In Conan, people have a brain option system.

Chapter 25 The End and the Beginning

It took Akikawa Sosuke more than an hour to reach the apartment rented by the original owner and his mother using the map given to him by Midori Kuriyama.

What catches your eye is the mottled exterior wall with peeling paint.

From the very obvious black marks on the wall, it can be seen that the building in front of us has obviously experienced years of wind and rain erosion.

Under Japan's Building Standards Act, wooden low-cost apartments are allowed to be built up to two floors.

The room of the original owner and his mother was Room 202 on the second floor.

The entrance to the apartment does not have the automatic door lock that is standard in collective buildings of this era, which means that anyone can enter the apartment at will.

The handrail of the stairs was covered with thick reddish-brown rust, making it difficult to start.

The old iron stairs made a creaking sound after Akikawa Sosuke stepped on them.

This old and dilapidated building is doing its best to tell the plight of the tenants inside.

Akikawa Sosuke opened the door with his key and entered the house, and was greeted by a stuffy and humid air.

Apparently, the house's insulation had long since lost its effectiveness.

The small apartment, which is only 15 square meters in size including the entrance, kitchen, toilet and bedroom, is as hot and humid as a steamer.

Surprisingly, even though the room had been searched by the Metropolitan Police Department, it was still considered clean.

There was no stereotypical scene of NEET homes filled with garbage bags and instant noodle boxes.

"It's clear that the original owner was imprisoned at home by her mother for a long time, and she also had a serious eating disorder..."

"But why do I feel like this house is still full of life...?"

“Except for the kitchen…”

Akikawa Sosuke discovered that apart from relatively few things like kitchen utensils and seasonings in this house, he didn't find anything strange.

It looked like a house where someone with limited financial resources lived.

"There's even a TV and a DVD player. These are really vintage items..."

Akikawa Sosuke looked at the big-butt TV placed on the TV cabinet and the disc projector placed on the TV, and couldn't help but sigh.

He was a little curious about what kind of movies such families would go to see.

Akikawa Sosuke opened the cabinet under the TV and saw that most of the films inside were covered in plastic shells with numbers and the name of the store marked on them.

"It turned out to be a rental disc, and the content was surprisingly normal."

From foreign movies to Japanese TV dramas, and even variety shows and idol videos.

The types of discs covered a wide range, and Akikawa Sosuke was unable to tell the special preferences of the original owner and his mother.

"Idol disc, this isn't rented."

Akikawa Sosuke found a box of discs in the cabinet without a plastic shell and the packaging looked quite old.

The cover has a photo of four young girls, and the title is "Earth Ladies Team", which should be the name of an idol group.

And below one of the girls with chestnut hair and blue eyes, Akikawa Sosuke found a familiar name——

Yoko Okino.

"Okino Yoko...I seem to have seen this name on TV this morning."

Akikawa Sosuke has a very good memory, and even things he just glanced at inadvertently can often leave a trace in his mind.

However, in Akikawa Sosuke's memory, the name of Okino Yoko that he saw on TV in the morning seemed to be different from the description of Okino Yoko now.

He turned over to look at the information on the back of the box and discovered that this was a disc from six years ago. He immediately understood.

"No wonder the description is different. It turns out that in six years she has evolved from an 'idol' to a 'national goddess'."

Akikawa Sosuke muttered to himself.

"Is this the original owner's favorite idol? It seems like she's a real fan."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have moved so many times and kept this box of videos."

Akikawa Sosuke had no interest in idols, but he opened the box anyway.

But after he opened the box, the first thing he saw was not a round DVD disc, but a stack of folded paper.

Akikawa Sosuke vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he took out the paper inside and opened it to read.

However, just one glance made Akikawa Sosuke's eyes widen suddenly.

The content on the paper in front of me is extremely familiar.

It was the insurance contract that he had seen before at Fei Law Firm.

Akikawa Sosuke hurriedly looked through the contract, and at the same time he couldn't help but make a gasp sound.

