Self-help

[Side quest: Escape from the Black Crow completed, settlement in progress...]

[Obtained: Weimar Memory Overview, Vest × 1, Skill - Simultaneous Operation of Multiple Vests, Vest Temporary Rental Card × 3]

[You can enter the APP to select a vest]

Tang Lichu opened his eyes.

The clock was ticking rhythmically just as it had been when he entered the branch line, and the second hand was rotating at a steady pace.

The dusk of Gray Street came quietly, and a layer of grapefruit red appeared on the horizon, like a shy girl's smile. The setting sun was about to fall, dutifully emitting the last brilliance of the day, rendering the clouds beautiful.

This side quest made him realize one thing: the character of the vest itself will have a certain impact on him.

Before, he was consciously acting in the bodies of Weimar and Tsukizono Akiko, and because he had experienced fewer special events, he had not yet shown any special connection with the vest.

But this side quest is different. Perhaps because it is so thrilling, the behavior shown by "Tokiwa Hiiragi" is closer to his own reaction.

If it was Tang Lichu who experienced all this, he might have acted just as impulsively, but he would never have been so credulous.

Any adult with normal IQ knows that the words of a dangerous person like Vermouth cannot be trusted! Before he crossed over, he was a high school student with little social experience, but he is also eighteen years old, not a fool!

What's more, they are all people who have lived in Gray Street for a period of time after traveling through time. Even if they are really naive, they should have experienced the warmth and coldness of life and lost hope in strangers.

Tang Lichu frowned in annoyance and planned to review it later. This was a habit he developed in junior high school. Every night when he was in school, he would summarize what he had learned that day and what he could improve. In such a world, sticking to this habit seemed to him a good choice.

And now, he needed to prepare for the visit of Yuya Kazami to the detective agency the next day - or possibly other people from the National Police Agency, but he guessed that it would be Officer Kazami who was more familiar with Tsukizono Akiko.

First, he needed to set up a plot point about why Tsukizono Akiko would join such an organization.

Oh, by the way, before that, we need to give the organization a name.

Tang Lichu listed a few names perfunctorily and finally chose the most concise and self-explanatory name: Self-Help Society.

Since it is a beautiful, strong and tragic organization, it should also give the red and black parties a little bit of a beautiful, strong and tragic shock.

The middle school student's second-year mentality broke out, and Tang Lichu became excited.

He has already written the script!

The side story of escaping from the black crow really provided him with a lot of material.

What's more, I have just acquired the ability to operate multiple vests at the same time, so of course I have to use it!

If even the ability to read minds can be studied in experiments, then is mind control just a short distance away?

The idea of ​​all members being mind-controlled by the organization and working together to kill the head of the research department sounds very exciting - after knowing this, how will the members of Detective Conan react?

I'm so sorry, boss of the organization - I think his last name is Karasuma? But it doesn't matter. I can only ask you to be the scapegoat for a while!

Tang Lichu recalled the treatment he received in the laboratory as "Tokiwa Shuri" and said that it would be right to put all the blame on German beer and the boss of the organization.

It's hard to say whether there is any personal grudge involved.

After having a general framework, Tang Lichu first logged into the APP to check out the new account.

Unlike the first two vests which are given by the APP, the new vests have a much wider range of choices.

First of all, there are Tsukizono Akiko’s two younger brothers – Moritz Lehmann*Note 1 and Chu An.

Very good, there are three siblings. The elder sister has a Japanese name, the second brother has a German name, and the third brother has a Chinese name.

Just by watching it, you can imagine a wonderful family drama.

If I'm not mistaken, this Li Man is Yue Yuanqing, and Chu An is Yue Yuanliang.

Scrolling down, there are more vests. Tang Lichu saw a rookie police officer, a playboy, a rich lady...

There are even some that are completely independent of humans, such as super dogs, detective cats, and even a super artificial intelligence that looks very advanced.

It is really dazzling, with everything you can expect.

Tang Lichu hesitated for a moment, but still chose Yue Yuanqing (the owner of the German name). After all, this person seemed to know Officer Matsuda from the Investigation Section 1, so it would be convenient to spread the information of the Self-help Society to more Red Team members.

Now all we have to do is wait quietly for Yuya Kazami to arrive the next day.

Tang Lichu lay there peacefully for a while before he began to review his experience in the side quest.

He deeply reflected on his mistake and felt that he might feel guilty for a moment every time he saw Gin as Weimar in the future.

He even wanted to slap himself a few times.

What kind of idiot would rush forward recklessly without even checking what Vermouth was thinking after hearing it?

...Oh, it's me.

Tang Lichu's toes were digging into the ground to the point where he wanted to bang his head against the wall. He wished he could reopen the side quest to stop himself from doing such a stupid thing.

With his thoughts in a mess, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Tang Li Detective Agency indeed welcomed a guest.

The moment he received the message from Tsukizono Akiko, Kazami Yu transferred the address to his superior, Furuya Rei.

