The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

North Pavilion, servant room.

Conan finally waited until Haibara Ai and Ayumi came back. Just when he was about to take Genta and Ayumi to go to the East Pavilion to look for Mitsuhiko, Mitsuhiko came back on his own.

"Wow!"

"Scared me!"

Mitsuhiko blocked the door with his body, panting and looking like he had just been frightened.

Yuantai stepped forward and asked in confusion: "Misuhiko, we were just going to find you, why did you come back?"

Looking at the familiar friends, Mitsuhiko relaxed a little. He pointed outside and said anxiously: "Eastern Pavilion! There are skeletons in the East Pavilion!"

"Skeletons!"

Upon hearing this, Conan's eyes immediately became serious and asked for details.

With Mitsuhiko's telling, Conan roughly understood the whole thing.

“Now that human skeletons have been discovered, we cannot turn a blind eye.”

"To be cautious, I'd better ask Mr. Clock first..."

Although Conan is a little wary of Mr. Clock, since Mitsuhiko said it was human skeleton, it means that the corpse has been there for a long time.

The original owner of the Angel House, Gozo Isekawa, died last year. If Mr. Clock had killed the heir in order to obtain the inheritance, his body would not have turned into bones.

Just when Conan was about to set off to find Mr. Clock, Haihara Ai behind him provided another clue.

"Actually, that man has been quietly following us..."

"Ayumi and I were looking for clues to the puzzle near the Angel Base, and almost touched the high-voltage current flowing through the wall. It was the man who reminded us with a throwing knife."

On the way back, Haihara Ai felt that the true identity of the "Flying Knife Man" should be Mr. Clock.

Clock had not shown up since dinner, and as executor, he must have been keeping an eye on everyone.

After listening to the clues provided by Haihara Ai, Conan held his chin in thought and decided to call the police first.

He took out his earring-shaped pocket phone and dialed the alarm number. It rang for more than ten seconds before the other party picked up.

"Hello, Gunma Prefecture Police Department."

"Hello, we found a human skeleton in the 'Angel Pavilion'. Please send the police to provide support."

Conan tried his best to keep his voice calm, but there was still a hint of childishness.

But the policeman on the opposite side was silent for only a second and then replied: "Okay, I will record it here."

"We will send someone to check as soon as possible tomorrow. Do you have any questions?"

ah?

When Conan heard this perfunctory answer, he couldn't believe it. The reporter said that he had found a body, but the Gunma Prefecture police just said "come back tomorrow" in an understatement.

"Please wait! I'm not kidding! I actually found a human skeleton!"

Conan thought the policeman opposite looked down on him as a child and thought he was playing a prank.

But the policeman opposite still responded coldly, "I know, but according to the procedure, we can only investigate again tomorrow, that's it..."

Toot toot—

After saying that, the police officer on the opposite side hung up the phone.

Conan held the pocket phone in his hand and felt speechless.

Do you think you are being underestimated just because the person who reported the crime is a child?

It is worthy of being that police officer’s base camp…

Officer Yamamura's smiling face appeared in Conan's mind.

"Conan, what did the policeman say?" Ayumi asked worriedly.

"They said they can't come until tomorrow..."

"Then what do we do now?"

Conan thought for a while, "Then go to sleep first, wait until the police come tomorrow, and then explain to the police what happened here..."

It's just that it's unfair to Yuriko.

Conan thought to himself and glanced at Yuriko Matsunaka, who was already asleep on the bed.

If the police arrived tomorrow and interrupted the will puzzle challenge, causing Yuriko Matsunaka to lose the opportunity to challenge the puzzle, that would be troublesome.

Let's ask what the clock says tomorrow.

…

The next day, 7:00 in the morning.

Mr. Clock appeared on time and woke up the young detective team who had not yet woken up.

The three little ones rubbed their sleepy eyes, Haihara Ai yawned lightly, and Conan subconsciously put on his black technology glasses.

"Everyone, how was your investigation last night? Do you have any idea about the mystery?"

Mr. Clock came up and directly asked about the progress of solving the puzzle.

But what disappointed him was that Conan was thinking alone until midnight last night and couldn't come up with a reason.

