The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

After waiting for more than 20 seconds, the other side of the phone slowly picked up.

"Hello... Who is this?"

Qin Zhibo frowned at the first moment when he heard this voice.

The other party's voice was very lazy and slightly hoarse, sounding like he had just experienced a hangover.

Qin Zhibo first signaled Sawada Hiroki to start tracking the source of the signal, and then spoke.

"Hello, I am the parent of the high school detective invited by your program "Detective Koshien" before. May I ask what the specific arrangements of your program are?"

"Parent?"

The other side of the phone was stunned for a moment, and hesitated for a while before asking: "Which high school detective's parent is it?"

This reaction speed made Qin Zhibo more suspicious.

However, he continued to talk to buy more time for Sawada Hiroki to track the phone.

"It's Hakuba Tan's parents."

"Hakuba Tan..."

As if realizing something, the other party's voice finally became more energetic, "Okay! Has Hakuba returned from London?"

"Yes, but his schedule is tight, so I'll contact the program team first..."

At this moment, the Q version of Sawada Hiroki on the laptop screen made an "OK" gesture, and had already located the other party's specific location on the map.

Qin Zhibo roughly scanned and found that the signal location was in Tokyo, which could be reached in less than half an hour by car.

At this time, the other party on the phone seemed to have no idea and was still introducing the program arrangements.

"It's like this, we will contact other high school detectives first, and then arrange a day to record the program. After all, we don't want to delay the studies of all students..."

"That's it for now, I'll start arranging it right away!"

The other party hung up the phone in a hurry.

On the phone, Qin Zhibo and Sera Masumi, who was listening, looked at each other.

If this is a member of the organization, then...

This person's acting is too good.

Whether it was the lazy feeling of a hangover or the excitement of knowing that they could start preparing for filming.

Could it be that the person opposite was a talented actress like Vermouth?

Or was it Vermouth?

"Uncle, what do you say?" Sera Masumi asked Qin Zhibo for his opinion.

Qin Zhibo glanced at the address tracked on the computer screen. Since the address was already there, there was no reason not to go.

"Let's go and see who the other party is."

...

20 minutes later, a red convertible Mustang stopped on the street in front of an apartment building.

This is the signal location tracked by Hiroki Sawada.

Qin Zhibo did not get out of the car immediately, but sat in the car to observe the apartment building opposite.

To be honest, it was quite desolate, and even made Qin Zhibo doubt whether this was a trap set by the other party using anti-tracking means.

This is not a building-style apartment, but an old-fashioned single apartment, similar to the Trojan Village next to Dr. Agasa's house.

The most notable feature of such an apartment is poor sound insulation, small space, and relatively old decoration, so the rent is relatively cheap.

People with a little social status would not live in such a place.

If the members of the organization live in such a place, it can only mean that the organization’s funds are insufficient and it is not far from collapse.

Of course, this is unlikely.

“I will go down and ask around first, you stay here and don’t leave.”

After confirming that there were no sniper ambushes around, Qin Zhibo got out of the car and came to the courtyard of the apartment.

In the relatively messy courtyard, there were some men’s clothes still dripping with water, and in the corner there was a flower bed with nothing planted, and a red Suzuki car parked.

The only experience that the whole environment gave Qin Zhibo was a sense of relaxation.

Qin Zhibo first walked along the corridor in front of the first floor and did not find anything unusual.

He went to the second floor through the iron stairs, and the first house on the corner had a familiar surname on the doorplate.

Chuiwei.

This is the surname left by the TV producer who invited Bai Ba Tan.

It has to be said that these surnames in Japan are really arbitrary.

Chui means a stick, which means an idiot.

Adding a "tail" at the end, that's an idiot among idiots, how can a person be good?

Qin Zhibo looked at the bright and upright doorplate in front of him, facing this incredible smoothness, but he hesitated in his heart.

Is this really a trap?

To be safe, let's confirm the situation inside.

Qin Zhibo retreated to the other side of the door, put the [Guardian Totem] into the room, and then closed his eyes.

When his vision connected with the spider in the room, he saw a man changing clothes in front of the dressing mirror.

The man's body was slightly swollen, and he had the same hairstyle as Dr. Agasa, but his baldness was not so serious.

