Conan Rick's Investigator

But compared to Conan's talent for answering every question, Qin Zhibo is still far behind.

Qin Zhibo used his mobile phone to call Akutsu Makoto's home.

waiting ing...

Kada...

This is the sound of an answering machine activating, indicating that no one is answering the call.

"I'm a reporter from the Tokyo Daily. I need to speak to Mr. Akutsu Makoto. Please call me back as soon as you get the message."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo could only wait patiently.

……

Qin Zhibo didn't receive any calls back for the entire afternoon, but a rare customer came to the office.

The commission was rather complicated, it was to find a missing cat.

There was no way, Qin Zhibo could only say that he didn’t have time today.

"If your cat is relatively capable of surviving in the wild, can I start looking again tomorrow?"

Hearing this, the customer was of course unhappy and stood up and walked out.

"Really? If the detective agency next door wasn't empty, I wouldn't have come here."

Peng!

The customer slammed the door and left angrily, and Qin Zhibo could only shrug helplessly.

However, Qin Zhibo could probably guess that the detective agency on the next street mentioned by the customer was the Maori Detective Agency.

Although it is pronounced as "Detective Agency", Qin Zhibo once visited there and saw "Mouri Detective Agency" written on the window.

Since there is no one at the Mouri Detective Agency, it means that Mouri Kogoro is out today.

For some reason, Qin Zhibo had a bad feeling in his heart.

……

At around five o'clock in the evening, Qin Zhibo finally received a call from Akutsu Makoto's family.

The person who called back was Akutsu Makoto's wife, who said she had been in the beauty salon all afternoon and didn't know about the call from home.

"You want to find Ah Cheng now, but he's not at home all day today~"

"Where did you go?"

"When I woke up this morning, I heard he was going to Mr. Maruden's house today. I wonder when he'll be back~"

"address?"

"Why don't you come to my house first? He should be back before tonight."

"..."

"Okay then, the address of Marudenjiro's home is XXX in Beihua Town."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief.

The voice on the other end of the phone was very artificial, and from the pitch of her voice one could tell it was a middle-aged woman.

Originally, Qin Zhibo wanted to go to Akutsu Makoto's home address and wait for Akutsu Makoto to come back to talk about his father, Akutsu Shinbu.

But when he thought about how long he would have to stay in the same room with an older woman who spoke in a pretentious manner, Qin Zhibo decided that he should not stay at her house.

What if Akutsu Makoto's family relationships are not harmonious, and when Akutsu Makoto comes back he misunderstands that he and his wife have done something inappropriate, then it will be absolutely impossible to ask Akutsu Makoto for help.

After all, after taking a little care of himself in front of the mirror today, Qin Zhibo found that he looked even more handsome...

Chapter 33 Detective Meets Investigator Again

Qin Zhibo thinks he has become more handsome, but this is not just a subjective illusion.

But this morning when he was washing up, Qin Zhibo discovered that his appearance score had risen from 60 to 70.

The system evaluates appearance not only based on natural looks, but also on the overall mental outlook and the degree to which one takes care of their personal appearance.

If you don't wash your hair, don't shave, stay up late every day, have dark circles under your eyes, and look mentally unwell, your appearance score will drop from its original level.

The original owner of Qin Zhibo's body was such a person, which is why his appearance score dropped by 10 points.

But with Qin Zhibo's care these days, the lost beauty has slowly returned.

Of course, Qin Zhibo looks in the mirror every day, and if there is no change in his appearance score, he naturally has no strong perception of these things.

However, this also triggered Qin Zhibo's thinking.

If appearance can be enhanced or reduced through this method, then if makeup skills are improved to the highest level, wouldn't it be equivalent to having the best appearance?

But after thinking about it, Qin Zhibo still felt that it was a little impossible.

Everyone has their own unique appearance. Different people are born with different foundations. There is always a limit to improvement, and there will always be people who like or dislike it.

To have the best looks that are loved by the whole world, you need at least a thousand faces.

But there can't be such a person in this world.

……

Qin Zhibo closed the detective agency and followed the address provided by Mrs. Akutsu Makoto, and soon found a big house.

Hefeng's mansion covers a very large area, but at this time there are several very discordant police cars parked at the door, and police officers are guarding the front and back doors of the mansion.

With such pomp and ceremony, it can only be deployed for murder cases.

When Qin Zhibo thought about the possibility of a murder inside, he felt overwhelmed.

Although the occurrence of the murder case means that you have a side quest to do, it also means that your main quest will be disturbed.

In terms of the generosity of rewards, side quests and main quests are incomparable, so naturally completing the main quest has a higher priority.

