Conan Rick's Investigator

"Qin! Uncle...why don't you chase after me?"

"Huh? Why should I chase after you?"

"Because he killed..."

Conan suddenly had an idea and remembered that the bandaged man had never killed anyone.

"Because he looks suspicious! And he suddenly appears and attacks Xiaolan!"

Qin Zhibo shrugged his shoulders: "Uh... is that so?"

"I thought he was someone going up the mountain to chop wood..."

This cannot be blamed on Qin Zhibo, because in this situation, people feel suspicious, and to think that the other party wants to kill someone just because he has an axe in his hand is based on the fear in one's heart.

Qin Zhibo didn't feel any fear or anxiety from the bandaged man just now, so naturally he wouldn't make any malicious assumptions about someone he met for the first time.

As for the bandaged man's attack on Xiaolan, to Qin Zhibo it looked more like he was trying to help Xiaolan who had fallen to the ground and couldn't get up.

Xiaolan's screams and frightened expression were also because her clothes were dirty after falling into the mud.

Qin Zhibo has seen girls like this before. They would scream loudly if their shoes were stepped on.

Simply put, the disadvantage of high willpower is that people do not have the same empathy as ordinary people when faced with terrifying images.

Chapter 50 Friendly greetings from Qin Zhibo

However, after Conan's reminder, Qin Zhibo did feel that the bandaged woodcutter was a bit suspicious.

The bus driver said there was no village nearby, so where did this woodcutter come from?

At this time, another person ran over from the other side of the woods.

This is a girl with short hair and the name hanging on her head is Suzuki Sonoko.

When Suzuki Sonoko saw Qin Zhibo, she was immediately frightened and surprised, pointing at him tremblingly: "Who, who is this person?"

In Yuanzi's view, Qin Zhibo, who was wearing a black raincoat and holding a crowbar, was the gangster who attacked Xiaolan and made her scream.

Misunderstood...

But before Qin Zhibo could open his mouth to explain, Conan spoke first with his eyes rolled.

"His name is Qin Zhibo, and he's a detective."

"Detective? Would a detective dress like this?"

Suzuki Sonoko still didn't quite believe it, but Qin Zhibo walked in front of Mouri Ran very familiarly.

At this time, Mao Lilan was still sitting in the wet mud with a frightened look on her face.

Yuanzi was still wary of Qin Zhibo and did not immediately offer a helping hand.

Conan was too short to pull Ran Mouri up from the ground.

So Qin Zhibo pulled Mao Lilan up.

"Thank you, thank you..."

Mao Lilan still felt a little sad, and even her voice of thanks was trembling.

"By the way, Ms. Maori, don't you know karate?"

"Why didn't you use karate to deal with that guy just now?"

"I……"

Ran Mao Li's face turned slightly red, and she was embarrassed to say that she didn't dare to take action because she was afraid of the other person's appearance.

To put it bluntly, Ran Maori's magic resistance is a bit low.

Conan, who was standing next to him, looked Qin Zhibo up and down, and doubts also arose in his mind.

What is this guy doing in this desolate mountain area?

Adhering to the principle of letting children speak without restraint and asking questions when they have them, Conan switched to an innocent tone and asked Qin Zhibo, "Uncle Qin, what are you doing here?"

"Uncle, I'm here for a picnic."

Gao Yizhi has one advantage, which is that he doesn't feel embarrassed at all when telling lies.

However, the people in the open space still maintained basic judgment regarding Qin Zhibo's lie.

Everyone looked at the crowbar in Qin Zhibo's hand at the same time.

"Oh, this..."

Qin Zhibo smiled and raised the crowbar in his hand.

“This is a trekking pole.”

"The latest model."

……

With the guarantee of Mao Lilan and Conan, Qin Zhibo successfully transformed from a suspicious person into an ordinary weird uncle.

A strange uncle who uses a stick as a cane and insists on going up the mountain for an outing even on rainy days.

If he wasn't someone Mouri Ran knew, and was indeed a registered detective, Sonoko would have thought that he was a thief who had set his sights on her villa and was ready to steal with a crowbar.

Adhering to the humanitarian spirit, Mao Lilan naturally could not abandon Qin Zhibo, the benefactor who indirectly saved her life, so she persuaded Suzuki Sonoko to take Qin Zhibo back to the villa.

Originally, Yuanzi didn't want to let this strange uncle into her villa.

But when the tension subsided, Sonoko discovered that under the hood of the raincoat was the face of a handsome mixed-race uncle.

"Ahem, since Xiaolan said so, let's go back together."

In this way, Qin Zhibo followed Sonoko, Xiaolan and Conan and walked out of the woods.

When he walked out of the woods, Qin Zhibo was shocked.

There actually is a villa in this deep forest!

The two-story villa adopts a symmetrical Western design, and there is a suspension bridge hanging over the valley at the entrance of the villa.

