Conan Rick's Investigator

"come on……"

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The old voice echoed in the claustrophobic reception room.

Qin Zhibo looked around and found that all the windows here were sealed.

The only direction that looked like an exit was the wooden door on the other side of the reception room.

After confirming the escape route, Qin Zhibo slowly walked towards the figure.

A chandelier hung from the slightly low ceiling. Under the chandelier, the old man in the wheelchair controlled the wheelchair with both hands and turned around, revealing his true face.

An old face, a signature hooked nose, a gorgeous and elegant black dress, and a half-open collar wrapped in gorgeous white pleated lace.

Vermouth once described Karasuma Renya's appearance, and it was roughly like this.

An old man with extraordinary demeanor, he is intimidating without even getting angry, and even though he has difficulty moving, he still maintains the attire of a British aristocrat.

Of course, the difficulty in moving is more likely a disguise to let the outside world let down their guard.

"You are Karasuma Ren?"

Qin Zhibo walked to a position two meters away from Karasuma Renye and asked.

"Yes."

"If possible, please sit here and play a game with me. We can talk slowly during the game..."

There was a chessboard on the square table in front of Karasuma Renya, and all the black and white pieces on the board were in their positions.

"I'm sorry, but I don't know how to play chess."

Qin Zhibo rejected Karasuma Renya's invitation.

On the one hand, he couldn't fulfill Karasuma Renya's wish now because there might be some trap.

On the other hand, he really didn't know how to play chess, and he didn't even know the specific rules.

"Really? That's a bit surprising..."

"But I have prepared some books about chess for you. You possess some of Yog-Sothoth's authority. It will only take you a few seconds to master the knowledge in these books, right?"

Karasuma Renya reached out and opened the drawer under the chessboard table, inside which lay two books about chess.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo's pupils suddenly dilated and he looked at the old man in the wheelchair in front of him in surprise.

Yog-Sothoth...

The One to whom all things return, the Key to the Door, the original owner of his body had once sought help from this god through a ritual.

The key point is why Karasuma Renya knew that he could master the knowledge in these books within a few seconds?

What else does he know?

In Qin Zhibo's unique vision, faint spots of light were floating on the two books lying in the drawer.

This light spot comes from [Book Survey].

Qin Zhibo quickly calmed his thoughts and reached into the drawer without changing his expression.

He has confirmed through [Topographic Survey] that there are no traps or secret passages here, including the table and chairs in front of him.

Now he wants to see what the boss behind the organization, Karasuma Renya, is up to!

【Book Survey√】

Qin Zhibo stared at the two chess books for a few seconds, and a lot of knowledge about chess flooded into his mind.

Although he has no relevant professional skills, he now has the chess playing ability of a chess master.

Qin Zhibo put the book back into the drawer, sat down calmly, and faced Karasuma Renya.

"Then let's get started..."

Karasuma Renya said calmly.

Qin Zhibo is playing with white pieces, so he should go first.

But just when Qin Zhibo was about to take the chess piece, Karasuma Renya suddenly said, "Let me go first..."

"Although the rules state that white moves first, I was the one who set up the game first, so it's better for me to move first."

Karasuma Renya's words were a double entendre, so of course he was talking about more than just this game of chess.

Qin Zhibo did not respond, but just put his hand down, tacitly agreeing to his proposal.

Karasuma Renya picked up the king's pawn and moved forward two spaces.

Chapter 1531 The Conspiracy of the Outer Gods

"Maybe you will be surprised, why do I know your ability?"

After a while, when the positions of both sides on the chessboard were completely opened, Karasuma Renya spoke first.

"Actually, I once visited your office..."

"Do you remember? On the day you used the power of the Yis people to travel to a parallel world, a woman came to ask you to find her lost pet..."

"You were not in the office at that time. It was Conan and Conan from another world who received me."

"But then I discovered the magic circle on the third floor of your office..."

Karasuma Renya plays chess, and the queen moves one square to the right to capture the white soldier.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo's memory quickly returned to the experience that Karasuma Renya had described.

That was the second time he traveled to a parallel world, but he used the ability of the Yis people to exchange his soul with the soul of "Conan" in the parallel world.

After that return, Conan did say that a woman came to look for lost pets during the day, and he also suspected that the other party might be someone sent by the organization to test him.

But I called the woman later to confirm, and didn't find any clues.

It turns out that it was indeed someone from the organization that time!

Even Karasuma Renya himself!

"Since you have already discovered me, why don't you get rid of me?"

Qin Zhibo's expression remained calm as he spoke calmly.

He held the chess piece in his hand, and the knight moved sideways in a sun shape, capturing the black bishop.

