Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1013 The deal with Mrs. Kuroba
"No, this child must not be allowed to repeat the same mistakes as Pirate One..."

After careful consideration, Kuroba Chikage still felt that Kuroba Kaito could not get involved in this matter, even if it was to avenge his father.

That organization is ruthless and murderous, and fighting against them is no simple magic trick.

The dead are like this, and the safety of the living is the most important thing.

Qin Zhibo expressed respect for Kuroba Chikage's idea, after all, this is the most common idea of ​​a mother.

"But according to my experience with Kaito, this kid is quite persistent and won't give up so easily."

"Besides, if you keep some things in your heart, it will always be a knot in your heart."

Qin Zhibo's words made Kuroba Chikage fall into thinking.

Since he was a child, Kaito would tell himself everything, and he was a very obedient boy. Only in this matter, he lied to himself with Terai Konosuke for the first time.

Although it is not ruled out that it is due to the youthful rebellious period, it also shows that Kaito Kuroba is very firm in this matter.

But if Kaito Kuroba continues to pretend to be Kaito Kidd to commit crimes, he will continue to face the danger of being assassinated by the Beast Brotherhood.

After thinking for a while, Kuroba Qianying said in a deep voice: "It seems that this is the only way..."

"What kind?" Qin Zhibo asked.

"That means we work together to defeat Kaitou Kidd, frustrate the child's confidence, and then give up and continue pretending to be Kaitou Kidd."

Defeat Kaito Kidd?

Qin Zhibo was thinking about the countermeasure that Kuroba Chikage said in his head, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Me, us?"

"Yes, us." Chikage Kuroba nodded with certainty, "That kid Kaito will definitely come with Mr. Terai. They are two people. If you come to help me, we will be two people too."

"2V2, that's only fair~"

Behind every successful magician, there is an excellent assistant.

Although Kuroba Chikage was not born as a magician, as the wife of a genius magician, she has already been swayed by this truth.

Besides, her goal is not only to defeat her son cos Kaito Kidd, but more importantly...

"We must successfully steal the 'Black Crow in the Night' this time. This is the task assigned to me by the Nine Angels Organization."

"Task?"

Although Qin Zhibo's tone was questioning, he was not surprised.

The Nine Angels organization often assigns tasks to agents, even if there may be illegal activities in the process of performing the tasks, it will not hesitate.

For example, the original owner of the body once wanted to go to Sowa's house to steal books.

It's just that Chikage Kuroba's task is more difficult, directly stealing gems.

Kuroba Qiankage took a sip of the orange juice drink on the table and continued: "I have been staying in Las Vegas for the past two months just to steal the 'Black Crow in the Night'."

"Now that I have spent tens of millions at the Star Casino and become a guest of the casino, I can close the net next time."

"Ten million...dollars?"

"Well, only US dollars can be exchanged for chips here."

Kuroba Chikage nodded as a matter of course, but Qin Zhibo was dumbfounded in shock.

This is a dollar!

I thought I was already rich if I had 3000 million yen, but I didn't expect that the wealthy wife of the Kuroba family would not take it seriously when throwing tens of millions of dollars.

With so much money, I'm afraid I can buy that gem directly!

Of course, since it was a mission provided by the nine angels, it meant that this "black crow in the middle of the night" was not an ordinary thing, and could not be measured simply by its value in money.

"Is there anything special about the 'Black Crow in the Night'?" Qin Zhibo asked.

Chikage Kuroba pondered for a while and replied, "This gem is said to be a holy relic of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Nevren Ka, and it contains powerful magic power..."

"But this is just a legend from the outside world, and I don't know its authenticity."

"But the people from the Nine Angels told us that during the process of stealing this gem, it is absolutely not allowed to place the gem in a place where there is no light..."

Qin Zhibo frowned slightly, what kind of request is this?
He asked the doubts in his heart, and Kuroba Chikage shook his head inexplicably.

"I don't know this either, but just because of this requirement, it makes it extremely difficult for me to steal it."

"You can't put it in your pocket, you can't put it in a box, you can't take it in a dark place..."

"In addition, the security system of the Star Casino is really strong, with layers of security and monitoring, and I have stayed in Las Vegas for so long."

