Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1296 Countdown

Surprisingly... the success rate is 100%...

Although the conditions for spiritual communication this time are relatively good, under normal circumstances, the probability of successful spiritual communication is only around 50%.

Qin Zhibo looked at the system prompt and recalled the stationery store owner's honest look.

Could it be that the cinnabar he sells is indeed different from ordinary cinnabar?

Cinnabar that can increase the probability of successful spellcasting...

If this is the case, you should consider buying some extra supplies before you go back.

Qin Zhibo took note of it silently in his mind and then began to communicate with the spirit world.

With the system's advance warning, the spiritual communication process was quite stable.

Qin Zhibo just made a hand gesture and waited for a few seconds, then the cinnabar pattern on the yellow paper talisman began to emit a light blue light.

The light gradually rose and expanded until it condensed into a "male ghost".

Through the square-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose, one can vaguely make out an image similar to Ingles.

"You are……"

Qin Zhibo subconsciously wanted to ask a question, but suddenly remembered that his level of spiritualism was not high enough and the summoned souls could not speak.

In order to have a conversation, you need some tools.

Qin Zhibo took out a laptop from the system item bar and showed the keyboard to Ingles' soul.

"I'm going to ask you some questions now. When you answer, just spell them out for me according to the letters above..."

Ingalls's spirit nodded.

"Do you know the person who killed you?"

Ingalls's soul continued to nod.

"Then spell out the murderer's name..."

Qin Zhibo did not ask directly using the murderer's name because that might mislead Ingles' soul.

However, the result was as expected. When Qin Zhibo spelled out the murderer's name under Ingels' command, the result was still the same as Conan and Hakuba's reasoning.

"Sera Elena..."

At least in Ingels's cognition before his death, he believed that the person who killed him was Elena Sera.

However, Qin Zhibo knew that it was just Vermouth who committed the crime under the name of "Elena Sera".

Because Sera Elena is no longer in this world...

"Second question, have the results of the research on when Gehros will return come out?"

Ingalls's soul nodded again.

Qin Zhibo continued to ask: "Then please tell me the time..."

This time, Qin Zhibo first showed Ingles the current time so that Ingles could have an idea of ​​the current time.

"How long until now?"

Qin Zhibo's fingers slid across the number keys, and when he reached the second number, Ingles' soul responded.

2...

  2What?

More than 20 days left?

Qin Zhibo remembered that Ingles said there was at most one month left, so this should mean there were more than 20 days left.

Although the time is not long, it is at least enough to prepare.

The second number, when Qin Zhibo's finger slid over the number 6, Ingles' soul called a stop.

  26 days?

With less than a month left, it is relatively sufficient.

However, this also means that over the course of a month, we must pay attention to the movements of both the Zoo Organization and the Black Organization.

Because their plans are all related to the return of Ghros...

While Qin Zhibo was thinking, Ingles' soul moved on its own.

He floated down, raised his hands and moved slowly on the keyboard.

Although the soul has no entity and cannot actually type on the keyboard, Qin Zhibo can see clearly where the fingers tap.

With every click, Qin Zhibo's heart trembled violently.

h—o—u—r—s…

26 hours……

26 hour!

Qin Zhibo's pupils suddenly shrank, and he quickly turned around and asked Ingels' soul again.

"Are you sure?"

"Are you sure the unit is hour, not day?"

Ingles's soul nodded again.

Now, Qin Zhibo could no longer remain calm.

This is like when you have a terminal illness and ask the doctor how long you have left, but the doctor starts counting down without any moral principles...

The key point is that the day before yesterday they said there was at most one month left, but today, there are only 26 hours left.

This... doesn't seem to be wrong.

It has been only a day and a half from the night before yesterday to now, plus 26 hours, it is less than three days.

It’s really not even a month yet…

  But the gap between before and after is too big!

In 26 hours, will the stars return?

The return of Ghroth marks the official beginning of the return of the stars.

