Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1363 Qin Zhibo: Because He is Kind

Conan and Haibara Ai stood in front of the mural.

I saw that the paint was slightly peeling at the position of the blue whale's eyes on the mural.

In order to improve his accuracy, Conan aimed at the whale's eyes.

"Forehead……"

Conan held the volleyball, feeling speechless.

  Why is the mural on this boat so fragile? It got broken into pieces just by a slight kick from me.

"Fortunately, there was not much damage..."

"Let's get out of here before the staff finds out."

Huibara Ai walked towards the cabin on her own.

Conando took a look at the huge mural, then ran to put the volleyball back into the basket, and then left with Haibara Ai.

On the other side, Cheng Shi found Genta, Ayumi and Sonoko under the table in the restaurant, in the laundry basket in the laundry room, and in the cinema.

Everyone contacted each other through the detective badges and then gathered on the deck.

Haibara Ai also found Conan and Mitsuhiko.

Now, only Mao Lilan is missing.

"The remaining Xiaolan is indeed the most troublesome..."

"Huh? It turns out that Sister Xiaolan is so good at hiding?" Mitsuhiko looked up and asked in confusion.

Sonoko pinched her waist and complained, "What do you mean by good at it? It's just like being a ninja!"

“Have you ever seen an elementary school student clinging to the ceiling, or hiding at the bottom of a pond?”

"So awesome..." The three little ones thought of Xiao Xiaolan wearing a ninja costume, which was quite cute.

At this time, Cheng Shi suggested to everyone, "There are still 15 minutes left, let's split up and look for it again."

"I'll go to the dock area at the bottom, and the rest of you will form groups of two to search each floor."

"it is good--!"

The three little ones shouted excitedly.

Then, everyone went their separate ways.

Cheng Shi came to the dock area on the bottom level alone.

When he searched just now, he did not search the dock area because he felt that the dock area was cold and dark, and it was unlikely that someone was hiding there.

But after listening to Sonoko's description, Xiaolan took hide-and-seek more seriously, so it is possible that she was hiding here.

He took the elevator to the bottom floor.

Although this area is not off-limits to tourists, most tourists will not come here.

There are cold equipment and ventilation ducts here, as well as motor lifeboats parked in the canals.

Life jackets, inflatable lifeboats and other supplies are also concentrated in this area in case of emergency.

In order to avoid repeating the tragedy of the Titanic, the maiden voyage of the "Aphrodite" was not fully loaded with passengers. It only carried about 1/4 of the maximum passenger capacity, but there were enough lifeboats.

Cheng Shi walked in the dim environment, and whenever he came across a corner where someone could hide, he would go over to take a look.

Suddenly, he saw a huge box placed in the corner of the dock.

The box is about 5 meters high, 2.5 meters long and wide. It is made of steel and looks very sturdy.

From the outside, the four sides of the box have no openings or lids, they are completely welded, and there is a platform with rollers at the bottom.

There were no markings around the box to indicate what it was used for.

Cheng Shi came closer curiously and looked up at the top of the box.

He remembered what Sonoko said, that in order to play hide-and-seek, Mouri Ran even hid on the ceiling.

There should be enough space for someone to hide on top of this box...

So Cheng Shi touched the surface of the big iron box to try and see if he could climb up from a certain angle.

But with this touch, his body suddenly trembled as if he had been electrocuted.

His pupils dilated and he quickly pulled his hand back.

Here...

  It seems like there is something?

Cheng Shi stared at the iron box in front of him in disbelief.

When he touched it just now, he had a strange feeling, as if there was something inside the box.

Or, there must be something in such a big box.

But in Chengshi's perception, the thing inside seemed to be a living thing...

He didn't dare to reach out and touch it directly, but instead leaned his cheek forward and slowly placed his left ear close to the iron sheet.

In addition to the sounds of the large charging machinery and central air conditioning unique to the dock, he heard some strange sounds on the other side of the iron sheet.

It was the sound of some giant creature wriggling inside.

There were sounds of mucus sticking and breaking between the wriggling surface and the iron sheet, as well as an almost inaudible, creepy growl.

Cheng Shi's eyes gradually widened, and he could hardly believe his ears.

