Chapter 117 Investigation

Lupin Bar.

When Dazai Osamu arrived, he saw Oda Sakunosuke already sitting in his usual seat, pinching the rim of the wine glass with his thumb, index finger and middle finger, lifting the glass and drinking slowly.

Dazai walked straight up to him, sat down next to him, and ordered a glass of wine as well.

The two were silent for a while, and then Oda Sakunosuke suddenly said, "Ango is missing."

Dazai Osamu paused while blowing into the cup and said nothing.

"Chief Mori told me to investigate whether his undercover identity was exposed and he was arrested or killed, or...he betrayed the Port Mafia."

Dazai Osamu frowned when he heard this, feeling that he had overlooked something.

They discussed Sakaguchi Ango's mission for a while before disbanding.

Oda Sakunosuke came to Lupin Bar because the mission he received was related to the safety of his friend, and he wanted to calm down and think about how to investigate the matter. Now that he has an idea, he has to complete the mission and cannot stay for long.

As for the children, he could only ask the curry shop owner downstairs to pick them up. There have been some turbulence in Yokohama recently, and he was a little worried about the children going home by themselves.

Dazai Osamu walked a little further on his way back and saw Mori Ougai walking towards him along the road.

He calculated the days in his mind and thought that today was the day when another person would be online. In a flash, Dazai suddenly remembered something and his expression darkened.

Ace, who was walking towards him, seemed to be completely unaware of his hidden emotions. After seeing him, he came over and warmly hooked his shoulder, "Hey, Zhi, what a coincidence, I was thinking of going to Lupin to try my luck and see if I could meet you guys, but I didn't expect to see you halfway."

He was as carefree as ever, with happiness visible in the corners of his eyes and brows, like someone who was emitting heat every day... um, fried chicken legs?

Dazai Osamu, who smelled fried chicken as Ace approached, replied expressionlessly, "Because I just came out of there."

"Eh? That's unfortunate." Ace said in a slightly surprised tone, "Are you the only one going today?"

Dazai Osamu's eyes flickered slightly, and he replied, "Odasaku has gone too."

There is no point in hiding this from Ace. Even if one wants to hide it, it cannot be hidden. If Mr. Mori wants to know, he can find out easily. There is no point. Hiding it would be unnecessary and would easily arouse Mr. Mori's suspicion.

"Did you hear about Mimic?"

"Ah?" Ace thought for a while before he retrieved the document that he had glanced at and thrown aside from his memory. "Oh... that, a foreign organization, right? Um... I seem to remember that the leader of that Mimic also has a strong predictive ability. It should be very fun to fight with him."

Dazai Osamu's expression became subtle, and then he began to urge: "I think so too, but unfortunately I am not good at physical training, so I can't go up."

Ace's eyes immediately looked over: "Then I'll help you practice!"

"Don't do that!" Dazai Osamu quickly refused.

Imagine what Ace did when he was teaching Haki, and then think about what he did when he was training people in the training ground. Anyway, when Ace was teaching Haki, he just ran away, after all, if he wanted to hide, no one could find him.

He didn't want to go and be beaten by Ace in the name of training.

Although he can completely rely on his brain to predict the opponent's attack route, he can't resist the opponent's observation Haki and directly cheat in the prediction!

Ace put an arm on his shoulders and said with a smile: "Don't be so resistant. You see, training is also for the sake of keeping fit. You don't look very healthy. You should exercise more to stay healthy!"

[Thinking carefully, Dazai often goes into the water, and after climbing out of the water he still runs around in wet clothes. His body must be very weak.] Mori Ogai suggested maliciously, [I think you can also go to the medical department to get him some tonic. It can be seen that his body is much weaker than mine. He must be in great need of nourishment——]

Dazai Osamu felt a chill, and it was obvious that he had thought of this. After all, Ace was using Mori Ogai's body, and he could be reminded of Mori Ogai's appearance in a blink of an eye. Last time, Ace thought he was weak and sent him a tonic, and now several people knew that he was weak.

Once Ace thinks he is weak, it is hard to say whether he will do the same to himself.

Dazai Osamu refused to take this risk. He said, "I do a lot of exercise every day. I am healthy and don't need to train any more!"

Mori Ogai raised an objection: [Although exercise and training are one way to increase health index, physical deficiency and lack of exercise are different. Exercise cannot make up for physical deficiency. In the case of physical deficiency, it will only make the body worse. As a doctor, my suggestion is to let him take medicine or food supplements, such as feeding him some tonic medicine or making some tonic soup for him.]

Ace was thoughtful after listening to him. Dazai knew from his expression that Mori Ogai must be plotting something bad behind the scenes, so he quickly diverted the blame and said seriously, "Mr. Mori has been working late for a long time, which makes him very weak. Otherwise, how can there be sudden death from staying up late and death from overwork? It's only been a few years, but Mr. Mori's hairline has receded and he is almost bald. Isn't this a typical proof of his weakness? The medicine he took before is definitely not enough for him. In order to prevent Mr. Mori from getting old, Ace, you can't stop giving him the medicine!"