Under the influence of Ghros' gravity, the nine planets in the solar system will gradually change their orbits until they are connected in a chain.

By then, both the Black Pharaoh and Cthulhu will be reincarnated and revived...

Qin Zhibo looked at the time. It was noon tomorrow.

Let’s not discuss the reincarnation of the Black Pharaoh for now, because his reincarnation requires conditions.

But judging from the content of the prophecy, Cthulhu's glorious resurrection only requires the return of the stars.

If humans had the ability to do just that, like in science fiction disaster movies where an asteroid is about to hit the Earth, they might send a spacecraft on a mission to nuke the asteroid.

But in fact, this "Gehros" is a giant planet that is powerful enough to affect the orbits of planets of the same level as Neptune, Uranus, and Jupiter.

Nuclear bombs would have no effect on a planet of this size.

Even if there was a one in ten thousand chance that it could change its orbit as it approaches the solar system, it would be completely too late with 26 hours left.

Therefore, the return of Ghroth is inevitable.

If Cthulhu does indeed resurrect at the same time that Ghroth causes the stars to return to their correct positions, there is absolutely no way to stop it.

  Or should we wait for Cthulhu to revive and then use human technology to fight him?

Human technology...

Qin Zhibo's mind conjured up some grand images, such as a nuclear bomb detonating on the sea, and the wildly twitching green octopus tentacles being blown to pieces in the blooming mushroom cloud.

The strongest combined fleet of mankind watched the situation from afar on the sea and shouted, "This is the power of mankind, octopus monster!"

But this was just a picture in his imagination.

No one can determine what the specific thermal weapons of the Old Ones will look like against humans.

Unless it's Karasuma Ren...

  If reviving Cthulhu does not require anything special to be done, and one only needs to wait for the stars to return to their correct positions, then what is the purpose of Karasuma Renya's use of the Black Organization to carry out this work?

Is it to prepare for the new era that will come after Cthulhu dominates the earth?

……

London. Conan, Masumi Sera, the Mori father and daughter, and Professor Agasa, the five of them were sitting around a round table outside a roadside soda shop.

According to yesterday's agreement, several people will officially start their London tour today.

But when the time really came, everyone lost their mood.

Because according to Hades's prediction, today is the day when he will cause bloodshed somewhere in London.

"I'm still worried..."

Sera stirred the liquid in the drink cup with a straw while looking up at the sky.

"That damned Hades, I wish I could catch him myself."

Maori Kogoro glanced at the tomboy and murmured, "Didn't the police from Scotland Yard agree to deploy police forces at various buildings and locations mentioned in the code?"

"There is no need for us tourists from abroad to interfere with the police's actions..."

As a former policeman, Kogoro Mouri has always believed in the power of the police, and the detective is just a role that provides assistance to the police.

Mao Lilan lowered her head slightly and didn't say anything, but she also looked worried.

Conan, who was sitting next to him, frowned and held his chin up, thinking secretly in his mind.

In his opinion, if Hades decided to send a coded letter to provoke the police, it meant that the code contained a precise location.

Otherwise, Hades proposed six locations in one go just to distract the London police.

This further proves that he would not choose to carry out the attack in any of these six locations.

His real target is somewhere else...

Where is it?

Conan was thinking, and Sera Masumi, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly looked at him with interest and asked, "Little friend, it seems that you are also thinking about the case..."

"Have you thought of any clues?"

Conan was frightened by the sudden voice and his shoulders trembled. He quickly looked at Sera Masumi opposite him, who was smiling at him with two little fangs showing and squinting eyes.

This guy...what's so funny?

"Nothing~" Conan scratched his head cutely.

"It was Shinichi-nii who said when we said goodbye yesterday that we might not have completely figured out the code yet."

"Because the keyword saturn has only one "a" in its spelling, but the "Big Ben" representing "a" appears twice in the code..."

“There must be other reasons, right?”

Kudo Shinichi?

