In Conan, people have a brain option system

When Sera Masumi recognized that the person who saved her was Akikawa Kyusuke,

I have already realized that Akikawa Kongsuke has a mind and observation skills that are different from ordinary people.

However, she believes that Akikawa Kyusuke can gain an advantage in the confrontation with Chianti and Belmode.

Or it was because Akikawa Kongsuke learned through some special channels that Belmode and others were coming to Kosenan to conduct transactions.

She hopes that while gaining the trust of Akikawa Kongsuke, she can also know the channels through which Akikawa Kongsuke obtains internal information of the organization.

And use this to gain an advantage for them in further confrontations with the organization in the future.

However, she only understood after hearing Akikawa Kyusuke's explanation.

The information Akikawa Kongsuke possesses is little less than that of himself and others.

He was able to determine the identity of the murderer;

And being able to prepare in advance for the early morning transactions of the same day,

All of them were judged by his extremely keen observation and terrifying intelligence analysis ability.

That means.

My beautiful thought of getting information from Akikawa Kongsuke was just wishful thinking on my part.

However, Sera Masumi did not feel the slightest disappointment.

Rather.

After she discovered that Akikawa Kyusuke's personal abilities were actually much better than she expected,

Instead, what emerged in my heart was an overjoyed feeling like winning a lottery.

"Originally, I thought I had set my expectations for Akikawa high enough, but unexpectedly, I still underestimated his ability."

‘Akikawa is willing to tell these things without reservation, does it mean that I have gained his trust? ’

Masumi Sera tried her best to suppress the excitement in her chest, and then she heard Akikawa Kyousuke say:

"How much do you know about the woman who can disguise herself?"

After hearing this, Sera Masumi experienced her own personal experience of fighting with Belmod.

And the information about Belmod that I learned from Conan was told to Akikawa Kosuke.

Originally, this information should not be disclosed to outsiders casually.

But Akikawa Kyusuke's mother was also killed by the organization.

And Akikawa Kongsuke obviously doesn't have the slightest fondness for the people in the organization.

Therefore, Sera Masumi also trusts Akikawa Kyusuke very much.

"Can you also tell me about that organization?"

Akikawa Kyousuke continued to ask.

“I don’t know much about this.”

Sera Masumi considered the words in her mind, and then told Akikawa Kosuke the information that did not involve the privacy of herself, Conan and others.

Of course, after excluding these contents, there is not much organizational information that Sera Masumi knows.

"That's all I know and can reveal to Mr. Akikawa.

"Mr. Akikawa, is there anything else you want to ask?"

With a smile on her face, Sera Masumi looked at Akikawa Kousuke and asked softly.

She is trying her best to show her sincerity to Akikawa Kongsuke.

"No, thank you."

"There is nothing to thank you for. Mr. Akikawa helped me a lot this time, and this is the return gift I should give."

Sera Masaki said with a smile, then slowly put away his smile and asked without leaving any trace:

"Will Mr. Akikawa continue to fight against the people of the organization in the future?"

"Maybe."

Akikawa Kyousuke looked down at the coffee cup in his hand and responded softly.

After hearing Akikawa Kousuke's answer, Sera Masumi couldn't help but get excited.

'It seems that my judgment is correct. Akichuan and his mother have been hunted by the organization for so long, which means that his mother's identity should be unusual. ’

‘Perhaps Akikawa’s mother is a defected member of the organization. ’

‘Based on Chianti’s level, she was at best the killer who was ordered to kill Ryoko Akikawa. ’

‘Just because one Chianti has been eliminated does not mean that Akikawa’s actions have ended here. ’

‘Since Akikawa still has the idea of ​​continuing to fight against the organization’

Sera Masumi sensed that Akikawa Kyousuke might still have the idea of ​​​​continuing to fight against the organization.

She felt the time had come.

"Mr. Akikawa, are you willing to cooperate with 'us'?"

"We also have important people who have been harmed by the organization, and in order to prevent the organization from continuing to harm other people, we will continue to fight against the organization in the future."

"I believe that with your help, Mr. Akikawa, our effectiveness against the organization will be greatly improved."

Sera Masumi made an invitation to Akikawa Kongsuke with a sincere face.

She believed that Akikawa Kongsuke would not refuse her proposal.