"NO, I have not."

"Because this chess game was not set up by you and me, but came from those extraordinary beings beyond the universe..."

"You and I possess almost the same power, but you follow the authority of Yog-Sothoth."

"And I am Nyarlathotep, the bringer of Chaos."

Karasuma Renya raised his hand and took the chess piece, moving the castle to the right to capture the white knight.

Qin Zhibo frowned slightly and looked at Karasuma Renya opposite him.

The latter still maintained an expressionless and solemn face, without any fluctuation in his expression.

"How do I know what you said is true?" Qin Zhibo asked.

"Because I didn't kill you, and you can't kill me either." Karasuma Renya replied calmly.

"That's not necessarily true..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce look flashed in Qin Zhibo's eyes.

But even though Qin Zhibo said this, he was also muttering in his heart.

At this moment, he really felt that even if he launched a sneak attack, he was not completely sure of being able to get rid of Karasuma Renya.

Even though he looks like a paralyzed old man in a wheelchair, every word he says is full of vicissitudes and strength.

Aging is just an illusion in him.

"Don't rush to act. Let's finish this game of chess patiently. How about that?"

"Now it's your turn..."

Karasuma Renya suddenly spoke up and interrupted Qin Zhibo's thoughts.

Qin Zhibo glared at Karasuma Renya, then raised his hand to hold the piece.

This time, the White Queen captures the Black Knight.

When it was Karasuma Renya's turn, he used his king to capture the reckless queen without much thought.

Qin Zhibo moved the bishop diagonally to the a6 position, directly approaching the king.

If Karasuma Renya does not move his king or eliminate the invading white bishop, then Qin Zhibo's next move will be over.

Of course, as long as Karasuma Renya moves the king, the game can continue for a while.

But at this moment, Karasuma Renya was no longer decisive.

He leaned his shoulders back, leaning on the backrest of the wheelchair, and said calmly: "There will be no final winner in this game of chess, because the players are not you and me, and the fate of the chess pieces has long been determined..."

"Originally, I thought I would rely on the New World Plan to create an eternally powerful family, standing above all humans and becoming an existence between humans and gods."

"Among my many descendants, I have chosen Kudo Shinichi and Miyano Shiho. Once their excellent genes are combined, coupled with the power of APTX-4869, they can become the hope of our family's future."

"But I failed..."

"But I didn't fail at your hands. This was the conspiracy of the Outer Gods from the very beginning."

"Do you know what this means?"

Karasuma Renya's voice was a little heavier, and without waiting for Qin Zhibo to respond, he continued on his own.

"Because what the Outer Gods want is not destruction, but chaos."

"Nyarlathotep and Yog-Sothoth are actually the same. They each made a bet in order to continue this fratricide in front of Azathoth."

"Cthulhu once wanted to end the fight with Hastur through marriage."

"But you transformed yourself into the Yellow King and killed his daughter Ksira with your own hands."

"Your actions have brought all of this to naught. Cthulhu and Hastur will become eternal enemies..."

"This is the purpose of the Outer Gods' bet."

"They used you and me to make this happen..."

When Qin Zhibo came back to his senses from Karasuma Renya's words, he found that the scene around him had been replaced by the boundless universe.

The bright galaxy seemed to have vitality, transforming into an invisible musician playing a sad song.

Qin Zhibo widened his eyes in shock and looked around at this impossible scene.

And Karasuma Renya on the other side of the chessboard continued to chatter away.

"In this game of chess, both you and I lose."

"I failed to fulfill my long-cherished wish to make my family strong again, and you cannot restore the world to its former peace."

"Cthulhu who lost Ksira would go crazy and take revenge for everything he could..."

"But my friend is willing to help you get rid of it right now!"

At this moment, gray smoke suddenly gushed out from the edge of Qin Zhibo's vision.

Qin Zhibo quickly rubbed his eyes, and saw that the universe he had just seen disappeared, and he returned to the quaint reception room.

In the ventilation duct above the bookcase in the reception room, gray smoke was spewing out from behind the grille.

Qin Zhibo suddenly felt that this scene was particularly familiar.

He suddenly thought of the scene that happened in the Twilight Villa. Karasuma Renya once used this method to make the "Shagai Insect Swarm" travel into the guests' brains!

At this time, "Mogi Harushi" and "Old Lady Chiken" were already standing at the door.

These two people were the ones who disappeared with the Dusk Villa!

Qin Zhibo reacted immediately, stood up quickly, pushed the two people away, and rushed towards the corridor outside the door.

Gray smoke was rushing in the corridor, with "Mogi Harufumi" and "Chigena Old Lady" chasing closely behind.