The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

The hands of both parties soon released, and Qin Zhibo also investigated enough information.

The other party is indeed from the CIA, but he uses a pseudonym.

Qin Zhibo looked at the street outside through the glass again. A black Cadillac with the engine just turned off was parked on the side of the road, but there seemed to be no one else in the car.

In other words, this person came alone.

"Isn't it a company? Just one person came?"

Qin Zhibo thought that the CIA would take this matter seriously and send at least 2 to 3 people.

"I'm just the person doing the assessment, Mr. Qin."

"If you can pass our evaluation, we can officially start cooperation."

The man's words made Qin Zhibo a little unhappy. Why did getting in touch turn into evaluating himself? It's not like I want to borrow money from them.

However, for Shui Wu Liannai's mission, Qin Zhibo did not refute and accepted the other party's proposal.

"Okay, start your assessment."

After Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Patrick asked the waiter for a cup of American coffee.

While waiting, he opened the suitcase he came in with and took out a DV player and mini tripod.

"If you don't mind, I'll record the entire conversation."

"So what if I don't mind? Anyway, this thing is like a user agreement. If you don't agree, you can't start, right?"

"Oh, that's true..."

During the conversation, Patrick had assembled the tripod and DV player, placed them on the table, and pointed the camera straight at Qin Zhibo's face.

Qin Zhibo has seen this posture before, it is the method used by the police to interrogate prisoners.

Sometimes, subtle changes in the prisoner's face and eyes are not easy to detect at the time, but by repeatedly reviewing the video afterwards, even the most cunning fox will be exposed.

"Then we can start now?"

Patrick asked as he pressed the start button of the DV player with one hand.

"Can."

Click.

Patrick started the DV player, folded his hands on the table in front of his chest, and began to ask questions.

…

After 30 minutes of Q\u0026A, Patrick finally turned off the DV player.

"Thank you for your cooperation and we will get back to you tomorrow."

"Looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow..."

Patrick neatly put the DV player and tripod into his suitcase, took out the coffee money and put it on the table, then turned and left the store.

Qin Zhibo drank the remaining half of the coffee in his cup and sighed, feeling as if he had just gone through a rigorous interview.

The questions Patrick asked in the first 25 minutes were all about Ethan Hondo and Hondo Yinghai, which was actually a disguised form of asking for information.

For example, how did Ethan Hondo die, how did he meet Ethan Hondo, how did he meet Hondo Yinghai, and the current identity of Bendang Yinghai, etc.

Regarding these issues, Qin Zhibo does not need to lie and cannot lie.

If the lie is only for a moment, it can still be done without leaking.

But if you make up a fictional story for a long time, it will inevitably have flaws unless you go through a long period of training.

In the last five minutes, the question raised by Patrick suddenly changed from other people to Qin Zhibo himself.

"Do you believe there are aliens in the universe?"

"Do you believe there are gods in this world?"

"What would you choose to do if there were indeed paranormal phenomena that humans cannot understand?"

As soon as these three questions came out, Qin Zhibo thought he was conducting some kind of human nature test.

But Qin Zhibo still explained his point of view concisely.

"I believe in aliens."

"According to the famous Fermi Paradox, there are about 250 billion stars in the Milky Way alone, and the Milky Way is only one trillionth in the universe..."

"Even if intelligent life only appears on planets around stars with a very small probability, then there will be a considerable number of civilizations in the Milky Way."

"I think aliens may even be on Earth right now."

"If aliens can reach the earth, it proves that their science and technology are far superior to ours, and they can completely hide their whereabouts on the earth."

"The famous scientist Hawking once proposed a thought that the main purpose of aliens coming to the earth should be to exploit the earth's resources; when humans discover the existence of aliens on a large scale, it means that interstellar colonization is not far away... "

After Qin Zhibo finished explaining his point of view, Patrick, who asked the question, was a little confused.

Before this meeting, the CIA had already investigated Qin's background.

