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[Knock, the background of this case is so scary, looking at so many life-size dolls will give you nightmares at night! How dare this curator stay here alone for a whole night, he is a wolf-killer]

[It’s been a long time since I last chose one of three. Choose one of two men and one woman. I’ll take it all, Ah Xiu!]

[That water is too wide and jumping. He must be a murderer with such a bad mouth. I am so depressed!]

[I am different, I suppress puppets!]

[Ahhh! Is this Toru? Is it Toru? She smiles so sweetly, she doesn’t look like Gran! (Panda dancing) And her eyes look so affectionate... Hehehe Mai Wai Fu is finally back hehehe, old thief, listen to me and say thank you, you warmed up the four seasons~]

[He seems to be looking at the puppet with red dancing shoes. Is that the key to solving the case?]

[Fuck, I am dying of laughter. I understand. No wonder Inspector Megure stayed still for so long when he was asked to interrogate the suspect. I imagined that Gran was impatient to solve the case and kicked the autistic Toru out. Toru opened his eyes... Oh my goodness, the crime scene!]

[Toru: Who am I? Where am I? Who is this chubby policeman who called me? Oh shit——why are there those two guys in the distance! (woodchuck screams) (alpa runs wildly) Hahahaha, Gran is grabbing the bamboo shoots! ]

[Hahaha, Matsuda's description is also amazing, the dog looking at the meat bun, scolding both of them, but his intuition is really accurate, for Toru, it's just that he hasn't seen him for a long time and is particularly jealous! ]

[Even though he knows nothing, he can still solve the case. Toru is really strong! He is looking at everyone with a soft gaze, thinking that even if it is only for a short time, he wants to see more of this world that should belong to him...]

[“The truth will not let any criminal off.” Holy shit, is this hinting at something? When the truth comes out, Gran will not be let off either. Toru is not going to perform a “I kill myself” scene, is he? (dumbfounded)]

[Toru not only wants to kill Gran, but to some extent, he himself is an accomplice...]

[Zhao, why did you pick up the knife and chop the chopping board while laughing, Gran, you idiot!!!]

[Organization, what are you going to give me to pay me back for what you owe me—— (screaming at the top of your lungs)]

[Knock… If the scene was cut from the moment when Inspector Megure called out to Gran, then Toru definitely didn’t know that Shuichuan Shu had people call him Shu, and such a small detail was discovered by Mazda!! Ahhhh Toru is saved!!]

[Mazda A goes up! ! Catch Totsu and stop him from running away! ! If Gran and the like are suppressed, then we have a better chance of winning! ]

Chiyodani Toru only asked a few questions.

1. Where did Shuichuan Xiu get his coffee from last night?

"The curator and I both have the habit of drinking coffee. When I came back yesterday, I saw some coffee and drank it straight away. I thought it was brewed by the curator."

The forensic police officer next to him said: "No caffeine was found in the deceased's body. He didn't drink coffee."

Second, when did Shuichuan Hide hear the sound similar to that of a dog barking?

"It seemed to be around 11 o'clock... I was so sleepy at the time that I wanted to go on patrol, but the curator was also awake at this time, so I thought it was safe, so I took a nap."

Third, whether the injury on Mizuyakuan's finger was caused by a fine line, and the maintenance status of the doll.

"It was just an accidental cut. As for doll maintenance, I put on makeup and repair it every day."

Shui Yekuan looked a little nervous. He spread his hands and said, "You are not going to say that this is evidence of my murder, are you? If I used the piano wire with my bare hands, it is impossible that only one finger was injured!"

Inspector Megure also said quickly: "Chiyotani, stop being a detective and keeping things a secret!"

Chiyodani Toru smiled at Officer Megure soothingly and said directly: "The murderer is indeed Mr. Mizuya, but you used a doll, right?"

Shui Yekuan's face turned pale and he shouted, "How can you slander someone out of thin air?"

"Then let's restore the scene."

