Conan Rick's Investigator

After listening to Akai Tsutomu's story, Qin Zhibo's timeline in his mind about the whole case of Haneda Hiroshi 17 years ago was further completed.

More than 100 years ago, Karasuma Renya killed his father and inherited his father's position among the Nine Angels.

Several years later, Karasuma Renya killed many of the high-ranking members of the Nine Angels and obtained the pass to safely enter the Abyss Enkai - the Paneste Disc.

At that time, Amanda Hughes, the heir of the Hughes family among the nine angels, vowed to avenge her father.

After decades of investigation, which cost the lives of several FBI agents, Amanda has pinpointed Karasuma Renye and the Japanese Karasuma Group, and is preparing to join forces with the former Prime Minister of Japan.

17 years ago, the former Japanese Prime Minister sent public security police officer Heibei Kuroda to meet with Amanda under the guise that Hiroshi Haneda was going to the United States to participate in a chess competition.

But the plan was somehow exposed, and the organization sent its second-in-command, Rum, to deal with Amanda.

Rum first killed Amanda, then killed Hiroshi Haneda, and had a brief contact with Heibei Kuroda who came to rescue them.

Just when Kuroda Bei was about to take Asaka away for protection, he was caught up by Rum who reacted and knocked over the car, causing Kuroda Bei to be unconscious in Arkham Asylum for a long time.

Upon learning of his son's death, Yasuharu Haneda commissions Tsutomu Akai to find out the truth behind the Haneda Hiroshi case.

After arriving in the United States, Akai Tsutomu found Asaka at Amanda's funeral, and from the photos she took of the scene, he analyzed that Haneda Hiroshi's pre-death message pointed to "Karasuma Renya".

Later, Akai Tsutomu investigates a ship belonging to the Karasuma Group in New York Harbor and discovers a secret laboratory inside the ship.

However, Asaka also sneaked into the ship without Akai Tsutomu's knowledge and was discovered by the ship's security.

Akai Tsutomu intended to rescue Asaka, but was ambushed by her instead and ended up escaping alone.

Since his identity information had been exposed, he was unable to leave the United States. He could only store the photos he took as evidence in a bank safe and then contact the original owner of the body, who was still studying at the University of Michigan at the time.

However, on the way to Arkham, the organization tracked down Akai Tsutomu and caused him to lose his memory.

The original owner of the body probably received the news in advance and went to pick up the suspect, so that he could bring back the amnesiac Akai Tsutomu.

In order to avoid being hunted down by the organization's killers, the original owner of the body arranged for Akai Tsutomu to return to his hometown in Hawaii.

It was not until recently that Akai Wuwu regained his memory and recalled this experience.

After sorting out the entire timeline in his mind, Qin Zhibo looked into Akai Wuwu's eyes and said solemnly.

"Actually, I think I might know what the ship you investigated is..."

……

Half an hour later, Qin Zhibo gave a rough account of the progress of his current investigation.

When he heard that Qin Zhibo was inadvertently involved in a confrontation with the organization in Japan, Akai Wuwu was shocked.

Because four years ago, when Vince Qin said he was leaving the United States, he just said that there was something he had been concerned about and he wanted to go to Japan to investigate.

The two parties agreed to send the latest postcards of Hawaii to Japan once every quarter. If there is anything that needs to be conveyed, just write it on the postcard.

"You mean to say that the ship I investigated back then might now be hiding the organization's greatest secret?"

Akai Tsutomu's eyes flashed with memories again, and he murmured, "At that time, apart from discovering some laboratory facilities on the ship, I didn't seem to see the 'giant octopus' you mentioned."

"Could it be that the ship from 17 years ago has not yet had the use you describe?"

Qin Zhibo did not have time to introduce Cthulhu and Csira in detail, so he could only use a "giant octopus" as a substitute.

"Well, it's possible."

Qin Zhibo did not deny it, because the result of Heiyu Daoyi's investigation in Innsmouth was that Ksira, who lived in the Devil's Reef, disappeared about ten years ago.

Perhaps the organization had not captured Ksira 17 years ago, and therefore had not increased the secrecy level of the ship.

This allowed Akai Wuwu to find some clues.

However, the photos that Akai Tsutomu took on the boat that year were of great use at this moment.

Because at a previous meeting in Boston, Yusaku Kudo said that the International Police Organization was preparing a plan called "Pacific Buoy".

The plan will connect to the world's surveillance network, and then use the latest developed cross-age facial recognition system to search where the people on the ship have appeared in the world.

Then, through the locations of these people and the direction of ocean currents, we can infer the ship's route around the world.

Originally, there were not many samples that were identified using this method, including Curacao, Elena Miyano, and Miichiro Numabuchi.

But now with the photos taken by Akai Tsutomu 17 years ago, the probability of identification is much higher.

Although 17 years have passed now, people's faces have changed to some extent.

But the cross-age recognition system can simulate and calculate the appearance after bone growth, which is perfect for this situation!

Qin Zhibo told this to Akai Wuwu, causing the latter to sigh.

"Has the technology now developed to this level?"

"In that case, we'd better get to that bank in New York as soon as possible."

"Hopefully it's still there..."

……

The next day, Qin Zhibo and Akai Wuwu set off from Kona Airport on the Big Island of Hawaii and headed for New York in the eastern United States.

Although the identity of "Akai Mumu" has disappeared for 17 years, Qin Zhibo contacted Kudo Yusaku and asked him to help arrange a special channel because he was worried that the organization was still tracking him.

After arriving in New York, the two immediately went to the bank where Akai Tsutomu had stored the photos.