"seriously…"

Akikawa Sosuke could never have imagined it.

Inside this small box of idol films, there were actually three life insurance contracts from different insurance companies.

The three insurance policies were all purchased on August 8, three years ago.

The total amount of death claims exceeded 1 million yen.

However, what surprised Akikawa Sosuke the most was not the amount of money.

It is the name of the insured.

It was not the original owner's mother, Akikawa Ryoko,

but yourself.
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Time is like water, years are like a shuttle.

The days of staying at home passed by in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, four weeks had passed.

During this period, with the help of lawyer Midori Kuriyama, Akikawa Sosuke received 1 million yen in insurance compensation.

According to Japanese tax law, inheritance tax is required for inheritance.

However, the tax bureau often turns a blind eye to death benefits.

After paying off the debts that increased from inheriting his mother's estate and the commission from lawyer Midori Kuriyama, Akikawa Sosuke still had 9600 million yen left.

After completing the system's tasks, Akikawa Sosuke obtained a [Recovery Card] that can recover from any injuries, illnesses, or poisoning.

And he used the [Recovery Card] to cure the liver dysfunction problem which was the biggest threat to him at the moment.

Finally, Akikawa Sosuke spent 90 yen to buy a plot of land in a public cemetery near his rented apartment, where he planned to bury the ashes of the original owner's mother.

Today is the day that Akikawa Sosuke will place the ashes of the original owner's mother.

After the arrangements were completed, Akikawa Sosuke placed the offerings and lit the incense sticks.

Then close your eyes and clasp your hands in front of the tombstone.

A month ago, when Akikawa Sosuke returned to his apartment for the first time, he found three high-value insurance policies with himself as the insured in the DVD box on the TV cabinet.

This suddenly made the case from a month ago become confusing.

but--

"I'm sorry, although the true cause of your death seems to be still under discussion, I'm not a detective and I have no intention of continuing to explore the truth of your death."

"The story of Akikawa Sosuke and Akikawa Ryoko can come to an end today."

Akikawa Sosuke bowed gently towards the tombstone.

Then I placed the bouquet of flowers I bought in front of the tombstone.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly realized that someone was staring at him.

Akikawa Sosuke looked in the direction of the sight and saw a man wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses and a mask staring at him not far away. It was only late September and the weather was still hot.

The other party's attire was obviously extremely suspicious.

However, it must be said that it is indeed useful.

In this case, it is basically impossible to determine the other person's identity and physical characteristics.

Akikawa Sosuke showed a puzzled expression, took a step towards the man, stretched out his hand and greeted him:
"Excuse me, please help me."

But before Akikawa Sosuke could finish his words, the man turned around and left.

However, it was this action of hers that made Akikawa Sosuke realize something was wrong.

"I'm not a police officer, and I'm worried about being approached by the original owner."

"If it was just general surveillance, we could just pretend to be someone else visiting the graves and get away with it."

"After all, running away would arouse more suspicion."

"Not only was this person worried about me getting close, but he also didn't say a word from beginning to end, and his hands were in his pockets the whole time."

"A hat, a mask, sunglasses, a sweatshirt, and long pants. This kind of outfit would look suspicious no matter where you put it in late September."

"But there is probably only one reason why the other party still chooses to dress like this."

Akikawa Sosuke narrowed his eyes only after confirming that the other party had disappeared from his sight.

"Do you think that if you reveal any of these things, I might recognize your identity?"

After coming to this conclusion, Akikawa Sosuke felt a little irritated.

Just when I was about to completely cut off ties with the original owner's identity and start my new life,
I unexpectedly met someone who seemed to be quite familiar with the original owner.

Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to want to be recognized by me, and even covered himself tightly and watched me from a distance.

That also means that the other party will not take the initiative to disturb your life.

Well, probably.

Akikawa Sosuke stopped hesitating and turned to walk towards home.

He has already found a new place to live.

Akikawa Sosuke is not the talkative type, but he still prefers a more crowded and lively environment.

