Conan Rick's Investigator

Conan: You have a pretty good eye for people...

"It's TV, TV—" Conan couldn't say what was in his mind, so he scratched his head and smiled cutely, "That's how it was introduced on the TV show I saw..."

TV again...

Kogoro Mouri rolled his eyes at Conan, turned his head and prepared to cover himself with the quilt to sleep.

While Xiaolan declared that she was not afraid of these ghosts and gods, she opened her quilt and invited Conan to sleep in her bed.

For the sake of his sleep quality tonight, Conan rejected Xiaolan's invitation.

……

At midnight, Qin Zhibo got up on time.

In the dead of night, the lights in the temple were dimmed, and Qin Zhibo left Shanni Temple with his silver suitcase.

According to the original plan, Qin Zhibo intended to wait until tomorrow daytime to carry out the mission, which seemed to be safer.

But now this plan has been disrupted because of the appearance of Conan.

Because Qin Zhibo calculated that after tonight, the police would definitely be attracted by a murder case tomorrow.

There will be many people around and the police will definitely not let me leave the scene at will because it is a murder case.

The mission deadline will end tomorrow afternoon, so it will most likely be too late.

So Qin Zhibo planned to get things done tonight.

As for the creatures to be faced in this challenge mission, Qin Zhibo has confirmed that it will not be the dog-headed man he encountered last time.

Judging from the survey points in the photo, this creature should have a wing structure and be able to fly into the sky.

Qin Zhibo also lit up the vision of the mission location with a guard totem in advance.

It was a cave, and no one knew what was inside the dark cave.

……

Take the mountain road on the side of the temple and reach the top of the cliff.

On the cliff, the cherry trees look a little weird under the moonlight.

A gust of wind blew, and pink cherry blossom petals danced in the air, drifting into the sparkling silver water, and then flowing downstream along the rushing torrent of the waterfall.

Unfortunately, Qin Zhibo had no intention of appreciating this poetic and picturesque scenery.

After passing through a medium-sized cherry blossom forest, you will find an ordinary mountain forest further inside.

In this lush forest, the stream gradually becomes darker and the slopes become steeper.

This is an area that ordinary tourists rarely try to go deep into, because there is really no scenery to enjoy here.

A depressing and gloomy atmosphere surrounds the place, and the humid air makes people's skin feel uncomfortable.

In addition, the legend of the Mist Tengu in Shanni Temple suggests that there is a terrible creature lurking in these remote mountains, which makes most people dare not take the risk to get involved.

Except, of course, those who call themselves "explorers."

Ever since the news of the Mist Tengu's appearance spread, many people have entered this mountainous area out of curiosity.

In fact, the vast majority of people who dare to take risks do not believe in its existence deep down in their hearts.

In this era of rapid technological development, human beings' awe of nature is gradually decreasing.

Without enough reverence, one will naturally dare to take risks and be willing to take risks.

But even under the light, shadows will arise.

If they knew that there really were some strange creatures like the Mist Tengu deep in the dense forests on these mountains, then the "professionalism" of these people might be dispelled by at least 99%.

And Qin Zhibo is the remaining 1%.

Qin Zhibo was in a pretty good mood as he stepped on the ground which was a little wet due to the rain.

Compared to the mythical creature he faced last time, this time Qin Zhibo had obtained intelligence in advance and was mentally prepared.

The local legend of the Mist Tengu is undoubtedly an idealized depiction of this mythical creature.

Red face, long nose, wings, monk-like attire...

Which of these descriptions are correct, and which are just man-made fantasies?

The answer to the question lies in the cave in front of you.

……

After more than an hour's trek on the mountain road, Qin Zhibo finally arrived at an inconspicuous cave located among the mountains behind Shanni Temple.

Without taking out his nuclear lighter, Qin Zhibo saw the investigation point on the mud in front of the cave.

[…These are some claw marks, they look fresh…]

The investigation instructions were very simple, and Qin Zhibo could only take out a nuclear lighter and bend down to observe carefully.

The claw marks are numerous and messy, but some of them can be vaguely distinguished as being similar to open crab claws.

The strange claw marks circled outside for a few times and then converged into the cave.

90, 89, 90...

This terrifying clue made Qin Zhibo's will inevitably tremble, but it was just a trembling.

Qin Zhibo, despite the enormous pressure that was too great for an ordinary person, walked straight into the cold and damp cave.

He held a nuclear lighter in one hand and tightly grasped the silver briefcase in the other.

This silver briefcase is Qin Zhibo's greatest support for carrying out this mission resolutely.

