Conan Rick's Investigator

This reminded him of the human skin mask worn on his face when Hades was arrested, which looked like it was made by Vermouth.

If that was the case, then what he was facing this time was not an ordinary criminal, but most likely an organization.

Only the organization could have such a big reaction to the name of "Kudo Shinichi", a "dead person".

organize……

……

At the same time, a black Buick sedan was driving on the road.

Inside the car, Qin Zhibo gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, his eyes fixed on the vast road ahead.

After a night of travel yesterday, he is now in the Salisbury district of Wiltshire.

The "signal" released by the Crimson Tear is not like the hidden object spell, which can continuously sense the direction.

Instead, a relatively clear direction prompt will appear approximately every hour.

This caused Qin Zhibo to be afraid to drive the car too fast, otherwise he would easily miss the true location of the gem.

In addition, you dare not drive too slowly, otherwise if the opponent is also moving with the gem, he will always be ahead of you in distance.

So far, Qin Zhibo can also confirm that the zoo organization did not place the gems in a fixed location, but moved the gems around.

But the scope is limited to the whole of Wiltshire and its surrounding areas.

This made Qin Zhibo suspect that the location of the final ceremony, or one of the necessary conditions for the reincarnation ceremony, was in Wiltshire.

After figuring this out, Qin Zhibo took advantage of the time to take a three-hour nap in the morning.

Now, having just woken up, he continues to track the location of the gem signal.

Chapter 1314 "Twins"

"Uncle..."

"Some people on the Internet have already started posting videos exposing the story of the 'wandering planet'."

In the passenger seat, Kuroba Kaito was fiddling with the phone in his hand and browsing the web.

He turned up the volume on his phone to maximum.

"The wandering planet, its real name is Gehros, it is a huge planet that visits the solar system once every billion years."

"It is the forerunner and agent sent by the universe itself; it will urge the stars to get back on track; it will raise their graves and awaken the sleeping masters from their graves..."

"It will rule the world until all humans recognize their arrogance and pay homage."

"The era of human contempt and forgetfulness will eventually come to an end..."

“Only true believers can survive!”

Qin Zhibo, who was driving, glanced at the phone of Kuroba Kaito next to him.

In the video, a man wearing a brown-red cloth robe and a mysterious veil covering his face was standing on a place similar to a podium and giving a speech.

"Ghros..."

"It seems that those who know about this matter have already begun to prepare for the new era after the stars return to their positions."

Qin Zhibo originally thought that Gherros was just the name given to him by Ingels' father.

But now it seems that Ghroth is the real name of the wandering planet.

Religions that have always maintained Gehros as a doctrine also began to recruit believers at this time.

Although Qin Zhibo didn't know what the point of doing this was, when the end of the world comes, weak-willed humans often put their body and mind on religion.

Such behavior may seem stupid, but it is also the most instinctive reaction of human beings to fear itself.

If you can't beat them, just join them.

Qin Zhibo looked at the time again. It was now 12 noon.

This moment is the time of return that Ingles had predicted.

The return time here refers to the time when the existence of Ghros can be seen on Earth with the help of observation tools.

Two hours ago, the United States' space probe had first detected the existence of Gehros and announced this breaking news to the world.

Once Ghros enters the observation distance of the earth, it means that there is not much time left before the real "return of the stars".

"Now that things have come to this, let's eat first..."

"After all, only when you are full can you have the energy to do things."

……

On the other side, Dr. Agasa and Kudo Shinichi drove to Wiltshire.

Just 10 minutes after the car entered Wiltshire, Xiaolan's phone rang again.

Kudo Shinichi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, immediately looked serious, took his cell phone in his hand, and gave Dr. Agasa a look.

The latter immediately understood and parked the car on the side of the road to prevent the car noise from causing the former to ignore the subtle sound clues coming from the phone.

After the car stopped, Kudo Shinichi answered the phone.

"Why did you take so long to answer the phone? Did you call the police?"

On the other end of the line, an unpleasant voice created by a voice changer expressed doubt.

This prompted Kudo Shinichi to quickly explain, "Absolutely not! The noise from the car was very loud just now, so I didn't hear it at first..."

"Haha..." The person on the phone sneered, "It doesn't matter if you call the police. They are just a bunch of stupid people anyway."

"And given your status, you probably won't call the police..."

"You have arrived in Wiltshire now, right? The next destination is Salisbury, and you have one hour to get there..."

"Wait a moment!"

Just as the other party was about to end the call, Kudo Shinichi quickly stopped him.

