Conan Rick's Investigator

When Koizumi Hongzi heard Qin Zhibo say that she didn't know English, although she was angry, in order not to expose her identity as a witch, she clenched her fists and had no choice but to endure it.

After eliminating the outsiders, Nancy finally spoke.

"Since you can ask that, you have seen what a ghoul looks like, right?"

"Yeah." Qin Zhibo nodded without comment.

Nancy said: "Then let me tell you, I am actually a ghoul..."

After these words were spoken, it was Qin Zhibo's turn to show a shocked expression.

Can a ghoul be so beautiful?

He had seen the appearance of zombies before, with dog heads and human bodies, gray rubber-like skin, ugly, unsightly, and shabby...that was all them.

Although this is beauty and ugliness judged by human aesthetics, Nancy looks completely normal, and is even somewhat pretty among ordinary people.

Koizumi Hongzi, who was standing behind her, was startled for a moment, but immediately restrained her expression and pretended not to understand.

Nancy didn't notice the change in Koizumi Hongzi's expression and continued, "I originally worked for the FBI in New Orleans, and later was recruited by Delta Green and became a member of the N Cell."

“In 92, four years ago…my college classmate invited me

He attended a party. He had been missing for three years. This time he suddenly appeared and called himself "Teddy". He looked younger and claimed to have become a new life form.

"At that time, I didn't realize that the 'new life forms' he was talking about were actually ghouls."

"He explained to me that he could now freely change his gender and body shape. He even transformed himself before my eyes from a tall, young man into a voluptuous woman."

"He said he had a crush on me since college and wanted me to accept him, but I was so scared at the time that I rejected him without thinking."

"After I rejected him, he asked me to read a book first and then decide whether to leave."

"This was the worst decision I ever made in my life, opening that book..."

As she spoke, Nancy's arms that were holding onto the sofa began to tremble slightly. It seemed that what happened at that time had dealt her a great blow.

"It's a book covered in strange human skin. It tells of a fantastical world where countless creatures that were once human gather in the darkness, feasting on the bodies of the dead and wantonly worshipping bizarre gods..."

"By the time I recovered from my intermittent bouts of wakefulness and unconsciousness, I had already read the entire book."

"For the first five days after I finished reading that book, I was starving with all my might... That intense hunger, so intense it made me want to eat people, was like a raging fire burning in my body, and I could only endure it painfully."

"On the sixth day, I fainted from hunger. When I woke up, I was lying on top of a corpse in the morgue, eating it!"

"I couldn't believe the changes in myself. I was so scared that I ran away. Finally, I had no choice but to go to my supervisor and ask for help from Green Delta."

"Surprisingly, Green Delta didn't shoot me to death despite my mutated body. Instead, they decided to help me conceal my identity."

"They tampered with the records in the system and replaced me with the body of a prostitute who died of an overdose. The old me just disappeared..."

Nancy's transformation into a zombie was somewhat unexpected, but also reasonable.

Similar to Matsumoto Ryohei, there must be a beginning, or an opportunity, for a person to transform into a ghoul.

The turning point for Matsumoto Ryohei was when he got lost in the Aokigahara Forest and was forced to eat the corpse of a human suicide due to extreme hunger.

Nancy's turning point was a book, which changed her after she read it.

Qin Zhibo was certain that this should be a strange mythological book that could inspire investigation points, and the content was even more exciting than the "Corpse-Eating Rituals" he had investigated before.

But what puzzled Qin Zhibo was why Nancy could now maintain her human appearance and live in human society?

There is no trace of distortion on her face.

Qin Zhibo asked this question, and although it was a bit impolite, he still got an answer from Nancy.

"These are all the methods taught in that book. As a ghoul, I can change my physical state, regardless of gender or age."

"That sounds cool, right? But you wouldn't want to have that ability."

"Because once you become a ghoul, you must endure the hunger of not being able to eat corpses. Human food becomes tasteless and you can hardly perceive any deliciousness."

"If my sanity continues to deteriorate... I don't know how long I can maintain this form, but sooner or later I will completely turn into an ugly ghoul..."

Nancy's blue eyes revealed deep despair. One hand nervously picked up the cigarette next to her and lit it.

Qin Zhibo could see that she was afraid and terrified. Although she was a zombie herself, she was still afraid of herself.

Qin Zhibo had never experienced this kind of mental journey in Matsumoto Ryohei.

If the taste for human food is gradually lost from human to half-ghoul and then to ghoul, why can Matsumoto Ryohei still persist in his pursuit of delicious food?

Until the eve of Matsumoto Ryohei's disappearance from the hospital, Qin Zhibo could still feel the calmness and unrestrainedness in him.

Perhaps this is what makes Ryohei Matsumoto extraordinary.

Qin Zhibo could see that Nancy had a heart disease.

She hated ghouls, but ghouls were who she was.

Chapter 1008 Another Trouble

Nancy's inability to accept her fate as calmly as Ryohei Matsumoto is the source of her pain.

But the question now is, will Nancy completely transform into a ghoul?

If Nancy suddenly turns into a zombie, will she eat Hondou Eisuke who lives with her?

Although ghouls are generally rational, Nancy also said just now that suppressing one's nature for a long time may cause one to lose one's ability to think.

"So how confident are you now in suppressing the ghoul's instincts?"

"Or, can I take your pulse?"

Nancy: "Easy to bury?"

