Conan Rick's Investigator

Akai Tsutomu is the only member of the Justice League who has been on the "ghost ship" and the provider of those photos.

Mary Akai didn't want to be separated from Tsutomu Akai again, so she chose to go with her husband.

However, due to his amnesia, Shuichi Akai has a certain barrier in joining forces with the FBI.

So, adhering to the idea that a family should be together, he went with them.

Qin Zhibo chose to go to the Pacific Buoy for two reasons.

On the one hand, he believed that the only way to completely end the decisive battle with the organization was to find the ship.

On the other hand, he promised Cheng Shi last night that he would bring Haibara Ai back.

Just last night, Qin Zhibo knew that they would be separated the next day, so he chose to confess the matter of Huibara Ai to Chengshi.

Although Cheng Shi knew that Haibara Ai's life experience might be complicated, he was not clear about the details.

But yesterday, Qin Zhibo chose to tell her about Huibara Ai's life experience.

One of the facts is that Haibara Ai's real age is 18 years old. She was once a scientist of a criminal organization, but later escaped from the organization after taking a drug that could make the body smaller.

Also, she has been captured by the organization now...

After learning about this series of events, although Cheng Shi's eyes showed shock, he was much calmer than Qin Zhibo had imagined.

Her only request was to rescue Haibara Ai.

Time goes back to the present, Conan stands in front of Qin Zhibo, looking at the latter reluctantly.

Although according to the plan, they would conduct a joint maritime capture operation after finding the route and specific location of the ship, the two would still be able to meet up.

But Conan always felt that this side was not easy to see.

Qin Zhibo said: "It doesn't matter, we will see each other again..."

"Ah."

Conan nodded firmly and reminded, "Qin, take care of yourself."

"Haha, at such a young age, you're already worrying about adults~"

Qin Zhibo smiled and rubbed Conan's head, then turned around and got into the car.

Before leaving, he rolled down the car window again and exchanged glances with Kudo Yusaku who was standing behind him.

They both nodded, saying nothing more.

……

Two cars drove out of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department one after another and set off for the "Pacific Buoy".

The specific location of the Pacific buoy is naturally in the Pacific Ocean, where the nearest island is called "Hachijo Island".

Hachijojima is one of the Izu Islands, located 287 kilometers south of Tokyo.

In ancient times, Hachijo Island was used as a place of exile, and legends about Xu Fu were once circulated there.

In recent years, it has been redeveloped as a tourist destination because of its hot springs.

An hour later, everyone arrived at Yokohama Port.

It took about six hours to take the ferry from Yokohama Port, and it was already evening when we arrived at Hachijo Island.

Everyone first stayed in a hotel on Hachijo Island and waited until the next day to board the "Pacific Buoy" liaison ship.

At night, Qin Zhibo sat alone on the public balcony of the hotel, looking at the dark sea in front of him.

Although he has now overcome his fear of the ocean, he still feels an inexplicable sense of tension whenever he sees the sea late at night.

It was like being in a fog filled with false shadows, or a forest spreading like a green hell.

This feeling always makes people uncomfortable.

"Are you still afraid of the sea now?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind.

Qin Zhibo looked back and saw Akai Wuwu walking towards him.

The latter slowly walked in front of Qin Zhibo, his eyes also looking towards the distant sea.

"You always told me that you could see a dark iron shadow on the sea..."

"You said it was Kanaloa's shadow, and it frightened you. Have you forgotten?"

Hearing this, Qin Zhibo's eyes were stunned for a moment without leaving a trace.

Kanaloa, he had heard of it.

This is the existence that is revered as the "God of the Sea" in the creation myth circulated in the Hawaiian region.

In the myth, Kanaloa was dissatisfied with the fact that the creator god Kanai had taught humans the art of fishing, so he caused a flood and sank Kanu Island.

It turns out that the nightmare that had troubled the original owner came from the "shadow on the sea" that he saw but others could not see?

"Well... so much time has passed, it's gotten much better now." Qin Zhibo replied calmly.

"is it?"

Akai Wuwu walked to the front, holding the railing with both hands, and muttered in a low voice.

"I have lived by the sea in Hawaii for many years. Every day when I open my eyes, I see the sea. I am slowly beginning to understand what you once said."

"I sometimes wonder if there is something deep in the ocean."

"It's just that I don't have the same strong curiosity as I did back then..."

"But the current situation forces us to take the initiative to explore the secrets of the sea..."

“It’s really ironic…”

A self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of Akai Wuwu's mouth.

Qin Zhibo looked at Akai Wuwu's back, and also felt a sense of sadness from his words that things have changed and people have changed.

"Yes, people change..."

"The only thing that remains unchanged is the sea before our eyes."

……

The next day, the liaison ship of the "Pacific Buoy" arrived at the port of Hachijo Island on time.

Qin Zhibo and his group boarded the liaison ship and headed for the final destination of this trip.

Hey guys, let me tell you something.

