Conan Rick's Investigator

"It's okay, he seems to have fallen asleep."

After getting confirmation from Tomofumi Tanaka, Inspector Megure, Tomohiro Hata and two other young policemen entered the room and began searching.

Inspector Megure walked to the window facing the backyard and discussed with Tomofumi Tanaka the lush growth of the big tree in the backyard.

The two police officers searched the cabinet next to the TV like emotionless robots.

Qin Zhibo stared at the grumpy old man lying on the recliner.

Although this poss is very cool, it still cannot change the fact that Qin Zhibo saw the investigation point in the brother.

【Survey√】

[Information of the deceased: Kazuyoshi Tanaka]

[Time of death: about 40 minutes]

Cause of death: Blunt force trauma

[Corpse investigation completed, congratulations on obtaining the skill: Art and Craft (Writing)]

……

[Congratulations on completing the side mission]

[Task Completion Rating: B+]

[Acquire 300 general skill proficiency]

[Rating Reward: 130 General Skill Proficiency]

This investigation point is a corpse investigation, which means that the grumpy old man lying on the recliner is a dead person!

The body was found and the side quest was completed smoothly.

However, the 120 social credits in the side quest reward have not been received.

It seems that if I don't tell others about my discovery, my social credit will not improve.

This system... is quite reasonable.

Chapter 30: A House of Brotherly Love and Respect

"There's a pretty big tree in the backyard. Behind it is the Tsutsumi River, right?"

"Yes, that's right. It is said that this tree is hundreds of years old."

"I see, no wonder it's so big..."

By the window, Tomofumi Tanaka introduced the trees in his backyard to Inspector Megure as if he was chatting with family.

According to Tomofumi Tanaka's plan, he will later perform a scene where his "brother" turns off the TV.

The timed shutdown of this TV has been set before and there is no way to stop it now.

So I could only try to chat with Inspector Megure first, so that Megure would not notice that my finger on the remote control did not move at all and the TV turned off by itself.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo quietly moved between the two of them and made a hushing gesture.

"Shh..."

"Keep your voices down, I just saw your brother's hand flick."

"Maybe they think your voices are a bit too loud..."

Hearing this, Inspector Megure nodded without much reaction, but Tomofumi Tanaka's body immediately stiffened.

what?

Did your brother move his hand?

Isn’t my brother already dead?

elder brother……

I killed my brother with my own hands!

Suddenly, Tomofumi Tanaka felt a chill on his back, and faintly felt a cool breeze blowing on the back of his neck exposed by his collar.

The cold stimulation on the skin is transmitted to the brain, and the numbness like an electric shock instantly spreads throughout the scalp, and then feeds back to the skin of the two shoulder blades on the back.

Tomofumi Tanaka's hands, which were placed on both sides of his trouser lines, began to tremble slightly, and the number in the will column also dropped rapidly.

40、37、31、28、23、20……

elder brother……

Is he right behind me?

Don't turn around! Don't ever turn around!

……

Officer Megure, who walked to the door, received a report from the other two young police officers that the search had been completed and was already planning to retreat.

But when he suddenly turned around, he found that Qin Zhibo was standing behind Tanaka Tomofumi, blowing air on the back of Tanaka Tomofumi's neck.

Tanaka Tomofumi stood there motionless, his body trembling slightly.

Inspector Megure tilted his head cutely at this strange situation.

What is Brother Qin doing?

At this moment, the phone on the small coffee table in the room suddenly rang.

"Hey! You guys are so noisy!"

"Can you please be quiet?"

The specially customized telephone ringtone for this home suddenly rang at this moment.

Although you may not be able to hear the difference between it and the human voice through the door, you can still easily hear it in the same space.

At this time, Tomofumi Tanaka's willpower had been severely damaged and he had lost some of his body functions and most of his thinking ability. He even forgot that this was one of the tricks he had designed.

Hearing his brother's angry voice behind him, Tomofumi Tanaka's brain was electrocuted and he imagined his brother standing behind him and yelling at him.

This brother is not the gentle brother who stood on the literary award podium in the past, the brother whom he sincerely admired.

Instead, he was looking at his brother who was lying in the bathroom with blood on his face after being hit by him with a golf club.

The bastard brother whom I called a parasite is here to take my life!

"No!"

Tomofumi Tanaka held his head with both hands like a madman and let out a sharp roar.

