Conan Rick's Investigator

Be bold and say that the person you like is Mr. Qin!

In the eyes of Conan, who often watches mystery and suspense dramas, the competitive relationship between Qin Zhibo and Hakuba Tan can be regarded as the beginning of a murder case.

Could it be that the victim this time is either Bai Ma Tan or Qin Zhibo?

When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured!

It seems we must keep an eye on them today to prevent them from doing anything extreme...

……

After breakfast, everyone went back to their rooms to do the 1000 Questions of Sherlock Holmes that were left unfinished last night.

By lunchtime, almost everyone had completed the questionnaire.

According to the procedure, the time to hand in the papers is in the evening, so everyone started to gather in the living room to kill time.

Ran Mouri and Conan originally wanted to go out for a stroll to relax, but because of the various thoughts they had during breakfast, they decided to sit in the living room and kill time with everyone.

Time passed unknowingly and it was past dinner time, but the boss still didn't show up.

The inn owner, who had not appeared for a day, aroused Qin Zhibo's vigilance.

"The innkeeper hasn't been seen for a day. Could something have happened?"

Qin Zhibo's words sparked a discussion. Although the waitress said that the hotel owner had handed over all the affairs of the hotel to her last night, everyone still decided to search the hotel first.

Only college student Hu Ye Yanren and his girlfriend insisted on staying in the living room, saying that they would wait there until the boss came back.

The two rooms on the second floor of the hotel are the innkeeper's rooms, namely the study and the bedroom.

No one answered the door after knocking on both rooms, so the waitress took out the spare key at Qin Zhibo's request and opened the study door first.

Pushing open the study door, everyone rushed in.

But it was clear at a glance that there was no corpse or other object in the room, only a wide variety of books.

An entire bookshelf against the right wall is filled with various versions of Sherlock Holmes' detective stories.

"Wow! What a rich collection!"

Sherlock Holmes fans excitedly walked to the bookshelf and read one book after another, as if they had forgotten that their main purpose was to find the innkeeper.

However, Qin Zhibo himself was also standing in front of the bookshelf, searching for Sherlock Holmes books.

Yesterday, the innkeeper showed everyone his treasured first edition of "A Study in Scarlet". From the excited looks of everyone at that time, you can tell how much this book appeals to Sherlock Holmes fans.

If the innkeeper had been murdered, the book might have been the motive.

But after searching on the bookshelf, Qin Zhibo really couldn't find the first edition of "A Study in Scarlet".

But in the corner of the bookshelf, Qin Zhibo found another unexpected book.

The title "A Study of Green Letters" is written on the spine of the book.

"this is……"

Qin Zhibo, somewhat curious, reached out and pulled the slightly thin book out from the bookshelf, and was surprised to see the author on the cover.

A Study of Green Letters—Author: Hiroyuki Kanaya

Qin Zhibo knew that Kanaya Hiroyuki was the name of the hotel owner.

Does this hotel owner also write books on the side?

At this moment, Fujisawa Toshiaki came over and looked at the green cover with some nostalgia.

"This book was adapted by Mr. Jin Gu based on the original work, A Study in Scarlet. I am responsible for publishing it..."

"This is definitely a unique Sherlock Holmes fanfiction."

Chapter 286: The White Horse Detective Who Can’t Acclimate to the Local Environment

Fujisawa Toshiaki looked very excited, but before he could start introducing himself, there was a commotion downstairs.

"Is that the boss?"

"What is he doing?"

The noise downstairs was so loud that everyone upstairs heard it. They thought the inn owner had been found, so they all ran downstairs.

As soon as they ran to the living room on the first floor, everyone saw that the boss's car had started. The low engine sound accompanied the slowly moving car body as it drove towards the cliff.

"Wait a minute... there's a cliff over there!"

Everyone stood there questioning the direction of the car. Conan's eyes changed and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

Qin Zhibo, who had been mentally prepared, also noticed something unusual. He pushed open the glass window and skillfully climbed out with Conan to chase after the car.

The two detectives, one tall and one short, rushed out of the hotel. When they had run more than five meters away, the white horse detective with wide eyes finally realized what was happening and jumped out of the window to catch up with them.

It’s not that Detective Baiba is slow to react, but that Detective Baiba has just returned to Tokyo from London and is still a little "uncomfortable" and has not adapted to the pace of solving cases here.

In London, cases are usually sent to him by Scotland Yard in the form of case files.

At this time, the case has generally occurred at least three days or even a week ago. After all, it is impossible for the London police to hand over all cases directly to the White Horse detective without even looking at them.

At least make a symbolic effort...

But in Japan, crimes usually happen on the face. The murderer devises various tricks to kill people in front of others, and doesn't care whether there is a famous detective at the scene.

After killing someone, he didn't run away, but stayed at the scene and waited for the elimination process.

Some criminals even think that famous detectives have some influence in front of the police, so they insist on finding famous detectives to be witnesses to their tricks.

Of course, Detective Bai Ma had never seen such a stupid criminal.

