Conan Rick's Investigator

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After Koizumi Hongzi changed her clothes and came out of the room, Qin Zhibo told her that the Bull Run Club would personally deliver her luggage to New York.

During the conversation, Qin Zhibo noticed that Koizumi Hongzi hung the necklace she brought from Enkai around her neck.

Although Enkai met the Toad God Tsathoggua as he wished, Koizumi Akako did not gain much from this trip.

Because Tsathoggua was too lazy, let alone the legendary ultimate magic, he didn't even have the magic to pass the seven formations.

The good news here is that the last time Uramaru Renya came to see Tsathoggua, he might not have obtained these magics.

But Qin Zhibo felt that Koizumi Akako was not depressed about this.

I saw Koizumi Hongzi standing by the window, gazing thoughtfully at the tall buildings outside, her fingers constantly stroking the photo pendant on her collarbone.

……

After resting in the hotel for a night, Qin Zhibo had nothing to do the next day and planned to go see Hondou Eisuke.

At the strong request of Koizumi Akako, Qin Zhibo had to take her with him.

Yesterday I learned from Patrick the address of Eisuke Hondou's new home, which is in Brooklyn, northeastern New York.

Chapter 1006: Mihua Town in Dire straits

Brooklyn is the most populous borough in New York City and the largest of its five boroughs in terms of area.

Because there are black and other ethnic minorities living in Brooklyn, the crime rate remains high, and various forms of racism and racial discrimination have made it the dirtiest, most chaotic and sinful place in New York.

But in 96, New York City was vigorously improving public security, especially in Brooklyn, which made the overall living conditions in Brooklyn stable and improving.

In contrast, Tokyo, also an international metropolis, is stable but deteriorating, and the crime rate in Beika Town has soared.

As for the reasons, those who understand will understand.

In Brooklyn today, except for the black community which is still full of poverty and backwardness, the living standards in other parts of the district are basically not much different from those in the developed areas of New York.

Eisuke Hondou currently lives in an ordinary neighborhood in Brooklyn.

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Following the address given by Patrick, Qin Zhibo arrived at the current residence of Hondou Eisuke.

It is located in a quiet residential area. The architectural style of each household in the residential area is highly consistent, and they are all neat two-story buildings.

The small courtyard in front of the building is a green lawn with no vegetables planted and no fence.

However, the place where Hondou Eisuke lived looked a little more shabby than the surrounding neighbors. The lawn had not been maintained for a long time and was overgrown with weeds.

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi walked through the path that was almost covered by weeds, came to the door of the house, and pressed the doorbell.

However, the doorbell that should have made a sound did not make any sound, and it seemed that it was broken.

Qin Zhibo thought to himself: The people who lived here before were really sloppy. They didn't mow the lawn and didn't replace the broken doorbell.

From this, Qin Zhibo could basically conclude that there was no male owner in this house.

In the United States, as long as the male owner is not a playboy, he will take the initiative to mow his own lawn, and may even enjoy doing it, leading to a trend of comparison with each other.

Because mowing the lawn is the privilege of the male head of the family. The better the mowing, the more capable the male head of the family is at managing the household. Even if he does not mow the lawn himself, he will pay someone to do it.

Correspondingly, if Mr. Wang next door mows the lawn without the male owner's consent, there will be a big conflict.

The doorbell didn't work, so Qin Zhibo started knocking on the door.

Dude, dunk, dunk.

Dude, dunk, dunk.

Pop, pop, pop.

I stopped knocking on the door and started banging on it, but still no one responded from behind the door.

Koizumi Hongzi: "Not at home?"

"Um……"

Qin Zhibo looked at the news broadcast time before going out. Today is Saturday, and Hondou Eisuke should not have gone to school.

The two returned to the path covered with weeds, looked around, and Qin Zhibo decided to call Hondou Eisuke.

I didn't call Hondou Eisuke in advance because I wanted to give him a surprise, but now it seems like it was a bit unnecessary.

But just as Qin Zhibo took out his phone, he suddenly felt someone watching him from behind.

He turned around suddenly, his eyes fixed on a row of windows on the second floor.

One of the four windows had thick dark gray curtains drawn, but Qin Zhibo did see it the moment he turned around.

The edge of the curtain at that window was shaking.

There's someone at home...

"What's wrong?" asked Koizumi Hongzi.

"There's someone at home." Qin Zhibo replied.

"is it?"

At Qin Zhibo's reminder, Koizumi Hongzi closed her eyes and tried to sense it with her sixth sense. Her intuition told her that there was indeed someone inside.

"But why didn't he open the door?"

Qin Zhibo casually guessed, "Maybe they thought we were suspicious because we showed up unexpectedly..."

Just then, a middle-aged man walking his dog passed by on the street and greeted Qin Zhibo.

"Hello?"

"Hello~"

The middle-aged man grabbed his beagle, stopped and asked, "Are you here to look for this family?"

Qin Zhibo looked back at the house behind him and nodded, "Yes, do you know anything about this family?"

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm not sure. People here rarely show up."

