Conan's grammatical investigator

"They're a gang"

These words echoed repeatedly in Minase Harumi's brain, the girl's expression was dull, like a sculpture.

Qin Zhibo walked briskly, while explaining: "Aunt Lin, and the old bastard, they are not dead at all, they are in the same group as those two gangsters."

"But I touched blood." The girl defended weakly.

Qin Zhibo shook his head, "That should be blood plasma or something. From the performance point of view, they are quite professional, at least they didn't fool you with ketchup."

However, no matter how good the acting skills of pretending to be a corpse are, it is impossible to escape Qin Zhibo's "sight of eyes".

These days, if there is no light spot on the body, can it be called a corpse?
Minase Harumi's eyes flashed, "But how do you know this?"

"Huh—" Qin Zhibo pondered, "It's a long story, but I'll try to keep it short."

It turned out that when he left the apartment in the afternoon, Qin Zhibo not only sent the young detective team away, but also returned to the office to fetch a complete set of lockpicking tools.

Ever since he acquired the skill of [locksmith] after investigating the corpse, Qin Zhibo bought lockpicking tools through special channels in case of emergency.

As for the special channel, the cyanide used by so many criminals in Mihua can't be bought in a convenience store, right?
Holding the lockpicking tool, Qin Zhibo returned to the Jiudaomen apartment and opened the door of room 404.

In fact, Qin Zhibo felt something was wrong ever since he saw the admission file of Minase Harumi in Teidan High School.

A student enrollment file lacks many key information, and the only clue left is the address.

And where the address points to, there happens to be a family whose surname is "Kato".

If Minase Harumi's memory is correct, Akira Kato kidnapped her from behind when she was about to board the school bus.

This requires finding out Minase Harumi's work and rest time in advance, which requires a lot of preliminary investigation.

Of course, if Kato Akira lived beside Minase Harumi, this kidnapping plan would be easy to carry out.

Also, is it possible that a school bus driver faced with this situation would be unaware?
Even if the school bus driver didn't notice it at the time, he should have realized that there were few people on the bus and informed the school teachers.

It is impossible for Di Dan High School to ignore the incident of the girl's disappearance.

The most likely situation is that someone in the school suppressed the situation, and even this person handled the admission for Minase Harumi.

Akira Kato was not the only one eyeing Minase Harumi, but many people.

There is an inner ghost in Didan High School.

There are also ghosts in the apartment.

First of all, "Kato" who lives in room 404 is very suspicious.

With the mentality of giving it a try, Qin Zhibo pried open the door.

Most of the personal items inside have already been emptied, and they are basically in an idle state.

However, in a cabinet, Qin Zhibo found a large number of books covered under the black cloth.

These books are basically learning materials related to archaeology, occult books, and reference books for learning Latin.

These books alone have already revealed the former owner of this house.

The kidnapper, Kato Akira, lives downstairs from the girl.

Minase Harumeng is 504, Kato Akira is 404.

Reminiscent of the address clues deliberately left in the admission file, and the fact that he and Minase Harumi walked past the playground of Teidan High School swaggeringly, Qin Zhibo realized that this matter was not over yet.

As expected, they acted tonight.

"So I rescued you after I heard your scream."

"So you got me out after hearing my screams."

The girl repeated what Qin Zhibo said, and then suddenly raised her hand, judging from her movements, she wanted to hug Qin Zhibo.

But the positions of the two of them did not allow such an action, so the girl could only raise her hand and pat Qin Zhibo's stomach in a hugged posture, and said happily: "The beautiful girl's vision is indeed right!"

"Nice job! Uncle!"

Hearing that the girl had resumed her strange oral habit, the corners of Qin Zhibo's mouth rose slightly, knowing that she had regained her spirits.

But immediately, Qin Zhibo's complexion suddenly became ugly, and the corner of his mouth lightly grinned, "Although...but please don't pat my abdomen, there is a wound on it, and it hasn't fully healed yet."

"Ah?!" Minase Harumeng looked shocked, and hurriedly stopped and apologized, "I'm sorry! I don't know~"

Although he successfully rescued Minase Harumi, Qin Zhibo still looked solemn.

The next step is the key problem, which is how to deal with Minase Harumi.

In the apartment that Minase Harumi rented before, there were at least three households 502, 404, and 305 who had thoughts about her.

