Conan Rick's Investigator

Chapter 1421 Get the artifact!

Conan looked at the punctuation marks on the map. Currently, he was only two points away from forming a complete Big Dipper and the North Star.

This also means that the murderer has to kill at least two more people.

"But even if we know the approximate location where the murderer will commit the next crime, there is still no way to catch him..."

Since the murderer only needs to form a Big Dipper shape on the map, the actual location where the body is dumped only needs to be within the approximate range.

We also don’t know the exact time of the crime or the murderer’s next target.

"We need to find out the relationship between these people. They must have some connection with the murderer."

"Also, the sixth victim said 'Qixijing' before his death, which is also an important clue..."

Qin Zhibo picked up the code paper and said in a deep voice.

Although he has now figured out most of the meaning of mahjong tiles, he still doesn't know what the vertical black lines on the back of the tiles mean.

The result of the secret investigation only showed that it was suspected to imitate the shape of a certain object.

However, this hint is still too general and it is difficult to determine what kind of object it is.

But what is certain is that everyone is related to this object because all mahjong tiles have this black line drawn on them.

This is most likely the intersection between the murderer and these people.

"Qixi, Jing..."

Conan held his chin up and murmured, "If it's the Chinese Valentine's Day, then in two days it will be the Chinese Valentine's Day on July 7th..."

"The time should be followed by a place name, and when a place name begins with '京', it probably means Kyoto."

"But Kyoto is in the Kansai region, and I don't know much about it..."

As Conan's murmurs fell, a figure appeared in his mind.

Osaka black chicken, Hattori Heiji.

Osaka is very close to Kyoto, and Hattori Heiji may know something.

Even if he doesn't know, it would be more convenient to let him investigate over there.

but……

Conan remembered that he and Hattori Heiji had just had an unpleasant argument over the vampire case, and it would be awkward to ask someone for help at this time.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo seemed to see through Conan's thoughts and suddenly spoke.

"Actually, there's no need to bother Hattori Heiji with this matter..."

"Currently, this serial murder case has been announced on television. Although the details of the case have not been disclosed, the list of victims has been announced."

"If you were the murderer's target, seeing these people who were once related to you being killed one by one, you would definitely be frightened and seek help from the police."

After Qin Zhibo said this, Conan nodded slightly.

"But even if we ask for help, the police are the first to get the news. We can't know it first."

"And that person will know it before me..."

Because Haibara Ai was preparing breakfast at the bar not far away, Conan lowered his voice and did not mention the code name "Ireland".

"Well, that's definitely a problem."

"But there is still a way to solve it..."

Qin Zhibo smiled mysteriously.

……

Next, Qin Zhibo tried out the power-enhancing gloves made by Dr. Agasa.

The entire glove is brown, with a metallic-like paint and a small amount of grooves.

Unlike regular gloves, this glove can be put on the forearm, and the fabric thickness at the forearm is 7mm, which is quite thick.

"In order to ensure that the flexibility of the fingers is not affected, I concentrated the battery and main circuits in the forearm."

"By stimulating the acupuncture points on the arm through the circuit, it is possible to instantly generate strength several times greater than that of the human body..."

Qin Zhibo put the gloves on his right hand. They still had some weight, only slightly lighter than boxing gloves.

Since Dr. Agasa, an engineering guy, does not have much artistic talent, he did not make the gloves into the "Thanos gloves" style that Qin Zhibo had imagined.

There are no gems installed at the joints to adjust the power levels.

"Because I was worried that my fist might hit the power level switch when I punched, and it's not easy to adjust the level switch with one hand if it's on the joint of the back of the hand, so I made some improvements..."

"Now, just touch your thumb with your index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger twice to adjust the power level."

"There are four levels of adjustable strength in total. The level for the little finger is the highest level. You can start with the index finger, which has the lowest strength..."

Qin Zhibo pinched his thumb and index finger together and turned on the gloves first.

Seeing this gesture, Qin Zhibo was stunned.

Lost the Korean market!

After a few seconds, pinch your thumb and index finger together and touch them twice. Instantly, an electric current will burst out from your forearm and enter your palm.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo felt his entire right arm was numb, as if there was a great force hidden in his muscles, ready to burst out at any time.

He aimed at the boxing machine that Dr. Agasa had set up in advance, aimed at the red bull's eye and punched.

Bang!

Suddenly there was a dull thud, and the target of the boxing machine was hit upwards by a fist, causing the entire machine to shake slightly.

Immediately, numbers appeared on the electronic screen on the boxing machine, and the numbers quickly soared from 0 to 999.

"It's reached the upper limit..."

Dr. Agasa was slightly stunned, but then smiled with satisfaction, "But since the boxing machine can measure the number, it means that the power is still within the safe range."

Conan, who was standing nearby, stared with wide eyes and complained in his heart: This is called safety?

