Conan Rick's Investigator

"do not move……"

"Who sent you here?"

The woman's tone was very stern, but her voice was exactly that of the wealthy woman who had just spent a fortune at the gambling table.

Facing the threat of the hard object, Qin Zhibo smiled faintly, "She actually knew how to use a trick to pretend to enter the elevator. She's worthy of being the widow of a world-renowned genius magician..."

"But I bet you there's no bullet in your gun."

"Hmph..." The woman behind him sneered, and pushed the hard object in her hand even tighter. "That's hard to say. Do you dare to try?"

Qin Zhibo remained calm and said calmly, "This is a casino, so how about we bet on this chip?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Zhibo raised his thumb and threw a white chip worth 1 dollar, which unconsciously attracted Hei Yu Qianying's attention.

Taking advantage of this moment of distraction, Qin Zhibo immediately reached back and accurately grabbed a slender wrist.

Heiyu Qianying was shocked, but before she could react, Qin Zhibo quickly stepped sideways and came behind her, grabbing one of her hands.

Qin Zhibo looked down and saw that what was held in the hand was indeed not a pistol, but a lipstick pinched between the thumb and index finger.

really……

Qin Zhibo snatched the lipstick and let go of Heiyu Qianying's hand.

"Is this what you call a 'gun'?"

Looking at Qin Zhibo's smug expression, Heiyu Qianying clenched his fists, feeling ashamed and angry, but still rushed forward unwillingly.

She was about to rush forward, but Qin Zhibo quickly reached out to stop her.

"Wait a moment!"

"I'm not here to fight you, and your son probably wouldn't want to see us fighting..."

When he heard the word "son", Hei Yu Qianying stopped and showed a surprised expression on his face.

"you are?"

Qin Zhibo returned the lipstick to Hei Yu Qianying and formally introduced himself: "My name is Qin Zhibo. I currently run a detective agency in Tokyo. I think you and your son will get along well..."

Kuroba Chikage looked at Qin Zhibo, and immediately thought of what Terai Huang Zhisuke had recently told him in a video call, that someone recently learned the true identity of Kaito Kid.

And this person is a detective named Qin Zhibo.

"You are... Qin Zhibo?"

Kuroba Chikage looked up and down at the mixed-race man in front of her. She had imagined countless times in her mind what a man who might threaten Kaito's safety would look like, but she never expected that he would be a foreigner.

“Are you American?”

Qin Zhibo said calmly, "That's what it says on the nationality."

"Oh..." Hei Yu Qianying rubbed his wrist while thinking in his mind how dangerous Qin Zhibo was.

The reason why he did not return to China immediately after learning of the dangerous existence of Qin Zhibo was because there were many ways to exonerate Kuroba Kaito.

Once Kuroba Kaito is caught, she and Terai Kōnosuke are ready to cosplay as Kaito Kid and commit crimes to clear their suspicions.

Therefore, the only way to catch Kaito Kid is to catch him in the act, that is, to arrest Kaito Kid himself while he is committing a crime.

This is also the important reason why there have been speculations over the years that Kuroba Toichi is Kaito Kid, but no one has ever been able to prove it.

Heiyu Qianying looked unhappy and thought to himself.

Now this man comes to me on his own initiative after knowing that Kuroba Kaito is Kaito Kid. Is he trying to use Kaito's identity as a threat?

Madam, you don't want Kuroba Kaito's true identity to be exposed, right?

……

Kuroba Chikage, who was far away in Las Vegas, had relatively outdated information and subconsciously imagined Qin Zhibo as a bad guy.

Qin Zhibo also realized that he didn't seem like a good person in Kaito's mother's impression, so he quickly said, "Actually, your son is coming to Las Vegas soon, and I came here to repay a favor."

"Repay a favor?" Hei Yu Qianying was a little surprised. What kind of favor could there be between a thief and a detective?

"Correct."

