He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

"Do you remember that midnight a week ago? I said that the love you're offering is too unstable, and I'm planning to seriously find a girlfriend. These are actually two different directions."

"Is that so..."

Kiyoko suddenly realized: "The first thing to do with something unstable is to make it stable. Why is my love for you unstable? Because I'm a terrible person, because there are other men around me..."

Ying Sheng: "To be so possessive as to try to destroy your world, to make you see and love only me, and to make you only love me from now on, is disgusting, isn't it?"

Kiyoko: "There is one point, although Hotaru-kun's actions were based on rational considerations of self-interest rather than genuine possessiveness."

“But I clearly underestimated you. You are very strong and did not fall into that state.”

"In fact, it has happened."

"Oh?"

Even if it's just a fleeting thought.

Ying Sheng: "I understand. The timing must be quite late, probably because of Sato Miwako's behavior? But shortly after that, you discovered that her attitude towards you deteriorated because she was provoked, and she thought that person was you."

Kiyoko: "Yes, I thought to myself at the time, are there many people in this world who can create such coincidences?"

Hotaru: "Especially since you personally participated in setting up a trap for Kogoro Mouri, Takahara Yoshi is your accomplice."

"But at the time I couldn't be sure if it was really Hotaru-kun who did it, because when I suggested framing my mother for everything, Hotaru-kun was actively helping me."

"I was somewhat disappointed in you back then."

"Disappointed? Because I'm fixated on blaming my mother?"

"Yes, I think you've lost your rationality in this matter and become a prisoner of your emotions."

Ying Sheng sighed softly: "Of course, the main reason is another aspect. I had a conjecture at that time and was eager to verify it. And since you haven't shown me any affection for a long time, I took the opportunity to make some plans for you."

"Are there flaws in those plans?"

"For most people, they're perfect enough, but for Kudo, they're probably a little lacking. You already know the result, don't you?"

The truth finally came to light. Kiyoko lowered her eyes slightly and asked, "What would have happened if I hadn't come?"

Didn't I say that before?

"what?"

“I will drive my muscle car through the Metropolitan Police Department’s wall and kneel down in the ruins before you.”

Ying Sheng turned around, gently hugged her, and whispered sweet nothings in her ear:

"From this moment on, I am your slave."

Chapter 58 Experiment: A Great Success!

Do not add entities unless necessary.

Ying Sheng always follows this principle in everything he does.

The starting point of this series of cases, the death of Masato Yukimatsu, was not simply an accident for Hotaru to make. Instead, he added unnecessary details and introduced Nami Yukimatsu as a suspect to the police, even leaving behind the mocking term "idiot."

Why?

His reasoning to Kiyoko was that Shinichi Kudo was very intelligent, and these suspicions were a special attack against him.

There is indeed a reason for this; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hide his true intentions from Kiyoko.

which is:

Without leaving a trace, she turned the fire on herself!

Before Hotaru's absurd disappearance yesterday afternoon, Kiyoko largely believed that everything she was experiencing was caused by Hotaru's arrogance and underestimation of Shinichi Kudo, which led to Kudo finding her by following the clues.

It's a matter of ability, not attitude.

If Hotaru had methodically tightened his net, Kiyoko might not have discovered the truth until the very last moment.

However, two unexpected things happened.

Firstly, he had originally envisioned that Kiyoko's world would become increasingly narrow, and she would shower him with more love. However, instead of her love increasing rapidly, he received no love for several days in a row.

Secondly, on Friday night, Xiaolan, who had dinner with him, said that sentence:

"Do you even know what love is? How can you expect to get genuine feedback when you try to connect with someone using such carefully crafted, fake affection? And how could your gods possibly approve of that?"

This wake-up call, combined with the case of Kiyoko, made Hotaru's already vague suspicions even clearer.

First, is love mutual?

of course not.

Ying Sheng repeatedly questioned his own heart, and even analyzed his own psychology from multiple perspectives with the absolute rationality of an outsider, but the answer he got was always the same.

Does he love Kiyoko?

Impossible.

Love is always a one-sided effort.

It means that a person willingly gives themselves, a part of themselves, to another person without expecting anything in return.

