Conan Rick's Investigator

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Intelligence: 55

Will: 30

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Chapter 391: Yellow Love Fantasy

The average person's willpower value fluctuates around 50, while those with lower values, such as Mao Li Ran and Masami Miura, both have a willpower value of 40.

A willpower of 40 is still within the normal range, but one will be more easily frightened than an ordinary person.

If the willpower is maintained at 30 points, it can be basically concluded that there is some mental illness.

Judging from the sleeping pills on the table, Kanami has developed mental problems and has to rely on external help to enter a deep sleep.

Qin Zhibo withdrew his hand and quietly walked out of the room.

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After taking off the ring in the bathroom, Qin Zhibo returned to the piano room openly.

Since the telephone lines were not cut this time and there were no random incidents such as bridge burning, avalanches, and mudslides on the way, Officer Megure said they would arrive soon.

Megure also asked if Kogoro Mouri was also present.

Mao Lilan replied no, this time it was Qin Zhibo.

This instantly made Inspector Megure feel relieved. With Brother Qin at the scene, wouldn't he be able to arrest the criminal directly upon arriving at the scene and then go home?

Conan brought out the photo of Jellal Tenma and Kanami, and after everyone saw it, they became even more convinced that Kanami was the murderer.

"You must have been blinded by anger, and just happened to see the sword next to you, so you picked it up and stabbed Jellal!"

Michelle angrily accused Kanano Yoshinori, and Hideki's younger brother next to him also started to do something.

"Brother, don't worry, I will take care of the company's affairs after you leave."

"And sister-in-law, I will take care of her for you..."

Qin Zhibo felt helpless after hearing what Xiushu's brother said.

The police haven't arrived yet, and you're already in a hurry to act like Cao Cao?

If I hadn't basically identified the murderer, I would have suspected you...

The female secretary stood far away silently, as if trying her best to distance herself from Kanazawa Zensori.

Kanazawa, who was sitting on a chair, covered his head with his hands, as if his life had hit rock bottom.

Now he has no way to defend himself, because he was very sure that there were only him and Jellal Tenma in the piano room at that time, but he didn't even see clearly how Jellal Tenma died.

If he said that he didn't kill the person, who would believe it?

What's more, many people heard the quarrel between him and the deceased at the time of the incident, and he had sufficient motive, so he couldn't deny it.

Conan looked at Kanazawa Zenori seriously, and wondered if there was any possibility of overturning the verdict.

If Kanazawa is not the murderer, then the only possibility is that the murderer set up some kind of mechanism to kill Jellal Tenma in the room.

According to the rules summarized from previous murder cases involving locked room mechanisms, these mechanisms will inevitably leave traces when they are in operation, and what I have to do now is to find these traces.

Conan began to use his physical agility to his advantage, climbing up the ladder to the second-floor compartment of the piano room to look for evidence.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo chose another route to solve the case.

Qin Zhibo borrowed a camera from the secretary, took a few photos of Jellal Tenma's body as evidence, and then moved the body away in front of many people.

In the investigation just now, Qin Zhibo has found most of the investigation points, but still has not gathered all the conditions for generating a scene reconstruction.

This means that the only remaining investigation point can be the one crushed beneath Jellal Tenma's body.

Qin Zhibo asked his brother Hideki to help lift Jellal Tenma's body, and just then a piece of music score slipped out of Tenma's arms.

There was no light of the investigation point on it, so Qin Zhibo ignored it. However, Mao Lilan, who was standing next to him, was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and immediately stepped forward to pick up the music score.

"Yellow Love Fantasy?" Mao Lilan's tone was a little confused.

"Um..." Michelle came over and explained, "This is a new arrangement by Gerard based on 'Red Blazing Love Fantasy'. The lyrics have also been changed."

Mao Lilan subconsciously recited the newly composed lyrics.

“When the bright moon rises, I will take a golden ship loaded with roses, hyacinths, and olive branches, and sail through the mist of Lake Hali to the tower behind the moon…”

"A black star rises on a strange night, a strange moon lingers at the zenith..."

"My soul is destined to sing, and upon the faded throne shall come the king of yellow Carcosa;"

"Beneath her faltering rags, I wish to witness with you the lost glory of Carcosa."

After reading these complicated and difficult lyrics, Mao Lilan frowned in confusion.

For the rustic girl Ran Maoli, this version of the lyrics really doesn't suit her taste.

Not only Maori Ran, but Conan who was standing on the second floor also felt that this version of the lyrics was not so simple, straightforward, disgusting and contrived. Instead, it had an indescribable sense of mystery.

Qin Zhibo ignored the lyrics for the time being, but turned Jellal Tenma's body sideways to see if there were any missed investigation points.

Sure enough, there was a glowing object in the dark pocket.

He put on white gloves and turned out the contents, which turned out to be a black agate brooch with a yellow mark, and it was still flashing with the light of the investigation point.

【Survey√】

[A brooch imbued with supernatural power. The wearer will gain unparalleled wisdom, but will also endure unbearable pain.]

When the investigation was over, Qin Zhibo, who was staring at the brooch, suddenly discovered that in the black agate surface with deep darkness, yellow marks like three yellow tentacles began to twist.

