Conan Rick's Investigator

"Yo~" When the front door of the house opened, Qin Zhibo greeted Kuroba Kaito.

"Huh——?" Kuroba Kaito was confused. He never expected Qin Zhibo to come.

"Why did you come here?"

"What's wrong?" Qin Zhibo put his hands in his pockets and smiled at the confused Kuroba Kaito.

"Aren't you welcome?"

"Welcome..." Qin Zhibo changed into slippers and followed Kuroba Kaito into the Kuroba residence. Sitting down on the sofa in the living room, Qin Zhibo got straight to the point and explained his purpose.

"I just recently got a way to directly enter the secret realm of Kadasi from Leng Yuan. I think we can try it tonight."

"If we're lucky, we might be able to reach Kadas tonight." After hearing Qin Zhibo's words, Kuroba Kaito was stunned at first, and then a look of joy slowly appeared in his eyes.

"Is this true? Uncle!"

"Well, but this is just an attempt, it may not succeed." Qin Zhibo was not sure whether the spells in the Xuanjun Seven Chapters Secret Scripture were really useful, so he did not make any guarantees.

After all, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. But no matter which way, for Kuroba Kaito, the day of meeting his father is just around the corner.

Ever since he learned from the mouth of the ghoul Pickman that Kuroba Toichi died physically in reality and was still living in a dreamland in another way, Kuroba Kaito has been looking forward to it every day.

The Black Feather Thief is not only a father to him, but also a life mentor who leads him on the path of magic and the path of the Phantom Thief.

Today, after 8 years of separation, such an important person finally has the opportunity to meet again.

"Yohoo!" Kuroba Kaito shouted happily and quickly went to wash up. He had to go to bed early tonight.

While Kuroba Kaito was in the bathroom, Qin Zhibo strolled around the living room. The display space on the living room wall was mainly filled with the honors that Kuroba Touichi had won in various magic competitions, all of which were golden trophies.

But in the corner, a photo of Black Feather Pirate One and his wife Qianying attracted Qin Zhibo's attention.

He stared at the elegant Black Feather Thief wearing glasses and looked at it again and again, feeling a very special and strange feeling in his heart.

Why does this Kuroba Toichi look so much like Kudo Yusaku?

Chapter 1248 Black three-tiered multi-oared sailboat

This was the first time Qin Zhibo had seen the full face of Kuroba Toichi. Although he had seen Pickman's painting of him, "The Phantom Thief Under the Moon," the Kuroba Toichi in that painting was wearing exaggerated clothing, and the upper half of his face was obscured by the shadow of his hat brim, making it difficult to recognize.

And for some reason, Kuroba Toichi in this photo suddenly wore a pair of glasses... After Kuroba Kaito finished washing up, he found a new set of bedding from home.

While Kuroba Kaito was making up the bedding, Qin Zhibo turned to look out the window and looked at the Nakamori family next door.

It was 9 o'clock in the evening, and the lights were on on both the first and second floors of the Nakamori residence. A light pink curtain was drawn on the inside of the glass balcony on the second floor, which should correspond to Nakamori Aoko's room.

In the living room on the first floor, you can see Nakamori Ginzo sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, watching TV. Nakamori Ginzo, a man who looks very similar to Mori Kogoro.

And her fate is somewhat similar to that of Maori Kogoro, both of them are raised by a grown man who raised his daughter since childhood... Qin Zhibo was thinking so in his heart when he saw a woman holding a fruit plate and sitting next to Nakamori Ginzo.

The woman was wearing loose house clothes, big black-rimmed glasses on her face, her hair tied back, and she looked like an intellectual woman.

After sitting next to Nakamori Ginzo, the woman put a toothpick with fruit on it to Nakamori Ginzo's mouth, with a doting smile on her face.

Um...what's going on?

"Isn't Ginzo Nakamori a bachelor?" Faced with Qin Zhibo's sudden question, Kuroba Kaito, who was kneeling on the ground spreading the quilt, frowned.

"Why do you suddenly think of asking this? Of course not..."

"But Aunt Bizi is usually very busy with work. She seems to work at the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office. Even I don't see her often..."

"I see." Qin Zhibo nodded in understanding. Seeing how obsessed Mori Ginzo was with catching Kaito Kid, he'd assumed his wife might have passed away, and that was why he was completely absorbed in his work, just to numb his brain.

It seems that they are just simply dedicated to their work... Qin Zhibo withdrew his gaze from the couple next door who were showing off their love, and saw that Kuroba Kaito had already made the quilt.

"Okay, let's get started!" Kuroba Kaito pulled the curtains, and the excited expression on his face made Qin Zhibo, a man, a little scared.

Heige! No! Heige...

"Ahem, why are you in such a hurry?" Qin Zhibo looked up at the clock. It was still early, not even the usual time to go to bed.