Qin Zhibo glanced around the lobby and saw that many of the passers-by had their eyes fixed on the mature and beautiful Heiyu Qianying.

"This is not the place to talk. Why don't we talk in my room?"

Hei Yu Qianying pondered for a second and said, "Let's go to my room."

……

Qin Zhibo followed Heiyu Qianying to the top floor of the Starry Sky Hotel. This is the VIP room among VIP rooms, and only guests who have made large purchases in the casino can stay there.

Heiyu Qianying opened the door of the room and went in first, asking Qin Zhibo to wait outside the door for a while.

Generally, this kind of behavior happens when a girl is entertaining a boy she likes and is embarrassed to let him see the mess in her bedroom.

But Qin Zhibo knew that this was definitely not the case. Hei Yu Qianying should have gone in first to check whether there were any eavesdroppers.

Judging from the way she was wary of herself in front of the elevator, there must be quite a few people who had bad intentions towards her recently.

After all, she was so ostentatious in the casino and did not hide her identity information, which might attract a lot of villains.

Plus, this is a Las Vegas casino where all kinds of people mix, making it a great place to start.

After a few minutes, Heiyu Qianying opened the door and invited Qin Zhibo in.

The two of them went straight to the point, and Qin Zhibo told Kuroba Chikage about his previous cooperation with Kuroba Kaito.

In fact, the two have collaborated many times, and their relationship is like that of comrades-in-arms.

When hearing that Kuroba Kaito had found the gem that the organization that killed Kuroba Toichi was looking for, Kuroba Chikage was stunned.

She screamed.

"Why haven't I heard Kaito mention this?!"

Qin Zhibo calmly analyzed, "It's probably the rebellious teenage years. Kids of this age tend to have a rebellious mentality and won't tell their elders everything..."

Hei Yu Qianying: "..."

Indeed, she had neglected her child's growth for two years in order to find the murderer of Heiba Daoyi.

I have had several long-distance video calls with Kaito recently, and he has not been very patient every time, which is completely different from when he was a child and always pestered me.

Yes, Kaito is now able to stand on his own and take over his father's legacy, so of course he has grown up...

The corners of Hei Yu Qianying's mouth rose slightly, and in her heart she felt the most common and greatest emotion of being a parent.

After a few seconds, Hei Yu Qian Ying regained her normal expression, and Qin Zhibo asked, "Mrs. Hei Yu, do you know the origin of the 'Scarlet Tears'?"

"Kuroba Toichi once told young Kaito that the 'Scarlet Tear' was an ordinary artificial gem. This was misleading to Kaito. Perhaps he already knew that the gem was coveted by that organization?"

Hei Yu Qianying paused and shook his head. "I don't know about that either. Since I retired, I rarely asked about that matter."

Kuroba Toichi and Kuroba Chikage are not childhood sweethearts, but rather a romantic encounter 18 years ago, so Kuroba Chikage knows very little about her husband's past.

Including the painter named "Pickman" mentioned by Terai Huang Zhisuke on the phone last time, Kuroba Chikage didn't know what the relationship between this person and her husband was.

But after learning about this, Hei Yu Qianying was very concerned and has entrusted the investigation organization behind him to help find out Pickman's origins.

"okay I know……"

Qin Zhibo nodded in understanding and asked, "The phantom thief Crow who's been committing crimes in Las Vegas lately, his true identity must be you, right?"

Regarding this, Hei Yu Qianying did not deny it and nodded frankly.

"Yes."

"Why do you do this?"

"The reasons are complicated. One of them is that I've been spending too much money in the casino lately, so I'm just doing this side job to make some money back..."

Kuroba Chikage was once known as the Phantom Thief Lady. 18 years ago, she was also a top thief who specialized in stealing from wealthy families. However, she was attracted by the charm of Kuroba Toichi and decided to stay at home to take care of her husband and children.