Although Mitsuhiko said that he solved the first sentence of the puzzle "when the horns on the cow's head disappear and the tail becomes the head," Conan felt that this was just a mistake and the key to the decryption was not there.

He still wanted to solve the mystery before the police arrived and let Matsunaka Yuriko successfully inherit his great-grandfather's property, but he still couldn't do it.

It would be great if Qin Zhibo were here...

After thinking for a moment, Conan decided to show his cards to Mr. Clock.

"Mr. Clock, we found a human skeleton in the maze under the fireplace in the East Hall last night and told the police about it."

"The police should be here soon..."

As Conan spoke, he watched Mr. Clock's expression and observed his reaction.

But Mr. Chong was wearing sunglasses, so no one could see his eyes clearly.

As for the exposed part of his face, Mr. Clock remained in a stiff state. This state remained deadlocked for almost five seconds before Mr. Clock replied.

"I understand, the police will come to deal with the skeleton..."

"Maybe a thief broke in before and couldn't get out of the maze?"

Mr. Clock's tone was surprisingly calm, as if he wasn't surprised at all.

Conan frowned and continued to ask: "Will the arrival of the police affect the will puzzle challenge?"

"It won't affect it." Mr. Zhong answered this question simply and neatly.

When Conan heard this, he looked happy.

This shows that the puzzle challenge can continue, and Yuriko Matsunaka still has a chance to inherit the property.

With less than 12 hours left before the 24-hour time limit, Conan began to get serious and continued to solve the puzzle.

Mitsuhiko also came out of yesterday's haze and said excitedly: "Very good! Let's check all the 'cows' during the day!"

Genta also raised his arms and echoed.

Mr. Clock looked at a group of children who were busy again, with a smile on his lips.

"Then I'll leave everything to you. I'll prepare breakfast for you first."

…

In an abandoned charcoal-burning hut, Qin Zhibo woke up from bed.

Originally, Qin Zhibo wanted to go back to the car to sleep last night, but on the way back, he found a charcoal-burning hut and spent the night there.

Although this place is not far from the Angel Hall, according to the content of the puzzle, neither Mr. Clock nor the Young Detective Team have any reason to come here.

I just woke up in the morning, feeling a little hungry, but there was still nothing to eat around me.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the time and saw that there were still 4 hours before 12 noon, enough time for him to return to Gunma County, have breakfast and then come back to supervise Conan to open the base of the Angel of the South on time.

In order to ensure that Mr. Clock gets the fake Paneste fragments, Qin Zhibo must witness this scene with his own eyes.

Also, if Conan can't solve the puzzle on his own, he can use the flash gun to give Conan an inspiration at any time.

…

Driving down the mountain, Qin Zhibo supported his head with one hand and controlled the steering wheel with the other hand, driving with an extremely lazy posture.

Suddenly, a police car came around the corner.

Qin Zhibo subconsciously controlled the steering wheel to turn to the side to make way for the other party to pass.

But at this moment, Qin Zhibo realized something was wrong.

This road can only lead to the Angel Pavilion, and the police car is driving towards it. Something must have happened at the Angel Pavilion.

With a bad premonition in his heart, Qin Zhibo quickly turned the front of the car, and the car happened to be lying in the middle of the road.

The oncoming police car was not driving very fast because it was on a mountain road, so it easily stopped at a safe distance.

But even so, the police on the opposite side were so angry that two uniformed patrol officers got out of the car from the doors on both sides.

"You, get out of the car now! We want to check!" a patrolman shouted.

Qin Zhibo opened the door and got out of the car.

Two patrolmen came over, intending to take a good look at the man who dared to stop the police car, but they were startled when they saw Qin Zhibo's face.

"Wait a minute, have I seen you somewhere?"

Qin Zhibo smiled slightly, "Then you must have seen me on TV..."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Qin Zhibo, and I am a detective."

Qin Zhibo copied Conan's self-introduction format, which immediately reminded the two policemen of this number one figure.

"I remembered! You are the famous detective who prevented the explosion of Tokyo Tower!"

The impact of catching the bomber on TV was greater than all the previous cases Qin Zhibo had solved combined.

In this world where television is the main media, many famous detectives started their “fame” by appearing on television.

