The police broke in and found the remains of the church.
"Brother Qin! Why is brother Qin here?"
"You're still alive, call an ambulance right away!"
As expected, the person who answered the call was a model worker from the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Section. Brother Memu was very considerate and called an ambulance for him.
"There's still one alive here!"
"Send us to the ambulance together!"
Brother Mumu's process-oriented command made Qin Zhibo drowsy. In addition, he had consumed a lot of energy and physical strength today, and he fell asleep before the ambulance arrived.
...
In the gray clouds and mist, Qin Zhibo was walking aimlessly.
Suddenly, the mist was stirred up into a whirlpool by an invisible presence, attracting him to stop.
I saw a human-shaped shadow looming in the fog, which seemed to give people the feeling of slowly approaching.
Not only that, more humanoid silhouettes appeared one by one, eight of them, walking towards the middle in an octagonal shape.
Qin Zhibo looked around, his head felt hot, and he randomly chose a direction and rushed over.
His steps were light, and the mist was running wildly around his feet, until the outline of the human figure in front became more and more solid, transforming into other colors.
Minase Harumu!
Breaking through the fog, Qin Zhibo felt happy when he saw the face of an acquaintance.
But the next second, a malicious smile appeared on the delicate little face in front of him, a shadow suddenly appeared on his forehead, and his body gradually collapsed.
Muddy black gushes out from the eyeballs and mouth, and crazy tentacles are squirming on them, like tiny fluff on the surface of vegetation.
Oops!
Qin Zhibo was startled, and punched out with his right hand in response to stress.
However, it was a good thing that the punch did not go out. Instead, the black liquid was wrapped around the arm after the punch, and a steady stream of liquid stretched up along the curve of the arm.
And among those rolling liquids, Senbai's bones flowed slowly...
"call--"
Qin Zhibo suddenly opened his eyes. In front of him was a white ceiling and clean cotton sheets. A slight sniff with his nose revealed the iconic smell of hospital disinfectant.
It’s a hospital again, so why do you feel that the hospital is your rebirth point?
As a not-so-serious private detective and a fairly serious investigator, it is commonplace for me to go to the hospital.
Qin Zhibo moved his slightly sore body and accidentally twitched the quilt, which just happened to disturb Asami who was taking a nap.
Feeling the quilt twitching, Cheng Shi woke up sleepily. Seeing that the person he missed was awake, he hugged Qin Zhibo excitedly.
"Great! You're awake!"
Qin Zhibo looked down at Cheng Shi's single ponytail, with some confusion in his eyes, "Did I sleep for a long time?"
"It's not too long, just a whole night..." Cheng Shi let go of his hands and poured water into the cup while replying: "But Officer Megure said you were involved in an extremely dangerous incident.
in the case, so I’m worried..."
This is not the first time that Qin Zhibo has been involved in dangerous incidents. The last time he suffered an abdominal injury, he has not fully recovered yet, which made Chengshi very worried.
Today, Qin Zhibo is no longer alone in this world.
"Um...Did Officer Megure say anything else?"
"He also said that when you wake up, you will notify him as soon as possible."
Chengshi handed over a glass of warm water, and Qin Zhibo drank it in one gulp, moistening his thirsty throat.
After taking the water glass that Qin Zhibo had finished drinking, Chengshi, who had already taken out his phone, asked for permission, "Can I call Officer Memu now?"
"Well, let's fight."
...
By the time Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi arrived, Qin Zhibo had already compiled a suitable confession.
For example, those people in the church are the people I have been secretly investigating, a mysterious organization of believers.
Because it was a secret investigation, we knew immediately that they had kidnapped hostages tonight and seemed to be holding some kind of ceremony.
"That means that the anonymous police call received by the Metropolitan Police Department last night was made by Mr. Qin?"
"right."
"Then did you see who the murderer was?"
"...No, someone used a bomb at that time. I was knocked unconscious by the shock wave. I can't remember what happened before."
Gao Mushe was responsible for recording and recorded Qin Zhibo's confession verbatim.
After taking notes, Qin Zhibo asked Takagi about the police's handling of the case yesterday.
According to police statistics, a total of 87 people died in the church yesterday. The two injured were Qin Zhibo and Matsumoto Ryohei. The remaining people were either killed by explosions or headshots.
The most shocking death is a pale human skeleton. Since the cause of death cannot be determined yet, the forensic department is still conducting an autopsy.
