Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 331, Section 325: Clumsy Worshippers with Low Cultural Literacy

"Grigori? What's that, in English?"

Urashi Seiran is invited by Suzuki Sonoko to attend their girls' tea party, and Hayashi Ryoma and Kuroba Kaito take advantage of this time to enter Urashi Seiran's room.

That's why you have to be Phantom Thief Kid; he slipped through the door and picked the lock in one smooth motion, and Lin Longma didn't even stand at the door for ten seconds.

Kaito Kuroba can be considered a highly skilled professional.

As soon as they entered, Ryoma Lin and Kaito Kuroba were drawn to an upside-down photo frame on the cabinet by the door.

The back of the photo frame was signed with the name "Grigori," and inside was a black and white photograph of a man.

The man in the photo looks quite old, and judging from the background decor and his appearance, he seems to have an Eastern European feel to him.

“Grigori? This person’s name is Grigori?” Kaito Kuroba managed to squeeze out a name after a long struggle.

Lin Longma listened thoughtfully: "If it's Gregory, I seem to actually know a pretty famous one named Gregory."

Have you heard of Gregory Rasputin?

“Gregory Rasputin? I seem to remember him, but I can’t quite place him right now.”

"This is a name that every man should know. So, Kuroba-kun hasn't figured out the reason yet?"

How unexpectedly innocent!

Ryoma gave Kaito Kuroba a meaningful smile, but to Kaito Kuroba, the smile was full of mockery.

"Hey, don't tell riddles! Why is this Gregory Rasputin something that every man must know?"

I had no idea!

"Russia's Rasputin and China's Lao Ai are both men's ideal types. If you don't know them, it just means you're not old enough yet."

Ryoma suddenly understood why Kaito Kuroba liked being a "riddler" so much—because it was really fun.

There's a satisfying feeling of not caring about whether others live or die.

"If this person is really the Rasputin I know, then it should be easy to find out."

After fiddling with his phone for a while, Lin Longma showed the search interface to Kuroba Kaito.

The search engine interface showed that Lin Longma had just searched for a photo of the so-called evil monk Rasputin. Judging from several search results, the man in the photo was indeed the so-called evil monk "Rasputin".

Seeing this, Kaito Kuroba hurriedly fiddled with his phone, and information about Gregory Rasputin instantly appeared before his eyes.

Kaito Kuroba quickly skimmed through the biographical information about Rasputin, but lingered for a long time on the anecdotes and tales.

"28 centimeters and 50 centimeters, goodness, is this even human?" After a brief moment of amazement, Kaito Kuroba immediately put on a stubborn, virgin-like expression while pretending to be an expert, but there was always a lingering embarrassment in his tone.

"How could all men be interested in something like this?! How many men would specifically search for something like this?!"
Besides, I'm not some novice; you have no idea how much I've learned in school.

Ryoma smiled gently at Kaito Kuroba, his words full of tolerance for a "newbie":

"Kid, you only pretend to be an expert when you're a complete novice."

True veterans would rather pretend to be complete novices, and even if their skillful technique betrays them, they will stubbornly insist that they are self-taught.

"Child, innocence is not a sin, you don't need to be so embarrassed." This is the same principle as "don't expose someone's troubles," some things are better left unsaid. Because once it's out in the open, someone will always find a way to expose it.

Once his deception was exposed, Kaito Kuroba immediately pretended not to have seen the photo and began searching for other things in the room.

Not long after, in the hidden compartment of Pu Si Qinglan's suitcase, Kuroba Kaito found a pistol, a silencer, and some bullets.

"Walther PPK/S pistol, a modified version of the classic PPK pistol. Manufactured by Carl Walther Company."

It features an extended grip made of Walther PP and an increased magazine capacity of 8.32 AC P rounds.

However, in practice, it's possible to achieve 8+1 shots.

Ryoma Lin took the pistol from Kaito Kuroba's hand, then pulled the slide, and a bullet ejected from the ejection port, which Ryoma Lin caught with one hand.

"It's obvious that the soldier who ambushed you that night has been found."

Lin Longma said this.

After that, Kaito Kuroba found night vision goggles and a scope in Seiran Ura's room.

With a silencer, night vision goggles, and a scope, the evidence for Shi Kaobing's selection is now irrefutable.

Lin Longma played with Pu Siqinglan's PPK/S for a while, then said, "No wonder you survived that night's gunshot wound."

This thing wasn't originally designed to be a sniper rifle.

PPK stands for Police Criminal Handgun, and it is designed for covert use by plainclothes police officers and intelligence personnel.

It was also the standard weapon of NC officers and Gestapo during World War II. It was quite suitable for use by officers for self-defense, spies, and assassins.

Using it solely as a sniper weapon is an extremely absurd choice.

As a renowned international professional assassin, it's unreasonable for Scrooge to be unaware of such matters. This is also what puzzled Lin Longma; could this man perhaps have some unique attachment to the PPK gun?

"Let's not talk about that for now, I've made some new discoveries." Kaito Kuroba handed his phone to Ryoma Hayashi.

"I originally thought that Scrooge insisted on shooting the man in the right eye because of Gregory Rasputin."

But after searching again, I found that Rasputin's claim of being blinded in his right eye is just a legend.

But in reality, Rasputin was the one who drowned, suffering the most severe injury to his left eye. Does this mean that this Pusiqinglan was merely a poor admirer of Rasputin?

"Not only is he a poor admirer, but he is also an ignorant person with a low level of education."

"No, how dare she do that?" Lin Longma was somewhat speechless. With this level of skill, she dared to impersonate a researcher from Columbia University?
If it's real, how much would it cost to buy this job?
Lin Longma can be considered to have learned by doing. Next time he needs an expert in a certain field, he will definitely have someone verify the expert's identity.

We should at least verify this person's background and level of expertise. Suzuki Shiro is a seasoned veteran, how could he be so easily fooled?
"Alright, it's about time. Let's quickly restore the room to its original state. Our illiterate Miss Scrooge should be back to rest soon."

"OK, I'll take care of it right away."

Kaito Kuroba expertly restored the room to its original state; it was an easy task for a phantom thief like him.

Before leaving the room, Ryoma Hayashi stopped Kaito Kuroba, who was trying to put the photo by the door back in its place.

"Let's keep this photo for Scrooge. I'm a little curious about how this female assassin would react if her identity were to be exposed."

(End of this chapter)