Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 347 Anyone you love will be killed!

Case solved.

Yingsheng finally knew who was the person who provided him with [Love +5] twice in the abandoned warehouse area the day before yesterday.

Gin.

This name had never appeared in Yingsheng's suspicions before. If Gin hadn't come to him today, he would never have thought of such a thing.

A man, a cold-blooded animal.

This is too ridiculous.

However, since this was the reality he truly experienced, although Hotaru felt a little awkward, his eyes when he looked at Gin suddenly became eager.

This person is a big shot!
+5 twice, +6 once, the purity of this love is even higher than Qingzi's!
After a little thought, Yingsheng immediately figured it out.

First of all, Gin is a really murderous guy, and when it turns into love, it is also surging.

Secondly, Gin is also a dark creature. He has worked diligently for the brewery for many years, and his experiences are quite similar to his previous life. In short, he understands himself better than Kiyoko does.

Thinking of this, Yingsheng discovered that there was still a syringe inserted in Gin's left elbow, with blood oozing out. He hurried forward to help him take it out, and pressed the needle hole with the cotton swab prepared in the metal box.

"How long will this injection last?" Yingsheng asked.

"The effect gradually fades and lasts about four to twelve hours. It depends on who and what I come into contact with and what I'm thinking about," Gin said.

"With such a large fluctuation range, isn't it just a simple sedative?"

"I can't just lie there like an idiot. The organization should have prepared something else." Gin finally raised his right hand slowly and pressed it on the cotton swab. "Stay away from me. I hate you so much now. I feel sick just by looking at you."

Yingsheng followed suit and retreated to a corner of his field of vision. "Your words are probably just a disguise of rationality and emotion. After all, it's impossible for you to have any emotional fluctuations right now."

Gin didn't comment, "You just said you could help me solve this problem, how can I do it?"

"Let me confirm first. Is it only your love and murderous intentions that are reversed, or are all your positive and negative emotions reversed? For example, happiness turns into sadness, excitement turns into disappointment, etc."

Yingsheng was quite curious.

Love and murderous intent, these two things sound pure, but they are the product of a mixture of various complex factors. I don't know how serious Gin's problem is.

"There are some other related emotions, but according to the experimental results, they are dominated by love and murder. When it comes to things that don't involve those two, other emotions are normal."

Gin paused for a moment, took out his mobile phone, opened a review report, and handed it to Yingsheng without looking back.

Yingsheng took it and took a rough look at it. He seemed to understand the various professional terms, but the conclusion was very clear.

If we regard human emotions as nodes, they are connected to each other, weaving an extremely complex spider web.

So now there are problems with two of Gin's nodes, which will affect other nodes.

When other nodes fluctuate, the bad nodes may not be affected, and even if they are, the impact will be minimal.

"It's quite interesting." Yingsheng handed back the phone, "Can you reproduce this situation?"

If possible, I won't have to worry about love anymore.

Just buy a factory, build an assembly line, and do a lot of work to uncover a small goal.

"In order to research treatment methods, the organization tried to reproduce the disease, but three people died and one was an idiot." Gin tilted his head and said, "Why, you also want to start research in this area? You are not a medical scientist, do you want Shirley and Junerick to help you?"

"Sir, you really have a deep prejudice against me. Besides, those two people are probably not experts in neuroscience."

Hotaru adjusted the angle of his seat again and ran completely behind Gin.

"It's not certain about Junerick. People in the medical department have mentioned him many times, saying that if he were here, the research and development progress would definitely be greatly improved." Gin continued to turn around and stared at Hotaru. "And there are too many suspicious points about you. Shirley, Vermouth, and Sekizuki Kiyoko, these three key figures are all involved with you. Who would believe you if you said you were fine?"

"You were the one who asked me to move aside just now. You kept looking at me. Aren't you worried that the drug's effect will wear off soon?" Yingsheng said casually, "As for those people you mentioned, I can only blame my bad luck. By the way, sir, are Vermouth and Xuesong Qingzi really two people?"

Gin looked at him for a few seconds and then looked away.

"Last Sunday at noon, you showed up with Xue Songqingzi. You shouldn't have been able to foresee how much trouble this would bring you. Why did you do this?"

"Because I couldn't have expected it. I thought it was just a routine campus drama, but I didn't know she was involved in so many problems."

Because Yingsheng wanted this result, after that day, he basically never worried about the intention to kill again.

Although it has never happened before.

But at least it saved him from having to eat meaningless meals at night, giving him more time to pursue love or simply spend time with Xiaolan.