There were so many casualties in this incident that it almost reached the one-week "indicator" of Mihua Town. The Metropolitan Police took this very seriously, and the top management held a meeting all night long, believing that it was the most likely terrorist attack.
Although murderers are rampant in Mihua, terrorist attacks are not common. The last time such an incident occurred was when the police chief's son was attacked and an international criminal who had been successfully arrested was kidnapped.
Although even the Whitehorse Police Chief himself gave a public speech on television after the terrorist attack, it had little effect. So far, the police have not found any trace of the terrorist gang.
After listening to the report, Qin Zhibo murmured in his heart.
87 people, so many... I feel like I missed 100 million.
...
After sending Sato and Takagi away, the Mori family also came to visit.
"Actually, I wasn't injured at all. It would be very polite of me to bring flowers..."
Although Qin Zhibo said this, he still asked Chengshi to accept the carnation from Xiaolan's hand.
"Uncle, I heard from Officer Memu that this case seems to be very serious. What is going on?" Conan, who was curious, couldn't help but ask.
"Hey! Kid, don't ask nonsense!" Mouri Kogoro hurriedly stopped him from the side.
Because he had heard from Mu Mu that this might be a terrorist attack, which was very dangerous. For security reasons, the top police officials decided not to allow people other than the police to investigate privately.
Qin Zhibo also knew that there was a black organization behind this incident and could not reveal this matter to "Reckless Master" Conan, so he affectionately stroked his round little head twice.
"Uncle Qin is very happy that you can ask Uncle Qin; but Uncle Qin doesn't know the question you asked~"
Conan: "..."
After a few more pleasantries, the Maori family was about to leave.
"Mr. Qin, we also want to visit Mr. Matsumoto, he is also in this hospital."
Mao Lilan bowed slightly and was about to leave when Qin Zhibo stopped her.
"Xiaolan, do you still remember Minase Yangmeng? She..."
"Minase Yangmeng?" Mao Lilan looked startled, "...who is it?"
Seeing Mao Lilan's confused reaction, Qin Zhibo was also surprised, as if she didn't know who Minase Yangmeng was.
Looking at the other people aside, not only Mouri Ran, but also Mouri Kogoro and Conan didn't know why. They had met Minase Yomu in the cooking class not long ago!
"you......"
Qin Zhibo wanted to ask more, but felt that the expressions of these people had completely answered his question.
They really don’t remember Minase Yomu.
Qin Zhibo thought about the possibility. Tulpa was originally a void existence constructed by human thoughts. Once her existence disappeared, the "traces" she made with the people around her would also disappear.
Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo felt a little lonely in his heart.
To be honest, I am not a sentimental person. Perhaps because of my iron will, my reaction to many things is much calmer than that of ordinary people.
Although he is not completely indifferent, he is also quite calm and indifferent.
But when I think about Minase Harumu's disappearance, his complete disappearance without leaving any trace or impression, I still feel a little emotional.
But such disappearance is one less thing to worry about for ordinary people like Mao Lilan, unlike herself...
Yes! Why do I still remember?
Qin Zhibo suddenly realized why he could remember the existence of Minase Yomeng?
Is it because I took her soul?
Qin Zhibo checked his item inventory, and sure enough, there was a glass bottle he purchased, with the number of souls collected next to it marked.
[A glass bottle (number of souls: 67)]
The number of souls carried by the glass bottle is related to the user's magic power. For people like Qin Zhibo who have "external magic power organs", the compatibility is slightly worse and they cannot collect many souls for the time being.
Is her soul still inside?
Qin Zhibo glanced at Chengshi who was peeling an apple next to the bed. He couldn't take out the glass bottle and look at it in person. It was like a chamber pot, so he could only wait until night.
...
At night, with Qin Zhibo's strong persuasion, Chengshi went home to rest tonight.
In fact, Qin Zhibo himself had no symptoms, he just suffered some minor injuries that could be discharged from the hospital on the same day, but this time he took the initiative to accept hospitalization for observation.
For no other reason than to visit Matsumoto Ryohei and get a confession or something.
In the empty ward, Qin Zhibo materialized the glass bottle in his hand and observed it carefully.
Now the big blue bubble beads in the glass bottle have all quieted down, just like the elf ball that has successfully conquered the baby, and the souls inside are all lying quietly.
