The journey begins with Conan

Chapter 218 Methods and Awareness

Click~

The wooden door that was not closed tightly made a slight sound.

In the lighted room, Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei were sitting on two chairs in the corner.

Caesar lay on his back on the bed, shirtless, and let Kim treat his bloody wounds.

"Let's do this for now."

Kim wiped the blood off her palms on her pants and straightened up: "I've bandaged your external injuries. As for the broken ribs... I'll take you to the hospital tomorrow morning."

"Oh! That's not a good idea."

Caesar's sea-blue eyes looked a little tired due to the side effects of the painkillers, and he shrugged his shoulders with an embarrassed expression.

"You know, I..."

"I'm not consulting with you, Caesar!"

Kim interrupted irritably.

He stared at the familiar face.

"I don't care who you are! Gaius Julius Caesar? Or Julius Caesar... But I ask you to remember! This is Alan's body! You are just an outsider!"

Caesar was silent for a moment.

"I'm sorry, you're right."

Kim snorted coldly, opened the door, and slammed it shut with a bang.

Lu Mingfei, sitting upright in a chair, swallowed his saliva and felt that the entire wall behind him was shaking in anger.

……

The three of them looked at each other and no one spoke.

The hanging clock ticked.

About three to five minutes later...

It was Chu Zihang who spoke first.

"Did you fight with the other party?"

"It doesn't count..."

Caesar raised his hand, looked at the bandage on his palm, and explained.

He thought that since Chu Zihang was the first to "surrender", he should be broad-minded and tell them the answers to the questions.

"Remember those weirdos in black robes who blocked our communications... Well, I don't know if you have ever encountered them?"

"I used the phone to lure him into the sewer and managed to take one out."

Chu Zihang keenly sensed the key point: "You mean they have a lot of them?"

"At least three."

Caesar pointed to a black bag in another corner.

"His body is right there. You can tell by looking at it."

He had a strange expression on his face.

"I bet you'll never guess who he is."

……

Caesar was right.

Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang certainly didn't expect this.

That golden face was so familiar, but the chest that was plowed open by the metal pieces was so cruel!

Lu Mingfei looked up in shock.

Caesar, who propped up his upper body, had no expression on his face.

"Boss..."

Lu Mingfei swallowed his saliva: "Did you do this?"

"It's obvious."

"But...but..."

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth, but looking at Caesar's serious eyes, he was stuck for a long time and didn't know how to continue.

He really wanted to say, Boss, you killed yourself, so how are you going to go back when everything is over?

Am I going to say goodbye to the world of mixed-race people with this ordinary person's body?

Although Lu Mingfei believed that with the boss's ability, he could live well even without the support of the Gattuso family, but...

“Those who hesitate are not qualified to talk about the future.”

Caesar saw through his wandering thoughts and calmly interrupted him.

"I'd rather die in flames than in nothingness!"

Lu Mingfei was stunned.

"What about you?" Caesar turned his eyes away.

He stared at Chu Zihang's young body and asked provocatively, "Did you just experience the local teaching level these two days?"

Lu Mingfei suddenly broke out in a sweat.

"When the possessed person dies, the last person they saw will become the next possessed person... However, since there is only one instance, I am not 100% sure."

Chu Zihang also shared what he had learned.

"Also, in Ian's body bag at the morgue, I found a mobile phone with the other party's phone number stored on it."

He paused and pursed his lips.

"Although it may have been taken away by the police due to my improper handling...but I still remember the phone number, maybe I can give it a try."

"understood."

Caesar nodded.

I leaned against the pillow and thought about it.

"Who do you think that guy is now?"

"Maybe one of the three policemen."

Chu Zihang explained the reason: "There is nothing wrong with Andre and Daniel's memory, at least I didn't notice it. And reporters are not as convenient as the police in their actions."

"Then...if we block his vision before death, can we really kill him?" Caesar asked.

"do not know."

Chu Zihang shook his head and paused again.

"But... I'll try."

……

The information exchange is over.

The small room was shrouded in silence once again.

One is the president of the student union, and the other is the president of the Lionheart Club. They are not sworn enemies, but they obviously don’t have much in common.

Lu Mingfei shrank his neck and was stuck in the middle.

A moth snapped into the lightbulb, casting a moving spot on the ground.

Lu Mingfei chased its trajectory.

