Conan Rick's Investigator

"Me too, me too..."

……

In this way, with Qin Zhibo's caring "comfort", Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha gave up the idea of entering the forest at night.

Of course, Qin Zhibo subjectively didn't want the two of them to go into the mountains late at night, so he said this.

Because Takeda Misa's grave is located near the mission location of this main storyline suicide mission, no one can predict what will happen if you go there at night.

As for Robert, he said that he had adapted to the spiders here three years ago and was not afraid of them at all, so he drove off alone.

The rest of the people also scattered. The drunk Takeda Yuzo went back to his room to take a nap. Takeda Yoko took the two little lolis to take a bath and asked Takeda Ryuji to pay attention to adding firewood.

Qin Zhibo just drank a few glasses of beer to get by, so he was still sober at this time and knew what he should do.

"Excuse me, which room does the old lady live in? Can I ask you something?"

Takeda Ryuji was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed in a direction.

"She'll stay in the room over there. It should be fine if you want to ask her anything. Mother should still be awake at this hour."

While answering, Takeda Ryuji admired Qin Zhibo's professionalism. The first thing he thought of after dinner was to go investigate.

On the other hand, Kogoro Mouri, who was lying on the tatami, was already drunk and unconscious.

Mouri Kogoro's impression score -1.

Qin Zhibo’s impression points +1, +1.

Qin Zhibo got two extra points because at the dinner table, he also noticed that Qin Zhibo gave his fish to his two daughters to eat.

Qin Zhibo wanted to ask the old lady about something, and Hattori Heiji and Conan immediately thought that Qin Zhibo was about to start an investigation.

However, the two felt that the old lady was too old to remember anything useful.

More importantly, as high school detectives, the two are not from the same faction as the uncle detective Qin Zhibo. The opposition in their thinking makes them choose to refuse to blindly follow Qin Zhibo's investigation steps.

In the minds of both of them, there was a more suspicious candidate.

Just now at the dinner table, there were four people in total, including Qin Zhibo, the Osaka duo, and the foreigner Robert, who were sudden guests, but there were only three fish missing from the table.

So Hattori Heiji and Conan are now somewhat suspicious of Takeda Yoko, who is responsible for buying fish.

"Let's just sit here and wait a while, right, Conan?"

"Yeah!" Conan nodded in understanding.

Because of what happened at the dinner table just now, Toyama Kazuha was still a little angry with Hattori Heiji, so she chose to follow Qin Zhibo to find the old lady.

After hesitating for a second, Mao Lilan chose to accompany her best friend.

Just like that, the six people who came from outside parted ways. Hattori Heiji, Conan and the sleeping Mouri Kogoro waited in the living room together, while Qin Zhibo and the two girls went to ask the old lady questions.

In front of the room, Qin Zhibo knocked on the door, and an old voice came from inside the room.

"who is it?"

Qin Zhibo said respectfully, "I'm Detective Qin Zhibo from Tokyo. I have something I want to consult you about."

There was silence in the room for two seconds before someone replied, "Sure, come in."

Qin Zhibo pushed open the door, and Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha followed him in.

There was not much light in the dim room. The old lady was kneeling on a cushion, bowing devoutly to the Buddhist shrine in front of her.

Inside the niche, there is a bronze statue of a Bodhisattva.

What’s even more creepy is that behind this Bodhisattva, eight spider legs extend from the back, distributed like the thousand hands of Guanyin…

Chapter 324 The Legend of the Spider Fairy

"what!"

Frightened by the strangely shaped statue in the shrine, Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha screamed and hugged each other.

Qin Zhibo, whose willpower was 90, was calm and didn't feel any discomfort.

Takeda Chie glanced at Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha, then continued to clasp her hands together in front of the statue, saying indifferently, "Outsiders like you won't understand..."

"Misa, Misa's mother, and Negishi, they were either cursed by the Spider-Sage or killed directly by him..."

"Spider Fairy?" Qin Zhibo glanced at the strange statue in the shrine and asked, "Excuse me, is the statue in the shrine the Spider Fairy?"

After a moment of silence, Takeda Tomoe nodded and said in a deep voice, "Yes..."

Spider Fairy, explore the spider's nest...

Qin Zhibo felt that the local popular legend was once again entangled with the main task.

The temple where the Mist Tengu appeared last time also evolved into the so-called Mist Tengu from the legend of Mi-Go.

This time it is even more obvious, the Spider Fairy and the Spider's Nest are a perfect match.

In this case, Qin Zhibo must ask clearly.

"Excuse me, old lady, could you tell me the legend of the Spider Fairy?"

Takeda Chie glanced at Qin Zhibo, then slowly turned around and began to tell the story.

"Legend has it that in Kuilei Ridge, there once lived a beautiful woman who looked like a fairy..."

"Whenever travelers from all directions passed by this place, she would stop them and ask questions like, 'Do you believe in paradise in this world?' or 'Do you want to go there and be happy?'"

"At this time, the weak-willed traveler would be seduced by the woman's beauty and agree without hesitation, then disappear into the forest and never return..."

"A puppeteer heard about this and came up with a solution."

"He placed a puppet as tall as a man on the road to attract the beautiful woman."

"Not long after, the beautiful woman appeared and started asking him the same question."

