On the first floor, the Whirlpool Cafe.

Nakajima Atsushi and four other younger members sat at a table chatting, while Dazai, Odasaku, and Kunikida sat at the bar.

"Are Mr. Tanizaki and Ms. Naomi siblings?" Nakajima Atsushi was very curious.

Because he saw that they seemed very close, brother and sister? Couple?

"We are siblings, right, brother." Naomi Tanizaki leaned on Tanizaki Junichiro's shoulder and drew circles on his chest with her fingers.

Tanizaki Junichiro had a stiff face but did not resist: "Naomi, don't..."

"Why? Don't you like it, brother?" Naomi Tanizaki began to touch Junichiro Tanizaki.

"Uh..." Nakajima Atsushi felt that their behavior was totally unconvincing.

Miyazawa Kenji was full of envy: "You two siblings have such a good relationship."

"Ah..." Nakajima Atsushi wanted to ask, was he really the only one who felt something was wrong?

Kunikida came over, blocked Nakajima Atsushi's view with his notebook, and sincerely reminded him: "Don't dwell on their relationship. Being too serious will only give you a headache."

"Yes..." Nakajima Atsushi turned his face away tactfully and looked away.

"In short, the detective agency is very free. You just need to remember one thing: don't bring discredit to the detective agency."

Kunikida told Nakajima Atsushi about his experience as a senior.

And the next second, a noise that discredited the detective agency came from behind him.

"Ah, what a beautiful lady, I wonder if you can strangle me to death with your slender fingers?" Dazai held up the waitress's hand, his eyes full of concentration.

“Dazai!” Kunikida walked over quickly and slapped Dazai hard. “I just finished talking and you’re already discrediting the detective agency?”

"Don't bother others, I'll strangle you right now!" Kunikida threatened.

Odasaku wanted to persuade him, but couldn't get a word in: "Well... still..."

Nakajima Atsushi looked at the chaotic coffee shop, laughed awkwardly, and changed the subject: "Well, what did everyone do before?"

Before becoming a member of a detective agency, you should have had another career, right?

"Atsushi-kun, you can guess." Dazai did not answer the question directly, but instead started a strange game: "It's the tradition of the detective agency. Guess the senior's previous occupation."

Kunikida let go of Dazai and sat down on the other side of Odasaku, advocating the strategy of out of sight, out of mind.

Nakajima Atsushi first guessed the most obvious siblings: "Mr. Tanizaki and Ms. Naomi are students?"

He looked at Miyazawa Kenji again: "Mr. Kenji, are you also a student?"

The first guess was correct, but the second was not.

The Tanizaki siblings were indeed students, but Kenji Miyazawa did not go to school because he did not know much about modern society.

"Mr. Kunikida is a staff member of a government agency?" Nakajima Atsushi felt that he had a very organized temperament.

Dazai nodded, "Pretty much. Kunikida-kun used to be a math teacher."

Nakajima Atsushi looked at Odasaku again: "Mr. Odasaku..."

It was a little hard to guess, but Nakajima Atsushi used his intuition to guess: "Bodyguard?"

Odasaku did not hide the truth: "I used to be a bodyguard, but I quit and changed many jobs. The last one was an errand boy who handled miscellaneous tasks."

Dazai looked at Nakajima Atsushi with a smile: "What about me?"

"Eh, Mr. Dazai? Mr. Dazai is..." Nakajima Atsushi couldn't think of anything.

A serious and rigid job? It doesn't quite fit Dazai's temperament. An ordinary and simple job? It seems a bit of a waste of talent.

"It's normal that you can't guess it. This guy's previous career was one of the seven mysteries of the detective agency." Kunikida comforted Nakajima Atsushi.

"One more thing, since no one could guess it, the prize money for guessing Mr. Dazai's occupation has accumulated a lot," Miyazawa Kenji added.

Money? A lot of money?!

The penniless Nakajima Atsushi's eyes lit up instantly. He restrained himself and continued to ask: "I want to ask, how much is the bonus now?"

"Seven hundred thousand yen. How about it, Atsushi-kun, do you want to guess?" Dazai tempted him.

How much? Seven hundred thousand?!

Nakajima Atsushi, the fighting spirit is ignited!

"Office worker! Mall clerk! Teacher! Postman! Politician..." Nakajima Atsushi listed all the occupations he could think of.

Dazai denied everything: "Neither of them~, if I must say, it has something to do with the first one."

After listening to Dazai's answer, Oda made a comparison and nodded: "In a sense, it is indeed similar to an office worker."

The coffee in Kunikida's mouth spurted out. What did he just hear?

"Odasaku knows this guy's previous occupation?"

By the way, Dazai joined the detective agency after Odasaku, so he guessed Odasaku’s occupation.

"Because Odasaku and I were colleagues before." Dazai gave them a hint.

Nakajima Atsushi was stunned. What did Mr. Odasaku say his last job was? Oh, a errand boy.

"Mr. Dazai? Doing odd jobs? Running errands?" Nakajima Atsushi still couldn't connect the three things.

“No, Dazai is my boss’s boss’s boss’s boss’s boss…”

Odasaku carefully calculated how many levels there were between the Hong Kong gang's lower-level thugs and the five top cadres just below the leader.

If it weren't for this friendship, Odasaku would have no chance to meet Dazai in Hong Kong.

"Huh? !!!" everyone exclaimed.

No matter what kind of errand boy Odasaku is, Dazai sounds like a very powerful upper-class figure!

Kunikida's heart and eyes were filled with suspicion. He looked Dazai up and down: "You're lying, right? You?"

How could such a frivolous person hold such an important position?! Would an organization that let Dazai be a manager really not go bankrupt?

"Can you guess it?" Dazai rocked left and right in his chair, waiting for their answer.

"The boss of the company!" Nakajima Atsushi answered quickly.

Dazai said in disappointment, "No—"

Before the next person could guess, Tanizaki Junichiro's cell phone rang, and it seemed that he had a new commission.

After he answered the phone, he looked at everyone embarrassedly: "It seems that I have to work overtime today."

"The client has arrived at the agency and is waiting for us to return."

Everyone in the detective agency had no choice but to stand up and prepare to go back to work.

The wind chime on the coffee shop door rang and a customer came in.

Ranpo's voice appeared at the door, and he introduced to the people behind him: "Look, the cafe below our detective agency is pretty good, right?"

"It's very good. This atmosphere is perfect for reading."

Kunikida glanced at the people around Ranpo. Wasn't this the lady from Hasebe's group? When did Ranpo have any contact with her?

Kunikida temporarily put aside his doubts and greeted Ranpo first: "Mr. Ranpo, did you bring any friends back to play today?"

"Yeah." Ranpo glanced at the people who were approaching the door, and stepped aside to make way for them: "Thank you for your hard work working overtime."

Qinghe also tactfully stepped aside.

“…” Dazai stared at her.

Ah, it's that strange lady.

Qinghe looked back at him in confusion: "?"

Is there something wrong with him?

"More..." Dazai opened his mouth but was covered by his hands.

Kunikida locked Dazai's neck with his arms and dragged Dazai away: "Then we'll go up first."

For the reputation of the detective agency, this restless guy must be controlled!

The two groups passed each other.

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