Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 260: Source's Personality Mask
"Director Shiraishi, do you have anything to say about Akiyoshi Kanako's transformation from a victim to a murderer? Do you think the police officer in charge of the case should be held responsible for this?"

"The case is still under investigation. Whether Akiyoshi Kanako is the murderer and why she committed the crime cannot be answered yet. Please pay attention to the press conferences of the Metropolitan Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office..."

"Excuse me, is it true that Kanako Akiyoshi has multiple personality disorder? Will she be sentenced?"

"This requires a specialized psychiatrist to conduct a forensic evaluation."

"Director Shiraishi, I heard that the gun that killed Councillor Matsushita came from a police officer. Will the Metropolitan Police Department change the regulations on the use of firearms by police officers?"

"No, the one who killed Congressman Matsushita was a military pistol, and a case has been filed in Nagano. It was committed by the Tsukami Group, a violent organization from Nagano. And as far as I know, no one in the Metropolitan Police Department lost a gun in this case. Please don't believe in rumors!"

"Officer Shiraishi, what were you thinking when you climbed to the 18th floor with your bare hands?"

"My only concern is to protect the safety of the people..."

"There is news that Congressman Matsushita bears an unshirkable responsibility for the disappearance of Kanako Akiyoshi. What do you think about this?"

"As for the circumstances of the case, I think you should look up the news of that year, such as the interview records of Kanako Akiyoshi's parents... I did not participate in the investigation of the case that year, so I don't know the specific circumstances."

"Director Shiraishi, I heard that Councillor Matsushita had a grudge against you before his death. Is that true?"

"I had never met with Senator Matsushita, nor had any direct communication with him, before the incident occurred."

……

As soon as Shiraishi returned to the police station, he was surrounded by reporters.

Although it would be easy for Shiraishi to wade in directly with his physical strength, he still accepted an interview. The result...

Halfway through the interview, Shiraishi felt something was wrong!
Why are you asking me about these things?
Shouldn't we ask Counselor Uno or the Public Relations Division of the General Affairs Department of the Metropolitan Police Department?

I'm a local director, isn't it strange for you to ask me this?
Therefore, Bai Shi only spoke the meaningless truth to most of the questions, and was determined not to lie or be fooled...

Just when Shiraishi wanted to get away as soon as possible, Yayoi Aida, who was among the reporters, finally accepted Shiraishi's pleading look.

"Director Shiraishi, I heard that the police received a clue that the company run by Councillor Matsushita that customizes campus safety products and decorations has engaged in improper transactions with many schools... Is this true?" Yayoi Aida asked at this time.

Aida's question silenced the swarming reporters.

This may seem unrelated to the case, but it is actually related to the city council, the education committee, major education groups... everything!

"I don't know the specifics, but the public security department has indeed mentioned it. As for whether an investigation will be launched, you can consult the Metropolitan Police Department's Publicity Division or the Prosecutor's Office." Shiraishi said righteously.

……

Ah sneeze——

Kazami, who had already left the investigation headquarters of the Beika Police Station because there was no public security business, sneezed for some reason.

……

Seeing that the reporters' attention was diverted to the Beihua Agency, Shiraishi was about to go in first, when suddenly another long-haired male reporter asked, "Director Shiraishi, I've heard that because you have a close personal relationship with reporter Aida, she always has exclusive news. Is that true?"

Not only was Shiraishi stunned when he heard this, but other reporters were also burning with gossip.

but……

Bai Shi looked at the long-haired reporter carefully, then asked, "Which newspaper are you from? Why don't you see the newspaper logo?"

"I'm correspondent Ryuichi Yanase..."

"The police station does not accept interviews from correspondents. Only registered newspapers can enter for interviews. Mr. Yanase's behavior puts us in a difficult position. The interview can only end here." Shiraishi shook his head and then... waded through the crowd.

Correspondents are "freelance journalists" as opposed to reporters who work for newspapers. They earn money from articles they submit to various newspapers. They do not have a fixed salary and are responsible for their own interview expenses. In addition... they are not allowed to enter some official interviews at all.

It is hard to say whether it is a "stereotype" or an "objective summary". Usually, there are more rumor-mongers among correspondents. But at the same time, there are also some particularly brave correspondents who dare to conduct in-depth investigations and report on things that newspapers are not allowed to report.

Especially now, with the development of the Internet and the rise of self-media, correspondents have a way to make money besides paying for their work, and there are more "rumor-mongers" and "actual investigations"...

After Shiraishi waded through the crowd, the police officers from the General Affairs Section who had been prepared nearby also blocked the reporters in the external hall, especially... pushing Yanase Ryuichi out first!

"Really? Another freelance journalist..."

"It caused everyone to miss the interview!"

"With so many questions, why do you only see gossip?"

"Not presentable, tui!"

