Conan Rick's Investigator

Qin Zhibo's heart was shocked, and when his brain reacted, he realized that his body was not injured.

The unknown creature that was approaching him quickly stopped after the gunshot and dived silently into the deep sea.

Qin Zhibo quickly stopped floating on his back, straightened his body above the sea and observed the situation on the sea.

On the dark sea, a speedboat with lights on was like a bright star in the night sky, extremely dazzling.

Someone is here!

"Hey! Hey!"

"There's someone here!"

Qin Zhibo shouted loudly, trying to attract the speedboat's attention.

The people on the speedboat seemed to have noticed the movement here and shone the searchlight towards the sea where Qin Zhibo was.

Qin Zhibo quickly took off the magic ring on his hand, ended his invisibility, and waved to the speedboat in the distance.

"I'm here! Here!"

The people on the speedboat hesitated for more than twenty seconds, and finally adjusted the bow and headed towards Qin Zhibo.

When the speedboat reached the sea surface ten meters away from Qin Zhibo, the engine stopped again.

The people on the boat used a searchlight to shine directly on Qin Zhibo's face. The strong light forced Qin Zhibo to raise his hands to shield his eyes.

At this time, the people on the boat spoke.

"Hey!"

"are you human?"

Is this human language?

Qin Zhibo was a little angry, but now the choice of saving or not was in the hands of others, so Qin Zhibo could only answer: "Of course I am a human!"

"A genuine human being!"

After hearing the answer, the people on the boat did not immediately provide rescue.

Through the gaps between his fingers, Qin Zhibo saw two dark shadows standing next to the searchlight on the bow, seemingly discussing something.

Ten seconds later, the two men finally made up their minds and rescued Qin Zhibo onto the boat.

Chapter 362: Human, Fish, Mermaid

Qin Zhibo, who was rescued onto the boat, first observed the people on the boat.

There were actually three people on the small speedboat, two standing at the bow and one standing in the cockpit responsible for driving the boat.

Under the light, the skin of these three people appeared dark, and in the information above their heads, the occupation column listed them as fishermen.

It seems that these three people are fishermen nearby.

One of the men, named Watanabe Katsu, took out a blanket from the cockpit and handed it to Qin Zhibo.

"We have this on board. You can put it on first."

"Thank you."

Qin Zhibo thanked him, changed his wet clothes and put on a linen blanket.

"By the way, how did you..."

Qin Zhibo knew what Watanabe Sheng wanted to ask, and answered directly: "I was passing by here on a ship going to Ogasawara, but I accidentally fell into the sea while standing on the ship and looking at the scenery."

"I see..." Watanabe Katsu nodded and called to the fishermen in the cockpit, "Kaiji, head towards Ogasawara."

Qin Zhibo knew that he was being sent back, so he thanked him again.

At this time, gusts of cool breeze blew, and the body under the blanket felt the coolness of autumn.

Qin Zhibo shrank back, wrapping himself more tightly in the blanket, but the chill still remained.

If this continues, I can save my life, but I will definitely catch a cold.

There was no way to keep warm on the boat, so Qin Zhibo had to find a way himself.

It just so happened that there was a special prop in the system's prop column that Qin Zhibo had not used yet.

[This kick kicked out the entire summer]

When this item was equipped, Qin Zhibo saw a light similar to an investigation point on his feet.

【Survey√】

[This kick will bring about a hot summer]

I kick!

Qin Zhibo seemed to be moving his body to keep warm, but in fact, this kick was a use of this prop.

According to the prop description, this world is about to enter summer...

While Qin Zhibo was waiting for the temperature to rise, Watanabe Katsu put one foot on the edge of the boat, holding a lit cigarette and a firecracker in each hand.

Watanabe Katsu lit the fuse of the firecracker with a cigarette, and then quickly threw the firecracker into the sea.

Snapped--

Hearing this sound, Qin Zhibo immediately remembered that he had heard a sound similar to a gunshot when he was floating on the sea just now.

It turns out that was the sound of firecrackers...

And after seeing this scene, Qin Zhibo suddenly realized something.

That was how Sadao Kujirai created the sound of gunfire on the boat, using cigarettes and firecrackers.

First, place the cigarette and firecrackers on the railing of the ship's side in a staggered manner, then light the cigarette. When the cigarette slowly burns to the fuse position of the firecracker, it will cause the firecracker to explode, making a sound similar to a gunshot.

The scorch marks and peeling paint on the ship's railings illustrate this point.

Qin Zhibo never thought that he could be inspired by others.

At this moment, Watanabe Katsu at the bow lit another firecracker and threw it hard into the dark sea.

However, this time the firecrackers made no sound.

"cut."

"It's too early..."

