Conan Rick's Investigator

"Voodoo?" Suzuki Sonoko looked puzzled. "It sounds like the kanji for 'voodoo'. It sounds a bit dangerous..."

Kinoshita Tomonori's eyebrows furrowed, and he was about to open his mouth to explain, but standing next to Qin Zhibo, he didn't dare to express his position, so he could only explain calmly: "Voodoo is a sect in West Africa. Many Africans still regard it as a belief..."

At this time, Qin Zhibo suddenly interjected.

"how about you?"

Qin Zhibo's words seemed unintentional, but Kinoshita Tomonori was shocked in his heart. He looked at Qin Zhibo with a slightly enlarged look, "Me?"

"Yes, didn't Mr. Kinoshita roam around Africa for a long time? He must have paid some 'roaming fees', right?"

“…I am an unbeliever…”

Tomonori Kinoshita shook his head slightly, and became even more wary of Qin Zhibo's identity as an "immortal".

When they first met, Tomonori Kinoshita felt that Qin Zhibo seemed unaware of him.

But now, the words of this famous detective always seemed to have some other meaning, which made him feel uncomfortable.

The key is that his voodoo curse can't do anything to him.

Toru Amuro and Judy, who were observing the conversation between Qin Zhibo and Kinoshita Tomonori, also noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange.

No, these two people were not normal from the very beginning.

Kinoshita Tomonori seemed to have done something wrong and was afraid to face Qin Zhibo.

what is it?

Do you owe money?

Just when everyone was thinking about their own things, the lights on the first floor of the entire shopping mall suddenly went out.

In the dark environment, several people made sounds.

"power failure?"

"No way?"

"It should only be temporary, the power will be restored soon..."

Less than half a minute after Toru Amuro's voice fell, the lights in the mall came on again.

"Phew~ I was scared to death..."

"Um... I don't mind, but if it affects you in any way, it won't be good..."

When Toru Amuro's voice came, Suzuki Sonoko realized that she had subconsciously hugged Toru Amuro's arm.

Suzuki Sonoko had a scary experience with a power outage in a shopping mall before, so she had a psychological trauma and her body subconsciously sought some comfort.

"Ah! Sorry!" Suzuki Sonoko quickly let go of her hand.

"It's okay." Amuro Toru narrowed his eyes and smiled, as if he didn't care, while stealing a glance at someone outside the photography exhibition.

From the moment on, that person was taking photos secretly from the entrance of the photography exhibition.

Who is this?

It seems necessary to catch him and ask him later...

At this moment, Mao Lilan suddenly ran in from the entrance of the photography exhibition with a look of horror on her face.

"Mr. Qin! Something happened!"

"Someone died in the elevator!"

When everyone heard this, their faces changed immediately.

"what!"

Qin Zhibo's face was filled with anxiety, and he immediately ran, "Take me there!"

In fact, what Qin Zhibo was thinking in his heart was that Conan really lived up to his expectations.

You can kill someone just by going to the toilet. You are just like me!

Everyone hurriedly followed Mao Lilan to the escalator in the mall.

I saw a man in a brown leather jacket sitting on the edge of the elevator, his body swaying as the elevator stairs went up and down, as if he was sitting in a rocking chair.

His lower body was sitting cross-legged, and his upper body was holding a yellow file bag. A large amount of blood was spurting out of his abdomen, and a bloody kitchen knife was placed at his feet.

Under the dual identification of the investigation point above and "Death Sentence" Conan, he can no longer get up.

Qin Zhibo also walked closer and began to investigate.

【Corpse Investigation√】

[Name of deceased: Nakajo Katsunori]

[Time of death: 3 minutes ago]

[Cause of death: Excessive blood loss due to abdominal puncture]

[Corpse investigation completed, character skill obtained: Stealth]

Side quest: Find out the murderer of this case

Task requirements: Time limit: 1 hour.

Task reward: 400 general skill proficiency, 170 social credit

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Qin Zhibo almost burst into tears when he saw the long-lost side quest prompt.

Why did you come just now?

Chapter 678: ○×△…Sony, you are guilty of a heinous crime! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

Qin Zhibo currently has a general skill proficiency of 4710, and he only has one side quest left to complete before purchasing the last mall item of the week, the [Starry Sky Fishing Rod].

But in recent times, Qin Zhibo has not encountered any simple and easy-to-solve side quest cases.

Either no one died at all, or the deceased was cremated four years ago, or the main quest covered the side quest.

Today, this task finally arrived.

Conan, listen to me, thank you, because of you...