……

Because of Shiraishi's "reason" before leaving, the newspaper reporters' original attitude of looking down on correspondents was revealed.

Upon seeing this, Yanase left angrily, and decided to go back and write in detail on his blog about Shiraishi Kuro's personal style issues!
……

When Shiraishi arrived at the meeting room of the investigation headquarters, he found that Kazami and the others had already left - after all, the suspect had been caught and it had been determined that the case itself did not involve political factors, so the public security department was not going to interfere in what happened afterwards.

"Congratulations, Director Shiraishi. The Beika Agency has made the greatest contribution to closing this case. Everyone has witnessed it." Uno congratulated him first.

"No, no, thanks to everyone's cooperation, we were able to solve the case so quickly." Shiraishi said modestly.

"Inspector Yamato and I will remember this favor and hope we will have opportunities to cooperate with you in the future." Kuroda's tone became kind for once.

After all, if Shiraishi had not stopped Akiyoshi Kanako from shooting at the crowd, once casualties occurred, both Yamato Gansuke, who directly dropped the gun, and Kuroda Hei, the leader of the Nagano Prefectural Police, would be to blame!
Although Yamato is bound to be punished now, at least he will not be fired directly, and... since there are no casualties, the police can just solve the matter internally behind closed doors.

"How is Kanako?" Shiraishi asked with concern.

"It's still under interrogation. Because he is suspected to have a special illness, the prosecutor has decided to intervene and provide guidance in advance, and a psychiatrist will come to make an assessment later," said Uno.

Because of the special circumstances, this time we don’t have to wait for detailed evidence and confessions to be sent for inspection, but instead directly request the prosecution to intervene in advance.

If the suspect has a mental illness, whether to prosecute and what charges to prosecute must be carefully considered.

Of course, at this stage, there is relatively little that the police need to do and can do, and they just need to cooperate with the work.

Bai Shi was stunned when he heard this: "Awake?"

Shiraishi suspected that this "multiple personality" had made her [spirit] stronger!

Otherwise, if Bai Shi did it himself and knew what was going on, he would have to be unconscious for at least half a day.

"Well, she woke up not long after being brought back. She seemed to still be the weaker main personality... Detective Gen is interrogating her." Yuno nodded.

"Oh, Yuan..."

Shiraishi:! ! !
When Shiraishi heard that it was Yuan who was interrogating, he immediately realized the problem!
Originally, this kind of thing would definitely not be the turn of the local police station to "interrogate", and because Shiraishi didn't think that Akiyoshi Kanako would wake up immediately, he didn't give any instructions...

However, this time, the Beika Police Department made great contributions in the investigation of the case, especially Shiraishi, who finally turned the tide!
This is not just about "saving the people on the scene", more importantly...

Because of Shiraishi's actions, everyone's attention, which was originally focused on the dangerous and sensitive issue of "the murderer entering a crowded event scene with a gun", was suddenly diverted!

The Metropolitan Police Department will certainly continue to promote in this way in the future, so that everyone will pay more attention to "heroes" rather than "crisis."

After all, when people pay attention to the "crisis", the first thing they think of is "you tax thieves are just eating for free", even if the police prevent casualties...

Therefore, Counselor Uno also wanted to give more credit to the Rice Bureau. It was impossible for Shiraishi to lead the Rice Bureau to charge into battle and then come to pick up the spoils. Not to mention whether it would be embarrassing, Shiraishi would probably not be able to pass this test!
If the interrogation was handed over to the Beika Police Station, Kunikida would of course arrange for Minamoto to interrogate...

Firstly, Gen's interrogation skills were obvious to all and worthy of such a major case; secondly, Gen's interrogation techniques were relatively gentle, and everyone also wanted to try not to irritate Akiyoshi Kanako.

However, when Shiraishi heard that it was Yuan who was interrogating him, he immediately realized the problem - it would have been fine before, but now Yuan has "special skills"!

What effect will it have if we activate [Absolute Empathy] on "Multiple Personalities"?
Shiraishi hurried over to the requisition room...

Just when I entered the outer room and looked inside the soundproof room, I found that Yuanzheng was laughing loudly and was "being brothers" with Akiyoshi Kanako - it seemed that Kanako had switched her personality!
"That's right, just kill that guy!"

"Hahaha, it's a pity that there are only bento boxes on site, otherwise I should have a big bowl."

"But Officer Yamato was also beaten pretty badly. You hit him too hard, brother."

"What kind of talk is that? He's a policeman and I'm a hero. Isn't it natural for me to beat him up? He should thank me for saving his life!"

"Brother, you are so free and easy. I wish I could take off this skin. Alas..."

……

Yamada, who was recording nearby, and Akasaka, Megure and others who were watching outside, were almost unable to hold it anymore!
At the beginning, Akasaka and other detectives from the Beika Police Station just felt that Gen and the suspect were a little too close today, and they even swore to Megure and other detectives from Souichi that this was Gen's interrogation style, so just wait and see...

