The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Joker, clown.

Hattori Heiji and Conan blinked. For some reason, when they heard this name, they both felt an inexplicable feeling of familiarity.

Kanae Koraku asked in confusion: "Joker? What is this?"

"Joker is not a thing, but a person. He is the same criminal planner as Ye Sancai, but he is much smarter than Ye Sancai."

Everyone in the lounge was silent and stared at Qin Zhibo, seemingly wanting to hear what Qin Zhibo had to say about this Joker.

Especially Hattori Heiji and Conan, there is even a desire for knowledge in their eyes.

Qin Zhibo temporarily put down the playing cards in his hand and told the story.

"One time Joker planned five robbers to rob a bank. Before the action, these five people had a clear division of labor."

"Three of them drove into the bank from the main entrance, and the other two used ropes to sneak into the roof of the bank in the building next to the bank."

"One of the two people on the roof of the bank had just disarmed the bank's alarm. The other robber behind him shot the man to death, then quickly went downstairs and began to crack the bank's vault door."

"As for the three robbers who took hostages in the bank lobby, one of them was killed by a bank employee with a gun, and the other two killed the bank employee."

"After the vault door was cracked open, one of the people in the bank lobby killed the robber who cracked the door from behind, and then moved the money out of the bank vault."

"One of the last two robbers was hit and killed by a bus driven by an unplanned robber. The other robber killed the robber driving the bus and left alone with all the money."

"This is actually before the operation started. These robbers were told by Joker that as long as their accomplices completed the task at hand, they could be killed directly to reduce the number of people sharing the loot."

"Just like that, the one who opens the vault door kills the one who disarms the alarm, the one who holds the money kills the one who opens the vault door, the one who drives the bus kills the one who opens the money, and the one who takes hostages kills the one who drives the bus. Almost all the robbers are dead. Under the gunpoint of one’s own people.”

"Except, of course, for the unlucky robber who was shot and killed by a bank clerk."

Kanie swallowed for a long time and asked doubtfully: "Isn't there another robber? Isn't he still alive?"

Qin Zhibo's lips raised, "Because he is Joker himself."

When Qin Zhibo finished telling his story, everyone showed surprised expressions.

Qin Zhibo continued: "A truly genius criminal planner knows exactly who he is dealing with."

"Just like Joker, he fully understands the greedy nature of these robbers and uses this to make these robbers kill each other."

As he spoke, Qin Zhibo lifted up the top card in his hand and placed it on the table.

On it was an image of a clown, the Joker in playing cards.

“It’s always the clown who laughs last”

Everyone in the lounge fell into silence, everyone seemed slightly touched by this story.

Taking advantage of this time, Qin Zhibo quietly observed the facial reactions of the "seafoods", which can only be said to be intriguing.

The reactions of Nagisa Isogai and Minoru Ebina were relatively normal. Like Mourilan, they were just normal surprised reactions after hearing this story.

On the other hand, Kanae Korehisa, who was sitting next to him, had some scrutiny in his eyes as he looked at Nawaii Sadao who was sitting at the bar.

Whalei Sadao's eyes were also looking at Kanie Korehisa. Their eyes collided in the air and they stared at each other.

Two seconds later, Sadao Whalei looked away first, took out a cigarette from his pocket and started smoking silently.

At this time, Hattori Heiji, who was sitting opposite, couldn't help it anymore and asked, "Could this Joker you're talking about be a criminal that exists in the real world?"

The question Hattori Heiji asked was also the question Conan wanted to ask.

Because Qin Zhibo's description of the process of robbing a bank was so accurate that he even described the small-probability random event in which a bank employee killed a robber.

If you just want to express the greedy character of the robbers, and the core idea of ​​the criminal planner using this to make the robbers kill each other, there is no need to add this plot at all.

All of this seemed as if Qin Zhibo had witnessed the crime with his own eyes.

"Who knows? Maybe it exists."

Qin Zhibo's relaxed tone and ambiguous answers made both Hattori Heiji and Conan feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

If people like Joker really exist, they must be the detectives' enemy.

"The story is very good and somewhat enlightening, but I almost have to leave."

Kanie Koraku stood up from his seat, and Isogai Nagisa and Ebina Minoru also expressed that they wanted to go back to their rooms to rest.

Only Sadao Whalei was still very energetic and said that he would continue to stay here and play cards, but he had to go out and lie down in the bathroom first.

When there was less than a minute left before midnight, Kogoro Mori was the first to return to the lounge.

Mouri Kogoro sat silently on the sofa, raising his hand and watching the second hand on the watch gradually move towards the 12 mark.

Tick, tick, tick.

When the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand overlapped at 12 o'clock, Samezaki Shimaji appeared from the stairs at the entrance of the lounge and walked down slowly.

"Time has passed and we can no longer touch this case."

Samezaki Shimaharu showed a relieved smile and said with relief: "But really speaking, I retired two years ago and I no longer have this qualification."

Samezaki Shimaharu came to the bar and asked the bartender for a glass of beer. He took out the cigarette in his hand and was about to find a lighter when Kogoro Mouri next to him handed over the lighter.

"Thank you for your hard work, team leader."

At this moment, the two calm men communicated with each other for a second with their eyes.

"Maori! Let's have a drink!"

"Okay! You won't come home until you're drunk tonight!"

At this time, Whalei Sadao just returned to the lounge, took a look at the two people who were drinking happily, and continued to play poker with Mao Lilan, Qin Zhibo, and Hattori Heiji.

But this harmonious atmosphere did not last long, and was interrupted by several discordant voices.

Snap, snap——

"It's gunfire! It came from the deck."

Mouri Kogoro sobered up in a second, Samezakijima Haruya immediately asked Mouri Kogoro to record the time, which was exactly 12:08.

Everyone in the lounge quickly ran to the deck and saw the flag on the mast burning.

On the chair on the side of the ship, there is an old banknote with a dagger inserted into the back of the wooden chair.

"What does it seem to be written on?"

Qin Zhibo took out a nuclear lighter and illuminated the banknotes. Only then did everyone see clearly the words "Poseidon, God of the Sea, has given me life again, and my shadow will be resurrected again."

Qin Zhibo repeated these words without emotion, but Sadao Whalei, who was standing behind, had a surprised expression and walked towards the railing tremblingly.

"It turns out he is still alive. I knew him, him."

"He must still be alive!"

When Sadao Whalei turned around tremblingly, there was a sudden explosion on the rear deck, and a spurt of fire illuminated his horrified face.