Substitutes are not a problem

Chapter69

In the clinic, Chi Songyuan sat quietly in the consultation room, looking at the small clinic.

Although this clinic looks like that, she can still tell that it doesn't receive many patients anymore, it's more like a personal base.

Mori Ogai went to the storage room next door to pick up this year's new tea season on the pretext of making tea for Akamatsu Gen. Osamu Dazai said that he would also come to help, and followed along.

In the storage room, two men, one big and one small, were having a "conversation between men" while rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find tea——

"Dazai-kun knew Minamoto before." Mori Ogai's tone sounded casual like chatting, but it revealed an absolutely certain attitude.

He had noticed it when the two of them looked at each other for the first time just now.

If Mori Ogai is an old fox who has been trained to become a master, then Dazai Osamu is just a fox cub. Even though the animal teeth that show up to demonstrate from time to time are sharp enough, they are still immature after all.

Therefore, Osamu Dazai did not expect to be able to hide it from Mori Ogai...but he would not just admit defeat so easily.

"Miss Yuan and I have known each other many, many years ago... Well, it was spring ten years ago, ten years ago. And we celebrated our birthday together a long time ago, after all, our birthdays are next to each other. of it."

Osamu Dazai emphasized the key words he wanted to express, and there was undisguised pride and provocation in the exposed eyes.

From Dazai Ogai's short words, Mori Ogai immediately speculated about the relationship between the two of them in the past.

He didn't get angry at all because of the child's showing off, but showed a calm and peaceful smile, and in this smile also revealed his own little showing off: "Then, ten years ago, Dazai-kun's fourth birthday was supposed to be a gift for everyone. I spent it alone, but Yuan, who had gone to Germany the day before, returned to Switzerland.”

"Why do you know?" Osamu Dazai frowned, and subconsciously blurted out the question, but in the next second, he also guessed the relationship between Mori Ogai and Akamatsu Gen ten years ago, "I see... so Back then, the man who made an appointment with Miss Yuan at Lake Constance at the junction of Derry was Mr. Sen."

Of course, he remembered the "white moonlight" in Chisongyuan's heart back then, and that "white moonlight" that failed to keep the promise and let her down after all.

And now I know that "Bai Yueguang" is actually the man in front of me... It's an insult to the word "Bai Yueguang", tsk.

Ignoring the boy's disgusted expression as if he was forced to swallow something unclean, Mori Ogai continued his "show off":

"Moreover, during the two years from eight years ago to six years ago, Yuan and I supported each other and shared day and night in the military base on Everdark Island in the Pacific Ocean. The love in the smoke of gunpowder is indeed more engraved in our bones and blood. .

Especially that winter, when the rare heavy snowfall fell on Chang'an Island, we confessed, kissed, imagined the future, and made promises in the snowy night... Ah, sorry, sorry, we shouldn't even be old enough to drink Dazai-kun is talking about this. "

This is what I said, how deliberate and deliberate, how much I owe a lesson and how much I owe a lesson... Osamu Dazai replied with a dark face.

It's too bad, it's so bad, why is Ms. Yuan's vision of choosing men so bad.

And this shining look also made the stubborn hair on Mori Ogai's head tremble three times, thinking of the same look in the eyes when Xie Jie Jingzi knew about the matter between him and Yuan... Well, he has Is it that bad?

……

Gen Akamatsu did not stay long at the clinic in Mori Ogai.After all, she just came to the port mafia, and she is currently only in contact with Mori Ogai in the name of work. It is not wise for people to find out that they are "old acquaintances".

So today, it was more like an initial meeting between the three "partners".

Mori Ogai drove Akamatsu Gen to the apartment arranged for her by the Port Mafia.

"When did Dazai join the Port Mafia?"

Chisong Yuan has already changed the name of the little black mud dumpling in his memory to the current name in a natural tone.After all, it's the name he's given to himself now, isn't it.

It's just that Shuji Tsushima, who disappeared suddenly in Europe that year, and Mr. Tsushima mobilized all the forces, but couldn't find his whereabouts, turned out to be a port mafia in Yokohama, Japan.

