Canary of the gods

A few days later, the Vortex coffee shop.

"Oh oh oh! Finally, there is a photo that captures Xiu's full face!"

"Where is it? Let me see!"

Edogawa Ranpo spread the newspaper in his hand on the table, so that the commune members gathered around could read it together.

On the front page of the newspaper, a photo that took up a quarter of the written news was printed on it. It was a temple that protected Osamu Dazai from the window during the explosion.

The photo captures the moment when he raises his head, his hair flying and his eyes piercing, like a big cat aiming at its prey.

"So handsome!"

"It's a good shot."

"Yes."

Members of the club are teasing Si Xiu who is sitting on the bar and drinking juice silently.

In fact, it should be Osamu Dazai who successfully prevented the criminal from triggering a big explosion in Yokohama.However, Osamu Dazai's face was not captured at all at that time, and he himself consciously reduced his sense of presence in this incident. In addition, it was another temple monk who staged a thrilling high-rise fall to save himself in the end.Therefore, the reporters who wrote the manuscript in the end all focused their pen and ink on Yi Yisiu.

As a result, in the past few days, a temple cultivator has been harassed by reporters from various TV stations and newspapers, wishing to erase himself from the whole incident.

However Dazai Osamu and Edogawa Ranpo did not let him do so.

"With this thing, even if the information about your supernatural power is leaked out, the Supernatural Secret Service Division and the military police can't openly trouble you."

That's what the two said at the time.

So a temple cultivator could only endure it.

After Kusuo Saiki saw these reports at the home of a temple repairer, an old father was relieved.

But such comfort did not last long.When he saw Osamu Dazai coming out of the kitchen with a fruit plate, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

Without waiting for Dazai to greet him, Saiki Kusuo hooked his fingers, called Dazai to the yard, and beat him up severely.

The screams in the yard were louder than louder, and a priest turned a deaf ear to it, gnawing on an apple and continuing to watch his TV series.

Besides, one of the consequences of allowing reporters to publish his picture in newspapers is that...

"Hey, hey, look, is it him?"

"Yes, yes, it's him!"

"Who?"

"Huh? Don't you know? You should know about the terrorist bomb attack on Yokohama some time ago!"

"Of course, the terrorists are so high-profile, it's hard to know! But I heard that the terrorist attack was stopped by the armed detective agency?"

"That's right, the person we are talking about now is the member of the detective agency who prevented the terrorist attack at that time!"

"Eh? It's him..."

"Look, look, the newspaper is here."

"Let me see... Wow, the real person is more handsome than the newspaper!"

The person passing by said, "..."

Seeing the increasingly impatient expression on his face, Atsushi Nakajima quickly dragged him away from the gossip scene.

"Mr. Xiu, we are going back to the detective agency soon, let's go!"

"……Oh."

Recently, the detective agency didn't have too many important things. When the two completed the commission and returned to the detective agency, all the other members of the agency except them were in the office.

Seeing them enter the door, Miyazawa Kenji greeted them: "Welcome back, is everything going well with the entrustment?"

Atsushi Nakajima sighed, sat down on the office chair, and said helplessly: "It's going well, it's just a small matter of finding something..."

"Another guy who appointed Ming Xiu to do the commission, but he just wanted to take a look at the 'Hero who saved Yokohama'?" Edogawa made a paper airplane in a random step, and threw it out in a breath.

But the paper plane flew forward less than half a meter, and fell to the ground with a "pop".Edogawa Ranpo's cheeks bulged with anger, and then he pushed the document at hand to Haruno Kirako, and said, "Miss Haruno, help me origami airplane."

"Okay, Mr. Ranpo." Kirakako Haruno accepted the job with a smile.

"Yes, and this time..."

As he said that, Atsushi Nakajima's expression became a little indescribable.

"What's wrong? He's talking hesitantly." Yosano Akiko gave him a strange look.

"Well..." Atsushi Nakajima hadn't finished speaking when someone knocked on the door of the detective agency.

Tanizaki Junichiro, who was closest to the door, got up to open the door and found that it was a courier.The other party was holding a small box in his hand, and the person who signed for it was "Mr. Ichijoji from the detective agency".

