Conan Rick's Investigator

"No...it still smells bad."

"No, this is fragrant."

"Is your nose broken?"

"impossible!"

Conan was very sure that there could be no problem with his sense of smell. How could his body, which had just been returned to the factory recently, be bad?

But Hattori Heiji also believed in his own judgment.

For a moment, the argument between the two attracted the attention of others in the room.

Seeing this scene, Qin Zhibo's eyes were also a little shocked.

Why do different people smell different things?

Although he has not smelled it himself, judging from the investigation, the result of his smell should be the same as Conan's.

Soon, the gay duo found a solution: let more people come and smell it.

Mumu smelled it again, and it still smelled bad.

Takagi Wataru smelled it and it also smelled bad.

The three forensic police officers also stink.

The housekeeper standing at the door also smelled it. It also smelled bad, and she had never seen anything like this in her home.

It was Qin Zhibo's turn. He pinched the beads and smelled it, and the fragrance of medicinal herbs immediately filled his nose.

It's exactly what Conan said, it's delicious...

But looking at the expectant eyes of everyone, he forced himself to look expressionless the next second.

"Actually, I forgot to tell you, I've had a rhinitis these past couple of days, and I can't smell anything..."

"well……"

Everyone sighed, this was equivalent to abstaining from voting.

But even so, it was 7 to 1, and Conan was completely defeated.

Faced with this result, Conan's eyes widened in disbelief.

What if the reasoning is wrong? Can my nose even distinguish between fragrance and smell?

This……

Is there really something wrong with my nose?

Although Conan was sure that his sense of smell was completely normal before, even Haibara Ai was not completely sure whether there were any side effects since taking Aptx-4869.

Is this a side effect of drug A?

Looking at Conan's expression, Qin Zhibo also knew that he should be in a state of doubt.

But there was nothing he could do about it, he couldn't tell now that what he smelled was also the fragrance.

Because this weird situation should still be related to the main mission.

Once he reveals that the beads he smells are fragrant, Conan will definitely find a way to join forces with him to investigate.

But this time the mission also involves the word "survival", and I definitely cannot let Conan get involved in unknown dangers.

But why is it that only I and Conan can smell the fragrance, while everyone else is smelly?

What is this bead?

Chapter 1230 The frightening moment on the cliff

After on-site identification by the forensic officer, it was found that the bead that emitted a strange smell only had the fingerprints of Shinichi Kudo on its surface.

The material is somewhat like light yellow pearls, but the texture is lighter and softer than pearls.

The forensic officer speculated that this might be a fake pearl made of plastic because there was a distinct smell of burnt plastic.

As for the meaning of the beads themselves, Hattori Heiji proposed two possibilities.

One is that before dying, Kudo Shinichi held his own beads in his hands as a message before his death.

The other is that after killing Shinichi Kudo, the murderer put the beads into his hand in order to express something.

"But the exact meaning will only be revealed after we arrive at the Inufushi family..."

Hattori Heiji's eyes were sharp and calm, and he seemed to have determined that the real murderer was someone from the Inubushi family.

Mu Mu nodded and considered for a moment, then turned to look at Qin Zhibo and asked for his opinion.

"Brother Qin, what do you think?"

Qin Zhibo: "My thoughts are the same as Osaka Black Chicken..."

Conan: Osaka...

Hattori Heiji: Black chicken...

Qin Zhibo suddenly changed the subject again, "But since this bead can only provide informational value to the case, why don't I take it to the Inufushi family?"

"This could be some kind of personal keepsake from the Inufushi family. Maybe if I show it to someone in the Inufushi family, they can decipher what Mr. Kudo or the murderer meant."

Faced with Qin Zhibo's proposal, Mu Mu rubbed his chin and thought for a few seconds before agreeing.

"You have a point. I'll give this bead to you, Brother Qin."

With Mu Mu's permission, the forensic officer handed the beads to Qin Zhibo's hands.

Qin Zhibo looked at the bead and then carefully put it into his pocket.

……

The investigation of the case has come to an end for the time being, and the police still have to deal with the aftermath. Three detectives came out first.

Coming out of Kudo Shinichi's house, Conan breathed a sigh of relief.

At the crime scene, he heard "Mr. Kudo" too many times, and he always felt that every call was calling him.

Conan turned to look at Qin Zhibo who was aside. He remembered what happened about the smell of beads just now, and he was still a little unconvinced.

"Uncle Qin, can you lend me that bead again?"

