Chapter 756 Persona-Prometheus
“There are two bombs, and the detonation times will be at 12:00 and 15:00 tomorrow noon! Judging from the last case, the credibility is extremely high! Except Everyone is on alert, and any suspicious person will be searched immediately..."
The voice on the walkie-talkie kept ringing, and Miwako Sato, who was driving fast on the empty road, could only think of the past. various echoes.
“Oh—you used the relics of your father who died in the line of duty as a talisman.”
“Hey Matsuda, give it back to me quickly! I don’t want to hear what I should give up. Such sarcastic remarks as how you can only move forward by going through the past! ”
"No, you shouldn't forget. Whether you want to move forward or not depends on your own will."
"Eh?"
"If even you forget, then Isn’t your father really dead? "
Yes, she will not forget it. Even if she wants to move forward, it will only be after teaching some scum a profound lesson...!
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Jinpei Matsuda, who was sitting in the audience with Karasawa, was watching the play being performed in the center of the venue with a sullen face.
This is one of the passes on the access road to Motohashi Yoji Hall. Before walking into this fancy tent, Matsuda Jinpei never thought that he was about to see something like this.
Just like a circus tent used for animal performances that is very common in ordinary amusement parks, the venue is surrounded by a circle of auditoriums, with a round platform in the center for the convenience of performers to enter and exit, with high fences and Seat division.
The venue was indeed equipped with some acrobatic and performance equipment just like an ordinary circus, so even after sitting in the shadows with Karasawa, Matsuda Jinpei never imagined that he would see What kind of show.
Then, this bloody performance completely demonstrated Yoji Motohashi’s malice.
The ring of fire that explodes directly, the acrobats who fall to death while burning, and the exaggerated and curious clown laughter make everything in front of you feel uncomfortable.
Even if the "props" used for the performance are not living people, but shadows in the hall and set puppets, those police images, police uniforms, police hats and other decorations that symbolize the police can be seen everywhere. , still made Matsuda Jinpei's anger level quickly fill up.
I don’t know what the specific strength of Motohashi Yoji is, but he is indeed unique in terms of disgusting people.
It doesn’t matter who he is or the way he commits the crime.
"We Mihua also have our own clown, although it is a low-end version." Tangze muttered quietly, turning his eyes to the people walking around in the venue.
That's a guy who fits the image of a circus clown.
Unlike many performances that are part of the performance, the clown in this venue completely plays the role of the host, stepping on his funny big-toe shoes and using an exaggerated tone to describe what is happening in the venue. Everything is explained.
“Ah, it’s the climax of the performance, let’s take a look at the story about the hero...” “It’s really touching, it seems I shouldn’t be the one to tell it, hahahaha...”
The clown pulled out a handkerchief from nowhere and pretended to wipe the teardrop decoration on his face that could not be wiped off. However, the completely solidified paint on his face completely fixed the big smile there, and it was impossible to see it. Not the slightest hint of sadness.
During the previous performance, the rope broke in the middle due to the explosion of a torch in the acrobat's hand and hung from above.
Matsuda Jinpei raised his head and looked, his expression completely gloomy.
At the end of the rope, there was a simple, cardboard-drawn bomb pattern hanging, and tied to it was a motionless puppet.
That hairstyle looks like Hagihara Kenji no matter how you look at it.
"...I said, joker."
"What's wrong?" Karasawa, who was folding his arms and not looking good, heard Matsuda Jinpei speak and turned to look at him.
In the tent with the lights turned off, the only light came from top to bottom and hit the central performance venue. Now the two of them were sitting in the front row together with a group of faceless shadows, all hidden in the darkness.
“Did you bring out a gun when you fought before?”
“Yes, this is the cognitive world, and you don’t need ammunition to use guns here.” Tang Ze nodded, "After all, it's a place where 'what you see is what you get'."
"Are there many?"
Seeing Matsuda Jinpei's intention, Karasawa raised his head tip of brow.
Without rejecting his request, Karasawa turned his wrist and pulled out a pistol and placed it in Matsuda Jinpei's hand.
This is the same Beretta as the gun used by the robbers this morning.
Matsuda Jinpei thanked him, and then when the clown on the stage opened his arms and said the first sentence "A long time ago", he shot the case without hesitation and hit the clown's mask with a shot. .
The mask with two tears on it shattered in response, and the clown’s rough voice also stopped abruptly.
Karazawa looked at Matsuda Jinpei's eyes that were faintly glowing with golden light, sighed secretly, stood up without complaint, faced the audience who stood up in unison with Matsuda Jinpei's lifting of the table, and took out his Tang Dao.
Before being surrounded by shadows, Karasawa pulled Matsuda Jinpei over the guardrail of the venue and retreated step by step towards the center of the round platform.
Having light is at least better than fighting in the dark.
"Let me tell you, if you see Motohashi's true inner state, you will definitely agree with our thoughts." Standing back to back with the people behind him, Karasawa's opening buff kept flashing, and he took the time to say, "Some people's hearts are hell itself."
Yoji Motohashi, before his whimsical attempt to use bombs to extort huge sums of money seven years ago, was just an ordinary kid who was neither a success nor a failure. staff.
