Social animals don't deserve love

"Everyone—the president, please come to the meeting room. Wow!"

I hugged Ms. Haruno Kirako as soon as she came out of the office, and then I let go of her and ran to hug other people.Tian Shan Hanako crouched under the quilt like a petrified hamster. My colleagues didn't understand my joy, but they unanimously expressed their congratulations.

"It must be very good news. Sister Fubuki was so happy that she almost flew into the sky." Naomi hugged her brother's arm and expressed emotion. Junichiro, who was accidentally approached by another lady and gave his sister an excuse to "punish" Blushing: "Naomi~"

"Okay, okay, let's have a meeting first, and after the meeting, go down and have something to celebrate together... to celebrate the release of your portfolio?"

I made a reasonable guess based on the conversation with Dr. Xie Ye. I was hugging Socrates for a while, and when I heard her ask, I immediately announced loudly: "It is a very important friend of mine who is preparing to publish a book. The best news I've ever heard. Don't leave, everyone, I'll treat you after the meeting!"

Colleagues got up one after another, walked into the meeting room while congratulating.

Happy to be happy, the meeting will still be held.

President Fukuzawa sat in the main seat with a serious face and waited, and the members filed in and found their favorite seats to sit down.

Socrates was unintentionally carried into the meeting room by me, and Mr. President's expression became softer: "Ahem."

The cat lay on its stomach with two airplane ears and plunged into my arms. It was obvious that it had bared its teeth just now and threatened not to rub its fur anymore, but now it didn't make a sound.

It's just... pitiful, but people who love cats are born with a cat-loathing physique. It's really pitiful.

"Sit down, sit down, sit down."

This must be the softest tone ever spoken by President Fukuzawa in the history of the detective agency.There was the slight sound of clothes rubbing against tables and chairs, and a corner of the sand-colored windbreaker fell to the ground.

The president opened the memo prepared by Secretary Haruno to start the meeting when there were no more objects in the meeting room making any movement.

I don't know what's going on with the other clubs. The Armed Detective Agency usually doesn't hold meetings if there's nothing to do.

On behalf of everyone, Mr. Kunikida summarized the work of last week, focusing on naming and criticizing Osamu Dazai's various behaviors of skipping work and fishing.After counting n crimes, he mentioned that the number of commissions from the society is far less than that of government cooperation, which is not good news for an independent operating organization.

After he finished his narration, President Fukuzawa didn't say yes or no, he just took out a new commission and spread it out, motioning to the secretary to write the key points on the whiteboard.

"Looking for the Displaced Children of Past Members of the Supernatural Secret Service Section" In our country, there are still many "non-existent" institutions like the Supernatural Secret Service Section.Some things that are not easy to put on the surface often need to be handed over to them. It is not that they have no combat effectiveness, but in the past ten years after the end of the war, people with offensive abilities and working in the government because of Various internal or external "accidents", more and more have to leave the post.

Martyrdom is just one of them.

The thick archives and materials have been preliminarily classified and refined. Photos of agents who have suffered vendettas or died in the intelligence battlefield in the past five years are pasted on the whiteboard.

"In the past few years, the parliament has been unwilling to recognize the fact that the staff died in the line of duty, resulting in many orphans of the victims living on the streets. It is true that intelligence workers are not included in the protection regulations for prisoners of war in international law. For the sake of external image and everyone Knowing the reason, the government can’t admit in public that it hired such a group of employees, and it can’t even come forward to posthumously honor their burial remains. As for those children…”

Kunikida-san is more principled than anyone else, but also more soft-hearted than anyone else.Before he finished reading the information, he couldn't help but took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose: "So, the fact that the Supernatural Secret Service took the risk to hand over this matter to our Armed Detective Agency on the one hand is a recognition of our strength and reputation. On the other hand... it's a good thing to do."

"The person who proposed to do this... should have written an apology letter to take the blame and resign in advance and be ready to stand in the dock!" Dr. Xie Ye dug out a time distance from a pile of materials Yes, the last message left by the little girl in the red kimono was a family photo.

"Damn it, those politicians in the parliament are all scumbags. They talk about justice and victory, but they want the people to die in vain like pigs and dogs." She slammed her fist on the table as an ornament The plastic vase shook three times.

Osamu Dazai was sitting next to me, he hadn't recovered from the eerie silence just now, and he didn't say anything.On the contrary, Tian Shan Huadai stuck out his head from under his "Yoshiko" who was farther away: "I will pay attention to it on the Internet when I come down."

And what I thought was: "What will happen after they are found? How will these children be arranged?"

"The Supernatural Secret Service Division will find a way to unify life and education, and support them in the name of state subsidies for poor children until they reach the age of sixteen." Shen Sheng, the president, told us the answer.The age of [-] is the watershed for "partial capacity for civil conduct", and the employment of citizens over the age of [-] is not subject to the time limit for underage workers in the labor law.

In other words, the state will at least pay to feed these children until they can support themselves.

Although it is nominally used in the name of "eliminating poverty-stricken children", in fact the first batch of beneficiaries are those poor children whose parents died in the night.

