The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Could this person be Kuroba Toichi?

Qin Zhibo couldn't be sure just based on the momentary scene.

But every time he commits a crime, he leaves behind black feathers, which is such an obvious hint that this person at least knows that Kaito Kid is a member of the Kuroba family.

As for the reasons for doing this, there are only two.

One is to attract the people who killed Kaitou Kidd, namely those from the Beast Brotherhood. They knew that the Black Feather Thief was Kaitou Kidd 8 years ago.

The other is to attract the current Kaito Kid, also known as Kuroba Kaito.

If Kaito Kuroba sees this news, he might realize that Kaito Crow is similar to him and come to Las Vegas.

This may be a trap, but it may also be an opportunity.

If Kuroba Toichi can be found, he might be able to unlock the secret of Pandora, the Stone of Life.

In the last Crimson Tears incident, Kuroba Kaito would have given up on stealing the Crimson Tears if he hadn't seen the Beast Brotherhood following the beautiful leader of the Thaumaturgy Troupe.

This is entirely because Kuroba Toichi once told the young Kaito that Crimson Tears is an artificial gem.

The Kuroyu family's talent in gem identification is extremely high, and there is no way they can't tell the difference between man-made and natural gems.

Therefore, it is only possible that Black Feather Thieves lied for some purpose.

The target of this lie also includes his own son.

Intuition told Qin Zhibo that Black Feather Pirates probably knew the specific use of Pandora's Stone.

Of course, that's assuming he's still alive...

…

After standing by the window and thinking for a long time, Qin Zhibo decided to tell Kuroba Kaito about the existence of Kaitou Crow.

Although this might be a well-planned trap, it might also have something to do with Kuroba Toichi.

Danger and opportunity coexist.

Looking at the bright side, this person knows the true identity of Kuroba Toichi, and maybe he is the mysterious painter Pickman who used Kuroba Toichi as a model to create "The Phantom Thief under the Moon".

Since this person created this painting and Kuroba Toichi hung the painting on the wall, it might also be a clue.

"As for how to plan, it depends on your thoughts."

Qin Zhibo told the whole story on the phone, as well as the pros and cons of coming to "attend the appointment".

But Kuroba Kaito agreed without hesitation.

"I'll be there."

He was so eager to find his father that he didn't care so much. The last time Qin Zhibo analyzed it, he felt that his father Heiyu Tuoyi was still alive.

So even though the clue was still vague at the moment, he decided to give it a try.

"I will take the nearest flight to Las Vegas and make sure to reveal the identity of Phantom Thief Crow!"

Kuroba Kaito was filled with righteous indignation on the phone, but Qin Zhibo poured cold water on his hot head at the right time.

"There's no need to come here in a hurry. The Phantom Thief Crow has just completed a theft and will not commit another crime in the short term..."

"Let's do this. I will let you know when he commits a crime next time."

Kuroba Kaito considered it, "Okay then, I'll wait for your news."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief.

I am not a person who likes to owe favors. Telling the information to Kuroba Kaito this time can be regarded as repaying him for helping him disguise himself as Domon Yasuki in front of the police last time.

As a monster thief, it is extremely difficult for him to appear in front of the police and help the police.

But this is also related to Kuroba Kaito's character.

Although he is occasionally naughty and plays with the police in some bad taste, he is still kind-hearted in nature.

…

They continued to watch TV to pass the time, and after waiting for almost an hour, Hondo Eiyu and Koizumi Hongzi woke up drowsily one after another.

By the time the two young men finished washing up and finished the buffet breakfast in the restaurant downstairs, it was almost noon.

It was at this time that Patrick, who had met Qin Zhibo yesterday, called, and the two made an appointment to meet again at the same place yesterday.

It’s just that this time I have to bring along Yingyou.

"I understand, see you later."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo roughly knew the attitude of the other party.

Looks like he passed the test...

When he thought that this was the result of his video being shown to a group of people and being criticized, Qin Zhibo felt a bit like a guinea pig being observed.

Hao Fa is not even that troublesome to join a black organization?

…

Back upstairs, Qin Zhibo told Yingyou the news of contact with the company alone.

