cat blues

Zhou Fangzun is a very wonderful person, this man with dark red hair has a feeling very similar to Oda Sakunosuke, just like a sleeping lion.What's more interesting is that this person worked odd jobs in various places after graduating from high school. He currently works at a gas station during the day and at a car wash at night, so he always smells of gasoline and motor oil on his body.

Kusanagi Izumo, who rushed over with him, was dressed in the clothes of a bartender. Although he was a bartender, he hooked up with Zhou Fangzun without hesitation. Laughing and playing.

In addition, after getting up from the hospital bed, the ten bunches of Tatara who looked gentle and temperamental, these three people felt very good to the people of the detective agency, and they became friends with the people of the detective agency in a short while.

Nakahara Chuya originally wanted to propose that Tosuta Tara, who could not find a job, come to the detective agency as a clerk, but Tosuta Tara declined.

From the words of Zhou Fangzun and Kusanagi Izumo earlier, they also roughly understood the situation of Tokusha Tara, and the reason why he was tragically reduced to graze on the river bank today.

His gambler adoptive father went to the place where he worked and made a big fuss, and even robbed him of all the small part-time wages.

Ten beams of Tatara have heard of the Armed Detective Agency, and know that this is a place that often accepts jobs from the police and government forces.Although it is quite intimidating, but in the final analysis, this place is also a place to accept external commissions, so we can't cause trouble for them.

Shishu Duoliang knows what kind of rascal his adoptive father is, and the actions of the other party are not enough to convict and sentencing. If the other party is really entangled with the detective agency, it must be a very big trouble for the detective agency.

So the young man who didn't want to cause trouble for others smiled and rejected the detective agency's kindness, "I'll try another place, if it doesn't work..."

"If you really can't do it, come to me." Kusanagi Izumo pushed the glasses on his face, and he said with a very charming Kyoto accent, "I can find a way to deal with your annoying adoptive father."

"Isn't it really going to bother you too much?" Tokuta Tara was a little embarrassed, because he didn't go to his two friends all the time because he didn't want to trouble them.

"It's okay, we are friends." Kusanagi Izumo said with certainty.

Zhong Yuanzhong couldn't help but interjected, "Actually, you can entrust our detective agency to help you find out about your adoptive father."

"Does such a professional detective agency also accept?" Kusanagi Izumo was a little surprised.

"Generally speaking, I wouldn't do it, but if it's an entrustment from someone I know, it's a different matter. Besides, we are a detective agency, and we are people who walk in a gray area." Zhong Yuanzhong He has also stayed in the detective agency for so many years, and he is not a person who does not know how to adapt, so he said.

"Oh, little dwarf, you actually know how to be flexible?" Osamu Dazai couldn't help but said meanly.

"Shut up, you mackerel!" Zhong Yuanzhong couldn't help but picked up the orange in his hand and threw it at him.

"Anyway, I have to thank everyone for saving this idiot." Zhou Fangzun, who had been talking with Oda Sakunosuke for some time, said calmly, "Thank you for your suggestions. When something like that happens, I will definitely come to you and entrust you with it.”

He said, walked over and touched the boy's head, "Come on, you can move to live with me when you go back, anyway, it doesn't matter if I rent another person, at least I can't let you live with that bastard again." Together."

"Thank you, my lord." Tokuta Tara said with a smile.

After sending everyone away, Zhong Yuan sighed helplessly: "Even in Tokyo, there are many troublesome things."

"It was originally." Edogawa Ranpo, who had been sitting firmly at his desk, said, "I remember a saying? "Happy families are all alike, but unhappy families are unhappy in their own way." ". "

"Hey, this sounds so reasonable, where did Mr. Ranpo see it?" Osamu Dazai suddenly leaned over curiously.

"That was written by a Russian writer called Leo Tolstoy." Edogawa waved the book in his hand at Luanpo, "If you are interested, go read it yourself."

"Russians..." Osamu Dazai fell down immediately, he didn't really want to hear about Russians now.

"Dazai, what's wrong?" Oda Sakunosuke asked a little strangely.

"No, I just found out after a lot of hard work that there is another behind-the-scenes pusher behind the Dragon Head War." Osamu Dazai said vaguely with his face on the table.

"What? Pushing hands!?" Zhong Yuan looked at him in shock.

"Little dwarf, if you think about it, you will know it? 5000 billion! It is still anonymous, and whoever finds it will belong to the inheritance. This kind of thing, no matter how you look at it, is deliberately arranged? More importantly, the early stage Someone really picked up the money, even if the final part of the big head is just fabricated, in fact, the final result is to cause huge chaos in the whole of Yokohama for nearly three months." Osamu Dazai said helplessly, "So Lah, what do you think I've been doing for half a year?"

