Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 982 Kidd, why are you tanned!
The hands of both parties were quickly released, and Qin Zhibo also investigated enough information.

The other party is indeed a member of the CIA, but using a pseudonym.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the street outside again through the glass. A black Cadillac with the engine just turned off was parked by the side of the road, but there seemed to be no one else in the car.

In other words, this person came alone.

"Isn't it the company? Just one person here?"

Qin Zhibo thought that the CIA would attach great importance to this matter and send at least 2 to 3 people.

"I'm just the person doing the assessment, Mr. Qin."

"If you can pass our assessment, we can formally cooperate."

The man's words made Qin Zhibo a little uncomfortable. Why did getting in touch turn into an evaluation of himself?It's not like I want to borrow money from them.

But for Mizuru Rena's mission, Qin Zhibo didn't refute and accepted the other party's proposal.

"Okay, let's start your evaluation."

After Qin Zhibo's voice fell, Patrick asked the waiter for a cup of Americano coffee.

While waiting, he opened the suitcase he was carrying when he came in, and took out a DV player and a mini tripod stand from it.

"If you don't mind, I'll record the entire conversation."

"So what if I mind? Anyway, this thing is like a user agreement, you can't start if you don't agree, right?"

"Oh, that's true..."

During the conversation, Patrick had already assembled the tripod stand and the DV player and put them on the table. The camera was aimed straight at Qin Zhibo's face.

Qin Zhibo had seen this kind of posture before, and it was the method used by the police to interrogate prisoners.

Sometimes, the subtle changes in the prisoner's face and eyes are not easy to find at the time, but after repeated consideration of the video after the event, no matter how cunning a fox is, it will be caught.

"So can we start now?"

Patrick pressed the start button of the DV player with one hand and asked.

"can."

click.

Patrick started the DV player, crossed his hands on the table in front of his chest, and began to ask questions.

……

After 30 minutes of Q&A, Patrick finally turned off the DV player.

"Thank you for your cooperation, we will give you an answer tomorrow."

"I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow..."

Patrick neatly put the DV player and tripod into the suitcase, took out the coffee money and put it on the table, turned and left the shop.

Qin Zhibo drank the remaining half of the coffee in his cup and sighed, feeling as if he had just gone through a rigorous interview.

The questions Patrick asked in the first 25 minutes were all about Ethan Hondo and Hondo Ekai, and they were actually asking for information in disguise.

For example, how did Ethan Hondo die, how did he meet Ethan Hondo, how did he meet Eomi Hondo, and Eomi Hondo's current identity, etc.

Regarding these questions, Qin Zhibo didn't need to lie, nor could he lie.

If it's just a momentary lie, it can still be watertight.

But if you make up a fictitious story for a long time, unless you go through a long period of training, it is inevitable that there will be flaws.

In the last 5 minutes, Patrick's question suddenly changed from other people to Qin Zhibo himself.

"Do you believe there are aliens in the universe?"

"Do you believe that there are gods in this world?"

"If there were supernormal phenomena beyond human comprehension, what would you choose to do?"

As soon as these three questions came out, Qin Zhibo thought it was some kind of human nature test.

But Qin Zhibo still expounded his point of view concisely.

"I believe in aliens."

"According to the famous Fermi paradox, there are about 2500 billion stars in the Milky Way alone, and the Milky Way is only one trillionth of the universe..."

"Even if intelligent life only appears on planets around stars with a very small probability, there will be a considerable number of civilizations in the Milky Way."

"I think it's even possible that aliens are here on Earth right now."

"If aliens can reach the earth, it proves that their science and technology are far superior to ours, even if they hide their whereabouts on the earth, it is completely possible."

"The famous scientist Hawking once put forward a kind of thinking that the main purpose of aliens coming to the earth should be to exploit the resources on the earth; when humans discover the existence of aliens on a large scale, it means that it is not far from interstellar colonization... "

After Qin Zhibo finished speaking his point of view, Patrick, who raised the question, was a little confused.

Before this meeting, the CIA had already investigated Qin's background.

