Dazai's girlfriend Natsume

The next morning, after accompanying Edogawa Ranpo to a well-received breakfast restaurant for breakfast, Natsume Chiaya and Edogawa Ranpo met Conan and Haibara Ai at Dr. Agasa's house.

Like Conan, Haibara Ai is only six or seven years old in appearance.She glanced at Natsume Chiaya, a little hesitant.The black organization has a lot to do with it. As a former member of the black organization, she has a deeper understanding of the danger of the black organization than everyone present.

Edogawa Ranpo said unhappily: "She is Ranpo-sama's assistant."

"It's okay," Natsume Chiya said thoughtfully, "Mr. Ranpo, I don't need to listen. Just in time, I'm going to buy souvenirs for everyone in the detective agency. If there is any situation, Mr. Ranpo can call me anytime."

Conan looked at Chiya Natsume gratefully: "Thank you Miss Natsume."

Hui Yuanai also said: "Thank you."

Natsume Chiaya talked about this, Edogawa pouted indiscriminately, and did not dismiss her.

Dr. Ali also consciously walked out of the study with Natsume Chiling and closed the door behind them.

Natsume Chiling nodded slightly to Dr. Ali, and started shopping according to the list of delicacies compiled last night.

Fortunately, for this business trip, half of the price was reimbursed by the Armed Detective Agency, otherwise, she might not be able to buy so many things.

With Dr. Yosano: "In the words of the president, both beef pot and wine are fine.Kunikida, bonito sashimi.Kenji-kun is not picky eater, he will eat anything...'

Thanks to Yosano Akiko, Natsume Chiaya can ask other people what they like to eat.only--

Dr. Yosano: "That guy Dazai doesn't seem to have any hobbies other than crab meat and wine. '

But I promised Mr. Dazai the crab meat dish, and what I gave to Dr. Yosano was also wine, so it is not good to give gifts repeatedly.

Although Osamu Dazai said that he is looking forward to the crab meat dishes later.Natsume Chiaya still planned to buy him some delicious food.Everyone else has it, and Dazai Osamu cannot be left alone.

With a headache, Natsume Chiaya checked the names of other people in the memo, and began to think about what to bring to Osamu Dazai.

"Miss Natsume?"

Natsume Qianling heard someone calling her, she looked over and found that it was the Mao Lilan she met yesterday.There was also a girl standing beside Mao Lilan, who was about the same age as Mao Lilan, and the two of them were holding hands, obviously they had a good relationship.

"Miss Mori." Natsume Chiaya smiled and nodded in response.

Mao Lilan introduced: "This is Suzuki Sonoko, my friend. Sonoko, this is Miss Natsume Chiya, the assistant of Mr. Edogawa in the Yokohama Armed Detective Agency."

Suzuki Sonoko suddenly opened his eyes wide: "I heard that Mr. Edogawa solved the serial murder case as soon as he came. Is it true?"

"Yeah. It happened yesterday afternoon." Natsume Chiaya said.

"That's amazing! As expected of Mr. Edogawa." Suzuki Sonoko said, making a face at Mo Lilan: "Let your Shinichi learn a lot."

Natsume Chiling saw Mao Lilan's ear tips were glowing red, and glared at Suzuki Sonoko angrily: "Speak well!"

Your... Xinyi?

Natsume Chiya suddenly remembered that Conan said that his name was Kudo Shinichi.She realized that this was the case. No wonder Mr. Ranpo showed such an expression when Mao Lilan came to pick up Conan yesterday.

In order to prevent Suzuki Sonoko from teasing her, Mao Lilan changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, why is Ms. Natsume here? Where is Mr. Edogawa?"

"Mr. Ranpo still has something to do. I happened to buy souvenirs for everyone in the Armed Detective Agency." Natsume Chiaya showed the bag in her hand to Mori Ran and Suzuki Sonoko.

"That's how it is." Mao Lilan understood.

