Chapter 143
With a keen eye, Conan looked at all the people and things worth observing in Yoneka Town Park.
Even without Gin's order, Conan could not forget the Legion of Six Six Six Beasts, and he had long secretly made up his mind to track them down.
After opening his eyes in the new world line, the first case he encountered was against the criminals of the Six Six Six Beast Legion who used crime exchange as a method. Although Conan did not return in defeat, he did not contribute much effective DPS. , in the end, they had no choice but to switch strategies and rely on Gin, their former enemy, to save their lives, which made Conan very unwilling.
But Conan also had to admit that there is some truth in the Eastern proverb that a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
After being promoted to the winery by Gin, Conan also gained enough identity, residence and money to survive in the new world line. In addition, there was also some intelligence support that he had never experienced when he was a detective in the past. treatment.
Faced with any mystery, the detective must investigate it personally, and then rely on his wisdom to peel off the cocoons and deduce everything.
If his wisdom is a little less, it is easy to be like Mouri Kogoro and cannot do anything, but criminal organizations will not leave their subordinates behind.
Going to a strange place and asking him to start a mission without knowing anything about it.
If he really wanted to do something like this, Gin would be the first to draw his gun to see if it was an undercover agent who was causing trouble and wanted to deliberately fail the mission..
Gin gave Conan the task of investigating the Legion of Six Six Six Beasts, and naturally gave him the relevant basic information. Then, as long as Conan wanted to ask, he would tell him everything he knew without involving organizational secrets. Of course, This may also be because Gin saw that Conan was young, so he paid careful attention and guidance, so he was willing to spend more time saying a few words.
But no matter what, Conan, who has not yet passed the winery assessment and officially obtained the wine name code, under the care of Gin, the big brother of the organization, is not as concerned about many things in Yoneka Town as he was when he just opened his eyes in the New World Line. He was caught blind, and even learned some information that would never be spread to the bright world.
For example, for many criminal associations in Yoneka Town, settlement is a very serious topic!
Although the principle is unclear, after members of a criminal association gather in one place for a long time, that place will change, and there will be some vague blessings for the members of the criminal association.
According to Big Brother Gin, this rule was summed up by a scientific research cadre within the organization. After repeated verifications by the organization, it was confirmed to exist.
Although the various criminal associations in Yoneka Town may not necessarily have talents who can sum up the relevant laws, their criminal souls or criminal instincts will instinctively or even subconsciously make them go there for a long time. A gathering in a relatively fixed place.
By the way, this rule was also summarized and explored by the scientific research cadre, and it has also been verified by the organization.
When Conan knew this information, his first reaction was to make a serious note in Er Wu Zai's notes in his mind. As long as he got the opportunity, he must betray that extraordinary mind, so he quickly delved into several new worlds. The scientific research cadres who work on the laws of online crime can cut off one arm of the organization.
Of course, that will happen in the future!
Although the scientific research cadre summarized some rules, the level of research was still shallow and he had not yet understood the principles behind them. But for Conan, the so-called"principles" were not that complicated.
According to Gin, although the Neon government tried its best to cover it up, and the news media also reduced the probability of broadcasting, and even reported it as briefly as possible, in fact, Yoneka Town has recently become a world-famous super crime city, with the highest crime rate among No. 1 in the world, far behind the second place.
Even international evil forces such as wineries have become victims of the extremely high crime rate in Yoneka Town. Almost all of the real estate assets held in their hands have been reduced to accident houses whose values have plummeted. There are also many that serve organizations. Companies in Miwa Town also encounter cases where executives or presidents die suddenly from time to time.
The latter left a particularly deep impression on Conan, because when Gin came back to rest at night, every time he received a similar report via text message on his mobile phone, he couldn't help but chant the line"Ah, Kudo Shinichi", which made Conan very excited. Creepy.
The folk customs have deteriorated to this point. Although the Neon government pretends that nothing happened, the people of Yoneka Town have already felt it. Although many citizens are walking in Yoneka Town Park with relatively relaxed expressions, they subconsciously react when strangers approach them. He showed a gloomy look, and the substitute appeared looming behind him, and then unconsciously stretched his hand into his arms, and the handle of the knife was slightly exposed.
