Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 740 Aspiring Psychologist
"Tang Ze's condition is not serious yet, but that doesn't mean he doesn't need treatment, Mr. Amuro. I asked you to come here so that I can discuss this issue with you. I will start working as a psychologist at Teitan High School. If it's a question of treatment costs..."

"I'm sorry, Dr. Kihara, but Tang Ze may not be able to accept your kindness." Amuro Toru put on a fake smile skillfully. At this point, he also smiled bitterly twice, "Tang Ze's situation is quite special. His previous attending physician has concluded that no additional treatment intervention is needed. Even if I agree with your treatment plan, Tang Ze will be more resistant."

Toru Amuro still doesn't know what kind of person Karasawa looks like in front of Kiharakawa, but after seeing how he looks in front of Kyosuke Fudo, he can guess it almost exactly.

As he said this, his obscure scrutinizing gaze swept from Kiharakawa to the other party's consulting room, and then he narrowed his eyes.

As a member of the intelligence team, Toru Amuro had no authority or opportunity to contact the Karasawa couple in the past.

However, as an important intelligence target, and the Tangze couple were both front-line medical workers in the past, he knew both of their appearances very well.

Kiharagawa's imitation of Karasawa Ikawa is in every aspect and deep in his bones, rather than just a clumsy imitation.

The decoration style of this clinic, the many ornaments and books arranged therein, etc., are very similar to the appearance of the Tangze family in Bourbon's intelligence.

If Tang Ze came to this place...

"Is he very resistant to psychotherapy?" Kiharakawa was surprised. "But last time he had an anxiety attack at school, he didn't refuse my treatment and the medical advice I gave him..."

"Oh, there is such a thing as anxiety attack?" Amuro Toru was even more surprised than him, "Karazawa didn't mention this at all, he just said that the school doctor wanted to see me."

【The relationship with the guardian is cold.】

[It's interesting that Tang Ze doesn't trust this guardian. ]

"Well, Tang Ze's somatic symptoms have been quite severe recently. He didn't show them at home?" Kiharakawa frowned, showing a slight uneasiness. "This child needs further care. Many somatic symptoms are very dangerous."

"I'm sorry, doctor." Amuro Toru shook his head. He said sorry, but the smile in his curved eyes didn't change at all. "Didn't Karasawa explain to you? He didn't find a home in Tokyo that was willing to accept him, and the law doesn't allow him to rent a house alone, so in the end he was handed over to our cafe."

"He lives in the café?"

"Of course…I mean, yes."

"Hmm, a large-scale store?"

"No, it's just a shop on the first floor facing the street. We cleaned up the lounge in the attic."

"So he lives in the attic of the café?"

"Yes."

"Excuse me, Mr. Amuro, what is your relationship with his family?"

"It doesn't matter. I'm a waiter in a cafe."

Toru Amuro spoke in a very kind and polite tone throughout the conversation, as if the person sitting in front of him was not a doctor who had contacted him about the illness of his ward, but a customer who had just walked into the cafe.

The tone itself made people feel very friendly, but combined with the content of his words, the atmosphere suddenly became subtle.

"Hmm..." Mu Yuanchuan raised his eyebrows and continued writing some content as he was told.

[Almost no empathy.]

【This person is one of the problems surrounding Tang Ze Zhao. 】

Toru Amuro didn't urge him, nor did he spend time observing what he wrote. He just glanced at the notebook in his hand and then looked away.

All the above conversations are purely two guys with good acting skills playing the role of a qualified psychologist and an unqualified patient's family member. I believe both he and Kiharakawa are well aware of this.

It is impossible that Kiharagawa did not know about Karasawa's living environment. Even if he was unable to ask Karasawa himself, his decision to choose Mori Ran to be responsible for communication work was ulterior motive.

The daughter of the Mori family upstairs, and another girl Suzuki Sonoko who is very close to Karasawa, although each has their own advantages and may have the opportunity to become talents if they continue to grow, but now they are just ordinary high school girls, and it is difficult for them to understand each other's true intentions from Kiharakawa's superb rhetoric skills.

They might be a little wary of Kiharakawa because of Tang Ze's performance, but if they can be circumvented by being vigilant with excellent rhetoric, then they, as intelligence personnel, should just give up their job.

