Conan Rick's Investigator

As for the exposed part of his face, Mr. Zhong remained stiff. This state lasted for about five seconds before Mr. Zhong spoke in reply.

"I understand. The police will come to deal with the skeleton..."

"Maybe a thief broke in before and couldn't get out of the maze?"

Mr. Zhong's tone was surprisingly calm, as if he was not surprised at all.

Conan frowned and continued, "Will the arrival of the police affect the puzzle challenge of the will?"

"No impact." Mr. Zhong answered this question straightforwardly.

Conan's face lit up with joy when he heard this.

This means that the puzzle challenge can continue and Yuriko Matsunaka still has a chance to inherit the property.

With less than 24 hours left in the 12-hour deadline, Conan began to get serious and continued to solve the puzzle.

Mitsuhiko also came out of yesterday's haze and said excitedly: "Great! Let's check all the 'cows' during the day!"

Yuantai also raised his arms and echoed.

Mr. Clock looked at the group of children who were busy again and a smile appeared on his face.

"Then I'll leave everything to you all. I'll go prepare breakfast for you first."

……

Qin Zhibo woke up from his bed in an abandoned charcoal-burning hut.

Originally, Qin Zhibo wanted to go back to the car to sleep last night, but on the way back he found a charcoal hut and spent the night in it.

Although this place is not far from the Angel's House, according to the content of the puzzle, neither Mr. Clock nor the Junior Detective Team has any reason to come here.

I just woke up in the morning and felt a little hungry, but there was still nothing to eat around me.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the time. There were still 12 hours until 4 noon, which was enough time for him to return to Gunma Prefecture, have breakfast and come back to supervise Conan to open the base of the Southern Angel on time.

In order to ensure that Mr. Clock gets the fake Panester fragment, Qin Zhibo must witness this scene with his own eyes.

And if Conan can't solve the puzzle by himself, he can use the inspiration gun to give Conan an inspiration to dodge at any time.

……

Driving down the mountain, Qin Zhibo supported his head with one hand and controlled the steering wheel with the other hand, driving in an extremely lazy posture.

Suddenly, a police car came around the corner.

Qin Zhibo subconsciously turned the steering wheel to the side to make way for the other party to pass.

But at this moment, Qin Zhibo realized something was wrong.

This road can only lead to the Angel's House, and the police car is driving towards here, so something must have happened in the Angel's House.

Having a bad feeling in his heart, Qin Zhibo quickly turned the car's front, and the car just happened to be parked across the middle of the road.

The oncoming police car was driving slowly up a mountain road and easily stopped at a safe distance.

But even so, the police on the opposite side were very angry, and two uniformed patrolmen got out of the car from the doors on both sides.

"You, get off the car now! We need to check!" a patrolman shouted.

Qin Zhibo opened the door and got out of the car.

Two patrolmen came over and were planning to give the man who dared to stop the police car a thorough inspection, but they were stunned when they saw Qin Zhibo's face.

"Wait a minute, have I seen you somewhere?"

Qin Zhibo smiled slightly, "Then you must have seen me on TV..."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Qin Zhibo, and I'm a detective."

Qin Zhibo copied Conan's self-introduction format, which immediately reminded the two policemen of this person.

"I remember now! You're the famous detective who prevented the Tokyo Tower from exploding!"

The impact of the bombing case that was broadcast on television was greater than all the cases Qin Zhibo had solved before combined.

In this world where television is the main medium, many famous detectives became famous by appearing on television.

Even Kogoro Mouri only became famous outside of Tokyo after he solved a TV murder case on television.

"It's Detective Qin! We admire you so much. You handled that explosion case so beautifully!"

"They actually thought of collaborating with the police to stage a fake Tokyo Tower explosion to ambush the bombing freak. That's amazing!"

Young police officers in Gunma Prefecture are all little fans and admire the power of famous detectives.

After all, it is impossible not to admire him. The real example of Yamamura So's promotion is right in front of us. Just because he was close to the famous detective in Tokyo, he was quickly promoted from a rookie detective who had just joined the police station to a police captain, which 90% of the police officers would never be able to become in their entire lives.

Looking at the two inspectors whose attitudes had changed 180 degrees, Qin Zhibo felt a little sad for the police as a group.

The media always talks about "the savior of the Japanese police". Maybe after a long time, even the Japanese police themselves believe that they really need a savior.

But objectively speaking, they may indeed need a savior...

"By the way, are you planning to go to the Angel's Hall inside?" Qin Zhibo got straight to the point.

The two patrolmen nodded in response. "Yes, we received a report last night that a human skeleton was found inside..."

Qin Zhibo thought about it and decided that the human skeleton should be the one in the underground maze.

"Then why did you send the police only now?"

A patrol officer was stunned for a moment before answering, "Because the person who reported the incident was a child, I suspected it might be a prank by the neighborhood kids, so I ignored it at first..."

Qin Zhibo: "..."

Although the reason for not responding immediately was a bit absurd, this was not the first time that Conan was underestimated by the Japanese police.

Maybe children in this country often make false police reports.

"Yes, you are right, it's just a prank."

The two inspectors' faces lit up with joy. "Really? Mr. Qin?"

