When Nakajima Atsushi heard Kunikida say the word "tiger", his golden pupils suddenly shrank.

"Tiger?"

He seemed to have thought of something but didn't know how to say it, so he just shut his mouth and pretended he didn't understand.

The expressions of young people are all obvious, and you can tell what he is hiding at a glance.

Dazai Osamu, who was rarely calm, held his chin and looked straight at Nakajima Atsushi, not missing any subtle changes in him, and curved the corners of his lips.

Opposite Kunikida was Egawakami. After experiencing the embarrassing incident of losing consciousness, he didn't dare to look up and make eye contact with Egawakami. He had to keep his eyes on the table and continue explaining the task.

"Yes, the tiger, it's the man-eating tiger that caused trouble in the city before. As for whether it eats people or not, we don't know yet, it's just a rumor.

It messes up storehouses, eats up crops in the fields, and does whatever it wants.”

"Recently, many witnesses have claimed to have seen this tiger, and there is a lot of intelligence."

Dazai Osamu echoed, with a hint of cunning in his eyes, carefully observing Nakajima Atsushi's reaction.

As Kunikida and Dazai Osamu talked more and more, more and more sweat appeared on Nakajima Atsushi's forehead.

Beads of sweat slid down his forehead, dripped onto his shoulders, and wet a piece of his clothes.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that he was extremely nervous, a nervousness that even made him unable to sit still.

Finally, at a certain moment, there was a "pop" and the silver-haired boy could no longer keep his balance and fell heavily off the bench.

The bench originally required two people to sit on it together to maintain balance, but now that one person's weight was missing, the bench instantly lost balance and lifted up high, and the other person would inevitably fall to the ground.

Just when the bench was about to be lifted, Jiang Chuanxiang quickly stood up, thus avoiding the embarrassing situation of falling to the ground with Nakajima Atsushi.

With a cold face, Egawakami slowly moved his gaze from Nakajima Atsushi to Dazai Osamu, the instigator.

Noticing that Ekawakami was looking at him, Dazai Osamu blinked at Ekawakami with an innocent look on his face, and gave Ekawakami a bright smile, as if to say that he knew nothing.

Jiang Chuan Shang just glanced at him, then turned his gaze away indifferently and looked at Nakajima Atsushi.

Nakajima Atsushi was sitting on the ground at this moment. He had fallen hard and his face was full of pain.

But when he saw that Jiang Chuan Shang was safe and sound, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

He didn't even bother to rub his sore butt, and quickly got up and moved closer to Jiang Chuan.

"Mr. Kawakami, since... we are full, then... let's go, let's go quickly." Nakajima Atsushi urged incoherently.

As he said that, Nakajima Atsushi was about to pull Ekawakami out together.

Before Jiang Chuan Shang could say anything, Dazai Osamu's voice came quickly from behind him.

"Wait, don't leave yet, the story isn't over yet."

Kunikida moved even faster. He had already come behind Nakajima Atsushi and pulled him hard by the back of the collar, forcibly stopping him.

Nakajima Atsushi struggled, but was unable to break free from Kunikida's restraints, and a deep feeling of powerlessness came over him.

"Ah, let us go, we are done with you... we have said goodbye!"

Kunikida pushed up his glasses and stared at Nakajima Atsushi sharply, ignoring his pleas for mercy.

"Don't leave so quickly. Do you know something about Tiger? You've been so guilty since the beginning, and now you want to escape. Do you think you can escape?"

Kunikida's voice was low and stern, carrying an unquestionable authority.

When Kunikida saw that Egawakami's expression was moved, he snorted coldly.

"Mr. Kawakami, this matter has nothing to do with you. You are just friends who just met and you know nothing. Please don't interfere."

His tone was firm and his eyes contained a warning.

Dazai Osamu sat in his seat lazily, and nodded slightly to Egawakami when he heard the voice.

"Yes, Tomie-san, you'd better not get involved in this matter, or you'll be implicated."

There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, which seemed relaxed, but the deep meaning contained in it made people feel alert.

Upon hearing that he was implicated, Nakajima Atsushi stopped struggling and looked at Jiang Chuan Shang in a daze. The hand that was originally tightly holding Jiang Chuan Shang also slowly loosened.

He didn't say anything, but this action was more convincing than any language, as if it incorporated thousands of words into it and ultimately boiled them down to silence.

Jiang Chuanshang let him let go, his tall figure standing between light and darkness, his expression flickering with a calm coldness.

He spoke slowly, "Then be gentle to A-Dun."

