Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

"This is the information that Angostura sent people to investigate," Chi Feichi did not give Midorikawa Saki a clear answer, "As for the authenticity of these data, you need to confirm it in the process of contacting Honma."

"I understand. Confirming the authenticity of these data is the first step to determine whether Honma is suitable to be an external member, and it is also one of my tasks this time," Midorikawa Saki said clearly, paused, and a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes, "But I still can't figure out why Angostura chose Honma? From the information, that child... is not a lucky person, but he has no criminal record, and he has never violated school rules during school. He treats people sincerely and politely, and is very willing to help others. He can be said to be a filial and upright child."

"You are so implicit," Chi Feichi said in a hoarse voice, "I mean the term 'not a lucky person'."

Although Midorikawa Saki expressed it implicitly, except for the elementary school period, Honma Kyo's life can indeed be called 'unlucky'.

When Honma Kyo was in elementary school, his father Honma Masaaki was an ordinary company employee, and his mother Honma Naho was a kindergarten nursery teacher. The family conditions were not as good as those of the rich, but better than those of the poor. The parents had a harmonious relationship and the family lived a happy life.

The year Honma Kyo went to junior high school, Honma Masaaki suffered from a lung infection due to influenza. He was hospitalized for a period of time before he got better. After that, respiratory diseases kept recurring. Half a year later, he was hospitalized again because of lung disease that caused heart function lesions and was diagnosed with chronic pulmonary heart disease.

This disease cannot be completely cured, and symptoms can only be relieved through treatment. In severe cases, it can cause multiple organ failure in the body.

Honma Masaaki was seriously ill that time, and the treatment almost used up the family savings. At the same time, he quit his job and recuperated at home.

In order to make a living, Naho Honma found a part-time job in her spare time as a nursery teacher. She worked two jobs alone and struggled to bear the living expenses of the family.

Honma Kyo was very sensible. Whenever he was free, he would help take care of his father and prepare lunch boxes for his mother. He never caused trouble for his mother. The key was that his academic performance was not bad either. He was a good child praised by his neighbors.

According to the survey data provided by Angostura, the atmosphere in the Honma family was also good during that period. Although life was very hard, the neighbors never saw the Honma family complaining about each other.

The family lived like this for two years.

With the company of his family, Honma Masaaki's health gradually improved. His condition seemed to have stabilized, and he soon found a formal job.

At this time, Honma Naho seriously told Honma Masaaki that she had been taken care of by a man for the past two years. The other party comforted her when she was most tired and desperate, and lent her money more than once when she was in trouble at home, and never asked for anything in return. The two actually had a secret love, but she was worried about her husband and son, so she kept a distance from him. Now that her husband's health has improved, she also wants to follow her heart's wishes and live with him.

Masaaki Honma thought of the hard work that Naho Honma had put in to support the family for the past two years, and he could not say a word of complaint, so he agreed to the divorce.

It is impossible to confirm Honma Kyo's first reaction. The neighbors of the Honma family at that time only vaguely restored the process of the couple's separation from what the Honma couple said.

Naho Honma thought about taking Kyo Honma with her to take care of him, but Kyo Honma said that he wanted to stay and take care of his father, so he stayed with Masaaki Honma.

During that time, Kyo Honma became much more silent than before. The 14-year-old boy seemed to be filled with worries all of a sudden. In his free time, he would go home to do some handicrafts, make some things and then sell them. He rarely interacted with his peers, which made the teacher worried and visited his home one after another.

Fortunately, Masaaki Honma's physical condition had stabilized at that time. From time to time, he took Kyo Honma to walk on the beach and go to the shrine to enjoy the cherry blossoms. Naho Honma was not in a hurry to remarry. She went home to visit the father and son every once in a while. As life got back on track little by little, Kyo Honma gradually walked out of his previous depressed state.

