Conan Rick's Investigator

Shimabukuro Keikazu's choice of words is very sophisticated, "similar" rather than "same". It seems that some changes are irreversible once they begin.

"After seeing the drug work on me, the girl took it and achieved the same effect."

"But they had no intention of letting me go. Instead, they exiled me to an uninhabited island and sent someone to bring me supplies and that medicine every month."

"In order to prevent me from noticing the direction of the land, he would dock in a different direction each time. I could only calculate the date of the supply each month and search for supplies along the coastline."

"This situation lasted for more than three years, and I finally got the chance to escape a year ago."

"It was raining heavily on the sea that day, and it was that same bandit who came to deliver supplies to me. I happened to be squatting in the direction where he was approaching the shore."

"Usually he would just drop his supplies on the beach and leave, but that time he seemed to have spotted something on the seabed and suddenly dived into the water."

"I saw an opportunity to escape from the island, so I quickly boarded the same boat he had come on and left the island."

"When I got ashore, I realized for the first time where I had been for the past five years. It was in a place called Jinzhen in Okinawa Prefecture."

"I used the money on the ship as travel expenses and finally returned to the American Island. I originally wanted to meet Naoko again in human form, but I didn't expect..."

Shimabukuro Keikazu hunched his back, his emotions aroused again, and he groaned in pain. Shimabukuro Kimie beside him couldn't help sobbing.

Qin Zhibo was somewhat moved when he heard about his bizarre experience which was comparable to that of Robinson Crusoe.

He was exiled to an uninhabited island by bandits for four years. After finally changing back to his original appearance, he returned to his hometown. He wanted to meet his wife, whom he thought he would never see again in this life, but found that they were already separated by the Yin and Yang.

If you put yourself in his shoes, you can imagine how much he hates the murderer who killed his wife.

After four years of torment and lonely watch on the uninhabited island every day, when his dream was about to be realized, it was buried by the stupid behavior of another group of people. This kind of psychological gap is not something that most people can bear.

This time, Qin Zhibo felt more sympathetic towards the murderer.

……

The atmosphere was silent for a while. After everyone calmed down, Qin Zhibo continued to ask questions.

"From the way you're doing, it seems like you're going to become like that again."

Qin Zhibo didn't want to pour cold water on it, but this problem was very realistic and had to be faced.

Shimabukuro Keikazu nodded and said in a deep voice, "When I escaped from that island, I found some of that drug on the boat that the bandits brought."

"But after this year, I've already consumed a lot..."

As Shimabukuro Keikazu spoke, he took out a capsule from the drawer of the table behind him.

"I need to take at least one pill of this medicine every week to maintain my human form, but the supply is getting dwindling. Six months ago, I started taking only one pill every two weeks. Now, I haven't taken the medicine for almost a month, and I'm about to give up..."

"Can you lend me this medicine?"

Qin Zhibo reached out to borrow the capsule, holding it in his hand and examining it carefully.

This is a capsule composed of half a white capsule shell and half a green capsule shell, with no text or numbers on it.

Shimabukuro Junhui saw what Qin Zhibo was thinking and shook her head helplessly, "I have tried my best to find the manufacturer of this medicine, but I can't find any information on the market."

Although Shimabukuro Kimie said so, Qin Zhibo has medical skills after all and can analyze drugs. At this time, in Qin Zhibo's field of vision, there is an investigation point on this capsule.

【Identification√】

【Medicinal ingredients: unknown】

【Chemical formula: unknown】

【Effect: Inducing programmed cell death】

Accuracy: 2.4%

Qin Zhibo's medical skills were only level 2, which was not enough to investigate the ingredients of the medicine, but he was able to analyze its effects.

Programmed cell death...

Qin Zhibo always felt that this term sounded familiar.

After thinking about it for a while, I remembered that this was one of the effects of APTX-4869 that Haibara Ai, who was trapped in the Haido Hotel at the time, told Conan about in desperation.

Could this be...

Looking at this capsule with many problems, Qin Zhibo's eyes moved slightly.

But if you think about it carefully, the effects of this capsule are different from those of APTX-4869.

