Conan Rick's Investigator

Otherwise, Yuanzi would not have come to this class reunion where the average age is 7 years older than her and tried to find a handsome guy as her boyfriend.

But for Suzuki Ayako, who has traditional ideas, being well-matched in family background and age are both very important.

At the same time, this is also Suzuki Ayako's awareness as the princess of the Suzuki Group.

To a certain extent, Suzuki Ayako can be said to have made sacrifices for Sonoko's free love.

Because one of the two sisters will always become the victim of family marriage.

Conan, who was on the other side of the sofa, sneered at what Sonoko said.

First of all, Conan didn’t think Qin Zhibo was patrolling in the villa, but was looking for key evidence to solve the case.

Conan has seen Qin Zhibo's method of solving cases before.

In previous cases, Qin Zhibo would just wander around the crime scene for a while and then quietly crack the case.

Secondly, Conan is fed up with Sonoko's random matchmaking.

If Conan wasn't afraid of revealing himself in front of Xiaolan, he would have said that when he first met Qin Zhibo, he felt that Qin Zhibo was at least in his forties.

However, after meeting several times recently, Conan felt that Qin Zhibo seemed to have become much younger and in good spirits.

If it weren't for his first impression, Conan would have felt that Qin was only thirty years old at most.

However, this may also be due to the mixed-race face, which looks relatively younger.

……

On the second-floor balcony, Qin Zhibo was indeed searching for the investigation point.

However, so far, Qin Zhibo has only found one investigation point, which is in the room of Mao Lilan and Conan. The content is that "the floor of the room and the balcony is extremely clean, and there is no sign of intrusion by outsiders."

This shows that it is very likely that the bandaged man is the person living in the villa.

Apart from this, Qin Zhibo had no other gains.

Just then, people began to emerge from the darkness of the woods.

Qin Zhibo, standing on the balcony, had an excellent view and could tell at a glance that none of them were suspicious people. They were the three men who had just gone out to look for Ikeda Chikako.

Among the three men, the distance between Ota Masaru and Kakutani Hiroki was not far, only the fat boy Takahashi was a little far away from the other two.

The three of them waved their flashlights at each other at the edge of the woods, then gathered in the open space in front of the woods and chatted about something.

Although I couldn't hear what they were talking about, I could probably guess that it was something like "Have you found it?", "No, what about you?", "I don't have it either."

Afterwards, the three of them walked towards the villa together.

But at a certain moment, Qin Zhibo saw that Takahashi Ryoichi, who was walking at the back, had a slightly glowing look on his face?

……

When they returned to the villa, the three of them really couldn't find Chikako Ikeda.

Not only that, Ota Masaru and Kadoya Hiroki also discovered that the suspension bridge over the valley had been cut off.

He wanted to call the police, but the phone in the villa was not reachable and Qin Zhibo's own phone had no signal.

Everything seems to be developing towards the model of Snowstorm Manor.

So, as the host, Suzuki Ayako suggested that everyone stay in the living room and go down the mountain until dawn.

It doesn’t matter if the suspension bridge in the valley is broken. We can just go down the mountain along the long route that Qin Zhibo took when he came here.

At this time, Takahashi Ryoichi in the crowd stole a glance at the balcony on the second floor of the living room.

Now that everyone is here, it's time to start the show.

Although I was only in charge of props in the film club and may not be very good at acting, this performance was basically performed with props, or it could be said to be a "puppet show."

All he had to do was use the bandaged dummy he had carefully prepared and Ikeda Chikako's head to flash past the living room window, and then through his own reminder, let everyone see this scene.

Then the alibi that he and the "Bandage Monster" appeared at the same time would be valid.

Next, lead everyone to the woods where he dumped the body. The path where the body parts were discarded will further deepen the impression that the crime was committed by an outsider.

This plan is perfect!

However, just when Takahashi Ryoichi was about to stand up from the sofa and volunteer to repair the roof, a strong and powerful hand pressed on Takahashi Ryoichi's shoulder.

Gaoqiao looked back and saw that it was Qin Zhibo.

At this time, Qin Zhibo smiled kindly and said, "Mr. Gaoqiao, I heard that you are good at repairing things."

Takahashi Ryoichi was a little stunned, wondering when he became Qin Zhibo's classmate, but he still nodded.

"That'll be easy."

"Just now when I was inspecting the villa, I found that there was a window in the kitchen that didn't seem to be closed tightly. Can you help me fix it?"

Everyone around looked at Takahashi expectantly. At this moment, Takahashi had never felt so needed.

Takahashi felt that this step would not affect his plan. He only needed to repair the window briefly, so it would be more natural for him to volunteer to repair the roof when he returned.

So Takahashi agreed to go to the kitchen with Qin Zhibo to fix the window.

The two came to the kitchen, Qin Zhibo stood at the kitchen door, and Gaoqiao entered the kitchen first.

Rich families are different. There are several windows in the kitchen alone.

"Mr. Qin, which window is broken?"

In response to Takahashi's question, Qin Zhibo pointed to the innermost window of the kitchen.

So Takahashi walked to the innermost window and opened and closed the lock on the window.

Huh? A perfect fit?

Just when Gaoqiao was about to turn around and confirm with Qin Zhibo whether this window was broken, the lights in the kitchen and the corridor outside the kitchen door suddenly went out.

In this situation, other people would definitely panic, thinking that the bandaged monster had turned off the lights.

But Gao Qiao was the bandage freak himself, so there was no need to panic. He just asked, "Mr. Qin, why did you turn off the lights?"

It was indeed Qin Zhibo who turned off the lights in the kitchen and the corridor.

At this time, Qin Zhibo was standing at the kitchen door, looking at Takahashi Ryoichi who was spinning in the dark kitchen.