After learning that he was about to come into contact with the organization where his father and sister belonged, Hondo Yingyou was a little excited and full of hope for the future.

"Great! I must join them!"

"Don't get excited, be sure to hold still!"

Just in case he got into trouble again in his excitement, Qin Zhibo held his shoulders to suppress his emotions.

The two put on their coats. Qin Zhibo wanted Koizumi Hongzi to go out alone and stay, but she said she also wanted to go outside to tell fortunes.

This is one of Koizumi Hongzi's personal hobbies. She sets up a fortune-telling stall on the street and tells fortunes to random passers-by.

Making money is secondary, the main thing is to satisfy her curiosity and desire for prying eyes, and to exercise the witch's inspiration so that she will not be too slow.

Koizumi Hongzi also told Qin Zhibo's fortune, but the result was that Qin Zhibo's fate was shrouded in fog. How the person moves in the fog will affect the fog...

Even she couldn't figure it out in human terms.

…

Arriving at yesterday’s cafe, Patrick arrived first this time.

Seeing Qin Zhibo walking in with Bentang Yingyou, he stood up from his seat with a smile on his face.

“Is this Ethan’s child?”

"Hello, I'm your father's colleague. You can call me Patrick."

When it came time to meet, Hondo Yingyou was still a little shy and shook hands with the other person with a slightly stiff expression.

"Hello, my name is Yingyou."

"This is the first time we meet, please take care of me."

After shaking hands, Hondo Eiyu performed the traditional Japanese 90° bow, and his head almost hit Patrick.

But at the moment of contact, Patrick's upper body quickly retracted to avoid the headbutt attack.

When Bentang Yingyou straightened his back, he stood up straight again without leaving any trace.

"Come on, everyone, take a seat..."

"Whatever you want to drink, I'll treat you today."

…

After the three of them sat down, they each ordered a cup of different types of coffee in the shop.

Patrick still ordered Americano, Bentang Yingyou ordered cappuccino, and Qin Zhibo ordered the most expensive cat poop coffee in the store.

After the waiter who served coffee for the three of them walked away, Patrick took a sip of coffee, put down the cup again, and said, "Mr. Qin, we reviewed your information repeatedly yesterday and believe that the situation you described is true."

"In order to help Hondo Yinghai continue to complete his mission, we hope that you can join us and become a link between us and Hondou Yinghai and others."

What Patrick said is exactly the result of the discussion after yesterday's meeting.

Rather than allocating limited manpower to Japan now and taking the risk that the group may be wiped out at any time, it is better to use the existing manpower and resources.

Qin Zhibo chuckled at this and did not take it seriously.

"Join the CIA?"

"I'm sorry, I finally regained my freedom from the FBI's prison, and I have no intention of wearing another set of shackles."

"I helped Lord Ethan and the others just out of morality between friends and a kind of help."

Bentang Yingyou, who was sitting next to him, turned his head and glanced at Qin Zhibo, with a strange look in his eyes.

When he heard Qin Zhibo's rejection, Patrick was not in a hurry and replied with the same smile.

"Don't you want to know the truth?"

During the conversation yesterday, Patrick also knew the content of Ethan's letter, which was told to him by Qin Zhibo himself.

But at this moment, Qin Zhibo snorted coldly, disapproving of the "truth".

"The truth? All I see now is lies."

"How can this be seen?"

"Your name is a lie..."

After Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Patrick was startled for a moment, then gradually stopped smiling, and stared seriously at the man in front of him.

name?

Why did he know my name was a fake one?

Have you checked my identity in advance?

Patrick thought he had done a good job at disguising himself. He had used this pseudonym for many years and could never tell he was lying from his facial micro-expressions.

Unless your identity and background have been investigated by the other party.

Speaking of which, it is extraordinary that the other party can contact me in the CIA.

Thinking of this, Patrick had a completely new understanding of Qin Zhibo.

"It is the organization's policy to use pseudonyms, and it is not a pseudonym, but a 'code name'."

"Even though you may already know my true identity, I still insist that you call me 'Patrick'."

A pseudonym is a code name? This is somewhat unexpected.

