Conan Rick's Investigator

Occasionally, Qin Zhibo would get a "surprise" when he saw some remains of human camping in the forest, such as a dilapidated tent.

It is estimated that the owners of these tents have already passed away.

……

The location where Tomonori Kinoshita was located was much farther away than Qin Zhibo had imagined, almost in the center of the entire Toushen Forest.

Qin Zhibo trekked for nearly an hour before he finally saw the target.

Surrounded by ugly roots and misshapen trees, a muddy black swamp was exposed.

There are several tents in the dry area at the edge of the black swamp. The tents are of different colors, which looks very inconsistent in this place full of primitive atmosphere.

More importantly, these tents are not ownerless.

In the heart of the Black Swamp lies an ugly island covered in fungi.

The red flames illuminated the bare island, and against the backdrop of the torches, Qin Zhibo could see some flickering human shadows.

One, two, three...

Qin Zhibo hid in the distance and used the telescope to count carefully and found that there were 11 people.

They were now standing together, in a sort of procession, holding up their torches.

This number was beyond Qin Zhibo's imagination. He originally thought that having three or four core members for such a cult was already quite a lot.

As long as he could record evidence of these people's crimes and then subdue them and hand them over to the police, his plan would be accomplished.

However, there are too many people now, so Qin Zhibo can only take a long-term view and see what they are doing first.

Qin Zhibo quietly approached the edge of the black swamp and searched carefully, and found a dirt path leading to the central island.

At this time, the [Lord of the Rings] needs to come into play.

Qin Zhibo took out the magic ring from the prop column and put it on the ring finger of his right hand.

The moment the golden ring was put on his finger, Qin Zhibo's body became invisible.

He walked cautiously onto the dirt path. The soft soil was a natural stepping stone, allowing Qin Zhibo to reach the island where the secret ceremony was held almost silently.

On this island of over 100 square meters, eight people stood in a circle holding torches, wearing the same purple shawls and with a semi-transparent mask covering their faces.

Surrounding the eight people were two other men holding torches and a familiar face.

He has wavy hair that looks like an artist, and it is Tomonori Kinoshita.

In front of Tomonori Kinoshita were two women sitting on the ground with their hands and feet tied and their mouths gagged.

Judging from the casual tank tops they were wearing, they must have been visiting the area and were abducted here by this group of voodoo believers.

The two women were unable to make a sound and could only plead pitifully in their eyes, begging to be let go.

Kinoshita Tomonori stepped forward, looked at the two women coldly, and said calmly, "I have no grudge against you..."

"But for the rebirth of Japan, you must sacrifice."

"Only by turning you into raindrops can Japan be revitalized!"

Kinoshita Tomonori raised his arms and shouted, which immediately attracted the roars of the surrounding believers, like the sound of some wild beast.

They held up torches, creating waves of noise in the originally silent forest, and things immediately became creepy.

Qin Zhibo came to his senses, quickly took out the video recorder he had prepared in his arms, and started recording.

Due to the characteristic of the ring, all objects held by Qin Zhibo will become invisible together, so the video recorder will also become invisible.

Qin Zhibo held a video camera and began to move among the voodoo believers and record videos like a war photographer.

Because of his skills in art and craft (photography), Qin Zhibo often chooses tricky angles, pursuing both the sense of picture and the presentation of complete information.

A close-up of Tomonori Kinoshita's face...

Qin Zhibo held the video camera and walked quietly to two meters away from Kinoshita Tomonori. He squatted slightly and pointed the camera at Kinoshita Tomonori's face.

Zoom in, close-up...

There was no obstruction on Kinoshita Tomonori's face, and since he was the person Qin Zhibo wanted to deal with, he had to be photographed clearly.

Then take a close-up of the victim...

Qin Zhibo adjusted the camera and pointed the lens at the two victims, expressing the victims' pity and helplessness from a condescending perspective.

There are also other villains holding torches and screaming, and each of them must be included in the picture.

With the help of photography technology, anyone who watches this videotape will feel the horror of the atmosphere at the scene, the hateful nature of the perpetrators, and the helplessness of the victims.

Qin Zhibo was filming with a video camera, while Kinoshita Tomonori looked up at the sky.

Dark clouds passed by, and the bright moonlight reappeared on the earth. The black swamp suddenly sparkled, which seemed unreal.

"It's almost time."

"Untie it..."

At Kinoshita Tomonori's command, two men holding torches leaned forward and untied the two women's mouths.

The moment their mouths were untied, the two men immediately wailed for mercy.

However, Tomonori Kinoshita remained unmoved and ordered his men to control the man.

"Your sacrifice will not be in vain..."

"Shout! Shout!"

"No one will pay any attention to you even if you scream at the top of your lungs. Instead, the Baron will come to you, smelling the fear of the miserable..."

Kinoshita Tomonori signaled with his eyes, and the two men next to him immediately took out their knives, as if they were about to do something.

Now, the two women screamed even louder out of fear.

At the same time, other believers who covered their faces with veils also began to cry out in the same way, and their hoarse voices were even louder than those who were asking for help.

Amidst the chaos, Tomonori Kinoshita raised his arms high and chanted disturbing words amid the leaping flames and wailing.