Then... things turned out like this! "I have three major hatreds in my life: villains, hypocrites, and corrupt officials!"

"Thinking about that evil thief, he actually attacked a little girl. It's absolutely unforgivable. I'll put a bullet in his mouth and splatter his brains. It will be so satisfying!"

"And that unscrupulous female teacher, who ignored Kanako all those years ago and even went on TV every year to brag about herself... How could I tolerate her?"

"And that squad leader is equally abominable. It's a pity that he was disturbed by that big guy..."

"But that big guy is a competent detective. Kanako also stopped me at that time, otherwise he might not have been able to dodge!"

……

Kanako...or rather, her "deer man personality" explained everything that needed to be explained.

The description of the murder process completely corresponds to the scene.

only……

Seeing that Yuan not only agreed with this "antisocial personality", he was even about to become sworn brothers with him!
"Detective Yuan, please come out for a moment." After Shiraishi arrived, he quickly called Yuan out.

After Yuan came out, his face suddenly froze, and then he shook his head and rubbed his face fiercely. During this time, Bai Shi kept staring at him, fearing that he would slide and tackle him when he was not prepared.

Looking at Director Shiraishi's eyes at this time, Yuan felt a little guilty and said awkwardly: "Director, I'm sorry... I seem to have been a little drunk just now, haha... ha." He also laughed dryly twice.

Seeing this, Bai Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, [Absolute Empathy] and [Multiple Personalities] produced some kind of reaction, but...

At least Yuan didn't really suffer from "multiple personalities" - otherwise he wouldn't react the way he does now.

Judging from the few cases of "dissociative identity disorder", memories should not be shared between different personalities, but should be clearly individual and independent...

This is obviously not the case with Yuan. It can only be said that there is an additional role-playing object in the personality, or in the words of Jungian psychology, an additional "personality mask".

"You should be more careful. Many leaders will read the interrogation reports of this case and the rest of the case!"

While Bai Shi was verbally lecturing him, he took a look at his attributes, wanting to confirm whether he had been given any strange buffs, especially whether there were any extreme changes in the six-dimensional attributes of his "heart".

If the impact is great, Shiraishi is ready to reluctantly grant him a period of annual leave to allow him to recuperate.

The result is unknown until you see it, and you will find that...

Pistol shooting (N, SSR [Magic]), indiscriminate fighting (N, SSR [Magic]).

Yuan has two skills, and different levels appear - the original "N" level is still there, but there is an additional "SSR" at the end, and the note is "magic"?
If it was before meeting Hongzi, Bai Shi might not have understood what it meant, but now Bai Shi understood...

This should be the strength that can be exerted in the "magic" state!
That is, when you are "absolutely confident that you have invincible marksmanship and fighting abilities", you will really be able to exert the effect of "magic"...

Unscientific?
It’s not scientific!

The "magic" here refers to the "magic" among the three major supernatural powers. It is a professional term, which means unscientific power.

At the same time, this also explains why "Akiyoshi Kanako" has never learned shooting but can shoot so accurately, and has never learned fighting skills and is very weak, but can beat Yamato up.

In fact, she did not conjure up any "new knowledge" out of nothing. She just had never practiced shooting, but she was not incapable of loading a gun or pulling the trigger. She had seen Aoyama Yukiichi do this before. She also did not use any fighting skills, but she had a good sense of battle.

After all, "multiple personality" is a pathological condition in which the patient constructs this "personality" himself, rather than "inviting gods to possess him". It's just that Kanako thinks that "Deer Man" should be able to do these things, so the personality of "Deer Man" has the confidence that is "enough to perform magic".

This can also explain why in other cases of "multiple personalities", there are examples where other personalities have mastered abilities that the main personality has never learned!

……

The "personality mask" that Yuan had just formed could actually do this, but...

After all, it is not Yuan's real ability, and he can't do it whenever he wants, so his overall rating has not changed.

"Yuan." Bai Shi suddenly called him.

"Yes! Director, what do you want me to do?" Yuan asked nervously.

"You will be registered for both shooting and arresting skills in the big competition in March, so please prepare well." Bai Shi said directly.

"Eh? Director... I... I've been practicing arrest techniques a lot recently, but shooting... I'm really not good at it..." Yuan thought that this was some new kind of punishment play, and quickly begged for mercy.

"I have decided that when you shoot... you can try to find the feeling you had just now!" Bai Shi said and reminded him.

During the Metropolitan Police Department's police competition, each police station in Tōhoku and each department in the main office must send three people to compete in the shooting competition, regardless of gender. For arrest techniques, there are two men and one woman, but there is no distinction between men and women in the competition. There is an overall ranking and a ranking of female police officers. In addition... if you lose to a female police officer, you will be extra ridiculed!

