hat and bandage

Port Mafia Building.

Mori Ogai sat on the soft chair with his legs crossed, holding a cup of black tea in his hand, and looked casually at the huge French window with his deep eyes.

Outside the window, the sun was setting in the west, and at dusk, continuous fire clouds dyed the sky red, the sea in the distance shone with sparkling waves, and the birds circled and passed, leaving only an arc drawn by a black dot in the high sky.

Alice was still drawing on the drawing paper with a crayon. The blond girl with humanoid powers was shaking her legs, humming a strange nursery rhyme out of tune, raised her beautiful blue eyes after putting down the last stroke, and blinked at her master.

"I've said it all, Lin Taro, since you are so confident in his loyalty, why don't you just go to Zhong and talk to him? Why do you have to beat around the bush and let Q use his abilities to stimulate others?"

Alice raised her little head as an afterthought, "Q is originally a monster, and there is no way to control it well, and besides his ability, Q's combat power can basically be equal to zero."

Followed the order to find Nakaya, but couldn't get close because of too fierce fighting, and finally found the comatose member of the group, John, who was found to be wrong when he activated his ability in a wicked way, and sent someone to support him Just happened to hit him, and he was directly knocked out and taken away. In the end, this terrible ability was used in combination—he had returned to the Mafia, but was forcibly locked into the torture room because of the chaos that caused incalculable losses to Yokohama. Q is such a dry explanation.

As Alice said, no matter how powerful Q's ability is, as long as he understands the activation conditions, his power can basically be equal to zero.

"Ah, this is beyond my expectation."

Mori Ogai took a sip of tea, "There is such a small probability that Chuya-kun can launch a filthy confrontation with an enemy. I have never met such an opponent for a long time."

"...But despite this, Q still stayed where he was after judging that he couldn't complete the task, and was finally arrested and used by the members of the group because of carelessness. Such a low-level mistake should be punished accordingly."

The strength of Zhongye in the Central Plains is quite strong, and the dirty state is even more frightening. However, in fact, the situations that require him to fully activate his abilities to fight are quite rare. After all, relying on the strength that Zhongye shows every day, it is enough to beat the world. A bunch of people.

The combination faction is so strong that Zhongya must mobilize the filth to deal with it, and arrest two insignificant clerks of the detective agency... It is really surprising that he has made a big deal.

"So, what are you going to do next?"

Alice threw away the painting in her hand, patted the hem of the little foreign skirt, and jumped off the chair. She ran to the outside of Senou, supported the arm of the chair with her hands, tilted her head and asked, "Is Chuya still alive?" Over there at the detective agency, Rintarou must have a way to get Chuya back, right?"

Mori Ogai raised his eyebrows slightly, and his tone was a bit surprised: "Oh? Does Alice seem to want Chuya-kun back?"

"Well, as far as Chuya is concerned, although he always wears dark clothes that are not cute at all, but at least he looks good, and the most important thing is—"

Alice paused for a moment, and then showed a gloating expression like a little devil, "Dazai likes Chuya very much, right? When I think of the expression that Dazai might show when we snatch Chuya back, I can't help but want to be happy." laughing out loud."

Although Alice has always maintained the appearance of a girl, as Mori Ogai's humanoid ability, she can be regarded as watching Dazai grow up. Even so, the relationship between the two of them is not necessarily good.

As Mori Ogai's humanoid ability, Alice has the right to walk on the territory of the port mafia. Alice, who is set to be stubborn and willful, has a bold side, so she often makes some trivial things that don't affect Mori Ogai's plan. of pranks.

During a certain period of time, Alice especially liked to provoke Dazai who had not yet left the mafia.

He ran to Dazai's office without permission, moved his things without authorization, replaced Dazai's replacement bandages with weird adhesive tape, scribbled on the other party's desk with crayons, even when he realized that Dazai had feelings for Chung, he ran away viciously Block the opponent.

Then--

One day, when she slipped into Dazai's office again, she was frightened and cried on the spot by a self-portrait written by that black-haired, iris-eyed guy.

