Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1297 "Cross-border" Cheating

"24 hours?"

When he heard the time coming from the phone, Kuroba Kaito repeated it in disbelief.

Because when exchanging information last night, Qin Zhibo clearly said that there was less than a month left.

But 24 hours is indeed less than a month...

Kuroba Kaito quickly turned his head to look at the clock on the wall. It was now 1pm.

In other words, at this time tomorrow, Ghroth will return...

Whether it is the organization behind my dad or the zoo organization, the final success or failure will depend on this one move.

"I understand. I will do my best to protect the gem during this time!"

Qin Zhibo was about to hang up the phone in the car when Kuroba Kaito quickly spoke.

"Wait a moment!"

"Just now, the kid with glasses called me and said that he couldn't decipher the final message of the code no matter what, so he wanted to borrow your wisdom."

"signal?"

Qin Zhibo's eyes froze as he looked at the Thames outside the car window, his mind recalling the Hades code that had been bothering the London police for the past two days.

He did not distract too much attention on this matter, except for giving a reminder to Xiaolan and others in the restaurant.

After all, compared with the safety of the whole world, the safety of London seems too insignificant.

And with Conan watching over it, I'm sure the incident will be resolved.

"I see……"

"I'll think about it when I have time, and if I have final information, I'll contact you again."

Qin Zhibo had just hung up the phone when the bus stopped at the bus stop next to Vauxhall Bridge.

As soon as I came back from Blychester, I immediately continued to implement the "fishing" plan.

Vermouth just killed someone in Blythechester yesterday. If she still has any thoughts about infiltrating MI6, she should show up today.

But what made Qin Zhibo feel a little puzzled was that if Ghros returned in 24 hours, then Vermouth, who had already received this information, should know that there was not much point in infiltrating MI6 now.

The official return of Ghroth indicates that the stars will return to their positions in a short time.

At that time, Cthulhu will awaken, and the era of human domination will end.

Perhaps humans will try every possible way to resist, but this is far beyond the control of an intelligence agency.

But on the other hand, if today's "fishing" plan can catch Vermouth, then it will be very likely that the specific plans of the Black Organization will be learned.

Although it is not easy to pry open Vermouth's mouth, but in the face of crisis, all means are permitted...

Qin Zhibo went to a roadside snack bar, ordered a hot dog, and while filling his stomach, ran towards Vauxhall Bridge.

The schedule is so tight today that I don’t even have time to eat lunch. I have to get to work right away.

Mary, who was in the hotel room, was also looking at the Vauxhall bridge through a telescope, with a hint of anxiety between her slightly wrinkled brows.

Just as she was about to call to ask why the "bait" was not in place yet, a familiar figure suddenly appeared on the bridge.

"Hoo, here I come..."

Mary's headphones picked up Qin Zhibo's voice.

"Why are you so late today?" Mary asked calmly.

"There are some things I need to do this morning..."

Through Mary's telescope, Qin Zhibo walked to the trash can and threw the empty hot dog bag into it.

Mary frowned slightly. She could tell that Qin Zhibo hadn't even had time to eat lunch and had just arrived.

"whats the matter?"

"Issues……"

In response to Mary's question, Qin Zhibo did not tell her what he had done in the morning.

After all, I had successfully communicated with a ghost at the University of Blythechester. How could I say such things?

but……

"Mary, I think Akai Tsutomu should still be alive..."

Qin Zhibo suddenly whispered to himself, "But the 'Akai Wuwu' who appeared in London recently should not be your husband..."

Mary, who was watching through a telescope, suddenly looked shocked, and the telescope in her hand slowly lowered until it left her eye socket.

"What did you say?"

"I think there's a high chance that Akai Tsutomu is still alive somewhere..."

Qin Zhibo repeated it again.

His voice was a little heavy, because he was not sure whether telling this news was a good thing for Akai Mary at this moment.

However, he did come to this conclusion after repeatedly confirming it with psychic powers several times.

