Conan Rick's Investigator

During my stay in Arkham, I met a Japanese-American student of Miskatonic descent named Vince Chin.

[According to him, Cthulhu fhtagn is likely related to some mysterious religious groups or secret pagan beliefs]

[For example, in the Hawaiian Islands, the legend of Kanaloa, the creator god, has been passed down since ancient times.]

[It is a sea god that looks like a squid. In the Hawaiian creation myth, it was she who caused the flood that sank the island of Kanu.]

So is Vince Chien hinting that Cthulhu fhtagn has something to do with the great flood that struck Miskatonic?

When I tried to ask further questions, he fell silent again...

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[Reading completed, total loss of 2 Willpower points, current Willpower: 83]

[Gain 200 points of mysterious myth knowledge and skills]

[Congratulations on completing the main mission and unlocking the main achievement mission]

[Achievement Mission: Investigate the Statue of Akutsu Mabu]

[Task requirements: no time limit, no location limit]

[Task reward: 2000 general skill proficiency]

This task...

Qin Zhibo carefully looked at the content of the unlocked achievement task and felt somewhat familiar.

I have already paid homage to the foreign Bodhisattva!

At this time, the system continued to transmit task settlement information.

【Congratulations on completing the main achievement mission! 】

[Gain 2000 general skill proficiency.]

Qin Zhibo: "..."

The task was completed directly. It seems that as long as I have paid homage to the foreign Bodhisattva before, I have completed the task.

Qin Zhibo currently has a general skill proficiency of 2570, and the numbers don't look so dry anymore.

However, Qin Zhibo was not in a hurry to consume it. Instead, he reread the last paragraph of the research manuscript.

This Japanese-American Miskatonic University student, Vince Chin...

It seems to be "me"...

Qin Zhibo still remembers that his real name is Vince Qin. In 1980, when he was 21 years old, it was the time for him to go to college.

In other words, the Vince Qin that Mamiya Sadaaki met 16 years ago was actually me?

Or in other words, the original owner of this body.

This is such a huge coincidence...

After 16 years, I never expected that we would meet again in this way.

It's just that you were a handsome gentleman back then, and now you are hanging on the wall, looking very vivid...

And judging from Mamiya Sadaaki's description of himself, "himself" is the one who knows the truth about "Cthulhu fhtagn".

"I" mentioned the beliefs of the secret cult and the Hawaiian creator god Kanaloa...

Qin Zhibo thought of his Hawaiian origin and thought it was normal for him to know some Hawaiian mythology.

Could this have something to do with those postcards that keep coming in from Hawaii?

And the Miskatonic Flood, was it also caused by Cthulhu fhtagn?

……

The next day, Qin Zhibo woke up around noon, and the members of the Junior Detective Team woke up around the same time.

At the dinner table, Conan kept yawning, which made the three little ones a little worried about Conan's condition.

Before dinner, Qin Zhibo went to the kitchen to check on Matsumoto Ryohei as usual, but found that the people preparing breakfast in the kitchen were the castle's own butler and chef.

Mamiya Mitsuru said, "If you're looking for Mr. Matsumoto, he's already gone back because of something."

"They say the museum's exhibit items have been shipped to Japan..."

Chapter 279 Davis of the Billiards World...

The museum's exhibits have been shipped to Japan...

Aren’t those the gems that will be exhibited at the gem show?

But I remember when the gems were shipped here...

"Excuse me, is today Wednesday?" Qin Zhibo asked.

Mamiya Mitsuru nodded, "Yes, today is Wednesday."

Qin Zhibo: "..."

The new week only started at midnight yesterday, and the first day of the new week was Wednesday.

It really is……

Very reasonable!

"By the way..." Mamiya Mitsuru continued, "If Mr. Qin wants to go back anytime, I can drive you."

"After breakfast, then."

Qin Zhibo calculated the time and found that by the time he finished his meal and returned to Tokyo, it would be almost time for Japanese high schools to get out of school.

As we all know, there is no evening self-study in Japanese high schools.

……

It's called breakfast, but it's actually lunch time.

The table was filled with cups and cutlery, but Conan was the miserable one.

The little body remained silent the entire time, in stark contrast to the liveliness and happiness of the other three little ones.

During this trip to the Blue Castle, Conan was the only one who suffered a huge loss.

Because he was the first to discover the secret passage, he was hit on the head by the gangster, causing his old injury to relapse. After a night's rest, the back of his head still ached slightly.

In this wave, Constitution decreased by 5 points and Willpower decreased by 5 points.

Seeing the flying corpses in the secret passage shook his worldview, causing his willpower to drop by another 10 points.

Conan did not have Qin Zhibo's iron will. After a night's rest, his willpower value barely recovered to the normal level of 50 points.

Other losses included missing out on the sumptuous dinner prepared by Matsumoto Ryohei himself, and not being able to enjoy the moment when "the scheming frog kept touching your belly"...

All in all, this was a Blue Castle exploration event where only Conan was injured.

