Chapter 883 Double Mystery on the Night of the Full Moon (1)
It is absolutely necessary to capture Belmode.
But for Qin Zhibo, he first had to figure out the meaning of this party.
Mouri Kogoro and Conan were invited to the party, and he was included. Could it be that he, Conan and Moori Kogoro were wanted to catch them all in one go?
At present, it is very likely that this is the case.
Mouri Kogoro quickly rose to become a famous detective after Kudo Shinichi disappeared. It is easy to think of this time.
In addition, Belmode has discovered that Conan living in Mori's house is Kudo Shinichi, so he will naturally think that Mori Kogoro and Kudo Shinichi are cooperating. Mori Kogoro is the face, and Conan is Satoko, and they are investigating the black organization together.
Therefore, Belmode's purpose this time is probably to get rid of Kogoro Mori and Conan, and to "humiliate" himself, a close associate of the organization's boss.
If this is the case, it is necessary for you to go to the ghost ship and meet Belmod for a while.
But on the other hand, could it be that sending Conan away with a Halloween party invitation that revealed his identity was to capture Haibara Ai?
Both of these ideas are possible.
But I don’t know how to deal with it, so how should I deal with it?
Suddenly, Qin Zhibo thought of a way in his mind.
Didn’t I just master a method of opening a trumpet a few days ago?
If Youmu Minase were to drive his own decoy doll "Qin Kihiro", wouldn't it be another version of himself?
But the more troublesome thing is that Minase Harumu's mind is not mature enough, so I'm afraid it won't be too similar to him when he pretends to be himself.
But in the current situation, we can only treat a dead horse as a living horse.
According to Dr. Agasa, the out-of-time Halloween party will be held tomorrow, and he needs to start thinking about his outfit.
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At dusk the next day, Tokyo Port.
Against the backdrop of the full moon, a huge and dark cruise ship docked at the pier, with seagulls constantly cawing on the false mast, which seemed to indicate what was about to happen on the ship tonight.
In the open space in front of the pier, a long line of people lined up neatly, waiting for the front staff to check the invitation letters.
Mouri Kogoro and Sonoko looked around curiously. They were all dressed up in weird and bold costumes. Every invitee dressed themselves up to look like a weirdo or even a monster.
“It’s really lively here~”
"Not only are there werewolves, Frankenstein, and Mu Nai Yin, but there are even Chinese zombies!"
Mouri Kogoro looked at the zombies jumping in front of him. They were wearing ancient court clothes and could be clearly distinguished from Western zombies.
Everyone's makeup and props are very realistic, and you can tell they cost money at first glance.
In comparison, Kogoro Mouri's outfit is much more ordinary, he just put on dark makeup on his face, pointed ears, and wore a baroque-era palace aristocratic dress with a black high-collar cloak.
This kind of dress is actually very inconsistent.
Because the origin of vampires is white aristocracy, this is recognized by the world.
Secondly, vampires hate or are afraid of ultraviolet rays and avoid the sun all year round. Therefore, vampires usually have a pale face and it is impossible to tan.
Therefore, the species of Maori Kogoro's cosplay should be "a vampire of African origin".
And Sonoko standing next to him was even more ridiculous. In order not to affect her appearance, she didn't put on any makeup at all. She wore a witch cosplay suit with very little fabric, and came over with an ordinary broom.
Standing among the monsters, the duo looked like ordinary people who came to have fun, and from time to time they attracted looks of contempt from the people around them.
"These two people are so amateur, they must be related people invited by the organizer, right?"
"Who knew? We all worked so hard to get movie roles..."
This Halloween Ghost Ship Party is not only a monster party, but also an event to select supporting actors for "The Voyage of the Ghost Captain".
So it is normal for others to be surprised by the amateurism of Kogoro Mori and Sonoko.
Soon, the front of the queue reached Mouri Kogoro and Sonoko, but they were still immersed in excitement and did not notice that there was a large section of road ahead.
The zombie cosplayer at the back made a strange "wow" sound, reminding Maori and the two to keep moving forward.
Kogoro Mouri was confused, but Sonoko understood the intention of the zombie cosplayer.
"Uncle, is he signaling us to move forward?"
Only then did Mouri Kogoro understand, but he still turned around and complained, "Really, in this case, why don't you just make it clear..."
At this time, a sexy female voice came from behind the two of them.
"Because he wants to completely become the monster he plays..."
When Mouri Kogoro turned around, he saw a lady wearing a gray windbreaker behind him, with an elegant chin exposed under the brim of a black top hat. Moori Kogoro, who has seen countless women, saw that she was a beauty at first sight, and he quickly started to strike up a conversation.
"What a beautiful witch!"
"Ah, thank you for the compliment, but you are wrong, I am not a witch~"
As the woman spoke, she took off the black hat on her head, revealing a dozen snakes covered inside.
"Ah! Medusa!"
