Chapter 589: Where did the broken Holy Grail come from?
“Do you want to meet the thief joker?”
“Yes, he did save my life, and I want to express it in person. Thanks, there's nothing wrong with it, right?"
"Well..." Conan looked up and down at Hattori Heiji's expression and narrowed his eyes, "Are you sure it's because of this, not something else, about the situation on the island? "
"Well..." Hattori Heiji scratched his cheek twice in embarrassment, his eyes drifted for a moment, looking at Conan's raised eyebrows with a teasing look on his face, he asked angrily, " Why, aren’t you curious? You obviously know that the situation on the island is very unreasonable.”
Conan tilted his head and glanced downstairs at Haibara Ai, who was talking disapprovingly about Tang Ze with his hands on his hips. He scratched his cheek and did not deny it.
Indeed, what is the connection between Joker and his team’s actions this time and these strange phenomena on the island.
And, for unknown reasons, people from the organization came to the island...
One of the parties involved was downstairs at this time, reprimanding him angrily. With Tang Ze.
"Since you have been hijacked by others, won't you ask others for help? How dare you run alone into the mountains and forests with complex terrain? What kind of hero are you trying to be!" Haiyuan Ai glared. He stared at the band-aid on Tang Ze's cheek, looking menacing.
She couldn't reveal Karasawa's identity in front of others, but she knew very well that when this troublemaker made some choices, it was not just Karasawa himself who acted, but also the Phantom Thief of Hearts, Joker.
His behavior is definitely not as simple as what Kudo told him. Considering his complicated identity, there must be a deeper purpose behind it.
She understands all the truth, but the more she understands these, the more she can see——
Karasawa's injury is definitely not what Kudo and the others said. After being inexplicably hostile to the islanders, , was forced to disappear by the mentally ill deceased who had malicious intentions towards him, it is more likely that he found a reason for himself to break away from the large army and complete other things.
But after seeing this, she really felt unhappy.
This shows that whether Karasawa was injured or attacked, it was most likely that he did it deliberately, and in order not to arouse the suspicion of Kudo and others, he even deliberately suppressed the power of self-healing...
As for this, is this a matter of making fun of your own safety?
"Okay, don't be angry." He raised his hands begging for mercy. Unable to withstand the dissatisfied look of the little girl's condemnation, Tang Ze took the initiative to admit his mistake, "It is true that I am self-righteous, but I was too careless."
After he finished speaking, he explained in a lower voice: "But you know me, no matter how hard you try, I won't have any problems, not to mention, I still have my sister..."
"I don't know what's going on with you!" Haiyuan Ai retorted without suppressing her voice. For the sake of her sister, she finally snorted and did not continue to question.
This guy acted as if she already knew a lot about the Phantom Thieves and had a thorough understanding of his abilities.
How did she know! She didn’t know if it was good or not! Did Tang Ze forget that they, who played guessing games all day long, never explained his abilities to her in detail? Apart from knowing that Tang Ze's physical fitness was indeed excellent, his personal abilities were also very outstanding. , and there are also some that use cognitive knowledge to achieve miraculous effects such as high-speed self-healing, but they don’t know anything!
He simply relied on his superb speaking skills and was confident that he could easily stabilize her mood!
"Okay, don't be angry. Although this trip is not going well, I still brought the gift!" Tang Ze felt in his bag twice and quickly took it out. Two wrapped gift boxes were handed to Hui Yuan Ai's hands.
Haiyuan Ai observed them suspiciously for a while, and looking at Tang Ze's pretending to be pitiful, he still stretched out his hand, slowly took the box, and opened the lid directly.
Then she looked at the various pendant guardian dolls in the box that had been packed up by the Eight Classics and looked like an evil god, and her expression suddenly collapsed.
"This style is too..." Haiyuan Ai twitched the corner of his mouth twice, first glanced at Tang Ze, then looked back, looking at the sneaky figure, who gathered together for a while to discuss something. The two detectives deeply suspected that they were working together to play tricks on themselves.
Tangze is very good at capturing people's aesthetics and preferences when giving things to others. There is no reason to give away such ugly things?
"Well, I actually planned to buy some of them back for my collection, but I didn't expect that this island was really going to sink into the sea." Tang Ze was very serious. Explaining, "Although it's not very beautiful, I'm afraid it's really unique."
Although they are indeed ugly things, many of them are extremely abstract in style, and those who know how to buy gifts will not buy them. It’s a category where people become silent when they see a gift, but this is a truly out-of-print ugly thing!
Limited time only, sold out of print and will never be reproduced!
And different from the mass-produced products in other gift shops, this one has been officially consecrated by a shrine maiden in the United States!
Haihara Ai, who always felt like she heard a joke from hell: "..."
Last night, she brought Toyama and Ye with her to stay at Dr. Ali's house as usual. At Hattori Heiji's place late at night, I overheard some of his outrageous speculations about how Lu Chen in the American Island might be related to the Phantom Thieves.
After all, isn’t it you who caused these products to go out of print?
You buy someone else's product first, and then directly eliminate the manufacturer, essentially making the product in your hand out of print, right? Is this true?
