The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Pandora's Stone is a stone that is said to be able to grant eternal life, and it only exists among the legendary great gems.

In order to find Pandora, the zoo organization with the scientific name "Brotherhood of Beasts" conducted an unknown number of years of pursuit.

And what did the former Kaitou Kidd, the Black Feather Thief, pursue in stealing those legendary big gems in the first place?

money?

Stimulate?

reputation?

woman?

These reasons may not be valid for a great magician who was already world-famous at that time.

Kuroba Toichi's motive for stealing legendary gems around the world remains a mystery.

The real consequence of this incident was that it hindered the Beast Brotherhood's progress in pursuing Pandora's Stone, and was assassinated.

Regarding this, Kuroba Kaito and Terai Konosuke's understanding remains that Kuroba Toichi was killed by a secret organization, that's all.

However, Qin Zhibo's intuition told him that things were not that simple.

In Kuroba Toichi's self-portrait of "Monster Thief", there is a picture-within-a-picture of "Ghoul Under the Moon", which was written by the painter Pickman.

Kuroba Toichi is Pickman's model. He gave instructions to create this painting, probably because he wanted to tell Kuroba Kaito something.

For example, does he know some secrets about ghouls and other things that ordinary people cannot know?

What kind of person might know about ghouls?

Qin Zhibo felt that people like him would probably know, that is, investigators.

Assuming that Kuroba Toichi is an investigator, the mystery of the motive for stealing the gem seems to be explained.

He has long known about the existence of Pandora's Stone, and in order to protect the real Pandora's Stone, he stole gems all over the world.

The number of legendary gems worldwide is limited. Once the Beast Brotherhood eliminates other gems, it will naturally be clear which one is the real Pandora's Stone.

"Magician of Fire" James Hooper used Crimson Tears to study magic performances, and Black Feather Pirates deceived his son that it was an artificial gemstone, probably to put a layer of protection on Pandora's Stone. .

Just like this time Kuroba Kaito obtained the gem, if it weren't for Qin Zhibo's intervention, he would have given up on the moonlight test because of the "artificial gem" claim, and would never have found Pandora's Stone.

But what Qin Zhibo doesn't understand is that since they want to unite to protect Pandora's Stone, why don't they seal it in a place that no one knows?

Qin Zhibo stroked the surface of the ice blue gem, and after only touching it for a short time, the magic power in the magic extractor was full.

In terms of the effect of absorbing magic power, Pandora's Stone is the best, better than the Lord of the Rings and Koizumi Anko.

However, although this thing is good, Qin Zhibo also knows that he is not blessed to enjoy it now.

He walked up to Judy Hooper and returned the Crimson Tears.

At this moment, Judy Hooper was still a little attracted by the breathtaking red light emitted from the gem just now, and she did not come back to her senses.

Snap, snap.

Qin Zhibo snapped his fingers twice in front of her, and she finally regained consciousness.

"You have to keep this gem, as usual, and don't tell anyone about what happened today."

Kaitou Kidd, who was standing behind, winked at Qin Zhibo, meaning to ask why he had to return Pandora's Stone after finally finding it.

But Qin Zhibo also gave him a look in return, indicating that he should do what he wanted now and wait until he left here.

Facing Qin Zhibo's eyes, Kaitou Kidd thought for a moment and decided to compromise, and his shoulders relaxed.

Anyway, now that Pandora's Stone has been found, it is a huge progress. Revenge for his father seems to be just around the corner.

"So ladies and gentlemen, good night!"

Kaitou Kidd turned around and jumped out of the glass hole that had thrown Snake away. He spread out his white glider and flew away into the distance under the night.

Qin Zhibo took a look at Chengshi, his eyes were still in a dazed state, as if he still hadn't gotten rid of the influence of the red light.

After investigating his will, it was found that although it had only dropped by 10 points, it was still only 30, which was far lower than that of ordinary people.

Although Qin Zhibo's iron will was unable to experience the charm of that red light, it was safer to fall asleep than to let his random thoughts go.

"well"

Qin Zhibo sighed and took out the [Shroud] from the item list.

The effect of the shroud is to induce coma. Chengshi, whose mouth and nose was covered by the cloth, immediately passed out. His body went limp, and Qin Zhibo caught him and hugged him.

In order to facilitate the subsequent investigation, Qin Zhibo directly opened a room in the hotel and sent the sleeping Chengshi inside.

After helping to change clothes, Qin Zhibo came out again.