At the same time, he also began to check everything about this address.

Tang Li Detective Agency, owned by Tang Lichu, an identity that just appeared two months ago.

According to the previous information, the Japanese police could not find anything. He was like a mysterious ghost who suddenly appeared and suddenly owned a detective agency.

We couldn't even find any surveillance footage of him registering for the detective agency qualification.

There is something fishy. Yuya Kazami's alarm bells for the public security department were sounded, but after further investigation, he found nothing.

Everything in the world will leave traces, and Feng Jianyu also didn't believe that the other party could really cover up everything in his past perfectly.

But it's such a coincidence.

Since there is no other way to find out, the only option is to go and find out for yourself.

At dawn, Yuya Kazami, dressed in a suit, knocked on the door of the detective agency.

Tang Lichu, who was well prepared, opened the door. When he saw Feng Jianyuya, he smiled without any surprise and said, "Is it Mr. Feng Jian? Mingzi mentioned a long time ago that you would come to visit. Please wait here for a while. Mingzi has something to do and she will be here soon."

Feng Jianyuya nodded and sat down. Tang Lichu didn't mean to leave for the moment - he had prepared the script and was just waiting for Feng Jianyuya to ask questions.

And Feng Jianyu was obviously looking forward to this opportunity. He asked: "Mr. Tang Li, although it may be a bit presumptuous, how did you get to know Mingzi?"

Tang Lichu raised his eyes in surprise and paused: "Well, if I have to say it, it's because we have a common goal."

"Common goal?" Yuya Kazami looked very interested.

"It's a goal I can sacrifice everything for." Tang Lichu smiled. "If I say more, I'm worried that Akiko and other people in the detective agency will be dissatisfied. I hope Mr. Kazami will understand."

Yuya Kazami nodded: "Of course, of course."

He secretly recorded this information.

From Tang Lichu's words, we can understand that the so-called "organization" that Yueyuan Mingzi belongs to is definitely more than just its apparent size.

Their "goal"...

Feng Jianyu frowned secretly. This gave him a very bad feeling, and he didn't think this was a good goal.

To be exact, he was not even sure what his childhood had been like.

When they parted at the age of thirteen, Tsukizono Akiko said that her parents moved to the UK for work reasons, but the contact between them did not actually decrease.

Tsukiono Akiko's third brother, Tsukiono Ryo, was born after the family moved to England. Later, both of Tsukiono's parents disappeared, and it was Akiko, the eldest sister, who raised her two younger brothers.

Yuya Kazami vaguely remembered that her daughter, Yuran, wrote to her and mentioned that she had made a good friend, who was a Japanese-British boy, the eldest in the family, with a younger brother and a younger sister.

What was that boy's name?

Yuya Kazami decided to go home and look through the letter that Akiko Tsukizono sent him.

It was from a certain day that Tsukizono Akiko's letters suddenly stopped. It seemed to be after he proposed to apply for the police academy.

At that time, he thought that the other party stopped because he was worried that the letter would distract him and prevent him from concentrating on preparing for the exam.

So...is there something else going on?

At this moment, the door of the detective agency was pushed open, and a girl with short black hair walked in. She was stunned when she saw Yuya Kazami.

"You're already here, Yuya."

She came over, sat next to him, and nudged Tang Lichu with her elbow, saying kindly, "I say, you didn't tell Yuya everything, did you?"

Tang Lichu shook his head innocently and said, "How is that possible? Am I such a person in your eyes?"

"That's right, otherwise Ting Shu will beat you up." She "threatened" calmly.

"Niao Shuri isn't the type to beat me up for something as trivial as this. Akiko, on the other hand, is more likely to beat someone up for something like this."

"..." Yueyuan Mingzi was speechless, "Heh."

Tang Lichu shrugged and smiled at Feng Jianyu: "Excuse me, you and Mingzi have something to talk about, right? I'm upstairs, call me if you need anything, I won't disturb you two for now."

After the two people in front of him nodded, he went upstairs.

Downstairs, Feng Jianyuya asked more directly than when he faced Tang Lichu.

"What is your 'goal'?" He said in a deep voice with a serious look in his eyes.

Perhaps it was because Tsukizono Akiko expressed her desire to go to the public security department, and she did not hide her purpose of gathering information and gaining intelligence.

"I told you, someone will come after me if I tell you." Yueyuan Mingzi sighed helplessly, "But you can check it yourself."

"I can only say that everyone in our 'Self-Help Society' is fully aware of the existence of the organization."

The girl with short black hair still had dark circles under her eyes, which made her look a little more tired.

"The Black Crow has marked each of us, and we - all of us connected to each other - are searching for a way to see the true light of day."

Tang Lichu, who played the role of Tsukizono Akiko, thought in his heart that he hoped Vermouth would not sue him because of the last sentence "see the light of day" - or because of Tokiwa Hiiragi's infringement.