Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 313: Yingsheng won a great victory? Vermouth was the mastermind!
Death, death, death.

Yingsheng walked through the blood and smoke and stopped in front of a wall that was mostly destroyed by the explosion.

The old black Porsche 356A was overturned against the wall, but its overall structure was still quite intact.

Even the car window glass didn't completely shatter, leaving only dense and tiny cracks on the outer layer, just like the sand on the beach when you look closely.

Yingsheng raised his hand and knocked on the car window and door, but the echo was quite dull, which made him raise his eyebrows slightly.

Explosion-proof.

The car looks exactly the same as the original one, but Gin obviously learned from the experience of being almost killed in the explosion last time and modified and upgraded the new car.

Yingsheng found a piece of intact glass at the rear of the car and moved closer to take a closer look at what was inside.

In the driver's seat, Vodka's head was tilted to one side, his sunglasses on his right eye were broken, and blood was still oozing from his forehead.

It was obviously hit when the vehicle rolled over just now.

Yingsheng thought thoughtfully, did Vodka not wear a seat belt before?

I pulled the car door, but it didn't open.

Yingsheng looked at the van he had been riding in before. It was still standing steadily in the front, unaffected by the explosion. The side door was wide open, and a limp figure could be vaguely seen on the passenger seat, but the driver's seat was empty.

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[What cannot be obtained] is a milestone.

【Vanity】 is the skill.

All appearances are false. The general effect of this skill is that when everyone looks at fireflies, what they see is not the real thing, but the name, which is the appearance they most expect.

The most basic use of this skill is naturally to enhance your own charm and make yourself closer to the most ideal image in the target's mind, which will definitely make contact with you more effective.

After experimenting on Akemi Miyano, Hotaru realized that this skill also had an excellent hypnotic effect.

Yingsheng thought about it and felt that the principle should be very simple.

In the real world, there are many people who have been manipulated by various PUAs to become obedient. After Yingsheng used [Vanity], he almost became the most desired image in the target's subconscious mind.

In other words, during the duration of that skill, he can almost be called part of the target!

If "another part of yourself" talks to yourself, then it is natural that the target is hypnotized.

pity.

This usage consumes too much energy.

Hotaru conducted experiments on Miyano Akemi many times, and except for the time when he gave her drugs to put her into a psychedelic state, most of what she saw was the image of Akai Shuichi.

Comparing the results of several experiments, Yingsheng estimated that in order to use [Illusion] to achieve a hypnotic effect on a mentally normal person, about ten points of love would be needed.

For those who are determined and miss someone deeply, the consumption needs to be increased.

Hallucinogens can reduce some of the consumption, but the demand is still not small. Yingsheng's love is still not much, and it can't withstand such extravagance and waste.

The development of this skill came to a halt until Hotaru met the current Aoyagi Chisou.

Aoyagi Chisou came back to life with a blank consciousness.

A blank piece of paper is perfect for painting!
On the rainy night of Sunday, Yingsheng stood on the cliff and asked Qingyan Chisou to look into his eyes and activated [Illusion].

Just as he guessed, the energy required to achieve the hypnotic effect was greatly reduced.

No.

More than just a hypnotic effect.

Aoyagi Chisou was absolutely obedient to any order from Yingsheng. When Yingsheng used [Void] to transform himself into her subconscious, her originally blank subconscious mind directly became Yingsheng himself.

At that time, Aoyagi Chisou had just been resurrected, and her subconscious and conscious minds were already mixed together.

Therefore, during the duration of the skill, Aoyagi Chisou can almost be regarded as a part of Firefly!

Bioelectric signals cannot be transmitted out of thin air, so Yingsheng's self-awareness can only control his own body, and he cannot remotely control Qingyan Chisu as a clone.

But Yingsheng would not pursue such a thing. After all, he was very familiar with the wonderful feeling of this kind of mind connection.

Wonderful sound.

Xuantian.

However, in the past he was the one who listened to the wonderful music and was watched by Xuantian, but now, he became the one who cast his gaze downwards.