After dinner, all the members of the Junior Detective League left in Dr. Agasa's yellow Beetle. Before leaving, Dr. Agasa and Qin Zhibo exchanged contact information so that they could go to the Metropolitan Police Department together to get the disk later.

After preparing for a while, Mitsuru Mamiya also appeared in the parking lot with a yellow envelope in his hand.

"This is the 50 commission fee that was promised earlier..."

"Thank you."

Qin Zhibo took the reward he deserved and was about to get in the car when Mamiya Mitsuru said again, "Actually, I went to that 'treasure' place again this morning."

"I found words engraved on the bricks next to it, saying that the Blue Castle will be given to whoever discovers it. According to our previous contract..."

Before Mamiya Mitsuru could finish his words, Qin Zhibo immediately interrupted him and said, "I don't want it."

"That's 1/10 of the Blue Castle! If you accept the gift, I've already prepared the property transfer contract..."

"Thank you, but I don't want it!"

Qin Zhibo shook his head firmly every time he spoke a word.

"OK then……"

Mamiya Mitsuru lowered his head in frustration, because his plan to find someone to pay for 1/10 of the castle's annual maintenance costs had failed...

……

After returning to Tokyo from the suburbs of Dongdu, Qin Zhibo did not let Mamiya Mitsuru take him back to Beihua Town, but went to the neighboring Ekota Town.

Qin Zhibo got off the car at the door of the Blue Parrot Bar.

It was rare for the bar to be open during the day, and Qin Zhibo happened to enter the bar.

Behind the bar, Terai Konosuke was mopping the floor in preparation for the evening opening.

When he heard the bell at the door, Terai Huangzhisuke was about to say "Welcome" when he realized that the person who came was not an ordinary guest.

"Mr. Qin..."

Qin Zhibo got straight to the point and said, "I'm looking for Kuroba Kaito. Ask him to come here after school."

At this moment, Qin Zhibo felt like a teacher who asked naughty students to go to the office after class.

……

More than half an hour later, Heiyu Kaidou rushed into the Blue Parrot Bar, panting.

After hearing Qin Zhibo's summons, Kuroba Kaito rushed here without stopping, fearing that he would miss anything.

But as soon as he entered the bar, Kuroba Kaito found that Qin Zhibo was playing billiards with Terai Huang Zhisuke, and the scene was very harmonious.

Kuroba Kaito: "..."

On the way, Kuroba Kaito thought of countless scenes of meeting Qin Zhibo, but this was definitely not one of them.

"So you called me here just to be your billiard referee?" Kuroba Kaito said hesitantly.

Terai Huangzhisuke put down the "Legendary Golf Club" in his hand and wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. "It's just that Mr. Qin was bored and wanted to kill some time, so he suggested that we exchange some golf skills."

"But Mr. Qin's ball skills are really good..."

Qin Zhibo laughed and said, "No, no... Your billiards skills are also superb."

"If you were ten years younger, I wouldn't be your opponent..."

Kaito Kuroba, who was standing by, took a look at the "legendary cue" tightly held in the hand of Terai Huangzhishou, and he knew that old man Terai was not complimenting Qin Zhibo's billiard skills.

That legendary jewel-encrusted club was used by Terai Konosuke during his prime and is now rarely used.

Now that he took out the club again, it showed that he had indeed met a master.

At this time, Qin Zhibo, who was once dubbed the "Davis of the billiards world", put down his cue and started talking about business.

"You've got your eyes on the world's largest pink jewel, which will be exhibited at the Medieval Museum of Art soon, haven't you?"

As soon as Qin Zhibo opened his mouth, Kuroba Kaito was stunned.

Although he has sent a notice letter to the director of the Medieval Art Museum, the director will at most report the matter to the police and is unlikely to directly hire a civilian detective.

And this time he didn't steal anything from the Suzuki family...

Before Kuroba Kaito could answer, Qin Zhibo continued, "Actually, the director of the Medieval Art Museum is a friend of mine. We're pretty good friends..."

"So you don't want me to steal the gem?" Kuroba Kaito interrupted.

Qin Zhibo took a sip of the malt whiskey on the bar, "I guess so..."

"However, considering that it's not easy for a minor like you to avenge your father, I can let you personally confirm whether the gem is the 'Pandora' you are looking for."

Kuroba Kaito: "Huh?"

Qin Zhibo's change of tone caught Hei Yu Kaito off guard.

In the last second, Kuroba Kaito thought he had to become an enemy of Qin Zhibo, and in the next second, Qin Zhibo gave him a surprise gift.

It would certainly be great for him if he could confirm in advance whether the gem was the "Pandora" he wanted.

Although the Japanese police are often fooled by him, he feels a little pressured by the recent transfer student in his class, Hakuba, who is also a famous high school detective.

Last time, I almost failed in this battle.

And during the break chat this afternoon, Hakuba Tan confidently announced in front of all his classmates that he would catch Kaito Kid at the gem exhibition at the Medieval Art Museum.