"I'll go anywhere you ask me to, but can you at least let me hear Xiaolan's voice?"

"Humph." The other party snorted coldly, "Are you still qualified to negotiate with us now?"

"When you get there, you'll know..."

"Kidd."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other party hung up the phone.

Kudo Shinichi had a dazed expression on his face, not understanding what the other person was saying.

The last thing he said was... Kidd?

What does Kidd mean?

Kudo Shinichi fell into deep thought. The name "Kid" most easily reminded him of Kaito Kid.

If it is Kaito Kidd, then what does it have to do with me?

At this time, Dr. Agasa on the side also asked what to do next.

Kudo Shinichi told him the destination the other party requested, and at the same time analyzed in his mind the clues that Mori Kogoro had investigated at the airport not long ago.

According to the surveillance footage investigated by Kogoro Mouri at Heathrow Airport, shortly after Xiaolan entered the women's restroom, a person dressed as an airport cleaner also entered the women's restroom.

When the cleaner came out again, he had a big garbage bag in his hand.

Obviously, the person in the bag is Mao Lilan.

The police are currently investigating the identity of the airport cleaner, but have not yet obtained any useful clues.

However, this also further confirms my previous speculation.

The person who was able to carry out such a precise kidnapping of Xiaolan shows that he was already aware of the time that Maori and his daughter would return today.

The return tickets were provided by the rich woman named Diana Kingston, so it was natural for her to know their whereabouts.

However, Kudo Shinichi did not tell Kogoro Mori about his guess, and he could not let the police investigate.

After all, Ran Maoli is still in the opponent's hands, so we can't alert the enemy.

In this way, the two of them continued to drive south towards Wiltshire.

……

On the other side, guided by the navigation system, Qin Zhibo drove the car to Salisbury in southern Wiltshire.

This is a small town with a medieval style. The buildings in the entire city are almost all in medieval style. It is a typical tourist city.

Among the medieval buildings in the city center stands the tallest Catholic church in the UK.

As soon as Qin Zhibo's car drove into the town, volunteers on the roadside knocked on the car window and signaled him to lower the window.

When Qin Zhibo lowered the car window, the other party handed him a flyer with a smile.

He took it and found it was a travel brochure.

The leaflet introduced various tourist destinations and attractions in Salisbury, including Salisbury Cathedral, the Isle of Wight, the River Wylie...

and the world-famous Stonehenge.

"Are you here for sightseeing?" asked the volunteer.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Qin Zhibo also smiled and nodded, "Yes..."

"Then where are you going?"

Qin Zhibo glanced at the tourist flyer and casually pointed to the place that took up the most space on the flyer.

"Stonehenge."

"Oh~" the volunteer agreed, "Of course, the most famous thing here is Stonehenge~"

"But Stonehenge is about 20 minutes further north..."

Qin Zhibo nodded, "Yes, but I want to have a meal here first and take in the sights of the city."

"No problem at all."

"But there are a lot of people sightseeing in the city right now, so I suggest you park your car outside first. This way it will be more convenient to move around in the city."

At the suggestion of the volunteers, Qin Zhibo parked his car in a parking lot outside the city.

The two walked into the city and soon found a restaurant on a street close to the city entrance.

They each ordered some food.

While waiting for the food to be served, Qin Zhibo stared out the window.

Compared to the hustle and bustle in the outside world caused by the arrival of Gehros, this small tourist city seemed to be unaffected.

Tourists strolled through the streets with great interest, as if this place was isolated from the world.

I guess the citizens in London have already started rushing to buy supplies because of the doomsday theories online?

Qin Zhibo was making random associations in his mind, and suddenly, he saw a familiar figure walking on the street.

That is……

Qin Zhibo's pupils suddenly shrank because that was Conan.

Strictly speaking, it is the enlarged Conan, that is, Kudo Shinichi, wearing a white baseball cap.

Kuroba Kaito, who was sitting across the table, noticed Qin Zhibo's slightly open mouth and surprised eyes, and looked over there as well.

"Huh? That's not..."

At this moment, Kudo Shinichi was outside the window looking around vigilantly, his eyes just about to turn to the window of this restaurant.

Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito immediately became alert and without saying anything, they simultaneously shrunk their heads under the window sill.

When Kudo Shinichi's eyes passed by the restaurant window, he did not see the two of them.

When Qin Zhibo looked up again, Kudo Shinichi outside had already continued walking into the city.

"Why is he here?"

Kuroba Kaito also popped his head out at this time, and said in surprise: "I heard from the girl named Mao Lilan that they will take a flight back to Japan at noon today..."