Conan's grammatical investigator Chapter 1468: Rum's Latest News

Chapter 1468: Rum's Latest News

Originally, the bank's safe deposit box business was not expensive, and Akai Tsutomu signed a 5-year contract in one go.

However, because Akai Tsutomu had been in arrears for 12 years, plus late payment fees, the accumulated amount has exceeded three times the original amount.

There was no other way, Qin Zhibo could only spend a lot of money to pay for the expenses.

At the time, Akai Tsutomu considered that he might encounter an unexpected situation or even die, which would make him unable to take out the things inside personally.

Therefore, the safe does not simply use the traditional key or fingerprint unlocking mode, but also has a designated person to open the box.

The safe can only be opened after the originally designated person is present and identity verified.

The person designated by Akai Tsutomu was himself or his wife Akai Mary.

In addition, the key to the safe was disposed of immediately after Akai Wuwu left the bank, so Qin Zhibo paid an additional $300 in broken box fees.

After all the formalities were completed, the bank staff broke open the safe in front of the two of them.

This so-called "safe" is not big. It is actually just a rectangular box 25 cm long.

Inside the broken box was a palm-sized brown paper bag.

Akai Mumu opened the paper bag, took a look at the contents inside, and then nodded to Qin Zhibo.

Photos, got it!The two of them quickly returned to the hotel with the photos, drew the curtains, and studied the contents of the photos one by one.

Most of the people in the photos are scientists conducting research, and they are characterized by wearing white coats.

In addition, there were some people wearing tight black clothes conducting various physical tests in a wide venue.

Akai Tsutomu pointed at the people in the photo and said, "They are those 'monster' humans. Their physical fitness in the laboratory state has far exceeded the limits of world-class athletes."

In the photos, some of these men in black can jump more than 2 meters from the spot, and some have fist strength tests that exceed 700 pounds.

If these people were put out there, any one of them would be able to easily break a world record.

During Akai Tsutomu's search on the ship, he discovered a large number of these "monster"-like new humans, at least 20 of them.

Combining the information revealed by Curacao, Qin Zhibo determined that the photo captured was of the "New Potential Laboratory" 17 years ago.

The laboratory is dedicated to cultivating new humans.

But Curacao also said that although goals often achieve superb physical strength, most of them are unstable and incomplete, and have no practical value to the organization.

If we look at this photo, the organization probably adopts a method of raising insects to select the best talents from these "monsters".

People like Curacao should be the "perfect agents" who are finally selected. Whether in terms of mental or physical strength, they are the best among humans.

Losers like Miichiro Numabuchi can only become consumables for other experiments.

Although from the perspective of ordinary people, someone like Miichiro Numabuchi cannot be called perfect, he should be a powerful weapon among the grassroots operators of the organization.

But the purpose of this experiment is to select the most perfect agent. If there is no cruel elimination mechanism, then all the screening will not be meaningful.

Some people may have the idea of ​​slacking off and directly blend into the grassroots members to become a "salary thief."

For them, being able to survive is the greatest gift.

By the way, the incentives for organizational cadres should not rely on salaries, five social insurances and one housing fund, right?"Most of these people who were used for experiments have probably been eliminated..."

“But there should still be a lot of these scientists around today.”

After all, these scientists are precious assets that the organization has spent a lot of effort to recruit from all over the world or personally trained.

Therefore, science is the primary productive force.

Qin Zhibo browsed through the photos one by one, and saw a familiar face on the edge of one of the photos.

It was an operating table, and a man in a black tight suit was receiving an injection of some green liquid.

On the other side of the operating table, a female scientist wearing glasses was holding a form in her hand and recording something with her head down.

Qin Zhibo narrowed his eyes slightly, and the more he looked, the more familiar the face seemed to him.

Isn't this Elena Miyano?Akai Wuwu also noticed the change in Qin Zhibo's eyes. He stared at the photo and asked, "Why? Do you know the person in the photo?"

"Ah."

Qin Zhibo nodded and pointed at the girl with glasses in the photo.

"This person's name is Miyano Elena, but before she got married, her name was Sera Elena."

