"The other one..."
In the car, after hearing Miyano Shiho's question, Shirakawa Kiyo thought for a while and then gave his answer.
"I think it's Belmod."
This was the answer he thought was most appropriate.
The second Miyano Akemi who appeared in the amusement park was not in his plan, and he had no reason to create a second Miyano Akemi. After all, this would only make people doubt the authenticity of the first Miyano Akemi. Outside of sex, it wouldn't mean anything.
"Belmod?"
Miyano Shiho couldn't quite understand his answer.
It is true that Belmod can also disguise herself and change her voice, but why would Belmod appear there disguised as Miyano Akemi?
"Why her?"
"It's just an answer derived from the end result."
Bai Heqing explained.
"Judging from the results of yesterday's amusement park incident, the Miyano Akemi who appeared later did not have any direct contact with those from the FBI, and she did not appear again in Edo Street today.
It's as if her appearance yesterday was just to shine in front of everyone involved in the incident, so that everyone...especially you who may also be paying attention to this matter, know that Miyano Akemi is not the only one, so that she can show my The authenticity of the arranged Miyano Akemi is doubtful.
In this way, you can be prevented to a large extent from being attracted by your sister's existence, thus falling into the trap of the organization and being caught by me.
The only person who can satisfy this motive and possess the ability to disguise himself at the same time, after thinking about it, is Belmod. Even if it's not her, then it must be the pawn designated by her to do this.
However, considering the danger and particularity of this matter, I personally think that she is more likely...
Of course, because there have been a lot of things in the past two days, I can only speculate on this and haven't had time to ask her. "
Seeing Shirakawa Kiyoshi saying "trap" and "catch her" so calmly, Miyano Shiho felt a little weird in his heart.
It was as if a villain was discussing with her in front of her how to catch her and sell her for money. It was very strange...
Shaking his head to get rid of this strange thought in his mind, Miyano Shiho continued to ask:
"But, what reason does she have for doing this?"
This was also where she was confused. What reason did Belmode have to help her like this?
In Miyano Shiho's memory, she had never had any contact with the Thousand-Faced Witch when she was in the organization. The two of them were not said to be close to each other, but they were at least treated as passers-by.
It's the kind of relationship where you wouldn't even say hello if you accidentally meet someone.
With such an unfamiliar relationship, what reason did Belmode have to help her?
"Motive..."
Bai Heqing was silent again. However, compared to the previous times, he was silent this time for much longer. His face no longer had the pensive expression before, but was filled with helplessness and guilt.
Miyano Shiho rarely saw this kind of expression on his face. In her previous memories, Shirakawa Kiyoshi would only show a little of this kind of expression when she mentioned her parents.
What Miyano Shiho didn't even realize was that she didn't know when she started to turn her head to look at the expression on Shirakawa Kiyoshi's face instead of looking at him secretly.
"I think……"
Finally, after a long silence, Bai Heqing spoke again.
"I'm afraid her real motive does not lie with you, but with me."
"Eh?"
This was also an answer Miyano Shiho didn't expect.
"……you?"
Suddenly, a guess came to her mind.
"What's your relationship with her?"
In the past ten years, Shirakawa Kiyo has never told her about his family. Even if Miyano Shiho took the initiative to ask, Shirakawa Kiyo never told her.
As time passed, she stopped asking.
Now that I think about it, Bai Heqing can disguise himself, and Belmode can also disguise himself. Is there really any relationship between the two?
"I've killed a lot of people in the past."
Without answering her directly, Bai Heqing suddenly spoke and talked about something that seemed to have nothing to do with the topic the two were currently discussing.
"Twenty years ago, my life has been repeating one thing, which is to save people.
It can be as big as saving their lives or as small as solving the little troubles in their lives. In the process, I have always tried my best, and most of the final results are impeccable.
From anyone's point of view at that time, I should have been a perfect policeman with no flaws. "
When he said the word "police", Bai Heqing paused slightly.
Miyano Shiho failed to understand the meaning of his pause. She was just surprised by what Shirakawa Kiyo said.
police?
Similarly, she didn't know that Bai Heqing was a policeman before.
During the ten years that Bai Heqing took care of her, although he had always been very kind to her, he never mentioned anything related to his past to her...
etc!
Maybe it wasn't mentioned at all.
Miyano Shiho suddenly thought of a possibility.
Could it be that those police and detective stories that Bai Heqing used to coax her to sleep were all past experiences he had personally experienced?
"But Shiho, you know what?"
Shirakawa Kiyo's voice once again brought Miyano Shiho's thoughts back to reality.
“I actually didn’t feel much about these things in my heart, although people at the time gave me countless positive honors and praises for my actions.
But I myself have never felt the slightest sense of satisfaction and recognition from these things of saving others, as if the person being praised by them is not really me, but someone else.
And the reason why I have been doing this conscientiously is not because of how much sense of justice I have in my heart, or how much I hate those criminals. None of this.
I just did it because someone wanted me to do it, so I did it.
I noticed this very early on.
Thinking about it carefully, this may be a change that occurred after my mother's tragic death. It was like something was suddenly missing from my mind. The important existence of life seemed to have changed in my perception. It became a very common thing.
It can be saved at will, and it can also be taken away at will, just like the clothes on our body. Wear it if you like it, throw it away if you don't like it, or at worst, just change it...
The first person to notice this change in me was my then fiancée..."
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