Even if a world-class boxing champion comes over, he may not be able to hit me fully, right?

Qin Zhibo pinched his index finger for three seconds and took off the gloves.

As the current stopped, the sense of power was instantly lost, and a feeling of weakness followed.

But after a few seconds, the feeling of weakness disappeared.

This also made Qin Zhibo discover the weakness of this device that relies on electrical stimulation to enhance strength, which is that it will become weak for a period of time after the stimulation stops.

It is estimated that the stronger the stimulus, the more severe this weakness will be.

"Mr. Qin, how do you feel?"

"not bad……"

Qin Zhibo waved his arms to dispel his fatigue and continued the experiment.

However, considering that increasing the power level further might be dangerous, Qin Zhibo suggested moving the machine to the outdoor yard.

So Qin Zhibo and Dr. Agasa pushed the machine outdoors.

During the whole process, Haibara Ai was silently frying the eggs in the pan without even looking at it.

Arriving in the yard, Qin Zhibo put on his gloves again, pinched his thumb and middle finger twice, and switched to gear 2.

In an instant, an even stronger electric current spread throughout the entire arm.

Different from the previous gear 1, this time even the upper arms can feel the intensity of the current, and the sense of power is naturally stronger.

Almost in an instant, Qin Zhibo, who was unable to hold on to the force for long, swung his fist towards the target of the boxing machine.

Bang!

After a louder muffled sound, the target of the boxing machine instantly bounced up.

The entire boxing machine shook upwards visibly, and made a loud bang when it landed. Even the shaking of the internal parts of the machine could be heard.

This time, no number popped up on the digital screen, but [Error] was directly used instead.

After waiting for a while, Dr. Agasa walked over to check the boxing machine and muttered, "Now there's no way to determine the magnitude of the force..."

"And the machine seems to be broken and can't display any numbers."

Dr. Agasa pulled the target down again, but no matter how hard he hit, the boxing machine could no longer test out any numbers.

"It seems that the power detection chip inside is broken..."

"But the external components of the device are still good, and it should be possible to test it again."

What Dr. Agasa meant by intact was that the target for the boxing machine was still in good condition.

Qin Zhibo adjusted the power to level 3, and a stronger electric current instantly spread throughout his right arm and shoulder.

There was even a faint electric current around the gloves, which was simply horrifying.

Qin Zhibo had also seen this scene on Conan's shoes.

Qin Zhibo raised his fist and swung it out without deliberately using the most standard boxing moves.

bang——

boom!

The moment the target was knocked over, the whole machine made a loud bang.

This terrifying force is transmitted through the target to the support plate on the boxing machine that is used to hang the target.

The support plate was instantly cracked, making a metallic explosion sound.

The exposed circuit boards and wires gave off a faint smell of burning, as well as a few wisps of black smoke.

Conan widened his eyes in shock, looking at the boxing machine that was completely destroyed by the punch, and was also dumbfounded.

If this force hits a person, wouldn't it break the person in half?

Qin Zhibo was also shocked by this power.

It's not that he doubted that Dr. Agasa's black technology could reach such a powerful strength, but the power gap between Gear 2 and Gear 3 was too big.

If the previous punch could barely be considered human, then this punch was completely beyond the scope of humanity.

Maybe he is slightly stronger than Kyogoku Makoto?

Dr. Agasa was also shocked by this visible effect and murmured, "It seems to be quite powerful..."

"For the next gear..."

And ten seconds ago, Haibara Ai behind the bar had just fried the eggs.

The fried egg was cooked perfectly, with the edges slightly burnt but the yolk in the middle not yet fully solidified.

Just as she was contentedly preparing to pour the fried eggs onto the plate, a loud bang was suddenly heard in the yard.

The sudden loud noise startled her, and the delicate wrist holding the frying pan trembled, causing the fried egg to accidentally fall over.

The whole fried egg passed by the plate and fell directly to the ground.

Looking at the perfect fried egg lying on the ground, Huibara stared with resentment and clenched her fists tightly.

But after a few seconds, she took a deep breath and chose to endure.

She put the fried egg into the trash can, took out another egg from the refrigerator, stepped on the stool, put the pan back on the stove and lit the fire.

Just as she was about to crack the eggs with the edge of the pan, there was another loud noise in the yard.

This time the noise was louder than before, like something had exploded.

Haibara Ai, who was about to crack the egg, was startled by the noise. The egg slipped from her hand and fell directly to the ground under the influence of gravity.

Click.

The eggs broke into pieces, and the yolk and egg white splashed into a flower.

Now, Haibara Ai couldn't bear it anymore, and walked towards the door angrily with her fists clenched.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo in the yard was quite satisfied looking at the boxing machine that had been completely scrapped and turned into a pile of rotten iron.