Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 931

North Pavilion, servant room.

Conan finally waited until Haibara Ai and Ayumi came back. Just as he was about to take Genta and Ayumi to the East Building to look for Mitsuhiko, Mitsuhiko came back by himself.

"Wow!"

"Scared me!"

Mitsuhiko blocked the door with his body, panting, as if he had just been frightened.

Yuan Tai stepped forward and asked puzzledly: "Guang Yan, we were going to find you just now, why did you come back?"

Looking at the familiar friends, Mitsuhiko relaxed a little, pointed to the outside, and said anxiously: "East Pavilion! There are bones in the East Pavilion!"

"Skeletons!"

Hearing this, Conan's eyes immediately became serious, and he asked for details.

Under Mitsuhiko's telling, Conan roughly understood the whole thing.

"Now that human bones have been discovered, they cannot be ignored."

"For the sake of caution, I'd better ask Mr. Clock first..."

Although Conan was a little wary of Mr. Clock, since Mitsuhiko said it was a human skeleton, it means that the corpse has existed for a long time.

The original owner of the Pavilion of Angels, Isekawa Gozo, died last year. If Mr. Zhong killed the heir in order to obtain the inheritance, the body would not be boneless.

Just when Conan was about to set off to find Mr. Clock, Haibara Ai behind provided another clue.

"Actually, that man has been quietly following us..."

"Ayumi and I were looking for clues to the puzzle near the base of the angel. We almost touched the high-voltage current passing through the wall. It was the man who reminded us with a throwing knife."

On the way back, Hui Yuan Ai felt that the real identity of the "Flying Knife Man" should be Mr. Zhong.

The clock hadn't turned up since supper was over, and as executor he must have been watching everyone.

After hearing the clues provided by Haibara Ai, Conan pondered with his chin up, and decided to call the police first.

He took out the earring-shaped pocket phone and dialed the police number. It rang for more than ten seconds before the other side answered.

"Hello, Gunma Prefectural Police Station."

"Hello, we found a human skeleton in the 'Angel's Pavilion', please send the police to help."

Conan tried his best to calm down his voice, but there was still a lingering immaturity.

But the policeman on the opposite side was only silent for a second, and then replied: "Okay, I will record it here."

"Tomorrow we will send someone to check it as soon as possible. Is there any question?"

what?
When Conan heard this perfunctory answer, he couldn't believe it. The reporter said that the body was found, but the Gunma County police just said "Come back tomorrow" lightly.

"Wait a minute! I'm not kidding! I actually found a human skeleton!"

Conan thought that the policeman on the opposite side looked down on him as a child and thought he was playing a prank.

But the policeman on the opposite side still replied indifferently, "I know, but according to the procedure, we can only investigate tomorrow, and that's it..."

beep-

After speaking, the policeman on the opposite side hung up the phone.

Conan held the pocket phone in his hand, feeling very speechless.

Do you underestimate yourself just because the reporter is a child?
As expected of that police officer's stronghold...

The smiling face of the mountain village police officer appeared in Conan's mind.

"Conan, what did the police uncle say?" Ayumi asked worriedly.

"They said they won't be able to come until tomorrow..."

"Then what do we do now?"

Conan thought for a while, "Then go to bed first, wait until the police arrive tomorrow, and then explain to the police what happened here..."

It's just that it's unfair to Yuriko to do so.

Conan thought to himself, and glanced at Yuriko Matsunaka who was already asleep on the bed.

If the police arrived tomorrow and interrupted the challenge of the will puzzle, causing Yuriko Matsunaka to lose the opportunity to challenge the puzzle, it would be troublesome.

Let's see what the clock says tomorrow.

……

Next day, 7:00 in the morning.

Mr. Clock appeared on time and woke up the young detectives who hadn't woken up yet.

The three little ones rubbed their sleepy eyes, Haibara Ai yawned lightly, and Conan subconsciously put on his black technology glasses.

"Everyone, how was the investigation last night? Do you have any clues about the puzzle?"

When Mr. Clock came up, he directly asked about the progress of solving the puzzle.

But to his disappointment, Conan didn't come up with a reason after thinking alone until midnight last night.