The roof of the building next to the hotel is where the high imitation Kidd fell. Nakamori Ginzo is leading a team to investigate here.

On the roof, Nakamori Yinsan glanced at Qin Zhibo, who had arrived late, with an unhappy expression.

It wasn't that he felt unhappy about Qin Zhibo's arrival, but that he had missed the best opportunity to capture Kidd this time.

Almost! It’s just a little bit different every time!

But this time Kidd landed his white glider on the building.

If the Metropolitan Police showed its Ah Q spirit, they could publish a news report saying that this was the trophy obtained from Kidd’s capture operation—Kidd’s hang glider.

"Congratulations, Officer Zhongmori, Kidd lost his equipment."

"Oh——" Zhongmori responded angrily.

Although the equipment was lost, based on his 18 years of experience in capturing Kidd, it was impossible to find fingerprints on anything Kidd handled.

Also, no policeman can use this set of hang gliding equipment. Although Kidd plays hang gliding to perfection, this is a high-risk extreme sport after all, and no policeman can risk his life for a limited salary.

"By the way, Kidd has run away, what are you doing here?" Nakamori Ginzo asked angrily.

"I came to tell the officer that the gem was saved and that I also picked up the equipment dropped by Kidd's accomplices."

Qin Zhibo handed Snake's pistol to Nakamori Ginzo.

After obtaining new physical evidence, Nakamori Ginzo's eyes lit up and he quickly asked his subordinates to take over the pistol and send it for identification.

Taking advantage of Nakamori Gin's distraction, Qin Zhibo approached the hang glider on the building. Although it was a little broken and the skeleton structure was slightly deformed, it was exactly the one used by Kidd.

But Nakamori Ginzo probably didn't catch the high-imitation Kidd and Snake, otherwise he wouldn't be embarrassed.

Qin Zhibo stretched out two fingers and weighed the pipe used in the paraglider. It was actually lighter and more flexible than expected.

Looking at the folding structure, it is also very flexible and ingenious.

Taken together, the replica of this hang glider is as good as the real thing, and its technological level is very high.

Qin Zhibo looked carefully at the entire hang glider, looking for any text mark, and found it on a fallen rivet.

This rivet also seems to be made of special material, with three almost invisible letters etched on it.

NWI.

It seems to be the acronym of a special noun, which should be the manufacturer of this rivet.

While Nakamori Ginzo's attention was focused on the pistol, Qin Zhibo quietly put the rivet into his pocket.

Blue Parrot Bar.

"What! Found Pandora!"

Terai Kinosuke, who was sitting next to the billiard table, had a look of disbelief on his face. He looked at Kuroba Kaito who was removing the glider device and asked again in confirmation.

"Really? Master, have you really found Pandora?"

"It's true." Kuroba Kaito's voice was a little weak. He was still thinking about why his father Kuroba Toichi said Crimson Tears were artificial gems.

If he hadn't accidentally seen Snake preparing to take action on this gem, he would have given up on stealing it.

And if Qin Zhibo hadn't identified the authenticity of the gem, he might have missed Pandora forever.

Why? Dad?

"But where is Pandora? Where is it now?" Terai Huangnosuke shook Kuroba Kaito's shoulders with excitement on his face.

"it"

Kuroba Kaito was about to say that the gem should be returned to Judy Hooper, but suddenly he noticed something was wrong and looked at Terai Kinosuke in confusion.

This look is like asking: Why do you care more about where the gems are than me?

Terai Huangnosuke also felt the suspicion in Kuroba Kaito's eyes, his face was shaken, and he knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Young Master! I have been loyal and loyal since I followed Master Pianyi!"

"If I, Kinosuke Terai, betray you and Mr. Touichi, let me crash to death here!"

Terai Huangnosuke shed tears, his hair turned white, but he still knelt down to show his loyalty, which was touching.

But Kuroba Kaito just stood there, staring at Terai Kinosuke with his pupils trembling.

Since finding Pandora's Stone, Kuroba Kaito's inner doubts have not only not diminished, but have fallen into deeper confusion and suspicion.

As smart as he is, he can also vaguely notice that his father is not simple. Black Feather Touichi seems to be hiding something.

My father seemed to have known about the existence of Pandora's Stone for a long time, otherwise he wouldn't have lied to me like this.

What is Kuroba Toichi's past that even his mother and Terai's father don't know about?

Or is it all a lie?

When a child overly deifies his father in his mind, once there is a crack in this image, the entire deified image will fall apart along this crack.

