Yokohama Cuisine Event Book

"no!"

The two sitting opposite Fukuzawa shook their heads in unison.The two little heads of different colors are raised up and down, but the expressions on their faces are very similar - that is a blatant rejection.

This is Fukuzawa's study.

In the wall facing the window, there is a space about the size of two stacks of tatami mats and slightly higher than the floor.It was originally a chess room, but it was later changed into a place for three people to discuss matters. Inside, there is only a small rectangular table, three cushions, and a shelf full of strange things against the inner wall.

Fukuzawa, who was sitting on the side of the small table with arms folded, was slightly surprised by the unified fierce attitude of the two.The room fell into silence for a while, except for the sound of the splashing of the dishwasher coming faintly through the open wooden window.

Looking at the broccoli doll that was crushed because of the girl's sudden change of movement, Fukuzawa asked gently, "What's the reason?"

"Currently, due to the inability of the port mafia to suppress the enemy, Yokohama's underground world has begun to move around. Leaving aside other places, everyone around the six large shopping malls that exploded is already in danger."

"If this matter is not resolved as soon as possible, it may affect the general public." Saying this, Fuze looked at Gancha, "And they even attacked you today. What is the reason for refusing the commission?"

Ranbu and Gancha looked at each other.

"The port mafia's enemies, Mimic, were introduced into Japan by themselves."

After receiving the signal from Ranbu, Gancha spoke first: "The leader of the mafia connected with them two years ago, when Mimic was still in Europe, through an intelligence agent named Ango Sakaguchi."

She put the doll aside and sat up a little, next to Lump who rested his chin on the table.

Asugo Sakaguchi pretended to betray the Mafia because his life was threatened, and helped Mimic secretly enter Japan, which was information received from Gide's memory.However, he has no reason to do so - as long as he returns to Japan, Mimic will no longer be able to control him.

As for the evidence that has been grasped, it is not impossible to handle it with his ability. The ghost-like people in Mimic can't give him anything.

Therefore, the only reason he did all this was because of someone's order.

The folks at Mimic are well aware of this too.Even they would not believe in the betrayal and defection without motive, so they abandoned him after using him.

"The reason why the Port Mafia did this is to alert the Special Agents, and then use the solution to Mimic in exchange for that, which is crucial to the organization—"

Luanbu straightened up and looked at Fuze seriously: "Permit to operate with special abilities."

"..."

Fuze frowned.

And Gan Cha showed a thoughtful expression: "So that's how it is."

When she came to this house, the detective agency had already obtained the license, so she couldn't witness the hard work at that time—but she had heard about it.In order to prevent supernatural beings from harming ordinary people, the Supernatural Secret Service Division controls this very strictly.

The emergence of supernatural powers originated from the last war, and it has been more than ten years since then.However, within Yokohama, the only organization with a license to operate with supernatural powers is now a detective agency.

"Then he needs someone to convey the danger level of Mimic to the Secret Service." She asked Ranpo, "Is Ango Sakaguchi from there?"

Luanpo nodded appreciatively: "That's it."

"..."

Then this Sakaguchi Ango-kun must not have died.Gan Cha thought in embarrassment, hoping that he would not run into Mr. Hat——

Well, but what does it have to do with her?Mr. Sakaguchi has indeed betrayed the mafia, even if there is no such thing as her...he will be hated by the mafia, right?

The girl's eyes wandered for a moment.

"Mimic is a soldier who has experienced many battles, and the commander also has powerful supernatural powers."

Fukuzawa asked, "The license to open a supernatural power is indeed extremely precious, but if the mafia is hostile to them, it will inevitably consume a lot of money. Why did he have such a plan? ——Because of the boy who manipulated gravity?"

"It's not. I inquired a little bit, and it seems that he was excluded from the Mafia's plan against the enemy."

Gan Cha replied: "Actually, it's because there is an amazing low-level member of the mafia. That person's ability is the same as that of Mimic's leader, Gide - to predict the future within six seconds."

