Hong Kong and Black Undercover Ayanokoji's Handbook of Tool Man

episode14

what does it feel like to be alive

The righteous heart of a teenager is always strong and pure.

When the human cloning experiment was exposed, people at level 4 completely planned to use violence to suppress it.But they didn't think that the opponents in front of them were the railgun Misaka Mikoto, one of the top-ranked members of the Academy City, and an unknown researcher.

"Please cooperate with our investigation." Kuroko Shirai pulled the armband of the disciplinary committee member, and said awe-inspiringly to the head of the whiteroom, Ayanokōji Himori, never backing down from his proposition just because the other party was a member of the government cabinet.

On that day, all the researchers in Whiteroom were withdrawn from the research institute for investigation, and the replicants such as Ayanokōji Kiyotaka were sent to the hospital in the seventh school district for investigation.The researchers in the former 22 school district's research institute had been hiding everywhere when they heard the news, and investigated those who hadn't escaped in time.

Because Ayanokōji Komori is a cabinet member and has provided long-term policy support, before the news spread, he had already been picked up by the chairman of Academy City.The reply given by the management of Academy City was "The members of the Ayanokouji cabinet have no knowledge at all, and they are also victims now."

Things are going to be a protracted battle unless there is definitive evidence.

a week later.

Seventh School District.

The attending doctor, Ming Tu Zhui Hun, saw Osamu Dazai, so he invited him into the office to talk about replicants.

Mingtu Zhuishun is a fat old doctor in his 60s and [-]s. He wears a white coat and has a calm and calm demeanor, which makes people feel very stable.He is sitting on a chair now, turning on the computer and having a face-to-face chat with Osamu Dazai.

"I heard that you are a new researcher, so you probably don't know much about their bodies yet." Dr. Mingtu said slowly, "Their bodies are inherently flawed, and they can't exert the metabolism of their body functions. During the growth process, they need to rely on them for a long time. Nutrients neutralize toxins to survive. But it is obvious that they have been short of nutrient supply for at least three months, and their bodies are far less healthy than imagined."

Because Yoshikawa Kikyo is participating in the "Mass Production Railgun Project", probably the research institute over there has heard the news of WR's accident and protected her first, so Dazai Osamu should be in charge of the Ayanokouji clone. .This is also the reason why the attending doctor came to see Osamu Dazai, but it was just a discussion.

After all, Dazai has his own life, and Doctor Nether would not really put the fate of six people on his shoulders as a young man.

"Is everyone like this?" Osamu Dazai said while looking at the records on the computer, which was different from Osamu Dazai's thoughts.

He always thought that Ayanokouji had a plain body.

Now that he fully accepts the body, he is surprised to come to such a conclusion.

"Yes, all 6 people have physical problems." Netherland Zhuihun said, "But there are still exceptions. The number "6" may be related to supernatural powers, so it has survived until now.According to the body cells, it can be detected that the age has exceeded 5 years.In addition, there are also newly born clones, so all functions are still in the initial stage. "

"However, it is very strange that the body is said to be very healthy, but why do the replicants have physical defects." Osamu Dazai expressed some doubts about this.

"Either it was done on purpose, or it was due to technical reasons." Netherland Chasing Soul said with his pocket in his pocket, "It's not very clear. According to the wr experiment, didn't the body die three years ago? After the experiment was suspended, now Only these six survived."

Osamu Dazai re-read everyone's reports, and the proteins formed on their bodies were all artificial and unnatural products.

Nether Earth Chasing Soul found that Osamu Dazai was very concerned about the number "six", and asked back: "Isn't there only six people on the registration? The number of people who came here also matches the number. Is there any problem?"

Osamu Dazai was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hands, and continued to say with a smile on his face: "No problem, I was just wondering if there is a way to help them? If it's nutritional supplements, can I buy them for a little money? "

"Nutrients cannot save lives. I will reinvent new medicines. But the asking price may not be cheap."

Nether Earth Chasing Soul is not worried that he will not be able to maintain his life.Although he is known as a doctor with superb medical skills in Academy City, his ability is much higher than that. He once developed a life-sustaining device based on mysterious theories, which can specifically overcome the problems of aging and the limit of lifespan. .This technical defect leads to a short lifespan, which is not difficult for him.In other words, as long as people are not dead, he has the ability to save them.

But he was worried about the price of the medicine, and said, "A dose of medicine costs about [-] yen. If you need it every day... six people will cost [-] million yen a year."

Osamu Dazai snapped his fingers, and said with plenty of leeway: "There is absolutely no problem."

"You have so much money?" Nether Earth Chasing Soul couldn't see that Osamu Dazai was a hidden rich man at all.