Hai Yuan Ai, who was doubly speechless, shook his head, put the lid back on, and still held the gift box in his arms: "If I had known you were going to the American Island, I would never have agreed. You went there.”
It’s not a simple place.
"...I almost forgot to ask you, Haibara." Conan, who was walking down with Hattori Heiji, heard the conversation between the siblings and quickly thought of the man he saw. List, "Have you been to the American Island two years ago?"
When he spoke, he quickly glanced at Karasawa's face, which was full of confusion.
There is also Tang Ze's father. Although Tang Ze's unexpected disappearance disrupted the pace of their investigation, he has not forgotten this issue.
"If you are referring to the island in Fukuoka Prefecture, yes, I have been there." Haibara Ai nodded and climbed onto the sofa opposite Karasawa, making room for the two of them. Sitting down, "The existence of an old man on the island who lived to be nearly 140 years old aroused the interest of the organization's medical department. At that time, I had just returned to the organization, and accompanied by my entourage, I went to investigate the matter. Is this rumor true? "
"So what's the conclusion?" Hattori Heiji couldn't help but ask, thinking of the persecution Karazawa had faced on the island and the name on the paper.
"Of course it is false. The so-called old man who lived to be more than a hundred years old is a 'totem' created by the witches who serve the shrine on the island for the purpose of sacrificial activities. The meaning is closer to the statue of the god in the ceremony. . Although he himself can be said to have lived a long life, he died in more than forty years, so my investigation ends here." Hui Yuan Ai shook his head and said that there was no difference from what they knew. .
"Then why did you say you didn't agree with us going?" At this time, even Conan noticed her subtext, and his eyes involuntarily moved to Tang Ze's face.
Since it has nothing to do with the research that Miyano Shiho participated in at the time, it can only be related to the research content of Karasawa's father.
"Because I am the only one who has found nothing, not the organization." Haiyuan Ai blinked his eyes twice quickly, took a breath, and then continued to explain, "As I mentioned before, this so-called edible Mermaid meat, so the immortal goddess, is actually a symbolic totem. However, when it is really established and worshiped by people on an island, it really has a cognitive level. Strength'. "
When Haiyuan Ai spoke, her eyes were always on her knees, but she firmly believed that Tang Ze, who was sitting opposite, understood who she wanted to say.
“The organization has a deep understanding of the history of the entire island, and from the changes that have occurred in them, it has understood the principles of cognitive learning at a certain level.” Haiyuan Ai raised his head and spoke word by word. "Erect a totem to gain recognition and popularity to the greatest extent. The totem itself will have the ability to master these cognitions in turn."
She stared at Tangze seriously , said meaningfully: "It's like a real god. You make a wish to the god, and the god gives you protection and care, and then you are branded and become a believer of the god. This is the power of the totem. That The island is actually controlled and controlled by the witch who plays the role of the goddess.”
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"Control and control? I don't feel that way." After listening to Karasawa's narration, Shimabukuro Kime thought for a while and shook his head hesitantly, "Except for what I really After awakening, at that moment when I stood in that space, I never felt that I could have any influence on the island."
"Well, because this influence is not one-way," Tangze confirmed her. Says, "The manipulator created by the collective consciousness is itself a will that has been coerced by the collective. It does not necessarily represent that this 'god' is truly omnipotent."
"Well, listen. It's a variation of the saying that desire will be born when you go up to the palace." Miyano Akemi commented after holding her chin in thought for a while. "It's still different. I think Shiho may mean that the secret treasure may not only be an abstract existence. It may be combined with a specific person or object as the collective subconscious changes." Tangze shook his head. Shaking his head, he expressed his worries, "This is the real discovery of the organization. In other words, they finally found a way to control a different world even in reality."
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Gather the subconscious and control enough people, no matter what method is used, whether it is disguised as some kind of entertainment content, or using darker means, as long as they can do this, they will gradually come into contact with the real authority of the world. They coincide with each other and then embark on the beautiful path they imagined.
Explained from this perspective, whether it is created and almost becomes Noah's Ark that covers human consciousness and is implanted as a conceptual medium, or it is an organization that shapes and launches vestments for itself in various fields, adding The ultimate goal of big pharmaceutical research and development is the same.
This direction is originally in line with the boss’s wishes.
The entire organization, even the code-named members, are not exposed to the boss himself. The image of the boss itself has become more and more abstract and symbolic.
This may not just be because Renye Karasuma is a Riddler, but also has something to do with this theory.
He is consciously hiding his personal image and proportion in this symbol, in order to imitate the situation of the Shimabukuro family, that is, no matter who inherits the mission, whoever plays the role of the goddess will become the will of the secret treasure.
And...
"No wonder once the Phantom Thief CH appeared, the organization's pursuit of the Phantom Thieves of the Heart went to a new level." Asai Narumi calmly explained the reason. The real logic is, "What we are doing now is exactly the same as what they envisioned. No, it should be said that we have indeed become a totem in some people's minds."