But in Las Vegas

At this point, Hei Yu Qianying no longer had any scruples, and his phantom thief nature was slowly released.

Of course, the more important reason is...

"Another reason is that I want to lure out the organization that killed Daoyi and avenge him."

This is the important reason why Heiyu Qianying returns to the arena.

"Organization?" Qin Zhibo was a little surprised. "Have you investigated who killed Mr. Hei Yu?"

"Yes."

Kuroba Chikage said with a serious face, "It's an organization called the 'Brotherhood of the Beasts'. All of their members use animal names as their code names."

"Eight years ago, they were the ones who caused the accident that killed Daoyi..."

Kuroba Chikage's voice was steady, but her clasped hands gradually gained strength, proving that she was indeed determined.

However, Qin Zhibo remembered that when he talked about Pandora's Stone with Kuroba Kaito last time, Kuroba Kaito guessed that his father might still be alive.

Although that was just Kuroba Kaito's wishful thinking and Qin Zhibo didn't mean that, he now had the opportunity to ask him in person.

"Mrs. Kuroba, although this question is very presumptuous, I would like to confirm whether you actually saw Mr. Kuroba's body at that time?"

Hei Yu Qianying lowered his eyes slightly, his mind lost in thought, and then he spoke slowly.

"At that time, I was at home in Japan with Kaito, Toichi, and Mr. Terai on tour abroad, so I didn't see..."

"But Mr. Terai saw the explosion himself! And the police announced that they had found fragments of human tissue among the blast debris."

Qin Zhibo sat silently on the sofa, thinking about the probability of Hei Yu Daoyi successfully escaping.

If you get infected without knowing it, you will almost certainly die.

But what if you knew in advance that someone was going to attack you? Would you fake your own death?

But if he had faked his own death, there would be no reason for him not to contact his wife and children over the years. It really doesn't make sense.

Never mind, there's no point in guessing.

"Mrs. Hei Yu, how did you know about the Beast Brotherhood? Did Kaito tell you?" Qin Zhibo asked again.

Hei Yu Qianying shook his head. "No, I commissioned an investigation organization, and they told me this after their investigation."

Investigation organization?!

Qin Zhibo was shocked and had a premonition in his heart.

"This investigative organization, isn't it called 'Nine Angels'?"

"Well, how did you know?"

Hei Yu Qianying's expression was very shocked. She didn't understand why this man knew everything.

Little did they know that Qin Zhibo was not only in this organization, but he also contributed to this intelligence.

The Nine Angels Organization entrusted the commission to Kuroba Chikage to the B-rank agent, magician Harui Fuden.

Although Chun Jing Feng Chuan found out the results of the investigation, he was targeted by the zoo organization and was accidentally killed during a performance.

Qin Zhibo took over Chun Jing Fengchuan, investigated the cause of his death, and reported it to the Nine Angels.

"Actually, I'm one of the Nine Angels," Qin Zhibo explained. "I'm also aware of the Zoo organization and have fought against it before."

"They also sent assassins from other organizations to assassinate the current Kaito Kid, Kuroba Kaito."

When Hei Yu Qianying heard that his son had been assassinated, he immediately became restless.

"What? How come I've never heard of this?"

"This kid, how dare you hide such an important thing from me!"

Kuroba Chikage was so angry at Kaito's naughty behavior.

In her eyes, even the gem that the Beast Brotherhood was looking for was far less important than her own son.

She did not tell Kaito the true identity and cause of death of Kuroba Toichi in person because she was worried that her son would follow the path of a phantom thief and live a life of fear.

Although Kuroba Kaito inevitably became Kaito Kid, 8 years have passed after all, and the Zoo Organization will not easily target the dead Kaito Kid again.

Besides, she, the Phantom Thief Crow, is attracting fire in the United States.

As for the dangers that the neighbors next door can provide, they are even less.

But if she knew that Kuroba Kaito was facing such a serious life threat, she would never let her child continue to take risks.