The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

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Seeing the system prompt that suddenly appeared, Qin Zhibo was stunned on the spot.

At this time, Conan and others had followed Yukihime to the master bedroom and saw Inufus Saomi who had already closed his eyes.

Suo Chen lay flat on his bed with a smile on his face, tears running down his eyes, and walked away quietly.

"Mother!"

Zhihuang suddenly knelt down in front of the hospital bed and wailed loudly.

Other adopted children were either shocked or sobbing with their faces covered.

This man was fine the day before yesterday, so why did he die immediately?

Conan thought for a moment. Could it be that Qin Zhibo and his reasoning just now made him feel guilty and commit suicide?

But suicide also requires methods...

Conan went to Suo Chen's mouth and smelled it, but there was no bitter almond smell.

But at the corner of Suo Chen's mouth, he saw some white powder stained on it.

Hattori Heiji next to him also saw the presence of the powder, and his pupils widened slightly.

Conan stretched out his index finger and dabbed some of it, put it in front of his nose and smelled it. There was a faint fragrance.

This is……

The smell reminded him of the strange bead he found at Shinichi Kudo's house.

But from Qin Zhibo's reasoning just now, we can probably analyze that it is not an ordinary bead, but a Liao Dan.

It is also an important prop that causes the user to be cursed by the "Hound".

But didn't Qin Zhibo take away all these beads just now?

While Conan was puzzled, Kogoro Mouri grabbed Conan by the collar without saying a word, kicked him out of the room, and closed the sliding door.

This solemn occasion of "natural death" must not be disrupted by a primary school student.

"Ouch!"

Conan was thrown into the corridor and landed hard on the floor.

He got up and rubbed his butt, glanced around and found that Qin Zhibo didn't follow him.

Are you still in the living room?

He ran back in three steps and two steps at a time. When he saw it, he was still in the living room.

"Ms. Suo Chen is dead."

"……I know."

Qin Zhibo sat on a chair, staring blankly at the void directly in front of him, and answered expressionlessly.

In fact, from the very beginning, he had guessed that Suo Chen would commit suicide after getting rid of all his adopted children.

When he went to search for Liao Dan in the drawer, it was just a symbolic search. He knew that Suo Chen must be hiding Liao Dan on his body.

Because her condition is not fake and her body is always between being able to move and being unable to move, it is natural to keep Liao Dan within easy reach.

Qin Zhibo also fully respected her wishes and allowed her to pass away quietly and with dignity.

What Qin Zhibo didn't expect was that after Suo Chen died, the system would pop up a reminder that the task was completed.

But there is no requirement in my mission that the real murderer must be in a dead state.

It feels like the system knows that the real murderer will definitely die, and sets a prompt to pop up a mission completion prompt the moment the real murderer confirms his death...

This feeling made Qin Zhibo shudder.

In fact, he had this feeling many times before, which made Qin Zhibo think that the system really knew everything.

Whether it is the real culprit in each case, the true identity of every mysterious creature that appears in a designated location, or every person who hides his or her identity, these are all under the control of the system.

If you don't know the correct answer, how do you ask the question?

It feels like...Yog-Sothoth.

In the previous battle with the Hounds of Tindalos, Qin Zhibo reached a cooperation beyond time and space with the light beam emitted by the magic circle, and his own inspiration also weakly came into contact with the origin of this power.

His body is located in the ultimate abyss outside the multidimensional universe. He possesses infinite wisdom and is the wisest existence in the universe and outside the universe.

He is both the ruler of infinite time and space and the One who unites all things.

Yog-Sothoth is omniscient and omniscient.

The past, present, and future of the multidimensional universe are all spread across His consciousness, and even the existence beyond the universe is under His observation.

It can be said that Yog-Sothoth is the self-composition of infinite beings, which also results in everything being in Him and He existing in everything.

It was the endless wisdom and authority represented by this extraordinary existence that made Qin Zhibo suspicious.

Is the power of the so-called "system" given by Yog-Sothoth?

The greatest authority of this being is wisdom, the knowledge that knows and explains everything.

