The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 191: Kudo Yusaku secretly controls the overall situation, and the two timelines confront each other for the third time (three in one)

"…Consciousness modification?"

For a few seconds, the attendees were stunned.

Immediately afterwards, the so-called "consciousness-modifying" weapons mentioned by Kudo Yusaku immediately caused an uproar.

In just a few seconds, the lively atmosphere in the conference room became quiet.

Things shouldn't have developed like this.

For everyone involved in this secret meeting, it should have been a "celebration party".

It was the Kudo Yusaku faction within GSSRA and other factions that participated in the liquidation of the pro-war faction.

A closed-door meeting to redistribute the extra power, appease various factions, and formally consolidate the new order of the GSSRA.

But when Kudo Yusaku expressed his own judgment, the atmosphere, which had suddenly become dull, became even more stagnant.

The expressions of all the participants changed immediately.

Even those who originally supported Kudo Yusaku looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.

Especially his sentence -

"I have every reason to suspect that all of us have likely been attacked by the Black Organization."

This sentence made more people look gloomy after a brief moment of shock.

Because regardless of whether the "consciousness-modifying weapons" that Kudo Yusaku mentioned exist or not.

In this high-level meeting, at this crucial moment of power distribution—

The political implications of Kudo Yusaku's sudden statement are too dangerous.

Finally, after a few glances, a voice broke everyone's silence.

"Mr. Yusaku, I understand that you believe all of our consciousnesses have been modified?"

The entire conference room was eerily quiet.

Amidst everyone's questioning looks, Kudo Yusaku simply nodded calmly. His voice was calm, as if he was confirming something that was extremely natural.

"That's what I meant."

The affirmative tone in the words made everyone silent again.

Some people exchanged glances subconsciously, and some took a deep breath, as if they wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.

But just as the alliance expected, with Kudo Yusaku's affirmation——

The struggle between the two timelines began immediately.

Several task force members in the magical timeline looked down at the TDD on their wrists, and the value displayed on it was obviously jumping wildly between 80 and 100.

[Story Timeline] immediately jumped at the opportunity.

Just like now——

The second after Kudo Yusaku made his shocking statement, someone in the GSSRA conference room immediately stood up and started to challenge him.

He stood up suddenly, and the chair made a sharp scraping sound on the smooth floor.

"Mr. Yusaku, what evidence do you have?"

……

[Story Timeline] He took the lead in the attack.

In reality, there is a traceable reason why Kudo Yusaku became the rotating chairman of GSSRA, and it is very reasonable.

But for the [story timeline], it can attack the weakest point of the incoming "Earth Captain" -

The character design of Kudo Yusaku.

It requires the "detective" to provide reasonable "evidence" for this conclusion.

In fact, there is a push to make Kudo Yusaku the first rotating chairman of GSSRA.

There were also many different opinions within the alliance at the beginning.

At that time, faced with the plan put forward by the Timeline Reconstruction Design Bureau, some members of parliament in the executive meeting hall immediately stood up to oppose the plan.

"All we have to do is let [Kudo Shinichi] know that the GSSRA has been established. This doesn't require Kudo Yusaku to become the rotating chairman of the GSSRA."

After all, no matter what, Kudo Yusaku is essentially a "detective" rather than a politician.

Once GSSRA is truly established and begins formal operations.

Then, as the chairman, Kudo Yusaku will be caught up in a real political game concerning the balance of power in the world.

"And [the story timeline] is definitely not going to sit back and let this happen."

The congressman added in a low voice:
"More than that, it's difficult for us to predict the impact this will have on [Kudo Shinichi]. The risks of doing so are simply too great."

However, the Timeline Reconstruction Design Bureau insisted on giving it a try.

As the aerial projection changed, a series of complex timing diagrams appeared in front of everyone at the executive level.

"According to the observations of the Chronology Department, after the establishment of GSSRA, the historical trajectory of the dual timelines will shift by approximately 40% to 80%."

