The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Gunma Prefecture.

Toru Amuro frowned, "Is there any specific location?"

Yuya Kazami replied on the phone: "The location mentioned in the last call was the Togami Forest in Gunma Prefecture, where he had booked a room at a hotel called Aoiya."

".Okay, I get it."

After hanging up the phone, Toru Amuro fell into thinking again.

Head God Forest

Toru Amuro is quite familiar with this place name. It is a famous suicide spot in Japan, second only to the Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees at the foot of Mount Fuji.

Because it is famous as a suicide holy place, most people will not go there. Those who go there are suicides who have never returned, so it is more suitable for hiding.

Or suitable for suicide

Amuro's pupils suddenly dilated, sensing something was wrong.

Could it be that Kinoshita Tomonori could no longer bear the psychological pressure and was ready to commit suicide?

Although Toru Amuro didn't know how it felt to bear the curse of "Ghost Shadow" personally, as long as he had a glimpse of the true appearance of "Ghost Shadow", his soul felt as painful as being torn apart by something.

A strong-willed police officer like Toru Amuro will feel great pain in an instant, let alone ordinary people.

Thinking in his mind, Toru Amuro immediately closed his laptop.

He quickly picked up the car keys on the table and took the clothes on the hanger in his hand when he went out.

Bang!

As Tohru Amuro left, the only thing left in the apartment was the jingling of the metal doorbell hanging on the security door.

The next day.

Qin Zhibo just woke up in the morning and received a call from Officer Mu Mu.

After overnight interrogation and research by the Search Section 1, it was basically confirmed that Masatsugu Ishida had nothing to do with the theft of the police case files.

The crime Ishida committed was to be assigned by someone to follow Qin Zhibo.

According to Ishida's confession, he joined a secret sect and followed the instructions of a man inside, called "Dr. Kinoshita" by the believers, to follow Qin Zhibo.

"It seems like it's called voodoo?"

"Brother Qin, have you ever heard of this religion?"

Qin Zhibo paused and denied: "Unfortunately, I haven't heard of it either."

"That's strange." Officer Megu didn't have the slightest doubt about his good brother and believed whatever he said.

"That's it for now. We will continue the investigation. Although Ishida is not the criminal who stole the file, it might be someone else from this sect who did it."

Officer Mu Mu hung up the phone, and Qin Zhibo also started preparations for departure.

This time Qin Zhibo did not plan to go to Qunma County as a "famous detective", but instead made a new human skin mask and used a false identity.

After returning from the Metropolitan Police Department last night, Qin Zhibo took the time to make a human skin mask.

However, Qin Zhibo's current disguise skill is only at level 3, and he is not yet proficient in this skill.

The previous human skin masks made by Qin Zhibo could not be used in a well-lit environment. Ordinary people would feel that it was a fake face at a glance.

Moreover, Qin Zhibo does not have the blessing of sculpting skills. Without a face model, it is difficult to make a mask with particularly coordinated facial features.

It would be a bit suspicious if a foreigner suddenly appeared in the deep mountains and forests using the human skin mask of "Michael Bay".

Therefore, Qin Zhibo could only make a human skin mask based on his own face shape that could withstand scrutiny under the light.

This human skin mask is Qin Zhibo's most satisfying work so far. It can be called top-notch in terms of thickness, coordination of facial features, and level of hair adhesion.

As long as you don't look carefully out of the corner of your eye, you can hardly tell the clues.

But the disadvantage of this mask is that in order to ensure the coordination and naturalness of the facial features, Qin Zhibo used his own face as a reference.

This resulted in the face shape and facial features of this human skin mask being 70% similar to his original face.

Of course, in order to distinguish himself from his original self, Qin Zhibo chose a different wig color.

Qin Zhibo's original hair is black, but the wig matched with this human skin mask is dark brown.

As long as you are not color weak, you can see the difference between the two.

Qin Zhibo put on a brown windbreaker and was about to go out when he received a call from Toru Amuro.

"Teacher, something happened here temporarily. I won't be able to go to the office today or tomorrow."

Toru Amuro just wanted to take a leave of absence.

Although Qin Zhibo was a little surprised, considering Toru Amuro's multiple identities, it was normal to ask for leave.

"It doesn't matter, it's your right to take personal leave."

"Then the office will have to close today?" Toru Amuro asked tentatively.

"Yes, because I also have something to go out for."

Toru Amuro: "."

Qin Zhibo: "."

