【Chi'an】Lies Tetralogy

As they floated up from the dark, icy water, Cui Qiucheng saw their car burning above the cliff in the distance in the turbulent vision.Even with the rain that night, the flames have not been extinguished.He looked up at the smoky tongue of flame that was reducing to ashes the masterpiece he had poured so much energy into.

The main engine of Noah's Ark was destroyed, and the long-term painstaking efforts were wasted.

That scene only had time to linger in his peripheral vision for a moment, Cui Qiucheng was flopping about in the water, searching, and then his hand touched another person's arm, and he quickly pulled the other person towards him.Makishima was dragged out of the water by him, coughing and gasping for breath.Cui Qiucheng hugged Makishima tightly around his armpits, and led him to swim to the coast.

Under the cover of the explosion, they jumped into the sea from the cliff, and at this moment they have already drawn a certain distance from the incident site.Under the cover of this dark night, the public security investigators on the high road must no longer be able to find them.

After confirming that he was safe, Cui Qiucheng heaved a sigh of relief, when he suddenly heard the pained voice from the person beside him. "Dana, are you okay?!"

"Well……"

Makishima couldn't walk.Cui Qiucheng carried him to the beach as gently as possible and put him down, leaning over to check his injuries.It seems that when he just jumped off the cliff to escape, he hit a sharp reef and injured a leg. "Don't move around, I will help you deal with it." Cui Qiucheng said.After all, he was an agent, so he was quite experienced in emergency response.

Makishima obeyed obediently, wiped the water on his hair, sat there and handed everything over to him. "It's retribution..." Cui Qiucheng was surprised to hear Makishima laugh in a low voice.

"What are you talking about?"

"You clearly know."

Cui couldn't help but stagnate.The silver-haired young man was wet all over, but his golden pupils became brighter, and he was stared at quietly by those eyes.The rain gradually became lighter, and the waves tried to rush to their feet not far away, crashing.

"...Don't you resent me, Qiucheng?"

Cui Qiucheng looked at him.The feeling of watching Noah's Ark being burned slowly returned, and gradually spread to his limbs that were slightly numb due to being soaked in cold water.The man licked the corners of his lips, the residual taste of sea water was very salty.

"Because you've been hiding it from me?"

Makishima didn't deny it.

This young man is an incredible criminal. His world is always incomprehensible, with no morals, no formulas, and only curiosity about everything.Curiosity is the driving force behind all of Makishima's actions.Like a kid who likes to play pranks, he just wants to see what kind of waves the reappearance of Noah's Ark will cause?How will people react?Fear, greed, blind obedience... But there may be one or two people who can make honest decisions of their own will.

When Cui Qiucheng saw the public security investigator catching up and saw the expression of Makishima who was talking to him, he understood that - Makishima did not intend to protect Noah's Ark, he just wanted to observe its fate and let it get a fair justice ending.Perhaps it was this slight awareness that made Cui Qiucheng shoot Anshi; he subconsciously resisted, wanting to prevent his precious efforts from being destroyed.

"Qiucheng, you said that AI is like our child. But I murdered it. I realized early on that maybe I would destroy it on purpose one day, but I didn't tell you."

"Because, every time I see Qiucheng making it, I like that expression of dedication."

Cui Qiucheng smiled wryly.This is too cunning, he thought, how can he complain when he hears such words.

He opened his arms to embrace Makishima, and felt Makishima shivering slightly, maybe because he was soaked and cold.Or maybe he himself was trembling, but the breath that was close to each other was warm.He remembered the moment when the car was about to explode, Makishima called his name and reached out to him, not to stop him from shooting at the police, but to pull him out of death.Ordinarily, Makishima should stand by and watch his fate like observing others, but even Makishima himself did not realize the emotion involved in this action.

"Now we have nothing." Makishima leaned his head on his shoulder, but his tone was satisfied, as if he knew that he would be forgiven.

"Yeah, I can only start from scratch again." Cui Qiucheng smiled and covered the other's cheek with his palm.This sentence was not what he really thought, but as revenge for being deceived by Makishima, he also planned to lie like this.

Because at this moment I still have the two most precious things in the world:

freedom, and you.

END

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The third "Clam and Sand"

Note: This series involves a small amount of linkage between "Detective Conan" and "PSYCHO-PASS" characters.

【Recap】

The first "Lie to You"

Amuro, who suspected that Okiya Subaru was Akai, was very annoyed because he was put together, but Akai took the initiative to call again for reconciliation.The relationship between the two began to loosen gradually, but a suspicious assailant appeared beside Amuro...

The second "Butterfly Cocoon"

Akai and Amuro, who knew each other's minds, started dating, but an unexpected person brought unexpected news. The two pursued the mystery of the same crime in their own ways, but the conflict of interests between the FBI and the police and a bigger conspiracy But surfaced...

【Abstract】

The third "Clam and Sand"

Amuro and Akai are in a passionate relationship, but they have to continue working undercover in the organization.With the actions of members of the black organization, Amuro's situation has become unpredictable...