Hong Kong black flower

This is a small closed room.The door of the room was locked, and two palm-sized round windows were opened on the wall. There were very few things in the room, except for the bed Atsushi Nakajima was lying on, and only the chair Hagizawa let him sit on.

Atsushi Nakajima is obviously still out of the situation.

Hagizawa got up from the chair, walked to one of the windows, and explained the current situation to him while looking out the window.

"We are now inside the spaceship 'Moby Dick', above Yokohama."

Atsushi Nakajima froze for a moment, climbed to the other side of the bed, and also looked out the window.

Outside the window, there are clouds and mist, and through the gaps in the sea of ​​clouds, tall or short buildings can be vaguely seen.

"This……"

Nakajima was speechless for a moment.

"As for the Kyoka you mentioned..." Hagizawa turned around and went back to the chair and sat down, crossed his legs and folded his hands on his knees. Compared with the good student before, he was a little more experienced. A mature temperament can only be accumulated by a rich social person.

"Should have been interrogated and imprisoned by now."

"...Kyoka she...she..." Nakajima Atsushi opened his eyes wide, his face could not hide his astonishment, but he still didn't know what to do.

Hagizawa patted the non-existent dust on his knees, and said with a smile at the corner of his mouth: "What? Don't you think it shouldn't be?"

Atsushi Nakajima quickly waved his hand: "No...but!"

He could see the struggle on his face, as if he knew in his heart that it was right that the military and police would arrest Kyoka, but he couldn't easily accept this emotionally.

Because he knew that Quan Jinghua was a good boy in essence, but she was brought into the port mafia when she was still unable to stand on her own, and she underwent killer training that she didn't like.

"She is innocent. Aren't the 35 people she killed, and the 35 families behind it... more innocent?"

Atsushi Nakajima's brain was hit hard.

"But!" He subconsciously defended Quan Jinghua, "She didn't do it voluntarily!"

"Huh?" Joe Hagizawa stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, "But there are very few things in this world where people can act completely out of will, right?"

"For example, a hard-working ordinary office worker, his boss suddenly asked him to work overtime, and kept saying that it was all up to him, and he could choose to refuse if he didn't want to... But would he think, 'everyone has done it, but I won't do it' Is it a bit special', 'I don't work overtime, will the boss wear small shoes for me', 'Although it is not voluntary, but I have a generous overtime pay'... Can you say that he is voluntary? Can you Say he didn't do it voluntarily?"

Atsushi Nakajima is still insisting, but his tone is much weaker than before: "But her situation is different from that of ordinary office workers. Those people in the port mafia are very vicious. If they don't do what they ask, they will ..."

Hagizawa asked him to look at him, waiting for him to finish speaking.

Looking into those black, quiet eyes, Atsushi Nakajima became less confident as he argued for some reason, and finally fell silent.

Joe Hagizawa said unhurriedly: "So, in essence, she is no different from ordinary office workers. They all choose things they don't like to do in order to survive."

"According to the three-level crime constitution theory, firstly, her behavior meets the elements of intentional homicide; secondly, she has no legal obstacles, self-defense, emergency avoidance and other illegal obstacles, so her behavior is illegal; finally, she At least 35 years old, reached the minimum age of criminal responsibility, and was of a normal mind. She knew that killing could not be done, and even killed [-] people. Subjectively, she was intentional, so she was responsible for her actions. To sum up, She is guilty."

Atsushi Nakajima was dumbfounded.

Hagizawa crossed his hands and propped his chin, and said with great interest: "In fact, compared to the port mafia, your armed detective agency is not a law-abiding organization of good people."

Atsushi Nakajima, who was still depressed before, suddenly raised his head, staring at Joe Hagizawa sharply.At that moment, Joe Hagizawa seemed to really see the white tiger deep in his heart.

but……

Hagizawa's smile deepened.

He began to count on his fingers: "Destruction of public property..."

"..." Atsushi Nakajima thought of Kenji Miyazawa who broke the roadside signs and beat people up.

"Wounding people with weapons..."

"..." Atsushi Nakajima thought of Akiko Yosano who was holding a machete and a chainsaw.

"Covering disaster beasts and criminals..."