"But there are often some people in suits and ties who come to find the people living here, bringing a lot of food and daily necessities. Occasionally, they will take the people out and let them get in their cars and go somewhere..."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man pretended to be mysterious and approached Qin Zhibo. He whispered, "Excuse me, are you a police officer? Are you here to investigate this family?"

Qin Zhibo was slightly stunned. He had to admit that this middle-aged man was quite good at judging people. Although he was not a policeman at the moment, he was better than a policeman.

Seeing the man in front of him deny it, the middle-aged man showed a smug expression, "That's right, I rarely make mistakes when judging people."

"According to my observation, the person living in this house is a secret prostitute..."

"Secret prostitute?" Qin Zhibo was surprised.

The trend of improving public security in Brooklyn has just begun, and many of the cultural dregs that were popular in the past have not been completely abandoned, and are even becoming more and more covert.

In the eyes of this middle-aged man, he doesn't have to go to work every day, and strangers often come to bring him food, and stay in that dim room for an hour or half an hour.

If this isn't a sex trade, then what else could it be?

Therefore, the middle-aged man suspected that Qin Zhibo, the "policeman", was sent by his superiors to conduct an undercover investigation.

"Let me tell you, a gigolo from Asia has recently moved into that house. Maybe he's using the money to support the younger one..."

Suddenly, the middle-aged man's eyes shifted, as if he saw something, and he immediately stopped talking.

"Here he is."

"Officer, you must conduct a thorough investigation and restore peace to this community..."

After saying that, the middle-aged man left with the beagle.

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi looked in the direction the middle-aged man pointed, and it turned out that it was Hondou Eisuke who came back from outside.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo was a little amused and helpless.

So you are the little one who is being kept...

Hondou Eisuke was carrying two large bags and happened to bump into the two people standing on the path.

"Mr. Qin!"

"Hongzi-san!"

Qin Zhibo looked through the opening of the black plastic bag and saw some tools inside, such as weed shears, screwdrivers, work gloves and the like.

"Why did you come here suddenly?!"

Hondou Eisuke's face was full of surprise, and he excitedly stepped forward to give the two of them a hug, but was stopped by Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Akako at the same time.

"Wait a minute! Put down the tools in your hand first."

When Hondou Eisuke saw the things his left and right hands had bought, he felt embarrassed and quickly put them on the ground, otherwise some unexpected injuries would occur.

"By the way, have you finished what you wanted to do?" Hondou Eisuke asked after the hug.

Before they parted in New York, Qin Zhibo told him that he and Koizumi Akako had other things to do in the United States, but he did not tell Hondou Eisuke the details.

"I guess so..." Qin Zhibo said with a smile about his next plan, "We will rest in New York for a while and return to Japan soon, so I thought I would come to see how you are doing here before we leave. I will also have a chance to explain to your sister when I return..."

Hondou Eisuke does not have Rena Mizunashi's contact information. To ensure safety, Qin Zhibo is still Rena Mizunashi's only contact person.

When Hondou Eisuke heard Qin Zhibo mention his sister, he immediately put on a happy expression, "I'm living very well here. The host has accepted me, and the neighbors are also very friendly..."

"Friendly? I don't think so..." Koizumi Hongzi said indifferently at this time, obviously exposing the rumors that people around here have been saying about this family.

Upon hearing this, Hondou Eisuke smiled slightly bitterly.

In fact, on his way here, he had already seen what the neighbor who was walking his dog nearby was saying to Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi.

Although he couldn't hear the specific content, he knew it was definitely bad.

The reason was that the family he was staying with had a bad reputation in the neighborhood.

On the second day after he moved in, he felt the criticizing gazes of the people around him when he greeted them.

"You must have heard something, but I can guarantee that the people living here are definitely good people."

After saying that, Hondou Eisuke went to open the door.

……

There was a strong smell of air freshener in the room.

There are black garbage bags everywhere, and these air fresheners are used to seal these smells.

"Sorry, I'm cleaning the house right now. I'll take out the trash bags later."

Hondou Eisuke has moved in for a few days, but the place hasn't been cleaned up thoroughly yet, which shows how dirty it was before.

Hondou Eisuke placed the newly bought items on the table and skillfully poured water for the two of them.

The two of them sat on the first floor for a while, and then Hondou Eisuke stood in front of the stairs to the second floor and asked, "Let's take you to see Miss Nancy. She lives on the second floor."

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi looked at each other, confirming their guess that there was indeed someone at home.

The three of them came to the second floor, and Hondou Eisuke stood in front and knocked on the door.

"Miss Nancy, my friend in Japan wants to come visit you."

"Excuse me, is it convenient for you now?"

There was some noise in the room, as if some small items were falling to the ground.

Click...

There was the subtle sound of the door lock being unlocked, but the door did not open immediately.

After waiting for a while, a female voice came from inside.

"Come in, the door is unlocked."

Qin Zhibo: “…” Of course it’s not locked, because you just opened it.

Hondou Eisuke pushed the door open and entered, the room was dimly lit.

Wherever the light reaches, you can see many thick books, as well as some notebooks with many pages of paper sandwiched in them, and ballpoint pens with their nibs still folded up placed next to them.

On the display stand next to the table, there are some eye-catching models, all of which are models of spaceships. The most famous of them is the Enterprise from "Star Trek".