After submitting my identity information to the bank manager, the manager searched on the computer for a while and finally gave me a reply.

"Hello sir, the safe deposit box you opened at our bank has expired."

"But there is a 50-year buffer period in your lease. Even if it expires, as long as you pay the fees within 50 years, you can still take the things inside. What do you think..."

Before the bank manager finished speaking, Qin Zhibo immediately gave his answer.

"Let's hand it over!"

"Okay sir..." the bank manager turned his head and looked at the computer screen, then said.

"The system here calculates that the total amount you owe is $11470.4."

"Would you like cash or card?"

Chapter 1466: Rum's Latest News

Originally, the bank's safe deposit box business was not expensive, and Akai Tsutomu signed a 5-year contract in one go.

However, because Akai Tsutomu had been in arrears for 12 years, plus late payment fees, the accumulated amount has exceeded three times the original amount.

There was no other way, Qin Zhibo could only spend a lot of money to pay for the expenses.

At the time, Akai Tsutomu considered that he might encounter an unexpected situation or even die, which would make him unable to take out the things inside personally.

Therefore, the safe does not simply use the traditional key or fingerprint unlocking mode, but also has a designated person to open the box.

The safe can only be opened after the originally designated person is present and identity verified.

The person designated by Akai Tsutomu was himself or his wife Akai Mary.

In addition, the key to the safe was disposed of immediately after Akai Wuwu left the bank, so Qin Zhibo paid an additional $300 in broken box fees.

After all the formalities were completed, the bank staff broke open the safe in front of the two of them.

This so-called "safe" is not big. It is actually just a rectangular box 25 cm long.

Inside the broken box was a palm-sized brown paper bag.

Akai Mumu opened the paper bag, took a look at the contents inside, and then nodded to Qin Zhibo.

Photos, got it!

The two of them quickly returned to the hotel with the photos, drew the curtains, and studied the contents of the photos one by one.

Most of the people in the photos are scientists conducting research, and they are characterized by wearing white coats.

In addition, there were some people wearing tight black clothes conducting various physical tests in a wide venue.

Akai Tsutomu pointed at the people in the photo and said, "They are those 'monster' humans. Their physical fitness in the laboratory state has far exceeded the limits of world-class athletes."

In the photos, some of these men in black can jump more than 2 meters from the spot, and some have fist strength tests that exceed 700 pounds.

If these people were put out there, any one of them would be able to easily break a world record.

During Akai Tsutomu's search on the ship, he discovered a large number of these "monster"-like new humans, at least 20 of them.

Combining the information revealed by Curacao, Qin Zhibo determined that the photo captured was of the "New Potential Laboratory" 17 years ago.

The laboratory is dedicated to cultivating new humans.

But Curacao also said that although goals often achieve superb physical strength, most of them are unstable and incomplete, and have no practical value to the organization.

If we look at this photo, the organization probably adopts a method of raising insects to select the best talents from these "monsters".

People like Curacao should be the "perfect agents" who are finally selected. Whether in terms of mental or physical strength, they are the best among humans.

Losers like Miichiro Numabuchi can only become consumables for other experiments.

Although from the perspective of ordinary people, someone like Miichiro Numabuchi cannot be called perfect, he should be a powerful weapon among the grassroots operators of the organization.

But the purpose of this experiment is to select the most perfect agent. If there is no cruel elimination mechanism, then all the screening will not be meaningful.

Some people may have the idea of ​​slacking off and directly blend into the grassroots members to become a "salary thief."

For them, being able to survive is the greatest gift.

By the way, the incentives for organizational cadres should not rely on salaries, five social insurances and one housing fund, right?

"Most of these people who were used for experiments have probably been eliminated..."

“But there should still be a lot of these scientists around today.”

After all, these scientists are precious assets that the organization has spent a lot of effort to recruit from all over the world or personally trained.

Therefore, science is the primary productive force.

Qin Zhibo browsed through the photos one by one, and saw a familiar face on the edge of one of the photos.

It was an operating table, and a man in a black tight suit was receiving an injection of some green liquid.

On the other side of the operating table, a female scientist wearing glasses was holding a form in her hand and recording something with her head down.

Qin Zhibo narrowed his eyes slightly, and the more he looked, the more familiar the face seemed to him.

Isn't this Elena Miyano?

Akai Wuwu also noticed the change in Qin Zhibo's eyes. He stared at the photo and asked, "Why? Do you know the person in the photo?"

"Ah."

Qin Zhibo nodded and pointed at the girl with glasses in the photo.

"This person's name is Miyano Elena, but before she got married, her name was Sera Elena."

“Sera…”

Akai Tsutomu narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling his wife's former surname in his mind.

"I remember now, Elena seems to be Mary's sister?"

"Mary occasionally mentioned her sister to me. I heard that she left the UK with a Japanese student when she was in college, and she rarely contacted her family afterwards."

"I didn't expect she was in the organization?"

There was a hint of surprise in Akai Wuwu's eyes.

Qin Zhibo did not give a detailed explanation. Akai Wuwu could ask Mary about these things after he returned.

hum-

At this moment, Qin Zhibo's phone rang.

I checked the caller ID and it was an unknown number.

But when I picked up the phone, I found out it was Toru Amuro calling.

Qin Zhibo had previously asked Bourbon and Kiel to inquire about Haibara Ai’s situation within the organization, and they probably found some clues.

But when Qin Zhibo asked, Amuro Toru gave a negative answer.

"That's not the case..."

"It was Curacao. She contacted me suddenly and gave me the latest information."