When in the town of Blichester, Qin Zhibo ended his spiritual communication with Ingles and suddenly remembered that he could try to use spiritualism to communicate with Akai Wuwu's soul.

If one could communicate through spiritualism, there is no doubt that Akai Tsutomu is dead.

If the communication with the spirit fails and the message "No such person" is displayed, then it is very likely that Akai Tsutomu is still alive.

And the result is just as Qin Zhibo told Mary now, the psychic showed that "there is no such person".

"Wuwu..." Mary's calm voice was a little choked, "How did you know?"

Qin Zhibo was not in a position to explain the specific reason, so he could only answer, "It was intuition."

"I think you have always felt this way, right? Akai Tsutomu is still alive..."

"So no matter how this afternoon ends, don't give up hope."

Mary was standing by the window, with tears running down her fair cheeks.

She wiped her eyes and then raised the telescope to eye level again.

"yes……"

"All human wisdom lies in waiting and hope..."

Qin Zhibo felt relieved when he heard Mary say the famous quote from "The Count of Monte Cristo" in the headphones.

After all, judging from the current situation, the "Akai Tsutomu" wandering around London is most likely Vermouth in disguise.

In this case, Mary would have to be mentally prepared in advance, so that when her remote support is needed, she would be indecisive and cause trouble.

After dealing with this matter, Qin Zhibo started "fishing".

……

On the other side, Conan, Xiaolan and others were still waiting for good news from "Kudo Shinichi" in front of a drink shop on the street.

Of course, only Conan knew that the one he could count on was the man who had never shown up.

Just when everyone was silent, Kogoro Mouri's phone suddenly rang.

Everyone turned to look at Maori Kogoro, and even Maori Kogoro himself was surprised.

  At this time, could it be that detective boy calling?

Kogoro Mouri answered the phone with a confused expression. He just said "Moshi Moshi", and the next second, he immediately put on a flattering smile and replied in poor English.

"Yes, it's me!" "I'm Maori Kogoro!"

Kogoro Mouri got up to answer the phone, which made everyone realize that this could definitely not be a call from Shinichi Kudo.

After a while, after answering the phone, Kogoro Mouri returned to his seat and spoke to everyone.

"That rich lady Diana said she wanted to invite us to watch the upcoming Wimbledon tennis finals, and she quickly sent someone to drive us there."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces subconsciously brightened with joy.

After all, it is one of the most famous tennis tournaments in the world, and today is the most important final, which is definitely worth watching in person.

But on second thought, I'm still not sure about the secret code, and it would feel irresponsible to watch the game like this.

Maori Kogoro also understood everyone's thoughts from their slightly changed expressions, and analyzed: "Now we have cracked the code, we know that Saturday may be the day of the accident, and we have told Scotland Yard everything we know..."

"Anyway, there's only so much we can do right now."

"And given the detective's personality, there's no way he'd leave a code that hasn't been completely solved unsolved, right?"

"Since he hasn't called again, that means the code must be this. Hades hinted at six locations, probably to disperse the police force in London."

"It's going to be hard to spend today in the city anyway, so why not go watch a tennis match and change your mood?"

Kogoro Mori's analysis makes sense. After all, from his perspective, he has indeed tried his best.

The central city area of ​​London may be attacked by bombs at any time. It is better to watch the tennis match while staying away to avoid being affected by the bombs.

This is also an instinctive choice as a father.

  Conan was thinking in his heart, now that Kuroba Kaito's companions haven't sent any messages, does that mean the code might be like this?

Although there are still some parts that don't make sense, after all, this thing was written by humans, so it is impossible to be flawless.

It's just that this feeling is a bit annoying...

If we ask Qin Zhibo, maybe we can find the answer?

Qin Zhibo's reasoning ability is better than his own. With his ability, if there are other meanings in the code, he is definitely capable of deciphering it.

Conan firmly believed this.

Thinking in his heart, he quickly looked up and said to Mao Lilan next to him: "Sister Xiaolan, I need to go to the toilet!"