A researcher responsible for reporting on this plan projected several timelines that seemed somewhat different from other branches.

He pointed out a fact that the league will have to face next.

"The Alliance's intelligence on the third pointer case is almost zero."

"The universe will definitely give the dual timeline some advantages in the third case. If we can grasp the movements of one of the parties through the Kudo Yusaku line, and even indirectly influence the actions of the [real timeline]—"

"We're going to be able to gain a big advantage."

"No method is more effective than making the leader of the enemy force actually become our undercover agent."

So, with the support of several other MPs, the coalition tried to do this in the next retrospective.

Then the result of retrospection poured cold water on this plan——

It totally doesn't work.

At that failure retrospective analysis meeting, the research level quickly organized the relevant data and uploaded it to the execution level's database.

"Although the GSSRA was not officially established during this retrospective, the operations team additionally eliminated the forces within it that opposed Kudo Yusaku."

The researcher who was giving the lecture paused for a moment and then displayed the data compiled by the task force members.

"So this time we can say we conducted a simulation of approximate conditions."

"But the results have proven that even after excluding the pro-war faction, Kudo Yusaku only managed to secure a majority of the votes."

"That means [the story timeline] can easily interfere with them, and if we push him into the rotating chairman position, he'll be pushed out very quickly."

"But the [real timeline] won't ignore it."

An executive councillor who still supports the plan expressed his opinion.

"Kudo Yusaku is the ace of the [Real Timeline]."

"As long as we push him into that position, the [real timeline] will desperately try to maintain his position, and then the dual timeline confrontation will be achieved."

Another MP frowned, and he immediately reminded the others of the prerequisites for such opposing conditions.

"But the prerequisite is that this opposition cannot be too intense, otherwise the conflict between the two timelines is likely to affect Kudo Yusaku himself."

Another lawmaker added, “And the room for maneuver on the reality line is very limited.”

"Because Yusaku Kudo never revealed his position in GSSRA to Shinichi Kudo in the previous [cycle]."

"Moreover, in the original historical trajectory of the storyline, he never became a 'Captain of the Earth' type of figure."

"To achieve this, reality would need to try to modify Kudo Yusaku's character. This is not its domain, and given the current strength of the [real timeline], this is almost impossible."

"That is to say..."

The congressman paused for a moment and whispered the final possibility -

"Then the alliance needs to intervene directly."

Everyone knows this is impossible.

If the Alliance really intervenes, then the mission objectives related to the Loop Gate, Professor Agasa and Conan in the flashback will completely fail.

In the conference room, silence spread for a moment, and then someone whispered:
"Furthermore, before the ritual is completed, the conflict between the two timelines must be controlled to an acceptable level of intensity."

"We have to make sure that neither side turns the table, so the question is how intense this fight will ultimately be."

Next, the alliance used two backtrackings to figure out the bottom line of the dual timeline.

"Based on data analysis, the establishment of the GSSRA is still within the acceptable range for the [story timeline]."

"but--"

"As long as Kudo Yusaku reveals his position as the rotating chairman of the GSSRA to [Kudo Shinichi], the status of reality and the story timeline will truly be reversed."

In retrospect, the series of assassinations or obstructions that Kudo Yusaku suffered proved this point.

"[The story timeline] isn't really going to sit back and watch this happen."

"It will really go to extremes and try to make Kudo Yusaku lose his command or ability to act. Even if it is impossible to succeed due to Kudo Yusaku's identity, everything will be exposed."

"Besides, we can't just sit back and watch the real timeline expand too quickly."

His words made everyone realize another problem——

[Real Timeline] also belongs to the "enemy" camp.

If it really gets both the reality and story identity cards at the same time, the alliance's subsequent actions will definitely be greatly hindered.

“So, our goal is clear—”

Shigenobu Hitomi concluded by summarizing the alliance's goals. She spoke word by word:

"We have to get the GSSRA established."

"At the same time, Kudo Yusaku must become the de facto leader of GSSRA."

