Conan Rick's Investigator

There used to be a village deep in the mountains, but it was almost wiped out after an epidemic.

I'm afraid this cemetery is where the bodies of the villagers were buried at that time.

Qin Zhibo didn't know whether the people in the villa knew about this.

But if you knew, coupled with the appearance of the bandage monster, you probably wouldn't be able to sleep the whole night, right?

……

Among the people lying in bed in the villa, there was indeed one who couldn't sleep.

It’s just that insomnia is not caused by fear, but by being too excited for various reasons.

Conan, who couldn't sleep, used his arms as a pillow and thought about what happened that day.

First, Xiaolan was attacked by a bandaged monster, and then Qin Zhibo happened to appear nearby and indirectly saved Xiaolan.

As for the identity of the bandaged monster, Conan now speculates that he is a murderer lurking in the mountains.

However, Conan definitely did not believe that Qin Zhibo's purpose of coming to the deep mountains was an outing.

But apart from this, Conan couldn't think of any other possibilities.

However, Conan still vaguely remembered that Qin Zhibo asked the engraver Akutsu Makoto about the "Sleeping Sea God" last time.

Considering that Qin Zhibo graduated from the world-renowned Miskatonic University.

Are some people detectives on the surface but treasure hunters in secret?

But can a treasure hunter bring a crowbar without a shovel?

At this moment, a discordant creaking sound was heard from the balcony of the room.

A cool breeze blew, and Conan looked towards the balcony vigilantly, and saw a bandaged monster walking in with an axe in his hand.

Conan: (°口°)!

The bandaged monster swung the axe at Xiaolan without saying a word, but Conan had an idea and kicked Xiaolan away, avoiding the fatal axe.

This situation surprised Takahashi Ryoichi, who was wearing a bandage. He didn't expect that this inconspicuous elementary school student had such amazing leg strength.

But at this moment, Takahashi Ryoichi has made up his mind that he must first get rid of this little girl named Mao Li Ran.

So Takahashi Ryoichi turned around and continued walking towards the completely asleep Mouri Ran.

"orchid!"

"Get up! Lan!"

Conan tried to wake up Ran Mouri at the top of his voice, but for some reason, Ran Mouri was sleeping soundly tonight and could not be woken up.

Just when Lanlan didn't respond when she called out, there were loud and powerful knocks on the door.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

The violent sound startled everyone in the room. Even Xiaolan, who was fast asleep, was awakened by the sound and opened her eyes sleepily.

When Xiaolan opened her eyes, she saw the bandaged monster in front of her and immediately let out a terrified scream.

Hearing this shrill scream and the extremely violent knocking sound outside the door, Takahashi Ryoichi was panicked. He didn't care about silencing the witness and quickly ran away from the balcony.

Almost at the same time, the bedroom door was completely chiseled open.

Almost the entire lock area of the high-strength wooden door specially ordered by the Suzuki family was chiseled apart, and Qin Zhibo was standing outside the door holding a crowbar.

When she saw the tall and burly Qin Zhibo outside the door holding a long black stick in his hand, Mao Lilan, who was still half asleep, screamed again.

Chapter 53 The Danger Outside the Villa

"What did you say?"

"You've been attacked again!"

In Xiaolan's room, people in other bedrooms realized what was happening and rushed over to express their condolences to Xiaolan.

Conan, who had sprained his ankle by kicking Xiaolan, was being bandaged by Xiaolan.

Conan was sitting on the bed, receiving bandages while looking around at the people who came into the room later.

There is no doubt that the bandage weirdo is among this group of people!

The evidence is that there are no dirty footprints on the balcony or in the room, which means that the bandaged monster broke in from a clean place.

At this time, the long-haired man and the fat man were still assuming that the bandage monster had invaded from the outside and judged that the bandage monster had climbed in through a tree.

However, this time, even though he knew the correct answer, Conan did not use an "ah-ha-ha" tone to remind everyone.

Because Conan knew that there was someone here who had already determined that the bandaged monster was an insider and would do it again.

That is Qin Zhibo.

The reason was that he had just shouted twice and Qin Zhibo quickly came to rescue him with a crowbar.

This means that Qin Zhibo did not sleep at all, and the crowbar was at hand, ready to support each room at any time.

This was once again the case where Qin Zhibo saw through the truth of the insider conspiracy earlier than himself and made preparations in advance.

What a terrible reasoning ability...

At this moment, Suzuki Ayako finally discovered that there was someone who had not arrived yet.

"Where's Chikako? Why hasn't she come out yet?"

Logically speaking, Xiaolan's two screams and the sound of Qin Zhibo knocking on the door should have woken her up.

So everyone gathered in front of Chikako Ikeda's bedroom and knocked on the door, but no one answered.

When I pushed the door open, the quilt on the bed was no longer warm, and Ikeda Chikako's coat was gone, but the suitcase she brought was still there, and there were no signs of a fight in the room.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Chikako Ikeda left on her own.

"Could it be... Ikeda is the bandage freak?"

