90 Chapter 90
◎ Sequelae, but not bad◎
Chapter 90 [Aftereffects, but not bad]
"Ms. Matsumoto, we don't mean to hurt you. There's no deep hatred between us. Do you understand?"
Sayuri Matsumoto sat quietly on the bed provided for her, speechless. Her hair, once tied in a ponytail, had fallen loose, gently falling over her shoulders, reminiscent of the gentle and noble teacher she portrayed at school.
Seeing that she still refused to speak, the member of my wife's family who was trying to persuade her also shut up and held his forehead helplessly.
It was at this time that Kenji Hagiwara and my wife Sayuri entered the room.
"Sayuri... no, you are the other Sayuri, right?" Matsumoto Sayuri took the initiative to speak when she saw the two of them, but the first sentence she said was to reveal the identity of my wife Sayu.
Agatsuma Sayuri had never thought of hiding it from her. Just because she was thinking of persuading Agatsuma Sayuri among them to return to a safe place during such a dangerous operation, it can be understood how good her relationship with that clone is.
It would have been fine before because he had changed his attire and it was inconvenient to talk in detail, but now he can see people clearly and his position is clear at a glance, and there is no way to hide it.
"What have you done with 'Sayuri'?"
My wife Sayuri shook her head. "We came to find you first. You haven't seen my clone yet."
"You said she was a clone...how can you be so sure that you are the real person?"
It can be seen that this lady cannot accept the fact that her best friend is a so-called "clone".
My wife Sayuri shut her mouth and stopped arguing.
Sayuri Matsumoto, the daughter of a Metropolitan Police Department administrator, had received a good upbringing. She had lost her composure slightly when something implicated someone she cared about. But once she realized the situation wasn't as dire as she'd imagined, she quickly calmed down.
She sat upright on the bed, her movements clearly unchanged, yet her energy and spirit were completely renewed. Like a warrior ready for battle, she was ready to withstand any adverse factors.
This time, it was Hagiwara Kenji who sighed. He crouched down, looking up at the woman who had only been a music teacher for two years. With a vulnerable attitude, he pleaded with her, "Ms. Matsumoto, we're both trying to reclaim our futures from the weight of fate. There's no need to be hostile to each other."
"You don't want to be hostile to us, do you? We naturally belong to the same camp. Don't you want the direction of everything to no longer be controlled by fate?"
"Aren't you still with 'that group' to prevent your father from falling into the trouble he's destined to face?"
Indeed, Sayuri Matsumoto's fate was likely to be the poisoning of her fiancé at her wedding. Since Sayuri Matsumoto was already with "that group of people," she must have known her fate and could have spoken to her fiancé in advance to avoid unnecessary harm.
But another incident directly related to the main plot is the kidnapping of her father, Matsumoto Kiyonaga, by a codenamed member of the Crow Organization. This member not only walked around in the Metropolitan Police Department as her father, openly stole the Metropolitan Police Department's case files, but also obtained the true identity of Edogawa Conan.
It almost killed the protagonist of the original work.
Of course, from a God's perspective, the protagonist is absolutely impossible to die. Therefore, those who know the protagonist's identity are either his companions or dead enemies.
While Edogawa Conan luckily escaped danger, Matsumoto Seinaga, a Metropolitan Police Department administrator, was unexpectedly kidnapped and failed to send any signal, a matter that inevitably led to criticism from higher-ups. Although he was later promoted to Chief of the First Investigation Division, this ordeal ultimately left an indelible impact on his career and psychology.
Who knows, maybe his entire career will end here.
Just imagining that there were criminals disguising themselves as himself and browsing information in the Metropolitan Police Department at will, Matsumoto Seinaga, the management officer of the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division, would feel a sense of panic in his heart.
Although the original work shows that this incident did not put Matsumoto Kiyonaga's life in danger, as a daughter, Matsumoto Sayuri wanted to share her father's worries and at the same time wanted to do her best to stop the actions of the criminal organization, so her actions are not incomprehensible.
Another reason why Sayuri Matsumoto sticks to her camp is probably her friendship with Agatsuma Sayuri's clone.
Perhaps there are also bonds with other companions, but they are just unaware of it.
"My father will stick to his post and I don't need to do anything more," said Sayuri Matsumoto.
The music teacher's voice was as melodious as a lark, but her song-like words shattered Hagiwara Kenji's attempt to use emotions to influence her, and shattered into thin air like the foam that a mermaid turned into.
Hagiwara Kenji covered his heart, heartbroken: "Ms. Matsumoto, little Matsumoto—we want to help you."
Even the chanting could not change the lady's mind, her heart was as hard as a rock.
Agatsuma Sayuri looked straight into her eyes, even though the latter had never looked her in the eye since she confirmed her identity, but this did not prevent Agatsuma Sayuri from taking the initiative.