"No, Dazai-kun is not a member of the Port Mafia."

During peak traffic hours, the busiest and busiest areas of Yokohama were also blocked by traffic, so the cars that were driving had to be stopped slowly and waited patiently.However, it also happens that there is such an opportunity to have a private conversation that only belongs to each other.

"Isn't he?" This surprised Akamatsugen, no matter how she looked at it, she didn't think that Osamu Dazai was a homeless orphan adopted by Mori Ogai.

Even if he wants to adopt, he should also aim at adopting a little loli under the age of 12, tsk.

"Actually, I have only known Dazai-kun for only a week, but luckily, we hit it off right away and got along very well."

Is this how you define the word "rapport"?Chi Songyuan didn't know what expression to show for a moment.

Sure enough, after so many years, the man's tendency to shake M has not changed, no, it has even become more serious.

However, it is not difficult for these two people to get along "harmoniously".

After all, in some traits, the two men are so similar.

Even, compared to Mr. Tsushima, these two people are more like "father and son".

"A week ago, Dazai-kun attempted suicide and was carried into my consultation room by the port mafia. Then, in order to prevent this brat from committing suicide again, or to ensure that he could be rescued in time after suicide, the leader asked me to watch over this Brat, prevent him from messing around again. I also took this opportunity to meet Dazai-kun, and... invited him to be my partner."

Listening to Mori Ogai's eloquent narration, Akamatsu Gen felt that the more he listened, the more confused he became.

Mori Ogai naturally saw Akamatsu Gen's doubts and the look in her eyes that made him explain clearly.

Then he smiled, and told all his considerations without hesitation: "I chose Dazai-kun as a partner for two reasons. The first reason is naturally because of Dazai-kun's outstanding talent and absolute restraint against all supernatural abilities. His "disqualification in the world" and his unparalleled mind, if he can become my trusted subordinate, then it will definitely be the sharpest blade in my hand. "

This reason is within Akamatsugen's expectation, it's strange that this man is not greedy for that child's talent, just like what he did with Yosano Akiko back then... Or, this time, it was even stronger.

So, what she wants to know more is...

"What about the second reason?"

She felt that this was the reason why he must need the child's help right now.

"The second reason... because, I need the child's "testimony" to help me complete the transition of power within the Port Mafia.Although I have also cultivated some influence in the port mafia in the past few years, it is not enough for me to achieve my goal.

What's more, today's port mafia is in chaos under the brutal and insane leadership of the leader.

If I use violence to complete the power seizure at this time, it will inevitably lead to a chaos within the port mafia, which will only weaken the overall strength of the port mafia and even directly lead to the collapse of the entire organization. Excellent solution.

Therefore, I want to take over the scepter from the leader's hand in a "bloodless" way.

And the reason why Dazai-kun's "testimony" can help me achieve this is because... he is the person "favored" by the chief sir. "

At the end of the sentence, Mori Ogai's tone also became meaningful.

And Chi Songyuan also understood the meaning of those words in an instant, the expression in his eyes trembled slightly: "Could it be that..."

"That's right, that's what it means." The expression in Mori Ogai's eyes also sank a bit, the corners of his lips pursed slightly, "between him and the leader..."

Listening to Mori Ogai talking about the entanglement between the two, Akamatsu Gen felt that time seemed to slow down.

The time of suffering will always seem long.

"For Dazai-kun, this period of time must have been painful, and he is a child who is afraid of pain. Therefore, when I extended an invitation to cooperate with Dazai-kun, he agreed without hesitation."

Quietly digesting these things, Akamatsu Gen didn't respond, but waited for Mori Ogai to continue... Maybe it was intuition, she knew that he still had something to say.

Sure enough, after being silent for a moment, Mori Owai expressed another thought in his heart: "Actually, I originally regarded Dazai-kun as a chess piece that was discarded when it was used up. After all, if he forged testimony to help me get the position , I and he became a community of destiny.

But it also means that each other is a threat to each other, or at least will contain each other, which is not good for me.

Therefore, this can also be regarded as another reason why I chose him as a partner.

