Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 828 I'm sorry to swallow a "person" raw
In the cable car tunnel, the wind is whistling.

The faint flame flickered in his hand, as if it might be swallowed up by the surrounding darkness at any moment.

Confirming the "identities" of the five hundred arhat statues is a big project, and Qin Zhibo needs to approach them one by one and put the [Starry Sky Fishing Rod] on it.

[Starry Sky Fishing Rod] cannot be visualized when there are no starry sky fishermen around.

But now it does.

The starry sky fishing rod is said to be a fishing rod, but it is not a fishing rod in a broad sense.

This is a ten-pointed cone made of black rock, the size of a palm, like a small and delicate wedge.

Inscriptions similar to hieroglyphs are engraved on each of the ten facets, which resemble strange creatures between birds and dragons.

As long as you put this black stone tip against the surface of the Arhat statue to be tested, you can determine whether it is a "starry sky fisherman" in your heart.

Not
Not
Not yet.
After testing dozens of arhat statues in a row, Qin Zhibo got no answers.

In order not to miss every Arhat statue, he tested the stone statues one by one according to the order in which they were arranged.

During the test, Qin Zhibo also discovered that these stone statues were not completely carved out of the same mold.

Some arhat statues have relatively large bald heads, while others are relatively small, and even greatly sacrificed the aesthetic feeling.

However, considering Domoto Eizo's business philosophy, this should be caused by his cost control. In addition, there are no lights in the tunnel, so it is really difficult for tourists to find the flaws of the Arhat statue.

Time passed by.

When Qin Zhibo walked from the tunnel entrance to the exit and back to the entrance, all five hundred Arhat statues had been tested.

The result was that all were eliminated, and none of them matched.

Qin Zhibo was a little annoyed after moving his frozen body.

This is equivalent to the organizer spending a lot of money to hold an audition, hoping to promote a celebrity to make a lot of money, but in the end it attracts [-] idiots who can't make it to the stage.

But the key point is that the system prompts that "Star Fisherman" is nearby. Does the system sometimes fail?
At this moment, Qin Zhibo is like five hundred bald men in the tunnel, and Monk Zhanger can't figure it out.

Look around, there is nothing else in the tunnel except these arhat statues
Suddenly, Qin Zhibo had a flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something, he slowly raised his head and looked up.

The rock wall above was bare under the light of the fire, and there seemed to be nothing hidden.

But apart from the space occupied by the rock mass, Qin Zhibo knew that there was a stone statue above, which was the statue of a goddess.

Is the goddess statue the real "fisherman in the sky"?
Qin Zhibo thought about it carefully, and it seemed to make sense.

This batch of arhats looks like the factory goods commissioned by Domoto Eizo to be built by stonemasons recently. Even if they gather the aura of heaven and earth and absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, they are completely out of reach.

Obviously the goddess statue above is more likely!
Moreover, the statue of the goddess is very large, and it is very likely that it is because of its existence that the system prompt was activated in the tunnel, making myself mistakenly think that it was an Arhat like a "starry sky fisherman".

Confirming the new conjecture in his heart, Qin Zhibo hurriedly used [Flying Claw] to leave the cable car tunnel, return to the mountain trail, and continue to climb the steps.

After a while, Qin Zhibo arrived at the closest place to the Tiannv Statue - the observatory.

The height of the observatory itself is slightly higher than the shoulder of the goddess, and the position of the edge of the railing is only one meter away from the left hand of the goddess raising the wish-fulfilling jewel.

Qin Zhibo was about to walk towards the railing closest to the goddess statue, but his footsteps stopped suddenly.

Under the moonlight, a figure was lying sideways in the left hand of the goddess statue, leaning on the wish-fulfilling orb.

Taking a closer look, it turned out to be Domoto Eizao!
Qin Zhibo hurried to the front, and saw Domoto Rongzo lying in the hands of the goddess statue, with bright red blood blooming on his chest, and a dagger stuck in it like a stamen!
Is it so sudden?
Even Qin Zhibo, who had been killed for a long time, never expected to encounter Domoto Eizo's corpse at this place and at this time.

But soon, Qin Zhibo sensed something was wrong.

Although the appearance of the corpse is very lifelike, why is there no light on the head of the corpse?

A corpse that cannot be investigated, can it be called a corpse?

Qin Zhibo took another two steps forward and climbed up to the left hand of the goddess statue wearing white gloves. He used the most primitive method to investigate, and only then did he discover some clues.

The "Eizo Domoto" in front of him is not the real Eizo Domoto, but a dummy made of rubber and resin materials.