Vince Chin, a former FBI senior agent, resigned four years ago and went to Japan to open a detective agency. He is currently a detective in Japan.

It stands to reason that people who have been policemen and detectives are more inclined to materialism and do not believe in the theory of strange powers and gods.

Materialism means that matter determines consciousness, and only those who can feel its existence are real.

Needless to say, the true feelings of the five sense organs are the most basic part of materialism.

Even if the telephone signal cannot be seen, the existence of the telephone signal allows people to communicate with each other at a long distance. This convenience is truly felt, so it is also materialism.

But can ordinary people feel the presence of aliens in their lives?
No, unless you see it with your own eyes...

But Qin Shanglai affirmed the existence of aliens without hesitation, which went beyond the scope of materialism.

However, he also cited the arguments of Fermi and Hawking, making this point of view based on logic rather than intuition, showing the demeanor of a famous detective.

"Then do you believe that there are gods in this world?"

To this, Qin Zhibo still did not hesitate to answer.

"Yes, of course there is."

Patrick smiled slightly: "But Hawking himself is a staunch atheist..."

"This cannot be generalized." Qin Zhibo shook his head solemnly, "The gods we humans think of usually refer to some kind of existence that possesses 'divine power' and can accomplish 'miracles' that cannot be done by human beings."

"But in fact, human beings' understanding and exploration of the universe are very narrow, and we often mistake powerful technology and original power for a miracle."

"Just like for primitive people, the modern us are actually their 'gods'."

"So I think that when aliens are powerful enough to go far beyond human imagination, they will become 'gods'."

"Also, humans will never understand gods, just like ants cannot understand why humans are running around."

"Gods cannot be seen, only awe..."

This answer surprised Patrick again, he didn't expect the famous detective to understand "God" in this way.

The "aliens" who are too powerful to understand are gods.

In Qin Zhibo's point of view, the vague and general concept of "God" has been scientized.

That's right, isn't God just an alien that transcends dimensions?

After answering the first two questions, Patrick was already impressed by the man in front of him.

As for the last question...

……

In a well-lit basement, several people in suits and leather shoes are watching the video played on the screen.

In the video, it was Qin Zhibo's Q&A recorded in the cafe during the day.

"If there were supernormal phenomena beyond human comprehension, what would you choose to do?"

asked the voice-over.

This is the last question and an important consideration for joining them.

And Qin Zhibo didn't answer immediately without thinking like the previous two questions, but pretended to be thinking seriously.

After more than ten seconds, he opened his mouth and said seriously.

"This issue cannot be generalized, but it needs to be specifically measured which type of supernormal phenomenon it is, for what purpose, and what choice it is made."

"If this kind of paranormal phenomenon is related to some unknown power, and some people want to obtain these powers in an attempt to dominate the world, I cannot agree."

"But if a type of paranormal phenomenon is related to the survival of the world and the safety of people around me, then I am willing to stand up..."

Compared with the previous two questions, the answer to this question is much less.

Among the people watching, they raised the remote control and pressed it, and the screen of the DV machine stopped abruptly.

"How is it? Everyone, please share your views."

"It looks good, at least you don't have to bother to prove the existence of aliens and gods to him." "If what he said is what he really thinks..."

A woman with disheveled hair was lying on the sofa, making a lazy sound.

During the day, Patrick took the initiative to stand up and said: "This should be what he really thinks. It's hard to see through the screen, but I can see his eyes at the scene, which is different from other people who were evaluated before..."

"And his exposition about aliens and gods is very convincing."

"If I wasn't the evaluator, I'd almost be convinced by him..."

Others have also taken a tacit attitude to this, which is indeed a perfect answer.

It's just that the full score is a little unreal...

"What if he was sent by the Brotherhood to approach us?"

A stern face put forward an idea, "Maybe the above content is that the organization captured Ethan and his daughter, obtained information from them, and then processed it into a convincing story..."

"Four years have passed, and we cannot know what happened in Japan based on one-sided words."