Not only did Kiharakawa know Karasawa's real living environment, he also knew that Amuro Toru was also very clear about it.

At this moment, Amuro Toru appeared to be saying that Tang Ze was an unimportant boarder, but in fact, he was speaking in a fearless way, telling the other party in a straightforward and almost straightforward manner, "Tang Ze Zhao's life is something you cannot interfere with."

"Okay, I understand what you mean. Now you think that it is Tang Ze himself who will not agree to my treatment, right?" Kiharakawa finished writing what he was doing, looked up and smiled at Amuro Toru calmly, "So what you mean is that you have no objection to me trying to provide some diagnosis and treatment for Tang Ze."

"Yes. Excuse me, Dr. Kihara, but Karasawa's current living conditions may not be considered superior, but he brought a lot of living expenses when he came to Tokyo. After confirming the news that his parents died in an accident not long ago, he inherited a lot of inheritance. In short, I have no reason not to let him receive treatment. The treatment expenses can be covered by Karasawa's own account." Amuro Toru nodded, and when he said this, he couldn't help but smile.

Bourbon's subtle temperament emerged again. Although his smile seemed no different from before at first glance, the dangerous feeling leaked out from his unscrupulous gaze.

"Tang Ze is a sympathetic child. I understand your thoughts, doctor. But I am still trying to make a living, and it is difficult for me to spare the energy to pay more attention to a teenager. His parents are both dead now, and as far as I know, due to his parents' work, there is always a lack of guardians in his life. He is not used to living with a guardian, and it is not that I deliberately ignore his needs, doctor."

This is a paragraph of content to exonerate himself, but Toru Amuro's focus is to mention more about the death of Ikawa Karasawa. Let's see the reaction of Dr. Kihara.

He imitated Karasawa Ichikawa to a terrifying degree, and it was not a temporary disguise, but he had been living like this for ten years...

Either Kiharagawa really admired Karasawa Ichikawa to the point that he was willing to abandon his principles and his own life and always follow in Karasawa Ichikawa's footsteps, or he really hated Karasawa Ichikawa to the core.

If Toru Amuro were to guess, the latter possibility is more likely. After all, the person who knows you best is often your enemy.

"Okay, I understand your choice, Mr. Amuro." Kiharakawa lowered his head to write again. He did not expose his expression to Amuro Toru, but nodded reasonably. "You just got such a task accidentally because you were working in a cafe. This was not your original career plan. It is not your fault that you are not good at taking care of the psychological state of teenagers." "It's great that you understand, doctor." Amuro Toru's smile widened further. "In short, if you want to seek the guardian's opinion, I fully support your treatment of Tang Ze. Dr. Kihara, you are a professional, and of course I trust your judgment. As long as Tang Ze can nod and agree to this, it will be fine."

Kiharakawa raised his eyes and looked at Amuro Toru vaguely through the edge of his glasses.

It was not bluffing, nor was it a provocation. Toru Amuro was calm enough when he said this, and his tone still sounded peaceful.

But he felt a silent provocation in Amuro Toru's words.

This person is not only trying to excuse himself and explain why Tang Ze has not received proper care and treatment, but he is also demonstrating his confidence and fearlessness in completely controlling the situation.

He was very sure that Tang Ze would not agree to his request, or rather, even if Tang Ze agreed, he did not think that his treatment would have any impact on the overall situation.

Confident enough, and arrogant enough.

Kiharakawa pushed his glasses again and continued without any expression: "Okay, I hope you understand my approach. I will go and communicate with Tang Zejun again and try to convince him."

"You're too polite." Amuro Toru narrowed his eyes and smiled heartily without any reservation.

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"That guy named Kiharakawa is a person who has dealt with criminals a lot." As soon as Tang Ze returned to the cafe, he heard Amuro Toru's firm conclusion, "This guy is completely different from a straightforward criminal like Fudo Kyosuke. He is hiding in the dark."

"I understand. He wants to be Moriarty or Hannibal, right?" Tang Ze put down his heavy commuter bag and sat down at the table without much surprise. "I was wondering why we couldn't have such an ambitious psychologist."

In the scientific world, psychologist is a rather delicate profession.

