When Toru saw the name Curacao sent, his heart trembled.
Even his fingers were trembling slightly at this moment, and his heart was not as calm as it seemed on the surface.
But soon, the long years of experience and the things he had seen on his way to the pinnacle of power gave Toru powerful willpower.
He quickly calmed himself down and began thinking rapidly.
It seemed Toichi really did have some skill. He said there was a shadow over my face, and there really is.
However, when he thought about Toichi's masterful disguise techniques, which were almost mystical, and his various strange magic tricks, it made sense.
Toichi might indeed be exactly what he said he was, a man skilled at learning all kinds of unknown techniques, worthy of his name as a phantom thief.
Toichi had told him that he had encountered many strange and bizarre things during his career as a phantom thief, and those strange things might have included some unscientific matters.
Toru closed his eyes, actually able to accept this result.
The world of Detective Conan itself was not that scientific. It ran on Conan-style science.
In addition, Toru himself had encountered some things that did not conform to common sense, so he had actually been prepared for this for a long time.
Kayako Kawamata, and now Tomie?
Thinking of Kayako, Toru had actually always maintained a distance from her.
Regardless of whether Kayako would turn into the terrifying, unbeatable evil spirit from the movies,
Toru had to stop that matter before it could happen.
For example, he had killed her parents, who frequently committed domestic violence, so Kayako no longer had troubles at home.
Secondly, Toru showed concern for her, asking about her well-being whenever he had free time, and even meeting her briefly.
But that was all. Toru did not have any deeper contact or communication with Kayako.
According to Toru's understanding, Kayako's personality seemed yandere, but she was not seriously ill.
To be precise, Kayako's personality was cowardly. Even if she developed a twisted love for someone, she would not actually do anything out of line.
Those terrifying things were only done after Kayako died and transformed into an evil spirit.
So Toru did not have to worry that Kayako would suddenly do something if he stopped paying attention to her.
Even in the original work, she was madly in love with a man, but she did not actually do anything out of line to that man.
Therefore, while having a grasp of Kayako's personality, Toru maintained a distant relationship with her.
Apart from some basic concern and greetings, Toru did not do anything extra for her, and that was intentional on his part.
He also did not want to get too close to this troublesome woman.
At the same time, Toru also sent people to monitor Kayako, mainly keeping an eye on her school life.
Her family conflict had been resolved, and the greatest danger Kayako faced now was school.
For the time being, she would not be killed by her future husband, nor would she be harmed by her parents.
So the only place where she could be hurt was school, such as being bullied or even killed there.
But judging from the current situation, although Kayako was indeed bullied at school, the bullying only went as far as being ignored. It was still far from life-threatening.
According to the regular reports from the people Toru sent to monitor her, Kayako's life was very simple now. She went to school and went home, without doing anything extra.
This made Toru almost forget about Kayako, and he had even thought she was no longer in any danger.
Until he met Toichi today and was reminded by him.
Curacao had also sent the name Tomie Kawakami.
He was still caught in a dangerous vortex, and this vortex would not be so easy to calm.
Tomie Kawakami, from Junji Ito's horror manga.
She was an extraordinarily beautiful woman, appealing to everyone, male and female, young and old, and capable of making anyone who saw her fall madly in love with her.
In the original work, her parents' identities were unknown, and she herself was a mystery, with a vain and arrogant personality.
The most terrifying thing was that she could reproduce infinitely through her body cells, possessing an almost planarian-like ability for endless reproduction.
And anyone captivated by her beauty would develop a strong possessiveness toward her, obeying her commands and becoming will-less living dead. Or their minds would completely collapse, leading them to kill Tomie.
Then the killed Tomie would split endlessly, resulting in even more Tomies.
This was basically a weakened version of Majin Buu.
Compared to Kayako's setup, Tomie was actually not that terrifying. She herself was just an ordinary woman, and she could be subdued through physical means.
Tomie's true terror lay in her charm and her inability to be killed.
Many pieces of information about Tomie flashed through Toru's mind.
However, he only treated this information as a reference.
After all, this was the world of Conan, and Tomie might not be the same as he remembered.
According to the known information he had obtained from his high position, unscientific things did indeed exist in this world, but they did not seem to have reached the point of destroying the world or humanity.
If Kayako and Tomie's settings were the same as in the original work, then humanity in this world would not be far from destruction.
Toru closed his eyes, letting his chaotic mood completely calm down.
Deal with whatever comes. Since he had encountered trouble, he had to face it!
He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the message on his phone again. Then he could not help but tense up a little.
Curacao: [Boss, the reason I discovered this urban legend woman is because she has taken an interest in you.]
Toru rubbed his temples.
She has taken an interest in me? I do not know any Tomie.
Hmm, wait a minute. If Tomie's personality is still as vain as he remembered, then the possibility of her taking an interest in him is very high.
Who told him to be handsome, the heir of the Fujiwara family, and very famous in Japan, known as Japan's great hero, with countless fans and supporters online?
Tomie's favorite thing was charming men, using her ability to make men obsessed with her and give everything for her.
Then a high-quality man like Toru would inevitably become Tomie's target.
Damn it, is it my fault for being handsome? Is it my fault for being capable?
Tomie, do not come over!
Toru cheerfully made a joke to himself in his heart.
He calmed his mind and sent a message to Curacao.
[Send the detailed information on Tomie Kawakami to my email.]
Since Curacao had discovered her, as long as Tomie Kawakami had a past, she could never escape Curacao's investigation.
Toru could also seek a solution based on the information about this Tomie Kawakami.
[Yes, Boss!]
(To be continued.)
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