The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

The afterglow of the sunset is fading inch by inch, and darkness is about to envelope this gray land.

Qin Zhibo was lying on the ground, his body hidden among the trees, transforming into Voldemort, and quietly observing the situation in the mine below.

Viewed from a high place, the mine below is about a huge circle with a diameter of 200 meters.

The outline of the circle is surrounded by a barbed wire fence as high as a person. The gray land within the circle is very special, like a huge convex spot in a nature reserve, somewhat like the soil of the moon, lifeless.

There is not a single green plant on this gray land, and even the green plants on the hills have been cleared away.

It was also the first time for Qin Zhibo to see the surroundings being cleaned up so cleanly in order to build a mine.

Instead, there were military trucks, helicopters, large searchlights, supply boxes, military room-style tents, etc.

However, after observing for 10 minutes from above, Qin Zhibo did not find any soldiers moving at the checkpoint entering and exiting the mine.

Even during this period of time, there was not even a single person in the entire camp.

Strange……

Qin Zhibo secretly thought that it was strange. Logically speaking, these ores had become an important strategic resource for Vespania, and the defense could not be so lax.

Are all those soldiers in the barracks?

But there can’t be no trace of activity at all, right?

It was getting late. Qin Zhibo was just here to find the specific location of the mine today, and did not intend to get it done in one go.

But he was still somewhat interested in exploring the deployment situation in the camp and preparing for the next operation.

Qin Zhibo took out the [Glass Bottle] from the item list and prepared to summon Minase Yomeng to let the ghost float down to inquire about the situation in the camp.

But when Qin Zhibo was about to summon him, he found that the colorful bubble beads that symbolized the ghost of Minase Youmeng could not be "poured" out no matter what.

Failure to "pour" it out means that it cannot be summoned.

Um?

How is this going?

Qin Zhibo was puzzled, and poured out another ordinary blue soaked bead, and successfully poured it out.

A ghost floated out slowly, a light blue humanoid silhouette with a chaotic appearance.

"Where is your eldest lady?" Qin Zhibo asked.

This is the ordinary soul produced by a normal person after death, and it can also be called a ghost.

It can communicate and accept commands, but it cannot speak or execute complex commands.

The blue ghost was sluggish for a few seconds before shaking his head from side to side.

This is a negative answer, but I don’t know what the specific negative is, whether it’s because I can’t come out, I’m unwilling to come out, or I don’t know.

Qin Zhibo guessed that there must be a reason for not coming out.

The ghost of Minase Youmeng is quite special. She was created by gathering the power of thoughts of believers. Because of her strong thinking power, she can exist only because of her thinking power.

This world is a parallel world. Without the thinking power of Tulpa believers, Minase Yomu would not be able to exist.

However, this also proves that Tulpa believers from the previous world still exist.

Unable to summon Minase Yangmeng, and such a little ghost was useless, Qin Zhibo could only go down to investigate the situation in person.

He put away the [Glass Bottle], checked again that there were no ambush around the camp, and then slid down the hillside.

When he was about to slide to the edge of the barbed wire fence, he seized the opportunity, jumped up, and landed with a tactical roll. He was already inside the barbed wire fence.

Since there was no vegetation in the entire mine and there was very little cover, Qin Zhibo immediately put on the [Lord of the Rings] and entered a state of invisibility.

In the invisible state, people can act boldly.

On the gray ground, circles of soil as big as the soles of your feet rose up one by one and quickly extended towards the camp, with the sound of "bang bang" footsteps in the process.

Arriving at the barracks, Qin Zhibo listened carefully to the goings on in the barracks.

"..."

After listening for more than ten seconds, it was very quiet in the barracks, and there was no sound.

Faced with this situation, Qin Zhibo was a little surprised.

No matter how quiet it is, it won't make no sound at all, right?

And the sun has just set now, so he can’t be sleeping, right?

But on the way here, no patrols were seen, and the entire camp was completely unprepared.

Could it be that he was really sleeping?

Recharge yourself for the night patrol?

Qin Zhibo thought for a while and decided to boldly go in and take a look.

If he could master the routine of the Vespagna defenders, he would be 100% sure to steal the ore in his next action.