"Yes." Qin Zhibo nodded firmly, "Because I just came from that place, there are no children at all, let alone human skeletons."

When the two patrolmen heard this, they smiled with relief.

"That's what I told you. There haven't been any children living in Angel House for a long time. How could it be a child who reported the case?"

"This way we can rest assured and don't have to bother them."

Faced with Qin Zhibo's 9250 social credit and Conan's 300 social credit, the inspector chose to believe the former without hesitation.

Having lost the reason to go to the Angel's House, the patrolman turned the car around and prepared to go home.

For Qin Zhibo, this way Conan can continue to solve puzzles.

If the police went to the Angel's House, cordoned off the scene, and used high-tech means to investigate and found out that the deceased was the person Mr. Clock was impersonating, his plan would be ruined.

Qin Zhibo got in the car and followed the patrolling police car in front, heading towards Gunma Prefecture.

While in the patrol car, one patrol officer asked another patrol officer a question.

"How do you know there have been no children in the Angel's House for a long time?"

"Nakajima-senpai told me... Nakajima-senpai said that the children there were dissatisfied with what Yin Shichuan Gozo did, and they ran away from home many years ago."

"Oh, I see... But why does Nakajima-senpai know about the Angel's Mansion? This place has always been mysterious, right?"

"Who knows? Maybe a relative..."

……

Qin Zhibo came to Gunma Prefecture and found a restaurant that had just opened and had a good breakfast.

Then I went to a convenience store and bought some portable fast food, preparing for a long-term battle in advance.

After filling up Matsumoto Ryohei's car at the gas station, Qin Zhibo drove back to the vicinity of Angel's Hall.

At this time, it was already 11 o'clock in the morning, only one hour away from 12 o'clock.

Qin Zhibo came to the vicinity of the North Hall and looked at the location of the restaurant. He found that Conan and his group had not set off yet, and Conan himself was also frowning.

No way, Conan?

Haven't seen you like this for a few days?

Seeing that Conan has not solved the puzzle yet, Qin Zhibo couldn't help but feel a little anxious. After all, this also concerns whether his plan can succeed.

Just as Qin Zhibo took out his gun and prepared to turn the "answer" into bullets, Conan seemed to be discussing something with his friends in the room, and his expression regained its former confidence.

Suddenly, six elementary school students rushed out of the room in a line, as if they had a clear destination.

Seeing this scene, Qin Zhibo smiled with relief.

If you had told me you didn't pull the trigger, I would have pulled out my gun.

Chapter 930: The Young Detectives' Trap

North Hall, restaurant.

Since breakfast, the Junior Detective Team and Yuriko Matsunaka have been here thinking about the mystery.

Fortunately, a lot of the leftovers from yesterday's dinner disappeared inexplicably, and Mr. Zhong didn't ask any questions and still gave them enough breakfast.

Apart from Yuantai, there is still not enough to eat.

However, even if the nutrients are replenished in time, Conan's brain is not AI and cannot immediately calculate the answer to the puzzle.

What he couldn't understand was why he called the police last night, but the police didn't come until noon the next day.

What kind of police efficiency is this?

If it really doesn't work, he wants to go to the underground tunnel where Mitsuhiko found the body and examine it first.

Oh right! We can check the body first!

If I'm lucky, the corpse might be related to the treasure left behind by Yin Shichuan Gangsan?

Conan raised his hand to check the time. It was now 11:30, and there were still 24 hours left before the 7-hour limit.

If we can find useful clues on the body, 7 hours is more than enough to solve the puzzle!

On the contrary, if you stay here and try to think of an answer, you will probably just wait for death.

"Okay, let's go to the place where Mitsuhiko found the body."

Conan's sudden voice broke the silence that had lasted for a long time in the room.

Being giants in action but dwarfs in logic, the three little ones' faces immediately lit up with joy when they heard they were going out to investigate.

Mitsuhiko stood up from his chair and said, "I told you, the treasure must be in that tunnel!"

"Okay! Junior Detective Team, let's go!"

Yuantai also jumped down from the windowsill, waving his arms and shouting.

Immediately, a group of six elementary school students rushed out of the restaurant and headed towards their destination.

Mr. Clock was in the kitchen at the moment, cooking lunch for several people according to the recipe and portion strictly, and did not notice that the Junior Detective Team had already set off.

……

Outside the North Hall, Qin Zhibo hid in the bushes, quietly watching the Junior Detective Team run out of the main entrance of the hall.

But after running for a while, he found something was wrong.

These elementary school students don’t want to go south at all!

That's the east side!

Qin Zhibo quickly identified the direction in which the people were heading. It was not the Southern Angels he had expected.

This shows that Conan has not solved the first sentence of the puzzle at this time and is still in a confused and blind state.

I haven’t seen you for a few days, Conan, you’re really tired!

But now the time is close to 12:00 noon. If you miss the opportunity today, you can only wait until tomorrow to have the chance to enter Southern Angel.

But if we let today pass, many variables will arise out of nowhere.

For example, judging from the amount of food Mr. Clock prepared in the kitchen, it seems that he has no intention of letting Conan and others live here for a long time.