Even Kogoro Mouri quickly became famous outside of Tokyo after solving a TV murder case on television.

"It turns out to be Detective Qin! We admire you very much. You handled that blast case so beautifully!"

"I actually thought of cooperating with the police to design a fake Tokyo Tower explosion to ambush the demolition maniac. It's amazing!"

The young police officers in Gunma Prefecture are like little fans, and they admire the power of famous detectives.

After all, it’s okay if you don’t admire her. The real promotion case of Yamamura Misao is right in front of you. Just because she got close to a famous detective in Tokyo, she was quickly promoted from a rookie detective who first joined the police station to a 90% police officer. The police department that I will never be able to become in my lifetime.

Seeing the two small patrolmen who had made a 180° turn in attitude, Qin Zhibo also felt a little sad for the police as a group.

The media always talks about "the savior of the Japanese police". Maybe over time, even the Japanese police themselves believe that they really need a savior.

But objectively, they may and do need a savior...

"By the way, are you planning to go to the Angel Pavilion inside?" Qin Zhibo cut the topic to the point.

The two small patrolmen nodded in response, "Yes, we received a report last night that a human skeleton was found inside..."

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment, and the human skeleton should be the one in the underground labyrinth.

"Then why did you call the police now?"

One of the inspectors was stunned for a moment before replying: "Because the person who made the report was a child, I suspected that it might be a prank by a child nearby, so I ignored it at first..."

Qin Zhibo: "..."

Although this reason for not calling the police immediately is a bit outrageous, this is not the first time that Conan has been underestimated by the Japanese police.

Maybe children in this country often report false police reports.

"Yes, you were right, it was a prank."

The two inspectors looked happy, "Really? Mr. Qin?"

"Yes." Qin Zhibo nodded firmly, "Because I just came from that place and there were no children at all, let alone human skeletons."

When the two inspectors heard this, a relaxed smile appeared on their faces.

"That's what I'm telling you. There were no children living there a long time ago at the Angel Mansion. How could a child report the crime?"

"This way we can feel relieved and don't have to go over and disturb them."

Faced with Qin Zhibo's 9250 social credits and Conan's 300 social credits, the inspector chose to believe the former without hesitation.

Having lost the reason to go to the Angel's Pavilion, the patrol officer turned the car around and prepared to go back home.

For Qin Zhibo, this way Conan can continue to solve puzzles.

If the police go to the Angel House, seal off the scene, and use high-tech means to investigate and find out that the deceased is the person Mr. Clock is pretending to be, his plan will be ruined.

Qin Zhibo got into the car and drove towards Qunma County, following the patrolling police car in front.

In the patrol car, one patrolman asked another patrolman a question.

"How do you know there were no children in the Angel's House for a long time?"

"Nakajima-senpai told me... Nakajima-senpai said that the children there were dissatisfied with what Isekawa Gozo did, and they ran away from home many years ago."

"Oh, I see... But why does Nakajima-senpai know about the Angel Hall? This place has always been mysterious, right?"

"Then who knows? Maybe they are some relatives..."

…

Qin Zhibo came to Qunma County, found a restaurant that had just opened, and had a hearty breakfast first.

Then I went to a convenience store and bought some portable instant food, preparing myself for a protracted war.

After filling up Matsumoto Ryohei's car at the gas station, Qin Zhibo drove back to the vicinity of the Angel Hall.

At this time, the time has reached 11 noon, which is one hour away from 12 o'clock.

Qin Zhibo came to the vicinity of Beizhiguan and looked at the location of the restaurant. He found that Conan and his party had not set off yet, and Conan himself was also frowning.

No way, Conan?

Haven't seen you like this for a few days?

Seeing that Conan has not solved the mystery yet, Qin Zhibo can't help but feel a little anxious. After all, this is also related to whether his strategy can succeed.

Just when Qin Zhibo took out his flash gun and prepared to turn the "answer" into bullets, Conan seemed to be discussing something with his friends in the room, and the look on his face returned to his former self-confidence.

Suddenly, six primary school students rushed out of the room in a row, seemingly with a clear destination in mind.

Seeing this scene, Qin Zhibo showed a happy smile.

If you told me you didn't pull it, I even pulled out the gun.