  What on earth is in here?

It definitely can't be a human, so what animal could it be?

What animal makes such a sound...

Just as he was feeling nervous and confused, a figure quietly walked behind him.

Cheng Shi was still hunched over, paying no attention to what was behind him.

Until the figure raised the stick in his hand and hit him hard on the back.

Bang.

……

On the top deck.

As the hide-and-seek game time came to an end, all the "ghosts" responsible for finding people returned to their original starting point one after another.

"We won!"

"awesome!"

"I have to thank Sister Ninja Xiaolan for this!"

The three little ones shouted excitedly, even though the mechanism of this hide-and-seek game was that whoever was caught would be eliminated on the spot.

At this time, Xiaolan also came up the stairs from the deck below.

"See, I knew we would win~"

She came to Conan, squatted down, and scratched Conan's rhino horn nose affectionately.

"Conan, you were playing football just now, right?"

"I know everything~"

Conan's face turned slightly red and his expression was stunned.

At this time, Haibara Ai turned her head and looked around, and found that Cheng Shi had not returned yet, so she was a little confused.

She took out her detective badge and planned to inform Cheng Shi on the other side that the hide-and-seek game was over.

And on the other side.

Cheng Shi suddenly opened his eyes and was about to move, but found himself in an extremely small space.

In the darkness, surrounded by cold metal walls, I couldn't even stretch my body.

He subconsciously knocked on the metal wall above, but it didn't move at all.

  Where is this place?

A box... Could it be the box I saw in the dock just now?

Cheng Shi suddenly remembered the big iron box that he saw last time.

Especially when he thought of the creature making squirming sounds in the box, he became even more frightened and stared in horror.

He ignored the pain in his back and pounded the iron wall in front of him desperately.

beep...

At this moment, he heard the sound of the detective badge.

Remembering that he still had a detective badge on him, he quickly took it out and held it in his hand.

"Help!"

Cheng Shi's cry for help immediately alerted the people on the opposite side.

The detective badge only has a hands-free mode. When Conan heard the cry for help, he quickly took out his detective badge and tuned it to the same channel.

"What happened!"

"I was... in a... cold... place..."

The signal from the detective badge seemed to be bad, and the sound coming from it was intermittent. However, Conan still used the keyword "cold" to determine that it might be in the ship's freezer.

"Hold on! We'll come rescue you right away!"

As soon as Conan finished speaking, Haibara Ai ran towards the elevator.

Seeing this, others immediately followed.

While moving towards the lower level, Conan was thinking that he should inform Qin Zhibo about this matter.

Because although he didn't hear it clearly, Cheng Shi seemed to be put in some dangerous situation by someone.

……

In Sister Li’s presidential suite.

After talking about Qin Zhibo's written works for a while, everyone started talking about the case.

In this regard, Kogoro Mori, who is good at storytelling, finally made a comeback.

With his vivid expressions and moving narration, he completely restored the sense of suspense and excitement when solving the case.

"So, I grabbed the murderer by the front of his bathrobe and threw him over my shoulder perfectly..."

"He was thrown to the ground fiercely!"

"Then the police came and took the murderer away."

"But I still said something to him before the police put him in the police car."

"That's what I said at the time..."

"Although you have committed an unforgivable crime, as long as you repent and reform yourself in prison, we can still be friends after you get out."

Kogoro Mori's voice is deep and magnetic, his face is slightly tilted 45 degrees to the right, and his calm eyes radiate hope.

This made Qin Zhibo wonder whether this Maori Kogoro was a histrionic personality.

It would be a shame not to be an actor.

The Rei sisters also clapped happily, which was also a full affirmation of Kogoro Mori's acting skills.

After receiving the compliment from the beautiful woman, Kogoro Mouri instantly put away his previous handsome expression and became very proud.

"Haha~"

"I encounter cases like this every few days, and I solve them so cleanly every time!"

"Really? It's still early, so how about telling us about another case?"

Facing his sister's question, Maori Kogoro looked a little embarrassed, but the next second he smiled and said, "Okay then!"

"Then let me tell you about the monthly gift threat incident?"

“I just talked about this…”

"Then... let's talk about the fishing man murder case, this..."

