Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1372 Shady story

It was the sound of mucus sticking and separating between the iron plates, accompanied by some indescribable soft tissue slowly wriggling.

Although there was a thick iron plate between us, just by listening to the sounds, one could imagine how blasphemous and disgusting the things inside were.

[Congratulations on obtaining 500 Mythology Knowledge Skill Proficiency]

Dark Young...

In an instant, information about this mysterious creature emerged in Qin Zhibo's mind.

The Dark Young is the dark offspring of "Shub-Niggurath, who gave birth to millions of offspring". It accepts sacrifices from believers on behalf of its mother Shub-Niggurath and is also Shub-Niggurath's agent around the world.

Once the sacrificial part of the ritual begins, the Dark Young kills everyone except the faithful, sucking out the brains and bodily fluids of its victims.

Believers who offer sacrifices to the Black Young will be blessed by the Supreme Mother Goddess Shub-Niggurath and be reborn in a new life form...

Suddenly, Qin Zhibo's brain became clear.

He understood why the main quest also included saving at least half of the lives on the ship.

  Someone wants to use the Black Young to turn the Aphrodite into the site of an unprecedented sacrificial ceremony!

In this cage on the sea, no one can escape.

Everyone will die tragically as mummies.

Suddenly, a monster-like roar came from inside the iron box.

The black goat kid among them exploded with terrifying force, knocking the outer iron plate slightly out of shape and shocking Qin Zhibo so much that he quickly took a few steps back.

He stared at the iron box for a while and found that the Black Young inside would be more well-behaved if he stayed away from it.

Ringing——

The alarm on the ceiling suddenly rang.

Qin Zhibo looked up and knew that the bomb installed by Akiyoshi Miwako had begun to work.

She set the bombs with the intention of killing people, but accidentally saved all the passengers on the ship.

Now all the passengers had to do was disembark and take the lifeboats. No matter how powerful the Dark Young was, it would not be able to cross the sea and kill people.

Because according to the information in my mind, the Black Goat Kid mostly appears in forests or swamps, and its abilities are also applicable to ground environments.

The sea is not its home ground.

……

"Dear passengers, I am Captain Kaito Watari. Please put on your life jackets and assemble on the first floor deck. This is not a drill..."

"I repeat, this is not a drill."

"Please act calmly. All crew members are responsible for guiding passengers to the deck!"

The bomb caused irreparable damage to the hull, and the captain immediately ordered everyone to abandon ship.

All crew members took immediate action and a large number of life jackets were delivered to the restaurant and distributed directly at the restaurant entrance.

Conan and the Junior Detective Team, the Mori father and daughter, Sonoko, Professor Agasa, and Cheng Shi followed the flow of people and walked towards the first floor deck.

"No way? Is the ship really going to sink?"

Yuantai's big belly was pushing up the children's life jacket, and he could only hold his belly tightly with his hands to prevent the life jacket from stretching.

"It seems so..." Mitsuhiko said with a depressed look, "It seems that every time we go out to travel, things don't go smoothly..."

Yuan Tai screamed in shock, "What? But I can't swim yet!"

Sonoko smiled and comforted him, "Don't be afraid. This maiden voyage is not fully loaded with passengers, so there are more than enough lifeboats."

Conan followed the others at the back with a serious look on his face, looking back from time to time.

what happened?

Qin Zhibo had clearly dismantled the bomb installed by Kusaka Guangcheng, so why did the bomb still sink the ship?

  Could it be that more than one person planted the bomb on this ship?

Conan was thinking in his mind, and unknowingly followed everyone to the deck.

Since there are sufficient number of lifeboats and enough time for escape, there is no need to follow the escape rule that the elderly, children, women and children must board the boat first. Everyone can just line up to board the boat.

However, when they got outside, everyone discovered that it had started to drizzle on the sea, and there were large, gloomy clouds overhead.

Amid the alternation between cold and heat, a thin layer of sea fog rose up from the sea surface in the distance, and there was a tendency for it to spread.

The rain mixed with a breeze soon soaked the passengers' clothes and brought people's mood to the bottom.

At the beginning, everyone was able to maintain basic order.

But as the time spent soaking in the rain continued and the passengers felt the ship beginning to tilt toward the stern, panic and anxiety immediately spread among the crowd.