"Is this revenge?" Mori Ogai obviously still remembered this incident, and he couldn't help showing a nostalgic smile, "Alice who came to complain to me crying at that time was also super cute."

"Hmph, I want to make Dazai cry too." Alice raised her head angrily and said, "Take Chuya back and let them break up. Will Dazai cry in anger? See how he likes Chuya so much." He looks like he's going to cry, right? Well, it would be best if I could see it, I'll definitely use my phone to take a picture and laugh at him."

As she said that, the blond girl showed a look of expectation, "Hey, Rintaro, the plan to let Q stimulate Chuya failed, what should I do next? You must have an idea? Hurry up, if necessary." , I can help too? Well... Sure enough, it’s better to just go to Hezhong and talk to him, right?”

"No, we don't have to do anything now."

Mori Ogai looked at Alice with a smile, slightly bent his eyes, the curvature of the corner of his mouth was [-]% similar to that of Dazai, but more sophisticated and elusive.

"Nakaya-kun is not an idiot. The false facts made up with lies... will be exposed sooner or later."

"But that's too long, right?" Alice frowned dissatisfied, "It's been four years since they defected, even if it's true as you said, the truth will be revealed slowly, but if it takes another Four years, then it’s completely pointless, right?”

"It won't take that long." Mori Ogai gently put down the ceramic teacup with golden patterns in his hand, and folded his hands on his lap.

"There are falsehoods and lies between the two of them. It only needs a small boost to shatter things. Although the intensity may not be as strong as that directly stimulated by Q, as long as there is a conflict, we will attack Opportunity."

Alice puffed up her cheeks, as if she couldn't directly snatch the person back, which made her feel quite unhappy: "Then where is the person who 'pushed the flames'? Has Q already failed?"

"Do you have any other arrangements?"

Mori Ogai looked at Alice with a gentle smile.

"Some things don't need to be specially arranged."

Alice looked bewildered.

"After all, Momiji-kun is the one who has always taken care of Chuya-kun like a younger brother." In a way, the angry Ozaki Koyo may be more difficult than the mother-in-law.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Mori Ogai did not answer, but took out his mobile phone, glanced at it casually, and said slowly: "Well, at this time, Hongye-kun is almost coming back, right?"

"Hey! Don't ignore me, please explain quickly...Ah, stupid Rintaro!"

……

Koyo Ozaki stood at the door of the detective agency, looking at the gradually falling dusk, and let out a breath.She slowly unfolded the red umbrella in her hand, and leaned gently on her shoulders, with a set of elegant movements, just like a beautiful geisha in the Edo period. The woman in Chinese clothes put her hands on the handle of the umbrella, and remained silent for a while. After a while, she painted The end of the eyes with crimson rouge raised, and he turned his face slightly, and turned his head to look at the signboard of the Armed Detective Agency.

The failure of the combination also means that the deal between Hongye and Dazai is over, and there is no need for her to stay in the detective agency anymore.

just.

"Sorry, Dazai."

Sister Hongye's eyes flashed coldly, and the arc of her red lips was just right.

"As you said, with Zhongye's character, he can live a good life no matter whether he is in the mafia or in the detective agency, and my concubine also agrees... If both sides are the same, it is better to let Zhongye live in a more relaxed and comfortable life. happy place."

"However……"

Hongye took a step forward, her back was straight, her head was slightly lowered, half of her face was covered by a red umbrella.

She's not some harmless beautiful geisha, but a real femme fatale from the mafia.

Koyo Ozaki's expression was cold and dangerous.

The concubine is not a woman who knows nothing.

Anyway, I am also an old member of the Port Mafia who leads the Torture Department, the Torture Department.

She has used torture, hypnosis, brainwashing, torture, and all kinds of methods.

How could Hongye not see the abnormality in Chuya's memory?

She really hoped for a better life, but with this method, this despicable method——

"You actually deceived Zhongya with such a low-level thing as hypnosis and brainwashing, it's because that child trusts you so much, bastard Dazai...!"

She grabbed the handle of the umbrella tightly, her scarlet-painted nails dug into the flesh of her palm tightly, Hongye gritted her teeth, her expression became gloomy and fierce.

