boy, to become worried again.

"In that case..." the old woman murmured worriedly.

Qin Zhibo's face was full of seriousness. "Looks like I have no choice but to take action myself."

Upon hearing this, the old woman showed a look of joy: "So, you agree to my commission?"

Qin Zhibo followed the old woman's words and nodded.

"Although I can't guarantee that you will get a larger share of the property, I can at least ensure that no matter who's plotting, it won't escape from under my nose."

Hearing such a reassuring assurance, coupled with Qin Zhibo's mixed-race face and well-honed masculinity, he is definitely not comparable to the Kabukicho yellow-haired guy who can be mass-packaged.

The old woman couldn't help but feel moved, and with a hint of desire in her eyes, she stared at Qin Zhibo's face.

The pretty boy suddenly felt that his position was threatened.

"Baby, why don't we go find someone else? This guy can't guarantee that his inheritance won't be divided up..."

However, at this time, the old woman's eyes were already straight, and she could not hear what the male companion next to her said at all.

"It doesn't matter……"

"As long as I can be protected, inheritance or not is secondary."

"What do you think, Detective Qin?"

In order to successfully accept the commission, Qin Zhibo could only force himself to nod.

"Yes, you're right!"

Chapter 1404 Good Brothers

In order to complete the main mission, Qin Zhibo accepted the commission and learned more about her "vampire brother" from the old woman.

Just half a year ago, a maid from that younger brother's family died in the forest near the villa.

The body of the maid was hung upside down on a wooden stake, and her death was quite tragic.

After investigation by the police, the murderer was still not found.

"Looks like another unsolved case..."

Qin Zhibo murmured lightly. It was obvious that if he could solve this case that happened half a year ago, he would be able to know some secrets of "vampires".

"Do you know any more details about that case?"

Facing Qin Zhibo's questioning, the old woman shook her head. "I don't know. I just heard about it. I don't live in that house..."

"But my brother also started to behave strangely not long after that incident."

Qin Zhibo nodded in understanding. "I understand. When you hold the inheritance distribution ceremony, remember to call me a day in advance..."

"Also, I might arrive at your brother's house a little late that day..."

In order to fulfill the "visit at night" requirement in the main quest, Qin Zhibo can only set the visit time to be later.

"But I shouldn't miss anything here... After all, aren't 'vampires' creatures that can't come out during the day and can only appear at night?"

After Qin Zhibo sent the old woman and her young lover away, he turned on his computer and searched the Internet for information about the case from half a year ago.

However, perhaps because the case occurred in a relatively remote mountainous area in Gunma Prefecture, and the identity of the deceased was not prominent, no information about the case from five years ago can be found on the Internet.

It seems that we can only take one step at a time...

……

Two days later, at the Maori Detective Agency.

It was another morning off, and no one came to visit the office. Kogoro Mori could only sit leisurely behind his desk and read today's newspaper.

"If you ask me, the world has been really unstable lately..."

"An armed uprising broke out in the Kingdom of Vespania abroad. Queen Vespania, who had originally planned to visit Japan, had to cancel her trip and focus on handling the domestic situation..."

"Japan, which has always been peaceful, has recently seen a surge in vicious attacks."

"The previous attack on the Superintendent's son remains unresolved, and two days ago the police held another press conference regarding the Suzuki Express train incident, labeling it a terrorist attack..."

"Homicide cases are also occurring frequently, and the crime rate has soared to a record high in the past two months."

Kogoro Mori spoke in a half-complaining tone about the unrest in the world over the past two months.

Conan and Mao Lilan were drinking morning tea on the sofa in front of the desk.

Following Kogoro's lead, Ran continued, "Besides these things, wasn't the recent news about Planet X hitting Earth also widely discussed?"

"Everyone was saying the world was coming to an end, and even order was beginning to break down in some places..."

Maori Kogoro moved the newspaper away, glanced at Maori Ran, and muttered, "The end of the world and so on are all hyped up by those doomsday enthusiasts on the Internet..."

"In my opinion, that incident wasn't a big deal to begin with. It was all caused by those NASA people!"

"If we don't announce it to the public, then nothing will happen, right?"

Kogoro Mori's speech fully illustrates what the ostrich spirit is.

Conan sat on the sofa, holding a teacup in his hands, thinking about what happened in London.

If Qin Zhibo and his team's plan had failed, the world might have really been destroyed...

But thinking back to what Kogoro Mori said, there is some truth to it.

During this period, both Japan and the world were very unhappy.

peace.

The frequent occurrence of murders and vicious attacks has caused the police to become increasingly overwhelmed in dealing with them.

The Suzuki Express train incident that occurred two days ago was, unsurprisingly, classified as a terrorist attack.

According to the information Kogoro Mouri obtained at the police meeting, the police found 20 kilograms of C4 explosives in the luggage car that had detached from the train.

The power of those explosives was enough to blow up the entire luggage compartment.

However, the signal detonating cords of these explosives were cut and they could not be detonated normally.

There were also bullet holes found in the carriage, which also proved that a gunfight had occurred in the carriage.

In addition, the police did not mention the playing cards, which proves that the person who fired the gun in the car was not Kuroba Kaito.

Because even if Kuroba Kaito disguises himself as Kaito Kid, he will not use a normal pistol.

After Haibara Ai came back, the police also asked her what happened.

Haibara Ai's answer was that she got lost during the evacuation and walked into the luggage car going in the opposite direction, so she hid inside.

As for what happened outside, she didn't know.

For a 7-year-old girl, it is reasonable to make such a low-level mistake.

But Conan knew that things were definitely not that simple.

But even if he asked Haibara Ai privately, he didn't get any answer.

Conan felt very suspicious about the attitude of keeping silent.

Unfortunately, as long as Haibara Ai doesn't want to say something, Conan can't do anything to her.

"Something's happening! Kudo!"

Conan was thinking when a shout suddenly came from behind him.

This frightened Conan so much that he subconsciously shrank his shoulders and looked back with his teeth bared.

Hattori Heiji was seen standing at the door of the office with his hands in his pockets, smiling, and Toyama Kazuha was beside him.

Mao Lilan looked back at the two of them in surprise, "It's Hattori and Kazuha..."

"Wait a minute, did you just say Kudo?"

Hattori Heiji's eyes widened, and then he realized that he had made another slip of the tongue.