The two were silent for a second, and Qin Zhibo hung up the phone on his own initiative.

After going out, Qin Zhibo bought a pair of sunglasses at a nearby store and rented a car at a car rental agency.

After all, if you want to play a pure passerby, the car you drive must not be that conspicuous red Mustang convertible.

After choosing between left and right, Qin Zhibo chose Mazda.

It's just that it's not a luxury model like the Mazda 929, but an economical model like the 323.

I originally wanted to choose Suzuki, the civilian god of war, but after thinking that Kogoro Mori always had tires of this brand when driving in the wild, he chose Mazda.

After all, compared to a flat tire, Qin Zhibo felt that traffic jams were more acceptable.

It takes about two hours to drive from Tokyo to Gunma Prefecture without traffic jams or flat tires.

However, Togami Forest is located in the east of Gunma Prefecture, so it takes more than an hour of driving.

Qin Zhibo drove from the morning to nearly noon, passing by the mountainous area where the villa was located at dusk last time.

Since the twilight villa of the tycoon Karasuma Renya disappeared out of thin air, the Hakuba Research Institute of the Hakuba Tan family seems to have never stopped researching.

However, there should be no reliable research results yet, otherwise the White Horse Detective would have called him to inform him of this relevant person.

Although the Dusk Annex incident sounds very far away, in fact it was less than a week ago.

It is estimated that Ikumi Gunada, who was injured in the incident, is still in a hospital in Gunma Prefecture.

The silver-gray Mazda 323 winds its way through the mountains.

As the surrounding green scenery continues to recede, the trees on both sides begin to squeeze into the middle of the road, and the road ahead becomes narrower and narrower.

Eventually, the asphalt roads disappeared and were replaced by passable mountain roads.

On both sides of the mountain road are depressions created by car traffic, and in the middle is a long grass area, like a natural green belt, extending deep into the forest.

This is the Forest of Gods, the rumored holy place for suicide.

Due to the rugged mountain road, Qin Zhibo was afraid of bumping into the rental car, so he could only move forward slowly at the speed of a bicycle.

In addition to the lush woods on both sides of the road, there are banners and slogans that can be seen on every section of the road.

[Think more about your family, they are still waiting for you to go back]

【Please give yourself a chance to live! 】

【strong! positive! optimism! up! 】

[One step forward is the abyss, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, but turning back is the shore]

[Forest fire prevention is everyone’s responsibility]

There seems to be something strange mixed into the anti-suicide slogans.

However, the general meaning of these banners is to persuade people who come here to commit suicide not to make decisions so easily and to think twice before committing suicide.

But according to Qin Zhibo's many years of experience in eating melons, people who choose to come to such a place to die quietly are basically truly determined.

It is difficult to persuade such people to come back just by looking at the cold computer fonts on the banners.

The purpose of anti-suicide slogans is to highlight humanitarianism.

In addition to the banners, Qin Zhibo also found some Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statues that had been knocked down on the roadside.

These Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas were all lying face down on the roadside. It looked like they were man-made.

Qin Zhibo guessed that this might be because Voodoo wanted to perform some kind of ritual here, so he deliberately lowered the Ksitigarbha around him so that his face was face down and he could not see his actions.

Although to others, this behavior may seem ridiculous.

But people with faith often do things that ordinary people can't understand.

After driving at a snail's pace for about twenty minutes, Qin Zhibo finally arrived at the end of this mountain road, a hotel called "Kuiwu".

The hotel staff were quite enthusiastic. When they saw a car parked at the door, they took the initiative to greet it and offered to help park the car.

Because this hotel is located in a forest known as the "Holy Land of Suicide," people who come to stay occasionally have suicidal thoughts.

Therefore, hotel staff are trained to be very enthusiastic and make these suicide victims feel at home.

Maybe some people feel that there is true love in the world and are influenced to give up the idea of ​​committing suicide?

Qin Zhibo handed the car key to the curly-haired employee who came out to park the car, put on his sunglasses and walked into the hotel.

"welcome!"

Another male employee in blue uniform and two female employees in pink uniform came together to welcome Qin Zhibo.

Qin Zhibo took a look and saw that the male employee in charge was named Urakawa Eiji.

"I'm here to stay at the hotel."

Qin Zhibo explained the purpose of his visit, and Urakawa Eiji took him to the front desk of the hotel to check in and check in.

The check-in procedure at Aoiya Inn is a bit cumbersome.