"And Kudo Yusaku can't show up in public. Furthermore, we have to prevent the [story timeline] from feeling like it's been wronged and turning the tables, so we have to give it some strength."

——The plan to “also enhance the Black Organization’s extraterrestrial interference background” was proposed at this time.

But the problem doesn't end there.

"besides--"

Someone continued, "We must make the two timelines actively discover the importance of Kudo Yusaku, and let them each take a step back."

"Also, during this process, even though we have the actions at the gate as cover, we still can't just leave. We can't let them notice that we were forcibly arranged by the Alliance."

So, this task finally fell on Dr. Agasa.

"We need to use Dr. Agasa to suggest that Kudo Yusaku take the initiative to stand up and become the key to this balance."

"The Alliance must make both timelines feel their losses are acceptable and stop the conflict before it breaks out completely."

……

Obviously, Kudo Yusaku understood Dr. Agasa's hint.

and--

It turned out that he did.

So, when faced with the council member's questioning, he fought back without hesitation:

"The evidence? The evidence is this: GSSRA's attack on the 'boundaries of science' is actually a completely unconscionable action."

--boom!

It was as if a bomb was dropped in the conference room and the air froze instantly.

Kudo Yusaku's words immediately made many people present feel uneasy, and many people's expressions changed subtly.

The scope of this sentence is too broad.

The board member who refuted Mr. Kudo Yusaku immediately received everyone's sympathetic or gloating looks.

They all knew this guy was finished.

Because Kudo Yusaku's words seem plain, but in fact they implicitly point to a very dangerous inference -

He is implying that those who are questioning him now are likely to be attacked by consciousness-modifying weapons, just like those members of the militant faction who chose to attack the "frontiers of science", and their motivations are the same as GSSRA's attacks on the "frontiers of science".

"Kudo Yusaku, I've given you the label of 'traitor.'" Some people were already cursing in their hearts.

Who says this detective doesn't have a keen political sense?
If Kudo Yusaku is allowed to fully implement this logic, then his opponents within GSSRA will be naturally marginalized in the future.

After all, according to him, isn't anyone who questions him having their "consciousness modified"?

Anyone who opposes him is a traitor?

This is to establish a one-man show!

The implication in Kudo Yusaku's words made some people begin to waver.

Then, a calm voice broke the silence at the right moment, and a council member interrupted Yusaku.

"Ahem, Mr. Yusaku."

He smiled slightly, his attitude gentle, but his words carried a certain unquestionable certainty.

"I understand your 'sympathy' for them."

"But all members of the war faction have admitted that this was an impulsive and negligent act on their part, and no matter what, they must be held accountable for it."

"pity"?
Many people immediately understood his intention.

He cleverly modified what Kudo Yusaku wanted to express and tried to redefine Kudo Yusaku's position.

The "sympathy" he mentioned refers to Kudo Yusaku's attempt to "win over people's hearts" and try to accept all the remaining forces of the pro-war faction and even shelter them.

The phrases "admit fault" and "must be held responsible" tell everyone that the matter has been finalized.

"No, I'm not referring to the faults of the members of the war faction."

Kudo Yusaku glanced across the conference room, "I mean the others."

He paused, explaining what he had noticed was wrong.

"What I mean is that everything the war faction does is too smooth and too reasonable."

"Too reasonable?"

"Yes."

Yusaku Kudo switched the slides to the next page, showing his investigation into the trends of the GSSRA inspection system during that period.

"While the war faction was carrying out its actions, the opposition voices within the GSSRA were coincidentally delayed due to various 'accidents'."

He pointed at the data points on the screen and analyzed them one by one:

"Some key security clearances were delayed, several important opposition members were transferred at critical times, and even some of the strictest reporting procedures were not triggered."

"And their war strategy is equally bad."

Kudo Yusaku displayed a strategic action map on the projector, "It's like-"

The [story timeline] can no longer allow Kudo Yusaku to continue, and even this time the [real timeline] does not have too much obstruction.