"..." Atsushi Nakajima's heart skipped a beat, isn't this referring to him and Izumi Kyoka...

"Intentionally hurting people, gathering people to fight..."

"..." Atsushi Nakajima had nothing to say.

"Oh." Hagizawa clapped his hands, too lazy to count, and shook his fingers with a smile, "Look at it, the Armed Detective Agency is also a bad group that exists in the form of a legal organization, but commits illegal acts and harbors filth. .”

Atsushi Nakajima's mind was in a mess, and he started to waver after listening to Hagizawa joe's list of things.

Could it be... Are they really indistinguishable from the port mafia? ? ?

But as long as he thinks of the port mafia killing innocent people recklessly in order not to reveal their whereabouts, in order to deter and intimidate others, Atsushi Nakajima still firmly believes that they cannot be compared with armed detective agencies at all.

"Well...Actually, I also think that violence is not the best solution. I can't help but everyone thinks this is more convenient and quicker."

Atsushi Nakajima was startled by the voice in his ear, and he stammered, "You, how do you know what I'm thinking..."

Joe Hagizawa said gently, "It's all written on your face."

Atsushi Nakajima: "..."

"To be honest, don't the military and police entrust you with some things that they are not suitable for? Because they can't use violence as they like, and you don't have so many constraints. That's why I said armed detective agencies and port mafia It’s essentially the same... At most, the moral bottom line you draw for yourself is a little higher than that of the port mafia.”

After finishing speaking, Hagizawa tilted his head and asked, "I'm curious, do you think that everything the port mafia does is wrong?"

Atsushi Nakajima did not speak.

He knows that the world is not black and white, its composition is complex and diverse, and so is human nature.

Although he didn't have a good impression of the Port Mafia since he joined the Armed Detective Agency, his understanding of it was not comprehensive and thorough, so even though he had a deep subjective prejudice against the Port Mafia, he chose to remain silent .

Hagizawa changed the subject and said suddenly, "You came from an orphanage, right?"

Atsushi Nakajima was taken aback for a moment, apparently not expecting the other party to mention this suddenly.

"That's right..."

Hagizawa smiled, "Then you are quite lucky to be kicked out at this age."

Atsushi Nakajima frowned unconsciously.

Hagizawa didn't care what he thought, and continued: "Do you know how many orphans like you can only wander in the slums and live in broken houses made of plastic sheds?"

"Did you know that human traffickers, homeless people, even ferocious wild dogs, etc., can take away their temporary shelters, hard-earned change, food and even their lives at any time?"

"Do you know that even if they look for a job, no one will hire them because they are yellow, skinny and torn?"

"Did you know that what they eat is the leftovers from the garbage dumps, and what they drink is unfiltered groundwater? If they can't find anything in the garbage dumps, they can only pick up bark and grass roots to fill their stomachs. "

"They have nothing. In order to fill their stomachs, they can only cheat, steal, rob, and even kill... They will do anything to survive. Do you know this?"

"..."

Atsushi Nakajima really doesn’t know much about what Hagizawa said before, but Atsushi Nakajima feels that he can’t understand the last point, such as "to cheat, steal, and rob".If he hadn't been picked up by Osamu Dazai, he would have embarked on such a criminal path, right?

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that his throat and chest were stuffed with cotton, and he was so stuffy that he felt that breathing was extremely difficult.

"Social resources are limited, and there are so many unfortunate people in the world, how can we take care of them all?" Joe Hagizawa seemed not to notice the strangeness on his face, and continued, "That's why I say you are lucky, Fortunately, you were taken in and protected by the orphanage, and fortunately, you were taken back to the Armed Detective Agency before the military and police caught you, a disaster beast."

"If Quan Jinghua hadn't been brought back by the port mafia, what do you think would be her final outcome? A vagrant in a slum without a fixed place? Forced to choose crimes in order to survive? Or die quietly in a dark corner? "

Hagizawa Joe's eyes were dull and dull, and the corners of his mouth were raised, but people couldn't feel the slightest warmth.

"During her most difficult time, the port mafia fed her, clothed her, housed her, treated her injuries, saw a doctor, provided her with shelter from the wind and rain, and taught her the skills to survive in Yokohama. However, she defected when she was about to create value to give back to the port mafia, how can I say that the unlucky ones are the port mafia, right?"