There is a plastic dagger stuck in the dummy's chest. If you don't look carefully at the simulation level of this prop, it's really not easy to see the flaws.

But why put a dummy here?
And who put it here?

Qin Zhibo jumped back to the ground and thought carefully.

Judging from the degree of completion of the dummy, this is definitely not the work of ordinary craftsmen. If you only refer to the photos, without Kaitou Kidd's skill in making face models, you can't imagine making it so realistic.

As for who put it here, this place is currently closed, and it can be inclined to be someone in the restaurant.

But this afternoon when sending Domoto Changnan down the mountain, he said that he had some personal matters, so he left in the other direction at the foot of the mountain.

Is it him?

There are too few clues now, and Qin Zhibo can't be sure.

But at least it is certain that someone is planning a crime against Domoto Ei, the president of Domoto, and this dummy specially made to look like a corpse is the evidence.

In order not to startle the snake, Qin Zhibo didn't plan to announce the dummy, nor did he plan to remove the dummy.

Since someone is going to commit a crime tomorrow, all he needs to do is use his tricks, and he should be able to easily catch the murderer.

I'm sorry, Conan, it seems I was the one who got away with it this time.
Qin Zhibo smiled slightly, climbed up to the left hand of the goddess statue again, and put the [Starry Sky Fishing Rod] on it.

When Black Stone and White Stone came into contact, an incredible scene happened.

Like a wedge nailed by an invisible force, the ten-edged vertebrae slowly drilled into the cracks in the stone until they disappeared completely.

[Ding, the star fishing rod has been activated! 】

【Please put in the bait】

[Hint: It can be any item, the more you invest, the greater the return]

bait?

Looking at the system prompt, Qin Zhibo was stunned for a moment, he hadn't heard of the need for bait yet?

Do you still need bait for fishing?

It seems to be necessary, otherwise, wouldn't he be Jiang Taigong?

But this is considered an unexpected situation. I didn't prepare in advance. Where can I find bait?
Just when Qin Zhibo didn't know what to do, the system sent out a reminder again.

【Adding bait.】

"Ok?"

Qin Zhibo was puzzled, and suddenly found that "Eizao Domoto" at his feet was shaking slightly, slowly sinking under the surface of the stone statue.

Ruined!
The system even regarded the rubber resin dummy as "bait" by default!

Qin Zhibo was a little nervous, like a shameless parent who saw his child destroy other people's handicrafts and happened to know the price of the handicrafts.

But it didn't help, he didn't dare to stretch out his hand to pull it, he could only watch helplessly as the dummy completely disappeared into the palm of the goddess statue.

Then the "lifelike" figures must be produced at a particularly high price.

Fortunately, it was the murderer's killing tool, and no one should come to him for compensation.

It's just that without this key prop, would the murderer take action tomorrow?

Didn't he indirectly miss an opportunity for a side mission?

Qin Zhibo had mixed feelings in his heart, but luckily the system prompted some comfort.

[The bait delivery is complete, and fishing begins.]

It seems that by now, the first half of the fishing is over, and the rest is waiting for the bait.

As for how long it takes to fish, how to "take the bait" and what can be caught, it is still unknown.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the empty celestial girl's palm, could only look apologetic, then turned and left.

I'm sorry for swallowing a "person" raw.

The next day.

Early in the morning, the noise at the entrance of the resort hotel was so loud that it was impossible to sleep.

Since the opening ceremony started at noon, the staff of the company began to be busy with the related work of the venue layout from the morning.

Qin Zhibo struggled to sleep for an extra half an hour, and had to get up amidst the noise downstairs.

Pushing open the door, Conan in the living room was eating a hearty breakfast ordered by room service with relish.

It seems that after Mao Lilan adopted Qin Zhibo's suggestion of "not sharing the same bed", Conan's sleep quality also improved.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, Conan would spend the first half of the night in a state of brain congestion.

"Good morning, Mr. Qin."

"I don't know what you like for breakfast, so I ordered a little."

On the European-style long table, there are more than a dozen kinds of food such as veal steak, lamb chops, tempura, steamed buns, fried noodles, etc. The portion of each snack is not much, but the dishes are exquisite and complete.

Today is the first day of official business. The restaurant's breakfast should be prepared according to the highest standard. It's hard to say whether it will be so rich in the future.

Enjoying Mao Lilan's thoughtful service, Qin Zhibo occasionally came to the noble fan, tied the napkin in front of his lapel, and ate with a knife and fork instead.

Although Qin Zhibo didn't eat western food other than foreign food in his previous life, he naturally didn't know how to use a knife and fork.