Some people began to disobey the rules and cut in line, trying to get on the lifeboat first.

"Hey, why are you cutting in line?"

"I was originally standing here, and you took my place!"

"asshole!"

Two men in suits wearing life jackets started fighting after a disagreement. They grabbed each other's life jackets and punched each other.

At this critical moment concerning life and death, all gentlemanly manners were thrown out of the window, and the people queuing around were so scared that they all gave way.

The male passenger who was cut in line was less powerful and was hit in the face by the other party's fist. He staggered back several steps and bumped into Mao Li Ran, Sonoko and Chengji behind him.

But just as he was about to crash into the three men, a solid figure stepped forward and caught the man with both hands.

"Hey, calm down and stop fighting."

Kogoro Mouri steadying the male passenger, warned the man who cut in line opposite him with a serious face.

However, the man who cut in line was already angry at this time, and started punching without saying a word.

Kogoro Mori narrowed his eyes, seized the opportunity and acted quickly, using his strong and powerful palm to catch the fist of the man who cut in line.

The man who cut in line was still unwilling to accept and wanted to resist, but Maori Kogoro twisted his body, put the man's arm on his shoulder, and then gave him a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw.

throat.

The man who cut in line fell heavily on his back to the floor with a dull thud.

At this time, two crew members who heard the noise also rushed over and asked what was going on.

"My name is Detective Kogoro Mori, and this is what happened..."

Kogoro Mori recounted what had happened in a few words.

When the two crew members heard this, they took the troublemaker who cut in line to the end of the line to sober him up.

The long queue waiting to board the lifeboat instantly returned to calm.

After a while, the line finally reached Conan.

However, since there were so many people in their small group, the lifeboat, which was already carrying half of them, could not accommodate them, so they had to split up into two boats to send everyone away.

Kogoro Mouri has to send the Junior Detective Team, Ran Mouri, Sonoko, and Dr. Agasa onto the lifeboat first.

However, Conan took the initiative to exchange with Chengshi and let Chengshi get on the boat first.

"Dr. Cheng Shi's body hasn't recovered yet, so let him get on board first!"

"How can this be possible, Conan, you are still a child..."

Cheng Shi quickly refused, but Conan had already jumped off the boat nimbly and refused to go in no matter what.

Maori Kogoro glanced at Conan, and seeing the innocence in his eyes, he didn't say much. "Xiaolan, I think you should take this ship and escape first..."

"Dr. Chengshi, Conan is right. It's raining outside now. It's better for you to get on board as soon as possible."

"I will take the other lifeboat with Conan."

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri and Conan turned around and walked towards other escape teams.

By the time Kogoro Mouri and Conan left, the lifeboat was full and ready to be lowered to the sea.

At this time, a crew member came over to inform the crew in charge of the lifeboat, "Once you reach the sea surface, quickly leave the cruise ship to avoid being caught in the whirlpool when it sinks..."

"clear."

Cheng Shi, who was sitting in the cabin, couldn't help but look worried when he heard this.

Even the crew said this, which means the complete sinking of the ship is inevitable.

But at this critical moment, he didn't see Qin Zhibo.

Shortly after the entire ship received the alarm, Cheng Shi received a text message from Qin Zhibo, instructing him that they would find a way to escape and asked him to follow everyone away.

But when he was queuing just now, Cheng Shi had been scanning the crowd around him and did not see Qin Zhibo.

And since that text message, Qin Zhibo never contacted me again, and my phone call couldn’t be reached.

At this time, Xiaolan, who was standing next to him, saw what Chengshi was thinking and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Qin will be fine."

"He's a famous detective like dad..."

Mao Lilan's comfort also made Cheng Shi, who was frowning, relax a little.

But just when he wanted to look down at the time on his watch, he found that his wrist was empty.

Cheng Shi's face suddenly changed, and he suddenly remembered that his watch should have been left in the ship's medical room.

That’s a gift from Mr. Qin!

At this time, the crew bent down and said to everyone in the cabin: "The lifeboat is about to go into the sea, please sit tight and hold on."

"I want to get off the boat!" Cheng Shi suddenly shouted.

This startled Mao Lilan who was standing next to her, and she quickly asked, "Ms. Cheng Shi, what are you doing?"

