Conan Rick's Investigator

Time passed unconsciously.

Qin Zhibo woke up from his coma, held his groggy head and looked at the clock on the wall.

The air was filled with a rotten smell. Under the bright moonlight, the hour and minute hands showed the time "9:57".

It's 10 o'clock!

Qin Zhibo remembered that when he brought Haibara Ai out, he told Cheng Shi on the phone that he would send Haibara Ai back before 9 o'clock at the latest.

It's now 1 hour past the time limit...

Qin Zhibo took out his phone, but it was out of battery, no wonder he couldn't hear the ringing tone.

When I turned around, I saw Huibara Ai sleeping soundly on the table with her arm as a pillow.

Qin Zhibo pushed Huihara Ai twice, and when their eyes met, he saw a white light coming from the window of the room.

This is not the ghost fire that old man Yinwu mentioned, but the light of the investigation point.

Ok?

Qin Zhibo was just about to stand up to investigate when the sleepy Huihara Ai climbed up from the table and wiped her eyes.

At this moment, the TV in the dim room suddenly turned on, and a terrifying figure appeared on the TV screen.

"Get out..."

"Get out of here..."

"Hurry up...get out of this place!"

Accompanied by a sinister roar, Huibara Ai was so scared that she closed her eyes and screamed, subconsciously hugging Qin Zhibo's body.

"what--"

The horrific scene on the TV seemed to be driven away by Haibara Ai's scream, and then disappeared, turning into a screen full of snowflakes.

Amuro Toru was awakened by Haibara Ai's scream and immediately looked around with a vigilant look.

"What happened!"

Seeing the same scene as Huiyuan Ai, Qin Zhibo replied in a very calm tone: "Just now, there was a woman on the TV screen. She had long hair and damaged skin. It looked like she had been burned..."

"woman?"

Toru Amuro turned his head to look at the TV, but the screen no longer displayed any useful information, so he could only observe the VCR that came with the TV.

If it's a videotape, there should be more tape inside...

Compared to the TV image that had disappeared from the screen, Qin Zhibo wanted to see what was going on at the investigation point on the window.

But unfortunately, Haibara Ai hugged him tightly and he couldn't move.

There was no other way, Qin Zhibo could only rub Huibara Ai's brown hair.

The fluffy and soft feel is very good.

Only then did Haibara realize that she had lost her composure and quickly let go of her hand embarrassedly.

"that……"

"It's okay, it's understandable."

Qin Zhibo interrupted Huibara Ai's apology and stood up and walked to the window.

【Topographic Survey√】

[This is an organic compound that can cause coma. It is recommended to open the windows for ventilation immediately.]

The moment he saw the second half of the prompt, Qin Zhibo opened the window without thinking.

As fresh air blew into the room, the rotten smell that the olfactory system had previously adapted to suddenly became prominent.

At this time, Toru Amuro turned on the light in the room and woke up the sleeping old man Otonashi.

"It seems that someone has carefully planned everything..."

Qin Zhibo reasoned calmly, "It's no accident that we suddenly fell asleep here. Someone must have sprinkled some ether-like substance here, knocking us unconscious."

Hearing this, Toru Amuro immediately walked over to check, and sure enough, he saw residual liquid stains in the aluminum alloy grooves of the window frame.

Old man Otonashi sat up in a half-awake state, "Who did this?"

"It's hard to say." Qin Zhibo shook his head, but then thought of the laws of this world and guessed, "It should be another tenant living here..."

Although I didn’t meet Conan today, there must be a reason why God arranged a limited number of tenants here.

"Since someone has carefully set up this puzzle, how can we leave so easily without asking for advice?"

"Let's go out and take a look. Maybe there are other surprises..."

As he spoke, Qin Zhibo pushed the door open and walked out with firm steps.

Chapter 657: Playing Chemistry in front of Xiao Ai's Door

There are four supernatural events that old man Otonashi mentioned, namely the ghost fire in the building, blood in the toilet, the figure outside the window, and the woman burned by the TV.

The woman who got burned by the TV has already seen it. If it was someone's doing, the others shouldn't be left out either.

Qin Zhibo pushed the door and entered the toilet on the second floor. The dim light made the toilet look extremely dirty.

The toilet was littered with dead insects and spider webs, and a lingering ammonia smell wafted from the yellow dirt-covered toilet bowl.

Maybe the older generation didn’t like flushing the toilet after using it, which is why there’s such a strong smell?

Qin Zhibo flushed the toilet casually.

wow——

The water in the tank flowed into the toilet, and the originally colorless and transparent water immediately turned red.

Toru Amuro happened to walk in at this time and saw the red in the toilet.

"Teacher...are you having blood in your urine?"

Considering that Qin Zhibo is also at the age where he can soak wolfberries in a thermos, Amuro Toru thinks his suspicion is reasonable.

Qin Zhibo: "..."

Qin Zhibo, who was suspected of having problems in that area, was furious. "Idiot, how could I go to the bathroom without closing the door?"

