Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1318: The Eve of the Return of the Stars
Kaitou Kidd...

Isn't that me?
Kuroba Kaito asked with a puzzled look on his face.

However, the voice threatening Kudo Shinichi in the bug felt quite familiar to him.

He frowned slightly, and suddenly, a person came to his mind.

Snake!
Snake is one of the cadres of the zoo organization. Several times before, when he competed with me for the gems, it was Snake who took the lead.

But since the Las Vegas incident, I haven't seen Snake for a long time...

After knowing the other party's identity, Kuroba Kaito now completely understood why Kudo Shinichi was mistaken for Kaito Kid.

When I temporarily joined the Hopper Knights to perform at London's City Hall that day, the name I asked Judy Hopper to introduce and the name on my passport were both Kudo Shinichi.

I originally thought that not many people in the UK knew about Japanese high school detectives, but the zoo organization has a deep foundation in Japan, so it is not surprising that they know some famous local detectives.

At this moment, Dr. Agasa was also shocked when he heard a gunshot coming from the bug.

"Shooting?!"

Kuroba Kaito nodded solemnly. He was sure that the shot was fired by Snake at Kudo Shinichi.

This shot was intended not only to incapacitate him but also to vent his anger at the long-term obstruction he had suffered.

However, Snake's shot would not hit the vital point.

"If his intention was to kill someone, he would have done it in the car, not until now..."

But even so, the situation is critical.

Upon learning that the kidnappers were from the dangerous zoo organization, Kuroba Kaito did not intend to wait any longer. He turned around and asked the professor next to him to start the car and continue approaching the target.

After confirming that the two hostages were in one place, he planned to force his way in.

In order to deal with emergencies that may occur at any time today, he carries props such as flash bombs, smoke bombs, and playing card hook guns.

At this moment, while the car was moving, he poured out the hidden small props from various corners of his body, and finally calculated how many cards he had available.

But just as he poured out flash bombs and smoke bombs from his sleeves, Dr. Agasa next to him was stunned.

"what?"

“Aren’t these all my inventions?”

Looking at the familiar flash bombs, smoke bombs, and playing card guns, Dr. Agasa was stunned.

Especially the playing card gun, which was once his masterpiece.

He had intended to shoot a playing card launcher with moderate force, but he used too much force and the force of the playing card was strong enough to penetrate the wooden sign.

So, realizing that the invention was too dangerous, he stopped it in time.

However, he felt that it would be a waste to keep it in the warehouse, so he gave the invention to an old friend whom he had known for many years.

To this day, this old friend is also his partner in inventions, helping to test new inventions and making suggestions for improvements.

The specially made smoke bomb is proof of this.

"Do you...know Terai Huang Zhisuke?"

Kuroba Kaito answered subconsciously: "Yes..."

The next second, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He turned to look at Dr. Agasa and said, "Grandpa, could it be that you are the doctor that Father Terai mentioned?"

Kuroba Kaito has always known that Terai Yosuke got these special inventions from a certain doctor, but he doesn't know who it was.

Dr. Agasa nodded hesitantly, then corrected himself: "I'm not old! I'm only 52 years old now!"

This made Kuroba Kaito slap his forehead and think in his heart that he was careless.

I didn't expect to meet the inventor of the small props here.

In this way, as long as Kudo Shinichi comes back, he will be able to trace his identity and address in Japan.

never mind!

who cares!
……

On the other side, Kudo Shinichi fell to the ground after being shot, with blood flowing out from the gunshot wound on his shoulder.

Snake put away his pistol and looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.

After the previous fight, he already knew how powerful Kaito Kidd was, and it would be safer to weaken his mobility first.

Then he took out his phone and dialed a number.

Ran Mouri, who was sitting on a chair, looked at Kudo Shinichi who was lying on the ground, and tears of heartache flowed from her eyes, wetting her face.

Kudo Shinichi, who was lying on the ground, was in so much pain that beads of sweat were dripping down his forehead, but he still tried hard to keep his mind clear.

He was still struggling to crawl towards Xiaolan.

Unexpectedly, Snake walked over and stepped on his back, stopping him from getting closer to Xiaolan.