Suzuki Sonoko invited: "Xiaolan and I also want to go shopping. If Miss Natsume doesn't mind, how about we go together? Xiaolan and I can still recommend to Miss Natsume."

Natsume Chiaya thought of Dazai Osamu's present, which had not yet been found, and did not refuse Suzuki Sonoko's kindness: "Then, it will be troublesome."

"No trouble." Sonoko Suzuki said with a smile, "I'm also selfish. I'm very curious about the Armed Detective Agency. I heard from my father that the members of the Armed Detective Agency have their own specialties, even those from the government and the military. Members of the Armed Detective Agency are respected. Is that true?"

"Hmm... There may be some exaggeration, but the seniors in the agency are indeed outstanding."

"Nanna, I heard that President Fukuzawa's swordsmanship is very good, is it true?"

"Sorry, I haven't seen the president make a move yet."

"..."

Suzuki Sonoko kept asking about the Armed Detective Agency, including various anecdotes.Natsume Chiaya picks and chooses what she can tell her. As for the related aspects of supernatural powers, Natsume Chiaya learned from Edogawa Ranpo before coming here. If it is not necessary, don’t reveal too much to ordinary people. I didn't say anything.

Mao Lilan thoughtfully bought two bottles of drinks, handed them to Natsume Qianling and Suzuki Sonoko, and said, "Sonoko, you are asking too many questions! Let Miss Natsume rest."

Natsume Chiya took the drink and thanked her.

Suzuki Sonoko suddenly smiled embarrassedly: "Ah, it seems a bit? I'm sorry, Miss Natsume."

"It's okay, chatting with Ms. Suzuki is actually very pleasant."

"Miss Natsume can just call me Sonoko." Suzuki Sonoko said, "Miss Natsume should be older than me and Xiao Ran? Then can I call you Miss Qianling?"

Natsume Chiaya has never had much resistance to such extroverted people.This is true of Osamu Dazai's self-acquaintance, that of Saiki Kurumi's enthusiasm, and that of Suzuki Sonoko now.

She nodded: "Of course."

The three of them strolled around for a while, Natsume Chiaya still didn't think about what souvenirs to buy for Dazai Osamu, but Suzuki Sonoko and Mori Ran bought a lot of things.In terms of physical strength, Suzuki Sonoko was of course no match for Natsume Chiaya and Morilan. She felt a little tired, and it was almost noon, and she was a little hungry, so she suggested, "Why don't we go eat?"

"Yes." Natsume Chiaya said, "But I'm not very familiar with Mihua Town, do you have any recommendations?"

"Actually, Xiaolan and I both eat about the same in the neighborhood—ah, a new curry shop opened recently. Would you like to try Xiaolan and Qianling?"

Mao Lilan: "I'm fine."

Natsume Chiaya's taste tends to be light, but she will not refuse to try other flavors occasionally: "Me too."

"Then let's go!" Suzuki Sonoko said energetically.

"..."

Sonoko Suzuki said that the location of this curry shop is very good. It is in the middle of the intersection, and the layout is bright and spacious.It's time for dinner, and there are a lot of people in the curry shop. At a glance, the seats are full.

Suzuki Sonoko glanced around and said with satisfaction: "Well, it looks pretty good."

Mao Lilan explained to Natsume Chiaya in a low voice: "This is the property of the Suzuki consortium."

Suzuki consortium?Natsume Chiaya suddenly thought of Suzuki Sonoko's surname.However, to be honest, it is probably because Suzuki Sonoko is too down-to-earth. If you don't say it specifically, it is difficult to see that she is actually a daughter of a famous family.

The three ordered the signature curry.Soon, three meals were served.The waiter also sent them a packaged curry.

"This is?"

The waiter explained with a smile: "As today's No.90 seat nine guests, this is a gift for the three of you."

Suzuki Sonoko curled her lips and said, "It must have noticed me coming. Really, they are always so sharp-eyed."

