Conan Rick's Investigator

"They seem to be hiding in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture now. As for what they are doing specifically, I don't know..."

Maya Tachibana dumped out all the information.

Qin Zhibo's expression suddenly became serious, and he asked, "Do you know where it is exactly?"

On the other end of the line, Maya Tachibana denied it, "How would I know that?"

"But I saw the web pages they browsed, and it seemed that they were following an audition of a TV program..."

"Audition from the show crew?"

Qin Zhibo frowned slightly, "What program group?"

"It seems to be called... Zombie Sword or something..."

……

In the bedroom on the second floor of the villa, Conan and Hattori Heiji were sitting on the floor, next to them was the body of the screenwriter lying on his side.

However, at the moment they were not concerned about the body, but were checking the video footage in the screenwriter's mobile phone.

On the small mobile phone screen, the screenwriter was standing in front of the desk with his back to the phone, pouring the unknown liquid from the medicine bottle into a mineral water bottle.

During the process, he also looked back, as if to confirm whether the mobile phone had recorded his actions.

Then, he twisted his upper body to the other side and poured the bottle of mineral water filled with unknown liquid into his mouth without hesitation.

After gulping down a few big gulps, he suddenly let go, covered his throat, and made a very painful expression.

After struggling for a few seconds, his body fell backwards and out of the camera's field of view.

But the next second, that painful and distorted face suddenly appeared in the middle of the phone screen.

He stretched out his hand tremblingly and pressed the camera of his mobile phone.

The screen suddenly went black, but it was still recording.

The progress bar slid back about 50 minutes, and the voice of Hattori Heiji calling the screenwriter to eat appeared in the pure black screen.

After watching the video, Conan and Hattori Heiji suddenly looked solemn.

Because this video recorded the entire process of the screenwriter committing suicide by taking medicine, it was an obvious suicide that could not be more obvious.

"Kudo, it seems like he committed suicide this time..."

There was no one else here except the corpse lying on the ground, so Hattori Heiji just called Conan by his nickname.

Conan continued to stare at the screen, frowning slightly and not answering.

Although the evidence was irrefutable, he did not quite understand the significance of the deceased taking this video.

Moreover, when he came to the villa this morning, the screenwriter seemed to be very much looking forward to the filming of the sequel, and he didn't look like he was going to commit suicide today at all.

Seeing that Conan was not giving up, Hattori Heiji stood up and went to look for the suicide note.

Conan stared at the video over and over again, but still felt something was wrong.

Especially at the moment before the screenwriter fell to the ground, his body was clearly falling backwards, so why did he suddenly turn his face to face the phone?

What is the significance of this action?

Is it simply to let others see the scene before his death?

At the same time, Hattori Heiji found a letter in the screenwriter's luggage bag.

The envelope was unsigned, but the seal was firmly glued shut.

It was obvious that this was a letter prepared in advance, and it might contain a suicide note.

"Kudo, I found this..."

Hattori Heiji pinched the edge of the envelope with a handkerchief and waved it in Conan's direction.

But Conan still sat cross-legged on the floor, staring at the video on his phone meticulously.

There was no other way, so Hattori Heiji could only take the letter, walk to his best friend, and ask, "What's wrong? Why are you still watching this video?"

Conan held the phone in one hand and repeatedly adjusted the progress bar with the other hand, speaking as he adjusted it.

“When you watch this video, do you feel it’s deliberate?”

"Deliberately?"

Hattori Heiji was a little confused, "What do you mean by deliberately?"

"It's obvious..."

Conan was referring to the moment the screenwriter fell down, and then he appeared in front of the phone and pointed his face towards it.

"If he took poison and his body was in great pain, his movements wouldn't change so quickly..."

"And why did he insist on recording the moments before his death even though he was in so much pain?"

“Maybe the answer lies here.”

Hattori Heiji waved the letter he had just found in front of Conan.

The former tore the seal of the letter little by little and poured out the papers inside.

It turned out that there was not the expected suicide note, but a few words of unknown meaning.

"A funeral procession of the dead?"

Hattori Heiji read the words on the paper, his eyes full of confusion.

"What is this?"

Conan recalled the screenwriter's appearance in the morning and guessed: "Maybe it's the subtitle of the sequel to be filmed this time..."

"subtitle?"

Hattori Heiji was stunned for a moment before he remembered that this was the case.

The existence of this title made Conan even more suspicious.

Since the screenwriter is so solemnly preparing to announce the subtitle of the movie today, would he still choose to commit suicide?