Kuroba Qiankage counted the rules and restrictions in detail, feeling a little aggrieved as to why there were such troublesome restrictions on stealing a gem.

But Qin Zhibo knew that with the tonality of the Nine Angels organization, the things contained must not be ordinary things.

It must be stolen without avoiding the light...

Is it because of what happens to the gem once it's in darkness?

In the dark, that is the night.

Crows in the night...

Qin Zhibo raised his chin and fell into deep thought.

……

Qin Zhibo and Chikage Kuroba exchanged details of the theft in the room.

Chikage Kuroba's original plan was to use the presence of the Phantom Thief Crow to panic the entire Las Vegas casino.

When Star Casino received the notice letter, if he showed up at the right time, the casino would want to rely on his wife, a former genius magician.

In fact, Kuroba Chikage's plan has been successful.

Kuroba Chikage spent a lot of money to build connections in the past two months, plus she showed her insight and understanding of the phantom thief crow in front of the casino owner, and has already fully gained the casino owner's trust.

Therefore, Kuroba Chikage will appear as a special advisor that day in the vault where "The Crow in the Night" is sealed.

At that time, Kuroba Chikage took the opportunity to watch the gem and replaced the gem with a counterfeit, and stole the gem openly.

The strange thief crow does not need to appear from the beginning to the end, as long as a letter giving up the theft is left at the right time.

As for the need to shine light, Kuroba Chikage customized a black dress, which is the one she is wearing now.

There is a hidden compartment at the waist of this dress, which can ensure that most of the gems are hidden inside, but there is a hole that can illuminate the external light source.

If most of a gemstone is wrapped in cloth and only a little bit of the middle is exposed, it looks like a smaller gemstone is inlaid inside, and other people can't see anything wrong unless they look closely.

Moreover, these days Kuroba Chikage often wears this dress in and out of the casino, and it is also to enhance the impression of the casino staff.

Since the Kaitou Kidd will also join, the scene environment will become complicated, and this plan can be regarded as abolished.

So, Kuroba Chikage came up with a 2.0 plan again.

"Shall you pretend to be the Phantom Thief Crow?"

"I'm pretending?" Qin Zhibo was taken aback.

"Yes." Kuroba Chikage nodded with certainty, and explained: "The only one who can fight against Kaitou Kidd is Kaitou Crow."

"I will offer suggestions to protect the gemstone, and then I will tell you how to crack it..."

"But the only question is, can you change your voice?"

Qin Zhibo: "...Yes, I can, but..."

Kuroba Chikage clapped his hands and said happily, "Then there's no problem!"

"Stand up and let me take a look... Well, your figure is very similar to Bandit One, and you don't need to modify it."

"Also, I can teach you how to sound like Tao Yi. Actually, it doesn't have to be exactly the same. It just needs to be 80% similar."

Kuroba Chikage's purpose is to create the illusion that Kuroba Toichi is still alive to the outside world and attract people from the Beast Brotherhood, so his voice must be similar to Kuroba Toichi.

But Qin Zhibo never thought that he would need to go to the scene of the theft in person, and he would dress up as the strange thief crow.

"But I never thought about it..."

Before Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Kuroba Chikage raised a finger and blocked Qin Zhibo's mouth.

"Mr. Qin, didn't you say you want to return the favor?"

"If you can guarantee the safety of this child, that is the greatest favor you can repay."

"And can you bear to watch me deal with that rebellious child and Mr. Terai alone?"

Kuroba Chikage's eyes gradually blurred, and she put on a cute and pitiful look.

I have to say that the 39-year-old Kuroba Chikage is still a beauty, her skin is maintained like a woman in her 20s, and she has a more mature femininity.

But after all, Qin Zhibo has a will of steel, the kind that makes a ticking sound when passing through the security check, so it is impossible to be tempted to agree so easily. After all, this matter is dangerous.

"Well, I can help you with this, but at the same time, I also have something I want to ask you for a favor with."

"Ah? Why is this..."

Chikage Kuroba pursed her lips, and swayed her body from side to side, pretending to be a little woman.

But Qin Zhibo was unmoved at all, and directly told Kuroba Chikage of his commission.

"There is a town of Arkham near Boston, and there is a university there called Miskatonic University."

"I want you to help me steal a book from the library of the University of Michigan, called the Necronomicon."

