Conan Rick's Investigator

Qin Zhibo turned the Mazda 929 into a side road, parked the car, and went to explore alone.

The cold wind outside the car was like a sword. Qin Zhibo wrapped his brown windbreaker tightly and quietly moved closer to the villa.

This is a very grand and luxurious villa, even bigger than the villa in Canada that I visited the day before.

The entire villa adopts a symmetrical design, with a huge doorway leading to the back garden in the middle, and the main entrance of the villa is on both sides of the doorway.

Are there two main entrances?

The villa was protected by iron fences outside, and Qin Zhibo could only lean against the iron fence and quietly observe the situation inside.

Suddenly, the two main doors of the villa made the sound of door hinges turning at the same time, and two maids walked out of the house one by one.

Qin Zhibo subconsciously shrank his body and looked carefully. The two maids who walked out of the two identical doors were exactly the same.

Same clothes, same hairstyle, same face, same figure...

Remram?

However, there is no difference in hair color between these two maids.

Qin Zhibo frowned, but soon found a very obvious difference.

The maid who came out of the door on the left had the name Shimokasa Honami floating above her head, and the one who came out of the door on the right was Shimokasa Minaho.

These two names...

Qin Zhibo felt a sense of déjà vu, and the two maids had already met in front of the huge doorway in the middle of the villa.

The two men first gathered together and whispered a few words to each other mysteriously, and then ran away together towards the back garden of the villa.

Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Qin Zhibo finally remembered why he had a sense of déjà vu.

Aren’t these the twin maids in the Su Yu residence in the first case he solved?

Qin Zhibo still remembers that it was because of the hint from the twin maids that he realized that there might be something wrong with Matsumoto Ryohei.

It turns out these two people came here to find new jobs...

……

In the cold wind, Qin Zhibo squatted for another five minutes and felt that the temperature in his body was dissipating quickly, so he returned to the car.

According to the instructions on the navigator, the mission location is in this luxurious villa.

This was the first time Qin Zhibo encountered such a situation. The task location was directly in someone else's home.

The goal this time is to find the "Pale Mask", so Qin Zhibo guessed there might be two situations.

The "Pale Mask" was buried beneath the foundations of the villa.

The "Pale Mask" itself is a collection of the villa owner.

Regardless of the two possibilities, Qin Zhibo needs to enter the villa to determine what to do next.

So at present, the first stage task of finding the "Pale Mask" needs to be divided into two steps.

Enter the villa.

Find the Pale Mask.

You can enter the villa openly or sneak in quietly.

But if possible, Qin Zhibo still wants to be more open and aboveboard, after all, he is not a professional thief.

If it really comes to the point where they have to sneak in, they'll need the help of the professional thief, Kuroba Kaito.

However, at present, we need to understand the identity of the villa owner first.

To this end, Qin Zhibo thought he could start with the twin maids.

……

After returning to Beika Town, Qin Zhibo went straight to the Medieval Art Museum.

Matsumoto Ryohei specifically instructed the ticket office in front that if Qin Zhibo entered the museum, he could be allowed to enter directly without buying a ticket.

So Qin Zhibo walked through the exhibition halls, came to the director's office, and knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Qin Zhibo pushed the door open and entered. Matsumoto Ryohei was taking a break from his busy schedule to read a book about the history of world cuisine.

"Oh~ A rare guest has arrived..."

Matsumoto Ryohei sounded a little excited and gestured for Qin Zhibo to sit down.

The two sat on the sofa and chatted about the situation when they came in, and then Qin Zhibo got to the point.

"Do you remember the twin maids when you were the housekeeper at the Suyu Residence?"

Matsumoto Ryohei thought for a moment and replied, "You're talking about the Shimokasa sisters, right? I do remember... What happened to them?"

"Can you still contact them? I want to know who they work for now."

Who the twin maids work for is naturally the owner of the villa.

However, just when Qin Zhibo thought that Matsumoto Ryohei might need to make a phone call to inquire, he answered without hesitation: "Working in Sufang Hongzi's villa."

"How did you know?"

"Because they came there because of my introduction."

Qin Zhibo: "..."

Admiring the powerful connections of Ryohei Matsumoto, Qin Zhibo seriously suspected that his social credit assessment during his time as a butler seemed inaccurate.

"Who is this Su Fang Hongzi?" Qin Zhibo continued to ask.

A hint of surprise flashed across Matsumoto Ryohei's face, but he still introduced her, "She was a famous singer decades ago, known as the 'Dongyang Canary.' After retirement, she focused on running an entertainment agency called 'Hong Yanyan' and rarely appeared on stage..."

Hong Yanyan's acting agency...

Why not call her Hong Tongtong?

Qin Zhibo suppressed his inner complaints and continued, "If I want to go to her house, can you introduce her to me?"

After thinking for a moment, Matsumoto Ryohei replied, "She's currently organizing a charity gala to raise funds for children who have been involved in car accidents. With your current social status, you can definitely attend the gala."

"Of course, the party will be held at her home."

"But can I ask why you went to her house?"

Matsumoto Ryohei was no stranger either, at least he would never reveal his secrets, so he replied directly: "I want to find a mask there..."

