Conan Rick's Investigator

For patients with chronic illnesses like this, Vermouth has neither the energy nor the ability to take care of them.

Therefore, it is better to refer all patients with chronic diseases to Chengshi Hospital. This can not only get rid of these difficult patients, but also cover up the fact that one's medical skills are not good enough, and also consolidate one's image as a person who likes Dr. Chengshi.

After all, which doctor would take the initiative to introduce his long-term clients to other doctors, unless he is greedy for their bodies.

This plan, which kills three birds with one stone, is very cost-effective for Vermouth.

At this moment, Amuro Toru stepped forward and asked, "Old man, is there really a ghost in your apartment?"

Old man Otonashi looked up at Amuro Toru and said, "Of course it's true. Do you want to go and see it, young man?"

"That girl died unjustly at a young age, and from then on she resented the world, which is why she has never been able to successfully reincarnate..."

These two simple sentences immediately piqued the interest of the fierce ghost hunter, Toru Amuro, who turned around and said to Qin Zhibo.

"Teacher, since we have nothing to do anyway, why don't we go take a look?"

Chapter 655: Visiting the Haunted Apartment

Faced with Amuro Toru's proposal, Qin Zhibo thought for a while.

Qin Zhibo certainly believed in the existence of ghosts, otherwise he would not have the skill of psychic communication.

Ghost, or rather, spirit.

In the first chapter of Ludwig Prin's The Secret of the Worm, the existence of ghosts is revealed.

However, Qin Zhibo has never seen a "wild ghost" with his own eyes.

"You can go and take a look..."

Qin Zhibo turned to look at Huiyuan Ai, "Do you want to go?"

Haibara Ai had a complicated look in her eyes. She thought for a moment and nodded silently.

At this moment, the old man glanced at Qin Zhibo and said expressionlessly, "I think I've seen your face in the newspaper. You're the famous detective who's become famous recently, right?"

"I must declare in advance that I am a poor old man and cannot afford the high commission..."

Qin Zhibo smiled and said, "It's okay. Just think of it as helping a friend's patient for free..."

The friend Qin Zhibo was referring to was, of course, Ma Chengshi.

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Old man Otonashi's home is not too far from Shin-dashi Hospital, just a twenty-minute walk away.

This is an apartment building that looks extremely dilapidated from the outside. The mottled old paint tells of the vicissitudes of life that the building has experienced.

The apartment building faces a small park and is next to a half-built, unfinished building.

The developer ran away?

Old man Otonashi stopped in front of the apartment, looking at the park across the street and said, "The girl's body was found in this park... The body was so burnt that it was impossible to tell who it was."

"As for the unfinished building next to the apartment, it's been left like this ever since the owner who won the bid wrapped himself in plastic sheeting and committed suicide there. No one dares to take it over anymore."

“Also, the foundation of this apartment building was originally a cemetery.”

After hearing what old man Otonashi said, Qin Zhibo nodded, as if he understood.

The unfinished building where the boss committed suicide, the charred corpse of a woman in the park, the foundation of a cemetery... this piece of land is full of debuffs.

If Conan comes around again, the price of this land will really hit rock bottom.

Toru Amuro and Ai Haibara looked up at the apartment building and were not very interested in old man Otonashi's "land price analysis".

The two people came here for the same purpose, which was to see the ghost with their own eyes.

Toru Amuro wanted to see a ghost because he had seen strange scenes in a video tape before and was eager to get some more definite confirmation.

Haibara Ai wants to see a ghost because she wants to see her sister, Miyano Akemi, again.

The old man Otonashi's words about the charred female corpse reminded Ai Haibara of her sister, because Miyano Akemi was also killed by Gin, and Gin is still at large.

If ghosts that cannot be reincarnated really exist, then my sister's ghost is also...

Although as a scientist who advocates science, she should regard science as her only belief, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope, Haibara Ai does not want to give up.

Moreover, even people like Qin Zhibo believe in mysticism, so who knows if it really exists?

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Led by old man Otonashi, the group changed into slippers and walked into the entrance hall.

The entrance hall looked like an old-fashioned apartment building, with dirty floors, peeling walls, and dim lighting, giving people a sense of the dilapidated world of Silent Hill.

As the group was about to go inside, a man with his hands in his pockets came towards them from the end of the corridor.

"It's not simple. I thought the haunted incident in this apartment was a thing of the past. I didn't expect there are still people who come to watch the fun."

"It seems like there will be another good show tonight..."

There are shadows on the man's face. His slanted eyes and his ugly nose make his appearance score not very high.

Qin Zhibo looked at the top of the man's head. His name was Banmachi Kikuji, 34 years old, a toy model maker.

"Good show?" Amuro Toru was puzzled.

Banmachi Kikuji smiled strangely and said sarcastically, "Yeah, don't they always say that the more people there are, the more haunted things there are?"

After saying that, he pushed open the grimy glass door of the entrance hall and left.

After the man left, the old man Otonashi introduced him expressionlessly, "He's Mr. Bancho who lives in room 4. I heard he works in a model shop and usually makes some spooky and scary dolls in his room."

Qin Zhibo and Amuro Toru didn't feel anything about this, but Haibara Ai began to have some thoughts of retreating.