That's Zhongye who is a concubine as a younger brother.

The feelings obtained by brainwashing and hypnosis are used to deceive people away in this way, but they still have the nerve to speak out in front of the concubine without shame.

"For the sake of Zhong Ye's affection for you, the concubine didn't directly reveal the truth."

Koyo Ozaki held the umbrella coldly and walked forward slowly, the pendant of the hairpin swayed slightly with the movement.

"But the problem of hypnosis, the concubine will not just stand by and ignore it."

Pull out a piece of paper from the long sleeve of the kimono, judging from the creases of the paper, it seems that something was once wrapped inside.

——A powdery substance, colorless and slightly fragrant.

"What is the final result, whether to stay or return to the Mafia, depends on the child's own decision."

The woman pinched the piece of paper between her fingers, played with it carelessly for a while, and then threw it behind her casually. The small piece of paper circled several times along the airflow, dropping some inconspicuous residual powder, and then It fell into the corner of the street, and no one cares about it anymore.

……

The combination battle was the most intense battle that the detective agency had experienced in recent times. When it was over, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The tense nerves of the high-intensity were relieved, and now they urgently needed to relax.

But when the news came that Jinghua officially joined the detective agency, the old members immediately cheered up and thought about arranging a welcome party for Jinghua. If there is something to do, it will all be concentrated in the detective agency.

"According to the plan, first clean up the sanitation, really, but it's only a few days, why is it in such a mess, hey, please pack up the documents carefully, don't throw them around, wipe the table clean, and Xie Ye, the balloon Have you bought the ribbons? And Miss Naomi, do you have an order for the cake?"

Kunikida Doppo took his small notebook and directed his colleagues to work in an orderly manner.

Yosano is in charge of buying materials, Tanizaki Naomi is in charge of ordering cakes, Kenji is cleaning, Tanizaki Junichiro is cleaning up documents, Mr. Ranpo is pumping up balloons one by one, Nakahara Nakaya and Rei who have special abilities or personality advantages Hiyuchako was responsible for affixing balloons and ribbons to every corner of the ceiling, and removing heavy objects such as sofas and desks.

"I'm sorry, Ochako, you were injured just before, but now I'm asking you to come and help."

Nakahara, who was floating in the air with his powers on, carefully glued the balloon to the ceiling with balloon glue, turned his head and saw Ochako who was also floating in the air.

"No, it's not a troublesome thing, and I'm quite healthy now."

Ochako recovered very well. Under the treatment with Xie Ye's supernatural power, the original serious injury had already healed completely, and there was not even a scar left. At this time, the girl was full of vitality, showing a big and full of rendering power. Smiling, "It's great that everyone is fine, you must celebrate well, if you need my help, just ask me!"

"Then can I ask you?" Naomi Tanizaki finished ordering the cake, and looked up at Ochako with her mobile phone, "Little Ochako's internship will end the day after tomorrow, right? Then I can ask you to spare a day, Will you hang out with me? I cover all the expenses, and Ochako only needs to be responsible for being happy!"

Naomi put her hands together very seriously, "Please, please, please, don't refuse me. If there is no Ochako, I might have been captured by the group at that time. I am obviously an elderly person, but let Ochako Zimei risked her life to protect me... This is really embarrassing."

"Please give me a chance to repay you!"

When Liri Ochako, who was not a member of the detective agency, was sent back by Kunikida with scars, almost everyone was shocked. No one thought that this child would be so hardworking. She was just a 14-year-old girl. , but have the courage to rush to the front of ordinary people and confront the ferocious enemy.

Just an intern.

The detective agency was very grateful, especially the Tanizaki brothers and sisters. When Ochako woke up from a coma, they couldn't help cheering excitedly.

"Yes, yes, please be sure to agree, thank you for saving my sister." Mr. Tanizaki also said, "There are many things in Yokohama that the outside world does not have? Food, games, specialty products... By the way, there is also a very big one. amusement park!"

