When he heard the time on the phone, Kuroba Kaito repeated it in disbelief.
Because when exchanging information last night, Qin Zhibo clearly said that there was less than a month left.
But 24 hours is indeed less than a month...
Kuroba Kaito quickly turned to look at the clock on the wall. It was now 1 p.m.
In other words, at this time tomorrow, Gherroth will return...
Whether it is the organization behind Dad or the zoo organization, the final success or failure will depend on this.
"I know, I will protect the gem with all my strength during this period!"
Qin Zhibo in the car was about to hang up the phone when Kuroba Kaito said quickly.
"Wait a moment!"
"That kid with glasses called me just now and said that the secret code could not unlock the final message no matter what, so I wanted to borrow your wisdom."
"signal?"
Qin Zhibo's eyes were stunned, and he looked at the Thames outside the car window, recalling in his mind the Hades code that had been bothering the London police for the past two days.
In this matter, he did not distract too much attention, except for reminding Xiaolan and others in the restaurant.
After all, compared with the safety of the entire world, the safety of one London seems too insignificant.
And with Conan watching, the incident will surely be resolved.
"I see……"
"I will think about it if I have time. If there is final information, I will contact you again."
Just as Qin Zhibo hung up the phone, the bus happened to stop at the bus stop next to Vauxhall Bridge.
As soon as I got back from Brightchester, I had to continue my "fishing" plan non-stop.
Belmode just finished killing someone in Brichester yesterday. If she still has ideas about breaking into MI6, she should show up today.
But what makes Qin Zhibo feel a little puzzled is that if Gherros returns in 24 hours, then Belmod, who has already received this information, should know that there is not much meaning in breaking into MI6 now.
Ghroth's official return indicates that the stars' alignment will be completed in a short period of time.
When the time comes, Cthulhu awakens, and the era of human dominance will end.
Perhaps humans will try every means to resist, but this is far beyond the control of an intelligence agency.
But on the other hand, if today's "fishing" plan can catch Belmod, then it is likely that the black organization's specific plan will be learned.
Although it is not easy to pry open Belmod's mouth, in the current crisis, all means are allowed...
Qin Zhibo went to a roadside snack bar, ordered a hot dog, filled his stomach, and ran towards Vauxhall Bridge.
Today's time is so tight that I don't even have time to have lunch, so I have to get to work quickly.
Mary in the hotel room was also looking at the Vauxhall Bridge with a telescope at this time, with a hint of anxiety in her slightly frowning brows.
Just when she was about to call and ask why the "bait" was not in place yet, a familiar figure suddenly appeared on the bridge.
"Phew, here I come..."
Mary's earphones received Qin Zhibo's voice.
"Why are you here so late today?" Mary asked in a calm tone.
"There are some things that need to be done in the morning..."
In Mary's telescope, Qin Zhibo walked to the trash can and threw the finished hot dog bag into it.
Mary raised her eyebrows slightly, and she could see that Qin Zhibo hadn't even had time to eat lunch, and he had just arrived.
"whats the matter?"
"Issues……"
Faced with Mary's inquiry, Qin Zhibo did not tell her what he had done in the morning.
After all, I went to the University of Brightchester and successfully channeled a ghost. How could I say this?
but……
"Mary, I think Akai Takeshi is still alive..."
Qin Zhibo suddenly whispered to himself, "But the 'Akai Muwu' who appeared in London recently is probably not your husband..."
Mary, who was looking through the telescope, suddenly got a look on her face, and the telescope in her hand slowly lowered until it left her eyes.
"What did you say?"
"I think there is a high probability that Akai Mutake is still alive somewhere..."
Qin Zhibo repeated it again.
His voice was a little heavy, because he didn't know whether telling this news was a good thing for Akai Marie at this moment.
However, he did come to this conclusion after repeatedly confirming it with psychic techniques several times.
When he was in Brichester Town, Qin Zhibo finished channeling Ingalls and suddenly remembered that he could use psychic techniques to channel Akai Muwu's soul.
If the spirit can be channeled, there is no doubt that Akai Muwu is dead.
If the channeling does not come out and the message "No such person found" is displayed, then it probably means that Akai Mutake is still alive.
And the result is just as Qin Zhibo said to Mary now, the psychic technique showed that "there is no such person".
"Wuwu him..." Mary's calm voice was choked, "How do you know?"
Qin Zhibo was not in a position to say the specific reason, so he could only answer, "It's intuition."
"I think you have always felt this way, right? Akai Muwu is still alive..."
"So no matter how this afternoon ends, don't give up hope."
Mary stood by the window, a line of clear tears sliding down her fair cheeks.
She wiped her eyes and then raised the telescope to eye level again.
"yes……"
"All human wisdom is waiting and hoping..."
Qin Zhibo felt relieved when he heard Mary say the famous quote from "The Count of Monte Cristo" through the earphones.
After all, judging from the current situation, the "Akai Mutake" wandering around London is most likely Belmod pretending to be.
In this way, Mary must be mentally prepared in advance to avoid being hesitant and ruining things when she needs remote support.
After handling this matter, Qin Zhibo started "fishing".
…
On the other side, Conan, Xiaolan and others were still waiting for the good news from "Kudo Shinichi" in front of the drink shop on the street.
Of course, only Conan knew that what he could count on was the man who had always refused to show his face.
Just when everyone was silent, Mouri Kogoro's phone suddenly rang.
Everyone turned to look at Mouri Kogoro, and even Mouri Kogoro himself looked surprised.
At this time, was it the detective boy who called?
Mouri Kogoro answered the phone with a confused expression, and just said "Moses, Moses". The next second, he immediately put on a flattering smile and replied in broken English.
"Yes, it's me!"
"I am Kogoro Mori!"