"Fishing!" Ryunosuke Akutagawa said with certainty when he heard the last half of his words after he just came back.

"Akutagawa-kun!" Osamu Dazai straightened up and wanted to say something, but then he remembered the other party's article, and he swallowed all the words he wanted to say.

"Akutagawa is right." Nakahara laughed and nodded, "By the way, have you guys gone to the library? Are you back so late?"

"Yes..." Akutagawa Ryunosuke nodded, "Mr. Yukichi, I saw a cooking book in the library that I hadn't seen before. When I came back, I went to the bookstore to buy a copy."

As he spoke, Ryunosuke Akutagawa handed the book "Turkish Cuisine" in his hand to the big black cat.

This is really the first time for Yuji Maomao to see a Turkish cookery book, and she couldn't help but pick up the book curiously and flip through it, planning to try it later when making dinner.

"Hey, turn the topic back for me, don't you just care about what to have for dinner so casually, okay! Is the life and death of Yokohama more important than a meal in your eyes?" Osamu Dazai waved his hands helplessly. He patted the table, "You know it took me a lot of effort to inquire about those news, do you still want to listen?"

"Ah, I'm sorry." Oda Sakunosuke apologized first, and looked away from the big cat who was reading a book, "Dazai, continue talking."

After being interrupted once like this, Osamu Dazai was a little helpless, "Anyway, it took me a lot of effort to investigate, and most of the 5000 billion in the Dragon Head War should be fictional, after all, this incident is fundamentally No one got that much money, not even PortMafia, which eventually ruled Yokohama's underground world."

"Isn't there really? Tsk!" Zhong Yuanzhong couldn't help frowning. If he really had such a large sum of money, he could still understand the madness of those people, but even the money was fabricated. Completely dead?

"No way, after all, what that pusher is best at is deceiving others, magnifying their inner desires, and finally making people crazy." Osamu Dazai spread his hands and said helplessly, "That guy's name is Fyodor, and he is Asian A well-known intelligence dealer in the region."

"Information dealer...so that's how it is." The detective showed a clear expression when he heard it. He coughed at random, pretending to be a very reliable adult and said: "Dazai, you have worked hard these days."

"Mr. Ranpo, you don't look like the president at all." Osamu Dazai decisively pointed out the mistakes of Edogawa Ranpo's imitation, "And I'm not you."

"Hmph!" Osamu Dazai's words made Edogawa Ranpo hum loudly in dissatisfaction. Fortunately, it's already past the off-duty time, and the clerks have already left, otherwise the ladies and sisters might laugh together .

"Cough..." Fukuzawa Yukichi, who came out of the president's room, had been listening for a while. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help coughing. Pretending that he just came out, he calmly said to Osamu Dazai: "Dazai, give me a copy of your investigation report later."

"Okay—" Osamu Dazai said with a drawn out tone.

"President, this guy must have written it a long time ago!" Edogawa Ranpo decisively reported his colleague who was trying to delay time to catch fish.

"Hey, I don't." Osamu Dazai also argued decisively, "Mr. Ranpo, I am very grateful for your praise of my hard work, but I am not very good at writing reports."

Teach me how to write essays!

"I suggest you read the reference book!" Edogawa Ranpo refused.

The most I can borrow is your book!

"Okay, I'll write slowly by myself." Osamu Dazai slumped his shoulders in frustration.

The inexplicable words of the two made the people around them confused, but finally they heard that Osamu Dazai said that he was willing to write the report by himself, and they felt relieved for a while.

Seeing Ryunosuke Akutagawa, who was circling around the Yukichi big cat at your detective agency since he came back, Osamu Dazai still couldn't figure out why this person could write such cold and beautiful words and sentences?This doesn't fit his appearance at all!

"Is there any problem with your lower body?" Akutagawa Ryunosuke, who was followed by Osamu Dazai's gaze, finally couldn't help asking.

"No, no, not at all." Dazai Osamu shook his head quickly, "I'm just curious, Akutagawa-kun, how did you write such words."

"Did Mr. Dazai also read my next book?" Ryunosuke Akutagawa's self-evaluation was unexpectedly low. He frowned and said, "Although whether it is Mr. Oda, Mr. Yukichi, or the editor of Iwanami Bookstore, they I have good comments on my article, but I feel that this article is not mature enough."

Osamu Dazai almost blurted out the words "Isn't this immature?" He decisively stretched out his hand and slapped his own mouth, restraining his urge to speak.

"Dazai, what are you doing?" Nakahara Chuya glanced at him casually, then turned to look at Akutagawa Ryunosuke, "Akutagawa, you've written articles too? Ah yes, I haven't read the two volumes of New Thoughts this year. Well, Oda, let me take a look."

What he said to Osamu Dazai just now was purely habitual, and he didn't need the other party's answer, so he just walked towards Oda Sakunosuke, trying to find the two monthly magazines of new thoughts from the other party's desk.

