Conan Rick's Investigator

As the fat clerk used a screwdriver to unscrew the side cover of the chassis, Qin Zhibo saw the problem at a glance.

"The storage disk is gone."

The fat clerk took a closer look and found that the disk slot was indeed empty.

"Mr. Qin, you are an expert!"

"But how could the disk disappear for no reason? This is the computer at the bar, no thief should be able to steal it here, right?"

The fat clerk thought about it and immediately guessed the only possibility.

"Could it be that Tsurugi took the disk away?"

"But why did he take the computer disks from the store?"

Considering that small films of that era had developed to the point where they could be stored on computer disks for viewing, the fat clerk thought that Zhemu must have stolen the disk.

"Zhu Mu is stealing! I'm going to call the police!"

Qin Zhibo pursed his lips, said nothing, then turned and left.

But when he reached the door, Qin Zhibo turned slightly and said to the fat clerk: "His name is not Zhemu, his name is Jinmu..."

"Kaneki Houtarou."

……

Back in the car, Qin Zhibo held the steering wheel and sorted out the clues of the whole incident in his mind.

Ding Jin Fangxiong obtained the identity information of his enemy through the website "Curse of the Dead", made voodoo dolls according to the voodoo method, and even attempted to resurrect his dead son.

Shimizu Takashi wanted to avenge his sister and turned her boyfriend, the yellow-haired man, into a resurrected corpse.

Both of them died of sudden heart failure when they were discovered or even arrested by the police.

This shows that there is a bigger network behind these two people.

First of all, the "Lucas Cup" played by Takashi Shimizu is most likely not the "Lucas" in the discussion group on the curse of the dead.

The real "Lucas" is actually the thin clerk of the Internet cafe, a man named Kaneki Houtarou.

The online nickname "Lucas" is probably just a reference to Shimizu Takashi's nickname "Kito Lucas".

Why is it that at night, "Lucas" is still active in the discussion group, advising newcomers to believe in the urban legend of the "curse of the dead".

Because his job is a clerk in a computer room, he can keep in touch with computers during working hours and no one will become suspicious.

This is also why he took away the storage disk of the front desk computer when he left. If I am not mistaken, there should be key evidence in it that can prove that he is "Lucas".

The "that person" that Shimizu Takashi mentioned should also be this Kaneki Houtarou.

When he found the clerk himself in the morning, he already knew that he came for "Lucas" and told Shimizu Takashi not to act on his own.

However, Takashi Shimizu did not listen to the crowd and went to the game hall to kill his enemy.

If all this reasoning is correct, the resurrected corpse should be in his hands now.

……

"This resurrected corpse's muscles are very strong. It should be able to be used for a long time."

"It's a shame, it won't be long before the Sabbath arrives."

In the moving car, three men were sitting in the front passenger seat and the back seat respectively.

The missing Kaneki Houtarou and the yellow-haired man were in the passenger seat.

However, the yellow-haired man now had a dull expression, and he no longer had the domineering spirit he had in the game hall.

"It was indeed the right decision to return to this place..."

The man in the back seat looked out the window calmly, a flash of light shining on his rather Western-style wavy hair.

"Corruption, kidnapping, robbery, murder... It's just like before I left. This place has always been a corrupt and sinful place. It has never changed."

"We believers follow the will of the Voodoo Queen. Japan will be purified on the Sabbath..."

Chapter 645: Amuro Toru Doesn’t Understand

Dusk.

Qin Zhibo returned to Zhibo Detective Agency, but the office was empty and Toru Amuro had already left work.

Qin Zhibo had just sat down on the chair when the phone suddenly rang.

Ring ring ring——

It's an old phone.

"Hey?"

"I'm Megure. The test results for the poison needle are out, and it's indeed tetrodotoxin."

"Oh, I understand." Qin Zhibo's tone did not show any surprise, because this was almost certain.

Officer Megure asked again, "But how did you know in advance that it was tetrodotoxin, Qin?"

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and replied, "It's very simple. The amount of poison that can be applied to the poison needle is very small. Potassium cyanate solution applied to the poison needle is unlikely to cause immediate death, especially for a strong and healthy victim."

"Therefore, the murderer chose a more potent poison that would be easier to obtain."

"TTX is the abbreviation for tetrodotoxin. The lethal dose is 1/500 of potassium cyanate. You can easily obtain this venom by buying puffer fish. It is even easier to obtain than potassium cyanate..."

The comparison of the toxicity of tetrodotoxin and potassium cyanate later on was just in Qin Zhibo's head, kind of like "common sense"...

"I see……"

After Qin Zhibo's lies, Inspector Megure immediately believed it.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo put on the magic extractor again and silently cast a locating spell.

When the yellow-haired man's face appeared in my mind, an inspiration quietly came to my mind.

The direction changed again, and it seemed to be moving at high speed...

When leaving the Internet cafe, Qin Zhibo cast a locating spell and found the general direction of the yellow-haired man.

But this time Qin Zhibo did not choose to chase after him.

Because according to the intelligence currently available, this organization uses voodoo spells to kill people from a distance and make people die invisibly.

