Chapter 131 Opposing Poles“You…what are you doing?!” Conan screamed absentmindedly. The wind blows continuously... While bringing the smell of soil, the bloody smell of the corpse also continued to waft out, spreading rapidly in the empty archway. Conan's throat rolled, and the smell in the air made him feel like vomiting. No, I should say... The stench of blood was nothing new to him. What really burned his mind and made his body physically uncomfortable was Jiang Shouhuang! When Conan witnessed a little child killing someone so swiftly and efficiently, this absurd scene made his strong sanity shaky! "Why... why are you doing this?" Conan took a few steps towards Jiang Shouhuang and asked loudly in disbelief. There was no response in the noisy rainy night. The sound of the rain also makes the scene seem a bit more lonely.
Conan clenched his fists tightly. he knows…… I must look like a madman now! After all, Jiang Shouhuang's shot undoubtedly saved his life. His own questioning was like condemning him, "Why did you kill someone to save me?" It was full of absurd farce and unreasonableness. What's more, from a legal point of view, there is no problem with self-defense. but…… Conan just can't accept it! He couldn't accept that a seven-year-old child would quickly choose killing as a solution when in danger! Jiang Shouhuang gasped for breath, his eyes dim: "... because... I want to live..." The cold air filled my lungs, slowly calming my throbbing heart. The ferocity on his face gradually faded, and he pursed his lips and said loudly in a venting tone: "I have paid so much and finally lived to this day... No matter who it is, don't even think of letting me die like this!" This absolute tone made Conan open his eyes wide and was speechless for a moment. For survival…… This reason is impeccable, and Conan even agrees with it. So he didn't say anything more. I was trapped in an unspeakable embarrassment in the emptiness. Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, and Haibara looked around, not knowing what to do. Jiang Shouhuang looked down at the gun in his hand. The cold touch passed from his palm to his heart, but it also brought a heavy sense of security. His expression now was very strange, he looked dazed, yet there was a hint of naturalness that it should be so. Like waking up from a dream, like waking up from a dream... This is the first time Conan has seen this kind of expression on a child's face! It's like enlightenment! So he looked at him carefully.
Jiang Shouhuang was soaked all over, his clothes soaked in river water stuck to his skin, and he looked extremely miserable! But his eyes shine like obsidian! Caution and sharpness are hidden inside, just like a jackal living there. ——This is the look of a predator! Conan was deeply stimulated by this look! He frowned, organized his thoughts, and asked incoherently: "Xiao Huang... killing people... what do you think now?" As he said this, he took two steps forward and stared closely at the other person's expression, trying to find out the hesitation and uneasiness after killing someone. This proves that Jiang Shouhuang was just under stress for a while and did not disregard life! But to his disappointment, what he saw was... a calm face. Jiang Shouhuang just watched Conan approaching him calmly. Outside, the rumble of gunfire and artillery fire continued. Raindrops slanted in, taking away the little warmth on my body. Jiang Shouhuang touched his aching arm and felt the blood flowing out again. The experience in the dungeon inexplicably emerged in his mind, and he suddenly laughed for no apparent reason. The louder he laughed, the more he laughed, and finally he choked and started coughing. "Conan, do you know..." Jiang Shouhuang lowered his head to hide his expression: "I have someone I hate." He paused, then shook his head: "No, it's better to say hatred than dislike." The little fat man laughed bitterly: "He took away a lot of important things from me. I lost my family, my future, and even myself..." "I have thought about how to escape from the nightmare countless times, and have seen the light countless times, only to be dragged back into hell again." He exhaled lightly and analyzed his inner thoughts: "I hate everything about him, whether it's his voice, his appearance, or the smell of him..." "…But I have to admit that some of what he said makes sense!" Jiang Shouhuang looked at the body lying on the ground, and his hand holding the gun handle became more and more powerful: "Life is never equal. Compared with your own, others are like grass... Ha, I understand now, this is really the truth..." Conan frowned and asked, "The person you are talking about...is it Su Beixun?" The little fat man nodded. Conan took a deep breath and warned seriously: "Listen, Xiao Huang!" "I don't disapprove of your counterattack in order to protect yourself. Killing the enemy for your own life is something I can't explain as right or wrong, even if I believe that all lives are equal!" "My initial questioning was indeed based on my careless words after seeing the body... I want to apologize to you for that." "..." "but!" Conan looked at him with burning eyes. "I still want to ask you, why do you do this?" Jiang Shou tilted his head, very confused: "Is there anything different?"
