Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1312 Gentlemen and Survivors

Since the black Hummer with a changed license plate was still moving, Hiroki Sawada needed to use the monitoring system to provide real-time movement information.

So, Qin Zhibo lent the USB drive to Mary.

When Qin Zhibo said goodbye to Mary and walked out along the hospital corridor, a short-haired girl wearing a jacket and carrying a luggage bag hurried past.

The name above the girl’s head was Mari’s daughter – Masumi Sera.

I guess he heard the news that his mother was injured and rushed over from Wimbledon...

When they were at the central court, Qin Zhibo also saw Sera Masumi working with Conan.

After running past, Sera Masumi suddenly stopped and looked back with a dazed look.

Looking at the man's departing back, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity in her heart.

But she immediately retracted her thoughts, turned around and continued running towards the ward.

Only after confirmation from MI6 at the door did Masumi Sera enter the ward.

Half an hour ago, when she heard the serious tone of the MI6 personnel's announcement at Wimbledon Stadium, she thought she would see a weak Mary lying on the hospital bed with her eyes closed.

Especially when she heard the notification staff asking her to go to the hotel to get a set of clean clothes first, she was prepared to take care of the patient in the hospital for a long time and brought her own spare clothes.

But when she entered the ward, she saw Mary sitting by the bed and taking off her clothes.

The pure white hospital gown was taken off, revealing the fair skin and proud figure underneath.

"mom!"

"What are you doing?!"

Shira shouted, hurried forward and asked.

Mary turned around and held out her hand to Shiliang, "Did you bring the clothes?"

"Um……"

Sera handed the luggage bag in her hand to Mary.

The latter pulled out a set of clothes from the luggage bag, but when he was about to change into them, he found that they were much smaller than his size.

Mary gave him a puzzled look, and Sera explained, "Those are my clothes..."

Mary rummaged through the luggage bag again and finally found her clothes.

After Mary changed her clothes, Sera asked.

"Mom, I heard that you were in trouble, so I left my friends behind and rushed back immediately... What are you doing?"

"There were indeed some unexpected situations..." Mary said as she checked the wound on her forehead in the mirror, "The plan that I carried out with that old acquaintance was successful."

"The 'Akai Tsutomu' who appeared in London in the past three years was indeed someone else in disguise..."

Hearing this, Shira's eyes looked a little lost.

"We had already caught the man who was disguised as Wuwu, but he was rescued by others."

"Now we have to chase that person..."

"Chasing someone?"

Sera Masumi spread out his palms, "But quite a bit of time has passed now, right? Can we grasp the other party's movements?"

"can."

Mary pointed to the laptop on the table and said, "With this, I can..."

Shira turned his head to look at the patient's table, only to find that the computer was displaying surveillance footage of a street.

Next to the surveillance screen, there is an image of a little boy covering his face with blushing eyes in the lower right corner.

"What is this?" Sera asked bluntly.

Mary: "It's a computer program called AI that helps us sift through all the road surveillance in London and find our target."

"so smart?!"

Shira held the computer with both hands and looked at the little man on the screen curiously again and again.

At this time, Mary had also tidied everything and stood up.

"Sera, you're going to come with me this time and be my deputy."

"I?"

Sera was a little surprised. Although she had always longed for excitement, Mary never took her with her when it came to such potentially dangerous actions.

However, Mary also saw her doubts and took the initiative to explain: "This operation is not a mission of MI6, but a sister is looking for her sister who is lost outside the field..."

"What?" Sera exclaimed in surprise, and then remembered who Mary was talking about.

"Mom, the person you are chasing after, could it be..."

……

On the other side, after Qin Zhibo left the hospital, he rushed to London City Hall.

In the square in front of the City Hall, several ambulances were treating the injured on the scene.

There were also a large number of police cars registering the identities of tourists coming out of the city hall.

Qin Zhibo walked to the edge of the cordon and saw that it was Kaito Kuroba's turn to register.

"Name?"

"Kudo Shinichi."

"Are you here for tourism?"

"Yes."

"Where's your passport? Let me see it..."