He is even knowledge itself.

Even if He only imparts a tiny bit of wisdom to mankind, it is enough to make an ordinary person become the wisest scholar in the world.

The power of the system, whether it is all professional skills or investigation functions, is essentially a derivative of wisdom.

Techniques, human information, the contents of books, the meanings of codes... aren't these all knowledge?

System tasks, determining task rewards based on the difficulty of the case, the time when the task is triggered, and the time when the task is completed are all knowledge, knowledge that transcends time.

System props and prop bar functions that seem to be least related to knowledge are also composed of knowledge.

knowledge is power.

This truth is still followed even if it rises to the cosmic level.

Because he is omniscient and almost omnipotent.

Omniscient means knowing how to become omnipotent, unless that method itself has exceeded the limits of the dimensions and levels that the omniscient person can achieve.

However, under the law of one is many and many is one, the One who unites all things has transcended almost all dimensions and levels of existence in the world.

This is why the One who unites all things as the authority of infinite wisdom has unimaginable power.

This made Qin Zhibo couldn't help but think, if Yog-Sothoth really exists, whether this system is the power given by him.

Because when the original owner casts the magic circle that summons the One who unites all things, he can also think that the magic has been successful.

Although it was not in response to the original owner's request, but to kill the Hound of Tindalos.

Moreover, the original owner’s appeal is also very thought-provoking.

What he longs for is knowledge.

It is the wisdom that can free this world from an era of endless chaos.

The return of Cthulhu and his followers, and the presence of gods such as Naia and Hastur, made the original owner feel desperate.

He hoped to gain wisdom enough to enlighten the future from Yog-Sothoth, a symbol of extraordinary wisdom.

What if Yog-Sothoth had already achieved his wish at that time?

Is he already carrying the "power of revelation" on his body?

This is why Qin Zhibo thinks sadly.

…

20 minutes later, Yamamura Cao arrived at Inufushi City with a large number of police officers.

In addition to taking away Inufushi Chiaki, who had confessed to the crime, he also took away Inufuku Saomi, who "died".

Although Hattori Heiji suggested that there was suspicious white powder on the corners of Saomi's mouth, these powders were not the same as common poisons and still needed to be taken back by the forensics class for testing and autopsy.

However, even if the test turns out to be poison, it would be Infusuo's suicide by taking the poison, and it will not extend to other cases.

But in this way, it seems that the secret behind the "Magic Dog Case" will always become an unsolved mystery.

"Kudo, do you think Ms. Saomi's death is just a coincidence?"

Hattori Heiji found Conan privately and couldn't help but express his doubts. He also found someone who could talk to express his depressed mood.

The small reversal when Chiko Inufushi revealed the motive for the murder made him feel that his reasoning for this case was not thorough enough.

I always feel like I've missed a key part, but I can't figure it out.

Conan put his hands in his pockets and stared forward, the lenses of his black-rimmed glasses reflecting an inexplicable deep light.

Now his heart is very complicated and he doesn't know what to do.

The "curse" is real, the "devil dog" is also real, and the real murderer behind the scenes is Suo Chen...

He really couldn't say these words to his good friend.

It is not easy to shatter a person's worldview.

This seems to be destroying a person's lifelong belief with his own hands.

This knowledge will make a detective no longer pure, turning reasoning into suspicion, and even accompanied by unpredictable dangers.

Just as Qin Zhibo taught -

Is the truth really that important?

The truth is not what everyone desires.

Humans are animals that seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If the truth has good parts and bad parts, they would rather believe only the good parts.

Releasing the full truth is actually depriving some people of their rights who don’t want to know the truth.

Detective, do you really dare to risk the world's disapproval?

Is the law really the only solution in the world?

When his cognition and worldview rise to the cosmic level, Conan's brain is no longer just thinking about the truth of a case.

Think about what Qin Zhibo would do?

Conan was silent. He probably already had the answer to this question - not all truths are what everyone desires. It is humane to leave the right of choice in the hands of the parties involved.

Just like the truth of this case, it is in the best interest of all parties involved that Ms. Suochen died as a loving mother.