Hagizawa looked at Atsushi Nakajima who became more and more silent with a smile, "'It was not her will to kill someone', 'the port mafia made her do it', 'it was all the fault of the port mafia'... those words How do you say it? Uh...butting your nose on your face, taking advantage of it and acting like a good boy? Is that so?"

"Since she knew she was wrong, why didn't she refuse before receiving the training of the port mafia? Why didn't she die when she accepted the first mission? Did she have to wait until after killing 35 people?"

"Strange, isn't it?"

"..."

"However, considering her age, it seems understandable. Most children at this age have a self-righteous and self-conscious way of thinking and values, emphasizing individuality, and feel that they are the most special one in the world. Unable to accept that I'm actually one of many."

"But at the same time, they are eager to express themselves to gain the approval of others. They are only willing to accept approval and reject all objections. When they are criticized, they will not reflect on their own mistakes. Instead, they will feel that they are not understood by the world, and the whole world is against themselves. Enemy, I am the most unfortunate person in the whole world. Some self-confidence is inflated, and they even have naive ideas of fighting against the whole world."

"Hmm... Commonly known as the Second Second Disease?"

"Social pressure has increased sharply in recent years, so it's not uncommon for not only teenagers but also adults to have such problems."

Hagizawa put his finger on his chin, and unknowingly began to talk about "psychological problems caused by increasing social pressure", taking the topic further and further away.

"...Mr. Hagisawa, what exactly do you want to say?" Nakajima Atsushi interrupted Hagisawa Joe's soliloquy with a difficult voice.

As for why he knew the identity of Joe Hagizawa, apart from his appearance corresponding to Osamu Dazai's description, it should also be counted as his feeling.

Hagizawa, whose train of thought was forcibly pulled back, glanced at him, and suddenly laughed out loud.

"It's nothing, I just want to express my feelings..." He rested his chin on one hand, his voice was soft, like the white clouds floating in the wind outside the window, but the words he said were heart-rending.

"You are really a bunch of trash with more trash in your mind than your actual actions."

"!"

Atsushi Nakajima's pupils constricted suddenly.

"Self-righteous, excessive self-awareness..."

"Eager to express yourself to gain approval from others."

"I thought I was the most unfortunate one in the whole world."

"There is more rubbish in your mind than in action."

"Get out, you bastard!"

"People like you are doing good to the world by dying outside!"

The words Hagizawa Joe and the administrator of the orphanage were intertwined, lingering in his mind like a curse, and refused to let go for a long time.

Nakajima Atsushi was in a trance, and couldn't help but immerse himself in the disgust of himself.

Hagizawa carefully observed his expression, slowly leaned over, and whispered a word in his ear: "..."

Nakajima Atsushi was like a stiff puppet, his eyes were out of focus, his expression was dull, and he opened his mouth to murmur a few words in a low voice.

After hearing this, Hagizawajo tilted his head, looking a bit confused.He pondered for a moment, then said something in Atsushi Nakajima's ear, then took off his gloves, and snapped his fingers in his ear.

With a "snap", Atsushi Nakajima shuddered suddenly, and his thoughts were suddenly withdrawn from the nightmare-like memories.

Then he was horrified to find that Hagizawa had approached him at some point, and the distance between the two was very close, and they could even feel each other's breath.

Atsushi Nakajima was not used to such a talking distance, so he stepped back subconsciously, naturally he didn't notice the strangeness in Joe Hagizawa's hands.

Hagizawa let him sit back after putting on his gloves, and said without interest, "Why is Brother Zhi interested in a guy like you? Doesn't he hate immature kids the most?"

"Brother Zhi..." Nakajima Atsushi blinked, then widened his eyes in horror, "You mean Mr. Dazai?!"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Atsushi Nakajima looked a little speechless, "I just didn't expect..." Someone would call Osamu Dazai that way.

Could it be that the relationship between the two is actually very good?

"No, the relationship between me and Brother Zhi is not good at all... It's not a joke." Hagizawa raised his fingers and declared solemnly, "I can't wait to have him undergo a physical autopsy, hang him, and let him suffer after torture." , and let him die miserably.”