Seeing this scene, Mao Lilan, with tears in her eyes, immediately burst into anger and stared at Snake.

This glare made Snake feel a little uneasy.

The kidnapping of this woman was just to force Kaito Kidd to surrender. Now that he has succeeded, she should be useless, right?
Just as Snake was about to raise his pistol, the phone call was connected.

He could only answer the phone first.

"Scoop, I have captured Kaito Kidd..."

"When can the ceremony begin?"

When Kudo Shinichi, who was lying at Snake's feet, heard the name "Skobing", he was immediately shocked.

Although the incident happened a long time ago, he still remembered that Scoobing was a killer wanted by Interpol.

Previously, in the incident of the Egg of Memory, he thwarted the other party's plot to steal the Egg of Memory, but he did not catch the other party.

It seems her name is Pu Siqinglan?
Is she the mastermind behind this kidnapping?
Scott, who was on the other side of the phone, heard the intermittent voice coming from the phone and asked, "Snake, why is your voice incoherent?"

"Really?" Snake looked up and forgot to glance at the ceiling above his head. "Maybe it's because I'm in the basement now?"

"…No, I've been to that basement before, and making phone calls there is no problem."

Scott, who was on the other end of the line, immediately became alert and quickly instructed, "Hurry up and check if Kidd has any bugs hidden on him!"

When Snake heard this, he immediately looked down at Kudo Shinichi who was lying on the ground, and saw an unusual bulge behind his collar.

Turning up the collar, the signal tracker was right underneath.

After searching more carefully, he also found the cufflink-type bug.

Snake threw the two things under his feet and crushed them, looked angrily at the two younger brothers who were responsible for the body search, then raised his foot and kicked Kudo Shinichi in the abdomen.

"Well!"

This time, Kudo Shinichi could no longer hold back and let out a painful groan.

“Hmph!”

The distressed Mao Lilan spoke again, but she was bound and could not stop what was happening.

At this time, Scoobing on the phone also reminded: "Snake, Kidd's companions are probably rushing to you, take your men and evacuate there immediately!"

"understood!"

Snake hung up the phone and immediately ordered two of his men to take Shinran and the others out of the basement.

Everyone evacuated quickly.

At the same time, Kuroba Kaito, who was about to rescue, heard the sound coming from the bug and immediately realized that the situation was not good.

"not good!"

Then, the bug and the signal tracker were destroyed at the same time, and the signal dot on the prisoner's tracking glasses disappeared.

At this time, on the road 500 meters ahead, three cars just drove out of a farm on the side of the road and sped towards the north side of the road.

"There they are!"

Kuroba Kaito pointed forward and quickly took off his glasses that were in the way.

Dr. Agasa looked at the convoy ahead with a serious look in his eyes and stepped on the accelerator. As the accelerator was stepped on, the distance between the two and the convoy ahead was getting closer and closer.

But Snake also noticed the tail following behind him and immediately gave orders.

"Boys! Shoot!"

Two heads popped out of the last car, each holding a pistol in their hands, and firing bullets at the back as if they were free.

Bullets hit the front window and the hood, and the shattering glass fragments in the window forced Professor Agasa and Kuroba Kaito in the front row to lower their heads quickly.

Fortunately, this is an almost straight road, so even if you can't see the direction, there won't be any big problems in the short term.

But at this moment, the car suddenly turned left out of control.

Dr. Agasa had to quickly look up and control the steering wheel, turning the car into the wasteland next to the road.

When he stepped on the accelerator several times to get back on the road, the car broke down completely and thick smoke billowed out of the hood in front.

The two men quickly got out of the car to check and found that one of the front tires was blown out and there were two bullet holes in the engine under the hood.

Looking at the rapidly receding convoy, the two knew they were no longer able to pursue it.

"Shinichi, what do we do now?"

The nervous Dr. Agasa subconsciously mistook the familiar face in front of him for Kudo Shinichi.

Kuroba Kaito looked around. This was a highway, and there were no other residents nearby except the farm where the zoo organization had been hiding.

I looked up at the sky again and found that it had already turned dark in the evening.

"We can only call someone to pick us up..."

……

A black car was speeding on the dim road.

Qin Zhibo sat in the car, frowning as he looked at the road ahead which was getting darker.

