Conan Rick's Investigator

Originally, she wanted to bring some strange specimens for collection, such as gecko tails, puffer fish, and eyeballs of unknown creatures.

But Qin Zhibo told her that it would be difficult to pass security with these things, so she gave up.

"It's just a suitcase...why do you need a broom when you go out?"

On Hondou Eisuke's back, there was an old-fashioned long-handled broom.

The broom head is very clean and doesn't look like it's for sweeping, but that still doesn't change the fact that it's a broom.

Of course, this is in the eyes of outsiders.

Actually, this is a magic broom that the witch can ride to fly.

Theoretically, as long as there is enough magic power, the witch can ride it to anywhere, and the speed can be comparable to the world's top supersonic fighter jets.

However, the witch's body is often unable to support ultra-long distance, ultra-high speed, and ultra-low temperature flight, so it is far from reaching the theoretical value.

However, there is a legend about a magic item called "Golden Honey Wine". Drinking it can break through this limitation, allowing the witch to withstand ultra-low temperatures and thin air, and even fly into outer space!

……

After completing the registration, the waiter led the three people to the top floor.

Koizumi Akako booked the most luxurious presidential suite. One suite can accommodate three people for only US$12000 per night, which is really "affordable"!

After entering the suite, Koizumi Hongzi immediately occupied the largest room.

Qin Zhibo and Hondou Eisuke live in the second bedroom and guest room, which is completely sufficient. If that doesn't accommodate them, there is also a huge living room.

After everyone had rested in their rooms for a while, they used the hotel phone to call the waiter to satisfy their hunger.

Koizumi Akako and Qin Zhibo took the menu in the room and ordered their dishes skillfully one after another.

But when it was Hondou Eisuke's turn, he got stuck.

"This... Froufrou, and this Biff Stark... and A-broken, bah..."

Hondou Eisuke's English is not very good, and he speaks with a strong Japanese accent.

Although his father is American, he grew up with his mother and received a Japanese-style education. He couldn't understand most of the items on the menu, and even the ones he could understand couldn't be explained clearly.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo took the menu from him and said to the waiter: "Freeak and Apple pie."

“A glass of ks.”

As soon as the waiter wrote the order and left the room, Koizumi Hongzi covered her mouth and laughed.

“Hahahaha~”

"Your English is so poor! You still want to settle down in the United States?"

Although Koizumi Akako didn't know Hondou Eisuke's specific identity, she didn't plan to return to Japan after knowing that he had arrived.

This sarcastic remark made Hondou Eisuke blush a little, and he retorted: "You are not necessarily that good, you just speak English better than me..."

Hearing this, Koizumi Hongzi's strange desire to win was aroused again.

"I'm not only fluent in English and Japanese, but also Spanish. I also know some Egyptian and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics..."

"I can even speak Chinese, the most difficult language in the world."

Seeing Koizumi Akako's eyes twitching, Hondou Eisuke's heart trembled, and he felt as if he was facing a woman whose level was many times higher than his.

In fact, it’s not surprising that he feels this way. After all, Koizumi Akako’s talents are basically all in things related to magic.

For example, to learn magic books, one needs to master multiple languages.

Qin Zhibo himself also learned some additional languages in order to study the secret knowledge of the magic books.

Qin Zhibo currently has language skills in a total of 7 languages.

Chinese, English, Japanese, Latin, French, Lalaye, and Ghoul.

Among them, Qin Zhibo has unlocked the learning progress of Lalaye and Ghoul, but has not started learning yet.

Neither of these two languages is a human language. It seems that as long as you encounter them in person, you can unlock the learning progress, and you don't need to investigate corpses to gain skills.

The learning of Lalaye language was triggered by the "Luoyan City Textbook" found in the warehouse of the house of the murderer who hoped that Mount Fuji would erupt during the Nishitama Twin Towers incident.

As for the Ghoul Language, it is naturally the recent harvest in the Dreamland.

However, Qin Zhibo is skeptical about the fact that Koizumi Akako can speak Chinese.

"How old are you? How do you say this in Chinese?"

"You are testing me, right?" Koizumi Hongzi rolled her eyes and answered in stiff and broken Chinese.

"It means 'how old are you'!"

Koizumi Hongzi showed a confident expression on her face. "How is it? Awesome, right?"

Qin Zhibo was a little surprised that the meaning was actually similar.

……

After lunch, Qin Zhibo took a short rest in the hotel and then went to the FBI's New York branch.

I took a taxi to the entrance of the Investigation Bureau, a square fortress-like building.

This is where the original owner worked four years ago, and it is also the "headquarters" mentioned by James, Shuichi Akai and others.

Although the administrative level here is not as high as that of the FBI headquarters in Washington, New York is the largest city in the United States and the world's financial center. Those who can work here are naturally the elite among the elites.

Qin Zhibo stepped into the Investigation Bureau. He first had to pass the metal detector inspection and body search at the door, and then register as a visitor.