Although Mitsuhiko said that he solved the first sentence of the puzzle, "When the horns on the bull's head disappear and the tail turns into a head", Conan felt that this was just a mistake, and the key to the decryption was not here.

He still wanted to solve the puzzle when the police arrived, so that Yuriko Matsunaka could successfully inherit his great-grandfather's property, but he still couldn't do it.

If only Qin Zhibo were here...

After thinking for a moment, Conan decided to show his cards to Mr. Clock.

"Mr. Clock, we found a human skeleton in the labyrinth under the fireplace in the East Building last night, and we reported it to the police."

"The police should be here soon..."

While talking, Conan watched Mr. Clock's expression and observed his reaction.

But Mr. Clock is wearing sunglasses, making it impossible to see his eyes clearly.

As for the exposed part of the face, Mr. Clock remained in a stiff state. This state lasted for about five seconds before Mr. Clock replied.

"I see, the police will come to deal with that skeleton..."

"Maybe a thief broke in before and couldn't get out of the maze?"

Mr. Clock's tone was surprisingly calm, as if he wasn't surprised at all.

Conan frowned, and continued to ask: "Will the arrival of the police affect the puzzle challenge of the will?"

"It doesn't matter." To this question, Mr. Zhong answered simply and neatly.

Conan was overjoyed when he heard that.

This shows that the puzzle challenge can continue, and Yuriko Matsunaka still has a chance to inherit the property.

With less than 24 hours left before the 12-hour time limit, Conan also began to get serious and continued to solve the puzzle.

Mitsuhiko also walked out of yesterday's haze, excitedly said: "Very good! Let's check all the 'cows' during the daytime!"

Yuan Tai also raised his arms high in agreement.

Mr. Clock looked at a group of children who were busy again, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Then I'll leave everything to everyone, I'll go prepare breakfast for you first."

……

In an abandoned charcoal-burning hut, Qin Zhibo woke up from the bed.

Originally, Qin Zhibo wanted to go back to the car to sleep last night, but on the way back, he found a charcoal-burning hut, and spent the night in it.

Although this place is not far from the Angel's Mansion, according to the content of the puzzle, neither Mr. Clock nor the Detective Boys have any reason to come here.

I just woke up in the morning, feeling a little hungry, but there was still nothing to eat around me.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the time, and there were still 12 hours before 4:[-] noon, enough time to return to Gunma County by himself, have breakfast before returning, and supervise Conan to open the pedestal of the Southern Angel on time.

In order to ensure that Mr. Clock got the fake Panest fragment, Qin Zhibo had to witness this scene with his own eyes.

Also, in case Conan can't solve the puzzle by himself, he can use the flash gun to give Conan a flash of inspiration at any time.

……

Driving on the road down the mountain, Qin Zhibo supported his head with one hand, and controlled the steering wheel with the other hand, driving in an extremely lazy posture.

Suddenly, a police car came around the corner.

Qin Zhibo subconsciously manipulated the steering wheel to bend sideways to give the opponent a way to pass.

But at this moment, Qin Zhibo realized something was wrong.

This road can only lead to the Pavilion of Angels, and the police car is still driving in here, so something must have happened to the Pavilion of Angels.

With a bad premonition in his heart, Qin Zhibo quickly turned the front of the car, and the car happened to be in the middle of the road.

The oncoming police car did not drive very fast because it was on the uphill road, so it easily stopped at a safe distance.

But even so, the police on the opposite side were very angry. Two uniformed inspectors got out of the car from the doors on both sides.

"You, get out of the car now! We want to check!" shouted an inspector.

Qin Zhibo opened the door and got out of the car.

Two inspectors came over, intending to check the man who dared to stop the police car, but when they saw Qin Zhibo's face, they were taken aback.

"Wait a minute, have I seen you somewhere?"

Qin Zhibo smiled slightly, "Then you must have seen me on TV..."

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Qin Zhibo, and I'm a detective."

Qin Zhibo copied Conan's self-introduction format, which immediately reminded the two policemen of this character.

"I remembered! You are the famous detective who prevented the explosion of Tokyo Tower!"

The impact of catching the bomber on TV was greater than all the cases Qin Zhibo had solved before combined.

In this world where TV is the main medium, the "name" of many detectives starts from appearing on TV.

