Conan Rick's Investigator

Chapter 338 Mao Lilan, Conan: Can you tolerate this?

Yoko Arai looked at the digital clock on the table in shock.

On the surface it is a digital clock, but in fact it is a short circuit generator.

It can cause a short circuit in the socket connected to the power cord at a set time. It was purchased by Yoko Shinde from a special channel for her murder plan.

In the treacherous Rice Flower Town, potassium chloride can be found everywhere. It’s not too much to make a timed short-circuit generator, right?

Seeing the shock on Yoko Arata's face, Qin Zhibo also started to reason directly.

"Judging from the expression on your face, you should be clear about this..."

"I found this in this house. The power outage just now should be caused by this thing. If I'm not mistaken, this should be yours, right?"

"You first used the device's timer to cause a power outage at the designated time, then, while no one was paying attention, you headed for the bathroom, phone in your left hand."

"When we got to the bathroom, you probably interrupted the conversation at the door with some excuse, then went into the bathroom to calm down Yoshiki Aida, but you actually secretly threw the electric shaver, still connected to the power cord, into the bathtub."

"As a result, the sudden surge of electricity at the moment the power was restored would have triggered a heart attack in Aida Yoshiteru, leading to his death."

While Conan went to invite Arata Yoko, Qin Zhibo took the time to use fast-forward "re-enactment" to look at the details of Arata Yoko's crime, so now he can describe the crime process very clearly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Yoko Arata clenched her hands, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she bit her lips with her teeth.

She thought she would have to climb over two famous detectives of the mountain level, but Yoko Arai never expected that Kogoro Mori was just a fake mountain.

And Qin Zhibo is directly the Himalayas!

Before the police arrived at the scene, they had already found the timed short-circuit generator hidden in the house, and they also described the process of executing their murder plan completely correctly.

Before Arata Yoko could come up with an explanation, Qin Zhibo said directly, "Just have the police investigate the purchase channel of this short-circuit generator. If they find the relevant person, they can prove that it was you who purchased it."

"Or maybe the people in this family even knew you bought it..."

Under Qin Zhibo's verbal attack, Shinde Yoko gradually couldn't bear the pressure and slowly lowered her head.

Seeing that Arata Yoko had lost her resolve, Qin Zhibo continued, "The police haven't arrived yet, so go and turn yourself in."

"If you turn yourself in, I want you to tell the police that you first knocked Mr. Arata unconscious, placed the wire connected to the timer in the water, electrocuting him, and then used the power outage to recover the timer."

"That way, Ms. Hoshimoto Hikaru won't realize that she was the one who pressed the switch and killed Mr. Shinide."

"Of course, this confession is only for your reference..."

After Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Shinde Yoko's expression showed surprise, but after three seconds, she regained her composure.

"I'll follow your suggestion..."

A relieved smile appeared on the corner of Aride Yoko's mouth. "Although you may find it incredible, I haven't completely lost the mind of a normal person."

Yoko Shinide agreed to Qin Zhibo's proposal, which made Conan feel a little relieved.

At the same time, in the corner of Conan's eye, Tomoaki Aida was standing silently against the sliding door of the dining room.

……

When Inspector Megure arrived, Kogoro Mouri was about to step forward to report his "results" when Yoko Aida rushed out from somewhere and took the initiative to confess her crime.

Except for a few people who knew the truth, everyone else looked at Yoko Arai who suddenly appeared in confusion, not understanding what was going on.

In front of everyone, Yoko Shinide first explained her murder process according to Qin Zhibo's suggestion, and then stated her motive for the murder.

It turns out that Yoko Aida and Yoshiteru Aida's ex-wife, Chiaki Aida, the mother of Tomoaki Aida, were classmates at the same nursing school.

Four years ago, Chiaki Aida died in a car accident. Before her death, she entrusted her son to the care of her best friend and asked her not to let Tomoaki Aida become like his father.

At first, Yoko Aida didn't understand, but after getting married, she found out that Yoshiteru Aida was actually a man who would find ways to get the woman he saw and whose appetite was never satisfied.

Because Chiaki Aida discovered this, she was drunk by Yoshiki Aida and forced to drive, and eventually died in a car accident.

So Yoko Arata wants to avenge her best friend.

After explaining the motive, Inspector Megure, who completely believed it, put the "silver bracelet" on Yoko Aida, and a task completion prompt also appeared on Qin Zhibo's side.

[Congratulations on completing the side mission]

[Task Completion Rating: B++]

[Acquire 400 general skill proficiency]

[Get 140 social credits]

[Rating Reward: 300 General Skill Proficiency]

After a case, Qin Zhibo's general skills proficiency and social credit simultaneously exceeded 5000, reaching 5520 and 5050 respectively.

Generally, the social credit of the president of a large company with normal operations is above 5000, but most of this social credit is monetary bonus.

For people in professions like Qin Zhibo, social credit is mainly based on public recognition, with relatively little financial bonus.

Therefore, under the same social credit, Qin Zhibo is more well-known.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo glanced at Maori Kogoro next to him.

I saw that Maori Kogoro's social credit was 7250...

Gan!

In fact, the fact that Conan’s social credit is lower than Mouri Kogoro’s cannot be blamed on Qin Zhibo’s incompetence, but rather on Conan being too competent.

Who can stand the credit scams that happen every day?

……

After Inspector Megure, who had picked up the credit for free, left, Qin Zhibo curiously asked why Bao Benguang secretly picked up the broken teacup during the power outage.

Bao Benguang weakly explained that she was rather reckless and often broke things at home, so Aida Yoshiteru gave her an ultimatum, saying that if she broke things again, he would ask her to leave.