"Mr. Maori, I've talked about this before, as well as the case of using flights to create an alibi."

"Ah? Have you told me everything? So soon..."

Cold sweat ran down Kogoro Mori's forehead and his expression looked a little embarrassed.

Although his narration was vivid, unfortunately, this was only the number of cases in which he had personally experienced the process of reasoning.

Although the remaining cases were also solved by "Kogoro Mori", it was not him who solved the case.

That is another personality within his body, known as "Sleeping Kogoro Mori" in the world.

My sister smiled and asked, "Can you please tell me about the TV murder case? This case is your famous case and was even broadcast on TV..."

"Uh..." Kogoro Mouri stretched out his voice, not knowing what to say.

Because he also forgot about this case.

After waking up, he only remembered that Inspector Megure shook hands with him enthusiastically, and then he became famous inexplicably.

Seeing that Maori Kogoro was embarrassed again, Qin Zhibo helped him out and said, "In fact, Mr. Maori only remembers so many cases, so don't ask about other cases."

"Why?" The two sisters looked confused.

"Because he is kind."

Qin Zhibo talked nonsense in a serious manner.

"Mr. Maori has seen too many cases, most of which are caused by past hatred, and this hatred even transcends time and extends to the next generation."

"Mr. Maori couldn't bear to record these ugly crimes, so he chose to forget them..."

"Sometimes, forgetting is the only way to end the chain of hatred."

Qin Zhibo's explanation made Sister Li's eyes light up.

What was originally just a simple case of reasoning and solving a case has risen to the level of humanity and morality.

The two applauded Kogoro Mori's kindness.

"Mr. Maori, you are so kind!"

"As expected of a famous detective! His thoughts are also different from those of ordinary people..."

"Hehe~" Maori Kogoro also shamelessly accepted the setting given to him by Qin Zhibo, "No, no, I just solved a lot of cases, so I came to this conclusion..."

"Hahaha!"

At this moment, Qin Zhibo's phone vibrated.

He picked up the phone, and as soon as he listened, his face immediately became serious.

"Is Chengshi in danger?"

"Okay, I'll be there right away..."

After hanging up the phone, Kogoro Mouri stopped joking and asked if anything had happened.

Qin Zhibo nodded and briefly reiterated what Conan said.

At this time, Kogoro Mori no longer thought about picking up girls.

The two said goodbye to Sister Li, left the suite and headed straight to the lower cabin.

When Qin Zhibo and Maori Kogoro found the freezer on the second floor below ground, Conan and others were already there.

"How is it?" Qin Zhibo ran forward and asked.

Conan shook his head, "There's nothing here..."

But is there any other place on the ship where you would feel cold?

Conan held his chin up seriously, thinking about where Cheng Shi might be.

When Qin Zhibo saw the glasses Conan was wearing, he immediately thought of something and asked, "Don't your glasses have a tracking function? Have you tried it?"

Conan's criminal tracking glasses can track the location of the detective badge, thereby tracking Cheng Shi's location.

But Conan still shook his head.

"The glasses might have been broken when they fell to the ground yesterday. The tracking function is no longer usable..."

That bastard screenwriter...

Qin Zhibo cursed in his heart and then closed his eyes.

The only thing I can rely on now is the locating spell.

However, in a multi-story structure like a cruise ship, the direction of the hidden object spell is not specific enough, so it is not easy to find it.

In addition, Chengshi was not wearing much clothes today, and as his body temperature dropped, the situation was far more dangerous than he had imagined.

At this time, Yuan Tai, who was standing against the wall, turned his head and asked Mitsuhiko, "Is Doctor Cheng Shi dead?"

"impossible!"

Before Mitsuhiko could reply, Haibara Ai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly let out a loud scream.

This scream scared everyone present, especially Yuantai, who was so frightened that his body trembled violently.

Conan looked at Haibara Ai, only to see that her eyes were wide open with a hysterical expression.

This was the second time he saw Haibara Ai get really angry.

The last time Haibara Ai got angry, she was questioning why she couldn't save Miyano Akemi...

Grayhara...

Just when everyone was at a loss, Qin Zhibo suddenly opened his eyes.

"I know where it is!"

(End of this chapter)