I'm on the scramble

Perhaps it was because Kan Dun, a newcomer, was not very motivated, so Ah Li couldn't help talking to him earnestly, trying to make this newcomer go on the 'right path'.

"Don't underestimate this ransom. Do you know how difficult it is for humans in today's society to make money? Our armed detective agency also needs to make money."

站他面前的茶栗发少女认认真真地掰着自己的小指头，神速地给他算了一笔账：“就算赎金要不到70亿那么多，打个零点一折也有7千万。以一份400円的梅干茶泡饭为单位，7千万的赎金够你每天吃400多碗梅干茶泡饭吃上100年啊！”

"4, more than 400 bowls..." Dun felt shameful.

For a moment, my mind was filled with the shadow of ochazuke, as if surrounded by the fresh and satisfying tea fragrance, the whole person was immersed in the illusory sense of happiness and carried away.

Ah Li also took the opportunity to tiptoe into his ear, and the devil whispered: "How about it, do you still want to eat chazuke?"

With absent-minded eyes, Dun subconsciously said: "To..."

"Do you want a ransom?"

"……want."

Dun Geng swallowed, and finally joined his own villain camp.

After successfully brainwashing the newcomers, Ah Li gave a smug and satisfied expression and 'hummed' twice.Atsushi, who is still inexperienced in life, is really too young to resist the temptation of his favorite ochazuke.

"According to the communication records from Hong Kong and Heilongjiang, their agreed 'delivery' time is 6 o'clock this evening. Before that, they must not let Dun go."

This sentence floated from the bandage youth who was hung on the electric fan and spun from afar, which made Ah Li restrain his luck and think deeply.

You can’t expect the moral bottom line of those Hong Kong gangsters who put the mission first, because they can’t bear the consequences of mission failure, not to mention the 70 billion big money, they will definitely grab people at all costs.

Ali pondered for a while, then turned to ask Tanizaki who was in charge of sorting out the work materials: "What commissions does our detective agency have today?"

Tanizaki, who was named, shook his shoulders, and then flipped nervously on the table.

"Just now I received the escort task entrusted by the staff of the provincial department, and everyone is busy."

"In that case, leave this task to me, just to find out the background of the "combination", I want to stop by the military and police. "

Ali finished speaking and looked at Dun and everyone: "As for Dun, you stay in the detective agency and take care of the two hostages in the infirmary, and don't go anywhere until I come back. Others turn on the first-level protection mode, you can Bar?"

"Yes--"

After the orderly explanation was completed, the other clerks immediately turned their office chairs and quickly took action according to her words.Then Ari came to Kunikida's desk.

"Kunikida, give me the client's information."

The documents about the entrustment were all deposited with him, and Kunikida, who usually sorted them strictly into categories, handed her the top cowhide bag directly without much rummaging, without much dissatisfaction with the arrangement.

"Can you complete this commission by yourself?"

"I understand, you think I'm overqualified for the entrustment of the staff of the provincial and provincial departments, right~" Ah Li replied with a smile. She is a talent who has solved thousands of cases in the detective agency. Super self-aware.

"I feel inexplicably uncomfortable being told by yourself..." Kunikida couldn't help complaining, but he still cared: "Don't be brave."

Ash, who accepted the file bag, nodded.She arranged for the others to be clear, that is, they are temporarily guarded in the detective agency and do not need to be dispatched.Gathering everyone's strength, it must be difficult for Hong Kong and black people to completely attack.

Suddenly, the detective who was deliberately omitted made a voice.

"what about me?"

Ah Li turned her head slowly, and found that Mr. Detective sitting on the office chair was staring at her quietly.The tails of the eyes covered by black shattered hair were slightly turned up, as if possessing the mysterious power of a black cat, hooking the unrepentant heart in her chest.

"Does the No. 1 detective in the world also need me to take command?" A Li asked with a stinging tone, crossing his arms and putting on a gesture of dissatisfaction.

"The only person who can make me willing to be obedient is you, besides the president. On the contrary, it is you. It is a unique opportunity to command Ranpo-sama. Even if you control me, don't you want to?"

The black-haired young man took it for granted that Lang Run's youthful voice was capricious and unreasonable, and it forcibly fell into her ears with a steady tone.

It was as if ripe acorns had fallen from a tree branch, and Ah Li, who was holding the fruits in his arms, slowly realized this fact, and uncontrollably produced the most straightforward and purest joy.

Because of the conversation between the two, there seemed to be some people around who wanted to gossip but were afraid of being choked on dog food.

Xu is always a bystander, and Ah Li, who is in it, has completely taken over the ownership of his gaze at this moment, and cannot easily draw attention in the direction of other people.