Sera's face was shocked, remembering that when her mother Mary was talking on the phone with her father's old friend yesterday evening, Kudo Shinichi was next to her.

It seems that Conan doesn't know about this either?

At this time, Mao Lilan suddenly said in surprise: "Since Shinichi feels suspicious, why don't you ask Shinichi again?"

"Maybe after one night, Shinichi will be able to figure out the true meaning of the code!"

When Sera heard this, he nodded in agreement, "Yes! That's right!"

Mao Lilan immediately took out her phone from her bag.

Seeing this, Conan suddenly became anxious.

  Now Shinichi's phone is in the hands of that unreliable guy!

But just as he was about to raise his hand to dissuade Mao Lilan, he changed his mind and remembered something else.

If the person who gave the secret code clues to Mao Lilan and others in the restaurant yesterday was Michael, then Kuroba Kaito should be with Michael at this time.

If I call him, maybe Michael can provide some key clues again.

The reasoning ability of this man, who was once mistaken by himself as "Brother-in-law", should not be underestimated.

Even if you can't come up with any clues, it can help you test the other party's current movements.

But the premise is that the kid named Kuroba Kaito won't talk nonsense on the phone...

……

Rooftop of London City Hall.

Kaito Kuroba is using existing tools backstage to carefully create the magic props he will use this afternoon.

Although his magic props are usually made by Terai Yosuke, he himself has good hands-on skills.

And the magic he will perform this afternoon is one of the most primitive desires of mankind - teleportation.

Teleportation means moving quickly from one place to another.

Of course, the teleportation in magic performances is essentially a way to hide the magician's rapid movement process and only show the position relationship before and after the movement to the audience.

This was also the inspiration that Kuroba Kaito got yesterday when he was cracking the code with Conan and Hakuba Tanjiro.

If you omit all the reasoning process in the middle and only introduce the starting point and conclusion to the other party, you can often achieve amazing results...

Based on this theory, Kuroba Kaito designed a teleportation performance in just half an hour.

However, when making the magic props, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

There is actually a simpler way to achieve the teleportation performance.

That is to set up two identical magicians at the starting point and the end point, and you can directly achieve the kind of performance effect that shocks the audience.

Preferably twins...

And he just happened to look exactly like Kudo Shinichi, who was in London at that moment, and even had the same voice.

Although that guy turned into Conan for some unknown reason, it seems that he has the ability to freely control his size, which is why he was able to fly to London.

If he used the "twins" method, he could break the limitations of the stage and "teleport" to the back of the performance hall in one breath to complete this fantastic performance.

hum-

At this moment, the sound of Kuroba Kaito's cell phone vibrating suddenly came from his pocket.

He pulled out his red flip phone and immediately realized that someone had called "Kudo Shinichi."

Although he felt it was a bit troublesome, he still adhered to his professional ethics and answered the phone.

"Moses Moses..."

"Shinichi, I want to ask you, have you completely figured out the code now?"

"what?"

  Hei Yu Kaito was stunned. How could he have the ability to decipher that kind of code?

At this time, Conan on the other end of the phone took the phone from Mao Lilan's hand and asked in a childlike voice: "Brother Shinichi, if you can't think of it, you can ask your colleagues around you!"

"Maybe he knows?"

Kuroba Kaito looked around and knew that this boy had something else to say, and he was probably talking about Qin Zhibo who was beside him.

But Qin Zhibo is not here now, so he can only perfunctorily say: "I know, if there are any clues, I will open you again..."

After saying that, he hung up the phone and prepared to continue making his magic props.

But just as he picked up the saw, the movement of his hands suddenly stopped.

After thinking for a few seconds, he picked up his white flip phone and called Qin Zhibo.

At this time, Qin Zhibo was on the bus back to London.

When he saw the call from Kuroba Kaito, his heart felt heavy.

"Kaito, I'm on my way back to London."

"I have one thing..."

"No, let me speak first."

"There are only 24 hours left until Ghros returns..."