Conan Rick's Investigator

"This matter is of great importance. Let's meet and discuss it in detail."

"Please leave for Tokyo Haneda Airport immediately. Someone there will prepare a ticket for you to the United States."

Even Kudo Yusaku, who always remained calm, spoke a little nervously at this moment.

This made Qin Zhibo realize that the Heiyu couple must have investigated something extraordinary in Innsmouth.

"Okay, I'll leave right away."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo quickly put on the brown windbreaker he had just taken off and went into the room to pack his luggage.

After packing his luggage, he carried the small suitcase in one hand, locked the door with his other hand, and walked down the stairs.

But when passing by the office on the second floor, Qin Zhibo took a glance and found that the mailbox that had not been sorted for a long time was full.

The mailbox hanging on the wall was filled with all kinds of junk flyers and letters.

Because the mailbox was full, the postman could only put a package slightly larger than a palm next to the office door.

Qin Zhibo bent down, picked up the package, and weighed it.

There seemed to be a stack of papers inside, but it was a little heavy, probably the commission fee.

So Qin Zhibo put the package in his pocket first, then went downstairs to take a taxi.

In the taxi, with the help of the light from the window, he carefully looked at the information on the package.

This is an international package.

The place of shipment is...

Hawaii?

Qin Zhibo was stunned when he saw this inexplicably distant sender's address.

Hawaii shouldn’t have its own client, right?

He quickly opened the package and poured out the contents.

Inside was a stack of postcards wrapped in plastic film, and they were the most common kind of landscape postcards.

And the scenery photo on the postcard is exactly the beautiful scenery of Hawaii.

This scene seemed familiar to Qin Zhibo.

I seem to have received a postcard from Hawaii a long time ago.

However, in this world, time probably doesn't pass as long as you imagine.

He quickly opened the plastic film and poured out the postcards inside.

These postcards are similar to the ones I received last time, all of which capture the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Ocean scenery from various angles.

But the landscape photos this time are different from the last time, probably due to the change of seasons. It can be seen that they are not from the same batch of postcards.

Qin Zhibo flipped through the postcards one by one, just like last time, to see if he could find any investigation points or other information.

After all, the original owner is from Hawaii, and these postcards were definitely not sent here from his hometown in Hawaii for no reason.

This time, when I turned to the postcard in the middle, I finally saw something different from last time.

There were two words written in the message area on the back of the postcard.

Come back soon!

Chapter 1452 Ksira

Come back soon?

Back to where?

Qin Zhibo looked through all the postcards and did not find any writing on any other postcards.

So, considering the address the postcard was sent from, I had no choice but to return to Hawaii as soon as possible.

Not only does the sender know his current address, but he also lives in Hawaii for a long time.

In this case, it can be basically concluded that the person is someone who has a close relationship with the "original owner".

Because the purpose of the "original owner" coming to Japan was to follow in the footsteps of CIA agent Ethan Hondou to investigate the organization, and he also used a pseudonym to hide his identity.

If you are not a very close person, you will definitely not reveal your whereabouts to the other person.

Could it be parents, or even a wife?

Qin Zhibo thought about it and felt that this was unlikely.

If the "original owner" was married and had a wife, James and Yasuharu Haneda, as old friends, would at least ask about his family's recent situation during this period.

Moreover, this strange way of communication doesn't feel like the way a family would communicate.

It seems that in order to keep it confidential, they chose to send postcards.

And I sent postcards more than once, and it has even become a fixed habit.

But why did the sender ask me to "reply quickly" this time only?

On the way to Haneda Airport, Qin Zhibo kept thinking and making many assumptions in his mind.

But in the end, there was still no clue.

The only way now is to go back to Hawaii to meet the sender in person.

Of course, this must wait until after meeting up with Kudo Yusaku and others.

……

Fifteen hours later, the plane landed at General Edwards Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.

Qin Zhibo came to the Marriott Hotel near Boston's Inland Bay according to the address provided by Kudo Yusaku.

Here, he met the Kudo couple, and the Kuroba couple.

"Thank you for your hard work. Please take a seat."

In the luxurious presidential suite, Kudo Yusaku arranged Qin Zhibo to sit on the sofa, while Yukiko was responsible for preparing drinks for everyone.

As soon as Qin Zhibo sat down, he looked at Heiyu Daoyi and asked impatiently.

"Mr. Kuroba, what did you find out in Innsmouth?"

"Mr. Qin, please don't be anxious. We still need to wait for a guest to come before we can start this meeting."

Hei Yu Daoyi responded politely, and his gentlemanly demeanor made Hei Yu Qianying next to him stare blankly.

I believe that during this period of investigation, the couple, who had been separated for several years, must have spent many unforgettable nights together.

This is also the reason why Kuroba Kaito was not brought to the United States.

