Conan Rick's Investigator

Koizumi Akako is now his solid ally on the mysterious side. Although she is just a girl, she is still quite reliable.

So Qin Zhibo decided to tell Koizumi Hongzi about his experience.

As Qin Zhibo told her everything, Koizumi Hongzi's eyes widened, and she didn't hide her incredible expression as she thought.

After Qin Zhibo finished his story, Koizumi Hongzi stood there in a daze for a long time.

Koizumi Akako didn't ask questions like "Are you telling the truth?" because anyone who took the magic item - slave chocolate would not lie to their master.

So Koizumi Hongzi believed that what Qin Zhibo said was true.

However, even if Koizumi Hongzi searched through her memory, she could not remember that there was a strange creature called "Mi-Go" recorded in the magic book passed down from generation to generation by the Red Magic Clan.

From the surprised reaction on Koizumi Hongzi's face, Qin Zhibo guessed that Koizumi Hongzi was also unfamiliar with the creature Mi-Go.

However, when Qin Zhibo continued to ask "Enkai", Koizumi Hongzi's eyes lit up and she suddenly ran to the old bookshelf next to her and started searching.

After a while, a thick book was taken out.

Koizumi Hongzi slid her slender fingers across the catalog and quickly found the corresponding location.

"right here!"

There was obvious excitement on Koizumi Hongzi's face, and she read the words in the book with an excited tone.

"In the underground world of Kunyang, there are countless underground passages and tunnels connected to the surface world, and the entire underground world is under a blue sky emitting the northern lights."

"The people there are primarily a species called the Kunyang people. They are almost indistinguishable from humans on the surface, and most of them live in a Kunyang city called 'Sato'."

“Kunyang not only has plains, mountains and hills, but also dark abysses that extend to the unfathomable depths of the earth…”

"One of these dark abysses is called Enkai, where the Lord of Tsath lies resting."

Chapter 316 The Man Going to Arkham

Above the words that Koizumi Akako was pointing to, there was a dark picture with a dark and hazy outline drawn on it.

She was short and plump, with an indescribable feeling of having a big belly.

Qin Zhibo felt that his thinking was slightly shocked and he was distracted for a moment.

When I came to my senses again, a new prompt appeared on the system.

[Weird Mythology Knowledge and Skills +200]

Can you gain 200 skill proficiency just by looking at a picture?

Koizumi Hongzi continued, "Legend has it that the great magician Yin Boen once met the Lord of Sato and gained powerful magic that allowed him to travel through time and space."

"Since then, countless magicians have spent their entire lives searching for the Lord of Tsath and seeking the ultimate magic from her."

"But legends are just legends. To this day, I haven't heard of anyone else succeeding besides Yin Boen."

"I didn't expect that the legend is actually true..."

There was an inexplicable excitement in Koizumi Hongzi's tone, but after the excitement, she slowed down her tone as if she felt lost.

Qin Zhibo observed Koizumi Hongzi and felt that she seemed to be recalling something.

Suddenly, Koizumi Anko announced, "It's decided. I'm going to Enkai too!"

Koizumi Hongzi's sudden decision shocked the butler who was bowing beside her, and he immediately spoke up to stop her.

"Master Hongzi, as the sole heir of the Red Magic Clan, you must not go to such a dangerous place!"

Casting a cold gaze towards the butler, Koizumi Hongzi said sternly, "Since I am the heir of the Red Magic Clan, I have the right to decide my own future path."

"But……"

The butler wanted to continue speaking, but Koizumi Hongzi scolded him and choked him back.

"In just over a month I'll be eighteen. By then I'll be the official head of the Red Magic Clan, and even you won't be able to control me!"

Normally, Koizumi Hongzi is very respectful of the housekeeper, but in this matter, her attitude is unexpectedly tough, which makes Qin Zhibo a little confused.

Moreover, when Koizumi Akako announced her decision to go to Enkai, she used the word "also".

Qin Zhibo did not tell Koizumi Hongzi that he was going to Enkai, so does Koizumi Hongzi's "also" mean that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of a predecessor?

However, since Koizumi Akako is going, Qin Zhibo naturally began to "show his loyalty".

"I'd go anywhere with you, Hongzi!"

This sounded like words about elopement in a romantic TV drama, but it was extremely pleasant to Koizumi Akako's ears. She covered her face and laughed, giving her signature laugh.

“Oh ho ho ho—”

Only the butler standing beside him had a gloomy look on his face, with the word "unhappy" almost written on his face.

……

In the following time, Qin Zhibo discussed the specific matters of entering Enkai with Koizumi Hongzi.

Enkai is the dark abyss of the underground world - Kunyang, so to enter Enkai, one must first find the location of Kunyang.

However, the specific location of Kunyang is not recorded in the magic book inherited by Koizumi Hongzi's family.

Mr. Clock is collecting Panester fragments, which means he knows where Kunyang is.

In addition, the Panester fragment is an essential item for entering Enkai without taking any damage, so if you want to enter Enkai, you must use Mr. Clock.

