Conan Rick's Investigator

Toru Amuro suppressed his curiosity and followed Qin Zhibo deeper into the corridor.

When passing by a corner of the corridor, Toru Amuro caught a glimpse of several photo frames of "old witches" hanging on the wallpaper with vine patterns.

He had a hooked nose, wore strange clothes, and his face was covered in wrinkles like the bark of a thousand-year-old tree. In short, he was extremely ugly.

amount……

With the hints from these photos, Toru Amuro can probably guess what kind of person he is going to meet next.

……

At the end of the corridor, the servant pushed open a door hidden in the wall, and the inside suddenly became bright.

This is a secret room, and looking around you can see a large number of thick classical books.

"Please come in."

Qin Zhibo and Amuro Toru walked in slowly and saw a burning stove in the middle of several bookshelves, with a huge crucible with a diameter of nearly 2 meters on it.

Next to the crucible was a wooden A-shaped ladder, on which stood a figure, holding a spoon in both hands and stirring the contents of the crucible vigorously.

Amuro Toru narrowed his eyes slightly. The figure was wearing a loose dark red robe and a hood, with his back facing him, so he could not capture any useful information.

But even so, dressed like this and stirring a strange crucible is enough to show that he is an extremely weird person.

"Master Hongzi, Mr. Qin is here."

The servant walked up to the figure on the ladder and bowed slightly respectfully.

"You're finally here, but I'm so tired..."

As soon as these words came out, Amuro Toru immediately realized that something was wrong.

This voice...

When the person on the ladder turned around, Amuro Toru's eyes widened in shock.

The face under the dark red hood turned out to be a beautiful face of a young girl!

A few crystal beads of sweat were dripping on the girl's flawless white forehead. When she raised her hand to wipe the sweat, Amuro Toru felt a little restless in his heart.

Koizumi Akako looked down at Amuro Toru condescendingly. Qin Zhibo had already greeted her, so she was not surprised that a strange man visited the witch's house.

Seeing the shock on Amuro Toru's face and a hint of evasion in his eyes, Koizumi Akako was very satisfied.

As a witch, her appearance must be shocking enough, and this is no exception even for Kaito Kidd.

However, Koizumi Hongzi did not show any emotion and continued to say to Qin Zhibo: "I have almost prepared everything. All that is left is your materials."

Qin Zhibo held up the bag in his hand and said, "Here are the materials. What should I do?"

Koizumi Hongzi raised her hand and pointed at the crucible in front of her. "Just throw everything into the pot without dropping anything..."

Qin Zhibo walked to the pot, climbed up another ladder brought by the servant, and saw what was inside the pot.

In a pot of fluorescent green liquid, a naked man was soaked.

The man's key parts are immersed in the liquid, while the non-key parts are like isolated islands floating on the liquid.

The most eye-catching position is the head leaning against the edge of the pot.

His head was tilted with his eyes closed, and there was a burnt hole where his temple should be. His handsome features revealed a deathly coldness.

This person is Shuichi Akai!

Or rather, it was Shuichi Akai's body.

Qin Zhibo took a look at the situation, turned his head to look in the direction of Koizumi Hongzi, and asked: "What is this method?"

Stew yourself in an iron pot?

Koizumi Hongzi placed the stirring spoon on the edge of the pot, rolled up her sleeves, and explained, "Even if you can make a magic potion, it will be useless if you feed it to someone who has been dead for a long time."

"So I want to use the method of making magic props to give the magic power of the potion into the corpse."

Enchantment?

As someone who has played some online games, Qin Zhibo felt that this method was inexplicably familiar.

Enchanting Shuichi Akai's corpse...it does sound much more reliable than feeding it medicine.

"Where is the bullet in the head?" Qin Zhibo asked again.

The servant standing below replied respectfully, "I have taken out the bullet."

At this time, Toru Amuro, who had been listening from behind, couldn't help it, so he quickly climbed up the ladder and saw what was in the crucible.

The head drooping over the edge of the pot was actually Shuichi Akai!

"Akai Shuichi!"

Seeing the enemy he hadn't seen for many years, Amuro Toru couldn't help but shout.

But the next moment, he noticed a bullet hole in Shuichi Akai's head. It was obvious that he was dead in this state.

"This is……?"

Amuro Toru frowned, his eyes filled with shock and confusion.

"As you can see, Akai Shuichi is dead."

"He was disguised as Gin during the operation to capture Gin, but was discovered by Vermouth, who then shot him in the head."

"My original plan was to find a remote location and capture Vermouth and Vodka as well."

"But the news of Gin's capture quickly reached Vermouth's ears. I didn't expect that after we left, there were still people from the organization staying in Haido Park..."

Toru Amuro was stunned and immediately recalled the scene at that time.

After the organizers completed the sniper attack on Yasuteru Domon, the commander and the sniper quickly evacuated, with only one person remaining at the scene.

