Chapter 88 Exchange of lives——Hinata



"Takaoka Haru?"

Hinata Hajime poured a cup of warm water and handed it to the man sitting on the sofa. The man took the cup, and his pale fingers trembled because of the temperature.

"But Takaoka Yuru is in the hospital now, and no matter how you look at it, it seems to be Nakabayashi Zen who is wanted."

"Yes, even I myself would think that I am Nakabayashi Yoshi when I see my own appearance." Takaoka Yuri's voice was very steady, but it was a little trembling and hoarse due to the cold, but he was very calm. Except for being a little panicked when asking for help, he was overly calm throughout the whole process.

"Tell me what you remember first." Hinata Hajime sat opposite him.

"Of course, I will tell the police officer everything, but I didn't expect him to believe me." Takaoka Yuru carefully placed the cup on the table. "I've only seen this kind of thing in movies and TV dramas. When it happened to me, I was so shocked that I almost thought I was dreaming."

"I see you are very calm."

"I'll make the best of it now." Takaoka Yuliu smiled, "I've always been like this."

Hinata Hajime looked at him subtly, then looked away after a moment.

[This person really behaves more like Takaoka Haru. In the investigation, Takaoka Haru is a very casual person, at least on the outside. His ability to control his life gives him extreme confidence, and he can remain calm even when accidents happen. Nakabayashi Zen is a slightly impatient person.]

[It is unlikely that Nakabayashi Yoshi could maintain such a calm state after failing to place a bomb to kill a person and being wanted.]

Kamuzuru Izuru looked at him, [Pay attention.]

[Huh?] Hinata Hajime was stunned for a moment, [Pay attention to what?]

[Pay attention to this person.] Kamukura Izuru stared calmly at Takaoka Haru who was drinking warm water bit by bit, [He is not a simple actor.]

Hinata Hajime glanced at Takaoka Haru for a few times. This man was still very calm despite using someone else's skin. After drinking a glass of water, he began to talk about his own experience.

According to Takaoka Haru, he still remembers the explosion.

He was trapped in the elevator during the explosion, with smoke everywhere. He tried to call for help, but after hearing the screams outside, he immediately realized that the situation outside was probably not very good, and that basically no one had the time to save him, so Takaoka Yuru began to save himself.

"There was a similar scene when we were filming the movie. I consulted and learned about it for my acting, but I didn't expect to use it here." Takaoka Yuliu recalled, "But I failed because the elevator was very hot. I used up most of my strength to stop myself from letting go, and I didn't succeed in the end."

"Then I passed out." Takaoka Yuliu commented on his experience like a storyteller. "Looking back now, the self-rescue measures I took were not up to standard. After all, it was an accident. If I had reacted more promptly, I might have been able to escape earlier."

"Of course, I am an outsider, and there is still a gap between the knowledge in the book and the actual operation."

Only Takaoka Hanyu knew about how he saved himself in the elevator. The police reconstructed some of the details through traces during the investigation.

In other words, the person who could say all of this was definitely Takaoka Haru.

Hinata Hajime looked at him in confusion, "So when did you find yourself in this person's body?"

"It was yesterday." Takaoka Yuliu said calmly, "I woke up yesterday afternoon. When I found myself lying in the alley in the rain and soaking wet instead of in the hospital, I knew something must have gone wrong. But I didn't expect that I would become a different person."

"It's like a fantasy novel."

"Then, do you know who woke up in the hospital?"

Takaoka Yuru smiled and said, "Although I can't say for sure, since I woke up in Nakabayashi Zen's body, the person who woke up in my body must be Nakabayashi Zen."

Yes, Hinata Hajime thought so too.

This is the most logical idea. Since Takaoka Yuru is standing here, the other person who has awakened must be Nakabayashi Shan.

Of course, the premise of this matter is that the person in front of him is really Takaoka Yuru.

A faint aura of despair emanated from Takaoka Yuru, but, just as Hinata Soichi said at the beginning, this aura was very weak, like a plate of spoiled snacks that continued to emit a bad smell, but as long as this plate of snacks was completely rotten, there would be no smell anymore.

It seems that this matter needs further investigation.

On the phone, Chiaki Nanami nodded to show that she understood, and then her figure disappeared.

"What do you plan to do next?" Hinata Hajime asked Takaoka Haru.

"I don't know." Takaoka Yuliu held her forehead. "I haven't slept since I woke up yesterday. I guess that guy hasn't slept either. If he didn't know that he couldn't fall asleep, I guess he would have passed out on the street. Mr. Policeman, can I rest here for a while?"

Hinata Hajime looked at him, and after a moment he nodded, "Go to sleep."

Maybe he was really too tired. After getting the affirmation from Hinata Hajime, Takaoka Yuriyū fell asleep immediately. He lay on the sofa with a hood on. While he was sleeping, his face looked paler and paler.

After his family went bankrupt, Nakabayashi Shan could no longer continue in the film industry, so he had to switch careers to become an idol singer, specializing in scripts that please girls.

To this end, he lost weight crazily to make his image more in line with their aesthetics, and forced himself to look young even though he was nearly 30 years old.

Now we just have to wait for Chiaki Nanami to find out the news from there.

See if Takaoka Yuryu behaves the same as before.

Then he glanced at Takaoka Yuru who was sleeping soundly.

[He is really brave. He doesn't care if I am trying to appease him. He is just trying to delay the time to inform the higher-ups. After all, it is better to catch a wanted criminal first.]

