Conan Rick's Investigator

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

Qin Zhibo entered "Hanoida Hiroshi" in the browsing box again, searched, and several related web pages popped up.

Koji Haneda, a four-time shogi champion and a talented shogi player who was once the closest to winning seven titles, went to the United States 17 years ago to participate in a chess tournament out of interest. He died in his hotel room the night before the competition.

These were the information Qin Zhibo had searched for before, and there was nothing special about the content.

However, this time I searched, there were some more contents that I had never seen before.

[Hanoi Hiroshi was staying at the hotel called "JUKE," and his room was left in a state of disarray. It appears that Haneda had resisted, but the direct cause of his death remains unknown.]

Below this message, the webpage creator seemed to have a hidden meaning and also posted Amanda's message below.

On the same day, American capitalist Amanda Hughes was murdered in another room of the same hotel. The cause of her death also remains a mystery.

Amanda is a big fan of Haneda, and the two had communicated before. After that day, the personal bodyguard Amanda brought with her disappeared.

Therefore, the police regarded Amanda's bodyguard named "Qianxiang" as the most important suspect and tracked down his whereabouts, but there is still no news.

The above is the entire content of the webpage, which is information that Qin Zhibo had searched for before but had never seen.

If we assume that this was the case that Tsutomu Akai investigated 17 years ago, then Hiroshi Haneda should be Yasuharu Haneda's son.

It is possible that Yasuharu Haneda asked Tsutomu Akai to investigate this case, after all, this case has remained unsolved to this day.

As for why he didn't ask "himself" for help, the original owner of this body 17 years ago was probably still in college and did not have this condition.

This logic seems to make sense.

But what Qin Zhibo didn't understand about this case was that this webpage seemed to have been created by someone recently.

It is strange that a shogi celebrity from 17 years ago still had his own website.

After all, this case happened 17 years ago and it didn’t happen in Japan. Why would anyone still be paying attention to it?

Moreover, this person posted the information of this case in batches on the Internet in a short period of time, which is also very suspicious.

There are two possibilities. One is that this person is still investigating the case and posts what he has found online every time.

The other possibility is that this person already knew all the secrets but chose to slowly release the contents of the case online.

Who is this guy?

If this person is found, the case may make great progress.

Qin Zhibo thought about it and felt that if he used the power of "Noah's Ark", he should be able to track down the person who released this information.

But "Noah's Ark" is still in the hands of "Green Signal". Qin Zhibo commissioned Suzuki Sonoko to use the software obtained from Itakura Taku to restart the "Cocoon" game console, but no news has been received so far.

Even though Suzuki Sonoko informed him that everything was ready, he had not yet purchased the [Oathkeeper Sword] and did not dare to easily enter the game world controlled by the "green signal".

The price of the Oathkeeper Sword is 12000 universal proficiency, which allows the Oathkeeper to gain the ability to slay evil demons.

But I have been busy jumping back and forth between the organization and the FBI during this period, and have no time to follow the "Death Squad", resulting in my proficiency level being only 2873.

It seems that it is time to follow the "group"...

Just when Qin Zhibo was wondering when he would have an "accidental" encounter with Conan, the sound in his ears finally changed.

The car engine turned off and the door opened.

As I went up the stairs, I heard the footsteps of other people coming up.

After more than a minute of footsteps, Vermouth's voice sounded in a somewhat empty place.

"I'm back, Boss."

Two seconds later, a voice that sounded a little old slowly sounded.

"...You're back, Sharon..."

"The child's mother."

Chapter 916 The boss of the organization is an old monster

Qin Zhibo listened carefully to the sound coming from the monitor.

Vermouth and the boss seemed to be talking in a somewhat empty place, similar to a temple, and there was no other voice around for the time being.

"Sharon..."

"I heard that you were arrested by the FBI, is that true?"

The boss questioned Vermouth, and this was something Vermouth tried hard to cover up.

Because she had attacked Michael in order to cover up her mercy on Conan and Ran Mouri. Although she had reached a deal with Michael, she had to be caught by the FBI in order to make up for this lie in front of her boss.

"Yes, boss."

"They followed me all the way from the United States, and after arriving in Japan, they used various identities to try to get close to me. That day, I was ambushed by the FBI at the dock, and they caught me."

Boss: "Hmm..."

Vermouth's tone of response was neither humble nor arrogant, as if a subordinate was giving a serious and formal action report to his superior.

On the contrary, the boss's way of addressing Vermouth and his tone, even when he was asking questions, were full of the doting and care of an elder for a younger one.

He did not call Vermouth "Vermouth", but called her by her name, Sharon.

Especially the "mother of the child", this title, when spoken by the leader of a dark organization, actually has a flavor of family affection.

It is somewhat similar to an old couple who call each other "father" and "mother" in daily life.

And this sentence contains a lot of information. The most direct information is that Vermouth has a child and she is the child's mother.

And since Boss calls Vermouth like that, does it mean that they were once husband and wife?

Just by listening to the voice, the boss's voice is obviously old, at least 70 years old and above. Considering that rich people usually take better care of themselves and age more slowly than ordinary people, he should actually be over 90 years old.

Vermouth, also known as Sharon, is actually 49 years old.

If these two people could become a couple, it would be a true example of age-gap love.

But don't forget that the Black Organization has been conducting research on things related to "lifespan" for a long time. Based on Miyano Elena's recording, Qin Zhibo guessed that there are three versions in total.

The first is to organize the drug research that is already underway.

