Conan Rick's Investigator

In the dark and deep forest, the rustling of leaves and the cries of wild animals could be heard from time to time.

According to the development of general horror movies, what will happen next is that a deer suddenly jumps out of the woods and is hit and killed by my car, right?

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, stared at the edge of the forest, and was ready to step on the brakes at any time.

But this worry is unnecessary.

Until the villa stood before them, no animal came to attack them.

Under the sky covered by night, every window of the Western-style house standing on the top of the mountain is lit, like a fortress of light in the darkness.

Qin Zhibo took advantage of the light from the building and walked around the parking area in front of the villa, and found an empty parking space.

He parked the car, opened the door and got out, glancing at the other cars parked in the parking lot.

This is the parking space for guests from outside. The parking space for the residents of this villa is probably behind the villa.

Judging from the other two cars parked in the parking space, the family probably hired a lawyer or something.

After all, it is the distribution of inheritance, so a lawyer is definitely needed to act as a notary.

Or maybe there's also the illegitimate child that the old woman is worried about...

Qin Zhibo walked around from the parking area to the main entrance.

Before knocking on the door, he checked the time again, and it was exactly 7:00.

If you follow the requirements of the main quest, knocking on the door now should be considered an "Interview with the Vampire".

Just as he was about to knock on the door, a scream suddenly broke out in the silent night.

"ah--!"

Qin Zhibo's ears trembled in response, and then he immediately reacted and turned to look in the direction where the scream came from.

The sound came from the left, but not from the left side of the yard, but inside the building.

Am I late?

In order to save time, Qin Zhibo ran directly towards the window where the sound came from.

……

"ah--!"

Inside the building, the screams of Mouri Ran and Toyama Kazuha reached the maximum decibel level, which scared everyone who was eating in the restaurant on the first floor and made them look up suddenly.

Conan and Hattori Heiji immediately recognized who the scream came from, and they were the first to throw away the knives and forks in their hands and ran towards the door.

Kogoro Mori and Officer Otaki followed closely behind.

The three of them quickly climbed up the stairs and came to the corridor on the second floor. They turned their heads and continued to run towards the room that the pretty boy had just pointed out.

When they ran to the door of the room, they found Mao Lilan and Yuan Shanhe

He collapsed to the ground in fear.

"What's wrong! What happened?" Hattori Heiji shouted.

The two girls looked frightened. They turned around to look at Hattori Heiji and pointed tremblingly at a coffin in front of them.

"Uncle, he's in here..."

It was Ran Maoli, who had more experience, who organized the words and explained half of the matter.

As for the other half, it’s not hard to tell from her expression.

Hattori Heiji's expression tensed for a moment, and he quickly stepped forward to lift the coffin lid.

But no matter how hard he tried to lift the coffin lid, the lid, which didn't look thick, didn't move at all.

Seeing that his good friend was not doing anything, Conan thought that he didn't have enough strength, so he quickly stepped forward to lend a hand.

However, even though the two of them used all their strength, the coffin lid remained motionless.

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri and Officer Otaki also rolled up their sleeves and prepared to step forward to lend a hand.

The Inakura family, standing at the door, watched the show and jokingly said, "Maybe he fell asleep in there?"

"He said that since we'll be in a coffin after death anyway, we might as well get used to it now. So, he's been using it as a bed lately..."

When Toyama Heye heard that these people didn't take it seriously, she quickly explained, "I saw that he was covered in blood, and there was a wooden stake stuck in his chest!"

Torakura Jiro: "You're covered in blood?"

Torakura San'o: "Brother, didn't he take his joke a bit too far?"

"This is not a joke! Uncle is really dead!"

Everyone's nonchalant attitude made the usually gentle Mao Li Ran couldn't help but scream out.

Next to the coffin, even though Kogoro Mori, Officer Otaki, Heiji Hattori, and Conan worked together and their veins were exposed, they were still unable to open the coffin lid.

How is this going?

When Conan was wondering if he was applying force in the wrong direction, the lid of the coffin suddenly trembled and opened.

Ok?

Kogoro Mouri thought that he had pushed the lid, so he quickly opened it.

But there was a burgundy cushion in the coffin, and apart from that, there was no human figure.

"How is this possible!" Toyama Kazuha screamed when she saw inside.

Conan turned around and asked Mao Lilan gently, "Sister Xiaolan, did you really see that uncle lying in here?"

"Yeah." Mao Lilan nodded, "He really was in there just now..."

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji and Conan turned around and continued to stare at the empty coffin, their eyes full of doubt and confusion.

Could it be that he really disappeared suddenly like a vampire?

Benedict.

Tap, tap...

Just when everyone was silent, the sound of knocking on glass was suddenly heard in the corridor.

The people from the Tonkura family who were standing in the corridor outside the room turned around and looked at the window behind them, only to see a figure lying outside the window in a strange manner, constantly knocking on the glass.

