Several people at the table looked away and saw a man standing in the aisle next to the table.
The man was dressed in black casual clothes, with blond hair hanging down by his ears, and a pair of light-colored sunglasses covering his face.
"Excuse me, are you..." Mao Lilan asked with some confusion.
The corners of the blond man's mouth raised, and the wrinkles on his face deepened a bit, "I'm sorry, I'm a guest sitting near you, and I just heard that you seemed to be stumped by some problem..."
"I happen to like solving puzzles, can you let me give it a try?"
Sitting nearby?
Sera looked warily at the tables around her, and saw a woman with short blond hair wearing a hat looking diagonally across the table, two tables away.
Mother!
Sera opened her mouth slightly and looked surprised, but was quickly stopped by Mary's sharp eyes.
That look means don't make any noise.
Seriang swallowed and had no choice but to close his mouth and pretend he didn't see it.
But since my mother is here and there is a set of cutlery across the table, it means that the man in front of me is...
Dad's friend?
Mao Lilan and Mao Li Kogoro looked at each other. Although they didn't understand why a person suddenly came to chat with them, the other person was probably a local in London, and the probability of unlocking the code was higher.
Mao Lilan handed the photo of the code paper to the blond man at the table and explained the origin of the matter.
Qin Zhibo listened to Mao Lilan's story and stared at the photos on his mobile phone, and quickly figured out the ins and outs of the incident.
It turns out that Conan's death physique is really good, and he can still get into such trouble when he comes to London.
He concluded slowly: "In other words, now only by following the prompts on the code and going to the corresponding location can the prisoner's next crime location be revealed in advance, right?"
"Yes." Mao Lilan nodded seriously, "We have now solved four of the secret codes, three locations, and got hints of the letters A, N, and T respectively."
"We're just not sure about the second and last sentences of the code..."
Qin Zhibo stared at the code, and an investigation point appeared on it.
【Secret Word Survey√】
[Each line of the code represents a location, which can be considered from the perspective of function, name, shape, and icon]
The secret word survey did not directly announce the answer this time, and you still need to think about it yourself to get the answer.
However, judging from the several locations that Mao Lilan and the others solved, pickled cucumbers and boiled eggs all refer to the shape of the building, and the roaring bells refer to the function of the building.
Then all that's left is the name and icon.
[I am a long-nosed magician who lives in the castle]
The valuable images extracted from this code are the castle and the long-nosed magician.
If it's more precise, it's a castle with a long nose.
Because if having a long nose makes no sense, the murderer can just say "I am a magician who lives in the castle."
When it comes to the famous long nose, it is easier to think of the fairy tale character Pinocchio and the animal elephant.
Elephant and Castle…
Qin Zhibo opened the navigator in his mind and searched for the keywords "elephant" and "castle" on the map.
A second later, the navigator's position jumped to a certain location in London.
The name of this location is "Elephant and Castle Station".
"It's Elephant and Castle Station..."
"The location suggested by the second sentence should be Elephant and Castle Station in London."
Seriang on the side quickly took out his mobile phone to check, carefully compared the words on it, and realized that it was so reasonable.
yes!
Affected by preconceptions, I thought that each of the murderer's passwords described the shape of the building.
But omitting the name of the place may also be a hint!
Although Kogoro Mouri and Dr. Agasa sitting opposite didn't know much about London, they thought it made sense when they heard the place name "Elephant and Castle Station" and nodded involuntarily.
"Even if this is solved..."
Mouri Kogoro tilted his head and looked at the blond man, "What about the last sentence, 'End everything, pierce the snow-white back with two swords'?"
"There can't be a place in London called 'Two Swords and a White Back', right?"
Qin Zhibo chuckled and shook his head, "How could there be such a place?"
"But now that you have extracted the most valuable information from this code, you should be able to guess what it means, right?"
Mouri Kogoro was stunned and said in surprise: "What did you say? Two swords and a snow-white back?"
"Yes." Qin Zhibo nodded.