Mouri Kogoro was frightened and screamed, while the woman smiled happily and tilted her head cutely.
"I will turn you into stone~"
"Uh hahaha..."
Frightened by the snake-shaped hair, Mouri Kogoro did not dare to think any more and quickly turned around and lined up obediently.
Several people walked up to the staff member who was checking the invitations. Kogoro Mori took out his invitation.
In order to show the identity of the staff, the man and woman did not wear too much makeup. The male staff member had an ax on his head, and the female staff member had a trace of red paint on the corner of her mouth.
Seeing that Kogoro Mouri's name was on the invitation, the male staff member was polite and asked him to sign the roster, and Sonoko did the same.
After the Mao Yuan duo signed their names, Maori Kogoro approached the staff again and asked if there would be a murder on the ship tonight.
"Eh?" The male staff member was startled.
Mouri Kogoro then took out the letter sent to him and said: "This letter says that someone will commit a murder..."
The male staff member took the letter, glanced at it, and replied: "This invitation letter is indeed sent by us to every guest, but this envelope and letter paper..."
Before the staff member finished speaking, a tall figure in the queue at the back leaned forward and bumped into a young man in a windbreaker and bandage standing in front.
The guy in the windbreaker and bandage and the accompanying Ms. Medusa looked back and were immediately startled by the cosplayer in front of them.
This cosplayer was wearing layers of ragged and broken yellow clothes, with a yellow cloth strip that bound his waist.
The most terrifying thing is that this cosplayer is wearing a pale mask and a necklace with a glass ball as a pendant hanging around his neck.
In the middle of the glass ball, there was actually a living spider. The ciliated spider legs seemed to be moving slightly, like inlaid black gems.
The man in the trench coat and bandage looked back at the man dressed in yellow, his head was obviously stunned for a moment, but he did not pursue the matter of the other person bumping into him, and turned around to continue queuing.
Ms. Medusa took another look, mainly because she was very surprised by this appearance. Someone would actually think of dressing up as the King in Yellow.
This party is indeed a crouching tiger, hidden dragon...
This small episode did not affect the queue. Mouri Kogoro was forcibly taken away by Sonoko, and it was the turn of the next couple, the man in the trench coat and bandage and Ms. Medusa.
The man in a windbreaker and bandage handed the invitation letter to the two. The female staff member took the invitation letter and immediately showed an expression of joy like a little girl.
"Are you the famous high school detective?!"
The man in the trench coat and bandage took off his sunglasses, made a hissing gesture, and then handed the signature pen to Ms. Medusa behind.
Ms. Medusa took the pen, signed her name, and the two left together.
"Next person."
The King in Yellow from behind walked up slowly, and when the two staff members saw it, their expressions immediately became troubled.
Because the organizer of this Halloween party not only required everyone to dress up as monsters, but also to attend in uniform black attire.
But the person in front of me was wearing eye-catching yellow clothes, and it was unclear whether he was wearing black clothes underneath, which obviously did not meet the requirements.
"Sir, I'm afraid your appearance..."
However, before the female staff member finished speaking, the male staff member next to her grabbed her and took a look at the invitation letter.
I saw "Mr. Qin Zhibo" written clearly on the invitation letter.
Thinking of the organizer's previous instructions, the female staff immediately understood that this was a special guest invited by the organizer, and the conditions for participating in the party would definitely be relatively looser than others.
"So you are the famous detective, Mr. Qin Zhibo!"
"Please leave your name on this..."
The King in Yellow took the signature pen handed over by the staff and did not sign immediately. Instead, he lowered his head and seemed to be checking the contents of the roster.
After reading for a few seconds, he left a few handwritings that were twisted like tentacles.
Turning around the roster, the female staff member was a little surprised when she saw the ugly handwriting on it, but she still responded with a professional smile and said, "Welcome aboard."
The King in Yellow nodded, turned around, and walked towards the ship with slow steps.
At the same time, a figure wearing a black trench coat was standing in the distance of the dock, hiding sideways behind the container, observing the people queuing to board the ship.
This person is the real Qin Zhibo.
The king in yellow is actually the effect achieved by Minase Harumu controlling "Qin Jibo", which is Qin Zhibo's decoy doll, and the cursed mask replica bought in a boutique.
As for the cosplay object, Qin Zhibo originally wanted to dress up as Baron Samedi, the "Lord of the Tomb of the Dead" who he had met before, "one of the thousands of incarnations of Nyarlathotep", and the "Voodoo God of Death" baron.
Baron Samedi is the Saturday Grim Reaper in black and fits the party bill.
But then I thought about it, Minase Yomu was trying to attract the attention of the people on the boat for herself, so why not make the color more eye-catching.
And if it was Belmod who invited me, the condition of wearing black clothes can definitely be relaxed, so that I can board the ship no matter what.
