Conan Rick's Investigator

Qin Zhibo's eyes fell on the round tables on both sides of the banquet hall, each of which was covered with high-end silk tablecloths.

I crawled under the tablecloth when no one was paying attention, and sure enough, I saw a bomb tied to the table leg.

There are more than thirty round tables in total. If there is a bomb under each of them, it is enough to raze the entire building to the ground.

Qin Zhibo was thinking about how to deal with such a large number of bombs.

If Inspector Megure downstairs is notified, Gin, who is watching every move in the building, will definitely know that the bomb has been exposed and will detonate it immediately.

Even with Gin's personality, he would detonate the bomb if he found people evacuating.

So this matter can only be handled in secret...

At this time, the waiter Toru Amuro came over skillfully carrying a tray.

"Teacher, your malt whiskey..."

Chapter 561: Can using the system to cheat be called cheating?

"Teacher, your malt whiskey..."

"However, Teacher, you didn't tell me where the whiskey was produced, so I chose this Scottish single malt whiskey without authorization..."

Toru Amuro handed over the wine glass and looked at the brown liquid in the glass with a complicated look in his eyes.

When Qin Zhibo, who was worried about the bomb, saw the wine glass handed to him by Toru Amuro, his eyes lit up and he had a plan in his mind.

"come over……"

Looking at Qin Zhibo's mysterious expression, Amuro Toru was stunned for a moment, "Huh?"

"Come here for a moment."

Toru Amuro: "..."

Qin Zhibo pulled Amuro Toru aside and whispered, "Don't tell anyone else. I found a bomb under the table in the venue."

Amuro Toru's brain buzzed and a surprised expression appeared on his face. He immediately crawled under the table and saw the bomb with the timer numbers jumping.

This is……

Toru Amuro suddenly popped out from under the table, startling a guest who happened to be passing by.

"Ah~"

"I'm a staff member here, checking the tables at the venue, please rest assured."

Amuro Toru smiled kindly, and with the waiter uniform on, he explained it easily.

He found another table and crawled inside, where there was also a bomb tied underneath.

Relying on the bomb knowledge he learned from his former colleagues, Toru Amuro understood the explosion principle of the bomb at a glance.

This bomb has two ways to detonate. The digital timer is for countdown detonation, and the signal receiver next to it is for remote control detonation.

In other words, no matter what the purpose of the person who installed the bomb is, the bomb must explode.

Generally speaking, bombs are installed in new buildings in order to hijack the building and take hostages, or to extort ransom, but I have been busy here since daytime and have not found any suspicious people among the staff.

Coupled with such a large number of bombs and the style of detonating them at all costs, this could only be the work of that man.

Gin!

Great!

Amuro Toru had a grim expression and gritted his teeth. He originally thought that Gin would do something small in the venue, but he didn't expect it to be such a big scene.

There were about 30 round tables in the venue, and Toru Amuro couldn't check them one by one.

Returning to Qin Zhibo, Amuro Toru said in a deep voice, "There are a lot of bombs, and they are detonated by both time and remote control..."

Toru Amuro didn't say the rest. Even if he knew how to defuse bombs, it would be impossible to defuse so many bombs in a short time.

Moreover, as long as his actions caused abnormal reactions from the guests around him, it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of Gin, who must be nearby.

Then... Boom!

The most urgent task now is to find out Gin's purpose. He installed these bombs definitely not just to blow up this illegal building.

The most direct way is to ask him himself.

However, although he is also a member of the organization, he has always been at odds with Gin. If he asks Gin about his mission with his own identity, he will definitely not get any results.

I have to find someone who is closer to Gin...

An inspiration suddenly came to Amuro Toru, and the figure of that person suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Teacher, I'm going out for a while..."

Without waiting for Qin Zhibo's reply, Amuro Toru rushed out.

At this time, grand background music came from the stage.

Qin Zhibo returned to the venue, and Tokiwa Mio, wearing a gorgeous long dress, walked to the center of the stage and the microphone rose automatically.

"I would like to thank everyone for coming today to attend the grand opening ceremony of the Tokiwa Group's twin skyscrapers."

"Here, I would like to invite everyone to play a little game for entertainment."

"This game is named after my father, Tokiwa Kanenari, and it also celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Tokiwa Group..."

Mio Tokiwa began to introduce the rules of the game, which was to count to 30 seconds, and the person who guessed closest to 30 seconds would be the winner.

"And the prize for the winner is this Ford Mustang convertible you can drive home."

As soon as the words fell, the crowd was in an uproar.

The market price of this car is around 1 million yen, and now you can own it if you guess correctly in 30 seconds. How can you not be excited?