Mao Lilan said helplessly: "After all, it is your family's property, and the management personnel can't even know you. Well, I can take it back and make it for Dad and Conan to try."

Natsume Chiya subconsciously thought, then she can bring it to her brother...

She thought for a moment and didn't continue to think about it.

Natsume Chiaya put the curry in her shoulder bag, took a mouthful of curry in a concealed manner, and the spiciness rushed to the tip of her tongue unexpectedly.Aunt Tazi has also made curry, but the curry in this curry shop is much spicier than what she has tasted.Natsume Qianling inhaled lightly, and Mao Lilan immediately pushed her a glass of water.

"Thank you." Natsume Chiaya said.

"So spicy?" Seeing Natsume Chiaya like this, Suzuki Sonoko suddenly looked like he wanted to try it or not.

"The taste is actually good. The main reason is that I was not mentally prepared." Natsume Qianling calmed down and commented pertinently: "It has a very distinctive flavor. But if you are afraid of spicy food, you may not be comfortable eating it."

"Really?" Suzuki Sonoko eagerly took a sip.She was still calling it spicy at the first bite, but then she ate it faster and faster, making Natsume Chiya laugh.Finally, Sonoko Suzuki commented: "It seems that they are not tossing about any innovations."

Mao Lilan also agreed: "It's not bad."

Suzuki Sonoko put down his chopsticks: "I'm full, what are we going to do in the afternoon? By the way, does Miss Qianling have any arrangements for the afternoon?"

"I..." Natsume Qianling was about to answer when the phone ringing interrupted her.

"Excuse me, I'll take a call."

"Mr. Ranpo, is it over with you?"

Hearing Natsume Chiaya's address, Sonoko Suzuki immediately pricked up her ears excitedly. It was Mao Lilan who pulled her, otherwise she would have leaned over to listen.

"……what?"

Natsume Chiya frowned: "Is the main messenger dead?"

"It's not a big deal." Edogawa Ranpo complained, "But those idiots insisted that Master Ranpo go to the scene to see what's going on. Come pick me up."

"Okay, I'll go right now."

"By the way, have you bought all your snacks and desserts?"

"of course."

"That's good." Edogawa Ranpo said with satisfaction: "Come here quickly. After it's done, we can go back to Yokohama today."

Natsume Qianling looked at Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko, before speaking, Suzuki Sonoko asked excitedly: "Miss Qianling, is there anything new? Can I go and see? I really want to find Edo Chuan wants an autograph."

Mao Lilan pulled Suzuki Sonoko: "Okay, Sonoko, don't make it difficult for Qianling sister. Qianling sister, just go and do your work, don't worry about Sonoko."

"This time things are more complicated. It's not suitable for you to watch."

Moreover, Natsume Chiaya didn't want to involve Mao Liran and Suzuki Sonoko in the other world, so she said: "There will be opportunities in the future. If Sonoko really wants to sign, let me ask Mr. Ranpo for you?"

"Really?" Suzuki Sonoko clasped his hands together: "Then I'll leave it to Miss Qianling! Xiaolan, do you want to give your Shinichi an autograph too? He usually doesn't mention Mr. Edogawa less."

When mentioning Kudo Shinichi, Mao Lilan hesitated, and asked Natsume Chiaya: "Is it convenient, sister Chiaya?"

"I can ask, but I can't agree on behalf of Mr. Ranpo." Natsume Chiaya never likes to talk to death, especially when it comes to things like doing favors on behalf of others.

Both Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko expressed their understanding: "It's okay, thank you Qian Ling sister in advance."

"Miss Qianling, hurry up and get busy."

"Okay, Xiaolan, Yuanzi, goodbye."

Natsume Qianling rushed to Dr. Ali's house to pick up Edogawa Ranpo.

It can only be said that Conan's mental state is far better than Natsume Chiaya imagined, and she offered to follow him to see.Hui Yuanai was not interested in this.

