The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

"Perpetual motion machine?"

Bentang Yingyou was stunned for a moment, "But my physics teacher in junior high school said that there is no perpetual motion machine in this world."

Qin Zhibo slapped his forehead and was speechless.

This guy actually took it seriously.

But the topic of perpetual motion machines may actually exist.

If the gods do not need to absorb energy, then the gods themselves are perpetual motion machines...

At this time, Koizumi Hongzi noticed the file box Qin Zhibo brought, which contained a thick pile of documents.

"What are these 'papers'?"

"It's a case file I handled before. I just got it back from the Investigation Bureau."

Our hall Yingyou looked shocked, "Investigation Bureau? Is it the FBI!"

"Yes, I used to be an FBI investigator."

"Wow!" Our hall Yingyou looked envious and jumped to his feet, "So Mr. Qin is... Oops!"

Hondo Yingyou screamed in pain. It turned out that he jumped too hard and his knees hit the edge of the table.

Koizumi Hongzi was not too surprised by Qin Zhibo's identity, as if she had known it for a long time.

She just glanced at the tarot cards on the table, her eyes were surprised, and then she looked up at the unlucky Hondo Yingyu.

Qin Zhibo took out these files, spread them out on the table, and started looking for the cases closest to his resignation.

I have to say that the resume of the original owner of the body is indeed wonderful.

As an FBI federal agent, the cases handled are not limited to New York State, but the entire United States.

From New England to New Mexico, the original owner has investigated serial murders and organized cross-border drug smuggling.

In terms of qualifications, the original owner is no less than Officer Mu Mu, who only started to "make his fortune" through death in the past two years.

Moreover, cases that require FBI intervention are often major and important cases, which cannot be solved by a simple "choose one of three" reasoning.

…

Hondo Yingyou was excitedly turning around in the files. Obviously, he was very interested in these files.

"Mr. Qin, can I see these?"

"Okay, just don't make a mess." Qin Zhibo did not refuse.

Koizumi Hongzi, who was next to her, tugged on Qin Zhibo's arm and whispered, "I have something to tell you, please come here..."

The two of them walked to the corner of the living room, out of earshot of Hondo Eyou, and then Koizumi Anko spoke.

"That kid, maybe someone used 'magic' on him."

Qin Zhibo frowned, "What do you mean?"

"His destiny should not exist in this world, but someone used some kind of 'magic' to allow him to be born."

"I'm not sure if it's magic, but it's a bit weird anyway..."

Koizumi Hongzi said these words seriously, which surprised Qin Zhibo.

Is this hall Yingyou actually a "magical" creation?

"are you sure?"

Koizumi Hongzi nodded and said proudly: "Of course, this is the result of tarot card divination, and my divination will not be wrong."

In order to practice divination and try to pass the exam of the seven witch formations, Koizumi Hongzi also secretly used tarot cards for Eiyou, the main hall, to do a divination.

The result is that the divination result of the divination of the main hall Yingyu is that he does not exist. From a numerological point of view, this person should not exist in this world.

But in fact, Hondo Eiyu does exist.

Combined with what the magic crystal ball said, it is estimated that someone forcibly reversed his fate of stillbirth, so that he could survive.

As for the price of doing so, it would be a lifetime of bad luck, but it would not be fatal.

Great luck must be repaid with an equal amount of misfortune.

"It seems like it's a miracle that this kid is still alive..."

People who are only lucky at 10 and have that kind of bad luck at the level of the law of cause and effect are not fabricated out of thin air.

…

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi agreed and decided not to tell this matter to Eyou.

Because even if she told him, Koizumi Hongzi had no solution.

The situation of Eiyu Hondo and Yoko Okino is different. The "bad luck" on his body is to repay the "luck" of being born smoothly, and the two have canceled each other out.

Apart from being a little unlucky, he is now a normal person.

But who actually used "magic" on Hondo Eiyu?

If this Hall Yingyou was destined to die from the time he was a fetus, I am afraid only his parents would know about it.

Could it be that his father or mother extended his life?

After withdrawing his thoughts, Qin Zhibo returned to the table and sorted out the files.

With the help of his library skills, he quickly found the information he was looking for.

That is, the last case handled by the original owner before leaving the FBI.

