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

Chapter 85 The hardships of undercover

Because of a case, Shirojiu had to rush back to the Metropolitan Police Department to work overtime for several months, and Tojo Hojo could only go home alone.

She was a little dissatisfied, but she had no choice but to look at the number of her shopping bags. Thinking of how crowded the tram was at this time, she decisively ruled out this mode of transportation.

She walked to a nearby taxi stand and planned to take a taxi back.

……

It's rush hour now.

There was a long queue at the station, and there were not many taxis on the road. After waiting for a long time, the queue was motionless.

Tojo Hojo was a little impatient, but she didn't want to go home immediately.After staying there for a while, she took out her phone and opened the chat room.

Although she used her skills to get the plaintiff to agree to out-of-court mediation, the Internet turmoil has not subsided, so in the past few days, she has not updated her personal website, but directly posted documents in the chat room.

The police academy extras are in the order of animation. The first one is the story of bomb disposal police officer Kanna, whose prototype is Matsuda Jinpei.

Because she is a favorite character, Toyoka Hojo writes with enthusiasm.She was confident and spent several days writing it, accumulated several chapters, and published it all at once last night.

I expected to receive more appreciation, but ended up with far fewer comments and discussions than in the past.

Hojo Toyoka looked at the chat group that was much deserted than before, and was very dissatisfied with it.

Of course, she didn't think there was a problem with the prototype or her own writing. It might just be that fans didn't like it.

Just when she was unhappy, a familiar private chat interface flashed in time.

Hojo Toyoka was stunned for a moment, then clicked it immediately.

[Artemis: The new extra is very interesting. It’s a completely different style from the daily cases... I specially wrote a long review, but unfortunately I can’t post it on the website. Can I send it directly to you, teacher? 】

[Basi passerby: Of course! ! 】

Hojo Toyoka's unhappiness was instantly wiped away.

For an author, long comments are far more motivating than simple cheering comments.

Seeing that she agreed, Artemis immediately posted the comment. The words in the chat box were small and dense, but Toyoka Hojo didn't mind it and couldn't wait to browse.

It took several minutes for Tojo Hojo to read the thousand-word review. It was not until the people behind her urged her forward that she realized that the line had moved forward.

She quickly picked up the shopping bag and moved it forward, then put the bag down and replied to the other party with her fingers flying like keys.

[Basi passerby: Yes, that’s what he is like! 】

[Basi passerby: I didn’t expect you to see all the details and foreshadowing, you looked at it so carefully! 】

Tojo Hojo was very excited.

In previous serials, Artemis preferred to analyze the methods of committing crimes and the psychology of criminals, which made Toyo Hojo doubt whether he was a professional.

This time, the comment was more about character analysis - he highly praised the policeman, praising his sharpness and seemingly unruly calmness.

Every sentence in the long review perfectly matched her feelings. She even felt that the descriptions in his reviews were closer to Matsuda Jinpei than what she wrote herself.

If Artemis hadn't said that he was engaged in music, she would have thought that he knew Matsuda in real life and recognized that Kanna's prototype was him.

[Artemis: It’s all written well by the teacher, who perfectly depicts the characteristics of the characters.Especially the appearance, the description is very detailed and can give people a clear impression. 】

[Artemis: I want to read the next story more and more. 】

When Hojo Toyoka saw this sentence, her heart suddenly moved.

[Basi passerby: However, other people don’t seem to like it very much...]

Because Artemis was such a patient and gentle person, Toyoka Hojo couldn't help but confide in him her troubles, wondering why other fans were less enthusiastic.

There was silence for a few seconds, and then a line of words jumped out.

[Artemis: There is absolutely nothing wrong with the teacher's writing. Others are not very enthusiastic. It may be because the current plot lacks conflicts. 】

[Passenger on the [-]th Street:? 】

[Artemis: Every reader has different preferences. I like any book as long as it is well written, but for most readers, they prefer to read suspense and intense conflicts. 】

[Artemis: The extra story is about the daily life of the police academy. There is currently no enemy. Compared with today's investigation of the case, searching for clues and peeling off cocoons to find out the truth, it seems too dull.Other readers will read it, but they are not enthusiastic about commenting. 】

Tojo Hojo was not offended, she felt Artemis' words made sense.

She had been like this in her previous writings. She got the most comments when she wrote about how to crack criminals and closed the case, and the least comments when she wrote about daily love affairs.

Toyoka Hojo looked at the team in front of her, and after confirming that they would not move again for a while, she began to seriously think about the next plot.

The police extras are not just in sequence, but the plot also refers to the police academy chapter of the original work. The original police academy chapter was not a long series and only had a few important plots.

She has already written about several people joining forces to save the instructor in the first article. This shows their unity and cooperation. Indeed, there are no enemies or major conflicts;

As for the second article, it was supposed to be a convenience store robbery. This kind of plot is the conflict that readers want to see - the police academy students try to defeat the robbers and rescue the hostages - but in the original work, the protagonist of this story is the squad leader Date Hang .

