Chapter 888 "Justice"
On the other side, in the Phantom Thieves' war room, three members of the Resurrection Team, each carrying a cup of coffee, were sitting in front of the computer, silently listening to Karasawa's clear voice coming from the speaker in front.
"Hagi, why do you look like this?"
Matsuda Jinpei, who was very emotional when he heard this, turned around and wanted to share his thoughts about Karasawa's speech with them, but he saw Hagiwara Kenji with a shocked face staring blankly at the computer with no screen in front of him, and put it to his mouth. I forgot to drink the coffee.
Hagiwara Kenji, who habitually turned his head to look back after being called by him, came back to his senses. He quickly took a sip of the warm and bitter coffee, opened his mouth, but couldn't formulate suitable words.
It can be seen that Karasawa's words had a great impact on this friend who had just joined the Phantom Thieves not long ago.
"Because Hagiwara actually had a rather subtle impression of Karasawa before." Zhufu Jingguang thought for a while and said uncertainly, "After all, the timing of his appearance was relatively subtle. Everything he saw was Karasawa's. , well, this side.”
For Karasawa, these police officers, who were complete strangers before his resurrection, were only friends with Rei Fukiya, and were different from those who were invited to the Phantom Thieves after Karasawa's personal selection.
As for Hagiwara Kenji, as soon as he came into contact with Karasawa, what he saw was that he was scheming, sophisticated and ruthless, and he always bound the Phantom Thieves to him and went in and out together, even if they were out and about. Due to the nature of the detective, it would take some time for him to put down his guard and calmly accept that such a strange child had done so many thankless things just for Ryoya Rei and them out of pure kindness.
While observing Karasawa, I suddenly heard such a comment from him, which had a huge impact on Hagiwara Kenji, who had not been a police officer for long.
"No, I just..." Hagiwara Kenji shook his head and slowly let out the indescribable breath that made his chest sore and swollen as he swallowed the coffee, "I didn't expect that he would The police are rated so highly.”
Much higher than his own evaluation of his former career.
If I have to say it, among the police school classmates that Rei Furitani is friends with, Hagiwara Kenji thinks that he is the one with the least pursuit.
Rei Fukiya is looking for the warmth of his childhood and wants to pass this warmth on; Matsuda Jinpei is working on his father's case, and to put it bluntly, he is rushing to rectify the workplace; Date Hang is influenced by his father and becomes a The police had decided before that they would not be afraid of dangers and pursue justice and responsibility; Zhu Fu Jingguang had experienced extremely painful murders and wanted to find an answer to escape from the nightmare...
He was the only one who chose this profession mainly because his sister was a traffic policeman, and the policeman was a guaranteed job. Since Matsuda Jinpei was determined to give it a try, he had no reason to refuse.
"Actually, I have secretly paid attention to Karasawa's attitude. When I first came back, he spoke highly of me beyond imagination. I learned a little about how he and Zero met and became colleagues on the united front. Yes, after thinking about it, there should be only one reason for him to make this choice, and that is that he really found out that Zero is a good policeman." Zhu Fu Jingguang patted his shoulder with understanding, "I think Tang Ze. He probably meant it sincerely.”
"...I'm not questioning this." Hagihara Kenji shook his head and looked at the computer in front of him again.
Tangze, who didn't know why he discovered that Noah was secretly broadcasting, had already taken action to deal with the broadcaster, and now it was quiet over there.
"I just suddenly felt lucky." Hagiwara Kenji, who had only been a police officer for a few months, smiled brightly. "Although I didn't think so much when I became a police officer, and I didn't have any lofty ideals, but in the end, I seemed to It’s great to live up to his expectations.”
Being able to respond to the unspoken expectations and longings of guys like Karasawa may be the greatest meaning of his short police career.
At the Polo Cafe on the other side, Karasawa reached out without hesitation and squeezed Noah, who was leaning on his bag and pretending to have done nothing, and shook his head silently in his heart.
