The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Qin Zhibo's suggestion made the ghoul Pickman think deeply. After thinking for a long time, he murmured: "It stands to reason that it is not impossible..."

When Kuroba Kaito heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "Then let's go now!"

Although he still doesn't know what kind of creature the so-called "Night Dire" is, he is willing to take any risk as long as there is a way to see his father.

But Qin Zhibo is more rational, so naturally he cannot be allowed to take this risk immediately.

"You can't rush this matter."

"Why?"

Qin Zhibo looked at Kuroba Kaito and explained sternly: "You are now using your real body to enter the dreamland, which means that once you encounter an accident here, you will truly die."

"You saw what happened underground just now. The rules here are completely different from those in the real world..."

"This is not a cat-and-mouse game between the Phantom Thieves and the police, but a real life-and-death battle."

This is also the reason why Qin Zhibo has never dared to leave the ghoul camp of the Tombs of Xin. It is too dangerous to wander in this unknown world with his real body.

Qin Zhibo's words made Kuroba Kaito lower his head and fell into silence.

He has established Kuroba Toichi as an object of worship since he was a child. Since the accident eight years ago, he can often recall his father's glamorous magician image on the stage.

The Black Feather Pirates and Black Feather Kaito are not only a father, but also a lifelong guide and a beacon for progress.

Now he finally knows that his father is not "dead", but he can't see him right away, which is really hard for him to accept.

At this moment, Terai Kinosuke from behind stepped forward, pressed Kuroba Kaito's shoulder, and persuaded: "Master, we are lucky to know that the master is still alive."

"This is such great luck. I don't want to see anything happen to you, young master, because you are looking for me. I don't think I want you to either..."

"Now, let's listen to Mr. Qin."

Kuroba Kaito tilted his head and looked at Terai Khonosuke, only to find that two lines of crystal clear tears had fallen behind Terai Khonosuke's glasses.

In terms of time spent together, Terai Kinosuke is the one who has known Kuroha Toichi the longest.

The friendship between the two is all indescribable.

Even Father Terai can endure it for a while longer, so what can't he endure?

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

…

Several people chatted with Pickman for a while, talking about the past events of Black Feather Thief in Dreamland.

Kuroba Toichi has skilled magic performance skills and won the magic crown at the age of only 20. On the one hand, it is due to his own genius, and on the other hand, it is due to his training that is twice as hard as ordinary people.

Possessing the characteristics of a dream maker, Black Feather Pirates can create desired magic props in dreams and use them in magic performances.

The first encounter between Pickman and Kuroba Toichi was in the largest city in Dreamland, the port of Delas-Lin. Pickman went to buy paints and met Kuroba Toichi who was performing magic on the street.

And Kuroba Toichi left a message in his secret base at home, saying that magic really exists, and it was also because he saw real magic in this world.

In the Dreamland, no one cares about magic, and magic is the mainstream.

Even the farmers and peasant women working in the farmhouses of Usa Town know that magic exists, and all irrational phenomena can be attributed to magic.

Therefore, during that time, Black Feather Thief was also known as the "Black Mage of Dilas-Lin" and was quite famous near the port.

At the kind invitation of Kuroba Daoyi, Pickman also lived in the human city during that time and painted as much as he wanted.

Later, Kuroba Toichi said that he was being targeted in the real world and might die, so he commissioned Pickman to create two paintings, "Monster Thief" and "Ghoul Under the Moon".

After understanding Kuroba Toichi's past experiences, Kuroba Kaito couldn't help but feel more in awe of his father.

Only by constantly honing your magic skills in the fantasy world can you become a worthy magic master in the real world.

Kuroba Toichi's experience further proves that genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.

…

The conversation was almost over, Qin Zhibo and others said goodbye to Pickman.

With the help of the navigator, several people returned to the ghoul camp and prepared to return to the real world.

After questioning, Nancy has decided to stay in this world.

The reason is simple. Only in this world can she feel true freedom, instead of being imprisoned in that small house in disguise.

Moreover, for her, it is easy to return to the original world at any time, because she has the magic to change her appearance into a human.

Qin Zhibo expressed that he respected her idea, and took Kuroba Kaito and Terai Huangnosuke to prepare to return to the real world.

This time there was only one ghoul to escort him.

But even so, when entering the underground city of the Guge Giants, the road was smooth. The Guge Giants tilted their heads away from a distance and pretended not to see them.