His ordinary appearance has always been a regret for Tojo Hojo. If it weren't for four outstanding people at the same time, she probably wouldn't have remembered his name. Just like the murdered female traffic policemen mentioned by [Lazy], she knew they were dead. It was unfair, but she had no idea what they were called.

...Then move his story to the same period?
Hojo Toyoka thought for a while and quickly rejected the idea.

This doesn't work. The core of this story is that the squad leader finally understood the reason why his father did what he did back then. If he was transferred, the family background set by several people would be wrong.

Then... all that's left is Jing Guang to catch the murderer of his parents.

That plot is the climax of the entire police academy chapter, and it perfectly fits the intense conflict Artemis said.In addition, the protagonist is Zhu Fu Jingguang, whom she likes, and she is very happy to write this story.

Originally, she wanted to write about Hagiwara first... no, a story about a police officer based on Hagiwara. Now it seems that the order must be changed.

[Artemis: Or, there is another way. 】

【Basi passerby: What is it? 】

[Artemis: If there are no external enemies, you can add some internal conflicts, such as writing about some classmates who dislike them, are jealous of them, and secretly hinder them. 】

Toyoka Hojo, who has been reading online articles for many years, understood it almost instantly.

It’s the must-have cannon fodder for a cool article!
Use their selfishness to set off the protagonist's selflessness, use their mental retardation to set off the protagonist's intelligence - use their greed for life and fear of death to set off the protagonist's bravery and fearlessness!
There are such slap-in-the-face plots in Conan, which are basically detectives dealing with group-and-disposable criminals, and very few people around her, so she actually forgot about such a classic plot!

Toyoka Hojo opened the memo and immediately wrote this down.

[Basi passerby: Thank you, I will consider it! 】

Sure enough, fans are treasures.

Have a good chat with them and your thoughts will flow a lot!
……

After waiting for about 10 minutes, Tojo Hojo got into a taxi.

She reported her address to the driver, leaned back and looked at the new outline recorded on her phone. This was the new episode she planned to write.

Just then, her phone beeped, indicating that her group chat had received a message.

She has a total of three group chats, one is a passerby camp group with [Lazy] and [Gluttony], one is an ally group with [Jealous] Baijiu, and the other is a temporary group that has been disbanded.

The message was sent by Baijiu.

[Jealousy: There is a story about Zhu Fu in the police academy chapter. Are you sure you want to write it? 】

Hojo Toyoka looked at his words, smiled confidently, and replied.

[Arrogance: It’s okay!Don’t forget, we have taken protective measures! 】

She liked them so much, how could she forget the cause of their death?Therefore, in addition to the squad leader who died in the car accident, they also made preparations for Matsuda Jinpei and Morofushi Kagemitsu who died after Hagiwara Kenji.

The bomber was more troublesome. In the original work, his name was not even announced. Baijiu, a policeman, could only keep an eye on him, and he kept an eye on the Ferris wheel and the hospital a few days before the explosion.

But it is easier to protect Zhu Fu Jingguang, who is an undercover agent.

The original author Qingshan did not disclose why Zhu Fu Jingguang was exposed. She has read some analysis by some colleagues and believes that it is very likely that it was caused by ghosts in the Metropolitan Police Department.Finding a mole is not that simple. There are more than 4 police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department. Finding suspicious people among them is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.Even if the scope is reduced to the Metropolitan Police Department and Public Security Department, it will still require a lot of time and energy to slowly investigate.

Toyoka Hojo didn't have the observation skills to find suspicious points from clues, and she didn't have the patience to investigate them one by one, so she only did one thing.

——Let Baijiu find people in the Metropolitan Police Department who he thinks are suspicious and who may know Jingguang's identity, and let her change their will.

Just cut it across the board and avoid all the trouble of troubleshooting.

During that time, Tojo Hojo frequently entered the Metropolitan Police Department.In order not to attract attention, she did not go in human form, but transformed into a lion cub whose appearance was closer to that of a cat.

The animals they summoned cannot use their skills, but if they turn into animals themselves, they can use their skills.

She approached them one by one and modified their wills so that they would be absolutely loyal to the Metropolitan Police and would not betray intelligence - even if she found the wrong person, it would not cause serious damage.

After Tojo Hojo sent the message, Shirojiu did not reply.

The taxi drove and stopped in the traffic and came to a wide commercial street.Tojo Hojo looked out the window and saw a familiar bookstore.

A month ago, she could have held a book signing here.

Thinking of this, Tojo Hojo became angry again.

She was a fan of several members of the police academy team before she traveled through time. After traveling through time, she tried her best to get to know them.

Hagiwara is dead, forget about the squad leader, Zero and Kagemitsu are undercover agents, and their whereabouts are erratic, leaving only Matsuda.

She pestered Baijiu more than once, asking him for Matsuda's contact information, but he always gave her away with various reasons.

So far, he has only promised once.He told her that he would take her to a sorority where Matsuda was involved as long as she helped catch another red player.