Chiyodani Toru held the evidence bag and looked around. Before he could say anything, Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji came over with a bundle of piano wire and an arc-shaped buckle in their hands. They stood next to the "Red Shoes" doll and pinned the buckle on the doll's shoulders.

This is the source of the strange wrinkles on the doll's clothes.

Ah Xiu exclaimed: "Ah... Isn't this the buckle that is usually used to control the action of the doll?"

"Let us help." Hagiwara Kenji blinked at Mizuyakuan, whose face was getting uglier and uglier. "After all, this method still requires some thinking, right?"

Matsuda Jinpei whistled: "Can't someone take all the limelight?"

Chiyodani Toru just looked at the two of them and laughed. His smile was as gentle as a spring breeze, and it made the two people, who were originally jumping around, suddenly get goose bumps all over their bodies.

"This, this is too corny, isn't it?" Matsuda Jinpei muttered quietly while placing the device, "Did Toru really do something to let us down?"

Hagiwara Kenji said solemnly, "Is it possible that he was thinking about how to torture the two of us in his heart - because we just watched him being scolded by Inspector Megure?"

Jinpei Matsuda took a deep breath and did his part to combat global warming.

Considering Chiyodani Toru's black-hearted personality, it is very possible!

"Mr. Mizuya, you could also prepare an explanation in advance as to why the fibers of the doll's clothes are stuck to your hair - I remember that you didn't seem to touch the doll today?"

Mizuya Kuan was watching Matsuda Jinpei and others intently, and was startled when he heard that. He said reflexively, "Maybe it's because I didn't take a shower when I got home, so I might have brought it with me when I was putting on makeup."

Matsuda Jinpei stretched out his voice and shouted, "Oh - you didn't take a shower or change clothes, so the fibers stuck on the 'Red Shoes Doll' were left by you yesterday? As a makeup artist who maintains dolls every day, you wouldn't be able to fail to notice such a detail, right?"

"I……!"

Chiyodani Toru shook the evidence bag in his hand. The clothing fibers inside were taken off the doll.

Earlier, Yamashita Mu personally hugged the doll made of the new material and cursed that this kind of doll was prone to losing fibers. Similarly, the fibers from his clothes also stuck to the doll.

This means that dolls made of this material must be operated through buckles and sliders, otherwise they will be contaminated by impurities when touched by people and become ugly.

Since Shui Yekuan is the makeup artist who maintains the doll every day, it is impossible for him to still have fibers from his clothes on the doll.

He got off work at eight o'clock, and the curator went in to check. If he found fibers, he would definitely be furious. So it was impossible for Mizukawa Hide, who was on the night shift, not to have heard anything.

Therefore, it can be inferred that when the water leaves at 8 o'clock, the doll has no fibers of his clothes on it.

Shui Yekuan's face looked particularly ugly. Even if he changed his words and said that he had taken a shower last night, he couldn't be sure whether there were any fibers from the doll's clothes left on his body.

These policemen are so cunning!

"You didn't leave last night at all." Chiyodani Toru continued Matsuda Jinpei's words, "When Ms. Mizukawa mentioned the dog barking, you said without hesitation that it was impossible because you poisoned the dog. You prepared coffee with a strong sleeping pill in advance, and Ms. Mizukawa fell into a deep sleep after drinking it."

"Then tell me how I killed the curator!" Shui Yekuan gritted his teeth and said, "It's impossible for him to just stand there and let me kill him, and he didn't drink coffee, did he?"

"If we fight, there's no way I'll be unscathed!"

At this moment, a police officer rushed in and handed a bag of clothes to Megure Jusan breathlessly: "Officer Megure, we have already got it!"

"Huh?" Megure Jusan was stunned, "What is this?"

Chiyodani Toru said simply: "Officer Megure, you will know if you open it."

Megure Jusan said "Oh", opened the bag, took out the red clothes inside, and immediately put it away, frowning and saying, "It stinks!"

All I saw was a long dress with black patterns and a golden wig, and a pile of rotten vegetable leaves. The patterns were wet and blurred, and looked like they were painted on.

