Conan Rick's Investigator

Chapter 595: Deciphering the Code (×) The Plot Succeeds (?)

The notes stopped abruptly, and there was no further content.

Qin Zhibo stood there with his notebook in hand, thinking about what he had just read in the notebook.

An alien Zerg exiled from a distant galaxy...

A hybrid species of Zerg and Crows...

The mastermind behind all this is Karasuma Renya...

Judging from the final statement in the notebook, Kyosuke Chima's brain had been invaded by Shane at some point in time, and his reason and self-awareness were gradually devoured by him.

The Dusk Villa is where Karasuma Renya raises "Shaen", and all the people invited here are just "food" for Shane.

The secret code for the mother's treasure never existed in the first place. It was just made up by Karasuma Renya, and the inspiration was probably from "The King in Yellow".

Also, the rumors about the so-called Karasuma treasure that people in later generations heard were probably spread deliberately by Karasuma Ren'ya, with the purpose of allowing the villa to change hands continuously and have new owners.

As long as someone stays at the Dusk Villa, Shane has the opportunity to invade their brain.

The condition for Shane to invade the brain is... to create smoke!

Qin Zhibo flipped through his notes again and immediately saw that the method to decipher the code was exactly the same as the result of his own secret code investigation.

The key to cracking the code is the clock in the restaurant. However, cracking the clock code will symbolize the coming of disaster, and smoke will spread through the ventilation ducts to fill the entire Dusk Hall.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo looked up suddenly and realized that the detectives had been interrogating Mrs. Qianjian for a long time.

No way……

Thinking in his mind, Qin Zhibo rushed towards the interior of the villa.

……

At this time, Conan was standing on the fireplace in the restaurant, interpreting the codes on the clock.

"For a villa this large, it only has a clock in the restaurant. Isn't that a bit strange?"

"The first line of the code, 'The traveler is in a hurry and is looking up at the sky at night,' could it be referring to the hour and minute hands above?"

"Since you're looking up to someone, then it should be..."

According to the explanation of the words, Conan playfully adjusted the hour and minute hands to the zero position.

Then, Gunda Ikumi walked up to the clock and smiled mysteriously, "The king, queen, and soldier in the code actually refer to K, Q, J..."

Bai Ba Tan continued to reason, "The treasure refers to the diamond, which is the King of Diamonds. The Holy Grail refers to the Queen of Hearts. The Swords and Soldiers refer to the Jack of Spades... The playing cards here are all custom-made, so just move the pointer according to the direction of the person's face on the card..."

Conan showed a confident look and stood on the fireplace ready to operate.

"First, rotate left 13 degrees..."

The Hakuba detective on the ground stated his reasoning, and Conan looked up and followed it.

"Then turn left 12 degrees..."

Ikumi Gunda said the second step, and Conan did as he was told, moving the pointer to a specific position.

The last step...

At this moment, everyone in the restaurant was staring at the antique clock hanging on the wall, even ignoring the "extraordinary intelligence" shown by Conan.

Especially old lady Qianjian, she was almost looking forward to it.

What exactly killed her father?

The answer to this mystery will be revealed here today!

"Finally... turn right 11 notches..."

Conan talked to himself as his fingers began to gently move the hour hand of the clock.

Every time the clock is turned one notch, a "clicking" sound is heard from the internal mechanism, crisp and solid, like a door that opens to an unknown world.

Click, click, click...

wow——

The sound of mechanical transmission became more and more coherent. Conan, who had absolute pitch, could clearly hear that behind the wall, some huge and narrow mechanical devices were being activated.

This treasure...can't be too small!

But at this moment when everyone was paying attention, a voice suddenly came from the door of the restaurant.

"stop!"

A loud shout made everyone turn around, and Conan also stopped what he was doing.

"Mr. Qin!"

Mao Lilan was a little surprised. Qin Zhibo had disappeared since the murderer, Mrs. Qianjian, was caught.

When asked, "Kogoro Mouri" replied that he probably went to the toilet.

Qin Zhibo ignored Mao Lilan's surprise and stared at Conan standing on the fireplace. The clock hand on his hand was just a little bit away from deciphering the "code".

"Conan, be good and don't touch the clock..."

"Come down quickly and let uncle come..."

Conan: "..."

Qin Zhibo's cautious attitude made Conan stunned for a moment, but then he thought about it and realized that he was actually helping himself.

Because he figured out the content of the code, he became too proud for a moment and talked about a lot of key inferences. When he got out, he would definitely be suspected by the detectives and the Maori family.

Qin Zhibo did this to prevent Conan from deciphering the code himself in order to prevent his identity from being doubted.

After all, if he were to decipher the code at this time, everyone would be impressed by the fact that it was an elementary school student who deciphered the code that had troubled the famous detective for two years.

Conan doesn't want to be subjected to Ran Mouri's "sarcasm" again. The last time his identity was suspected, he had to work hard to clear the suspicion and regain the privilege of taking a bath with Ran Mouri.

