Substitutes are not a problem

Chapter58

"Have you not had any interesting commissions or cases recently? The famous detective is so boring."

In the Armed Detective Agency, Edogawa, who had been a bit bored lately, put his feet on the desk in disorder, shaking the chair once and for all.

Tanizaki Junichiro, who had just finished sorting out the work at hand, said: "Mr. Ranpo, if you don't mind... After a while, Naomi will bring one of her friends over. Her friend has encountered some difficult things recently and wants to entrust us Detective agency to help."

Hearing this, Edogawa stopped shaking the stool, and opened his squinted eyes slightly.

Before I had time to say anything——

"Everyone...good afternoon!" Tanizaki Naomi, who had just finished her afternoon school class, opened the door of the office and greeted cheerfully, "Ah, great, Mr. Ranpo is here today!"

Edogawa Ranpo rested his elbows on the table, rested his chin on his palm, and said with great interest, "Naomi, did you bring that interesting client?"

"As expected of Mr. Ranpo!" Tanizaki Naomi praised the famous detective of the town of Buteisha, and at the same time pulled the person standing outside the door, "Mr. Yuan Rina-senpai, this is Edogawa Ranpo gentlemen."

"excuse me……"

Yuan Rina walked into the room and greeted the people in the office.

At present, most of the members have gone out to complete their assigned entrusted tasks. At this moment, except for Edogawa Ranpo and Tanizaki Junichiro, only a few clerks are still working.

The office staff are also young girls. After hearing Naomi Tanizaki's introduction, they immediately recognized that the girl who covered most of her face with a hat and large-frame decorative glasses was the newly popular idol Gen Araki. Rina...they were encouraged by Naomi Tanizaki to vote for this rookie idol!

"Don't worry, don't worry, our detective agency has always kept clients' private information confidential." Tanizaki Naomi explained to Yuan Rina, letting her relax.

Yuan Rina nodded: "Thank you."

At this time, Edogawa ran over, and his cat-like green eyes looked at Yuan Rina with great interest.

On the other hand, Yuan Rina has a sense of... being watched by a cat.

Although she could tell from the development of the bone structure that the cat in front of her, sorry, the detective in front of her should be an adult, but it just made her feel like... wanting to raise it.

Who doesn't like this type of cat.

"Miss, a cat is a very jealous creature that enjoys exclusive favors. So if you take care of other cats outside, it will irritate your own cat."

As if he could see through the psychological dynamics of the person in front of him at the moment, Edogawa Ranpo suddenly mentioned the issue of keeping cats rather abruptly.

Of course, all the knowledge about cats has been learned because of the president over the years.Although the president has worked hard, he is still a well-known cat in Yokohama.

Yuan Li Nai also cut into the discussion of raising cats with him quite naturally:

"Sure enough, Mr. Detective. There are indeed stray cats near the place where I live. They are a pair of black cats that look like father and son. I fed them for a while, and later, stray cats from other places heard It is said that there is something to eat here.

But if I feed other cats, that little black cat will definitely scratch the paws of other cats, especially hate orange cats... because orange cats are very good at eating?But no matter how you feed that orange cat, it is a thin and small one. It is obvious that nine out of ten orange cats are fat. "

The Tanizaki brothers and sisters and the clerks on the side watched in bewilderment that these two entered into a fellowship about cats...so why did the topic turn to this?Don't these two feel wrong?

Tanizaki Naomi said in a timely manner: "That... Yuan Rina-senpai, your commission..."

The business was finally brought up, but Edogawa Ranpo spoke first: "Well... the detective is a little busy recently, if you want to entrust me, miss, I can recommend a colleague of mine to you. You can rest assured about this colleague, that man is a man who combines the trust of the detective agency and the admiration of the people."

Tanizaki Junichiro originally wanted to say Mr. Ranpo, didn’t you just say that you have been bored recently, but when you heard the string of descriptions from Edogawa Ranpo...

In the detective agency, there is indeed someone who talks about this kind of self-evaluation from time to time, although whether it is really so reliable is another matter.

But, that one, some time ago, didn't you touch Ms. Araki Genrina!At that time, he was also found as an accomplice!

Edogawa raised his head randomly, looked at the clock hanging on the office wall, and murmured: "It's almost time to come back..."

Then, he went to the window and opened the window, and as expected, he saw someone, and immediately shouted at the people downstairs: "Hey! Dazai! Come up quickly, you have a task entrusted!"

Osamu Dazai, who had just returned from the mission with Atsushi Nakajima, raised his head and looked towards the window of the detective agency on the fourth floor above when he heard the voice calling him.