Currently, the remaining content of Investigator Katsuki's book is about the confrontation with the organization, which can be said to be nearing the end.

I plan to update the rest of the content at the rate of one update per day (although it was also one update before, but 4000 words a day is unshakable, which is equivalent to two updates)

This book took a long time to write and I rarely took leave, which is obvious to everyone.

Including the previous book, I basically did not take any leave, and I did not take a day off between the two books, so the connection between the two books is quite good.

So after finishing this writing, I want to take a break for a while, and also take my mother who longs to go south to spend the winter and experience it.

But I don’t want to rest for too long and let everyone forget about me.

So I will stock up on manuscripts in advance these days to ensure that I can continue to update on the road.

This way, when this book is completely finished, you won’t have to wait for a few days to see my new book.

Thank you for your understanding.

Well, I'll wait until the end of the book to say the rest...

Chapter 1480 Pacific Buoy

The liaison ship sailed for about half an hour and successfully arrived at the Pacific buoy.

When a huge sea base that was large enough to span both sides of the field of vision appeared before their eyes, everyone remained relatively calm.

Because I had already read the information in advance at the Metropolitan Police Department.

But when the real thing stood before him, Qin Zhibo couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, could such a huge sci-fi facility be built in just half a month?

You know, just over two months ago, people in this world didn't even have smartphones...

The sea surface portion of the Pacific buoy is in the shape of an "X", with a square plaza at the middle intersection and a lift channel to the facilities below the sea surface in the center of the plaza.

The four corners are ports for transporting various materials. There is also a pier-style circular passage surrounding the central square, which extends to a total of 28 berthing points for small boats to land.

Qin Zhibo and others went ashore from one of the 28 mooring points. When they reached the connection between the circular channel and the central square, the staff of the Pacific Buoy were already waiting there.

In the middle of the bridge stood a man in a suit with a righteous look on his face, and next to him was a sweet-looking girl with braids.

"Thank you for coming all the way here..."

The two bowed slightly to Qin Zhibo and the others, and the man in the suit introduced himself first: "I am the director of Pacific Buoy, Makino Yosuke."

"My name is Naomi Argent, and I'm an engineer." The girl with braids next to her introduced herself.

Naomi's self-introduction was very simple, but Qin Zhibo glanced at the basic information above her head and found something else.

This woman who calls herself an "engineer" is only 19 years old this year.

Being able to participate in the construction of this epoch-making facility at such a young age means he is an absolute genius.

At this time, Naomi also realized that Qin Zhibo in the crowd was looking at her. She was not shy, but responded with a polite smile.

"I'm Kuroda Heibei from the Metropolitan Police Department, and they are all here with me."

Led by Kuroda Heibei, Qin Zhibo and the Akai family introduced themselves respectively.

When he heard that all three people had the surname Akai, Director Makino of the Pacific Buoy was also surprised.

Because he received a call from ICPO yesterday, telling him that the people coming to support him were from the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI, MI6, and civilian detectives.

He had heard of Qin Zhibo's identity. Could these three people with the surname Akai be members of two organizations?

How strange...

However, Makino quickly put aside his doubts and led everyone towards the hole in the center of the square.

As the sea water surged in the cave, a huge lifting platform slowly rose to the same height as the square.

Makino and Naomi walked in front, introducing things to everyone as they walked.

"This is the entrance..."

"Most of the facility is below the ocean's surface, using ballast tanks to rise and fall while managing the force of the waves..."

“It was built in the sea to cool the huge number of servers.”

Everyone took an elevator that went straight into the deep sea. Outside the reinforced glass was a huge ring-shaped device floating in the sea.

Makino pointed at the device outside the glass and introduced: "This is a ring that uses the ocean currents to generate electricity. The black current in this area is very strong, so there is an inexhaustible supply of electricity..."

Makino introduced the facilities, but when he glanced back at the faces of several people, they all had no expression.

This made him, as the director of Pacific Buoy, feel a sense of loss.

However, although Qin Zhibo looked very calm, he still admired the construction here in his heart.

The level of technology here is even close to that in many science fiction works, such as the Umbrella Corporation facilities in the Resident Evil series of movies.

The honeycomb laboratory in Resident Evil 1, the Shibuya underground facility at the beginning of Resident Evil 4, and the underwater facility in Resident Evil 5 are all somewhat similar to this place.

When the elevator reaches the deeper level, it arrives at the residential area of the Pacific Buoy.

Most of the staff walking here are blond-haired and blue-eyed Europeans and Americans, with a few Asians and Africans.

The entire residential area is in the shape of an inverted pyramid and is home to approximately 400 staff members.

The tip of the pyramid is located at the bottom of the Pacific buoy, which is also the server storage area.

And on the level above the server is the main control room.

When the metal door slowly opened to both sides, a deep blue space with a sci-fi feel appeared before everyone's eyes.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Qin Zhibo, who had been pretending to be deep all the way, couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, shocked by the scene before him.

The most eye-catching thing is the thick pillar located in the center of the main control room.