Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 109 Madmen and Normal People
"Yanfeng."

"——Kotomine! Come here!!"

The boss suddenly raised his voice and shouted, finally waking up the distracted Jona Kotomine.She raised her head and saw the other party standing at the door of the office looking at her, and quickly got up and went over.

Kotomine Joanna is a newspaper reporter, and her boss is a stern woman who is older than her. Although she is usually very demanding, she also cares about her employees. Kotomine Joanna admires this vigorous and resolute style.

Today she overslept and was late. She didn't even have time to put on makeup and rushed here. Maybe she wanted to say something to her about this.

Kotomine Qiao Na entered the editor-in-chief's office, closed the door, and respectfully waited for her boss's storm.

"Kotomine, have you been lately..."

The expected accusation did not come. The boss sat behind his desk and placed his hands on the table.

Her eyes swept across her face frequently, as if she was in some great uneasiness.

"...how is your recent physical condition?"

This is not the first time Kotomine Qiao Na has heard this question.

Since she started working again, her friends and colleagues, even those with whom she had just a normal friendship before, have all asked this question with such eyes and tone.

Kotomine Qiaona thinks they are very strange. She has been working normally for the past two days, why do she ask this?But this time it was her boss. She showed the smile she used to use at work in the past and assured her confidently.

"I'm in good health and can accept interviews at any time!"

However, her answer did not seem to satisfy her boss.

She saw her brows furrowed tightly and her expression became more worried.

The boss looked at her deeply and said, "As long as you're fine... Since your health is fine, I'll leave you in charge of the interview at Toto University Research Institute tomorrow. Is that okay?"

Kotomine Qiaona perked up: "No problem!"

She left the office, closing the door thoughtfully again as she left.

She was in such a good mood when she returned to her seat that the editor on duty, who was sitting next to her and who usually had not a good relationship with her, turned to look at her.

"Kotomine," he called her, and she found that his attitude was also strange, "What did the boss say to you? Did he scold you for being late, or..."

"She didn't scold me, and asked me to go to the research institute for an interview tomorrow." Qiao Na Kotomine smiled broadly, "When I finish writing the manuscript, you will be troubled by the review work. I will write the manuscript seriously this time and won't let you Reviewed several times.”

The editor on duty nodded and moved his chair back silently.

Kotomine Qiao Na noticed that when he returned to his original position, he raised his head again and glanced at her uneasily.

What exactly happened here?
Kotomine Qiao Na was even more confused, but she didn't ask any more questions. She sat down and opened her bag to touch up her makeup.The bathroom inside the newspaper office is very small and does not have a mirror. She usually makes up for it in her seat.

"Oh, looks like it's going to rain again?" said another colleague with his back to her.

Kotomine Qiao Na looked up and looked out the window, only to see the clouds outside, the entire sky was so oppressive and breathless gray and black, a real violent storm was about to hit.

She looked away and fumbled around in her bag distressedly.Everything had been taken out and spread out on the table, and there was nothing inside.

She couldn't find her makeup mirror.

……

When it was time to get off work, Kotomine Qiao Na borrowed an umbrella from the newspaper office and went home alone.

She felt that someone was following her, and more than one pair of eyes were staring at her. She was very scared and couldn't help but speed up her pace.She passed the closed Colombo restaurant and went home earlier than usual.

It was very dark at home. It was raining so heavily outside and there were no lights on indoors.

Kotomine Qiao Na put the umbrella in the frame on the side, turned on the light and shouted inside: "I'm back."

No response.

Her parents were not in good health these days, especially her mother, who lay in bed and was so weak that it was difficult to even get up.In the morning, she worriedly asked if she wanted to go to the hospital, but her mother said no.

Seeing no one answered, Kotomine Qiaona walked towards her parents' bedroom.

The mirror in the entrance hall was gone. When she passed by the bathroom, the mirror inside was also taken away and disappeared.

Before reaching the bedroom door, Kotomine Qiaona heard faint voices coming from inside.

"Husband, tell me about Qiaona, is Qiaona..."

It's my mother's voice.

Kotomine Qiao Na was confused. What did her mother think was wrong with her?
"She just can't accept it. They have such a good relationship. She is in more pain than all of us. She will be fine in a few days...it will be okay...we will be fine..."

Her father, who had always been steady and kind, could not suppress the pain in his voice.

"But the way she is now is obviously..."

Kotomine Qiao Na couldn't stand listening anymore, so she entered the room.

Kotomine and his wife seemed to have just realized that she was coming, and they both raised their heads to look at her, with unconcealable astonishment on their faces.

"Dad, mom."

She looked at them with helplessness, worry, and pity.

She knew exactly why they were like this.

"I know you are still sad about your sister's death, but this is all in the past."

She saw her parents' eyes widen and sighed softly.