The Möbius space-time ring structure cannot be further explored in any way.

As the storyline immediately took hold, just as the league expected, reality once again crumbled.

Then, taking advantage of the disapproval of this vague statement and the need for "evidence" for the "detective" to draw a conclusion, the [Story Timeline] decisively seized this opportunity.

"Like his consciousness has been modified?"

Someone sneered and interrupted Yusaku's speech.

"With all due respect - this is absolutely ridiculous."

Several other attendees nodded, indicating that this was indeed untenable.

"Indeed, it's too far-fetched."

"This statement is too unscientific."

Those council members who were originally skeptical due to the reality also changed their positions at this moment.

"If we speculate this way, then doesn't that mean everyone's will can be questioned?"

"If nothing else, I'm starting to wonder if I should have changed my vote from yes to no."

"At the same time, if that's what you're saying, it's equally absurd for you to be the first rotating president of the GSSRA—"

The council member paused for a moment, then slowly said:

"If, as you say, all the forces opposing you were wiped out in an instant."

"Are you going to tell us—"

"Was your appointment as rotating chairman also due to an attack using a so-called mind-modifying weapon?"

A low laugh rang out in the conference room.

Some people looked at this madman with a mocking look, as if he was predicting that a star would explode in a few decades.

Then their laughter was silenced by the firm tone contained in Kudo Yusaku's next words.

"Yes, I am quite sure of that."

Kudo Yusaku paused.

Wait until everyone present stopped whispering in shock or suspicion and focused their attention on him again.

He was about to continue speaking.

In his heart, Kudo Yusaku knew that the next step was the most critical point in this plan.

"I have ample evidence to prove this. In fact, the details of our being attacked by the so-called Black Organization's consciousness-modifying weapons appeared very early on."

The dual timelines and the alliance await what Kudo Yusaku will say next.

For the dual timelines, they still haven't found anything abnormal at this point.

But this sentence immediately alerted the task force members sent by the Alliance to be invisible to the dual timelines beside Kudo Yusaku, and they put their hands on the button of the reality stabilization anchor.

Once the next [real timeline] chooses to give up resistance, they will stabilize reality and "kindly" help reality continue to resist the attacks of the story line.

Why is it necessary to emphasize that “everyone is attacked”?
Why does it have to be a consciousness-modifying weapon and not something else?
Since he solved the hint sent by Dr. Agasa, Kudo Yusaku has not arranged for anyone to investigate the clue, nor has he taken any action to let the outside world know that he has discovered the truth.

Next, Yusaku Kudo is going to give the dual timeline a "big surprise".

His next words left everyone present a little confused, but caused a sharp explosion in the dual timelines.

"The incidence and death rates of serious violent crime have increased globally."

As for the [real timeline], it is indeed prepared to support "Kudo Yusaku" because of its absolute confidence in him.

What Kudo Yusaku just said will undoubtedly enable him to secure the position of rotating chairman of GSSRA, or even lifetime chairman.

But Yusaku Kudo achieves this in a way that makes reality absolutely uncomfortable.

As the button in his hand was pressed, several security guards appeared outside the conference room, and the reality stabilization anchor that had been buried during the retrospection was activated.

With the help of the alliance, reality had to let Kudo Yusaku continue speaking.

"This is exactly why I believe the war hawks have had their minds altered. There are so many things that don't make sense about the nuclear launch. No one even evacuated the tourists along the coast."

"If three nuclear bombs had been launched simultaneously, tourists along the coast would undoubtedly have seen the flash of the bombs, and the fact that Hawaii was attacked by nuclear bombs would have immediately triggered a nuclear war."

"Based on the information we've obtained about the Black Organization, I'm afraid that interstellar force intends to use this mind-modifying weapon to instigate internal strife among humanity and lead us to our own destruction!"

"And this is probably why 'Science Frontiers' took the nuclear bomb away."

——At this point, everything is complete.

However, before the [real timeline] began to confirm this result, Kudo Yusaku's next words caused the fluctuations in the timeline to solidify again.