The side quest had become an established fact, so Qin Zhibo was not in a hurry to investigate. Instead, he first checked the character skills obtained from the corpse.

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Stealth: This refers to your ability to move or hide quietly. Improving this skill will improve your ability to move or hide without disturbing those who may be watching or hearing, and you can maintain caution and calmness for a long time to remain still and hidden.

Rating: 1

Proficiency: 100/500

(Oops, I’m about to be discovered! Never mind, quickly find a bush to hide in! That way no one can see you!)

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This skill is not very common. Qin Zhibo has seen it in Conan's skill column.

Conan is a detective, so it's understandable that he has to use stealth when investigating.

But it’s really strange that this man also has stealth skills.

After checking out his newly acquired skills, Qin Zhibo also began his investigation.

There was an obvious investigation point on the man's body, which was the file bag he was holding in his arms.

The seal of the file bag was open and there was nothing inside.

However, on the surface of the file bag, there are "○, ×, △" symbols written in blood, which look very eye-catching.

【Survey√】

[The message left by the deceased before his death, but it seems incomplete]

The incomplete message before death could not trigger the secret code investigation, which made Qin Zhibo a little disappointed.

But since it was an incomplete message before death, Qin Zhibo suddenly thought of a possibility.

If we add another “□”, wouldn’t it be “□○×△”?

Could the murderer be... Sony!

……

Soon, Inspector Megure arrived at the door of the department store.

Pushing open the car door and getting out, Megure looked at the dusty "Yukawa Department Store" sign and couldn't help feeling emotional.

"Here again? I remember handling a case in this mall not long ago..."

Gao Mu beside him nodded in agreement, "Yes, the underground parking lot security murder case happened here."

"I see. Why did I feel so familiar..."

Living in the sinful city of Beika, Megure is like Commissioner Gordon of Gotham City, devoting himself to the front line of fighting crime every day.

It is understandable that he does not remember every case as he is busy with many things.

Just like Gin, who kills countless people, he doesn't even remember who he has killed...

As soon as he entered the mall, Megure saw an acquaintance at the main entrance.

"Isn't this Teacher Judy?"

"Yes! I'm so happy that we meet again! Inspector Megure!"

Teacher Judy seemed to be happy about something and her face was full of excitement.

Megure smiled awkwardly twice before wondering, "Why is Teacher Judy here? Could she be involved in another case?"

Teacher Judy realized that she was misunderstood and quickly shook her head, "No, no, no, I just happened to come across a case and help the policeman guide the way..."

Just now, Teacher Judy was chosen by Qin Zhibo as the receptionist to go to the mall entrance to meet Inspector Megure.

"Besides..." Teacher Judy turned back to look in the direction of the elevator and smiled, "I'm far inferior to them."

Megure tilted his head and saw Conan, Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko. Among the crowd at the elevator entrance were his two younger brothers Qin Zhibo and Amuro Toru.

“How come there are so many people!”

Seeing such a luxurious lineup, Megure couldn't help but complain.

But no matter how much I complain, I will definitely feel less worried when my younger brother is here.

Officer Megure came over and asked, "Brother Qin, how's the investigation going?"

Qin Zhibo lived up to everyone's expectations and just now took out a phone from the dead man's pocket.

The survey point on the phone prompts you to redial the last call number.

Qin Zhibo did as he was told. Suddenly, a phone call rang among the crowd, and Qin Zhibo naturally pulled the person out.

It is better to be lucky than to be early. When Megure arrived, the man was just about to tell him everything about his situation.

"I'm not a suspicious person, but I do know this man..."

The man looked timid and dressed like a corporate uncle.

"His name is Nakajo Katsunori. He's a detective I hired to investigate the embezzlement of company funds."

"I spoke to him on the phone 30 minutes ago and we agreed to meet at a coffee shop near the mall, but he said the employee who embezzled public funds also found him and said he wanted to buy back the evidence at a higher price."

"I had no choice but to pay him four times the original price to get the evidence. But before he could get here, the power went out in the mall..."

"When the power came back on, I heard this young lady screaming."

As he said this, the office worker pointed at Ran Mouri.

Qin Zhibo glanced at Mao Lilan and was not surprised, after all, she was a professional screamer.

Inspector Megure held his chin in his hand, scanning the murder scene, and began to reason, which was very rare.

"I see... It's very likely that the employee who embezzled public funds found this detective, offered to buy the evidence but was unsuccessful, and then decided to kill him."

"He stabbed the man in the abdomen with a kitchen knife, killing him instantly, and then took advantage of the darkness during the power outage to escape..."