During the time he lived in the office, Conan had long been accustomed to Kogoro Mori's passive attitude toward work.
Every time he received the balance of the commission fee, Mouri Kogoro had to go to izakayas and clubs to have a good time, and find those vulgar fans who were far worse than Fei Eri to accompany him.
For this reason, Mao Lilan, who was looking for someone, had kicked down the doors of countless clubs.
As time went by, these clubs and izakayas wanted to join forces to put Mao Lilan on the blacklist, but they were also wary of Mao Lilan's high martial arts value. None of the waiters in the store dared to provoke this "horned girl".
Don't let Mouri Kogoro enter. Moori Kogoro is also a famous detective.
If you don't have enough protection, if a murder occurs in your business premises, you might be able to blame others for it.
Therefore, the nearby izakayas and clubs could only succumb to the silver power of the two Mori clans, daring to be angry but afraid to speak out.
But this time, Kogoro Mouri really didn't choose to give up work just to slack off.
Conan raised his head, looked at the father and daughter who were pinching each other, and said with a harmless expression: "I remember isn't Uncle Maori the most afraid of heights?"
"To attend the opening ceremony of the cable car, you must try to ride the cable car, right?"
After Conan reminded her, Mao Lilan also remembered her father's problem, "Yeah, I forgot about this."
Mouri Kogoro's face was a little red behind the desk, but he couldn't deny it.
After all, everyone around me, including my old colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Department, knew that I was afraid of heights, so I couldn't rely on him.
Immediately, Mao Lilan murmured again: "But I have already promised to others, wouldn't it be too rude to regret it now?"
Conan smiled slightly, picked up the Literary Times magazine in his hand, pointed his index finger at the subtitle in the upper right corner of the magazine cover, and reminded: "If we find a famous detective with the same status as a replacement, wouldn't it be a perfect solution?"
Mao Lilan walked over and picked up the Literary Times magazine, and the author's name on it made her eyes light up.
Zhibo Detective Agency.
Qin Zhibo was fishing at work when he suddenly received a call from Mao Lilan.
"You want to invite me to the opening ceremony of the Tenbu Mountain Aerial Tramway?"
Qin Zhibo frowned, feeling that the problem was not simple, "But why didn't their staff contact me, but you, Xiaolan?"
"Did you, Xiaolan, have already applied to work in the other party's company?"
"Ha, no~" Mao Lilan laughed and could only tell the truth, "Actually, the other party originally invited my father, but my father is afraid of heights and it is not convenient, so I ask you to help."
"Of course, I can give you whatever remuneration was originally agreed upon."
Money
Having just picked up a huge sum of money for nothing, Qin Zhibo's desire to make money is not very strong.
Moreover, the first person entrusted by the other party was Moori Kogoro, and he appeared as a substitute detective. It seemed a bit embarrassing to go there, giving people the feeling that "Qin Zhibo is Moori Kogoro's lower-ranking substitute."
But Mao Lilan's good luck has just made him a big profit, so he has no choice but to help.
"It doesn't matter whether it's money or not. I just want to know, if I go, will Conan go too?"
Mao Lilan on the other side of the phone was startled, what's the matter with Conan?
When Conan, who was eavesdropping on the phone, heard Qin Zhibo mentioning himself, he quickly showed an "I do" expression, his eyes full of anticipation.
Seeing this, Mao Lilan had no choice but to reply: "Conan is willing to go."
Qin Zhibo replied without hesitation: "That's okay with me."
"Tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock, Mihua Station, see you there."
After saying that, Qin Zhibo hung up the phone at the speed of light, as if he was afraid that someone would regret it.
In fact, it does not matter whether it is money or not, but the case is different.
Wherever Conan appears, there are often dead people.
However, Conan's triggering probability for daily cases has been a bit low recently. They are basically main quests, or nothing is triggered at all.
Side tasks are like rice in a bowl. Although the quantity is small, it is filling, one bowl after another.
The main mission is like rice in a pot. Although the quantity is large, it needs to be cooked fresh and the supply is limited.
The most ideal and enjoyable state for a person is to eat from the bowl and look at the food from the pot.
Otherwise, there are no rewards for side tasks, and I don’t know how to spend this week until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
Therefore, Qin Zhibo is planning to take advantage of Conan's KPIs as much as possible recently.
On the side of the Mori Office, Conan was a little excited, looking forward to tomorrow's trip to Mount Tianbe.
In his hand, he held the latest issue of Literary Times Magazine, which published Qin Zhibo's debut novel - "Crazy Mountains Part 2".