Vince Qin, a former senior FBI agent, resigned four years ago and went to Japan to open a detective agency. He is currently a famous detective in Japan.

It stands to reason that people who have been police officers and detectives will be more inclined to materialism and do not believe in the theory of strange powers and gods.

Materialism means that matter determines consciousness, and only those who can feel its existence are real.

Needless to say, the true feelings of the five sense organs are the most basic part of materialism.

Even if the phone signal cannot be seen, the existence of the phone signal allows people to communicate with others over long distances. This convenience is truly felt, so it is also materialism.

But can ordinary people feel the presence of aliens in their lives?

No, unless you see it with your own eyes...

But Qin did not hesitate to affirm the existence of aliens, which transcended the scope of materialism.

But he also cited the arguments of two great scientists, Fermi and Hawking, to base this view on logic rather than intuition, showing the style of a famous detective.

"Then do you believe there are gods in this world?"

In this regard, Qin Zhibo's answer was still without hesitation.

"Yes, of course."

Patrick smiled slightly: "But Hawking himself is a firm atheist..."

"This cannot be generalized." Qin Zhibo shook his head seriously, "What we humans think of as gods usually refers to some kind of existence that has 'divine power' and can complete 'miracles' that cannot be done by human beings."

"But in fact, human beings' understanding and exploration of the universe are very narrow, and we often mistake powerful technology and original power for a miracle."

"Just like to primitive people, we in modern times are actually their 'gods'."

"So I think that when aliens become powerful to a certain extent, far beyond human imagination, they become 'gods'."

"And humans can never understand gods any more than ants can understand why humans are running around."

"The gods cannot be seen, only feared..."

This answer surprised Patrick again. He did not expect that the famous detective understood "God" so well.

The "aliens" who are too powerful to understand are gods.

In Qin Zhibo's view, the vague and general concept of "god" has been scientificized.

Yes, aren’t gods just aliens from beyond dimensions?

After answering the first two questions, Patrick was already impressed by the man in front of him.

As for the last question...

…

In a basement with normal lighting, several people in suits and ties were watching a video playing on the screen.

In the video, it was Q\u0026amp;A recorded by Qin Zhibo in the cafe during the day.

"What would you choose to do if there were indeed paranormal phenomena that humans cannot understand?"

the voiceover asks.

This is the last question and an important consideration in joining them.

Qin Zhibo did not answer the previous two questions immediately without thinking, but looked like he was thinking seriously.

After more than ten seconds, he opened his mouth and said seriously.

"This issue cannot be generalized, but requires a specific measurement of what type of paranormal phenomenon it is, for what purpose, and what choices are made."

"If this kind of paranormal phenomenon is related to some unknown power, and some people want to obtain these powers in an attempt to dominate the world, I cannot agree with it."

"But if a type of paranormal phenomenon is related to the survival of the world and the safety of people around me, then I am willing to come forward..."

Compared to the previous two questions, this question has much fewer answers.

The person watching raised the remote control and pressed it, and the picture on the DV player suddenly stopped.

"How's it going? Everyone, tell us what you think."

"It looks pretty good. At least you don't have to work hard to prove the existence of aliens and gods to him." "If he is telling what he really thinks..."

A woman with disheveled hair was lying on the sofa and making a lazy sound.

During the day, Patrick took the initiative to stand up and said: "This should be what he really thinks. It's hard to see through the screen, but I can see in his eyes at the scene that he is different from other people who have been evaluated before..."

"And his explanations about aliens and gods are very convincing."

"If I hadn't been the evaluator, I would have almost been convinced by him..."

In this regard, other staff also adopted a default attitude, which is indeed a perfect answer.

It’s just that the perfect score is a bit unreal...

"What if he was sent by the Brotherhood to get to us?"

A stern face put forward an idea, "Maybe the above content is that the organization captured Ethan and his daughter, obtained information from them, and then processed it into a convincing story..."

"Four years have passed, and we cannot know what happened in Japan just based on one word."