The tiny black dot is like a pen tip, drawing strange lines and shapes on the paper.

Lu Mingfei emptied his mind, imagined their complete shapes, and slowly became a little dazed.

He suddenly felt a little guilty.

——It was obviously something that should be faced by three people, but he kept avoiding it and hiding in school, putting all the danger and pain on his senior brother and the eldest brother.

Lu Mingfei sighed.

Turn your palms over and lower your head.

The boy's textured palms were empty.

But he knew very well that the cheat given to him by the little devil was still hidden inside his body.

That is the power that is enough to change the status quo and open up a new path in despair!
As long as you are willing to take risks...

Lu Mingfei pursed his lips.

that……

Will he?

Lu Mingfei clenched his fist and looked at Caesar in the body bag again.

After a while.

He took a deep breath.

"actually……"

##
Dark waves crashed against the beach.

The soft white sand had an inky black mark.

The little devil stood in the dim world, watching the waves wet his slender ankles again and again.

He turned around.

In the darkness, a child is walking silently.

"We meet again. It seems like we haven't been apart for less than half a month?"

The little devil greeted him and tilted his head.

"That really surprises me! I didn't know you even left such an alchemical ritual in Brixham."

"Well, it is indeed not an easy thing."

The child walked barefoot on the beach and looked at him, with a distance of five meters between them.

The water splashes loudly and rises and falls in an orderly manner.

The little devil suddenly said: "I'm going to take action."

"Oh."

The child nodded calmly.

"Sure enough, you left the loophole that connects the mind deliberately! I knew it, how could a dragon leave such an obvious flaw?"

The little devil sneered: "Does that guy know you did this?"

The child is silent.

He looked up at the waves rippling in the moonlight, and after a long time he spoke softly.

"It has been a long time since my brother emerged from his cocoon after the battle with the Black King. I have accompanied him through countless times, but every time, even when my brother regained power, he never remembered his true self."

The child gritted his teeth and said, "His consciousness must have been tampered with by the Black King! He can only have the memory of the current cocoon each time!"

"I see."

The little devil narrowed his eyes and figured out a question that was neither big nor small.

"Back then, the reason you stood on my side was not only because you had a grudge against the Black King, but also because you wanted to use me to find the problem with his consciousness." "Yes."

The child nodded sadly, "But you failed and lost everything."

"…You are so bold to speak now!"

The little devil snorted.

"Aren't you afraid that I will destroy the consciousness you are looking for along with it?"

"You're not going to make it."

"Really? Then let's wait and see."

The little devil's eyes were cold.

He wanted to say something else, but suddenly stopped when he opened his mouth. He tilted his head and listened carefully for a while, then smiled again.

"Oh! Sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment."

##
Snapped!
The grayish-white moth stopped moving.

The moment Lu Mingfei opened his mouth, the narrow space came to a standstill.

The little devil pushed the door open with a click, panting and shaking off the sweat from his forehead in a pretentious manner.

"Really? Brother, luckily I can run fast!"

He complained loudly: "Next time, can you tell me before you make a decision? I hate being rushed!"

Lu Mingfei was startled: "Why are you here again?"

"Of course I'm here to give you the secret book." The little devil rolled his eyes.

"Secrets?"

"Yeah! When you finally decide to join, of course I, as the big boss, will come and guide the cute newbie."

Lu Mingfei’s eyes widened and he jumped in anger.

"Shit! Didn't you say you didn't know what it was like to enter the memory? Are you lying to me again?"

"hehe!"

The little devil looked at him with contempt: "I haven't played this game before, so have I never played a game of the same type?"

Lu Mingfei choked.

"Alright, alright! Let's get back to the topic!"

The little devil waved his hands impatiently, interrupting Lu Ming's endless chatter.

He said seriously.

"Brother, do you remember what I said? Through the connection in the sense of alchemy, I can let you enter the other person's mind."

"But do you know which part of the mind is the most important?"

Lu Mingfei thought about it and asked tentatively: "Memory?"

"almost."

The little devil nodded: "Then what is our purpose in destroying the other party's memory when we step in?"

“…” Lu Mingfei blinked his eyes, revealing a cute look.

The little devil patiently explained: "Brother, the most important thing for a person... is his self-awareness! Because this determines who we are."

"so!"

