Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The huge circular desks in the conference room were filled with police detectives, and a large screen in front of them played back and forth with photos of a group of seriously injured teenagers, and the margins next to them were densely covered with small text.

At this time, Twilight Thirteen was in front of him and said with a stern face: "Judging from the photos and clues distributed at the scene, it is very likely that the victim was killed at the scene of the first crime. In addition, he had multiple soft tissue contusions on his body, and more bruises on the back of his neck and left forehead, and it was inferred from the time of the report sent by the hospital that the victim had been abused for more than 10 days, and there was a small amount of human tissue in his abdomen, which was verified to be the victim himself. ”

Shiratori Ren Saburo, who was sitting near Twilight Thirteen's hand, touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "I heard that some mafias in Western Europe like to let traitors devour their fingers or toes, which means to mutilate siblings. Does this victim know anything else□?"

"It's not just □, judging from the victim's injuries, the new and old scars are different, and most of them are very cruel. I think the victim must have known something terrible to be tortured like this. So while the gang ran away in a hurry, they didn't forget to kill the victims. Miwako Sato continued to analyze with a solemn expression.

"Whatever they knew, they shouldn't have done anything like that to a child who had just come of age. Thinking of the pictures he had just watched and the results of the examination, Wataru Takagi's face was ugly, and his hands were clenched into fists.

Last week, they surrounded the stronghold of a mysterious illegal organization, and although they were well prepared, they were still played by the other party. When they entered, they only saw ruins all over the ground, and in addition to the dead and wounded, the biggest gain was the teenager who was left at the scene.

When they arrived, the victim was already in shock, and he was sent to the hospital after a day of resuscitation before being sent to the intensive care unit, and finally passed the dangerous period five days later. Although the juvenile woke up twice during this period, he was not interrogated for physical or other reasons.

Today, they re-analyzed all the evidence and clues, and finally believed that this teenager was the breakthrough point.

That mysterious organization has been investigated for many years, and the loss of manpower and material resources during this period is incalculable. If they give up so lightly, none of them will be reconciled.

Kiyocho Matsumoto, who was sitting in the first seat, finally spoke: "Since you can't find anything, let's send someone to the hospital tomorrow to ask." Officer Twilight, look for two young people with gentle personalities. ”

How to say, that kid is a ...... in this life? Ruined.

Twilight Thirteen nodded, having already thought of a suitable candidate.

After briefly summarizing a few points of attention, Matsumoto Kiyocho announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Twilight 13 walks back to his office and opens the door to see Shinichi Kudo sitting on the couch fiddling with a Rubik's Cube.

"Faster than I thought. Twilight Thirteen sat down in a chair behind his desk and greeted Shinichi Kudo.

Shinichi Kudo looked up and smiled at Twilight Thirteen in response, and the speed of the Rubik's Cube in his hand was still fast. The colorful Rubik's cube seemed to come alive between Kudo Shinichi's fingers, jumping and spinning.

Twilight Thirteen glanced at his watch, but didn't interrupt the boy's play.

When the second hand passes 13 times, look up. The various sides of the Rubik's Cube have been put together in one color and placed on the coffee table.

Kudo Shinichi stretched and moved his fingers, "Is there a new case again?"

Twilight Thirteen nodded, handed him the orange document in hand, and said in a deep voice, "This time is different. Logically speaking, this kind of case involving too much scope should not be sued against you. However, considering all the factors of the victim, I have already applied for your right to participate with the above, so you can rest assured. The details you need to know about the case are here, and you can go back and take a look. ”

While flipping through the case, Kudo Shinichi's brows gradually furrowed. I've seen a lot of homicides, serial tragedies, but this time it really seems to be a little different.

Thinking to himself, he roughly flipped through the documents. Seeing this, Twilight Thirteen continued, "Your task is to ease the knots in the victim's heart and make it as easy as possible for him to cooperate with our investigation. As for the clues, the police don't force it, as long as they make sure that their current situation will not be worse, the most important thing is to make it worse. In the face of the victim, you are a volunteer, try not to let him have excessive behavior or disgust. Remember, just standing in front of him, you are a volunteer and a listening friend by the way. ”

Kudo Shin nodded his head and gestured to understand.

In light of her past experiences, Twilight Thirteen still said a few more words uneasily: "It's an exception to let you participate this time, I hope you don't get too curious." During the operation, we will terminate your follow-up on the case at any time if we believe that you are not conducive to the investigation. ”

Looking at Twilight Thirteen's face that was different from the usual stern, Kudo Shinichi scratched his head, waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Don't be so nervous, I won't do anything that is not good for the case." Having solved so many cases, have you ever seen me affect the progress of the case because of my personal impulses? Besides, if you come to me, it shows that you trust me. Since you are all relieved, why do you still say these words that destroy feelings. ”

Twilight Thirteen frowned slightly, still uneasy. After all, this case involves a lot of secrets, and if this kid has to do something out of the ordinary, it will be terrible at that time.

