Takei Ayanokoji's Tool Man Guide

"Then I can probably understand why Mr. Ranpo said that."

After Tanizaki learned the whole story from me, he said this sentence as if he was talking to himself.This managed to stop me from hanging up the phone and listening to him continue.

Tanizaki paused, and said, "Mr. Ranpo asked me to tell you, don't go back to the hotel at night, and find a place to live by yourself. Maybe you know that you put medicine in the cake?"

...is this blatant exclusion?

If I knew he would say that, I should have bought him an expired cake.

I paused and said, "I see."

I glanced at the electronic clock on the wall and said nonchalantly, "I'll just find a cheap hotel outside."

As soon as Tanizaki heard what I said, he immediately said impatiently: "Ayanokōji, don't be angry with Mr. Ranpo! Where are you now? Let me pick you up? He was just joking, and he definitely didn't hate you. Big night, Where can I find a good hotel?"

Tanizaki, he is a bad guy.

Really.

My personality is originally unpleasant, and it is expected to be hated, so I don't particularly care about it.

"After I send Mr. Ranpo back to the hotel, I'll go find you." Tanizaki said immediately without waiting for my answer.

What is "after returning to the hotel"?

I don't have to look in the mirror to know I'm frowning right now.

"Are you guys outside now?"

"Yes, Mr. Luanpo and I were in the 24-hour Internet cafe two streets away from the Excelle Hotel. Mr. Luanpo said that the hotel had no computer to play on, and he didn't want to play with his mobile phone, so we just watched detective games and ate in the Internet cafe. The cake "suddenly fell down and fell asleep" appeared. "

Edogawa always makes something as soon as he thinks it out.

"Just stay by Edogawa's side, take him back to the hotel." I instructed, "Don't come looking for me, I will go back, you stay by his side."

Maybe it's my firm attitude, or maybe I'm one year older than Tanizaki, but I still have a bit of authority that he can't surpass when I speak.

Tanizaki compromised: "Then I'll send him back, and you come back quickly, isn't it that you are being watched? Don't stay alone."

Before Tanizaki was about to hang up the phone, I felt something strange in it again.Edogawa Ranpo's character is that kind of lazy and lazy. Rather than saying that he is willing to stay in an Internet cafe, I think he would like to go to a 24-hour family restaurant to eat large portions of food.

"Did he say anything special to you before he went to the Internet cafe?"

"... Just the sentence "Don't go back to the hotel at night, find a place to live by yourself", there is nothing particularly impressive. "

"Can you repeat everything Edogawa said after I left?" I always felt that there was something in Edogawa's words.He must leave the hotel with Tanizaki and ask me not to go back.Is this more accidental, or did Edogawa discover something?

"It's me..." Tanizaki's voice was rather hesitant.

And yes, it's generally hard to remember everything someone says.

According to what I know, the man and woman in room 703 should be magicians, and they are probably preparing for the so-called "Holy Grail War". It is far away from the crowded urban areas.

"It's okay, be careful when you go back to the hotel." I dismissed the idea of ​​"Tanizaki staying here and waiting for me".

Tanizaki immediately responded, "You too."

"Ah."

I hung up the phone casually.

During my conversation with Tanizaki, the person who suddenly appeared next door had disappeared long ago, as if he didn't get the clue he wanted, so he turned back.He didn't seem to be afraid of the sky, and flew out of the window directly. Suddenly, like a black swift, he melted into the darkness of the night without a sound, and his figure could no longer be seen clearly.

Reason tells me that I don't want to mix it up at will, the ability of a magician is an unknown field.I came here, fruitful or not, not to make my situation worse.

Pretend not to know.

I have other things to do.

I have activated the "self-explosion device" for the camera in Room 703. When the time is up, he will explode and disappear by himself.It was originally a lens less than the size of a fingernail.

I came to Fuyuki for two reasons.

"First, the church internship."

"Second, don't go back to the Armed Detective Agency while dragging Edogawa along."

According to the plan of one of my former accomplices, Edogawa Ranpo is definitely the most difficult existence.In order for everything to proceed smoothly, Edogawa Ranpo had better be entangled in foreign affairs, unable to deal with the calls for help that might come from Buteisha.