Edogawa Ranpo did not reject Conan.According to his words: "I must let this guy know that Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Ranpo is the world's number one detective!"

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Conan's forehead.In a sense, he felt that Edogawa Ranpo was more like a child than he was.If Edogawa Ranpo had become smaller, he might not be able to see it at all.It's just acting in its true colors!

The scene has long been cordoned off by the police.Because it involves the inner world, in addition to the Mihua Town police, there are also personnel from the Supernatural Secret Service Division guarding it.

Seeing Edogawa Ranpo and Natsume Chiaya, the head of the Supernatural Secret Service came forward: "Mr. Ranpo, Miss Natsume."

"Oh, it's you, Sakaguchi." Edogawa looked at Luanbu, and he was still an acquaintance.

——Ango Sakaguchi, a well-known social animal in the Supernatural Secret Service Division.

Ango Sakaguchi wears a pair of round-frame glasses, and the dark circles under his eyes are very deep at first glance.He raised his eyes and looked at Natsume Chiaya without any trace.

At any rate, he is a new member of the Armed Detective Agency, so the Supernatural Secret Service Division naturally knows something about it.Don't blame them for being paranoid, it's because the surname "Natsume" is too special.In addition, when they searched for Natsume Chiaya's information, they were surprised to find that she seemed to have appeared out of thin air, without any trace before that.It's hard not to make people guess about the relationship between this "Miss Natsume" and Mr. Natsume Soseki.

Edogawa Ranpo pierced Sakaguchi Ango's scrutiny: "It's useless to look again, this is a member of our armed detective agency."

Ango Sakaguchi didn't look embarrassed, and remained calm: "I'm sorry. Mr. Ranpo, Miss Natsume, and this Conan-kun, I am Ango Sakaguchi, please follow me."

Before coming here, Ango Sakaguchi had done his homework, so he naturally knew Conan's name.Although it is not clear how Edogawa Ranpo and Natsume Chiaya brought this child with them, this is not something he needs to consider.

"I have checked the memory of objects in this room with supernatural powers," said Ango Sakaguchi, "I haven't found anything abnormal for the time being."

Ango Sakaguchi's ability "Fallenism" can read the memory left on the item.

Conan's mouth twitched.Even though he is gradually trying to accept the concept of the other world, but hearing Ango Sakaguchi say "supernatural power" in such a fair and honest way, he still has a subtle feeling.

"That's because even if the truth is right in front of you, you won't be able to see it." Edogawa Ranpo said bluntly.

Occasionally, the Supernatural Secret Service Division cooperates with the Armed Detective Agency. Ango Sakaguchi knew Edogawa Ranpo's character, and he was not angry. He said calmly, "Yes, so we can only ask Mr. Ranpo to come and take a look."

"The name of the deceased is Tomoo Otong, who is also the main messenger identified by Mr. Ranpo."

"According to Mr. Ranpo's reasoning, the people from the Supernatural Secret Service Division stayed here last night. No one was seen coming in and out during the period, and the supernatural power detection device did not respond. It is initially confirmed that there should be no other supernatural beings involved."

"Until today, we have never seen Tomoo Otori show up. We violently broke into Tomoo Otto's house and found that he was dead. The cause of death was the same as that of the previous five female victims, all of which were organ failure."

"We also interrogated the serial murderer who was caught by the police yesterday, and asked him if he had seen Tomoo Otori. However, his memory seemed to be biased. He didn't remember that he was instigated by others, and he thought it was his own behavior. However, the results of his brain and physical examination showed no abnormalities, and it is temporarily impossible to determine whether the amnesia is caused by supernatural powers."

Sakaguchi Ango told Edogawa Ranpo all the information in an orderly manner.

Conan gasped.Is this the modus operandi of the other world?But it was much more "magical" than the cases he had come into contact with before.It seems that he has something to learn in the future.Of course, the premise is that he must first recover from the appearance of this seven-year-old child.