Osamu Dazai, who was lying on the table in a sleepy state, suddenly opened his eyes and pricked up his ears.

Um?Who will send him something?

After listening to his name, a priest who was playing with his mobile phone with his head down got up with doubts to sign for the courier.

"What is it?" Everyone came over curiously.

Seeing the column of the sender's name, Atsushi Nakajima said in surprise, "Isn't this the client we met just now?"

"..." A temple cultivator suddenly didn't want to open the courier.

Noticing his movement, Osamu Dazai, who put his arm on his shoulder, narrowed his eyes suddenly.

"Since you don't want to dismantle it, then throw it away. It might be something dangerous. For example, bomb attacks or something. It's not like I haven't encountered such a thing before." About to throw things into the trash can, Edogawa Ranpo opened his mouth and let Miyazawa Kenji grab it.

"Master Ranpo doesn't think so." Edogawa Ranpo didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement. He reached out and took out a paper cutter from the drawer, as if he wanted to help open the express delivery.

Kunikida Doppo reached out his hand to stop it, but was a step too late: "Mr. Ranpo, what Dazai said is actually quite reasonable..."

"Oh, what are you worrying about? Master Ranpo said it's okay, so it's okay! Who doesn't know what's wrong with it?"

Dazai Osamu: "..."

"Come on, let's take it apart and see what it is."

The sealing tape on the courier box was removed in two or three strokes, and when I opened it, I found that there was a letter, a red rose with a bow, and a small blue velvet box inside.

The envelope was pink, and there was an equally pink heart on the seal, and even some perfume.

Although the rose is an artificial flower, the workmanship is very good, it is made lifelike, and the petals are decorated with broken diamonds.

The little blue velvet box was no bigger than a palm.Even though everyone in the detective agency is single, how can you never see a pig running if you haven't eaten pork?Everyone reacted almost as soon as they saw it—it was the ring box.

There was a sudden silence in the office.

Kunikida Doppo pushed his glasses and asked, "Atsushi, the client you mentioned just now..."

Atsushi Nakajima said with a complex expression: "In the bombing attack a few days ago, a time bomb appeared on her body. She said that she thought she would die at the time, but in the end the bomb disappeared inexplicably, and there was no abnormality when the explosion time came. She knew that she was saved. Later, when she saw the report about Mr. Xiu in the newspaper, she wanted to express her gratitude to Mr. Xiu in person, but her way... maybe... a little special?"

"Oh~ I promise you the grace of saving your life with your body!" Edogawa Ranpo told the truth in one word.

Osamu Dazai let out a shocking sneer: "That's it?"

"..."

After a brief silence, everyone looked at Osamu Dazai who was standing next to a temple in unison.

Quan Jinghua: "There is a love letter—"

Tanizaki Naomi: "There are roses—"

Yosano Akiko: "There is a ring——"

Edogawa Ranpo: "It's better than some people who have nothing and want nothing but white wolves~"

Osamu Dazai: "..."

"What are you talking about?" Osamu Dazai smiled with crooked brows, as if there were black lilies blooming behind him, "Do you know what the suspension bridge effect is? That lady must be overjoyed after being reborn after a catastrophe. Are different things mixed up?"

He quickly snatched the courier box over, "swish, swish, swish" packed it a few times, and was about to throw it out of the window.

"Hey, don't." A priest stopped him.

Osamu Dazai turned his head, stared at him with wide eyes, and shouted loudly: "No, no, no, no, no! No matter what father says, he will not agree to this marriage!"

A temple cultivator: "..." Are you okay?What kind of father are you?

The disgust on the faces of everyone in the detective agency is even more obvious: Hey——

A temple repair said expressionlessly: "I told you not to throw it down, and be careful not to hit passers-by."

Hearing this, Osamu Dazai patted his chest exaggeratedly, heaved a sigh of relief, and finally looked at Ichijiu with that expression of "I don't want my father when the child grows up".

A temple cultivator: "..." is seriously ill.

In fact, not only today's incident, but these days, Ji Yiji has always felt that Dazai Osamu may have injured his head in the previous explosion, otherwise why did he always come up with inexplicable thoughts?

