73 Jinjiang Exclusive

◎Stirring things up◎

75

Originally, Fumio Koda intended to listen to Kunikida Doku and Wakana Kawakami and stop interfering in matters related to "vampires".

If it weren't for her remarkable discovery.

Since she didn't have to go to school that day, she made plans with some of the children in her class to go play with a classmate's new drone at an abandoned building near the school. But to her surprise, as soon as the drone flew to the rooftop, the little boy piloting it exclaimed, "What's that? A coffin?"

Xiaowen curiously leaned over to take a look at the screen, then covered her mouth in surprise.

this……

Isn't she the "vampire" at Ruoyi's boyfriend's house?

It's here!

She desperately held back, managing not to tell her classmates what she knew. After all, they were all still in elementary school, and saying things carelessly would only make her a laughingstock or scare them away.

This is not something a champion of justice should do!

So, instead of revealing the truth, Xiaowen even tried to soothe her classmates by saying it was probably a prop used by adults filming a TV series or something, and that they shouldn't play there. The teenagers, hearing her words, could only sigh in disappointment and disperse.

Little Wen, who was walking at the very back, was also planning to go home.

But she couldn't help but look back at the abandoned building, feeling that its gray and bare appearance was as lonely as the eyes of the vampire she had seen that night.

Is it possible... that vampire isn't a bad guy?

Thinking this, after parting ways with everyone, she hurriedly ran back to the building. The building, abandoned for many years, naturally had no water or electricity, but she still climbed the stairs, panting, to the rooftop.

Holding the chocolate bar she had just bought at the convenience store, Xiaowen carefully opened the coffin lid.

The vampire had his eyes closed, and it was unclear whether he was asleep or not. However, the glaring sunlight forced him to examine the little girl in front of him with some discomfort.

"Who are you……"

"My name is Xiaowen." Xiaowen smiled sweetly.

"Brahm".

Bra...?

Oh, it's a foreigner's name.

"Can I call you Bla-chan?" the little girl asked.

Bram: "..."

He, a man who has lived for a thousand years, no, a vampire, was addressed with such an affectionate suffix as "chan" by a child who was at most ten years old?

"Brahm," Xiaowen said, not caring about the age difference between herself and Bram. She only knew that she wanted to be friends with him, and friends should address each other in a more affectionate way. "Do you want a chocolate bar?"

As she spoke, she took out a chocolate bar from the plastic bag and was about to tear it open when she was startled by a shout of "Kid" from behind her.

"...!"

Turning around, Xiaowen stared blankly at the five people dressed in red in front of her.

The middle-aged man with white hair, who was in the lead, said with a smile, "We are 'Hounds,' a police unit. Don't worry, leave this to me."

"Give it to you?" she asked cautiously. "What will happen to Bula-chan then?"

…………

Blackjack Clinic.

Kawakami Wakana stayed with Fyodor in the ward for a while before leaving.

She slammed the police doors shut and hung up the "Do Not Disturb" sign before going to find her colleagues at the detective agency.

But as soon as he stepped into the living room, he heard Jun'ichirō Tanizaki exclaim, "Something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong?" Since meeting Junichiro Tanizaki, this was the first time Ruoyi had seen him speak so loudly, so she immediately ran over.

“This…” Junichiro Tanizaki showed the phone screen to Ruoyi.

A suspicious virus has been found in port mafia.

Is the Armed Detective Agency suspected of being involved or also infected?

Ruoyi felt that the text on the screen was extremely glaring.

Is it Fedia?

That shouldn't be the case, Fedya is clearly...

"……!" She felt her heart skip a beat.

It's not Fedia who could possibly go to such extremes, nor who has the ability to do so...

"Divine Might!"

"We've arrived, and we've brought Mr. Mori, Momiji-san, and a little slug with us!" Dazai Osamu's cheerful voice came from the doorway.

Kawakami Wakana quickly ran over.

"There's no time to explain! We must find that 'vampire' as soon as possible so that Dr. Blackjack and Dr. Yosano can develop an antidote!"

At this time, Black Jack and Dr. Yosano were placed in a secret room, and Oda Sakunosuke, whose supernatural ability allows him to foresee danger, was responsible for protecting them.

"If it's Bram's location, Dostoevsky told Sigma." Before Dazai Osamu could react, a voice spoke first.

Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."

She looked at Gogol and Sigmar, who were leaning against the wall.

no?

What are you two still doing here?

"What kind of look is that?" Gogol exaggeratedly clutched his chest, feigning a hurt expression. "Wakin-chan, I'm the one who saved you and your colleagues."

"Wait a minute!" Jun'ichirō Tanizaki suddenly realized something. "The 'Demon's' plan was revealed by Sigma, Gogol brought us here, and according to eyewitness accounts, the 'Vampire' might not be able to move freely, so..."

