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Morofushi Jingguang lay on the bed very uncomfortably. He couldn't help but look to the side. The black-haired boy who had taken off his glasses had fallen into a deep sleep, curled up in a ball and sleeping soundly.

It's Kudo Shinichi.

Zhufu Jingguang silently repeated the other person's name in his heart, feeling somewhat complicated.

He knew that the other party invited him to stay for a few days because Noel was not around and they were worried about him being alone. He naturally appreciated such kindness, but what really made him come was, first, because of the matter of Tsukikage Island, and second, because of Kudo Shinichi himself.

Why is Noel so close to this child?

If it was just attention, the fact that the other party was related to the Black Organization would be enough, but after Hiroki sent several consecutive photos of the two of them hugging each other, Morobushi Kagemitsu could see at a glance that Noel cared.

Morofushi Jingguang knows very well that Noel has changed from being cold and aloof at the beginning to being gentle now in the past few years, but he has only learned how to pretend to be in normal society. In essence, he is still the child who can't get close to others and can only close himself in his own world. Although the other party is legally an adult, the distortion of his childhood education has always made it difficult for him to take the initiative to get close to someone.

Apparently, this child was special to Norna, as he immediately hugged the child after just a few meetings.

So let’s get to know it better.

"Um... Hikaru... are you still awake?"

Conan, who was a little dizzy, naturally didn't pay attention to the problem with his address, and Morobushi Kagemitsu, who already knew the other party's age, didn't care either.

"What are you thinking about?" Conan stretched, rubbed his eyes and looked at the other person.

"I just feel that my brother likes you very much." Zhu Fujingguang said bluntly.

"Hmm..." Conan nodded subconsciously, then was shocked, his heart full of remorse. It was really inappropriate to admit in front of the other person's younger brother that the other person's brother liked him very much.

"Xiao Guang, I'm not this..."

"Hahaha, it's okay." Seeing the other party's anxious explanation, Morobushi Jingguang couldn't help but laugh and said, "I just understand why he likes you."

This kind of personality can easily attract people who live in darkness. Could it be that this is also the reason why Noel is attracted to this?

"Ah?" Conan didn't understand what the other party meant, but he was relieved to see that the other party was not angry. He thought that he was no longer sleepy, and seeing that the other party couldn't sleep either, he asked directly: "Xiao Guang brother, do you like comics?"

"I do read some..." After all, Noel was drawing comics, and Morobushi Kagemitsu also had the habit of buying magazines regularly. But then, he saw Conan take out a comic book from the schoolbag beside him, and the cover was "Traveler" drawn by his own son.

"Do you want to see it?" Conan looked at the other person's expression, which did not change at all, and wondered if his reasoning was wrong? After all, if Natsukawa Sora was Rion, Natsukawa Hikaru could not have been unaware of it.

He was not in a position to ask about the situation on Moon Shadow Island before, so today he wanted to take the opportunity to confirm it with Xiaoguang, but he found that the other party's reaction was flawless, and Conan was a little frustrated.

But soon, he got caught up in the plot and started doing something very elementary school-like, such as reading comics with his friends all night long.

———

Noel was lying on the operating table, his sight and hearing blocked. He had no idea what was happening outside. He had long since become numb to the pain in his body, which allowed him to think quietly about the current situation.

First of all, there is the issue of drugs. He is not worried that the other party will find out that he has deliberately reduced the dosage. After all, this body world is unique and there is no control group. In addition, there are too many different drugs registered as experimental subjects and he cannot figure out what specific reactions have occurred.

Let the researchers figure out why scars start forming on the body, and why should you mind being a “test subject” like yourself?

Noel, who has begun to care about her human rights, feels a little uncomfortable with this term, but she also understands that this is what those who cut her body think.

Therefore, the focus this time is not only to study one's own body, but also to see whether the brainwashing methods will be intensified, whether one can still maintain one's self after this, or will one be completely reduced to an obedient weapon?

If this is really the case, even though I am a little unwilling, I can only take another gamble and see if I can destroy it directly...

[It's okay.]

Suddenly, a voice came from deep inside his brain. He said:

[I will always remind you to stay true to yourself and not be brainwashed or controlled by them.]

Noel was stunned for a moment, then laughed in his heart and responded:

[Are you back, Xiao Hei? ]

———

"It seems that you have completed your mission well during this period. Have you finally redeemed yourself?" A woman's teasing is like the sweet fragrance of a flower, but there will always be people who mistakenly think it is harmless and unaware of the fangs behind it. However, the silver-haired man is obviously not one of them. He sits in front of the bar and doesn't want to pay any attention to this troublesome and dangerous woman.

