After Nakahara Nakaya walked out of the hotel, he stopped outside the door and waited for Osamu Dazai to come out after finishing his business. He reached into the pocket of the long black windbreaker and fumbled for the hard cigarette case and lighter.Zhong also rubbed the lighter and the cigarette case, through the leather gloves, he could not feel the edges and corners of the cigarette case and the coldness of the metal device of the lighter.

It seems like I haven't smoked in a while.The last time I smoked was in the candidate cadre's office, and I don't know when that guy found out that there was a cigarette case in his bag.

Nakahara also took out the cigarette case, and there were two missing cigarettes, which he and Osamu Dazai took out in the office.Zhong also took out a slender cigarette and put it in his mouth, his ice blue eyes absently glanced at the surrounding situation, and his contemptuous blue eyes were startled when they saw the crystal clear red earrings like glass.

Such a coincidence that it was crystal clear red, such a coincidence that it was in the shape of a red lotus, such a coincidence that it fell into his line of sight when he looked over inadvertently, and it shocked his heart.

Nakahara couldn't tell why he was shocked when he saw the earrings for the first time, but he didn't seem to have the original shocking feeling when he saw the earrings at the second glance-but this didn't affect him when he went to In front of the vendor's stall.

"What does the customer want to buy?" The vendor was a farmer wearing a straw hat. Jian Zhong also walked over and quickly put down the things in his hand and moved over. "Did you fancy this earring?"

Zhong Yuanzhong didn't pay attention to the vendor's exaggerated praise, his ears automatically filtered out the exaggerated praise of his unique vision, and stretched out his hand to remove the earrings hanging on the small box.

A little red is lying on top of the black leather gloves. The black and red have a great impact, like a flourishing red lotus blooming in the dark.With the stubborn and beautiful red color, it will prevent it from becoming an accessory in the darkness.

Insolent and arrogant, eye-catching.Stand alone in the world with the most silent and rampant color, just like the existence of someone.

"This," Zhong Yuanzhong also held the earrings in the palm of his hand. "I want it."

"Okay, it's two hundred yen in total."

Zhongyuan Zhong didn't counter-offer and took out the money, pinched the earrings in his palm and felt the pain of two small red lotus earrings pressing against his palm and fingers, the confusion that was not well hidden between his brows and eyes quietly overflowed Coming out, the question of choice that had been postponed resurfaced again.

Zhou Fangzun.

Zhong Yuanzhong's mood slowly sank, and the palms holding the small red lotus earrings closed a little bit, and the sharp silver needles pierced into the tender skin, and the pain made him feel a little better.

"Although it may be a bit redundant for me to say this now, the customers don't seem to like the type of earrings." The peddler watched Zhongye Zhongye for a moment, and glanced at the direction of Zhongye's earlobe. "But don't look at this earring as if it is just an ordinary agate crystal, there is actually a legend."

In fact, Zhongyuan Zhong didn't listen carefully to what the merchant was talking about, but just felt the other party's gaze on him, and looked over indifferently.The merchant seemed to be inspired and gave a passionate speech.

"The person wearing the red lotus earrings may be able to see the person they want to see! The owner of the red lotus earrings was a cute little girl. She has a sweetheart..."

I can't see that person anymore.

Because he was the one who saw him become transparent and disappear before his eyes.

Zhong Yuanzhong also put the earrings in his hand in the pocket of the black long windbreaker, thinking about taking time to make earrings after this task is completed.Then he politely said his thanks to a hot vendor, and smelled the familiar smell of blood.

As members of gangsters, they have to deal with bloody corpses, so they smelled the sweet smell in the wind for the first time, and suddenly turned their heads to look at the black curly hair walking towards him. Boy, Osamu Dazai.

"Hi, Chuya. What are you buying here?" Dazai Osamu walked over as if nothing had happened, and the only exposed eyes glanced at the earrings placed by the vendor on the stall. "Chung also wants to get ear studs?"

Change the subject?

Dazai, you should know how sensitive people in the Empire of the Night are to blood. If you have blood on your body, it means...

Zhongyuan Zhongye's eyes fell on him coldly, and he retracted his gaze in a neither salty nor indifferent manner, and retracted his gaze without the slightest wave in the clean and clear ice blue. "Come out and go."

"Eh?" Osamu Dazai showed surprise at first, and then smiled meaningfully. "I thought Zhong would have a lot of questions to ask."

"It's not necessary." Zhong Yuan was in a bad mood and naturally became a little impatient. He didn't intend to continue gossiping in front of the stall, so he left first. "This is your business. I'm not interested in interfering. I don't think we can interfere with each other's relationship."

There is no point in knowing too much about some things.What's more, Dazai still rules you.Nakahara didn't say this clearly, but Osamu Dazai really felt it.