"Our ultimate goal is to find a way to kill the other party's consciousness... Of course, I will tell you how to do it later."

"The most important thing for you now is to find the other person's consciousness!"

Lu Mingfei wondered: "How do I find it?"

"Well……"

Lu Mingze thought about it, reached into his pocket, and threw a black object into Lu Mingfei's mouth.

“You could compare it to a chocolate bar with a liqueur filling, although it’s not very precise.”

"Chocolate?" Lu Mingfei bit off the cocoa butter in his mouth and asked vaguely.

"Will is the heart of wine, located at the core of thinking. The outer layer is wrapped with mixed things including memory, emotion, fantasy, etc."

The little devil also threw one into his mouth and licked the corner of his mouth with his tongue.

"What we have to do is to bite open the outermost shell and lick out the consciousness inside!"

“…That sounds like trouble.”

Lu Mingfei sighed.

The little devil nodded: "Yes, it is troublesome. But the more troublesome thing is not here."

He also scratched his hair in distress.

"Brother, this level of modification is not absolute!"

"Because of the influence of the alchemical ritual, only a part of his mind is attached to the town of Brixham."

"So, if you want to put an end to him completely, your thoughts and reality must be synchronized."

"Before we can reach the core of consciousness, we must eliminate his carrier in Brixham and bring this part of the mind back into the whole along with us."

"Then it will be like a drop of ink in a glass of water! It will contaminate the entire opponent!"

Lu Mingfei's eyelids twitched and he felt that his future was bleak.

"...No, these conditions are too many, right?! Do you think I can do it?"

"Don't worry, I'll help you."

The little devil patted his shoulder and turned his gaze to Chu Zihang.

"Besides, don't you have a clue?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned, followed his gaze, and recalled the method Chu Zihang had mentioned before.

"You mean... Senior Brother's idea is right? As long as we don't let him see other people before killing him, we can interrupt the possession?"

"Ah, perhaps."

The little devil touched his chin, his tone equally vague.

"Alchemy's transfer is conditional. As long as it can be circumvented, it can be solved! But the prerequisite is that the conditions he finds must be correct."

……

The two exchanged ideas again.

Lu Mingfei leaned back in his chair and sighed.

“…I always feel like there’s little hope!”

"Really? I think the chances of winning are pretty good."

The little devil looked at the time.

He grasped the handle and barred himself outside the door again.

With a click.

The door closes.

Once again, the fat moths on the roof flew headfirst into the brilliant light.

"Brother, hurry up and act."

The little devil's voice floated through the crack in the door.

“We still have a lot to do!”

##
The night was growing darker.

The moon looked down at its own reflection in the mirror, shyly hiding behind the dark clouds.

Lu Mingfei repeated the little devil's words, his mouth dry with exhaustion.

Chu Zihang looked solemn.

He did not ask Lu Mingfei where he got the information, he just thought it was an S-level special.

After a moment of silence, Chu Zihang nodded: "I understand. I will go and deal with his carrier."

He looked at Caesar, who was unable to move on the bed, and said, "You and Lu Mingfei go find his consciousness."

Caesar was very dissatisfied with his attitude of giving orders, but he also knew that this was the best way of distribution.

He turned to Lu Mingfei and asked, "How do you calculate the speed of time? Is it exactly the same, or is there a multiple difference? Speed it up, or slow it down?"

Lu Mingfei was speechless and shook his head honestly.

"I do not know."

"Can I enter multiple times? Or once I enter, I can't exit until I achieve my goal?"

“…Uh, I don’t know either.”

Lu Mingfei scratched his cheek awkwardly.

But Caesar had no intention of complaining, he just said solemnly.

"This is a bit troublesome... If we follow the worst-case scenario... whether we can eliminate the carrier before finding consciousness depends on luck."

Chu Zihang thought about it.

"I'll move as quickly as possible, you can slow down a bit."

"Well, that's all."

Caesar nodded, then stared at Lu Mingfei with his sea-blue eyes.

"How do we get in?"

"……Now?"

Lu Mingfei really wanted to say that he was not ready yet.

"Boss, didn't you just fight a battle today? Don't you need to get some sleep?"

"It's okay, I can handle it."

Lu Ming could only scratch his head.

He stretched out his hand tentatively and coughed, "Boss, just hold it."

moment.