“Sera…”

Akai Tsutomu narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling his wife's former surname in his mind.

"I remember now, Elena seems to be Mary's sister?"

"Mary occasionally mentioned her sister to me. I heard that she left the UK with a Japanese student when she was in college, and she rarely contacted her family afterwards."

"I didn't expect she was in the organization?"

There was a hint of surprise in Akai Wuwu's eyes.

Qin Zhibo did not give a detailed explanation. Akai Wuwu could ask Mary about these things after he returned.

hum-

At this moment, Qin Zhibo's phone rang.

I checked the caller ID and it was an unknown number.

But when I picked up the phone, I found out it was Toru Amuro calling.

Qin Zhibo had previously asked Bourbon and Kiel to inquire about Haibara Ai’s situation within the organization, and they probably found some clues.

But when Qin Zhibo asked, Amuro Toru gave a negative answer.

"That's not the case..."

"It was Curacao. She contacted me suddenly and gave me the latest information."

"Rum, the second-in-command of the organization, seems to have fallen..."

Qin Zhibo was slightly stunned and repeated it in disbelief.

"Rum fell?"

"What exactly does this mean?"

On the other side, Toru Amuro also had a look of shock on his face, because he had just received the information from Curacao.

"I don't know the details, but Curacao said that someone in the organization is currently taking over Rum's sphere of influence."

"And Rum himself seems to have disappeared..."

Rum disappears?

Is this a smoke screen released by the organization?Qin Zhibo thought about it for two seconds and felt that it was unlikely.

Because such smoke bombs seem to have no effect on the Red Team except for causing instability within the organization.

If this is the case, there is probably something big going on within the organization.

Does this have anything to do with Haibara Ai being arrested?

"Got it. I'll rush back to Japan as soon as possible."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo and Akai Wuwu looked at each other.

"Are we going to Japan right away?" asked Akai Tsutomu.

Qin Zhibo nodded as a confirmation.

He had a bad feeling in his heart.

Because Rum's downfall, or loss of power, must be related to major decisions within the organization.

In other words, the fact that the second-in-command of the organization, who had been deeply rooted for many years, could be brought down so easily must have at least been motivated by the organization's boss, Karasuma Renya.

And Rum was "plucked from the top", and a person of this level would definitely not surrender obediently.

Maybe he will do something crazy...

...On the highway to Gunma Prefecture in Japan, a white Toyota Crown was passing by.

In the passenger seat of the car, Mao Lilan was yawning, drooping her eyelids, looking listless.

Kogoro Mori, who was driving nearby, glanced at his daughter and lectured her in a somewhat unhappy tone.

"Hey, hey, I saw that you had nothing to do during the summer vacation, so I specially brought you out for a ride."

"You're yawning?"

Mao Lilan did not give in at all and started to accuse Mao Li Kogoro.

"Are you still blaming Dad for borrowing that horrible DVD and keeping me awake till morning?"

"Then what can I do?"

Maori Kogoro glanced at his daughter and complained, "That was a low-cost C-grade horror movie. Miss Okino Yoko was clearly in the film, but the TV station refused to broadcast it..."

Obviously, Kogoro Mori was very angry about the TV station's decision.

Conan, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at Kogoro Mouri in the front seat and grinned helplessly.

This perverted uncle...

Apparently, I rented the tape specifically to watch it because the clothes worn by Yoko Okino in that movie had less fabric.

Just yesterday, the Mori family watched the movie "Zombie Blade: Dinner of the Dead" starring Yoko Okino.

From the title and the main actors, we can tell that this is a low-budget blood-thirsty film with the gimmick of beautiful girls fighting zombies.

But even so, when watching the movie last night, Mao Lilan was so scared that she hugged Conan tightly in her arms.

Today, Kogoro Mori, who felt that it was boring to stay in the office, took the initiative to propose a pilgrimage to the scene that appeared in the movie.

Originally, Mao Lilan rejected this proposal.

But Conan kept clamoring to go and see it, so he reluctantly agreed.

Of course, Conan actually has no interest in the place where low-budget movies are shot.

However, the organization's revenge may come at any time recently. If the Maori father and daughter stay in the office, it will be too easy for the organization to attack them.