Although Qin Zhibo always uses Conan's fake identity to do some "threatening" things in normal times, at the critical moment, this uncle is still very reliable and spares no effort to help him cover up his identity.

After the Teitan High School anniversary performance, it was Qin Zhibo who helped cover for him, allowing the enlarged self to successfully escape from the case.

Conan: Qin Zhibo, he really cares about others!

Looking at the hour hand on the clock that was only two ticks away from being solved, Conan's eyes were a little reluctant, but he had no choice but to give up.

But just as Conan was about to turn around and jump off the fireplace, a green figure suddenly rushed forward.

It's Motegi Haruka!

With a swing of his hand, he knocked Conan, who was standing in front of the clock, to the ground. Conan fell on his butt and sprained his ankle.

"Squeak——" Conan cried out in pain.

"Conan!" Mao Lilan immediately rushed forward and asked Conan distressedly: "Are you okay?"

"Um……"

Conan looked up at Haruki Mogi who had opened his mouth. He saw that Haruki took advantage of his height and raised his hand to turn the hour hand on the clock. It seemed that he also wanted to crack the code.

Really, is it really that rude?

Conan was a little puzzled. He had already planned to give this "honor" to someone else, so why was someone still trying to snatch it?

"Hey, Mogi..."

Hakuba Tan and Qiangda Ikumi were also a little puzzled by Mogi Harushi's impulsive behavior, but at this moment, Qin Zhibo shouted.

"Stop him now!"

Stop him?

Everyone was puzzled by Qin Zhibo's words, but by this time, it was already too late.

Haruki Mogi accurately turned the hour hand to the correct position. With a click, the clock that was originally fixed on the wall fell off instantly and rolled to the ground.

Chapter 596 You are not human...

When the clock rolled down, a dark hole appeared behind the wall, and the sound of mechanical transmission came from inside.

This strange rumbling sound soon resounded throughout the entire building, even accompanied by a slight tremor in the ground.

The last sentence of the code...the earth changes color!

"What happened?"

"Mouri Kogoro" pretended to be silly and looked around at the walls.

Others also expressed varying degrees of shock, not knowing what the so-called treasure actually meant.

Only Conan, who was sitting on the ground, saw that the clock had fallen to the ground and a piece of paint had been knocked off, revealing the bright yellow color underneath.

This is...gold?

Qin Zhibo stared at the ceiling of the restaurant. It seemed like something would burst out of the dark vents at any moment.

smoke?

Carslan big eyes?

"Everyone get out of here! Follow me outside the annex!"

Qin Zhibo shouted loudly and was about to take everyone away when he suddenly heard a gunshot from behind.

Pia——

"Well--"

Qingtian Yumei felt pain in her abdomen and fell to the ground.

Looking back, it turned out to be Harufu Mogi who raised the pistol he got from the organizer and shot at Ikumi Gunda.

"You can't leave..."

"No... no one can leave!"

The situation took a turn for the worse, and even the famous detective present at the scene did not understand the metaphorical meaning behind what was happening.

"Mogi! What are you doing!?"

Hakuba Tan squatted down, pressing the wound on Ikumi Qida's abdomen while loudly questioning Haruhi Mogi.

A sinister smile appeared on Mogi Harufu's lips, and his eyes gradually changed. His cruel and twisted spiritual core was revealed on his face, which turned from sick to perverted.

"Jie Jie..."

He sneered and did not answer Bai Ma Tan's question. He just held his arm quietly and aimed his gun at the other people in the restaurant.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo stepped forward and stood in front of Bai Ma Tan and others.

"You're not human? Right?"

"You are Shane..."

As Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Mogi Harushi's body trembled violently, and he grinned grimly, "Hehehe, I didn't expect a human like you to know all this..."

Qin Zhibo also responded with a calm smile and slowly moved his body. "When we came to the annex, the real Mogi Haruhi was hiding in the car smoking, wasn't he?"

"Smoking in that enclosed space gave you the opportunity to sneak in, didn't it?"

Mogi Harufumi's body continued to shake violently, as if something inside was about to break out of the skin, but he did not express any opinion on Qin Zhibo's words.

Qin Zhibo continued to move his feet. "Before entering the annex, Mrs. Qianjian asked you about the shooting in Chicago last week, and you replied that you had forgotten it."

"Actually, you really don't remember, because from that moment on, you were no longer 'Mogi Haruhi'. You became the 'you' you are now."

"In the Annex, your performance was the worst among all the detectives. You were almost invisible..."

"Because your plan doesn't conflict with these two, right? Did you also see what Okami and Chiken were conspiring?"

"You want us to decipher the 'code' and release the smoke ourselves..."

Qin Zhibo was like a riddle man at this time, leaving the other detectives confused.

What does "You are not Mogi Harushi" and "You are you" mean?