Chapter 1275 Blythe University

"So... Wuwu is still alive?"

Qin Zhibo's eyes were a little shocked.

Although he had no choice but to disguise himself as Akai Muwu, he also made Akai Shuichi, before he lost his memory, misunderstand that his father was still alive.

But he never thought that Akai Muwu was really alive.

"Maybe, but..."

Mary changed the topic and said calmly: "Wu Wu has never come to meet me at the agreed time and place, so I can't be completely sure it's him."

"Seventeen years ago, Wu Wu and I made an agreement that if we lose contact under special circumstances, we will meet on Vauxhall Bridge at two o'clock in the afternoon."

"But he has yet to fulfill this agreement..."

Qin Zhibo's eyes were startled, and he remembered that the arch bridge outside the window was the Vauxhall Bridge.

It turns out that Mary’s surveillance target is that bridge...

"So you suspect that there may be something wrong with this 'Wu Wu'?" Qin Zhibo asked.

Mary was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slightly.

Although as a wife, she does not want to doubt that "her husband is still alive".

But as a good intelligence officer, any abnormal phenomenon that may represent the truth behind it must be taken into account.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo solemnly said: "You are right to suspect that there may indeed be a problem with that 'Akai Wuwu'."

"In fact, 17 years ago, Wu Wu was indeed close to the truth of the Haneda Koji case, and he was persecuted for it."

"Until some time ago, the organization boss was still obsessed with this matter, and even mentioned MI6 in front of an organization member."

"He said that if Akai Muwu was still alive, MI6 would definitely find a way to get close..."

"And the member of the organization he was talking to has the nickname 'The Thousand-Faced Witch' and can disguise himself as anyone he wants."

"Just like Kaitou Kidd..."

What Qin Zhibo said was that after the full moon incident, he rescued Belmode and finally returned her to the organization through a trade. He used the "Famous Detective's Eavesdropping Device" to eavesdrop on her conversation with the organization's boss.

In that conversation, Belmode and the organization boss revealed a lot of information, some of which was later verified.

For example, Candidate Yasuki Domon became the assassination target of the organization.

There was also Akai Mutake who investigated the Haneda Koji case and was silenced by the organization; the direct murderer of the Haneda Koji case was Rum.

The information that cannot be confirmed yet is the relationship between the organization's boss and Belmod. The two are suspected of having a child, but they are not considered husband and wife.

As well as an undercover organization within the Japanese public security organization, codenamed "Curaçao."

Qin Zhibo has already told Amuro Toru about the information about this undercover agent.

But after all, the Japanese public security is also a huge organization, and it is really difficult to find an undercover agent with just a code name.

However, since the organization has the habit of dispatching undercover agents to various national intelligence agencies, the same should be true for MI6.

"It is possible that members of the organization disguised themselves as Akai Muwu in order to deceive MI6's trust and successfully infiltrate MI6."

"If this is the case, the good news is that MI6 has not yet been penetrated by the organization, and your whereabouts so far should not have been exposed."

"The bad news is..."

At this point, Qin Zhibo's analysis stopped abruptly.

Because the bad news is that Akai Muwu has not come back from the "God of Death", and all the waiting and hope for the past three years have been in vain.

Mary's head hung slightly, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.

In fact, when she was waiting for Wu Wu on the bridge during this period, she also thought of this possibility.

But until the moment when the truth was confirmed, she didn't want to give up even if there was only a glimmer of hope.

"What if that's really martial arts?"

Mary suddenly whispered in a low voice.

Qin Zhibo did not deny her idea and replied: "If it is true, that would be great."

"But if we want to contact him, we should still think of a more secure method..."

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment, raised a confident smile on his lips, and spoke out his proposal.

"Since the other party may use 'Akai Muwu' as bait to fish, we might as well follow this idea and have a fishing trip to see who surfaces first..."

"Just in time, I know someone who would be perfect as bait."

…

After walking out of the hotel, Qin Zhibo felt a little weak.