Kunikida's eyebrows jumped, and he was about to continue questioning Nakajima Atsushi, but Nakajima Atsushi stopped struggling.

He raised his head abruptly and said in a trembling voice: "It's impossible. Humans can't compete with that thing at all!"

"So you know about man-eating tigers, right?" Kunikida responded in an affirmative tone.

“It…it targeted me, and I almost…almost got killed by it!

It's coming up, it's right here, I need to run away, let me go!"

Nakajima Atsushi struggled violently, with fear clearly visible on his face, looking extremely panicked.

Kunikida was not careful for a moment and let Nakajima Atsushi break free, but the next moment, Kunikida pinned Nakajima Atsushi to the ground and continued to interrogate him.

"Boy, do you think you should pay back the money for the tea rice with one hand, or just tell the truth?"

Nakajima Atsushi was helplessly forced to lie on the ground. His arms were suppressed to the point of being almost broken. He grimaced in pain, but he was unable to move.

Dazai Osamu looked at this scene, stood up lightly from his seat and walked towards Jiangchuan.

"Hey, Kunikida-kun, Tomie-san told you to be gentle, why are you still so violent? This is intelligence gathering, not interrogation. Didn't the president remind you?"

"..."

Kunikida pursed his thin lips into a straight line and loosened his grip on Nakajima Atsushi.

Dazai Osamu came to the side of Jiangchuan and smiled at Jiangchuan, "Tomie-san, am I being gentle by doing this?"

Jiang Chuan Shang looked at the peacock who was trying to attract attention.

I don't know when he took off his windbreaker, revealing the slim vest underneath, which made his shoulders broad and waist narrow, and his body shape perfect.

Both of his wrists were wrapped in white bandages.

Jiang Chuan Shang's eyes fell on the white bandage and he said nothing.

Dazai Osamu was not discouraged when he did not get a reply from Egawakami. He walked towards Nakajima Atsushi with a smile and bent down to check on Nakajima Atsushi who was curled up in a ball.

"Atsushi-kun, are you okay? Can you tell us about Tiger now?" Dazai Osamu asked softly.

Nakajima Atsushi groaned in pain, slowly sat up from the ground holding his aching arm and curled up his body even tighter.

He whispered and began to tell the story.

“The tiger destroyed my orphanage, ravaged the fields, destroyed the chicken coops, and even destroyed the warehouse, but fortunately no one died.

But the orphanage was so poor and its things were broken that it could no longer maintain itself, so they had to kick me out to reduce the number of people. "

Dazai Osamu sighed, "It is indeed a disaster for you..."

Kunikida stood aside and continued to ask, "What do you mean by almost being killed?"

Nakajima Atsushi looked at Jiang Kawakami, then slowly lowered his head and continued:

“That man-eating tiger seemed to be chasing me and would appear where I was going ahead of time.

The tiger appeared when I passed by Tsurumi some time ago. I have seen it several times in the two weeks since I was kicked out of the orphanage. Now it must have chased me into the city and is near me. "

"Then when was the last time you saw Tiger?" asked Dazai Osamu. He had stood up at some point and was sitting lazily on the stool with an inexplicable look on his face.

Those deep eyes flashed with a strange light, and the scrutinizing and penetrating gaze was still fixed on Nakajima Atsushi.

Nakajima Atsushi felt a little uncomfortable with this look, but he still pretended to be calm, thought for a moment and replied, "It should be four days ago... near Tsurumi."

Upon hearing this, Kunikida immediately took out the green-covered ideal notebook he carried with him and carefully looked through the densely packed records on it.

"Hmm... I remember that the tiger attacks started two weeks ago, and the locations of the attacks have gradually concentrated here. Four days ago, an eyewitness did say that he saw a huge tiger near Tsurumi, which is what we call a man-eating tiger."

Kunikida's words silenced everyone present. Everyone knew that this tiger might be more terrifying than they imagined.

At this moment, Dazai Osamu pretended to think deeply for a while, then lowered his head to look at Nakajima Atsushi on the ground, and his tone suddenly became friendly.

"Ah Dun, are you free next time?"

Upon hearing this, Nakajima Atsushi's body stiffened reflexively and he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Next, Dazai Osamu looked at Egawakami who was standing next to him, and his tone became even sweeter.

"What about Tomie-san? Are you free too? You can go with us to look for the tiger."

Jiang Chuan Shang glanced at him sideways, his ink-like eyes were deep and emotionless, and his voice was inexplicably dangerous.