"It is precisely because this explanation does not make sense, and we cannot find any solid evidence, that you have been able to remain safe until now." Gin's movements finally returned to normal, and he lowered his head to light a cigarette. "But as long as you have done something, there will always be traces left. Sooner or later, the organization will be able to catch you."

"If we make a presumption of guilt, everyone in this world is a potential murderer." Yingsheng looked at the cigarette in Gin's mouth, "Nicotine is a central nervous system stimulant that can stimulate the brain to produce dopamine and keep the brain active. The rapid attenuation of the drug effect before may be related to this aspect."

"I know."

"Feel sorry."

Gin took a deep puff of the cigarette, closed his eyes and felt it for a long time, then slowly exhaled from his nose, and the smoke lingered for a long time.

"I hate this feeling of having a dull brain. It makes me a waste and I don't deserve to live in this world."

"I understand this point very well. Sometimes I also think that it would be better to just go back to the old school and start over." Yingsheng smiled, "But most people in this world are muddle-headed and just go with the flow, so..."

"They are them. I don't like hearing such advice." Gin interrupted, "Tell me your method."

"Did the organization also say these words to you, sir?" Yingsheng asked.

"Do you have no other options at all and just want to get information from me?" Gin asked back.

"Honestly, I don't think it's a big deal. Even if love and murderous intent are reversed, sir, you will inexplicably fall in love with the person you want to kill, but this is just the interference of emotions, and rationality remains. With your willpower, you can definitely still pull the trigger."

This is Yingsheng’s true thought.

And as for him personally, he naturally hopes that Gin will never be able to return to normal, and it would be better if he doesn't take medicine anymore. It would be great if he could just keep providing him with love.

Gin said in a gloomy tone, "That's easy to say, then why don't you go and kill Mao Lilan."

Yingsheng shook his head, "That's different. My rationality and sensibility are integrated. There is no contradiction."

"Can you completely distinguish the two?"

"Why not..."

Yingsheng paused and suddenly realized that for natural human consciousness, it is indeed a very difficult thing to completely distinguish between rationality and sensibility.

Even a great monk who has practiced meditation in an ancient temple in the mountains for many years cannot completely guarantee that he will not have any distracting thoughts in his heart, let alone Gin, a dark creature who has sunk into the abyss of the world.

Yingsheng couldn't help but sigh, "There is no Bodhi tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing at all, so where can dust gather?"

"I don't understand." Gin turned around again, "And isn't the North Pole Xuantian God a Taoist?"

"I just said it casually. Although the Sixth Patriarch Huineng's verse has a profound meaning, how can ordinary people do it? It is far better to be down-to-earth than 'constantly wipe it and do not let it collect dust'."

Unless, gods and Buddhas appear in the world and consciousness is transformed!
Gin was silent for a moment. "Even if the personality is split, the new personality must be based on past cognition. Where did you learn so much Buddhist knowledge?"

"It's a gift from God." Yingsheng spread his hands. "Besides, the human brain is amazing. Didn't the news say that a man in Australia, who had never learned Chinese, suddenly learned to speak Mandarin after a car accident? How do you explain this?"

Gin thought for a moment, "He encountered it in his daily life and learned it subconsciously. The car accident just helped him integrate it."

"Then I'm probably about the same..." Yingsheng paused, "Sir, you actually talked to me about this, isn't it possible that the effect of the medicine is starting to wear off again?"

Gin's fingers trembled as he flicked the ash off the cigarette. After hesitating for two seconds, he simply threw the remaining half of the cigarette into the paper cup.

The fireworks went out, leaving a dull gray stain, and Gin slowly closed his eyes.

“This medicine is so ineffective.”

"Its decay is gradual and subtle, so subtle that you can hardly notice it yourself?"

Although Hotaru was asking a question, he was already certain in his heart and understood why Gin wanted to conceal the reason at first, but later revealed the truth.

Because under the influence of that inverted murderous intent, Gin subconsciously developed a kind of trust in himself.

Yingsheng suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had realized Gin's condition earlier and he hadn't reminded him, it would definitely take him a while to realize that something was wrong.

If he were to give some careful guidance, he might even be able to find out at what age Gin stopped wetting the bed.

Gin opened an app on his phone.

There is a curve chart at the bottom of the screen. The first half of the curve continued to rise, but at a certain moment, it suddenly fell off a cliff, and now it is starting to rise slowly again.