It’s Zhu Fujingguang who is lurking in that building!

It was he who sniped Gin who was arrested by the police, and it was also he who tipped off Vermouth.

And now he's Scotch!

Chapter 1040 Resurrection

Scotch?

But if Shuichi Akai hadn't saved Kagemitsu, how could Kagemitsu be alive until now?

What exactly is going on?

While Toru Amuro was wondering in his heart, Qin Zhibo had already taken out several glass bottles containing potion ingredients from the bag.

He confirmed with Koizumi Hongzi again, "Just throw it in?"

"Yes, just throw it away."

Koizumi Hongzi was still stirring the liquid in the crucible with a spoon.

Although this pot of fluorescent green liquid is boiling and bubbling, the steam it emits does not feel very hot, and seems to be less than the 100℃ that boiling water normally requires.

But that's normal, otherwise it would really be like Akai Shuichi being stewed in an iron pot.

Qin Zhibo took out the various materials he had collected from the small glass bottles one by one and poured them into the crucible.

Under the dim light, the shadows of Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi were reflected obliquely on the wall. One was tall and the other short. One was holding a long-handled spoon and stirring constantly, while the other was holding a glass bottle and "adding ingredients", which looked particularly evil.

Qin Zhibo poured the ghoul's blood into the crucible, and the emerald green liquid immediately changed color.

Then, the milk of Ibo-Zter and the nails of the Gug giant were added in turn.

With each "addition," the liquid in the crucible turns a darker color.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo felt like Tom Cat making poison and preparing to kill Jerry.

When it came to the eyeballs of the daughter of Itakuya, Qin Zhibo hesitated.

He had dug out two eyeballs in total and didn't know how many to add now.

If the potion recipe given by Tsathoggua really works, all the other materials can be obtained, it just takes a little time.

But the eyeballs of the daughter of Itaqua are the only rare "treasure from heaven and earth".

He had finally met the "Daughter of Itakuya" in a previous mission, and even risked his life to provoke the gods, in order to get the two eyeballs.

If only one is used, the potion can be made again later.

Koizumi Hongzi also saw the doubt in Qin Zhibo's heart, stopped the spoon in her hand, and said, "You can try adding one first. If it doesn't work, add the other one."

She is casual.

After hearing this, Qin Zhibo put one of the eyeballs into the crucible.

The ice-blue eyeballs slowly melted in the boiling liquid, and the originally black and purple liquid was quickly infected by the blue.

After a while, the entire crucible's liquid turned ice blue.

Qin Zhibo took out the last ingredient, puffer fish.

The recipe for Tsathoggua's potion requires pufferfish toxin, but Qin Zhibo has not extracted it yet.

"It doesn't matter. All you need to prepare the potion is the necessary elements." Koizumi Hongzi said, "Give him a knife."

The servant behind him handed him a knife, and Qin Zhibo cut open the puffer fish on the ladder, took out the poisonous organs, and threw them into the crucible.

This time, the liquid in the crucible did not change color.

Naked Shuichi Akai lay peacefully in the crucible, as if he was taking a hot spring bath.

Looking at this strange scene, Toru Amuro temporarily withdrew his reasoning and speculation, staring at the huge crucible in front of him and asked.

"What the hell are you doing?"

He didn't understand what Qin Zhibo was going to do, and kept adding various "seasonings" to Akai Shuichi's pot.

Is he planning to eat Shuichi Akai?

Qin Zhibo turned to look at him and explained solemnly.

"We're going to resurrect him."

"resurrection?"

Toru Amuro's tone was stunned for a moment, and his eyes were filled with infinite doubt.

"Do you want to be resurrected, Shuichi Akai?" Amuro Toru frowned and confirmed with Qin Zhibo again.

"Yes." Qin Zhibo nodded.

"T-How is this possible? He's already dead!"

"I know he's dead, but how can I know the outcome if I don't try?"

Toru Amuro looked at Qin Zhibo with a complicated expression on his face, but he saw great determination in the latter's eyes and knew that he was not joking.

He really wants to resurrect Shuichi Akai.

But how is it possible that a dead person could be resurrected?

This is beyond human understanding and cognition!

At this time, Koizumi Hongzi, who was on the other side of the crucible, took out the stirring spoon in her hand and put it aside. "We are almost ready. You can leave now."

Qin Zhibo obediently pulled Amuro Toru down the ladder and retreated to a safe position three meters away.

Next it’s Koizumi Akako’s turn.

Success or failure depends on this.

……

In the dim magic chamber, a strange scene is unfolding.

In the huge crucible, a naked man was immersed.

On the ladder at the edge of the crucible, Koizumi Hongzi closed her eyes, held her breath, and stood there motionless with her hands hanging by her sides.

The servant was holding a large towel and standing respectfully below.

Qin Zhibo and Amuro Toru stood further away, watching everything carefully.