"Are you sure you want to invite me to investigate the case with you? Are you not afraid that your schedule will be interrupted by unexpected events?"

Dazai Osamu curved his eyes and smiled confidently.

"Of course I am sure. I am not afraid of any unexpected events. If Tomie-san doesn't come with me, I will be very sorry~"

Kunikida Doppo tightly grasped the notebook in his hand, frowned, and protested to Dazai Osamu: "Dazai, what nonsense are you talking about again!"

In fact, if there is anyone who is afraid, it should be Kunikida Doppo. He is afraid that his schedule will be disrupted and he will not be able to work smoothly as planned, but other than that, he is not afraid of anything else.

Dazai Osamu raised his hand with a smile and asked, "Don't you want Tomie-san to join us? Or do you want him to go home alone?"

After all, it would be quite dangerous for a beautiful boy like Tomie to walk alone on the street.

Boys should also protect themselves when they are alone on the road.

Kunikida Doppo immediately retorted: "How is that possible? I don't have such an idea!"

Dazai Osamu showed a confident expression on his face and said with a smile: "I knew you wouldn't refuse."

Kunikida, who was being controlled by others: "..."

Kunikida looked like he was going to make Hong Wen.

Dazai Osamu looked calmly at the protagonist of the incident - Nakajima Atsushi.

"From now on, it will be up to you to lead the way and help us find the tiger."

Nakajima Atsushi then realized that Dazai Osamu made this arrangement in order to put himself in danger, and he quickly refused.

"I don't want to. If you want to go, go by yourselves."

Dazai Osamu looked at him with a smile, "Are you sure? Tomie-san is going with us too, didn't you hear it just now?"

Nakajima Atsushi who was being controlled: "..."

Mr. Kawakami is also coming along, I really can’t refuse this question!

Why does this guy Dazai Osamu know everyone's weaknesses? !

Nakajima Atsushi glared at Dazai Osamu angrily.

As the big winner of the game, Dazai basked in Nakajima Atsushi's glare with a smug look on his face.

Taking out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, Dazai Osamu handed it to Kunikida Doppo who was standing on the other side.

"Then, Kunikida-kun's mission is to return to the detective agency and give this note to the president."

Kunikida Doppo did not accept it immediately, but became confused.

"Hey, are you planning on the three of you going to catch a tiger? Without clarifying the situation first?"

Dazai looked up at him and said in a commanding tone, "Don't worry about it."

Kunikida looked at him, took the note, and opened it to check.

When Nakajima Atsushi heard that Dazai wanted the three of them to catch the tiger, he immediately exploded and became extremely excited.

"You want me to be the bait? And let Mr. Kawakami put himself in danger? I don't agree!"

Dazai looked at him leisurely, "I will give you a generous reward~"

"Nani, reward?!"

Nakajima Atsushi's eyes widened instantly, his face full of confusion.

Reward... that's money! You can't just refuse money, right?

Penniless Nakajima Atsushi simply could not resist the temptation of making money. Who in this world can resist money?

But this is too dangerous, it's like catching a tiger...

Nakajima Atsushi was extremely conflicted, and finally asked Dazai Osamu tremblingly, "Um... can I ask how much is the reward?"

Dazai Osamu took out a small notebook, wrote down the numbers on it, and handed it to Nakajima Atsushi.

"That's about it."

Nakajima Atsushi counted the zeros on it and almost fainted with excitement.

One, two, three, four, five... That's a lot of money! ($_$)

When Dazai Osamu looked at Nakajima Atsushi, he knew that the matter was settled, so he turned to look at Egawakami.

"Mr. Tomie, I think you are not short of money, so do you have any requests now?"

Jiang Chuan Shang tilted his head slightly, reached out and gently stroked the hair beside his ear, as if thinking seriously for a while, and then spoke in distress

"Well... I haven't thought about it yet. How about I owe you this condition first?"

"Of course!" Dazai Osamu nodded without hesitation, with a gentle smile on his face, "No problem, you can think about it more."

After all, he was the one who first proposed the proposal, so he naturally would not reject Jiang Chuan Shang's response.

That's how things were settled.

Afterwards, Kunikida paid the bill and left the restaurant. The four of them quickly walked out of the restaurant and split into two groups, heading in different directions.

As time passed, the afterglow of dusk gradually disappeared, night fell, and soon the whole world was shrouded in darkness.

The three of them walked quietly in the darkness, their figures made particularly clear by the flashing neon lights behind them.

The night is a carnival for the port mafia.

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