Seeing what Hei Yu Daoyi said, Qin Zhibo temporarily suppressed his anxiety, took the coffee handed to him by Yukiko, and took a sip to refresh himself.

Just then, the doorbell rang from the guest room door.

Ding--

"The last guest has arrived."

Yusaku Kudo put down the coffee cup in his hand, stood up and went to open the door.

Although Qin Zhibo was sitting on the sofa, he looked over curiously.

When the door opened, a familiar figure stood outside.

This person is none other than Luc Villiers, a high-ranking official of the Nine Angels.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Kudo."

"Welcome, Monsieur Villiers, come in."

Luc Villiers took off his hat and nodded to Kudo Yusaku, then entered the suite leaning on a thin black cane in his right hand.

Seeing Qin Zhibo and Hei Yu Daoyi sitting on the sofa, he nodded and greeted them.

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Hei Yu, good afternoon."

The two nodded in response.

Yukiko stepped forward and took the windbreaker and hat that Luc Villiers had taken off. Just as she was about to take his cane, Luc Villiers smiled slightly and declined.

"Sorry, Mrs. Kudo, I'm still getting used to having it close at hand."

"It's ok."

Yukiko smiled politely and hung Luc's clothes on the coat rack in the corner.

Qin Zhibo looked at Luc Villiers who was seated, and then looked at the other people present.

The last time there was such a lineup was at the ceremony at Stonehenge in London.

It seems that Kuroba Touichi has indeed investigated something remarkable this time.

When everyone sat down on the sofa, Hei Yudao glanced at everyone and said solemnly, "Then I will begin to tell you about my investigation in Innsmouth this time."

"First, my investigation concluded that someone is currently trying some means to resurrect 'Cthulhu'."

"And this person's goal may be close to being achieved..."

Kuroba Touichi's face was serious and he paused for a moment before continuing.

"As for the method of resurrecting 'Cthulhu', after I disguised myself as an Innsmouth believer and investigated the cult, I believe that the most likely method is 'Ksira'."

“She is the daughter of Cthulhu and the key to Cthulhu’s resurrection. She is called ‘the hidden one’ among believers.”

"Among those believers, there is a legend - the great Cthulhu will be born from the womb of Ksira, and will reign over this world again."

"While believers firmly believed in this legend, I also found out a very crucial piece of information."

"About 20 years ago, Ksira did exist in the Devil Reef area near the mouth of Innsmouth."

"But at some point in time, the Devil's Reef was completely destroyed, and Ksira mysteriously disappeared at that time."

When Hei Yu Daoyi told this story, Qin Zhibo suddenly remembered that he had once dived into the so-called Devil's Reef.

In that underwater city made of reefs, there is an unexploded atomic bomb.

However, the underwater city was indeed severely damaged, as if it had suffered a major attack, but there are still a small number of deep divers active in that area.

Qin Zhibo immediately told everyone about his discovery.

After hearing this, Kudo Yusaku didn't care why Qin Zhibo had been to the Devil Reef. Instead, he held his chin up and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the organization has started planning at least a dozen years ago..."

"But since Ksira is needed to revive Cthulhu, why attack Him with weapons?"

At this time, Hei Yu Daoyi said: "In the esoteric religion, some believers claim that they can sense the existence of Ksira."

"And the weapon can only injure Him at most, but it is impossible to kill Him."

"But if we can find Ksira, we will definitely have the upper hand..."

After Kuroba Toichi finished speaking, there was silence in the air for a while.

Qin Zhibo thought to himself, if Ksira is the organization’s means of resurrecting Cthulhu, then there should be no reason to attack Him.

And is it possible for humans to conceive an Old One?

Common sense dictates that if one wishes to impregnate an Old One, one of at least equal power is required. Suddenly, a thought flashed through Qin Zhibo's mind.

When it comes to conception, it is nothing more than the power to give birth to life.

Speaking of this, the person who deserves the most recognition is none other than the Supreme Mother Goddess - Shub-Niggurath.

And in the Aphrodite incident some time ago, it was a summoning ceremony centered around the Supreme Mother Goddess.

Although the summoning ceremony on the Aphrodite was blocked by himself, it seemed that the power of Shub-Niggurath still arrived, and fulfilled Chengshi's wish.

In other words, the ritual was actually completed.

At that time, apart from the ship designer and the deputy captain on the Aphrodite, the ceremony was only held on the ship that was likely organized.

The organization's ship has maintained a low profile over the years, but this time it appeared in the waters near the shipwreck site, was witnessed by hundreds of passengers, and was also reported on the news.

Such a huge risk must be taken in order to obtain a corresponding return.

And the summoning ceremony of Shub-Niggurath is most likely the purpose of the ship coming to that sea area.