Chapter 157
The sober Conan, whose rationality is still strong, knows that he can't continue thinking about it.
To do this, it's actually very simple.
Turn your eyes and look at a certain scene, go back and forth three times from concentration to relaxation, take a deep breath, count the numbers silently, and your brain will soon be free!
This is just a little detective trick.
But it is extremely difficult to really stop yourself from recalling.
Because this endless eternal time is so vast and cruel.
Conan used great willpower to stop himself from falling into memories.
This persistence lasted day after day, year after year, and finally came to an abrupt end because Conan collapsed again.
When you are awake, you fall into madness, and you can only have a moment of peace when you fall asleep.
This is not the first time. For Conan, this is barely a short relief.
But no matter what, his rationality will still return, allowing him to wake up again and face this endless eternal time with a clear head.
Only this time, Conan"woke up" earlier than before!
Because, a petite figure stood in front of Conan and said in a calm tone:
"Humanity is ultimately defeated, right? So, Lord God, after you vetoed my death and brought me back to this stage, what are you going to do? Return to Yoneka Town again and play that never-ending detective game. If not, If this is the case, I hope to apply for reasonable work treatment from Lord God. For example, if I work for five days, you will kill me and let me rest for two days. On statutory holidays, I can guarantee that I can lie in a coffin and not work. You can see that. ?"
Seeing Haiyuan Aiqiao standing in front of him, speaking in a voice that seemed calm but was actually so desperate that he couldn't speak, Conan laughed, hysterical and crazy.
For the detective, The cruelest thing in the world is that he knows everything but can't stop it. Even if he tries his best and persists, it is ultimately in vain. The existence of the detective who is supposed to bring justice has become the source of all despair!
When he was awake, Conan's tenacious and extraordinary rationality still came into play.
After a long time, he gradually stopped his hysterical and cathartic laughter, opened his mouth that he had not spoken for many years, and addressed Haibara Ai with confusing and fragmented words. Explain the situation, but although there are some problems with the language logic, his mind is clear and his meaning is still expressed properly.
When Haiyuan Ai heard the words, his expression was still desperate and calm, but his brows were raised slightly:
"Are you saying that in the madness of collapse, I finally couldn't suppress the instinct of recalling the past, and instinctively brought the dead me back? But, to be honest, according to this situation, I did think of some very interesting things.
Question, are you sure you really brought the dead"I" back, or did you create a duplicate existence named"Haihara Ai" out of thin air that matches the definition of your memory impression? Or, in other words, I Is the appearance and existence just a dreamy hallucination in your long madness?"
Haihara Ai, although she is a scientific researcher, she also has some research on philosophy, so at this moment she raised several doubts.
Conan was silent and replied:
"I can't answer it based on the available information. However, out of instinct and intuition, I clearly know and confirm that what appears in front of me is the real and only you, and I can't. Recall the second you……"
Haiyuan Ai took out a small notebook and pen, and whispered while recording:
"Hmm, is it the intuition and instinct of the gods? This is good news, so I don't need to worry about what"myself" is.
Theology is really convenient.
As long as you get the oracle, you can know all the answers without research.
, If I had known earlier, I should have gone to retreat with Dr.
Ali to study theology and magic.
Also, creatures like gods, no, this kind of existence is really unreasonable.
When I spoke just now, the language and logic were a mess, and there was no brain.
There was suspicion of injury, but after just a short while, it was back to normal.
……"
A long time ago, it was Haibara Ai's main job to record and study all the information about Conan and try his best to decipher the mysteries of his existence.
In a sense, Haihara Ai changed his profession to a theologian many years ago. He spent his whole life exhausting all his wisdom to study Conan, the evil god named after the detective, and in the end, he presented the The results of his life's research put all human chips on the table to describe the final battle plan for God's"death" step by step. Many of the contents were written by Huihara Ai.
Of course, it failed in the end, but this can only be said to be a crime other than war.
In the god-killing war in which all mankind puts all the chips on the table, the gods have died, and they have died again and again, and again and again.
But no matter how many times he is killed, God still exists as before. Except for the fact that every once in a while, due to the accumulation of despair, he will collapse into madness and chaos for countless years, there is nothing wrong with him.
Haiyuan Ai closed the book, looked up at Conan, and asked calmly:
"why me?"