Besides, I slept until three in the afternoon today, so I'm not feeling sleepy yet. Qin Zhibo explained his problem, and Kuroba Kaito immediately looked a little disappointed.

After all, he might see the father he hadn't seen in eight years tonight, so he naturally wanted to see him as soon as possible.

"Then what should we do? We can't wait until the middle of the night to go to bed, right?" Kuroba Kaito suddenly had an idea.

"How about I use the same sleeping gas I use on the police to help you fall asleep?"

"Uh..." Qin Zhibo thought about it and thought, it's possible. But if I fall asleep with that thing, I guess my head won't feel good when I wake up.

After all, compared to Conan's anesthetic needle, this sleeping gas should be a relatively backward product.

"Okay, you go look for it." With Qin Zhibo's consent, Kuroba Kaito quickly took out a hypnotic gas bomb from Kaito Kidd's secret base.

On the surface, the Hei Yu family is just an ordinary small villa. In fact, under this ordinary villa, there is a base with an area equivalent to the entire villa and yard.

When Kuroba Kaito emerged from behind the mural, he was holding a three-centimeter-diameter hypnotic gas ball and a gas mask.

This hypnotic gas ball was used by Kuroba Kaito when he first inherited Kaitou Kid's identity, but he gradually stopped using it.

On the one hand, Nakamori Ginzo is already prepared for hypnotic gas, and will have his subordinates prepare gas masks before each base-catching operation.

On the other hand, if the hypnotic gas stuns the police and the audience at the scene, how can I show off my superb magic skills and observe the reactions of the people around me?

Kuroba Kaito put a gas mask on his face, and then handed the hypnotic gas ball to Qin Zhibo.

"Just squeeze it hard before using it, and then throw it to the ground."

"Oh right! I almost forgot to tie the rope..." Kuroba Kaito tied the magic prop that Koizumi Anko had made for them, the rope that could connect dreams, around their wrists.

Although Kuroba Kaito himself can now enter the dreamland, if there is no rope connection, Qin Zhibo, who has interrupted the dreamland progress midway, will be randomly teleported to the vicinity of the current progress.

In other words, it is judged to be

Although dreamers in the "same team" can share each other's position progress, the position may not be very accurate when others share it.

With this rope connected, the rebirth place of the two people after entering the dreamland can be closer.

"All right."

"Let's get started!" Kuroba Kaito put on his gas mask and lay down on the bed. Qin Zhibo, sitting on the floor, looked at the hypnotic gas ball in his hand. He squeezed it with his index finger and thumb, and felt something inside being crushed.

As the sphere expanded and burst, a pungent odor gushed out. Qin Zhibo set the gas ball aside, resisting the urge to cover his nose and closing his eyes.

Just like lighting a large mosquito coil... As the hypnotic gas continued to be released, Qin Zhibo's consciousness gradually weakened until he fell into a complete coma.

Darkness descended like a tide. ...When Qin Zhibo woke up again, he found himself in an unfamiliar cabin.

In the dim and humid environment, only the gaps between the decks above revealed streaks of light that formed the Tyndall effect.

Looking around with this faint light, I found that this was a public cabin, with a hammock hanging between every two pillars.

Only a few bodies were still lying on these tattered hammocks that looked like fishing nets, swaying gently with the overall swaying of the boat.

Qin Zhibo still remembers this place. This is one of the cabins of the black three-story multi-oared sailing ship that took him and Kuroba Kaito out to sea.

This dreamy black sailboat has a total of three levels below the deck. The first level is the cabin where people live, which is the level where I am currently.

The second floor is the oar deck, where giant oars extend from the windows to paddle the water. The third and lowest floor is used for cargo storage, where passengers can store their goods when the ship docks and then move them away when the ship arrives.

The rules of the ship are that once you board the ship as a passenger, you are not allowed to enter the two lower levels.

Especially the second oar level, no one is allowed to enter at any time, including after docking.

When Kuroba Kaito was chatting with other passengers on the ship, he learned that entering the paddle deck of these large black sailing ships was not allowed.

And it seems that no one has ever seen any living creature emerge from this layer. But whether it is day or night, those dozen pairs of huge oars will provide a constant source of power for the ship to sail on the sea.

This makes the sea navigation efficiency of these black sailing ships the highest in the entire dreamland, so it is also very difficult to obtain a pass to board the ship.

However, there are also some sea voyagers who avoid this kind of ship... When Qin Zhibo was summarizing the rules of this place in his mind, Kuroba Kaito, who was sitting on a hammock not far away, was waving at him.

Kuroba Kaito's side is close to the steps leading to the deck, so the light is relatively bright, so he can be recognized at a glance.

Qin Zhibo also waved in response. Then, he gestured with his index finger upward, meaning to go to the deck to talk.