Compared to ghosts that sound illusory, Haibara Ai still doesn't want to see some real scary images.

"Little sister, it's still not too late to quit now..." Old man Otonashi noticed the timidity in Haibara Ai's eyes.

But before Haibara Ai could answer, another character appeared.

"What are you afraid of? It will be more lively if you stay."

"It's been so quiet lately... I hope the ghosts will come out soon~"

The man had a big belly, thin calves exposed under his shorts, and a wide mouth, making him look like a toad.

He stared at everyone, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly with ambiguous meaning, and walked straight into the toilet opposite.

"Who is this?" Amuro Toru asked.

"He is Mr. Yotsuya who lives in Room 2. He is obsessed with special photography and his room is full of that kind of videotapes." As the old man Otonashi spoke, he walked up the wooden steps leading to the second floor with his hands behind his back.

"It seems he and a college classmate once filmed a horror movie with this apartment as the background. I wonder if he'd be willing to let us see it..."

A voice suddenly interrupted him at this moment. Looking up, he saw a man in neat and tidy clothes.

"That kind of thing is not worth watching at all..."

"Taking those phantoms that don't even exist as the subject is an extremely stupid and absurd idea."

"Ah..." Old man Otonashi thought of the man in front of him, "Don't you live in room 1?"

"Someone was using the toilet on the first floor just now, so I had to use the one on the second floor."

The man walked down the stairs and said bluntly: "You want to dance with ghosts, it's none of my business, but I just ask you not to be too noisy..."

"If I don't finish that paper by tomorrow, you can't afford to pay me."

The man returned to his room, and Otonashi introduced him as usual: "He is Mr. Mudan who lives in Room 1. I heard that he is studying for a master's degree."

"The three of them, plus me, an old man, are the only four residents left in the apartment."

"Besides Mr. Botan, Banmachi, Yotsuya, and I have all witnessed ghosts haunting the place, but I'm financially strapped and have no choice but to continue living here."

"The other two people probably just like the atmosphere here..."

At this point, Qin Zhibo had roughly figured out the personnel composition here.

There are four people in total, a very familiar configuration.

All that's missing is Conan.

Chapter 656: Ghosts playing with people? People playing with people?

Old man Otonashi invited Qin Zhibo, Amuro Toru and Haibara Ai into his room on the second floor and began to tell them about his "ghost experience".

"Actually, the whole thing started when I saw a will-o'-the-wisp floating around the building next door in the middle of the night.

At first, none of the other tenants believed this, but later...

Either the water in the toilet turns red, or a spooky and terrifying ghost appears outside the window, peeking into the house.

Or someone loses their mind and sees something horrible on TV."

Old man Otonashi looked up and recalled the haunted incidents of the past, reminiscing with a certain gusto: "Things like this kept happening one after another. Later, TV stations and magazines came to report on it. The apartment was really lively at that time..."

Qin Zhibo could see that old man Otonashi was not afraid of supernatural phenomena, but Toru Amuro and Ai Haibara looked serious.

"Old man, let me take your pulse."

"Taking the pulse?"

Before old man Otonashi could react, Qin Zhibo touched his wrist, pretending to be an old Chinese doctor, but actually he was investigating.

Name: Otonashi Yoshikazu

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Will: 65

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As expected, old man Otonashi's willpower is far stronger than that of ordinary people, otherwise he would not insist on living in this haunted house.

"The old man is still in good health and can live another twenty years without any problem."

"Oh, I can't take it anymore. Lately, I'm out of breath after walking a little further. When I get home, I feel exhausted and my heart doesn't feel well..."

"Don't worry. I'm old, so I have some health problems. By the way, where's your spouse?"

"My wife passed away six years ago in a car accident..."

"Please accept my condolences. Aren't you going to find another one?"

"What are you looking for? Just living alone is enough..."

With his good speaking skills, Qin Zhibo had a lively conversation with the old man Otonashi, leaving Amuro Toru and Haibara Ai aside.

It was boring to just sit there and wait for supernatural phenomena to occur, so Toru Amuro could only turn his gaze to Haibara Ai who was sitting on the other side of Qin Zhibo.

【Please turn on voice communication】

However, Haibara Ai felt Amuro Toru's gaze and immediately turned her thin body to the side of Qin Zhibo, doing the trick of "Qin blocking her view and preventing her from seeing Ai".

The other party refuses your communication request

Toru Amuro: "..."

There was nothing he could do, Toru Amuro could only watch Qin Zhibo and old man Otonashi chatting with a smile, and interject from time to time.

And Haibara Ai, who was sitting on the other side of Qin Zhibo, also felt a little regretful.

The reason why supernatural phenomena are called supernatural phenomena is because they do not often occur in real life.

If you can easily encounter it by just waiting, that would be weird.

A common plot in supernatural films is that the protagonist encounters a supernatural phenomenon, tells others about it, but is laughed off.

After much difficulty in persuading others to go to the scene of the supernatural phenomenon, nothing happened and the protagonist was laughed at by everyone.

As a result, when everyone let down their guard, the real supernatural jumped out and slapped everyone in the face.

If such a plot happened in the real world, it would be too...

So cliché...

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