As the reveal chapter of the entire "At the Mountains of Madness", Conan has been looking forward to it for a whole week.
Originally, the new issue of Literary Times would be released on Monday, but the Mihua Printing Factory responsible for printing the magazine was maliciously set on fire by an unknown person, resulting in a delay in the release, which was postponed until Saturday.
After learning about the new issue of Conan, I went to the bookstore to buy it as soon as possible in the morning. When I came back and was preparing to read it, I encountered a strike by Kogoro Mori.
Now that the problem is solved, Conan wants to temporarily suppress his inner expectations and wait until he meets Qin Zhibo tomorrow to read the contents carefully in front of the original author.
The advantage of this is that if you have any doubts in your heart, you can ask them in person.
Except for reading comprehension questions, no speculation can be more convincing than the author's own personal experience.
Especially the subtitle on the cover of the magazine - Mountains of Madness Part 2, a wonderful collision between grotesqueism and reality!
This caused Conan to have a lot of conjectures.
Could it be that Qin Zhibo described a crime method that was absolutely shocking to the world, so much so that he used the word "weird" to describe it.
Who was the murderer who killed that camp?
Someone from the camp? Biologist Lake?
If a large number of corpses are dismembered and severely damaged, it is theoretically possible to hide one of them.
As for the five-pointed star tomb, the traces of dragging towards the cave should be smoke bombs released by the murderer for the purpose of
In short, the truth about the Crazy Mountains is in Conan's hands at this moment.
But in order to get the best reading experience, Conan plans to wait until he meets the author tomorrow before unpacking this surprise.
Today, I will just endure it.
Just like the patience and Mao Lilan stickers, endure it first.
The next day, Sunday.
At 6:30 in the morning, Qin Zhibo sacrificed an issue of the morning news and set off from the office to Mihua Station.
After waiting for a while, two familiar figures walked into the station entrance, one with a spire and one with a dome.
"Good morning, Xiaolan. And Conan."
When talking about Conan, Qin Zhibo also deliberately bent his body, put his palm on Conan's shoulder and patted it twice, with expectation in his eyes, which meant "I'll leave it to you today".
"Good morning, Mr. Qin."
"I'll leave it to you today."
With an infectious smile on her face, Mao Lilan bowed to Qin Zhibo.
I have to say that Mao Lilan's clothes are very good. She wears a rice-colored jacket with a blue turtleneck sweater and gray-green trousers. She looks youthful and beautiful without losing her solemnity.
Although she doesn’t have any famous brand items on her body, she can still look like a female star.
Of course, this is more due to the fact that Mao Lilan is a clothes hanger and can wear whatever she wants.
With perfect body proportions and a 90-point appearance, Conan has a good taste.
Qin Zhibo set his sights on Conan. Today, Conan still wears the blue shirt that has appeared the most, but he has a small brown schoolbag behind him.
"Eh? Why is Conan still carrying his schoolbag?" Qin Zhibo joked, "Could it be that he hasn't finished his holiday homework yet?
Conan shook his head for a month and a half. Although his body has become smaller, his IQ has not deteriorated. As for whether he can't even handle elementary school students' homework?
Mao Lilan on the side explained: "It contains books that Conan really wanted to read, so I brought them with me."
"oh"
Qin Zhibo nodded, understanding, and patted Conan's head again, "It's good for children who love reading. The future is promising."
Conan was helpless again.
So I want to read what you wrote!
Amabe Mountain is located in Shizuoka Prefecture. From Tokyo, you need to take a train to Shizuoka Prefecture and then transfer to Amabe Mountain.
The whole journey took a total of 2 hours, whether it was far or close.
The current charging price for detectives of Qin Zhibo's level, if it is not a small case such as finding a pet or catching an affair, the starting price for a commission within Tokyo is 200,000, and the starting price for a commission outside Tokyo is 500,000.
If you travel to places as far south as Shikoku Island or as far north as Hokkaido, the charges will be even higher.
Therefore, residents in these places generally do not recognize famous detectives from Tokyo, and rarely receive invitations from there.
Although Qin Zhibo's social credit is slightly lower than that of Moori Kogoro, they are in the same position, and even have the same market positioning, and they both follow the path of an uncle and a handsome man.
So it stands to reason that the commission Mouri Kogoro received this time to attend the event was a standard job worth 500,000 yuan.
But Mao Lilan said that this time our family generously promised a commission fee of 1 million.
As a detective, Qin Zhibo knew that something was wrong when something unusual happened.