Normally, only the name and contact information of the guest should be left on the hotel's roster, but Aoiya also had to leave the phone number of the emergency contact person.

"Sir, please forgive me for this. Disappearances often occur here. In order to facilitate the police to contact the families of the missing persons, we have no choice but to ask the residents to leave their family contact information."

The hotel owner spoke carefully, for fear of touching the fragile nerves of the man in front of him.

From the perspective of the hotel owner, who receives far more tourists than sends them away, the man in the brown trench coat in front of him is most likely here to commit suicide.

It is really suspicious for a person to drive to a famous suicide spot and wear sunglasses to hide his identity.

Qin Zhibo had no choice but to leave the number of his other phone, so that every call he made would be for himself.

"Thank you very much for your understanding."

"One more thing, please pay the rent first."

In order to avoid losing both people and money, the hotel owner asks for the room payment in advance.

But at this moment, Urakawa Eiji, who had been standing nearby, suddenly spoke after observing for a long time.

"I see!"

"You are the famous detective, Mr. Qin Zhibo!"

Hearing this, Qin Zhibo was shocked and turned to look at Urakawa Eiji.

Can you recognize this?

No way, I'm wearing a human skin mask.

Qin Zhibo was a little panicked under his sunglasses, but Eiji Urakawa had already held Qin Zhibo's hands, fearing that the great detective from Tokyo would escape.

"I often read news about your crimes from the newspapers! I am a loyal fan of yours!"

"I never thought I would see one alive one day!"

Urakawa Eiji is very good at talking, but Qin Zhibo is not very happy in his heart.

I'm also called Qin Zhibo when I look like this?

What a fake fan!

No!

It's Xiao Heizi!

Before Qin Zhibo could defend himself, the hotel owner behind the counter suddenly became interested. He adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose and started rubbing his hands together.

"Is it true! You are the famous detective!"

"Great! This way, we can have two famous detectives in our store at once!"

“This really makes the shop shine!”

Qin Zhibo was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully: "Two famous detectives?"

"Yes!" The hotel owner's eyes were full of excitement, "To be honest, apart from you, the famous detective Mr. Mouri Kogoro is also staying in the hotel."

"But Detective Maori was invited by me. Strictly speaking, it's not a coincidence."

The hotel owner paused, realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly made up for it.

"Of course! I also invited Mr. Qin, but when I called last week, you didn't answer the phone."

Qin Zhibo naturally didn't remember the call to Schrödinger, but he didn't care.

These two young men misunderstood their identities, probably because they had only seen themselves in newspapers, and subconsciously thought that they were the real Qin Zhibo based on their faces.

In fact, his human skin mask is only 70% similar to Qin Zhibo's, and his hair color is even different.

But newspapers are not printed in color, so hair color cannot be judged.

But since Kogoro Mouri is here, his identity should be clear soon.

Moreover, he wanted to hide his identity, mainly because he wanted to hide it from people who knew him, such as Kinoshita Tomonori.

As long as the people you know know that "you" are not "you", that's enough.

"I'm going back to my room to rest. Don't disturb me until dinner."

"OK!"

Qin Zhibo's room is Room 203.

After sending away the hotel staff and closing the door, Qin Zhibo immediately lay on the bed and placed a guard totem in the hotel to transform.

Just now when the hotel owner was recording the roster, Qin Zhibo saw the name of Mouri Kogoro, who lived in room 209.

Qin Zhibo is looking forward to Maori Kogoro.

Where there is Maori, there is Conan.

Where there is Conan, there is a case.

Suicide Forest, where Conan appears. Why does it sound so pleasant to my ears?

However, with his current status, there is no reason for a "Qin Zhibo" who is not "Qin Zhibo" to take the initiative to meet with Mouri Kogoro.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo wanted to quietly confirm the lineup of Mouri Kogoro's team and whether the professional team was complete, so as to be mentally prepared.

A spider appears out of thin air on the ceiling of Room 209.

Qin Zhibo's vision was connected with the spider and he saw the situation in the room.

I saw a figure in a dark blue suit playing with a briefcase with his head lowered, and beside him were screwdrivers, saw blades and other tools.

"hateful!"

"Why is this thing so hard to open?"

"Moori Kogoro" was so busy that he raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

At this moment when he raised his head, Qin Zhibo saw his face and was immediately shocked.

Two curly beards, a pointed nose, and a thin face

I don’t study much, don’t lie to me.

Is this guy called Mouri Kogoro?

Don't bring trouble to Mouri Kogoro!