The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

After Karasawa said these words, Mouri Kogoro's expression went blank.

Tang Ze's rather heart-wrenching words were not all intended to stimulate him, but were also partly motivated by his feelings.

Fei Yingli, who runs her own law firm, is a very powerful lawyer and is known as the "Queen of the Legal Industry" who is 100% victorious and has never lost a lawsuit.

The income of a top lawyer, the income of a top lawyer who never loses a battle, is something that workers who work on a daily basis can hardly imagine.

However, even Fei Yingli, whose income reached this level, could not afford to support a gambler.

For gamblers, no matter how much income and savings they have, they are almost equal to 0, because gambling for a long time will inevitably lead to losses, and gamblers do not have the situation of "stopping after gambling a few times". Having experienced and seen so many gambling games in which millions of dollars have been spent, money has gradually become a number in their eyes, and they will really regard gambling as a "business and investment that can make some money", just like stock trading. ".

It is this mentality that prompts them to try to make money by gambling as soon as they have money in their hands no matter how many times they fall into this huge pit.

They can't get away from gambling, and there is always a kind of stupidity that will take root in their minds. However, if you gamble for a long time, you will lose and there will never be a winner.

This business takes advantage of the weaknesses of human nature, allowing those who make money to make a lot of money, and it has developed to the point where it is used as a pillar industry in some places...

"You used to be a criminal police officer, and you were a police officer who seriously entered the police academy and received systematic training." Karasawa looked seriously into Mouri Kogoro's eyes, "You were also a person who went through life and death to protect the people. The police force later chose to become a detective, which must have been influenced by his long career as a police officer... Why would such a police officer let his life slip to this point?"

Part of Tang Ze's words was a sincere question.

Mouri Kogoro did not leave his former position in embarrassment because of any professional negligence or mistake.

Although they both have a long history of drinking, his situation is very different from Tang Ze's previous life.

Tangze drinks alcohol mainly because he has no desire to survive. A person who was active on the most dangerous front line, coexisting with lies and danger every day, suddenly became a useless person who could not stand up and could not take care of himself. The shock was difficult to summarize simply.

What about Mouri Kogoro?

Hearing his question, Mouri Kogoro looked extremely gloomy.

He took out the cigarette box, smoked out a cigarette, slowly picked up the lighter, and used it two or three times before he successfully lit the cigarette.

"...Okay, you are not joking. Xiaolan is very serious about worrying about me. I have already felt it." In the smoke, he said dullly, "But, say some nonsense about uncle, young man It may be difficult for people to understand... Have you ever had the experience of being confident that you can do a good job, thinking that you have put in a lot, and there is no reason why you will not gain anything, but when things really come to pass, you end up with a mess? ?”

Tangze, who was not young at all, looked at his tired state that looked particularly desolate in the sunshine and smoke, and he understood the current rhythm a little bit.

It seems that Mouri Kogoro was moved by his words and began to want to talk about the mid-life crisis.

"You're right, I used to be a policeman, and I'm not bragging, I did a pretty good job." Mouri Kogoro laughed twice, and his laughter was full of self-deprecation, "So I thought, I can do it too I can be a good detective, a good father and a good husband. I thought that I couldn't do it before because my busy police life prevented me from leaving energy for my family. I thought that my relationship with Yingli was becoming more and more stale. , it was my inability to balance the relationship between family and work. However, after I stopped being a police officer... I discovered that some people are inherently not good at doing certain things."

Losing his job was a reason, or even an exaggeration, an excuse. He was horrified to find out——

Some people really can't learn to maintain an intimate relationship or run a family well.

"So, you started drinking?" Hearing this, Tang Ze slightly understood what the other party meant, "In order to escape this cruel situation?"

"Yeah... Just think of these as excuses for me, a failed uncle." Biting his cigarette holder, Mouri Kogoro answered vaguely, "The relationship between Eiri and I broke down, and I am mainly responsible. After resigning from the police force , I was working as a detective casually, not receiving many commissions, and the money I earned was not enough to cover the rent of the cafe downstairs. However, my office was just downstairs from my house, and Yingli saw all this.

