After drawing Zhongye SSR

back to before.

Hitomi Mishima clicked on the number that said "Mr. Chuya".

She only met Maki's guardian three times.

The first time was at a bar, and Maki was almost caught by Nakaya.

The second time was in the alley, where Nakaya saved them from an enemy called "Sludge".

And the third time...he gave Maki a huge bouquet of roses.

Hitomi Mishima remembered that Maki's guardian was a beautiful and powerful man, not the type of stupid father, but he always cared about Maki's affairs.

She shook her head, drove the bouquet of bright red roses out of her mind, and then called Zhong Ye.

It was quickly picked up over there.

Probably because it was a little strange to receive a call from the little girl during class time, the voice from over there was a little hesitant: "...Maki?"

"Mr. Nakahara," Hitomi Mishima said quickly, "I'm Maki's friend—don't ask, just listen to me."

Nakahara Nakaya just finished a tricky mission and is about to open a bottle of red wine with his leader and Ozaki Koyo.He was still holding a silver screwdriver in his hand—but following the narration over there, he put the screwdriver down, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Koyo Ozaki asked softly, "What happened?"

Zhong also shook his head, indicating that he was still listening.

Hitomi Mishima briefly summarized what happened before - Sigma, the gun, and Maki who was taken away.

When hearing Hitomi Mishima's description of Sigma's appearance, Chuya interrupted her: "Powder and white hair... are you sure?"

Hitomi Mishima: "I can't make a mistake with such an obvious feature."

Nakaya winked at Mori Ogai.The leader of Hong Kong gangsters who was still relaxed and slumped on the sofa slowly sat up straight, staring seriously at the phone in Zhongya's hand.

Zhong also hung up the phone: "Maki was taken away from the classroom. The man who took her had pink and white hair and transparent eyes."

Mori Ogai stood up, and said to the blond loli who was drawing next to her, "Alice-chan, can you help me find out the information from last time?"

"Hey——" the blond loli complained, "Rin Taro went to find it by himself!"

Even though she said so, she still stood up, rummaged through several large wooden cabinets behind the chief's office, and then took out a thick copy from a box with a combination lock. material.

Mori Ogai accepted the documents with a smile, and then the smile on his face gradually disappeared.An unknown light flashed in his long and narrow eyes: "The five declines of heaven and man."

Koyo Ozaki said in surprise: "That Russian organization, but why did they—"

Why did they kidnap Dazai Maki?

Mori Ogai was also puzzled by this.

Could it be related to that prophecy?

But he is sure that he is the only one who has heard that prophecy and lived till now.

The Five Decays of Heaven and Man is a young organization.It stands to reason that he would not know such a long-standing urban legend-like story.

He raised his head and called out, "Mr. Zhongye."

Zhong also stopped in his tracks.During the short time Mori Ogai was thinking, he had almost reached the door.

Mori Ogai stared at him.There was no special expression on the orange-haired man's face, because of the light, the narrow-brimmed hat cast a dark shadow on his fair face.He looked uncommonly gloomy.

"Chuya-kun." Mori Ogai repeated, "I didn't mean to stop you."

Zhong Yuanzhong didn't speak either.

Mori Ogai: "But you have to think about what identity you are in the past—even though Yokohama doesn't have much communication with the outside world, Xiongying has one of the most well-informed people in the hero society."

"You promised me," he raised his eyes, "that you won't let her know that you are a Hong Kong gangster."

Zhong was also silent for a while.

Then he said in a low voice: "That guarantee remains unchanged, chief."

Mori Ogai smiled: "That's good, have a good trip."

Before walking out of the Hong Kong and Black Building, Zhong also maintained a basic calmness.But as soon as he was out of Mori Ogai's line of sight, he shifted gears to the locomotive—even added propulsion with supernatural powers, marking the Armed Detective Agency at a speed that was almost beyond the visual range of human eyes.

He wandered under the four-story building for a while.Until the clerk who was cleaning the door of the coffee shop on the first floor asked him hesitantly: "Sir, what's the matter?"

Zhong couldn't remember the last time he came to Butei Building.

The Hong Kong gangsters and Butei have been at odds for a long time, and it has only recently eased a bit—but he still hasn't set foot in this place.

Nakaya took a deep breath and asked the clerk, "Is that Ao... Dazai there?"

"Mr. Dazai, it should be in Butei's office on the fourth floor," said the clerk, "He also came in the morning and ordered two cups of coffee and a box of sandwiches."

Zhong also flew directly to the fourth floor.The shop clerk watched him enter Butei through the open window with her mouth open, and let out a "wow".

When Zhong Ye landed, most of Wu Zhenli's acquaintances were there.

For example, Atsushi Nakajima, a new Butei member who was watering the potted plants by the window and who had been wanted by Hong Kong gangsters for a long time—he was startled: "Hong Kong Hong Kong gangster?"