Teidan High School also has an internal agent hidden in the school, monitoring Minase Harumi's actions and providing information.

Qin Zhibo could vaguely feel that an invisible net was spreading around Minase Harumi.

In other words, Minase Harumi has been in the middle of the net from the very beginning.
The weaver of this net is likely to be a premeditated organization.

They placed eyeliner all over Minase Harumi's side, but for what purpose?

kidnapping?

kidnapped?

If it's just for this, it wouldn't be so much trouble.

Why did Aunt Lin and Lao Wangba pretend to be dead and just kidnap Minase Yangmeng together?

Moreover, Akira Kato seems to be able to use spells that make people's memories blurred, and he may have signed a contract with the spiritual life body of "Iss", which is properly a person like Hongzi Koizumi.

Such a group of people gathered together should not be pursuing simple things.

There are still many unclear situations, but the only thing that is certain is that this place is very dangerous.

Minase Harumi was rescued, and judging by the importance of the girl to them, they would definitely send someone to look for her.

And as a famous detective himself, and someone who had been in contact with Minase Harumi before, he would definitely become the first target of suspicion.

It's easy to hide a hidden arrow, but Qin Zhibo doesn't want to keep one eye open even when he sleeps.

Call the police and let the police handle it?

Qin Zhibo shook his head: No, it is impossible to call the police.

It's not that the police are not trustworthy, it's just that the Japanese police are not capable enough to be reliable for ordinary daily cases, let alone cases involving strange forces, alien life and organized crime.

And judging from Akira Kato's behavior, he dared to live next to a current criminal policeman, which already shows that they are not afraid of the police.

Besides the police, the other thing they can rely on is the Nine Angels Organization.

This is a good way, but it cannot be used as a means to settle Minase Harumi.

Qin Zhibo, who is quite familiar with the organizational structure of the Nine Angels, knows that most of the agents of the Nine Angels are ordinary people who have jobs in their daily lives, have some investigative capabilities, and are keen on investigating such incidents.

I have been in contact with Minase Harumi, and it is not convenient to come forward to investigate in this capacity. Instead, I can entrust the Nine Angels Organization to help investigate whether any organization is popular in Tokyo recently.

If he wanted to find a place to house Minase Harumi, he had to start with the acquaintances around him.

Qin Zhibo opened his character network and patiently checked to see if there was any friend who could make it easier for him.

After struggling in this world for more than a month, Qin Zhibo has now accumulated quite a lot of friends.

In addition to Conan, Mori Ran, Aso Shi, and the three little ones who often meet, there are other Koizumi Hongko, Kuroba Kaito, and Xinna Xiangbaoli who do not often appear
And people who have appeared in certain cases for a period of time, such as Detective Baima, Yumi Guntian, Junhui Shimabukuro, etc.

Among these friends, they are divided into five levels.

First-level friends can only be regarded as casual acquaintances, and only fifth-level friends can be regarded as true friends and relatives.

Who to look for?
Qin Zhibo thought for a while and decided on a selection criterion.

This person cannot live in the city of Tokyo, the more remote the address, the better, so that it is safe enough.

But in fact, most of the people here live in Tokyo, and those who don't know where the other person lives, the relationship is not strong enough.

Moreover, the character of the character must also be considered, such as Tan Baima, if you entrust him, you will inevitably be investigated by him.

Hongzi Koizumi?

Although Hongzi Koizumi's Witch's House is in the outskirts of Jianggutian Town, which is sparsely populated, Qin Zhibo can't imagine the two tsunderes living together.

And Hongko Koizumi was studying magic at home when she had nothing to do. If some secret of Harumi Minase was triggered, it would be troublesome.

If there is really a mysterious secret in Minase Harumi, Qin Zhibo can be sure that Koizumi Hongko will definitely use her as the experimental material.

So, Hongzi Koizumi, pass it.

Continuing to look at a string of names in the character network, suddenly a name successfully jumped into Qin Zhibo's heart.

Yes!

How could I forget he was there!

Qin Zhibo carried Harumo Minase through the streets, arrived at Sanchome smoothly, and returned to the detective agency.

In the closet on the second floor of the office, Qin Zhibo found some women's clothes that he bought when he was getting close to the owner of the women's clothing store downstairs, and asked the girl to change them quickly.

