Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 866 Missed Revenge

Hearing what Randy Hawke said, Qin Zhibo was startled.

When I watched the performance in the morning during the day, the ghost floating beside me seemed to be Harumi Minase.

Can they see it?

Randy Hawke seemed to see the doubts in Qin Zhibo's heart, and explained: "No, most of us ordinary people cannot see ghosts, unless the ghost wants us to see it"

"Except for that one."

Randy Hawke pointed to the scarfaced man on the other side. He knelt down to pick up the throwing knife on the ground and wiped it carefully.

"It's not convenient to talk here, let's go in first."

Randy Hawk sent an invitation, Qin Zhibo thought about it, and decided to agree.

In the reception room, Randy Hawk made a cup of instant coffee and handed it to Qin Zhibo.

"We only have this kind of coffee here, please don't mind."

"It's okay, it's just what I want."

Qin Zhibo picked up the coffee and took a sip to show his respect for his host.

Of course, this is also based on his careful observation of Randy Hawke's coffee making process, knowing that he did not engage in small tricks.

Before officially starting the conversation, Qin Zhibo glanced at the people in the reception room. Apart from Randy Hawke, there was also the man with the scarred face and a woman with an Indian face.

The two stared at Qin Zhibo vigilantly, with bitter faces, which formed a huge contrast with Randy Hawke, who had a kind expression.

"Mr. Qin, are you also from the United States?" Randy Hawke was the first to ask when the conversation started.

"Yes, Hawaiian."

"Oh, the beaches in Hawaii are very beautiful! It seems that we can communicate in English." Randy Hawke switched languages, and his tone became deeper, "So, are you sent by the nine angels?"

Qin Zhibo narrowed his eyes slightly, and Randy Hawke also saw the answer from this subtle expression change.

"It doesn't matter. It's not the first time that the investigators sent by the Nine Angels have contacted us. Non-government organizations like ours are always unable to abide by the rules they set."

Qin Zhibo took the initiative to ask: "So what? What did you do?"

Hearing this question, Randy Hawke's complexion changed, and he leaned against the sofa, "We just do what we should do."

"Different from your nine angels' idea of ​​'protecting the whole world', we are just a group of lost souls who gathered to avenge the existence that hurt us."

"If you received the mission from the Nine Angels, you should have heard about my deeds, right?"

Qin Zhibo nodded noncommittally.

Randy Hawke leaned forward, with his forearms across his knees, his eyes looking into the void ahead, recalling: "I will never forget my wife Susan, and the tragic death of Paul and Ernie"

"I originally hoped that the state police could resolve this matter and restore justice to my wife and children."

"But a year later, I was disappointed. The state police only caught a small thief who betrayed my family's information. The real murderer is still at large, so I found your Nine Angels organization."

"Nine Angels is very prestigious among the rich in New England. It is a righteous charity investigation organization. I was also introduced by a friend and became a major client of Nine Angels."

"The Nine Angels' ability to handle affairs is indeed better than the incompetent state police. In just over a month, I knew that the murderer of my family was a cult organization called the 'Blue Petal Order'."

"In the past two months, the nine angels told me that the murderer had been identified. At that time, I was very happy, thinking that the souls of my family members who passed away could finally be comforted."

"But what happened next made me extremely disappointed."

"Because the case has passed for more than a year, a lot of evidence can't identify who the murderer was at that time, and those believers tried to evade each other that they were coerced and brainwashed. In the end, the state court only sentenced them to a maximum of [-] years in prison. .”

"I can't accept this verdict. Even Ms. Amanda Hughes came to persuade me, but I still can't accept it."

"From that moment on, I knew that in this world, justice cannot judge everything. An eye for an eye and an eye for an eye are the true meaning."

"So I embarked on the road of revenge, using my financial resources to take in those who have nowhere to go, and formed this circus"

Randy Hawke told his story without tears or sighs, and even his voice was very calm, as if he was telling an ordinary past event that could no longer be ordinary.

Perhaps his sadness and indignation have already sunk deep into his heart under the baptism of time, and he will not show it easily.

But from his mouth, Qin Zhibo heard a somewhat familiar name.

Amanda Hughes, this name also appeared in the Antarctic expedition diary of the former owner of the Blue Castle, Mrs. Mamiya.

