The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

"Baijiu Pharmaceutical?"

Qin Zhibo frowned and repeated the name of the pharmaceutical company.

"Yes, it was a very big company before it went bankrupt. The drugs it developed were effective and sold cheaply, but it suddenly went bankrupt 25 years ago.

The specific reason for the collapse is not clear, but it is said that a larger group wanted to acquire the company, but it seemed that it was not going very smoothly, so..."

Group mergers and acquisitions, if you don’t accept the mergers and acquisitions, let them go bankrupt

Qin Zhibo felt that this type of story seemed to have been seen in previous cases. If Conan met the presidents of these two companies, he might be able to create another murder case.

"Okay, I understand, thanks."

Qin Zhibo was about to hang up the phone when Matsumoto Ryohei on the other side suddenly said: "You haven't come to my house for dinner in a long time. How about it? When."

Before Matsumoto Ryohei finished speaking, Qin Zhibo hurriedly replied.

"Definitely next time!"

Then he hung up the phone hastily.

Listening to the "beep beep" busy tone of the phone, the corners of Matsumoto Ryohei's mouth gradually raised at an angle.

In this era, "definitely next time" does not derive other meanings, so in Matsumoto Ryohei's perception

"Looks like I need to prepare some ingredients."

…

Qin Zhibo hung up the phone and wanted to go to the local fishing gear store to see if there were any fishing tools such as harpoon guns and go back to seek revenge on the "mermaid".

It was said to be revenge, but hunting mermaids was one of the main tasks, and he had to complete it. In addition, he happened to find out that the area near Ghost Turtle Island was one of the areas where "mermaids" were found.

But just as Qin Zhibo was about to step into the door of the fishing gear store, the phone in his pocket rang again.

Is it still Matsumoto Ryohei?

Qin Zhibo didn't think too much and picked up the phone directly, "Hello?"

On the other side of the phone was a gentle and intellectual female voice, "Mr. Qin, are you available recently?"

Qin Zhibo recognized the voice on the other side of the phone. It was Xiang Baoli.

Since it was Shinname Kahori who contacted him, it must be the Nine Angels organization issuing a new mission.

In Qin Zhibo's sense of time, the frequency of missions dispatched by the Nine Angels Organization does not seem to be very high. It seems that the last mission released was the last time.

But if we use "week" as the unit of time, Qin Zhibo can actually receive tasks from the Nine Angels organization every week.

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and replied: "Time is like water in a sponge, there is always a squeeze."

"But I am in Okinawa now and have not boarded the plane. I will have to wait until tomorrow to return to Tokyo, if the task is not urgent."

Hearing Qin Zhibo's words about the mission, a feeling of disappointment flashed across his beautiful eyes.

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Qin Zhibo: "Then let's do this first, I'll do it first."

"Wait a minute!" On the phone, Shinname Kahori's voice was a little urgent.

Qin Zhibo was stunned for a moment, "Is there anything else?"

"That, that." Niina Kaho took a deep breath and finally summoned up the courage to say it, "I think your novel "At the Mountains of Crazy" is very good.

Very unique style, I like it very much.

I heard from my editor that your novel has received very good reviews from readers this week. Everyone is looking forward to seeing the reveal chapter next week, and so am I."

When the new name Xiang Baoli reminded him, Qin Zhibo remembered the incident of "Crazy Mountains" again.

The secret chapter, even I want to know what the secret chapter looks like.

"Okay, then stay tuned."

Qin Zhibo responded bravely, and Xiang Baoli, who was opposite him, also gave a soft "hmm".

After the call ended, Qin Zhibo glanced at the waiting owner of the fishing tackle shop through the glass, could only throw an embarrassed look, turned around and left.

…

Qin Zhibo took the earliest flight back to Tokyo.

Qin Zhibo was actually a little reluctant to leave Okinawa. After all, that was the place where he could complete the main mission.

However, if he continues to stay in Okinawa, even if he buys tools that can hunt "mermaids", he will have to wait until his foot injury heals before he can act.

And even if you can encounter "mermaids" in that sea area, you probably don't encounter them often, and it may take a long time to stay there.

From the perspective of time management, Qin Zhibo could only choose to return to Tokyo first and deal with some things within his ability.

Returning to Zhibo Detective Agency after a long absence, Qin Zhibo felt that there was a familiar yet unfamiliar smell in the air.

This reminded Qin Zhibo from the side that this business trip was indeed quite long.

First, I went to America Island in Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture, and then to Kin Town, Okinawa Prefecture in the south. I never stopped in between, and both times were big cases that required a lot of energy.

But fortunately, I have gained something. I bought [Fireproof Suit] on the American island and [Voice Changing Technique] in Okinawa Prefecture.

2 of the 6 products this week have been purchased, and the progress is 6/2.

Qin Zhibo walked to the window and pulled up the blinds, opened the window to ventilate the room, then sat on the boss's chair and dialed Shimabukuro Kimie's number.

Qin Zhibo told Shimabukuro Kimie roughly about his investigation in Okinawa. The source of the medicine should be in the hands of someone in Los Angeles, the United States.

"I will probably go to the United States in the near future. When I get there, I will try to investigate this person and see if I can get the medicine."

"Recently", "probably", "trying" and "whether it is possible" are four vague concepts. Qin Zhibo is not sure, because things in the future still need to be analyzed in detail.

But Shimabukuro Kimie didn't realize the uncertainty in Qin Zhibo's words.

"I really don't know how to thank you enough for this. You are simply my great benefactor!"

Shimabukuro Kime on the other side of the phone cried with joy, and her trembling voice came down the phone line with excitement.

But Qin Zhibo still maintained his consistent thinking. If this thing can be done, there is actually a way of repaying it by committing himself to it.

After the phone call with Shimabukuro Kimie, Qin Zhibo made another call to Niina Kahori and told her that he had returned to Tokyo and could hand over the mission.

The other person understood and the two continued to communicate on the Nine Angels website.

[Guan: This mission is to catch the arsonist who set fires continuously in Tokyo. The reward for the mission is 1 million]

Qin Zhibo was a little disappointed when he heard this remuneration. For the same purpose of catching criminals, the amount is much cheaper than the previous killer Silver Fox.

But soon, Qin Zhibo understood why the reward for this mission was not as attractive as before.

[Guan: This mission was originally being carried out by other Nine Angels agents, but he was probably discovered while following and was assassinated by the arsonist]

[Guan: But in his last communication with me through the website, he mentioned "Zoroastrianism".]