When the administrator asked this question, Qin Zhibo frowned slightly and hesitated for a moment.
[Qin: No]
The administrator also hesitated for a few seconds.
[Administrator: Then there’s nothing wrong]
[Administrator: Pay attention to safety]
After the conversation ended, Qin Zhibo immediately realized that he had made a huge mistake.
The administrator asked himself if he had met anyone in black clothes, and his answer was "no."
This is obviously problematic.
If you want to deny it, you should at least ask what kind of man in black he is.
Such a simple and clear denial showed that he had indeed met the man in black worth noting.
In response, Qin Zhibo could only slap his forehead and call him careless.
But on the other hand, since the administrator asked him about the man in black, it means that he guessed that the man in black might appear on this trip to Izu.
But I don’t know if what the administrator guessed is the same person as the “Uozuka Saburo” he met.
Moreover, Qin Zhibo thought about the time when he just received this private commission from the administrator, and the administrator said something meaningful at the end.
Although the conversation records on the Nine Angels website have long been deleted, Qin Zhibo’s good memory still remembers that passage:
To give you a little advice, the Duke of the Night is a character written by a mystery novelist that I admire very much, but his true identity has never been revealed in the book.
In other words, there might be a woman behind it.
——
When he heard this passage, Qin Zhibo didn't feel that there was any special meaning in it.
But now with the arrest of Akiko Sayama, the meaning seems to have become obvious.
The administrator has long known that Sayama Akiko is the Duke of the Night!
Reminding myself that the Duke of Dark Night is a woman, maybe she wants to prevent herself from Sayama Akiko's murder plan?
But since he already knew it, why didn't he just say it outright?
This Riddler admin...
Not only that, the administrator also knew that the man in black might appear during the trip to Izu.
Qin Zhibo's fingers tapped rhythmically on the desktop, chewing over and over in his mind this seemingly ordinary "offline meeting for computer enthusiasts."
In the end, Qin Zhibo came to the conclusion that...
The administrator is the real "Duke of the Night" who knows everything about the Izu Detective Team this time.
...
There have been quite a few visitors to Zhibo Detective Agency these days.
First of all, the female star Akiko Kinoshita recovered from the hospital and came to thank her personally.
After saying some normal words of thanks, Akiko Kinoshita invited Qin Zhibo to have dinner with her at the Observation Restaurant of the Rice Flower Central Building this weekend night.
It's hard not to be tempted by an invitation from a female star.
However...
"Sorry, I have other appointments that night, let's try another day."
After being rejected, Akiko Kinoshita's eyes instantly dropped, and a somewhat forced smile appeared on her face.
"Then I won't disturb you. Sorry, I'm leaving first..."
Looking at Akiko Kinoshita's leaving back, Qin Zhibo's eyes were full of anticipation and reluctance.
I do have other appointments that day!
Why don't you persist?
Didn’t you hear me say another day?
Another day!
Akiko Kinoshita, who had no mind-reading skills, could not hear the cry in Qin Zhibo's heart and left without looking back.
In this way, because of his previous agreement with Ryohei Matsumoto, Qin Zhibo lost the opportunity to have dinner with a female star at a couple's restaurant, and was secretly photographed by paparazzi, becoming the leading actor in the scandal.
In addition to Akiko Kinoshita's thanks, Yoko Okino's manager Sakae Yamagishi also called.
It is said that Okino Yoko is in good condition recently, and it seems that she is not so unlucky anymore. On the contrary, she feels a little unlucky. I wonder if there is any way to solve it.
Qin Zhibo asked if he had tried the potion given to Okino Yoko.
Yamagishi Sakae's answer was that he wanted to taste it, so he tasted a little bit.
Just a little bit.
Qin Zhibo: "How much is a little bit?"
Yamagishi Sakae: "It's just a little bit less than the size of a fingernail."
Qin Zhibo: "Then there is no other way, you can only endure it."
Yamagishi Sakae: "..."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo had to admire Yamagishi Sakae's loyalty to Okino Yoko.
However, the price of loyalty is that he will be unlucky during this period. Although he will not die, he will at least be a "little evil".
Another visitor is Koizumi Hongzi.
She said that she passed by Zhibo Detective Office in the past two days and found that it was closed, so she came in to ask what was going on.
When asked about the reason, Koizumi Anko said proudly: "Don't misunderstand me. I just came to confirm that my belongings are safe."
Qin Zhibo: "Ah, yes..."
Finally, there is Aso.
The purpose of his coming was to inform Qin Zhibo that the location of the private hospital had been found, and it was at the 2-chome next door.
“It’s really hard to find a location near here that’s suitable for opening a hospital!”
"The medical equipment has almost been purchased and can be moved inside in two days."
"As for the scale of the business, it won't be too big at first. I should be able to handle it by myself."
"But if the number of patients increases in the future, it seems that we will have to consider hiring a nurse."
"What's a good salary for a nurse? I've been staying on Moon Shadow Island since graduation and I don't understand the market here in Tokyo."
“It’s really a little troublesome~”
Qin Zhibo put Aso Shimi on the sofa, and he could talk to himself for a long time. Qin Zhibo had no time to interrupt at all.
After Aso finished speaking, Qin Zhibo finally had the opportunity to make a formal invitation.
"This weekend, can you accompany me to a place for dinner?"
"Of course you can eat..." Aso Minoru moved his head closer curiously and asked: "Excuse me, where is this place?"
"It's a place called Dracula's Villa."
"Dresura?"
Aso raised his head and thought for a while, then suddenly said in surprise: "Drasio! Could it be the Dracula of the vampire Dracula?"
"Oh? Do you know?"
As the inviter, Qin Zhibo didn't know this place.
Because the actual inviter for this dinner was Matsumoto Ryohei.
Qin Zhibo agreed to the invitation and brought a new person with him in order to repay the favor he had done last time for helping to find information about Kaitou Kidd.
Newcomers are naturally aspiring to be mature.
As for the location, the address Matsumoto Ryohei gave was not his mountain villa, but a place called Villa Dracula.
Back to the present, Aso was very surprised by Qin Zhibo's invitation.
"When I think of Dresula's Villa, what comes to mind is Daisuke Tokura, one of the most popular novelists in the country!"
"The themes of most of his works are vampires, so he himself is also called 'Mr. Dresula'."
"And the place where he lives is called 'Villa Dresula'."
"Is this really that place? I'm really looking forward to it!"