The Amanda Foundation funded and supported the University of Mississauga expedition back then, and the specimens of the ancient corpses that were finally brought back from Antarctica were also taken away by Amanda Hughes.

Is it the same person?
"May I ask who you are referring to as Ms. Amanda Hughes?"

Randy Hawk looked startled, as if he didn't understand why Qin Zhibo raised this question, but he still replied: "She is the daughter of one of the nine founders of the Nine Angels, and she is a respectable lady."

"However, she has enjoyed an incomparably noble status and status since she was born, so that she doesn't understand the simplest truth, that is, without money, it is impossible to even entrust the Nine Angels organization."

"If you want to become a client or partner of the Nine Angels Organization, it is impossible without sufficient net worth."

"Is justice only for the rich? Huh?"

Randy Hawk chuckled mockingly, seemingly dismissing the existence of the Nine Angels.

Qin Zhibo thought about it for a while. The senior management of the Nine Angels organization that he is currently in contact with, Haneda Yasuharu and Shinna Rentaro, all have one characteristic in common, that is, they are rich.

Sure enough, no matter which world, money is the ultimate stepping stone.

"So it's because you disagree with Amanda Hughes that the Nine Angels have been sending people to investigate you?" Qin Zhibo's tone was like a third party who stayed out of the matter, as if he was not a member of the Nine Angels.

"No." Randy Hawke shook his head, "She was assassinated 17 years ago, and there must be someone else behind the scenes who instructed you to investigate."

Qin Zhibo once again extracted key information from Randy Hawke's words - 17 years ago.

17 years ago, it was the time when I found information on the life of Armandi Hughes on the Internet.

In addition, there was a Japanese shogi player named "Koji Haneda" who died in the hotel with Amandy Hughes.

At present, this is the only information that can be found on the Internet. There are no details of the case and the results of the police's handling.

Now it seems that the "Amanda Hughes" in Randy Hawk's mouth is exactly the person he wants to investigate.

Amanda Hughes turned out to be at the top of the Nine Angels organization, which is understandable why the Amanda Foundation funded the University of Michigan Expedition to conduct an Antarctic expedition.

The consistent mode of operation of the Nine Angels organization is that the rich subsidize other people to complete various tasks, that is, "we pay, and you risk your life".

There is no question of humanity in this way, anyway, most industries in modern human society operate in this way.

Qin Zhibo's investigation of Amanda Hughes also wanted to complete the main task that had been accumulated before.

Currently, there are two mainline achievement tasks hanging on Qin Zhibo's task bar.

The first one is to enter the underground world Enkai without injury, with the most rewards, a full 30000 proficiency and ten consecutive draws.

The second is to watch the ancients with your own eyes, and the rewards are also good, which are richer than the general main task.

The key to Enkai is Mr. Clock, you need to wait for it to get the last piece of key to Enkai in the Arkham Success Club, also called "Parnest Fragment".

Amanda Hughes is the key to seeing the ancient with his own eyes, because it is definitely unrealistic for Qin Zhibo to go to Antarctica himself, and she took away all the corpse specimens of the ancient that were brought out by the University of Mississauga expedition.

But now it seems that those corpse specimens of the ancients are likely to be in the Nine Angels organization, together with other weird objects secretly collected by the Nine Angels.

It turns out that I have always had the answer to the question, but I just don't know it.

Qin Zhibo's eyes were slightly startled, but then he realized that things were still not simple.

With my current status, it is definitely unrealistic to ask to go to the headquarters of the Nine Angels to see the ancients with my own eyes.

Unless he can become a Legendary Investigator, the Nine Angels can look at him with high regard.

Qin Zhibo: "."

Randy Hawke next to him saw that the guest on the sofa had not spoken for a long time, and thought that his words had touched the other party, so he continued to talk.

"Actually, Jason can see the soul around you because he has some special experiences."

As he spoke, Randy Hawke looked at the scar-faced man and nodded.

The scar-faced man unbuttoned his collar, revealing his chest under the clothes.

This is a horrifying body, with several terrifying scars straddling his body, the chest hair divided by these scars, like isolated islands full of brown crops.

And at the position of his heart, a piece of black meat was stitched on the surface of the skin, and the weird gray blood vessels were exposed on the surface of the muscle and kept pulsating, as if it was venting its powerful vitality.

