Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 28 The Crime of Jealousy

The screen fell into darkness again.

"...How long will it take for it to end?"

The rabbit looked at the three-headed demon beside him and asked in an almost numb voice.

If at the beginning, he had a little pleasure in peeking into other people's memories, now he is already in pain because of this strong empathy.

[There are a few more paragraphs to follow.The further back the memory is, the closer it is to the current time. At the same time, your ability to empathize with the other person begins to weaken, and you will appreciate these previous paragraphs as a true spectator. 】

[Of course, you can end it immediately if you want. 】

Rabbit was about to say it was over, but then he thought of Aoyagi Binguang who was still waiting for his reply.

In the next few memories of Shirojiu, another player, Tojo Hojo, may appear. This is his real purpose of going to the bookstore.

If he is lucky, he may directly know what the opponent's skills are like in the memory just now, or he may know some loopholes in other system plug-ins...

Rabbit struggled internally for a moment, but finally did not choose to quit.

We have already seen this, we should not give up casually, and the system also said that the ability to empathize will weaken...

...Looking a little further, it shouldn’t be a big problem, right?
……

New images appear quickly.

They were staying in a tram. He was wearing a suit common among Japanese social workers, holding a briefcase, and his hairstyle was slightly different from the one before the police academy and the bombing building. He turned into what Rabbit saw in the bookstore.

Rabbit guessed that the memory may have jumped to this year.

When the tram was about to arrive at the station, Bai Jiu stood up. The red-haired woman next to him stopped him: "Jun Jiji, please be careful at work."

Baijiu nodded: "I will pay attention. I can't send you home this time, so be careful on the way."

"Do you still have time next week?" The red-haired woman invited, "Next week I also want to ask you to go out to watch a movie and go to a dessert shop together..."

"Yes." Baijiu smiled, "I'll call you then."

Rabbit recognized the red-haired woman as the woman who was almost kidnapped by Anji Asama.Judging from their interaction just now, these two people are probably boyfriend and girlfriend.

Baijiu was in a very relaxed mood at this time. It could be said that this was the most relaxing time in these memories.

Rabbit can understand that this new girlfriend looks more beautiful and has a gentler personality - the main thing is that when she looks at him, her eyes are bright, like stars dotted with them, full of love.

It was completely different from the girlfriend who did everything in his power before time travel.

Baijiu said goodbye to her and got off the tram. As he exited the station, he opened the memo on his phone with an address written on it. Rabbit noticed that his mood quickly dropped.

Not only that, but also a little nervous and uneasy.

Bai Jiu lowered his head and looked at the opened briefcase, which contained business cards and the first volume of "Detective Today's Son". His expression was a little subtle, but he quickly calmed down.

Is he going to find Tojo Hojo?
Rabbit was glad that he didn't quit casually just now and followed Baijiu's footsteps.

They left the station and walked for about 10 minutes until they came to a low-rise residential area.Most Japanese houses are built in this type of one-family house, and high-rise apartments are where wealthy people live.

Baijiu was about to walk around the corner when he suddenly stopped and hid sideways, then carefully stuck his head out and looked forward.

No matter what his personality is, his actions are exactly the vigilant reaction of a policeman when he discovers an enemy.

The rabbit looked forward openly and openly, relying on the fact that others could not see or touch it.

He caught sight of Tojo Hojo.

In front of her was a pregnant woman pushing a stroller.

She was holding a half-human-tall pitbull and appeared to be walking the dog.The pregnant woman wore glasses and looked less than 30 years old. Her hands were tightly clenched on the armrests of the stroller, and she looked a little panicked.

Even though she was scared, she still said in a calm and consultative tone: "Miss, can you please take the dog away?"

"It's okay. My dog ​​doesn't bite. It just sees your child as cute and wants to play with him."

Toyoka Hojo had a dog leash in her hand, but she didn't tighten it at all. The long leash dragged twice on the ground.

As if to verify her words, her pet pitbull bared its teeth and barked several times at the pregnant woman and the stroller.

That powerful voice scared even the rabbit who was so far away.The pregnant woman became even more panicked and grabbed the stroller and stepped back. The child in the car was awakened and opened her mouth to cry loudly.

I don’t know if the crying irritated the dog, but the pit bull, which was half the height of a man, let out a louder bark and pounced directly on the stroller!

This is a stroller with a high view, and the child is sitting in front. The pregnant woman screams and kicks the dog. Toyoka Hojo quickly pulls the dog leash, allowing her dog to avoid the pregnant woman’s anxious slap. foot.

