Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 112 Mission Objective, Foggy Tengu?

At this time, the Maoli family was receiving a warm introduction from the abbot of Shanni Temple, and learned about the expensive accommodation fees here.

10000 yen per adult and 8000 yen per child.

This price made Kogoro Mori a pain in the ass.

This is a full month's drink money for me!

Seeing that Mori Kogoro was hesitant, the old abbot of Shanni Temple immediately said with disdain that it would take six hours to walk down the mountain, and then told a story he often used to scare tourists.

"I'm not scaring people, you'd better stay here."

"On a rainy night like this, that guy is probably watching you guys somewhere."

"Who is it?" Mori Kogoro said indifferently.

However, Mao Lilan was a little scared by the old abbot's gloomy tone and mysterious words, and said in a trembling voice: "Are there any bears around here?"

"Bear?" The old abbot's dry face twitched, "It's not such a cute animal."

"That is an ancient monster that likes rain and darkness, and specializes in eating human souls."

"It's the Foggy Tengu!"

boom!Click!
The old abbot's voice suddenly became high-pitched, and a thunderbolt flickered at this moment, which scared Mao Lilan's deer to jump wildly.

The last straw that overwhelmed Mao Lilan's nerves was a greeting that suddenly appeared from behind.

"Everyone, are you here to stay at the hotel too?"

"what!"

Mouriran immediately closed her eyes and screamed, while Mori Kogoro and Conan looked back.

Under the dripping rain, a tall figure in a brown windbreaker appeared at the door.

This person is not a stranger, it is Qin Zhibo.

"Hey! Why is it you again?"

"Are you following our family?" Mori Kogoro asked directly, rather bluntly.

And Qin Zhibo's aura was not empty at all, he stretched out his hand to push Kogoro Mori's shoulder and walked inside.

"Don't get me wrong, I came here to stay in this monastery on purpose."

"How much is it for a night here?"

Seeing that there was still a business offering door-to-door delivery, the old abbot smiled, and hurriedly rubbed his hands together and said, "[-] yen."

Qin Zhibo didn't bargain, he took out his wallet and took out a [-] yuan bill, and handed it to the old abbot.

"Thank you for your patronage~"

Seeing that Qin Zhibo paid the accommodation fee neatly, Mori Kogoro also hurriedly took out his wallet and paid for the accommodation fee in a fit of anger.

During this process, Conan caught sight of the silver suitcase in Qin Zhibo's hand.

this is.
Conan's pupils dilated, and he immediately thought of the device that Dr. A Li said yesterday that Qin Zhibo asked him to identify it.

Could it be that unknown device is in this box?

All the staff here paid for the accommodation, big business came to the door, the old abbot was in a good mood, and quickly called his four apprentices to pick up the guests.

When the old abbot introduced everyone, Qin Zhibo discovered a phenomenon.

That is, what I see in my vision is not the names of these monks, but the names of the monks before they became monks.

It seems that things like dharma numbers are like nicknames in the system, and will not appear in personal information as a person's name.

Under the arrangement of the old abbot, the monks named Kuan Nian and Xiu Nian were in charge of taking a few people for sightseeing in the temple, and the other two were in charge of preparing the fast meal.

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For some reason, when Qin Zhibo heard the name Xiu Nian, he thought of a certain "fat aunt" with fluttering hair.

In the Buddhist hall of the monastery, Kuan Nian, the elder brother of the monk, introduced the funeral service of his monastery half-jokingly and half-seriously, completely unaware that this open service will be used by his own people.

Qin Zhibo, on the other hand, stood absent-mindedly at the back, thinking about the noun that the old abbot yelled just now by chance standing outside the porch.

Foggy dog.
Could it be that the creature I want to kill in this main mission is the Wutiangu?

Just from this strange name, Qin Zhibo knew that it should be some kind of mythical creature.

Are mythical creatures real?

Seems like it's not impossible.
It seems that it is necessary to ask what kind of creature Wutiangu is at the dinner table later.
At this time, Conan, who was standing in front, looked back at Qin Zhibo, and glanced at Qin Zhibo's silver suitcase by the way.

Using the excuse of going to the toilet just now, Conan wanted to call Dr. Ali, but found that the phone in the mountain had no signal.

So Conan ran to the kitchen again and asked the two monks who were cooking for the location of the wired phone.

With the help of the wired phone, Conan finally contacted Dr. Ari.

From Dr. Ali's mouth, Conan also knew the purpose of the unknown device, which was a sprayer of some strange solution, but the solution inside was not clear about the specific ingredients, but it was non-toxic anyway.

However, in Dr. Ali's further description, Conan still guessed a possibility.

Dr. A Li said that this device is of a high level of technology, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and Qin Zhibo said that it is a local specialty sent by a foreign friend.

This made Conan think of Qin Zhibo's other identity, a graduate of Miskatonic University.

Since this device was sent from a foreign country and the level of technology is still very high, it is very likely that it was made by Miskatonic University.

As for why Qin Zhibo didn't understand how to use this device, maybe the manual that came with it was missing?
In short, even though Conan suspected that Qin Zhibo's motives for coming here were impure, he didn't take the initiative to ask.

Because even if he asked, Conan guessed that he would definitely say the same answer as before.

just for fun
Kuan Nian and Xiu Nian took a group of people to visit, from the Buddhist hall to the practice room, and then to the waterfall on the cliff above the temple.

During this time a little thing happened.

When the group visited the practice room, Xiu Nian mentioned "that incident" when introducing the practice room to everyone.

"That incident" seemed to be related to Wu Tiangu, but just when Xiu Nian was about to elaborate, Kuan Nian, who was very cheerful just now, suddenly yelled with a sullen face, making Xiu Nian stop.

According to Qin Zhibo's previous experiences, the screams of the mountains, the rain, Conan, and Mao Lilan alone are enough to meet the conditions for a murder to occur.

Coupled with the "that incident" that people in the monastery are reluctant to discuss in detail, there is no doubt that there will be a murder tonight.

It's just that Qin Zhibo still doesn't know who the murder victim will be.

After visiting the various landscapes in the temple, the fasting meal is also ready.

During the dinner, the monks talked about the fun of being a monk, such as going to the beach during vacations, and the monastery even bought rubber boats and beach volleyballs for this purpose.

And the old abbot seems to be using the character design of Guixianren, and it was revealed by his apprentice that he likes to observe young girls in bikinis at the beach the most.

Mori Kogoro: Me too!
Just when the atmosphere at the scene seemed very harmonious, Qin Zhibo cooled the atmosphere for everyone present as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Everyone, I've been curious since just now."

"What the hell is a foggy dog?"

(End of this chapter)