As if he was contaminated by some kind of dirt, Qin Zhibo felt that his main tasks had not been going smoothly.

It's either a spur-of-the-moment kidnapping or a premeditated murder.

Anyway, it's not going well...

Adhering to the detective principle that whoever sees the case should have a role, Qin Zhibo plans to enter through the main gate to complete this side quest.

But as soon as he reached the corner outside the courtyard wall, Qin Zhibo saw a sneaky burly man lying against the wall, staring at the police at the main gate.

And above this man's head, Qin Zhibo saw this person's personal information.

Akutsu Makoto, engraver, social credit 3200...

This is exactly the person I'm looking for!

Fortunately, I’m not dead!

Qin Zhibo quickened his pace and walked forward, patting Akutsu Makoto on the shoulder.

At this time, Akutsu Makoto was staring intently at the police at the main gate, struggling with whether to go in or not.

At this moment, a hand patted Akutsu Makoto's shoulder, which scared him.

"what!"

"Who are you? What do you want to do?"

Akutsu Makoto's face shape is somewhat similar to that of a gorilla, which makes Qin Zhibo want to laugh, but Qin Zhibo still tries hard to hold back his smile.

"Mr. Akutsu Makoto?" Qin Zhibo spoke in a formal tone. "I'm a private investigator. I want to talk to you about your father."

Qin Zhibo no longer pretended to be a newspaper reporter. After all, if they met face to face, it would be easy to expose that he was a fake reporter.

In this case, being open and honest about your identity is more likely to yield useful information.

Knowing how to use your identity to solicit conversation is also part of social skills (speech skills).

"private detective?"

Akutsu Makoto looked Qin Zhibo up and down, then rejected Qin Zhibo's request very straightforwardly.

"I'm busy."

Looking at Akutsu Makoto who was still staring at the police at the door, Qin Zhibo smiled slightly.

"As I said, I'm a private investigator and I have a pretty good relationship with the police."

"If you're in any trouble, I can try to sort it out for you."

Upon hearing this, Akutsu Makoto was somewhat moved.

After all, detectives have a lot of say in this world, and many famous detectives can have a say in front of the police.

If that's the case, maybe I can settle this matter for myself.

So Akutsu Makoto told Qin Zhibo everything that had happened to him.

It turns out that Akutsu Makoto and Maruden Jiro, an antique collector who lives in this mansion, are in a debtor-creditor relationship.

Previously, due to financial problems, Akutsu Makoto borrowed 10 million from Maruden Jiro and mortgaged his most proud dragon sculpture to Maruden Jiro.

Today is the day to repay the loan, but Akutsu Makoto has not yet collected 10 million, so he wants Maruden Jiro to give him a few more days.

But on the way here just now, I heard from the neighbors nearby that Marudenjiro had died at home.

So now Akutsu Makoto is hesitating whether to go in or not.

Qin Zhibo nodded after hearing this and said concisely and clearly: "Since you haven't been here today, and what happened inside has nothing to do with you at all, then don't go in."

"Anyway, for you, less trouble is worse than more trouble."

Qin Zhibo's suggestion was very pertinent, but Akutsu Makoto shook his head after listening to it.

"No, this is absolutely not okay."

"Maruden has a habit of keeping a diary of his daily schedule. Last time, I saw him write down today's repayment date in his notebook."

"And I just called his house and told him I'd be there later, but if he sells the carving..."

At this point, Akutsu Makoto paused, and Qin Zhibo could only ask again, "What if it's sold?"

"Just... kill him..."

"But I really didn't kill him. You have to believe me, Mr. Detective!"

After hearing this, Qin Zhibo finally understood.

If Akutsu Makoto doesn't come forward now, the police will find out about him sooner or later.

But if he came forward, the threatening message alone would be enough for the police to list him as a key suspect.

That's why he was struggling here over whether to go in or not.

You wouldn't expect this guy to be so big and strong, but he's actually quite thoughtful.

In this case, we cannot completely rule out his suspicion. After all, so far it has only been his one-sided statement.

Qin Zhibo thought so in his heart, but still showed a kind expression on his face.

"It looks like you'll need detective services, Mr. Akutsu Makoto."

……

Inside the Maruden residence, Inspector Megure was looking through Maruden Jiro's notebook.

Inside the house, although Marudenjiro's body was already cold as a rock, Kogoro Mori still spoke his reasoning passionately, as if he wanted to liven up the atmosphere.

"I see!"

"Since the murderer has already been here, then the murderer must be someone who hasn't appeared here yet..."

"Akutsu Makoto!"

Just as Maori Kogoro was posing handsomely with a fan he had picked up from somewhere, a voice interrupted Maori Kogoro.

"I don't think so, Detective Maori..."