According to Qin Zhibo's judgment, the device inside must have the ability to kill the mythical creature "Mist Tengu".

As for who invented this device?

First, let’s exclude Keiji Aso, who plays music.

Since Dr. Agasa said that this thing requires a very high level of technology and cannot be made casually, the only thing Qin Zhibo can think of is the yellow-robed monk behind Keiji Aso.

This device was most likely developed by these yellow-robed monks specifically to deal with mythical creatures like the "Mist Tengu".

Judging from my previous reading of "The Rite of the Corpse-Eating Cult", not all humans are unaware of the existence of strange creatures.

Some pagans even associate with these strange creatures.

Of course, in the words of the yellow-robed monk, this creature should not be called "Mist Tengu".

Perhaps this creature was a specific species that they were hunting at the behest of the Nameless One.

Maybe……

Just as Qin Zhibo was thinking and moving forward, a strange sound coming from the cave in front made Qin Zhibo stop.

hum-

buzz-

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This buzzing sound is similar to that of a bee, but it is definitely not a bee.

First of all, bees will not enter such cold and damp caves.

Secondly, this buzzing sound is higher-pitched and rhythmic than the sound made by bees, as if some intelligent creature is engaged in an endless and disgusting whisper.

Qin Zhibo's rational brain kept comparing the sound with the animal sounds in his memory, but could not find any results.

hum-

But this strange humming sound is definitely a clue.

Hint: High energy ahead!

Qin Zhibo clung tightly to the cave wall and did not risk his head towards the dark space where the buzzing sound came from.

Because even if you look over, you can only see darkness, and any unnecessary movement will easily expose your presence.

So Qin Zhibo tried to slow down every movement of his body and held the silver suitcase to an angle where he could open it.

This is the time to test Qin Zhibo's muscle balance ability.

According to general common sense of biological evolution, since the creatures here live in darkness, their vision must be relatively weakened, while their hearing and sense of smell must be extremely sensitive.

I must be extremely careful now!

First, place the silver suitcase gently on the ground.

Then, his hands found their way to the metal clasp of the suitcase.

Card--

Card--

With Qin Zhibo's steady and calm hands, the two metal buckles were opened one by one, and then he took out the device from the sponge by relying on his memory.

After pressing the button on the top of the metal cylinder, Qin Zhibo threw the entire device directly into the cave.

吭~

First there was the sound of a metal device falling to the ground.

呲——

The sound of the device starting to emit gas.

hum!

The short and high-pitched buzzing sound and the change in tone indicated that the creature inside had noticed something unusual.

The device had been deployed, and Qin Zhibo had no time to observe what kind of threat the device would pose to unknown creatures. He began to run out of the cave desperately.

buzz-

The humming in the back became more rapid, accompanied by some strange flapping sounds.

After running out of the cave, Qin Zhibo dodged and quickly hid in the bushes near the cave entrance.

The woods were still silent.

Qin Zhibo was lying on the ground. The most real sound he could feel in his ears was his heart pounding in his chest.

This was the accelerated heartbeat caused by running so hard just now, not by being frightened.

As for why he didn't continue to escape, it was because Qin Zhibo knew that this unknown creature could fly.

No matter how fast you run, you can't be faster than flying. It's better to find a place to hide after throwing the device to make less noise.

By the way, you can take a look at what is inside.

Suddenly, strange noises were heard in the cave.

A series of complex and indescribable footsteps mixed with an impatient buzzing sound, and the unknown creature finally appeared.

It looks like a huge light red crab with many pairs of legs twitching randomly under its abdomen, and the front pair of legs is a pair of huge claws.

Some of them had long, narrow bodies resembling crustaceans, only slightly shorter than adult men, and a pair of long, narrow, membrane-like wings on their backs stretched out in the moonlight.

And where the head should have been, there grew a pink ellipsoid with a complex structure.

On top of the ellipsoid, a large number of short tentacles were twitching wildly.

Even compared with the dog-headed man he encountered last time, Qin Zhibo had never seen such a strange and weird creature.

Lobster-sized crabs, centipedes that buzz like bees, basketballs crawling with earthworms...

Many indescribable images appeared in Qin Zhibo's mind, and for a moment it was difficult to think of a unified and easy-to-understand word to describe the appearance of this creature.

meaning--

Hiding under the dark bushes, Qin Zhibo couldn't help but sigh at the existence of this creature.

However, after experiencing the ups and downs before, this kind of physical creature's test of will is nothing.

The number in the Will column symbolically dropped by 15 points and then began to slowly rise again.

Under the moonlight, Qin Zhibo discovered that the creature seemed to be in great pain.