The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 895: Words as Sharp as Knives

Before Conan could figure out what he was saying, Hattori Heiji, who had run into the room first, had already picked up the Buddha statue on the ground, and as expected, he saw the bloodstain hidden in the corner.

The dried reddish-brown marks were covered by the tatami patterns on which the Buddha statue was directly pasted under the glass, occupying a considerable area. Considering that it was only about a quarter of the original bloodstain, it was not difficult to guess what a horrifying scene Chuanjiu saw the morning before.

Shi Lian sighed, clasped his hands together, looked at Chuanjiu's expression hesitantly, then turned back to look at Tangze who was smiling at him. In the end, he just chanted a Buddhist name, no longer concealing anything, and described the cause and effect of the matter truthfully.

A mother who had been disqualified for eighteen years suddenly had a change of heart and returned to the place where she abandoned her child, hoping to regain the missing feelings. However, she had never been a mother and had avoided this role for more than ten years, so she was obviously not a good mother. This aroused Shi Lian's dissatisfaction, so she hoped that before they officially recognized each other, she could at least sincerely repent for her past behavior.

Chuanjiu was the most well-behaved and obedient child he brought up. His incomplete family caused him to lose a lot in his growth, but it did not stop him from growing up to be a good person.

Shi Lian, who never thought she was good at educating children, felt that this was the good karma she had created, so she always hoped that God could be better to this lonely child.

Love gives rise to sorrow, love gives rise to fear, it is nothing more than this.

"… Greed, anger, and ignorance are all karma." Talking about how he missed the time to clean up the scene because he sent the woman who attempted suicide to the hospital, Shi Lian clasped his hands together again and reflected on himself, "This is also my fault. I didn't tell you the truth, maybe I didn't want to face it. What this young gentleman said makes sense. You didn't choose where you were born. You have been abandoned by your family once. How to deal with this relationship is your own freedom. You are no longer a child without the ability to take care of yourself. You may even develop a demon in your heart because of this matter. I should let you know."

Chuan Jiu, who never expected the truth to be so cruel, stared at him blankly for a moment, then lowered his head and looked at the bloodstains on the ground that had completely dried up and could never be washed away.

His disappointment was obvious. After all, no child would want his parents to not love him or her, and it is not pleasant to have your hopes dashed.

But after a moment of silence, Chuanjiu simply put his hands together and bowed to the already old Shi Lian: "There is nothing wrong with your idea. Since this donor has forgotten the past, it means that she and I have no fate. Things that are not destined should not be forced."

"It's good that you think so. But what I did was indeed inappropriate." Shi Lian also looked at the mark and closed his eyes. "Words are like knives. If used improperly, they can become man-eating beasts and murderous weapons. You must understand the other person's intentions and use them carefully, no matter who the other person is."

"Master, you are still so harsh on yourself..." Chuanjiu smiled bitterly and slowly exhaled, his expression visibly relaxed.

It can be seen that after letting go of the nostalgia and concern for his biological parents and this weird urban legend, Chuanjiu's condition has improved a lot. He even exudes a kind of open-minded Buddhist nature, which is completely in harmony with this quiet temple.

It is a very touching scene, with a hint of warmth amidst the sadness. Apart from concealing the fact that a tourist committed suicide in the villa, the old abbot did not do anything out of line, so naturally it was not the turn of the real police to appear.

Things seemed to have come to an end as the master and apprentice talked out the problem, but Conan pushed his glasses and felt that there were some subtle changes in the surrounding environment.

At the same time, Tang Ze hooked his finger, glanced at the panel that only he could see, confirmed that he had accumulated some Desire Stone progress, and then withdrew his hand with satisfaction.

This was the main reason why he made a special trip to exchange it with Xingchuan Hui. Tang Ze was not sure whether his teammates could help him collect the environmental elements.

Conan, deep in thought, silently followed Kogoro Mouri's steps, but his thoughts always remained in that small Japanese-style room.