After all, if people in this world were mentally healthy, why would there be so many public security problems?
With the blessing of cognitive psychology, the power of psychology has been amplified unprecedentedly. When rhetoric and cognition can change the world, and treatment and correction can completely modify personality and memory, it is understandable that these psychologists, who themselves are not mentally healthy, will have all kinds of thoughts.

"Almost. I think you can pay extra attention to cases suspected of involving cognitive science. Your ability to identify is definitely better than mine." Amuro Toru recalled today's meeting, his face turned colder, "He chose to look for Digidean High School, and further, he came directly to you. He must think that he has achieved a certain degree of success and has something to rely on."

No matter how the evil Tangze School views the Tangze family, in their minds, this must be the most important "first prize" to be dealt with last.

People like Kyosuke Fudo or Nobuhiko Kurahashi who can't keep their composure and are complacent thinking they've found a bargain are definitely of the lower end type.

They don’t even think about this: if Tang Ze Zhao is so easy to solve and the Tang Ze couple’s inheritance is so easy to get, why don’t other people from the Tang Ze school take the initiative to find Tang Ze? Is it because they don’t like him?
"Well, I do have a few targets." Tang Ze nodded, not hiding anything, "For example, the case that happened in the cafe some time ago, the unlucky guy who accidentally lost his phone..."

Amuro Toru's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Do you think that might be related to Kihara River?"

"Even if it wasn't him, there must be someone like him involved. To be honest, he could have mistaken the coffee shop and the location for two blocks, and then died accidentally on the way back to get something. Don't you think this is a bit deliberate?" Tang Ze poured himself a cup of coffee, adding a sugar cube while saying this.

The way the deceased died was too much like a mental disorder. If Tang Ze himself was not "Akechi Goro", he would have suspected whether the real body had also come, or whether a mask user with abilities similar to those of the Pancake Man had appeared in the world.

"He is taking the opportunity to come to Polo Cafe to test the waters." Amuro Toru narrowed his eyes and suddenly realized.

No wonder Kiharakawa didn't seem to buy into his helpless corporate waiter rhetoric. If he was involved in that case, then he must have heard about his involvement in the case through that politician and his henchmen.
Having seen how Toru Amuro, who calls himself a detective, acts, it is normal not to buy into his advice.

Theoretically, his firm was under the control of the organization, so the detective was Bourbon, and when acting as a detective, he never hesitated to use some shady methods.

This coincided with his real identity as a public security officer, so no one thought there was anything inappropriate about it.

However, when these two faces were shown to the same person, his explanation suddenly became unreliable.

"I will observe him for a while. I need to at least know his true thoughts about my father." Tang Ze drank his coffee and said to himself, "I am more inclined to believe that he has malicious intentions."

If Tang Ze were to describe that guy's complete imitation of Tang Ze Ichikawa, it would be more like a desire to replace him rather than to say that he embarked on the path of learning from the other person out of respect and admiration.

Even if we put aside the fact that Karasawa Ikawa has passed away, it is impossible for Kiharagawa, who once worked in the same hospital with Karasawa Ikawa, to not know that the couple had actually lost contact for many years.

Under such circumstances, if one were to imitate someone to the extreme...

That's not promotion, that's plunder.

"Is it okay for you to deal with him on your own?" Amuro Toru glanced at Tang Ze's expression and said calmly.

Even a ridiculous script like that of Vermouth can be successfully performed, so there is no doubt about Tang Ze's ability to act foolishly.

As for Kiharagawa, if he didn't understand cognitive science, he would definitely not be able to beat Karasawa. If he understood cognitive science well enough, he would be even less able to beat Karasawa.

How can a guy who hides in the shadows, uses rhetoric to profit for himself, and thinks he can manipulate people's hearts at will fight against Tang Ze?
After all, Karasawa didn't want anything from Kiharakawa. Apart from wanting to find out the truth, he naturally just wanted to have fun.

...It can also be considered as a kind of strength without desire, right?

"Of course, no problem. I'm not looking down on anyone." Tang Ze picked up the cup and walked out of the store. "I'm going to go outside to bask in the sun."

His sudden departure seemed somewhat deliberate. Toru Amuro raised his eyebrows, then turned his head and looked at the commuter bag that Tang Ze seemed to have forgotten to take away on the bar.

This is not normal. Tang Ze never lets this bag leave his side.

Toru Amuro took the bag and his wrists tightened due to the heavy weight.

what……

(End of this chapter)