"This is the clothes I found in the trash can nearby." Chiyotani moved aside inconspicuously, still appearing calm, "Does it look similar to the ones on Red Shoes?"

Everyone was shocked at once, and after comparison, they found that they were actually somewhat similar!

Kenji Hagiwara couldn't help laughing when he saw Chiyodani Toru's little movements.

Matsuda Jinpei picked up the doll and placed it next to Shui Yekuan, who had a sullen face. He said, "Look, you two seem to be about the same height, right?"

"As a makeup artist, you should be very skilled in doll makeup, right?"

The standard height of the Red Shoes Girl doll is 1.65 meters, and the already short Shui Yekuan is the same height as it.

Hagiwara Kenji said slowly, "In the middle of the night, in the doll hall with lights flashing, the red shoes that represent the never-ending dance suddenly moved. They spun faster and faster. Director Tennage panicked and grabbed the doll and removed its buckle. However, he was still scared because of the abnormality and wanted to leave. In the process, the fluff on his sleeve rubbed against the doll."

“Swish!”

Jinpei Matsuda put the device on and began to pull the thin line. The puppet moved quickly along the slide that had been installed above the stage, driven by the hook. He stood in place, looking at Shui Yekuan with a sharp gaze.

At some point, Shui Yekuan became the center of the stage. He was surrounded by police officers, and even his two colleagues looked at him strangely.

"At this moment, the door suddenly slammed shut." Chiyodani Toru laughed softly, and when he talked about the closing of the door, he suddenly raised his voice, scaring everyone present to tremble.

Matsuda Jinpei hooked the fishing line that passed from the door to the room with one hand and pulled it hard. The door closed immediately. A trace of blood appeared on his index finger, and he let out a hiss.

Chiyodani Toru's smile disappeared in an instant.

He was about to say something when Matsuda Jinpei shouted, "And then! And then! Amena Kanwa was frightened back to the center of the only light on the stage. Among the puppets that could still move, he subconsciously moved to the side of the immobile red dancing shoes puppet that he had just removed the buckle from."

"Little did he know that the murderer hiding at the edge of the stage had already used his blind spot to complete a trick, allowing himself, who was dressed like the puppet, to stand in front of the red dancing shoes puppet!"

"The water is wide for a puppet, and there is no way you can move the puppet with the clips on your body!"

The water was almost turning gray.

What if Director Tenyong originally dared to fight the murderer face to face, but the one who suddenly appeared and wanted to kill him was the puppet standing behind him with the moving buckles removed?

It is normal that she was strangled to death by the piano strings hidden in the red satin before she could react.

Chiyodani Toru first glanced at Matsuda Jinpei coldly, then said to Mizuya Kuro, "The sounds that seemed like dog barking that Ms. Mizukawa heard should be the few wailing sounds that the director made when you strangled him, right?"

He curled his lips and said, "We didn't directly say that the murder weapon was piano wire. If it was a throat slit, a scalpel should be able to do it, right?"

"The reason your hands are not injured is because there is still blood-red satin in the hands of the red dancing shoes..."

There is no need to elaborate on what happened next. Shui Yekuan pounded his fist on the ground and gritted his teeth, saying, "If that guy hadn't disrespected the dolls and replaced the traditional ones for profit, why would I kill him! I love those dolls so much, but he didn't listen to my opinion at all!"

"He just wants to make the puppet business better!" Yamashita Mu retorted.

He sneered, "If he cared about the puppet itself, how could he not recognize me and the Red Shoes?"

Matsuda Jinpei twitched his lips. Shui Yekuan's operation would scare most people to death at night, let alone make careful distinctions.

"What's with the word 'show'?" Officer Megure asked in confusion, "Isn't this a death message?"

Shui Yekuan said indifferently: "I wrote it."

Shuichuan Xiu looked at him in disbelief: "Why?!"

"He obviously likes you. If you agree, you can persuade him not to change the previous doll, but you keep refusing!"