And Holmes did the same thing, and he concealed the truth more than once.

If he tells Hattori Heiji the truth, it will not only shake his worldview, but may also cause disagreements on this matter.

Conan no longer wants to quarrel with important people, no matter who is right or wrong.

So, he said.

"Perhaps Ms. Suochen wanted to use her own death to awaken the kindness in the hearts of her adopted children..."

Hearing Conan's answer, Hattori Heiji looked at Conan who was standing down in surprise.

Kudo, you...

He couldn't believe that his good friend, who had always been in step with him, actually gave a different judgment than him this time.

Of course, this has nothing to do with right or wrong, because there is no proof.

But in this way, isn’t it getting further and further away from the truth?

A detective who actively distances himself from the truth is still called a detective?

At this moment, the shouts of Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuye came from the corner of the corridor.

"Conan!"

"Heiji!"

"It's time to go back!"×2

Conan was the first to respond, turning around with an innocent and cute expression like a child on his face.

"Yeah! Come right now!"

Conan took a few steps forward and glanced back at Hattori Heiji behind him.

"Hattori, I'm leaving first..."

"Oh, um..."

Hattori Heiji, who was standing there, looked a little stunned.

…

The entire journey was silent.

Back in Tokyo, Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha went directly to take the Shinkansen back to Osaka.

On the occasion of parting at the station, Hattori Heiji still wanted to have a good chat with Conan, but there was no such opportunity.

This made his travel experience the most "grieving" in his heart.

It feels like I won the reasoning and lost the gay friend.

But despite this, he will still help Conan without hesitation.

"Conan, I will do what you asked me to do when I get back!"

Across the sparse crowd, Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha smiled and waved goodbye to the Mori family.

"that matter?"

Mao Lilan looked down at Conan and asked doubtfully: "Conan, what are you asking Hattori for?"

Conan was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and giggled, "It's a limited edition Kamen Superman card that is only issued in the Osaka area!"

"I asked Hattori-nii to bring me a copy the next time he comes to Tokyo!"

When Mouri Kogoro next to him heard this, he glanced at Conan who was standing low and complained: "A kid is a kid..."

"You trouble people to spend money, do you know that I will give them gifts in return later?"

When it comes to worldliness and face, Mouri Kogoro has always been very careful.

Faced with Moori Kogoro's sharp comments, Conan could only grin and chuckle in his heart.

Qin Zhibo on the side glanced at Conan's reaction and knew that what he and Hattori Heiji were discussing was definitely not as simple as bringing a Masked Superman card.

Thinking that before the two officially visited Kudo Shinichi's house in Tokyo, they had also been to Rena Mizuna's house as guests, one could not help but think that they might have discussed how to investigate Rena Mizuna.

But Shui Wu Liannai also guessed the true intention of the two of them and was already on guard.

So it shouldn't reveal any important information.

…

Leaving the station, several people took a van back to Miwa Town.

Maori Kogoro first sent Qin Zhibo downstairs to the Zhibo Detective Agency. He also wanted to go to the car rental agency to return the car, so he asked Mao Lilan and Conan to get off the car and walk home.

Just as Qin Zhibo was about to turn back upstairs, Conan suddenly started shouting.

"I'm going to Uncle Qin's house to play!"

"Eh?" Mao Lilan was stunned. This child usually doesn't have any willful demands to go to such and such a place to play.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the seemingly willful Conan and knew that he actually wanted to find an opportunity to talk to him about the "curse".

Regarding Liao Dan and Xuanjun's Seven Chapter Secret Scripture, these matters have not been properly communicated to Conan.

But today Qin Zhibo felt that he was really tired. He hadn't slept much since last night. He needed to take a good rest.

The body of an uncle who is about to run around is still not able to do too much.

Moreover, he also had to calm down and study the last two chapters of Xuanjun's Seven-Chapter Secret Scripture carefully.

Because of the content of these two chapters, one is heading to the secret realm of Kadath.

Another chapter is about the coming of Cthulhu, and the myriad forms of Nyarlathotep.