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"That guy Shiratori was there at the scene," Matsuda Jinpei said through gritted teeth. God knows how he felt when he received the news that Ishii Kazuki was hospitalized for surgery after investigating a theft case. "And Mori-senpai was there too. He shouldn't have—"
"It's no use, Jinpei-chan," Hagiwara Kenji interrupted what Kokunran was about to say, "We are the police."
It is impossible for Kazuki Ishii to sit idly by, or rather, none of them would choose to do so.
"Well," Date Kou skipped this part for the time being, "I was there when Hagiwara was asking that kid called Conan. According to that kid, Ikki probably didn't even realize he was injured..."
"He also said 'the pork belly is burnt'," this joke was so funny that even Hagiwara Kenji couldn't laugh anymore, and Matsuda Jinpei's face was even more stinky, "Could it be that the adrenaline made him not notice--"
"That's not the point, Hagi." Matsuda Jinpei simply took off his sunglasses and viciously rolled up the noodles on his plate and chewed a big mouthful. "The point is that after the operation, Ishii saw our reaction and he didn't show any intention of reflecting on it at all."
"Little Ikki has become acquainted with the nurses there," Hagiwara Kenji touched his chin and patted Matsuda Jinpei's shoulder in a teasing tone to comfort him, "Whether it's in the police academy, in Pramya, or in this case, every time he wakes up, he acts cute and is afraid that we will say something to him. If we want to talk to him seriously, he either makes jokes or pretends to be in pain. It's simply..."
"He seemed to care more about whether we would blame him for his own injuries than about his own injuries," Ida Kou said, "as if he himself was insignificant."
The food on the table gradually cooled down. No matter how delicious it was, it tasted like chewing wax in this atmosphere. Hagiwara Kenji and Date Kou just took a few bites and continued the conversation, leaving Matsuda Jinpei to eat with an unhappy look on his face. "You mean that guy has self-destructive tendencies?" Matsuda Jinpei wiped his mouth with a tissue and took a big sip of iced coffee as if to vent his anger. However, he still felt an inexplicable irritation in his heart. "I remember that he passed the psychological evaluation on the first try..."
"Jinpei-chan," Hagiwara Kenji gave him a subtle look, "Ikki-chan told me that if you are willing to memorize, even you can pass the psychological test with full marks..."
Although it is probably not that simple in reality, the fact that he could say this, coupled with the rejection and lack of attention paid to psychological disorders in the Japanese workplace, at least shows that Ishii Kazuki is capable of deceiving the psychologist.
"What do you mean, even me!" Matsuda Jinpei gritted his teeth, and really wanted to punch his classmate who loved to insult others in the head, "Besides, that guy is more inclined to self-loathing than self-destruction!"
"He's always laughing and joking, and he's always the first to take action when something goes wrong. He only thinks of asking for help after something has happened," Matsuda Jinpei frowned as he criticized Ishii Kazuki's behavior. It was obvious that he had been holding it in for a long time. "He subconsciously puts missions and goals before his own safety, and he doesn't seem to be used to someone caring about him. Stop trying to change the subject awkwardly."
"I doubt that this guy even believes that there are people in this world who care about him."
"Or rather, he actually believes that someone cares about him," the squad leader always spoke at the end, and Date Kou added to Matsuda Jinpei's reasoning, "so he thinks he must show corresponding value to respond to the other person's feelings."
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