Conan Rick's Investigator

Mary packed her equipment and went into the bathroom to change her clothes.

When she came out of the toilet, her top had turned into a thin vest without binding her arms, and her head had been replaced by a beret.

On her arms, which were not covered by clothes, you could see the faint bulging muscle lines, which allowed her to lift the AP sniper rifle as easily as if it were a toy.

I didn’t expect Akai Shuichi’s mother to be so hardcore...

Qin Zhibo withdrew his gaze, put on the earphones, made sure with Mary that all functions were normal, and walked out of the room.

Go downstairs and cross the road to Vauxhall Bridge.

Qin Zhibo started to wander on the bridge with Michael in his face.

Looking back at a window on the upper floor of the hotel, through the telescope view, you can see Mary looking at herself through the telescope and observing the situation on the bridge.

Next to Mary was the AP sniper rifle, but it was covered with a black cloth and the muzzle was not pointing outward.

It feels so familiar...

This situation reminded Qin Zhibo of the last operation to capture Gin, in which he served as a sniper and Akai Shuichi was an actor.

This time the situation is completely reversed, Akai Marie is a sniper and she is an actress.

This time I'm going to fish

The fish that took the bait was also replaced by Vermouth.

Hope everything goes well...

Qin Zhibo prayed secretly in his heart, and then started the running mode on Vauxhall Bridge.

……

In the restaurant, the Maori family also finished their lunch.

Since all the locations on the code have been unlocked, it’s only a matter of time to where to go.

So Sera Masumi planned a course of action, starting from the nearest Church of the Holy Bride.

The Church of the Holy Bride corresponds to the fifth line of the code - by the way, book a cake for the celebration first.

When everyone walked to Fleet Street, they looked up and saw that it was indeed the case.

The church's spire is stacked upward, looking like a large cake from a distance.

At this time, Seriang took on the role of guide again, explaining things to people coming from afar.

"This is the Church of the Holy Bride!"

"This church was designed and built in 1672 by the famous British architect Sir Christopher Wren. It was the second tallest church building in London at the time. Even the tiered design of the wedding cake was inspired by this church..."

"And I've heard that the success rate of confessing feelings here is very high for people who have feelings for each other~"

Seriang's last words triggered the reverie in Mao Lilan's mind, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.

If Shinichi and I could come here...

"Xiaolan, what are you doing?"

"We need to keep moving forward..."

Mouri Kogoro, who was walking in front, looked at Mao Lilan with some disgust, and he could tell at a glance that his girl must be imagining something about a brat from a certain family.

"Huh? Oh... here it comes."

Mao Lilan quickly recovered and caught up with the large army.

Not far from them, a couple was standing in the corner. The wife opened her sunglasses and looked at Maori and his group with some surprise.

"Honey, why are Xiaolan and the others here?"

"Well, maybe they're here for sightseeing, or maybe they're here for the secret code."

"Really? But why can't I see Shinichi?"

The couple stuck their heads out from the corner and whispered.

This couple is Kudo Shinichi’s parents, Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko, the divine couple.

The reason why they appeared in London was because Haibara Ai suddenly called them and contacted them to come and support Conan.

But in addition to this reason, Kudo Yusaku also has a deeper reason...

Chapter 1284 Sera Masaki: I won’t allow you to insult my idol!

Originally, the Kudo couple should not have appeared in London.

But just the night before yesterday, a little girl from across the ocean called and explained her identity to the couple.

And asked him to go to London and bring a temporary antidote for aptx4869 to their beloved son.

The reason is that Kudo Shinichi will definitely be unable to restrain his youthful and impulsive hormones and do something outrageous in London, causing the antidote for the return trip to be consumed in advance.

After all, in the little girl's mind, the famous detective seemed wise and calm, but many times he was also a reckless guy who acted recklessly.

So, Kudo and his wife quickly packed their luggage and went to Japan first to take the medicine from the little girl's hand.

Then we drove non-stop to the UK.

Fortunately, this morning, I finally arrived in London.

"Honey, if Shinichi isn't here right now, we won't be able to give him the medicine, right?"

"Well, it's possible that Shinichi hasn't used up the antidote for the return trip as the girl suggested."

Wearing a western cowboy hat, Kudo Yusaku stuck his head out from the corner and observed the movements of Maori and others.

After a few seconds, he retracted his head and analyzed: "It seems that Xiaolan and the others came here for the secret code, and are now searching for this thing left by the murderer nearby... right?"

As he spoke, Kudo Yusaku took out a pink envelope from his arms, which was wrapped in a plastic bag.

"This envelope is undoubtedly the key clue the murderer used to reveal the final crime location..."

"But they arrived a little late. Since leaving the envelopes on the ground would be unsightly, the cleaners here have already collected them."

"Yukiko, you should go and give this to them."