He did have some experience in bomb design and production, but this did not bring him any success in the worldly sense. Instead, it made him look like a weirdo who stayed at home and only did some boring content.
The crime seven years ago was a desperate act and the beginning of a complete distortion of his mind.
A person who can’t be called successful and doesn’t feel much sense of accomplishment in his daily life suddenly realizes the energy that affects other people’s lives, and the origin of this power is just the little one in his home. Workroom...
This unprecedented experience brought him a subversive feeling.
"...Seven years ago, perhaps at the moment when the switch was turned on again, he did have the desire to avenge his accomplices. But in the light of the explosion, he felt another kind of happiness. Another kind of happiness that he has never had in the past."
While retreating, Karasawa slowly explained in detail the behavioral analysis that the Phantom Thieves had brainstormed, and he clearly felt the ground beneath his feet shaking slightly. Tremor.
"This is a bastard who continues to bring danger and threats to human society. If I were a policeman, I would only find an opportunity to shoot him without hesitation when he is arrested." He crushed the mask that fell on the ground. Broken, Karasawa kicked away the clown's fallen body made of puppets, and said the classic line, "Forgiving him is what God has to do, and we are only responsible for sending him to see God."
The tremors under his feet became more and more obvious, and the spotlight above his head became more and more intense. Karasawa knew that this meant that his words and Matsuda Jinpei's shameless interruption had attracted the attention of the master of the hall. .
During the torture by Asai Narumi and others, Yoji Motohashi, whose mental state was in a critical state, was already full of vigilance and aggression.
“Look what I found.”
It’s still the clown’s rough voice, but this time, it comes from the speakers in all directions around the stage, and the noisy sound waves surround the stage in an instant. Two people stayed.
"I came to my paradise, but I was unwilling to abide by the rules and wanted to ruin my rare carnival..."
As the lines continued, the voice gradually changed, slowly changing from a voice full of inhumanity. The mechanical voice was replaced by a sinister and greasy male voice.
Karasawa knew that this was the voice of Motohashi Yoji.
"Brave police officers, I want to praise your courage..."
Jinpei Matsuda, who grabbed the pistol with both hands, raised his eyes coldly.
The next moment, the shadows in the auditorium exploded one by one, and a lot of ropes suddenly hung down from the top of the tent directly above them.
Every one of them has something hanging on it.
Some are dolls wearing police uniforms, some are simple woodcut signs, and some... are metal bombs that Matsuda Jinpei is very familiar with.
"What a clumsy trick." He slashed off a sign that was about to hit their heads with a knife. Tangze looked up and sneered at the eyeball on top, "It's still a little disgusting."< br>
“…Yes.”
Hearing Matsuda Jinpei's calm voice behind him, Karasawa turned his head and looked back.
“The lives of so many people were easily destroyed by such a clown... It’s so disgusting that it makes me want to vomit.”
A slight air wave, like an explosion, spread from behind Tangze.
Kang Ze raised his eyebrows in anticipation.
He thought that even if his emotions were stimulated, this step would have to be saved for the boss battle. Did you do it all so quickly? The talent is so great, these people...
————"Ah? Aren't you coming back tonight?"
"Ah, yes, the children are a little excited and want to play the game designed by the doctor. It just so happens that these days You guys also have to take the exam. Leave Conan to me. "
Mao Lilan pressed the receiver, glanced at Mouri Kogoro behind him, thought for a while, and walked to the more secluded stairwell.
"Isn't it true that something happened, Karasawa? If there is something very dangerous, then I too..."
"It's okay." Hoshikawa Teru replied dryly, "It's just a little trouble. Don't worry."
Why does it sound so unreliable...
Forget it, it's Shinichi's words. , probably really don’t want to tell myself.
Mao Lilan hung up the phone suspiciously. Xingchuan Hui finally breathed a sigh of relief and put down the hot phone.
Daily conversations were okay, but when faced with such a question that might involve core secrets, he was really not sure what tone he should use to talk to Tangze's classmates.
A leader who is always good at asking people difficult questions...
Shaking his head, Xingchuan Hui was about to put away his phone when another call came in.
Looking closely, he stared at the name on the caller ID for a moment, hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth and pressed the connect button reluctantly.
Damn it, next time something like this happens, can you answer the phone yourself, boss...
"Hey, this is Karasawa, Mr. Amuro..."
"I know it's you, Hoshikawa-kun." After only hearing the beginning, Toru Amuro on the other end of the phone bluntly interrupted Hoshikawa Teru's conversation about to start, "Where is Karasawa, what are you doing again?"
Even if they use a voice changer and their voices are flawless, the tone of voice that Karasawa and Hoshikawa Teru speak to others, especially to him, are completely different.
As for this guy suddenly saying that he can't go back to the coffee shop, he is busy with something or something...
Today is a special day, of course Toru Amuro knows that, and he has forgotten something. Not even forgetting the death anniversaries of Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji.
He certainly expected that the Phantom Thieves of the Heart, who had long expressed their interest in this case and had obtained so much information from Team Zero, would get involved.