This was just an accidental conversation. Rei Fukiya could not have prepared in advance. So how did Kenji Hagihara hear him speak? If you think about it, you will know that there is only one suspect.
For some reason, some scenes that were very consistent with mystery novels suddenly appeared in his mind. It looked like the villain was talking to himself, but in fact, there were people eavesdropping inside and outside...
Noah, I allowed him to report his situation to the group members, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings between these inconvenient guys and him. Didn't he just say random words without saying hello?
You can listen to what you want and see what you want. Does he, the leader of the group, have any privacy?
After the ruthless kid was dealt with, Tangze lowered his eyes and stared at the Tarot that emerged in mid-air.
[Balanced, harmonious, impartial, with an exquisite heart, but will not use the good dancing part on the wrong path... Facing this unbalanced world with a calm and honest face, I lost my life due to my untimely death. Kenji Hagiwara, who has written a lot of ink, is such a character.
Like many ordinary and great ordinary police officers, no matter what their mentality was in the past, whether they followed the trend or not, they may occasionally fish in the water and cheat, but when the danger comes, the flash of humanity replaces everything. A monument to heroes.
Although Tarot describes a spiritual trial, the Fool's journey and footprints in the world, and does not describe good and evil in the literal sense, but even if considered from a literal perspective, at that moment he did not hesitate to pounce on the bomb. Hagiwara Kenji can definitely bear the praise of "justice".
...If those things had not happened and you had become a police officer, would you have followed this path? Maybe this is what you are really longing for. 】
[Acquisition ability "Basic driving proficiency" (all vehicles)]
"Cough cough cough..."
What? ah? What?
Are you really driving? And what does it mean to be a full vehicle? Thank you for the rocket rewarded by big brother?
Elementary proficiency doesn't sound like a very powerful thing, but considering that this is a driving genius who just graduated from college and his driving skills are even more outrageous than today's Fangtani Rei, then for him, elementary mastery...
Karasawa thought that he was just a little more than a junior proficient and had already become a well-known rising star in the Japanese painting world: "..."
Hattori Heiji, who was excited by Karasawa's plain but inspiring comments, was about to say something inspiring when he saw Karasawa, who had noticed him, suddenly arch his back and cough after grabbing his bag.
"Hey, don't you know that I'm upstairs?" Hattori Heiji walked up angrily and patted Karasawa on the back to cheer him up, complaining, "How could I scare you like this... …”
Karasawa, who took a sip of hot coffee, glanced sideways at Hattori Heiji while adjusting his breathing.
Was I scared by you? Do you think too highly of yourself?
Forget it, his chariot brothers focus on self-confidence, Tang Ze understands. "It's not a good habit to eavesdrop on people's conversations. Oh, no, you're a detective. That might be a good habit for you." Toru Amuro glanced at the high school student with the same dark skin, and couldn't help but feel slightly yin and yang. Made a complaint.
Fortunately, halfway through Karasawa's conversation with him, the topic shifted to Karasawa himself because of what happened to Nanatsuki Koshizui. If they had just continued talking, wouldn't Nanatsuki Koshizui's plan be exposed?
Thinking of this, he suddenly looked forward to this variety show that originally sounded very silly.
Even if it can't be officially released in the end, it will still be good fun to see these overconfident detective boys get into trouble.
Tangze, who was relieved, looked sideways.
Do you want to listen to what you are saying, Mr. Amuro?
Too young, the undercover police officer taunted the detective for liking the corner.
"It's okay if you want to stay here for two days. Don't disturb the normal business of the cafe. Don't poke around in the cafe. It's okay to take you in for a while." Tohru Amuro, who was unconscious, took out a new cup. , thought for a while, and just poured him a glass of boiled water.
Guys who eat and drink casually can just drink whatever they want. There is no need to pay too much attention to it.
Hattori Heiji, who felt that he had just heard a similar request, curled his lips: "One or two people said that I seemed to have some dark voyeuristic desire..."
Tangze, who had just been listening to him for a few minutes, looked back silently.
Really, you don’t?
