Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

Kotomine China left and took the bus home; Hakuba accompanied Hojo Toika to the Beika Station, where they planned to take the train to the minato area.

When facing Hojo Toika, no matter how disgusted or annoyed Baijiu was, he would endure it. He did not have the strength to resist her now.

The two walked side by side on the road. Hojo Toika took out her cell phone and kept tapping it, as if she was communicating with someone.

Baijiu still heard the thoughts of the people around him. He habitually let himself go and not care about those things. He took the lead in finding a topic: "What are you writing recently?"

He did not forget what Kotomine China said just now - Hojo Toika was writing a special story about the police.

"The police academy story of a five-member group." Hojo Toika answered without even looking at him.

"..."

Baijiu had a feeling that it was as expected: "How much have you written?"

"I have finished writing the first article and uploaded it. I am now writing the third article and preparing the outline of the fourth article."

"What about the second article?" Bai Jiu asked curiously.

"Originally, the second article was supposed to be the class monitor's story, but I don't like it very much, so I plan to briefly mention it at the beginning of the third article, and then go straight to the fourth article after I finish writing it. What do you think?"

Bai Jiu recalled the order of the original police academy chapter and was stunned on the spot.

He not only remembered the order, but also the specific storyline - the fourth chapter was about Zhufu Jingguang, which told the story of how he and four good friends caught the criminal who murdered his parents.

This incident also happened in reality. Bai Jiu did not get involved at the time, but he had seen Zhu Fu Jingguang looking up relevant information with his own eyes and saw the pain that flashed across the face of his usually gentle colleague.

He understood that feeling. His biological father in real life was also dragged to death by scum. He completely understood the feeling of having a loved one killed.

...This story is a scar to the people involved, and Zhu Fujingguang is still an undercover agent. Can this really be written?

At the same time, Hojo Toika looked at him with a questioning look, and all the words of dissuasion were stuck on his lips. It was not right to say anything, and it was not right not to say anything. Bai Jiu was in a dilemma.

Just then, the ringing of his cell phone saved him.

Baijiu said sorry as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders, and immediately took out his cell phone to answer the call.

Hojo Ibiza looked at him and said a few words before putting him down. She asked curiously, "What happened?"

"A second red-haired body was found in a park in Shinjuku."

Bai Jiu doesn't like working overtime, especially being called back to work overtime during vacation. But rather than continuing to be with Hojo Toika, he would rather stay up late at the Metropolitan Police Department.

"The manner of death is exactly the same as the last victim. It could be a serial murder case."

Chapter 85 The Hardships of Undercover

Because another case occurred, Hakubato had to rush back to the Metropolitan Police Department to work overtime for several months, and Hojo Toika had to go home alone.

She was a little dissatisfied, but helpless. She looked at the number of shopping bags she had and thought about how crowded the tram would be at this time, so she decisively ruled out this mode of transportation.

She walked to a nearby taxi stand and planned to take a taxi back.

……

It's rush hour now.

There was a long queue at the station and not many taxis on the road. After waiting for a long time, the queue didn't move.

Hojo Yuika was a little impatient, but she didn't want to go home right away. After being in a daze for a while, she took out her phone and opened the chat room.

Although she used her skills to get the plaintiff to agree to out-of-court mediation, the online storm had not yet subsided, so in the past few days, she did not update her personal website, but posted documents directly in the chat room.

The Police Academy extra story follows the order of the animation. The first one is the story of the bomb disposal police Kanna, whose prototype is Jinpei Matsuda.

Because it was a character she loved, Hojo Toika was full of enthusiasm when she started writing. She was full of confidence and spent several days to finish writing. She accumulated several chapters and sent them out all at once last night.

I thought I would get more appreciation, but in the end there were far fewer comments and discussions than before.

Hojo Toika looked at the chat group which was much quieter than before and was very dissatisfied with it.

Of course, she didn’t think there was a problem with the prototype, or with her own writing. It might just be that the fans simply didn’t like it.

Just when she was unhappy, a familiar private chat interface flashed in time.

Hojo Ibis was stunned for a moment, then clicked it immediately.

[Artemis: The new extra chapter is very interesting, and has a completely different style from the daily cases... I specially wrote a long review, but unfortunately I can't post it on the website. Can I send it directly to you, teacher? ]

【84 Passerby: Of course you can!!】

Hojo Toika's unhappiness was instantly swept away.

For an author, long reviews can motivate her far more than simply encouraging comments.

Seeing that she agreed, Artemis immediately sent out the comment. The words in the chat box were small and dense, but Hojo Tobiko didn't mind at all and couldn't wait to browse through it.

It took Hojo Toika several minutes to finish reading the thousand-word review. It was not until the people behind her urged her to move forward that she realized the line had already moved forward.

She quickly picked up the shopping bag and moved forward, then put the bag down and replied to the other party quickly typing on the keys.

【84 Passerby: Yes, he is like that! 】

[84 Passerby: I didn’t expect you to see all the details and foreshadowing. You saw it so carefully! ]

Hojo Toika was very excited.

In previous series, Artemis preferred to analyze the methods of committing crimes and the psychology of criminals, which made Hojo Tobiko once doubt whether he was a professional.