"After all, if I go out like this, I'm sure I'll be recognized..."

There is almost no disguise on Kudo Yusaku's face, except for a hat on his head.

But in comparison, Yukiko wore a wig, a women's top hat and sunglasses, making it difficult for people to recognize her as the big star she once was.

Yukiko took the envelope and asked doubtfully, "But if we give this to them, how can we decipher the code? Based on your reasoning, shouldn't we give it a try?"

"Just trust Shinichi about the code..."

Kudo Yusaku said with a slightly serious look, "What I'm worried about now is not just this code, but the person behind Hades."

"Who's behind this?" Yukiko asked, her eyes a bit puzzled. "Isn't that criminal named Hades the same person? It seems he's out to avenge his deceased mother..."

"No." Kudo Yusaku shook his head, "Hades is not alone."

"Hades has an accomplice, a retired mercenary named Hestia, who is responsible for making bombs for Hades."

"Not long ago, the police surrounded Hestia's hideout, and she detonated a bomb and died."

"However, the police later found out through DNA comparison that the body was not Hestia's at all, but that of a completely unrelated person..."

Yukiko's face was shocked, "You mean, Hestia is not dead yet?"

"Yes." Kudo Yusaku nodded calmly, "This is what my friend at Scotland Yard told me. They didn't make it public for fear of causing panic in London."

"And judging by the secret code incident Hades created this time, Hades's helpers may not be limited to Hestia alone..."

Kudo Yusaku unfolded the map of London in his hand, and all the locations were marked on it according to the content of the seven-sentence code.

The seven code words correspond to six locations in London and are scattered in various locations in central London.

"In just two days, Hades not only had to distribute coded notes and crime warnings across London, but also had to continuously scatter key clues and props in these six high-traffic locations."

"From a time perspective, it's really too tight."

"

Not only that, no one has ever discovered him during this process, not even a single suspicious target."

"Unless he's the elusive Kaito Kid, the only explanation is that he's a helper..."

Kudo Yusaku's reasoning caused a worried expression to appear on Yukiko's face.

She quickly suggested, "Then let's go and notify Scotland Yard..."

But Kudo Yusaku shook his head, "No, this is just my speculation, there is no evidence to prove it..."

"Scotland Yard has now prepared for the worst and has deployed a large number of police forces in various public places."

"I think even if Hades really has many 'helpers' behind him, it's likely that Hades alone will carry out his plan in the end."

"They need the image of Hades as a martyr to achieve some ulterior motive."

Yukiko's tense brows relaxed a bit, "So what can we do now?"

Kudo Yusaku explained: "Go and give this envelope to Xiaolan first, and leave the secret code matters to them."

"I believe that with Shinichi's reasoning ability, he should be able to find the final location."

"We have to meet someone first..."

"A person?" Yukiko put her fingertips on her chin and tilted her head. "Who?"

Kudo Yusaku, who had always maintained a serious expression, finally raised the corners of his mouth in relief.

"An old friend I haven't seen in eight years..."

……

Around the Church of the Holy Bride, Mao Lilan, Shiliang and others began to look for key clues left by the murderer.

However, the surrounding areas are incredibly clean, and when asked if passers-by have picked up any strange "props", all the answers were negative.

"what happened?"

Sera scratched his head and sighed, "Could it be that Mom's reasoning is wrong?"

"Isn't the 'cake' mentioned in the fifth codeword this place?"

"But that old man in the restaurant just now who's good at solving puzzles didn't deny this theory either..."

"Don't be discouraged," Mao Lilan comforted her with a smile, "maybe you can find it if you look carefully..."

Just when everyone was at a loss, a woman with brown and rose-pink curly hair came over and handed an envelope to Mao Lilan.

"Eh?"

Mao Lilan's expression was stunned, and she subconsciously reached out and took the envelope.

However, after the woman handed the envelope into her hand, she turned around and left without saying anything.

Mao Lilan looked at the woman's graceful back as she left, then lowered her head to look at the envelope.

I saw that what was wrapped in the plastic bag was not an envelope, just a piece of paper.

The paper was pink, with the word "asdalboheia" written on it in black handwriting.

"A Scandal in Bohemia?"

Mao Lilan relied on his impression of Sherlock Holmes to correctly read the English meaning of this paragraph.

Shira also murmured, "This is also one of the famous Sherlock Holmes stories. It seems that this is the key clue left by Hades."

"The clue should be hidden on this piece of paper..."

Seriang took the paper from Mao Lilan's hand, raised it and glanced at the sun. Suddenly his face was shaken, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"It seems this paper needs some method to be deciphered..."

"What should we do? Should we call that high school detective and ask him?"

Faced with Shiliang's proposal, Mao Lilan thought the same, and quickly took out her mobile phone and called the usual contacts on the phone.

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Blichester Township.