Kuroba Kaito handed his passport to the police, who checked it and returned it to him.

Then he asked Kuroba Kaito a few simple questions and let him go.

Qin Zhibo took the initiative to step forward and met up with Kuroba Kaito.

"Where's Judy Hooper?"

"She is injured and has been taken to the hospital by ambulance." Kuroba Kaito replied.

"how about you?"

"I'm fine..." Kuroba Kaito's eyes looked a little depressed.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo didn't ask any more questions.

He also knew the current situation, and Kuroba Kaito must be feeling very guilty.

Although the zoo organization had planned to take action today and no one could have anticipated it, the "Scarlet Tears" was snatched away right under his nose after all.

"Okay, I'm a little hungry."

"Let's find a place to eat first..."

Qin Zhibo patted Kuroba Kaito on the shoulder.

……

In the setting sun, their backs look like a father and son.

But at this moment, Kuroba Kaito looked more like a child who had done something wrong.

Qin Zhibo took him to a roadside restaurant by the Thames, and the former ordered some dishes.

A quarter of an hour later, traditional British "delicacies" such as roast meat, pies, mashed potatoes, and French fries were brought to the table by the waiter.

Although the dishes had limited taste, Qin Zhibo's stomach was already empty after working for a whole afternoon.

He picked up the knife and fork and started to eat with relish.

However, Kuroba Kaito, who was sitting opposite the table, just stared blankly at the food on the table, with no intention of eating at all.

Qin Zhibo stopped eating halfway before he put down the knife and fork in his hand and suddenly said.

"What's wrong?" "It's just a failure. You don't even have the courage to eat?"

Qin Zhibo's words made Kuroba Kaito stunned, and he slowly raised his head to look at the man opposite him.

"No, I just..."

"only……"

Kuroba Kaito couldn't think of how to explain why he was so depressed that he couldn't even eat.

On the surface, he felt guilty for not being able to keep the Crimson Tears and protect Judy Hopper.

But on a deeper level, Kuroba Kaito has never experienced the taste of failure since he was born.

Whether it's his studies at school, learning magic from Kuroba Toichi, or flirting with girls, Kuroba Kaito has always been smooth sailing.

After transforming into Kaito Kid, he fought wits and courage with the police and was able to gain absolute advantage time and again.

Although he is just a thief, he has countless loyal fans.

Even the killers sent by the Zoo Organization, Snake, Scoob and Spider were defeated by him one after another.

Apart from the sudden "death" of Kuroba Toichi and the experience in the Dreamland that caused him some setbacks, Kuroba Kaito has never tasted failure.

Even if he lets his opponent succeed occasionally, the situation is completely under his control and he will be able to quickly turn the tide and become the ultimate winner.

So far, Kuroba Kaito, who already had a dream start, has turned human life into a thrilling story.

And now, after winning for more than ten years, he tasted the taste of failure for the first time.

He believed that his magic could defeat Spider's illusion, but he never expected that the opponent's illusion was so powerful that it drove hundreds of people crazy and rushed into his magic show.

He believed that his true identity would not be known, but Boll, the undercover agent who infiltrated the Hober Thaumaturgy Group, guessed that his identity was Kidd.

He believed that he could grasp all the situations, but facing the mysterious organization, what he knew was just the tip of the iceberg.

This time, the opponent's long-planned proactive attack firmly took the initiative.

And this time, it is impossible for me to strike back...

He had won countless times before, but just because of this one loss, the good situation was completely ruined.

Even though we now know the approximate location of the Crimson Tear, it will be very difficult to snatch the gem back from the opponent.

The key is that there are less than 24 hours left...

"Do you want to admit defeat or surrender?"

"Ah?" Kuroba Kaito was stunned, "Uncle, what did you say..."

Before he could finish, Qin Zhibo immediately said, "In my opinion, if you don't want to eat, it means you are admitting defeat to that organization."

"In that case, let me eat the food in front of you."

"Because I, your uncle, never know how to give up..."

Looking at Qin Zhibo who continued to concentrate on eating with his head down, Kuroba Kaito was stunned.

At this moment, he seemed to have learned something from the mature man in front of him that his biological father had never taught him.

