Conan Rick's Investigator

boom!

That's it!

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Dusk Annex, underground space.

Qin Zhibo's body trembled, and Tong Kong stared at the magnificent statue in front of him with wide eyes.

This is an extremely finely crafted, completely inhuman statue, which exudes the extremely sinister intentions and mysterious and unusual aesthetics of the person who created it.

Staring at the deeply sunken eye sockets between the two shells, it was as if one was looking into the entire multidimensional universe.

At this moment, what was reflected on Qin Zhibo's lens was not a tangible object, but the vast, boundless, indescribable universe...

Qin Zhibo: Will -5

Before his willpower was devoured further, Qin Zhibo quickly looked away, his body trembling violently, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Looking around, there were countless dry bones. Although they were not fresh and the flesh and blood had completely dried up, they were still very shocking.

What exactly is this place?

Slaughterhouse?

Qin Zhibo's mind was unable to conceive more deeply, so he could only understand it this way.

But after a careful observation, Qin Zhibo felt that the purpose of these bones gathering here during their lifetime should not be to be slaughtered like livestock.

Although the clothes on these people were corroded by the humid air and were tattered, it was still obvious that they came in with clothes on.

That is, when they came here, they still maintained their identity as human beings, not livestock.

However, if you look closely at these dry bones, you will find that some of their bones are broken, and it looks like they have suffered some kind of injury or abuse.

It’s a pity that these bodies are all incomplete, and Qin Zhibo’s autopsy cannot determine the cause of death of these dry bones.

Just when Qin Zhibo was about to leave this place of trouble, a corpse at his feet attracted Qin Zhibo's attention.

Before dying, the corpse was clutching a black and white photo, which was a photo of a family of three.

I picked up the photo and saw the words written on the back: The happy Qianjian family, taken on × month × day of × year.

Chapter 592 Warning from the Ghost

A happy family...

Thousands of rooms...

This surname gave Qin Zhibo a sense of familiarity. After thinking carefully, he realized that it was Old Lady Qianjian.

Is it the same last name?

Or someone related?

The annotation on the back of the photo shows that it was taken 46 years ago, and the three people on the front of the photo are a couple of medium build and a quiet girl with a ponytail and round-frame glasses.

The girls are wearing school uniforms, so they should be in the girls' high school education stage.

Qin Zhibo calculated based on the age of Mrs. Qianjian, and found that 46 years ago, Mrs. Qianjian was exactly 17 years old, the same age as the girl in the photo.

In addition, Mrs. Qianjian is the murderer in this case. Since she chose this villa as the venue, there must be some reason behind it.

Having missed the prisoner's statement in the dining room, Qin Zhibo had no idea about Mrs. Qianjian's specific motives and could only speculate.

If the girl in the photo is Mrs. Qianjian's childhood, then this skeleton is...

Qin Zhibo took a closer look and judging from the proportions and sizes of the bones, he concluded that this should be a male corpse.

Mrs. Qianjian’s father?

It is possible that Mrs. Qianjian learned about the existence of the Dusk Villa from her father and then fabricated the story of the art auction.

In fact, judging from the current situation of the underground plaza, the idea of an auction is not valid.

Unless the statue in the center of the square is the item to be auctioned, and it is this evil statue that has caused everyone to go crazy...

But the truth may not be like this.

Qin Zhibo looked at the dry bones around him and felt a strong curiosity about everything that had happened here.

This curiosity drove Qin Zhibo not to leave immediately, but to find a way to restore the truth of the matter.

Method……

What can be done?

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and found the answer among his many professional skills.

Spiritualism!

Yes! I am a psychic!

There are two methods of spiritualism, one with a corpse and the second without a corpse.

The success rate is higher with a corpse, but the corpse generally needs to be fresh and intact, which means it hasn't been dead for long.

However, this setting serves the so-called "soul".

After a person dies, the soul will not stay in the world for long. The soul of a person who dies naturally will leave the real world soon and arrive in a supernatural dimension that the living will never know.

However, the souls of those who died in unnatural ways cannot leave this world because their wishes in this world have not been fulfilled.

Different cultures have different names for this state, including the inability to "become a Buddha" or "be reborn."

The soul in this state is called a "ghost".

Of course, ghosts rarely affect humans in most cases, and humans cannot even detect their existence.

However, in some special cases, ghosts can create images in the world known to humans.