Half an hour ago, the sky suddenly darkened.

It's only 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

At this time of year in the UK, the sky should be bright, but now it has entered the evening several hours earlier.

Plus, the sky suddenly turned dark, and it wasn’t even dusk yet.

All these abnormalities indicate that the return of the stars has officially begun...

According to the "Xuanjun Seven Chapter Secret Scripture", when the gravity of Ghros affects all nine planets in the solar system, the stars will be connected in a straight line to form a nine-star conjunction.

This is the correct position of the stars.

If the sky changes directly from light to dark, it means that a solar eclipse has occurred.

The return of the stars is just around the corner.

However, even now, the exact location of the gem cannot be pinned down.

The previous calls to the gem signal have confirmed that the "Scarlet Tears" are currently on the Salisbury Plain in front of us.

As for the specific location on the plain...

Qin Zhibo slowed down the car and looked at the endless fields.

Against the backdrop of the sky, the plain that should have been green turned dark green, exuding an eerie and dead atmosphere.

Just then, the phone in my arms suddenly rang.

He picked up the phone and heard Kuroba Kaito's voice on the other end.

"Uncle, our car broke down here, can you come and pick us up?"

"you?"

"Yes, me and Dr. Agasa."

Kuroba Kaito took the phone and glanced at Dr. Agasa who was still working on how to restore the car to normal. "I found out who kidnapped that girl through wiretapping..."

"It's Snake. He's already taken those two somewhere."

"I also heard the 'ritual' from his phone..."

Snake.

Hearing this somewhat ancient name, Qin Zhibo's expression became even heavier.

Snake is a member of the Zoo organization. Although he has disappeared for a long time, his presence in this place must be closely related to the gems and the reincarnation ceremony.

And more importantly, now I have a way to lock the specific location of the gem.

"Okay, I'll pick you up now. Where are you?"

"We're on the A360 north of... Salisbury."

Kuroba Kaito had a map in his hand. Although he didn't know which section of the road he was on, he at least knew which highway he was on.

Qin Zhibo looked at the location on the navigator and found that it was not far away and he could arrive in less than 15 minutes by car.

"I'll be there soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Zhibo stepped on the accelerator.

……

Twelve minutes later, a car drove up the road.

Kuroba Kaito, who was squatting on the side of the road, recognized Qin Zhibo's car at a glance and quickly waved at the side of the road.

The car slowly stopped a few meters away, and the beam of its headlights illuminated the cone-shaped area ahead.

Kuroba Kaito walked in front, and Professor Agasa followed behind with half belief and half doubt.

He has not forgotten that one of Kudo Shinichi's goals in London this time is to find out the true identity of Kuroba Kaito's "accomplice".

He swallowed nervously and followed to the car.

When the car window slowly rolled down, a familiar blond face appeared before his eyes.

"It's actually you!"

Dr. Agasa opened his mouth in surprise.

Because the man in front of him was the passerby who loved puzzles that he had met in the French restaurant near Big Ben.

It was thanks to Passerby A's timely action that they were able to decipher the two most difficult sentences in Hades' code.

Facing the shocked Dr. Agasa, Qin Zhibo, who was wearing a human skin mask, smiled slightly, "It seems that we are really destined to meet again..."

"But let's get in the car quickly, there's not much time left."

"Oh."

Although Dr. Agasa didn't know what time was running out, he still responded and sat in the back row.

The car starts.

Kuroba Kaito sat in the passenger seat and recounted the situation in detail.

When Qin Zhibo heard that the person talking to Snake was Scott Kaobing, his expression became even more serious.

It seemed that it was exactly as he expected, all these actions were for the reincarnation ceremony.

The other party insisted on kidnapping Xiaolan in exchange for Kudo Shinichi. Could it be that the real reincarnation is Kudo Shinichi?

"Look at the sky outside. The sun has been blocked by Venus, which proves that the return has begun..."

"Now we have to race against time."

Following Qin Zhibo's suggestion, Kuroba Kaito stuck his head out of the lathe and discovered that the sun in the sky was being blocked by a round object, leaving only a dark golden afterglow.

However, in this dead and gloomy sky, he saw another unusual existence.

It was a brown-red celestial body.