Conan was silent for a while, and then said:"According to my reasoning, it should be that when I collapsed and went crazy, I felt that I couldn't continue like this, and then I subconsciously thought that you should be able to help me or kill me, so I endured it. Can't help but remember you……"
Even when he fell into madness, Conan's remaining rationality always played a role.
Conan instinctively knew that if he continued to"remember", the final outcome would be a repetition of all despair and pain.
But Conan was alone and didn't know what to do, so he instinctively longed for help!
The members of the protagonist group around Conan can be said to be more or less, but Haibara Ai is undoubtedly special.
Smart and mature, she has accompanied Conan through many cases and is always able to provide a lot of help, while others are always a little less interesting. Even Kudo and his wife cannot do this.
"Is it my sorrow or my honor to be vetoed by the gods for such a reason? Although I really want to say that your memory of gin may be more useful than mine, but forget it and let that person go first. The man who has burned everything he has for the sake of mankind should have a good rest. According to this situation, even if I refuse and beg you to kill me, the next time you go crazy, I should still be remembered by you, so I can Help you, but I have a request……"
Huiyuan Ai paused and said word by word to Ke Channan:
"No matter what you face, you can only think of me. Especially, you are absolutely not allowed to miss or recall Sister Xiaolan.……"
This sounds like a bit of a confession, but both Haibara Ai and Conan know that what these words describe is far heavier cruelty than this.
At this moment, Hui Yuan Ai lowered his eyes slightly, recalling the peace of mind of lying behind Mao Lilan, listening to his gentle whispers, and falling into a deep sleep, or the comfort and warmth of curling up in his arms and being gently touched on the head.
Although Hui Yuan Ai misses her, she doesn't want the tenderness that has fallen into the sleep of death to be pulled back to this stage where despair and madness coexist.
Conan looked at Haihara Ai quietly:"I promise you, because this is what I expect, but I can't guarantee it. I have failed too many times.……"
"This is enough.
I thought that the God-Killing War, in which all mankind put all the chips on the table, but was completely defeated in the end, would be the end of my life.
Unexpectedly, I could be resurrected from the dead and participate in the murder of myself by the gods.
, is this the ridicule of fate, or is it the blessing that mankind has never given up on? Well, this may be a very long journey, Lord God, no, Conan, before setting off, I would like to meet you after a long absence.
Have a cup of coffee?"
Haihara Ai waved his hand back. Not far away, Dr. Ali's home was located alone in the mountains and forests, like a haunted house.
Haihara Ai also walked out of it.
Conan was silent for a while, then followed Haiyuan Ai walked in.
I don't know if it was luck or misfortune, but Conan just recalled Haibara Ai, and Dr. Ali's house where Haibara Ai always lived. Even the furniture and furnishings in Dr. Ali's house and the various research equipment in the basement were perfect. When I recalled it, I only missed Dr. A Li!
Haibara Ai would not mention Dr. A Li in a humorous way, so as not to aggravate Conan's"memory", but here she is quietly operating the coffee machine!
At that moment, the coffee machine suddenly exploded.
A piece of debris was stuck in Haiyuan Ai's neck, and then he vomited blood and fell down. When he fell,
Conan 's finger subconsciously pointed in a certain direction. , was stunned for a long time , but the long-lost instinct pushed him to look around.
Even though Conan no longer wanted to reason, the information called"truth" quickly emerged in his mind.
In the murder case of Haihara Ai, the murderer was the water dispenser behind the coffee machine.
The motive for the crime was that the water dispenser had been neglected by Haihara Ai for a long time.
He was jealous of the coffee machine that Haihara Ai had used for a long time, so he overloaded the circuit and caused the murder.
The explosion of the coffee machine killed Haibara Ai with flying fragments...
Conan himself couldn't figure out how he got such a bizarre"truth" through such a few observations!
Hui Yuan Ai's body, which was gradually cooling down, took a deep breath at the end, and then gently closed his eyes, just"remembering" for a moment. When Conan opened his eyes again, Hui Yuan Ai's body was cold. Yuan Ai had been resurrected, and her neck was as good as new. If it weren't for the blood on the ground, it would have been as if everything had never happened. By the way, the coffee machine was also back to normal.
After being resurrected, Hui Yuan Ai asked Conan a few questions. , then he knew what was going on, and said calmly:
"Even if you wake up, does the halo of disaster still exist when various cases happen around you? However, this halo has never chosen me to be a victim before.
