Late night eatery in Yokohama

-Spicy Wontons (final)-

The skin of wontons is already thin and transparent, but after being boiled in boiling hot water, it will become whiter and more translucent when scooped up and placed in a large porcelain bowl filled with hot broth.

These layers of wonton wrappers rippling on the water are like chubby little goldfish, playing and flicking their tails among the bright green onion embellishments...

Just stir gently with a spoon, and the wontons will immediately roll over to reveal the looming meat pink filling, which is really delicate, coupled with the floating shrimp skin mustard grains, sesame oil and pepper, and the plump and delicious aroma, It makes people smell like their souls are out of their bodies.

Among them, apart from Osamu Dazai, who had been devastated by his friend Oda’s spicy curry and left a shadow behind, he politely refused the spicy oil jar handed over by the girl. In wonton soup.

Luanbu also poured some vinegar into it, proudly yelling that since it is a spicy wonton, how can it be less sour?Just a few drops is enough to have a good time.

However, who would have expected that Mr. Detective, who said he only added vinegar to himself, poured vinegar into the bowl of wonton soup in front of him, then poured vinegar into the bowl of the orange-haired young man next to him several times, facing a The audience either looked at the show or looked at it with doubts or shocks, Luanbu just showed an innocent face, counted his fingers, and said:

"Well, I think the wonton soup in Mao Jun's bowl is too clear and watery, so I can't help but want to add some darker colors to him..."

Zhong Yuanzhong also silently looked down at his red-to-black "slight" wonton soup face:? ? ? ?

Are you blind? ! ! !

As a result, the orange-haired young man gritted his teeth unwillingly, because it was difficult for him to beat someone with outsiders, so compared to Edogawa Ranpo who ate the whole process, Nakahara Chuya was drinking the first hot mouthful The wonton soup was sour and sweaty immediately afterwards.

The orange-haired young man who was so sore and sweaty immediately stopped a famous detective who was about to go to the back kitchen with a bad expression after breakfast, his blue eyes narrowed slightly, and in the next second, he left Edo Chuan Ranpo's face was only a few millimeters wide.

"Hey, did you do it on purpose?" He stopped and asked in a deep voice, "What's the point?"

Pausing in disorder, he glanced at the busy figure of the girl in the kitchen, and suddenly revealed a meaningful smile, which seemed very hypocritical and obtrusive in the Central Plains at the moment.

"Hey, I'm not 100% sure that Dazai is clear, but I have deliberated on your situation, Mr. Hat, is it really all right? If you came here out of selfish motives, rather than incidentally The leader's order, then wouldn't it put you in a deadlock."

Seeing the people in front of him stunned by his words, the astonishment in their eyes remained undiminished, and he walked forward at a random pace, this time, it was him who said in a deep voice:

"The president will soon apply to the higher authorities to place the Late Night Cafeteria under the jurisdiction of the Armed Detective Agency. We will absolutely not allow Hong Kong gangsters to run amok on this site."

"So, remember to tell your leaders later that if you want to use Cage Island's ability, you should die."

"And, don't come to hinder me next time." As the words continued, Mr. Detective slowly opened his eyes, eyes that were almost identical to Jadeite's were filled with indifference and guard.

"I don't like others to disturb my plan. I believe you think so too, Zhongyuan, so this morning...in the future, we will each rely on our own ability."

"..." Zhong Yuanzhong didn't say a word, just clenched his fists and turned up the stairs without hesitation.

Standing not far away, Osamu Dazai looked at the back of his former partner leaving expressionlessly, his kite-colored eyes suddenly bent, "Ah~ It's really jealous." It was completely beyond his comprehension. Imagine developing.

The serious expression of this famous detective is really rare, but——

"That guy slug is not someone who will sit and wait for death, he pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger, Luan~bu~jun."

In the kitchen, Ryoshima Midori, who was washing dishes, suddenly felt his shoulders sink. "Well, Xiaolongdao..." Luanbu hugged her tightly from behind, and whispered softly in her ear:

"The wontons this morning are delicious, hot and fragrant. In the future... make it for me again."

Seeing the owner of Late Night Canteen for the first time, Edogawa Ranpo felt the huge roar coming from his mind.

Even though he pretended to be completely indifferent on the surface, he couldn't convince himself from the beginning to the end that this underage little loli was not the person he remembered...

Yes, whether it is the familiar smile he showed when facing him, or the words and deeds he made inadvertently, even the pair of clear and soft eyes, they are all very similar. I can only pretend to comfort myself that this is just a coincidence...

Hehe, but...what a coincidence!

No one knows the real reason why Ranpo loses his temper when he finds out that the president he respected goes to a restaurant called "Midnight Cafeteria" behind his back. Even Fukuzawa Yukichi himself just thinks that Ranpo is throwing a temper tantrum .

Luanbu couldn't describe his mood when he came to the late-night cafeteria again. In short, he could only pretend to be in the store for the first time, pointing fingers at the nervous little girl and making things difficult for him in every possible way.

Then, putting aside the identity that made him doubtful, with just one glance, Ranbu saw that the other party was actually an existence very similar to him, and they were all "heterogeneous" living in the crowd.

However, compared to the 14-year-old Edogawa Ranpo who was completely unable to integrate into this world and was not understood by anyone before being adopted by Fukuzawa Yukichi, the girl named Kageshima Midori is much luckier than him.