Opening the file, the title of this case immediately aroused Qin Zhibo's vigilance.

[Investigation records of the “Dagon” cult case in the New Orleans area in 1992]

Dagon?

Qin Zhibo had never heard of this name, but he was very sensitive to the word cult group.

Opening the file, it showed the original owner's handling of the case.

The original owner's investigation of the "Dagon" cult did not begin in New Orleans, Louisiana, but in Innsmouth, not far from Boston.

Innsmouth is the birthplace of Dagonism.

Dagonism has a long history in Innsmouth, and the beginning of this history probably dates back to the early 19th century.

At its peak, the Dagon religion almost controlled the entire Innsmouth. From the economy to the local government, at least 90% of the residents in the city believed in the Dagon religion.

This situation lasted until 1927, when a stranger reported the situation in Innsmouth.

The following year, the FBI and the Marine Corps stormed Innsmouth and arrested more than 2,000 Innsmouth residents.

However, due to insufficient evidence and other reasons, these Innsmouth people were not punished too severely.

The final result was that most of the residents were forcibly expelled from the local area and scattered across major port cities across the United States.

As the largest force in Innsmouth, the Marsh family, which owned the metallurgical industry, was also forced to transform into other industries under pressure.

Since then, Innsmouth has been reduced to a ghost town, and many modern maps do not list the place as a city.

The Dagon religion in the New Orleans area is derived from the descendants of the residents of Innsmouth.

Although they moved to a foreign land, they did not give up their faith and continued to preach secretly there.

…

These are the backgrounds of Dagonism investigated by the original owner.

Following tips from local residents and with the cooperation of state police, the original owner arrested more than 30 Dagon believers.

These believers were charged with first-degree murder, illegal assembly, promiscuity and other crimes, and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 years to life imprisonment.

In addition, the FBI also confiscated a considerable amount of cultists' belongings.

These items include but are not limited to some illegal books, slates, statues, gold jewelry, gunpowder guns, etc.

At the end of the file, photos record the seized evidence.

Among these photos, Qin Zhibo saw the stone slabs at first sight.

That stone slab looked very familiar. Although it was a stone slab, its surface was filled with traces of clay sculptures.

The clay tablets are engraved with crooked and deformed characters that look like English, but if you look closely, you will find that they are different from any common characters used by modern humans.

But Qin Zhibo knew and had seen this kind of writing.

This is exactly what R'laye means!

Since he has not yet mastered the Raleye language skills, Qin Zhibo could not understand the meaning of the writing on the clay tablet.

But if this is consistent with the source of the slate found in the murderer Ruyue Fengshui's house in the previous Twin Skyscraper case, this is also likely to be the "Luoyan City Teaching Book".

Comparing the two, the one with the moon peak water has hieroglyphic annotations, so Koizumi Anko can understand part of it.

But this stone slab only has Raleye language on it, without any annotations, and the clay tablet seems to have a longer history.

"This... looks familiar?" Koizumi Hongzi next to her also cast a look.

Qin Zhibo handed the photo to her, maybe she could see some clues, and he continued to look at the remaining photos.

In these photos, Qin Zhibo saw another familiar thing.

This is a statue with vaguely human outlines.

It has an octopus-like head, a group of tentacles on its face, a body covered with scales and a bloated body like a demon.

It also has huge claws on its front and rear feet, and long, bat-like wings on its back.

The monster lurks with unsettling malevolence on the ashlar base, and the stone is vaguely covered with obscure symbols.

Seeing this image, Qin Zhibo's head was stunned, and a numb feeling like an electric shock spread on his scalp.

It's... a foreign Bodhisattva!

Qin Zhibo had seen this image before. It was after the Japanese sculptor Masaru Akutsu suddenly became insane that he created that statue.

This statue was so blasphemous that Akutsu Masaki's reputation was ruined throughout his life, and he himself was admitted to a mental hospital in his later years.

Later, Qin Zhibo learned the true name of the statue after experiencing a series of things.

Cthulhu!

Seeing this kind of statue again, Qin Zhibo was shocked and incredible at first.

The second is a deep feeling of disgust, and I even feel that my gastric juices are squirming, my throat is itchy, and I want to spit it out.

Snapped!

He quickly closed the file and looked out the window.