Tomoo Otong's body was still lying on the bed, maintaining its original appearance.There was no pain on his face, and he was as peaceful as if he had fallen asleep.Conan was not afraid at all, lying on the edge of the bed, looking at the corpse carefully.Seeing that he was brought by Edogawa Ranpo, not to mention people from the Supernatural Secret Service Section, not even the police stopped him.

It's been a long time since I felt this kind of freedom to solve a case. If it weren't for many factors, Conan would have packed up his things and followed Edogawa Ranpo to the Armed Detective Agency.

Edogawa wandered around Tomoo Otori's body in a circle, and suddenly asked Ango Sakaguchi: "Did you see a pen in the memory of something? It should be a brush."

Ango Sakaguchi recalled it for a while, and replied affirmatively: "Yes, it appeared once."

Edogawa Ranpo: "Is there that writing brush in this room?"

Ango Sakaguchi immediately said, "I'll let them find it."

"Brush?" Conan thought of something, and looked at Tomoo Ototsu's hand.He put his hand on the side to make gestures, and suddenly realized: "This hand shape is the posture of holding a brush for a long time. Also, here is the vellus hair left over from the brush."

Ango Sakaguchi glanced at Conan in surprise.Even if Edogawa Ranpo gave the answer, but being able to keep up with Edogawa Ranpo's thinking so quickly, it's no wonder that Edogawa Ranpo would bring him here.

Edogawa Ranpo pointed out a few more clues, and Ango Sakaguchi issued corresponding instructions to the people in the Supernatural Secret Service Section one after another.

Conan looked at Edogawa Ranpo with eager eyes: "Mr. Ranpo..."

"No!" Edogawa Ranpo knows what Conan wants to ask without guessing: "Master Ranpo, don't explain!" Explaining something, for a famous detective, is simply equivalent to asking him why one plus one equals two.

Conan was immediately dejected.In some places, he was able to deduce it backwards when Edogawa Ranpo gave the result, or reasoned it back and forth with Edogawa Ranpo, but he really didn't see some places.Conan felt that curiosity was like an ant gnawing at his heart, and it was unbearable.

Natsume Chiaya knew that she didn't have the talent for reasoning, so she didn't participate in it, she just quietly looked around the scene.She had an inexplicable feeling of disobedience. After thinking about it for a long time, she suddenly thought: "Mr. Luanbu, this place is too clean."

"Ok?"

Edogawa Ranpo, Conan and Sakaguchi Ango all looked over.

"There is no magic spirit." Natsume Qianling explained: "There are almost everywhere magic spirits, but there are differences in size. But here, there is no magic spirit. Mr. Ranpo reasoned before that the mastermind behind this time is using the magic spirit, Isn't it?"

After Natsume Chiaya said this, Ango Sakaguchi immediately called and said: "Contact the principals of the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse College and the Kyoto Prefectural Curse College, and ask in detail whether there are any conjurers or curse masters involved in this matter."

Ango Sakaguchi is used to Yokohama where there are no mantras, but he really forgot that in other areas, mantras are almost everywhere.

"Yes, Mr. Sakaguchi."

"You did a good job, Qian Ling." Edogawa Ranpo was not stingy with his praise: "It seems that you still learned something after following me."

Natsume Chiaya pursed her lips and smiled: "Yes."

"Okay, there's nothing else to do, Lord Ranpo will go back. This case is really boring, if it wasn't for Qian Ling's entrance test, Lord Ranpo wouldn't have come."

Ango Sakaguchi: "Do you need me to send Mr. Ranpo and Miss Natsume?"

"No, Qian Ling and I took the tram back by ourselves. There were desserts left in the hotel, so I didn't take them."

Edogawa Ranpo took out a pack of chocolate bars from the bag Natsume Chiaya was holding, bit it in his mouth, and said, "Master Ranpo will show kindness to you at the end, the five victims' arms The drawn pattern is used to summon—"

"The goddess of the filth of the underworld."

"Izanami."