Among the many large blue bubble beads, a colorful bead is particularly distinctive.
Qin Zhibo shook the inside, and all the beads rolled a few times in the direction of the shaking. It felt like there were just some glass beads in the glass vessel.
Moreover, the beads cannot be poured out directly, as the mouth of the bottle seems to be sealed by an invisible film.
"Does it require magic power?"
Qin Zhibo put on the magic extractor and started pouring again, and it really worked.
Following a thought, the colorful beads slid to the mouth of the bottle and spit out from the groove.
"Wow! I'm really suffocated in there!"
The colorful beads slid into the air, and the girl's image emerged from the beads. The first words she spoke were familiar complaints.
"Uncle!" Seeing Qin Zhibo, the girl was pleasantly surprised. She floated over and wanted to hug him, but she missed him and the spirit passed directly through him.
"Eh?"
Qin Zhibo looked at the girl's soul who seemed to be unclear about the situation, and calmly explained: "You are already dead."
The cruel reality comes from the unabashed mouth of a straight man.
Minase Youmeng's soul was startled for a moment. He looked at his feet floating in the air and his body was also translucent. It was like waking up from a dream.
"WoW! So I'm dead!"
"...Did you just find out?"
"Of course!" The girl's tone gradually weakened, and she changed her words: "Actually, I knew it there..."
Under Minase Yangmeng's explanation, Qin Zhibo understood what she remembered.
After she lost her mind, her memory was intermittent, including walking in the fog, and then being dragged out... and then she entered a strange blue world.
That world is very empty, but there are many other people's souls in it.
Minase Yomeng could feel a certain intersection between the souls of these people and his own existence, but these souls were all relatively slow and could not speak. They could only obey his orders and perform some simple actions.
Originally, it was quite interesting to enjoy the feeling of commanding people in it at first, but after a long time, it became boring.
But at this moment, a force summoned her from that world.
"Wow! Uncle, how did you do it?"
Faced with Minase Yomeng's doubts, Qin Zhibo thought for a while and decided to answer.
"It may be that your soul is entangled with the souls of those believers. As long as they exist, your soul will not disappear..."
The secret technique of Tulpa is very mysterious. Without seeing the internal research data of the "Bridge Hermitage" with his own eyes, Qin Zhibo could not judge what was going on, so he could only guess.
Minase Yangmeng nodded in confusion, not sure whether she really understood or pretended to understand, but she was still very happy.
"That means I can stay with uncle all the time from now on! Great!"
"not good......"
Qin Zhibo checked the magic value on his magic extractor. In the past 5 minutes, about 2 points of magic value had been consumed.
One of the magic points is consumed when pouring colored beads from the glass bottle. Qin Zhibo observed this.
The remaining 1 point is obviously due to the consumption of one's own magic power to maintain the existence of the soul in this world.
Qin Zhibo explained the mechanism of her existence to Minase Yomeng in the simplest terms, that is, she cannot stay in this world forever, and it can only last for two hours at most every day.
Two hours is 24 points of magic power. Although it is still far from the 100 full of magic power, I also need to use the "Lord of the Rings + Magic Power Extractor" method to replenish my will. To keep my will sufficient, there are many restrictions in various aspects.
"What a pity~ I still want to live with my uncle forever~"
Minase Yomeng still understood Qin Zhibo's difficulties and didn't complain about anything.
...
After dealing with Minase Harumu's soul, the next step is to go to Matsumoto Ryohei for a confession.
Since Minase Youmeng didn't want to return to that boring world so soon, Qin Zhibo took him to watch Matsumoto Ryohei.
When passing by the nurse's station, Qin Zhibo deliberately let Minase Harumen float in front, wanting to see the nurse's reaction.
As a result, the nurse didn't respond at all, as if she was looking at a piece of air.
"I seem to be invisible~ I have the same ability as in the movie, cool!"
Qin Zhibo: "..." What movie specifically?
One person and one ghost came to Matsumoto Ryohei's ward and saw Matsumoto lying on the bed with a breathing tube inserted and various monitoring instruments attached to his body. He looked a little serious.
Minase Harumu floated up first and started making faces at Matsumoto Ryohei, very naughty.
"Let you always scare me~"
The scare in her mouth may be the "malice" that Matsumoto Ryohei unintentionally unleashed on her.
But suddenly, Matsumoto Ryohei on the pillow suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Minase Yomu who was making a face.