In the past, the goal of the Mihua Police Department was to prevent the two male police officers from being beaten up by a powerful female police officer who suddenly appeared out of nowhere...

Shiraishi has been in office for about half a year. Because he has been very tough in arresting people, he is relatively confident in the "arresting skills competition." Even if he can't make a big splash, at least he won't expose his butt.

But "shooting"...

Bai Shi has no good solution!

Shiraishi's "shooting" cannot be said to be bad, it is at Lv7. Based on Shiraishi's experience, the bottom line of the SSR level is Lv7. In other words, in the police officer's ability evaluation system, Shiraishi's shooting skills are already very good.

But if Bai Shi ordered it higher, he would feel bad because...

Using points here is almost the same as throwing it away for nothing!
Shiraishi usually doesn't have a chance to shoot...

pistol?

Not to mention the timing of use, Shiraishi's hand, using the standard police M60, the result was that "he couldn't pull the trigger when holding the handle", the pistol was simply not big enough!
If Shiraishi wants to shoot, he has to hold the handle or barrel with one hand and use the fingers of the other hand to pull the trigger...

If Bai Shi hadn't had the time to spare, he would have rushed up and beat the man to death!
And no matter how high Shiraishi's "shooting" level is, it is impossible to make everyone "feel the same" as in the "arresting technique" training.

If you want to improve the "shooting" ability of police officers in the police station, you can only accumulate it over time - generally speaking, even if you have talent, you can only become more efficient, and it is basically impossible for a "natural gun god" to exist.

But now the existence of [magic] has given Shiraishi new ideas.

As long as Yuan can adapt to wearing that "personality mask", his [Pistol Shooting] will start directly at Lv7, which is enough to get very good results, and he may even stand out!

At this moment, Section Chief Marubi came over and reported to Shiraishi and Uno: "Director, Counselor Uno, the prosecutor's office and the psychiatrist are here."

"Please come over directly. The person they want to see should be Akiyoshi Kanako." Shiraishi nodded.

Soon, Shiraishi met the prosecutor in charge of the case...

"Prosecutor Kujo, long time no see. As expected, for such a difficult case, the Dongdu Prosecutor's Office still has to send you to personally command it." Shiraishi complimented in a very mature manner.

At this time, Kujo Reiko had a long face and nodded indifferently: "Well, after all, the middle-aged generation like me still has to play the role of the backbone...right?"

Shiraishi:……

When the investigation into the murder of the Ono Group's daughter was reopened, Shiraishi did complain that Karma Go, Kujo Reiko, and Miken Reiji were "the old, middle-aged and young generations of the Touto Public Prosecutors' Office."

but……

Only Uno and Ninomiya should have heard it at that time!
Shiraishi glanced at Uno, but Uno ignored him and greeted Kujo normally. After all, there are so many occasions when the police and prosecutors deal with each other, and it is important to maintain friendly relations... especially since the police are in a slightly lower position in this relationship!
Well, Shiraishi also felt that Uno wouldn't spread such gossip, so...

Shiraishi made a note of Ninomiya in his heart!
"This is Professor Yamabuki, director of the Psychology Laboratory at the School of Medicine at Touto University. Professor Yamabuki will conduct a detailed assessment of the suspect's mental state." Kujo then introduced a man in a Mediterranean white coat who came with them to Shiraishi and Uno.

"Professor Yamabuki, thank you very much." Shiraishi discovered that Professor Yamabuki didn't mind the trouble at all. Looking at Akiyoshi Kanako in the soundproof room, his eyes were about to pop out!
It's not because he's abnormal, but because...

Shiraishi also understood that if he was the one to make the assessment now, then if Kanako needed to be isolated for treatment later, it would most likely be with him. For a psychology professor, gaining custody of Akiyoshi Kanako was equivalent to gaining several major papers...

But even though he understood it, Shiraishi still frowned secretly at Yamabuki's undisguised greed.

Can a person who regards Kanako Akiyoshi as a guarantee of "scientific research results" make an impartial assessment and formulate a treatment process for Kanako Akiyoshi's recovery?

But it's not Shiraishi's turn to worry about this matter, and he can't decide whether to replace him.

and……

In terms of the fairness of the appraisal, Shiraishi felt that there was no major problem - not only Shiraishi's own observations, but also Yuan's special abilities had already proved that Akiyoshi Kanako did have other personalities!

There is no need to worry that Yamabuki will force her to be certified as a "multiple personality" for the sake of scientific research.

As for treatment…

As for the treatment of "dissociative identity disorder", because there are too few cases, no matter who comes to treat it, it will be a matter of trial and error. We can only say that Professor Yamabuki may focus more on scientific research, and it is difficult to say who will be better at treatment...

(End of this chapter)