Maybe Akikawa Kyusuke has a good brain, but his power alone is limited after all.

In addition, Akikawa Kyusuke is too thin and frail, so his actual combat effectiveness should not be strong.

So if Akikawa Kyusuke wants to continue to fight against the organization and avenge her mother, she will definitely need teammates.

Today, I and Akikawa Kongsuke exchanged information about each other, and a bridge of trust should have been established between the two.

Therefore, Sera Mazen was full of confidence.

However, it backfired.

"That's not necessary."

Sera Masumi heard Akikawa Kyousuke reject her proposal almost without any hesitation.

"Huh?"

The expectations in his heart were disappointed, and Sera Masumi fell into a daze for a moment.

She never thought that Akikawa Kyusuke would reject her so decisively.

"Why?"

"Mr. Akikawa, aren't you also fighting against the organization? In that case, we should have the same thing."

However, before Sera Zhenjun could finish her words, he was interrupted by Akikawa Kyusuke.

"Mr. Shiliang, you seem to have misunderstood something."

"Just because I am an enemy of that organization does not mean that I am on the same side as you."

"Whether you want to fight against the organization or not, what does that have to do with me?"

"I don't have as high a moral standard as you detectives. I still want to help others when the strength of the two sides is extremely unequal."

Sera Masaki never expected that he would get such a reply.

Moreover, Akikawa Kyusuke's last sentence was clearly a satire on his and Conan's attempts to interfere with the software transaction.

She looked at Akikawa Kyusuke's attitude that seemed to have never changed from beginning to end, and suddenly felt,

The so-called bridge of trust established between himself and Akikawa Kongsuke is nothing more than his own sentimentality.

She thought about it carefully, whether it was the case of Koichi Nishihara that first happened at the Imperial Theater,

Or the case of Takao Ohga being injected with drugs that happened at the film festival.

And the subsequent case of Kyouji Toda.

Although Akikawa Kyousuke fights back as a victim most of the time.

But what he did cannot be called "legitimate defense."

On the contrary, it is more like "revenge".

Even from a legal perspective, Akikawa Kyusuke's actions in those three cases completely constituted illegality.

This style of conduct is indeed very different from that of myself and Conan and others.

"Mr. Akikawa, your power is limited by yourself."

"Moreover, your behavior may be a little too extreme sometimes."

"Whether it's dealing with Chianti or the previous treatment of Koichi Nishihara and Takao Ohga."

Masumi Sera thought of the deep indentation on Chianti's carotid artery.

And the truth about several cases that Toda Kyouji revealed to himself before he was arrested.

Although Sera Masumi's eldest brother and mother were also persecuted by the organization, her experience was different from Akikawa Kyusuke's.

Therefore, Sera Masumi also believes that he is not qualified to criticize Akikawa Kyusuke's behavior from the moral high ground.

But she still had some difficulty recognizing Akikawa Kyusuke's previous behavior.

If Akikawa Kongsuke still maintains his own style of acting, it is difficult to say that there will be no risk of exposure in the future.

After all, he is not the only person in Japan who has the ability to reason.

At the very least, it should be difficult for Conan to accept Akikawa Kyusuke's behavior.

Besides, using illegal means is simply wrong.

Therefore, Sera Masaki also gave a tactful reminder.

"Mr. Shiliang, I believe you already know the circumstances of the previous cases. I don't want to go into details."

"I will show no mercy to anyone who has ill intentions toward me."

When Sera Masumi heard Akikawa Kousuke say this, she also saw the artist opposite her lips slightly raised:

"Besides, what is the relationship between Koichi Nishihara, Takao Ohga, and me?"

"Mr. Shiliang, you said that my behavior in these cases was a bit extreme. Do you have any evidence?"

Sera Masumi: "!!!"

Sera Masumi looked dumbfounded at Akikawa Kyousuke, who smiled for the first time during the conversation with him today.

It seemed as if he couldn't believe that such a proper criminal statement could come from Akikawa Kyusuke's mouth.

To know.

Anyone who has said this to me before has been sent to the police station without exception!

However.

Even though Akikawa Kongsuke's words and actions were basically acquiescing to his previous actions.

However, Koichi Nishihara and Takao Ohga were subdued by Kyouji Toda for attacking the police.

