Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

In Baijiu's next few memories, another player, Hojo Toika, may appear, and this is the real purpose of his going to the bookstore.

If he was lucky, he might be able to directly learn the other party's skills like he did in the memory just now, or he might know some loopholes in other system plug-ins...

The rabbit struggled internally for a moment, but ultimately chose not to quit.

I have already seen this far, I shouldn't give up easily, and the system also said that my empathy ability will weaken...

...If I take a closer look, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?

……

A new picture soon appeared.

They were in a tram. He was wearing a suit commonly seen among Japanese office workers and carrying a briefcase. His hairstyle was slightly different from the one in the police academy and before the explosion building. It became the same as what Rabbit saw in the bookstore.

The rabbit guessed that maybe the memory jumped to this year.

The train was about to arrive at the station, Bai Jiu stood up, and the red-haired woman beside him called him: "Shuyue-kun, be careful at work."

Baijiu nodded: "I will be careful. I can't take you home this time, so be careful on the road."

"Are you free next week?" the red-haired woman invited. "Next week I want to invite you to watch a movie together, and go to a dessert shop together..."

"Yes." Baijiu smiled, "I'll call you when the time comes."

Rabbit recognized the red-haired woman as the one who was nearly kidnapped by Asama Yasuji. Judging from their interaction just now, these two people are probably boyfriend and girlfriend.

Baijiu was in a very relaxed mood at this moment. It could be said that this was the most relaxing moment in his memories.

Rabbit could understand that this new girlfriend was prettier and gentler - most importantly, her eyes were sparkling when she looked at him, as if dotted with stars and filled with love.

Completely different from the girlfriend who used to order him around before he traveled through time.

Baijiu said goodbye to her and got off the tram. As he left the station, he opened the memo on his phone, which had an address written on it. Rabbit noticed that his mood quickly dropped.

More than that, there's also a bit of nervousness and uneasiness.

Bai Jiu looked down at the open briefcase, which contained a business card and the first volume of "Detective Kyoko". His expression was a little subtle, but he quickly calmed down.

Is he going to look for Hojo Toika?

The rabbit was glad that he did not quit easily and followed the white dove.

They left the station and walked for about ten minutes before arriving at a low-rise residential area. Most Japanese houses are single-family buildings, and high-rise apartments are for the rich.

Baijiu was about to turn the corner when he suddenly stopped, turned sideways, and cautiously stuck his head out to look forward.

Regardless of his personality, his actions were exactly the vigilant reaction of a police officer when he spotted an enemy.

The rabbit took advantage of the fact that no one could see or touch it, and looked forward with a clear conscience.

He saw Hojo Toika at a glance.

In front of her was a pregnant woman pushing a baby stroller.

She was walking a half-human-high fighting dog. The pregnant woman wore glasses and looked to be less than 30 years old. She held the armrest of the stroller tightly with her hands and looked a little panicked.

Even though she was scared, she still said in a calm, negotiating tone: "Miss, could you please take the dog away?"

"It's okay, my dog ​​doesn't bite, it just thinks your child is cute and wants to play with him."

Hojo Toika had a dog leash in her hand, but she didn't pull it tight at all, and the long leash dragged on the ground twice.

As if to verify her words, her pet fighting dog bared its teeth and barked several times at the pregnant woman and the stroller.

The powerful voice frightened even the rabbits at such a distance. The pregnant woman became even more panicked and backed away holding onto the stroller. The child in the stroller was awakened and started to cry loudly.

I don’t know if the crying sound irritated the dog, but this half-human-tall fighting dog let out an even louder bark and pounced directly at the stroller!

This is a high-view baby stroller, and the child is sitting in the front. The pregnant woman screamed and raised her foot to kick the dog; Hojo Iris quickly pulled the dog leash to let her beloved dog avoid the pregnant woman's anxious and heavy kick.

The pregnant woman lost her strength and stepped into the gutter beside her, hitting her abdomen against the wall. She groaned in pain, covered her stomach and slowly fell down, curling up into a ball.

Hojo Tobiko rolled her eyes at her in displeasure: "You deserve it. I told you my dog ​​won't bite anyone."

She bent down and touched her pet, checking its front paws, and stood up again after making sure it was okay. "Luckily my dog ​​is fine. Since you are a pregnant woman, I won't scold you this time."

"........."

Rabbit was stunned when he saw this scene. He didn't expect Hojo Toika to be so unreasonable.

He looked at the pregnant woman who couldn't even stand up, and then looked at Bai Jiu who was beside him. Now he couldn't make a phone call, so he could only pin his hopes of rescuing the other party on Bai Jiu Jiu, a police officer.

However, Baijiu's expression was very strange at this time.