But the knife was not pulled out after all, because the strangers would stay away appropriately after noticing other people's vigilance, and the citizens who were walking would also relax and did not actually take out the thing in their arms!
The folk customs of Mihua Town are so"simple" that Conan really doesn't know what to say. In addition to these normal citizens, there are some walking people who are immersed in thinking about something while walking, and inadvertently When he raised his head occasionally, he showed a ferocious smile or a proud laugh, and then muttered"XXX, those guys who killed you, after I come up with a perfect crime method, I will not let go of any of them."……"guy.
What, why did Conan hear so clearly, you ask?
Conan was subconsciously attracted to these guys and followed them step by step. Could it be unclear?
And the traces of criminal aura emanate from these guys, turning into invisible and strange smoke, gathering and dispersing in an irregular manner, quietly flowing through the air, and the criminal aura is occasionally denser. Then, these guys who have not yet become criminals, but have already half-footed their feet in the criminal field, subconsciously go to that place!
Then, when these guys stand in a place with a strong criminal atmosphere, they will quickly say things like"I understand, I understand","This criminal method is absolutely perfect","The plan has been carried out, and those guys are dead". expression!
From this point alone, Conan knew the principle behind the rule that criminal associations would subconsciously and instinctively gather in one place.
No criminal's soul of crime can refuse a holy place of practice where the development speed of criminal methods and tricks is increased by 50%.
Conan, who knew everything, didn't say much. After all, that's what the New World Line was like. He just walked silently to the public phone booth in Miwa Town Park, then dialed the number of Miwa Town Police Station, then took the microphone in one hand and the other. He tied the red bow around his neck and said in a deep and magnetic adult male voice:
"I am a good citizen of Beika Town. I want to report a criminal who is about to commit a crime. This criminal intends to avenge XXX. The premeditated revenge targets are three people. The method is XXX. He is currently in Beika Town Park. His height, appearance and clothing characteristics are as follows……"
Facts have proved that it is better not to immerse yourself in criminal plans and methods in public, because you cannot guarantee that when you subconsciously whisper, there is a famous detective with strong ears behind you, oh no, it is Meng Xinjiang from the winery Togawa Conan!
Not long after, the police car teleported over and took the guy away. As for what would happen next, Conan had no control over it.
The citizens walking in the Yoneka Town Park seemed to have become accustomed to the Yoneka Town police officers teleporting out and then taking criminals away from them. They continued walking, but some guys with ulterior motives subconsciously stayed away.
Playing with the voice-changing bow, Conan showed a satisfied look. He was not a fool. Over the past few days, he had noticed that the clothes he wore after opening his eyes in the new world line had something special about him.
Although Conan didn't understand where his equipment came from, no matter what, this equipment gave him the confidence to conduct in-depth investigations and try his best to bring the legion of six-six-six beasts to justice.
Yes, although Conan accepted the investigation mission given by Gin, he had no intention of telling Gin the information because he vaguely sensed that Gin really wanted to obtain information about the members of the Six Six Six Beast Legion. What action will be taken.
Conan's investigation continued, but the progress was relatively average. Although three criminals were identified, Conan quickly determined that these criminals were not members of the Six Six Six Beast Legion, but criminals from other cases.
After transforming into a bow tie and sending all these criminals away with righteous reports, Conan fell into deep thought.
In terms of naked eye observation, Conan did not gain much information. After all, according to Conan's detective experience and standards in the previous world line, even the ordinary citizens of Miwa Town looked suspicious, but they were Because of this, when everyone seems suspicious, it is difficult to find any particularly suspicious candidates, except of course those criminals who have been reported.
Therefore, Conan mostly used his own supernatural powers to observe criminal auras in order to find clues, but this idea was also frustrated.