Besides, Conan was brought here on a special trip this time, so I’m afraid there’s something wrong with him.
But the question now is, how to get 1 million in fees before something goes wrong?
Although there is no shortage of money now, if Minase Harumu is really adopted in the future, she will cost much more than a mouse.
As a man who manages a house, I have to plan for the future!
While Qin Zhibo was staring at the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers, thinking about how to collect the bill in advance, Conan, who was sitting opposite, took out the Literary Times magazine from his schoolbag.
finally come!
Conan looked at the latest issue of the Age of Literature and Art on the table, with a faint impulse in his eyes and a rippling smile on his lips.
"At the Mountains of Madness Part 2"!
I can finally watch it!
What is it like to sit in front of the original author and read an extraordinary article?
In the past, when he was still Kudo Shinichi and the Kudo couple didn't go abroad, he could often experience this feeling.
But that was a long time ago.
This reveal chapter is a chapter that Conan has been waiting for for a long time. It was finally released after many twists and turns. It is really not easy to see it now.
Conan rubbed the cover of The Age of Literature with both hands and looked up at Qin Zhibo, wanting to signal to the original author that he was about to start reading.
However, Qin Zhibo didn't look here, he just stared out the window blankly.
".Cough, cough"
Helpless, Conan had no choice but to cough twice to attract the attention of the original author.
But Mao Lilan, who heard the cough, turned around first and asked with concern: "Conan, what's wrong with you? Do you have a cold?"
"Ah ha? No." Conan quickly fooled him, "I just want to read a book."
After Conan reminded her, Mao Lilan noticed that the book Conan brought was from the Literary Times magazine.
"Conan, is this the magazine you want to read?"
"Yeah." Conan nodded vigorously.
Mao Lilan glanced at the magazine cover twice and then said in surprise: "This "Crazy Mountains Part 2" seems to be Mr. Qin's work, right? Has it been published now?"
"Yeah, yeah!" Conan nodded vigorously twice.
Qin Zhibo then turned his head, his eyes a little confused, "Oh, it turns out to be the Crazy Mountains."
"I wrote this work a long time ago, and I have somewhat forgotten its contents."
As soon as these words came out, Conan was immediately shocked.
What does "a long time ago" mean? Wasn't this published just yesterday?
Although it's delayed a bit, didn't you say last week that you were writing it now?
Conan was very curious about the follow-up content before, so Hattori Heiji asked insinuatingly on behalf of his good brother.
As a result, Qin Zhibo said that the content of the secret chapter was still being conceived, so he didn’t know it yet.
So, Qin Zhibo wrote it last week and almost forgot about it this week?
Is this your attitude towards your own work?
In fact, Qin Zhibo is not to blame for this, after all, the time span of a week is too long, and "Mountains of Madness Part 2" was written by the stand-in messenger + puppet.
It was not written by me, so I naturally have no impression of it.
"Okay, I'm going to start reading~" Conan announced out of politeness.
Out of good intentions, Qin Zhibo also reminded: "Although it is good that you like to read, you are riding in a car after all, and it is easy to get dizzy when reading at this time."
"." Conan weighed it in his mind and couldn't wait any longer.
"It's okay, I can handle it."
With an attitude of appreciation, Conan immediately turned to the page where "At the Mountains of Madness" was located.
Although I resisted reading it yesterday, my curiosity tempted me to keep turning the pages of the book. As a result, this page has become a memory and I can reach it as soon as I turn it.
The opening chapter continues the plot of the previous chapter.
Professor Dale discovered a large number of broken limbs and broken arms in the camp, as well as dragging traces extending deep into the cave, so he decided to rescue possible survivors.
As the reading continued, the expression on Conan's face gradually became complicated.
This complexity includes 50% case thinking, 30% inexplicable doubts, 10% social thinking, and 1% anxiety about the "high energy ahead".
What kind of trick can be called a "collision between grotesqueism and reality"?
As his little hands turned over page after page, Conan gradually became fascinated.
When the text gradually unfolds the background of the plot, a tense scene of intensive fear rushes towards the face, and the sharply changing text performance makes Conan's eyes overwhelmed.
Different from the kind of "cannot bear to read" kind of excellent, this is a kind of plot that starts slowly and gradually, and reaches the climax to the end in one go. Once people enter the reading state, they cannot interrupt reading.
The last word "End" is a perfect ending, which brings a rest to the entire text of "At the Mountains of Madness".
It wasn't until this moment that Conan understood why the editor's comment was "grotesque."
I never expected it
This is the Shoggoth!!!
This chapter has been completed!