"Don't peek~"

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in your little tablet."

"What a small tablet! They just haven't started to develop~"

The girl was talking poorly while changing into women's clothes in the toilet.

These women's clothes are a little too big for Minase Harumi, no matter in terms of clothing style or size, but at least they are more decent than bathrobes.

She looked at the clothes on her body curiously, and then put on that mean smile on her face.

"How come there are women's clothes here, uncle? Shouldn't it be returned to the golden house?"

"Hide a mouse~ Hurry up and go downstairs!"

Qin Zhibo's words are true, he really is hiding a mouse.

The two went downstairs to the red Mustang convertible parked nearby.

Minase Harumo looked at the convertible car in front of him, his heart trembled, and he asked with some vigilance: "Uncle, are you going to send me away again?"

Qin Zhibo pulled the car door and said as a matter of course: "Of course, it is very dangerous for you to live with me now, you must go to a safe place."

"I will be in charge of investigating that group, but you must get out of their sight before the danger is lifted."

When Minase Harumi heard the first sentence, his expression was a little disappointed, but when he heard the second sentence, his face immediately beamed with joy.

"That means, I can come back here in the future?!"

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Qin Zhibo was silent for a while, and replied: "If you want to."

Before he finished speaking, Minase Harumi immediately nodded in agreement.

"I am willing!"

"... Hurry up and get in the car if you want, there is no time."

At this moment, Qin Zhibo felt as if he had taken the initiative to take on a big headache.

The girl got on the co-pilot, turned around and asked again, "By the way, uncle, where are you sending me?"

Qin Zhibo smiled slightly, and the standard smile contained a lot of ways of dealing with the world.

"Don't worry, he is definitely a good family."

In the dark forest, a beautiful red shadow walked through.

"Uncle, no matter how you look at such a gloomy place, there are no people there, right?"

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Facing the girl's question, Qin Zhibo didn't answer immediately.

Because along the way, the girl has already made a lot of complaints like this.

It was not until the convertible car turned a corner that a gloomy villa stood before the two of them.

After the lights are completely turned off, the villa looks more gloomy in the forest, as if a shadow with indescribable power is standing majestically.

Qin Zhibo turned the convertible to the open space in front of the villa, and parked it side by side with the dark blue Ford van.

"Okay, here we are."

"Is it here?" Minase Harumeng looked up at the quaint villa in front of him in disbelief, and frowned slightly at the eerie environment around him.

The forest surrounding the villa made rustling noises from time to time, as if something terrible might rush out of the shadows in the forest at any time.

"Uncle, is this a place where people live? It's too scary"

Qin Zhibo nodded his head as a matter of course, "Of course, building a villa in such a place is not something ordinary people can do."

Minase Harumeng pouted and complained slightly, "Yeah, of course it's not ordinary people who can do that."

While talking, Qin Zhibo walked to the spacious porch and knocked rhythmically on the door knocker.

stick, stick, stick—

The dull voice contrasted with the surrounding silence, which seemed a bit out of place.

After waiting for a while, more incongruous light radiated from the glass windows of the villa, dispelling some of the surrounding gloom.

When the wooden door opened slowly, a middle-aged man with a gentle face stood out, wearing a taupe nightgown.

Seeing Qin Zhibo, the middle-aged man was obviously surprised.

"It's really a late-night visitor that surprised me, Mr. Qin"

Qin Zhibo also nodded, and responded, "It's been a long time, Matsumoto."

Matsumoto Ryohei, the full-time housekeeper of the former Sowa House, later served as the curator of the Medieval Art Museum, and became a "worker" from [-] to [-].

This is the suitable candidate that Qin Zhibo thought of.

Whether it is a villa in the suburbs or a housekeeper who is good at dealing with people, they are all the best choices for accepting Harumi Minase.

Looking at Qin Zhibo who visited late at night, Ryohei Matsumoto was also a little puzzled.

But then he looked at the short-haired girl standing behind, his brows stretched slightly, and he asked in a half-joking tone, "So, are you here to bring me ingredients?"

Qin Zhibo: "Er, this hell joke is not funny."

Minase Harumi behind shook his head, not knowing what the two of them were talking about.

"Anyway, it's cold outside, come in and have a cup of hot tea."

Ryohei Matsumoto opened the door with a professional smile on his face.