With just one glance, the scar-faced man quickly tied up his clothes and turned his body to the other side.

"Jason was abducted by a cultist and subjected to some horrific experiments."

"Many years ago, a family in Dunwich raised the son of the evil god. Although the son of the evil god was expelled from the earth by three professors from Miskatonic University, they left behind this piece of meat."

"For some reason, the cultists obtained this piece of meat, and tried to create another son of the evil god."

"But fortunately, Jason's will can still resist this monster, and he has gained amazing physical strength and the ability to see ghosts."

Randy Hawke's explanation surprised Qin Zhibo, who did not expect human beings to gain power in this way.

It's just that this process is very cruel. When I used the kicking leg just now, the scar-faced man was unmoved, probably because of this cruel operation.

"Then is the purpose of your coming to Japan this time also for revenge?" Qin Zhibo asked.

Randy Hawk thought for a moment, then nodded honestly, "Yes, we must take revenge on a man named 'Akira Kato'."

As soon as this remark came out, the Indian woman and the scar-faced man were a little surprised. Randy Hawk actually told the person who wanted to investigate them about their plan.

But Randy Hawk also has his own considerations. They don't have much information about "Akira Kato" now, they only know that this person is now living in Tokyo, Japan.

The efficiency of these foreigners' investigations in Japan is limited anyway. If they can have the help of local detectives, the efficiency can be much higher.

And he felt that what he said just now had touched the man in front of him, otherwise he wouldn't have been silent and thinking for so long.

"If possible, I hope you can help us find out the address of this person. He should be in Tokyo."

"Of course, you only need to provide information, and we can do other things in person."

Before Randy Hawk finished speaking, Qin Zhibo interrupted suddenly.

"The 'Akira Kato' you mentioned is actually 'Akira Kato'?"

"Kato? Akira?"

Randy Hawke hesitated for a moment before he figured out that the arrangement of names in the East and the West is different. In Japanese, the surname comes first and the given name follows.

"Yes, it should be Kato and Akira, do you know him?"

Qin Zhibo nodded, not only did he know him, but he knew it to the bone.

This is a literal meaning, because Kato Akira's body is indeed only a bone, and the flesh and blood have been eaten by Shoggoths.

Seeing Qin Zhibo's affirmative answer, Randy Hawke's face was shocked, and the scar-faced man was about to erupt with anger.

"Where is he?!" The scar-faced man almost shouted.

"You are late, he is dead"

"What? Dead?"

"About two days before you came, he died in a terrorist attack. The Japanese police should have published the list of the dead, and his name should be available."

The three people in the conference room looked in disbelief, but Qin Zhibo's expression was very sincere, not like he was lying.

The scar-faced man trembled and leaned against the wall as if he had collapsed, while the Indian woman next to him patted him on the shoulder comfortingly.

Observing this, Qin Zhibo guessed that the person who had a grudge against Akira Kato should be this scar-faced man named "Jason".

Qin Zhibo didn't know what Akira Kato was doing before, but when he went to the apartment where he and Chiba lived for the first time, he introduced that he was a university in the United States, Oklahoma State University.

"So what is your enmity with him?" Qin Zhibo asked tentatively.

Randy Hawke glanced at the scar-faced man, and replied: "Jason and Akira Kato are college classmates, and they were kidnapped by Akira Kato in collusion with cultists."

roommate?

Qin Zhibo looked at the scar-faced man in disbelief. His face was wrinkled except for scars, and his complexion was extremely poor. He didn't look like a man in his 20s at all.

Moreover, the basic information on the head of the scar-faced man is also 52 years old. It is estimated that this is due to the large difference in appearance before and after, and the false identity information compiled by re-applying for a passport.

It seems that transplanting the flesh and blood of the son of the evil god is also a huge burden on the human body, and it will shorten the life span.

But apart from that, Qin Zhibo thought of another thing.

Generally speaking, the beliefs of cultists are very pious and single, and whichever evil god they look for is the one. It will not happen that they believe in Buddha today and pray for Bodhisattva tomorrow.

This should be the case especially for fanatical believers like Akira Kato.

In other words, his beliefs when he was in college in the United States should be the same as in Japan, and they are all the same evil god.

So, the evil god that Harumi Minase had accommodated had the same origin as the flesh on the scar-faced man?

(End of this chapter)