Osamu Dazai pursed his lips and looked at the figure walking away in a long windbreaker. The orange hair under the top hat was full of vigor and vitality, and a long strand of hair hung lazily on his thin shoulders.

The back is cold and distant.

The indifferent figure that resolutely went away seemed to be able to walk out of his world step by step, which made him feel uneasy for no reason.

wrong.Why should he feel uneasy about Zhong Ye?Among them is also his puppy.

The puppy that must be in his hands for the rest of his life, no matter how bad it is, there is still Mr. Mori, who is Zhongye's most beloved, how could Chuya leave Hong Kong and Hei.

"Chuya." Osamu Dazai recognized the truth, and the deceitful tenderness returned to his face. "Wait for me~"

*****

"Little slug, won't you dry up and die in the wild~"

"Why is the little slug crawling so fast, don't you know it's waiting for the master~"

You guys came here just to find fault, right?

Nakahara also ignored Osamu Dazai, who was sticky with him all the way and found faults. He stretched out his hand and pressed down a dense tree trunk, automatically shielding Osamu Dazai's faults and staring at the jungle in front of him—the darkening sky swayed. Light silver, covered in the overly dense and cluttered woods, you can only feel that there is something vaguely lurking in it, and it looks like a gloomy scene, which has a sense of sight of a horror movie.

The important thing is that Nakaya dragged Osamu Dazai to search for a few hours. This time, I don't know whether it was because Osamu Dazai was there, or the wild child had escaped for his own safety.

There are no street lights in dilapidated villages and towns, and there will be no lighting in the thick and messy grass.It was getting darker and it was difficult to continue the search here.Zhong Yuanzhong also frowned thinking about the current situation, the bastard who came to visit the mountains and rivers dragged his voice and complained about the hard work.

"Chuya, let's go back~ I'm hungry~" Osamu Dazai complained listlessly, shaking the broken branches from his hands back and forth. "So tired, so tired, so tired."

You are so tired, you are either finding fault or complaining along the way!

Zhong Yuanzhong also threw away the branch that was pressed by his hand, and let it bounce back to restore to its original shape.The ice-blue cat pupils looked at the distant scene, but unfortunately, they could still only see a dark scene.

It seems that it can only be done during the day.

Zhong Yuanzhong also withdrew his gaze and turned around, saying decisively. "Let's go, go back."

"Oh, that's great~!"

Chuya Nakahara walked ahead, and Osamu Dazai cheered and followed behind.The two returned to the hotel one after the other, and the orange light was turned on inside, illuminating the tiled floor to give the illusion of resplendent gold.

"Welcome back."

Nakahara Zhong also saw the counter lady smiling and folded her hands in front of her, bowing politely and kindly to the two people who returned to the hotel. The lively appearance is now a bit stiff and rigid like a robot.

Maybe it's because I'm at work.

Nakahara Chu also has a good impression of people who are serious about their work.It's just that when he smelled the bloody smell from Osamu Dazai's body, he thought that Osamu Dazai had already done something to Reiko.Although he didn't know why Reiko was killed, it was Dazai Osamu's business, and it was Dazai Osamu himself who needed to solve the trouble if he did it.

So Zhong also didn't mean to ask why.

...But now it seems that Osamu Dazai didn't do anything to Ms. Reiko.So who is Dazai Osamu?Why do you want to do it?

Nakahara Chuya was full of thoughts but didn't show emotion on his face, he nodded slightly and returned to the room with Osamu Dazai.

- "Crack."

Zhong Yuanzhong also turned on the lights in the room, and the warm orange light slanted down to illuminate the furniture in the suite brightly. The breeze blew up the sky blue curtains, and a corner of dark blue was faintly visible.

The cat's pupils froze for a moment, and the sharp color flashed across.

Zhongya Nakahara held the doorknob's hand backwards, and changed from a "pull" to a push. The door that was about to close was blocked by a hand. Zhongya Nakahara glanced back at Osamu Dazai who was pushing the door. .

"........."

"........."

The two exchanged glances through a gap in the door, Nakahara Chuya retracted the hand holding down the wooden door, and Osamu Dazai got in, and gently closed the door with his bandaged hand.A soft and beautiful face is full of dignity.

"Chuya." Osamu Dazai called out in a low voice.

The moment after Osamu Dazai opened his mouth, Nakahara Chuya pressed his index finger on his soft lips and made a "hush" movement, and there was a trace of interest and cruelty in the sharp and arrogant brows, as if the prey was delivered to the door - enough As soon as the tip was raised, it jumped into the air, and when it landed lightly on the ground without a trace of sound, the dagger gleaming with silver light had already touched the neck of the person hidden behind the wooden table.

The small figure has messy hair, dirty and greasy.The little guy was taken aback by Chuya's movement, and struggled subconsciously, and was cut open by the sharp and cold knife edge.

