Social animals don't deserve love

Yokohama

Leibo Street

"Hey Yata, are you okay?"

Mr. Kunikida and Osamu Dazai stopped after walking for a while and waited for the clumsy me to climb down the broken concrete stone steps, which were tall or short.For them, the steps that they can just jump look like an abyss to me. Even though these two people are younger than me, why am I the shortest?

——It's not that exaggerated, but if you jump directly...I always feel that there is a possibility of accidentally twisting my ankle.

At this moment, I finally have a clearer and clearer understanding of my combat power level: it is equivalent to zero with an uncertain position after the decimal point. When I am lucky, it is not a hindrance, but when I am unlucky, it is a burden.

"Hold, I'm sorry... It's okay, but the speed is a bit slow."

Speeding up my pace as much as possible, I climbed over the last obstacle and walked to the "crossroad" where they were.

The terrain in Leibo Street was completely divided by the people who later illegally immigrated and lived there, without any so-called design and planning. There are clusters of iron long houses here and there, and the narrow and dark paths are intricate.

Some of the ground that can be stepped on along the way is covered with cement slabs, some are padded with a few stones, and most of them are still exposed taupe soil.Fortunately, the winter is relatively dry, and there has been no precipitation in the recent period, and I can barely get my feet down.

It is completely unimaginable that in the 21st century, there is such a place in Yokohama, a city known as an "international metropolis".It is even poorer than the ancient photos seen in history books.

"You...follow closely, it's quite chaotic here." Kunikida Doppo was a little worried.

Yada Fubuki is undoubtedly an excellent investigator.Clear thinking, sharp response, and more trustworthy actions... At least much more reliable than the guy next to him who has been passive and sabotage since the beginning.

The only thing to worry about is that Investigator Yata himself is an easy target.

If someone who wanted to rob someone jumped out of the shadows right now, he would definitely rush straight at her.Even with Dazai as the standard, her level of taijutsu...is really hard not to worry about.

Anyone who has practiced for two days can instantly kill her.

But her brains and stability are necessary to find the "missing children", especially when Osamu Dazai's naked eye is planning to fish for fish and paddle, only Yata can ignore it and continue to advance the work plan normally.

Do smart people communicate with each other by radio waves?

We followed Mr. Kunikida all the way.According to him, this is a clue provided by an informant, and the child he is looking for has some similarities with a certain facial features in the information.

Children in the growing period are almost different every day. As long as they are similar, we have to look for them.

Walking past a barbed wire fence lying on the ground, Mr. Kunikida suddenly accelerated and rushed out

A group of shabby-dressed children were besieging another little boy who was dressed about the same age as them. Mr. Kunikida held the hand of one of the boys holding the "iron bar" high.If you want to make it clearer, the so-called "iron rod" is actually just a black steel bar, probably "taken" from some construction site, and the sharp end is covered with rust.

If they are attacked by this kind of thing and cut their bodies, no matter where they are located and the economic ability of the residents of Leibo Street, they can only rely on luck to prevent the foreseeable tetanus, and if they are a little unlucky, they will die completely.

"stop!"

Mr. Kunikida is upright, but unfortunately he can't scare these teenagers who have been polished beyond recognition by the harsh environment.

The young man who was grabbed by his wrist shook his hand vigorously: "I want you to meddle in your own business, glasses? What are you looking at? Let's beat you together and smash your broken glasses!"

Hiss... If I were you, I would never talk to Kunikida Doppo in this tone.

Just by admiring the heroic attitude of this gentleman beating his partner at close range every day, you can understand that the word "armed" of the Armed Detective Agency is completely set up for him. No Akiko—doctor, Tanizaki Junichiro—assistant, Dazai Osamu—mascot(?), and me who is positioned in the reporting field... one counts as one, and none of them seem to be very combative.

You can support the word "armed" by yourself, but you dare to threaten others with their glasses?

Feel the love from the math teacher, boy!

Osamu Dazai leaned against the iron wall next to him like a salted fish, and yawned for the first time since he entered Leibo Street, bored: "Hurry up, Kunikida-kun, that poor little thing in the middle should be What we are looking for, we will drive away the others casually, don’t waste time, don’t be too rough~”

Boys at this age are very likely to become irritable and impulsive under the influence of language. When their brains get hot, their hands and feet will follow and they will not listen to them.

——The fact is that Mr. Kunikida, who is extremely serious and responsible for his work, put away his ideal book, punched a child, and let these dropouts receive some severe beatings from the society for free.

If they were a few years older, they could be dragged out and handed over to the police, or if they were younger, they wouldn't be so harsh.It's a pity that this group of brats happened to be stuck in a very hard-hearted stage, and they were beaten all over the ground like smashed gourds and fled in all directions.