Starting from Karasawa's establishment of Kaitou CH , in the past such a long time, they have to handle several or even dozens of shadow-related commissions every day, screen and solve problems for hundreds of active nominees, and they have actually helped hundreds of people. .
Although Karasawa didn't feel that he was affected by anything, and the subway didn't change much, in the eyes of the organization, this behavior was tantamount to provocation.
"Oh, by the way, this thing..." Seeing these new friends falling into silent contemplation, Shimabukuro Kimie pulled on her shirt a little awkwardly and took out something, "This badge you gave me, It’s a little different from before.”
Kang Ze raised his head and looked at Shimabukuro Kimi’s outstretched palm.
That was what Karasawa asked Asai Narumi to give to Shimabukuro Kimie to keep in touch with them. It was the Phantom Thieves logo made of X alloy.
Kaitou Kidd is a capable person, and he really does what he says. Not only did he do what he promised, but he handed over the X-alloy that had been imprinted and no longer meant that much to him. After they heard Tang Ze's unashamed request to help him make a logo mold and cast it before getting it, they only had a brief explosion and were calmed down by the picture cake that Tang Ze borrowed from him to play with. .
I have to say that as an orthodox Phantom Thief with great artistic ability, Phantom Thief Kid’s skills are really good.
But now, this small logo seems to have absorbed enough light. Under the light of the chandelier, it reflects a dazzling and bright luster.
Tang Ze took it, weighed it in his hand, and pinched its thickness back and forth to confirm his conclusion.
"It has become thicker and the weight has also increased. It should be about 2g heavier than when I first gave it to Miss Kimie." Karasawa told the result and looked at Shimabukuro Kimie, "What is it "When this change happened."
"I can't tell the exact time, but in short...it hadn't changed like this when I used it to contact you for the last time." Shimabukuro Kimie tilted her head and recalled for a while before giving her answer.
In other words, this change is probably not the influence of Shimabukuro Kime, the living secret treasure, on the alloy, but it is very possible...
It is the new X alloy that was "precipitated" after the space and reality of the American island were merged.
Thinking of the fragments scattered around the world, and as Kidd said, there is more than one organization pursuing the alloy itself, then, does this mean a slightly terrifying truth?
"...Do you think there are many impression spaces like the American Island?" Tang Ze gathered his fingers, held the badge in his hand, and slowly expressed his guess, "It is really the only one. A different world that merges with reality? "
Thinking of his context, the expressions of several people who realized what Karasawa meant were slowly becoming shocked.
Tangze raised his hand and couldn't help but touch the brooch made of strange material on the collar.
If, I mean if, the X-alloy that appears in this world now is not the product of some Holy Grail that shattered and flew all over the ground, but is like the American island, a temple or space somewhere, completely different from reality. What about the substances produced after fusion?
Just when a few people fell into a solemn atmosphere, the doorbell of the villa was suddenly rang.
"Ah, it's almost here..." After adjusting his mood, Tang Ze took a breath and stood up, "Let's go to the monitoring room upstairs and take a look. Xingchuan, go and open the door with me."
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Standing in front of the 22nd floor, looking at Conan who stood on tiptoe and pressed the button on the side of the door twice, Hattori Heiji's first reaction was to take half a step back.
He looked at the position where Conan's hand was pressing for a while with a shocked expression. He crossed the courtyard gate in front and stared at the building with an equally large area in the back. He turned his eyes and followed the street of 2-chome towards the road. Look at the other side.
After Karasawa left and returned to the cafe, after his repeated requests, Kudo finally asked Joker if he could meet him, and after receiving a definite answer, he said that he could take him there directly. Meet the Phantom Thieves at their current base.
He solemnly swore on the phone that he would not easily leak information related to the Phantom Thieves. He also seriously stated that although he did not completely agree with their behavior, he would never be hostile. From the speaker, I heard the other party say "Okay, then bring him over, Detective" in a casual tone.
After asking Conan about the situation, Hattori Heiji was mentally prepared for the other party to use some drastic measures due to confidentiality requirements.
Is it similar to kidnapping? You lead the way in a circle blindfolded, you sit in an opaque vehicle and are transferred, or you even just take him away with a sack...
Isn’t this how the mysterious organizations in movies and TV dramas, even some of the extremes engaged in black industry, behave in this way?
Then, he watched helplessly as Kudo led him out of Dr. Agasa's house, crossed Kudo's own home, and stopped in front of his neighbor's neighbor's door.
…start ringing the doorbell.
"So why do you all live on the same street?!" Hattori Heiji, who couldn't control his volume, let out a heartfelt and shocking roar.
The former organization member, the detective himself, and the phantom thief wandering around the edges are neighbors who can visit each other at any time.
What are you Tokyoites? !
Well, this is my personal setting, and it is also my understanding of P5 to the Muji ending. In other words, I think the Phantom Thieves actually represented another aspect of humankind at the end. This kind of will is actually a similar existence to the false god born from human desire. The meaning of the ending may be that human beings' desire to control their own destiny is after all greater than the laziness of giving up the choice.
Some personal understandings can be treated as private.
(End of this chapter)