But the muscle memory of this body has the experience of using a knife and fork, so it is not unfamiliar to use it now, but the way of eating reveals an elegant Hawaiian demeanor.

Conan who learned knife and fork skills in Hawaii, but was rejected by Mao Lilan: "."

Half an hour later, all the food on the table was eaten by Qin Zhibo and Ke Lan who were eating slowly.

While watching TV programs in the living room, everyone waited for the arrival of noon.

At noon, Secretary Yoshino came to inform the three of them to go downstairs.

When we got downstairs, the stage had been set up, and rows of folding chairs were neatly arranged in front. Judging from the number, the scale of the opening ceremony was not too small.

Qin Zhibo's seat was arranged in the middle of the first row, the most eye-catching position, so Mao Lilan and Conan got mixed up next to Qin's seat.

As soon as he was seated, Conan said that he was in a hurry to urinate and needed to go to the toilet.

"Really, why are you always in a hurry to pee~ Hurry up and come back soon."

Because Conan makes too many excuses for urgency, and it is not clear whether it is true or false, Mao Lilan has the impression that Conan is a "urgency boy".

Qin Zhibo thought about it, if Conan could change back to Kudo Shinichi in the future, would Mao Lilan suspect that Kudo Shinichi was not good enough?
In order to solve the case, Conan's sacrifice is really not small~
On the other side, Conan hurried to the toilet, because this time he was really in a hurry to urinate.

After draining the water in the men's toilet, passing by the side of the stage, I just ran into Domoto Eizo and Domoto Nagao's loud conspiracy.

"Everything is ready and absolutely no one will notice."

Facing the elder brother's groveling report, Domoto Eizo seemed dissatisfied, and said with a cold snort: "Your 'absolute' can be trusted, you can't even deal with annoying flies like Aoyagi Tetsuya. Have the face to say it?"

"But, that's true."

But before the eldest man finished speaking, Domoto Eizo directly reprimanded angrily, "When did you learn to talk back!"

"The most important thing in business is the result. You are so useless, how can I trust you to hand over the company?"

At this time, Secretary Yoshino came to inform Domoto Eizo that it was time to take the stage, and the unpleasant conversation between the two was over.

Domoto's eldest son stared at his father's back. Although he stood still and did not move, he gritted his teeth angrily, and the ferocity in his eyes was undisguised.

And this picture of "father's kindness and son's filial piety" happened to be captured by Conan, who was good at observing.

Back on his seat, Conan wanted to tell Qin Zhibo about this special discovery.

But thinking of the two "Ni Zuokai" yesterday, he felt that it didn't matter if he had exclusive access to this information.

"Now, we would like to invite Mr. Eizo Domoto, the core person who facilitated the opening of the Tianbu Mountain Ropeway, the president of Domoto Kanko, to come on stage and say a few words to all the guests."

During the host's introduction, Domoto Eizo stepped onto the stage and began to speak.

"Guests, thank you for taking the time to celebrate this memorable day."

"To protect the cultural assets left by our ancestors, we shoulder the mission of leading the tourism industry in the 21st century."

21st century?

Qin Zhibo was surprised at the time.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from the audience.

"You will be damned!"

"And those of you who come to celebrate will be condemned by God sooner or later!"

The sharp voice immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, and they all cast their gazes at the owner of the voice.

Qin Zhibo took a look and found that it was the sorceress she met on the train yesterday, Shen Shanjing.

Wearing a nun's nun's monastic clothes, the witch and old woman yelled at Domoto Eizo on the stage.

"It is deceitful that you dare to dig a tunnel under the lotus seat of the holy goddess!"

"Do you people know how to be ashamed? Damn it! You have already desecrated the holy statue of the goddess."

Under the inconceivable eyes of everyone, Shen Shanjing's feet gradually flew into the air, and his voice became more ethereal and distant.

It turned out that she had penetrated the volley floating technique of the abbot in the God of Cookery, and was politely carried out by the security guards.

Qin Zhibo couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw Shen Shanjing going away.

This is an extreme troublemaker. Tang Benben knew about it early on, and he managed to let her sneak into the venue without changing her costume.

However, this is considered to be Tangben's own security work error, and has nothing to do with himself as a detective.

The sudden chaos did not interfere with the progress of the ceremony.

Domoto Eizo continued to introduce: "I know that there are many irresponsible newspapers that have released many reports about the curse of the goddess statue, but this is simply a lie to confuse the public!"

"For this reason, I, Domoto Eizo, want to personally overthrow this superstition, so I specially invited a famous detective."

"That's Mr. Qin Zhibo coming to our opening ceremony today!"

(End of this chapter)