Just as the alliance analyzed, Kudo Yusaku cannot really become the "Captain of the Earth" in public.

Otherwise, the next second after the reality anchor was shut down, before Kudo Yusaku actually became the rotating chairman, the [story timeline] would immediately try to prevent this.

But reality will definitely protect Kudo Yusaku.

As a result, the conflict between timelines will erupt to the most uncontrollable level at that moment.

So, just like Kudo Yusaku needs to calm down the confrontation when it reaches its most intense level at the end.

Just as Dr. Agasa hinted—

Yusaku Kudo will use a retreat-to-advance approach to allow himself to wear the mask.

"Everyone, I am definitely not someone who covets power."

"I hope that governments around the world will investigate the actual data after the meeting."

He paused for a moment, then looked up at the sky obscured by the ceiling.

"Even now - I am planning to resign from the position of rotating chairman of the GSSRA, or I will quit the GSSRA and independently investigate this matter until I find conclusive evidence."

"Absolutely not!"

——[Story Timeline] The supporters he controlled suddenly stood up.

"We disagree, Mr. Yusaku, this is too hasty!"

——[Real Timeline] also made the supporters controlled by him stand up.

Whether it is a story or reality, they must now retain Kudo Yusaku.

In reality, GSSRA has developed to its current level relying on Yusaku Kudo. Even Yusaku Kudo himself is the trump card that it cannot give up.

As for the storyline, if Kudo Yusaku really quits GSSRA, where else can he go?
Compared to pushing Yusaku towards Conan and helping him personally, or choosing to join the CYZ Alliance, the [story timeline] is not incapable of making certain compromises.

Yusaku Kudo is now like Luo Ji who mastered the "Cradle System" in "The Three-Body Problem".

After he took the initiative to throw this hot potato to the dual timeline, they had to throw it back.

The dual timeline had to retain Kudo Yusaku.

The alliance's speculation was accurate. Ultimately, amidst the repeated struggles between the two timelines—

The intensity of the conflict has reached a delicate balance.

Finally, after a complex discussion, several Gray Party members hidden among the council members proposed:
"Mr. Yusaku, please take up the position of chairman of GSSRA."

"If what you said is true, then I think if you, who deduced all this, don't take this position... I'm afraid none of us would be qualified."

Another member of the Gray Team also stood up and proposed a result for the two timelines that just touched their bottom line.

"Of course, we understand your concerns."

"If you're worried that revealing your identity will attract the Black Organization's consciousness weapon attack, we can completely keep your identity secret from the outside world, or even keep it completely confidential."

Kudo Yusaku showed a hint of hesitation at just the right moment.

The dual timelines caught this immediately and agreed immediately.

"Yes! Yusaku-san! Even if it's for the sake of humanity!"

"I support Mr. Yusaku as the rotating chairman of GSSRA!"

——The voices rose and fell, sweeping across the entire conference hall.

Yusaku Kudo looked at the scene in front of him. He should have felt relieved because he had completed Dr. Agasa's suggestion.

But now, he couldn't help but feel a chill.

This turn of events was too fast.

It was as if everyone had become a puppet, their consciousness modified without them realizing it.

Kudo Yusaku sighed softly as if a stone was pressing on his chest.

But he remained calm. According to the hints, after the dual timeline's "three visits", he finally gave in and put forward a condition that the dual timeline would definitely not refuse.

He raised his head and said in a steady voice:
"Okay, but I think the UN General Assembly announcing the establishment of the GSSRA needs to be postponed until a week later."

"After all, I believe that everyone here also needs to verify my conclusion, right?"

No one objected.

Even a voice that Kudo Yusaku didn't know whether it was really out of his own will or the power hinted by Dr. Agasa sounded in order to retain himself:

"Then we all depend on you. The fate of mankind depends on you, Mr. Yusaku."

This sincere-sounding sentence made Kudo Yusaku's heart even heavier.

"The fate of mankind?"

(End of this chapter)