Hattori Heiji turned around and saw his good friend spreading his little hands and asking Qin Zhibo for beads, with a very helpless look in his eyes.

"Hey, you haven't given up yet, have you?"

"That bead is stinky..."

Qin Zhibo handed the beads to Conan's hand, and Conan immediately sniffed and smelled it.

But the result is still the same, it still has a faint medicinal fragrance.

Hattori Heiji saw Conan frown again and knew what he smelled.

But in front of Qin Zhibo, he didn't ask in detail.

Because Conan's current body has become smaller due to taking some special drugs, the loss of sense of smell may be a side effect.

We can only go back and see if Conan can ask the doctor's lady to take care of him.

"By the way, Uncle Qin."

Hattori Heiji looked up at Qin Zhibo and asked with a curious expression, "How did you determine that Mr. Kudo was dead at that distance?"

"Don't you have a rhinitis? You can't tell by smell, right..."

"It's actually very simple," Qin Zhibo said with a pretentious smile. "Just look at the rise and fall of the corpse's chest. A living person's chest would rise and fall, but a dead person doesn't need to breathe, so it doesn't."

"what?"

Hattori Heiji was stunned. Is this okay?

Although the principle sounds simple, the room was very dark at the time, with only the light source at the door serving as lighting.

Moreover, Kudo Shinichi was covered with a thin quilt, which made it even more difficult to judge the rise and fall of his chest.

This observation ability is too terrifying...

Hattori Heiji sighed in his heart

, but he would never express his admiration.

"Hmph, so it's nothing special..."

Qin Zhibo smiled calmly, "So you thought this was amazing before?"

"Well, I accept your compliment."

Eh?

Hattori Heiji's eyes were stunned, and he was actually involved.

Conan glanced at Hattori Heiji, his eyes seemed to say "How can you beat him with your rank?"

The three of them walked to the intersection and agreed to meet downstairs at the Maori Detective Agency at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon before they separated.

Before parting, Conan reluctantly handed the beads he had sniffed a dozen times to Qin Zhibo.

"Can I..."

"cannot."

Conan wanted to borrow the beads, but before he finished speaking, Qin Zhibo decisively refused.

Qin Zhibo carefully put away the beads and walked in another direction.

In fact, the reason why he lent the beads was because he felt that since the beads were one of the investigation points, they must be very important to the main mission.

Moreover, the smell of the beads is also very confusing. Why is it that only I and Conan can smell the fragrance on them?

This is well worth taking home and studying carefully.

On the other side, Conan, with his shoulders slumped, was also going to Dr. Ali's house to study it carefully.

It’s just that he is the one being studied...

……

The next day, 4 p.m.

At the entrance of the Maori Detective Agency, a group of people gathered one after another.

It was actually a bit late to set off for Gunma Prefecture at this time. It was almost dusk by the time the bus arrived.

But this is the maximum that Kogoro Mouri can accept, which is to complete a commission without any compensation and purely as a favor outside of his normal business hours.

After all, the Hattori family had entertained the Mori family as hosts before when they went to Osaka.

In order to cope with the number of people this time, Mouri Kogoro also spent a lot of money and rented a Toyota van.

In this way, Qin Zhibo, Maori's family, and Hattori's couple, a total of six people, embarked on the road to Gunma County.

The journey was quiet most of the time, with only Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha, who were sitting in the last row, whispering to each other from time to time.

When the van arrived at the hilltop where Inubushi's family is located in Gunma County, Qin Zhibo, the co-pilot, asked the old man walking on the roadside for directions.

After all, the system's [Navigator] function can only navigate to public areas, not private areas.

When the elderly man with white beard heard that everyone was going to Inufushi's house, he seriously warned everyone in the car.

"I don't want to say anything unlucky, but I advise you to forget it..."

"If you go in there just for fun, be careful the demon dogs will catch up and you'll end up in a miserable state."

The old man's face was wrinkled and as dry as old tree bark. He looked like a man who knew some story.

However, Maori Kogoro, a materialistic warrior, didn't care at all and simply replied perfunctorily, "Well, we understand... So where is that home?"

The old man's somewhat cloudy pupils sank, and after two seconds of silence he didn't say anything more, and raised his hand to point to the mountain.

"Thank you."

Mouri Kogoro stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Qin Zhibo looked at the rearview mirror. The old man in the mirror stood there, his rickety figure getting further and further away until he completely disappeared.