Substitutes are not a problem

Chapter87

The rain in Yokohama was still falling that night, with no signs of stopping, and it even became heavier, becoming a torrential rain.

Leaving Osamu Dazai's safe house, Gen starts the car parked in the next street, heading back to the Port Mafia to meet his inevitable fate.

Leaving the windbreaker to Osamu Dazai, he walked all the way back to the car, shivering in the cold.

However, Yuan was ignorant, and even forgot to turn on the heat in the car when he got back into the car.

Start the car and don't go straight to the port mafia.Instead, he drove aimlessly around Yokohama.

Both to cover Osamu Dazai's safehouse, in case members of the hunt for Dazai find their way from her, and to get one last glimpse of the night in the city, which she has governed with members of the Port Mafia for four years. night.

It seems that every place is branded with a mark, and it is a mark that is constantly repeated and superimposed.

She was even able to point out without thinking that the buildings were destroyed and rebuilt in the Dragon Head War.

Unknowingly, this became the first and so far the only city that made her feel nostalgic.

There are not many people she cares about, but they all gather here.

And now, it's time to say goodbye.

Scenes of the past four years flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern, and finally settled on that afternoon four years ago, when she was sitting on a bench in the park under the mountain, waiting for someone to pick her up.

Then, the man who had been away for several years appeared in front of her as the personal doctor of the head of the port mafia.

The plan in her mind to make the port mafia her sanctuary was also formed at that moment.

And this plan, in addition to being her best solution at the time, also carried a bet that she herself was unwilling to believe, but she was still desperate - a bet on his feelings for her.

Bet that in the next few years of married life, she will occupy a more important weight in his heart.

Betting that the years of being together day and night in the past few years will make him more irrationally hesitant when considering his interests.

Bet that when he has to face a trade-off, he will not be able to place her on his optimal chessboard.

In the end, as expected, she still lost the bet.

Staring straight ahead with no focus, Yuanchang sighed, but then laughed to himself, the laughter was absurd.

She knew this result from the very beginning, she had always said this to herself, and she said the same to Osamu Dazai just now.

She also analyzed the situation with absolute rationality and logic.So I am not surprised by such an ending, but it is still heartbreaking and disappointing...

Because the human heart will eventually have hope, and it is precisely because of hope that the human heart will be fragile.

And this point, Morin Taro who was able to write "Bubble" will definitely understand, but Mori Ogai may never understand.

"what!"

"Bah!"

At the corner ahead, the figure that suddenly came into view made Yuan's somewhat tranced spirit startled, and he stepped on the brakes immediately.

It wasn't that the person suddenly appeared out of thin air, but her own laxity of mind.

After being at a loss for a moment, he immediately got out of the car with lingering fear and went to check the condition of the person who was almost hurt by him.

On the road full of torrential rain, Edogawa, who was wearing a yellow duck raincoat, fell to the ground in random steps, grinning like he was obviously hurt by the fall, and the paper bag that he was holding in his arms was hot. The cakes also fell into puddles on the ground, looking pitiful.

"I'm sorry, are you okay, did I bump into you just now?"

Seeing the owner of the car who almost hit him trotting towards him, Edogawa Ranpo rubbed his sore buttocks, stood up from the puddle and said dissatisfiedly: "I said you, driving in the rain is even more difficult. You need to concentrate, the color of the raincoat I'm wearing is so conspicuous. And the reaction time required for the distance just now is definitely enough, you must be distracted while driving!"

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I ruined all your snacks..."

It was indeed his own mistake, Yuan looked at the angry boy in front of him, and then at the little cakes scattered in the puddle that had been soiled and wet long ago.

At this time, what should I do...

It is obviously a matter of common sense, but her brain at this moment is as chaotic as that of the drive just now, and her thoughts can't be cleared and normal no matter what.

If you cause an accident, you should pay for it...

In the end, I only heard a trance voice from my mouth saying: "I'm sorry, I don't have any money now, just now, I have given all my assets to others, and I have no money to compensate for your loss... "

That's right, she seems to be unable to even compensate for the accident...

Why don't you pay him the car directly?Then she will have to walk back to the port mafia headquarters, it's so far away, and it's still raining...

Edogawa Ranpo looked at the strange woman in front of him in surprise, his extraordinary brain allowed him to read a lot of information on the other party unconsciously:

"No, wait, you..."

However, Yuan, who was immersed in his own thoughts, seemed to ignore the boy's intention to speak, and continued to say to himself: "Ah, if you don't mind, I will give this to you. I only have this ring on me. Exchange some money, anyway, after tonight this ring will be meaningless, you can take it as compensation..."

Yes, the only valuable but useless thing on her body is the ring on her left ring finger.

