Conan Rick's Investigator

Should we stand and worship? Or should we kneel and worship?

Should we pray with our hands clasped together in front of our chest, or should we place our hands on the ground with our palms facing upwards?

When love is deep, do you need to kowtow?

After thinking about it, Qin Zhibo decided to bow according to the common Western way, kneeling on the ground with his hands clenched into fists in front of his chest.

After all, she is a foreign Bodhisattva, so this is reasonable.

Bend your waist, bend your knees, clasp your hands together in front of your chest, and close your eyes.

Qin Zhibo completed the whole set of movements in one go and began to worship the foreign Bodhisattva.

The vision of his eyes was swallowed by darkness, but Qin Zhibo's heart was not completely calm.

The so-called visit was, of course, just a pretense; Qin Zhibo's mind was still quite active.

If Akutsu comes back early and sees me kneeling in front of the statue like this, how should I explain it?

If I can’t explain it well, will he send me to the mental hospital where his father stayed?

I'm a little hungry. What would you like to eat later?

……

A bunch of messy thoughts emerged in Qin Zhibo's mind.

But as these thoughts came to light after repeated reflection, Qin Zhibo felt that the activities in his inner world and the external sounds perceived by his ears had subsided.

The world seemed to be completely still, so quiet that the only sound I could hear was my own heartbeat.

Plop, plop, plop...

The sound of strong heartbeats was evidence that Qin Zhibo was still alive in this world, and the relatively slow heart rate showed that Qin Zhibo did not feel anything abnormal.

In this state, Qin Zhibo felt a little irritated.

The floor of the carving studio was rough and creaky, and the small gravel chips on the ground soaked into the cloth on Qin Zhibo's knees under the heavy pressure, making his knees a little uncomfortable.

In Qin Zhibo's sense of time, it seemed like a long time had passed, but it was also possible that only a few minutes had passed.

Qin Zhibo really has no confidence in his sense of time.

However, what is certain is that paying homage to the foreign Bodhisattva did not have any effect, and Qin Zhibo did not receive any system task prompts.

Under the protest of kneeling and the threat of social death, Qin Zhibo decided to stop this meaningless attempt.

stand up……

Qin Zhibo confirmed this thought in his heart, but his legs did not stand up very nimbly.

stand up?

Qin Zhibo gave the same command again, but his body still did not respond.

At this time, Qin Zhibo finally realized that something was wrong.

At this moment, not only his legs, but even his eyes seemed to be clamped shut and he couldn't open them at all.

And the world is no longer silent.

The sound of Qin Zhibo's own heartbeat became softer and softer, or rather, it was drowned out by another louder sound.

This is a deep and distant sound of flowing water that faintly surrounds the ears. Although it is extremely dull, it can easily make people feel peaceful and sleepy.

If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely be attracted by this sound and give up physical struggle.

But Qin Zhibo is not an ordinary person.

With the blessing of iron will, Qin Zhibo heard another voice from this voice.

It is an extremely discordant sound, and also a sound that is difficult to describe.

But what is certain is that this sound does not come from nature.

It came from far away, becoming clearer and clearer, until it surrounded Qin Zhibo's ears like the whispers of an evil god.

C!*(#U!l&~h!U!……

◎C＊T+H-UαLH$U……

A series of pronunciations that humans cannot imitate hit Qin Zhibo's eardrums over and over again, reaching his brain, and Qin Zhibo's willpower also dropped sharply.

90、87、82、77、70……

In just a few seconds, Qin Zhibo's willpower dropped by 20 points, and it was still falling!

As long as the mumbling sound does not stop, it seems that the willpower value will continue to decline.

But when will the mumbling stop?

Qin Zhibo knew that he could no longer sit and wait for death, and could only escape from this situation while his mind was still clear.

stand up!

As Qin Zhibo's will became firmer, as if some judgment had succeeded, Qin Zhibo suddenly felt a surge of great power erupting in his body.

At this moment, the sound of water and whispers all disappeared as if evil spirits were retreating.

In the studio, Qin Zhibo stood alone in front of the abstract sculpture. Everything around him was so harmonious and peaceful.

Qin Zhibo took a deep look at the foreign Bodhisattva in front of him, and a question arose in his mind.

Were all those just hallucinations?

No, it doesn't seem to be...

Qin Zhibo raised his hand and touched his ears because his ears felt very uncomfortable at the moment.

It's like just coming up from a very deep dive.

Chapter 39 New Item: Inspiration Gun

Congratulations on completing the main quest: Investigating the Sea Gods.

[Acquire 3000 general skill proficiency]

[Get a skill training acceleration card (7 days)]

[Gain 400 Secret Knowledge Skill Proficiency]

The completion prompt of the main task appeared in Qin Zhibo's field of vision.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo noticed that his willpower was recovering at a rate of about a point every five seconds.