The man who had gone completely crazy had a distorted face, and even for such a ridiculous reason, he wanted to grab Mizukawa Hide's collar.

At this moment, there was a sound of collision, and Shui Yekuan fell to the ground. The young man, who was still wearing a police uniform, shook his wrist and said calmly: "Officer Megure, take the criminal away first."

“Huh?!”

Everyone present looked at him in astonishment subconsciously. Hagiwara Kenji hugged Matsuda Jinpei in fear, but the latter pushed him away in disgust.

Chiyodani Toru smiled slightly: "It seems that Mr. Mizuya Kuro has been up all night, and his blood sugar is a little low."

Inspector Megure: “…”

He believed that Chiyodani Toru was very obedient!

Beating a group of people in front of them, if this was recorded...Inspector Megure looked around and found that everyone lowered their heads tacitly or looked around.

"Chiyogaya, you will take the statement this time." Inspector Megure finally let it go gently and said unhappily, "There won't be a next time!"

Chiyodani Toru smiled and said, "I understand!"

[Three people worked together to solve the case! I was so happy! ! We were so in sync with each other (happiness)]

[Song Tiantian’s acting is too hard, looking at Toru’s eyes like a shark... (wax)]

[This case is really scary when I think about it!! In the middle of the night, the doll suddenly moved. When he wanted to leave, he found that the door was locked. Seeing that the other dolls with buckles were afraid to approach, the curator returned to the only doll whose buckle he had removed and wanted to call for help. Who knew that he would send himself to the hands of death...]

[Fuck! ! A horror movie is coming up, I'm hugging my Toru and trembling]

[Upstairs, you then find Gran with his gun raised (Devil Whispering)]

[All I can say is that if the curator hadn't removed the buckle of the doll, or hadn't stepped over, the water would have been too wide to kill anyone, right?]

[No, think about it, if you find that the puppet is actively chasing you, wouldn’t it be a kind of scary feeling (dog head)?]

[It’s terrible that someone died in Private Marseille, but it’s still touching to see Toru solving cases so energetically. He really loves justice!]

[The black-hearted Baozi hit me well with this blow! This petty-minded scum who has no logic and wants to frame the young lady should be beaten to death!]

[What does this case hint at? The puppet and the criminal look alike, and the final outcome is... the criminal goes to prison, and the puppet without its owner is abandoned (sluggish)]

[Ahhh, stop talking! I'm getting scared! Isn't this hinting at the end of the Chiyogaya siblings? Shinsou and Toru have always been controlled by the organization. From a certain perspective, they are also like puppets, and Grandin replaces Toru, representing the criminal...]

[I cried loudly, why do I need a microscope to cut?!]

The inspector in the hat shook his head and asked the police officers to help move the people away, while Chiyodani Toru turned around and looked at the police officers from the Explosives Division who were standing there looking up at the sky and the ground, with a forced smile on his face.

"Officer Matsuda, should I start by complimenting you on your professionalism?"

"Let's go back first, let's go back first!" Hagiwara Kenji raised his hands in surrender, looking like he had a toothache.

He didn't know why, but even though he was talking about the curly-haired guy next to him, he felt an invisible pressure.

Toru, is this going to Hawaii instead of Syria? How did he become so ferocious in just two months!

Matsuda Jinpei looked at the blood on his hand and coughed lightly, but he still looked calm on the surface. He put his sunglasses back on his face and said goodbye to Mizukawa Hide who was packing up her things: "Then goodbye, Miss Xiu."

"Goodbye." Shuichuan Xiu was a little embarrassed, then raised his voice and shouted to Chiyodani Toru, "Thank you, Mr. Chiyodani!"

"You're welcome..." Chiyotani Toru's eyes swept over Matsuda Jinpei, and the words rolled around in his mouth, "Ms. Xiu."