Even Mori Kogoro became famous outside of Tokyo after he solved a TV station murder case on TV.

"It turned out to be Detective Qin! We admire you very much, and the bombing case was handled so beautifully!"

"To think of the joint police to design a fake Tokyo Tower explosion to ambush the demolition maniac, that's amazing!"

The young policemen in Gunma County are per capita little fans, and they admire the power of famous detectives.

After all, it doesn’t matter if you don’t worship. The real promotion case of Yamamura Cao is right in front of you. Just because he got close to a famous detective in Tokyo, he was quickly promoted from a rookie detective who just joined the police station to become a 90% police officer. The police department that I will never be able to become in my lifetime.

Looking at the two small inspectors who made a 180° turn, Qin Zhibo felt a little sad for the police as a group.

The media always say things like "the savior of the Japanese police". After a long time, even the Japanese police themselves believe that they really need a savior.

But objectively, they may and do need a savior...

"By the way, are you planning to go to the Pavilion of Angels inside?" Qin Zhibo cut the topic to the point.

The two small inspectors nodded in response, "Yes, we received a report last night that a human skeleton was found inside..."

Qin Zhibo thought for a while, the human skeleton should be the one in the underground labyrinth.

"Then why are you calling the police now?"

An inspector was taken aback for a moment before answering: "Because the person who reported the report was a child, I suspected it might be a prank by the children nearby, so I ignored it at the first time..."

Qin Zhibo: "..."

Although this reason for not calling the police immediately is a bit outrageous, this is not the first time Conan has been underestimated by the Japanese police.

Maybe children in this country often report false alarms.

"Yes, you're right, it's just a prank."

The two inspectors looked happy, "Really? Mr. Qin?"

"Yes." Qin Zhibo nodded firmly, "Because I just came from that place, and there are no children at all, let alone human bones."

The two inspectors had relaxed smiles on their faces.

"I just said that there were no children living in the Angel's House a long time ago. How could it be a child who reported the crime?"

"In this way, we can rest assured and don't have to bother in the past."

In the face of Qin Zhibo's 9250 social credit and Conan's 300 social credit, Xun Cha did not hesitate to choose to believe the former.

Losing the reason to go to the Angel's Pavilion, the inspector turned the car around and prepared to go back home.

For Qin Zhibo, this way Conan can continue to solve the puzzle.

If the police go to the Angel's Pavilion, seal off the scene, and use high-tech means to investigate that the deceased is the person Mr. Clock pretended to be, his plan will be ruined.

Qin Zhibo got into the car, followed the patrolling police car, and drove towards Qunma County together.

In the patrolling police car, one inspector questioned another inspector.

"How do you know that there were no children in the Angel's Pavilion?"

"Senior Nakajima told me... Senior Nakajima said that the children there were dissatisfied with what Isekawa Gozo did, and they ran away from home many years ago."

"Oh, so that's the case... But why did senior Nakajima know about the Angel's Pavilion? This place has always been mysterious, right?"

"Then who knows? Maybe some kind of relative..."

……

Qin Zhibo came to Qunma County, found a restaurant that had just opened, and had a hearty breakfast first.

Then I went to the convenience store, bought some portable instant food, and prepared in advance for a protracted war.

After filling up Matsumoto Ryohei's car at the gas station, Qin Zhibo drove back to the vicinity of the Angel Pavilion.

At this time, it was already 11:12 noon, just one hour before [-]:[-].

Qin Zhibo came near the North Pavilion, looked at the location of the restaurant, and found that Conan and his party hadn't set off yet, and Conan himself was also frowning.

No way, Conan?

Haven't seen this in a few days?

Seeing that Conan has yet to solve the puzzle, Qin Zhibo can't help feeling a little anxious, after all, it is also related to the success of his strategy.

Just when Qin Zhibo took out his gun and prepared to turn the "answer" into a bullet, Conan seemed to be discussing something with his friends in the room, and the expression on his face regained his previous confidence.

Suddenly, six elementary school students rushed out of the room in a row, as if they had a clear destination.

Seeing this scene, Qin Zhibo showed a relieved smile.

I said earlier that you didn't pull it, I even took out the gun.

(End of this chapter)