Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 983 Green Delta

Could this person be Black Feather Pirate One?
Qin Zhibo couldn't be sure just based on the momentary scene.

But every time he commits a crime, he leaves black feathers, which clearly implies that this person is at least someone who knows that Kaito Kidd is the Black Feather family.

There are only two reasons for this.

One is to attract the people who killed Kaitou Kidd, that is, those people from the Brotherhood of Beasts. They knew that Black Feather Pirate One was Kaitou Kidd 8 years ago.

The other is to attract the current Phantom Thief Kidd, also known as Kuroba Kaito.

If Kaito Kuroba saw this news, he might realize that Kaito was similar to himself, and then came to Las Vegas.

This may be a trap, but it may also be an opportunity.

If he can find Black Feather Pirate One, maybe he can unlock the secret of Pandora, the stone of life.

In the last Crimson Tears incident, Kuroba Kaito would have given up stealing the Crimson Tears if he hadn't seen the Beast Brotherhood stalking the beautiful head of the thaumaturgy troupe.

This is entirely because Kuroba Pirates once told the young Kaito that the Crimson Tears are a man-made gem.

The Heiyu family's talent for gem identification is full, and it is impossible to distinguish between man-made and natural gems.

So it is only possible that Black Feather Pirate One lied for some purpose.

The object of this lie also includes his own son.

Intuition told Qin Zhibo that Black Feather Pirates probably knew the specific purpose of Pandora's Stone.

Of course, the premise is that he is still alive...

……

Standing by the window and thinking for a long time, Qin Zhibo still decided to tell Kuroba Kaito about the existence of the phantom thief Crow.

Although this may be a well-planned trap, it may also have a major relationship with Black Feather Pirate One.

Danger and opportunity coexist.

On the bright side, this person knows the true identity of Black Feather Pirate One, maybe he is Pickman, the mysterious painter who used Black Feather Pirate One as a model to create "Phantom Thief under the Moon".

Since this person created this painting, Black Feather Pirates hung the painting on the wall again, which might also be a clue.

"As for how to plan, it depends on your idea."

Qin Zhibo told the ins and outs of the matter one by one on the phone, as well as the pros and cons of coming to the "appointment".

But Kuroba Kaito agreed without hesitation.

"I'll be there."

He was eager to find his father, but he didn't care so much. The last time Qin Zhibo analyzed it, he felt that his father, Heiyu Pirate One, was still alive.

So even though the clue was vague right now, he decided to give it a try.

"I will fly the nearest flight to Las Vegas, and I must expose the identity of the phantom thief crow!"

Kuroba Kaito was filled with justice and indignation on the phone, but Qin Zhibo poured a basin of cold water on his head in due course.

"Don't be in a hurry to come here now, the strange thief crow has just completed a theft, and will not commit another crime in a short time..."

"Well, I will notify you when he commits a crime next time."

Kuroba Kaito thought about it, "Okay then, I'll wait for your news."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief.

I am not a person who likes to owe favors, so telling Kuroba Kaito the information this time can be regarded as repaying him for helping to disguise himself as Domen Kanghui in front of the police last time.

As a strange thief, it is extremely difficult for him to appear in front of the police and do things for the police.

But this is also related to Kuroba Kaito's character.

Although he is occasionally naughty and plays with the police in his hands with some evil taste, his nature is still kind.

……

I continued to watch TV to pass the time. After waiting for about an hour, Eisuke Hondo and Hongko Koizumi woke up sleepily one after another.

After the two young men finished washing and went to the downstairs restaurant to finish the buffet breakfast, it was almost noon.

At this time, Patrick, who met Qin Zhibo yesterday, called, and the two made an appointment to meet again at yesterday's location.

But this time, I will bring Hondo Eisuke.

"I see, see you later."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo probably knew the other person's attitude.

Looks like it passed the test...

Thinking that this was the result of his video being brought in front of a group of people and judged, Qin Zhibo felt a bit like an experimental guinea pig being observed.

Isn't it so troublesome to even join a black organization?
……

Back upstairs, Qin Zhibo told Hondo Yingyou the news that he had contacted the company alone.

