Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 257 Sneak attack!

Zhu Fushi saw Shiraishi's face change slightly, and he also stepped forward and looked at the novel in his hand with the help of the flashlight. Then his face changed and he said, "Shiraishi police officer, this is..."

Shiraishi did not answer immediately, but asked, "Where is what Kanako wrote?"

"Actually, there aren't many things written by Kanako Akiyoshi. Most of them are... some children's drawings." Morobushi said, turning to the album on his phone and handing it to Shiraishi.

It is indeed a "children's drawing" because Kanako has been locked up here since she was ten years old. Her handwriting and drawings are very childish, still like those of an elementary school student.

Among them, Bai Shi found several paintings with the sky as the background and the house as the main subject...

As time approaches the present, the image of the "house" becomes more and more distorted, and gradually only the sky is painted, and finally even the "sky" becomes abnormal.

Shiraishi, who was quite knowledgeable in psychology, soon realized that...

"Kanako must be a child who loves the sky very much. The house in the painting is a natural expression of her homesickness..." Shiraishi speculated that she might have painted her father and mother at the beginning, but after reading the news about her parents' death, she began to deliberately avoid this point.

Paintings that are too old may not exist at all or may have been damaged.

"The impression of home gradually faded, and even... maybe because I haven't seen the sky again, the sky also began to become unfamiliar." Bai Shi analyzed.

Bai Shi was silent for a while, and then suddenly a "monkey king" jumped out from under the cellar exit, scaring Zhu Fu.

Zhu Fu quickly climbed up the ladder, only to see Bai Shi crawling out of the house, scaring the surrounding patrolmen to death. At the same time...

Bai Shi himself was unaware of this at the moment, he just looked at the sky and the endless earth in front of him with a face full of "innocence and purity".

Morobushi immediately understood that Shiraishi Keishi was... probably putting himself in the shoes of Akiyoshi Kanako.

Just looking at Shiraishi's big stature, with his face maintaining an innocent and pure look while he was smiling and shedding tears... Zhu Fu had to admit that Shiraishi's sense of substitution was really strong!
After a moment, Bai Shi's expression gradually faded, and he got up from the ground. His face was now filled with solemnity.

"Officer Shiraishi, what do you think..." Zhu Fushi saw that he seemed to have figured something out, and when he thought about what he had read in those books before, he couldn't help but feel worried.

"Kanako...may well have multiple personalities!" Shiraishi said solemnly.

"Multiple personalities... do they really exist?" Zhu Fu's tone was a little confused.

I often hear about this, but...

It’s really difficult to get him to accept it!

After all, in Zhu Fu's opinion, this kind of thing is too far away from him, and he can only see it in movie theaters!
"Of course, multiple personality is just a popular name. The official name of the disease is 'dissociative identity disorder', abbreviated as DID... It is a type of dissociative disorder. People with symptoms usually have experienced childhood trauma, mental abuse, and physical abuse.

"There are very few real cases. The most famous one is the '24 Billy' case in the United States. Although it is difficult to attribute the cause completely because the sample size is too small, it is generally believed that the disease manifests itself as the body being controlled by different personalities, as if there are multiple souls living in it.

"The memories of these personalities are not even interconnected. In some cases, after the personality switch, not only are the patient's psychological test results different, but even their behavioral gait, accent, handwriting... and even physiological characteristics such as heart rate and blood pressure will be different," Shiraishi explained.

Not to mention the Nagano case, in the previous cases in Touto and the murder of Yuriko Matsushita, what Shiraishi has always been concerned about is the "different attitudes" of the people at the scene.

Judging from the scene alone, one is ruthless and at the same time very cautious; one is inexplicably eating a lot at the crime scene; and the other has a certain kindness towards Matsushita Yuriko...

The most likely scenario, of course, is that the crime was committed by a team, followed by the fact that different people entered the scene separately.

However, it was later proved that the person who ate the bento and wanted to appease the dead was definitely the same person - Akiyoshi Kanako, and the third person never found any trace...

Therefore, Bai Shi began to wonder whether it might be the least likely scenario - multiple personalities!
Until the truth of Nagano's case came out, Shiraishi became more and more suspicious.

Being abused as a child and even imprisoned for fifteen years is increasingly consistent with the conditions for multiple personality disorder, and...

It is strange in itself why the signature of the "deer man" appeared in the prison.

If it was the person who saved Kanako Akiyoshi who did this, then when he appeared in the cellar, shouldn't he have just saved her? Why did he leave a message?

It doesn't look like there are multiple people imprisoned in the cellar...

And if we say that "Deer Man" is a protective personality split from Kanako herself, then it makes sense!