Atsushi Nakajima: "..." So how did you manage to say such horrible words in a gentle tone while smiling?

Hagizawa asked him to look at him with a smile on his cheek: "How did he tell you about me? The supernatural power is insidious? Be careful? You can't believe everything? Or is it women's clothing?"

Atsushi Nakajima: All, all!

Hagizawa let out a malicious smile, and then said to him, "Then do you know the story of Chi-san disguised as a man?"

Atsushi Nakajima: "Eh?...Eh???"

As soon as Hagizawa talked about this, he became excited, moved the chair next to Atsushi Nakajima, and began to mutter to him the stories that had been circulated in the port mafia.

Atsushi Nakajima didn't believe it at all at first, anyone would have to point at Osamu Dazai and say that he is a woman - that's right, the 1.8 meter tall Dazai Osamu who was looking for beautiful women all day long - no one would will believe.

But what Hagizawa said was very serious, and he also produced evidence to break Nakajima Atsushi's inherent impression of Osamu Dazai, which is so well-founded that it is impossible to refute it.

As a result, the more he listened to the back, the more confused Atsushi Nakajima's mind became, unknowingly he began to doubt his own memory, and really considered the possibility of "Osamu Dazai's sex girl".

"Is it his fault that he is tall, big-boned, and flat-chested? No, it's genetically determined, and it's not his fault at all!" Hagizawa patted Atsushi Nakajima on the shoulder, and sighed quietly: "Oh, brother Zhi is not Easy!"

The amount of information received was too large, and Atsushi Nakajima, who was fooled by Hagizawa and couldn't find the north, replied in a daze: "Yes, yes..."

Hagizawa Joe looked at him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, there is still a guy who is better at fooling than his 15-year-old Nakaya...

Apart from ridiculing Izumi Kyoka's defection, Hagizawa Joe did not show much hostility towards Atsushi Nakajima.Just now the two gossiped about Dazai Osamu's past, so the atmosphere between them did not appear to be too tense because of the current situation of the Sansha's struggle.

Hagizawa even told Atsushi Nakajima frankly: "Our enemy is only the combination-this group of guys who came uninvited and rudely caused trouble in Yokohama."

Although Atsushi Nakajima more or less remembered that the other party was a member of the Port Mafia, and Osamu Dazai also emphasized that he must pay attention to this person.

But Joe Hagisawa can always start from a rational point of view, present facts and reason, and discuss the pros, cons and possibilities of a win-win situation. Therefore, Atsushi Nakajima was led away by Joe Hagisawa's thinking before he knew it.

Hagizawa held his chin, stared at him and said, "Do you know that the companies registered in Yokohama by Hong Kong and black companies account for a percentage of the entire city's annual taxes?"

Nakajima shook his head.

Hagizawa made a number for him.

Atsushi Nakajima was dumbfounded.

"Although it is a company under the name of Hong Kong gangsters, 80.00% of its employees are ordinary people with clean net worth, so you can calculate how many people these companies have provided jobs for." Hagizawa let the tone be flat say.

"Also, do you know how rampant drug, human trafficking, and organ trading were in Yokohama?"

Of course Atsushi Nakajima didn't know, but hearing Hagizawa's tone, he knew it would not be easy.

Sure enough, Joe Hagizawa told him again: "At that time, there was a saying in the underground, 'Slums are a cornucopia', because there are countless orphans and homeless people there-abandoned people who no one cares about no matter how many disappearances. They are regarded as The price of the goods is marked, and according to the degree of health, different people, different parts and organs of the body can charge different prices."

"The healthy ones are sold as a whole, and the sick ones can be 'disassembled' for price tagging. There is really no way to price them. They can also cut open their stomachs and use them as a 'transportation tool'."

Atsushi Nakajima caught his breath.

Hagizawa Joe's tone was very flat, but the scene that could be described made Atsushi Nakajima shudder.

He said with difficulty: "Why..."

Hagizawa Joe: "Why doesn't the government care?"

Atsushi Nakajima: "Hmm..."

"Because the illegal forces behind these transactions are intricately intertwined, it will take a lot of time and effort to eradicate them completely."

