The confusion in the gray-haired young man's eyes seemed genuine. He was sincerely puzzled by what he had done.
Tsumugi Kawakami is trying to figure out how Kashasha would view what he did after losing his memory as a complete bystander.
"I don't know," Scotland said quietly.
"You're lying, Scotland." Tsumugi Kawakami ate a lemon candy, "You must know something, but you dare not tell me... Sometimes one person's handle can be a sharp knife in another person's hand."
He tapped his fingers lightly on the coffee table: "Don't you dare bet whether I will point the sharp blade at you."
This is indeed a concern for Scotland.
Having been with the gray-haired young man day and night for so long, Scotland naturally knows that "Kashasha" and "Kawakami Tsumugi" cannot be treated with the same attitude——
Since the organization can control him with drugs, the same method can be used on Kashasha, even more thoroughly.
And Tsumugi Kawakami has always been good at acting.
Did he really have doubts about Scotland's identity and thus begin to doubt his own position, or was he tested by the organization on orders?
"Are you thinking that I am testing you under the order of the organization?" Kawakami smiled, "Then there is no need to test, the current evidence is enough to send you to hell...including the scars on your arms, and your attitude towards That policeman Matsuda Jinpei’s attitude.”
"The kind of bomber who likes to play games with the police can produce one, but he can also produce a second and a third, right?" Kawakami took a powerful shot.
"Did you do it?!" Scotland, who had always been unfazed, finally changed his expression.
After calming down and analyzing it, he found it impossible.
Putting Matsuda Jinpei in danger to test him, Kawakami is capable of such a thing, but according to the file, the Metropolitan Police Department has been receiving criminal notices from the bomber for three or four consecutive years. He had not joined the organization four years ago. Kawakami It is impossible for the economy to lay out such a long time in advance.
"No, but it's worth learning from."
The gray-haired young man thought for a while and realized that it was impossible for him to plead guilty to a crime that was not his own, but it would be a good idea to threaten Scotland.
Gee, these two people really have a close relationship...
Kawakami looked regretfully at Scotland's character card, which had no changes. He thought he could still get character points by saying this.
In other words, Scotland now has a high level of trust in him, the gray-haired young man thought.
This time, Scotland fell into a long silence.
Kawakami didn't force him, but continued to eat his own lemon candies. When he ate the third one, the member of the organization with a pair of cat eyes asked softly:
"what do you want?"
"How about a deal?"
"What deal?"
"I will leave the Japanese branch in a few days. As a partner, you and I will leave together - of course, it may not be easy, but I will try."
"And, until I figure out why I vouch for you, I hope you will cooperate with me."
Kawakami didn't make it clear what he needed from Scotland to cooperate with him, but Scotland still nodded in agreement.
"In return, I can teach you some psychological techniques. I have to say that your psychological suggestion methods are simply too crude to look at -"
"And, like you said, something happened to both of us, so you really don't have anything to tell me, Scotland?"
"Not much." Scotland said, "But there is one thing. When you brought me back to organize the interrogation... you were very confident."
Hearing this, the gray-haired young man's eyes narrowed: "Thank you for your honesty."
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After the chat ended, Kawakami threw him a few books and disappeared.
Scotland looked through it and found that they were all books related to psychology, and they were not highly professional ones.
Any entry-level enthusiast can access this psychological knowledge.
What is really valuable are the notes that Kawakami took in the corners of the book.
The book is new. According to the handwriting traces, these notes were probably copied intensively by the gray-haired young man after he bought the book. Even with Kawakami Tsumugi's hand speed, it would take a long time to copy.
The notes record in detail the steps and specific practical methods for exerting psychological suggestions on oneself...as well as the experience of how to play another self.
This made Scotland suddenly realize, and at the same time, he also felt a little frightened. I'm terrified because this note is almost written from the perspective of someone who has experienced it.
As he thought, Tsumugi Kawakami probably experienced the same thing as him: brainwashing and drug control. And he had already figured out an effective way to circumvent this - including the antidote to the confessional that was given to him.
Struggling out of the identity of Kashasha, Kawakami may have experienced a more difficult struggle than he imagined.
Scotland lowered his eyes, feeling uncomfortable for a moment.
Kawakami Shimizu must have lost more of himself than him.
It is reasonable to infer that at the same time that he was brainwashed, Tsumugi Kawakami experienced the same thing, which was most likely more serious than him.
Everything was cleared from scratch, but with the medicine and his proficiency in psychological suggestion and other techniques, Kawakamiji must have doubted the information the organization told him, and also doubted his own identity.
Suspicious, but no evidence.
At this time, Scotch Whiskey, who seemed to be in a bad state, was the biggest breaking point.
When Scotland couldn't figure out whether Kawakami was arranged by the organization, Kawakami was probably also hesitating whether Scotland was arranged by the organization...but he still chose to take the risk.
I don’t know if it’s a friend or an enemy, which is why Kawakami Tsumugi tried it for so long and chose to make a deal by threatening him.
These books related to psychology are equivalent to a certain degree of confession from Kawakami.
"I will help you as much as possible, my companion." Scotland said softly.
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While thinking passionately in Scotland, Kawakami was chatting with another boy he had hooked up with.
With the Mad Hatter as a bridge, it had been a long time since he had face-to-face communication with this guy.
"Barolo, do you know how to deal with this situation where I predicted that you predicted mine?" Kawakami put his face on the back of his hand and sighed.
Qian Muliangchen, who was tired of the journey, glanced at him, hesitated to speak, and finally said seriously:
"Kawakami, there are a lot of things going on at the police station. I can only spare an hour. Counting the drive, it's only half an hour."
The meaning is obvious: if you have something to say, tell it quickly; if nothing happens, don't talk about it.
"It's really the wrong choice to chat with you." The gray-haired young man rolled his eyes and threw a bottle to Qianki Liangchen. "I will be leaving Japan soon. This is the antidote."
"Antidote?"
Seeing that this guy seemed a little confused, Kawakami prompted, "I gave you something to eat at the bomb factory, did you forget?"
"I almost forgot." Barolo said honestly.
"Do you think I gave you vitamin tablets?" the gray-haired young man laughed angrily, "This is the antidote to the poison. Since you have a reliable middleman like Mad Hatter, I decided to give you more trust."
"So you decided to give me the antidote because of that hacker?"
Qianki Liangchen's brown eyes were exposed from under her bangs, staring directly at Kawakami Tsumugi, making the latter feel uncomfortable.
So Kawakamiji said:
"No, it's simply because it's troublesome to regularly supervise you when you take poison after traveling across the ocean."
"oh."
This time Qianki Liangchen stopped staring at him, but concentrated on peeling the orange in his hand——
That's right, the oranges in Matsuda Jinpei's fruit basket went around in the hands of Kawakami Tsumugi and Scotland, and then ended up in the hands of Chiki Yoshitomo.