"But of course the puppet wouldn't answer her questions, so the woman tore off her disguise, revealing her true form as a spider, and began to attack the puppet."

"When the puppeteer saw this, he shot the spider with his rockets. The spider then set fire to the spider and fled into the forest in panic."

"When the puppeteer went over, he discovered that the big spider and the other small spiders had been burned to death in their own nest."

"Later, the people here feared the spider's curse, so they built a temple and have been worshipping the 'Spider Fairy' for generations."

"From then on, this place was called 'Puppet Ridge'..."

After finishing the story, Chie Takeda felt a little thirsty, so she picked up the water in the ceramic cup next to her and took a few sips.

Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama sat on the tatami with a stiff expression. Although the room was warm, they felt a chill all over for some reason.

It is an open secret that Ran Mouri has a weak will. In fact, Toyama Kazuha is not much stronger than Ran Mouri, and is also afraid of these supernatural things.

On the contrary, Qin Zhibo remained as calm as ever.

People like Kogoro Mori and Heiji Hattori simply don't believe in such legends and are therefore not afraid of them.

Qin Zhibo believed that the legend about the "Spider Fairy" had a certain origin, but because of his iron will, he had nothing to fear.

Even the powerful Qin Zhibo had seen it with his own eyes...

Qin Zhibo even wanted to see with his own eyes how beautiful this so-called spider fairy who could transform into a human form was.

The old and stuffy SP...

However, in addition to the human form of the Spider Fairy, Qin Zhibo was more interested in the spider's nest mentioned in the legend.

The spider's nest is mentioned in both the legend and the main quest. There shouldn't be such a coincidence in the world.

"Excuse me, where is the legendary spider's nest now?"

Takeda Chie pondered for a moment and said solemnly, "I don't know the exact location. When I was a child, I heard the elders in my family say that it seemed to be on the mountain where Misa was buried..."

Then, Takeda Chie looked at the two girls who were trembling slightly and said indifferently, "Be careful. If delicate girls like you live here, you might be taken away by the curse cast by the Spider Fairy."

"Just like Misa and her mother..."

The power of words alone made Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama feel even more terrified.

This meaningful sentence made Qin Zhibo find the highlight.

"Didn't Mr. Takeda Shinichi's wife and daughter commit suicide?" Qin Zhibo asked.

"That's exactly what the police determined..."

Takeda Chie suddenly changed the subject, "But the bodies of the mother and daughter have not been found yet, so they must have been captured by the evil Spider Fairy."

This made Qin Zhibo a little confused. Even if the Japanese police were unreliable, they would not have so hastily defined the deaths of two people as suicide.

He asked the doubts in his heart, and before Takeda Chie could answer, the wooden door at the door was opened, and Takeda Yoko walked in with a pair of little lolis.

"In fact, the police concluded that it was suicide based on the suicide notes left by Misa and her sister-in-law..."

Takeda Yoko, with wet hair and freshly bathed, walked in with her two daughters. "In both of their rooms, there were notes saying 'I'm leaving, don't miss me.'"

"Plus, they left without any luggage or money and only wore their kimonos, so the police concluded that it was suicide, not running away from home."

"The police searched the hills near Kuilei Ridge but couldn't find the body, so they had to conclude the case was a suicide."

"The tomb of Misa on the mountain is actually a cenotaph..."

Takeda Yoko shared the new information, which moved Qin Zhibo slightly.

At this time, two little girls ran to Takeda Chie's side, one on the left and one on the right, and said coquettishly: "Grandma! We have taken a bath! Come to you to listen to stories!"

"Young young young~"

Takeda Chie immediately put on a kind face, completely different from before.

The old right hand pulled down the curtain of the shrine behind her without leaving any trace, and said kindly: "Wait a moment, let grandma think about what story to tell you today..."

The atmosphere suddenly changed, and Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama, who had been tense both physically and mentally, relaxed and extended a friendly hand to the two little lolis.

"Little friends, can you let us hug you too?"

The two little lolis were stunned, looked at Mao Li Ran, and then stared at Toyama Kazuha.

Suddenly, the two little girls pointed at Yuanshan and Ye at the same time and said, "Murderer!"

This sudden change stunned everyone present.

Yuanshan Heye pointed at herself in disbelief and asked doubtfully, "Me...?"

The two little girls confirmed it again, "Yes!"

"Why?"

Toyama Kazuha, who was inexplicably labeled a "murderer", felt a little unhappy.

"Because you said 'Go to hell' to that dark-skinned older brother during dinner."

"what?"

Toyama Kazuha was dumbfounded, then laughed and said, "Heiji is such a thick-skinned guy! He won't die just because I told him to!"

……

A sneeze!

In the guest room not far away, Hattori Heiji, who was waiting with Conan's arms around his shoulders, suddenly sneezed loudly.

Conan tilted his head to glance at her and asked with concern, "Are you catching a cold?"

Hattori Heiji looked down at his thin denim jacket, and recalled the "heroic" way he drove fast on the highway during the day in order to get here on time.

"may be……"

Chapter 325: Zuan Little Loli (3k, please subscribe)

"Shall I go to the master's house and ask for some cold medicine for you?"

Conan's casual words made Hattori Heiji blush, and his eyes became increasingly hot as he looked at his good friend.

not at all……

"Thank you very much."