"And you also know that the government's means of punishing crimes must be legitimate and reasonable. On the surface, they can only be sanctioned by law. If no criminals are caught, no criminal facts are established, and no evidence of crimes is found, how can they give this group Guy convicted?"

"In addition, if the act of obtaining evidence is itself illegal, evidence obtained in this way will not be admissible in court."

"It's not like I didn't catch people at the time, but they were all pushed out as scapegoats. The real big fish don't bite at all, even if he is dangling under your nose, as long as you can't come up with definite evidence , there is nothing to do with him.”

Atsushi Nakajima's hands clenched into fists unconsciously.

"However, as a member of the underground world, the Port Mafia doesn't have so many scruples. After the current leader took office, he spent several years rectifying this situation, and now those black transactions can be considered to be completely eradicated gone."

As Hagizawa said, he smiled at Atsushi Nakajima, "You should know Ryunosuke-kun, right?"

Atsushi Nakajima was taken aback, and then realized, "You mean Akutagawa?" He unconsciously used honorifics for Joe Hagizawa.

Hagizawa nodded, "At the beginning, he did a lot of hard work in the suppression of these black transactions. Ryunosuke-kun himself came out of a slum, and he hates such things, and he has a bad temper. Okay, so those guys have had their fair share of trouble."

Nakajima Atsushi's mood is a bit complicated.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke's temper, I have dealt with him can be said to be very clear.But how can he be described as "not very good-tempered"? ? ?It's quite irritable to strike at a disagreement, isn't it! ! !

Although... In this matter, he also stood on the side of the port mafia that suppressed the black trade.

"Otherwise, why do you think the government has been able to accommodate the port mafia for so many years? Ryunosuke-kun's reward is like hanging for fun, and the police station's arrest of him is not even as strong as a little Mao who stole underwear not long ago." thief."

Atsushi Nakajima: "..."

"The reason why Yokohama has become the situation where the government and illegal organizations are jointly governed today is somewhat due to historical factors. If you are still interested, you can ask someone about the original 'Blood Violence. Zheng', I I won’t say more here.”

After some conversation, the Port Mafia and the Armed Detective Agency haven't talked about cooperation yet, and Atsushi Nakajima has already regarded Joe Hagizawa as an ally.

"By the way, why is Hagizawa-san here?"

Atsushi Nakajima finally remembered to ask this question.

But before Hagizawa could answer, the room they were in was opened from the outside.

The person who came was a member of the group. Fitzgerald said he wanted to see Atsushi Nakajima, and he should wake up about the time, so he sent someone to take him there.

Atsushi Nakajima glanced at Joe Hagizawa, who raised the haiku collection in his hand and smiled at him without saying anything.

He paused for a while, and the person who came to escort him pushed him impatiently.

Atsushi Nakajima had to look away and went to see Fitzgerald.

Not long after Atsushi Nakajima left, Hagizawa hadn't turned a page of the book in his hand when a communication ring suddenly came from him.

He unhurriedly took out his cell phone from the inner pocket of his suit.

Long before coming, Hagizawa Joe threw his mobile phone to Miura Masahiro.The one in his hand was the cell phone Fitzgerald had given him after he boarded the spaceship, and he could only make unilateral contact.

After the call was connected, the person on the opposite side said in a gorgeous tone, "How was the chat?"

"It's not bad, but if you expect to get any information from him, it's probably useless." He raised his head, glanced at the ceiling, and fixed his gaze on an inconspicuous place, "Didn't you see it all? "

"I don't believe it. When you hypnotized him, you just blocked his mouth shape. Who knows if you have lied?"

Hagizawa pursed his lips and smiled: "Please go ahead, Mr. Fitzgerald, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Do you know? Your tone now is as if you really have information, but you are sure that I can't ask anything from the human-tiger boy."

Joe Hagizawa said quite innocently: "It's not that 'it seems that there is really information', but that there is really no information."

Fitzgerald sighed, "That's it." Then he hung up the phone with a snap.

Hagizawa put away his mobile phone and flipped through the collection of haiku leisurely. The old god thought to himself: At this time, the things on the ground should come to an end...