All the principles that Kuroba Toichi had taught him Kuroba Kaito so far were about how to be an elegant gentleman magician.

Always keep a poker face, this is the classic saying of Kuroba Toichi.

But Qin Zhibo in front of him was teaching him a different truth.

The so-called "gentleman" has elegant manners, proper conversation, is humble, has a good sense of the overall situation, and knows when to advance and when to retreat.

But when faced with some extreme situations, gentlemanly behavior is actually a constraint on human nature.

For example, when facing the desperate situation of a storm at sea, he stood on the deck like a gentleman, unmoved and unfazed even if a mountain collapsed in front of him.

Although this looks "cool", you will be slowly swallowed by the whirlpool and eventually drown in the cold sea.

Only by taking positive action as a survivor, no matter how "ugly" you appear, can you seize the last chance.

What is needed in the current situation is not a gentleman with elegant manners, but a survivor who is about to drown.

In order to get the last chance, the survivors will do anything.

Although it may seem ugly to desperately grasp at a life-saving straw, you still have to grasp it desperately.

Only those who survive can continue to be a "gentleman".

Right now, that life-saving straw is right in front of us.

However, Kuroba Kaito chose to give up through his actual actions.

Because he was wasting time by sitting in a chair and daydreaming even though he had very little time left...

Thinking of this, Kuroba Kaito immediately picked up the knife and fork on the table and began to eat voraciously.

At this moment, he no longer cared about the gentleman's dignity and demeanor.

People can only move when they are full...

Looking at Kuroba Kaito who started to eat, Qin Zhibo praised him in his heart.

This kid has a good understanding.

I have experienced a lot of things with Kuroba Kaito and Conan. If I were to say the most obvious difference between the two, it would be that Conan has a more desperate spirit and tenacious character than Kuroba Kaito.

No matter how desperate the situation is, Conan will try his best to seize the opportunity even if he has to grit his teeth.

In fact, Conan often puts himself in danger for one reason or another.

However, the most amazing thing about this super little guy is that he can always seize the slim chance of victory with his own wisdom and willpower.

Including this time at Wimbledon Stadium, although Conan took the detonator away in advance, he found Hades' location without Vermouth's information.

On more than one occasion, Conan turned the tables and successfully captured the criminals.

However, in Kuroba Kaito's experience, such situations are very rare.

Kuroba Kaito is even better at setting up puzzles strategically and playing with the police, with a look of complete confidence and ease.

However, if there was any unexpected situation beyond the plan, he would be unable to cope with it.

It is precisely because he has always been like this that he was repeatedly frustrated when facing himself and Conan at the beginning.

This difference in personal qualities determines that Conan is the older brother and Kuroba Kaito can only be the younger brother.

……

After finishing the meal, Qin Zhibo paid the bill and the two left the restaurant.

On the way back to the hotel, Qin Zhibo listened again to the details described by Kuroba Kaito.

In addition to what Kuroba Kaito said on the phone before, what surprised Qin Zhibo was that the undercover agent, Boll, actually recognized Kuroba Kaito's identity as Kaito Kid.

Of course, this doesn't mean anything.

Because at this sensitive time, the Japanese who suddenly appeared in the Hopper Magic Group is most likely Kaito Kidd.

This reminded Qin Zhibo that he had also gone to the rehearsal of the Hobber Magic Troupe in his real appearance the day before the performance.

Will my face be remembered too?

Qin Zhibo shook his head, thinking that now was not the time to think so much.

"From the direction, the current location of the Crimson Tears is southwest of London."

"Time is running out. I'm going to rent a car now. You go upstairs to the hotel to get your luggage. We'll meet downstairs later."

Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito temporarily act separately.

On the way to the car rental company, Qin Zhibo thought about the information he currently had.

Judging from the Black Pharaoh's prophecy, the need for reincarnation should be real.

After all, the Black Pharaoh was once a mortal. Even if he was resurrected as a god, he would still need human flesh as a vessel.

In addition, this reincarnation process should require a ceremony of some size.

And the place where the ceremony was held should be the site of the final decisive battle.