Knowing that he would soon be able to contact the organization where his father and sister belonged, Eisuke Hondo was a little excited and full of hope for the future.

"Great! I must join them!"

"Don't get excited, you must be steady!"

In case he was excited to do anything wrong again, Qin Zhibo pressed his shoulders to suppress his emotions.

After the two put on their coats, Qin Zhibo wanted Koizumi Hongzi to go out and stay alone, but she said that she would also go outside to tell her fortune.

This is one of Koizumi Hongzi's personal hobbies. He sets up fortune-telling stalls on the street and randomly tells fortunes to passers-by.

Making money is secondary, the main thing is to satisfy her novelty-hunting psychology and desire for prying eyes, and to exercise the witch's inspiration by the way, so as not to be too dull.

Koizumi Hongzi also had a fortune-telling for Qin Zhibo, but the result was that Qin Zhibo's fate was shrouded in a fog, and how people in the fog moved would affect the fog...

In human terms, even she can't figure it out.

……

Came to yesterday's cafe, this time it was Patrick who arrived first.

Seeing Qin Zhibo walking in with Hondo Yingyou, he stood up from his seat with a smile on his face.

"This is Ethan's child, right?"

"Hi, I'm your father's colleague, you can call me Patrick."

When it was time to meet, Hondo Eisuke was still a little shy, and shook hands with the other party with a slightly stiff expression.

"Hi, my name is Hondo Eisuke."

"First meeting, please take care of me."

After shaking hands, Hondo Eisuke performed the traditional Japanese 90° bow again, almost hitting Patrick with his head.

But at the moment when they were about to meet, Patrick's upper body quickly retracted, avoiding the head hammer attack.

When Hondo Eisuke straightened his back, he stood up straight without leaving any traces.

"Come on, everyone, sit down..."

"Drink whatever you want, I'll treat you today."

……

After the three sat down, they ordered a cup of different types of coffee in the store.

Patrick still ordered Americano, Hondo Eiyu ordered cappuccino, and Qin Zhibo ordered the most expensive cat poop coffee in the shop.

After the waiter serving coffee for the three walked away, Patrick took a sip of coffee, put down his cup again, and said, "Mr. Qin, we reviewed your information repeatedly yesterday and think that what you described is true."

"In order to help Hondo Eikai continue to complete the mission, we hope you can join us and become our bond with Hondo Eikai and the like."

What Patrick said was the result of discussions after yesterday's meeting.

Rather than assigning limited manpower to Japan now and taking the risk that the group may be destroyed at any time, it is better to use existing manpower and resources.

Regarding this, Qin Zhibo smiled lightly, disapproving.

"Join the CIA?"

"Sorry, I've struggled to free myself from the fbi cage and have no intention of putting on another set of shackles."

"I help Ethan and the others, just out of morality among friends, a kind of help."

Eiyu Hondo, who was sitting next to him, turned his head and glanced at Qin Zhibo, and a strange look flashed across his eyes.

Hearing Qin Zhibo's refusal, Patrick was not in a hurry, and also replied with a smile.

"Don't you want to know the truth?"

During the conversation yesterday, Patrick also knew the content of Ethan's letter, which was told by Qin Zhibo himself.

But at this moment, Qin Zhibo snorted coldly, not taking the "truth" seriously.

"Truth? I see only lies now."

"How can you see this?"

"Your name is a lie..."

After Qin Zhibo's words fell, Patrick was taken aback for a moment, then gradually restrained his smile, and stared at the man in front of him seriously.

name?

How did he know my name was a pseudonym?

Has my identity been investigated in advance?

Patrick thought he had done a good job of disguising himself, and he had used this pseudonym for many years, and he would never be seen to be lying from the micro-expressions on his face.

Unless your identity background has been investigated by the other party.

Speaking of which, it was very unusual for the other party to be able to contact me in the CIA.

Thinking of this, Patrick has a new understanding of Qin Zhibo.

"Using a pseudonym is an organization's policy, and it's not a pseudonym, but a 'code name'."

"Even though you may already know my real identity, I still insist that you call me 'Patrick'."

