Conan: The Phantom Heart Thief

As a true super game spoiler, Kazawa can actually provide a lot of information.

But what to tell Conan and how much to tell him is very debatable.

"As you can see, this organization is a complete criminal organization. They basically rely on shady means to gain profits... But what they want is probably more than just simple worldly forces such as money and power." Without changing his posture, Kazawa twisted his waist lazily and leaned more relaxedly on the pillow pile. "From the drugs you take, I think you should have some guesses. In the field of biomedicine, the organization's investment is beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and what they pursue is naturally beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

"APTX4869..." Conan repeated the name twice and couldn't help frowning.

A certain way of reading 4869 is the homonym of "Sherlock". As a die-hard Sherlock Holmes fan, it is a mockery that the mysterious drug that persecuted him uses Sherlock's name.

"As for whether I am monitoring you, and my relationship with the organization..." Kazawa raised his head and looked straight at Conan, "You have seen me many times. What do you think of this face?"

Come on, come on, Director Ke, you've been preparing for a long time! Here's the pen, write it yourself!

When designing the Joker character, as a vest that will be worn frequently, Kazawa not only incorporated a lot of P5 elements into the design, but also considered what the leather suit should look like.

When thinking about this problem, Kazawa had an idea and prepared a certain margin of error for himself.

The group of red team members in Conan are quite good at removing identities. If it weren't for their own super powers and the unreasonable existence of the cognitive world, Kazawa would not dare to do such a cool thing and switch between several layers of onion skins seamlessly.

People make mistakes and horses stumble. Kazawa couldn't guarantee whether there would be any accidents in the future or whether there would be any flaws.

Therefore, there is a certain risk of his onion skin falling... like today.

Rather than waiting for them to associate Kazawa and Joker due to some mistakes or accidents later, it is better to proactively link the two identities in advance.

Therefore, for Joker's daily suit, Kazawa chose a face that he was very comfortable with.

That is, his own face from his previous life.

On the first day of traveling through time, Kazawa discovered that his current appearance was somewhat similar to that of his previous life, except that his baby face with soft contours and cat eyes, which might be some inherent attributes of the protagonist of P5, completely changed his appearance style, and even acquaintances from his previous life could hardly tell the difference at a glance.

But now, when Conan looked at his face carefully, his expression began to be gradually shocked, and he obviously saw traces of familiarity on his face.

Kazawa thought about it and simply picked up the sunglasses he had taken off when he entered the room and put them on his nose, covering his eyes which were slightly longer and thinner than his body.

"Ah!" Conan saw through it completely now. He jumped up from the sofa, "You, you and Kazawa——"

Kazawa took off his glasses again, smiled mysteriously, and made a gesture to keep quiet.

"You got the cause and effect wrong, little detective." Kazawa lay back in the pillow pile and grabbed a furry round pillow and rubbed it. The pillow bought by Xingchuan felt pretty good. "I'm not spying on you, or rather, it wasn't you that I noticed at first. You were just an unexpected surprise. Sorry."

Conan's heart was filled with lightning and thunder at this moment.

Once Conan substituted everything that had happened before into the premise that "Joker was actually monitoring Karasawa," he tragically discovered that this time he might have taken the initiative to reveal his identity.

——The reason why I use "again" is because Kazawa discovered his identity due to a mistake of stabbing the wrong person with an anesthetic needle. To be exact, he was also the one who exposed himself.

If Joker had paid attention to the cafe after Kazawa moved into the downstairs of his house, he would have quickly noticed that Kazawa was quickly getting closer to the kids from the office upstairs.

As a result, on the day when Kidd sent out the notice, he couldn't help but solve the puzzle and ran to intercept Kidd who was about to show up.

In Joker's eyes, the nature of this matter is completely different, and he will immediately notice Conan Edogawa's abnormality.

It was actually exposed like this! He was so scared at the time, afraid that the organization had discovered something! Conan couldn't help but feel that his previous anxiety and fear were not worth it.