There are several values ​​​​in parallel at the top of the screen. In the yellow-green square in the middle, it says:
【Cognitive dissociation index: 34】

Yingsheng also saw this value and asked, "Is this high or low? Since the organization can detect your mental state, sir, didn't they give you an early warning device to remind you to take medicine in time?"

"The medical department said that the normal level for a normal person is around 10 points. My highest point has been 97 points. This is still okay." Gin put away his phone and took out a black bracelet. "This thing can be used as an early warning, but I don't like it, so I took it off before."

Gin handed the bracelet to Hotaru, "What do you think it looks like?"

"It's a kind of protection, but also a kind of surveillance." Yingsheng took it and looked at it for a few seconds, thinking that it seemed that it would be useless to discover it in advance. "I guess there must be a locator in it, is there a bug?"

"Checked the vodka, no."

"Do you trust him 100 percent?"

"Why do you ask so clearly? Do you want to hang me up and torture me with Veritaserum like you did to Bourbon?" Gin asked back.

"So, the torture I suffered the day before yesterday was all due to your misunderstanding, sir?" Yingsheng asked in the same way. "You killed Chianti and Cohen, I don't think this is a misunderstanding."

"Sir said that Slavic Superman has woken up. How is his health?"

"It's a blessing in disguise. My physique is much stronger than before."

"He bit the alien?"

"Are you stalling for time now?"

"I'm just curious, and doesn't psychological therapy involve a process of opening the target's heart through small talk?" Yingsheng shook his head, "Sir, you are too defensive. If I were you, I would definitely cooperate 100%, not only me, but also the organization's treatment."

"You are too naive, Mr. Liuying. Do you really not know the organization's attitude towards guinea pigs?"

Gin habitually went to light a cigarette.

Yingsheng waved the bracelet in front of his eyes.

"What a strange guy. Isn't this good for you?" Gin took out a cigarette but held it in his hand without lighting it. "Besides, the organization's research focus is not in the neurological field. There is probably a laboratory studying my problem now, but it will probably be withdrawn after a while."

"You've shed blood for the organization, but the higher-ups are so heartless?" Yingsheng asked.

"I don't think you'd be that naive."

"This is not naivety, it is science. Countless examples throughout history have shown that a good work-related injury and pension system can greatly enhance the cohesion and combat effectiveness of an organization."

"........."

Gin knocked on the table, "Let's get back to business. What exactly is your method?"

"That's what I said before, using rationality to control emotions. I think you should be able to do it." Yingsheng said.

"Not everyone is a heartless monster like you." Gin glanced at him, "I can do it, but I will hesitate for even half a second, which makes me completely useless, understand?"

In a life-or-death situation, half a second is too long.

Yingsheng nodded, "Of course I know, so you need to train in this area until you no longer hesitate, and even re-establish the neural mapping so that you think 'whoever you love must be killed'. In that way, won't you be no different from a normal person?"

Gin frowned slightly, "You mean, it doesn't treat the nerves, but just allows me to train myself to be Pavlov's dog?"

"No, no, no, it's just a kind of color blindness."

Yingsheng said: "For example, a person is born color blind. The sky he sees is red, but everyone else tells him that it is blue. So, he will think red is blue. Conversely, when he sees a blue tomato, he will think blue is red.

To the outside world, and to himself, his perception of color is no different from that of everyone else; after all, they all think the sky is blue.

If nothing unexpected happens, he might not even discover this until he enters the grave.

In fact, are you sure now that the sky in your eyes and mine is the same color?"

Gin thought for a moment and said, "What you said is indeed possible, but the prerequisite is that the cognitive error is congenital. I have cognitive disorder acquired later, so this method is not applicable to me."

Suppose a person is born without vision, he will not be able to understand the concept of “red, orange, red, green, indigo, blue and violet” even if he spends his entire life.

But if he becomes blind later in life, his other senses can easily bring back the color impressions that already exist in his mind.

"Yes, that's why I said that you need to be trained and develop conditioned reflexes." Yingsheng frowned slightly, "I think the organization couldn't have thought of this. As long as they let you continue to train to kill, you will soon be able to return to normal. Why didn't they do this?"

Gin looked at Hotaru as if he were an alien. "Do you think this is the Warring States Period? And who knows how long that kind of training will last. The organization can't be that crazy."

"If it's not possible in Japan, what about abroad?"

"madman."

"American soldiers often do this." Yingsheng shrugged. "Could it be that you, a cold-blooded animal, would be soft-hearted in such a matter?"