"I won't give it!" Osamu Dazai lifted the two magazines up high childishly, he didn't want to see the little dwarf's complacent expression here.

"Hey, you bastard, what are you doing!" Zhongyuan Zhong couldn't help standing up and chasing after him, wanting to get the two magazines.

Osamu Dazai rushed out of the office with a swipe of the floor, "A little bit, just don't give it!"

"You wait for me!" Zhong Yuan Zhong also immediately chased after him.

As a result, after the two came back from running around the building several times like playing cat and mouse, Yukichi Maomao was already ready for dinner.

Although Big Cat really wanted to cook a Turkish dinner, but considering that the dinner dishes had already been bought in advance, it was really impossible to make a temporary replacement, so he finally decided to save the Turkish dinner until tomorrow.

Nakahara Nakaya finally caught Osamu Dazai, beat him up and snatched the two magazines from him. The first thing that caught his eye was the various shameful stories on the January issue. He smiled awkwardly at the recommendation words. As a rare cultural person who is not so middle-aged in literature, he has always felt very uncomfortable with such exaggerated praise words from the Japanese.

Just when he was about to flip through the pages of the book, Yuji Maomao came over and took away the two magazines. Although the big cat is also very proud of the children in the family, he should eat when he eats, and he should praise him. Let's talk when we're done eating.

"Sorry, I'm going to wash my hands now." Nakahara Nakaya said, dragging Osamu Dazai who had been beaten up by him to the bathroom together.

After dinner, everyone dispersed. Nakaya stayed in his dormitory and carefully read the two issues of the magazine. The January issue of "Rashomon" was really exciting. Although it was only a short story, it was He described a person's depravity vividly, and when he recovered from the January issue and saw the cover of the February issue, his whole body was on fire.

This, this, this is too shameful!

Why do I have to put the name of my poem so big, and why do I write so many inexplicable words of praise at the bottom!

Zhongyuan Zhong also stumbled through the February issue, and the blush on his face never faded. He also understood why Yuji Maomao was so enthusiastic about him when he was eating.

This, this, this is too shameful...

While thinking this way, Zhong Yuan put on a suspicious smile on the corner of his mouth, and fell asleep with a strange smile all the way.

Chuya Nakahara's good mood lasted until the next morning. Even in school, the students around him could tell that Chuya Nakahara was in a super good mood right now.

For Chuya, the affirmation of his poetry by professional literati is far more gratifying than his own songs being on the Oricon chart. His happiness has lasted for a long time, and even that guy Dazai couldn’t let him When he got angry, it would be better to say that after Dazai Osamu made fun of Chuya Nakahara, he would just beat him up with a smile on his face, and he would never run to beat his colleagues with an angry face.

Finally, amidst the blooming cherry blossoms in March, the graduation ceremony finally ushered in.

Even Osamu Dazai, who rarely appeared in school in the past, attended the graduation ceremony honestly this time.

On this day, Fukuzawa Yukichi gave everyone a day off, and when Dazai, Chuya, and Kunikida came out of school, Oda Sakunosuke drove everyone to Yamashita Park in Yokohama to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

Yuji Maomao came to the park early in the morning with a floor mat, and found a rare and quiet corner. In order to celebrate Dazai and his graduation, and to relax and enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms, Yuji the big cat spent the whole day yesterday. The day's time carefully prepares today's Hanami Bento.

A variety of delicious food is carefully stacked in several oversized nine-heavy boxes, but more importantly, it is an oversized storage box brought out by the big cat today as if it were a thief. Three ceramic jars of different sizes and three glass jars.

The openings of the two ceramic jars brought out of the large storage box were carefully blocked by the big cat with gauze, cork and other things. Looking at the bottles and jars of different sizes, The big cat was really hesitant.

Yes, these bottles and jars are filled with wine, which was secretly brewed by Maomao himself. However, it is against the law to secretly brew bootleg alcohol, so it must not be known by anyone.

Don't look at Fukuzawa Yukichi's calm and solemn appearance. In fact, he actually likes to drink. When he lived alone with Yukichi Maomao, he would have a drink when he had nothing to do. But since raising Edo Since Chuan Ranpo, Fukuzawa Yukichi seldom drinks at home because he seems to be afraid that children will want to drink alcohol when they see it.

After opening the detective agency, Fukuzawa Yukichi drank less often. Now, he almost no longer drinks alcohol, and usually only drinks tea.

But Yukichi Maomao knows that Fukuzawa Yukichi still likes sake.

Last year, it caught Oda Sakunosuke and Dazai Osamu who went to the bar to drink. Forget about Oda Sakunosuke, after all, he has reached the age where he can go drinking, but Dazai Osamu is still a minor!