"You and Kazawa, are you, brothers? Relatives?" After saying this, Conan immediately thought of Kazawa's parents who had passed away, and his expression became even more conflicted.

Kazawa did not answer the question directly, but started a new conversation: "In short, Kazawa's friends are my friends, and I will not hurt Kazawa's friends. And I... my existence itself is a tragedy created by the organization, and I have too many reasons to be their enemy. The same is true for Kazawa. The two of us are essentially the same. 'Joker' is an alien who cannot integrate into society. If the existence of Joker has any real meaning, then I would say that Joker exists because of Kazawa."

After finishing this long and ambiguous riddle, Kazawa stopped talking.

If you listen carefully, you will find that Kazawa spoke a lot of nonsense. Not a single word was a lie and there was absolutely no falsehood. However, not a single word hit the point and he was just going around in circles about the truth.

So when Conan heard it, his understanding was naturally very different from its true meaning.

Joker's words are very pessimistic, which is completely different from the paranoid arrogance he often shows.

He first confirmed that he was related to Kazawa, then described his existence as a tragedy created by the organization, and then defined himself as an outlier who was detached from society and unable to integrate into it... He attached great importance to Kazawa and took himself lightly, and there was a sense of sacrifice in his words.

He was silent for half a minute, not knowing how to continue asking questions without hurting the other party. He could only put the topic aside for the time being and asked, "So, Kazawa's case is actually related to the organization?"

"Of course it is related. The organization's hand extends further than you think." Joker replied coldly.

"Including the death of his parents?"

"Especially the death of his parents."

Conan sighed, with mixed feelings.

He stared at Joker for a long time, but couldn't help but speak out his guess: "So, you are also a victim of some kind of drug research organized by the organization? Like me?"

Conan twisted his hair, indicating that he was referring to Joker's current white hair and red eyes.

Having seen Joker several times before, he was very clear that Joker was not wearing a wig or cosmetic contact lenses. If he looked closely, he could even clearly see the lines in his scarlet pupils, and the roots of his hair were pure white.

The characteristics are very similar to albinism, including the fact that Joker always wears sunglasses when going out. Albinos are often afraid of light, but rarely have such bright red color. They are basically gray-pink with a lack of pigment.

Combined with Joker's previous comments...

Could it be that he was a victim of human experiments organized by the organization? Or was it that the organization conducted some inhumane experiments and the drugs destroyed his body?

Joker chuckled and did not deny his statement. He brought the topic back to APTX4896: "The drug used on you and everything that happened to me should be related to the organization's true purpose. There are very few people who understand their true purpose, even in the organization. If you don't understand this, you can't save Kazawa. Maybe you can ask about his parents when you go back... maybe you will get some new insights."

"Also, don't go drinking alone and try to transform." Kazawa said his true purpose. "In some special cases, such as when you have a high fever due to a cold and your immune system is under stress, liquor may allow you to temporarily return to your original appearance. However, first of all, as you have experienced, this process is very painful and puts a great burden on the body. Secondly, it is just like how excessive use of antibiotics will produce drug resistance. If this mechanism is frequently activated, its effect will become worse and worse. Maybe by the time you find the real antidote, your body will have developed serious drug resistance and the antidote will not be effective... Be careful, little detective, cherish your own life, and don't implicate others."

...Especially Kazawa, right? Conan's mouth twitched, and he got the point from his long speech.

The subtext of Joker's warning is that it's your own business if you don't want to die, and you're only destroying your own body, but if you act recklessly and implicate Kazawa...

"I know, I know." Conan raised his hands in surrender, "I will be careful, and I won't do it unless it's absolutely necessary..."

"No last resort." Joker interrupted him, "This is another key point I want to make. Next time, please let me know before you take risks. If you have any last resort, I will find a way. You, please be honest."

As he spoke, Kazawa stretched out his hand and did something he had wanted to do for a long time.

——He hit Conan's head hard and made it explode.