After all, everyone in the port mafia knew that he was a little suicidal maniac who was keen on suicide. If one day he really succeeded in "accidentally" committing suicide, no one would be too suspicious. "

After uttering the calculations in his heart nakedly, Ogai Mori found that he received the sharp look from Gen. Akamatsu who was squinting at him as expected, and then chuckled: "Of course, after this week of getting along, I changed my mind, because... I can't bear it, this little diamond I found is too dazzling, I still want to see it more than breaking it before it is completely polished How eye-catching this diamond can be, that also means how much value he can play."

More rational than before, more thoughtful, and more scornful... Chi Songyuan finally just sighed softly: "Tell me all these calculations of yours, is it really okay?"

"Of course it doesn't matter." Mori Ogai turned his head, looking at the woman in front of him with tenderness and nostalgia in his purple eyes, and he was even more gentle when he gently held her hand, "Because, Yuan and I are one. , Husband and wife should advance together and retreat together, shouldn't they?"

Then, at the moment when the other party was stunned, he leaned forward slightly, and kissed the red lips that he had missed in the dead of night in the past six years, a kiss that was neither deep nor shallow, but it was lingering and tender: " In the past six years, I have missed you very much, Yuan..."

……

The sky was gloomy, and the low pressure before the storm enveloped the city, and the mountains and rain were about to come and the wind was everywhere.

Just like the current situation in Yokohama, which is extremely chaotic, just like the port mafia at this moment.

In a bustling but busy business district in Yokohama, Akamatsu Gen stood quietly in front of an inconspicuous shop.

There was no lighting in front of the store, which also made her look dim in the darkness.

Across the busy street, I looked at the three people walking forward in the crowd on the street covered by neon lights on the other side.

The last one followed was a silver-haired man in a traditional kimono, with his hands folded in the wide sleeves of the kimono, and he looked like he was not close to strangers and looked serious.

But under that serious expression, there is actually a warmth hidden, watching the two children walking in front of him tenderly, just like an old father who doesn't know how to express his heart.

As for the two children walking side by side in front, the boy on the left is still stuffing dessert in his mouth while walking, the girl on the right is smiling and talking to the boy, and the butterfly hairpin in her hair is also there. Under the illumination of neon lights on the street, it flickers like a golden butterfly that is really flying.

Chi Songyuan's eyes followed the girl.

You look happy, Akiko.

There is light in the eyes, compared to the empty eyes she saw at the end of Ever Darkness Island back then, it is much better.

That's good, isn't it.

That's fine...

"Miss Yuan—"

The deliberately elongated and sweet voice that suddenly sounded brought Chimatsugen back to his thoughts, and he turned around, only to see Osamu Dazai stepping out of the dark and long alleyway to the side.

He also held several cans of crabmeat in his arms.

Osamu Dazai tilted his head and said innocently with his pretty face: "The people who followed us have all been dealt with."

What he said didn't match the expression on his face.

However, Chisongyuan didn't show any discomfort with this extreme contrast, and didn't even ask him about the solution process in detail. Instead, he stared at the cans of crab meat in his arms: "Then, you stopped by Did you buy these in the supermarket?"

"I also have the chocolate that Ms. Maiyuan likes." While speaking, Osamu Dazai freed up a hand, and took out a bar of chocolate from the pocket of the black coat he was wearing like a treasure, "Of course, it is Mr. Mori's. Card."

The bank card was taken away again, Hayashi Taro.

With only [-] seconds of silence for her fiancé, Yuan Chimatsu naturally took the piece of Domori chocolate imported from Italy that was handed to him.

"Let's go, go back."

While walking, Akamatsu Gen tore open the outer packaging of the chocolate, broke it to eat, and did not forget to break a piece and feed it to the little thing beside him.

Osamu Dazai chewed a piece of chocolate that cost nearly [-] yen in his mouth, and whimpered with the chocolate in his mouth, "It would be nice if I were a dog now."

"Don't you hate dogs the most?"