Whether it was his personal appearance or the interior style of the room, he was a standard middle-aged sloppy uncle.

However, the clothes he was changing in front of the dressing mirror aroused Qin Zhibo's interest.

It was a work uniform of Nichimi TV, the overall color was green, and the logo of Nichimi TV was embroidered on the back.

The man was wearing the TV work uniform and posing in front of the mirror, and he looked very satisfied.

Qin Zhibo felt that the clothes did not fit him at all, and the zipper at the belly could only be pulled up with difficulty.

But this at least showed that there was no danger in the room, and that this man was the one who had just talked to him on the phone.

Qin Zhibo retracted his vision and came to the door of the room and knocked directly.

Knock, knock, knock.

After a few seconds, a shout came from behind the door.

"Who is it?"

"Hello, I'm here to check the water meter."

"Water meter? But I just paid the water bill a few days ago..."

"It may be that your water meter leaked secretly in the middle of the night. Can I check it?"

"Okay, wait a moment."

After waiting for a while, solid footsteps came from behind the door with poor sound insulation.

Click.

As soon as the door opened a crack, Qin Zhibo pushed it open, grabbed the man's neck with one hand, rushed into the room, and closed the door with his backhand.

"Uh... what are you doing..."

The man stared with horror, and a few incoherent words came out of his throat with difficulty.

Qin Zhibo first tilted his head to glance at the room inside, and then slightly relaxed the strength in his palm.

"Are you the program director of Nichimi TV who just called?"

"I..."

The man named Tsuchiwa hesitated. Although he did not speak, he also answered in disguise.

Qin Zhibo continued to ask, "Who sent you to do this?"

"Ah...I..."

Tsuchiwa hesitated again.

This proved that someone was indeed behind the scenes instructing him. He was just hesitating whether to say it.

Such an indecisive and timid rookie could not be a member of the organization. He was not even qualified to be a grassroots without a code name.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo also had an idea for interrogation.

"I think you have recognized my identity. My name is Qin Zhibo, and I am a detective."

"A big shot commissioned me to investigate you, and you must have heard of that big shot because you found his son yourself."

Tsuchiwa frowned, still not understanding.

Qin Zhibo continued: "The white horse detective you invited is the only son of the Japanese Superintendent."

Hearing this, Tsuchiwa was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened.

"What?!"

"Is it that Superintendent Shiraba?"

Although Shiraba's father is not a big star, he is the head of the Japanese police and often appears on TV news, so many ordinary people have heard of him.

Qin Zhibo slowly loosened Chuiwei's collar, but continued to threaten him.

"So what is your intention in using your identity as a TV director to deceive the son of the Superintendent?"

"If I report your story to that adult with exaggeration, I'm afraid you will not be able to stay in Tokyo in the future..."

"No, it's not easy to stay in Japan."

"You, you are in trouble!"

Hearing this, Chuiwei knelt on the ground with a "thump", bowed his hands repeatedly, and begged for mercy.

"I'm sorry! I didn't know that the White Horse Detective was the son of the Superintendent!"

"If I knew, I wouldn't dare to touch the Tai Sui even if I was given 10 million!"

Qin Zhibo looked at Chuiwei who had completely surrendered, and was a little surprised that the "Shangfang Sword" was so useful.

Looking at the detailed information he had just investigated when he came into contact with Tsuchiwa, he understood.

Tsuchiwa Hiroo, 41 years old, professional actor, secondary professional thief.

It turned out to be a three-handed man, no wonder he was so afraid of the police...

"Since you understand the interests involved, then tell us everything you know."

"If it is found that you are just being used by the bad guys, I will persuade that adult to give you a break..."

When Tsuchiwa heard this, hope immediately shone in his eyes, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"I will definitely tell you everything I know!"

...

Next, Qin Zhibo and Tsuchiwa sat cross-legged on the tatami in the house and calmly recounted the whole story.

Tsuchiwa's main job is to be a minor actor in a local small theater troupe.

One day, he received a letter claiming to be a director of a TV station, saying that he was asked to pretend to be a director to prepare for the filming of a TV show called "Detective Koshien".

