As a background board, I want to pursue Dazai

After the hot spring trip, I wrote an article in the form of a travelogue and published it on the blog.I got a lot of comments in a short while, but compared to the usual time when everyone pays attention to the article itself, this time there are many more comments that surprised me.In particular, there are many comments like "Excuse me, teacher, did you go with your boyfriend?"

I chatted with Editor Koyama about this when I went to pick up my letters from his office.

His expression was very ambiguous, with a smile that everyone should understand as an adult.I think it's thanks to his simple and honest appearance that even a person with thinner eyebrows and narrower eyes will look a bit wretched if he makes such an exaggerated expression.

"Oh, well... At the meeting not long ago, someone took a picture and uploaded it on the Internet. Of course, the publishing house already released a promotional video, so everyone knows the teacher's appearance." He said Said, "This is also easy to understand-the rest of the teachers are either married, or underage, or have been famous for many years, and there is nothing newsy about them. At this time, Mr. Inai, you will appear on the stage! "

He snapped his fingers and said to me one by one: "Young, beautiful, and unmarried! The first time I participated in the short essay competition, I won No.2 in an old literary magazine..."

Listening to his tone, I seem to have swept away Shen Ke because of the already weak state of gossip.

As if worried about my unpleasantness, editor Xiaoshan immediately said: "But, of course, everyone pays more attention to the works of the teacher! You see, there are so many letters from readers this time—"

He picked up the cardboard box full of handwritten letters, which was indeed twice as many as the last time, but after he said this, I couldn't help but wonder if there were some letters from readers that involved my private life too much.

"...As long as everyone doesn't care too much about my relationship status." I laughed dryly.

Editor Xiaoshan used a paper bag to fill the letter in the carton, and said: "Resign yourself to fate, it's nothing new to have such a thing in an era where entertainment is paramount. Teachers don't have to take it too seriously, just write the work well." It's a long way."

I sighed.

"By the way, I discussed with you before that there are two unpublished short stories on the blog that meet the selection requirements." He said, "I think it will be no problem to publish after refining the language a little bit and revising it."

"Will it be next month?" I stared blankly and asked, "In this way, I will be in a few issues in a row."

"That's right." He said, "The main reason is that I'm waiting for Inai-sensei's long series. When can I satisfy my anxious waiting?"

"I think... at the end of this month. I'll show you the outline and the first few chapters." I was ambiguous because I was worried that the quality of the work would not be enough.Editor Xiaoshan seems to have high hopes for me. What should I do if the manuscript I submit makes him shake his head and sigh, and say "no, no" to me?

"Then wait for your good news." He handed me the bulging paper bag. In order to prevent the paper bag from collapsing, he also pasted several layers of yellow tape on the handle to fix it, which looked a little ugly.

"By the way, Xinchao's anniversary has also made a lot of limited gift boxes. I left a lot of copies here for the teacher. Would you like to give them to your friends?" He handed me the brochure, "You can send this Take a photo for them to see, but... it will be more popular among students, right? They are all limited stationery items."

There are not many people around me who are still students, or people who have a special preference for stationery.

As soon as Editor Koyama finished speaking, I counted in my mind: In addition to Sato Mako and Giyuu, I think Natsume and Tanuma can be counted. I remember Naomi is still studying, and Kinomoto-kun who works part-time...

"Then please save a few copies for me first." I said, "I'll go back and ask my friends."

Before I turned around to leave, Editor Xiaoshan asked in a mysteriously low voice: "...So, you really don't have a boyfriend?"

I let out a "huh" and asked, "Is this out of planning for my future image, or is it simply a question from your curiosity?"

"Oh... that, although it's hard to say, but as the editor in charge of the teacher, I wonder if it's a bit of a privilege to know the first-hand news." He rubbed the hair on the back of his head embarrassedly.

I thought it was not a big deal, so I said, "No, I am pursuing the other party unilaterally."

"This, this way..." He seemed to be unable to think of anything, so he could only say the simplest blessing: "Then, I wish the teacher can connect with the one I love as soon as possible."

"Thank you."

When I got home, I turned on my phone and checked with my contacts, and then sent emails to each of them asking if they needed this stationery gift box.

Not long ago, Xia Qian sent an email to congratulate me for winning the article selection. He was in the front row of the contact person, so I sent him a message first.

3 minutes later, I received his reply.

[Sorry, are you...?Although I don't know where you got my contact information, but if you are selling school gift boxes, I'm sorry, I don't need it here, please find someone else. 】

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"The information has been confirmed."

Kunikida held a thin document in his hand, spread it out in full view, and turned to the file page on it.In the photo is a young male with dark brown hair and innocent drooping eyes. It seems that he has nothing to do with the main culprit of the collective amnesia case.

"The suspect, Kashiwagi Shotaro, is 27 years old and works as a freelancer. However, most of the time he lives as a part-time job. All in all, he is an ordinary young man." Dazai sat on a chair, leaning lazily on the back of the chair, holding the document with one hand He read: "At the age of 27, I still rely on odd jobs to make ends meet. I don't have a long-term stable job or contract. Even if I am not anxious, my family members will have opinions, right?"

Yosano pointed to the family information on the report, and said: "Parents are very worried about his future. And his father carried a butt of gambling debts outside, and even Shotaro Kashiwagi has to pay off the debts together. It is said that this kind of rubbish father, What qualifications do you have to say 'worry about your son's future'? It's better to worry about yourself?"

Dazai folded the plane with a blank piece of paper next to him, and said, "In this way, he suddenly awakened a supernatural power—to extract and crystallize other people's memories."