If Yoneka Town Park is really the residence of the Six Six Six Beasts Legion, then with the recent activity level of the Six Six Six Beasts Legion, the criminal atmosphere in Yoneka Town Park should not be so low, nor should it be so stable, let alone angry. Jackie Chan and Tiger should also have the energy to penetrate the rainbow.
Just when Conan was thinking, he inadvertently discovered that as time went by, the number of citizens walking in the park gradually decreased, and then there were gradually more homeless people.
Conan fell into silence slightly. With the number of cases exceeding the limit in Mihua Town, the real estate industry has continued to turn into accident housing, and it has plummeted. Other walks of life are not much better. No sane person likes to go there. A restaurant where people have died from the toilet to the kitchen, or a barber shop where the barber's scissors just stabbed someone through the heart.
Although judging from the current situation, the citizens of Yoneka Town will sooner or later get used to the fact that people die in any consumption place and resume normal consumption and production. However, at present, there are still a large number of companies and stores that are in operating difficulties. Condition.
Neon Official’s relief in this regard appears to be particularly slow, or in other words, Neon Official has actually issued some rescue policies, but the"window guidance" banking policy that Neon Banking is proud of has put a large number of people behind the scenes.
The bank guarantee funds that should be used in the field of relief have been diverted to those places that are not short of money or other profitable places, and even gone overseas.
As a result, businesses in operating difficulties that should have been rescued have no choice but to collapse.
Giving umbrellas when it’s sunny and taking them away when it’s raining, not rushing to save the rich, but ignoring the urgency of the poor, this has become the norm in the neon banking and financial industry. Even the Prime Minister’s orders don’t work. The national financial system headed by the banking industry , has its own set of rules of the game, and a non-powerful prime minister cannot influence it at all.
Conan originally didn't know this information, but when he slept in the open air in the park, he learned a lot of information that he didn't originally understand amidst the scolding sounds of the homeless people talking.
Although this information is emotionally charged, it is also reliable because that is where many of the homeless people came from.
If you can't continue to operate and go bankrupt, if you don't have much debt or still have savings, you can still cope with it. At most, your energy will be greatly reduced. If you have debts before, creditors will come after you. Once you can't repay, you will be in trouble all of a sudden. His wife and children were separated, and he ended up living on the streets!
But regardless of these, generally speaking, the daytime in Yoneka Town Park is quite normal. There are many citizens and there are almost no homeless people, because they also have to find ways to go out to find something to eat, and at night, these homeless people will come back , but the citizens unconsciously showed expressions of disgust or fear and subconsciously avoided it.
But at this moment, Conan had an idea!
Then Conan subconsciously turned his head suddenly, fearing that some spiritual light rod would fall from the sky and smash him to the ground. Fortunately, outside the criminal field, such an outrageous thing has not happened.
And what exactly did Conan think of? It's actually very simple. The legions of six-six-six beasts are most likely hidden among these homeless people.
In order to verify this, Conan intentionally or unintentionally approached these homeless groups!
Then, I also met an acquaintance.
The old homeless man who once gave Conan a set of old clothes and some food, with gray hair and a haggard look, was using cardboard boxes to build a shelter from the wind.
Conan wanted to go to this acquaintance to get some information, but he frowned when he saw it. He remembered that the old man had a small tent before.
Conan walked over and struck up a conversation with the homeless old man
"Ah, Conan, it's you, you said tent. Yesterday, a group of bastard boys came to make trouble and damaged my tent. Fortunately, there happened to be a few old guys who were there and scared those people away. Really, now The children are no longer what they used to be, and they don’t understand what it means to respect the elderly. Each one is more of a bastard than the other."
Conan looked at the old homeless man's face, and there were some faint bruises and scars. He remembered that when they left last time, the old homeless man mentioned to him that some people had done bad things to the homeless people recently at night. From the looks of it, The homeless old man met these people yesterday. Fortunately, except for the damage to the tent, the old man seemed to be fine.