"what!"

"There's someone outside!"

The girl with glasses standing at the back was startled and quickly hid backwards.

Everyone saw the figure outside the window, especially since the "disappearance of the body incident" had just happened. They were affected by the terrifying atmosphere and were scared away from the window.

“What’s going on!?”

Hattori Heiji and Conan in the room also rushed out of the room and looked at the glass window opposite the door.

I saw the reflection on the window blending with the figure outside the window, giving me an indescribable sense of horror.

But there was no doubt that it was a person lying outside the window.

Hattori Heiji walked to the window, put his face against the glass and looked carefully, only to find that the person outside the window was also looking inside in the same way.

The two looked at each other and were silent for two seconds.

"Uncle Qin!"

Hattori Heiji opened the window, removed the filter of the window, and everyone saw it clearly.

Know who is coming.

It turned out to be Qin Zhibo.

Qin Zhibo also looked at the familiar faces in the corridor, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This is really fate...

……

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Hattori Heiji stuck his head out and looked out the window, and found that there was a protruding small room in the open space on the first floor outside the window. Qin Zhibo had to step on the roof of that room to stand in front of the window on the second floor.

Qin Zhibo dusted off his clothes and explained, "I was also entrusted by someone to come and witness the inheritance distribution ceremony."

When Conan heard this, he remembered that the heavyweight guest that the eldest daughter of the Tora family mentioned was Qin Zhibo.

"But you're too late, aren't you? It's already night..." Conan sneered with his eyes drooping.

Qin Zhibo rubbed Conan's head and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, good food is never too late, right?"

"And it seems I've arrived just in time..."

Qin Zhibo learned about what had just happened and walked over to the coffin to check.

At this time, the coffin lid was supporting the open windowsill, and there was no one on the red cushion inside, and there was no corpse as Mao Lilan mentioned.

However, Qin Zhibo only took a quick glance and found that there was a small amount of red liquid on the hardware connecting the coffin lid and the coffin.

"I'm not lying! That uncle was lying in a coffin with a stake stuck in his chest!"

"He was covered in blood, wearing a black cape, and had pointy ears and teeth!"

"Just like the legendary vampire Count Dracula!"

Recalling the scene in their minds, Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha still looked nervous and uneasy.

At this time, standing at the door, Torakura Jiro, with his chin squared, recalled, "Come to think of it, my brother was given a nickname like that when he was a child..."

The second man's wife curled her lips. "That's because his name is Torakura Sakuya, so he's called 'Count Dracula'. It's definitely a nickname only children would come up with."

Torakura Sakuya, the Japanese pronunciation is very close to Count Dracula.

This reminded Qin Zhibo of a case related to the Dracula vampire that he had encountered before. The man's surname was Torakura.

In fact, both Tokura and Torakura are similar to the word "Dracula".

At this moment, the woman with glasses standing behind added, "But that nickname didn't come entirely from the name. If we trace back the history of the Torakura family's ancestors..."

The old woman echoed this sentiment, "Plus, Hakomi has been exhibiting several strange behaviors that don't resemble humans lately. Perhaps he's been possessed by some strange being, like a vampire..."

Just then, Qin Zhibo stood up from in front of the coffin and interrupted.

"Whether Mr. Inakura was a human or a ghost, it's certain that he was still lying in this coffin until just now."

"Look, there's still traces of his blood on this piece of hardware."

Qin Zhibo raised his finger and pointed over there. Conan and the others looked over there and discovered the bloodstain that was not easily noticeable.

"That's true!"

Officer Otaki took a closer look and found that the bloodstains were indeed similar to those often seen at murder scenes.

Qin Zhibo reached out and touched the edge of the gap between the coffin lid and the lining, saying, "There are some mechanisms here too..."

In Qin Zhibo's field of vision, he can see the investigation point inside the gap.

【Topographic Survey√】

[An electromagnet is installed in the gap]

"There's an electromagnet installed where I'm touching, and it should be able to attract this area on the edge of the coffin lid."

"With a remote control, the coffin can be placed in an unopenable state at any time."

"This must be why you couldn't open the coffin in the first place..."

what?

Conan and Hattori Heiji

His face was shocked and he quickly squatted down to check. Sure enough, he found a thin layer between the gaps of the coffin lids.

This interlayer surrounds the coffin. If it is made of electromagnets, the suction force generated can indeed resist the pulling force of three and a half people.

"But if it's a remote control, then it means someone needs to hold it to operate it..."

Maori Kogoro held his chin in his hand and asked in confusion, "If the person in the coffin was already dead at that time, who would be controlling the remote control?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Conan and Hattori Heiji turned their suspicious eyes to the people from the Torakan family behind them.

Obviously, when something like this happens, these people in the family will be the first to be suspected.