"Eh? Eh? No, it's okay——" Ochako widened her eyes in surprise, and waved her hands a little at a loss, "Well, how should I say it, I am also a person who aspires to be a professional hero ..."

Ochako's voice became quieter, she seemed a little shy, she wanted to say that no matter if the people behind her were Naomi or not, she would stand up to protect them.

However, Yuchazi was a little surprised to find that she couldn't say these words.

Because, that's not true.

If at that time, the people behind her were not Miss Naomi and Miss Haruno who treated her well before, the people her respected master entrusted her to protect, would she still fight desperately?

Ochako thought that she would probably still stand up, but she might not have the courage to fight.

After all, before that time, she was just an ordinary student, not to mention fighting, even small fights were very rare, and even the enemy was only seen on the road or on TV, but soon Will be subdued by heroes.

Only after becoming a hero did he start fighting training. Thinking about it now, it was too reckless and too shocking to dare to fight dangerous enemies just by relying on the rough skills that he had practiced in such a hurry.

Her courage is not so much brought about by the quality of wanting to be a professional hero, but rather by the expectations of important people.

The current Ochako does not have the general qualities of being a hero recognized by the outside world.

She is willing to protect strangers who have nothing to do with her, but she is too young and jerky now, but she doesn't necessarily have that courage.

Realizing this, Ochako couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

"Then ask the little hero to agree to my request?" Naomi said with a smile without realizing it, "Hey, Chuya-kun! Give Ochako a day off?"

"sure."

Chuya nodded without hesitation. Training can be done at any time, but Ochako's internship is only for seven days. After returning, she doesn't know when she will come to Yokohama next time.

There is still a gap between the outside world and Yokohama. Ochako performed very well this time. Even if Naomi didn’t say anything, Chuya wanted to find a time to thank this child. After all, the person she protected was Chuya’s companion, and that was enough Let this little orange-haired gentleman who values ​​friendship remember.

What's more, the experience brought by an actual combat has already made Ochako's workplace internship worthwhile, and moderate relaxation and rest are also quite necessary.

"Ochako, just hang out with Naomi and let me know when you choose the time."

"Eh? Is this really good?"

"I'm your teacher, right?" Zhong also smiled, "Go and play at ease, your training has passed."

"Speak up."

Kunikida took a pen and sketched in his notebook, finally frowned, looked around for a while, and finally focused on Nakahara Chuya, "Where's that bastard Dazai?"

"Ah, it was clearly still there just now."

Kenji thought for a while, "It seems that he went out suddenly a few minutes ago and gave me the task of cleaning the glass."

"Huh? That bastard, is he being lazy again!"

Kunikida snorted fiercely.

"I'll go and get him back." Chuya stopped sticking to the balloon, then dropped his ability to the ground steadily, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said to Kunikida.

"Do you know where he is?"

"perhaps."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Nakaya-kun." Kunikida nodded without paying much attention.

If there is anyone in the detective agency who can catch Dazai who skipped work, it is probably only Chuya Nakahara as a partner.

The orange-haired little gentleman responded and went out. Rationally speaking, he actually didn't know where Dazai was going, but his intuition was not the case.

Inexplicably, Zhong Yuanzhong felt that he could find that man.

Infirmary.

Osamu Dazai sat cross-legged on the edge of the hospital bed where Nakaya had been lying, holding a small porcelain cup in his hand.

The inside of the porcelain cup was scorched black, and a layer of unknown substance remained at the bottom. There were also powdery black spots on the cup wall. It seemed that someone used this porcelain cup as a container and lit something inside.

It was burned so cleanly that there was nothing left, not even a smell, only the smell of coke.

The black-haired, kite-eyed man played with the small porcelain cup expressionlessly, his slender, bandage-wrapped hands flexibly intertwined, and finally threw the porcelain cup high and caught it firmly.

"The eldest sister is really good at pretending, should I say that she is worthy of being the eldest sister?"

On the surface, it seems to give up, like a gentle parent who chooses to let their children stay in a brighter and happier detective agency, but turns around and starts to play tricks.

But...it's not very unexpected that the big sister Hongye did such a thing.