Conan remained silent. If it were for other people, he would definitely advise them to call the police. However, for the homeless group, Conan They already know that this is meaningless to them, and will only make things worse, because the police really come. It is hard to say whether they can catch the perpetrators, but they will definitely expel these homeless people from the park first, because against homeless people Conan, Neon has a complete"support" policy.
As for where these homeless people can go and whether they will encounter anything, the police don't want to question the law, but they also vaguely feel that the law is not omnipotent. Sometimes, when facing certain groups and certain things, there will also be some limitations. As for how these limitations can be improved, this is not a legal issue, but a question to the politicians with legislative power.
Faced with such an unsolvable real dilemma, the only thing Conan could do was to quietly take out a wad of money from his arms, stuff it into the old man's arms, and then whisper:
"Uncle, please leave Miwa Town for now and see if you can start over. If it’s not enough, I’ll give you some more……"
The organizer has a great cause. Although the tasks are heavy, he is not short of money and is willing to give money. As a senior cadre, Gin is also the same in this regard. He allowed Conan to go to school and gave him hundreds of thousands of task funds to spread the word. He made friends, then asked him to come to the park to investigate, and gave him hundreds of thousands in mission funds.
In fact, Gin didn't count the specific amount, he just took out a wad of money from his body and threw it over. And his behavior was not a deliberate act of kindness, it was just a habit.
When members of the organization accept tasks, they will receive basic task funds. If the tasks are completed well, the bonuses will not be small.
If not, how can we raise a group of elite soldiers who are willing to sacrifice their lives?
Although Conan was not an official member yet, Gin gave him a higher salary out of appreciation, but it was nothing like Gin because he paid for it himself.
To put it bluntly, when Conan was still Kudo Shinichi, even though he was backed by two world-famous bosses, Kudo Yusaku and Yukiko, his pocket money was not as generous as it is now. He even felt that if he made up With an excuse that the mission requires a mere few million, Big Brother Gin should be able to throw out a box of cash to himself without even blinking an eyebrow!
Of course, if the money does not realize its due value, what Big Brother Gin will give will never be a gentle verbal education!
Although the undercover operation is going smoothly now, Conan is vaguely aware that Gin's investigation of him is far from over. If he makes a wrong step, many things will be difficult to say.
The wandering old man was surprised. He looked at the money in his arms which was just"pocket money" to Conan, the newbie at the winery, but to him, it was already a"huge sum" of money. There was a hint of complexity in his eyes, and he hesitated. After a while, he finally stuffed the money back into Conan's arms, and then said seriously:
"Conan, the world is in chaos these days. Don't give out so much money. It's very unsafe. I also want to thank you for your kindness. However, I'm old and can't move much anymore. Besides, I can't let go of those old people I drink with. man……"
In the old eyes, vicissitudes of life and fatigue coexist, and only when those old friends are mentioned, there is a glimmer of light!
Conan was silent, because he could understand that at night, they, the homeless people, gathered around the lantern, listening to the radio, and then clinked glasses with each other with the food and drinks they had earned from a day's work of picking up trash. , when they are talking loudly, they can get a little happiness and comfort when they are completely overwhelmed by reality.
It was at this moment that these homeless people, who had been ignored by society and had basically cut off all social connections, looked like living"people".
After a long silence, Conan took out the money again, forced it into the old man's arms, and then lowered his voice and said:
"Uncle, don't refuse. As you said, the world is in chaos. Go buy some self-defense weapons. Self-defense is also allowed by law. If you don't have the channel, I... I know something, or I can teach you to make some self-defense. equipment!"
The folk customs of Mihua Town are so simple and simple that the citizens of Mihua Town, even housewives pushing baby strollers, will look fierce when strangers approach them when walking in the park, and then they will clenched the knives hidden in their arms..
In this environment, and facing the social landscape of this new world, Conan also feels the need to lower his moral average.
Ordinary citizens are carrying knives when going out, and it is true that they are more likely to face danger. It should be quite reasonable for a homeless man facing some dangerous situations to carry around a dozen samurai swords, five or six electric saws and some homemade Molotov cocktails, ready for self-defense and emergency evacuation!