"Such a supernatural person is the bottom of the port mafia?"

Fukuzawa shook his head, "This is not Dr. Sen's style."

He knew this old friend -- and old foe -- well.It is his basic principle to make the best use of everything, and it is impossible to let such a powerful supernatural being do low-level trivial things.

"This is where the problem lies."

Gancha bit her lip: "He doesn't kill people anymore, so he can only do some chores in the mafia. Therefore, the Hong Kong gang leader will reveal the location of his adopted children to Mimic, so that he will die for the sake of The children will fight Gide."

"I saw their deaths by accident yesterday, so I went to investigate."

Gan Cha said: "Probably because I reminded that person, there are people over there who are investigating me. And the leader of the gangsters in Hong Kong also discovered my existence."

"Of course he can't allow me to continue the investigation. Maybe the detective agency will come forward to protect those children in the end. The president's words will definitely say, "There is no facade that is more important than human life*." "

"Before this, he probably also worried that the situation could not be controlled, and Mimic's attack range would spread to ordinary people, attracting the intervention of detective agencies. So, after finding out that I might affect his plan, he planned Things in the afternoon."

Even her own life would be in danger if she intervened in this matter, this was Mori Ogai's warning.

The girl's hand on her lap was grabbed by Ranbu beside her.It was not heavy, but very reassuring.

Gan Cha paused, and said calmly: "It just so happens that he can also take this opportunity to inform us of his intentions—don't disrupt his plan to obtain a license to operate with supernatural powers, even if the Secret Service comes to him, he can't agree to their entrustment." .”

Listening to the girl's narration, Fukuzawa clenched his teeth.

"But he didn't want to anger the president either."

The night wind blew through the window lattice, and the voice of chaotic steps was also cold: "So people from Hong Kong and Heiwei can't take action. Who else is better than Mimic at this time? —— Then he will send his own men to rescue In this way, Gancha will be fine, and he can convey the message to us."

Looking at the two children opposite, Fuze closed his eyes to calm down the anger in his heart.

Ability business license.

Even relying on Natsume-sensei's ability, it took a lot of work for the detective agency to get it.Mori Ogai must have also asked Mr. Natsume for help, but even so, the port mafia has not been legalized so far.It can be seen how unwilling the Supernatural Secret Service Division is to sit back and watch Hong Kong gangsters take over.

In Mori Ogai's plan, Mimic must be solved by Gang Hei alone.In this matter, if there is any trace of other organizations' involvement, the Supernatural Secret Service Division can find an excuse to refuse to issue the license, even if it has already been issued, it can also be revoked.

He asked: "He didn't think that because you were attacked, the detective agency went directly to Mimic-is it possible?"

"Will not."

Gancha shook his head: "Even if we fail to discover his intentions and see with our own eyes that a superhuman who can manipulate gravity cannot immediately defeat Gide, I will definitely understand that Mimic is quite a tricky existence."

"The Detective Agency is not an organization like the Mafia that must exact vengeance. As long as I am safe and sound, there is no benefit in fighting Mimic to the death, and it is even consuming myself to satisfy their wishes. Even if the president wants to do this, we will stop you .”

She remembered the moment when she made up her mind to pull the trigger on Gide.That was the first time in her life that the thought of killing someone came from her heart.

In order to prevent the president from noticing her gloomy eyes at the moment, Gan Cha lowered his eyelashes, looking at the hands on his knees that were clasped with Luanbu.

Luanbu on the side watched her silently.

"...Have they ever had such a conversation?"

Mori Ogai played with an unlit cigar, showing a happy expression: "This is really good. I was worried that the famous detective was ostentatious. But now it seems that I worry too much. "

In this way, at least they will definitely prevent His Royal Highness Fuze from interfering in this matter.

It's just that the girl still seems to be worried about it-but that's not too much of a problem.Without the support of a detective agency, her participation in this matter as an individual can only lead to fire.The famous detective must have understood that too.