It may be that the shock this time was greater, and the natural recovery speed is slower than before.

Ever since his last experience of observing an unknown painting in an art museum, Qin Zhibo began to pay attention to the value in the Will column.

Normally, one's will will not change much, even when seeing a very horrifying corpse.

A sharp decline in willpower occurs only when one inexplicably feels something in their heart that is difficult to explain in words, as if some kind of "inspiration" has been triggered in their brain.

However, as long as you get rid of this state, your will will naturally recover.

But if the willpower drops to 0 in one go, even Qin Zhibo doesn’t know what will happen.

……

After having his inspiration here and making a phone call there, Makoto Akutsu came back.

Qin Zhibo hurriedly said goodbye to Akutsu Makoto, had dinner at a convenience store outside, and then returned to his detective agency.

Lying comfortably in the boss chair of the detective agency, Qin Zhibo began to carefully count his gains from completing this main mission.

First, there are two side quests brought out by the main quest. Both of these side quests involve encountering corpses, so the corpse investigation allowed Qin Zhibo to easily gain two new skills.

They are art and craft (writing) and fighting skills (kendo).

These two professional skills are not particularly useful to Qin Zhibo. Qin Zhibo does not want to become a great writer, nor does he want to become a kendo master.

However, as long as he possesses these professional skills, even if he only has a first-level proficiency, it means that Qin Zhibo has already reached a level beyond ordinary people in these matters.

This is what the Versailles people often say: "I have a little understanding, I have a little understanding."

Qin Zhibo thought about it. If he could encounter enough corpses in the future and acquire all the professional skills in the world, wouldn’t he know a little bit about everything?

The ultimate Versailles person is actually me?

In addition to skills, the most important thing for Qin Zhibo is the proficiency of general skills.

Now Qin Zhibo has a general proficiency of 5450, and can buy the Inspiration Gun that he has always wanted to buy.

Buy!

As Qin Zhibo thought about it, the number 5450 quickly jumped to 450, and a striking red dot appeared next to the words "Inventory".

Open the inventory, and the newly appeared [Inspiration Gun] has a specific text description.

【Inspiration Gun】

This is a very excellent creation.

[A compact pistol with excellent portability]

[Under the appearance of this pistol, what is loaded is not bullets, but a thought, and thoughts do not need to be aimed.]

[But please note that this pocket pistol can only be fired once a day]

As these pieces of information were displayed one by one, Qin Zhibo suddenly understood how to use this tool.

Qin Zhibo raised his right hand, and a pocket pistol slowly appeared in his hand.

This pocket pistol has a simple shape, the gun body is mostly bronze, the front end is four barrels concentrated together, each barrel is engraved with rifling, and the grip at the back is black walnut.

Qin Zhibo grasped the grip and slid the four upper barrels forward on the base of the gun, revealing the loading port at the rear.

Although it can only be fired once a day, the four barrels at the back can actually be loaded with four bullets at the same time.

These four bullets only need to be aimed in a general direction, and all the bullets can be poured onto the same person, or the four bullets can be evenly distributed among four people.

As for the source of the bullets, it is naturally thoughts that act as bullets.

现在已经是晚上，灵光一现枪的射出次数每天都会重置，即便是23:59:59到第二天的00:00:00也会重置次数。

So why not use up today's shooting opportunity and try out the effect of this prop.

Just do it!

Qin Zhibo raised his left hand, added a thought to his mind, and then a bullet appeared on his palm.

After loading the bullet into the gun chamber and pushing the barrel back into place, Qin Zhibo took a deep breath and pointed the gun at his temple.

The black muzzle of a gun is pointed at you, and even if you know it won't fire a bullet that hurts anyone, it's still enough to make you feel terrified.

But for Qin Zhibo, who has an iron will, it's okay.

With a light pull of the trigger, accompanied by a very faint metallic vibration, a bullet was ejected from one of the four barrels.

The bullet went straight through the skin, and Qin Zhibo was completely unaware of it.

But the next second, Qin Zhibo suddenly had an idea.

I want to go to the toilet and pee...

What’s even more amazing is that when this thought came to his mind, Qin Zhibo felt like he really had to urinate for a moment.

But soon, the thought disappeared and the urge to urinate also went away.

The effect of this one bullet alone made Qin Zhibo stunned for two seconds. If all four bullets were fired at the same person, the effect would surely be better.

Moreover, after the bullets in the gun are fired, they can still be reloaded, but no more bullets can be fired today.

In order to be able to take it out and use it next time when needed, Qin Zhibo decided to load the bullets first.

The first bullet: Is the gas at home turned off?

Second bullet: Is the door at home locked?

The third bullet: Is the child yours?

Qin Zhibo used thought bullets to record the three most common problems that ordinary people are most likely to struggle with repeatedly in their lives.

As for the fourth bullet, Qin Zhibo planned to make it a flexible bullet position and leave it empty first.