For the time being, Ah Li came over and looked around Luanbu, twirled his index finger around his temples as if hiding his emotions, and said to him condescendingly: "Then you just stay here and eat snacks." Manga, don’t eat snacks everywhere.”

After a pause, she added, "Then... wait for me to come back."

"If I'm obedient, don't you get angry anymore?" Ranpo-sama, who agreed easily, cunningly gave his own conditions.

"It depends on your performance, okay—" Ah Li immediately widened her eyes, not to be outdone, and she was not so easy to dismiss.

The pair of childhood sweethearts stubbornly stared at each other in mid-air, abandoning all senses, only using their open eyes to reflect each other's figures, and no outsiders were allowed to intervene.

The firm and focused eyes filled the whole world, staring and staring, Ah Li became the one who wavered.

When the atmosphere was just right, a voice from Wu squeezed in between the two: "Miss Li, is it really okay for me to stay here while the port mafia is searching for me?"

The shocked eyes of the other onlookers shot over.

The silver-haired boy who asked this question looked worried, and he didn't notice the shocked eyes of others piercing him.

——He was so distracted that he didn't notice the atmosphere of the two of them at all!

The sweet happiness is like a bubble being broken by raindrops, and the sound of 'Bo' brought Ah Li back to reality.

But she didn't do such a frenzied thing as hitting someone just because the atmosphere was ruined.

"It's okay, even if the president is here, he will choose to do this."

Ah Li is very aware of this, and also understands what Dun is afraid of deep in his heart.She turned her head slowly, and saw the silver-haired boy with frowning faces, as if he had finally found a shelter from the rain, and was worried that he would be kicked out by his owner.

"Don't be afraid, it's normal to protect you, because you are a precious companion of our detective agency."

These words were like meteorites embroidered with fire falling on the bottom of Dun's heart, and the burning feeling of shyness gradually spread to his whole body.

"My... precious, companion?" Dun repeated these words dryly with a blushing face. What came out of his heart was so bitter that it made people feel sorry for himself, but it also had its own agitation and joy. He could hardly control his gushing words. out of emotion.

Still unable to taste the great feeling from the beginning of his birth to the present, the cute and delicate girl came over and patted him on the shoulder with a relaxed tone.

"So I can't let you be abducted by others! After all, it's worth 70 billion! After all, you are worth 750 million bowls of chazuke!"

Dun, who was used to equate tea with rice, quickly cooled down: "...Miss Li's calculation is really good, she always remembers the 70 billion on me."

Ah Li accepted the compliment without guilt, and praised himself: "Of course, when I was studying, I was the kind of rebellious genius who didn't love studying but could get high marks in exams. I didn't expect that!"

With a face full of tears, Dun complained loudly to her, the "heartless woman", "I didn't expect that! You're going to give me back the emotion I just had!"

……

After Ah Li got the documents and went out, the detective agency returned to normal pace.

Dun was still worried about the next development. What he worried about was not his own safety, but whether he would cause trouble to others.

"Although Miss Li said so, what if people from the port mafia really come here... Is it really okay for us to fight with them?" Dun unconsciously bit his lip, his teeth would be malnourished His pale lips were milled to blue.

It's not that he doesn't have confidence in the people on his side, but the person in charge of this matter is Akutagawa, and Atsushi who has confronted him knows his strength very well.

If Akutagawa had been there in person, the detective agency would have been turned into ruins due to unrestrained destruction.

But the people present didn't look worried at all, and they were still busy with their work in a leisurely manner.

At this time, a voice came from the ceiling, and that voice was mixed with the wind formed by the airflow of the fan blades, making it seem ethereal and distant for no reason.

"Indeed, the Hong Kong gangsters have an advantage in military strength. With the manpower of our armed detective agency, it is not a wise move to choose to confront them head-on."

The slow tone of Dazai who was suspended from the ceiling was consistent with his constant rotation.For him, a person who had been involved in the port mafia, he naturally knew this matter best.

Dun Wenyan couldn't help but thumped in his heart, "Then why..."

Unexpectedly, everyone in the detective agency including Dazai laughed in good faith.

"Because Ah Li is here."

The old god said so to the detective who was sitting on his office chair with his legs crossed.While flipping through the four-panel comics in the newspaper, he ate potato chips, making a crisp sound.

"It's her existence that gave everyone courage. Don't look at her like that, she actually values ​​the detective agency more than anyone else, and she will never allow others to destroy this place."

The black-haired young man in the beret turned the chair just half a circle as he spoke. His figure leaned against the soft morning light coming from the window, so that his slightly narrowed eyes exaggerated a touch of joy and softness. .

"Also, isn't it cute to see her working so hard when she indulges and willfully decides to do something?"