However, after Karasawa went out early in the morning and now, after some bad news came from the Metropolitan Police Department, he couldn't sit still at all.
"Explain to me what is the strange rumor about the Search Division 1? Also, what does it mean that this bomber may also be connected to the organization?"
Xingchuan Hui tried hard to maintain his composure. expression, secretly complaining in his heart.
It would be more reasonable for Toru Amuro to ask Tang Ze or Zhu Fu Jingguang about this question. It has always been the two of them who have been in contact with Toru Amuro.
If there was a disagreement, I would call him directly and ask him to answer. It was obvious that Xingchuan Hui was used as a breakthrough.
"I'm not very clear about this." Xingchuan Hui lowered his voice and replied in a low voice, "Over there, Tang Ze is in charge now..."
"So you still have Jing, and you have not communicated with Tang Ze "We are together." Toru Amuro said clearly, "What did he do alone?"
"Huh?"
This rising tone full of questions was raised to a very high pitch by Toru Amuro, which made Hoshikawa Teru's heart tighten, and at the same time he felt even more urgent inside.
Karasawa caused trouble and resurrected your classmate. Why are you here to torture me, no, buddy.jpg
"Minami Aido Station!" A child's voice burst out from behind.
Seeing the circle drawn by Conan on the map, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya let out a cheer.
"The two locations where bombs were installed three years ago were at the Ferris Wheel in Cupido Town and the Miwa Central Hospital. The intersection of the road and extension line of these two locations is adjacent to this location." Haibara Ai pointed at the map and explained.
"Yes, if there is a railway, there will be brakes. This is consistent with the content on the fax!" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya nodded hurriedly.
"So, the strike zone of steel refers to the railway. Climbing onto the blood-stained pitcher's mound means that the Toto Line has red vehicles..."
Hoshikawa Teru was stunned and quickly shouted He shouted to Toru Amuro on the other end of the phone: "Sorry, there is a situation here, let's not talk about Mr. Amuro for now!"
Waiting for any reaction from the other party, he took the time to hang up the communication and turned his phone to With his pockets full, he moved toward the children as if he was running away.
As long as he doesn't face the very angry Toru Amuro now, anything will be fine...
"Hello, hello..." Toru Amuro frowned after confirming that the call was hung up. Eyebrow, looking at the darkening night outside the cafe, he took a deep breath.
Karasawa, a guy who thinks about making trouble all day long, and the good teammates he brought out...
It is obvious that the real culprit of the Matsuda case has been investigated, but he does not want to inform him at all, secretly I want to do something unknown.
Currently complaining in his heart, he dialed the phone again.
"Feng Jian, immediately contact the search class and send me a copy of the code sent by the prisoner again."
"Do you want us to help investigate the murderer?" Picked up Yuu Kazami, who was robbed by his boss before he could say anything on the phone, quickly adjusted his mood.
The murderer of this bombing killed two of Mr. Furitani's friends. Now that he has some spare time, it is understandable that Rei Furitani wants to help him.
"No." Toru Amuro sneered as he pulled off his apron, "I'm going to catch ghosts."
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"The sleeping soul and The unyielding light, the fire in the heart, quietly rekindled. "
The sound of heavy heart pumping hit the eardrum, and he instinctively tightened his grip on the gun in his hand, and Matsuda Jinpei bent down slightly.
"While waiting and resisting, you hear——"
"The wheel that stopped in mid-air will move again, and will eventually light up the fire in the darkness."
Clear blue flame It exploded violently, and even Tang Ze, who had been prepared for it, was almost thrown away by the sudden impact of energy.
Pushing the knife in his hand to the ground and regaining his balance, Tangze looked at the fire ball, which had completely covered up the malicious spotlight above his head and was as bright as the only light source.
"...Super Saiyan." Karasawa couldn't help but complained. After standing up straight, he returned the sword to the sheath with his backhand, and had no intention of continuing to fight.
According to his understanding of the mask user's awakening, Matsuda Jinpei in this state must be very invincible. Even if he grabs some popcorn and watches the show, it is completely fine.
"In the endless darkness, you explore the narrow door."
"The soul is nirvana in the fire, and the body is reshaped in pain."
Immediately after the violent beating of the heart, there was the sound of flames beeping, burning and exploding.
The high heat brought by the huge energy burst out of his chest, and Matsuda Jinpei could hardly maintain his standing posture.
However, he still tried his best to stand firmly in place, even fighting against the high heat and huge waves. He raised his head high and looked at the top of the tent with the chain hanging above his head.
There, the edge of the fabric that was torn by the influx of ropes exposed the tall building in the center of the playground, which was also the destination of their trip.
The Ferris wheel is brightly lit, like a beacon amidst the exploding fireworks, slowly rotating.
He raised his hand, grabbed the sunglasses on his eyes, and pulled them off with all his strength.
"Being born is not to be aloof, and rebirth is not to avoid suffering."
"Suffering cannot erase you, nor can suffering shape you."
"I am you, you are me. Hero is not our name, my name is——"
" ——Prometheus!”
(End of this chapter)