The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Zoroastrianism.

A sect that I had only heard of but had no clear impression of.

In the newspaper, Qin Zhibo saw an advertisement for this sect announcing the recruitment of new believers. It said that as long as you join the Zoroastrian Cult and become a believer, you can receive some small gifts every week.

Other than that it's nothing special.

[Guan: The arsonist once joined the Zoroastrian Cult, but his whereabouts are unknown now. If you investigate, you might be able to find some new clues]

[Qin: Got it, I’ll start investigating now]

After ending the communication, Qin Zhibo dug out the reports on recent arson cases from the messy pile of newspapers on the table, as well as advertisements for Zoroastrianism recruiting followers.

The first is the information about arson. Just last night, the fifth arson occurred in Tokyo. The police speculated that it was the same serial arsonist.

Because the case is still under investigation, the newspaper did not disclose too much information.

Next came the Zoroastrian advertisement, which Qin Zhibo read carefully.

Fire is the origin of human civilization. Since primitive society, humans have had an inexplicable affection for flames. It is a symbol of light and hope, and it drives away cold and darkness.

The advertisement explains the meaning of fire to human beings in a large space, and finally the address of Zoroastrianism: No. 40 Shinjuku Avenue, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

Since the Mazda 929 he rented last week had been returned, Qin Zhibo could only take a taxi.

After more than 20 minutes of driving, the driver finally dropped Qin Zhibo at No. 40 Shinjuku Avenue, a place called the "Human Fire Culture Development Research Center."

Qin Zhibo, who got out of the taxi, looked up at the somewhat funny name and guessed that it was officially prohibited to use Zoroastrianism directly as a sign.

It's just that if you don't read the name carefully, it can easily be regarded as "Human Cremation Development Research Center".

The research center has a transparent glass door, but there is a thick red curtain behind the glass door, making it difficult to see what is going on inside.

Just as Qin Zhibo was about to walk in, he heard the sound of believers preaching from a nearby intersection.

"Sir, can you take a moment of your time? Let me introduce to you the story of Suruchi, the messenger of the Holy Fire and the High Priest of Fire Worship."

"Flame is our partner, and human civilization is built on fire. There are leaflets here, please take a look."

"Do you know why people always talk about nirvana and rebirth in flames? This is our research center, we can go in and discuss it."

Three congregants at the intersection were wearing uniform red half-sleeves, holding flyers and preaching to passers-by.

However, most of the passers-by politely declined with a smile, or gave him a very contemptuous look. In short, no one was interested in understanding the mystery of this in depth.

But at this moment, a crimson figure happened to appear at the intersection, taking the Zoroastrian's flyer with great interest.

Qin Zhibo took a closer look and saw that it was Koizumi Hongzi.

Seeing Koizumi Anko's interest in the flyers, the three believers immediately adopted the Trinity formation and surrounded Koizumi Anko in the middle for brainwashing.

"Flame is good, we must worship fire"

"Look at this girl's beautiful red hair. It's as if she was born to inherit the will of fire."

"Girl, are you interested? Our research center is here. Let our priest talk to you in detail."

Under the brainwashing of one man and two women, Koizumi Hongzi let out her signature laugh of "Oh ho ho ho" and then walked over accompanied by three believers, just in time to meet Qin who was standing at the door of the "Cremation Research Center". Zhibo was hit hard.

"you"

"I"

The two looked at each other, a little surprised that the other would appear in this place.

In Qin Zhibo's impression, Koizumi Hongzi has always hated this kind of pseudo-magic. For example, she dislikes Kaitou Kidd because Kaitou Kidd always uses magic to ruin the reputation of magic.

Of course, all this is what Koizumi Hongzi thinks.

But this time she actually became interested in a mere Zoroastrian sect, which really made Qin Zhibo a little confused.

If these people knew that Koizumi Anko could set fire with one finger, they would probably regard her as the "God of Fire".

"Why are you here?" Koizumi Hongzi was the first to ask.

Of course, Qin Zhibo couldn't say in front of the three Zoroastrian believers that he was here to investigate an arsonist. He could only explain: "I was just passing by to pick up soy sauce."

Just when Koizumi Anko was about to continue talking, the three believers next to her immediately took advantage of the opportunity, and their smiling eyes seemed to have seen today's head KPI.

"Since you two are friends, let's get together. We can both take care of each other."

"There's no harm in going in together and getting to know each other."

"Come on, come on."

In this way, the two of them entered the "cremation center" half pushed and half on the spot.

Entering the building inside the Zoroastrian base camp, Qin Zhibo found that the decoration here was no different from an ordinary office, except that there were various pictures of flames of various colors hanging on the walls on both sides of the corridor.

Under the leadership of the believers, the two were sent to a room like a reception room. The room was also equipped with two fake fire props used for film and television shooting.

"Please wait here for a moment, our priest will be out shortly."

The three believers retreated one by one, and Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi had a brief chance to talk.

"How will you be here?"

Koizumi Hongzi asked first. She used the witch's sixth sense to feel that Qin Zhibo's appearance here was not accidental.

Qin Zhibo explained: "I am investigating the recent arson case in Tokyo."

Suddenly, Qin Zhibo thought of a possibility and changed the topic, "You couldn't have done this, right?"

"Hey!" Koizumi Hongzi's face was a little sullen, "Although I am the heir of the Red Magic Clan and use fire element magic, I will never set fire to the city."

Thinking of Koizumi Hongzi's previous record of using a magic circle to blackout the entire city in order to capture Kaitou Kidd, Qin Zhibo rolled his eyes.

"Okay, I believe it."

Koizumi Anko: "."

Qin Zhibo truthfully told the reason why he appeared here, and then asked Koizumi Hongzi's motives.

Koizumi Hongzi's explanation also surprised Qin Zhibo.

"Zoroastrianism is not a sect established casually by ordinary people. It is an ancient sect with a history of more than 3,500 years. It is famous for its worship and belief in the "Holy Fire" and is called the 'Ziao Sect' in China."

"I really want to join this 'cook sect' and give it a try."

Koizumi Hongzi said "ao jiao" in a serious manner using Chinese characters. However, this character should actually be "Zoroastrian", pronounced as "xian".

Moreover, Qin Zhibo felt that Koizumi Hongzi did not need to join the "Cao Cult" at all.

"Because you are an arrogant (ao)jiao (jiao) now."