So I rented a one-bedroom luxury apartment in Shibuya district, Tokyo.

Less than ten minutes after Akigawa Sosuke returned to his old apartment, the moving company that Akigawa Sosuke had made an appointment with in advance arrived.

Afterwards, under Akikawa Sosuke's instructions, the staff loaded all the things that he had listed as necessary to take away into the car.
It was then transported to Akikawa Sosuke's new home in Shibuya.

The remaining old furniture and other items were all handed over to the moving company for disposal.

but.

The original owner's insurance contract and other things such as the original owner's mother's schizophrenia diagnosis that was discovered later were still kept by Akikawa Sosuke.
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A few moments.

After settling into his new home, Akikawa Sosuke arrived at Shibuya Street.

While heading to the store to buy some necessities for my new home,

I couldn't help but think about what I should do next.

Although I have lived two lives,

But this was the first time that Akikawa Sosuke had the opportunity to decide his own life and future.

Akikawa Sosuke wants to get away from his dangerous job and do something interesting.

Just at this time.

Akikawa Sosuke suddenly felt someone tapping his shoulders a few times.

"Hey, hello, little brother."

When Akikawa Sosuke turned around, he saw a man in a suit, dressed like a male host, staring at him with a flattering smile on his face.

"Wow, you're so handsome, bro! Are you interested in becoming an artist?"

After seeing the face of Akikawa Sosuke, the man couldn't help but marvel at his appearance again.

When he was walking behind the other person just now, he noticed that the other person had an extraordinary temperament.

I didn't expect that my facial lines would be like those drawn by a pen, sharp and angular, handsome and delicate.

He hurriedly handed a business card to Akikawa Sosuke.

"I'm a talent scout for Wonderful, my name is Kubo Hiroshi."

"Brother, you are so handsome, you will definitely be famous!"

Akikawa Sosuke was not at all moved by Kubo Hiroshi's empty promises.
In addition, he himself did not like this kind of street solicitation.
So I prepared to refuse.

However, just as he was about to say no,
The scout Kubo Hiroshi, who seemed to have seen Akikawa Sorasuke's intention, said hurriedly:
"We are not a third-rate company, but the largest artist management company in Japan! You can find it on the Internet!"

So Akikawa Sosuke took out the mobile phone he had just obtained and started searching it in front of Kubo Hiroshi.

As expected, this company called Wonderful is actually the most powerful artist management company in Japan.

"You must have heard of Okino Yoko, right? She's also from our Wonderful!"

When talking about the national goddess Yoko Okino, Hiroshi Kubo couldn't help but reveal a proud expression.

*bite*
The crisp mechanical sound rang out again in Akikawa Sosuke's mind, and a translucent azure interface appeared before his eyes.

[What would you choose if faced with a sudden invitation from a scout from an artist management company? ]

1. Decline the invitation

[Reward: Agility +3]

【2. Accept the invitation and become an artist】

[Reward: Constitution +3]

"I have been playing the role of someone else in my previous life. Do I have to continue playing the role of someone else in this life?"

Akikawa Sosuke whispered in his heart.

“But it seems quite interesting.”

As for whether he would be suspected by the detective for working as an artist right after being cleared of suspicion, Akikawa Sorasuke was not worried at all.

Because if the Death God Elementary School Student deduced his own behavior during the interrogation,

Everything is a lie woven by my own acting skills and observation skills.

Then becoming an artist is tantamount to exposing oneself.
On the contrary, it is inconsistent with Conan's deduction of his own image of having strong analytical ability.

A fool might doubt himself.

But for a character with a high IQ like a detective, his own behavior can actually reduce suspicion.

not to mention.

I am not afraid of the detective's suspicion. As long as there is no solid evidence, even the detective can't do anything to me.

Akikawa Sosuke raised the corner of his mouth slightly and made a decision.

He nodded slightly to Kubo Hiroshi who was staring at him eagerly.

When Kubo Hiroshi saw Akikawa Sosuke nod, he instantly showed an ecstatic expression as if he had won the lottery.

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