The pregnant woman lost all her strength and accidentally stepped into the drainage ditch next to her. Her belly hit the wall heavily.She let out a painful groan, clutched her stomach and slowly fell down, curling up into a ball.

Toyoka Hojo rolled her eyes with an unhappy look on her face: "You deserve it, I already told you that my dog ​​won't bite."

She bent down and touched the pet, checked its front paws, and then stood up again after confirming that there was nothing wrong with her: "Fortunately, my dog ​​is fine. Considering that you are pregnant, I won't scold you this time." .”

"........."

Rabbit was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. He didn't expect Tojo Toriyama to be so unreasonable.

He looked at the pregnant woman who couldn't stand up, and then looked at Baijiu beside him.Now that he can't make a phone call, he can only place his hope of rescuing the other party on Bai Jiu, a policeman.

However, Baijiu's face looked strange at this time.

At this time, the rabbit did not sense the other person's true inner emotions again, and his ability to empathize was indeed weakened.But from this expression, he could also guess that he was in a very bad mood.

At this time, a burst of music sounded.

When Rabbit heard this familiar melody, he subconsciously followed the sound and saw that Tojo Hojo was still holding the dog leash loosely with one hand and took out her mobile phone from the heart-shaped bag beside her with the other hand.

He recognized her cell phone ringtone.

That was exactly the music that Bai Jiu's girlfriend played in the car a few memories ago.

Is it...

Rabbit looked at Baijiu again in disbelief.

I saw this time traveler who used to be a bitch in front of his girlfriend and now had a gentle and considerate girlfriend, staring blankly at the back of Tojo Hojo as she left.

The expression on his face seemed to be fear, hatred, or extreme shock when he unexpectedly saw someone he didn't want to see.

To sum it up in four concise words -

The nightmare reappears.

……

Were they dressed together?
Did they encounter life-threatening danger together in reality?
Just when Rabbit was wondering how the real-life boyfriend and girlfriend could wear clothes together, the street in front of him turned into a coffee shop, and Shirobato and Tojo Hojo sat in the corner together.

"Why is Hagiwara dead? You didn't save him?!"

Hojo Tokari's sudden burst of shrill shouts startled everyone.

Other people in the coffee shop looked at them, and some were whispering. Baijiu kept smiling and advised in a low voice: "This is a public place, please keep your voice down..."

"Why don't you save me? Don't you have this mission?" Sensing others' gazes, Hojo Toyoka lowered her voice a little, but still maintained an aggressive attitude.

"Are you afraid that they are handsomer and better than you, so you deliberately don't save them?" She narrowed her eyes and asked viciously.

"I didn't! That... was really just an accident. Next time..." Baijiu defended.

There are two of them, one on the red side and one on the passerby. Players from different camps can lie if there is no alliance, just like Baijiu at this time.

Rabbit found that he felt very guilty when he said this, and there was also a hint of guilt that seemed to disappear in the next second.

She was actually her ex-girlfriend, she was half right.

"Do you want another time?"

Hojo Toyoka raised her eyebrows in disbelief, "I'm warning you, nothing happens to the other four, do you hear me? Otherwise, I want you to look good!"

Her eyes were fixed on his as she spoke.After the two looked at each other for a few seconds, Baijiu nodded.

"……I see."

When Rabbit heard what he said, he looked at the expression on the opposite side of Tojo Hojo. Even though he had almost no empathy now, he was still so angry that his head hurt.

This is why he doesn't like dog licking - it's too cowardly!He may not be so obedient to his own mother who raised him alone!
Rabbit complained crazily in his mind, and in the next second, he noticed the movements of Tojo Hojo.

The hand she placed under the table moved, and the system pop-up window disappeared from below.Baijiu never saw it because of the obstruction of the table, and he stood aside and didn't notice it until just now.

... what did she do?
"You're so useless. I originally thought that you two were in the same period. If we had a good relationship, you could introduce me to them now..." Hojo Toori was arranging her hair and noticed the mobile phone Shirojiu put on the table: "Mobile phone pendant Not bad, your girlfriend bought it for you?"

Baijiu hummed quietly.

"I was so kind to my boyfriend in the past, but it's a pity that he didn't come with me this time." Tojo Hojo held his chin and sighed.

Rabbit froze.

Baijiu had long recognized her.

But she...didn't recognize him at all.