Kenji raised his hand and asked cheerfully: "I have a question! What can crystallized memory do?"

"It's trafficking. Kashiwagi Shotaro made a lot of money by searching for memory crystals. If it weren't for the abnormal flow and transaction records, he would not have been noticed, but this is also thanks to his father, who frequently trades in illegal casinos overseas through the Internet. , was tracked down by the money laundering system, but unexpectedly exposed the abnormal flow of Shotaro Kashiwagi."

Kunikida pinned the materials of the meeting on the whiteboard, "Sell the memory crystals as commodities to customers with special needs, because of the particularity, exclusivity and novelty of the products, they are very popular among the rich and politicians. Said that there are also his guests in the underworld."

"Hey, that's amazing~" Dazai gave a soulless compliment, "You must have made a lot of money, right?"

"At first, it was only hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars." Kunikida said, "A few days ago, I suddenly got an eight-figure amount."

When Tanizaki heard the "eight-figure amount", his hand holding the pen trembled.

Not long ago, he was just a poor student, and he had never seen this amount of banknotes even in his dreams. Thinking of Kashiwagi Shotaro not long ago, he was just an ordinary young man with an uncertain future, and he swallowed.

"However, what can memory crystals do? Although I know they are very rare..."

"'Can be collected' itself is a kind of value." Dazai said with a smile, "Throughout the ages, although people have many conditions for the pursuit of collections, the item of 'rare' can definitely be on the list. For those who have spare money, it is a kind of satisfaction in itself to treasure a gemstone that others do not have, rather than needing to wear it day and night.”

After finishing speaking, he changed the subject: "However, according to the buyer's testimony, the memory crystals made by Kashiwagi Shotaro do have some special effects. For example, they can be taken as food... Ah, don't show such a scary expression? Crystal blocks After all, it is just a kind of energy body, since it is extracted from people, it can also be absorbed by people in theory."

"But, what's the use of eating this kind of thing?" Tanizaki's face was pale, full of bad associations.

"I heard it's like the magic candy in the magic book that can bring people an incredible experience." Dazai threw the folded plane out, and was intercepted by Kunikida in the air, he said: "Ah, what a pity, it could have been Kunikida-kun, who flies farther! Ah...Okay, okay, back to the topic, in layman's terms, it is a memory crystal that carries different emotions, and you can taste different flavors."

Dazai: "This taste is naturally different from the sour, sweet, bitter and spicy taste we usually taste on the tongue. The testimonial provider said that he had eaten a piece of crystallization 'full of happy memories', and the taste of happiness was like soft clouds in his mouth... the whole People also become light and light, as if they feel the same kind of happiness. Don't you think this description sounds very subtle?"

Tanizaki said, "...Like a narcotic?"

Yu Xieye corrected his overly euphemistic remarks: "In other words, it is a 'new drug' that has no effect on the human body, right?"

"Yes." Dazai affirmed: "A new type of drug/drug that is safe and harmless, will not have sequelae, and will not be found to be abnormal even in a urine test. The only disadvantage is the high price-but this is not a problem. Kashiwagi Shotaro's ability to earn a lot of money is predictable."

Kunikida knocked on the table, "The above is all the information we have collected in recent days. Next... wait a minute, I will answer the phone."

He took out the phone from his pocket, and at first he just said "yes" and "okay", but then his expression gradually became serious.

"The meeting was interrupted." He said, "There is a contact from the military and police."

He looked at his partner: "Dazai."

The latter was not very interested in the field work that was about to go out as usual, and only responded: "Okay..." The ending sound dragged on for a long time.

After they left, the people who had no arrangements for the time being and just arrived at the meal, moved their tired bodies accumulated for half a day and left.

"Are you still going to that store today?" Tanizaki asked in a low voice, "Mr. Ranpo is not here...in fact, can we change the location?"

Yu Xieye told him regretfully: "But today is the last day for me to accumulate stamps."

"……All right."

When I came to the store, it was already full of people.They found a remote place, and everyone could barely sit down after a little squeeze.Miss Miyuki, who was in charge of ordering, presented the menu for them, and subconsciously mentioned: "I haven't seen Mr. Dazai recently."

He and Xie Ye glanced at the new version of the menu, and they were still answering the question: "He is dedicating his youth to important work. Do you care about him?"

"I do have a boyfriend." Miyuki clarified with a smile: "But the other girls in the store are always worried, so I have to ask."

"...Mr. Dazai is really popular." Tanizaki was used to this kind of scene, and he smiled without embarrassment. After choosing the dishes, he returned the menu.

Miss Miyuki asked suddenly: "Speaking of which, the woman who came here to eat with Mr. Dazai last time...hasn't seen her recently."

"That Dazai...?" Yosano asked subconsciously, "I ate curry today, please remember it for me, thank you."

"Huh?" This is Tanizaki.

Kenji, who always asks questions, asked bluntly: "What kind of woman are you?"

Speaking of gossip, Miyuki immediately became interested, and was about to talk about it——

"That's a person—" He was about to describe the appearance of the other party in his memory, but suddenly stopped like a tape cut by someone, "...that is a person..."

Her beautiful face finally gradually became weird when she tried to recall the appearance of the client.

"Strange..." She herself felt incredible, "I suddenly can't remember the appearance of that woman... How strange..."

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感谢在2020-09-1921:25:00~2020-09-2023:03:20期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: He Lai Resonance 20;

感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：心上秋。20瓶；酒酒屋10瓶；TAYSI6瓶；零零、青阳云鹤、贰赋棠、夏夕5瓶；红豆年糕汤2瓶；长夜昭昭、燕萝1瓶；

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!