"In fact, the clues given by the murderer are very obvious. When it comes to snow-white backs, what people most easily think of is the back of a beautiful woman..."
"But if the back is penetrated by two swords, it cannot be still white, but bright red."
"In other words, the 'snow-white back' here has nothing to do with people, but refers to a certain snow-white item..."
At this moment, the waiter came back and brought four teacups and a teapot to the four people at the table.
This is the drink Sera ordered just now. Although it was in a French restaurant, it was British black tea.
"Everyone, please use it slowly."
After the waiter left with the tray, Qin Zhibo pointed to the tray under the black tea cup and said with a smile: "It seems that God has taken the initiative to send us the answer..."
"Aren't these just two swords piercing the snow-white back?"
Following the direction of Qin Zhibo's finger, several people saw that Dr. A Li had picked up the teacup and started to sip.
On the tea cup tray in front of him, a pair of crossed blue Western swords were painted on the snow-white ceramic surface.
Everyone looked over and suddenly realized.
"I see!"
"It is indeed two swords!"
"But..." Mouri Kogoro had some doubts on his face, "What does this mean? There can't be a place with such tableware that is in a secret code, right?"
Seriang's lips raised confidently at this time, and he said: "This logo has a great origin, because it is the logo of Meissen Porcelain, the number one porcelain in Europe."
"Maison porcelain is a porcelain imitation of Chinese porcelain. It was very popular among royal families throughout Europe at the time, and is now extremely expensive high-end porcelain."
"I know that Mason Porcelain has a specialty store in the boutique Flea Street in London. It should be that place."
The three Maori nodded, "That's it..."
Qin Zhibo saw that all the codes had been solved, and they had to go to the location to check the rest. It was time for him to retire.
"It seems that the code has been solved, so I wish you good luck..."
After saying that, Qin Zhibo turned around and left, returning to the seat opposite Mary.
Before Mao Lilan had time to say thank you, when she looked back, she could only see Qin Zhibo's back.
At this time, it would be a bit impolite to go out of your way to say thank you and interrupt the date between the two of them.
Mao Lilan could only turn around and sighed: "What a pity, I haven't had time to say thank you..."
"But I always feel like I've seen that man somewhere before?"
At this moment, the waiter brought two main ingredients, and the delicious dishes instantly attracted the attention of several people at the table.
…
Here, Qin Zhibo sat down again, and his and Mary's dishes were also served.
"How's it going? Is the secret code solved?"
"Well... I'll give you back the sunglasses."
Qin Zhibo took off his sunglasses and gave them back to Mary.
His Michael face had been painted as a criminal in the Mihua underground parking lot before, so in order to prevent recognition, he borrowed Mary's sunglasses to cover it up.
However, this is Europe, and my face does not feel out of place. In addition, it is far away from Japan, so the Maori father and daughter are not very vigilant in this regard.
Mary picked up a piece of ray with a fork, put it into her lips covered with dark red lipstick, and chewed it gently.
While she was eating, she was thinking in her head.
After I got the secret code from Sera Masumi yesterday, although it took me a few minutes to guess more than half of it, the rest was still puzzling.
Unexpectedly, he only went there for such a short time and solved the rest of the code.
It seems that we have been apart for three days, so we should look at each other with admiration...
"Then in the afternoon, I will cover you from a distance."
"I got some equipment from MI6 overnight, I should be able to use it."
"After dinner later, let's go back to the hotel room and take a look..."
"good."
Qin Zhibo nodded in response.
…
Twenty minutes later, Qin Zhibo finished his second meal.
"Here."
Mary reached out and handed over a tissue. Qin Zhibo took it and wiped his mouth, then he and Mary got up and left the restaurant.
Before leaving the house, Seriang cast a questioning look.
Mom, where are you going?
Mary returned the look.
Don't ask children about adult matters.
In this way, Qin Zhibo and Mary walked out of the restaurant and returned to the hotel next to Vauxhall Bridge.
In the hotel room, Mary took out a long and thick box from the wardrobe and opened the lid. Inside was a large dark green sniper.
AWP sniper rifle…
Is this the equipment Mary was talking about?
