Chapter 14 Proposal and Extreme Pullback

After washing up and returning to the room, Hayana Takanashi sat at the desk, opened the notebook and picked up a pen.

There was no main light in the room, only an orange desk lamp on the desk was on. The warm light softened the girl's calm and slightly sharp eyebrows.

I was biting the tip of my pen, pondering the contents of the book "Cutting the Robe and Severing the Brotherhood", when I heard the sound of Edogawa Ranpo playing games in the room next door.

The houses in Xiaoniaoyou House are not soundproofed well.

After a while, the noise from next door became smaller, and after a few minutes it became even smaller and could no longer be heard.

The frown that was caused by the noise relaxed, she stared at the white paper under her pen and put pen to paper.

…

Xiaoniaoyou's family runs a farm and makes money mainly by providing fresh eggs to supermarkets and delivering fresh milk to residents in the village and town.

In the morning, when Hayato Takanashi was delivering milk door to door on his tricycle, Ranpo Edogawa was sleeping.

While she was moving boxes of eggs to the supermarket, Edogawa Ranpo was still sleeping.

By the time she was sitting at the dining table with a refreshed look on her face, biting into a hot meat bun, the famous detective had just been pulled out of bed by Kotori's mother, and was going to wash up in a daze with his hair flying.

Before going to work for the Port Mafia, Hayana Takanashi needs to send Ranpo Edogawa to the Armed Detective Agency.

Reason: Ranpo doesn't know the way and is a detective with poor direction.

He himself holds the self-righteous attitude that "as long as a famous detective can solve the case, that's all."

Whenever he went home for the weekend, his grandfather Kotori would pick him up, or the company president Fukuzawa Yukichi would bring him back.

Sometimes Xiao Huzi would also go to pick him up.

Little Mustache is smart and knows the way. He has strong muscles, agile body and can ride the tram. He holds the fare given by his grandfather in his mouth, chooses a fixed time to get on the tram, and after a few times he has established a good relationship with the tram driver.

Every time Xiao Huzi picked up Ranpo to go home, he would carry a small backpack filled with dried fish given by President Fukuzawa.

The next time Xiao Huzi goes to pick up Ranpo, Kotori's mother will fill the small backpack with snacks as a return gift.

After packing up, carrying Edogawa Ranpo and her work bags, and pulling the young man with a meat bun in his mouth, Kotori Hayato said goodbye to her grandfather and mother who were standing at the door.

"I'm going to work, and I'll get Ranpo to the detective agency safely."

Grandpa smiled and put his hands behind his back: "Be careful on the road."

Kotori's mother: "Bring everything with you."

"I've got them all. Goodbye, Flower Bud, goodbye, Run Fast (the hen we keep), goodbye, Little Mustache, ah... and you, Mr. Gentleman (the new white goose we keep), make sure you eat more."

For Edogawa Ranpo, the next time they meet will be next week.

As for Hayana Kotori, she has no such thing as a weekend and usually comes back whenever she has time. Kotori's mother is full of resentment about this and complains that she has joined a black-hearted courier company. When she thinks of her daughter's low diploma, she can only sigh.

After sending Edogawa Ranpo to the Armed Detective Agency and watching him go upstairs, Kotori Hayato rushed to the Port Mafia.

There was a long distance between the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia, and no taxi dared to go there.

She took a straight route and arrived in just over ten minutes by moving quickly across the rooftop.

As they walked along the deserted rooftops, the wind blew up the girl's tied hair, and her hair was blown back, revealing her smooth and white forehead. A bright smile was on her extremely beautiful face.

She faced the wind, a look of satisfaction on her face, holding her briefcase in one hand and protecting her skirt with the other, and landed directly from the second floor!

Exhaling, loosening the hem of her skirt, Hayana Takanashi stood up and walked towards the headquarters building that stood majestically in front of the alley. It was the tallest and most iconic building in Yokohama and the face of the Port Mafia.

This is where she works.

Countless people bowed and greeted her along the way. Hayana Takanashi entered the building and saw Dazai Osamu leaning against the front desk with a smile on his face on the first floor.

The young man put one hand in his pocket, his handsome face smiling. The coat draped over his back was held up by his hand in the pocket, revealing his slender waist. His legs looked straight and slender because he was leaning forward.

Putting away the smile on her face, Kotori looked at the boy who walked towards her as lightly as a cat.

Because the cadres were staying in the lobby, the mafia members who came to work lingered on them subtly.

Hayana Kotori narrowed her eyes and reached into her coat to pull out a gun.

Dazai Osamu was one step faster than her and took out his hand from his trouser pocket. In that hand was a delicate small black gift box.

"Apology gift?"

Hayana Takanashi became even angrier.

If a gift can make her not angry, then you underestimate her!

"No," the young man, who was more than a head taller than the girl, withdrew his sharpness and a sincere look on his handsome face. "Open it and you'll know."

As he spoke, he opened the gift box with his free hand.

Inside the black gift box was something that was mostly embedded deep inside, with only the head sticking out.

The moment it was opened, a warm and bright light burst out instantly, attracting the attention of everyone who entered, making them gasp in shock. It also dazzled Hayato Hayato so much that she couldn't help but squint to avoid it.

What is that?! It's so bright! It's unbearable to look at!

Shielding her eyes with one hand, Hayato Takanashi quickly took out sunglasses from her bag and put them on to block out the dazzling light.

Most of the girl's face was hidden by sunglasses, and under her small nose were pink lips. Because of the sunglasses, her originally lively and beautiful face now had a bit of coldness and unattainability.

Ignoring Hayana Takanashi's funny reaction, Dazai Osamu looked at her with a gentle expression.

“…What’s wrong? What’s wrong?!”

"Officer Dazai actually took out a ring?!!!"

"What happened to the two of them?"

"Still asking what's wrong? Are you stupid? It's a proposal!"

Then everyone was scared away by the terrifying look of Akutagawa Ryunosuke when he walked in.

Eating melon is important, but your life is more important!

Hayana Takanashi: "..."

She sniffed, "Are you... serious?"

Dazai, who is always frivolous and doesn't care about anything, is actually so serious?!

Want to be responsible?

It can't be for the cemetery, right?

Forget it, I'll send a message to Tetsuji Suehiro saying "It's inappropriate to stop here" later.

"Yes." Dazai Osamu's voice was soft and gentle, as comfortable as a breeze, but his expression was very serious. "I think I can't lose Hayana."

Kotori Hayato was inexplicably moved.

"Besides, I'm not a slug who's been so timid that I dare not show up until now."

Listening to his boss's extreme criticism of the Central Plains cadres, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, who was standing at the forefront of the incident, appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil!

Mr. Dazai and Ms. Kotori had an incident that required the curtains to be drawn, and it seemed like Mr. Nakahara was involved???

Speaking of the Central Plains, the Central Plains is here.

After thinking about ways to apologize all night, he finally bought the rabbit doll that Hayato Takanashi liked. As soon as Nakahara Chuuya entered the building with a frown, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Hayana is wearing sunglasses and looks noble and cold, while Dazai sitting opposite her is holding a ring gently and seriously?

And Akutagawa, why is he looking at him like a scumbag?

His heart was extremely confused and he just wanted to ask——

What happened?

Why was he greeted with such an explosive scene after just one night?!