So, Yingsheng meditated under the thunder.

Lying on the bed on the second floor of Huaying's house, he recalled his past.

Countless memories, true or false, flashed through her mind like fleeting shadows, and were imprinted one by one in Qingliu Qiansu's blank consciousness.

I don’t know how long it took, but I began to feel some resistance, and the consumption of love also increased.

That is Aoyagi Chisou's self, which is gradually taking shape on the soil provided by Yingsheng.

Finally, Yingsheng terminated his skill and opened his eyes tiredly.

"Long time no see, Master."

On the bed, the person opposite smiled softly.

Her appearance could not be called absolutely beautiful, but the star-like brilliance in her eyes reflected her elegance and calmness, giving her an indescribable nobility.

Yingsheng looked at her quietly for a few moments and shook his head slightly.

"You are just created by my thoughts. You are a demon or monster. You are not qualified to bear that name. Before Xuantian comes back, you are just Qingliu Qiansu."

"I understand, Ying. But you will definitely become a god. You are already on the road."

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With the successful case of Chiso Aoyagi, when Hotaru was injected with an overdose of drugs by Miwako Sato, he looked inward and used [Illusion] on himself.

What is the thing that he wants but cannot get, and what he is looking forward to in his heart?

Xuantian.

Only Xuantian!

Touching the great will again in the illusion, Yingsheng completely dedicated his consciousness to Him, allowing Him who was high in the sky to completely control him.

It sounds a bit mysterious, but in fact, Yingsheng hypnotized himself and resisted the effect of the truth serum in a detached state similar to "being drunk".

That's why Yingsheng couldn't speak the truth even in that situation.

After being knocked unconscious by Toru Amuro, he was able to wake up quickly because he was prepared.

Subsequent developments fully confirmed Yingsheng's guess. Everything today was a test led by the winery, and Gin had indeed woken up.

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At the beginning, when Yingsheng saw a group of special police running out, he did have a feeling that "his life was over". He sighed for the upcoming loss of his identity as "Mizuki Yingsheng" and was already planning to break the situation violently.

But when Qingzi came out and proved that she was not in disguise, the murderous intent in Yingsheng's heart subsided.

He wanted to see what was wrong with this woman.

See if she's still worth living.

However, after Kiyoko revealed that she had handed over the bodies of the Mizuki couple to the winery, Hotaru immediately realized that something was wrong.

From Kiyoko's perspective, Hotaru had indeed never asked about the whereabouts of the bodies of the Mizuki couple, as if he was simply stupid and trusted her 100%.

But in fact, Yingsheng had already discovered the whereabouts of the bodies of the Suiyue couple on the first night he met her.

In the urban jungle, it is absolutely difficult for ordinary people to deal with two bodies without being discovered to be suspicious.

Especially since the corpse cannot coordinate with the movements of a living person, it is so heavy.

It is quite difficult for ordinary people to move them, not to mention Qingzi's frail body, which makes it even more difficult.

Therefore, she wanted to clean up the scene, and the best option was to deal with it nearby.

Everything was fine in the refrigerator, so where else in Ian Apartment 2602 was there enough space?

Would it be best if the corpse could not emit a foul smell, or the smell could be blown away by the wind at any time and covered up by other scents?
In this late spring season, the wisteria on the balcony is in full bloom and is so beautiful.

Why?

Maybe it’s because the soil is thick and there is plenty of fertilizer for the flowers.

In short, Yingsheng realized that Qingzi was lying at the first moment, and then he thought about her intention in doing so.

On the surface, what she said would make Yingsheng mistakenly believe that she had always been a member of the winery and had been lying to her, which was to undermine Yingsheng's psychological defenses. But in fact, after experiencing a series of events such as assassinating Gin and rescuing Shirley, Yingsheng was almost 100% sure that Kiyoko was not originally a member of the winery.

Qingzi must also be aware that Yingsheng knew about this, so were the words she said just to fool ghosts?
After that, Qingzi said another very crucial sentence.