"Necronomicon?" Kuroyu Qianying complained, "What a strange name..."

But if it was just a book, it would definitely be much easier to steal than valuable gems, and this job should be no problem for me.

"No problem, Necronomicon, right? I can steal it for you."

Kuroba Chikage thought for a few seconds before agreeing.

Qin Zhibo also smiled when he saw this.

"That's OK, it's a deal."

"make a deal."

……

After reaching an agreement with Kuroba Chikage, Qin Zhibo was in a good mood.

After walking out of the room, Qin Zhibo pressed the down button of the elevator and waited for the elevator to arrive.

The reason for stealing the "Necronomicon" was actually that Qin Zhibo had always been curious about the ultimate grimoire that Koizumi Hongzi said.

According to Koizumi Hongzi, the "Necronomicon" is the most perfect of all the magic books in the world.

This book was written by the Arab poet Abdullah Alhassad, and its level of perfection even surpasses the "Book of Ebon" written by the great magician Ebon.

It records the knowledge of astrology and astronomy in an eclectic manner, as well as the existence of beings much older than human beings, as well as the history before the appearance of human beings and other all-encompassing knowledge.

Since Abdullah Alhazad was once a magic apprentice, countless incantations and magic circles were recorded in it.

What is even more rare is that the "Book of Ebon" has almost disappeared now, and only a few fragments of pages are still circulating.

But the Necronomicon kept by Miskatonic University is the most complete in the world and one of the few original Latin versions that is publicly available.

As long as she has this book, Koizumi Hongzi should be able to learn the kinds of magic necessary for her to pass the test of the witch's seven formations.

In addition, Qin Zhibo has always had doubts in his heart.

What kind of magic circle is carved on the floor of my room on the third floor?

The original owner was a student of Miskatonic University, and had been exposed to so-called taboo knowledge during his school days.

If this is the case, the "Necronomicon" written by the University of Michigan is very suspicious, and there may be the answer I want to know in it.

After a while, the elevator came up, and he sat in the empty elevator.

Looking at the three rows of elevator buttons arranged vertically downwards, Qin Zhibo suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.

Suddenly, he remembered.

Oops!

I forgot about Minase Harumu! .

Looking down at his watch, almost an hour has passed. No matter how big the backstage of the casino is, it should have been explored by this time.

……

When the elevator reached the first floor, Qin Zhibo hurried to the casino, looking for the ghost of Minase Yangmeng in the splendor.

After searching twice in a row, he vaguely saw a floating object in the pool in the middle of the casino.

He leaned forward to take a look, and saw a "water ghost" swimming in the pool, and the gold coins under the pool could be seen through the ghost's body.

"Ahem...why are you here?"

The "water ghost" in the pool saw Qin Zhibo's face appearing on the edge of the pool, and immediately floated out excitedly.

"Woooooooooo—I thought you didn't want me anymore!"

"I want to float in the pool so that no one will see me cry... woooo..."

As a ghost, Minase Yomu's emotions are a bit too rich.

She hugged Qin Zhibo's neck excitedly, crying with snot and tears.

Fortunately, these snot and tears were also fake, otherwise Qin Zhibo's shoulders would be wet one after another out of thin air.

"Okay, how could I not want you? It's just that I met an acquaintance just now, and the conversation has been a bit long."

"Let's go back to the room first..."

Qin Zhibo calmed Minase Youmeng's emotions all the way, and one person and one ghost returned to the room.

After the girl's mood stabilized, Qin Zhibo also learned about the situation behind the casino from her mouth.

Behind that door is the backstage of the casino, and the structure inside is like a maze.

And there is an elevator in the center of the "maze", and through the elevator to the underground, it is the vault of the Star Casino.

Using the ability to pass through walls at will, Minase Harumeng circled around the casino vault.

Most of the cabinets contain valuable items such as diamonds, gemstone necklaces, bonds and stocks stored by guests here, and there is also a huge vault dedicated to holding cash.

But in addition, there is a special small vault in which a single gem is stored.

The gem is made up of dozens of irregular different faces, and is placed in an exquisite gold-plated box.

Under the direct light of dozens of spotlights, the room was as bright as day, but the gemstone still exuded a mysterious and deep darkness.

(End of this chapter)