Kuroba Kaito and Terai Kinosuke were shocked by the sight in front of them. There was a stone underground city in the ashes space, and the ancient leather giant with four hands and a mouth on the top of his head lived in the underground city.

Now, they can better understand why Qin Zhibo said that dreamland is extremely dangerous.

The three climbed up the tallest stone tower in the underground city, and then passed through the trap door on the top of the stone tower, successfully returning to the New York subway shaft in the real world.

There was no police patrol when they came out this time. The three of them climbed up to the iron bridge, then returned along the railway track and returned to the subway station.

The subway station was full of people waiting for the subway. When Qin Zhibo looked at the clock on the wall, he realized that it was already morning.

…

After returning to the hotel, several people were very tired.

However, Kuroba Kaito was not in a hurry to sleep, but asked Qin Zhibo how to enter the dreamland in a non-physical way.

"This is simple. Have you ever had a dream about a 'staircase'?"

"About the stairs?" Kuroba Kaito asked doubtfully.

Qin Zhibo explained to him, "You are alone on the steps that go all the way down. This step seems to have no end, but in fact you go down 700 steps first. These steps symbolize 'light sleep'."

"At this time you will encounter a flame cave. There are two gatekeepers dressed as priests at the door of the cave, who will open the door for you."

"Don't be afraid when passing through the Flame Cave. Once you pass through the cave, you can enter the steps that symbolize 'deep sleep'."

"There are a total of 70 steps in this stage. When you complete all the steps and reach the bottom, you will enter a forest."

"That forest is a forest in the west of Fantasyland, called the 'Enchanted Forest'."

"You have to be careful about a creature called the 'enchanted rat' in this forest..."

Qin Zhibo didn't have much experience in strategies for entering the dreamland as a dreamer.

Since entering Wusa Town last time, Qin Zhibo has not had time to explore other places in depth.

Qin Zhibo planned to wait until Kuroba Kaito could enter the dreamland, and then find a way to go to the Tombs of Xin, and go to the secret realm of Kadath through the Night Dire as a dreamer.

In this way, even if you encounter an accident in the dreamland, you will only lose your identity in the dream and will not die in reality.

After Qin Zhibo's explanation, Kuroba Kaito couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Because he never remembered having any dreams about stairs, or even if he had dreamed about them, most people would forget such inconspicuous dreams.

But Qin Zhibo comforted him. Now that he knew the existence of the fantasy dreamland and had even been to the fantasy dreamland in person, he believed that he would soon dream of the "steps".

Just seize the opportunity when the time comes.

Under Qin Zhibo's guidance, Kuroba Kaito and Terai Huangnosuke fell asleep, hoping to get tickets to enter the dreamland as soon as possible.

But Qin Zhibo had no time to rest, so he immediately packed his luggage and set off for the airport.

Because today is the day when the Suzuki Foundation is transporting "Sunflower" back to China, Qin Zhibo, as one of the 7 knights announced by Suzuki Jirokichi, naturally has to escort it randomly.

On Qin Zhibo's side, all matters in the United States have been completed.

Koizumi Hongzi will contact Benniu himself, get the luggage and take it back to Japan.

As for Kuroba Kaito and Terai Kinosuke, they can come back with Koizumi Anko. Anyway, they are relatively familiar with each other now.

On the other hand, Qin Zhibo has to return to China in advance to make preparations for resurrecting Shuichi Akai and rescuing Hiroki Sawada.

It's time to make good on your promise.

…

Qin Zhibo came to the airport, and the people of the Suzuki Consortium were ready.

In order to cooperate with Suzuki Jiroyoshi's sunflower exhibition plan, the Suzuki Foundation directly painted the entire body of a Boeing 747 to look like a sunflower bush.

Cooperate with the Japanese media and prepare for a century of publicity as soon as the plane lands.

After boarding the plane, Qin Zhibo found that even Charlie had come with him.

The original plan was that Charlie was only responsible for the security of "Sunflower" in the United States. Even if he came to Japan, he would not have law enforcement rights as a foreign police officer.

But the warning letter sent by Kaitou Kidd yesterday forced him to intervene in the entire Sunflower Exhibition.

The destruction of Las Vegas by Kidd is still fresh in his mind. Charlie, who has a strong sense of justice, hates Kidd.

Qin Zhibo was a little sorry about this.

In fact, Kaitou Kidd no longer has any reason to attack "Sunflower".