However, in Qin Zhibo's vision, Takahashi Ryoichi's body was not completely dark.

On Takahashi Ryoichi's belly, several faint white lights shone through the holes in the oversized, loose light blue sweater that Takahashi Ryoichi was wearing.

Qin Zhibo was no stranger to this soft light.

This is the light belonging to the investigation point!

Chapter 55 Qin Zhibo can also reason

Just now, when Gaoqiao passed by the dark area where the lights of the villa were not illuminated, Qin Zhibo, who was standing on the second-floor balcony, saw Gaoqiao's belly glowing faintly.

But after returning to the villa, the light was covered by the brighter lights in the villa.

So Qin Zhibo chose to lead Takahashi Ryoichi into the kitchen, and then turn off the lights in the kitchen and corridor, so that he could be sure that he was not dazzled.

But there is indeed an investigation point under Takahashi's belly!

Under normal circumstances, the investigation point only glows in Qin Zhibo's field of vision, but this light will be blocked by any opaque object.

For example, in the art museum case, the small note in the hands of the boss Zhenzhong was not discovered by Qin Zhibo at the first time because he was holding it in his hand.

However, the sweater Takahashi was wearing was a super loose style, and coupled with Takahashi's prominent "big belly", the holes in the sweater were stretched open.

So when there is a glowing object inside, it can be seen in a slightly darker environment.

"Mr. Qin?"

Takahashi in the kitchen raised his doubts again, and Qin Zhibo turned on the lights in the kitchen and corridor at this moment.

"Mr. Qin, what are you doing? And this window is not broken."

Facing Takahashi's confused questioning, Qin Zhibo smiled slightly.

"Actually, I've been wanting to ask you a question for a while now, Takahashi-san."

"Oh no……"

"It's the bandage weirdo!"

……

In the living room, Conan was sitting on the sofa and couldn't sit still anymore.

Qin Zhibo and Takahashi Ryoichi have been gone for a while, and the only toolbox in the villa is on the second floor. If the window needs to be repaired, Takahashi should come back to get the toolbox now.

But neither of them has returned yet.

Is it...

Conan had a bad feeling in his heart and quickly asked Xiaolan next to him for permission to leave.

Conan: (,,??.??,,)

"Sister Xiaolan, I want to pee..."

"Then I'll accompany you." Xiaolan naturally wanted to take care of Conan who had sprained his leg and go to the toilet.

But Conan blushed and shook his head, "If Xiaolan is around, I'll be shy..."

After Conan said this, Xiaolan had no choice but to let Conan, who was lame, walk out of the living room.

Yuanzi, who was standing next to him, rolled his eyes when he saw what had just happened.

"As expected, a little ghost is a little ghost. Are you afraid to look at such a small one?"

Xiaolan: (⊙?⊙)?

……

At this time, Conan didn't know that he had just left and was despised by Sonoko.

Of course, the place Conan wanted to go was not the toilet, but the kitchen.

When he arrived near the kitchen, Conan just caught up with Qin Zhibo's "reasoning".

In the kitchen, Takahashi Ryoichi was pretending to be confused by Qin Zhibo's question.

"Mr. Qin, what are you talking about? How could I be a bandage freak?"

"The bandaged weirdo is obviously someone outside the villa!"

Now Takahashi has no time to use the core method to exonerate himself, and can only use pale and powerless words to defend himself.

In contrast, Qin Zhibo's reasoning is powerful and convincing.

"There are three pieces of evidence that prove you are a bandage freak."

"First of all, when the bandaged monster invaded Mao Lilan's bedroom late last night, it looked like it was intruding from the outside, but in fact there were no dirty footprints on the balcony or in the room, which means that the bandaged monster came in from a clean place, such as this villa."

"Secondly, there are six bedrooms in the villa. Since I joined temporarily, Mao Lilan and Conan will have one, the Suzuki sisters will have one, Ota and Kakutani will have one, Ikeda Chikako will have one, I will have one, and you will have one."

"Living in a double room is inconvenient for moving around in the middle of the night, so if you're a bandage freak, you'll probably choose a single room when the bedrooms are reallocated."

"In other words, excluding the possibility of the people in the double room collaborating to play Bandage Monster, the only candidates for Bandage Monster can only be you, me, and Ikeda Chikako, who has disappeared until now."

"I appeared at the same time as the Bandage Monster. Mao Lilan and Conan can testify to this, so I rule it out."

"In this case, the only reliable candidates for the Bandage Freak are you and Ikeda Chikako."

"If Ikeda Chikako's body is discovered again at this time, can I conclude that you are the Bandage Monster?"

Qin Zhibo's reasoning was smooth and coherent. Conan, who was outside the kitchen, felt as if he had been enlightened. Takahashi Ryoichi, who was inside the kitchen, trembled all over and broke out in cold sweat, as if his throat was strangled by an invisible hand.

Because Takahashi knew that of course he would find Chikako Ikeda's body, because he had killed that woman!

Now Qin Zhibo's reasoning has forced Takahashi into a dilemma.

If he chose to implement the next "flying man" technique, it would indeed prove that he and the bandage monster appeared at the same time, but according to Qin Zhibo's reasoning, this would confirm that he was the only candidate for the bandage monster.

If he did not implement the "flying man" technique, he would not be able to lift the suspicion he was under at the moment, and Ikeda Chikako's body parts would be discovered sooner or later, so he would still be suspected.

Moreover, the fact that there were no dirty footprints in the room and on the balcony before was not Takahashi's mistake, but Takahashi did it on purpose.

During Takahashi's first outing, he had already decomposed Ikeda Chikako who was waiting in the forest, and his shoes were already dirty when he came back.