Conan Rick's Investigator

Shimabukuro Kimie did not do so and came back with Qin Zhibo.

Qin Zhibo gave false testimony for Shimabukuro Kimie, and the body in the fire turned out to be Saori Kadowaki who committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and Shimabukuro Kimie was no longer suspected.

"Why……"

Conan didn't look into Qin Zhibo's eyes, but lowered his head slightly, his low voice as heavy as his mood at the moment.

Qin Zhibo also had a serious expression on his face and looked at Conan beside him.

In this case, he did conceal the truth.

But in fact, the truth is more complicated than Conan imagined, because the real murderer is not Shimabukuro Kimie, but Kimie's father, Shimabukuro Keikazu.

Five years ago, Shimabukuro Keikazu and other islanders were exiled to the sea because they suffered from "Abyss Syndrome".

A year ago, Shimabukuro Keikazu came back alive, but due to the limited targeted drugs to suppress Abyss Syndrome, he could only live in a cellar near the shrine and dared not show his true face.

Later, Shimabukuro Kimie realized that the people who killed her mother three years ago were three childhood playmates who were superstitious about the legend of the longevity woman who could live forever, so they used fire to test the authenticity of the longevity woman.

As a result, Shimabukuro Kimie developed murderous intent in her heart.

However, while preparing the murder plan, Shimabukuro Keikazu noticed the murderous intent in his daughter's heart, so he took the initiative and killed her.

After learning the whole story, Qin Zhibo felt that the truth was too heavy to be made public.

As for whether the truth of the case should be revealed, Qin Zhibo is not like Conan, who has an iron rule that "the truth must be revealed."

He clearly understood that he was not a policeman, not a judge, and certainly not the embodiment of "justice."

Strictly speaking, Qin Zhibo doesn't think he is even a detective.

In the occupation column of the system, the occupation displayed is "Investigator".

The investigator's job is to investigate the truth, not to reveal it.

On the contrary, sometimes, it is the investigator's duty to hide the truth.

As the code of conduct respected within the Nine Angels organization says, hiding the truth is the best protection for the public.

If concealing the truth can bring good outcomes to more people, then why not do it?

In Qin Zhibo's view, the pursuit of absolute revelation of the truth is nothing more than playing a simple reasoning game, and the result is nothing more than winning or losing.

But the content behind the "truth" is something that a self-proclaimed "detective" will never be able to see.

This is the essential difference between an investigator and a detective.

"You want to think that way, but I can't help it."

"But this is all just your assumption. You don't have any evidence..."

Conan did not know about the existence of Shimabukuro Keikazu, and Shimabukuro Kimie did not fake her own death. Even if it was revealed that the longevity woman was impersonated by Shimabukuro Kimie, it could not prove that this matter had anything to do with the case.

So Qin Zhibo knew very well that Conan had no evidence.

He didn't want to discuss this issue with Conan any further, nor did he want to try to convince someone whose ideas were absolutely different from his own, so he turned around and left.

Looking at Qin Zhibo's back as he was about to leave, Conan felt even more annoyed.

Such a statement is simply to admit that one has helped the criminals to conceal the truth.

In the detective industry, one of Conan's most trusted and even admired detectives is not a sword that reveals the truth, but instead helps criminals to conceal it.

"You don't deserve to be a famous detective!"

Conan's fierce roar echoed in Dr. Agasa's house.

On the other side of the living room, Professor Agasa, Haibara Ai, and the three little ones all looked over with surprised expressions, not understanding how their friendship could have capsized so suddenly.

Qin Zhibo turned around and looked at the short figure, his face showing undisguised indignation.

Facing such a Conan, Qin Zhibo did not show any anger or fury, but just chuckled and said lightly.

"You'll never be Sherlock Holmes."

"You are you, and you can only be you..."

Hearing this comment, Conan stood there in a daze, his face turning blue and white.

He has always been working hard to become a great detective like Sherlock Holmes. Although he is a little immature, no one has ever denied his efforts.

But Qin Zhibo said such words in front of him, denying his efforts and goals.

You can never be Sherlock Holmes, you are you, and you can only be you...

It feels like a person has traveled tens of thousands of miles for a certain goal.

But at this moment, someone suddenly stood up and said, "You are heading in the wrong direction. You will never reach that goal."

The key is that this person is an authority in this field.

No matter what truth Qin Zhibo concealed, Conan had to admit that Qin Zhibo's reasoning ability was the strongest he had ever seen except for Kudo Yusaku.

The truth of any case seems to lie only in his eyes.

That's why Conan was so angry.

If you know the truth but choose to hide it, then the existence of the truth is meaningless.

When the truth becomes unimportant, is there any need for the detective profession to exist?

The truth must be revealed!

And the detective's job is to uncover the truth!

It’s okay to deny his personal goals, but it’s not okay to despise the entire detective industry!

"you……"

Conan was about to speak again when a slender arm in front of him stopped him.

Looking to the side, he saw that it was Haibara Ai standing next to him, stopping Conan from continuing.