Tonight is the time for "she" to start working.

I don't want anyone in the Butei Club to have the opportunity to call Edogawa Ranpo, nor do I want Edogawa to wander around Fuyuki City at night when he has nothing to do.That's why I bought the cake specially and put sleeping pills in it.

Tomorrow, the Butei Club should be on the headlines, and there will be a big mess.

That's what I should focus on.

When I dug out the phone number of "Sasaki Nobuko" in my phone, I pressed "OK" when the system prompted me to confirm "delete", and deleted all the data on my weapon website, including the registration The identity information and name of the person, and also agreed to the purchase application of the last gun.

The buyer of the last gun was an acquaintance of mine, Taguchi Rokuzo.

He was a 14-year-old boy who lost his mother in infancy.

Two years ago, because of the "Cangqi Banner Terrorist Attack" in Yokohama, his father, as a criminal policeman, died when he was besieging Soo-o. Since then, Taguchi Rokuzo has been completely orphaned.By chance, I took him in and taught him hacking skills, making him an intelligence dealer.

As soon as he learned computer technology, he launched an attack on the computer database of the detective agency that had been involved in the "Blue Flag Terrorist Attack".Later, after being discovered by Buteisha Kunikida, the two reached an agreement.Rokuzang was responsible for providing information, and Kunikida paid him.

Of course, when he encounters difficult problems that he doesn't understand, I will also help solve them in the name of "Taguchi Rokuzo".

It’s just that I haven’t told him about it until now—I was also a participant in the “Candy Banner Terrorist Attack” and I was responsible for providing weapons.I also didn't tell him that the weapons he bought were sold from me.

This time, I came to Fuyuki specifically because I knew that "Nobuko Sasaki", the core think tank behind the former King of Blue, wanted revenge on Buteisha.Or, to dig a little deeper, I came to Fuyuki not because I wanted to come to Fuyuki, but because I needed to control Edogawa Ranpo's movements, so I followed him to find an internship in Fuyuki.

Personally, I hope she goes well, after all, it's good for me too.

I registered the account information of the weapon website in the name of "Osamu Dazai", and even the last payment was sent to the underground bank account in the name of "Osamu Dazai".

If I operate properly, maybe Dazai Osamu can take the blame of "Sasaki Nobuko"; of course, I don't think it will be that easy, but I hope that at least in this case handled by Buteisha, I can succeed Divorce the relationship between Osamu Dazai and Buteisha.

If Dazai can be successfully forced away, that would be even more ideal.

To be honest, I didn't deliberately target Osamu Dazai.

I just simply don't like him.

There is no so-called deep hatred between me and him.I'm not the kind of jealous character.If I had to give a reason, it would probably be——

The atmosphere is not harmonious.

Affinity is too bad.

Magnetic field mismatch.

No eyes.

Personally, I don't want to keep caring about him.

Therefore, I hope that when I enter the Butei Club, that person can completely disappear from my sight.

I was going through all the things that happened today in my head, and when I did something wrong, Taguchi Rokuzo sent a message——

"Mr. Ayanokouji.

Thank you for telling me——Buteisha and their investigations are related to the "Blue Banner Terrorist Attack Incident" two years ago.Today, I finally see a glimmer of hope that I can avenge my father.

This time, I will definitely let the heinous Cangqi remnant party be arrested and brought to justice! ! !It's just that I don't know...whether I can make it.

I hope that I can still have the opportunity to meet you again.

I wish you all the best in Fuyuki.

Liu Zang

PS: I heard that there will be snowfall in Fuyuki City, so pay attention to your health. "

I read the entire message.His words reveal vaguely his determination to die.What should I do at this time?I habitually tapped the side of the phone with my fingers to make a thoughtful beat, and hesitated for a few seconds between "pretend not to see it and don't reply" and "reply to him".

Finally, I typed the cold and inorganic text on the phone.

"Godbless you."

The author has something to say:

Here I will change the Butei timeline a little bit, that is, the time interval is slightly shortened.