The three of them left. It was time for dinner. Shui Yekuan was beaten unconscious and would probably need to go to the hospital for a check-up. No matter how much trouble they went through, the interrogation would not be possible until the afternoon. Inspector Megure took the man away, which was his tacit consent to let the three of them get together.

So it feels really good to have a good boss.

At Hagiwara Kenji's suggestion, the three of them chose a quiet ramen restaurant for lunch.

Chiyodani Toru became quiet again. Just like he did in the police academy, he asked the boss for a bowl and waited for it to cool down before eating slowly. Fortunately, the weather gets cold quickly in winter, so it wouldn't take too much time.

At the young man's suggestion, Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda picked and chose the cases of the Explosives Disposal Squad and the gossip about the Metropolitan Police Department, and most of the time, Toru Chiyodani just acted as a listener.

In the gap of the conversation, Hagiwara Kenji coughed, but couldn't help but said: "Toru, tell me the truth."

The black-haired young man was stunned: "Ah?"

Hagiwara Kenji said sternly: "If we didn't stand up for you because Inspector Megure scolded you, then it's our fault. But I think you can tell me directly, and next time I promise to rush over and pick up the notebook for you!"

Matsuda Jinpei nodded frantically and said sincerely, "Please stop using your magic! My hair is almost on fire from your gaze."

The smile on Chiyodani Toru's face froze for a moment. He asked doubtfully, "Is it obvious from the way I look at you?"

"Toru, I'm telling you, at first, Jinpei thought he was being barked at by something, so he barked—Ah!"

Matsuda Jinpei stepped on the instep of his friend's foot and gritted his teeth, "That's not true. Don't listen to what Hagi says."

Unexpectedly, the black-haired young man tilted his head up 40 to 50 degrees with a look of sorrow, and wiped away his tears in a sad manner, "It's been a long time since we last met. Do you want to take a good look at whether you have gained weight or lost weight? My dear son——"

Hagiwara Kenji: "Puff, cough, cough!"

What the hell! Chiyodani Toru had been so gentle and indifferent that morning, which made him feel a little strange. How could he become so stupid after solving a case?

Could it be that he was stimulated by the abnormal brain Shui Yekuan? !

Matsuda Jinpei's hands also trembled, and he accidentally dropped the noodles onto his pants. He jumped up instantly and said accusingly, "Toru, it's all your fault!"

The black-haired young man held his cheek with one hand and responded, "Hi - Private Marseille!"

Perfunctory!

Matsuda Jinpei protested and tried to force noodles into his mouth by holding him, but Chiyodani Toru let him sway and made a teasing sound about him wearing sunglasses to try to be cool while eating noodles.

Kenji Hagiwara was sure that he saw a flash of joy and nostalgia in Chiyodani Toru's eyes, but the lingering sadness in it was like the silver moon reflected on the lake, visible but untouchable.

Obviously, he could have come back from Hawaii to see them earlier, it would only take two months.

I ran so far but still couldn’t contact anyone!

So Chiyodani Toru still has something on his mind?

"By the way, Toru, did you find anyone when you went to Hawaii?" Hagiwara Kenji didn't mention the incident in which he and Matsuda Jin, a paperback comedian, tried to scam Chiyodani Toru's sister, but instead went to inquire about him.

Chiyodani Toru was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly and said, "I didn't find her there...but I roughly know where she is now."

"Don't you want to meet him?" Jinpei Matsuda raised his eyebrows.

The smile on the black-haired young man's face faded. He shook his face, lowered his eyes and said, "Isn't it a bit early now? Wouldn't it be better to wait until I have achieved success before seeing her?"

After all, what I thought of at the beginning was him wearing a police uniform and standing in the light.

And now...

"I'm homesick!" Jinpei Matsuda turned around and mouthed the words to Kenji Hagiwara, and they both thought they understood.

"Then when do you want it?" The curly-haired police officer said, turning his sunglasses. "With your efficiency in solving cases, you will be promoted soon."

"In order to give you the opportunity to beat me up, I worked hard to become the Superintendent of Police?" The black-haired young man tried hard to suppress his sadness in his heart and cheered himself up to make a joke.