"The watch Mr. Qin gave me is still in the ship's infirmary. I want to go back and get it!"

"But……"

Before Mao Lilan could persuade her, Cheng Shi ran out of the lifeboat.

Seeing this, Haibara Ai, who was at the innermost side of the cabin, also wanted to get up and chase after him, but was stopped by Professor Agasa.

Ai Haibara glanced at Dr. Agasa, who shook his head helplessly.

The crew looked at Cheng Shi who had already run far away and had no way to catch him up. They could only let a passenger next to him get on, fill the lifeboat, and then lower it.

……

On the other side, Kogoro Mouri and Conan came to the escape team at the stern of the ship.

We were at the end of the line and it was our turn.

Kogoro Mouri sent Conan onto the lifeboat, but he himself had no intention of getting on board.

"Conan, please take this ship and leave first. I still have things to do..."

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri left with his hands in his pockets.

This startled the crew members nearby. Everyone was trying hard to get on the lifeboat, so why were some people retreating?

Conan stared at Kogoro Mouri's departing back, while recalling the entire case in his mind.

If the bomb was not set by Kusaka Hironari, it means that there was someone else who killed the person on the ship.

  Is there something wrong with my reasoning?

And why did Kusaka Hironari admit that he was the murderer?

Conan recalled his entire reasoning process and his brain suddenly shook.

The time when Cheng Shi was attacked was 10:20, and Kusaka Hiroyuki represented that the time he had agreed with the eighth president was 10:15.

Although it is only a difference of 5 minutes, if you think about it carefully, these 5 minutes may result in the two parties not meeting at all.

Moreover, Kusaka Hironari's plan was going too smoothly, so smoothly that it was unbelievable.

Akiyoshi Miwako really didn't interrupt once during the whole process...

There is also the fake plasma at the death scene of President Yashiro Takae. This could not have been sprayed out from a human body. It could only have been left there intentionally by someone...

  There is also Kusaka Hironari who said that he threw the eighth president into the sea with an over-the-shoulder throw, but why was there a small amount of bloodstains found near the gate?

All these irrational things made Conan's expression more solemn, and he realized that his reasoning was wrong.

  Could she be the real murderer?

"Wait a moment!"

Conan quickly called a halt to the crew members who were about to pull the lifeboat under him, and then jumped out of the cabin of the lifeboat without saying a word.

"Hey! Little brother!"

"where are you going?"

The crew member wanted to shout, but Conan had already run out of his sight.

Conan sorted out the clues in his mind as he ran.

If my reasoning this time is correct, the real murderer should be Akiyoshi Miwako.

She is the vicious woman hiding under the beautiful appearance...

But where would she be now?

Conan thought about it in his mind and realized that her target might be Captain Kaito Watari.

Because the captain is responsible for ensuring the safety of everyone on board, Kaitoto will not get off the ship until he is sure that everyone has escaped.

Thinking of this, Conan immediately stopped and planned to run towards the captain's room at the bow of the ship.

But just as he turned around, he suddenly saw a mural of a whale on the wall.

This is where I played volleyball during the day, and because I was so focused on playing, I kicked the whale's eyes on the mural and broke them.

But at this moment, under the erosion of rain, the surface layer of paint on the mural gradually fell off like undried paint, and the image of the whale on it became distorted.

And below the whale is a terrifying new mural.

It was a conglomerate formed by countless huge chunks of flesh, numerous tentacles, and a huge mouth of the abyss dripping with mucus.

Around the gathering area was a huge, rolling blood-red cloud.

The paint in the clouds has not yet completely faded, but the terrifying mouth, tentacles, pieces of flesh, and hooves can still be vaguely seen.

Conan was so shocked by the new mural in front of him that he took a step back and stared at its contents in horror.

  what is this?

Is this what was originally underneath the whale mural?

Conan's heart couldn't stop beating wildly, and his body was shivering, not sure if it was because of the rain or the mural.

He walked forward cautiously, tentatively touched the mural on the wall with his fingertips, and then put it to his nose.

I could smell a pungent odor.

This shows that it was not simply rain that caused the mural to reveal the real content underneath. It may have been painted with paint cleaner or something like that...

  But who on earth would do such a thing at a time like this?

How many dark secrets are hidden on this ship?