How to start Meursault

Maybe it's because this world is not very dangerous, or maybe it's because it's a detective's world, where He Jian will let himself go from time to time—revealing her true self.

He knew that the protagonist in this world couldn't fully understand his words describing 'death and life', but he still said it.

——From the age of ten to the present, he has probably "visited" his parents nearly a hundred times.

That is, never really far from the other world.

Hejian is actually very clear why Bruce only treats him so seriously among the bunch of children pulled under his wings, because for Hejian, who has never been separated from death and life, he is required to abide by the human beings who cannot be resurrected after death. ethics is inappropriate.

For example, He Jian's mother, Elisa, from the definition of human beings, did end her husband's life, but from the perspective of the dark creatures whose nests were in the underworld, it was just a matter of emigrating her husband.

The evil and good agreed upon by human beings also don't make much sense to Hejian.Although in six years, I have 'learned' the relevant definitions through observation, and also 'learned' the thinking patterns of ordinary human beings in an almost statistical way, but this has not fundamentally changed my opinion.

However, He Jian didn't think this kind of inhumanity was very good.It should be said that He Jian has never had the opportunity to really analyze which kind of life he prefers, and when his "rebellious period" finally came, he decided to experience it first.

The experience is not fragmented.For example, he prides himself on being a detective from the beginning to the end, and another example is that he can solve crimes and make troubles at the same time.

He Jian does not have two sides of good and evil, he has always been a stable gray.

Conan's mood is very complicated.And it has been complicated since entering this recording studio today.

He understood that the 'dual personality' was basically a joke He Jian made to the outside world, and it was a reverse use of a special stereotype.

It's not that he hasn't been exposed to cases involving 'dual personality' before - a prisoner tried to pretend to be a split personality to get rid of the crime, and of course it ended up being self-defeating.

Basically, when detectives discover that the relevant person in a case claims to have a split personality, they will consider whether this is a disguise in an attempt to get rid of the crime, and once it is proved to be false, the case is usually solved.It's a show that has its uses.

But He Jian's performance is not.Or if you have to say it is useful, it is to "wave" to the detective and announce calmly, "There is a special person here, come and take a look."

Recalling the case in Gunma County, among the three suspects, Conan spent the most time thinking about the possibility of He Jian committing the crime, and only a few words to the other two suspects—— It seems that He Jian has been trying to 'attract' his attention since then.

Conan suppressed this awkward thought, and said, "How did you come up with the idea of...manipulating two gangs?"

He still can't say 'follow me' outright, but he doesn't shy away from the word 'manipulation'.

And this question is actually asking He Jian’s background—to start from this perspective, and to be able to develop this way of thinking, one must have a lot of experience in the other world.

But after Conan contacted Yushan Tatsuya, he found that Hejian's rise to fame in his home country was only a recent thing.

"You ask this, I come from a city where organized crime is rampant, and I've been exposed to it." He Jian didn't hide this, "It's more than ten times more rampant than here, and the gang boss may directly run for mayor and be elected. kind of city."

As for the level of manipulation, He Jian felt that he could only be considered as a superficial member of his family, not worthy of boasting.

Hearing He Jian's description, Conan froze for a moment, but he couldn't find any American city from his memory that fit He Jian's description—it was too outrageous for the gang boss to be elected mayor.

"Chicago or Detroit?" It took him a moment to make a forced guess.

He Jian shook his head and replied, "Gotham."

Gotham...isn't it another name for New York?Conan felt that there were several question marks on his forehead, but He Jian answered very seriously, not like he was joking.

So he followed He Jian's words and said in a daze: "Are the gangsters in New York so rampant?"

Although Conan himself had encountered serial murders in New York, he had never encountered organized crime—if Shuichi Akai was not counted.

He Jian shook his head again.

"Gotham is Gotham, not New York." This time He Jian spoke in a serious tone, almost as if he was full of pride.

For some reason, Conan felt as if he had brought up a topic that shouldn't be mentioned.

While answering Conan's question, He Jian was also paying attention to the data of world exclusion in real time.