Turning to the last page of the document, the entrusted representative was signed "Ango Sakaguchi" impressively, and the recorded position was "Assistant to the Chief of a Section of the Ministry of Internal Affairs".

Has Ango's work... extended to such a complex and detailed depth and breadth?

Presumably because of this, he gave up his home in the process of trying to protect more families.

When I first got married, Ango was indeed not as busy as he was later, and he simply disappeared. It was impossible to go to and from get off work normally, but at least he went home every day, and the phone calls were within a reasonable range.Like all ordinary young people, he would occasionally come back with some small surprises to make me happy, sometimes it was a rare color hook pen, sometimes it was a new paint, sometimes it was my favorite sunflower bouquet and orange...

According to the time, it can be inferred that he was sent to infiltrate the port mafia as an "infiltrated investigator" at the same time as he entered the supernatural agent department. Since then, "home" has gradually become a place for him. concept.

After quitting the port mafia safely, Ango suffered from severe mental weakness and severe insomnia, and he recuperated at home for about half a year.After he basically recovered and returned to work, I basically never saw my husband in my living room or bedroom.

——The six months should be his separation period, in order to weaken the influence of violent organizations on the behavior of public officials, and to examine their loyalty to the government by the way.

I can understand his choice of being silent as an intelligence officer, and I can also understand the intensity of his work as the second in command of the department. The only thing I don't understand is why he thinks that I am someone who can be wrapped up and patted and thrown in the living room. A decoration that won't break even if you don't ask?

Don't go home, at least tell me I'm safe now?

Can't contact, and occasionally ask someone to send a letter?

With a "snap", a copy of the missing children's information that I had read halfway through flew over from the side, just covering Ango's name signed at the bottom and drawing my attention back: "Nei, Xiao Fuxue is going with the famous detective Are you looking for this kid?"

But the president said: "Ranpo, you and Tanizaki, and Yosano are in a team, and Yada is in a team with Dazai and Kunikida. Yada completes the commission of the Metropolitan Police Department as soon as possible, and then goes all out to find these innocent children. The flower bag stays with the detectives. The society pays attention to the clues in the network information.”

"Ah... hum!"

Mr. Ranpo angrily pointed the back of his head at the president, waited for a long time but did not wait for a compromise, he could only bow his head in discouragement and accept the order: "Got it."

I looked around at my colleagues sitting in the conference room, and suddenly a light bulb went on in my head——an entry test!

Did the president arrange Junichiro Tanizaki's admission test in this commission by the way?Even a person like me without supernatural powers must be approved by President Fukuzawa before he can officially become an investigator. Although Junichiro has worked as a temporary worker for several years, he is indeed a bit unseemly in terms of secular morality. The right test is also more severe.

Otherwise, there is no need to put him with Mr. Ranpo and Dr. Yosano.

By the way, he seems to be a person with supernatural powers?It seems everyone is except me?

Think about Chuya's ability to fly around, and Akutagawa's ability to open holes in people at every turn. I wonder what everyone in the detective agency looks like when they use supernatural abilities?Must be the same as Akiko, strong and beautiful!

Although I don't mind it, it's still a bit lonely...

I am different from you or something, it always feels like an incredible line.

"Investigators of all armed detective agencies."

President Fukuzawa sat at the main seat and gave the order, and everyone immediately stood up from their seats and listened.

"War is a crime, and children are innocent. We must uphold justice and protect all those who ask for help. Above." His silver-white hair shone with a cold and warm color under the fluorescent lamp. After looking at his subordinates one by one, he slowed down his tone: " Go to work and be safe."

Ranpo-san shuffled out and took Junichiro by the other hand to complain to him.Others were stuck behind in line, so I took this opportunity to lie down on the table and ask Mr. Fukuzawa a question: "President and President, what do you like to eat? Today I encountered a very, very good thing, please everyone eat!"

Mr. Fukuzawa probably didn't expect anyone to ask him such a personal question, so he was obviously taken aback and thought for a while: "...yokan?"

It is a kind of wagashi that goes with tea and is cheap.Reminiscent of the moment when he paused before, he should have chosen the cheapest wagashi from the vast variety of wagashi.

"Got it!" I picked up Dazai Osamu who was still lying motionless on the table, went to the door, turned back and bowed to President Fukuzawa: "Thank you and everyone for protecting me, accepting me, forgiving me, and encouraging me .Grateful."

The door of the meeting room was closed, only to hear Yada Fubuki's cheerful voice announcing that everyone would be invited to the Whirlpool Cafe to "sweep up", and the cheers were instantly loud enough to burst the eardrums.

Fukuzawa Yukichi picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. The temperature was right and the fragrance of the tea was overflowing.

Protecting the weak, responding to those who call for help, he does these things without caring what he gets in return.But seeing the young people who are pulled out of the swamp with their hands are gradually full of vigor and strength, no matter who they are, they will feel a sense of satisfaction from the bottom of their hearts—all the dirt, all the sins, have the possibility of being washed away and forgiven.

It's great to be able to do something to help others.

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