Mr. Kunikida came back soon, holding a small boy in rags in his hand.

"What's your name?" I smiled and took out a bottle of water and handed it to him. After he unscrewed the lid and took a few sips, I handed out a toffee: "Are you hurt?"

He said his name, confirmed that it was consistent with the information provided, and we decided to send him away first.

As for checking the authenticity... just go back and ask Akiko for a blood test.

"Oh...it's really unnerving..." Dazai Osamu sighed again: "How about this, Kunikida-kun will continue to contact the informant, I will walk around here to find out some news, Fubuki-chan brought this boy Go back to the detective social errand and write a work report by the way."

"I have no problem with Yada going back first, but you just want to sneak away, why don't you ask for news!" Mr. Kunikida has been suffering for his partner for a long time!

Before they started arguing, I hurriedly grabbed the "work result": "Okay, I'll send him to the detective agency first, maybe Akiko and the others will be back by now, if there is no problem, contact the Supernatural Secret Service Section to pick him up. "

As a large liability, I'm pretty self-aware.

The topic of work successfully reduced Mr. Kunikida's hatred of focusing on Osamu Dazai to a normal level: "Okay, do you still remember the way?"

"Why can't I remember the road I walked once?" I asked with some doubts, Mr. Kunikida was silent.

Yes, your problem lies in your confused self-perception, which is not the same as Mr. Ranpo.

He lowered his head and glanced at the handbook he took out again...Yada doesn't need to worry, what he should worry about is the progress of today's plan: "It's okay, you take this kid away first, if you encounter danger, you don't need to fight and run away."

"Oh, I see." I already know about this matter, so I don't need to remind you vaguely again.

The boy we rescued didn't have time to say a word except for his name. Maybe I gave him water and toffee to increase his favorability in time. He just said "Follow me" and he really followed me step by step .

"Mr. Kunikida, Mr. Dazai, you should also pay attention to your safety." Taking this lucky young boy with him, he bid farewell to his colleagues and started the return journey alone.

"Do you...do you still have any friends on Leibo Street?" I tried to choose a flat terrain and climb up slowly, trying not to make the atmosphere too awkward.

The boy's voice was hoarse: "No."

"Then do you still have any memories of your childhood? Home, parents, or something."

Changing the road again, the blue sky above the head is getting wider and wider, and the road under the feet is gradually becoming easier to walk. "Have you ever understood the work of your parents?"

"No. Are you their colleague? Or their enemy?"

I couldn't help laughing at his rhetorical question: "I'm not a colleague, but I'm not an enemy either. If it's an enemy, why give you water and sugar?"

"On Saibo Street, all these things are possible."

This kid is really funny and very reasonable.

I smiled and looked back at him, turned back and continued to walk forward:

"If you must have a position, your parents' colleagues entrusted us to find you. I'm sorry for making you suffer for so many years."

The boy was silent for a while: "You... how do you see those roads that cannot be walked?"

This woman seems to do whatever she wants, turning when she wants to turn, and changing roads when she wants to change roads, but only the residents of Leibo Street know that most of the places she avoids are inhabited by people who cannot be provoked.For example, large and small criminal gangs, wanted criminals, and some people who don't know what to do.

"Look with your eyes, don't you know it just by looking? You have heard just now that my colleagues want me to run away when I encounter danger, so I ran away."

Turn over the last iron wire and stand on the concrete floor, and then the slope becomes more and more gentle, and you will soon leave the range of Leibo Street.

I stopped and waited for the boy to approach, and I grasped his wrist and raised my foot to run forward—there are still bruises under the corner of the clothes that have not completely faded, why this boy would rather endure beating and bullying than stay in the beating bowl Street refused to leave?

It's obvious that his life here is not ideal. Hunger, cold, violence everywhere, what could be more terrible than these?

——For an Avenger, there is nothing more terrible than dying before completing his revenge.

So here comes the question, why did he dare to follow me close to a place that might bring fatal danger?

Of course, it is a random test, and if there is a chance, I am ready to sell a wave of teammates backhand.

Mr. Kunikida is an upright person, and he will not speculate about a half-grown boy with malicious intent, but Osamu Dazai is different.He offered to ask me to take this child away, so there must be other reasons.It's not worth mentioning to take some small risks under the premise of being prepared. Besides, although I am a disabled person and I am not very smart, I am not stupid anyway. It is not a big problem to deal with such a child.

作者有话要说：上午去打针……晚一点会有第二更，大家不要等。感谢在2020-11-1114:49:48~2020-11-1214:26:43期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~感谢投出地雷的小天使：克斯维尔1个；

Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles of Xinxin, Ye Ru Nian; 5 bottles of Snowy Pill, It’s a Sunny Day, Creaking; 1 bottle of Yuxun; thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!