Having made up his mind, Qin Zhibo quickly walked around to the front of the barracks and gently raised his hand to open the curtain of the tent.

But as soon as the curtain opened a gap, a foul smell hit his nostrils.

Qin Zhibo's throat tightened, and he subconsciously held his breath as he continued to open the curtain in his hand.

It was very dark inside the barracks, without any light source, and you had to use night vision goggles to see clearly.

Qin Zhibo opened the curtain wide enough to pass through and sneaked in quietly.

Although the range of this movement is not small, due to the effect of invisibility, it looks like a gust of wind blowing the curtain slightly open to outsiders.

He squinted slightly and looked left and right at the dark green field of vision in front of him.

This is a standard 24-person barracks with an aisle in the middle and single beds for each soldier on the left and right sides. There are no bunk beds.

Qin Zhibo walked cautiously in the middle, breathing in some air through his nose, which was filled with a disgusting stench.

This smell is no longer caused by a dirty life, but the smell of decaying corpses.

But among this corruption, there is a faint smell of disinfectant.

The two flavors were mixed together, creating an extremely chaotic and terrible experience.

Lured by this smell, Qin Zhibo felt bad and quietly walked towards the nearest camp bed.

In the dark green field of vision, you can see that it is a human-shaped protrusion. It is a soldier lying on the bed. Even the posture is very standard, purely lying down.

But when he walked to the bedside to check, a chill instantly surged out of his tailbone, spread across his back, and then spread to his numb scalp.

The soldier has his eyes open!

A pair of eyeballs stared at Qin Zhibo blankly, and his mouth opened slightly.

When their eyes met, Qin Zhibo, who was looking down, was shocked.

I am invisible, how could this soldier see me?

But he had an iron will after all, and Qin Zhibo did not panic. He stood calmly and held his breath, not even daring to twist his neck for fear of making any noise.

But soon, Qin Zhibo discovered something unusual.

This soldier just kept his eyes open, without even blinking his eyelids, and didn't even have the rising and falling of his chest that should occur when breathing.

It's like a dead thing.

this……

Qin Zhibo realized something was wrong and quickly came to the bedside and reached out to press the soldier's body.

It didn't matter if he pressed it, the soldier's "body" actually sank in!

The "body" sunk downwards like rubber skin, and when you let go of your hand, it slowly returned to its original shape.

This is not only true for this soldier, but also for other soldiers lying on the cot.

All, all...

It's all skin!

Qin Zhibo stretched out his hand to test one by one and found that every soldier lying down was a humanoid skin.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo felt like Zuo Qianhu in A Chinese Ghost Story, discovering that the hall was filled with bodies controlled by demons.

The physical properties of this skin are similar to rubber, but it also emits a faint rancid smell from decaying organic matter, as well as a slight smell of disinfectant. It seems to have been soaked with special chemicals.

Qin Zhibo picked up a skin bag and found a strange metal clip on the inside, which seemed to be used to fix the position.

The skin of the head is separated from the torso, and there are dozens of small circular contacts inside, which is very precise.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo also guessed what these skin bags were made of.

It's Mi-Go!

These are biochemical dolls made by Mi-Go, which are actually human skins and can help Mi-Go disguise their identity.

This thing is similar to a puppet suit, but it is much more sophisticated and is designed according to Mi-Go's body structure.

The contacts on the inside of the skull are controlled by the tentacles on Mi-Go's oval head and can simulate different human expressions.

It's just that these biochemical dolls were made very recently, and the smell of corruption has not yet been removed.

And what’s even scarier is that there are as many Mi-Gos as there are biochemical dolls here.

And those Mi-Gos sure aren't too far away!

After exploring this point, Qin Zhibo immediately turned around, opened the curtain, rushed out of the barracks, and fled towards the outside of the camp.

Although he has the invisibility of the [Lord of the Rings], Mi-Go has telepathy. Although not as perverted as the Kunyan people, he can still detect mental existence within a few meters around him.

And the Mi-Go here is not one, nor two, but at least a company!

They killed the Vespagna garrison here and replaced it, so that they could mine the ore openly.