"Don't move." Zhongyuan Zhongye's voice was decisive and cruel. "I don't promise that your neck and head won't be separated."

The child's figure was visibly shaken by the naked eye, and then froze, but after all, he didn't make any more unnecessary struggles, and the dirty hands kept grabbing the back of Chuya's hand in vain, and didn't dare to move.

Saved the process of his direct violence, Zhong Yuan is still very satisfied with the kid's understanding.

"Dirty kid?" Osamu Dazai leaned against the wall and looked up and down the little devil's head, then glanced past the dirty kid and looked at Nakaya. "Is that what you were looking for in the woods?"

"En." Zhong Yuan Zhong also had a cold light in his eyes, and put away the dagger. "Don't tell me that you came to me to steal things. Since you came to me, you have already decided to exchange them in equal amounts."

Zhongyuan Zhong also didn't ask such worthless questions as "Why did you find the hotel" and "Why did you suddenly figure it out?"Because from the very beginning, the little ghost showed fear of strangers, the villagers avoided talking about him, and Sato and Hinoki were looking for him... It is conceivable that this little ghost has been hunted down recently.

If I guessed correctly, this kid should have climbed up from the water pipe.

Nakahara also saw Osamu Dazai walking over in a windbreaker, and the kid who had calmed down took a step back in fright after seeing Osamu Dazai, his small figure was trembling.Zhong Yuanzhong also patted the little ghost's thin shoulder suspiciously. "Hey, what's the matter with you?"

"Well," Dazai Osamu's kite-colored pupils were filled with shocking hostility, and the darkness in his eyes seemed to overflow from the long and narrow pupils, but there was still a gentle smile on the corners of his lips. "He should have seen something he shouldn't have seen."

Something you shouldn't be looking at?

Nakahara was also chewing on Osamu Dazai's meaningful sentence, a provocative smile curled up on the corner of his lips. "So what happened to your solemn expression just now? Did something happen that surprised you?"

"........."

Osamu Dazai secretly glanced at the provocative Nakahara Chuya, his kite eyes were heavy and floating, and finally let out a sigh of complaint. "Nakaya already guessed it, but he still deliberately ran on me, it's too much!"

Are you running on me less often?It's a pleasure to watch you play the tricks that make people fall into trouble, you double-standard dog!

"Oh." Zhong Yuanzhong also raised the corners of his lips playfully, and his ice blue eyes that would never burn were domineering. "Are you referring to self-righteousness killing someone without anyone noticing, and in the end, not only did he not die, but he returned to the front office as if nothing happened?"

"What?" Osamu Dazai pouted, "Chuya has already seen it and asked me on purpose~"

You are covering up your fart! !You didn't mean to hide from the beginning to the end, you almost didn't say it outright! !

"I didn't want to see it at all." Zhong Yuanzhong impatiently inserted the dagger back into his leg. "But you are full of blood, and you stopped when you saw Miss Reiko. I didn't find any problem with the combination of the two situations, so it's useless to be your partner for so many years!"

The coldness in Dazai Osamu's eyes softened, and he still had the heart to make fun of it. "Wow, it turns out that the little slug pays so much attention to me, the master is really happy~!"

"Get out of here." Zhong Yuanzhong also spat angrily, and patted the trembling brat. "Running into that guy at the scene of the crime gave you quite a psychological shadow, right? Don't worry, that guy is not a murderer... although he is indeed very perverted."

Osamu Dazai was displeased when he heard that, "Hey, hey, little slug, what are you talking about, your words didn't appease others at all, okay! Besides, I'm a pervert!! You're just jealous of my good looks! !"

Fuck you! !Who would be jealous of you!

"Could it be that I'm not good-looking? Do I have to think about it and be jealous of you?" Nakahara Nakaya cursed inwardly after finishing speaking, why was he taken away by the bastard Dazai, these are not the key at all, okay! "Okay, stop talking nonsense and get back to business. The matter between you and Miss Reiko, and the matter of you coming to us, little brat, let's settle them one by one."

"........."

"........."

As soon as Nakahara Chuya's voice fell, the blustering Osamu Dazai and the timid dirty boy fell silent.In the face of the two little ghosts who protested with silence, Zhong Yuan showed the calmness and decisiveness of adults for the first time.

"Little ghost, if you don't speak, I'll throw you to the perverted brother." Nakahara Nakaya tilted his thumb and pointed at Osamu Dazai with a stinky face. "Have you witnessed his crime scene with your own eyes and want to try the immersive feeling?"

Osamu Dazai protested: "Wait, what is a perverted brother!!!"

"Shut up." Nakahara gave Osamu Dazai a cool sideways look at him who was protesting. "I, photo, side leak, understand?"

"…………"

Osamu Dazai remembered the scene where Chuuya helped him beat him, and silently closed his mouth.

