Conan Rick's Investigator

Chapter 456 You only know how to plagiarize...

After hearing Conan's concerns, Hattori Heiji was also stunned.

Indeed, this time, Qin Zhibo seemed to have spent some time at the crime scene, but the rest of the time he was acting separately from these high school detectives.

This at least shows that one party’s solution is not the optimal solution.

However, Hattori Heiji was far away in Osaka, and was not so "poisoned" by Qin Zhibo that he did not believe it.

"Don't worry, Kudo. He must be concerned about the lifebuoy, so he went to the village office to inquire about it."

"If you don't believe me, let's make a bet..."

……

After entering the village office, Hattori Heiji took out the questions he had prepared in advance, but the civil servant behind the counter shook his head very honestly.

"The man just now was mainly asking about the shipwreck five years ago."

"Shipwreck? What shipwreck?"

Hearing Qin Zhibo's direction of investigation, Conan jumped up anxiously and grabbed the edge of the counter with both hands.

The civil servant sighed inwardly at the child's great arm strength, and repeated what he had just said to Qin Zhibo.

"That's what I told him."

The civil servant did not tell the aunt what she said because she was the only one on the island who said that over the years.

Conan loosened his arms and fell back to the ground, holding his chin with his hands and thinking.

The shipwreck five years ago...

Conan, who has been on the scene of many murders, knows that if someone mentions an accident that happened a few years ago at the crime scene, he needs to pay special attention, because it is very likely to be a motive for murder.

Of course, in most cases, all suspects have a motive for murder, and the deceased offended a circle of people around him without realizing it, and even invited these people to a banquet...

Could this be the murderer's motive?

However, among the victims of the shipwreck, there were no parents of Sumi Ebina. Yesterday, Sumi Ebina's parents were still crying bitterly while holding their daughter's body.

Suddenly, Conan and Heiji Hattori had a flash of inspiration in their brains at the same time and figured out something.

It is because he did not die that he was retaliated against!

Conan and Hattori Heiji looked at each other, and with a confident smile, they instantly understood each other's thoughts.

Hattori Heiji: I understand.

Conan: I understand too.

"If this is the motive, then the murderer can only be those four people..."

Conan loves to play riddles as always, and no one knows who he is talking to.

Although we have only identified four people with murder motives based on the accident five years ago, there is still a long way to go before the case is solved.

However, as long as it becomes a multiple-choice case, which is what high school detectives are good at handling, Conan and Hattori Heiji are confident that they can solve the case quickly.

If that doesn't work, you can use the process of elimination.

However, while they were happy about the breakthrough in the case, the anti-Qin duo felt a little embarrassed about their behavior.

This was clearly a clue to the case that Qin Zhibo had obtained through his personal efforts, but he ended up getting it by using abnormal means.

Both of them were afraid of being discovered by Qin Zhibo, who would then say, "You only know how to plagiarize..."

"...steal my wisdom!"

To be honest, as a famous high school detective, whether current or former, you still have to maintain some dignity.

"How about...after this case is solved, you'll be responsible for the deduction?"

Hattori Heiji was the first to make a suggestion, but Conan's ability to respond should not be underestimated. He quickly replied: "I'll give you this opportunity. Besides, you know my physical condition. I can't reason with you..."

For the third time, Conan felt how happy he was to be a shrinking person.

As for the first and second times, they were when he and Mao Lilan were bathing in the same tub and sleeping in the same quilt.

After hearing Conan's answer, Hattori Heiji slapped his forehead, feeling as if he had been outmaneuvered.

The case must be solved, and Conan is...

Eh?

"Oh right! Don't you still have Uncle Maori?"

"Just use the anesthetic needle to knock the old man out like usual and do your best trick, right?"

Hattori Heiji's suggestion was so natural, as if he had already regarded "Uncle Mori" as a scientific prop, to be used in conjunction with the watch-shaped anesthetic needle and the bow-tie voice changer.

When Conan heard this, he thought it was a good idea.

At that time, the motive for the murder can be put at the end, and since it is in the tone of Mouri Kogoro, even if Qin Zhibo finds out that his wisdom has been plagiarized, he can put the blame on Mouri Kogoro.

The one who plagiarized you was Uncle Maori, what does it have to do with me, Conan, and Hattori Heiji?

The two smiled at each other again, and the matter was resolved so easily and happily.

……

As night fell, the vigil ceremony was held on time at Ebina House.

Qin Zhibo first came to the entrance to sign in. While signing his name on the roster, he glanced at the name in front of him.

Shimabukuro-kunie, as expected, is here too...

There's no need to look for her everywhere, just confront her tonight.

After Qin Zhibo went in, the other members of the Death Tour Group also gathered behind him to visit.

Among them, Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha brought their school uniforms with them because Hattori Heiji had predicted it in advance, so they were dressed very appropriately at the moment.

Ran Mouri and Conan also rarely changed into dark clothes, which seemed to indicate that they had some kind of premonition.