Even Qin Zhibo himself didn't know where this disgust came from. In short, he hated everything related to Cthulhu.

Perhaps when I came into contact with the statue of the foreign Bodhisattva for the first time, I felt the relationship between this existence and the sea water.

And I happen to hate sea water very much, and in severe cases, I may even feel scared.

Although Qin Zhibo has overcome his fear of sea water through the prop [Fear in a Bottle], the feeling of disgust is still there.

When I saw the statue of the foreign Bodhisattva, I felt like someone was forcing water into my throat...

All in all, it was very uncomfortable.

"call……"

Qin Zhibo's chest was panting, trying to calm down the heart palpitations he had just felt for a moment.

Koizumi Hongzi, who was next to her, also returned the photo of the clay tablet and said, "This should be the same thing as the stone tablet you showed me that time."

"This should be an ancient and forbidden secret book. If I can obtain more such stone tablets, maybe I can translate these words..."

"Translation?" Qin Zhibo was a little surprised. Can he even do this?

Seeing Qin Zhibo's questioning look, Koizumi Hongzi pinched her waist proudly and said proudly: "Of course, don't underestimate the witch's language talent!"

"Witch?" Hondo Yingyu, who was flipping through the files, was surprised, "What kind of witch?"

Koizumi Anko was clicked and quickly interrupted with a smile.

"You heard it wrong~ It's a girl, a girl!"

"Hohohoho~"

…

The next day, morning.

Qin Zhibo came to the FBI Investigation Bureau holding the file box and returned the files intact to Zhao.

But in addition, Qin Zhibo also asked Agent Kamel to see with his own eyes the evidence collected in the New Orleans operation in 1992, especially the clay tablets.

Agent Kamel was a little confused, but still took Qin Zhibo to the evidence department.

After informing the evidence manager of the request, the manager went in to search for it.

After 10 minutes, the manager came back with empty hands.

"That batch of evidence is not here now. I need to retrieve the evidence records..."

After waiting for another 5 minutes, the management staff found the relevant records from a paper file.

"Found it...The last person to borrow this batch of evidence was senior agent Vince Qin."

Kamel, who was outside the barbed wire window, looked stunned and looked at Qin Zhibo next to him in disbelief.

Qin Zhibo, who learned the news, was relatively calm, "I understand, thank you."

"You are welcome……"

The evidence officer closed the record without realizing that the person standing in front of him was Vince Qin.

As soon as he walked out of the evidence department, Kamel couldn't wait to ask what was going on.

"Mr. Qin, what's going on?"

According to the rules, for the purpose of handling the case, the detectives can use the evidence related to the case after application, and they can return it after the case is over.

But Qin not only failed to return the evidence, but also resigned with the evidence?

What kind of outlaw is this?

Qin Zhibo smiled, pretending that everything was in silence, and raised his finger to the top of his head.

"There's someone above me."

Kamel frowned and looked up, but there was no one on the ceiling.

…

After leaving the FBI Investigation Bureau, Qin Zhibo basically figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

Our father Eiyou's father, Ethan Hondo, wrote a letter to thank him for taking those exhibits out of the FBI's Evidence Section.

Those statues and clay tablets are no longer in their hands, which means that the original owners have handed over everything to them.

Handed over to CIA.

The CIA is also collecting things related to the Dagon Cult, which is an unexpected situation.

And why does Ethan Hondo have to go to Japan to understand the truth of the matter?

This incident is probably related to the meeting with CIA personnel in the afternoon.

…

In the afternoon, Qin Zhibo arrived at a cafe in Manhattan in advance, ordered a cup of mocha coffee, and waited to meet with CIA personnel.

At two o'clock, a white man in a black suit entered the coffee shop, glanced at the store, and came directly to Qin Zhibo.

"Hello, are you Vince Qin?"

The other party got straight to the point, and Qin Zhibo nodded in response.

"Yes, may I ask who you are..."

"Introduce yourself. Your name is Patrick. I am the person contacting you."

The man who called himself "Patrick" stretched out his hand and shook it with Qin Zhibo.

The moment his hands came into contact, Qin Zhibo started the investigation without hesitation.

【Survey√】

Name: John Drake

Sex: Male

Age: 42 years old

Occupation: CIA agent

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