What about "Dad"?That is to say, one temple cultivator promised not to beat him up, otherwise, he would still be able to stand here safely?

And if Kusuo Saiki heard this, he would definitely punch him into the Pacific Ocean and let him soak in the sea to calm down.

In view of Dazai Osamu's strange behavior recently that made him feel speechless, Ji Yiji also consulted their social doctor and Yosano Akiko about this, and asked, "Is it really not curable?"

After listening to Yosano Akiko, she took a meaningful look at Osamu Dazai, who was standing by the door and eavesdropping, and then said maliciously: "Although it is difficult to be disqualified in the world, if he dies, supernatural powers will naturally come out." It will also disappear. In theory, it is possible to achieve treatment by activating my supernatural ability within [-] seconds after his death."

One temple cultivator actually seriously thought about this possibility.

Dazai Osamu was dripping cold sweat behind the crack of the door.He saw Yosano Akiko's devilish smile, as well as the machete and chainsaw she used to use, as if saying to him: This opportunity is rare, I will let you "enjoy" it~

Of course, the matter ended up being nothing.

Seeing that the time was almost up, and the detective agency had nothing to do, Yiyi picked up his satchel and got ready to leave work.

Like a child, Osamu Dazai followed with bumpy footsteps.When passing by Atsushi Nakajima, he threw the courier box into the other party's arms without blinking, and said lightly, "Please return it, Atsushi~"

Atsushi Nakajima: "...Yes."

"Xiu, Xiu! Wait for me, what's for dinner tonight?"

"...you can eat whatever you don't like."

"Oh my god, does Xiu now know what I hate to eat? I'm so touched!"

"..."

Everyone in the detective agency who also heard this conversation: "..."

Yosano Akiko put her arms around her chest, and said to Kunikida Doppo next to her, "Just looking at the way you are now, I almost thought you were going to win."

The latter pushed his glasses and said nothing.

Atsushi Nakajima looked at them in confusion, Junichiro Tanizaki covered his mouth with his hands, and explained to him in a low voice: "Everyone started a game on the question of 'when will Mr. Dazai successfully live in Mr. Jinshu's house'."

Atsushi Nakajima: "..." Is the detective agency so idle?

Nakajima Atsushi is still very curious about everyone's thoughts.

Junichiro Tanizaki counted with his fingers: "Naomi and I guessed together for half a year; I bet with Dr. Yosano for a month; Kenji guessed for half a month; Kyoka guessed for a week..."

Hearing this, Atsushi Nakajima looked at Izumi Kyoka in surprise, "Kyoka also participated?"

Quan Jinghua nodded, and gave her own reasons: "Sneaking into a house and stealing information both pay attention to quick results, but considering that the two of them are not enemies, I chose a conservative week."

Atsushi Nakajima and Junichiro Tanizaki after listening to the reason: "..."

"Then... what about Kunikida-san?"

"'What are you kidding, even after confirming the relationship, you have to spend more than two years together before you can get married and live together!'" Junichiro Tanizaki's imitation was so lifelike that it even attracted the attention of the deity.

"What's the matter, Tanizaki, do you have any opinions on my future plans?" Kunikida Doppo pushed down his glasses, and looked towards them expressionlessly.

Atsushi Nakajima and Junichiro Tanizaki trembled in fright, and the latter quickly waved his hands: "Ah! No, no..."

Fortunately, Kunikida Doppo didn't hold on to this problem, and quickly turned his attention away from them.

The two breathed a sigh of relief and continued the topic just now.

"So, Mr. Kunikida is betting on two years later?"

Tanizaki Junichiro nodded.

"Then..." Nakajima Atsushi shifted his gaze to Edogawa Ranpo who just walked out the door, "Where is Mr. Ranpo?"

"Uh……"

Seeing him in trouble, Atsushi Nakajima was puzzled and asked, "What? Didn't Mr. Ranpo participate in this bet?"

"Participation is participation..." Tanizaki Junichiro scratched his cheek, "It's just that Mr. Ranpo bet on..."

"today."