Just now, Bai Shi also saw in the book "The Great Jianghu: Hotspot Heroes" that the protagonist's name is "Lu Ren"...

In other words, this is the "hero"-like personality that Kanako has developed in her heart!
The one who killed Aoyama Koichi and Matsushita Yuriko later should also be "him". As for the one who ate calmly, Shiraishi suspected that he was imitating the personality of the protagonist of another book "Food Wars: The Cooking Master Boy"...

After confirming this, Shiraishi immediately called Uno.

"Hello, this is Uno... Officer Shiraishi, what did you find in Nagano..."

"Counselor Uno! Notify all detectives immediately and be careful. Kanako Akiyoshi may not have any other accomplices, but... she should be a patient with multiple personality traits and may switch to a murderous personality state at any time!" Shiraishi didn't bother to be polite and said directly.

"Eh? Multiple personalities?" Yuno has never seen such a thing before at his age, and his face suddenly tightened.

He even thought more than ordinary police officers...

If it really is "multiple personalities", then it is not just a matter of danger during arrest, but I am afraid that the trouble will begin after the arrest - who knows how people with multiple personalities should be sentenced?

To put it simply, this involves the sentencing standards for mentally ill people. To put it more deeply... this even involves the moral basis of punishment!

Can a personality with no memory of murder be punished for committing a crime physically?

After all, "multiple personalities" is not like general mental disorder. People even believe that it is "one body with multiple souls". So how should the sentence be?

It is foreseeable how much public attention this will attract.

"Officer Shiraishi, how did you know? Could you have made a mistake..." Of course, Uno was skeptical. If Shiraishi had not told him that he was just an ordinary police officer, Uno would have already cursed.

"I have a master's degree in psychology from the University of Tokyo, and my graduation thesis is about personality analysis." Shiraishi did not explain the details on the phone.

Uno:……

"okay, I get it……"

Yuno did not hesitate for too long. After all...if there was any headache, it would be the prosecutors and the court. The police had a simpler way - collect evidence and send it directly to the prosecutor's office, regardless of mental issues. As long as they made sure that there were no flaws in the evidence of the case under the spotlight of public opinion, then it would be up to the prosecutors and the defense lawyers to deal with it!

"I'll inform everyone right away... Officer Shiraishi, you don't have to worry too much. The gun used in the crime has just been recovered." Uno said, and comforted Shiraishi.

"What?" Bai Shi was stunned when he heard that.

"Not long ago, in a trash can in Beihua 45-chome, garbage collectors found a pistol wrapped in a takeout bag from a nearby restaurant. It was initially confirmed to be a -caliber military automatic pistol. Ballistic comparison and fingerprint confirmation are in progress." Yuno said, and sighed: "I was also wondering why the murderer suddenly gave up the murder weapon..."

Yes, this was originally a very strange behavior - it felt like he had thrown away his pistol in a panic, and it didn't seem like the behavior of a ruthless murderer at all.

but……

This is easy to understand if you consider what Shiraishi said.

I think after the other personalities had their meal, they suddenly realized that they were carrying a pistol, and out of fear, they threw it away!

Bai Shi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Although the brutal personality still exists, it is better to have one less weapon with such destructive power.

……

At the same time, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and Teitan Elementary School was over...

Conan and the three Teitan idiots are still thinking about last night's case - after all, they are also "persons of interest", so they want to investigate.

Conan was reluctant to lead three elementary school students in mischief, but on the one hand, he had no chance to get away, and on the other hand, he was worried that without him, the three kids would do something more dangerous, so he did not insist on refusing.

But just as they were on their way to the Mika Public Hall...

As he passed the corner, Yuantai, who was running, suddenly bumped into someone!
"Hey!"

I saw a big sister and Yuantai falling down at the same time!

"Ah! Sorry, sorry..." Yuantai apologized quickly.

"Big sister, are you okay?" Ayumi also stepped forward to support her.

who knows……

"Ouch... Ouch! It hurts! Why are you running on the road? Ouch..."

Junior Detective Team: ???

This older sister, who looked quite old, suddenly cried out “Wow” and burst into tears, just like... a little child?
Faced with this scene, Conan and others were surprised and at a loss as to what to do to comfort them.

The three little ones were still confused, but Conan had already realized that something was wrong and began to observe this "strange big sister" carefully.

Conan soon confirmed that the clothes she was wearing were all newly "bought", even her outer clothes... had the anti-theft buckles not removed!
Of course, the suspicion of stealing clothes is secondary. More importantly, Conan found that her brain seemed to be not very good...

"Sister Kanako, where is your home? Let us take you back!" Conan asked curiously.