"No, but I can help attract sponsors. Some options have already surfaced in my head." Osamu Dazai smiled, "But there are some things—"

Dazai showed a thoughtful application on his face, and said, "These children have been brainwashed, so they are easily taken away by researchers. I thought about re-accepting brainwashing education before, but it didn't seem to go so smoothly. I asked Fang Chuan There's nothing she can do to change this."

"Brainwashing education is always the most profound for the first time, and it will always be engraved in the heart. This is the same as childhood education. It is not so easy. It can only be changed slowly." Mingtu Zhuhun did not show any special distress after hearing this. Looking at the expression on his face, he continued, "Leave this matter to me, and I will see how to effectively improve this matter in a short time."

After hearing this, Osamu Dazai nodded and said, "Then trouble the doctor."

After answering like this, Osamu Dazai continued to read the report in a daze——

Six people...

In the lab, the record says six people, but there should be seven.

Before, Fang Chuan just deleted the old No. 3 information on paper, and registered the last clone of the laboratory as the new No. 3.But in fact, that clone has been staying in the laboratory.

Before Osamu Dazai knew that she was cheating, but now think about it carefully, why did Yoshikawa Kikyo have to cheat?It is true that this may be because of the Institute's regulations - the returned No. 3 must be destroyed. Doing this may make her feel distressed?

In other words, she knew from the very beginning that the person who went there was a naked body.So if she wants to destroy the returned person, for her, it means killing the real body, so she can't do this, she needs to make a fake data, so in the end, she needs to produce a clone and register it on paper.

Come to think of it, the latter is more likely.

However, in this case, a new problem appeared——

The first question is, how long has Fang Chuan been working with the real body?

The second question is, why does the wr institute destroy the returned people?Is it really because the body of the person who came back has lost the nutritional support for more than half a year, and the body has long been unable to support it, so just destroy it?

These two points may need to be investigated...

Or, it would be easier to find the person who couldn't even tell the truth.But after they were sent to the hospital, Dazai never came to the hospital, so when did this person run away?Dazai didn't know either.

In other words, Dazai is not sure about Ayanokouji's purpose, if it is for freedom, with Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's ability, simply run to people and seek protection, wouldn't that be all right?As long as he is a tainted witness, at least he doesn't need to continue participating in these experiments.

But he didn't do it, but chose to escape, pretending to be a clone and planning all the time.

What is he going to do?

The more Osamu Dazai thought about it, the more he felt that the things hidden by Ayanokouji were much deeper than he imagined.

What is the purpose of running away during this time period?Does it have something to do with Hong Kong black?But if there is no longer the bondage of his father, there is no need for him to continue to be an undercover agent in Hong Kong, right?If he continues to stay in Academy City, Mori Ogai will not be able to reach into Academy City even if he covers the sky with his hands, right?

If it wasn't Hong Kong gangsters, he probably didn't want to kill his father.

Because if it is, 1 million yen is more than enough to buy a killer.

……

The more Osamu Dazai thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was beginning to go in a direction that he could not understand.

He is now thinking whether he will continue to intervene in this matter?He has already completed the matter of "grabbing the black spot", and the rest can be handled by the opposing politicians.Unlike the court, this kind of big news is "suspected", unless the crisis public relations of the Ayanokouji Cabinet are much better than the politicians on the other side.Otherwise, the member of the Ayanokoji Pavilion should wait to step down.

Dazai Osamu should not see too much of these methods of smearing, and there is no need for him to point fingers at this time.So, as long as he makes a breakthrough, he shouldn't need to do anything else.

Inexplicably, when he had this thought, his heart suddenly constricted for a moment without warning.

At this time, Dr. Mingtu just asked Dazai Osamu: "Will you continue to stay here after you finish dealing with it?"

Osamu Dazai said at the time that he still had things to finish, so he never came to the hospital.Today, I plan to say that I will really leave Academy City, and I will leave after seeing them at the end.

Seeing Osamu Dazai look over, Doctor Nether said, "That's right, you will continue to be their guardian...or a researcher or something?"

Osamu Dazai couldn't help laughing a little, he was half a bucket of water, he didn't know much about research, and said: "Probably just to see them for the last time today, and then..."

Dr. Mingtu also knew the meaning behind Osamu Dazai's words. After all, Osamu Dazai didn't have much contact with them.People from two worlds originally, Dazai Osamu was kind enough to help them, but this is definitely not an obligation or responsibility.

However, before leaving Doctor Mingtu's office, Osamu Dazai stopped for a moment, turned his head and asked, "Doctor, if a person suddenly feels palpitations, do I need to pay attention to them? It's the kind of sudden contraction of the heart."

"If it happened by chance? Maybe it's a problem with diet and medicine, or you haven't had a good rest?" Dr. Mingtu looked at Dazai Osamu's expression and said, "Are you all right? It seems that your face is a bit ugly."