The effect of APTX-4869 is to induce programmed cell death throughout the body, which is why it is used as a poison by the Black Tissue. However, Drug A also increases the cell's ability to increase its growth, as well as a "rejuvenation" effect that can only be triggered by the chosen ones.

The current analysis results of this capsule only show that it causes programmed cell death in the target cells.

In addition, Qin Zhibo remembered that in Haibara Ai's memory, the APTX-4869 she swallowed was a red and white capsule, while this was a white and green capsule.

Moreover, if this is really Drug A, the Black Organization would absolutely not sell it to others and provide such a stable supply.

So, on the whole, this capsule is not the same drug as drug A.

In terms of actual effectiveness, the effect of this drug should be to kill the part of the human body cells that turn into fish, but it cannot completely eradicate this part of the gene.

Once you stop taking the medicine, it will go back to its original state.

Chapter 463: Detective Reasoning Showdown Plan

Qin Zhibo returned the capsule to Shimabukuro Keikazu and analyzed, "Using ordinary methods to find the source of these capsules is like looking for a needle in a haystack. A more reliable method should be to start with the gang of robbers."

"Can you recall any details about those robbers?"

Shimabukuro Keikazu thought for a moment and said, "I think there were four people, three men and one woman. I've seen the appearance of two of them."

"One is a fair-skinned man with slightly long hair, and the other is a girl with long black hair. She should be around Jun Hui's age."

"The uninhabited island where I was imprisoned is in the waters near Jinzhen, Okinawa Prefecture. The locals call it 'Ghost Turtle Island'..."

……

After coming out of the cellar, Qin Zhibo decided to find a way to help the father and daughter find the source of the unknown capsule.

Of course, helping the Shimabukuro father and daughter is not the only purpose. Qin Zhibo also has his own plans and intentions.

He learned about the existence of "mermaids" from the fishermen in Ogasawara and learned about the Mermaid Festival on the American Island.

Now we have learned from the American Island that there is "merman disease" and that the clue to cure "merman disease" is likely in the hands of a group of robbers.

Find this gang of robbers and get the clue of the capsule, and you will find the company that manufactures this drug.

Since this company can produce targeted drugs for "merman disease", it must have conducted in-depth research on "merman disease" and even the "merman" species.

Maybe I can get more detailed information about "mermaids" from there.

However, Shimabukuro and his daughter did not know about Qin Zhibo's plan. They kowtowed and thanked him, which made Qin Zhibo feel a little embarrassed.

Haven't you heard of a way to express gratitude called...giving yourself in return?

……

The fire in the shrine's warehouse burned all night.

The next day, police and firefighters found a charred body in the warehouse. Judging from the glasses and sweater left at the scene, it should be Saori Monkyo.

Conan remembered that Shimabukuro Kimie had said that she had seen a dentist not long ago, so he suggested using the tooth mark identification method to re-examine the body.

The result was, of course, exactly the same tooth marks as those left at the dentist.

But just when everyone thought that it was Shimabukuro Kimie who died in the warehouse and was outraged by the murderer's vicious behavior, Shimabukuro Kimie "miraculously" appeared in front of everyone, and she was with Qin Zhibo.

"Yesterday I went to the warehouse to look for the roster, but I didn't find it there, so I left. I ran into Saori on the way, but I lost her while chasing her."

"When I returned home, I found that all of you were gone and the shrine's warehouse was on fire again."

"I wanted to go put out the fire, and on the way I met Mr. Qin again. He said the list was likely stolen by Mr. Menlei. So Mr. Qin and I kept searching for Mr. Menlei on the island."

Maori Kogoro did not doubt what Shimabukuro Kimie said, and directly analyzed it logically: "It seems that Kadowaki Saori first appeared near your house, was bumped into by Xiaolan and the others, and then met you on the way to escape..."

"She felt there was no place for her on this island, so she ran to the shrine warehouse and committed suicide."

"In that case, Kadowara Saori must be the murderer of the other two people."

Seeing that Maori Kogoro's intelligence was as reliable as he expected, and he didn't even need any special guidance, Qin Zhibo nodded in agreement, but in fact he was satisfied, and took out a phone from his pocket.