Seeing that the window in front of him was open, the last bit of rationality left after his will was squeezed out made Tomofumi Tanaka move forward recklessly.

Even if he broke his legs, he would not be willing to turn back and face his bloody brother.

Fortunately, when Tomofumi Tanaka stepped one leg out of the window, Qin Zhibo grabbed Tomofumi Tanaka's collar and pulled him back into the house.

……

After regaining his composure, Tomofumi Tanaka confessed to the police the entire process from murder to hiding the body.

The motive for the murder was that Tanaka Kazuyu discovered illegal stock trading documents hidden in his room. These illegal stock trading records were enough to ruin his career.

His elder brother Tanaka Kazuyu used this as a threat and forced his younger brother Tanaka Tomofumi to support him for the rest of his life.

"I've been taking care of him, but he asked for more money."

"So I cracked his head open with a golf club..."

When saying this, Tomofumi Tanaka did not yell loudly.

"Once upon a time, I respected and loved my brother more than anyone else."

"He once attracted the attention of the literary world as a new writer. He is truly a talented brother!"

"My brother was once my ideal. Since then, my ideal has been to become someone like him."

"But since he wrote that book, he has fallen..."

After completing the instructions, Inspector Megure's men took Tomofumi Tanaka out.

Looking at the lonely back of Tomofumi Tanaka as he left, Qin Zhibo realized that he was actually an orthopedic surgeon.

Generally, older adult men are reluctant to call their brother "brother" directly, but would rather use the more formal and respectable "brother" or "brother sir".

When Tomofumi Tanaka calls his brother "brother", this title conveys a strong sense of dependence.

Moreover, a man in his forties did not get married and have children, and allowed his brother to live in his big house for a long time without any threat.

In general, if it weren't for the hatred that came from love, this would truly be a model of brotherly love and respect...

As for the sudden call that overwhelmed Tomofumi Tanaka's will, it was actually from the publishing house.

The publishing house just wants to inform that a reporter will come to interview Kazuyu Tanaka in the near future, and asks Kazuyu Tanaka to prepare for the interview.

Now, Inspector Megure directly informed the publishing house of Tanaka Kazuyu's death.

Inspector Megure: "Tanaka Kazuyu is dead. By the way, if possible, tell the reporters that you don't need to come here."

……

After handling the case, Qin Zhibo's social credit of 120 was successfully credited to his account, and now it is 1640.

Not only that, the social credit scores of the elementary school students nearby also increased by 20 to 30 points.

It seems that finding this body is also a process of accumulating social credit for these elementary school students.

On the contrary, if the body cannot be found, the social credit of these elementary school students will decline, and no one will believe them even if they call the police.

After watching the police leave, Conan turned to Qin Zhibo.

"By the way, Uncle Qin, what are you doing here today?"

In response to Conan's question, Qin Zhibo waved his hand casually.

"Nothing else, just playing."

Conan: "..."

……

At two o'clock in the morning, Qin Zhibo returned to Tanaka Tomofumi's house again.

After the police's investigation during the day, the big house is now empty, with only the eye-catching yellow crime scene sign blocking the yard.

Qin Zhibo found an unlocked window on the first floor, easily climbed in, and walked towards the second floor.

Although the police's forensic work may not be completely completed, Qin Zhibo is not afraid of leaving traces of his activities here.

Anyway, I was here during the day, so it's completely normal to leave footprints or fingerprints.

Qin Zhibo visited the haunted house late at night, of course, for the main mission.

The main task is to investigate the book "Gods of the Sea".

Although the author of the book has passed away, I heard that writers always leave some notes or materials when writing novels.

Qin Zhibo came back just for these possible materials and notes.

Chapter 31 Tanaka Kazuyu's Legend Investigation Notes

Holding a nuclear lighter, Qin Zhibo walked through the dark second-floor corridor.

After the "Brothers Killing and Hiding a Corpse Case" that happened during the day, this house has completely become a haunted house.

At two o'clock in the morning, the haunted house was filled with a dead silence.

The wooden floor beneath my feet made a slightly creepy creaking sound, as if there were mice whispering underneath.

Suddenly a breeze blew and gently brushed Qin Zhibo's hair.

Looking back, in the flickering light of the nuclear lighter, I could clearly see that the windows in the corridor were closed.

But where did the wind come from just now?