"Rest assured, I will keep to myself and report the situation to the police officer regularly. Nothing else? I'll withdraw first. After speaking, without waiting for Twilight to □ answer, Kudo Shinichi left the office with his hands in his pockets.

Seeing the back of Kudo Shinichi leaving, Twilight Thirteen sighed helplessly.

Let him participate this time, I don't know if it's right or wrong.

Forget it, let's send some more people to keep an eye on it. Even if there is an accident, it is better to remedy it as soon as possible.

*

Tokyo City Hospital.

The luxurious single-bed room was eerily quiet, and even the sound of intravenous drips flowing down the hose seemed to be audible.

Izawa, who had just crossed over a week, lay quietly on the hospital bed, trying to adjust to the various uncomfortable pains in his body. His closed eyes and steady breathing seemed to outsiders to be asleep, but he was actually sorting out his messy thoughts.

After feeling the extra fragment of his soul for a while, Izawa carefully recalled the fragment that remained in his mind—the memory left by this body.

A miserable white face, some broken dialogue, an out-of-tune ballad, a small white plastic bottle, a dilapidated warehouse...... What is it all about?

Where is his brother in this life?

After a few days of observing and eavesdropping on the conversations of people coming and going around him, Izawa roughly understood his current situation. He knew that once he was sober and healthy, many things would become more and more complicated.

The background of this body, the secrets he knew before, the reasons for his persecution and the situation he will face in the future.

So, he was now desperate to remember something, even a little.

Despite the positive thinking, the hardware conditions began to strike.

Waves of dull pain came from his brain, so he didn't have time to think, and even forgot about his sleep and began to frown and hum softly.

The caregiver immediately stood up and rang the emergency bell next to the bed, and then whispered in his ear over and over again: "How do you feel? Where is it uncomfortable? Hold on, and the doctor will come immediately." ”

As if they had been prepared, the doctors and nurses arrived at the ward in less than three minutes, and after doing a series of detailed examinations on Izawa, they breathed a sigh of relief and said to the caregiver next to him: "There is nothing wrong with it, this is a normal reaction of the patient after surgery." Just pay attention to the dosage of painkillers and the infusion situation, and if there is any abnormality, please ring the bell in time. ”

After seeing off the medical staff, Ize, who knew that he could not continue to pretend to be asleep, slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were filled with water vapor, and after looking around in confusion, he opened his mouth helplessly, but did not make a sound. The nurse who quickly gathered around looked at Ize with a look of surprise and whispered to him, "Relax, you are in the hospital now, and it is safe here." ”

Izawa blinked suspiciously, his gaze tinged with a hint of timidity. The whole body shrunk into the quilt invisibly, and it seemed that it was safe to shrink into the quilt. It's just that this action accidentally touched his originally broken ribs, and he lay in the distance with a muffled grunt and didn't move.

The caretaker hurriedly stepped forward to carefully examine his wound, and when he saw that he no longer looked in pain, he gave up the plan to call a doctor again.

He took a cup on the table, got half a cup of warm water, and asked, "Do you want to drink?"

Izawa pursed his lips, but didn't squeak. There was a hint of longing in his wet eyes, but he hesitated and then fell silent.

Seeing the other party's nervousness, the caretaker gently pushed his bed up to form a certain slope, and took the cup and put it to his mouth. "Drink slowly. ”

It seemed that the caretaker's whispering repeatedly made Izawa dispel some panic, and he opened his mouth and slowly drank the water from the cup. After being flattened, he retracted into the quilt again and looked timidly at the caretaker.

The caretaker put down the water glass, turned and opened the door and walked out.

"Hey, report to the sheriff. He's woken up...... The doctor has come to check and said that there is no major problem, just take good care of it...... Well, I haven't asked yet, his current situation is a bit unstable...... Well, understood, I'll try my best to appease his affections...... Will call again if there is a situation, well, yes, sheriff. ”

After reporting what he knew, the caretaker pushed the door open again and walked in.

I found out carefully that it was just a soft door knock, and the teenager on the bed would tremble unconsciously.

The caretaker who secretly sighed that the teenager had suffered a lot became more and more sympathetic to the teenager, in fact, let go of these and think about it, which of the peers in general with the teenager is not simple and naïve, and only thinks about how to skip class and where to play after school every day, and there are a few people like him who are miserable.

It's really not easy to endure this at a young age.

Ize silently accepted the extremely bitter gaze of the caretaker, pressed the ** who was about to speak, and lay on the bed very painfully.

Calm on the outside, deep down is very crazy.

When will he be discharged from the hospital!