The conditions required for these special situations are also relatively complex. For example, some people have an "inspirational constitution" and are naturally able to sense the existence of some "evil spirits."

The above are all what Qin Zhibo saw in the "Ghost Chapter" of the first chapter of "The Secret of Worms".

Judging from the tragic situation in the square at present, the body of the man surnamed "Qianjian" must have died unjustly, and his soul has already met the conditions for transforming into a ghost.

Ghosts can also communicate with spirits.

Qin Zhibo took out Conan's handkerchief and placed it on the head of the corpse, then placed his palm on the head of the corpse through the handkerchief, muttering something.

[This time the spiritual communication success rate: 47.5%]

Is it psychic?

The success rate is close to half, which is not bad.

Qin Zhibo made up his mind, but after ten seconds, he received an unpleasant prompt from the system.

【Spiritual Communication Failed】

A half success rate...twice should be fine.

Qin Zhibo comforted himself in his heart and continued to communicate with the spirit world.

[This time the spiritual communication success rate: 48.5%]

Is it psychic?

The success rate increased by 1 percentage point visibly, but Qin Zhibo did not feel it strongly.

because……

【Spiritual Communication Failed】

"This……"

Qin Zhibo was a little annoyed, but there was nothing he could do but continue to communicate with the spirit world.

Finally, when Qin Zhibo was communicating with the spirit for the seventh time, the words "spiritual communication successful" finally appeared on the system.

Qin Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief and then moved his hand away.

As Qin Zhibo's palm was separated, the bones that were originally lying on the ground began to move without wind, and then they actually "floated in the air", reorganizing into a human form on the ground.

Countless light blue rays like gossamer appeared in the surrounding air, using the skeleton as a support to reshape the human form.

This human form is rather vague, and its specific appearance cannot be seen clearly. Only the outline of the facial features can be seen.

"Are you... Qianjian Jiangdai's father?" Qin Zhibo asked tentatively.

A long and low voice came out from the ghost's mouth, "Yes——"

Qin Zhibo had not expected that the ghost that came out of the corpse could actually speak.

"What's your name?"

Qin Zhibo asked another common sense question to test whether this ghost had the cognitive level of normal intelligence.

"Chiken... Kyousuke..."

When the ghost was speaking, Qin Zhibo noticed that the blue light spots on its body were also disappearing at any time, especially when it was replying, it would disappear in a small area at once, which shows that spiritual communication has a time limit.

So Qin Zhibo decided to get straight to the point and ask what had happened here.

"What happened in this place? Why did so many people die?"

When faced with a slightly more complicated question, the ghost hesitated for two seconds as if slow to react, and then slowly answered.

"Karasuma Renya's invitation... Came to this place... Solve the mystery..."

"Brain... Shane... Killing... Worship..."

The ghost's answers were intermittent and could not form a coherent sentence, which made Qin Zhibo a little disappointed.

It must be that the level of my spiritualism is too low, resulting in inefficient information exchange.

There was no other way, Qin Zhibo could only be patient and ask some questions that were easier to answer.

"Who killed you?"

The ghost said calmly: "Kawamaru...Xia En..."

This answer made Qin Zhibo a little confused. Karasuma Renya himself knew it, but what was this Xia En?

So Qin Zhibo asked the second question.

"Who is Shane?"

The ghost began to slow down again. "Shane...Shane...Shane...in the notebook..."

notes?

The ghost mentioned the notebook, and Qin Zhibo quickly searched on the ground. Sure enough, he found an old notebook among a pile of dry bones and rags.

Before Qin Zhibo could use the light of the nuclear lighter to check the contents of the notes, the ghost spoke again in a deep voice.

"Everything... is..."

"Karasuma Renya's conspiracy..."

"Including... at this moment..."

"Run away!"

Chapter 593: Chima Kyousuke's Notes

"Run away!"

"Run away!"

"quick……"

The ghost's voice gradually became weaker, and the blue spots on its body gradually dissipated, retreating back to the state of a hollow skeleton, hanging quietly in the air.

Then, the bones received an invitation from Newton and fell to the ground.

Without the noise of ghosts, the entire underground space returned to its extremely quiet state. In the cool and humid cave, Qin Zhibo was the only one who could make any sound.

He glanced at the base of the inhuman statue. Although his willpower was still 65, which was still higher than that of a normal person, there was no need to waste it on this place.