Fairy empire

06. The sixth mermaid

It is undeniable that people are always full of curiosity about unknown and mysterious things, and the deeper they are hidden, the more people have the desire to find out.It is hard to distinguish whether it is good or bad, or it is more appropriate to generalize it as a double-edged sword. The proverb "curiosity killed the cat" has been around since ancient times, but no one has ever taken it seriously—unless they have experienced some misfortune, it is useless to let the people around them talk about it.

Just like Tanaka in the past: Mingming Orihara also came to him after some investigation and told him about the cases involved in the pet shop. The case of the tragic death of Yamamoto, who lost his pet, spread out in front of the bloody ground, and he didn't know how to withdraw. Should it be said that he was overconfident or stupid?

However, even though he came to warn him, Orihara Lin also knew in his heart that a businessman like Tanaka who puts profit first will receive a richer reward after getting Miss Mermaid, even if the risk is a little higher. .High risks have high rewards, and things in this world have always been fair.What's more, after bringing the mermaid—Florence—home, there has never been any accident. Like all pets, she is well-behaved, obedient, and brings more profits to the field.

Another point, probably the most important point: Florence's thrilling beauty and mystery are the real reasons that attract Tanaka—this is the most fundamental reason why Tanaka is unwilling to give up Florence no matter what.There is really no evidence to refute it. Men, as visual animals, have a stronger love for beautiful things than women.

It is not necessarily related to the secretion of hormones, but simply because Florence satisfies her gaze of admiring beauties, and the charm brought by strange species is naturally incomparable to that of ordinary women everywhere.

Orihara Lin had already thought everything through.

How could he, who has been in Ikebukuro for more than ten years, has come into contact with all kinds of people and almost seen all kinds of life, can't even pry into such a simple idea?Orihara Lin is also curious about what kind of revenge this magical lady mermaid will bring—well, or is it revenge?The wording may not be very accurate, but the direction of running here is about right.

Orihara Lin also consulted a lot of information about the mermaid, and also conceived the most likely ending for Tanaka—being eaten by the mermaid.

It is probably because of the self-conceit of human beings who think they are above all things. Orihara always thinks that the vase mermaid whose brain is not as developed as human beings and who only knows how to eat meat and dance all day should put Tanaka Swallowed into the stomach, and then successfully brewed another tragedy.

Orihara Lin was also surprised by the result.He has always set up the stage, crossed his fingers in the auditorium and watched the people on the stage act according to his script with a smile. He never expected that the one who killed Tanaka was not the one who was staring at him. Mrs. Tanaka, who has been with Tanaka for decades and has always been considered a good wife, mother and leader.

Although it looked like an unbelievable tragedy to the outside world, Orihara Lin also knew that it must be Florence who was playing tricks.So when the public was sighing and lamenting, and when the police were too busy trying to calm public opinion, Orihara Lin also quietly took Florence back home, and wanted to use it as a threat—oh, this word It would be too rude, and it would be more in line with Orihara Rinya's temperament to switch to negotiation——Count D, investigate the truth behind this and...

I have already grasped a lot of information, and Tanaka's incident is considered the most inconspicuous among the many stories about the pet shop. Orihara Lin just wanted to use this as an opportunity to dig out the background of the pet shop thoroughly.All the tragedies that happened in the pet shop, those causes and consequences, Orihara Rin has already memorized them all with his eyes closed. What he wants to know is how those so-called pets are able to confuse people.

By the way, let Earl D know that the human beings he loves must not be peeped at!

Orihara Rinya, an atheist, never believes that there are gods in this world, let alone monsters: he regards the rabbit as his daughter and the mermaid as his fiancée?Skate the jokes of the world!

It was too late to go into the specific details, and the only thing Orihara Rinya could do now was to ask Earl D—the only insider in the world.As far as Orihara Rinya's character is concerned, he doesn't think he regards Earl D as an opponent, but the current situation makes them look like people standing at both ends of the balance.

Earl D knew that something happened to Tian Zhong, and he also knew that Florence was stolen.

Without too many reasons, Orihara just felt that if he didn't even know these things, he wouldn't be Earl D, that's all.