I looked down at the time on my watch. It was now 5pm.

But when I looked up at the sky, it was still bright outside, and it didn't look like it was about to enter dusk at all.

Only then did he remember that Britain is a high-latitude country and the night falls later than Japan.

In this season, it doesn't get dark until at least nine o'clock in the evening.

"There are still four hours until dark..."

Qin Zhibo thought about it in his mind and felt that this time should not be wasted.

Although I discussed a "fishing" plan with Mary, "fishing" requires time and patience.

I must take advantage of the available time and try my best to complete the other two tasks in London.

One is to go to the University of Brightchester to find out about the "Great Halley's Comet".

The other is to convey the danger signal to Judy Hooper of the Hooper Thaumaturgy Troupe.

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and decided to complete the first task first.

Before coming to London, he had already checked the information about this university.

The University of Blythe, UK, is located in the town of Blythe, northwest of London, adjacent to the Severn Valley, 120km from London.

The town of Blythe itself is a very boring and ordinary British town with no special features, but it has a world-ranked University of Blythe.

The main majors of the school are similar to those of Miskatonic University, both of which are biased towards history, archaeology, mystery, medicine and other aspects.

But compared to the University of Miskatonic, the University of Blythe has a top trump card major - astronomy.

Relying on Britain's pioneering status in astronomical and astrophysical research in modern human history, the University of Blythe ranks No. 1 in the world in astronomy.

And it has the most advanced observatory and supporting institutions in the whole of Europe, the Blythe Astronomical Institute.

Therefore, when the University of Blythe announced the discovery of the "Great Halley's Comet" that year, it caused an uproar around the world.

However, this discovery was limited by the level of science and technology at the time, and no strong evidence could be provided, and it ended up in vain.

With the blessing of modern technology, if the research of that year is still going on now, some reliable results should have been obtained.

Qin Zhibo returned to the hotel front desk and asked the front desk about the way to get to Blychester.

One way is to take the bus at the bus station, which takes about two hours, but the bus stops running at 8 pm.

Qin Zhibo calculated the time. If he took the bus, he would have to stay in the town at night.

But he had to deal with other things in London tomorrow morning, so this method was not advisable.

This left only the second method, a special car.

It happened that the hotel where Mary stayed was relatively high-end, and she could help contact the special car service.

Qin Zhibo asked the British lady at the front desk to book a special car to Blychester, and she would come to the hotel to pick him up later.

The rest was waiting.

...

On the other side.

Conan, Kuroba Kaito, and Mao Lilan, led by Sera Masumi, visited many famous crowded places in London one after another.

However, after arriving at the scene, they still did not find any useful clues.

At 7pm, the group met with Dr. Agasa and Maori Kogoro from another group in front of the Sherlock Holmes statue on Baker Street.

"Well, we have roughly walked through the places where the crowd is most likely to gather. Has anyone found anything related to the case?" Maori Kogoro asked in a hoarse voice.

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads in frustration.

At this time, Xiaolan saw that the mood of the crowd was relatively low, so she smiled reluctantly and comforted: "Don't be too discouraged~ It's a good opportunity to take a tour of the important places in London..."

However, including Conan and "Kudo Shinichi", no one took up his words.

Only Maori Kogoro curled his lips and complained: "Looking for possible suspects like us in a neurotic way, what kind of sightseeing is this?"

"Forget it, it's almost time to meet with that rich woman, let's pack up and prepare for the banquet."

The rich woman Maori Kogoro was talking about was Ms. Diana who invited their family to London.

Just because he helped "find" her cat, he arranged for her to travel to London from afar, and also arranged a welcome dinner on the first day of landing.

When Kuroba Kaito heard this, he immediately realized that the opportunity had come, and quickly pointed at himself and said with a playful smile: "Then my mission is completed?"

"You go to the dinner, I'll go back first~"

"Bye~"

Kuroba Kaito turned around and was about to leave, but the huge force from his hand made his whole body pause and was bound in place.