*****

Ten minutes later, Nakahara Chuya, Dazai Osamu, and Dirty Kid sat on the tatami mat, holding a cup of hot tea and sitting face to face at the tea table.

"My name is Xiaojingnian." The dirty child held the hot teacup with both hands and remained silent for a long time, his palms were warmed by the warm teacup, and he also felt the warm temperature on his body. "It's the child of the village butcher."

The child spoke very slowly, as if it took a lot of courage to speak every word.The little dirty face was drooping, and confusion and sadness flashed in the eyes.

"Before?" Zhong Yuanzhong also caught the key words.

"Yeah." The dirty boy responded softly. "I used to live in this township. A week before you came, all the people in the village were killed by a group of ghosts with fangs and bloodshot eyes. I escaped under the protection of my father."

Zhong Yuanzhong could also see that the child was trying to achieve a non-incidental narration when speaking, but the trembling syllables fully demonstrated how bloody and cruel the scene was at that time, so much so that his scalp was still numb and trembling when he recalled it a week later.

"Then." The Wild Child tried to calm down and continued to tell his story. "One day later, I saw that all the people here came back to life, walking stiffly like marionettes. There were spots on their faces, but they disappeared quickly. It was as if someone was manipulating the walking dead. "

The word "walking corpse" is too far away from his life, and Zhong Yuanzhong couldn't imagine what kind of scene it was, but if it was like Miss Reiko and the Wonton Shop family...he understood.

Nakahara also took time to look at Osamu Dazai who was silent: "So Miss Reiko is not resurrected, but a walking corpse at all? Being manipulated."

As soon as his words fell, Osamu Dazai had already spoken.

"No, you idiot Chuya." Osamu Dazai said in a gentle and gentle manner, without turning upside down like a child. "Miss Reiko died a long time ago. They have been puppets manipulated by others since we came to the town."

"........."

Zhong Yuanzhong also pursed his lips, remembering the fact that the wild children said they died a week ago.As the wild child said, Miss Reiko is a corpse, and the owner of the wonton shop is also a corpse. They have been searching for long-dead corpses recently.

Even though Chuya has been living a life of licking blood from the edge of a knife, he still can't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Chuya Nakahara exchanged glances with Osamu Dazai.

Dazai cleared his voice. "So after you were slaughtered in the village, were you hunted down?"

"No."

Dazai Osamu's eyes were filled with emotions, and finally asked in a calm voice: "But after we appeared and found your trace, someone followed you. So you came to us to avoid being hunted down."

"........."

Zhongyuan Nakahara listened to Osamu Dazai's concluding tone, and raised his chin and thought: So these people are all dead, but what does the attack by the wonton shop family mean?

If these people have become walking corpses and are manipulating them, the attack should also be ordered.But this kind of acting according to the plot, and suddenly acting in the opposite direction is a bit like——

Zhongyuan Zhongye's icy blue pupils suddenly turned serious.

Dazai Osamu kept his attention on Nakahara Chuya while he was speaking, and after showing his sharp eyes, he evoked a smile, and finally asked.

"So in the plot and the sudden attack, it looks like two people are doing contradictory performances. Kid, are you sure you tell us everything you saw? If you offend the adults, you will be discarded. Oh, you don't think you can get protection after telling us these innocuous facts?"

What Osamu Dazai said coincides with what Nakahara Chuya thought.

The two looked at each other in tacit understanding, and when they looked away, they found that the kid who had managed to stop the trembling while holding the hot tea just now, trembled again after hearing Dazai Osamu's words.The terrified eyes were slightly dilated, the seaweed-like hair was loose, and the eyes were bright red. The man in the ancient city lord's clothes turned his head to look at him, as if reappearing in front of his eyes.

Sneering, ants-watching, and calculating eyes came through the crimson eyeballs, and he was shivering behind the grass, and he was frozen in place, unable to move.

- "It's so pitiful. Are you hiding there trembling? If you feel scared from the bottom of your heart, you can use Wu Mi to lure the other party and them, and leak it to get rid of Wu Mi."

If he said the words of borrowing a knife to kill so easily, if it hadn't seen him and the man who had become Wu Mi make an agreement not to interfere with each other, it would almost think that he is a good monster with a kind heart.

"I saw two men with red eyes and black hair. They discussed cooperation to lure you over. The man with red eyes and short hair fell in love with your ability and wanted to devour you, but the man with long hair destroyed you behind your back. plan."

Devour my abilities?

Before Zhongyuan Zhongye could utter his surprised question, a beast claw broke through the window with a "bang" and grabbed the kid's head straight.Chuya instinctively protected Osamu Dazai at the first moment, only to hear the sound of teeth being crushed, the kid's head and white brain were crushed in the palm, and flowed down the gap.

"Brat—!"

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