"People cannot be resurrected. We have to wipe away our tears and continue to work hard to live. If we are negative, my sister will feel uncomfortable if she knows secretly."

"So smile and let's face the rest of our lives happily, okay?"

Kotomine Qiao Na smiled and encouraged the couple who had lost their daughter.

Kotomine and his wife stared blankly at the other daughter in front of them.

Their eyes were extremely frightened, and their pupils vaguely reflected a bright red color.

"Jonah."

Mrs. Kotomine's voice trembled. "--Are you crazy?"

……

In order to take care of her parents who were suffering from the death of her sister, Kotomine Qiao Na braved the increasingly heavy rain and the risk of being followed again when she went out to buy groceries.

On the way to the supermarket, she was still thinking about the problem.

Why do her parents think she is crazy?

Can a person who is working hard and living a serious life, a person who speaks and behaves very normally, be crazy?
And she didn't understand, why were they so sad?

The death of a loved one is inevitable and everyone will experience this pain.

Rather than being sad, they should look forward positively and live with a more enthusiastic attitude, so that the deceased will feel at ease.

Moreover, the death of his sister was not intentional by the other party, he had to do it. Besides, he was also in pain when he killed her sister - her sister just died, and the psychological shadow left on him will probably last a lifetime.

Therefore, she should understand the murderer, tolerate the murderer, and forgive the murderer. She should not be too selfish, should not care about the murderer, and should not make things difficult for the murderer.

——It’s normal to think this way.

Kotomine Qiao Na was about to reach the intersection. At the corner, there was a road reflector.

She saw the red-haired figure inside getting closer and closer, becoming clearer and clearer.

Kotomine Qiao Na walked there with a positive attitude.

So, she obviously did nothing wrong, why do others look at her like that?
Why be sad?Why go...

going to...

Kotomine Qiao Na's footsteps stopped.

The umbrella slipped from her hand unconsciously, and the rain wet her hair, but she didn't notice it.

She looked at the red-haired figure in the nearby reflector, looked at that familiar face, and her whole body trembled violently.

"elder sister?"

The red-haired figure looked at her with a pale face.

Her stunned expression instantly turned into ecstasy.

The umbrella flew to the side, but she didn't care. She rushed over and raised her hand desperately to touch it, but she didn't touch anything, only the cold touch of the mirror on her fingertips.

She discovered painfully that it was just her own face.

"elder sister……"

Tears slid down Kotomine Qiaona's cheeks, mixing with the rain.

Her vision was blurry, and a person who could not tell whether it was a man or a woman, a friend or an enemy appeared in front of her.

Kotomine Qiaona covered her head.

All she felt was cold, chills all over her body, and the throbbing pain in her brain made her want to scream.

——At that moment, something seemed to be completely shattered in her mind.

A huge pain hit her heart, her legs softened, and she finally collapsed to the ground, then screamed hysterically.

"elder sister……"

"Why...why would I...!!"

The person standing in front of her stretched out the umbrella in his hand after seeing all her reactions, kindly covering her from the rain temporarily, and sighed at the same time.

"Sure enough."

She looked up and saw an emotionless light brown.

----

Mirror Flower, Water Moon, a skill held by a passerby player that can modify the will of others.

In addition to determining the initial defense method, Aoyagi Binguang also needs to confirm - if one day the prevention is not in place and unfortunately he is hit by this skill, is there a way to relieve it by his own will?

Shirojiu's memory gave him a hint, so when he noticed that Kotomine Qiao Na planned to go to the convenience store to investigate, he persuaded Hojo Tooka to go there as well.

As long as she hears her asking the boss about Bourbon, this player who loves to abuse skills will definitely change his will.

To ensure that they could meet, he kept an eye on both sides. Toyoka Hojo was not a big problem, but Jona Kotomine was more troublesome. He specially led the police stalker away temporarily to give her some breathing space. Within the time he could control, Enter the convenience store.

The truth turned out to be just as he had guessed.

Shirojiu, who cares about promotion, realizes something is wrong when "he" gives up the opportunity, and Kotomine Qiaona, who cares deeply about her twin sister, will break free when she gives up revenge for her sister.

——This skill can modify the will, but it cannot modify the inner obsessions of others.

The system does not give players perfect active skills. Each of their skills has flaws, or limitations.

For example, for his skill [Big Lie], the skill clone cannot be photographed. It is fine when acting alone, but it will be noticed when he is with other people.

Rabbit's skills can only be used in human form, and when using some functions, the body will be unable to move.

Baijiu's skill is to prevent bombs from exploding, but the success rate is only 90%.

At present, the active skills have been initially figured out. Next, we need to confirm the passive skills...

"elder sister……"

The red-haired woman who was kneeling on the ground was still moaning.

Qingliu Binguang looked at her with pity. He really sympathized with her because he understood her feelings very well, but at the same time, as the culprit, he felt no guilt.

Not at all.

(End of this chapter)