When seeing another figure behind the window.Although nothing was revealed on the face, the hand in the pocket of the windbreaker was slightly clenched without any trace.

In the next second, the upturned face returned the usual smile: "Okay... I'll come up now—"

……

"I didn't expect to meet Minamoto Rina-san again under such circumstances."

In the reception area of ​​the office, on the sofa on one side, Osamu Dazai was sitting quite upright, speaking and behaving like a proper urban elite, and he did not forget to wear a decent smile on his face.

Atsushi Nakajima, who was on the sidelines, complained secretly in his heart that he was overplaying Mr. Dazai, and he had brought a lot of trouble to the task client because he figured out a new method of suicide during the mission an hour ago.

Yuan Rina had the same smile on her face: "I didn't expect Mr. Dazai to be a member of the Armed Detective Agency. And the man that Mr. Ranpo mentioned just now combines the trust of the detective agency and the admiration of people." So it's Mr. Dazai."

Atsushi Nakajima once again wants to suppress the desire to complain in his heart... a combination of the trust of the detective agency and the admiration of the people?

That said, is Mr. Dazai?Mr. Ranpo, although the detective agency's funds are a bit tight, but it's not an exaggeration just to secure clients, right?

As for this high hat, Osamu Dazai naturally accepted it without any psychological barriers: "Mr. Ranpo praised me, but I am also rated as an advanced model employee of the detective agency every year. Therefore, If Miss Yuan Rina has encountered any difficult problems, just entrust it to me."

"Then please Mr. Dazai." While speaking, Yuan Rina took out the death threat letter from his backpack and handed it over, "This is a letter I received in my office two days ago. letter."

Osamu Dazai took the letter, glanced at the contents of the letter, and the pupils of those iris-colored eyes dilated and emptied for a moment.

Of course, it was fleeting, but Atsushi Nakajima, who had a keen intuition beside him, captured the murderous aura of that moment...not only frightening, but also very serious.

At that moment just now, Mr. Dazai was really angry... Realizing this, Nakajima Atsushi couldn't help but glanced at the letter paper out of the corner of his eye curiously. Tiger's excellent eyesight allowed him to clearly capture it at a glance. To the content written on the letter paper.

Immediately surprised, it was a death threat letter from the port mafia!

At this time, Osamu Dazai lowered his eyes slightly, folded the paper and put it away, and suggested: "Miss Yuan Rina, if you don't mind, let's go downstairs and talk about it while drinking coffee, I treat you. "

Obviously, he didn't want anyone in the detective agency to understand or even get involved in this matter.

"Of course, I am very happy." Minamoto Rina has no objection to this. Although she entrusted the Armed Detective Agency, she really hopes that the fewer people involved, the better.

"Atsu-kun, you should come along too. Recently, Kunikida-kun accompanied the president on a business trip, so please continue to be my temporary partner."

Atsushi Nakajima, who was greeted by Osamu Dazai, naturally agreed.Although he understood that the look that Osamu Dazai cast towards him alone was expressing... Atsu-kun must have read the content of the letter just now.

Atsushi Nakajima: "..." Curiosity killed Tiger.

……

The Vortex Cafe on the first floor——

"It's been a while, Mr. Dazai, when can you fill in the half-year credit here?"

As soon as I entered the door, the waitress in the coffee shop greeted me with a smile, and immediately went straight to the point of debt collection.

The image of an elite created is instantly shattered, Dazai-san.

Atsushi Nakajima couldn't help complaining about his senior in his heart again.

And Osamu Dazai, who had just said upstairs that he would treat the guests by himself, resorted to his old tricks, brushed his self-proclaimed handsome face, and looked affectionately at the waitress in front of him: "Today's You are extraordinarily attractive, the scent you exude is as exciting as this mellow coffee..."

However, after many years of credit abuse, the waitress who had long been immune to this person interrupted the spellcasting directly: "The store manager has already removed the odds for Mr. Dazai, and the total is [-] yen. Can I pay in one lump sum today? Do you need to pay in installments? You will be charged interest for the installment payment."

Dazai Osamu: "..."

Just when Atsushi Nakajima couldn't bear it, and thought for the sake of the face of his seniors, how about putting some time on himself first——

"I'll pay for it for him."

Yuan Rina suddenly opened her mouth and took out her wallet: "Is it okay to swipe the card? I don't have that much cash with me, or you can go to an ATM machine with me to withdraw money later."

The waitress didn't react for a while, and took the card in a daze: "Swipe the card, of course..."

Has Mr. Dazai finally met a rich woman who is willing to support him?

Yuan Rina explained quite naturally: "It's just my deposit to Mr. Dazai for your entrustment fee. Don't let me down, Mr. Dazai."