His task progress was already full when Conan came today - 50% was reached on the night when the falling building case ended, and the "theatre version" did not live up to expectations and went straight to full.

And the world's exclusion probably rose to 20% because of the change in the way Conan came into contact with the ghost boy case, and it hasn't changed until just now.

That's right, before He Jian said the word 'Gotham' just now.

This word directly increased his world rejection to 50%.

But anyway, the task has been completed, He Jian can get stuck and leave no matter how much he talks nonsense, so he simply decided to "spread nonsense" at the last time.

As for 033 who panicked in He Jian's mind and advised him to leave this world quickly, He Jian happily ignored him again.

Well, in this world, 033 is basically in a state where he can't even understand what He Jian is doing, and he has been foolishly thinking that He Jian, who went to become a detective, acts more "properly" than in the previous world.

Looking at Conan-kun, who was already vigilant because of his intuition, He Jian said unhurriedly: "Let me think about how to explain it to you, yes, Dongdu."

"Edo can be the eastern capital, and Chiyoda can be the eastern capital." He Jian said the two old names in succession, "but Tokyo is not the eastern capital."

After saying 'Tokyo', He Jian's world exclusion rate instantly jumped to 80%.

"Tokyo?" Conan's eyes were not only puzzled, but also terrified.

It's hard to say whether his panic is because he can't understand He Jian's meaning or whether he understands it.

He Jian lowered his eyes, and said with an indistinguishable expression: "What Tokyo is to the Eastern Capital, and to you, may be what New York is to Gotham, and to me."

Very rarely, He Jian's tone reveals genuine uncertainty and hesitation.

Conan's superhuman detective brain was also operating as usual at this time. This time, before completing the rigorous reasoning process, a certain conclusion first flowed out in a leap.

"Is there a reason why you have been paying so much attention to me?"

Although Conan had miraculously regained his composure when he asked the question, he was not sure if he wanted to know the answer.

—his mind was alarming him.

In the end, the detective instinct overwhelmed the anxiety.

"Then you guessed wrong." He Jian replied with an almost smug smile, "I pay attention to you because you are a righteous and persevering detective, and unfortunately I am a little too obsessed with it .As for the issue of Gotham and the Eastern Capital, although it is very important, it is not so important-too much care about this is putting the cart before the horse."

Conan breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably, and felt speechless for a while because of He's unashamed remarks.

Obsession... what a mess this is all about!

Do Yankees speak in this tone?

Of course He also understood the implied over-familiarity in He Jian's words, but with "Gotham" and "Tokyo" in front of him, he couldn't be surprised except helplessly.

"You called me 'Sherry Ford' last time..." Conan continued to ask with some self-deprecation.

He Jian still answered every question: "I am younger than you, so it would be disrespectful to call you a little detective. Since they used to call you 'Holmes', I can also call you 'Sherry Ford' now."

——Okay, except that I didn't call him Kudo Shinichi directly, it's the same as calling him.

Although he was 'complaining' in his heart, Conan didn't really become angry. From the sudden breakthrough in the conversation between the two of them to the point where he couldn't think about it, he knew that the 'end' was coming soon.

This 'finishing' makes the discussion about He Jian doing something meaningless.

It's just that He Jian's approach is more like a friendly wave before the end of the journey than the end of the relationship he had foreseen before.

...although maybe a little too 'friendly'.

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Conan finally finished asking the questions he wanted to ask.

He Jian tilted his head slightly and thought for a while, then picked up the bow that had been placed on the music stand before, put it into the piano case, and handed it to Conan.

"I earned a little pocket money as a detective in the other world. Because there was no place to use it, I bought a violin. If you don't mind, can you accept it as a souvenir?"

"...Is this something bought with stolen money?"

"As my personal tribute to the detective, Holmes must have his Stradivarius."

"Hey, hey, how many gray commissions have you made!"

In the end, Keito Hemi and Conan Edogawa bid farewell to each other.

After that day, Conan never saw the gray detective again.