Therefore, during the three days since he stole Florence, Orihara Lin had been waiting for Earl D to contact him.After all, in this battle, whoever loses his temper first is the loser.Fortunately, Earl D did not disappoint Orihara Lin, and finally on the evening of the last day—when he met the devil, he called a phone call. The charming voice seemed to be tempting people to go to hell: "Mr. Orihara? If you are free If so, would it be convenient for you to come to my pet shop? You may have something to say to me."

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The setting sun completely disappeared near the horizon, the crowded crowds gradually dispersed, the street lamps on the street lit up in twos and threes, without the support of the bustling people, the streets in autumn looked very desolate.The pet shop in the corner is still isolated from the outside world, as if even if there is a famine outside, the shop owner can still stand at the door of the shop with a smile on his face and ask, "Do you want to come in and take a look? Are you satisfied with the pet bags here?" .”

He is still wearing a black jacket with white fur balls on his body. This outfit, which has never changed since he became acquainted in Ikebukuro, seems to have become his iconic item. To be attacked by Shizuo Heiwajima's vending machine - so obvious and ostentatious, it is clearly to attract people to beat up.

What's more, this guy is still bouncing around, and still thinks that he is 21 years old, and his behavior is more like a patient with a severe advanced stage of the second disease.

He stood at the door of the pet shop, with one hand in his jacket pocket, and the other hand on his forehead in a gesture of looking into the distance, squinting at the sign, and the iconic house number was clearly in front of his eyes.Looking inside, the inside of the pet shop is pitch-black, making one suspect that a pair of blood-red eyes will stare at you in the next second.

However, instead of the imaginary scourge, an elegant man in a Tang suit with a delicate face like a woman slowly emerged from the darkness holding a faint lantern, like a gorgeous ghost walking out of a storybook.When he saw Orihara Rin, he didn't say a word, just smiled, and Orihara Rin also looked back at him, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth.

"The honored guest has come from afar, please come inside." Earl D raised his brows, as charming as a woman, sending his slender arms out into the darkness as an invitation.

"I'm sorry~" Orihara Lin was naturally not polite, and he didn't suppress the excitement that was boiling in his heart, and he didn't take Earl D's gesture of inviting you into the urn at all.

Judging from the antique decoration in the store, it is more appropriate to call it a tea ceremony experience hall or an antique store than a pet store, because let alone a pet, there is not even a hair.It is clearly a newly opened store, but the heavy sense of history in the store makes people hold their breath involuntarily.

It seems that any joke here is a kind of blasphemy against it!

It is serious, solemn, chilling, and inviolable!

Although I have checked a lot of information, this is the first time that Orihara Rinya has stepped into this store in person, and the personal experience is far more intuitive than any vivid description.Orihara Rin also watched and recalled a large amount of information in his mind, and after confirming that there were no omissions or mistakes, he still wore his impeccable smile.

Earl D made the call, and he invited the person in. If he hadn't spoken at this time, he would have seemed too passive.

Orihara Rinya: "I think Earl D invited me here for only one reason: to send the mermaid Miss Florence back to the shop, right?"

Earl D was leaning against the counter. The lantern he was carrying just now had already been extinguished. He was slowly wiping the handle and putting it back into the cabinet, waiting for the next use.He lowered his eyes and did not look at Orihara Rinya, his movements were graceful and moving from beginning to end, and his tone was calm and calm: "Since Mr. Orihara also used the word 'return', then I don't think Mr. Orihara is a person who likes to occupy private property." .”

Hiding the knife back and forth, Orihara Lin secretly reminded himself to be careful.

"Huh? Really?" Orihara Lin also pretended to be extremely puzzled, "I remember that Florence has been Mr. Tanaka's private property since she was transported out of here. What you said is that you want me to send her back Are you going to Miss Tanaka's mansion? There is no law in Japan that stipulates that pets must be returned to pet shops after the owner dies, right?"

"Having said that," Earl D finally raised his head, narrowing his eyes with a smile on his face, "but you also know that Mr. Tanaka has violated the contract, so this store has the right to take Florence back."

Orihara Rin also slapped his head, suddenly realizing: "Ah, that's how it is~" Then his tone dropped rapidly, "In other words, you admit that Mr. Tanaka violated the content of the contract and this tragedy happened, right Earl D?"

——The fishing rod set down in the middle of the lake trembled violently, and the fish took the bait.

