Conan Rick's Investigator

"How's that? Don't you think this is a great place to write lyrics?"

The three of them seemed to have found a great bargain and introduced it to several people with great enthusiasm.

"Yes, yes, congratulations..." The timid Mao Li Ran could only force a smile.

Qin Zhibo was a little thoughtful about this.

After thinking for a moment, he suggested.

"Why don't we go look at that nailed-up window?"

……

On the second floor, in a room that looked like a library, everyone saw the window.

As the band members had said, the entire inner window frame was nailed shut with crude rivets.

Outside the window is a completely blocked wooden fence window, making the entire window completely lightless.

Hondou Eiu tried to pull the window frame, but couldn't open it.

"How is it? Is it strong?"

The crew-haired man in the vest smiled and said, "I was originally planning to renovate this place, but then I thought it would be a shame, so I stayed here."

Conan rolled his eyes. What's so regretful about this?

Qin Zhibo looked at the window and didn't find anything strange.

But if the rumors are true, then monsters really did appear here.

Moreover, this place is not too far from the cemetery where the zombies appear. Could it be that these are zombies coming here to look for food?

"Excuse me, does the rumor mention what kind of monster the brother saw?"

Qin Zhibo's sudden question stunned everyone.

Only Conan gave Qin Zhibo a half-moon glance. He knew that Qin Zhibo was a detective but was passionate about mysticism.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the information about this monster contains clues to a case.

"As for the monster, I heard it seems to be..."

Before the man with the flat head could finish his words, someone suddenly rushed in from outside the door.

"Hey! I'm composing music!"

"Can't you guys just be quiet?"

Qin Zhibo was a little surprised to see the name "Bao Bo Lunzi" floating above the head of the short-haired woman outside the door.

Wow! You're still alive...

Chapter 967 Magic Circle and Case

The short-haired girl named Lunzi yelled at everyone, showing no mercy even to outsiders.

"You guys have survived as singers until now thanks to my composing talent..."

"Don't forget!"

After saying that, the short-haired girl slammed the door and left angrily.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the three members of the band, and there was no murderous intent in his eyes, as if he was already used to this matter.

This made him a little surprised that he actually did a pretty good job of managing his facial expressions.

The man with glasses then explained in a low voice: "She lives in the room next door, and she has always had a bad temper."

The crew-haired man spread his hands and added helplessly, "But our band has always relied on Renzi's music to survive, and we dare not resist~"

The woman with the wavy ponytail crossed her arms. "We have to get to work too. If you want to stay here, you can explore the surrounding area."

Two of the three walked out of the room, while the Wave Girl stayed where she was and sorted the books in the library.

Qin Zhibo then suggested that everyone go to the backyard to see the window where the monster was peeping.

On the one hand, we want to see if the previous rumors are really related to some monster.

On the other hand, I also have to give the murderer some room to play.

……

Qin Zhibo, Conan, Mao Lilan, Sonoko, and Hondou Eisuke, a total of four people came to the backyard.

The lawn in the backyard was overgrown with weeds, and the exterior walls were much more mottled than the villa looked from the front. It seemed that although the band bought the villa, they did not have the money to hire professionals to maintain it properly.

The windows are arranged neatly horizontally and vertically, with a total of 8×3, or 24 windows.

All the windows are double-glazed, with the outer layer being a protective wooden lattice window and the inner layer being an old-fashioned lattice window.

Almost all the wooden-barred windows were open, except for the fourth window from the right to the left on the second floor, which was completely closed.

"See, that's it, right?"

Sonoko inquired, pointing to the only closed window. "It looks pretty normal from the outside. It doesn't look like it's cursed."

Qin Zhibo looked at the window and didn't find anything unusual.

And what's strange is, if it was a zombie, why did it have to invade through this window on the second floor?

Breaking in directly through the window on the first floor would be more in line with the instincts of this crawling monster.

Or maybe there really isn't a monster, and it's all just a figment of the imagination of the rumored "brother" for some purpose...

Hondou Eisuke looked around and found a wooden ladder standing next to a big tree. On the branch at the top of the ladder, there was an artificial birdhouse painted white.

"Look, there's a bird's nest here. Are there any little birds in it?"

As Hondou Eisuke said this, he walked to the wooden ladder, eager to climb up and take a look.

Qin Zhibo immediately stepped forward and pressed his shoulder.

"You might get hurt if you go up there, so let me do it."

Qin Zhibo's words are full of the wisdom and concern of an elder.

Falling from such a high place would be no small matter. I have already promised Rena Mizunashi to help take care of her brother, so it is better to try not to let him get hurt.