If the fake identity is not discovered during the process, there will be a reward of 500,000 yen; even if it is discovered, as long as you persist, there will be a reward of 250,000 yen.

Because Tsuchio's life is relatively tight, in order to earn this money, he decided to participate in this plan.

"This is the plan that was mailed with the envelope at that time. Everything I did was in accordance with the instructions above, so this matter really has nothing to do with me!"

"Whether it is related or not, I will judge it myself."

Qin Zhibo took the bag containing the plan, which contained several pages of printed paper, on which was a program plan printed out by the printer.

The content includes the preliminary personnel invitation, as well as the later shooting location and shooting plan.

Qin Zhibo took a rough look, and it was really as Tsuchio said, the four famous detectives invited were already decided in the plan.

Eastern representative, Hakuba Tan.

Western representative, Hattori Heiji.

Northern representative, Tokatsu Junya.

Southern representative, Koshimizu Nanatsuki.

Logistics support personnel, Kotani Renzo.

Each person's name was followed by contact information.

However, for Qin Zhibo, apart from Hakuba Tan and Hattori Heiji, he had never heard of the other three.

Qin Zhibo continued to ask; "Who have you contacted so far?"

"Except for Hakuba Tan, the others have already been contacted and have agreed to film."

Chuiwei explained dejectedly, "But because the director stipulated that everyone must be present before filming can begin, so filming has not started..."

Qin Zhibo: "How do you usually contact that person?"

Chuiwei shook his head, "We have never contacted each other, and there is no need to contact."

"The letter said that I only need to prepare according to the plan, and then bring everyone to the island to participate in the filming."

"In order to ensure the top secret of the program filming, I can contact the program crew through the island's radio after I get to the island and ask about the next filming plan."

Qin Zhibo glanced at the follow-up of the plan, and it did mention that the filming would be carried out on an uninhabited island not far from Tokyo Port.

"Then how do you know that this person's plan is not a prank?"

Chuiwei replied: "Because there is also 50,000 yen mailed with this plan, which is the filming fund provided by the other party."

"I used this money to find someone to order a set of work clothes for Nichimi TV, and I also negotiated the price with the boatman at the port..."

Because he was worried that Qin Zhibo would not believe it, Chuwei also showed the Nichimi TV work clothes.

Qin Zhibo only glanced at the suit and found a very big problem.

In addition to the rough workmanship, the vortex pattern of the mouse logo on the back of the suit is in the opposite direction from the original.

Qin Zhibo just came out of the Nichimi TV building, so he was quite impressed by this pattern.

In this way, it seems that what Tsuchio said is indeed true.

As for the "mysterious person" who asked him to cooperate, it should not be someone from the organization, let alone the director of Nichimi TV, but someone in the project book.

This routine is very similar to the Twilight Annex incident. The inviter is hidden among the invitees and is least likely to be discovered.

Qin Zhibo picked up the project book again and stared at the list of program invitees on it.

There are two points in the list that are worthy of doubt.

Obviously, Kudo Shinichi, who is the "savior of the Japanese police", is more famous in the east, but the person invited by the "program" is Hakuba Tan.

Secondly, even the logistics support staff specifically named him, and this person must be invited before filming can start.

Generally speaking, the person who is forcibly added is likely to be the initiator of the mysterious party.

But if Kotani Renzo is the initiator, he does not need to hire Tsuchio, because with one more insider, the secret of the fake shooting will be more easily exposed.

And judging from the fact that the invited people are high school detectives, it is highly likely that the inviter himself is also a high school detective, so it is more likely that they have had intersections with each other.

In other words, the initiator of this party is one of the high school detectives.

Excluding old acquaintances Hattori Heiji and Hakuba Tan, the only ones left are Tokatsu Junya and Koshimizu Nanatsuki.

But what motive do these two people have to invite other high school detectives?

Qin Zhibo continued to read the contents of the plan, which said that Tsuchio and the invited Kotani Renzo were going to perform a play in a house on an uninhabited island.

The general content is that Tsuchio plays the victim, tied up in the room, and the whole room must meet the conditions to form a secret room.

And the person who can solve the method the fastest and give the answer to Kotani Renzo is the winner of the Detective Koshien.