She took the initiative to interrupt Hagiwara Kenji's "tantrum" and said calmly: "You are more worried about the other me than your father."
Sayuri Matsumoto's eyes suddenly became sharp, but she still restrained herself, lowered her brows, and tried not to reveal her thoughts.
She is just an ordinary music teacher, and her fighting ability is better than nothing.
As if not noticing the change in the atmosphere in the room, Agatsuma Sayuri continued, "You just asked me why I felt my true form."
She stretched out her hand and showed it to the person opposite her, "It's very simple. I can control the life and death of my clones."
"Are you threatening me?" The music teacher glared at my wife Sayuri, the anger in his heart like a huge wave.
The girl shook her head. “No, I’m begging you.”
"If I wanted my clone to 'die', she would have died long ago. Then I would have her memories, and all the information you and your companions said to 'her' and exposed 'her' to would become our intelligence."
"But I don't want her to die, and I don't want to become like her."
If some of Agatsuma Sayuri's clones are like tools, simply receiving information from the outside world and not carrying any personal emotions when they dissipate, simply transmitting information to the original body, then the other clones with emotions are the opposite of this.
Some of them have a strong sense of self, with their own joys and sorrows, as well as friends like Sayuri Matsumoto and enemies like the organization.
Agatsuma Sayuri has no pressure in absorbing the memories of the former, but when it comes to the latter, she will treat them as independent "people" like Matsumoto Sayuri.
It is known that absorbing an ordinary clone will cause a shock to the mind. Does she still want to put pressure on herself and forcibly obtain the memory of the clone with its own will?
"If I make a promise that I will never actively harm your friends, will you try to cooperate with us?"
Agatsuma Sayuri put her index and middle fingers together and swore to the heavens, "We sincerely want to cooperate with you and your friends. We will share the good times and the bad times."
Sayuri Matsumoto didn't say anything yet, but she listened to my wife Sayuri say everything she could say. Since the pros and cons were within her acceptable range, there seemed to be no reason to refuse my wife Sayuri's request.
She was not the first person to join "that group", so she didn't understand why they and my wife's family became two groups at odds with each other.
It would be a good thing if there was an opportunity to improve relations between the two sides and face the most dangerous enemy together.
Even if it's just a temporary "truce".
Agatsuma Sayuri was not clear about the grudge between the two parties, so she decided not to stay here any longer and planned to go see the "clone of herself" that Matsukita Sayuri cared so much about.
Her clone looked even more dissatisfied than Sayuri Matsumoto, and was pacing around the room in circles. As a result, no member of Agatsuma's family was in the room to persuade her - they all stayed away.
When my wife Sayuri came in, she immediately asked, "How's Sayuri?"
"I'm fine," my wife Sayuri replied with a simple two-word answer, then counted on her fingers to explain one by one: "I wasn't injured during the operation, and I made it back safely. I'm emotionally stable now, and I still have the energy to care about you. I'm willing to talk to Hagiwara."
She retracted a finger each time she said one. After all five fingers were retracted, she raised her head and looked at her clone.
"So, how are you?"
The other girl snorted softly, sat down on the edge of the bed, and replied in almost the same tone and voice: "What can I do?"
"I hope to get my wife's family to cooperate with you. Is this possible?"
The other Agatsuma Sayuri raised an eyebrow. "Well, I mean, negotiations don't start with a clear goal, do they? Don't they just go through a few rounds of negotiations, with one party proposing conditions and the other bargaining?"
My wife Sayuri spread her hands, looking innocent. "I haven't learned how to negotiate either."
Besides, her heart reminded her that her clones knew what she was thinking.
Maybe not as powerful as mind reading, but much clearer than emotional perception.
At least it is the ability to transmit thoughts that can perfectly connect the serialized content.
If, as her clone said, they continued to debate and bargain with each other, it would put the original body at a disadvantage.
After all, what the other party fears most is the option of the main body destroying the clone, which is a taboo button that Agatsuma Sayuri will never press at this time.
This thought was synchronized to all clones the moment the original body first began to question whether the clones also had self-awareness.
In the future, some clones may disappear for various reasons, but it will definitely not be the original body's active request, but a decision they made out of their own will.
"Actually, I also think it would be better if everyone could act towards the same goal." The clone chuckled, his expression helpless, like a compromise with a spoiled child: "So, you can ask for more."
My wife Sayuri tilted her neck and asked, "Can you help Jingguang in the United States? I miss him very much and hope he can come back soon."
The moment her request became clear in her mind, it was known to all her clones.
Even before she spoke.
"I can agree with this on behalf of everyone."
"...So, you guys already have someone over there after all."
The other Agatsuma Sayuri raised the corner of her lips, her confidence dazzling. "What are you talking about? Isn't wanting to save Morobushi Kagemitsu our underlying logic?"
【Author’s words】
Sayouri: Your information is very good, mine in the next second
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