Now, my heroine status has completely expired.
, or you and I are the only ones left in this world, and there are not many choices that lead to the halo of disaster.
It seems that the latter factor is more likely.
The murderer was jealous of the water dispenser.
This case, in the past, would have allowed me I've been laughing for a year or two……"
Conan was silent when he heard this. Existence itself was a disaster. He had nothing to say except silence for this kind of thing.
Huihara Ai unplugged the water dispenser and threw it aside, symbolizing that he had brought it to justice and then left it alone.
Smoke was rising from the coffee machine. After taking the coffee cup from Haibara Ai, Conan, after going through many vicissitudes of life, countless years of chaos, finally drank some warm liquid.
It would be nice if there wasn't a lot of deadly poison in the coffee.
But it’s okay, Conan still drank it all in one gulp. After observing for a while, Haihara Ai recorded this information, and then said:
"Conan, I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to know?
Conan said:"Let me tell you the good news first.""
Standing in despair for too long, Conan urgently needs to know some good news.
Haibara Ai said:"When you were still in Mihua Town, after drinking this cup of poisonous coffee that I carefully prepared, you would have to squat in the toilet because of a stomachache.
After a while, symptoms similar to colds will appear.
At that time, you would still give"reality" some face, and then there was the possibility of being described as a"failure".
But now, you will no longer react like this.
Coupled with your power to resurrect others with just memories, Conan, in my opinion, you are more like a god than ever before.
In other words, Conan, you are awakening bit by bit in the long and eternal time.
Get back the supreme power you truly deserve……"
Conan's expression became increasingly helpless:"Is this good news?"
Haibara Ai continued to explain:"When you were in Mika Town, although you had infinite incredible power, you lacked independent rationality and just followed the detective's instructions.
Instinct is active, pulling everyone into your endless game.
You are an out-and-out evil god.
But now, you have been awakened.
Given time, you will regain all the power you deserve and control it with reason.
At that time, a supreme and omnipotent absolute god will be born, and you can solve everything without asking for help.
How can this not be good news?"
Conan was silent for a moment after hearing this, and finally said:
"Xiao Ai, don't tell me that you didn't expect what would happen during this"given time" process!"
Hui Yuan Ai said calmly:"What else can happen? It's just us crawling out of the grave to chat with you.
The worst case scenario is nothing more than all human beings being driven into madness but unable to control their own divine power.
You are resurrected with memories again and again, and then when you are alive, you are involved in the endless detective game again and again by your disaster halo, until you are completely crazy or enter destruction, and the cycle repeats.
But you don’t have to worry, out of Rational calculation, as long as you ascend to the highest level, with your almost omnipotent absolute power, all the despair you have had can be restored and erased.
"
Conan was silent for a long time again, and sighed deeply:
"Sorry, when that time comes, I may really have the ability to change everything, but I may never be able to erase my own despair."
Haihara Ai patted Conan on the shoulder:"To be optimistic, maybe after you reach the highest level, you will no longer be who you are now.
You shouldn't think that with your current rationality and humanity, you are qualified to survive that...
It’s just a guess, it’s an eternity that is impossible to estimate.
If you can really get through it, you must be completely crazy.
Oh no, it’s when humanity fades away, divinity ascends, and everything you think is glorious.
Revealed, you will definitely not care about such insignificant details!
"
"What about the bad news?"
This good news is so"good" that Ke can't wait to hear some bad news.
Haihara Ai spread his hands:"Killing the only god in the world who is gradually regaining his power is more difficult than killing him. It is more difficult to kill the evil god who is entrenched in Yoneka Town. In order to achieve the latter, mankind has risked everything, but the result is still a complete failure. To achieve the former, do you think it can be done with just the two of us? Conan thought for a while and decided to tell a joke:
"I think it’s okay because God is with you……"
Hui Yuan Ai had no expression on her face and opened her mouth. Just as she was about to say something, there was a snap, and the floor she stepped on collapsed, and she fell down with a whoosh.
In the second Haibara Ai murder case, the murderer was an earthworm. It was very uncomfortable with the noise coming from above, so it decided to give it a try. As for the crime method of this earthworm, there is no need to mention it, because It's nonsense in itself.
This time, there was no need to look around anymore, and Conan naturally became more and more silent after knowing the"truth"!