Kanako had just reported her name, but... because the police blocked the news, the words "Akiyoshi Kanako" never appeared in the news, and Conan would not remember the name of a little girl who disappeared fifteen years ago.

The three kids secretly complained in their hearts: How come it seems like the ages of both parties have been switched...

At this time, Kanako started crying again: "Wow, Kanako has no home anymore... Mom and Dad... are gone..."

"Conan, you made her cry again." Mitsuhiko said helplessly.

"Don't bully girls! Conan!" Ayumi looked at him angrily. "Don't cry, I... will treat you to eel rice?" Genta said what he thought was the appropriate words of comfort.

Conan said helplessly: "Is this the problem with the eel rice..."

"Okay!" Kanako wiped away her tears in an instant.

"Eh?" Conan looked at her in surprise - Sister, you are not here to eat and drink for free with elementary school students, are you?

Kanako then...

I feel much more cheerful than before!

The original timid and fearful expression disappeared, and even the introverted posture that had originally hunched over the shoulders became bold and even full of energy.

Conan had never seen this before, and for a moment... the Young Detective Team was tragically "scammed" by a big eater, and all their pocket money was lost!
In the eel shop, when the young detective team was about to cry, the automatic door rang with a ding-dong sound, and a ferocious-looking, scarred, one-eyed cripple man limped in.

"Boss, eel rice, hurry up!" Yamato urged directly - he had never eaten since arriving in Toudou.

Mitsuhiko and the other two looked a little scared because this guy was sitting at the table next to them...

After observing for a few seconds, Conan was 80% sure - although he had never seen him before, this person should be a detective!
"Sister Kanako, let's go after we're full..." Ayumi said a little fearfully at this time.

Yamato, who was sitting at the next table, had just picked up his chopsticks, but when he heard the keyword "Kanako", he was stunned and looked over.

Yamato looked at Kanako with his one eye - her age was suitable, her outfit...and her coat had anti-theft buckles?

Very suspicious!

Yamato then looked around Kanako again...

There were only four little kids at the same table, and there was no one else in the entire store who looked like an accomplice.

Kanako patted her stomach and said, "Okay, 80% full is enough..."

"Uh... he's coming!" Mitsuhiko said fearfully when he saw Scarface stand up.

Yamato came to the table where Conan and the others were sitting, looked at Kanako and said, "Your name is Kanako?"

"No, I'm Axing!" Kanako said confidently.

"Huh?" Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta instinctively looked surprised.

Yamato was very sure that this guy was lying!

"Yes, that's right! She is Sister Xing!" Mitsuhiko immediately said cleverly - this scarred one-eyed man doesn't look like a good person at first glance, maybe Sister Kanako is avoiding him!
"Do you have your ID with you?" Yamato remained unmoved and kept staring at Kanako.

However, Kanako looked frank at this time and shook her head when she heard it.

The restaurant owner came over and asked worriedly, "Excuse me...is there any trouble?"

Conan said at the right time: "It's okay... this uncle is a detective!"

"Huh?" The boss and the three kids were all stunned.

"How do you know I'm a detective?" Yamato was also surprised. He shouldn't have revealed his identity, but he immediately shook his head and said, "Forget it, I am indeed a detective... Please... cooperate with the investigation, is that okay?"

Yamato showed his police ID and then... hesitated and did not follow Shiraishi's order!

On the one hand, this was only the first time that Yamato and Shiraishi met; on the other hand, he was a stubborn person and had always refused to obey some "unreasonable" orders; and the most important thing was... not long ago, the murderer's pistol was found in the trash can.

Even if the murderer was Kanako herself, what would happen? She had already thrown away the murder weapon!

And Yamato also believed in his own judgment - this little girl, even though she lied about her name, didn't look like... some vicious criminal.

"Hmm? It's from Nagano Prefecture." Conan said sharply.

Yamato:……

You have good eyesight!

"It's the Joint Investigation Headquarters!" Yamato emphasized that this was not cross-regional law enforcement.

"Eh?" Conan was stunned when he heard this - that should be a serious case, right? Could it be...

"Is that so... then... okay." Kanako said, and became timid again.

Yamato couldn't help but frown when he saw this, not understanding what she was pretending to be.

Then Yamato looked at his eel rice with regret, and then said to the four elementary school students: "Kids, the eel rice is untouched. Please, as a reward for the correct answer."

Yamato said, put down the money for the bill, and left with Kanako.

"Sister Kanako...is she a bad person?" Ayumi said worriedly at this time.

"No, maybe she's just a lost victim or something." Conan suspected that Kanako might not be in a good mental state.