This time, the review was more about analyzing the character - he highly praised the policeman, praising his sharpness and calmness beneath his seemingly unruly appearance.

Every word in the long review was exactly what she wanted. She even felt that the descriptions in his review were closer to Jinpei Matsuda than what she had written herself.

If Artemis hadn't said that he worked in music, she would have thought that he knew Matsuda in real life and realized that Kanna was based on him.

[Artemis: The teacher wrote it well, and perfectly portrayed the characteristics of the characters. Especially the appearance, the description is very detailed, which can make people have a clear impression. ]

[Artemis: I am increasingly eager to read the next story. ]

When Hojo Toika saw these words, she suddenly felt something in her heart.

【84th Passerby: But, other people don’t seem to like it very much…】

Because Artemis was a patient and gentle person, Hojo Tobiko couldn't help but confide her troubles to him. She wanted to know why the enthusiasm of other fans had decreased.

There was silence for a few seconds, and then a line of words popped up.

[Artemis: There is absolutely no problem with what the teacher wrote. Others are not very enthusiastic, probably because the current plot lacks contradictions and conflicts. ]

【84th Passerby:? 】

[Artemis: Every reader has different preferences. I like any story as long as it is well written, but for most readers, they prefer suspense and intense conflicts.]

[Artemis: The extra chapter is about the daily life in the police academy. There is no enemy at present. Compared with the various clues and the truth found when investigating the case, it seems too bland. Other readers will read it, but they are not enthusiastic about commenting. ]

Hojo Tobiko was not offended, she thought what Artemis said made sense.

This was the case with her previous articles. When she wrote about cracking criminals' methods and closing cases, she received the most comments, and when she wrote about everyday love stories, she received the least comments.

Hojo Toika looked at the team in front of her, and after confirming that they would not move for a while, she began to think seriously about the next plot.

The police extra-story not only follows the chronological order, but also refers to the Police Academy chapter of the original novel. However, the Police Academy chapter of the original novel is not serialized for long and only has a few important plots.

She had already written about the people joining forces to save the instructor in the first article, which showed their unity and cooperation. There were indeed no enemies or major conflicts.

As for the second story, it was supposed to be about a convenience store robbery. This kind of plot is the conflict that readers want to see - police academy students try to defeat the robbers and rescue the hostages - but in the original work, the protagonist of this story is the squad leader Date Kou.

His ordinary appearance has always been a regret for Hojo Toika. If it weren't for four outstanding classmates, she probably wouldn't even remember his name. Just like the murdered female traffic police mentioned by [Laziness], she knew they died unjustly, but she had no impression of their names.

...Then move his story to the same period?

Hojo Toika thought about it and quickly rejected the idea.

This won’t work. The core of this story is that the squad leader finally understood why his father did what he did back then. If the story is transferred, the family background that has been set for several people will be wrong.

Then…it’s just left for Jingguang to catch the murderer who killed his parents.

That plot was the climax of the entire police academy chapter, and it perfectly matched the intense conflict Artemis had mentioned. Plus, the protagonist was her favorite, Keimitsu Morobushi, so she was very happy to write this story.

Originally, she wanted to write about Hagiwara first... no, the story of a policeman based on Hagiwara, but now it seems that the order has to be changed.

【Artemis: Or, there is another way. 】

【84 Passerby: What is it? 】

[Artemis: If there are no external enemies, you can add some internal conflicts, such as writing about classmates who dislike them, envy them, and secretly trip them up.]

Hojo Ibara, who had been reading online novels for many years, understood it almost instantly.

It is the cannon fodder that is essential for a cool novel!

Their selfishness sets off the protagonist's selflessness, their stupidity sets off the protagonist's intelligence - their fear of death sets off the protagonist's bravery!

There are such face-slapping plots in Conan, which are basically detectives against random criminals, and rarely against people around them, which led to her forgetting such a classic plot!

Hojo Toika opened her memo and immediately wrote this down.

【84 Passerby: Thank you, I will consider it! 】

Fans are indeed treasures.

Having a good chat with them can help you think more clearly!

……

After waiting for about twenty minutes, Hojo Toika got into a taxi.

She told the driver the address, leaned back and relaxed, looking at the new outline written on her phone. This was the new extra chapter she planned to write.

Just then, her cell phone beeped. It was a message received in her group chat.

She has three group chats in total, one is a group with passers-by camp [Laziness] and [Gluttony], one is an alliance group with [Jealousy] Baijiu, and the other is a temporary group that has been disbanded.

The message was sent by Baijiu.

[Jealousy: There is a story about Zhu Fu in the police academy chapter. Are you sure you want to write it?]

Hojo Toika looked at his words, smiled confidently, and replied.

[Arrogant: It's okay! Don't forget, we have taken protective measures! ]

She loved them so much, how could she forget the cause of their death? So except for the squad leader who died in a car accident, they also made preparations for Matsuda Jinpei and Morobushi Kagemitsu who died after Hagiwara Kenji.

The bomber was more troublesome. In the original book, even his name was not revealed. Bai Jiu, a policeman, could only keep an eye on him and keep an eye on the Ferris wheel and the hospital a few days before the explosion.