Rabbit did not feel the other person's true emotions at this time, and his empathy ability was indeed weakened. But from this expression, he could guess that he was in a very bad mood.

At this time, a burst of music sounded.

When Rabbit heard the familiar melody, he subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Hojo Toika was still loosely holding the dog leash with one hand, and with the other hand he took out a cell phone from the heart-shaped bag beside her.

He recognized the ringtone of her cell phone.

That was exactly the music that Bai Jiu's girlfriend played in the car in the previous memories before he traveled through time.

Is it...

The rabbit looked at the white dove again in disbelief.

This time traveler, who used to be a bootlicker in front of his girlfriend and swallowed his anger, and now has a gentle and considerate girlfriend, stared blankly at the back of Hojo Toika as she left.

The expression on his face looked like fear, hatred, and extreme shock at unexpectedly meeting someone he didn't want to see.

To sum it up in four simple words:

The nightmare reappears.

……

Are they wearing them together?

Did they face life-threatening situations together in real life?

Just as Rabbit was wondering how this real-life couple could be dressed together, the street in front of him turned into a coffee shop, and Hakubato and Hojo Toika were sitting together in the corner.

"Why did Hagiwara die? You didn't save him?!"

Hojo Toika's sudden sharp cry startled everyone.

Other people in the coffee shop looked at them, and some were whispering. Bai Jiu smiled and whispered, "This is a public place, please keep your voice down..."

"Why not save them? Isn't that your mission?"

Noticing the gazes of others, Hojo Toika lowered her voice a bit, but still maintained her aggressive attitude.

"Are you not trying to save them on purpose because you think they are more handsome and stronger than you?" she asked viciously with narrowed eyes.

"I didn't! It was...really just an accident. I'll do it next time..." Baijiu defended.

There are two of them, one on the red team and the other a passerby. If players from different camps do not have an alliance, they can lie, just like Baijiu at this moment.

Rabbit found that he felt very guilty when he said this, and there was a vague sense of guilt that seemed to disappear in the next second.

After all, she was my ex-girlfriend, and she was half right.

"Do you want a next time?"

Hojo Toika raised an eyebrow in disbelief, "I'm warning you, nothing can happen to the other four of you, do you hear me? Otherwise, I'll make you pay!"

As she spoke, her eyes were fixed on his. After the two looked at each other for a few seconds, Baijiu nodded.

"……I see."

When Rabbit heard his words and looked at the expression of Hojo Toika opposite him, even though he had almost no empathy at the moment, he was still so angry that his head hurt.

This is why he doesn't like to be a licker - too cowardly! He may not be so obedient to his own mother who raised him alone!

Rabbit was complaining wildly in his mind, and the next second, he noticed the actions of Hojo Toika.

She moved her hand under the table, and the system pop-up window disappeared from below. Baijiu had not seen it because of the table, and he was standing aside and had not noticed it until just now.

...What did she do?

"You're so useless. I thought you two were from the same class. If you had a good relationship, you could introduce me to them now..." Hojo Toika adjusted her hair and noticed the phone that Baijiu had placed on the table: "The phone pendant is nice. Did your girlfriend buy it for you?"

Baijiu hummed very quietly.

"I used to be so nice to my boyfriend. It's a pity that he didn't come this time." Hojo Toika sighed, holding her chin.

The rabbit was stunned.

Baijiu had recognized her long ago.

But she…didn’t recognize him at all.

Rabbit felt that Baijiu's vague guilt completely disappeared in this second.

……

【This is the penultimate scene.】

The three-headed demon held up a sign.

Rabbit was now in a courtyard, with Hakuba and Hojo Ibara standing not far away.

Hakubato was still dressed formally, but without a coat; and Hojo Tobiko was wearing a light summer skirt - she was very beautiful, but after seeing what she did and her personality, Rabbit just wanted to stay away from her.

"what did you do to me?!"

Baijiu's expression was very scary, he almost roared out these words.

Hojo Tobika was so frightened that her body trembled. The next second, she shouted back without any courtesy: "Why are you so fierce? Do you think you are right to do this?"

"You clearly knew that November and December of this year were when the two of them would get into trouble, yet you still wanted to be transferred out of town? Do you take my words seriously?"

She adjusted her hair, her face showing no guilt at all: "But I'm curious, how did you find out?"

"Because that's my hard-earned promotion opportunity!"

Baijiu shouted, his cheeks flushed red due to excessive excitement.

"For someone like you who has enjoyed life since birth, do you know how hard it is to get promoted? Ah?! I've been through so many sleepless nights before, I couldn't even go home, I was even hospitalized, and the person I caught with great effort was eventually snatched away by the police! My boss took pity on me and gave me this opportunity, but - the result -"

"——I refused it myself!!"

At this point, Baijiu really burst into tears.