The mysterious lip movements of Goro Akechi flashed before his eyes. He looked at the pool of blood again and seemed to hear a faint sharp cry that sounded briefly and then disappeared without a trace.

If this matter has anything to do with cognitive science, then the biggest difference between him and Hattori Heiji and others is probably that he accidentally followed the guys from the Phantom Thieves and went to the "other side of the world".

Thinking back to the mother who inexplicably lost her memory and the legend that she could see strange bloodstains...

"Well, it does have something to do with cognitive science."

Tang Ze, who was already full, held his chin with his hand and watched the detectives who were so hungry that they didn't have a meal until the afternoon and were wolfing down their food. He glanced at the girls who were sitting at another table and talking in a low voice, and confirmed Conan's guess.

"Although it's not as bad as what the Phantom Thieves do, you've heard about it, right? People who are strongly stimulated may lose their memories without suffering any external injuries. Human emotions and feelings are complicated, but they are ultimately physiological reactions caused by various substances in the brain. It's normal for them to affect the human body when they fluctuate violently."

"Just like many mental illnesses have somatic symptoms?" Hattori Heiji, who found it quite interesting, opened his mouth and tried to discuss it.

"Yes, it's about the same feeling. Cognitive psychology, compared to ordinary psychology, emphasizes the role of cognition in transforming the world. Let me explain it to you with a simple principle." Tang Ze looked down at the dessert in front of him, scooped off the strawberry decoration on it with a spoon, and shook it in front of them. "Her regret and trauma turned into substance, directly extracted from her 'cognition', and remained in that place. And Chuanjiu also suffered trauma because he witnessed an overly bloody scene, so he sensed it."

To use words that Tang Ze himself could better understand, this mother had extracted a stone of desire.

Although the Desire Stone in this world grew out of Tang Ze for some reason, making him look like a filter of cognitive power, Tang Ze has not forgotten that the Desire Stone itself is one of the collection elements of the game. It is a crystal composed of human memory and desire, and it is something that can be discovered and collected by the Mask User. * (Note)

The reason why she didn't form a shadow or a temple might be related to this. It is also possible that without the detective and his intervention, the legend that was not solved could not be forgotten for a long time, and was more and more deeply affected by the desire stone, and it turned into something like the bud of the temple...

In short, perhaps one of the biggest impacts of the stitching of the two worlds is that some urban legends that were originally only capable of two episodes on Approaching Science have inexplicably gained scientific basis and become real urban legends.

For example, today.

"How could it be possible?" Hattori Heiji pressed his forehead in amazement. "Doesn't that mean that what Denkyu experienced wasn't an illusion at all, but a true urban legend?!"

"This is indeed the case with the current research. Just like the time when my classmate Lan and I lost our memories before, how can a psychologist like Fenghu Kyosuke directly cause us to suffer from regressive amnesia through external factors? There must be a reason for a phenomenon. Before there is a reason, it will be understood as metaphysics. This is also a normal stage in the development of science." Tang Ze spread his hands and talked nonsense seriously.

He was not actually talking nonsense. He had read through the information left by the Tang Ze couple, and had other weird peer literature as supplementary materials. Although Tang Ze was not very good at doing research now, he had no problem explaining the principles.

"I thought that those who studied cognitive science were simply magicians..." Hattori Heiji slowly turned his hat back. "Magicians with scientific explanations." Conan corrected him, and then fell into the next step of thinking, "In that case, how did Akechi Goro discover it?"

"Well, because he's been experimented on. He might notice something is wrong." Tang Ze shrugged, pretending to be innocent. "Who knows? This is a developing discipline. There must be many unexplainable people or things like this in the world... Why are you two looking at me?"

Tang Ze put the strawberry into his mouth and raised his head, he saw two detectives holding on to the edge of the table for unknown reasons and moving towards him.

Hattori Heiji didn't say anything. He just put down the empty plate he had eaten and moved closer. Then, as if giving a secret signal, he whispered, "The power to make your wishes come true? So, what Kudo said about your ability is real, right?"

