Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1384 Crossing Seven Tsukis of Water
In an affordable apartment building in Tokyo.

A thin girl with short hair was kneeling in the tatami room, packing up the daily necessities on the low table one by one.

However, she did not plan to take these things anywhere. Instead, she would give the still usable items to the landlord, and find a place to throw away the personal belongings that could no longer be used.

Because soon she will never need these things again...

She was quick and skillful. She separated the useful things from the unusable things and packed them one by one.

However, in order to act more like a high school student in the "Detective Koshien" which starts the day after tomorrow, I have to keep the school uniform from my student days.

"I haven't worn this outfit for a long time..."

"I don't know if it will still fit?"

The short-haired girl pulled the curtains of the room halfway up, and her petite body shrank into the darkness where no one could see.

At the edge of the gray fabric curtains, pieces of underwear were thrown casually onto the tatami, triggering endless imagination.

After a while, a young and beautiful figure reappeared at the window.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu stood in front of the dressing mirror and adjusted the scarf of her sailor uniform and the wrinkles on the hem of her long skirt.

“It’s okay~”

Except for the tightness in my chest, everything else is fine.

I'll just go to the tailor shop tomorrow and get it altered...

Nanatsuki Koshimizu looked at herself in the mirror with satisfaction, but after a few seconds, her vision became blurred.

While she was in a daze, she seemed to see another girl with twin ponytails wearing a sailor uniform standing next to her, talking and laughing with her.

Chanel...

I'll be able to find that high school detective soon and avenge you.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu was wearing her school uniform and repacking her luggage.

When it came time to pack up a picture frame that was on the table, she hesitated.

In the photo frame was a photo of himself and Kana Mizuguchi when they were in high school. The two of them were wearing school uniforms and smiling brightly among the flowers.

The two have been childhood sweethearts since they were young, and have always had a very good relationship and are almost inseparable.

After graduation, Nanatsuki Koshimizu was admitted to university to continue her studies.

Kana Mizuguchi chose to find a job directly and worked as a maid in a wealthy family's villa.

Although the two people's destinies are slightly different, they still keep in touch frequently after graduation, and Nanatsuki Koshimizu would also visit Mizuguchi Kana during the holidays.

But fate plays tricks on us like this.

One day, Mizuguchi Kana called and said that the daughter of a wealthy family she served had hanged herself, and she hoped that Koshimizu Nanatsuki, who had solved many cases before, would come and help investigate.

So, Nanatsuki Koshimizu asked for leave from school and came to Shikoku Island for investigation.

After a series of careful investigations, Nanatsuki Koshimizu was very sure that the daughter had simply committed suicide by hanging.

In addition, she learned from Mizuguchi Kana that before her daughter committed suicide, she had just experienced a failed relationship and was deeply hit by the scumbag, and fell into depression for a time.

Therefore, the local police closed the case as suicide, and after comforting Mizuguchi Kana, Nanatsuki Koshimizu returned to university.

But unexpectedly, half a year later, that incident happened...

Nanatsuki Koshimizu looked at the group photo in the photo and gradually tightened the force on her fingers that were pinching the photo frame.

But in the end, she reluctantly threw the photo frame and the photo into the garbage bin.

Because once a murder occurs on an uninhabited island, there is a high probability that everyone's carry-on luggage will be searched.

This photo cannot be kept on me under any circumstances.

"I'm sorry, Chana."

Nanatsuki Koshimizu packed the two piles of luggage thoroughly, put one of the bags in a black plastic bag, and then put a "hazardous waste" label on the outside so that it would not be picked up by scavengers.

Just then, there was a knock on the door from the direction of the entrance.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead and was startled at first, but then she remembered that it should be the landlord she had notified before who came to pick up the gift.

So, without thinking any more, she stood up from the tatami and responded.

"coming!"

She picked up the package in the transparent bag with both hands, carried it to the door with difficulty, then freed one hand to unlock the door.

But when the security door opened, the two figures at the door made her stunned.

The mixed-race man standing in the front is tall and has a handsome uncle face.

Following next to him was a boy with short hair?
"Excuse me, are you..."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki just asked subconsciously, but suddenly felt that the man standing in front of her looked familiar.

