Conan Rick's Investigator

[Admin: Mr. Harui then contacted a Swiss watch manufacturer and sent them the exact design drawings of the magic prop from thirty years ago, asking them to recreate it.]

[Administrator: The remade key had a 1mm error, which led to Mr. Harui's death]

Qin: So, on the surface, this was just an accident?

[Administrator: Yes, Mr. Harui was using an old design, and the safe was the same one used in the performance 30 years ago. So, Mr. Harui was careless and didn't check the key before the performance.]

[Administrator: The police ultimately concluded the case as an accident during a performance.]

[Administrator: However, according to the reconstruction by the Nine Angels technicians, it was discovered that the watch design drawings stored in the computer had been tampered with the day before the theft from Mr. Harui's home.]

[Administrator: It was that 1mm manufacturing error that was tampered with.]

After hearing Shinname Xiang Baoli's analysis, Qin Zhibo probably understood it.

In other words, ever since Harui Feng Rumors announced that he would be performing this magic trick again on stage, he had already been targeted.

First tamper with the design drawings of the magic props, and then steal the existing magic props.

In this case, Harui Fuden will use the wrong design drawings to obtain a wrong magic prop to perform.

Since he had performed this magic trick thirty years ago, the careless Harui Fuden did not check the precision of the magic props again, which eventually led to an accident during the performance.

【Qin: What do you need me to do? 】

[Administrator: Mr. Harui lived with his granddaughter all year round. The murderer entered the house twice and was able to accurately find the data in the computer and the magic props in the hidden compartment. This shows that the murderer may have had contact with Mr. Harui or his granddaughter.]

[Administrator: Find Mr. Harui's granddaughter, maybe we can get some clues]

[Administrator: According to the chat logs deciphered by our technicians, Mr. Harui's granddaughter, Tanaka Kikue, has arranged to meet up with a magic enthusiast she met online at a holiday cottage in Karuizawa this weekend.]

[Admin: I will send you the address]

When the address was sent, Qin Zhibo recalled the subtitles that appeared in the lower right corner of this morning's news.

Isn’t Sunday the weekend?

……

On the road.

Qin Zhibo rented a car and drove straight to the address given by Shinna Xiang Baoli, the holiday cottage in Karuizawa.

When we drove along the long snow-capped mountain road to a plateau of about 1000 meters, a suspension bridge appeared in front of us.

Qin Zhibo got out of the car and walked along the suspension bridge towards the villa across the bridge.

Snow-capped mountains, suspension bridges, villas...

For some reason, Qin Zhibo had a bad feeling in his heart.

Ever since the last time he encountered that great being in the snowy mountains, Qin Zhibo couldn't look directly at any place with snow.

Now Qin Zhibo just wants to finish investigating what he wants to investigate as soon as possible, and then leave here before dark.

Arriving in front of the villa, Qin Zhibo knocked lightly on the door, and the voices of a man and a woman came from behind the door.

"Let me open the door..."

"It must be the Escape King or Shadow Mage!"

"Why are you here at this time? We have already finished dinner."

"There's no other way, I can only make another one..."

When the door opened, the woman who opened it looked surprised.

"Excuse me, are you..."

Qin Zhibo saw this woman, who had a beauty mole at the corner of her mouth. The name above her beautiful face was exactly the person he was looking for - Tanaka Kikue.

In this case, Qin Zhibo immediately prepared to start introducing his identity and purpose.

"My name is Qin Zhibo, and I'm a detective from Tokyo. I..."

As soon as Qin Zhibo said this, his eyes swept over the two people standing in the villa and he was immediately stunned.

Mao Lilan, Suzuki Sonoko...

"Mr. Qin!"

Seeing Qin Zhibo coming, Suzuki Sonoko hurried over excitedly and asked, "Mr. Qin, you are the King of Escape, right?"

Qin Zhibo: "Hmm?"

Before Qin Zhibo could deny it, Tanaka Kikue shook her head and said, "The King of Escape shouldn't be this gentleman, right?"

"Isn't that right? Mr. Ara Yoshinori?"

"Hmm..." Huang Yize beside him nodded.

At this time, another girl with glasses named Kuroda Naoko suggested: "Since you are someone Xiaolan and Sonoko know, please come in first."

"It's still quite cold outside..."

……

Just like that, Qin Zhibo was invited into the house.

From Suzuki Sonoko's chattering, Qin Zhibo realized that this Magicians Lovers League gathering was actually a meeting with netizens.

No one knew the person behind each other's online names because this was the first time they met.

But this made Qin Zhibo feel a little strange.