——"Especially since you told me about Vermouth replacing Aoyagi Chiso, I found her, and she later contacted Mr. Amuro. When the three of us combined our intelligence, your true colors were fully revealed!"

There is really too much problem with this sentence.

When the three sources of information come together, will Yingsheng's true identity be fully revealed?

But the problem is that Kiyoko is involved in everything that Hotaru does against the people in the winery, and she knows about an even wider range of things. If she really wanted to betray Hotaru, why would she need to piece together information from other people?

At that time, Hotaru was sure that Kiyoko was hiding a lot of things, and what Amuro Toru said later clearly confirmed this.

——"Following the clues provided by Kiyoko, we found that Gin was assassinated, the Siling Bank was robbed, and the research institute was invaded. These were all your doing, and your accomplice is Mao Lilan."

Very good, absolutely confirmed.

Qingzi is 100% aware of these things. If she confesses, what else do they need to investigate?
Why are the clues provided by Qingzi only?
Obviously, Kiyoko did not tell them the truth, but only said "things they should know", and everything else was just those people's own calculations.

Assuming that Qingzi is really just a lover, what should she know and what should she not know?
Yingsheng and Xiaolan are a couple, she should know.

Yingsheng and Xiaolan are companions, she shouldn't know.

——"Your accomplice is Mao Lilan."

The direction is too clear.

Watanuki Credit Co., Ltd. and the underground casino in Kabukicho are the only two things that can provide solid evidence. How many people are there who know about them?

Gin, vodka, Vermouth.

In this sentence, Toru Amuro did not mention the underground casino in Kabukicho, nor did he mention the death of Calvados.

This means that Kiyoko did not confess that what happened to her was related to Hotaru, and Vermouth herself was not involved in the matter.

The remaining two bottles of wine are conjoined twins, no matter who they are...

boom--!
Gunshots rang out and he was shot in the leg.

Hotaru immediately guessed that the petty-minded Gin had woken up and was taking revenge on him for having his legs beaten into sieves.

But that doesn't matter.

As long as he could confirm that the main body of this drama was the winery, not the police, Yingsheng would know what to say during the subsequent interrogation.

Without being targeted by the authorities, the winery only has a vague idea of ​​what he is doing and needs to test things out.

Not bad.

You can continue to maintain your identity as Mizuki Hotaru, so just be a little more well-behaved when you are tortured.

However, it seems that Qingzi was accidentally captured by the winery and had to cooperate with them. We need to find a way to rescue her.

Received a love reminder?
This time, we have to rescue him.

Compared to rescuing her, revenge on the winery was just a minor detail.

So, Yingsheng was hung up like bacon for more than an hour.

Yingsheng didn't have any special feelings about this, but he was quite confused. Why could Toru Amuro still gain the trust of the winery?
The main reason why those special police officers almost deceived Yingsheng before was that he thought there was a high probability that Amuro Toru was an undercover police agent.

Now it seems that something is wrong?
After the interrogation, Yingsheng, who pretended to be unconscious, was carried into the van. As soon as he was out of sight of others, he killed the other people in the car without waiting for even a second and continued to drive forward steadily while contacting Huaying Xiwang.

Before Yingsheng could speak, Huaying Xiwang asked anxiously, "Brother, is this the abandoned warehouse area? I'm already nearby. What happened?"

Yingsheng raised his eyebrows slightly: "The last time I sent you an email, I was still some distance away from here. Why did you come here so soon?"

Hearing Yingsheng's relaxed tone, Huaying hoped to be relieved and smiled smugly: "Because there is a strong smell of blood in the air, and it's been almost two hours, and this is a place I've been to before, so of course I can come here."

"The smell of blood?"

Yingsheng laughed in his heart. There were so many things that Amuro Toru could learn, but he also learned the bad stuff of making melodramatic stories. It really was a matter of time.

"I'm driving to the northwest exit of the warehouse area. Did you bring the signal jammer? Put it at the door, and then immediately go to the southeast to block people. The goal is to rescue Xue Songqingzi. But if she is taken hostage, don't worry, just shoot her."