However, Mr. Clock is an alien after all, and Qin Zhibo cannot completely trust him, so he temporarily does not reveal the existence of Koizumi Hongzi, and Qin Zhibo continues to contact Mr. Clock unilaterally.

Fortunately, Qin Zhibo's sense of time is like the scorpion poop in this world - poisonous (unique), which is equivalent to a long period of preparation time.

……

"There's absolutely no doubt about it. She's gradually beginning to sense your true identity."

"If you continue to deceive her, it will be meaningless and will only hurt her..."

The setting sun shines through the windows of the abandoned building, and the atmospheric halo shines on Haibara Ai's brown hair.

Standing opposite Haibara Ai is Conan, who is also a dwarf.

Conan placed his hands on both sides of his body, his expression a little dull as he faced the beautiful profile of Haibara Ai.

"But...why are you telling me this?"

"Ah~" A mature woman's charm emerged in Huiyuan Ai's eyes, "Could it be that your eyes of justice can only see through the evil heart, but don't understand the heart of a woman?"

"A woman's heart?" Conan asked doubtfully.

Huiyuan Ai turned and looked directly into Conan's eyes, with a mature smile on her lips, "Since the day I met you, I have fallen in love with you..."

"Haven't you noticed yet?"

"Kamen Rider..."

Before Conan could finish his next line, an interrupting voice came from the side.

"Card! Card!"

"Conan, you can't be like this. You should look more surprised!"

"This scene is about a female spy who betrays an evil organization and actively confesses her love to Kamen Rider. It's quite a powerful scene!"

Conan showed his half-moon eyes helplessly and retorted why the school party didn't perform classic plays like Momotaro or Ikkyu-san.

"Even if we don't act out these things, as the Junior Detective Team, we should at least act out some stories about police and criminals, right?"

"Say a prisoner escapes into an abandoned building and engages in a shootout with the police..."

As soon as Conan, the professional prophet, finished speaking, a man in a brown shirt broke in.

Officer Sato followed in, pointing his gun at the man with both hands.

"stop!"

"Put your hands up! Stand still!"

The man stood there with his eyes wide open in horror, not daring to move.

But when he glanced at his surroundings, the man saw the professional hostage - Ayumi Yoshida.

The man quickly clamped his hands around Ayumi's petite body and shouted, "Don't come over here! None of you are allowed to come over here!"

As he said that, the man took Ayumi hostage and fled upstairs.

……

The man ran up two floors at a rapid pace and put down Ayumi, who was crying in his arms.

"Little girl, I'm sorry..."

After apologizing, the man continued to run to the roof and climbed up the stairs to the roof of another building.

By the time Officer Sato caught up, the man had already pushed the ladder away, cutting off the possibility of the police catching up...

However, even though the man tried his best to escape, he was caught by the agile Officer Sato.

To prevent the man from escaping again, Officer Sato handcuffed himself and the man together.

As luck would have it, their handcuffs were stuck on a toilet pipe, and neither of them could leave.

"Innocent..."

"Actually, I'm innocent!"

The man leaning against the toilet wall made a helpless sound.

……

At the same time, Qin Zhibo, who was far away in the Witch House, received a call from Xinming Xiang Baoli.

"There is an urgent mission. People related to the organization are involved in a murder case."

"Solve the case as quickly as possible and allow him to board the 12: flight to Arkham tomorrow..."

Chapter 317 Conan: Damn! I’m late!

In the toilet, the man helplessly pleaded for himself.

"I am not the murderer, the criminal is definitely not me!"

"I don't know what happened, but when I woke up this morning, I saw that Miss Muranishi was dead!"

Seeing that the criminal still refused to plead guilty, Takagi and Sato repeated the case one after another.

"Stop joking, Mr. Dongtian..."

"The deceased lived in the same apartment with you and was also your superior at the company—Ms. Muranishi Mami."

"The crime scene was the bathroom in her room. She was found strangled in the room, and you were the only one in the room, drunk and lying on her bed."

"The entrance door lock and security chain are also locked, which means this room is completely a secret room where only you and her can be alone."

Sato continued, "In addition, your fingerprints are clearly visible on the door lock and the VCR cable wrapped around the deceased's neck."

"Plus, you and her often clashed at work. Even on the day of the incident, you were telling your friends in the pub, 'You must teach that woman a lesson,'"

"After returning home, you argued with her and killed her, then fell asleep on the bed due to being too drunk."

Facing the two policemen's questioning, the man surnamed Dongtian lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "I really can't remember anything about that day..."

"I do hate him because she always gives me trouble at work, but I would never kill her!"

"Then why did you run away?" Sato asked.

The man suddenly became even more excited and said, "Because I'm going to a place. It's my daughter in Arkham..."

"After the divorce, my daughter was raised by my ex-wife, but she developed a mental illness ten years ago."

"After all these years of treatment, my daughter finally regained consciousness and kept asking to see me, her father."

"How can I not appear by her side at this time!"

Takagi and Sato looked a little surprised. The man continued to shout, "What I said is absolutely true! If you just go to my place, you will see the letter and plane ticket sent by my ex-wife!"

The man's voice was filled with emotion, causing Takagi and Sato to hesitate.