【He didn't act out of character.】 Kamuzuru Izuru suddenly spoke.

[Hmm?] Hinata Hajime frowned slightly, [Nothing wrong?]

【That movie.】

That movie had already broken box office records. Even though Hinata Hajime had never seen it, he knew the general plot of it from the Internet. Especially Sonoko, who watched it every day, would cry and recommend it to them after each viewing.

In Sonoko's narration, the movie has two male protagonists, a detective and a criminal. The detective is smart and sharp, and the criminal is a paranoid pleasure prisoner. They are surprisingly consistent and are in tit-for-tat and reversal throughout the movie.

However, in reality, it is not a two-male lead, but a single male lead.

Because: Detectives are criminals.

Takaoka Haru's outstanding acting made this movie a rare masterpiece, so Hinata Hajime's emotions were also very complicated.

No drama?

So is it that there are no scenes for the detective? Or is it that there are no scenes for the criminal?

On the other side, Nanami Chiaki arrived at the hospital smoothly. In the hospital, Takaoka Haru was sitting on the bed. His arms were badly burned and there were burns of varying sizes on his body. He needed to rest in the hospital for a short time. The director sat opposite him with excitement in his tone.

"That's great, Yu Liu. The movie broke the record. We made a fortune this time."

Takaoka Yuru smiled and said, "Well, thank you, director."

"Huh?" The director was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and suppressed the doubt in his eyes. "Anyway, you really suffered this time. You were injured so badly. Who would have thought that the guy would be so crazy and actually put a bomb in the cinema."

"Well, I didn't expect that."

The director sighed, "In fact, I was dissatisfied with him from the beginning. His acting was so stiff. I wanted to send him home several times. We are not the crew of Kamen Rider here. We have been delaying the progress many times."

"And it caused you to get hurt."

"If I had known I shouldn't have recruited him."

Takaoka Yuru looked very bad. He listened to the director's words. After the director finished speaking, he whispered, "Is he really that bad?"

"Of course, Yu Liu, you must not talk to him. He has caused you to be like this." The director looked at Takaoka Yu Liu disapprovingly, "And it's true that he is bad. Look at the comments from the audience now. They all say that his acting is bad, especially compared to you. It's too obvious."

Takaoka Yuliu lowered his head, his face was pale and there was a hint of resentment in his eyes.

But because he had just woken up from a coma, everyone thought he was in a bad mood because of illness. No one would have thought that the person sitting here was not Takaoka Yuru at all.

It doesn't matter anymore.

Nakabayashi Shan thought: From now on I am Takaoka Yuru, this should have been his life.

It finally belonged to him.

Chiaki Nanami frowned slightly. She recorded this video. At this time, the director said goodbye to Takaoka Haru and left the hospital. Outside was Takaoka Haru's agent.

"Director Shenshan." The agent greeted the director, "How are you? Is Yu Liu in good spirits today?"

"I'm fine, much better than yesterday, but still a little confused." Director Shenshan said: "He didn't call my name, but thanked me. He hasn't been so polite to me in a long time."

"He's probably still in a coma. He's been unconscious since he lost oxygen." The agent shook his head. "What an unexpected disaster."

Chiaki Nanami was certain that this person was definitely not Takaoka Haryu.

"Okay, I understand."

Hinata Hajime talked to Nanami Chiaki, "Then the possibility is more than 80%. This should be another despair incident caused by the Despair Fragment."

The perpetrator and the victim exchange their identities, and the perpetrator becomes the winner who will immediately receive a large amount of money and a perfect life, while the victim is trapped in this body and is wanted by the police in the most innocent state. No matter how he argues, no one will believe him.

Because in this world, no one believes that soul swapping really exists.

The moment Hinata Hajime hung up the phone, he felt something, so he turned his head, and the next moment his eyes met with Takaoka Haru who sat up from the sofa.

The pale man looked at Hinata Hajime, unknown emotions surging in his dark eyes.

He said, "Mr. Hinata, are you really a policeman?"

"Of course."

"But Mr. Hinata, there is no trace of you in your house." He closed his eyes. "No police smell, no familiar feeling, and no small habits that can prove that you are a police officer. In my opinion, a person's identity is linked to habits."

"Whether it's a special police or an ordinary criminal police, they all have their own unique traces."

"Mr. Hinata, you are not a police officer."

Hinata Hajime looked at him.

About ten seconds later, Takaoka Haru suddenly blinked as if she had realized something.

He turned to look at Hinata Hajime, then frowned and pressed his temples.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Policeman." Takaoka Yuru gave an apologetic smile. "Sometimes I can't get out of the movie after it ends, and I act according to the settings in the movie. This is my bad habit. I didn't mean to say anything, please don't mind it."

[Did he really mean it?] Hinata Hajime asked in his heart.

【There is no point in getting hung up on this.】

[That's true, but I'm still not used to dealing with people like this, whether they're sharp detectives or stubborn criminals.] Hinata Hajime complained, [My poor acting skills can't fool them at all.]

Kamuzuru Izuru understood what Hinata Hajime meant, "Let me take over."

It just so happened that he didn't want Hinata Hajime to deal with such a person.

The reason why Takaoka Yuru was so successful was not only because he had talent, but also because he was sober enough.

He arranged everything soberly and put himself in an invincible position soberly.

And this kind of clarity also means indifference.

This is a person who appears gentle and peaceful, but is actually cold-hearted to the core.


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