After the investigation during the day, even after plagiarizing Qin Zhibo's wisdom, Hattori Heiji and Conan still haven't found any key clues.

Saori's father drinks every day. Whenever he comes to the tavern, there is a high probability that he can find Benzo Kadowara to find out what's going on.

But when they finally caught the old drunkard sobering up, as soon as they brought up the topic of the shipwreck five years ago, Benzo Kadowara's face suddenly turned ugly. He kept saying that he knew nothing and ran away as if escaping.

This attitude is very suspicious. How could a husband be completely unaware of his wife dying at sea?

The two also remembered that it was Sumi Ebina who drew the "Dugong Arrow" last night, so why was it Benzo Kadowara who came to exchange the arrow with her number plate in the end?

The family of the victim five years ago, plus the arrow holding Ebina Sumi's head, these two points were enough to make the high school detective duo's suspicion of him reach its peak.

However, since there is no evidence now, I can only observe his every move secretly. By the way, when I participate in the vigil, I can also ask Ebina's parents what the grudge between them and Benzo Kadowaki is.

When signing in, Hattori Heiji glanced at the front and saw Benzo Kadowaki's name on the list.

So Hattori Heiji looked back at Conan and gave him a look.

Conan understood immediately and responded with a confident smile.

At the same time, in the night watch room, Qin Zhibo once again extended a friendly hand to Shimabukuro Kimie.

Chapter 457 Born in darkness, blending into darkness

"Hello, Miss Shimabukuro, we meet again."

Looking at the hand Qin Zhibo extended, Shimabukuro Kimie was a little confused. Didn’t she shake hands with the tourist in front of her last time?

Although she thought so in her heart, Shimabukuro Kimie still politely extended her hand in response.

When the two hands were clasped together, Qin Zhibo began his investigation.

【Survey√】

Name: Shimabukuro Kimie

……

Will: 60

Luck: 45

[Evaluation: Mermaid blood flows in the body]

[Skills: Arts and Crafts (Performance), Disguise, Voice Changing, Cooking, Driving...]

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When they shook hands for the first time, Qin Zhibo just glanced at Shimabukuro Kimie's gender and stopped shaking hands, without even looking at the skill information at the bottom.

But this time, Qin Zhibo finally saw that Shimabukuro Kimie was the one who possessed the three-piece transformation set.

The three-piece transformation set refers to performance, disguise, and voice changing. As long as you have these three skills, you can transform into other people at will.

As for the person Shimabukuro Kimie transformed into, Qin Zhibo also had a rough guess, but he was not completely sure.

Because the height difference is too big.

"Ms. Shimabukuro, could you please go for a walk on the beach?"

Shimabukuro Kimie glanced towards the beach with an embarrassed look on her face, but still stood up.

"All right……"

As soon as the two of them left through the side door, Conan and his group pushed the door open through the main door.

As soon as they entered the mourning room, Conan and Hattori Heiji looked at Benzo Kadowara who was kneeling on the cushion.

This is the first suspect in their minds at the moment. Even his daughter, Saori, who has been missing, may be an accomplice.

So their goal today is to further observe Benzo Kadowaki and ask Ebina's parents about the shipwreck five years ago to determine the motive for the murder.

Ebina's parents were out entertaining guests, but the night was long, and there was plenty of time...

But at this moment, a woman's scream suddenly came from the side door of the vigil room facing the sea.

……

Qin Zhibo walked to the side door and was about to go to the beach. Before he opened the door, a few loud thunders illuminated the dark beach, and a body hanging on a fishing net suddenly became visible.

Shimabukuro Kimie screamed in fright, attracting other people in the vigil room.

"What happened!?"

Hattori Heiji ran over and saw the same corpse hanging on the fishing net, staring at a very neat bowl-cut hair.

"It seems to be Miss Naoko!"

After realizing this, Hattori Heiji quickly asked Uncle Maori to get a flashlight, but Qin Zhibo had already taken out a nuclear lighter and walked towards the beach.

Seeing Qin Zhibo with light on his body, Conan remembered that his watch could also glow, so he quickly turned on the flashlight and followed him to the beach.

Seeing his good friend with light on him, Hattori Heiji hurried to follow.

As they walked, the three of them observed the footprints on the beach.

There was only a set of straight footprints leading to the beach. If these footprints were made by Kuroe Naoko herself, could this be...

Hattori Heiji and Conan looked at each other and thought of the proper noun.

But before they could say anything to show off, Qin Zhibo denied the idea in their minds.

"It's not a murder in a closed room, you see..."

Following the direction of Qin Zhibo's finger, the two saw that behind the fishing net where Naoko Kuroe's body was hanging, there was a long string of footprints leading straight into the sea.

Not only that, there were some small sequins scattered on the ground next to the footprints.

Conan quickly squatted on the ground and picked up a piece before he could confirm what this thing was.

"These are fish...scales..."

Qin Zhibo put on white gloves, took the scales from Conan and examined them in front of the lighter.

Uniform round scales, half pale blue, half mother-of-pearl white...