Chi Songyuan looked at the young boy next to her who was only as tall as her chin. He remembered that the last time he ran into a stray dog ​​outside the clinic, the boy immediately hid behind her and waved at the not-so-big dog with disgust. started, and even yelled [Mr. Mori, bite it!bite it!Quickly bite it away! 】

Lin Taro's face was quite exciting at that time.Afterwards, she cried and asked her if she had found the wrong partner, whether he had hired a helper or an ancestor, and almost went to the street immediately to pick up another child. This time, he must pick an obedient and sensible one.

At this moment, Osamu Dazai, who had completely melted the piece of chocolate in his mouth, seemed to be relishing the taste of chocolate, and seemed to continue to immerse himself in his own world that was infinitely sinking in the deep water, and he murmured for a long time. He said: "Because if I were a dog, if I ate chocolate now, I might die... Ah, if I eat more, I will definitely die, right?"

As he talked, he was so excited that he stared at Chisongyuan, wanting to get affirmation from the professional doctor.

And Chisongyuan not only did not complain about his "wonderful ideas" full of slots.Instead, I really answered it from the perspective of a professional: "It is theoretically possible, but after the dog eats a lot of theobromine in chocolate, the liver is severely damaged, which in turn causes vomiting and diarrhea, muscle cramps, irregular heartbeat and even Internal bleeding. The process of going to death is very painful, and it doesn't quite match the painless death you pursue, Dazai."

When she was alone, she also asked Osamu Dazai, there are quite a few members of the port mafia who have second thoughts about the leader, why did they choose to cooperate with Mori Ogai, a little doctor who seemed to have no real power, and his answer was ...

[Because Mr. Mori agreed, he will concoct euthanasia medicine for me after the matter is completed... To complete a painless and pleasant death is my only wish, and it is also the only thing I know that I can do while alive. 】

"Ah, it's too painful, absolutely don't, as expected, don't be a creature like a dog."

Osamu Dazai's starry eyes, which were full of anticipation, became depressed in an instant, and then cutely and aggrieved, he rubbed Akamatsu Yuan's sleeve like a little black cat, and began to act coquettishly: "Miss Yuan really Are you unwilling to prepare euthanasia medicine for me? Compared with the black market quack doctor like Mr. Mori, I am more assured of Ms. Yuan's pharmaceutical technology. If it is Ms. Yuan, she will definitely be able to prepare a medicine for me to die comfortably, right? ? Na?"

Chi Songyuan broke off another piece of chocolate, fed it into his endlessly chattering little mouth, and blocked this little mouth that made people love and hate: "I still say the same sentence... no... Dazai thinks Suicide is Dazai's own business, I have no right to ask you to give up this idea; but, whether to help Dazai commit suicide is my business, I don't want to help in this matter at all—"

Osamu Dazai swallowed the chocolate silently, drooping his eyelids and said, "Miss Yuan is actually as cunning as Mr. Mori."

"That's why we can get together." Akamatsu Gen smiled, and then got a little serious, and talked about the business, "How is Dazai's preparations?"

The one-month period when she was "temporarily hired" to the port mafia will soon be here, and in the past month, she has also worked hard to "condition" the old leader's body.

However, the old leader is still very cautious. Every time she dispenses medicine, she also has to go through the checks and checks of many port mafia pharmacists.

Of course, she is still confident that her professional level can hide from those pharmacists. As long as Mori Ogai keeps silent, no one will find out.As an ally and fiance, Mori Ogai naturally wouldn't say much.

This made the old leader look better on the surface, and many loyal leaders praised her.

In fact, the inside of the old leader has been gradually eroded by the drugs to become weaker and weaker, and his mind has become more and more chaotic and insane, waiting for a critical point of a complete eruption.

And Ogai Mori and Osamu Dazai have not been idle in the past month, one is openly and the other is secretly actively wooing forces and spreading public opinion within the port mafia.

After all, it is easy to send the old leader back to the west, but how to control the situation after the leader's return to the west as soon as possible is the big problem.

Now, the time is almost up, and the one-month deadline at the "winery" is approaching, which also makes her unable to wait any longer.

"Don't worry, Mr. Mori and I are well prepared... Tomorrow's action is absolutely fine."

Tomorrow is the day of the long-planned hands-on.

The power change of the port mafia is coming.