"I'm very curious. When you went to see the BOSS just now, did you see my students?" Belmodes didn't care about the other party's cold face. She was wearing a black suspender skirt today. The fabric was as smooth and soft as flowing water. The carefully designed tailoring made her beautiful figure more perfect. She wore a water blue brooch on her chest that matched her eyes. It was gorgeous against the black background.

"You should know more about Grappa than I do." Gin looked at the hypocritical look of the woman in front of him and sneered in his heart. As Grappa's teacher and the woman the boss trusts the most, how could she not know Grappa's current situation?

"There's nothing I can do. After all, I, as a student, have no feelings for his teacher at all. I'm such an obedient weapon. I can't imagine why he would be angry with me."

Bermode ordered a glass of wine, shook the glass, and watched the wine swirling inside and reflecting beautiful colors.

"You might as well ask the boss directly instead of asking me." Gin snorted impatiently, "Shouldn't you know this better?"

Grappa is a weapon that has been completely brainwashed and obeys the boss. This is the perception of everyone in the organization's top management.

"Although I was the one who brought it back originally, I think you were the one who taught it in the early stages of training." Vermouth said with a smile, gently twisting her hair with her fingers.

"He's a mentally ill guy. He was thrown into the laboratory after a few attacks. How would I know?" Gin didn't want to talk more about this topic, nor did he want to play a language trap game with the woman in front of him.

"I thought you would like him very much."

"Boring."

Who would be interested in a person who has been completely brainwashed into a weapon, unless the other party is not completely brainwashed and is even deceiving...

If that were the case, maybe it wouldn't be so boring.

Thinking back to the time in the safe house, the other party's provocative tone, his gray-green eyes filled with disgust and malice, that kind of emotional liveliness didn't look like a weapon, but more like a wolf with its own calculations...

Thinking of this, Gin said with disdain in his heart, but what does this have to do with him?

After all, I am only loyal to this organization.

———

"Xiao Zhenping, I noticed that you have been ignoring me too much recently." Hagiwara Kenji, a man who had nothing to do recently because he had no work and couldn't help but call his child during work hours.

"What's wrong with you now?" Matsuda Kenji asked skillfully.

"Wuwuwu, I'm just worried that if you leave my little Jinpei, you'll be ostracized because of your bad personality~" Hagiwara Kenji expressed his worry and relief about his son finally living independently in a motherly manner, but he heard a conversation coming from the other side.

"Inspector Matsuda, may I ask about this information..."

"Put it here with me first."

Jinpei Matsuda nodded in agreement, and the very perceptive police officer left tactfully. Everyone in the Security Department knew that Inspector Matsuda and Hagiwara, who had just been transferred to the Criminal Department, were childhood friends, and everyone was even more familiar with the latter, so everyone was reluctant to see him leave. Of course it was no problem for Inspector Matsuda to give him a call during work hours!

Matsuda Jinpei probably knew what the other party was thinking but was too lazy to explain. He said to the other end of the phone, "Have you forgotten that I'm already a police inspector?"

In other words, he is now the boss, and the Japanese concept of clear hierarchy means that no matter how bad his personality is, he will not be excluded by his subordinates.

"Tsk." Hagiwara Kenji snorted, and then said: "But it's only natural for you to be promoted to police inspector, Xiaozhenping, otherwise..."

Matsuda Jinpei naturally understood his unfinished intention, it was simply that the Metropolitan Police Department was limiting his achievements because of his past experiences, and there was nothing they could do about it. From their point of view, it was unsettling to see a man whose father had his career ruined by being wrongly arrested due to police error and who would therefore likely resent the police be promoted in the police station. When he first entered the police academy, he was thoroughly investigated, for fear that he had secretly contacted some organization and was an undercover agent in the police force.

"Have you confirmed it?"

"Next week I will be the inspector of the Second Investigation Division, and I will be a colleague of the squad leader."

The squad leader is naturally Ida Kou, who was transferred to the Second Investigation Department and became a police captain last year.

"I just don't know what situation those two guys have become now." Kenji Hagiwara sighed as he thought of the two guys who disappeared at the same time.

"They should be higher than us when they come back," Matsuda Jinpei said objectively, "so you should be the last one to be promoted to police captain."

"I'm just one step behind you because I transferred to the Criminal Division..." Hagiwara Kenji gritted his teeth. Even if he had a childhood friend, he still had to fight for it.

"Just relying on your skills?" Matsuda Jinpei mocked, and Hagiwara Kenji remained silent.

Damn it! How can you possibly compare to Jinpei Matsuda, the dismantling maniac, when it comes to dismantling things? This lonely science and engineering guy won’t take you to see the young ladies next time we meet!

"Just wait and see. I'm in the criminal department now. There are so many cases here, so I'll definitely get promoted quickly!"

"Well, I hope you get promoted to Superintendent of Police soon, and then I'll beat you up."

"You really have high hopes for me."