Gin clicked his tongue, "What I mean is, even someone like me wouldn't want to kill a stranger for no reason, do you understand?"

"Well...what if that person wants to kill you?"

"After I knew someone wanted to kill me, my killing intent would only be directed at the person behind the scenes, not the tools he used casually."

Yingsheng sighed, "I didn't realize you were so generous. It seems I shouldn't have told you about this in advance."

"I'm not an idiot. Even if no one told me, I would have thought of it myself." Gin put away the injection, stood up and went to get his clothes. "If you can't do anything, then I'll leave first."

"Please be patient, sir. Even if it's difficult to create new enemies for you now, you should have had some targets." Yingsheng knocked on the armrest of the wheelchair. "If those people left a deep enough impression on you, maybe you don't need too many people to rebuild your reflexes."

Gin put on his clothes and looked directly at Hotaru, "The first one is you."

"I understand." Yingsheng shook his head and laughed, "So you came to me today not only to learn the ruthless way, but also to kill me and cure yourself."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Liuying." Gin smiled slightly, "But there's nothing I can do. It's because I can't find the other people I want to kill. I hope you don't blame me."

Click——

As he spoke, the gun was loaded.

A black muzzle of a gun was pressed against Yingsheng's forehead.

Yingsheng sighed, "In that case, Mr. Kurosawa, you shouldn't have given me that injection just now. Only if you kill me when your emotions are the most intense, the healing effect will be the best."

Gin frowned, "Do you think I'm joking with you?"

"Of course not. This is just a rational analysis." Yingsheng raised Gin's bracelet. "The cognitive dissociation index is 41. Maybe rationality is still dominant. I don't think you will shoot."

"Oh, you are simply courting death."

"Your current emotions are fake."

Gin's eyes were cold, but Hotaru looked at him without hesitation, and his eyes were roughly the same as Gin's.

But the coldness in Hotaru's eyes did not come from him, but was just like a mirror in a calm lake, clearly reflecting the expression in Gin's eyes.

After a long time, the wind blew gently.

Gin silently put down the pistol, took the bracelet from Hotaru and put it on. The number on it was 37.

"You are definitely not a human being. What exactly is your essence?"

"I'm just lucky enough to be favored by the gods, and now my consciousness is about to degenerate again." Yingsheng said.

"Because of Mao Lilan?"

"Correct."

"I really don't see how she is better than other women, and why she is qualified to make you change."

"It's fate, why bother to study the cause and effect?"

Gin was silent for a few breaths, then sat down again. "Can I also believe in the North Pole Xuantian God that you believe in?"

"Of course you can, but you want to use faith to keep yourself rational all the time, but that's impossible."

"Why? Because I have a purpose?"

"Almost. When you say this, you have attachment and it is impossible to be pure." Yingsheng asked, "Does the medicine have side effects?"

"Its effect will become weaker and weaker, and long-term use will risk brain atrophy, turning me into a complete idiot."

Gin couldn't help but reach for the cigarette again.

Yingsheng raised his hand and held it, then handed him a box of chewing gum.

Strawberry flavored.

Gin pushed his hand away, "You're such a fucking pervert, what on earth do you want to do?"

Yingsheng glanced at Gin's bracelet, and the dissociation index on it was still 37.

"You asked me for help, and I want to help you. What's the problem?" Yingsheng took out two pieces of gum and chewed them. "Besides me, do you want to kill anyone else?"

"And the mastermind behind this series of events, the person who made me what I am now." Gin grabbed the gum from Yingsheng's hand and took two pieces for himself, "I think that person is you."

"We can only investigate this later. Are there any other more direct targets?"

"And Akai Shuichi, Mizunashi Rena, and all the little rats in the organization, can you find them?"

Yingsheng raised his eyebrows, "Won't the organization help you in this kind of win-win situation?"

Gin chewed his gum vigorously. "Who knows how the medical department reported to the boss? Rum even suggested imprisoning me, saying that I might betray the organization at any time."

"Alas, the organization is unfortunate, and there are treacherous officials in the court."

"Do you have any solution? If not, I will still kill you later."

"Um……"

Yingsheng touched his chin and said, "Did the injection also destroy your IQ? You didn't shoot just now, do you think you still have a chance?"

"Damn it, that means I've been fooled again, right?" Gin added two more pieces of gum to himself, "Forget it, it doesn't matter if you kill me. The organization will avenge me if they know I'm here with you."

"Haha, I don't think so."

(End of this chapter)