"Eh? Is God going to perform the resurrection spell again?!"

Huaying's tone sounded surprised, and he was ready to make a move. It was obvious that he wanted to kill Qingzi first even if he could save her.

Yingsheng smiled and said, "That kind of thing is very exhausting. I don't have the ability to do it again now. If she dies, it's just bad luck."

"Oh, did she make big brother mad?"

"Not really, it really just depends on luck."

Yingsheng sighed softly: "You know, Xiwang, I asked you to come here at first because I was planning to capture a policewoman and give it to Qingzi as a gift. But that policewoman hid her identity for no reason and no one would track her down if she disappeared. It would be a pity to waste such a good opportunity.

As a result, when I came here..."

While Yingsheng was removing the bullet from himself and healing his wounds with killing intent, he told Huaying Xiwang a general account of what had happened before.

"To be honest, this incident was completely beyond my expectations. I still don't know why it happened."

After making sure that his leg injuries were not serious, Yingsheng took out a pistol from the outer member of the co-pilot seat.

"This incident undoubtedly shows me that human ingenuity has its limits. Hope, find a metal box to put the phone in. I'm going to use the cheat code."

“Eh hey hey?! Is the God going to use his divine power?! I really want to witness it with my own eyes!”

"There will probably be one firework later, and the rest will be for next time."

"Okay, the jammer has been placed at the door."

"Turn it on, jam all channels."

beep beep-

The call was disconnected immediately.

Yingsheng found a metal briefcase on the back seat of the car and put his phone in it. When he saw the signal jammer at the gate, he turned around and shot, accurately hitting the fuel tank.

【Enlightenment, bullet! 】

【Enlightenment, explosion! 】

Boom——! ! !
In an instant, a red lotus with red flames bloomed in the sky!

The power is pretty good.

But what made Yingsheng quite dissatisfied was that there was a car belonging to an external member following behind, and behind that was a Dodge Viper from Chianti?
Wasn't Vodka following behind at the beginning? Why is it driving so slowly?

The scorching wind gently lifted the wet hair on Yingsheng's forehead. Yingsheng got out of the car and took the signal jammer, turning on the killing intent and increasing its power.

At the same time, they continued to move through the smoke of the explosion, sending some lucky guys to heaven early.

It was natural that no trace of Toru Amuro was found. Hotaru had been keeping an eye on the position and speed of his car so as not to let Kiyoko be caught in the explosion.

But in order to prevent Toru Amuro from driving away, Hotaru held up the signal jammer, and the ten points of murderous intent were instantly burned out.

The surging electromagnetic waves instantly swept everything around.

This is the unscientific version of EMP!

Yingsheng walked to the end of the road and saw two cars crashing into the wall uncontrollably.

Knowing that Huaying's hope was over there, Yingsheng did not rush to chase after her and continued to clean up the battlefield.

Two minutes later, Yingsheng knocked on the window of the Porsche 356A and was speechless to find out why Vodka drove so slowly.

Vodka modified the car too heavily, so the horsepower was not enough and it fell behind.

After taking a look at the unconscious Vodka in the carriage, Yingsheng began to think about how to end this matter.

It would be absolutely unrealistic for him to run back to the van and shoot himself in the leg a few times.

After all, the person who did it always had a target, so there was no point in keeping him alive.

Or would he send himself into the explosion?
Buzz buzz buzz—!
The phone vibrated, naturally it was Huaying's hope.

Yingsheng quickly answered the call.

"Big brother, the person has been rescued and is safe and sound. I originally wanted to shoot her in the shoulder or hit her in the face, but I gave up in the end because big brother always prepares gifts for her, and I never have."

Huaying Hope's tone became depressed at the end.

"Hmm... don't all kinds of cute pajamas count?"

"Not really! I want something more formal!"

Yingsheng sighed: "Okay, wake her up first, I want to understand the situation."

Qingzi woke up quickly, and then Yingsheng heard something that made his scalp tingle.

"The one who planned all this is Vermouth. Miss Lan is in danger!"

(End of this chapter)