No wonder I didn't even encounter any secret sentries on the way here. They must have all been killed.

Qin Zhibo quickly escaped from the gray ore field, not daring to stop at all.

It wasn't until I was about a kilometer away that I dared to stop and take a breath.

This mine is completely controlled by Mi-Go, and the level of danger is not the same.

If compared to a game copy, the ore field before was only A-level difficulty, but now it is at least SSS-level difficulty!

Although I have several records of killing MI-Go, it was always with a sprayer, a sneak attack, or with the help of gods.

Hastur, the King in Yellow, Tsathoggua, the Lord of Toads...

But this world is not the original world. There may be some mysterious things in this world, but they cannot include real gods!

Just rely on your own words...

Qin Zhibo knew in his heart that this was an impossible task.

The combat capabilities of the two sides are not on the same level, and they don't have the weapon at hand - a sprayer.

If you want to defeat Mi-Go, you must return to the original world, get the sprayer, and have some mysterious protection.

But if you want to return to the original world, you must first defeat Mi-Go here and get the ore.

This is a huge paradox!

And this matter cannot be discussed in the long term, otherwise if so many Mi-Gos are dispatched, it may not take long to transport all the ore from this place.

By then, I'm afraid I will really be trapped in this world...

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo's fists clenched slightly.

He didn't want to stay in this world. Although it was almost the same parallel world without even that many messy things, he still didn't want to stay here.

Many important friends are missing here, and many traces of my own existence are missing.

I don’t belong to this world at all!

We must return to our original world!

Qin Zhibo confirmed this idea in his heart.

…

The capital of Vespania, a hotel.

Conan sat cross-legged on the bed, with his head on the pillow and his back against the bed board. On his right was the remote control, watching TV boredly.

Ever since Qin Zhibo left a small note in the morning and left, Conan has been following his instructions, staying in the hotel obediently, and being a "good baby" who is honest and doesn't cause trouble.

This is extremely rare for the curious Conan.

Gu...

Gugu...

As time passed, Conan looked out the window with a dull look, then glanced at the clock on the wallpaper wall.

"It's 7 o'clock..."

"It's so boring..."

Conan looked at the TV helplessly, hoping in his heart that Qin Zhibo would come back soon, so that he would at least have someone to talk to.

It's all Lao Qin's fault. In the parallel world, he had to save money and rent an ordinary hotel like this that didn't even have a broadband network.

If there is an Internet connection, I can read more books by "Yusaku Kudo" online.

Since watching "Whispers in the Dark", Conan has also developed some interest in other works of "Yusaku Kudo" in this world.

Although those books may not necessarily have elements of reasoning, for Conan, exploring the contents of these books is a pleasure in itself.

And for Conan, one can also judge from the creative habits of "Yusaku Kudo" whether Mi Go in "Whispering in the Night" is a created literary image.

Conan boredly flicked through the extremely limited TV channels, trying to find a slightly interesting program.

Even if there is a "Masked Superman" at this time?

Just as Conan was thinking this, an emergency news message suddenly appeared on the TV screen.

"Broadcast an urgent news. Just in the past two hours, the Palace of Vespagna has just experienced a coup..."

"The main leaders of the coup d'etat are the captain of the palace guard, Earl Chiss, and his men..."

"Chis colluded with the international thief Lupine III and his gang, intending to steal the crown, kidnap the princess, and usurp the throne. He committed a heinous crime..."

"But thanks to the wise strategies of Queen Sakula and Prince Gil, Chis and other rebels have been arrested and the situation is under control..."

"In addition, during his mission to Japan, Chis colluded with Japanese spies, pretended to be a princess, and attempted to embezzle important resources of the Kingdom of Vespania."

"Later, Queen Sakula will address all the people regarding this incident..."

News comes and goes in a hurry.

But the simpler the words, the more important the information inside is.

Conan stared at the TV screen in disbelief, although he had not cared much about the cases in the Kingdom of Vespania in the past two days, and had no intention of intervening.

But the queen and prince are not dead?

And if I remember correctly the "Japanese spy and fake princess" mentioned in the news, there is only one person in the world who can pretend to be Princess Mila.

"orchid!"