The second is that the organization threatened the Miyano couple by using the first version of the drug plus the research results of Baijiu Pharmaceutical to improve the second generation version.

The third one is APTX-4869, which was developed by Ai Haibara after the death of the Miyano couple and took over the research. It has a probability of triggering rejuvenation.

As the second version of the experimenter, Vermouth is suspected to have acquired the ability to freeze her age.

If the first version of the drug is also related to life span, the boss may have taken this drug to achieve the effect of prolonging his life.

If that was the case, Qin Zhibo thought of the tycoon Karasuma Renya mentioned in the notes left by old lady Qianjian's father in the Twilight Villa.

Forty years ago, this man was already a dying centenarian and the boss of the Black Organization. The evidence is that Pisk served him when he was young.

If the boss who is currently speaking is showing a physical age of 70, and his age before maintenance was 90, and he also took longevity drugs, his true age must be over 100...

Could it be that the current boss of the organization is Karasuma Ren who has lived for a century and a half?

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo shuddered unconsciously, and suddenly felt that he had encountered the "Black Mountain Demon".

In a world where everyone else is thinking about how to live longer, he is actually thinking about how to become an immortal!

However, there are more old monsters like this, including the leader of the zoo organization, Baron Hauptmann, who is also an old monster at least a hundred years old.

But someone of this age, even if time goes back 30 years, would have long lost their fertility, right? How could they have had a child with Vermouth?

Unless you freeze the "tadpoles" when you are young and then undergo in vitro fertilization.

If "tadpoles" are frozen, they can be preserved for several years, more than ten years, or even decades without losing cell activity.

Although this technical means did not appear a hundred years ago, if the boss of the organization is a passionate person, he might develop it on his own and then experience it first.

Thinking that the organization's boss might use this method to force Vermouth to give birth to a child for him, Qin Zhibo felt that Vermouth was still a somewhat pitiful woman.

As to whether Vermouth has true love with the organization's boss, it is hard to say.

If the old man didn't drop gold coins, who would be willing to look for him?

A young, non-mainstream handsome guy like Gin, except for his occasionally weird eyes, isn’t he attractive?

……

At this time, Vermouth seemed to feel that her explanation was not perfect enough, and added.

"At the dock, I met Shuichi Akai, the FBI ace who infiltrated the organization four years ago and almost captured Gin."

"Calvados was forced to commit suicide by that man..."

Although Vermouth did not see Calvados commit suicide with her own eyes, she had been in the FBI for some time and did not find Calvados, so she guessed that the man must have committed suicide.

"Hmm..." The boss groaned again, "The name Akai Shuichi reminds me of another man with the last name 'Akai'."

Vermouth: "Akai... is that what you are talking about?"

Boss recalled with the earnestness of an elder, "Seventeen years ago, Rum handled a case for me, but he failed, and an MI17 agent named 'Akai Tsutomu' followed the clues and found us."

"Although I sent people to hunt down that man in time, I couldn't find his body anyway, which made me very worried."

"Plus, in recent years, investigative organizations in various countries have discovered the existence of the organization. If that man is still alive, MI6 will definitely find a way to get close to him..."

"If Akai Shuichi is really the descendant of that man, then I'm afraid we have underestimated him before..."

"I'm afraid this person will become the 'silver bullet' that destroys us."

Faced with the boss's concerns, Vermouth did not respond.

After a moment, the boss issued another order.

"News came from Curacao that the Japanese public security authorities have also begun to take notice of us, and they may have even taken action."

"Recently, a candidate for parliament with a hardline stance has become very popular. If we allow him to continue to develop, coupled with the clues provided by the Japanese Public Security Bureau, it may be detrimental to our future path."

Vermouth asked, "Boss, what do you mean?"

Boss: "Since he could become our future enemy, we can't let him grow up..."

"I'll leave this matter to Gin. I might need your assistance. Once you recover from your leg injury, join them."

"Sharon, we'll need you a lot in the future, so take care of yourself."

Vermouth: "Yes, boss."

Boss: "Also, don't make stupid mistakes anymore... For example, what's with that yellow sticker on the bottom of your shirt?"

"Stickers? What stickers?"

Vermouth's voice was a little panicked, because she clearly remembered that Conan always carried some strange little inventions with him. Could it be that at that time...

But in fact, the person who was more panicked at this time was Qin Zhibo, because the sticker was the eavesdropping device he had put up!

The place where I put it was already hidden enough, but this old man who is over 100 years old could still see it!

"Come up here and take it off so I can see it."

The boss's voice became serious, not as gentle as before, it sounded like an order.

Footsteps slowly ascended the steps, taking about ten steps before stopping.

After two seconds of silence, Qin Zhibo heard a voice.

"is it you?"

A greeting rang in Qin Zhibo's ears, as if the boss himself was speaking in his ear.

Each of these words was like a heavy weight, transmitted into Qin Zhibo's brain, making his back feel cold and shivers spread throughout his body.

Did he realize it was a bug?

But in the eyes of ordinary people, it is just a sticker. Why do they think it is a bug?

This was so weird that even Qin Zhibo's brain had an illusion. He subconsciously held his breath and dared not move, for fear that the other party could really hear the voice from his side.

"Boss, this looks like an ordinary sticker..."

With a crackling sound, Qin Zhibo lost the sound of monitoring.

This should be because Vermouth tore off the sticker with her own hands. Once the sticker is torn off, it loses its eavesdropping function.

But even so, it was enough to give Qin Zhibo a big shock.