There must be some flaws in this death video that I haven't discovered.

Thinking of this, Conan sat cross-legged on the floor again and continued to review the video.

If it was a homicide, the murderer must be in this house...

Someone from the film crew.

If it were Qin Zhibo, he would definitely see through the flaws in this video at a glance.

Why can't I do it?

Conan clenched his teeth and stared at the screen of the mobile phone playing the video, not wanting to miss any details.

When Conan saw the screenwriter fall down again and turn his face to the phone screen, his eyes suddenly changed.

wrong!

He sensed something was wrong and quickly crawled to the screenwriter's body to check its face.

It didn't matter that he took a look, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in his mind.

KA——!

That's it!

……

The shooting room on the first floor.

The crew members sat in their respective seats and started eating the lunch boxes they brought from the supermarket.

The lunch boxes heated up in the microwave were emitting steam, which slightly comforted the crew members who had been busy all day.

"These rice balls and oolong tea are the extra food we brought. If you don't mind, I'll give them to you..."

The girl with glasses, who was the lighting technician and logistics staff, brought some food and handed it to Mao Li Ran and Toyama Kazuha who were standing nearby and watching.

This made Mao Lilan feel a little shy, and she quickly thanked him, "Thank you very much!"

Maori Ran took the food, not because she was hungry, but because she was worried that Maori Kogoro had diarrhea for so long and it was about time for him to eat something.

At this time, the photographer sitting on the other side said, "By the way, the WSG, which is held every four years, is about to be held. By then, Tokyo will definitely attract many tourists from all over the world..."

"Why don't we exhibit the trailer we've shot in Tokyo? Maybe it will become a hit?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the actress Lea, who was sitting next to her, replied calmly, "How can such a low-budget movie be popular?"

Then, the director put down his chopsticks and said, "Even if we want to exhibit it, it is also a problem whether there is a place willing to lend it to us..."

The words of these two people completely extinguished the enthusiasm of the other members of the crew and ended the topic.

Just then, Conan and Hattori Heiji pushed the door and walked in.

Seeing that only these two people came, the girl with glasses was a little surprised and asked, "Why didn't Mr. Harawaki come? If you don't come to eat, the lunch box will get cold..."

Hattori Heiji glanced at the bento on the ground and said seriously.

"I'm afraid he will never be able to eat this lunch box..."

"He is dead."

When these words were spoken, everyone, including Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha, showed shocked expressions.

"What? Harawaki is dead?"

"What's going on? Are you kidding me?"

The crew members put down their lunch boxes and questioned Hattori Heiji with disbelief.

"It's true. His body is lying on the floor of the upstairs bedroom..."

Next, Hattori Heiji explained the cause of death of the screenwriter in an extremely professional tone, and also told everyone about the mobile phone video.

"In that case, Mr. Harawaki committed suicide?" the fat man who was a sound engineer asked tentatively.

"Do not."

Hattori Heiji shook his head. "Although it looked like he committed suicide in the video, this was just an illusion created by the murderer..."

"Illusion?" Everyone became even more confused.

At this time, Conan took over the conversation and reasoned: "Although the uncle in the video seemed to have committed suicide by taking poison, the traces of performance were very obvious."

“And most importantly, the uncle in the video did not have a beard.”

"But today, uncle has a beard on his chin..."

As soon as these words were spoken, someone in the crowd looked panicked for a moment.

Chapter 1472 Zombie Attack

"beard?"

"what are you talking about?"

Some people in the crew still didn't understand the logic of what Conan said and asked in confusion.

Seeing this, Conan signaled to Hattori Heiji with his eyes.

The latter connected the screenwriter's mobile phone to the monitor screen with a data cable and played the death video recorded in it.

When the clip showed the screenwriter drinking the "poison" and turning to face the camera, Hattori Heiji quickly pressed the pause button.

"Look, the Harawaki-san in the photo above has a smooth chin and no beard."

"But actually, Harawaki-san is wearing a beard today..."

"In other words, this video was actually prepared in advance by the murderer in order to create the illusion of suicide."

"Of course, judging from Mr. Harawaki's expression, he must have filmed this video for some purpose, but the murderer took advantage of him..."

"But since the murderer knows about the existence of this video, I think the other people in the crew should know something about it."

"So, have you ever seen Mr. Harawaki shoot such a video?"

As Hattori Heiji finished speaking, the crew members in the room all looked thoughtful and the atmosphere became silent for a moment.