Including this time, the White Horse Detective, who has seen countless cases, rarely sees such an ongoing case with his own eyes, so naturally his reaction lags behind Qin Zhibo and Conan.

However, I believe that if Bai Batan stays in Tokyo for another ten days or half a month, he will be able to adapt to the local rhythm.

If Bai Ma Tan lived permanently in Mihua Town, a place known for its simple folk customs, then the adaptation period would be even shorter...

Qin Zhibo and Conan took their positions first beside the slowly moving car and ran beside it.

Conan grabbed the rearview mirror as nimbly as a monkey and looked into the interior of the car.

There was a white cloth covering the dashboard of the car. The boss, who was cosplaying as Sherlock Holmes, was holding the steering wheel with both hands, and his eyes were hidden by the low brim of his hat.

At the same time, you can hear a faint "whooshing" sound of wind in the carriage.

Qin Zhibo, who was following the car, noticed the obvious investigation points on the hotel owner through the car window.

The only way to see the survey point without physical contact is...

【Corpse Investigation√】

[Name of the deceased: Hiroyuki Kanaya]

[Time of death: 24 hour ago]

Cause of death: strangulation

[Corpse investigation completed, skill acquired: Arts and Crafts (Writing)]

[Gaining duplicate skills will convert to 1000 points of skill proficiency]

[Art and Craftsmanship Improved, Current Level 3, Proficiency: 100/4000]

A relevant prompt appeared on the left side of his field of vision, but Qin Zhibo had no time to calculate his gains and losses because the car, which was moving at a constant speed, suddenly accelerated.

The car suddenly accelerated at a certain moment, which made Conan unable to calmly observe the situation inside the car. Saving people was the most important thing!

"Uncle! Uncle!"

"Stop the car!"

Conan held the rearview mirror with one hand and slammed the glass with the other, shouting at the person inside at the top of his voice.

But before the innkeeper inside could respond, Qin Zhibo hugged Conan in his arms and stayed where he was.

"What are you doing? He'll die if you keep this up!"

Conan roared and questioned, while Qin Zhibo said calmly: "He is dead."

"But he was just accelerating the car!"

"He's already cold..."

Qin Zhibo emphasized his opinion again, making Conan unable to refute it for a while.

At this time, the white horse detective behind also caught up and just heard Qin Zhibo's judgment. He frowned, but also chose to stand where he was with Qin Zhibo.

In this way, everyone watched as the hotel's car drove to the edge of the cliff and fell off, and a violent explosion sounded below the cliff.

boom--

The explosion pierced the silent night sky.

……

Qin Zhibo was holding Conan, with Bai Matan standing beside him. The three of them stood by the cliff and looked at the fire point below the cliff.

With the explosion and the flames, I guess there's not even a trace of the innkeeper left...

Fortunately, I acted quickly and investigated the condition of the body first.

Although the skills I acquired this time are repetitive and are writing skills that I cannot use at the moment, it is better to have them than not.

Maybe one day, I can really become a great writer who becomes a god with just one book.

However, Qin Zhibo had no idea how many lives had been sacrificed behind this book...

Conan stared blankly at the flames under the cliff, feeling sad inside.

I was so anxious to save someone that my body got hooked on the rearview mirror.

If you don't time jumping out of the car well, and the acceleration of the car carries you down the cliff, you'll lose your life.

Qin Zhibo just saved his life...

Having his life saved by a competitor made Lao Ke's face blush, and he was quietly held in Qin Zhibo's arms, like a big toy doll.

The flames below the cliff were reflected in the hole in Bai Ma's eye, and he frowned.

Although I have seen countless cases, this is the first time I have witnessed such tragedy with my own eyes.

What Bai Ma Tan is more concerned about now is why Qin Zhibo said that the man was dead just now.

If the car has been moving at a constant speed, it is possible that something was holding up the accelerator, but if the car accelerated a bit in the middle, then it can only be that someone in the car stepped on the accelerator.

According to this line of reasoning, the people in the car were at least still alive at the moment they stepped on the accelerator.

But Qin Zhibo was so sure that he was dead even through the car window...

Does Qin Zhibo have any special abilities?

This is absolutely impossible!

This world is scientific!

There must have been a reason why he said that at that time!

Could it be...

Bai Matan glared for a moment, then smiled as if to say, "I already know the whole truth."

……

After a while, other people from the hotel rushed in from the door and sighed at the fire.

Everyone present, except Mao Lilan, was a mystery fan, and they began to reason about the case in front of them.

Some speculated it was suicide, while others speculated it was homicide, and that the murderer had set up a device that allowed the car to start moving on its own.

But as soon as these claims were put forward, they were opposed by others and were completely untenable.

Only Bai Batan showed a wise smile on his face after everyone's reasoning was frustrated.

"Ha ha……"

"Your reasoning is completely wrong. Let me make everything clear to the world!"

Bai Ma Tan, who has extensive experience in reasoning in front of media cameras, looked calm and confident, which startled Lao Ke, who was squatting on the ground investigating tire tracks.