"However, if two people guess correctly at the same time, the winner will be decided by rock-paper-scissors."

"The loser of the rock-paper-scissors game has to make do with this mountain bike with a helmet attached."

Mio Tokiwa's teasing made everyone in the venue laugh. Excited by the only big prize, almost everyone was eager to try.

To ensure fairness, all players must hand in their watches first, which will then be returned in the form of gems of equal value.

Qin Zhibo had no idea what this act of taking off his pants to fart was, but he still handed over his Casio and got a small flag.

In fact, Qin Zhibo also had his own plans in mind.

As long as he could get this Ford Mustang and resell it second-hand, he would be able to raise enough money to buy the third floor of the office.

In Qin Zhibo's Chinese concept, buying a house is more important than owning a car, not to mention that he can rely on a car rental contract to block the time bug in this world.

As for the bomb in the venue, Qin Zhibo felt that even if it could not be dismantled, the car itself should be insured, so he would still make a profit if it blew up.

But without a watch, Qin Zhibo had no confidence in his extremely unreliable sense of time, and it was impossible for him to win the time trial competition based on his own strength.

So, Qin Zhibo looked under the round table next to him.

There's a timed remote-controlled bomb there.

There is a digital display with a countdown...

Qin Zhibo: "..."

After thinking for a moment, Qin Zhibo decided to give up this very dangerous idea.

Not to mention that taking out a bomb would cause chaos in the venue, even if you were holding a digital display, you would definitely be considered cheating and your score would not count.

If you crawl under the table, the speed of raising the flag will slow down and you will miss the best opportunity.

So although this plan is very attractive, it is not practical.

However, the digital countdown reminded Qin Zhibo that he had another way to obtain the counter.

That is the countdown for your own mission.

After the first murder case, the death of Councilman Oki, the 72-hour countdown for the mission has not yet ended, with less than 12 hours left.

The numbers on the mission countdown follow the time of this world completely, and Qin Zhibo is well aware of this.

So as long as...

……

"preparation--"

"start!"

Following Secretary Zekou's order, everyone closed their eyes and recited numbers.

A large number of digital sounds formed a torrent of sound, interfering with each other, and many people lost their rhythm halfway through reading.

Only Qin Zhibo was a breath of fresh air among the crowd. He neither closed his eyes nor read out the numbers.

He just stared silently at the upper left corner of his vision...

【11:42:21】

【11:42:20】

【11:42:19】

……

Suddenly, Kogoro Mori and Tomohiro Qin in the crowd raised the flags in their hands at the same time.

"Okay! The guest holding the blue flag over there..."

"And the one with the red flag!"

Chapter 562 Congratulations to Mr. Mao Li on getting a new car!

Coming out of the bustling venue and walking deep into the quiet corridor, Toru Amuro made a phone call.

"Belmod..."

"It's me, Bourbon."

On the other side of the phone, a beautiful figure was soaking in the bathtub, the hazy steam covering her proud career line.

"Bourbon...that's unexpected. This is the first time you've contacted me since that time."

Vermouth's tone was ambiguous, and just this one tender and charming sentence was enough to break the willpower of most men.

But Toru Amuro knew that this was just Vermouth's usual style of treating men, especially men who were more capable in "certain aspects".

However, once you fall into this gentle trap, you will become a tool to be exploited.

The term "femme fatale" describes this kind of person.

In addition, there have been rumors within the organization that the relationship between Vermouth and Gin seems to be a little abnormal.

Therefore, Toru Amuro has always kept his distance from Vermouth and been cautious about her.

Until that time she took the initiative to find me...

"Can you help me find out what mission Gin is on?"

Toru Amuro went straight to the point, which made Vermouth look a little surprised.

"...Why? Are you concerned about Gin's mission?"

Vermouth's tone was still somewhat flirtatious, but Amuro Toru had no time to beat around the bush, as the bomb in the venue could explode at any time.

"Actually, when you asked me to investigate last time, besides what you wanted to know, I also found out some other things..."

"You actually have that kind of relationship with that boss in the organization..."

Upon hearing this, Vermouth, who was leisurely soaking in the bathtub, stood up from the bathtub as if in a stress reaction, exposing more of her figure.

"What do you know? Tell me!"

Vermouth's tone changed from being ambiguous just now, and there was a sharp murderous intent in her vicious words.

This actually made Toru Amuro feel a little comforted, as it at least showed that Vermouth really cared about this information.

"You approached me because you were attracted by my intelligence-gathering abilities. Naturally, you should also be aware that your secrets could be discovered by me..."