Qin Zhibo looked at the familiar gun body and immediately knew the model of the gun without using [item investigation].
After all, this is the most famous sniper rifle in FPS games.
"I'll use this gun as cover in the afternoon..."
Mary took the AWP out of the box, checked the condition of the gun, and said, "But I can't keep the sniper rifle in the window, as it may attract the attention of passers-by."
"So we need to keep in touch at any time. When you find a suspicious person approaching you, you can use the wireless microphone to tell me."
Mary took out a pair of wireless headphones from the gun case and handed one pair to Qin Zhibo.
"I will use this gun to incapacitate the opponent, and then you can quickly leave the bridge with the target."
"Fortunately, Vauxhall Bridge is not a famous scenic spot. There are usually not too many pedestrians on the bridge, so it should not cause too much commotion..."
Mary packed her equipment and went into the bathroom to change her clothes.
When she came out of the toilet, her top had turned into a thin vest without binding her arms, and her head had been replaced by a beret.
On the arms that are not covered by clothing, you can see the faintly bulging muscle lines, which allows her to easily pick up the AWP sniper rifle like a toy.
I didn’t expect Akai Shuichi’s mother to be so hardcore...
Qin Zhibo withdrew his gaze, put on his headphones, made sure with Mary that all functions were normal, and walked out of the room.
Go downstairs, cross the road, and come to Vauxhall Bridge.
Qin Zhibo started to wander on the bridge with Michael in his face.
Looking back at a window on the upper floor of the hotel, through the telescope view, you can see Mary looking at herself through the telescope and observing the situation on the bridge.
Next to Mary is the AWP sniper rifle, but it is covered with a layer of black cloth and the muzzle is not pointed outside.
It feels so familiar...
This situation reminded Qin Zhibo of the last operation to capture Gin, in which he served as a sniper and Shuichi Akai was an actor.
This time the situation was completely reversed, Akai Mari was a sniper and she was an actress.
And the fish that was going to be caught this time was changed to Belmode.
Hope everything goes well...
Qin Zhibo prayed secretly in his heart, and then started the running mode on Vauxhall Bridge.
…
In the restaurant, the Maori family also finished their lunch.
Since all the locations on the code have been unlocked, it is only a matter of time to go to the next place.
So Sera Masumi planned a course of action, starting from the nearest Church of the Holy Bride.
The Church of the Holy Bride corresponds to the fifth line of the code - by the way, let's order a cake for the celebration first.
When everyone walked to Fleet Street, they looked up and saw that it was indeed the case.
The church's spires are stacked upward, looking like a large cake from a distance.
At this time, Seriang took on the role of guide again, explaining things to people coming from afar.
"This is the Church of the Holy Bride!"
"This church was designed and built in 1672 by the famous British architect Sir Christopher Wren. It was the second tallest church building in London at that time. Even the layered design of the wedding cake was inspired by this church.
Inspiration..."
"And people who have heard of each other have a crush on each other will have a high success rate in expressing their feelings here~"
Seriang's last words triggered the reverie in Mao Lilan's mind, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.
If Shinichi and I could come here...
"Xiaolan, what are you doing?"
"We have to move on..."
Mouri Kogoro, who was walking in front, looked at Mao Lilan with some disgust, and he could tell at a glance that his girl must be imagining something about a brat from a certain family.
"Ah? Oh...here he comes."
Mao Lilan quickly recovered and caught up with the large army.
Not far away from them, a couple was standing in the corner. The wife turned down her sunglasses and looked at Maori and his group with some surprise.
"Husband, why are Xiaolan and the others here?"
"Well, maybe I'm here for sightseeing, or maybe I'm here for the secret code."
"Really? But why didn't you see Shinichi?"
The couple stuck their heads out from the corner and whispered.
This couple is Kudo Shinichi’s parents, Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko, the magical couple.
The reason why they appeared in London was because Haibara Ai suddenly called them and contacted them to come and support Conan.
But in addition to this reason, Kudo Yusaku also has a deeper reason...