Qin Zhibo did not see these contents displayed on the electronic map of the navigation system, so Qin Zhibo took a detour from the upper reaches of the valley.

……

The person walking in front knocked on the door of the villa, and a squinty-eyed woman came out to open the door.

Qin Zhibo knew from the information hanging next to her head that the woman's name was Suzuki Ayako, and she was 24 years old. It was obvious that she was Suzuki Sonoko's sister.

When Suzuki Ayako saw the stranger Qin Zhibo, she was about to make a sound of surprise, but was quickly pulled aside by Suzuki Sonoko.

The two sisters began to whisper.

"Sonoko, who is that man?"

"I'm the one who found a partner for you, sis! What do you think? He's handsome, right? He seems to be mixed-race too."

Suzuki Ayako blushed slightly, unable to bear to directly reject her sister's kindness.

In fact, the Suzuki family has already started looking for a marriage partner for Suzuki Ayako, and the scope of their search is naturally other rich young men.

"But I see this gentleman is much older than me..."

"It's okay. Older people are mature and make people feel safe."

"Y-really?"

"Besides, he is Xiaolan's savior and a friend she knows. It would be inappropriate not to let him live here."

"Savior? Are you in any danger?"

"Well, let's talk about this after we get inside."

After mumbling, Sonoko, who had the aura of the heir to the Suzuki Group, waved his hand and invited Qin Zhibo into the villa.

As she watched the outsiders walking into the villa one by one, Suzuki Ayako was also feeling uneasy.

He was going to gather his college classmates for a party at his villa, and his younger sister, who happened to catch this information, was also going to come along.

Not only did my sister come, but her classmates also came.

My sister's classmate came but she didn't tell anyone, and the child who was staying with her classmate also came.

Finally, even my sister's classmates came.

It seemed like this was just a college reunion at first, right?

……

In the dining room, all the people living in the villa gathered.

"Bandage freak?"

"Yeah, he was the one who attacked Xiaolan in the woods."

"is this real?"

"Of course! Did Mr. Qin see it too?"

Sonoko handed the conversation over to Qin Zhibo. After all, Sonoko had not seen the bandaged monster with her own eyes. Only Xiaolan, Conan and Qin Zhibo had seen him.

Considering that Xiaolan was frightened and Conan was too young, Qin Zhibo, who looked mature and steady, was the most suitable person to serve as the "evidence" witnessing the appearance of the bandaged monster.

"That's true. I saw the bandaged man with my own eyes."

Qin Zhibo nodded, which prompted a long-haired man at the dinner table who looked bohemian to ask a question.

"By the way, who are you?"

Qin Zhibo knew from the information that floated next to the man's head that his name was Ota Katsu, but just as Qin Zhibo was about to answer, Yuanzi interrupted him.

"Let me introduce him to you all. His name is Qin Zhibo, and he's a famous detective from Tokyo!"

As if to highlight the value of this new member of the villa, Sonoko deliberately added "name" before the word "detective".

However, if you add the word "name" before the word "detective", the meaning becomes completely different.

Everyone's body froze instantly, looking at Qin Zhibo in disbelief. The expression on each of their faces seemed to be saying, "I have something on my mind, don't let him see it."

After a few seconds, it was Suzuki Ayako who broke the silence and walked towards the kitchen.

"Anyway, let's have dinner first. After dinner, we can discuss what to do next."

Everyone dispersed, some went to the window to smoke, some went to help prepare dinner, only a little fat man wearing glasses sat there with his head lowered, not saying a word from beginning to end.

In order to establish a good image of an uncle among this group of young people, or as the saying goes, "get close to him", Qin Zhibo naturally walked to the side of the fat boy named Takahashi Ryoichi and put his hand on Takahashi's shoulder.

"friend……"

"Are you OK?"

Chapter 51: Handshake Maniac

At the head of the table.

Takahashi Ryo sat sideways on the chair, bending his back as far as possible, his hands clenched tightly on his knees, and his palms were sticky with sweat.

As the bandaged man just now, Takahashi Ryoichi is now extremely panicked.

Because he actually thought that this famous detective was his colleague, and even spoke in front of the famous detective!

Although Xiaolan was present at the time, he had his back to her when he spoke.

In addition, Xiaolan was frightened, there was the sound of rain around her, and there was a bandage on her face, making it difficult for her to open her mouth to speak, so it was impossible for her to hear her own voice clearly.

But this man is a famous detective!

The detective's ability to read people's expressions is far superior to that of ordinary people!

If he spoke now, he would definitely be exposed as the Bandage Man.

So when everyone was discussing the bandaged man just now, Takahashi Ryoichi didn't dare to say a word.

Now that the group was disbanded, Takahashi Ryoichi didn't dare to move at all and sat in his seat like an autistic child.