Earl D continued to smile: "What are you trying to explain?"

Orihara Lin also said: "It means that your store should take some responsibility for Mr. Tanaka's death."

"So, if a pet shop sells a pet, and the pet accidentally bites the owner, should the owner go back to the pet shop for compensation? It's better not to push your own responsibilities to others. "

The other party sneered: "That's the truth, but others may not know it. You must be like a mirror in your heart. You recommended the mermaid to Tanaka. So, why do you recommend Florence to Tanaka for so many pets? What about sir? Presumably the rarer species will not be difficult for you to get your hands on."

Earl D calmly said, "I only recommend pets suitable for guests."

"But I think the pets you recommend are all pets that will bring out the dark side in their hearts." Orihara Lin pressed on every step of the way.

Earl D inspected Orihara Rinya's scarlet eyes for a while, finally put away his smile, and shook his head: "It's not a good thing to be so persistent about things that shouldn't be explored, Mr. Orihara." He deliberately accentuated the last four words .

"Huh?" Orihara Rin also folded his arms and laughed at his words, "... Please rest assured that I, Orihara Rin, is also destined to live a leisurely life with many enemies. I firmly believe that as long as you don't do anything behind your back Unforeseen things, my fate is still in my hands~"

As an information dealer, you still need this basic self-confidence.

Earl D was amused: "I don't have the habit of stabbing in the back. I am also very sorry for the current consequences, but the reason is Mr. Tanaka himself, isn't it? People who walk out from here are not heaven It's hell, there's never a second way."

"If your current argument is that 'people's inferiority makes them unable to overcome their desires', then I completely agree," Orihara Lin also returned to his old profession, "I have come into contact with a large number of human beings, and none of them does not have desires, honestly Speaking of which, most of the time their desires did play a role in promoting, but there were also times when they overturned my plan, which was really exciting and distressing.”

The godly words made Orihara Rinya's face look more like a psychopath in the weird environment with flickering lights. His face, which was beaming with joy just now, suddenly sank down so gloomy and terrifying: "—but, with just this sentence, I want to put It's really irresponsible of you to push all the responsibility on yourself!"

"To be honest, your behavior is like giving a knife to a normal person, and then keep saying in his ear 'killing is very pleasant', 'killing people makes you feel very happy', once or twice may not be effective What effect, but just like hypnosis and suggestion, too many times can indeed send a person to the point of no return!

"It's true that you didn't do anything except sell your pets and sign a shitty contract! But when you recommend your pets to them, the conspiracy has already begun! It's good to lure out the inferiority of human beings, I think It's good to eradicate the bad roots of human beings...

"These are things that I, Orihara, want to do too, do you want to rely on your pet shop to compete for the only joy of my life?

"——It seems that I, Orihara Rin, is too insignificant."

The anger that had been held back for so many days finally poured out, and it was only after the words came out that Orihara realized what was the source of why he had been holding on to the pet store and refusing to release it.Because the pet shop competed with him for the opportunity to watch the emotions of human beings, Orihara Lin, who has been biting this piece of fat all the time, is also aware of the territorial crisis, so he is naturally unhappy.

Human beings are my property, what right do you have to meddle in?Why are you meddling?

Whether it's death or life, happiness or collapse, shouldn't it all be arranged by me?

What he said after the onset of the second illness did not make Earl D feel any ups and downs. It seemed that he was very familiar with this argument, so he did not argue or refute, like an elder who tolerated his children's mischief: "I I think the topic has reached an impasse, and there is no need to talk about it."

Orihara Lin also put away his smile: "Florence can pay you back, but as an information dealer... I hope you can also exchange information."

However, the other party did not intend to agree, but put on the same smile when he came to welcome him: "You don't have to pay me back. If Mr. Orihara likes Florence and wants to keep her, of course we welcome her. Then, as the second Master, please sign this contract, after signing, she will belong to you, Mr. Orihara."

It is still a soft voice that bewitches people's hearts.

On the opposite side was Orihara Rinya's cold gaze.He didn't even look at it, he tore the contract into pieces, and let the snow-white pieces of paper fly in the air with his hands raised.

Orihara Lin also returned to that fake faint smile: "It seems that the negotiation broke down."