It was Qin Zhibo's turn to climb the ladder. He reached the top in no time and was facing the artificial birdhouse.

The design of this birdhouse is entirely based on human wishful thinking. It is a small house with a pointed roof, and one side has a lid that can only be opened by humans. In the middle of the lid is a hole for birds to get in.

Qin Zhibo knocked open the lid with his fingers. There was no bird's nest in the traditional sense inside, only a plate for the bird to drink water.

But the food in the plate had been dry for a long time, and it was obvious that no one here cared about the bird's life or death.

"How is it, Mr. Qin?"

"There's no bird, just a plate."

"plate?"

It is better to act than to talk. Qin Zhibo reached out and took out the plate to show it to the people below.

But when he showed the plate to the people below, he saw something unusual at the bottom of the plate.

It was a magic circle drawn on the bottom of the plate with some kind of black paint.

There are complex inscriptions and gorgeous patterns on the magic circle, which looks very strange and is obviously not the original design of the porcelain plate.

This is……

Qin Zhibo was holding the plate, confused.

Why does a magic circle appear in this place?

Qin Zhibo swept his eyes to other places in the bird house, but found no other magic circles.

But on top of the birdhouse lid, there are four arc-shaped protrusions arranged in circular lines.

Qin Zhibo immediately understood what he meant and put the plate on it, fixing it on the inside of the lid.

Then close the lid of the birdhouse, and the magic circle will pass through the hole in the middle of the lid and aim at the window that was nailed shut because the monster appeared.

The magic circle is aimed at the window?

Qin Zhibo's eyes swept across the two points, and he seemed to be thinking about something.

If this magic circle is really useful, it may be related to the "monster" encountered by the brother of the previous owner of the villa.

Maybe someone used a magic circle to summon a monster, which just happened to attack my brother behind the window.

Judging from the ultimate beneficiaries of this incident, it may be the younger brother or sister, because they will gain the greatest benefits after the death of their brother and sister-in-law.

However, those who can use magic circles are those who possess magical powers.

It seems that most people who have magical powers and can use magic live very low-key among the crowd and use their abilities in secret.

Qin Zhibo thought about it, then took the plate off, took a photo with his mobile phone to record the magic circle, and sent it to Koizumi Hongzi.

But at this moment, the nailed window opened slightly.

Qin Zhibo's face was shocked, but he didn't make a sound out of fright. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and watched silently.

But Hondou Eisuke below saw that Qin Zhibo's attention was attracted by something, and he looked in that direction, but was frightened by the horrifying scene and screamed.

"what--!"

"There, there, there's something!"

Qin Zhibo had been staring at the window. When Hondou Eisuke made a sound, the nailed window closed quickly like a frightened shell.

"Just now, something was watching us!"

Hondou Eisuke was so frightened that he fell to the ground, pointing in that direction tremblingly.

But when Conan, Ran Mouri and Sonoko on the ground looked over, the windows were closed, so naturally they saw nothing.

But even so, the timid Mao Lilan was still frightened, and clenched her hands nervously, "Don't scare me~"

"I'm not lying, there really was something just now!"

When Conan heard this, he immediately ran towards the villa with a serious expression, obviously wanting to go up and check it out.

"Conan!"

Mao Lilan and Sonoko followed closely behind.

Qin Zhibo looked at the plate with some confusion. Could it be that the magic circle worked?

But when he thought about it carefully, although he could cast magic with the help of the magic extractor, he was not wearing that item at all.

But just in case, Qin Zhibo still put the small plate in his arms to prevent it from harming anyone again.

After doing all this, Qin Zhibo swept his eyes around the second floor again.

Next to the nailed-up window is another window of the library, through which you can see the Wave Girl standing in front of the bookshelf reading a book.

Judging from her lack of reaction, there shouldn't be any horrifying changes in the room.

On the left side of the nailed-up window, a thin figure hung quietly in the room.

……

On the other side, Conan quickly ran to the library on the second floor of the villa.

The wavy girl who was reading a book inside was startled and asked, "What's going on?"

But Conan ignored her and looked straight at the nailed window and ran forward to check.

All the rivets and iron bars on the window frame were nailed shut, with no signs of having been pulled out.

He frowned, lost in thought.

At this time, Mao Lilan, Sonoko and Hondou Eiyu also came to the second floor, but were stopped by the knock on the door of the man with glasses standing next to the library.

"Lunzi! Open the door quickly!"

"I'm here to give you a CD!"

The man with the flat head also came down the stairs from the third floor. "What's going on? It's so noisy."

The man with glasses explained, "When we went out shopping just now, I bought the CD that Renzi asked me to buy. I gave it to her now, but she didn't open the door..."