Charlie's trip to Japan may be in vain.

As soon as he got on the plane, Qin Zhibo had to pass the first case and pinch his face.

In order to prove that he was not Kaitou Kidd, Qin Zhibo pinched his face hard in front of Suzuki Jirokichi and others.

Seeing that there was no flaw on his face, Suzuki Jiroji dared to let him go with peace of mind.

At this time, a crew member was about to get on the plane, and Suzuki Jirokichi quickly stopped him.

"Hello!"

"Let me confirm your identity!"

In order to save "Sunflower" from Kaitou Kidd, Suzuki Jiroyoshi took great pains.

On the plane, everyone is in danger, fearing that he will be knocked unconscious by Kidd, the thief who appears out of nowhere in the next second, and his identity will be replaced, and his reputation will be ruined.

But they don't know that the real Kaito Kidd is sleeping soundly in the hotel.

This is really a battle of wits and courage with the air.

…

After repeated inspections, Suzuki Jirokichi confirmed the reliability of all personnel on the plane before notifying the captain's office to take off.

Woohoo~

After the plane took off, Qin Zhibo immediately put on an eye mask and began to catch up on his sleep.

In a rare moment of relaxation, Qin Zhibo entered the dreamland again.

Still in the familiar town of Usa, Qin Zhibo once again came to the wise man's house in the town and asked him how to let the 'newcomers' pass through the enchanted forest safely.

Qin Zhibo relied on the special function of the [Magic Flute] against rodent creatures to finally pass through the Enchanted Forest.

This thing can be effective once, but it may not be effective a second time. After all, the charmed rat is not an ordinary rat.

However, Kuroba Kaito and Terai Kinosuke do not have such abilities and will inevitably encounter danger.

The wise man's answer is that there are two ways to pass through the enchanted forest safely. One is to make friends with the enchanted rats in the forest. The enchanted rats occasionally have some human friends. The specific reasons and conditions are unknown.

The second is to make friends with the cats in Usa Town. Humans protected by cats will not be easily threatened by the charming rats.

But the problem is that they haven't left the Enchanted Forest yet, how can they make friends with the cats in Ursa Town?

If they could be friends with the cats in Ursa Town, why would they go back to the Enchanted Forest?

This is a paradox similar to "which came first, the chicken or the egg".

So the only solution is for Qin Zhibo to take the cats from Usa Town to meet Kuroba Kaito and the others.

"So how do you please the cats in Usa Town?"

"Now you have to meet the general cat in the town." The wise man replied.

General Cat is the commander-in-chief of the cat tribe, so he is called "Cat General" or "Cat King".

Under the introduction of a wise man, Qin Zhibo met the so-called "Cat General" in Usa Town in a barn near the hillside outside the town.

There was a huge cat's nest on the beam of the barn. When the wise man came below, a huge cat's body stuck out from the cat's nest.

This cat is huge, almost twice the size of an ordinary cat. It has very thick brown and black hair and a nose that looks a bit like a lion.

Qin Zhibo made a little distinction and found out that the so-called "Cat General" was actually a Maine Coon cat based on his pedigree.

This is the largest and oldest cat breed in the United States and is known as the “gentle giant” due to its large size.

In addition to General Cat, there were dozens of cats of various kinds poking their heads out from the stacks of the barn, looking at Qin Zhibo and the wise man curiously.

"Human, why do you want to meet me?"

General Cat climbed out of the cat's nest, walked domineeringly on the beam, and then jumped down to the ground where the grains were scattered. He was very agile.

But what surprised Qin Zhibo the most was that this cat general could actually talk!

The last time I saw a talking cat was when I watched "Tom and Jerry" and "Garfield."

The cat general just moved his lips slightly and uttered words that humans could understand.

Qin Zhibo couldn't tell what language it was, but he could understand it.

Under the introduction of the wise man, Qin Zhibo told General Cat the reason why he came here.

But General Cat shook his tail and rejected Qin Zhibo's request.

"We and the Charming Rats have always refrained from invading each other's territory. Once I help you, the Cat Clan and the Rat Clan will go to war, and it will be the humans in Usa Town who will suffer."

Qin Zhibo: "..."

It's a bit hard to imagine that such words came from a cat's mouth.

It is indeed a dreamland.

But at this time, General Cat changed the topic again, "Unless you can solve a problem currently faced by the cat clan..."

"What problem?"

"Ask a question."