The black guard at the door asked Qin Zhibo the purpose of his visit, and Qin Zhibo told him the truth.

"I'm former FBI agent Vince Chin, and I'm here to retrieve case files from the past."

The black guard was very vigilant and did not let him go immediately. He looked up at Qin Zhibo.

"I think I've seen you before... But even if you're a former agent, you still need permission from a supervisor to retrieve information. That's the rule."

"I have James Blake's permission. He said he has arranged for someone..."

As Qin Zhibo was speaking, an agent in a green suit walked down the stairs.

The man had a heavy face, flowing medium-length hair, a sturdy figure, and a rather ferocious look. When he put on glasses, he looked like a replica of Vodka.

"You are Vince Qin, right?" He walked up to Qin Zhibo and asked.

"Yes, I am." Qin Zhibo nodded.

The man turned to the guard and ordered, "James has already informed me. Leave this person to me."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you, Agent Kamil."

Only after obtaining the consent of the guards did Qin Zhibo officially enter the FBI.

"Come with me. The location of the information room has been changed. It's now over here."

Agent Kamal led Qin Zhibo to the right side of the first floor.

The moment they came face to face, Qin Zhibo saw some basic information about this slightly fierce-looking agent.

His full name is Andre Kamel, he is 27 years old and his rank is ordinary agent.

Like Judy, she is also an ordinary agent, Shuichi Akai is a senior agent, and James is a field supervisor.

"Are you from Japan?"

Suddenly, Kamal, who was walking in front, asked.

"Yeah, I just got off the plane."

"My colleagues in Japan, are they okay?"

"well enough……"

"What about Mr. Akai? How is he?"

Camille suddenly mentioned Akai Shuichi in his cold voice, and used a respectful title, which surprised Qin Zhibo a little.

"It's hard to say..."

"Hard to say?"

"...Akai Shuichi has been missing recently."

Qin Zhibo thought about it and told the truth. After all, James arranged for him to take him to retrieve the information, so he should be someone he trusted.

"Mr. Akai is missing?"

Kamal turned around and looked at Qin Zhibo, was stunned for a moment, and then continued walking forward.

Coming to a room on the left at the end of the corridor, Kamal opened the door with a key.

Behind the door is an old database. The case files inside are all closed and have been around for some time, so there is basically no dispute.

"I have sorted out the information you want to see, you can just take it back."

"But remember to come back..."

Although Kamal looks vicious, he is still very careful in his work. He sorted out all the cases that Qin Zhibo handled when he was an FBI agent and put them in a file box.

"Thank you."

Qin Zhibo walked into the hall holding the file box, like an employee who had just been fired by his boss.

Just as he was about to go out, Kamal called Qin Zhibo again.

"Mr. Qin, is Mr. Akai okay?"

Before leaving, Kamal said this again.

"Why? Are you concerned about his condition?"

"Yes, I once caused Mr. Akai's mission to fail because of a mistake."

Two years ago, when the FBI was planning to capture Gin, Camille was careless and drove away the old man who appeared at the scene of the capture, which eventually led to the failure of the mission.

Camille felt very guilty about ruining the mission and apologized to Shuichi Akai. The two became friends after a few interactions.

He knew that Shuichi Akai's girlfriend in Japan had died not long ago, and that he returned this time mainly to take revenge on Gin.

"Mr. Qin, as Mr. Akai's guide, you must be aware of Mr. Akai's current safety."

"Tell me, I'll also be going to Japan as reinforcement next week."

What Kamal said was true. After all, there were not many people in the FBI who could speak Japanese, and he was one of them.

Qin Zhibo looked at Kamal, thought for a moment, and replied calmly: "Don't worry, Akai Shuichi will be fine."

"I promise you that."

……

After returning to the hotel with a pile of case materials, Koizumi Akako was about to do a divination for Hondou Eisuke.

The reason was that Hondou Eisuke complained about his bad luck. He was very careful but always made mistakes.

"For example, if a piece of toast falls on the ground, the butter side will definitely face down..."

"When I go camping with my friends, I'm always the first one to get bit by a mosquito..."

"When I take photos with everyone, I always keep my eyes closed for some reason..."

"And rock-paper-scissors, I always lose!"

"No matter how I think about it, my luck is just too bad!"

As Hondou Eisuke finished his complaints, the magic crystal ball on the table spoke in a shrill voice.

"All these misfortunes that befell you are equal to the good fortune you were born with. They won't kill you, but they will haunt you for the rest of your life."

"Then how should I change?" Hondou Eisuke ignored the strangeness of the voice and asked hurriedly.

"It can't be changed. It's innate."

"Ah? Why is this like this..."

Hondou Eisuke lowered his head in disappointment, but Qin Zhibo came over to comfort him.

"Don't be discouraged, Eiyou!"

"Look at it this way. If you drop your toast butter-side down, you can butter both sides..."

"This way the toast will flip endlessly in the air and never fall."