Kuroba Kaito is such a typical example. Whether as a father or a magician, he regards Kuroba Toichi as an unsurpassable pinnacle in his life, and he admires and even worships him.

But now, everything seems to have changed.

When it comes to magicians, the first thing that comes to mind is deception.

jingle--

At this moment, the doorbell at the back door of the bar swayed and sounded a clear sound.

The master and servant came back to their senses and looked at the figure at the back door, it was Qin Zhibo.

Qin Zhibo also glanced at the two masters and servants. One was standing there in a daze, and the other was kneeling on the ground and crying, not knowing what he was doing.

"What kind of look is this? It's quite unique~"

Qin Zhibo made a leisurely comment to calm the awkward atmosphere.

After leaving the place where "Kidd" fell, Qin Zhibo went straight to the Blue Parrot Bar.

In the look he gave to Kaitou Kidd just now, Qin Zhibo also indicated that he would meet at the bar later.

Of course, such a big matter as finding Pandora's Stone must be discussed in private.

"convenient?"

"If it's inconvenient, tell me where the kitchen is. I feel like I can eat a cow now~"

Tonight's dinner was interrupted, and he has been busy dealing with various things since then. Qin Zhibo has fully realized what it means to be front-of-mind and consider back-to-back.

Terai Huangnosuke quickly stood up, wiped his tears, and went to the kitchen behind the bar to start operating.

Seeing Terai leave, Qin Zhibo walked to the billiard table and said casually while playing with the billiard balls on the table.

"As long as the gem is still on Judy Hooper's possession in tomorrow's news and you continue to steal the legendary gem as usual, those people will know that this gem is not the Pandora's Stone they are looking for."

"There is a lot of unknown information about the secrets of Pandora's Stone, the situation of the enemy, and your father. Now taking Pandora rashly is equivalent to providing an accurate target. You will become the focus of the Beast Brotherhood."

Qin Zhibo arranged all the billiard balls and took the first shot.

Snapped!

The colorful billiard balls were rolling around, but unfortunately, none of them went into the hole.

Kuroba Kaito looked at the pool table, picked up another cue by the wall, and hit the white cue ball.

Snapped.

He was lucky. Although he couldn't do it without the help of magic, a ball still went into the hole crookedly.

Kuroba Kaito was looking for the angle to hit the next ball while thinking about Qin Zhibo's words just now.

It was not that he couldn't understand what Qin Zhibo said.

Now the reason why the Beast Brotherhood only sends one Snake to deal with Kaitou Kidd is that they don't have enough energy.

If Judy Hooper's gem is taken away by herself, it will undoubtedly be announced that Phantom Thief Kidd has found Pandora.

Once they have a precise target, the members of the Beast Brotherhood will come to deal with Kaitou Kidd, the world's number one illusionist Spider, and the international killer Shi Kaobing. They are all very difficult enemies.

Although Kaitou Kidd has a way to deal with these enemies, Kuroba Kaito cannot.

Those people believe that Kaitou Kidd's true identity is Kuroba Toichi, and it is entirely because of this that he has not taken action against him.

Once they find out that Kuroba Toichi really doesn't exist, it's easy to see who else in the world can recreate Kaitou Kidd like this.

It must be him, Kuroba Kaito's son, Kuroba Pirates.

When they can understand this, their friends around them will be in danger, Nakamori Aoko

Therefore, if you want to fight against the Beast Brotherhood, you must first know enough about the opponent, master the intelligence, and wait for the chance to win with one blow.

And this opportunity may be the return of the Great Halley's Comet.

"It's just that I can't figure out why he would lie to me."

Snapped.

Another shot went down, and this time I wasn't so lucky. The ball missed my grandma's house.

Qin Zhibo came over, set up his club, and put the missed ball into the hole.

"It's not a lie. Maybe it was just the situation at that time that made it necessary to do this."

"Besides, didn't he leave the painting "Phantom Thief Under the Moon" for you? It should be a clue to guide you to succeed him and become Phantom Thief Kidd."

"And the picture-within-a-picture of "Ghoul Under the Moon" should also be some kind of clue."

"A smart man like your father must have a plan to leave these clues."

Qin Zhibo said while looking for an angle to hit the ball.

But Kuroba Kaito, who was sitting next to him, was stunned for a moment, his mind racing.

"You mean my father might still be alive?"

Hearing this, Qin Zhibo looked shocked.

When did I say that?

I don't!

Don't talk nonsense!