Mori Ogai: [! ! ]

Dazai Osamu! You have no martial ethics! !

Ace subconsciously reached out and touched his hairline, then said "Oh" in a daze.

Mori Ogai: [……]

Mori Ogai: [Ace!!]

What are you saying?

[It's him who should make up for it, not me! I've already made up for it! It's his turn now! You don't want him to die young, do you?]

When one of them couldn't hear what the other was saying, the two of them were able to have a sarcastic argument with each other through Ace, without Ace having to relay someone's words.

After setting traps for each other from a distance, Dazai Osamu tricked Ace into thinking he wanted to go back, and he and Ace successfully parted ways.

After they were out of each other's sight, Dazai Osamu's footsteps suddenly changed direction and came to the street where Oda Sakunosuke lived.

Oda Sakunosuke has been investigating the affairs of Ango and Mimic recently, and often has to work overtime at night. When he arrived at Oda's house, the lights in the house were still on and the children were still awake.

"Boom boom boom."

Dazai Osamu knocked on the door of the Oda family.

Because of the soundproofing effect, the originally obvious sound instantly became quiet. Dazai Osamu was not in the mood to scare them today, so he said directly: "It's me, Dazai."

Hearing a familiar voice, Kosuke moved a stool to the door and stepped on it to look into the cat's eyes. After confirming that it was indeed Dazai Osamu standing outside the door, he moved the stool away and opened the door for him.

"Dazai-san, why are you here at this time? Odasaku is not at home today, and I don't know if he will be back in the evening."

"I know. I'm not here to look for Odasaku."

"Huh?" The three children in the room looked at him in surprise.

"I have a few questions for you."

"What's the problem?"

"When and where did you first hear about the Akutagawa family?"

The house where the minors who moved from the Raibo Street now live has been officially renamed and a plaque has been hung, using Akutagawa's surname. Although Akutagawa Ryunosuke himself did not agree to use his surname to replace the group, since other members of the group insisted on using this, it was finally used.

This group has always regarded Akutagawa Ryunosuke as their leader, not only because of his strength, but also because of his aura and the countless times he has protected everyone in the past, and his unquestionable orders. Maybe Akutagawa himself doesn't think so, but everyone has subconsciously put him in the leadership position.

It was no secret that the children of the Oda family knew the minors of the Akutagawa family. Even Dazai knew that they had been visiting their house frequently recently. But he also knew the children of the writer Oda. They were not the kind of children who would actively pay attention to who they could make friends with. The minors from the Ray-Bow Street in the Akutagawa house were extremely cautious and would not establish contact with people other than their companions unless necessary. Under normal circumstances, they would not have any intersection in theory.

He had thought it was strange that they had made friends with the minors at Akutagawa's house, but since Odasaku hadn't said anything, he didn't need to think too much about it. Odasaku was a cautious person, especially when it came to children. He must have investigated the minors beforehand and agreed to it only after he thought it was okay.

But tonight, after hearing from Odasaku that his mission to investigate Mimic was personally ordered by Chief Mori, the sense of uneasiness he had sensed before came back to his mind. And when he saw Mori Ogai, this sense of uneasiness reached its peak, so that he suddenly figured out the details that he had ignored before.

"ah……"

The three children recalled with some distress. It was something they heard accidentally. It was good enough that they could remember the scene at that time, but it was difficult to recall the specific date clearly.

"I can't remember... The first time we went to observe near Akutagawa's house was on the 16th of last month, right? Or was it the 17th or 18th?" Yukisuke frowned and thought hard.

Yu found a calendar and flipped through the pages to compare: "I remember that day was Thursday, between the 16th and the 18th... ah! It's the 18th! So we heard that this incident should have happened before the 18th!"

"Well, the days we went out together before the 18th..." Kosuke continued to think, "Besides going to the curry shop downstairs, we also went fishing by the Tsurumi River and watched the tennis courts near the Port Memorial Hall, right?"

"Tennis..."

Yu looked at Sakura's raised hand and said uncertainly, "It seemed to be on the tennis court. That day was Sunday, so it should be... on the 14th."

Kosuke turned around and answered Dazai Osamu: "That's the tennis court, the 14th!"

"Do you remember whether it was morning or afternoon?"

“We went there in the afternoon.”

"Okay, I understand." Dazai Osamu nodded, turned around and was about to leave.

Kosuke walked him to the entrance and asked, "Would you like to sit for a while before leaving?"

"No need, I'm busy tonight too." Finally, he added, "If Odasaku is not here, you should stay at Akutagawa's house as much as possible and spend the night there. Remember to tell Odasaku."

"good--"

After leaving the Oda family, Dazai Osamu immediately called his subordinates.

"Go check who went to the tennis court near the Yokohama Kaigang Memorial Hall on the afternoon of the 14th of last month. Give me the list within one day."

[Yes, Mr. Dazai! ]