"Her career was getting bigger and bigger, and her law firm was flourishing, while I was becoming more and more like a low-level private detective. I felt uncomfortable and painful, and she and I quarreled more and more, but the firm It was just downstairs from my own home, so I felt more and more stressed, and became less and less afraid to go home, and slowly..."

He took a deep breath, taking in all the bitter smell of tobacco into his lungs. Feeling the dryness in his throat, he closed his eyes slightly.

Then it got out of hand.

When he woke up from hangovers again and again, he looked at the messy home, Fei Yingli with an angry face, Xiaolan with fear...

He became more and more afraid to go home and face all this, and became more and more addicted to it.

Because if you don’t continue like this, if you don’t continue to paralyze yourself, you have to face the fact that you have done so many things wrong, you have messed up so many things, and the family that should have been perfect has been broken down step by step...

People will instinctively seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, fearing and avoiding facing themselves.

"Only after I really tried it did I realize that... some people are not suitable to be fathers and husbands." Mouri Kogoro concluded this way.

"Perhaps, this is true... But Mr. Maori, a senior policeman I know, told me when I said that I felt that I was not suitable for the police career, so I gave up on this dream, he told me - 'There is no difference between being a police officer or not, there is only a difference between being responsible or not.' I want to tell you this now."

Tang Ze sat up straight, and some blurry figures flashed before his eyes.

There is no doubt that there are Toru Amuro, and there are also... seniors who came to see him every day during his lowest period in his previous life, regardless of his busy work.

With a nostalgic smile, Tang Ze said softly: "There is no way to say whether you are suitable to be a father or a husband. You think you are a failed uncle, you don't think you can handle family relationships well, and even because of these reasons, you are addicted to In a bad living situation, it is impossible to quit those harmful things...

"This will only be a vicious cycle. Human beings are social animals, and their understanding of themselves is formed through constant contact with other people. We cannot see ourselves and can only use others as mirrors to constantly check. Your own appearance. The more you see the bad parts of yourself, the more you should try to see it clearly, find it, and eliminate it..."

Tang Ze, who was deeply aware of this, raised his face and showed a sympathetic smile.

Of course he knows the feeling of falling to the bottom and being unable to get up, surrounded by only bare walls, and no matter how hard he tries, he seems to be falling into an even more desperate situation... No matter whether it is others or himself who caused this predicament, a predicament is a predicament, and will It makes people sink into the mud.

At that time, he received enough patience and kindness.

He really couldn't stand up, but with the help of so many people, he walked on strong.

Embarrassed, mutilated, unable to return to society or order, he will never be the same person he was before.

But at least he walked on and didn't fall down at that time.

so……

Karasawa leaned forward and stretched out his hand towards the astonished Mouri Kogoro behind the table.

"We are all willing to help you. We all believe that Kogoro Mouri is an excellent policeman and an excellent detective - as long as you don't give up first." With a solemn look on his face, Karasawa stretched out his arms, "What about you? Uncle Maori, are you willing to accept our help and fight against your bad self?"

Mouri Kogoro looked at his palm blankly.

The expression on his face was quite complicated and difficult to understand, but his eyes slowly softened as he looked at Tang Ze.

So, before he gave the answer, Karasawa knew his answer.

【cooperation Mouri Kogoro】

[Arcana: Demon]

[The devil symbolizes depravity and desire, but the chains holding Eve and Adam have never tightened.

Indulging in material enjoyment and forgetting about self-sublimation, this is destined to be a less positive Tarot... But isn't it true that the Phantom Thief of the Heart has to fight and fight with desire for a long time until he finds the true "inner heart" "'s?"

The devil will teach fools to coexist with desires, always be alert to themselves, always be wary of arrogance, and welcome the path you choose. Please always remember that you are willing to hold an umbrella for others at this moment. 】

[Acquired ability: "Third-rate Detective" (the content observable by the third eye has been increased)]