"Ah? Then I'll go with you..."

This is London, and Ran Maoli is worried that Conan, who is unfamiliar with the place, will get lost here.

"No thanks! I saw a public toilet on the way here!"

Conan quickly rejected Ran Mouri's kindness and ran to the alley next to him.

He quickly took out his only remaining phone and dialed Qin Zhibo's number.

beep--

beep--

Ten seconds later, the other end picked up the phone.

"Conan, I heard you went to England, what's going on?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Conan's mouth corners unconsciously raised.

"Yes, I'm in London now."

"By the way, I have a problem right now and need your help..."

Conan recounted the code incident here in the most concise language, adding that he currently felt that there were some inconsistencies in his reasoning.

"Oh I see……"

Qin Zhibo murmured and nodded, "Are you worried that the real location implied by this code is somewhere else?"

"But I'm in Japan now, and I'm not very familiar with London. Let me think about it carefully according to the map I found online, and then I'll get back to you."

Conan nodded and said "hmm" to show that he understood. After all, he and Xiaolan had spent more than a day to decipher the code.

If Qin Zhibo could see it at a glance, it would be a huge blow to me.

"Okay, I'll wait for your reply."

After handing the secret code incident over to a reliable person, Conan felt relieved.

And this can't be considered cheating. After all, he has already discovered the problem and he will be able to solve it as long as time permits.

Now, all I have to do is wait for the answer.

  During this period, you can also go to watch tennis matches without worry.

……

On Vauxhall Bridge, Qin Zhibo hung up the phone.

In the rare moment when his mind calmed down, he had to think about what Conan had just entrusted him with.

He took out his cell phone and quickly entered the complete code that he had memorized after taking a quick look at it yesterday into the memo.

There are seven sentences in total, and except for one sentence that repeats the location, the contents correspond to different locations.

Yesterday, Xiaolan and her friends visited six locations and got the word "SATURN", suggesting that Hades would commit the crime on Saturday.

As for which Saturday it was, Qin Zhibo felt it could only be this Saturday, which was today.

Because the arrangement of this code is very complicated, props need to be distributed at various locations in London. If it takes a while, even if the police cannot decipher the location indicated by the code, citizens will report anomalies.

For example, strange markers, envelopes, etc.

This is also what makes Qin Zhibo feel puzzled. It is really difficult for Hades to arrange such complicated code clues by himself.

And his act of distributing a large number of props in London also had some specific purposes.

For example, let the police subconsciously believe that he has been scouting these six locations and may take action at any one of them at any time.

Often, the places that criminals have visited are what worry the police the most, fearing that they may become the target of the next bomb attack.

As a result, the police will inevitably deploy a large number of police officers at these six locations, while also taking into account the densely populated areas in central London.

As a result, London's police force has been depleted to a minimum.

  Does this mean that the real place where Hades wanted to carry out the attack was actually somewhere far away from central London?

Qin Zhibo opened the electronic map of the navigation system in his mind, and the entire territory of London was clearly visible.

Among them, the six locations that Hades disclosed in the code are all in the central area of ​​London and are relatively concentrated.

This is also the reason why Xiaolan and her group were able to visit all six locations within one day.

Areas outside the city of London, which belong to London in a broad sense, are actually small towns, such as Greenwich and Wimbledon.

These places are actually difficult to be covered by London's main police force without special arrangements.

  But where among these places could it be?

Or where is the place most worthy of Hades' attack?

Qin Zhibo seemed to be looking at the Thames River, like a tourist enjoying the tranquility, but in fact he was repeatedly looking at the map in his mind.

Suddenly, he discovered a strange place.

The six locations hinted at by Hades seemed to form an almost symmetrical pattern on the electronic map.

This is……

Just as he was about to enlarge the electronic map to identify it more carefully, Mary's voice suddenly came from the headphones.

"Qin!"

"coming……"

"That man, here he comes."