She agreed.

However, that operation failed.

——Another player jumped off the rooftop of a shopping mall while escaping. After falling to death, he chose to resurrect elsewhere. In this extreme way, he evaded capture.

Are Japanese police so scary?So what if she was caught? Was it wronging her to be able to help Ling and Jingguang?You know you can’t go even if you want to!

It actually caused me to lose the opportunity to socialize, and even the autograph signing was forced to be cancelled. It was really unlucky.

Toyoka Hojo looked away unhappily. She opened the calendar on her phone and looked at the two dates, November 11 and December 7.This was the anniversary of their death, she remembered it clearly and set a special reminder.

She would never let anything happen to them!
Thinking of this, she became so motivated that she couldn't help but send Baijiu another message.

[Arrogance: Can you introduce Matsuda to me?If I take action next time, I will not fail again and I will work harder. 】

It was rare that she didn't force Bai Jiu on this aspect. She wanted to be more reserved and get to know the characters she liked in a more natural way.

"Buzz..."

Before Baijiu could reply, her cell phone rang.

Tojo Hojo answered the phone: "Who is it?"

"Sister, it's me."

The voice of her cheap brother came: "Where are you now? Today is dad's birthday. Didn't we agree that the whole family would come back early to celebrate?"

Toyoka Hojo was stunned for a moment, and tried to look through her memory before remembering that something like this had happened. A few days ago, her brother asked her if she had bought any gifts.

She completely forgot.

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In the meeting room of the Metropolitan Police Department, Bai Jiu sat at the back.

The person who was killed last time was an Irish female international student. The person killed this time was the illegitimate son of a gang cadre and a foreign woman.

Because he was involved in gangs, Bai Jiu from the fourth class was called back to work overtime together.

According to the investigation, the two deceased people did not know each other, and they had no common enemies. The only thing they had in common was that they both had natural red hair.

Datehang, who was in the search class, was sitting next to Baijiu. Seeing that his face was not good, he whispered: "If you feel unwell, you can leave first. I will explain to you where the police station is."

"I'm fine, monitor."

Baijiu closed the system group chat and shouted this habitually.

His gaze crossed the crowd in front and landed on the strange police officer sitting at the front.

At first glance, there was nothing wrong with the police officer's words and deeds, but among the people present, he was the only one who knew that this police officer's will had been changed by Toyoka Hojo.

Because he is one of the ghosts in the Metropolitan Police Department that Rum bribed.

Toyoka Hojo decided to help Morofuku Kagemitsu by changing her will. Before that, she asked him to first search for any suspicious persons within the Metropolitan Police Department.

Baijiu's passive skills were very useful at this time, and he quickly found several suspects.Only when he gave her the list, he added more names.

——Those people, without exception, are the ones who laugh at or look down on him in their hearts during their daily work.

Especially those who are obviously not as capable as him, but just because they are in the professional group, they can be promoted faster than him and climb over him.He didn't leave any of these people behind.

Originally, Tojo Hojo wanted to become an internal policeman and sneak in, but he stopped her. This would bring trouble to the other party, and the secret would be revealed in subsequent exchanges, arousing internal vigilance.

The persuasion rarely went smoothly this time. It was not because Toyoka Hojo's personality changed drastically and she began to worry about the life and death of others. It was because of other reasons that she gave up.

——Becoming a completely different person, completely changing from face to body, is a very painful process. She couldn't bear it at all, so she took the initiative to eliminate this plan.

"The murderer's modus operandi this time is even more skillful..."

The Metropolitan Police Department, whose will had been modified and no longer betrayed intelligence, was full of majesty. Baijiu listened, and suddenly there was a dull pain in his abdomen.

He frowned and reached out to press the painful spot, where he knew there was a conspicuous scar left by a bullet.

This was left behind when he first died.

The face pinching function of the system is very useful. If performed in time, it can repair body damage immediately without leaving scars on the skin.But he once tried to use this function to remove the scar, but it didn't work.

If the injury caused the player's death, the face-squeezing function cannot erase the traces, and they will remain there forever.

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At the same time, Abedo Prison.

The man who came back from patrol yawned and opened the door.

"It's shift change time - there are a few people in Area 6 who are restless. Please pay more attention when you go there."

"understood."

The young prison guard in charge stood up, picked up the coat hanging on the back of the chair, put it on before leaving the room.

The one who came back was not surprised by this.

He knew that this new junior colleague had always been like this. Even though it was very hot when walking around on patrol, he still wore tight clothes and was unwilling to expose his neck or arms.

Out of curiosity, he asked why, and the answer he got was that there was a scar there.

...How many scars do you have that make you unable to wear short sleeves?
The senior touched his chin, and his curious eyes wandered around the room, finally landing on the prison guard badge and name tag that the junior had not taken away.

There is only the last name on the name tag, and it says——

Akamatsu.

"...What a weirdo." The senior muttered.

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Guess who the undercover people in the title are?

(End of this chapter)