Watanabe Katsu, who had made a mistake, bent down and took out another firecracker from the cloth bag at his feet.

Qin Zhibo took a look inside and saw at least hundreds of firecrackers.

"Excuse me, what are you doing?"

In response to Qin Zhibo's question, Watanabe Katsu took a puff of his cigarette calmly.

"It's nothing, just a ritual to exorcise evil spirits..."

"A ritual to exorcise evil spirits?" Qin Zhibo was a little puzzled.

"Ah."

This time, Watanabe Katsu found the right time to throw the firecracker, making it explode on the water surface before the fuse came into contact with water and was extinguished, once again creating a sound similar to a gunshot.

Snapped--

"Have you heard of the legend of 'Nian'?"

Qin Zhibo certainly knew this.

"Yeah, I know, but it's not Chinese New Year yet, right?"

Watanabe Katsu curled his lips and said, "It's not about celebrating the New Year, it's about setting off firecrackers to drive away the Nian monster. What I'm doing now is similar."

"Those creatures come in droves to prey on the sea during this season, and even come ashore..."

"We have to use firecrackers to simulate the sound of gunfire to scare them away from coming ashore."

Qin Zhibo frowned slightly and asked, "What are these things you're talking about?"

Watanabe Katsu smoked silently and said in a deep voice: "Mermaid."

"Mermaid?"

Qin Zhibo's expression was a little surprised, but he was not too surprised in his heart, as if he had already guessed it.

Watanabe Katsu continued, "Mermaids are immortal monsters. Legend has it that if you eat a bite of mermaid flesh, you can live to eight hundred years old."

"But in reality, these monsters are extremely vicious. During certain seasons, they gather together, brutally killing large fish in the sea, attacking passing human ships, and even landing on land."

"To stop these monsters, we must scare them with firecrackers at night during this season."

"These things are very smart. They are still very afraid of guns..."

As he spoke, Watanabe Katsu let out two dry laughs from his throat, as if in mockery.

"However, not all places in Japan use this method to deal with mermaids during this season. In Fukui Prefecture, a mermaid festival is popular."

"It actually evolved from the Mud Palace Soul-Calming Ceremony, which was intended to appease the leader of the mermaids, 'Lord Cloud Head.' Those people unexpectedly turned it into a festival aimed at making money and attracting tourists."

"Pooh……"

Watanabe Katsu spat into the sea in disdain to express his indignation.

Based on Watanabe Katsu's description, Qin Zhibo roughly guessed what kind of creature "mermaid" is.

The "merman" should be the fish-headed creature that I saw yesterday evening.

They gathered together to hunt dolphins, and that "beautiful" scene left a deep impression on Qin Zhibo.

The main task is to kill this creature. Qin Zhibo will of course ask Watanabe Katsu, who seems to have a lot of fishing experience, for how to kill the "mermaid".

However, when Watanabe Katsu heard Qin Zhibo's question, he was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"You don't really believe that eating mermaid flesh can make you live for eight hundred years? Don't dream!"

"Those monsters are all monsters that eat people like bones, they..."

Watanabe Katsu's words came to an abrupt halt, and then he added: "If you really want to kill them, then use this thing..."

Watanabe Katsu picked up a harpoon from his hand and presented it to Qin Zhibo.

"I heard those things are immortal, but they should be able to be killed, otherwise they wouldn't be afraid of gunfire."

"But you have to be careful, that thing has sharp claws. If you're not careful, you'll end up like me..."

Watanabe Katsu turned his body around and unzipped his clothes.

Under the high collar, three shocking scars were neatly arranged like fish gills.

Chapter 363 This kick opened a warm breeze to the world

A humid and warm sea breeze blew by, and Watanabe Katsu immediately zipped up his clothes again.

"What's going on? The weather seems to have suddenly turned warmer?"

Qin Zhibo knew that it was his kick that worked.

……

On the ship, at Mao Lilan's request, the captain stopped the ship and sent more people to help look for people.

However, Qin Zhibo was nowhere to be found in the engine room, cabin, or on the deck.

Hattori Heiji took the flashlight he borrowed from the front desk, glanced at the "seafood" behind him, and whispered to Conan: "Could it be that the uncle found some clues, so the criminal gave him..."

Conan remembered that Qin Zhibo once caught a knife with his bare hands and easily subdued a knife-wielding gangster, which showed that he had real kung fu skills. It would be difficult for ordinary people to easily defeat Qin Zhibo head-on.

Unless you are attacked from behind, no matter how high your kung fu skills are, you will be afraid of a sneak attack.

"It's possible..."

Conan's face was gloomy, and he was calculating in his mind the chances of survival after being hit on the head and falling into the Pacific Ocean.