Qin Zhibo didn't try to correct the American's pronunciation. "Yes, this is an ancient Chinese medical method. It can judge a person's physical condition by taking their pulse..."

Koizumi Hongzi, who was standing behind, was stunned for a moment. Qin Zhibo actually knew how to "take the pulse"?

Koizumi Akako knows some Chinese culture, but not much.

The pulse diagnosis she knew about seemed to be a magical technique that could tell whether a person was pregnant by placing the palm of one's hand on the wrist.

Nancy knew nothing about the mysterious power in the far East. Qin Zhibo's words stunned her for a moment, but she still stretched out her hand doubtfully.

"The left hand will do, right?"

"of course."

But in fact, Qin Zhibo lied. In traditional Chinese medicine, both hands are needed to take the pulse, because the meridians in the left and right hands are different and correspond to different organs of the human body.

But in fact, Qin Zhibo didn't want to take her pulse.

The handshake between the two parties just now was very brief, which resulted in Qin Zhibo not being able to see more character card information.

Now he wants to check what Nancy's current Willpower is.

Willpower is the key to fighting against zombieification. As long as the willpower value is maintained at a normal level, even if the body is deformed into a zombie, it will not have much impact on the brain thinking.

【Survey√】

Name: Joan Qualls

……

Power: 95

Agility: 60

Constitution: 35

Body type: 60

Appearance: 70

Intelligence: 55

Will: 35

Luck: 45

Personal skills: Special skills (ghoulification), psychology, special skills (corrupted memory), medicine, science (chemistry), foreign languages, car driving, computer use...

(Evaluation: A ghoul who can’t help himself)

……

With sufficient time for investigation, all relevant information was revealed to Qin Zhibo's vision.

In terms of the basic attributes of the character card, Nancy's strength is obviously stronger than that of ordinary people, even surpassing Ran Mouri.

But correspondingly, their physique and willpower are relatively low, which should be a special situation in the half-ghoul state.

In terms of personal skills, Qin Zhibo could see that Nancy's previous majors were psychology and chemistry, which should be related to her work in the FBI.

But the first two skills were something Qin Zhibo had never seen before.

Ghoulification should mean that she has the ability to transform into a ghoul at any time. The timing of the transformation may be related to the will value, and the effect is similar to that of the Hulk.

And corruption memory, what kind of skill is this?

Qin Zhibo withdrew his hand and said gravely, like an old Chinese doctor: "Your current physical condition is not optimistic. I'm afraid there is a risk of deterioration at any time."

For a normal person, a willpower of 40 means that they are easily frightened, such as: Mao Li Ran and Asano Minoru.

A willpower of 35 will drop to 30 if there is even the slightest emotional fluctuation.

According to Qin Zhibo's previous experience, if a person only has 30 willpower points, his mental state is already not good.

In other words, her living next to Hondou Eisuke is a time bomb.

Green Delta arranged Hondou Eisuke to be next to Nancy, and Qin Zhibo was really dissatisfied with this.

After all, Hondou Eisuke's father sacrificed his life for the organization's mission. Can't the organization even give preferential treatment to his family members who are from a normal family?

Nancy seemed to see through Qin Zhibo's thoughts. She retracted her exposed wrist into her pajamas and said calmly, "To the organization, we are like disposable chess pieces. As long as we are no longer of any use, we will be ruthlessly discarded."

"Don't look at me as a beleaguered person taken in by the organization now, but I am also irreplaceable and important to them. Otherwise..."

After listening to Nancy's words, Qin Zhibo seemed not to be completely devoted to Green Delta, and even had a sense of distrust.

The neighbor who just passed by said that there are often people in suits and ties coming to see Nancy, and they must be members of the Green Delta.

But Qin Zhibo didn’t understand what irreplaceable value she could bring to the Green Delta without leaving her home.

Judging from the layout of the room, there are some books and notes in the room. Is this some kind of documentary research work?

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo asked, "So what's your main job now? Can you tell me a little bit?"

Nancy didn't refuse the answer and said, "My main job now is to study the book that caused my distortion, and to obtain intelligence."

After studying the classics, Qin Zhibo guessed half right.

But how could she get the intelligence while she was sitting at home?

Although there is a big-butt computer in the room, even if she is a hacker, her computer skills are quite low among her skills just now, which means that her ability to use computers is not very high.

"Then how did you get the information?" Qin Zhibo asked the confusion in his heart.

Hearing this, Nancy was silent for a while, her eyes seemed to be thinking about something.

After a moment, she answered, "It's the ghoul's skill that gives me the special ability to obtain intelligence."

"As long as I'm in a hypnotic state, I can recall the memories of the owner of the brain I devoured..."

Nancy looked directly at Qin Zhibo and told him this horrifying method of obtaining intelligence.

"At first, I hoped the organization would help me regain my normal identity, and a member of Delta was indeed trying to do that."

"But until they discovered my ability, they used me as a 'criminal investigation tool'."

"The memories of those who died will continue to stir in my mind. Even if I want to refuse, I can't..."

Nancy's words made Qin Zhibo a little unbelievable, and Koizumi Hongzi behind him also showed a hint of surprise after hearing it.

Although Nancy tried her best to dismiss the conditions for recalling the memory, Qin Zhibo was still sure that he heard something.

She needs to eat the person's brain.

As long as she eats the person's brain, she can recall the person's memory through hypnosis.

This should be the "Corrupted Memory" in Nancy's character skill column.