A pseudonym is a code name?This is somewhat unexpected.

However, Qin Zhibo did not show this "unexpectedness" on his face, and continued to ask calmly: "Then can you introduce the organization you are talking about?"

"Okay, I came here this time just for this..."

Patrick sat up straight and spoke eloquently.

"When most people mention the CIA, they think of the current company."

"But in fact, the predecessor of the CIA was the OSS Strategic Intelligence Agency, an intelligence department established by President Roosevelt to deal with the crisis of war."

"OSS is different from the current CIA. At that time, the director of OSS ignored administrative regulations and recruited a large number of talents from the society, from famous university professors and scholars, businessmen and rich men, artist policemen, to thieves and robbers, labor prostitutes..."

"Anyone who possesses a skill and has the potential to be trained to be suitable for intelligence work will become a member of the OSS."

"And under the OSS system at that time, the special intelligence department 'Delta Green' (Delta Green) was born..."

Patrick stopped talking abruptly, glanced at Qin Zhibo and Hondo Eisuke next to him, and said solemnly.

"What I'm going to say next is a secret among secrets. After you get out of here, you can't mention this matter to anyone."

"But before I say it, I have to ask this kid..."

Patrick looked towards Eisuke Hondo, obviously he was the "boy".

"Do you believe in God?"

"Do you believe that there are supernatural forces in this world, and the supernatural phenomena that accompany these forces?"

These two questions are obviously simplified versions of the questions Patrick asked Qin Zhibo yesterday.

This is the so-called "subjective question".

It's just that for Hondo Eisuke, his brain couldn't accept such an exciting question for a while, so he blinked twice, and asked Patrick back with a dazed expression.

"What, what?"

"Do you believe in gods or supernatural powers in this world?"

"This..." Hondo Eisuke held his chin in thought.

Something flashed in his eyes suddenly, he raised his head and replied: "I'm not sure if those exist, but if they do exist, I'd like to believe it."

Materialism... Patrick instantly made a judgment on Hondo Eisuke's brain logic.

This answer is quite satisfactory, and most people with low inspiration are like this, including himself.

"Then what if I want to tell you that supernatural powers really exist? There are also gods..."

Hondo Eisuke's pupils trembled slightly, and he gave a powerful answer a few seconds later.

"I want to believe it!"

"Good! You have potential..."

Qin Zhibo, who was sitting next to him, watched the communication between the two. If he hadn't really known the existence of supernatural power, he would have thought that two psychopaths were exchanging their illnesses.

After completing the "psychological counseling" for Eisuke Hondo, Patrick continued to introduce.

"Since ancient times, there have been supernatural forces on the earth, such as gods, magic, and strange creatures..."

"They may have existed on the earth since ancient times. It is difficult for humans to explore their sources, but these powers can be borrowed to achieve some goals."

"For example, the German SS during the war once secretly established an organization called the 'Index Society'."

"The purpose of the establishment of the index is to collect information and practices related to occultism in order to win the war."

"And the purpose of the establishment of the Green Delta was to fight against the Index Society."

"After the war, the new president canceled the entire OSS, and the Green Delta was also disbanded."

"Later, the CIA with the OSS as its predecessor was established, and the Green Delta was established, but failed in 'Operation Obsidian' in 1969, and the entire department was abolished."

"The next year, the Green Delta members who were unwilling to disband held a secret meeting, formed an organization spontaneously, and resumed activities in 1971 until now."

"Hondo Eisuke, your father became a member of Green Delta at that time."

As he said that, Patrick changed the topic and transferred it to Ethan Bentang.

"Your father was already an agent of the CIA before joining Delta Green. After entering Delta Green, he was given the code name 'Ethan'."

"Almost all the members of the Green Delta hold positions in the ZF department, CIA, FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Army Intelligence, Navy Seals, etc. have our people."

"In order to avoid our organization being discovered, the code name is used in tasks involving the organization."

"The reconstructed Green Delta arranges the members into 26 cells from A to Z, each cell has 3 people, and the initial letter of the code name is the cell it belongs to."

"Your father, Ethan, is a member of the E-cell."

(End of this chapter)