"Lovely Mr. Hat—" said a young man playing a game with his back turned to Chuya, "Please be careful when you land, there are my snacks on the ground."

The young man's name is Edogawa Ranpo.Is Butei's mascot, and the only real detective.

Nakaya carefully avoided the pile of potato chips and biscuits piled up on the ground, and then walked up to Osamu Dazai who was lying on the sofa: "Get up, bastard."

Osamu Dazai yawned lazily: "This is really a rare visitor—Chuya, you finally can't stand Mr. Mori, do you want to defect?"

Zhong ignored him, and said coldly, "Maki is in trouble."

Osamu Dazai opened his eyes: "What's going on?"

Before he could speak, Edogawa Ranpo approached with interest: "Let me use my supernatural ability [Super Reasoning] to see... um, so that's how it is——"

He paused, and the expression on his hippie smile gradually became serious: "...This is really a big trouble."

Osamu Dazai stood up and straightened the windbreaker that was crumpled from sleeping: "Where is she now?"

"Xiongying, maybe." Zhong Ye said, "At least it was there just now, but not necessarily now."

Osamu Dazai pondered for a moment, then called out to Atsushi Nakajima, "Atsushi, tell the president I'm going out for a trip—" and then took out a bunch of car keys from Kunikida Doppo's pocket: "Kunikida, borrow the car I will."

Kunikida Doppo said "Hello", but Osamu Dazai had already turned the key and left without hesitation.

"Mr. Ranpo," Dazai Osamu said halfway through the walk, "Actually, you don't have to follow."

Edogawa pushed his glasses at random, and said childishly: "If you want to find someone, the two of you combined can't compare to me."

Dazai did not deny it.

He let Ranbu sit in the co-pilot, and he negotiated with Xiongying while driving—fortunately, Butei also had some face outside Yokohama, so he hesitated for a moment, then agreed to let them go and see the situation.

……

Before entering Maki's classroom, Edogawa Ranpo asked Dazai, "What kind of person is that child?"

He only met Maki a few times - except for the first time, Maki was seriously injured the next few times and couldn't talk.

Besides, he is not good at reasoning people's hearts.

Dazai thought for a while and said, "He's a very smart kid...but he has a problem with his personality."

Chuya turned his head and glared at him: "I don't think Maki has a bad personality."

"That's not what it means," Dazai said, "Sometimes she likes to think about others so much that she even forgets to think about herself."

Zhong was also silent.

Inopportunely, he remembered an absurd dream he had earlier - absurd but true.The background is the amusement park where the incident happened before.For some reason, Maki didn't prevent the explosion in the dream ahead of time.As a result, the amusement park was in chaos, and he couldn't get close to Maki because of the sudden disappearance of his supernatural power.

Zhong also remembered that he finally recovered his supernatural powers, and when he was about to go to Maki, he saw Maki jumping into the flames with Ivan in order to save a child.

... and then he woke up with a start.

Osamu Dazai continued: "If the person who took her threatened her with someone else's life, she would definitely go with him obediently—more obediently than Little Red Riding Hood who was lured|abducted by Grandma Wolf."

He pushed open the classroom door.

The students inside looked over instantly, and then paused slightly when their eyes touched his face.

Gao Fajiao asked: "Is this the guardian of the eldest sister's head? It seems that there is a blood relationship."

Hitomi Mishima shook his head: "...not exactly."

Osamu Dazai saw her, smiled at her, then turned around and asked Ranpo: "Mr. Ranpo, what do you think?"

Just like what Ranpo himself said, he still needs a professional like him to find someone.

Edogawa pushed his glasses at random, and asked, "Did the child leave any message?"

Hitomi Mishima nodded, "0312 is her mobile phone password."

Ranbu took the phone.

He frowned: "is that her birthday?"

"No," Chuya said, "Maki's birthday is in January."

Ranpo showed a clear smile, he turned his head and looked at Osamu Dazai: "You are right."

"—she was a bright child indeed."

*****

Maki opened his eyes.

When she entered the black mist, she felt dizzy—like throwing her into a front-loading washing machine for half a minute, almost nauseating.

She struggled to get up from the ground and found herself in a bar.The bar was dimly lit, but she could still tell that there were five or six people around her.

The instant he realized she was awake, Sigma grabbed her hands.Maki didn't struggle.She asked the system: "Sisi, do you have any camera function?"

System: [[-] cards, host. 】

Maki glanced at her balance...it would be exhausted after taking dozens of photos.

She felt that her eyes were about to be covered by a black cloth belt, so she said quickly, "One first!"

System: [Didi, 1 yuan will be deducted. 】

Maki felt her hands were tied.She couldn't see the situation around her, and could only vaguely hear what Lifa and Sigan Muhang said.

Then Sigma grabbed her by the shoulder and said, "Go ahead."

Lifa followed her, as if on the phone.When Maki felt that she had crossed a threshold, she heard him call his name.

"Tosi...we'll be right over."

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