The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Last time, Qin Zhibo studied French specifically in order to read "The Book of Corpse Food".

Now, this new "Secret of Worms" is written in Latin. If you want to read it, you have to learn another Latin language.

Compared with the four languages ​​​​that Qin Zhibo has mastered: Japanese, English, Chinese, and French, Latin is a language that has become extinct in daily spoken language.

Until now, the use of Latin has been limited to the study of ancient documents and the introduction of some Latin words into other sounds.

For example, the "Novem Angelus" of the Nine Angels quotes Latin.

It is precisely because the current daily practical value of Latin is poor and it is only used by scholars in related fields for research and use. As a result, Latin is much more difficult to master than French from beginners.

Even if Qin Zhibo has a good talent for language learning, it is still difficult to learn this niche language.

Without professional teachers to teach, it is difficult to master it in a short time.

In addition, there is a more practical problem.

How can I take "The Secret of the Worm" away?

Could it be that like the original owner, he just stole the book while the party was being held?

Qin Zhibo looked around at the people next to him and felt that it was impossible.

There were many guests at the dinner party at Suuha's house last time, and Suuha Zuntoku himself didn't usually pay attention to those books. Even if he stole a copy of "The Book of Corpse Food", he would not be able to find it for a long time, let alone investigate it.

But now there are only 11 people in the entire mansion. Excluding the owner's family, there are even fewer people left.

If you find that the book is lost, you can easily doubt yourself.

Moreover

Qin Zhibo glanced to the side and saw that Hamura Shuichi was paying attention to him.

"Mr. Qin, are you interested in this book?"

Qin Zhibo nodded, pretending not to know and asked, "What's the name of this book? It seems quite special."

Hamura Shuichi introduced with a smile: "Mr. Qin is indeed a famous detective, and his eyesight is indeed extraordinary. This book is indeed one of the most special books in the entire library."

"The name of this book is The Secret of Worms, and the whole book is written in Latin."

"The strange thing is that I could not find the name of the author of this 700-page book in other historical documents."

"There is also this book, which seems to be an only one. I have not found information about it anywhere else."

"Maybe there is only one copy in the world."

Qin Zhibo nodded, and then asked: "Have you read the content?"

Having said this, Shu Hamura shook his head in shame.

"Unfortunately, I am not very proficient in Latin, so it is still difficult to read this book."

"oh"

Putting "The Secret of the Worm" back on the bookshelf reluctantly, Qin Zhibo could only think of another path.

Now that Shuichi Hamura has seen that he has touched this book, if this book is stolen in the near future, the police will first investigate Shuichi Hamura, who often comes here to read.

Then Hamura Shuichi confessed who touched the book here.

At that time, the police will definitely doubt themselves.

It seems that if you want to get this book, you have to find another way.

Buy it?

It doesn't seem very realistic either.

The "Corpse Canon" that was discovered last time in Souha's house was an abridged version in French and was a reprint of a later book.

And this "Secret of Worms" was first published more than 400 years ago.

The purchase of such a precious book is definitely not a small sum.

Assume that after studying this book, you can get a task like the last time in "The Book of Corpse Food". The task reward is 5000 general skill proficiency.

According to the previous exchange ratio of general skill proficiency in Japanese yen in the store, 5,000 general skill proficiency is 500,000 yen.

In other words, judging from the monetary value alone, if the price of this book exceeds 500,000, it will not be worth it to me.

What's more, learning Latin also costs money, the task may not appear 100%, and even if it appears, it may not be 100% completed.

All in all, paying for it yourself is definitely not a good idea.

Then there is only one last option left.

Just ask the Nine Angels organization to pay for the books.

One of the purposes of the Nine Angels organization is to collect these books and artifacts that record mysterious myths. If you can reveal the existence of this book to the Nine Angels, the organization will definitely allocate funds to buy the book.

You can buy it with your own money first, and then sell the book to Nine Angels.

With Jiutang Angel's wealth, he might be able to make quite a bit of difference.

This is the best way Qin Zhibo can think of so far

After coming out of the library, Toshiya Tadokoro took everyone to visit the collection room next to him.

Daisuke Tokura's collection room is full of vampire-related props, such as vampire masks, vampire claws, swords, and wooden stakes.

There are shelves full of vampire movie films on one wall.

After the visit, everyone returned to the living room and continued various entertainment activities until the clock struck midnight.

Dang~dang~dang.

"Dad, it's very late, let's go to bed first."

Mao Lilan took Conan to ask Maori Kogoro for instructions, and then went to the bedroom.

Qin Zhibo, who was sitting on the sofa, felt a little incredible as he looked at the two people leaving.

There will be no murder this time?

No way, no way

Qin Zhibo glanced at the people left in the living room and found that those who were not yet confirmed to be alive were Matsumoto Ryohei, Aso Minoru, Tokura Etsuko and Tokura Daisuke.

These four people all left before midnight.

So Qin Zhibo immediately went to confirm.

First up is Aso.

Qin Zhibo was found directly in the bedroom, sleeping peacefully on the bed.

Confirm survival.

Followed by Matsumoto Ryohei.

Qin Zhibo didn't find him in the bedroom, but found him in the kitchen.

Ryohei Matsumoto is making a midnight snack.

Confirm survival.

Then there is Etsuko Tokura.

It was inconvenient for Qin Zhibo to knock on the door, so he put a guard totem in and took a look.

The lady inside didn't sleep either, and was staring blankly in front of the mirror on the dressing table.

Confirm survival.

Finally, there’s Daisuke Tokura.

At Qin Zhibo's suggestion, student Toshiya Odasho made a call to Daisuke Tokura using the internal phone.

Toot—toot—

After waiting for tens of seconds, just when Qin Zhibo thought he could identify the deceased, a voice suddenly came from the other side of the phone.

"Hello?"

"Teacher, Mr. Matsumoto has made a midnight snack. Do you want it?"

"Well, okay, bring it over."

After hanging up the phone, Toshiya Tadokoro went to work.

The last one, Daisuke Tokura, is confirmed to be alive.

Huh?

Is today a Christmas Eve?

Or is it that the law that Conan will die wherever he goes is purely a psychological effect and is not valid?

The next morning, before Qin Zhibo woke up naturally, the chaotic sound outside the door woke Qin Zhibo.

After asking around, it turns out that the diamond experience card of the respected Mr. Tokura Daisuke in the human world has expired and he was forced to go offline...