"And the current situation is very bad...Don't forget, our worst enemy, MJ-12's gray troops have confirmed that they have entered the Kingdom of Wisbania, and we need to send more personnel to deal with the situation there."

"At this time, if a nail is wedged inside by the Brotherhood, I am afraid that no one will be able to calm the situation."

The man's voice caused some thinking, and made everyone who spoke for Qin Zhibo fall silent.

Only the woman lying on the sofa was shaking her calf carelessly, as if she didn't care what the man said, and even the whole meeting was dispensable.

At this time, the only white-haired old man sitting behind the desk stood up.

"Dairon is right. At this time, we should be more careful. The scenery of the 'Green Delta' is no longer what it used to be."

"But this 'careful' also needs to consider the timing..."

"The E cells are seriously damaged now. If we don't replenish the personnel in time, the arrows we finally planted in the Brotherhood will easily fall off."

"Intuition tells me that the conspiracy of the Brotherhood is no less than MJ-12, and may even be more dangerous than MJ-12's alien friends."

"So, I think it's time to recruit new people, but at the same time, we must remain vigilant and not add other people to the E cell for the time being."

"No matter what kind of person he is, we can observe him from a safe distance..."

The white-haired old man looked around at the crowd, except for the one named "Dai Lun" who still had some dissatisfaction on his face, everyone else nodded in agreement.

"Well then, it's decided."

……

The next day, early in the morning.

After adjusting for the jet lag, Qin Zhibo got up on time and stood in the living room to take a look.

The doors of Koizumi Hongko and Hondo Eisuke's rooms were closed, and they were still sleeping in.

After washing up, Qin Zhibo, who had nothing else to do, turned on the large TV in the presidential suite to watch the news.

I can't receive Japanese TV channels here, and it's already night in Japan now, and there are no programs of Rena Mizumu.

But even so, he subconsciously switched the TV channel to a news program.

On the TV screen, a white male is seriously broadcasting a news about criminals.

"Last night at 10 o'clock, the phantom thief Crow appeared in Las Vegas again and stole the world's largest topaz worth 2000 million U.S. dollars - the heart of the Lion King."

"The Strange Thief Crow has frequently committed crimes in Las Vegas in the past two months, and has stolen gems worth hundreds of millions of dollars."

"This person's whereabouts are uncertain. The characteristic of the crime is to send a notice letter to the victim in advance, and will leave a large number of black feathers on the scene..."

While the announcer was talking, there was a photo of the phantom thief crow beside him.

In the dark night, a pitch-black figure stood on the tower under the moonlight, the cloak behind him fluttered in the wind, and a large number of black feathers fluttered around him.

Looking carefully, the face under the top hat faintly reflects the light of the monocle.

The more Qin Zhibo looked at him, the more familiar he looked. Isn't this the Kaitou Kidd?
Top hat, suit, cloak, monocle... This outfit immediately reminded Qin Zhibo of Kaitou Kidd.

But the difference is that this phantom thief crow is completely black, not as dazzling as Kidd, but it also adds a sense of maturity and mystery.

Kidd, why are you tanned!
Qin Zhibo frowned, and was about to get closer to the TV to take a closer look at the details, but the photo disappeared.

But this is enough to make Qin Zhibo think.

Kaito Kuroba has been studying and stealing things in Japan for the past two months. Unless he really knows how to travel through time and space, it is impossible for him to appear in Las Vegas to commit crimes at the same time.

So this strange thief crow is definitely not the strange thief Kidd he is familiar with.

But no matter in terms of dress or modus operandi, this phantom thief crow is very similar to Kidd, as if the teacher came from the same source, and it was only a matter of throwing feathers on the spot.

"Black Feather..."

Qin Zhibo raised his chin to think for a while, and suddenly thought of the possible meaning of this.

Isn't Kuroba the last name of Kuroba Kaito?

Is this telling the world that he himself is Kuroba?

If it is Kuroba, is it Kuroba Pirates who is said to have been dead for 8 years, the father of Kuroba Kaito?
(End of this chapter)