Conan yelled, "Of course it's different!" "I hope the mistake you realize is not the murder just now!" "It's your current attitude of taking other people's lives as if it were normal, and you even firmly believe in it!" “Life is cheap?” "Listen to what nonsense you are talking about!!!" Conan was out of breath because of the last shout. He coughed violently, but wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and continued to shout: "Yes! I have nothing to say if you kill someone in self-defense now!" "What happens after that?" "Will you kill someone just because of an argument with you? Will you take someone's life because of some trivial conflict?!" "Don't say you didn't have this idea!" Conan waved his hand to interrupt Jiang Shouhuang's intention to speak. "If you continue to hold Su Beixun's point of view, treating others as worthless and failing to recognize the preciousness of life, one day you will become such a person!" Conan advised righteously. But Jiang Shouhuang became more and more annoyed the more he listened. This figure slowly overlapped with the Su Beixun in his mind, making him increasingly unable to control his emotions. He gritted his teeth and endured for a moment, but still couldn't help shouting: "Conan! Do you know that you look exactly like Su Beixun now!" "You always like to preach from a high position and impose your own ideas on others, as if you are always right!" "Compared to his true meanness, your hypocritical nobility is just as bad!" The accumulated emotions made him roar in anger, and the deep-seated opinions he had towards Conan in his heart burst out. "Who do you think you are?! Precious? Equal? Is it because you've told so many lies that you think you are the same?!" He pointed at Conan and shouted, "When people have feelings, there will be differences in closeness and distance!" "Do you think you are a saint? Do you think you are perfect? Do you think you have really done what you said?!" "What did you do when my mother died? You stopped me from destroying the scene, regardless of my feelings, but you went looking for clues yourself!" "Ha! So cool! Do we need everyone to praise us as the Great Detective?!" Jiang Shouhuang's eyes turned red when he recalled the scene that night. "But what about just now?! You just heard the news of Yuantai's death and didn't even see the body, but you looked so distraught and couldn't believe it!" He squeezed out the words from between his teeth: "Do you know how disgusting you are to me?" Conan opened his mouth to argue. But this time it was Jiang Shouhuang's turn to interrupt him loudly: "What do you want to say?!"
"Are you trying to tell me that you value both of their lives equally?!" "Ha! Stop laughing!" Jiang Shouhuang shouted angrily: "When precious things have different levels, what's the difference between the lowest level and the cheap ones?" Jiang Shouhuang panted and sneered: "In the final analysis! You and I are the same person! But you just like to hide yourself and pretend to be noble! ” Hearing this twisted logic, Conan laughed in anger: "Same person? You said I am the same person as you?!" "Yes! Maybe because of emotional factors, I do behave differently! But every time a life is lost, the pain in my heart is equally deep!" He took a step forward and shouted, "You say I'm the same as you... Have I ever hurt other people like you? Have I ever plundered lives like you?!" Jiang Shouhuang also stepped forward, not wanting to be outdone: "But this is how the world is!" "In this huge food chain, wolves eat sheep, and sheep eat grass! All life forms obtain nutrients from other life forms. If you don't plunder, you are doomed to not survive!" "We humans are no different!" "Exploitation, oppression..." "The upper class is always using the health and lives of the lower class to buy wealth for themselves to squander!" “It’s just that this bloody plunder has been covered with the cloak of civilization!” "That's all!" "Just like the young lady from the Suzuki family you know, you wouldn't think that the No. 1 conglomerate in Japan was founded because of love and justice, right?" Jiang Shouhuang clenched his fist indifferently: "The more one person gains, the less others will get in return!" "This is obviously the most straightforward truth!" "Since there are bound to be different levels and people are bound to be plundered, why can't I be the one who profits? Why should I restrict myself because of the lives of those consumables, and even be condemned for protecting myself?!" Even the rumbling thunder could not drown out the fierce quarrel. Conan's eyes were bulging with anger, and the anger in his heart surged up again and again. 【Why is it always like this? ! 】 【Why is it always like this? ! ! ! 】 He just felt a trance, and past memories kept hitting his brain. ——All over the world, too many people die in vain every day. Instead of letting them die for mediocre and boring reasons, becoming dry and unpalatable, it is better for me to process them and let them die brilliantly and luxuriously! ——When the law does not allow it, resistance becomes a mistake. ——Why should we be biased towards bad people and not let good people get what they want? ——I didn’t wait for hope, but I can bring hope to others. 【Why……】 [Why do some people always do things that hurt others, but give themselves high-sounding reasons? ! ! ]