"It's nothing, it's just inexplicable." Osamu Dazai scratched his clothes on his chest, as if something was pressing him down, but he still had a smile on his face, and said, "People don't say that when they encounter a bad premonition , would you feel weird too?"

"What's wrong?" Netherland Chasing Soul didn't quite understand, "Isn't everything over?"

Copy people don't need to worry about it.

Now it is protected, and the life expectancy will be extended by drugs, and there should be a better future in the future.

"Yep."

Yes, as long as he doesn't care, it's fine, it's over.

Dazai, who was thinking this way, felt that he should not go to them anymore.Otherwise, just according to No. 5's personality as a child, leaving would be a tossing thing.

However, when passing through the courtyard green space, Osamu Dazai still met the clones.The others didn't move, only No. 5, who was wearing a hospital gown, pulled No. 1, who had long hair, and followed the pace of Osamu Dazai in the window.

Even if you want to pretend you can't see it.

Osamu Dazai had to stop, opened the window and asked, "What's wrong?"

"They said, we are free from now on, and Mr. Oba is gone..."

Fives are not in the habit of asking questions.

In his lingering voice, Dazai felt that he actually wanted to ask himself some questions, such as "Where will they go in the future", "What will they do in the future?" or "Mr. Is it?" Wait.

No matter which question, Dazai didn't know how to answer it.

Moreover, it is impossible for him to take them with him.

However, Dazai can still trick people.

Dazai looked at No. 5's dumbfounded face, and said with a smile: "Yes. I probably won't see each other in the future. Because you will go to better places, meet better people, and do better things."

"..."

Dazai couldn't see No. 5's expression, and didn't know what he was thinking, so he didn't say anything.The two of them just looked at each other.But after a while, No. 5 suddenly stretched out a hand clenched into a fist in front of Osamu Dazai, as if to give him something.

"what happened?"

Osamu Dazai reached out to catch it, and it turned out that inside was a folded white paper crane.

"A present?"

Sure enough, like a child.

Number 5 said, "Mr. Oba, I'm sorry."

"Well, what are you sorry for?" Osamu Dazai wanted to laugh, was it because the origami cranes were too ugly?I still want to say that I have added a lot of trouble to myself.

"That's just—" No. 5 thought for a while, and said sternly, "Isn't it said that people will feel sad because they are sorry? So, I was thinking that people will also feel sorry because they are sad. Then, I want to say sorry to you .”

Why do I have to say sorry to others when I feel sad...?

The smile on Osamu Dazai's face slowly retracted, and his voice became much quieter unconsciously: "You know, what does it feel like to be sad? "

"It's the feeling that people are still alive, but the heart is dead in the body."

"...Number 5, do you know what a heart is?"

"The organ in humans and other vertebrates that can promote blood circulation. Some people say that it is an organ for thinking and thinking, but they should be mistaken. It should be the brain."

"Do you know what "thinking" is? "

"When watching Mr. Oba walk, the steps will move by themselves; watching the nurse origami cranes, I will imitate her movements and learn together; when I see bad people coming to look for No. 1, I will say that I am No. 1. "

"Number 5..." Osamu Dazai felt complicated and stagnant emotions surging in his heart, which made his tone unable to become brisk, but relaxed and restrained, "You really know a lot, and you will understand more and more. There are many things. That's something you No. 1 will never learn. Because, you have to be smarter than him."

No. 5 listened, but quickly denied: "No. 1 will always be the best, and I still have to learn a lot from him. I have been learning from him, and I hope to be like him." The expression has an undeniable seriousness.

"Number 5," Osamu Dazai said with a sigh while clenching the paper crane in his hand, "Do you know where Number 1 is going?"

The number 1 they were talking about had always been Kiyotaka Ayanokōji—the one who disappeared without a trace by himself.

"I can't tell you."

"What if I said he's doing something that could kill you right now?"

No. 5 said without thinking: "Okay."

"..."

"If No. 1 says he wants to kill us, I will say yes, as long as he needs it."

No. 5's eyes are clear, staring at Dazai's kite eyes without flinching.

Duplicants understand what is "sad", what is "sorry", what is "heart", what is "thinking", and "knows everything, but still has no reason to turn back".

Why doesn't Ayanokōji Kiyotaka understand anything?

"Mr. Oba, before parting, may I ask you a question?"

No. 5 leaned over the window, as if he didn't want anyone to know how stupid the question was, he took Osamu Dazai's arm and whispered in his ear.

"Mr. Oba...

I don't know what it's like to be "human".

Can you tell me?

This way, I can also tell number 1.

In this way... I will become more useful to him. "