Hagiwara Kenji laughed and scolded: "That was decades ago! If you guys still fight, I won't be responsible for stopping you. It's shameful!"

"I know, I know." Chiyodani Toru said, "In order to prevent Hagi from having a chance to persuade the fight, I will try to defeat Matsuda in one go!"

"It's still unclear who will win," said Jinpei Matsuda, "I've been going to the gym every day for the past two months."

"Then let me see what Officer Matsuda can do." Chiyotani Toru stood up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom first."

Matsuda Jinpei looked at his trousers which were dirty: "Wait, I'll go wipe my trousers too! Hagi, you stay here and help watch over the noodles! Don't eat secretly!"

Hagiwara Kenji said with a smile: "I want to eat secretly? I'll eat openly!"

Well, it seems that Xiao Zhenping is still worried.

But...his worries do make some sense.

Kenji Hagiwara looked at the noodles that Chiyodani Toru had not eaten much of. The heat had dissipated and the noodles had turned cold and hard.

264.

The two said they were going to the restroom, but actually they stood at the sink outside the restroom. Matsuda Jinpei turned on the water to wash his hands, and wiped the stains on his pants with a tissue. Chiyodani Toru stood beside him, just watching his movements.

"Didn't you say you were going to the restroom?" The curly-haired young man wiped his face twice in a sloppy manner, looked up at him, and said frivolously, "Are you scared and want your brother to accompany you in?"

Chiyodani Toru rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Instead of saying that I was staring at you, it would be better to say that you had nothing to do but stare at me."

Matsuda Jinpei stood up straight and rubbed his cheeks: "Is it obvious?"

“…”

This conversation seems a bit familiar.

The two pairs of black eyes stared at each other, and neither was willing to look away first, just like two beasts in wrestling, looking for each other's flaws. Matsuda Jinpei looked at Chiyodani Toru who was waiting for his answer earnestly, and for a moment he didn't know how to ask.

After pausing for more than a second, he asked, "Toru, why did you change your name to Shuichuan Xiu Xiu in the end?"

"I just... shouted it casually." Chiyodani Toru didn't expect him to ask this question. He frowned and asked in confusion, "Is there something wrong?"

The more you talk, the easier it is to make mistakes. Matsuda Jinpei hoped that his Tomoko would suspect his neighbor, but seeing that he really couldn't remember and looked a little cautious, he still felt dizzy for a while, as if he heard the bell ringing before the trial.

What's wrong?

Others might shout it casually, but would Chiyodani Toru, who pays special attention to etiquette in front of outsiders, shout it casually?

He probably guessed it based on other people's reactions - especially his own reaction, right?

·

Before solving the case, Jinpei Matsuda had a brief exchange with Kenji Hagiwara.

How come Toru is such a thoughtful person, still calls her Miss Mizukawa after Hide Mizukawa has made it clear?

"Maybe he didn't hear it?" Hagiwara Kenji guessed, "He started to look dazed."

Matsuda Jinpei thought it was unreasonable: "You have seen Toru solve cases before. How could he need to be taught how to ask questions? If he didn't even hear Inspector Megure's instructions, it would make sense, but would he not hear it for so long?"

The two of them couldn't help but have guesses in their hearts, and the tacit understanding they had acquired since childhood made them speak them out together.

Hagiwara Kenji: "Is Toru having hearing problems?"

Matsuda Jinpei: "Could it be that his mental problems have become so serious that he has lost his memory?"

Hagiwara Kenji: “…”

Matsuda Jinpei: “…”

"Xiao Zhenping, your thoughts are too outrageous, aren't they?"

"Hagi, can you be serious?"

The two of them argued with each other for a while, and finally gave up guessing and chose to go directly and ask the person involved when the time comes.

But in fact, Matsuda Jinpei had an even more outrageous idea that he didn't say out loud.

The Chiyodani Toru he met in the morning was not the same one he met now.

——Is this possible?