It is never mixed with any impurities, it is purely...

I love you, what does it have to do with you?

So, the second guess is: could it be related to that so-called "carefully disguised hypocrisy"?

In Ying Sheng's calculations, even if Qing Zi appeared strong when facing him, she couldn't help but feel weak and dependent; and according to his observations, this was indeed the case.

But that didn't lead to love.

So, could it be because he lied?

It's not that Kiyoko won't develop feelings of love because everything she faces now is orchestrated by him; rather, it's that perhaps during the time she was caught up in the conspiracy, the person she perceived wasn't the real Hotaru, so even if feelings of love surfaced, Hotaru couldn't reciprocate them.

Looking back, have others experienced the same thing?

For example, Chiyoko clearly loved Hotaru so much that she was willing to give her life for him, so why didn't she develop feelings for him?

Compared to Kiyoko, what are the differences between them?

The answer is obvious.

Kiyoko understood his terrible nature and knew his true colors; while what Chiyoko saw was merely a dream bubble created by Hotaru in accordance with her inner desires!

With his skills and experience, Ying Sheng easily wins the hearts of some women.

But upon closer examination, did those people really fall in love with an individual named "Shuiyue Yingsheng"?

it's not true.

What they fell in love with was at most one aspect of Ying Sheng, a person who didn't even exist.

None of them had ever touched the "true form" of Hotaru like Kiyoko had. Therefore, no matter how intense the love that emanated from their hearts was, it was directed at the illusory reflection in the mirror and the moon in the water, not at "Hotaru in the moon and the moon in the water"!

During the performance of "Für Elise" in that restaurant, Hotaru made the above conjecture.

If that's the case, it seems quite normal not to receive affection.

Let's conduct an experiment.

First, we need to tell Kiyoko the truth, but if we reveal it proactively, who knows if it will just create another illusion in Kiyoko's eyes?

So let her reveal it herself.

The method is simple: just go even further, and then disappear when Kiyoko needs him. Kiyoko isn't stupid; she'll definitely find out.

So, Hotaru agreed to Kiyoko's request to frame her mother, and on Saturday afternoon, he turned off his phone at the brewery's training base and happily relaxed.

Together with Xiaolan.

That night, Kiyoko indeed discovered the truth, and along with the death certificate came something else...

[Killing Intent]!

In this way, we can tentatively verify it.

Whether it's love or murderous intent, to obtain them, the "authenticity of the original body" is crucial.

Ying Sheng guessed that this might be a percentage.

Assuming his authenticity level is 20%, he might gain one point of affection from someone who has a love level of 5. If his authenticity level is 10%, the other person's love level would need to be at least 10 points, otherwise he would gain nothing.

The reason why the value is not just 1 point is because Ying Sheng was inspired by Gin, who had twice used the "Killing Intent +2".

Thank you, GIN.

As long as this can be verified, it doesn't matter whether Kiyoko can forgive him or not.

It's a bit of a pity, but ultimately it's his own fault.

And so, aside from discreetly inquiring about what was happening in the park, Ying Sheng paid no attention to Qing Zi's situation. Instead, he quickly selected his next experimental target to verify his hypothesis. Time passed, and before he knew it, it was now.

Sunday morning, 11:52 AM.

Hotaru and Kiyoko embraced tightly by the window.

"It's so good to have you, Kiyoko. If I hadn't met you, I would have died quietly long ago. I'm sorry, I was too greedy and wanted more."

"Hotaru-kun's arrival here means that Chiyoko-san can replace me, right?"

"No, she can't do it. Of all the people I've met, you are special. You are the only one."

"So, what you're saying is that we can still rely on each other from now on?"

"Don't be so pessimistic, Kiyoko. I will get you everything you want. What I want to say is, if you and I have been walking alone in the dark, then let's be each other's moon."

Without the warmth of the sun, the night was still chilly, but at least the roads were clearer.

Kiyoko pursed her lips tightly, then smiled sweetly.

You will eventually find your own sun.

"how about you?"

"Perhaps so, but until then, please take good care of me, Hotaru-kun."

[Love +1]