This luck is not derogatory, but that Chaobu can see the purity of the girl's soul through eyes that can see through the truth of everything, even though he soon realizes that this part of purity is based on her missing memory, but this It didn't prevent him from being envious like a child, and even had subtle jealousy.

Lost most of his memories, he ran such a restaurant alone in Yokohama, a corner full of various underground gangs and dark forces. He had no close friends and no family to accompany him. This is what he saw so far. all.

Therefore, in order to better find out the truth of the matter, Luanbu decided to go to the late-night cafeteria often, especially after seeing the familiar three-colored cat, he became more certain of a certain guess in his heart.

The so-called widely circulated sentence "The world kisses me bitterly, and I repay it with a song" is full of irony in his eyes.Why?Yes, he couldn't be so positive and optimistic, because he used to think that the world was inexplicable.

Every day, every minute, even every second.

The genius detective who walks in the cold and lonely will inevitably suffer from the pain brought by the people around him.Freak, naive brat, these bad names made him more angry and confused, until that day, he pushed away——

"welcome!"

At that time, the girl who yelled these words showed a warm spring-like smile towards the new diners, her slightly raised face was wrapped in a fluffy red cloak with a touch of pink, and she was still squatting on her shoulders. With a pointy ear and a soft-eyed wine-red fox, everything around him suddenly became eclipsed at that moment.

In addition, there was also a man sitting in the shop who was completely white and had a purple inverted crown imprinted under the corner of his left eye.

The man was holding a pack of things that looked like cotton candy, smiling and teasing the three-flowered cat on the bar table.

——What a warm smile, everything in the field of vision seems to be completely occupied by the orange light.

The little black-haired boy who pushed open the shop door was stunned, with a few flakes of snow that had just fallen on his face that would not melt in the future.

He was only wearing a thin black uniform that was not warm at all. The cold weather outside made his hands and feet cold, and his whole body was shivering.The most eye-catching thing is that there is a dirty beret of the same color on top of the fluffy hair.

Why had he never noticed that there was such a restaurant in this alley before?

Why, even though he didn't have a penny in his pocket, he still couldn't help but want to push open the wooden door?

Why can't he see through this store?

The originally squinted eyes suddenly opened wide, and those beautiful green pupils reflected the smiling face of the person in front of him.He chose to escape almost subconsciously, and turned his head in panic and embarrassment, but the little boy who looked away stopped again the next second.

He stared at the vending machine in the corner of the store and the popcorn machine next to him without blinking.

It contains the wave soda that he has been longing to drink, his favorite.

"Well, do you like marble soda?"

"Come on, wipe your face first. Look, you're all wet. Why don't you hold an umbrella? It's cold outside. Let me carry you in. It happens that there is an event in the cafeteria late at night today, and all diners who come here are free of charge."

...No, she's lying...Master Ranpo, I can see it clearly!

But why...?Why would you lie to him...it's not necessary, but it's just...

The little boy looked at the sweet and petite shopkeeper in front of him in disbelief, and the smudged light outlined a light and warm arc around her lips.

Without the slightest dislike, nor any hesitation, the girl's eyes were filled with starlight like midsummer fireflies as she watched him. Being stared at so blatantly by such a good-looking person, the little boy's cheeks involuntarily began to heat up. The emotions that I didn't have before burst out like a tide at that moment——

"Hey, can I have a bottle of bozi soda? Although I don't have any money with me right now, I will pay you back double when I make money! I swear!"

After a while, the little boy finally spoke. He subconsciously grabbed the other party's cloak tightly, raised his eyes filled with hazy water vapor and said in a serious manner.

Even though he had an attitude of begging for help, his attitude was completely devoid of kitsch to flatter. What he wrote between the lines revealed a natural arrogance and maturity.

The little boss didn't reply him immediately, but first took out a clean handkerchief embroidered with a white deer pattern from his pocket and wiped the water drops on his face, and said in a tone that was almost softer than a feather falling on the ground:

"...Well, it's ok, but now I'll make you something warm to eat, okay?"

While speaking, the little boy noticed that the red-haired fox on her shoulder was also staring at him closely, and its pointed ears trembled from time to time, so cute.

Yes, what surprised him the most was not that the other party would keep a rare burgundy fox as a pet, but that he read a trace of old father's love from the fox's cobalt blue eyes...?And helpless.

Hey, this fox has become a spirit? !

He was stunned until the girl's voice pulled him back from his daze again.

"Well, if you don't answer, I'll take it as your agreement."

The little boy hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then you want to invite Mr. Ranbu...what to eat?"

A pair of soft and delicate hands gently rubbed his hair, and he heard the girl say to him:

"...Wonton, I'll make your favorite wonton soup, it's hot and fragrant."

So, why not watch him more?

after this...

No matter how you look at it, he, Edogawa Ranpo, was the first to come, right?Whether it's an annoying black mud spirit or a hater with an impure mind, it's obvious that he was the first to discover the little boss...

The early morning light unscrupulously slanted through the leaf gaps on the ground where the shadows of the trees were dancing. Half of the face of the young man who hugged the girl tightly from behind was hidden in the shadows, and his expression could hardly be seen clearly.

So, please give him one more hug, okay?

Just like Hugging Edogawa Ranpo who was still wandering in the streets when he was 12 years old, give him more warmth now...