Looking back, it turned out that it was Mao Li Ran who was holding his arm tightly.

"Shinichi, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"It's not easy to come to London, can't you stay with us for one night?"

"And dad's English is not very good, and you need to be a translator, Shinichi?"

Conan smiled and nodded, "That's right~that's right~"

Mauri Ran turned to Mao Li Kogoro and asked: "Dad, can't we call Ms. Diana to add a seat now?"

"Ah?" Mao Li Kogoro was stunned, frowned and thought for a while, and felt that it was still possible.

After all, she is a typical British rich woman, and even the huge travel expenses can be fully reimbursed. It is really nothing to have one more mouth to feed.

And Dr. Agasa's dinner seat had already been received before coming to London.

Seeing this, Sera Masumi said goodbye to everyone very tactfully.

"Everyone, I have something else to do, so I will go home today."

"This is my phone number. If you still need to investigate the secret code tomorrow, you can call me at any time."

"After all, I am still okay as a guide~"

Sera Masumi handed a piece of paper with the number written on it to Mao Lilan, smiled at Kudo Shinichi and Conan, and left quickly.

After leaving everyone's sight, Sera took a taxi and told the driver her destination.

"Hink Vauxhall Hotel..."

Twenty minutes later, Sera got off the taxi and returned to the hotel where she and her mother were staying temporarily.

In fact, this hotel was also moved to by the mother and daughter a few days ago.

Because MI6 colleagues recently said that "Akai Mubu" often appeared on Vauxhall Bridge, the two moved to this hotel where they could fully monitor the situation on the bridge.

When they opened the door of the room, they saw Mary in the room holding a telescope by the window, staring at the Vauxhall Bridge outside.

Since it was more than an hour before dark, with the help of the telescope, the situation of the people on the bridge could be seen at a glance.

"Mom, I'm back."

Sera's eyes first glanced at the slippers on the ground, and then vigilantly stretched her head to look at the room.

After finding that there was no one else in the room except Mary, she completely relaxed, took off her coat swaggeringly, threw it on the clothes hanger, and lay on the bed in a big letter shape.

After stretching a big waist, she tilted her head to look at Mary.

"Dad's friend has left?"

Mary, holding the telescope, replied lightly, "left two hours ago..."

"Oh, that's a pity..."

Sera Masumi lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, although she said regret, but there was a smile on her face.

Suddenly, Mary asked, "Masamune, what are you so happy about?"

Sera was frightened by this sudden question and subconsciously defended herself, "No way~"

But then, she immediately sat up from the bed and looked at Mary and said, "Mom, guess who I met on the street today?"

Hearing this, Mary, who had been holding the telescope, suddenly froze and became alert.

Could this child have met... Wuwu?

Although Sera has never seen her father since she was born, she has seen photos of Akai Wuwu.

One of the conclusions of her discussion with Qin today is that she cannot rashly contact this "Akai Wuwu" for the time being.

If it is someone from the organization, it will be dangerous...

"Masamune, you..."

Before Mary could ask the guess in her heart, Sera Masamune said with a smile: "You will never guess this person...It is the little boy I met at the beach when I was a child!"

"Little boy?" Mary showed a puzzled expression on her face.

Seeing that Mary couldn't remember, Shira quickly reminded her, "It was the little boy we met when our family went to the beach in Shizuoka Prefecture 10 years ago!"

"Oh..." Mary thought for a few seconds and then remembered, "You mean the child named 'Shinichi' that the woman brought with her?"

"So you remember it, mom!"

Sera smiled happily, "Today when I was in Baker Street, I met that little boy and his friends who came to London for a trip..."

"But it's a little strange that I always feel that the boy named Conan is the boy I met 10 years ago. It's really strange..."

Mary didn't know Shira's concerns and didn't care much.

She looked at her daughter with a serious face and said slowly, "Put that thing aside for now..."

"Now I'm going to tell you the latest situation about your father Akai Wuwu..."

...

On the other side, Qin Zhibo finally arrived at Brychester University.