Mouri Kogoro got up and went to answer the phone, which made everyone realize that this could never be a call from Kudo Shinichi.
After a while, Mouri Kogoro returned to his seat after answering the phone and said to everyone.
"That rich lady Diana said she wanted to invite us to watch the Wimbledon Tennis Finals that was going to be held soon, and she quickly sent someone to drive us there."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces were subconsciously happy.
After all, it is one of the world's most famous tennis matches, and today is the most important finals. It is definitely worth going to see it live.
But then I thought about it, I wasn't sure about the code yet, so it felt a bit irresponsible to watch the game like this.
Mouri Kogoro also understood their thoughts from the slightly twisted expressions of everyone, and analyzed: "Now that we have cracked the code, we know that Saturday may be the day of the accident, and we have told Scotland Yard everything we know...
"
"Anyway, there's only so much we can do now."
"And with that detective boy's character, it's absolutely impossible to leave a code that hasn't been completely solved, right?"
"Since he didn't call again, it means that the code should be like this. Hades hinted at the six locations to disperse the police force in London."
"Anyway, it's hard to spend time in the city today, so why not go watch a tennis match and change your mood."
Mouri Kogoro's analysis is quite reasonable. After all, from his perspective, he has indeed tried his best.
Now that central London may be attacked by bombs at any time, it is better to stay away while watching a tennis match to avoid being affected by bombs.
This is also an instinctive choice as a father.
Conan was thinking to himself, now Kuroba Kaito's companions haven't sent any messages either, which means that the code might be like this?
Although there are still some things that don't make sense, after all, this thing was written by someone, so there is no way it is without flaws.
It's just that this feeling is a bit annoying...
If you ask Qin Zhibo, maybe you can solve it?
Qin Zhibo's reasoning ability is better than his own. With his ability, if there is really other meaning in the code, he will definitely be able to decipher it.
Conan was so convinced.
Thinking in his mind, he quickly raised his head and said to Mao Lilan next to him: "Sister Xiaolan, I need to go to the toilet!"
"Ah? Then let me go with you..."
This is London, and Mao Lilan is worried that Conan, who is unfamiliar with the place, will get lost here.
"No need! I saw a public toilet on the way here!"
Conan quickly rejected Mao Lilan's kindness and ran into a nearby alley.
He quickly took out his only remaining phone and dialed Qin Zhibo's number.
beep--
beep--
Ten seconds later, the other party picked up the phone.
"Conan, I heard that you went to England, what's the matter?"
Listening to this cordial voice, the corners of Conan's mouth unconsciously raised.
"Yeah, I'm in London now."
"By the way, I have a problem here now and I need your help..."
Conan recounted the code incident here in the most concise language, and he felt that there were some inaccuracies in the reasoning.
"Oh I see……"
Qin Zhibo murmured and nodded, "Are you worried that the real location suggested by this code is somewhere else?"
"But I'm in Japan now, and I'm not very familiar with London. Let me think carefully based on the map I searched online, and then I'll get back to you."
Conan said "hmm" to express his understanding. After all, it took him and Xiaolan the whole group more than a day to figure out the code.
If Qin Zhibo could see it at a glance, he would be too shocked.
"Okay, I'll wait for your reply."
By handing over the secret code incident to a reliable person, a stone in Conan's heart has finally been lifted.
And this is not considered cheating. After all, he has discovered the problem and will definitely be able to solve it as long as time allows.
Now, all I have to do is sit back and wait for the answer to come through.
During this period, you can also go to watch tennis matches with peace of mind~
…
On Vauxhall Bridge, Qin Zhibo hung up the phone.
When his thoughts rarely calmed down for a moment, he had to think about what Conan had just entrusted.
He took out his cell phone and quickly entered the complete password in the memo that he had remembered after just reading it yesterday.
There are seven sentences in total. Except for one sentence that repeats the location, the content corresponds to different locations.
Yesterday, Xiaolan and the others had visited six locations and got the word "SATURN", which hinted that Hades would commit the crime on Saturday.
As for which Saturday it is, Qin Zhibo thinks it can only be this Saturday, which is today.
Because the arrangement of this set of codes is very cumbersome, requiring props to be distributed at various locations in London. If it takes a little time, even if the police cannot decipher the location indicated in the codes, citizens will report abnormalities.
Such as strange markers, envelopes, etc.
And this is what makes Qin Zhibo confused. It is really difficult for Hades to arrange such complicated code clues by himself.
And his act of distributing a large number of props in London also had some specific purposes.
For example, if the police subconsciously think that he has visited these six locations, they may take action against one of them at any time.
It is often the locations that criminals have visited that worry the police the most, fearing that they will become the target of the next bomb attack.
As a result, the police will inevitably deploy a large number of police officers in these six locations, while also taking into account densely populated areas in central London.
As a result, London's police force was depleted.
Does this mean that the real location where Hades wanted to carry out the attack should actually be somewhere far away from central London?
Qin Zhibo opened the electronic map of the navigator in his mind, and the entire territory of London was at a glance.
Among them, the six locations announced by Hades in the code are all located in the center of London and are relatively concentrated.
This is also the reason why Xiaolan and her team were able to visit these six locations in one day.
The places outside London, which belongs to London in a broad sense, are actually small towns, such as Greenwich and Wimbledon.
Without special arrangements, these places are actually difficult to be covered by London's main police force.
But which one of these places could it be?
In other words, where is the most worthy place for Hades to attack?
Qin Zhibo seemed to be looking at the Thames River, like a tourist enjoying the tranquility, but he was actually looking at the map in his mind over and over again.
Suddenly, he discovered a strange place.
The six locations hinted by Hades seem to show an almost symmetrical pattern on the electronic map.
This is……
Just when he was about to enlarge the electronic map so that he could identify it carefully, Mary's voice suddenly came from the earphones.