Countless memories flashed back in my mind. The young man who had disappeared a few months ago and suddenly returned became cold and apathetic, and had an uncontrollable collapse in the dormitory. Later, under the softness of returning again, he was confused about some things.

Chiyodani Toru seemed to have some difficulty remembering how many times they had made excuses to go back to the classroom...

Even today, several months later, Jinpei Matsuda still feels that the Chiyodani Toru before he solved the case is very different from the person he is now.

·

Matsuda Jinpei's father, Matsuda Jotaro, was a professional boxer who was once mistakenly identified as a murderer and arrested by the police. Since then, he has missed many competitions and has been depressed ever since. He even became a heavy drinker and would occasionally fight with him when he was drunk, but would wearily apologize to him after he sobered up.

Because his father was under too much psychological pressure, Jinpei Matsuda accompanied him to the hospital for psychological counseling, and while waiting, he heard the nurse's conversation.

"It's so pitiful. The one in Room 302 is said to have been abused by his parents since he was a child. That's why he became like this... He doesn't even know who he is. He has become someone else!"

"Oh, don't say he's pitiful. Don't you know I went to deliver medicine to him, but I was arrested instead."

"That's how DID patients are. Next time, try to go when his main personality is around..."

At that time, he didn't know what disease it was, but he thought it was really interesting. How could a person turn into another person? It wasn't magic!

"DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder, is characterized by the presence of two or more personalities within one person."

The thought that came to mind was like a rapidly growing vine that climbed upwards, and soon entangled Matsuda Jinpei's mind. He searched for various information on his mobile phone along the way, and was careful to prevent others from seeing it.

"Memory inconsistency is the biggest daily hassle."

"The fundamental reason is that the main personality cannot bear the pain. In order to protect itself, it will split into other personalities to bear the suffering."

“There is no specific medication that can treat it.”

…

It must be fake!

Chiyodani Toru looked so positive, but he was just a little bastard with a messy mind. He even said that he wanted to be a good policeman and then take credit in front of his sister.

This family had long been suppressed by violence and forced to sign an agreement not to report the truth, not to intrude, and to live a peaceful life.

Really?

Chiyotani Toru has severe PTSD from the fire. He is obsessed with finding his sister and his passion for the case seems to have burned himself out, as if he had gotten the physical examination for admission through a backdoor.

And what about the days when he disappeared? Why does everyone keep silent about it?

Even in Hawaii, did Chiyodani Toru really go there just to look for previous information and rest?

The more he thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed, and Jinpei Matsuda was almost shaking with fear from his own thoughts.

This outrageous speculation all originated from a vivid memory he had heard when he was a child. He didn't think it was something he could analyze with Hagiwara Kenji. He felt uncomfortable putting such a serious situation on his peers.

However, Jinpei Matsuda had no channels to confirm the facts. Chiyodani Toru's acting skills have always been excellent. Even if he knew nothing, he could still act like a master strategist on the surface. Against such a person, it would be useless to be roundabout.

What a difficult guy...

For some reason, Jinpei Matsuda felt like smoking a cigarette.

·

"Is there something wrong?"

A bunch of thoughts had already finished running through his mind, and the voice of Chiyodani Toru had just fallen in his ears. Matsuda Jinpei raised his eyebrows and said, "Nothing is wrong. By the way, Toru, where did you say you were going to have dinner tonight?"

The smile on the black-haired young man's face froze for a moment, and the blankness in his eyes disappeared in an instant. He coughed lightly and said, "When did I tell you where the dinner would be? Hasn't it been decided yet?"

Matsuda Jinpei slapped his forehead and said, "It was Hagi who said he wanted to go see some performance. I remembered it wrong!"

"Did I remember it wrong? The puppet show that guy mentioned probably won't work, since the makeup artist and the curator are gone." Chiyotani Toru turned around to wash his hands and asked, "You haven't told me what happened to Xiu yet."