Qin Zhibo's words made Matsumoto Liangping stunned for a moment, and an amused smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Then you may need to search for a long time, because as far as I know, she has a lot of masks at home."

"How many?" Qin Zhibo asked.

"It's hard to say...it's a lot anyway."

……

With the recommendation of Ryohei Matsumoto, Qin Zhibo successfully qualified to participate in the charity gala.

However, after obtaining the qualification, Matsumoto Ryohei gave Qin Zhibo a piece of advice, which was not to donate too much money at the party.

Because he suspected that there was something shady going on at the charity gala, he declined Su Fanghong's invitation.

??'s invitation.

Su Fanghongzi sent her secretary to the office to contact Qin Zhibo and informed him that the party would be held next week.

next week?

What the hell is going on next week? The mission time is long gone...

Just when Qin Zhibo thought he still had to sneak in secretly, the secret technique of breathing heavily said that the charity gala needed to rehearse the process in advance, and some important guests would be invited to attend a banquet in the host's villa tomorrow.

Chapter 400 Cursed Mask's Villa x Pale Mask's Villa? ( words, please subscribe)

Important guests...

This is the first time that Qin Zhibo has been treated as an important guest since his social credit reached over 5000.

Qin Zhibo asked again if he could bring other people with him, and the secretary replied yes.

After seeing off the guests, Qin Zhibo set off again and drove to the Witch's House.

……

Today is Wednesday, a rare working day.

After arriving at the Witch's House, Qin Zhibo waited in the car for a while until the butler drove the extended Maybach and took Koizumi Hongzi home after school.

After getting out of the car, Koizumi Hongzi walked straight over and tapped on the window of the Mazda 929 with her fingers.

There is a barrier near the Witch's House. Even if Koizumi Akako is not at home, she can sense who has entered the area near her home.

It’s just that the barrier cannot sense who the specific person is, otherwise Qin Zhibo would have suggested that Conan be permanently added to the barrier’s blacklist.

Conan + villa = haunted house...

Qin Zhibo rolled down the car window, and Koizumi Hongzi looked a little surprised.

"Why did you suddenly come here when I was at school? Did you get any news about Enkai?"

Ever since Qin Zhibo told Koizumi Hongzi about MI-GO and Enkai last time, Koizumi Hongzi has been thinking about this matter.

However, Qin Zhibo shook his head and said with regret: "There is no result for Enkai's matter yet, but I need to find a mask now."

"Mask? What kind of mask?"

"A pale mask. This is an important item for me to gain MI-GO's trust..."

Of course, Qin Zhibo couldn't say that he wanted to find the mask because of the system's task, and since this matter was indeed related to MI-GO, he came up with this excuse.

Upon hearing this, Koizumi Hongzi immediately became interested.

"Let's go inside and talk."

……

After returning home, Koizumi Hongzi immediately changed her formal school uniform into the red robe worn by the old witch, and then took Qin Zhibo into the magic room to discuss business.

"What exactly does this pale mask you're talking about look like?"

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Have you heard of the 'King in Yellow'?"

Koizumi Hongzi frowned, held her chin and thought for a long time before shaking her head.

"I haven't heard of the Yellow King, but I have heard of the Yellow Document."

"That book contains the spell for 'Creating a Space-Time Gate,' but it's said that anyone who reads it and attempts to use it to travel through time and space and change history will ultimately suffer a tragic fate..."

After listening to it, Qin Zhibo felt that it was not the same book as "The King in Yellow", because the only spell that appeared in "The King in Yellow" was the invisibility spell.

However, Koizumi Hongzi's words reminded me, why not try the invisibility spell described in the book?

Qin Zhibo silently noted this in his mind and continued, "That pale mask should be a magical item, perhaps with a certain history."

"This prop is now in the villa of a former singing star. I just need you to help me find where this magic prop is stored in the villa."

According to Qin Zhibo's guess, the "Pale Mask" required to be found in the mission should not be an ordinary object, and it must be magical.

Although he could use a magic extractor to determine whether it was a magic item, he couldn't touch all the masks in a large villa.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo needs to find Koizumi Hongzi, a magic expert, to determine the approximate location of the "Pale Mask".

At this moment, Qin Zhibo felt like the protagonist in some thief movie, recruiting his own theft gang.

Koizumi Hongzi silently walked over to the crystal ball, picked it up, and asked in a condescending tone, "Crystal ball, let me ask you now, what is the 'Pale Mask'?"

The crystal ball replied in a shrill voice: "I don't know what the Pale Mask is..."

Perhaps fearing that Koizumi Anko would raise the sledgehammer at her feet in frustration, Crystal Ball quickly added, "But I know about the Stone Mask. It's a mask that turns a human into a vampire when they wear it..."

"I didn't ask you about Stone Face!"

Koizumi Hongzi angrily threw the crystal ball back onto the pedestal, then turned to Qin Zhibo and said seriously, "If you want to determine the approximate location of a magic item within the confines of a house, I do have a way..."

"But after finding the Pale Mask, I want you to keep me informed of your contact with MI-GO."

"If you can get any news about Enkai from it, you must report it to me immediately."