Although this is something that should be discussed quietly, seeing him being so sneaky, as if he is asking "Do you have that kind of resource?"...

Feeling that he had nothing to say, Tang Ze leaned back a little defensively: "What do you want to say?"

"Well, you asked us before, um, if we have any wishes that we want to fulfill or something..." Hattori Heiji lowered his voice even more, and seemed quite sneaky.

"If you want to confess, go ahead and confess." Tang Ze, who had already guessed what he was going to say, raised his hand.

Hearing what he said, Hattori Heiji became even more excited: "You can really sense my thoughts!"

"Do you need to feel it? It's written all over your face." Conan raised his eyelids. "For things like this, I've told you to work hard on your own. There's no point in letting others do it for you..."

"Yeah, we can only give you some advice at most." Tang Ze also spread his hands. "If you ask me, you shouldn't worry about anything all the time, the occasion, the timing, the atmosphere. Why don't you just find a sunny day and tell her seriously? Although they say 'sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood', it's not okay to just sharpen the knife without chopping wood, right?"

"Things like this are not that simple... Besides, we've been playing together since we were little, and grew up together. Even when we hold hands, it's like holding our left hand with our right hand." His voice became as thin as a mosquito's. "If there's no appropriate occasion and I don't say it seriously, she will just think I'm joking... This won't do..."

Conan, who was listening to him carefully at the beginning, wanted to roll his eyes more and more as he listened. He simply ignored Hattori Heiji who was troubled by adolescence, and extended his hand to Tang Ze with anticipation on his face.

Tang Ze rolled his eyes, but still cooperated by reaching into his commuter bag, then pulled out a can of steaming coffee and put it in his hand.

"Why do I feel like you're not making a wish at all? You're just treating me like a free coffee machine..."

"Well, it's better than some idiot who wants to make a successful wish, right?"

"Well, let's be honest, it's true."

"Hey, hey you two, I'm still here..."

Xingchuan Hui, who was wearing casual clothes and glasses and sitting in the corner, listened to the noise behind him and rolled his eyes silently.

Although he understood the logic, Tang Ze even held a formal discussion in the group, and made an important speech on how the underlying cognition of this world was likely related to the field of criminal investigation, and that detectives, as important signposts, were people worth developing good relationships with, but he still couldn't understand why the leader played the guessing game with these detectives all day long.

The hostility towards them by Goro Akechi, played by Karasawa, is fake, but Hoshikawa Teru himself, who was based on the prototype and actually constituted a part of Goro Akechi, really did not like them.

I don't like them taking things for granted, nor do I like them pushing their limits.

"You still haven't noticed the information gap that there's something wrong with the leader. Who is the idiot?"

Moreover, he really didn't realize what was so excellent about their so-called excellent qualities that Tang Ze always praised.

When you think that Goro Akechi is the guy on the opposite side, isn't their attitude just as annoying?

Hoshikawa Teru's thoughts only lasted until the opening of the Detective Koshien variety show.

When he was wearing a Akechi suit and looking neat and tidy, standing at the door of the TV station, waiting for Amuro to come through and take them in for contact and to exchange with Karasawa, Hattori Heiji, who had to act with him because he was successfully packaged and sold, saw him from afar and took the initiative to walk over.

Behind him was Toyama Kazuha waving and cheering for him.

She had found a poster in her hand and was shaking it while shouting, "Hey, stupid Heiji, come on! You are the representative of the West, you must not lose!"

"You're so noisy!" Hattori Heiji turned his head awkwardly and rejected Qingmei's support. He stood in front of Hoshikawa Teru and cleared his throat.

Hoshikawa Teru looked up from the phone screen, maintaining his usual gentle smile on Goro Akechi's face and raised his eyebrows at him, as if asking what he wanted to say.

"Well, uh, I came here to apologize. I did go a little too far when I said that to you before."

Hoshikawa Teru, who had just complained about him in his heart:?