Her brain reacted for a moment, and she realized that she had some impression of this face.

This is none other than one of the two most famous private detectives in Tokyo, the famous detective Qin Zhibo!
Koshimizu Nanatsuki's pupils trembled for a moment, but she quickly suppressed her inner shock and asked calmly, "Who are you two?"

Seeing that Nanatsuki Koshimizu's eyes changed from shock to vigilance, Qin Zhibo also knew that the other party had recognized his identity.

But he did not make it public. Instead, he introduced himself with a smile: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Qin Zhibo, and I am a well-known private detective."

"The person next to me is my disciple, Masumi Sera."

Masumi Sera took off his hat and gestured.

"I am here because my client received an invitation to appear on a TV show called 'Detective Koshien', but it turned out that the show was not worthy of its name and was suspected of deceiving minors."

"In order to prevent minors from being persecuted by criminals, I was ordered to investigate the producers of 'Detective Koshien'..."

Hearing this, Koshimizu Nanatsuki was startled and realized that the visitor had ill intentions.

But she still suppressed her expression and asked calmly, "You went to find the producer of that show, and how come you found me?"

“I am also a minor…”

As soon as Koshimizu Nanatsuki finished speaking, Qin Zhibo took the program plan from Sera and showed it in front of Koshimizu Nanatsuki.

"That fake director, Hiroo Tsuchio, handed over the program plan to me an hour ago and explained completely that he was being instructed by someone."

"Based on our investigation, we believe that the source of this program plan should come from one of the participants of the program, Nanatsuki Koshimizu."

"Also, Miss Yueshui, your real age should be 20 years old, which is considered an adult under the law."

Qin Zhibo glanced at the top of Yueshui Nanatsuki's head and saw the age column clearly written: 20 years old.

Although she plans to disguise herself as a minor to participate in Detective Koshien, in her daily life, her identity and age are still 20 years old.

However, Qin Zhibo's judgment surprised Shiliang who was standing by.

Because in her eyes, the girl in front of her was wearing the most common sailor uniform for high school girls. Except for her brown hair which was a bit out of place, she looked like a high school student.

As for Nanatsuki Koshimizu, she was also stunned when she heard Qin Zhibo even revealed her real age.

Has this detective already investigated all my information?

Nanatsuki Koshimizu frowned, still wanting to make a final excuse and struggle, but Qin Zhibo simply didn't give her a chance and continued speaking.

"Based on the information we have so far, Ms. Koshimizu, your motivation for planning this project should be the lavender villa case that occurred on Shikoku Island a year ago."

"In addition, I also have a very important piece of information about that case..."

"How about it?"

"Want to talk more?"

Looking at the confident look of the man in front of her, Nanatsuki Koshimizu knew that she had been investigated very thoroughly, and even her motives had been discovered.

The revenge plan must have failed, and now all I can do is accept my fate. "Okay..."

"Please come in."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki made way for Qin Zhibo and Sera Masumi and invited them into the room.

……

When I entered the room, I saw a few packages on the tatami floor, and the rest of the room looked empty.

"Ms. Yueshui, are you planning to leave here?"

"Um……"

Koshimizu Nanatsuki nodded, said nothing more, and turned into the kitchen.

After a while, she brought out two glasses of water and placed them in front of Qin Zhibo and Shiliang.

"Sorry, there is only boiled water here now."

"It's okay. I'm not thirsty anyway."

On this side of the low table are Qin Zhibo and Sera Masumi, and on the other side is Koshimizu Nanatsuki.

The two sides sat opposite each other, their eyes full of confrontation.

Although Nanatsuki Koshimizu indirectly admitted that she had something to do with the program planning, she did not intend to reveal her entire plan.

Moreover, it felt incredible that the other party could investigate him so thoroughly.

"Half an hour ago, Hammertail called me. Did you ask him to make that call?"

"not completely……"

Qin Zhibo shook his head. "I actually called you by pretending to be Hammertail. Then I used technology to track your address."

"Since you're waiting to participate in 'Detective Koshien' anytime, I guess you live not far from Tokyo Port."

"The result was exactly as I expected..."

Qin Zhibo told without reservation the method he used to track down Nanatsuki Koshimizu, which made Nanatsuki Koshimizu look surprised.