"And this amount is even more outrageous than bloodletting. It's obvious someone arranged it on purpose."

As he spoke, Qin Zhibo opened the lid of the toilet tank, but there was a colorless and transparent liquid inside.

However, Qin Zhibo, who had learned junior high school chemistry, immediately thought of a possibility.

"It's phenolphthalein..."

Haibara Ai's voice drifted faintly from the door, and she spoke out Qin Zhibo's thoughts first.

Ai Huihara walked to the edge of the toilet, watching the red liquid gradually being flushed down the drain, and said, "Phenolphthalein reagent turns pink when it comes into contact with alkaline liquid, which is very similar to this color..."

"And there's this smell in the toilet. Normally, if there's ventilation, it wouldn't be so strong and pungent. It's a special smell that only chemicals have."

"Considering the fact that phenolphthalein changes color when it comes into contact with alkali, it should be alkaline ammonia, or ammonia water..."

As a scientist specializing in the field of biochemistry, Haibara Ai is very familiar with this chemical knowledge that is so basic that it cannot be more basic.

All I can say is that the person who pulled this trick met a master.

But as soon as she showed off her professional knowledge, Haibara Ai regretted it.

I saw Toru Amuro looking at me with surprise, obviously shocked by my words.

Haibara Ai was stunned for a moment, then her brain reacted immediately and she quickly learned some of Ke's traditional rhetoric to save the situation.

"I heard that from my science teacher at school. We even did an experiment in class!"

"The smell of ammonia made the classroom stink all afternoon..."

Haibara Ai explained a lot and tried to get away with it.

But Toru Amuro, who has seen countless people, is not easily fooled. He can feel that there is a hint of deliberateness in Haibara Ai's performance.

But what bad intentions could a little girl have?

At this time, Qin Zhibo came out to save the situation and touched Haibara Ai's head affectionately.

"Ai knows so much!"

"Go borrow Grandpa Otonashi's phone first and let Dr. Chengshi know you're safe."

Qin Zhibo found an excuse to send Huiyuan Ai away, then turned to Amuro Toru and said, "The person who is playing tricks should be in the apartment. Let's find him together."

"Oh..." Unable to understand Huibara, Amuro Toru could only turn the page and replied seriously, "Yes, teacher."

At this moment, other people in the apartment also heard the noise and gathered in the corridor in front of the toilet.

Toru Amuro told the graduate student named "Mudan" about the red toilet water, but he still walked into the toilet in disbelief.

"There is none at all." Graduate student Mudan denied it after peeking into the toilet.

"They have already rushed down." Qin Zhibo replied.

"Really?" Graduate student Mudan took a look at the toilet tank and didn't see the expected pigment, but still insisted on his scientific theory angrily.

"Someone must have done this!"

The toad-like resident named Yotsuya chuckled coldly, "Maybe it's true..."

Banmachi, who had a terrible nose, also echoed, "The fun has already begun..."

In Qin Zhibo's opinion, these two people are like-minded and seem to be very interested in supernatural events such as ghosts.

As for the motive, it is not clear at the moment.

Several people were discussing the truth of the supernatural incident. After reporting that she was safe, Haibara Ai walked out of the room and just saw the window on the east side of the corridor.

This time, Haibara Ai didn't scream, but instead widened her eyes in disbelief.

Qin Zhibo noticed that there was something wrong with Haibara Ai's eyes. He followed the direction of her gaze and also discovered the strange scene.

Outside the glass window, a strange figure slowly emerged from the void.

Its outline is extremely vague, but vaguely human form can be seen.

The jagged edges of this human figure wavered like flames, resembling the Ice and Fire Man of the Forest, but placed in the real world, it seemed like a real spirit.

This is……

Toru Amuro widened his eyes in disbelief, because this scene almost confirmed that ghosts really exist.

If ghosts exist, then the one who killed those two people... is also a ghost?

Unless it is absolutely necessary, Toru Amuro really doesn't want to draw such a conclusion.

But the evidence is right in front of me, even if I don't want to admit it...

Just when everyone was surprised, Banmachi sneered twice.

"Finally appeared, the ghost seeking revenge..."

"The woman who died in the park four years ago..."

Before Bancho could finish his threatening words, Qin Zhibo took the lead and put his head in front of the glass.

"Tsk~ just some moths..."

Hearing Qin Zhibo's words, everyone's eyes widened in surprise, "Moth?!"

"Yes, it's just a moth. If you don't believe me, come and take a look."

Under Qin Zhibo's guidance, everyone gathered in front of the glass window.

As the light got closer, I could clearly see that the black shadows were created by moths covering the glass windows.

But even so, people with trypophobia still can't stand the sight of moths gathering together.

"But, but, why do moths gather in the form of humans?" asked Yotsuya Toad in confusion.

Bancho was a little panicked at this moment, and explained tremblingly: "There must be some kind of power at work, causing these moths to gather like this, right?"

Qin Zhibo didn't comment, but old man Otonashi came out yawning.