Under such circumstances, Qin Zhibo did not dare to act rashly and continue to take risks.

After all, the enemy is in the open while we are in the dark. If the other party really wants to kill him, Qin Zhibo doesn't want to die in vain.

Voodoo curses are his biggest fear in conducting investigations, so Qin Zhibo still wants to ask Koizumi Hongzi to see if there is any way to control this kind of death.

Qin Zhibo thought to himself and took out his phone.

"Hongzi, have you had dinner yet?"

"I just ate. What's up?"

"Is such that……"

Qin Zhibo immediately told Koizumi Hongzi everything he had seen today without reservation, including the resurrected corpse.

After hearing this, Koizumi Akako was also very surprised.

"I never thought there really were voodoo cultists in Tokyo, and that they possessed such advanced voodoo techniques. Even I've only read about resurrected corpses in books..."

"I'd like to ask, what are the conditions for performing a long-range voodoo spell? Can anyone be killed by a curse?"

Koizumi Hongzi answered without hesitation: "Of course not. Whether it is a magical curse or a voodoo curse, it requires some 'mark' to be effective."

"For example, magical marking usually involves attaching a magical item to the target, which will then inflict various unusual curse effects."

"Voodoo spells usually use a part of the target's body as a 'mark', such as hair, nails, skin tissue, etc."

"You should know this. The ex-boyfriend of that female star used this method."

"Whether it's a long-term or short-term curse, it requires a 'mark' to be implemented..."

Qin Zhibo knew that the "female star" that Koizumi Akako was referring to was Okino Yoko.

As for markers such as hair, nails, and dandruff, Qin Zhibo remembered that he had not cut his nails today, and there should not be any obvious shedding of skin tissue.

The only thing I'm not sure about is the hair.

Even if a person has no symptoms of hair loss, 50 to 100 hairs will fall out naturally every day. This is an uncontrollable physiological phenomenon.

Although it is difficult to tell which hair is your own when you are outside, but inside the office...

Thinking that he had left the office in the morning to go to the Internet cafe to ask "Lucas", if the other party responded quickly enough, this time would be enough for him to come to his office and do something.

"One last question, is there any way to avoid a voodoo curse?"

Koizumi Hongzi was silent for a moment. "There is a way, just like what I did to that female star before, just use curses of the same degree to cancel each other out."

"However, even this method isn't 100% successful. If you're not careful, you might..." Koizumi Hongzi paused and suddenly changed the subject, "Are you going to take the risk?"

Qin Zhibo: "..."

Koizumi Hongzi continued: "Listen to me, don't go, let those voodoo believers do whatever they want."

"Are you worried about me?" After a moment of silence, Qin Zhibo's tone revealed a hint of relief.

Koizumi Hongzi, who was originally serious, blushed slightly at these words and quickly denied it: "Don't get me wrong! You are my slave, I just don't want to see my slave die!"

Slave, a word that I haven't heard from Koizumi Hongzi for a long time.

"Don't worry, I cherish my life more than anyone else, and I certainly won't give my life away in vain." Qin Zhibo comforted.

"That's good."

"Remember, you are mine, and I will not allow you to die."

Koizumi Hongzi spoke like a queen, then hung up the phone.

Qin Zhibo looked at the phone in his hand, a smile appearing on his lips.

Before she knew it, Koizumi Akako had been promoted to a first-level friend in her personal network, that is, the best kind of friend.

When the two first met, Qin Zhibo just wanted to play a trick on this somewhat arrogant witch, but until now, she has become one of the few friends with whom he can share secrets.

Of course, these secrets are all about the occult.

As for cherishing life, Qin Zhibo certainly cherishes his life.

Sometimes he would take some seemingly bold actions because Qin Zhibo had analyzed the current situation in advance, and his iron will of 90 served as the basis for him to remain calm in times of crisis.

For example, this time, Qin Zhibo still has to see first whether the other party has found him, the famous detective.

Qin Zhibo called again, and this time it was Toru Amuro who answered the phone.

"Hello? Have you finished eating?"

"...Not yet. Is there anything I can help you with, Sensei?"

"Look, have any strange clients visited the office during the day? Like, they didn't ask for anything substantial, but just stayed for a while and then left."

Toru Amuro thought for a few seconds and gave a negative answer.

"No, there were only two clients looking for lost pets today, and I've already helped them solve the problem successfully."

"Oh, that's okay."

After hanging up the phone, Toru Amuro was a little confused about this strange call from Qin Zhibo.

What made him even more confused was the image playing on the laptop screen.

The picture froze at the moment when Shimizu Takashi fell down, and a dark shadow passed through his body.

Chapter 646: Analysis of Toru Amuro's Personality

Ever since he suspected that Qin Zhibo was a double agent of the organization, Toru Amuro has been secretly paying attention to Qin Zhibo's movements, including the entire day today.

With the power of the Japanese public security, it is not difficult to find a conspicuous red convertible sports car by using road surveillance on major urban traffic arteries.

In addition, Qin Zhibo's actions that day were not very "low-key".