Dr. Agasa also came over to Qin Zhibo, maintaining a somewhat awkward smile on his face. "Haha... why are the voices getting louder and louder? Is there anything we can't discuss properly?"

Qin Zhibo responded with a faint smile and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't take it to heart.

"Don't worry, Conan is just a child. How could I possibly get angry with a child?"

"Oh, oh...that's good, that's good..." Dr. Agasa nodded twice and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

When Conan heard that he was being treated like a child, he was so angry that he wanted to retort, but was stopped by Haibara Ai again.

Conan looked at Haibara Ai in confusion, his eyes asking, "Why are you stopping me?"

But Haibara Ai just looked at her coldly and didn't answer.

The three little ones stood next to Conan, as if they were watching a fight between gods, fully demonstrating the good style of "I don't know, and I dare not ask."

On the other side, Dr. Agasa saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Oh right! I remember now, I must have put the letter behind the TV!"

As he said that, Dr. Agasa walked behind the TV and took out the letter.

"Haha, the letter is really here, I found it!"

"I found it! Found...I found it..."

Dr. Agasa was performing by himself, and no one responded to him. Even the three little ones looked at him as if he were a fool.

In the opinion of the three little ones, when friends quarrel, they should mediate quickly to prevent the conflict from escalating, instead of looking for any evidence.

But they don't know that in the way adults like Dr. Agasa think, at such times, they should divert everyone's attention and retreat in order to advance.

It’s a pity that no one can understand his good intentions.

"Forehead……"

At this point, Dr. Agasa had no choice but to use his ultimate move.

"Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to confess to you all..."

Dr. Agasa put down the letter in his hand and said with a very serious expression.

"Actually, when I was in elementary school, I had a first love. Her name was Kinoshita... er..."

Dr. Agasa was stuck when he was halfway through speaking his heartfelt words.

It was really unfortunate. He was slow in dealing with feelings and didn't think that this kind of friendship between children could be related to love, so he didn't remember the other person's name.

Over time, he forgot most of the people's names.

"...Sorry, I forgot your name..."

Ai Haibara looked at Dr. Agasa scratching his head apologetically, with a helpless look in her eyes, and silently said in her heart, "What a lame guy."

Dr. Agasa continued, "But when my first love said goodbye to me, she left me a letter, asking me to meet her somewhere every ten years."

"But now 40 years have passed and I still haven't found that location, so I've never seen her again."

"And today is exactly the day we agreed to meet in the letter. Mr. Qin happens to be here too. Maybe we can find the agreed location!"

Dr. Agasa tried his best to maintain an excited expression. Although he had wanted to see his first love decades ago, he was now old and felt that it was unlikely that they would have the chance to meet again, so he gradually gave up.

Just to ease the tense atmosphere in the villa, he had to bring out his "black history".

When the three little ones heard such a romantic story, they immediately looked envious.

"How romantic~"

"Doctor, please take out that letter and show it to us!"

Seeing that someone finally took up the conversation, Dr. Agasa quickly responded with a smile, "Okay, okay, I'll look for it first..."

Having said that, Dr. Agasa turned around and was about to go look for it.

But at this time, Qin Zhibo waved his hand.

"Dr. Agasa, take your time looking for it. I'm leaving now."

"what?"

Dr. Agasa was stunned for a moment, thinking that Qin Zhibo thought what he said was fake, so he hurriedly explained, "I'm telling a true story! Don't look at me like this now, there really were girls who wrote to me in elementary school!"

Qin Zhibo smiled back and said calmly, "Doctor, I believe what you said."

"It's just that I have my own things to deal with and I can't stay here any longer."

"Besides, isn't Conan here?"

Qin Zhibo looked at Conan, and Conan also showed a smile unwilling to be outdone.

"Of course, I will help the doctor find that place."

"Unlike someone who knows the truth but deliberately conceals it..."

After hearing this, Qin Zhibo was not angry. He just turned around, waved his hand, pushed the door, and left Dr. Agasa's house.

Everyone in the living room watched Qin Zhibo leave, knowing that the two were still arguing.

However, as soon as Dr. Agasa started looking for the letters, the three little ones immediately went to help.

Only Huiyuan Ai stood beside Conan with her hands behind her back and asked calmly: "What are you arguing about with that uncle?"

Conan: "..."

Haibara Ai looked at Conan, and combined with Conan's previous reaction in front of the apartment building and what Conan had just said, she guessed most of it in her mind.

"Ugh……"

"Actually, if you're talking about hiding the truth, aren't you also hiding your true identity from that girl?"

"And you took action against the organization behind my back before, but I saw through it..."

Conan was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around to explain: "This is different!"

"What's the difference?"

"I did that to protect Xiaolan and...you..." Conan explained.

Huiyuan Ai turned around with her hands behind her back, then tilted her face to the side, with a smile on her face, "Then I have to thank you~"

"But even if you hid it from me, I still don't think you did anything wrong."

"Even if you can't become Sherlock Holmes, you are you, and there's nothing wrong with that..."

"I admire you just like this."