At this time, Yamato had no intention of handcuffing Kanako because of her timid behavior and the fact that the gun used in the crime had already been discovered. He just took her through the alley and prepared to go to where he parked his police car.

Kanako just lowered her head and followed...

Looking at her awkward walking posture, Yamato even felt that even if she wanted to escape, he could catch up with her with crutches!
Just in the middle of the alley, Yamato's cell phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was Section Chief Kuroda calling, Yamato picked up the phone directly.

"Hello, I'm Yamato... Section Chief. I found a woman who looks like Akiyoshi Kanako and was about to go back... I didn't find any accomplices... Cuffing? That's unnecessary... What? Multiple personalities?"

Kanako, who was behind him, slowly raised her head.

The original timid expression disappeared, replaced by an unruly, even crazy sneer!
Yamato was stunned when he heard Section Chief Kuroda's "rambling" words. The next moment, he seemed to realize something and wanted to turn his head slightly, but...

boom!
Kanako then used a sweeping kick to knock him to the ground with his crutches. Yamato was caught off guard and his phone fell out of his hand...

"Hello? Hello! Yamato! What's wrong? Answer me quickly!" Kuroda's roar came from the phone.

But how could Yamato have time to speak?
Kanako saw him fall to the ground, and immediately stepped forward and stomped on his bad leg...

I have to say, the personality of "Deer Man" seems to be very good at doing this kind of thing.

Yamato is quite strong. Even now, ordinary police officers with batons are no match for him with crutches, but...

After all, he had a lame leg, and the "Deer Man" focused on this weakness and attacked fiercely, even avoiding his good leg to prevent a counterattack, making it impossible for Yamato to get up!
"You...cough cough cough!"

Just as Yamato was about to say something, another handful of sand and gravel hit him hard in the face - it was grabbed from the ground when he kicked the ball just now.

At this moment, Yamato suddenly felt a tightening around his waist, and his heart immediately became even tighter!

Kanako grabbed the bulge on his waist, which was one of the important reasons why Conan judged that he was a detective - the gun bag!
Yamato noticed that she was trying to take the gun and immediately tried to grab her hand, but...

Kanako took the opportunity to pick up his crutch and hit him directly in the face. Yamato, who was blind in his left eye and had limited vision, did not understand his opponent's fighting strategy until he felt pain on his left forehead. However, his face was already covered in blood.

Under the pain, Kanako succeeded directly, and after pulling out the gun, Kanako immediately tore the rope between the holster and the gun...

Yamato still wanted to stop her from leaving and tried hard to pull her clothes, but he was hit by the butt of a gun again and fainted completely.

At the same time, the voices of the Young Detectives were heard outside the alley...

Seeing this, Kanako still had a "deer man" look on her face. After a moment's hesitation, she turned around and fled the scene from the other side.

"Ah! It's the detective from before!"

"The phone, the phone is still ringing..."

"Hurry up and call the police and an ambulance!"

"Conan! Wait a minute..."

They found Yamato fainted in the alley, and the Junior Detective Team immediately went forward to check.

After Conan confirmed that the person was not dead, he immediately chased after him to the opposite alley entrance, but after leaving the alley, he only saw a taxi leaving...

Conan didn't bring his skateboard, so there was nothing he could do to get a taxi!
……

Not long after, the ambulance and police car arrived. Yamato had woken up and was sitting on the back door of the ambulance. The doctor on board had simply bandaged his forehead, but he refused to go to the hospital for examination.

At the same time, Kuroda also rushed to the scene...

The other police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were reluctant to say anything, but when Kuroda arrived, they grabbed his collar and shouted angrily, "Asshole! What do you do for a living?"

Just now when the call was disconnected and Yamato's life or death was unknown, he was still worried about Yamato's safety. However, after knowing that Yamato was fine, he was left with only anger - he finally had no guns left, and you're contributing another one, right?
What kind of cripple are you for letting a little girl take your gun away?
Kuroda was originally Yamato's boss, and... Kuroda was the only one who responded violently. He couldn't be said to be bullying a disabled person, and others didn't dare to persuade him at this time.

"I'm so sorry!" Yamato was also full of guilt at this time.

Although he reviewed it in his mind and still couldn't figure out how such a weak little girl could be so good at sneak attacks and so despicable and decisive, but... Yamato also knew that he had made a huge mistake this time!
Not only did he let the prisoner go, but the other party also got his pistol.

In the end, it was Megure who said, "Inspector Kuroda, or... the case is more important, let's ask Inspector Yamato what happened first..."

Kuroda then let him go and said angrily: "If she hurts someone with your gun, you will have to hand in your resignation letter!"

(End of this chapter)