"Now all we need to do is deal with 'Kamui'?"

“It’s a pity.” Gogol shook his head. “Only Dostoevsky knows the identity of ‘God’s Might.’ Although Sigmar and I are also members of the ‘Five Signs of Decay of the Celestials,’ we have never met him in person.”

"..."

“Anyway,” Gogol said, “if you trust me, I’ll take you to find the vampire. If you don’t trust me, then there’s nothing I can do.”

The group exchanged glances, but had to admit that although Gogol seemed more like a "funny guy" than a defector, he and Sigma were the only clues they had to find about the vampires before things got much worse.

“Let him lead us there,” Kawakami Wakana suddenly stepped out from the crowd and pointed at Sigma.

Although it was unlikely that Gogol was secretly plotting something, she was more inclined to believe the temperature of the coffee.

Fortunately, Gogol didn't say anything. He shook his head in disappointment and squatted in the corner, drawing circles.

However, once the clinic was empty, he lifted his cloak and appeared in one of the wards, patting the person who was peeking from behind.

"Akutagawa-kun, I suppose you'd like to go with them too?"

…………

Abandoned building, rooftop.

On a winter's day, the wind howled on the rooftop of this seven-story building, tossing everyone's hair into a tangled mess.

Kawakami Wakana immediately spotted the coffin in the very center.

Is this what a vampire is like?

Just bring it back to the clinic...

As the president of the detective agency and the leader of the Mafia, Fukuzawa and Mori Ougai stepped forward first, opened the coffin, noticed the vampire sleeping peacefully inside, exchanged glances, and nodded.

“It seems I was right to believe you.” Mori Ougai stroked Alice’s hair and said.

"We've been the ones most affected by this incident. I think I should be able to leave one of my staff members at the clinic to check on the progress of the drug."

"sure."

Mori Ougai nodded, about to call on Nakahara Chuuya to help move the coffin, when a series of footsteps suddenly sounded. As soon as the leader appeared, Fukuzawa recognized him as his old friend.

Fukuchi Sakura Fanatic!

Kawakami Wakana also became more vigilant.

She was willing to believe Sigma, but that didn't mean that if Fudi really was "God's Witness," he wouldn't have known through other channels that they had found the vampire.

So she disregarded the fact that Fukuzawa was the president and took the initiative to ask:

"What are you doing here? It wasn't the hunting dogs that got into trouble."

"It seems I did something to displease you." Fukuchi Sakura smiled apologetically. "Of course, this matter is related to me. Since it has already caused quite a stir, 'Hound,' as a police force, has the right to participate in the handling of the source of infection."

"All you need is his blood, and I will give it to you."

"..."

Fukuchi Sakura's smile was as kind as ever, as if he really had no choice but to come because of dealing with the source of the infection. But for some reason, Fukuzawa hesitated about whether to hand the vampire over to him.

"What's wrong?" Fukuchi Sakura asked, somewhat surprised. "I promised to give you the blood, so why are you unwilling? Is it really true, as the rumors say, that this vampire has something to do with your detective agency?"

"no……"

The company president was about to explain when his cell phone suddenly rang. Seeing it was Edogawa Ranpo calling, he answered. Even though he hadn't put it on speakerphone, everyone could still hear Ranpo's heavy breathing.

"President, listen carefully. If you meet Fukuchi Sakura, no matter what she says or what her identity is, you absolutely cannot hand the vampire over to Fukuchi! Otherwise, this incident will not be resolved, and we will not get the real antidote."

"Because Fudi is 'Divine Might'!"

When Edogawa Ranpo called, Kawakami Wakana felt something was off about the butterfly fingerprint on her finger. At first, it was just burning, but the moment Ranpo concluded that "Fukuchi is Kamui," she suddenly felt the fingerprint become scalding hot, and even her skin began to feel a pain as if it were being rubbed.

She pretended nothing was wrong, gently covering her fingerprint while staring intently at the blessed land before her.

Feda...?

In the blink of an eye, Ruoyi found herself lifted into the air by Gogol.

"...?"

On the other side.

"Akutagawa-san, take your medicine—"

Although he didn't know exactly what it was, Dr. Blackjack was busy with other things, so he left the care of the two hospitalized patients to Pinocchio. Carrying the medicine tray, he pushed open the door to the ward where Ryunosuke Akutagawa was, but the medicine in his hands fell to the ground with a "clatter".

アッチョンブリケ!

Akutagawa Santa...

He actually ran away!!

Although quite some time has passed since the surgery, the doctor said he still needs to recuperate, which is why Akutagawa hasn't been discharged from the hospital yet!

[Author's Note]

It's Xiaowen!

Three chapters left until the end of the main story qwq