In order to prevent the broken teacup from being discovered, I thought of hiding it secretly.

Qin Zhibo looked helplessly at the maid who had lost her mind, thinking to himself: This is good, I won't have to worry about being discovered anymore...

In addition to saving Hikaru Yasumoto from being fired, Asano also gained some benefits from Yoshiteru Aida's death.

After all, there is only one Shinide Hospital in these blocks, and after Shinide Yoshiteru's death, Shinide Tomoaki was originally scheduled to work in a large hospital.

As a result, the Chengshi Hospital, which is about to open, will become the only private hospital in the vicinity.

If they didn't know each other, Qin Zhibo would have used this motive to cruelly list Ma Chengshi as a suspect.

Thinking of Ma Chengshi, Qin Zhibo looked around and suddenly found that his little brother was missing.

After searching for a while, I finally found Asano Minoru in the corridor on the other side of the house, and Dr. Akaide was talking to him.

Also watching gossip with Qin Zhibo were Mao Li Ran and Conan.

"I'll be taking up a position at Aomori Hospital soon. If possible, could you please allow me to refer the patients currently under the care of Shinde Hospital to your hospital?"

After hearing Aida Tomoaki's suggestion, Asano's eyes were a little surprised, "Of course."

Shinde Tomoaki took out a notebook from his pocket and asked, "Can you tell me your phone number?"

"Can……"

Asami Masashi honestly wrote his phone number on it, while the tall Aishide Tomoaki looked down at Asami Masashi's ponytail with his eyes blankly fixed.

At the same time, Conan and Mao Lilan, who were hiding in the corner, turned to Qin Zhibo at the same time, and their eyes seemed to say...

Can you tolerate this?

Chapter 339 The Promised Sunday

Ran Mouri and Conan hid at the corner on the left side of the corridor, and they both looked at Qin Zhibo who was hiding opposite.

Qin Zhibo was seen leaning sideways, looking at Xin Cheng and the other two in the corridor with the look of a spectator.

Can you still bear it?

Isn't this too much patience?

Conan and the others asked themselves, if it was another man talking to Ran Mouri alone in such an atmosphere, they would definitely not be able to control themselves and would have to go up and act as a third wheel.

Even more cruelly, they would go directly to the man's home to film an episode. (No)

But Qin Zhibo was so indifferent...

Just when Conan was surprised at Qin Zhibo's endurance, Mao Lilan, who was keen on promoting CP, couldn't help it and rushed over.

"Mr. Shinde!"

Mao Lilan came to Aida Tomoaki and said, "I know now is not the right time, but if you don't mind, could you lend me this hand-knitted sweater you are wearing for a few days?"

Tomoaki Shinde: "?"

Mao Lilan continued, "Actually, I've had my eyes on this sweater for a long time. I really like the way the yarn is knitted, so I want to knit one myself based on this sweater..."

After Mao Lilan said this, Aida Tomoaki and Conan suddenly realized.

Conan's face immediately turned red like a bubble teapot.

And Arata Tomoaki was also a little surprised.

In fact, when Niide Tomoaki was acting as a basketball coach for a friend at Teitan High School these days, he noticed that a girl with "horns" in the karate club often peeked at him.

However, Tomoaki Arai didn't care at all, after all, he was used to the gazes of young girls.

"Oh... sure."

Tomoaki Arata ran to take off his clothes, and Ran Mouri successfully disrupted the atmosphere between Arata and the other two, and by the way, she also achieved her own wish for this trip.

I'm such a planner!

Mao Lilan was complacent and made a victory gesture towards Qin Zhibo.

Qin Zhibo was confused: "?"

……

It was an ordinary morning. Qin Zhibo turned on the TV as usual and watched the morning news program on time.

The murder of Yoshiteru Araido that happened yesterday was indeed featured on the show, but because the murderer surrendered himself, no detective was named in the show, so he was unable to gain any additional social credit.

The method described in the news was exactly what Qin Zhibo told Shindo Yoko yesterday.

In addition to the case of Yoshiteru Shinide, there were two robberies, four hit-and-run accidents, one attempted murder, and seven financial fraud cases in Tokyo.

Across Japan, there were 74 new important cases.

The world may be seriously ill...

Suddenly, the mobile phone that was charging on the table rang.

Qin Zhibo picked up the phone and Bai Ma Tan's voice came from the other end.

"Mr. Qin, I hope you haven't forgotten our agreement tonight."

"What agreement?"

Qin Zhibo's answer made Bai Ma Tan stunned for a moment, and he quickly explained: "Did you forget? Last week we agreed to meet at the last preview location of Kaito Kidd, the Medieval Art Museum..."

After Bai Ma Tan's reminder, Qin Zhibo finally remembered, "Oh, I remember now."

"I'm sorry, it's been so long that I've almost forgotten..."

Bai Ma Tan on the other end of the phone was a little puzzled. It was clearly just something that happened last week, so how could he forget it so quickly?

But on second thought, Bai Ma Tan remembered the famous saying of his idol Sherlock Holmes.

The human brain is like an empty little attic. One should put some furniture in it selectively, rather than just putting in all the junk that comes across.

In this way, useful knowledge is squeezed out.

Hakuba Detective: I see...

Just as Bai Ma Tan nodded with some admiration, he suddenly noticed something wrong.

So he thinks this is just some insignificant piece of junk?

Bai Ma Tan clenched his hands slightly, because today was of vital importance to him.

It's not only about the day of arresting the Kaito Kid suspect and his substitute, but also about the bet between himself and Kudo Yusaku.

If I lose and fail to find evidence that Qin Zhibo is Kaito Kidd, then I will never be able to wear Sherlock Holmes cosplay costume in public again.