Rabbit felt that Baijiu's vague guilt completely disappeared in this second.

……

[This is the penultimate act. 】

The three-headed devil held up the sign.

Rabbit was now in a courtyard, with Shirojiu and Hojo Tooka standing not far away.

Shirogaba was still in formal attire, but without a coat; and Tojo Hojo was wearing a light summer skirt - she was very beautiful, but after seeing what she did and her character, Rabbit just wanted to stay away.

"what did you do to me?!"

Baijiu's expression was very terrifying, and he almost roared out these words.

Toyoka Hojo was so frightened that her body trembled. The next second, she yelled back unceremoniously: "Why are you so mean? Do you have any reason to dare to do this?"

"You clearly knew that November and December of this year would be when things happened to the two of them, but you still wanted to be transferred to another place? Did you take my words seriously?"

She straightened her hair, with no guilt on her face: "But I'm curious, how did you find out?"

"Because that was my hard-earned promotion opportunity!"

Baijiu shouted, his cheeks turned red due to excessive excitement.

"A person like you who has been blessed all his life, do you know how difficult it is to get promoted? Huh?! I stayed up so many nights before that I couldn't go home, and I even went to the hospital along the way. The person I caught this time with all my hard work finally returned. I was snatched away by the police! It was my boss who felt sorry for me and specially gave me this opportunity. The result - the result -"

"——It was 'I' who refused!!"

At this point, Baijiu really cried.

Tojo Hojo crossed his arms and looked at his tears and nose with disgust.

Perhaps realizing that she was a little too much, she comforted her: "So what. There are many opportunities for promotion, as long as you are willing to work hard."

Baijiu gasped and stared at her with red eyes: "What on earth did you do?"

"It's just a change of your will."

It was rare for Tojo Hojo to comfort someone. When he saw that he was not grateful, he rolled his eyes on the spot: "I just want you to know that there are many things in the world that are much more important than money, power, promotion and so on."

As she spoke, she opened her system panel.

Rabbit saw her ID clearly - arrogance.

"I forgot to introduce it before, this is my skill, Mirror Flower, Water Moon."

"——I can change other people's will by looking at them."

"With just one look from me, I can make lazy people 007 happy, turn beautiful lovers into smelly garbage in the eyes of those scumbag men, and make people like you, who only think about progress, be able to do anything for Friends of the same period, honestly give up everything you have." She glanced at him, "But I didn't expect you to be able to detect it. Is your desire for promotion that big?"

"........."

In his memory, Rabbit could only empathize and had no feelings, but at this moment, he felt that the harsh summer sun above was making him dizzy.

Modify the will of others.

This is a more terrifying ability than reading memories and reading other people's inner thoughts.

Take Naruto as an example. Reading memories is something that ordinary intelligence officers (such as Ino's father) can do, but Tojo Hojo's will modification is the most powerful genjutsu Beitenjin!

And she doesn’t have a CD, so you can use it anytime and anywhere without any burden!She herself doesn’t feel guilty about it at all! !

This news is important.Very important.

This is the first time that Rabbit is sincerely glad that he has entered this memory.

If... if he and Aoyagi Binguang didn't know her skills and ran directly to Hojo Tooka, then...

Rabbit's back felt cold, and he looked at Baijiu, who had his will modified and "voluntarily" gave up the chance of promotion in order to save the future for two years.

The man with the ID name Jealousy suddenly stood there quietly as if he had been overstimulated.He looked at Tojo Hojo, and a flattering smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"I'm sorry, Yuanxiang, I was a little too harsh to you just now, I apologize to you!" He said, "Since you can change the will of others, can you, can you... help me in the Metropolitan Police Department, Deal with some interpersonal relationships?”

Rabbit was shocked again.

He subconsciously wanted to spurn such shameless dog-licking behavior, but a chill spread from his brain to his limbs, making him unable to move.

From those memories, he could see that Bai Jiu was a very small-minded person, but he was also good at being patient and disguised - if it weren't for his ability to empathize, he would not have been able to tell that he was dissatisfied just by looking at his expression.

He didn't resist in the past because of her good family background; now he doesn't resist because of her skills.

A person with a strong self-esteem has to bow his head or even kowtow again and again for the sake of profit... What will happen when this dissatisfaction accumulates to the extreme and completely explodes?
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This is my first time writing about Princess Disease, and I hope to capture the feeling of raising blood pressure.

(End of this chapter)