It was an almost insane distortion, wriggling like worms and twinkling like stars.

Soon, the black agate background shrank rapidly, or the distorted yellow mark was enlarging.

Until the enlarged yellow mark gradually swallowed up most of Qin Zhibo's vision.

[Receiving the blessing from the yellow mark, willpower is declining...]

【Being affected by...】×n

86, 84, 81, 77...

The number in Qin Zhibo's will column was rapidly decreasing, but the yellow mark was rapidly enlarging in his field of vision.

It was not until Qin Zhibo let go of the brooch in his hand that all rationality in his brain was completely emptied and his body collapsed stiffly to the ground.

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When Qin Zhibo regained consciousness, he found himself lying on the sofa, covered with a blanket.

Seeing Qin Zhibo wake up, Mao Lilan immediately leaned forward happily and asked, "Mr. Qin, are you feeling better now?"

"Um……"

In fact, apart from feeling a little stuffy in his chest, Qin Zhibo did not feel any other discomfort in his body.

But when checking the will column, Qin Zhibo saw the problem at a glance.

[Will: 55]

Because he had used the magic ring before, Qin Zhibo's willpower started to drop from 86, a full 29 points of willpower were lost.

For normal people, this is enough to be called a crazy experience.

Chapter 392 Why don’t you just do the Willpower test?

This decline in willpower is generally non-permanent and can be restored through long-term psychological self-healing or intervention through some psychological treatment methods.

But to deprive an ordinary person of more than half of his 50 willpower all at once is truly a feast called "madness".

Qin Zhibo remembered that he had seen this yellow mark last time in the villa where the transvestite was making trouble.

Although I was quite shocked at that time and lost more than 20 points of willpower, at least I didn't faint.

But this time, I fainted regardless of the occasion, which was really embarrassing.

Qin Zhibo guessed that this might be because the last yellow mark was completely a nonsensical fantasy without any substance.

This time, the yellow mark relies on the supernatural power of a physical object, and has a certain magical attack effect...

Seeing Qin Zhibo thinking silently, Mao Lilan thought that Qin Zhibo had suffered a temporary amnesia and had forgotten what had just happened, so she kindly reminded him: "Mr. Qin, you were holding Mr. Jellal Tenma's brooch just now, and then you suddenly fainted..."

what?

Qin Zhibo suddenly stood up, grabbed Mao Lilan's shoulders, and asked seriously, "Did you see the brooch in my hand just now?"

Mao Lilan was frightened by Qin Zhibo's sudden action and nodded quickly, "Of course, isn't it the black agate brooch?"

"After looking at the brooch, do you feel any physical or mental discomfort?" Qin Zhibo asked.

Mao Lilan shook her head helplessly, "No..."

Could it be that Ran Mao Li has unknowingly cultivated a will that is even stronger than iron?

【Survey√】

[Willpower: 40...]

Qin Zhibo investigated Mao Lilan's will briefly and found that it was still the same as before, with no difference.

"Where is that brooch now?"

Mao Lilan looked up at the upstairs and said, "The brooch has been taken away by Inspector Megure as evidence."

"Inspector Megure is here?"

"Yeah, it's upstairs..."

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Qin Zhibo rushed upstairs and saw Inspector Megure questioning the people involved in the case, including Kanami Fang who was forcibly awakened.

The inquiries were nothing more than the usual questions about time, place, and alibi.

When he saw Qin Zhibo come in, Inspector Megure immediately smiled warmly.

"Brother Qin, you finally woke up!"

Qin Zhibo was shocked and confirmed the task time given by the system. There was still nearly half an hour left.

"Hmm? Maybe I slept for a long time..."

Inspector Megure was stunned for a moment, "I just arrived too..."

In fact, Inspector Megure felt that Qin Zhibo slept for a long time, mainly because he thought the case had been solved by his younger brother on the way here, and he could go directly to the scene to arrest the person.

But after hearing that Qin Zhibo suddenly fainted, Inspector Megure felt that every second of his handling of the case was torture.

This is just great!

Inspector Megure, secretly delighted, was just about to ask Brother Qin what he thought of the case, but Qin Zhibo asked first.

"Inspector Megure, do you have the black onyx brooch that was found on Jellal Tenma's body?"

Inspector Megure nodded hesitantly. "I had someone put that thing away. What's wrong?"

"Nothing... Can I take a look?"

Although he did not understand Qin Zhibo's intention, Inspector Megure still signaled his men who were collecting evidence to take out the brooch.

Qin Zhibo took the brooch and stared carefully at the yellow mark on it.

This yellow mark is not an illusion, but a golden symbol mark inlaid in black agate using a special technique.

The mark consists of three short golden tentacles, each of which looks like an abstract "?".

They are arranged together in the manner of the Mercedes-Benz logo, similar to colorful ribbons inside a glass ball, giving a slight sense of three-dimensionality.

While Qin Zhibo was carefully observing the brooch, Inspector Megure also curiously leaned over and stared at the black agate on the brooch.

Qin Zhibo looked at Inspector Megure: "..."