But just in case, let's send a few people to guard the residence arranged by Mr. Dazai.

And if she was really concerned about this matter—as her guardian's old friend, didn't he kindly provide another way?

Mori Ogai looked at the red-haired boy in front of him, and smiled slightly.

"—I'm looking forward to it. Where will the little girl's self-willedness go?"

I also heard this sentence.He naturally interpreted the leader's question as a comment on something the girl said "cannot be ignored".

"Sure enough." Zhongya whispered, "I was right - I said she was going to meddle in her own business."

Mori frowned, and stared at Chuya in surprise.But I only got a puzzled look from the other party——of course.

He didn't explain, but just put away his probing gaze, and praised with a smile: "The task was completed very well, Mr. Chuya. Now it seems that the cooperation with the detective agency is promising, and it's all thanks to you."

"About this matter, do you have any questions?" Mori Ogai said, "For example, why do I have an old relationship with His Highness Fukuzawa, and instead of directly inviting him to cooperate, I have to use such a tortuous method?"

"No, I can understand that." Nakaya shook his head, "You are considering this matter as the leader. And it is only natural that we, the Mafia, want to cooperate with organizations of the Bright World and cannot directly discuss it on the stage. .”

Sen smiled: "Indeed."

"As a subordinate, I will achieve everything for you no matter what." Chuya said, "But if possible, can you tell me, to cooperate with them—what is the purpose?"

Facing the unmistakable loyalty and earnestness in the young man's blue eyes, Sen's face gradually faded that controlling smile.

Then, he spoke in a nostalgic voice: "Of course it's for this—the city we love."

"Have you ever heard of the three-moment concept, Mr. Chuya?"

Fukuzawa seemed to hear the whisper of someone smiling.

It was just strangers.As long as you turn a blind eye, you can save the lives of your family members and important subordinates.The port mafia, which has obtained a license to open with special abilities, can also support the night of Yokohama in the three-quarter concept——

——How do you choose, Your Highness Fukuzawa?

However, there are ways to preserve both at the same time, but neither Ranpo nor Amcha has been explained to Fukuzawa.

That was the Nakahara Chuya that Mori Ogai specially sent to them.

He also came to rescue her during the dispatch, not just out of combat power considerations.

The hearty and simple Chuya is a character that the detective agency cannot feel bad for even knowing that he is in the middle of Mori Ogai's conspiracy.At the same time, he, who can manipulate gravity, is even more likely to defeat Gide than Oda Sakunosuke.

But in order to ask Mori Ogai for Chuya's hand, what would they have to pay?What does Mori Ogai want from the detective agency?

You can guess without even thinking about it——Yoshino Akiko!

This is impossible, and there is no need to say it.

The girl moved slightly and spoke.

"Actually, I have a solution."

Ranpo glanced at her reluctantly, but did not stop after all.

Gancha held Ranbu's hand instead, and continued to speak to Fuze in a very firm tone: "I have done a thorough investigation and know all the information - I must say more than anyone else. At this point in time, I almost have a clue."

"No matter what angle you consider, the detective agency shouldn't get involved. So, the president will leave this matter to me, the first person who discovered it."

"What are you going to do?"

Fukuzawa frowned, his voice hinting at worry.

"Even if it is the leader of the port mafia, this conspiracy must be carried out in secret. The plan can only be realized if it is hidden from everyone and killed in one blow, so there is no room for movement. I have the simplest method , as long as it can be done, it is the most effective.”

After she finished speaking with a serious expression, she winked playfully at Fukuzawa again: "But it's better that the president doesn't know the specific method. This is my personal behavior, and the other party must understand this."

But even if she said that, Fukuzawa did not relax.

The former Ranpo was to announce brightly "I have seen everything, so just listen to me!", and then broke into the enemy's stronghold alone, using himself as a bait to catch the mastermind behind the scenes.As long as Fukuzawa was one second late at that time, Ranpo would die under the guns of those people.