Later, Naho Honma remarried. Her current husband is an open-minded man. He does not object to his wife visiting the Honma father and son. He occasionally accompanies his wife to have dinner with the Honma father and son. Later, when this man met Honma Masaaki alone, the two could chat in a friendly manner. When Honma Masaaki was unable to accompany Honma Kyo to participate in the baseball game due to physical condition, he also played on behalf of Honma Masaaki and accompanied Honma Kyo to participate in the game.

Honma Kyo grew up year by year, from junior high school to high school. Not only did he have good academic performance, but he was also very gentle when treating others. As Midorikawa Saki commented-he was sincere and polite to others and was willing to help others.

Until last winter, Honma Masaaki's pulmonary heart disease recurred.

This time Honma Masaaki was also very ill, and the treatment used up all the savings that were not much. Naho Honma's current husband took the initiative to lend his savings to help Honma Masaaki fill the gap in treatment costs, but the subsequent conditioning costs during the recovery period still made Honma Masaaki owe debts.

It happened that during this period, Kyo Honma completed his high school education and his grades were good enough to get into a top university. As long as he finished university, Kyo Honma should be able to get a good job in the future.

But in Japan, going to college costs a lot of money, and there are many people who borrow money from financial institutions to go to school. However, Honma Masaaki still owes money to financial institutions. Honma Naho and her current husband are already penniless and have no way to provide tuition for Honma Kyo. Moreover, because the family still has debts and Honma Masaaki is not working now, Honma Kyo has not received enough credit from banks or financial institutions...

It can be seen that Honma Kyo does not want to easily compromise with life's problems, so he tried to work in a gigolo parlor. If he wants to make a lot of money in a short period of time and does not want to steal or rob, going to a gigolo parlor is indeed a good choice. At least Honma Kyo has a handsome appearance and still has the hope of making money in a gigolo parlor.

Honma Kyo is short of money now, and the organization has money to meet Honma Kyo's needs. As long as Honma Kyo is willing to help the organization, he does not have to worry about tuition fees, or even the cost of treatment for his father's relapse in the future. But will such a law-abiding person who has not stolen or robbed even when he is in a desperate situation agree to help a criminal organization for money?

Chi Feichi knew that this was what Midorikawa Saki couldn't figure out - why did Angostura choose Honma Kyo? Did he think Honma Kyo would accept the organization's invitation? Or did he simply want to give it a try, whether it worked or not?

"As Honma grew up, his parents gave him a lot of love and positive guidance, his teachers cared about him, his neighbors helped him, and although he had some annoying classmates in school, there were also people who stood by him and spoke for him," Chi Feichi lowered his eyes and looked at the dishes on the table, picked up the bacon roll with chopsticks, and said in a calm voice, "Normally, people who grow up like this will be full of confidence in the world and are unlikely to have criminal tendencies, but Honma also had a lot of pain during his growth... After his mother left home, Honma reduced his interactions with his peers and made some small things at home to make money. What do you think he was thinking at the time?"

"This is just my guess..." Midorikawa Saki thought seriously, "He probably thought at that time that if the family was not so poor, if the mother had not lived so hard in those two years, the mother might not have left. Although he also knew that it was a little late, he still hoped that the family could be a little richer, so that he might be able to win back his mother, just He was only fourteen years old at the time, and no store was willing to accept his odd jobs, so he wanted to make money that way..."

"You can say it more confidently, he must have thought so," Chi Feichi said in a hoarse voice while eating slowly, "When his parents were worried about the medical expenses, when his mother was working hard to make money, when his father blamed himself for dragging down the family, when his mother left home, he must have thought that it would be great if his family had money. It was because his parents loved him and he could clearly feel his parents' love, so he had the ability to love. Therefore, when his parents were in pain and when his parents left, he would feel the pain more deeply. In those painful moments, the young him must have hoped that he could get a large sum of money at once, even if he sold his soul to the devil..."

As he spoke, Chi Feichi looked up at Midorikawa Saki, his eyes calm and without any ripples, "The most extreme pain can grind out the darkest background in the heart. "