"That was an accident just now. I didn't mean to listen at all, okay?" Hattori Heiji, who fully understood Karasawa's gaze this time, denied it. "Compared to this, your speech really surprised me..."
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He had always felt that Tang Ze, although he seemed to be a good and righteous person, would not care about his own safety at critical moments, as if he had a sense of responsibility and justice engraved in his instincts, but in the face of this, When it comes to complicated cases where love and hatred are intertwined, Tang Ze actually disagrees with the approach of the police and detectives in many cases.
The former does not need confirmation. He feels that there is no need for Tang Ze to act in this regard, and no one can pretend for that long.
After communicating with Souji Okita, he had already learned from the other party how Karasawa, who was very resistant to meeting ordinary people at that time and was worried about attracting the attention of the organization, was unilaterally recognized as a friend by Souji Okita.
Karasawa's situation at that time was not much better than when he came to Tokyo. However, when he bumped into Soji Okita who was about to get into a car accident after being implicated by a drunk driver on the way to school, he didn't even think about Okita being a kendo master. He didn't even think about it. Chi threw away his commuting bag and pushed Okita away who was almost hit.
Although strictly speaking, maybe Karasawa didn't do that, and Okita, who had very good reaction speed and physical fitness, might not really be injured, but later, through Kudo, Hattori Heiji learned that the real relics left by Karasawa's parents were hidden in the commuter bag. Still very touched.
As for the latter, the case that happened when he first met Karasawa is enough to illustrate the problem. The "justice" that Karasawa recognizes in his heart is somewhat different from what the police and detectives understand. Support the result of justice. and a simple and direct view of justice, so they even recognize homomorphic revenge to a certain extent.
Coming from such a person, saying that he admired and admired the police very much was shocking, at least Hattori Heiji.
He comes from a police family and he doesn't have that much trust in the police.
Tangze shrugged and smiled freely before his thoughts turned to his unjust case again: "Okay, don't start thinking about the cases I encountered and think I'm pitiful. That was organized. Conspiracy is not what the police are really like. Of course, admiration does not mean adhering to the standards of the police. I may not do that myself.”
So you are not allowed to give him some miserable youth literature without authorization. He really didn’t become a black man because of being caught, you bunch of iron-blooded red people.
"The police don't have just one standard." The very non-standard police officer Fangtani Rei immediately retorted.
"It's the same by any standard." Tang Ze, a serious outlaw, was also very calm.
We really need to put his actions after coming to Tokyo to trial in court. He is a serious murderer, looter, and undercover agent without the endorsement of any official organization...
"...I always feel like what you two are talking about is not the same topic as me." Hattori Heiji raised his eyes.
"Your illusion." Tang Ze cleared his throat and quickly changed the subject, "You are planning to stay until the variety show starts recording, right? Didn't the lineup of that variety show just be decided and the filming will start so soon?"
"Absolutely, the schedule they notified is these days." Hattori Heiji, who was easily distracted, glanced at the calendar, "I just thought that I would bring Kazuha over to play for two days..." < br>
Really? Really? You and Conan got together, and you brought Toyama Kazuha with you. You really let your team run around in Tokyo. There is always an ominous feeling...
Tang Ze thought for a while and said cautiously: "Well, before the variety show starts, you should confirm the situation of the program with the program team or other guests..."
"Indeed." Toru Amuro nodded, "Nichitou TV Station always designs some outrageous programs. It is easy to cause problems if you don't know the inside story."
This suggestion is actually quite pertinent. They accepted the invitation from the program team in their personal capacity and really needed to know more about the details of the program. But Hattori Heiji nodded halfway when he suddenly couldn't click anymore.
He looked at Karasawa who was sitting on the edge, and then at Toru Amuro who was standing at the bar staring at him silently, the glass in his hand making a squeaking sound, and suddenly he had a bad premonition.
Karasawa, and Toru Amuro, people they are familiar with and understand this show...
"I knew it..." Hattori Heiji let out a desperate sigh when he saw Goro Akechi approaching from the other end of the street with a scream.
(End of chapter)