"Wake up, guide at the crossroads!"

"Lord of the Tomb of the Dead, Baron Samedi! Wake up!"

"Here are offerings for you, gifts for your rest. Please descend into this forest!"

"The evil thought breeder from within! The evil thought breeder from within!"

"I curse you!"

"I wish you would fall into a smoking pot, and I wish a black snake would bite your heels, and wasps would sting you when you kneel, and bedbugs would feast on you at night!"

"Baron Samedi, please respond to your faithful believers!"

"Here! Defeat their nemesis!"

As Tomonori Kinoshita recited these words, the movements of his hands became increasingly exaggerated.

He held a hand drum in his hand and danced amid endless wailing, and the torches in the hands of the believers also swayed.

The roars and screams seemed to come from the abyss, spreading in the moonlit Toushen Forest.

The frenzy and revelry like primitive animals brought the ceremony to its climax.

Qin Zhibo held a video recorder in his hand, watching the indescribable sacrificial ceremony in front of him, and also felt that the atmosphere around him had undergone some indescribable changes.

There was a chilly breeze blowing through the woods, and the leaves were rustling, as if something was moving.

Turning around and looking around, I saw a strange mist seeping out from the bushes next to the black swamp.

Qin Zhibo clearly remembered the scene depicted in "The Secret of the Worm". When the fog condensed in the cemetery, Baron Samedi would emerge from the fog.

It seems that Tomonori Kinoshita is really going to succeed!

The Toushen Forest is known as a suicide sanctuary and is essentially a large natural cemetery.

Now, Qin Zhibo was a little panicked.

Although I am invisible now, is invisibility really useful against a supernatural being like Baron Samedi?

Thinking of the unpleasant "confrontation" last time, Qin Zhibo didn't want to meet the baron again.

How to do?

The only thing we can do is stop the ceremony immediately...

Qin Zhibo had just put away the video recorder and was about to take action when a riot suddenly broke out among the believers.

One of the believers suddenly raised the torch in his hand, turned around and smashed it on another believer.

In an instant, sparks flew everywhere!

Chapter 716 Chaos in the Forest of the Head God

The torch hit the back of the voodoo believer, sending out scattered sparks.

The unknown believer screamed in pain and rolled around on the ground, and the ceremony scene suddenly became chaotic.

The chanting that was all acting suddenly turned into a real hard job, and Tomonori Kinoshita had to stop chanting and check what was going on.

"what are you doing?"

Tomonori Kinoshita angrily shouted at those who attacked other believers with torches.

The person opposite slowly took off the mask on his hands, revealing a monkey face.

It’s not that this is a monkey, but the hair on the temples of this face is a bit thick, and the hair on the bangs is sticking up to the sky, which makes it look a bit like Sun Wukong.

Plus his hair is also brown, making him look like a monkey.

"It's you!"

When Tomonori Kinoshita saw this person, he was surprised and seemed to know his identity.

Qin Zhibo looked at the top of the head of the monkey-like man and saw some basic identity information.

Bin Mike, male, 32 years old, private detective, social credit score 3700.

This name is very distinctive, and it reminds Qin Zhibo of the driver's license he found in the empty room of Aoiya Hotel.

It turns out that the empty room belongs to this guy.

Qin Zhibo was somewhat surprised to find that this person was a private detective.

The unexpected situation added uncertainty to the ceremony.

With the appearance of Bin Mike, the climax of the ceremony came to an abrupt end, and the strange white mist rising from the forest slowly retreated as the chanting stopped.

The Voodoo believers took off their head coverings and glared at the "evildoer" who interrupted the ceremony.

Qin Zhibo also took this opportunity to quickly use the video recorder in his hand to record the faces of each member, without missing a single one.

"Catch him for me"

At Kinoshita Tomonori's command, the Voodoo believers, armed with torches and sharp blades, quickly dispersed their formation.

Faced with the encirclement of voodoo believers, Bin Mike was not in a hurry. He smiled and put his hands in his pockets.

Swah——

Before the voodoo believers could pounce on him, Bin Mike suddenly pulled out a pistol from his pocket, loaded the bullet, and pointed the black muzzle at the person who wanted to attack.

"Don't move... I just want to save people, I don't want to hurt you."

Bin Mike didn't want to shoot, after all, as long as he shot, there would be a lot of trouble later.

Seeing the pistol, these voodoo believers who used cold weapons were also frightened and did not dare to move forward.

But one of the figures was quite unique, charging directly towards Bin Mike alone.

Qin Zhibo, who was in invisible state, took a closer look and saw a stiff face with yellow hair. It was the yellow-haired man who died in the previous game hall case.

After he was killed by "Lucas Beihu" using tetrodotoxin, his body inexplicably disappeared on the way to the Metropolitan Police Department for identification, and the police have not been able to find it to this day.

Seeing someone rushing towards him without fear of bullets, Bin Mike was shocked and shot the yellow-haired man in the shoulder.

Pia——

This pistol is not a toy model to scare people. The bullet spurted out from the muzzle, leaving a bloody mark on the yellow-haired man's shoulder.