Soon, the two of them passed through the public cabin, which was slightly damp and smelly, and arrived at the top deck.

Looking around, I saw a large black sailboat sailing between the blue sea and sky. Gazing at the endless blue ocean before me, the feeling of suffocation from the extremely poor conditions in the cabin just now was instantly swept away.

"It seems that I'm lucky this time. I was born during the day..." Qin Zhibo put his hands on the wooden fence and said to Kuroba Kaito beside him.

The last time I came here was at night, and I spent at least half of the time in the cabin. The feeling was so sour and refreshing.

Hiccups, teeth grinding, farting, all kinds of sounds, and the smell is also very unpleasant.

"Hmm..." Kuroba Kaito looked around.

"But I'm afraid we still won't be able to reach the northern continent before nightfall..."

"Because up to now, we can't even see the shadow of a continent." Kuroba Kaito raised his hand to cover his eyebrows and looked out to the sea.

In the real world, it would be difficult for him to succeed in finding distant continents in this way. Based on this, it would even be a bit stupid.

Because the earth is round, people sailing on the sea can actually only see a few kilometers away at most.

Sailors standing on the observation tower can see more, but only about twenty kilometers. But in the Dreamland, the earth is on a flat surface.

In the high tower of Usa Town, the wise elder Atal talked about many common senses in the dreamland, one of which is that the earth is flat.

Since the earth is flat, ships can only travel to the four regions of southeast, northwest and northwest on almost fixed routes and cannot go around in circles.

The end of the flat earth in Fantasyland is also the place where the endless sea water returns, and it is the endless abyss of void.

No one knows where this void abyss ultimately leads, for no human has ever dared to venture there. Even if one dared to journey there by boat, any creature that falls into the abyss will never be able to return.

Qin Zhibo guessed that the reason why Dreamland has such a setting is because ancient people understood the world as a whole plane, and seawater would flow into the void at the edge of the earth.

It was Magellan's circumnavigation of the world that made humans fully aware that the Earth was round. But before that, countless dreamers and dreamers had already used their imagination to shape the dream world into a completely flat surface.

Moreover, there are many things in the Dream World that completely violate the physical rules of the real world, probably because of the ancient people's

This is caused by "ignorance" and a strong imagination. Therefore, it is completely feasible for Kuroba Kaito to find the continent by looking out in this world.

"Well, it seems I can only continue sleeping here." Qin Zhibo sighed helplessly and changed the subject.

"But before night falls, we must collect as many materials as possible for making talismans." Qin Zhibo told Kuroba Kaito about the three materials for talismans based on the knowledge in the Seven Chapters of Xuanjun Secret Scripture.

Purple talisman paper, the blood of spiritual creatures, and spiritual creatures or items. Qin Zhibo guessed that the most important spiritual creature was a mythical creature other than humans.

For example: ghouls. However, Qin Zhibo still didn't know whether there were any spiritual creatures on this ship. After all, this was only his second time here.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo planned to gather intelligence on spiritual creatures and purple talisman paper during the day. After reaching shore, he would quietly start looking for sacrifices...

"It's happily decided!" Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito confirmed the plan and started to act separately.

The ship is very large both vertically and horizontally, and it is a clear day, so many passengers are standing around the deck to watch the wind.

Most of these passengers are businessmen, and only the lucrative trade makes them determined enough to embark on this journey.

Qin Zhibo walked towards the rear deck and soon spotted a passenger who looked like an ordinary human. This passenger looked to be about forty years old, of medium build, with dark skin. Although his appearance was not good-looking, his cold expression made him seem somewhat unfathomable.

The reason why Qin Zhibo chose him was because although this man was staring expressionlessly in a certain direction at the stern of the ship, his eyes were twinkling.

This was the look one would only have when remembering a loved one. To Qin Zhibo, as long as he had family in this world, he was basically half normal, and they must be natives of the Dream Realm.

"Hello." The man was interrupted by the sudden voice. He frowned slightly and turned to look at Qin Zhibo with a somewhat unhappy expression.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?" The tone was so defensive that Qin Zhibo felt a little suspicious. Could this person also be a newbie?

But since I've chosen to strike up a conversation, I might as well get some information first. With this in mind, Qin Zhibo introduced himself with a kind smile on his face.

"Hello, my name is Qin. Is this your first time on this ship?" The man looked Qin Zhibo up and down warily, and answered coldly after a few seconds.

"No."

"That's great!" Qin Zhibo made a harmless and excited expression.

"This is my first time on this ship, so I want to ask you some questions about it."

"Excuse me, would you mind chatting for a minute now, even if it's just to kill time while you're on the lookout?" The man's expression remained stern.

He took his hands off the fence, stared at Qin Zhibo with his brown eyes, and spoke after a moment.

"I remember you were not on the boat a few days ago..."

"So you're an outsider?"