"Nothing." Matsuda Jinpei felt that his guess didn't make sense. He laughed and said, "Let's go back, or Hagi will take all my meat away."

"Matsuda." Chiyodani Toru called him with a calm expression, "What are you testing me for?"

Matsuda Jinpei uttered an "ah", retracted his exaggerated acting, and calmly asked the question again: "Is it obvious?"

"Very obvious." Chiyodani Toru once again gave him affirmation.

It only takes two months to develop a habit. After spending so much time together in the police academy, the tacit understanding between them naturally needs no words.

Matsuda Jinpei stood up and approached. Taking advantage of his height being a little taller than the black-haired young man, he lowered his head slightly to look into his eyes and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Che...are you you? Have you always been you?"

"Your question is very interesting." The other party laughed, and seemed to feel that the distance was a little too close, so he took a step back and easily avoided his gaze, "I am not myself, how can I become someone else?"

"DID." Matsuda Jinpei suddenly said, staring into Chiyodani Toru's eyes, not giving him a chance to escape, "Have you heard of it?"

Chiyodani Toru's expression went blank for a moment.

Soon, a cold hand was placed on Matsuda Jinpei's forehead. The black-haired young man looked strange: "You don't have a fever, do you? Matsuda... I remember that my psychology grades were much better than yours? How dare you think so? If I really have this problem, how can I be a good policeman?"

It was denied.

Matsuda Jinpei heaved a sigh of relief subconsciously. Chiyodani Toru is a criminal policeman, and it is not so easy to fool people when he gets the job. Besides, this kind of disease is usually caused by trauma in childhood, right?

It’s fake, he was just thinking about his childhood and was distracted!

He was randomly trying to come up with excuses in his mind.

"Are you really alright? Then why are you so hot and cold?" the curly-haired young man muttered, "And Mizukawa Hide..."

"I think I have always been nice to you guys?" Chiyotani Toru interrupted him and said with a smile, "I was just paying attention to the doll at the time and didn't hear her self-introduction. When you asked me for a souvenir this morning, you also said that Inspector Megure had been--"

"Okay, okay, I believe you." Matsuda Jinpei surrendered, not wanting to let his superior embarrass himself in the toilet again. "So you didn't hear that sentence clearly?"

"Miss Mizukawa asked people to call her Ah Xiu, right? That's all."

"Just because of this sentence, you suspect that I have mental problems, Matsuda Jinpei, are you serious?" Chiyodani Toru's attitude was very calm, and he even lowered his voice and said, "Matsuda, is that you? Are you possessed by some curly-haired stupid gorilla?"

"Ah... um." Being stared at like that, Jinpei Matsuda also began to doubt his life.

So I was really distracted?

The gorilla, who felt that he was making a big deal out of nothing, even had his curly hair drooping.

“Hahahaha!”

Seeing his silly look, the black-haired young man laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes: "Matsuda, what on earth are you thinking about? Don't look at weird things!"

"Hahaha, why did you look at me so strangely? You might as well say that I was possessed by a monster! It will be very interesting to tell Zero and the others about this."

"And next time I'll take you to my hometown. There are so many legends like this in Ekoda--"

"Ahhh! Stop talking!" Matsuda Jinpei grabbed his neck and covered his mouth with one hand. His face turned red and he spoke very quickly, "I know what I was thinking was outrageous, but there's no need to repeat it and tell that golden-haired bastard, okay!"

"Oh, oh! I'm wrong!"

The black-haired young man quickly put one hand between the two of them to avoid being strangled to death by the excited gorilla.

Chiyodani Toru's memory was indeed flawless. He remembered everything except the sentence he missed due to distraction.

Jinpei Matsuda couldn't find any other clues for the time being. His companions' relief that nothing happened and the shame of actually asking the question came over him, so he couldn't pay attention to more details for a while.

After Chiyodani Toru slapped his hand away, he said angrily, "Go back and eat your noodles, you bastard! How can you have the energy to fight me when you can't even finish half a bowl of noodles!"

"The brain is full of muscles.