Now that everything is coming to an end, there is no need for this so-called husband and wife keepsake representing the marriage vows. Instead, it burns her like a branding iron when it is put on the finger, which is very painful.

While thinking this way, Yuan tried desperately to take the ring off his ring finger in a trance, but he couldn't take it off no matter what, and the ring finger was about to be reddened by her irritability.

"Wait, stop, listen to me first! I won't accept this ring of yours, it will bring me trouble..."

Edogawa, who felt that he had been ignored all this time, was so anxious that he was about to jump. At least let him say something. At the same time, he couldn't help thinking that a week ago, it was also such a ghostly weather with heavy rain. My own person: "Oh, really, what kind of luck is a famous detective recently? It's only been a few days, and why did he meet another person who wants to die."

Moreover, they are all members of the port mafia.

Is it time for you port mafia to strengthen mental health education!Why is everyone thinking of taking the initiative to seek death!

"Detective?"

Upon hearing the word, Minamoto murmured casually with a raised questioning tone.

As soon as he was called by the name of a detective, Edogawa Ranpo suddenly became excited, and the topic went off the rails: "That's right, soon, all of Japan, no, the whole world will know about me, Edogawa Ranpo-sama name of..."

At this moment, Yuan obviously didn't have much energy and interest in this kind of thing, so he just said in a light tone: "That's it, then... Come on, Mr. Detective."

Seeing that the famous detective in front of him didn't intend to hold back on the accident or demand compensation from himself, Yuan turned around and left in a daze.

However, Edogawa Ranpo stepped forward to stop her after seeing this: "Wait a minute! Why are you the same as that person a few days ago, listen to the detective before leaving... Maybe you will Dead. If you run away now, you may still have a chance."

run away...

However, she couldn't choose to run away at all, that bastard man had already calculated this step, making her give up the idea of ​​running away.

Yuan smiled wryly, then sighed: "Thank you, detective."

And after realizing that the other party, like the person I met before, also gave up on the road of abandoning everything and choosing to back down, Edogawa Ranpo also calmed down: "So you too, knowing that you will die , do you still want to go to this ending?"

I don't know whether it was the heavy rain or the conversation with the boy, Yuan just felt that he was finally sober and calm at this moment, and struggled out of the trance brought about by the extreme sensibility just now.

Yes, when she said goodbye to Dazai before, she said in a cool and calm way that all of this was her own choice.

Now that I have established a mature and reliable adult personality for myself, then I can't let the children down.

The world of adults, if you look at it without those emotional constraints, is actually very simple and straightforward.

In the end, Edogawa Ranpo once again watched another person embark on the road of death he chose within a week, but this time, he heard the person finally say to him——

"It's okay, I've been prepared from the beginning... ready to usher in this inevitable day."

……

Port Mafia Headquarters—

As soon as Yuan walked into the lobby on the first floor of the headquarters, he saw that he was surrounded by a circle of Black Lizard troops. Although these people did not directly threaten her with their guns, they also kept a distance from her.But this means that it is already self-evident.

Standing right in front of the team, led by the official Black Lizard's centurion, Hirotsu Liunami, who is an important confidant of Mori Ogai.

Guangjin Liulang put his hands behind his back, and his attitude was still as respectful as usual, but he was irresistible as ordered by the leader: "Mrs. Yuan, the leader has an explanation, and I want you to see him when you come back. He is waiting for you in the office." .”

This is the first time that Mori Ogai has someone send a message to her with an orderly attitude.

On the other hand, Yuan smiled indifferently, without any panic, and the expression on his face was as indifferent as her heartbeat that she didn't need to deliberately control at the moment, calm and waveless: "It's too cold outside. It’s raining again, so it’s not good if you accidentally catch a cold and infect the leader. I’m going to take a hot bath first and let him wait in the office.”

After Guangjin Liulang was silent for a few seconds, he turned sideways and made way for Yuan.

Seeing this, the other members of the black lizard also spread out to both sides, releasing the siege on the source.

Yuan didn't say anything more, and took the elevator back to his living floor with steady steps, taking care of himself in an orderly manner.

……

After taking a comfortable hot bath and changing into clean and comfortable clothes, Yuan leisurely went to the chief's office.

Outside the chief's office, the guards automatically moved to the sides as usual after seeing her.

Yuan sneered and said, "Today, don't you need to search me to see if I'm carrying a weapon?"

This is not so much for the guards, as it is for the man waiting for him inside the door.

The guard just replied dutifully: "The leader didn't give any additional orders."

When Yuan Lai saw Mori Ogai in the office, he never needed to ask for instructions in advance, nor did he need to be scanned or searched. Today, Mori Ogai still did not issue additional precautionary orders against her.

While pushing open the door, Yuan said jokingly: "Well, then, if I accidentally cut the leader's carotid artery with a scalpel, you should stay where you are and don't rush in. oh."