"And the current situation is very bad... Don't forget, our biggest enemy, the gray troops of MJ-12, have confirmed that they have entered the Kingdom of Vespania, and we need to send more personnel to deal with the situation there."

"If the Brotherhood drives a nail into the situation at this time, I'm afraid no one will be able to calm the situation."

The man's voice triggered some thoughts and made everyone who had spoken for Qin Zhibo fall silent.

Only the woman lying on the sofa shook her calves nonchalantly, as if she didn't care what the man said, and even the whole meeting was dispensable.

At this time, the only old man with white hair sitting behind the desk stood up.

"Dylan is right. We should be more careful at this time. The scenery of the 'Green Delta' is no longer what it once was."

"But this 'caution' also needs to consider the timing..."

"E-Cell is now severely damaged. If we don't replenish personnel in time, the arrow we finally planted in the Brotherhood will easily fall off."

"My intuition tells me that the Brotherhood's conspiracy is no smaller than MJ-12, and may even be more dangerous than MJ-12's alien friends."

"So, I think we should recruit new people now, but at the same time we should remain vigilant and not add other people to E Cell for the time being."

"No matter what kind of person he is, we can observe it from a safe distance..."

The old man with white temples looked around at the crowd. Except for the man named "Daerun" who still had some dissatisfaction on his face, everyone else nodded in agreement.

"Okay, that's it."

…

The next day, early morning.

After adjusting to the jet lag, Qin Zhibo got up on time and stood in the living room to take a look.

The doors of Koizumi Hongzi and Hondo Eyou's rooms were closed, and they were still sleeping in.

After washing up, Qin Zhibo, who had nothing to do, turned on the large TV in the presidential suite and watched the news.

There are no Japanese TV channels here, and it is already evening in Japan, so there are no programs for Reina Mizuno.

But even so, he subconsciously turned the TV channel to the news program.

On the TV screen, a white man was seriously broadcasting news about criminals.

"At 10 o'clock last night, the strange thief Crow showed up in Las Vegas again and stole the world's largest topaz, the Heart of the Lion King, worth US$20 million."

"The Phantom Thief Crow has frequently committed crimes in Las Vegas in the past two months and has stolen hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gems."

"This person's whereabouts are elusive, and his characteristic is that he sends warning letters to victims in advance and leaves a large number of black feathers at the scene..."

The announcer said as he placed a picture of Phantom Thief Crow next to him.

In the dark night, a dark figure stood on the tower under the moonlight, the cloak behind him flowing in the wind, and a large number of black feathers scattered around him.

If you look carefully, the face under the top hat vaguely reflects the light of the monocle.

Qin Zhibo looked more and more familiar. Isn't this Kaitou Kidd?

Top hat, suit, cloak, monocle... This outfit immediately reminded Qin Zhibo of Kaito Kidd.

But the difference is that this Phantom Thief Crow is completely black, not as dazzling as Kidd, but it also adds a sense of maturity and mystery.

Kidd, why are you so tanned?

Qin Zhibo frowned and was about to move to the TV to take a closer look at the details, but the photo disappeared.

But this was enough to arouse Qin Zhibo's thinking.

In the past two months, Kuroba Kaito has been studying in Japan and stealing things. Unless he can really travel through time and space, it is impossible for him to appear in Las Vegas and commit crimes at the same time.

So this Kaitou Crow is definitely not the Kaitou Kidd he is familiar with.

But no matter in terms of appearance or method of committing crimes, this Phantom Thief Crow is very similar to Kidd. It's as if he comes from the same origin, but it's just a matter of showing off his feathers on the scene.

"Black feathers..."

Qin Zhibo held his chin and thought for a moment, and suddenly thought of the possible meaning.

Kuroba, isn't that the last name of Kuroba Kaito?

Is this telling the world that he is Kuroba?

If it's Kuroba, could he be Kuroba Toichi, who is said to have been dead for 8 years, and is Kuroba Kaito's father?