He has since understood that the child of genius does not care about taking risks.They are conceited in their abilities and overconfident in their own judgment, so they always underestimate things that are already very dangerous to ordinary people.

And the girl in front of her was even more careless.Her eyes can easily detect tragedies that have not yet happened, so she, who failed to prevent the death of her parents, made it her mission to see what she saw in the future.Driven by such a mood, she is likely to make an extremely stupid choice.

What's more, what she has to face is the unscrupulous Mori Ogai.Whether she will ignore the danger this time, and to what extent, Fuze is not clear.

The only thing he can do is to eliminate the danger in advance.

"It is not your responsibility to resolve this matter alone." Fukuzawa said, "You cannot sit back and watch the behavior of exploiting the weak, and you cannot allow unfortunate things to happen. This is the philosophy of the detective agency."

"It's dangerous for the detective agency to get involved in this matter. If you do it alone, is it safe? It's okay for the detective agency to assist you and protect your safety, even if it's hostile to the port mafia."

Ranbu didn't speak.

"That's absolutely impossible!"

The girl looked anxious, "In this matter, the only person who can move freely is me who was the first to intervene. Except for everyone in the detective agency, no one knows how far I and my abilities can go, so let me come." It is the safest!"

"Trust me, President, I'll be fine, this is the best way—"

"I believe in your ability." Fukuzawa looked into those vine-purple eyes, "but can you say that this matter is not risky?"

"……cannot."

It was impossible to lie under that gaze.All Gancha can do is admit it, and then make the greatest guarantee: "However, I will protect myself. I will make a good disguise, and I will not expose myself to danger—President, you just trust me Bar."

She looked earnestly at Fukuzawa.

Stopping a conspiracy is impossible without risk.She is so honest, but it seems a little more believable.

"—Also, Ranpo will help me perfect the plan."

Gan Cha shook Luanbu's hand.The black-haired young man glanced at her and snorted, roughly meaning it by default.

After pondering for a moment, Fukuzawa finally nodded.

"If that's the case, then do what you want." Fukuzawa said, "but——your safety comes first."

And I have the same idea here.

The girl thought to herself as she looked at the man who stood up and was about to go back to the Supernatural Secret Service.A small smile appeared on her face, and she nodded obediently.

Lupine Bar.

Purple smoke still floats in the air.The small voices of regular customers, accompanied by hoarse jazz music, hovered softly in the dark and ambiguous room.

After Ango left, this small space didn't seem to be any different from usual.

— but in fact nothing is the same anymore.

The days when I suddenly want to drink some wine and meet friends when I walk here will probably never happen again.As long as I think about it, the furnishings of the bar don't seem so pleasant.

"It's like taking a bath in ice water."

After drinking the golden wine in the glass in silence for a while, the copper-haired man, Oda Sakunosuke said suddenly.

"……what."

Dazai, who seemed to have been in a trance, laughed when he heard this.

"That wouldn't be called taking a bath, Odasaku."

The boy whose eyes were blocked by a bandage said with great interest: "However, maybe there is such a way—hey, it is too painful to think about dying from the cold, otherwise it seems to be a good idea." Suicide method. The body was probably quite soft when it was found."

Yeah.He has never seen such a thing, Oda Sakunosuke thought.

But it should be true, because low temperature can delay the appearance of rigor.So he nodded, agreeing with Dazai's statement.

The boss is still standing there, unhurriedly wiping his glass, paying no attention to the content of their poor conversation.

After drinking the wine in the glass, the two said goodbye to the boss and walked up the steps leading to the street outside.A man in a black suit and sunglasses walked up to Dazai respectfully and handed him a stack of documents.

Taking advantage of the ghostly flickering lights on the side of the road, Dazai flipped a few times, and then raised the corners of his mouth.

"Ah, it can still be done."

He said with a half-smile: "Finally, I was smart for a while. I still thought, if I really only reported one file, then I could get rid of a useless fool forever—"

The temples of the burly man in a black suit were soaked, and his muscles tightened even more.