He clenched his fists and his body trembled, and he gritted his teeth to resist the urge to take action. The two of them were on both sides, one on the left and one on the right. The sudden lightning illuminated Conan's back as bright as day, and the booming fire in the darkness distorted Jiang Shouhuang's dark shadow. The thunder of heaven's judgment and the eternal fire of hell! The confrontation between angels and demons! The polar opposites of detective and criminal! When roads cross each other, steadfastness will take you further and further. Maybe no one thought... The two people's life of entanglement with each other began with this quarrel in the archway today... ## The gunfire in Osaka Castle gradually stopped. A peripheral member stopped, bent down and took out a mobile phone from the arms of the limp body in front of him. He looked down at the overlapping red dot on the indicator on his other hand, and finally a hint of joy appeared on his face. "My Lord Ireland! Noah's Ark has been found!" "very good!" Ireland cried out, "Send it to me!" After the outer members hung up the communication, he immediately contacted the operator on the armed helicopter. "Don't bother with the police anymore! The target is already in hand, come pick me up here, it's time to go!" "Yes! Your lord!" A helicopter to the west stirred up the air currents and flew toward the top of the highest attic in Osaka Castle. The senior public security official who had rolled awkwardly to another intact car saw this scene and immediately yelled into the intercom: "Damn it! When will the support I need arrive?! The other party is about to leave, why haven't I seen anything yet?!" "Right away! Sir! Please hold on a little longer!" "Right away, right away, right away... Damn it, don't you have any other words?!" the public security officer cursed angrily. …… The mobile phone on Noah's Ark is placed in a special box that blocks signals. Ireland threw away the black umbrella in his hand, looked at the lowered stairs in front of him, and called to the man next to him: "Let's go! Calvados." As he spoke, he grabbed the wooden stick between the two ropes and climbed up the swaying ladder. Calvados stood up and followed him. In less than three minutes, the two climbed into the narrow cabin. "Let's go."
Ireland said to the pilot. The helicopter quickly took off, making the human figures below seem even smaller. Through the headset, he issued an evacuation order to all peripheral members in Osaka Castle. However, Ireland knew very well that it would be extremely difficult for any of these people to escape. After all, at the beginning of the operation, these elite troops were positioned as consumables! Moreover, he has been brainwashed by the organization, is loyal, and will commit suicide before being arrested. He is a high-quality consumable. I don't know why, but I thought of Pierce's Ireland again and sighed out of sympathy. But the sadness did not last long. Suddenly! The helicopter suddenly tilted sharply to the right! Ireland was caught off guard and hit his head against the hard cabin door, and was squeezed by the inverted Calvados, causing him to gasp. "Damn it!" He pushed the man who was pressing on him away, grabbed the back of the pilot's chair in front of him with both hands, and looked outside: "What happened?" "It's a police helicopter!" The pilot took the time to reply. He pulled up the joystick hard to avoid the chain of bullets coming towards him. However, during the shaking of the fuselage, the left landing gear was still shot down! "This can't happen anymore!" Ireland narrowed his eyes and looked at the three hostile helicopters in front of him: "This is the police's territory. If we delay any longer, more and more will come!" He acted decisively and immediately issued an order to the other three helicopters nearby: "Come and cover us, rush over!" It was obviously a very dangerous mission, but the other three pilots did not hesitate. They immediately drove the helicopter in the front and rushed towards the police together. The clanging sound of bullets hit the fuselage, forming dents, and the two sides exchanged fire. White streaks streaked across the pitch-black night. But in the moment when they get close to each other! The organization's three helicopters actually accelerated and slammed into the police under the bullets! The police were completely unprepared for this and were unable to dodge. Six helicopters collided in the air and fell to the ground with smoke coming out of them. During this period, Ireland broke through the blockade, increased its altitude and headed into the distance.
(End of this chapter)