Moreover, Nakajima Takuto was imprisoned for forging evidence, and Toda Kyouji was also dead.

There are no clues or evidence to prove what Akikawa Kyousuke did before.

Criminal genius.

——Toda Kyouji's evaluation of Akikawa Kyusuke suddenly appeared in Sera Masumi's mind.

In an instant, Akikawa Kyusuke's image became a lot worse in Sera Masumi's heart.

"Mr. Akikawa."

"Which side are you on?"

Sera's pure voice was no longer kind, but she asked seriously.

"I'm not on either side."

"I should have died on August 23 last year from taking sleeping pills so that my mother could receive compensation from my insurance."

"But that Chianti was the one that ruined my three-year plan, so she had to die."

"Kyoshi Toda and Takuto Nakajima tried to label me as a criminal through illegal means, so they are also an eyesore to me."

"I don't like anyone to have ill intentions towards me, and I need to take precautions when necessary."

"That's all."

Akikawa Kyousuke gently stirred more than half of the coffee in the cup with a straw and replied.

Although when Akikawa Kyousuke said this, Sera Masumi was not able to see the emotions in Akikawa Kyousuke's heart.

But she still felt Akikawa Kyusuke's deep hatred for the organization through his words.

at the same time.

She finally understood Akikawa Kongsuke's code of conduct.

——As long as others don’t provoke Akikawa Kongsuke, Akikawa Kongsuke will not take action.

As long as he notices some clues, he will no longer take action against the opponent without any scruples.

The people of the organization killed Akikawa Kongsuke's mother, so Akikawa Kongsuke will use all means to retaliate against them in the future.

Crime has never been Akikawa's purpose, it is just a means to achieve his goal.

It is precisely because Akikawa Kyusuke has perfect and absolute confidence in what he does,

Only then will he reveal the truth in front of himself without any scruples.

Akikawa Kyusuke obviously did not think that he could catch his evidence.

'That's too conceited.'

Sera Masumi even felt that his identity as a detective was being challenged.

She suppressed the emotions welling up in her chest and continued to persuade:

"No, Mr. Akikawa, I think what you are doing is wrong."

"I will no longer coerce you into helping others."

"But at least, please don't continue your current behavior. After all, many of your actions have already been suspected."

Sera was halfway through speaking, but was interrupted again by Akikawa Kyusuke.

"If I were really like what you said, then Mr. Shiliang, I'm afraid you would have died a long time ago."

Akikawa Kousuke's words immediately shut Sera Masumi's mouth.

Without Akikawa Kousuke creating hydrogen sulfide and attacking Chianti and Belmod, he would indeed have been dead long ago.

"In addition, Mr. Sera, please don't stay out of the matter. If you were serious enough in last year's car accident case, how could Takuto Nakajima and Kyouji Toda have the results they have today?"

Akikawa Kousuke's words immediately made De Sera Mazen feel extremely absurd in his heart.

It can be said that the encounter between Nakajima Takuto and Toda Kyouji was entirely caused by themselves. How come Akikawa Kūsuke said it had something to do with him?

Just when Sera Masumi felt confused and was about to continue arguing with Akikawa Kousuke,

However, he saw that Akikawa Kyusuke had already stood up, walked to him and leaned down.

Then the whisper that sounded in Sera Masumi's ears made her whole body feel like she was struck by lightning:

"Let me tell you another secret. I took sleeping pills long before the car accident that day, not after the car accident."

After Akikawa Kyusuke said that, he lightly patted Sera Masumi on the shoulder and left the coffee shop directly.

Only Sera Masumi, who was petrified on the seat, was left.

‘Did Akikawa take sleeping pills before the car accident? ! ’

‘And this was long before the car accident? ! ’

‘How is this possible? ! ’

‘If this is the case, then Akikawa would not have had the possibility to attack Akikawa Ryoko from the beginning! ’

In the car accident case, detectives and detectives suspected Akikawa Kyusuke of killing his mother and then committing suicide.

Nakajima Takuto's inducement and forced confession of Akikawa Kongsuke,

Even later, Toda Kyouji focused on Akikawa Kyusuke and other things,

This is all based on the premise that Akikawa Kongsuke took sleeping pills after the car accident.