The result was not what he expected, the yellow clothes could also blend into the black clothes, which showed that Belmod had taken special "care" of him.
In addition, Qin Zhibo just checked the contents of the roster through the [Guard Totem] hanging around the neck of the King in Yellow.
There is no problem with the signatures of Kogoro Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki.
The signatures at the back are Kudo Shinichi and Akechi Fumiyo.
Is that person really Kudo Shinichi? Did he take the temporary antidote invented by Haibara Ai and come to the party?
And who is Akechi Fumiyo? Why can he attend the party with "Kudo Shinichi"?
Qin Zhibo has been busy making various preparations from last night to this morning.
Train Minase Harumu to pilot the Gundam, buy cos props, prepare scientific equipment, and go to Dr. Agasa's house to recover the [Guard Totem]. There is no extra time to monitor Dr. Agasa's house.
And it seems that Conan is not at Dr. Ali's house today. I don't know where he went.
Even using the finding spell to find Conan, there was no reliable inspiration at all.
Did he really take the temporary antidote and regain his identity?
Qin Zhibo pulled the wireless microphone from his mouth and warned Minase Youmeng across from him.
"Keep silent when you get on the ship. The character you play is the kind of person who is ruthless and doesn't talk much..."
"Yang Meng received it!"
Minase Yomeng's energetic voice came from the other side, which only Qin Zhibo could hear.
In addition, the decoy doll "Qin Jibo" cannot make a sound, so the King in Yellow is actually really mute.
However, Qin Zhibo bought a set of mini communication devices on the market during the day, which are actually headphones.
The headset is connected to the mobile phone, using the phone call to transmit your real voice to the other side, and then using the loudspeaker on the other side to send it out.
The photo of this thing is definitely much rougher than the one customized by Dr. Ali. I can't receive other calls during the connection period, but it still works.
However, Qin Zhibo thought it would be better to speak less unless necessary.
After giving the final instruction, Qin Zhibo took another look at the magic extractor in his hand and found that there were still 95 points left.
Every 5 minutes of maintaining Minase Harumu requires 1 point of magic power, which means that the magic power is enough to last less than 8 hours.
"That should be enough..."
Qin Zhibo closed his eyes and used the Searching Object Curse again.
First, the appearance of Chris Wynyard came to mind, but there was no reaction at all.
Next is the new doctor. After waiting for a while, a direction appeared in his brain.
But this direction is not on the ghost ship in front of us, but in Tokyo.
Is this really a tactic used by Belmod to lure the tiger away from the mountain?
Transferred Mouri Kogoro and Conan to capture Haibara Ai?
Qin Zhibo recalled the recording left by Elena Miyano. Belmode was the experimenter of Elena's medicine, but he showed great resistance.
In addition, during the Cupido Hotel incident, Belmod also very fervently hoped that Gin would kill Haibara Ai.
Could it be that her main target is actually Haihara Ai?
In the morning, when I went to Dr. Ali’s house to collect the [Guard Totem], I saw Haihara Ai at the doctor’s house.
In this case, go back now...
Qin Zhibo turned around and left the pier and drove towards Tokyo.
...
On the other side, Dr. Ali’s house.
Sitting on the sofa, Haihara Ai was flipping through a magazine boredly, but due to her restlessness, she couldn't completely calm down.
Just then, the phone on the cabinet rang.
jingle--
Hui Yuan Ai put down the magazine in her hand, walked over unhurriedly, and answered the phone call.
"Hello, Dr. Ali's family."
"I'm a new doctor. I'm sorry to bother you so late. Is Dr. Ali here?"
On the other side of the phone was the voice of a new doctor. He was smiling and talking.
"He's not here. I think he went somewhere with Edogawa-san? Do you have anything to do with the doctor?"
A sinister smile flashed across Dr. Shinde's lips, but his tone remained unchanged as he continued: "No... in fact, I called you specifically."
"Because you still haven't recovered from your cold last time, I thought it would be better for you to go to a hospital with better equipment for a check-up."
"I happen to know a doctor with good medical skills, but he has to go on a business trip tomorrow, so he is more free tonight, so I'm calling you now to ask, is it convenient to pick you up now?"
On the opposite side, Haiyuan Ai's tone was as cold as ever, and she replied: "But my illness has always been taken care of by Dr. Cheng Shi."
Doctor Shinde laughed, leaned forward slightly, and continued to persuade: "But she has never allowed you to recover. Isn't it true?"
"The doctors I know have very superb medical skills. Believe me, they will definitely make you recover quickly and make Dr. Chengshi worry less about you..."
Just when "Doctor Shinde" was earnestly persuading "Haihara Ai" to listen to him, the door of another windowless room in Shinde Hospital opened slightly.
Wearing men's clothing and wearing a single ponytail, Cheng Shi stood in a dimly lit room, looking at the countless photos of Haibara Ai on the wall with a look of disbelief on her face.