Dazai waved his hand, and the other party heaved a sigh of relief and disappeared into the shadow of the alleyway.

Oda Sakunosuke looked at Dazai.

Dazai was still smiling.There was a bit of interest in the exposed iris eyes: "Odasaku. Do you remember the girl you met yesterday?"

That was something impossible to forget.Oda Sakunosuke nodded.

"While I'm investigating her, she's also investigating you," Dazai said.

Oda Sakunosuke was a little surprised - for everything in this sentence.

He didn't know that Dazai was investigating the other party, but it was easy to understand - he seemed to owe Dazai another favor.But why was that girl investigating him?

"She went to the city police headquarters and inquired about all the criminal records in Yokohama eight and nine years ago."

Dazai said lightly: "He is really a hardworking kid. It would be great if I have someone who is good at paperwork under my command. ——Is this something related to you, Odasaku?"

Without asking Dazai how he knew this, Oda Sakunosuke thought about it, then nodded.

Dazai also didn't make any further inquiries.

"It's really careless, Odasaku." He just commented like this, and then said, "The police officer who assisted her is very tight-lipped, and our people don't ask too many questions. But she should have found your news, is it okay? "

"Well, it's okay." Oda Sakunosuke replied.

In fact he thought so too.Being a Mafia, even at the bottom, has a somewhat shady past that is very common.What he didn't understand was about the girl.

They turned into the busy street.

While walking, Dazai quickly browsed through the following documents, and then stuffed the stack of thick paper into Oda Sakunosuke's hand in frustration.

"What." He muttered, "A pile of waste paper in exchange for funds."

"what happened?"

Oda Sakunosuke gathered up the messy paper in his hand.

"My incompetent subordinates bought information from an intelligence dealer. It is said that the girl's supernatural power seems to be called "River of Life". "

Dazai said nonchalantly: "But the specific functions and conditions of use are all blank. Although I often assist the police in investigating cases, I only rely on my own reasoning ability."

"—The signs of supernatural powers are completely invisible."

"Then other than that, it's her culinary skills. If you want to say, this is much more famous than her supernatural powers—as expected of the famous culinary consultant, the daughter of Ms. Riko. If I have the opportunity, I really want to go to the coffee shop where she works. Sit in the living room."

At the end, Dazai suddenly showed a little eagerness to try again.

However, in this case, the investigation seems to have reached a dead end.

"Then there is no other way," Oda Sakunosuke said.

"Actually, that's not the case."

Dazai smiled.

Looking at Kami Oda with questioning eyes, Dazai replied affirmatively: "Investigating her supernatural ability is not to know what it is, but to confirm that she has nothing to do with the enemy, that the warning can be trusted, or something more. .”

"That's right."

"So the information is enough for now. She went to investigate your past, didn't she? Just met you once, and you can understand—"

What no one in the Mafia knew, not even him—

"Eight or nine years ago, something happened to you."

Dazai smiled softly: "The goal is so clear, and the name of the supernatural ability is like this."

"Take the official channel to investigate without any concealment. That girl is indeed from the Bright World, and she doesn't know anything about Mimic. Before you met Gide, you saw the fact that you are in danger."

"It's very possible that her ability is not just foreknowledge, she should even be able to see through a person's life."

Is it possible to see so much information just by investigating the file?It sounds incredible, but as long as it is Dazai's judgment, there should be nothing wrong.

Oda Sakunosuke nodded.

"Thanks to her prophecy, I can be sure that Gide and his subordinates will definitely attack your adopted children. It is right to transfer them, and I'm afraid we should be more careful."

Dazai pointed to the pocket of the sand-colored windbreaker on Oda's body—the business card given to him by the girl was stored there. After these two days of fighting, it was miraculously not lost.

"Would you like to make a phone call, Odasaku?"

The black-haired boy smiled and shook the mobile phone he had found from some innocent passer-by.