However, Qin Zhibo did not show this "unexpectedness" on his face, and continued to ask calmly: "Then can you introduce the organization you mentioned?"

"Okay, this is exactly why I came here this time..."

Patrick sat up straight and spoke eloquently.

"When most people think of the CIA, they think of the current company."

"But in fact, the predecessor of the CIA was the OSS Strategic Intelligence Service, which was an intelligence department established by President Roosevelt in response to war crises."

"OSS is different from the current CIA. The director of OSS at that time ignored administrative regulations and recruited a large number of talents from society, from famous university professors and scholars, businessmen and tycoons, artists and police officers to thieves and robbers, labor prostitutes..."

"Anyone who has a certain skill and has the potential to be trained into a talent suitable for intelligence work will become a member of the OSS."

"Under the OSS system at that time, the special intelligence unit 'Delta Green' was born..."

Patrick's words stopped abruptly, he glanced at Qin Zhibo and Bentang Yingyou next to him, and said solemnly.

"What I'm going to say next is a secret among secrets. After you get out of here, you can't mention it to anyone."

"But before I say anything, I have to ask this kid..."

Patrick's eyes were directed towards Hondo Yingyou, and it was obvious that he was the "boy".

"Do you believe in God?"

"Do you believe in the existence of supernatural forces in this world and the paranormal phenomena that accompany these forces?"

These two questions are obviously simplified versions of the questions Patrick asked Qin Zhibo yesterday.

It is also commonly known as "subjective question".

It's just that for this hall Yingyou, his brain couldn't accept such an exciting question for a while. He blinked twice and asked Patrick with a dull expression.

"W-what?"

"Do you believe in gods or supernatural forces in this world?"

"This..." Hondo Yingyou held his chin and fell into thought.

Something suddenly flashed across his eyes, he raised his head and replied: "I'm not sure whether those exist, but if they do exist, I want to believe it."

Materialism... Patrick instantly made a judgment on the logic of Hondo Yingyou's brain.

This answer is quite satisfactory. Most people with low inspiration are like this, including himself.

"Then what if I want to tell you that supernatural forces are real? And God..."

Hondo Yingyou's pupils trembled slightly, and he gave a powerful answer after a few seconds.

"I want to believe it!"

"Good! You have potential..."

Qin Zhibo, who was sitting next to him, watched the exchange between the two. If he hadn't really known that supernatural powers existed, he would have thought that two mentally ill people were communicating about their illnesses.

After preparing "psychological counseling" for our hall Yingyou, Patrick continued to introduce.

"Since ancient times, there have been supernatural forces on earth, such as gods, magic, strange creatures, etc..."

"They may have existed on the earth since ancient times. It is difficult for humans to explore their origins, but they can borrow these powers to achieve some purposes."

“For example, the German SS during the war once secretly established an organization called the ‘Index Society’.”

"The purpose of the establishment of the Index is to collect information and practices related to occultism in order to win the war."

"The purpose of establishing Green Delta was to fight against the Index Society."

"After the war, the new president abolished the entire OSS, and Green Delta was also disbanded."

"Later, the CIA with OSS as its predecessor was established, and Green Delta was established accordingly. However, it failed in the 'Obsidian Operation' in 1969 and the entire department was abolished."

"The following year, the Green Delta members who were unwilling to disband held a secret meeting and spontaneously formed an organization. They resumed their activities in 1971 and have been there until now."

"Hondo Yingyou, your father became a member of the Green Delta at that time."

With that said, Patrick changed the subject of the conversation and turned it to Ethan Bentang.

"Your father was already an agent of the CIA before joining Green Delta. After entering Green Delta, he received the codename 'Ethan'."

"Almost all members of Green Delta hold positions in the government departments. We have people in the CIA, FBI, IRS, Army Intelligence, SEALs, etc."

"In order to prevent our organization from being discovered, code names are used in missions involving the organization."

"The reconstructed Green Delta arranges its members into 26 cells from A to Z. Each cell has three people. The first letter of the code name is the cell to which it belongs."

"Your father, Ethan, is one of the members of E-cell."