Osamu Dazai talked to himself, and threw the porcelain cup he found on the bedside table firmly into the trash can, making the sound of the porcelain breaking.

Sure enough, she saw the memory problem in Zhongya. She deserved to be the cadre in charge of the torture and torture department. According to the character of the eldest sister, she didn't stand up immediately.

Now that the group has been defeated, Kyoka has successfully vindicated herself and joined the detective agency, and the eldest sister directly crossed the river and demolished the bridge, ah, she is really a cruel woman, Dazai thought, but she didn't directly confront Zhongya, so she can be regarded as the eldest sister's mercy, right?Or...she wants to hand over the choice to Chuya?

This kind of medicinal powder, after being ignited, produces a smell that stimulates nerves and induces dreams, and can relieve hypnosis little by little. Most of them are used in torture rooms.This thing is more used to dig out the hidden secrets of the captives. After all, in order to ensure that the undercover personnel dispatched abroad do not leak information, they often give spiritual hints to them, forcing them to forget the rest of the information except the mission objectives.However, in order to dig out the value of these guys who unfortunately failed undercover, the mafia will naturally try to get rid of these hints and remind the other party of the forgotten content.

As long as they think about it, they have no shortage of means to make the captives speak.

Now it is also used in the opposite direction, and it is not abrupt, after all, this thing does not cause much damage to the body, and it happens that Zhongyuan also has memory problems.

Now the question is, how much do you remember?

Judging from the performance of the other party, it seems that he has not fully remembered.

"Hey, Dazai, are you in there?"

Click.

Chuya's voice suddenly sounded from outside the room, followed by the sound of the infirmary door being swung open.

The lights from outside came in, and the orange-haired little gentleman stood outside the door, leaning half his body in. After seeing Dazai, he let go of the doorknob and walked in directly.

Zhong Ye looked at the room and frowned, "Why don't you turn on the light?"

Turning on the light without any hassle, Nakahara Nakaya walked over to the other side.

"How did Chuya know that I'm here?" Although he asked this rhetorically, Dazai didn't seem to be surprised, instead, he seemed to have expected it a long time ago, as if he had been waiting here for a long time.

"I don't know. I had a hunch that you were here, so I came over to have a look, and I really caught you." Nakahara Nakaya said casually, and when he turned around, he sat next to Dazai. He swayed his legs, rolled his blue eyes, They looked at each other quietly.

"Hey, is this a lover's heart-to-heart connection?"

Dazai showed the same smile as always, and played with his lips indecently, but his kite-colored eyes were very sensible.

Zhong Ye: "..."

"Oh, Chuya didn't refute me." Dazai thought for a while, then said, then looked at Chuya's side face gently, "Is there something you want to say to me?"

The dark-haired man took the initiative to stir up the topic.

Zhong didn't reply, put his hands in his pockets and continued to swing his legs.

Dazai didn't force him, he just supported the hospital bed with his two bandaged arms, then raised his head slightly, looking at the burning clouds outside the window.

——A very beautiful dusk, with gorgeous colors like Chuya's hair.

Dazai can almost use all kinds of the most beautiful things to compare his lover, but in his eyes, he can no longer find a more beautiful existence than Zhongya.

I don't know how long the two of them were silent, but Nakahara Chuya struggled to speak.

"Hey, Dazai, I have something to ask you. The situation was urgent before, and I couldn't find a suitable opportunity. Now..."

"Yeah." The man named Dazai Osamu had a gentle tone, and his expression was as gentle as a pool of water, easily addicting, "Tell me, what is it?"

"I had a bad dream earlier, and I can't remember it clearly, but there are some things that I have to care about..."

Zhong also asked hesitantly, "Hey, Dazai, how did I promise you the day we agreed to defect together?"

"No, it should be... why did I agree to you?"

The room was momentarily silent.

The author has something to say: I don’t want to spoil any spoilers. Just remember that Dazai knows everything. He’s betting big.

Failed to catch the list, three thousand short, I am cold, there will be no list on the blacklist next week, coo. (see through life and death.jpg)