But when I think about it, they seem to have drank alcohol during the Taisho period. Occasionally, Yosano Akiko and Yosano Akiko are reluctant to part with the sake in the shopping magazine. When I think back to the past, I also held a champagne glass and refused to let it go. The big cat finally decided, how about trying to secretly brew a little?

As soon as this idea popped up, it couldn't be restrained anymore, so after the big cat Yuji tried to brew homemade plum wine, homemade cider, and homemade pear wine, it finally extended its cat's paws to wine.

And after it brewed a portion of the wine, Maomao never held back its claws. At the end of last year, Big Mao finally took advantage of the day when there was no one at home, and started brewing the most complicated sake.

Of course, self-made sake does not require such a complicated process, and the final brewed product seems to be quite good, but because the big cat does not know how to pasteurize, although these two jars of sake have been brewed, they must be in Drink it within a week, otherwise it is prone to deterioration.

How could a virtuous big cat like Yujimao allow such things to go bad?

So Yuji Maomao decisively brought all the homemade wine with him on the day of flower viewing.

"Mr. Yukichi, we are here!" Edogawa Ranpo saw the big cat sitting under the cherry blossom tree at a glance, and happily waved his arms at the cat, "I kept you waiting!"

Saying so, he rushed towards the big cat, and fell into the furry paradise in an instant.

The big cat caught him resolutely, and while letting him rub against his body, calmly waved to everyone.

"Mr. Yuji didn't attend our graduation ceremony, it's a bit suspicious." Thinking of the time when Earl D didn't help to cover up, even if you wrapped yourself up as a person who was out of season, you still had to attend their entrance ceremony, This time Yuji Maomao did not come to their graduation ceremony, which made Osamu Dazai curious.

The big cat, who didn't know how to hide it at all, suddenly froze, and the fur all over its body exploded.

"Sure enough, something is hidden from us." Osamu Dazai showed a malicious expression, "Come on, let me come to Kangkang—"

"Dazai, don't play pranks on Mr. Yukichi." Although Oda Sakunosuke knew that Dazai would not do bad things, but pranks on cats and so on, should we forget it?

"Oh, don't be so rigid, I came out to enjoy the flowers today." Dazai Osamu handed the graduation certificate in his hand to the big cat with a smile. Although he just said that, he obviously didn't intend to put it into action immediately .

"Mr. Yukichi, what is this?" Akutagawa Ryunosuke's graduation ceremony is still a few days away. After all, the holiday time of high school and junior high school is different. While the other people are sitting down, Akutagawa Ryunosuke He ran to Yuji Maomao's side, "Do you need my help to open it?"

The fur on Yujimao's body exploded even more instantly.

"Is it something inconvenient to open?" Ryunosuke Akutagawa stopped his hand decisively and asked.

Yuji Maomao was still hesitating what to say, but the famous detective who was rubbing against the cat had already said with certainty: "Mr. Yuji's self-brewed bar?"

The fur on the big cat's body seemed to be inflated with all its strength, like blowing up a balloon.

"Huh?" Everyone, including Dazai Osamu and Fukuzawa Yukichi, was taken aback.

"After all, I was still living in the president's house at that time. You can tell at a glance what's more and what's missing in the house." Edogawa Ranpo said with a grin, "I was thinking about when it would be ready, It all seems to be fine."

Yuji Maomao immediately raised its paws and covered its face. Has it been exposed long ago?

"Yukichi, you can't do this again in the future." Fukuzawa Yukichi, who knew that brewing alcohol privately is illegal, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the big cat's head and said.

Yukichi Maomao, who thought he would be reprimanded, suddenly became happy again, Big Cat nodded vigorously, and then signaled Akutagawa Ryunosuke to open the box.

After Akutagawa Ryunosuke opened the storage box, Rashomon moved quickly, and took out all the bottles and cans inside.

"Hey, it looks pretty good." Osamu Dazai held up a translucent glass bottle and shook it towards the sun, "The color of plum wine is very nice."

Everyone became more curious immediately, and the remaining two glass bottles were quickly picked up and looked at the sun.

Only Yukichi Maomao carefully picked up the largest jar and put it in front of Fukuzawa Yukichi, beckoning him to open it with his own hands.

Fukuzawa Yukichi lifted the seal on the jar with a smile on his face, and a fresh scent of wine wafted out of the jar.

"It's a great aroma!" Several people were shocked, and Zhong Yuanzhong also quickly lifted the cloth on the other two jars. Suddenly, the aroma of wine overflowed in this corner.

"Today is really great." Yosano Akiko swallowed, looking at the big cat as if looking at an angel, but it's a pity that the cat is not allowed to make wine by itself after being ordered, so she must drink today Have a blast!

"Cheers!" Sitting under the cherry tree, a group of people raised their glasses and bumped into each other.