Moreover, the destination this time is a villa located in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture, and it is unlikely that the organization can track them all the way.

Thinking of this, Conan glanced back at the car and confirmed that there was no vehicle following behind.

……

The car drove for another half an hour until it stopped in front of a villa with a conventional design.

"Wow! We're finally here!"

As soon as Kogoro Mori got out of the car, he screamed excitedly and ran to the stairs in front of the villa to tour it.

I was even excited and took out my phone to take pictures everywhere.

"This is the door where Miss Yoko spat out blood!"

"That's the window where Ms. Yoko kicked the zombie out!"

“There are treasures everywhere!”

This left Conan, who was standing behind, speechless.

Isn't this just a rental villa that can be found everywhere?If you randomly pick a villa in the mountains where a murder has taken place, it will look more like a story than this one, right?

At this moment, Mao Lilan on the side slightly clamped her legs together, clenched her hands nervously in front of her chest, looked around and said.

"Conan, it feels like there are really zombies appearing in this forest..."

"So spooky..."

If it were in the past, Conan would definitely confidently comfort Ran Mouri by saying something like "zombies don't exist."

but now……

"Don't worry, there won't be any zombies~"

Conan still smiled at Mao Lilan and comforted her.

Until now, Conan has truly understood that "not all truths are worth telling."

"I heard there are really zombies here~"

Just then, a voice with a strange accent sounded from behind.

Conan frowned, wondering which tactless guy was disturbing me from coaxing my girlfriend?But when he turned around, he saw a dark face smiling at him.

"Is it Hattori?"

"And Kazuha?"

Ran Mouri looked at Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha, each holding a motorcycle helmet, and her eyes widened in surprise.

"Why did you come here?"

"us……"

Before Hattori Heiji could explain, Maori Kogoro, who had just finished taking pictures of the villa's perimeter, came back with a smile and said decisively: "He must be here for a pilgrimage like me~"

"No, pig-head."

Hattori Heiji mocked Mori Kogoro in an Osaka accent, but the latter still held his head high and didn't seem to care at all.

At this time, Yuanshan Heye spoke to ease the embarrassment, "But, it also has something to do with the Holy Land Pilgrimage~"

Afterwards, the two explained why they came here.

It turned out that there was a couple who had come here before for the same pilgrimage. When they were returning from visiting the villa, something suddenly rushed in front of their car and was run over.

"At first they thought it was an animal, so they got out of the car to check it out, but when they opened the door, they smelled a stench like rotting meat..."

"So they looked under the car, and out crawled a zombie wearing tattered clothes and with a broken neck!"

Yuanshanheye's vivid and emotional explanation scared Maoli Ran so much that she gritted her teeth.

"Huh--!"

Conan frowned slightly, and his eyes looked more serious.

Maori Kogoro put his hands in his pockets and asked unmoved: "So? What happened next?"

"Then the stupid couple drove away without looking back, and told Officer Otaki about it."

"Then, Officer Otaki told me about it, so we came here."

Hattori Heiji skillfully took over the conversation, filled in the whole story, and bent down to look at Conan.

"But I think this is probably some idiot playing a silly prank~"

"What do you think, Conan?"

Facing Hattori Heiji's meaningful questions and a slight smirk on the corner of his mouth, Conan could see that he was still bothered by what happened at the Vampire Mansion last time.

Although Qin Zhibo and I solved the case that time, we did not tell him the truth. I guess he is still keeping it in his heart.

At this moment, Mao Lilan, who had been repeating "go back" beside her, finally couldn't help but yelled out.

"Don't stay in a place like this anymore!"

Maori Kogoro immediately retorted, "What? Didn't we just get here?"

"Besides, the story of "Zombie Sword: Dinner of the Dead" has not yet been completely concluded. If a sequel is filmed, this rental villa may be used again..."

"But whether or not we will film again is still unknown~"

As soon as Kogoro Mori finished speaking, a van drove up behind him.

The window of the van was rolled down, and a bearded man wearing a baseball cap sat in the car and said with a smile.

“There will be a sequel…”