The long-haired man who had previously had a bad relationship with Ikeda Chikako immediately put forward a bold hypothesis.

However, this assumption was immediately opposed by Hiroki Kakutani, who seemed to have had a relationship with Chikako Ikeda.

"Impossible! Chikako isn't that kind of person!"

Hiroki Kadotani, who had a low presence before, was very serious this time, and he looked like a miserable man who was still thinking about someone after breaking up.

Faced with the sudden seriousness of the miserable man, the long-haired man immediately softened his attitude.

"I was just saying it casually..."

At this time, "Little Fatty" Takahashi put forward a suggestion that was accepted by more people, which was to go out and look for Chikako Ikeda.

Maybe the person is still nearby?

……

Everyone decided to act separately. The women and children all stayed in the villa, while the men took flashlights and went out to look for people.

However, in order to prevent those who stayed in the villa from being attacked, Qin Zhibo volunteered to stay in the villa.

For Qin Zhibo, the location of the main task is nearby, which means that there is indeed some kind of danger nearby. He doesn't want to go out so late and get into trouble.

On the other hand, the appearance of the bandaged man finally triggered a side quest for some reason.

Side quest: Find out the true identity of the bandaged man

Task requirements: time limit 1 hour

Task reward: 400 general skill proficiency, 150 social credits

After the mission mode was triggered, Qin Zhibo could also see the investigation points.

There may be investigation points in the villa waiting for Qin Zhibo to investigate.

……

In the woods, Takahashi Ryoichi pretended to be out of breath and gradually fell behind the search team.

Seeing that the time was right, Takahashi turned off the flashlight and ran towards a remote corner of the woods following the direction he remembered.

In a clearing in the woods, it was Chikako Ikeda, whom everyone had been looking for.

But she is not Chikako Ikeda in the full sense.

[Chikako Ikeda's head], [Chikako Ikeda's left calf], [Chikako Ikeda's right calf], [Chikako Ikeda's left hand]...

These body parts are piled together randomly like props dropped on the ground after defeating monsters, or like the various parts of a dark wizard.

Ryoichi Takahashi slowly walked up to the body parts with a sinister smile on his face.

In fact, long before Takahashi Ryoichi transformed into a bandage monster and attacked Xiaolan, he had already used a threatening letter to lure Ikeda Chikako into the woods and successfully dismembered her.

Although Ran Mouri was not killed due to various accidents, Takahashi Ryoichi still planned to perform an "aerial trapeze" in front of the people in the villa when he returned to create an alibi for himself.

To do this, Takahashi only needs [Chikako Ikeda's head].

As for the remaining limbs, Takahashi Ryoichi also has a good use for them.

As long as these limbs are thrown along a line away from the villa, both the people in the villa and the police will naturally think that the bandaged monster is from outside.

Takahashi first took out the stuffing in his stomach and hid it in the bushes nearby, then put all the body parts including the head into the big bag he brought with him.

After that, Takahashi randomly found a direction away from the woods and started running.

Every time he ran forward a distance, he took out a piece of the body from the bag and threw it on the ground.

Soon, the only limbs left in the bag were [Chikako Ikeda's right calf] and [Chikako Ikeda's head].

Ryoichi Takahashi grabbed the bloody ankle and threw it with all his strength into the farthest bush.

Rustling...

The last body part was thrown out, and Takahashi Ryoichi wrapped the remaining head in a bag and put it under his stomach.

This technique was most likely inspired by the little blue fat man that Takahashi got when he was watching Doraemon.

"It's almost time, it's time to go back..."

Takahashi Ryoichi muttered in a cold tone, his eyes full of indifference.

At this moment, Takahashi Ryoichi's eyes and facial expressions were completely different from his previous silly and fat appearance.

Although until this moment, Takahashi Ryoichi still believed that he was a messenger of justice who avenged his beloved girl.

But in fact, his cruelty has exceeded his own imagination.

After disposing of the body, Takahashi Ryoichi quickly ran back towards the villa, his short and fat figure gradually moving away.

The right calf of Chikako Ikeda, who was thrown away by Ryoichi Takahashi, lay quietly on the grass.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the bushes that should have been silent.

The rustling sound was getting closer.

Until an ugly hand stretched out from the darkness between the branches of the bushes and quickly dragged Ikeda Chikako's right calf back into the darkness.

Chapter 54 Belly Glow Technique

In the brightly lit villa, Qin Zhibo was "patrolling" back and forth with a crowbar.

Suzuki Ayako, Sonoko, Mouri Ran and Conan were sitting quietly and chatting in the living room of the villa.

Looking at Qin Zhibo patrolling the villa so enthusiastically, Suzuki Ayako nodded affirmatively.

"Xiaolan, your detective friend makes me feel safe."

Before Mao Lilan could answer, Yuanzi next to her started to match people up with each other.

"Really? Right?"

"It's rare to find a man who is both handsome and reassuring, sister."

"What are you talking about? Sonoko..." Suzuki Ayako shook her head embarrassedly.

In the love-brained garden, as long as two people truly love each other, age gap and status gap are not a problem.