Is this the skill of one of Tokyo's most famous private detectives?

Although they were all detectives, she had only seen such technological means as disguising one's voice as someone else and tracking the location of the other party's phone in spy movies.

I didn't expect that there are detectives in real life who would use such high-tech methods...

It seems that my loss was not unfair.

"Okay, I really give in..."

Nanatsuki Koshimizu smiled helplessly, "But I prepared this project to have a reasoning competition with the best high school detectives in the country, and I didn't have any other ideas."

"Of course, you can also sue me for using false information to deceive minors..."

"But the premise is that my deceptive behavior caused any losses to the minor."

This is Nanatsuki Koshimizu's trump card.

Although she was caught by the pigtails, fortunately nothing had happened yet. The most she had done was an attempted deception.

Moreover, her program plan did not include any content such as prepayment of registration fees or program shooting fees. The most the police did was to criticize and educate her and that was it.

The only pity is that her plan to avenge Chana will have to be put on hold for a while.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki's completely irresponsible attitude made Sera Masumi clench his fists slightly under the table.

Qin Zhibo is of course aware of these problems.

"What you said makes sense. I really can't do anything to you..."

"But what if I say I know who the detective was who got the Shikoku police to change the verdict on the Lavender Villa case six months ago?"

As soon as Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Yueshui Nanatsuki's pupils widened instantly, and he immediately asked, "Who is it?"

"Don't worry..."

Qin Zhibo's voice remained steady. "If you want to know the information I have here, you must tell me your plan in full."

"Of course, from your perspective, it's just assuming that the immature reasoning competition plan can continue..."

Hearing this, Koshimizu Nanatsuki's eyes gradually calmed down.

She understood what Qin Zhibo wanted her to say.

Naturally, this is her real purpose for holding "Detective Koshien".

Although those plans were related to her desire to avenge Chanel, as Qin Zhibo said, everything was based on assumptions and could not be used to convict her.

But in return, she can get the name of the person who killed Chanel.

As long as I wait until the storm is over, I will still have a chance to take revenge.

"Okay, let's take this as an assumption and talk about my plan..."

On the contrary, Nanatsuki Koshimizu's expression relaxed slightly and she began her story.

In the "hypothesis", she planned to accept the invitation to go to the uninhabited island, but before boarding the boat, she bribed the boatman with money to ask him to conceal the destination of the boat from anyone who came to ask.

Afterwards, she will see who can solve the puzzle first after Tsuchio and Kotani Renzo finish the first puzzle.

Because the rooms on the uninhabited island were filled with clues about the lavender case, plus the mystery of the murder in a locked room, the detective who had "solved" the case half a year ago would definitely come to mind immediately.

And she only needs to do what she should do after knowing the name of that person...

"What to do?"

"Do you mean killing that man?"

Qin Zhibo narrowed his eyes and asked Yueshui Nanatsuki.

The latter raised the corner of his mouth slightly, without answering, but his attitude clearly showed his agreement.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo continued to ask, "You are willing to go to such lengths, it should not just be because that high school detective once overturned your reasoning, right?"

"Maybe there is some deeper reason?"

Facing Qin Zhibo's question, Yueshui Nanatsuki's eyes were extremely calm, and he asked back: "I have explained everything I should explain, and you should also keep your promise and tell me the name of that person, right?"

But at this time, Qin Zhibo shook his head calmly.

"Do not……"

"Although I personally hate people who seek fame and reputation by solving cases, I am not so crazy as to want to get rid of such people in that way."

"So I won't tell you the name of that person until your revengeful ideas change."

After being clearly rejected by Qin Zhibo, Nanatsuki Yuesui, who was still calm the last second, suddenly glared at Qin Zhibo.

She put her hands on the table and screamed hysterically.

"What do you know!"

"That man killed my best friend! He doesn't deserve to live in this world!"

"Tell me that man's name!"

Qin Zhibo was also a little surprised to see that Nanatsuki Yueshui suddenly went crazy.

But before he could take action to stop her, Sera Masumi, who had already been unable to bear it any longer, suddenly stood up and slapped Koshimizu Nanatsuki in the face.

"No one in this world can judge someone else's life so easily!"

"You stupid girl!"