It was clearly the first time they met, but why did Kikue Tanaka, who had just opened the door for him, seem to know clearly that he was not one of the other two "Escape Kings" or "Shadow Masters" who were not present?

There is something fishy...

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo asked again: "Is Conan here?"

To be honest, Qin Zhibo is now looking forward to Conan's arrival.

After all, where there is Conan, there is Eucalyptus.

With eucalyptus, there will be mission rewards.

However, Mao Lilan gave an answer that disappointed Qin Zhibo.

"Conan caught a cold today, so Dad took him back home after bringing him to us."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mao Lilan's ears twitched slightly, her eyes suddenly looked towards the window, and her body unconsciously walked to the window, lifted the curtains and looked out.

"What's wrong, Xiaolan?" Suzuki Sonoko followed and asked.

"Just now I felt like someone was calling me..."

Unconvinced, Ran Mouri ran to the gate to check as if possessed, followed by Suzuki Sonoko and Qin Zhibo.

really……

When the door opened, I saw a Conan lying at the door of the villa.

Ding Dong——

Your Conan has been delivered.

Chapter 204 Conan: "Uncle Qin is right!"

Looking at Conan lying on the ground, Qin Zhibo's mouth corners slightly raised, and a relieved expression appeared on his face.

Ran Mouri nervously picked up Conan, and when Conan was conscious for the time being, he only said "Ran, run away, get out of this place quickly" and then fainted.

"Conan!"

"Wake up!"

"Conan! Conan!"

Ran Mouri shook her small body and screamed heart-wrenchingly as if Conan had died.

If Conan really died, Qin Zhibo would also feel bad.

So Qin Zhibo immediately stepped forward and used his medical skills to diagnose Conan.

Shortness of breath, hot forehead, it should just be a simple fever...

As for the cause of the fever, Qin Zhibo took a look at Conan's pants, which were the same cool shorts as always.

Wearing shorts in the snow at an altitude of 1000 meters, no wonder you catch a cold and have a fever...

Children should never imitate this kind of behavior that values grace over warmth.

"It's not life-threatening. It's just a common cold. Just sweat it out in bed, drink some ginger soup, and take some fever-reducing medicine."

……

Under Qin Zhibo's professional advice, Conan was sent to the second floor of the villa and placed in a warm barrier made of three layers of quilts.

"What? This little brother fainted in front of the gate?" Hamano Toshiya, one of the party members, said in disbelief, "Then why did he come back?"

Kuroda Naoko beside him said softly: "I think he also wants to stay here overnight. This child seems to be quite dependent on Xiaolan..."

At this time, the door opened and a fat man in blue clothes walked in.

"I've got the fever-reducing medicine. Now just give it to the child."

"Thank you, Mr. Doita."

Ran Mouri thanked him and fed Conan the fever-reducing medicine in the form of ginger soup.

Qin Zhibo stood by and looked at everyone present, lost in thought.

It is known that when Conan is present, something terrible will happen.

And Conan just said "Escape from this place quickly", which must be because he found some clues related to the murder and turned back.

This means that among the people standing in the room now, there must be the deceased and the murderer.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the eight people present and suddenly saw that the information above one of their heads looked a little strange.

This person is the fat man in blue clothes.

The fat man has the name "Doi Takeshu" written on his head. He is a medical student and 21 years old.

However, right next to this seemingly normal personal information, there is a glowing investigation point.

This was the first time that Qin Zhibo saw someone put the investigation point directly on his head and asked him to investigate.

【Secret Word Survey√】

[Rearrange and combine the seven hiragana names of the Doi Tucker Tree to get the かいとうきつど]

【Meaning Kaito Kidd】

Kaito Kidd?

Could it be that this fat guy is Kaito Kid in disguise?

I remember last time in the villa, there was also a thin guy pretending to be fat causing trouble.

Could it be that this time too...

Qin Zhibo took two steps closer and stood beside Doi Takeshu, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes that penetrated deep into Kuroba Kaito's soul.

what happened?

Why did he come over here suddenly?

Did he recognize me?

Kuroba Kaito still remembers the uncle in the brown windbreaker in front of him.

Ever since he was blocked by him at the school gate last time, Kuroba Kaito knew that the man in front of him definitely knew that "Kuroba Kaito = Kaito Kid" and even had evidence.

However, during the conversation in the coffee shop, Kuroba Kaito felt that this man seemed to be more interested in Koizumi Akako and didn't pay any attention to him at all.

When Koizumi Akako returned to school, Kuroba Kaito, without admitting his identity, hinted to Koizumi Akako about Qin Zhibo.

And Koizumi Hongzi answered like this...

"He won't pose a threat to you. You can continue your stealing career, Mr. Thief~"

“Oh ho ho ho ho—”