"This is the phone that fell from Ms. Kimie when she was chasing after Kadowaki Saori. I've checked it and found text messages from her asking the two deceased people to meet."

Kogoro Mouri took the phone and started checking. Hattori Heiji stood beside him and stuck his head out. Only Conan, due to height restrictions, could only stand on the ground anxiously waiting for the results.

After a while, Hattori Heiji nodded to Conan, confirming that the time and content of the text message were correct.

Upon learning this, Conan was stunned for a moment and felt a little complicated.

Now that there are witnesses and evidence, Conan still has a feeling of being unsatisfied, as if some key information is missing.

……

Half a day later, the police found Benzo Monraki who was on the run in a nearby mountain.

Just as Qin Zhibo judged, Benzo Kadowara picked up Sumi Ebina's number plate downstream of the Mermaid Falls.

He had previously sold his daughter Saori's "Dugong Arrow" privately for a profit of 100 million yen, so this time he also kept the number plate he picked up privately and exchanged it for the "Dugong Arrow".

Later, Hattori Heiji said at the table that he was going to check the roster, and he happened to hear it while sitting nearby.

Afraid of being suspected by the police of being the murderer of Sumi Ebina, he took a shortcut to steal the list and hid in a nearby mountain, intending to reappear after the storm had died down.

Benzo Menwaka's explanation was well-reasoned, with the cause and effect being very reasonable. In addition, the real murderer had surfaced, so the police quickly accepted it.

When he learned that his daughter had committed suicide by burning herself and was considered by the police to be a "major suspect", Benzo Kadowara did not feel any sadness, but just said "Oh" with a numb expression.

This kind of indifferent attitude, as if they were strangers, made Conan and Hattori Heiji feel a little strange.

Besides that, there were some other things that made the two feel a little ambiguous, such as the unclear motive for the murder...

If the "dugong arrow" was stolen out of superstition, why kill two people? Moreover, the number plate on the first victim had not yet been exchanged for an arrow.

But the case has basically been concluded at this point, and Conan and Hattori Heiji can't find any other clues or evidence to overturn the case.

……

On the return ferry, Conan and Hattori Heiji held the railing and looked at the choppy sea with heavy expressions.

This trip can be summed up in three words: Not fun!

It's not fun to play, it's not fun to solve the case, and it's even less fun to save an anesthetic needle.

At this moment, a voice sounded behind the crowd, each with their own thoughts.

"Oh! I finally found it!"

"Mr. Mori and Detective Hattori are here!"

Kogoro Mori and Heiji Hattori were stunned for a moment, turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound, and saw a man with a mustache and slightly upturned lips running towards them excitedly.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Masao Taketomi and I'm a TV station staff member."

"We are currently planning to film a film for the Detective Mystery Competition. If possible, I would like to invite the detective and Detective Hattori to the Morikin Town in Okinawa Prefecture for the filming."

The TV station took the initiative to invite him to record a program, which immediately attracted the real person Kogoro Mouri. Just as he was about to agree, Hattori Heiji waved his hand and refused weakly.

"Sorry, school is about to start, so I don't have time to shoot any TV shows..."

Although school has really started, Hattori Heiji is just not in the mood to film a TV show right now.

Maori Kogoro rolled his eyes at Hattori Heiji, who was playing it down, but he didn't want to give up this great opportunity to become famous. He quickly offered himself, "Then I'll do the filming alone. I have plenty of time!"

Upon hearing this, Taketomi Masao's face became troubled. "A mystery duel is only interesting when it's between two people. If it's just one famous detective, it's bound to be a little..."

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji's mouth corners slightly raised. Just as he was about to relax and say that he could make time to arrange the filming activities on his next day off, someone else got there first.

"Director, do you think I can do it?"

Everyone turned around and saw that it was Qin Zhibo who spoke.

Chapter 464 Hattori Heiji: Is there still law?

Masao Taketomi looked at Qin Zhibo, reacted slightly, and thought of Qin Zhibo's career setting.

"It turns out to be the famous detective Qin Zhibo!"

"If it's a duel between Mr. Qin and Mr. Maori, then of course there's no problem!"