And because the Metropolitan Police Department did not find the three insurance contracts in which the insured was Akikawa Kongsuke himself when they first searched his home.

Therefore, no one has ever considered that Akikawa Kongsuke is not the murderer.

If this matter is true, Akikawa Kyusuke will be targeted by Nakajima Takuto and Toda Kyouji, and he does have his own responsibility.

'where? What exactly went wrong? ! ’

'We determined that Akikawa had taken sleeping pills after the car accident, mainly based on the diagnostic report given by the hospital doctor at the time.'

'The doctor detected the concentration of triazolam in Akikawa's body and determined that Akikawa had taken sleeping pills after the car accident.'

Sera Masumi fell into thought.

‘As long as ordinary people, everyone’s rate of metabolizing triazolam is basically the same. ’

'So at that time, based on the concentration of triazolam detected in Akikawa's body, the doctor judged that the time Akikawa took triazolam should not deviate too much from the actual situation.'

Triazolam is primarily metabolized in the human liver.

In addition, the half-life of triazolam is short, so as long as the concentration of triazolam in the human body is detected, the time when the patient has taken triazolam can be clearly known.

Sera Masumi was thinking.

Suddenly I heard the voice of a customer ordering food from behind:

"Please bring me a piece of cheesecake, please."

And through the voices of the guests behind him, Sera Masumi suddenly recalled Akikawa Kyusuke's refusal to drop the cake when ordering.

Her widened eyes began to tremble at this moment.

‘Yes, Akikawa is not an ordinary person! ’

'He has been suffering from symptoms of liver insufficiency, and the symptoms are so severe that he cannot eat without medication.'

‘If the patient suffers from hepatic insufficiency, the metabolism of triazolam in his body will slow down, resulting in a prolonged half-life. ’

‘So we cannot calculate the time Akikawa took triazolam based on the rate at which normal people metabolize triazolam! ’

‘We have all ignored this! ’

‘Irrespective of the motive, Akikawa had no possibility of committing the crime from the beginning? ! ’

Realizing this, Masumi Sera suddenly stood up under the surprised gazes of a group of guests and waiters.

'Kusuke Akikawa, he clearly has abilities far beyond ordinary people, but he is willing to give up his young life full of future to let his mother receive insurance compensation. ’

'He swallowed sleeping pills but survived, and found that his mother was dead, and all his three years of preparation were in vain. ’

'That's why he used that naive artist image to protect himself, becoming like a hedgehog. It looks harmless to humans and animals on weekdays, but once others try to touch it, they will be pricked with blood. ’

'But even so, after using hydrogen sulfide at Kosen-an, he took the initiative to discharge the hydrogen sulfide in the room. ’

‘Not only did he save me, he also saved the boys, the police, and everyone in the lobby on the first floor who might come later. ’

‘How can Akikawa like this be a bad person? ’

'He just behaved a little extreme, but he never hurt innocent people. ’

'Precisely because he has long since lost the will to live, he doesn't care about the means to achieve his goals. ’

'If Qiuchuan achieves his goal, he might choose to commit suicide again! ’

‘As long as I can change Akikawa’s mind, I might be able to avoid this ending. ’

‘At the same time, we must also avoid the outcome where he will be caught in the loopholes by the kid or others and sent to the police station in the future. ’

Masumi Sera thought in her mind, and then after slapping a few bills on the counter, she chased him out.

"Mr. Akikawa, wait a minute!"

Sera Masumi stopped Akikawa Kosuke who was walking forward, and then ran over under the slightly surprised gaze of the other party.

"Mr. Akikawa, if you need anything in the future or if anything happens, please feel free to come to me."

"I will definitely come to help you."

Sera Masumi put her right hand on her chest and said to Akikawa Kyusuke.

‘Akikawa, you saved me, so I want to save you too. ’

‘I don’t want you to continue walking in the wrong direction in the shadow of losing your mother. ’

Akikawa Kūsuke looked at the "handsome" detective in front of him with surprise, who suddenly ran up to him and said that he wanted to help him, and the corner of his mouth once again drew a faint arc.

"good."

Sorry for the late update. This chapter is 5,400 words, which is equivalent to 2.5 chapters in one.

The volume introduction has been updated:

【Volume 5 The Savior】

"Akikawa, you saved me, so I want to save you too." - Masumi Sera