Chapter 23



Shibai jumped as soon as he was told to, without hesitation. When she and Xie Ye Akiko were full of questions, he grabbed her wrist and used his spiritual power to surround Xie Ye Akiko's body to prevent unnecessary injuries caused by the impact.

He is not a supernatural being like Alice, nor is he a young woman who can be treated as a child. Since he was fifteen, he has been asked by his agent to keep a distance from women (including idols and fans, unless it is necessary for business), and he did not let his body come into much contact with Xie Ye Akiko.

If it weren't for the fact that he was not an expert in jumping off a building and needed a certain amount of contact to ensure a safe landing with Xie Ye Akiko, Shi Bai might have kept a greater distance.

With all the protection, it was like bungee jumping with Akiko Yosano, right?

It only takes a few seconds to fall from this height, but in this short period of time, fireworks burst into flames before their eyes. Brilliant light surrounds their bodies, making them feel weightless. The cold wind blowing across their bodies does not feel like a knife cutting them, but on the contrary makes them feel extra gentle, as if all their troubles disappear at this moment with the rhythm of the wind.

The suppressed mood seemed to be released by this scene. Only when I stood on a high place and saw that the high-rise buildings were just the size of stars, I could realize that the humans living among them were just a drop in the ocean.

Yosano Akiko will never forget what she has experienced, and her deep apology to those soldiers will never disappear. But this does not mean that Yosano Akiko will have to atone for all the time in the future.

All negative emotions should not be stored in the body, because sooner or later they will collapse - I have seen this before, so I don't want to see it again.

Just let it out, no matter what means you use.

Night was the best cover for Shibai. He landed lightly on the flowerbed near the Ferris wheel with Yosano Akiko, and reached out his hand to catch Yosano Akiko, silently, and no one would notice - ah, if the Ferris wheel staff saw the open hatch, they would think they saw a ghost or something...

Well, that's an interesting surprise, isn't it? Shi Bai smiled in his heart.

The feeling of weightlessness from falling from a high altitude was easily eliminated by Akiko Yono. However, her first reaction after it was not to blame him for doing such a scary thing without his consent, but to look at him with great interest and said, "It's quite exciting. Let's do it again, kid!"

Shibai's reaction to this was: "Although I did look like a child when I first met Ms. Akiko, I have recovered now--"

Yoseno Akiko looked up at Shibai with her beautiful eyes and smiled, "So how do you want me to call you?"

Shi Bai narrowed his eyes and said, "Just call me by my name."

She extended her hand to Yoseno Akiko, and for the first time, she showed a bright smile without any defense in front of Shibai, "I am Yoseno Akiko, I will give you my guidance in the future - Tsurumaru."

Shi Bai held the slender hand and said with a smile: "Well... during your time in the detective agency, please take good care of me, Miss Jingzi."

"So next, I will continue to bring you new surprises!"

Time flies, and it has been a long time since that trip to the amusement park.

"Tsurumaru?" When Yoshino Akiko was passing by here with a pile of information, she saw Shibaku holding his original sword and about to go out. Thinking back to the lively life of the detective agency since Shibaku appeared, Yoshino Akiko subconsciously asked, "What do you want to do now?"

Shibaku never does anything beyond the norm, he has a bottom line in his heart, but knowing that someone is playing a prank, no matter who it is, they will be more or less alert. Especially under the premise that the president is not frightened most of the time, and Edogawa Ranpo can see through it at a glance, Shibaku's so-called prank seems to be more manifested in Yosano Akiko.

Regarding the question with Yosano Akiko, he blinked innocently and said, "Ms. Akiko really wronged me this time——"

Yoseno Akiko did not ask any more questions, but walked to the door of the president's office with the documents in her arms. "In that case, please bring me something when you come back. I'll send it to your phone later."

Shi Bai shook the phone in his hand and said with a smile, "Yes, sir!"

Only after he left the detective agency and there was no one around him who knew him did Shi Bai put away the smile on his face - maintaining his enthusiastic mood was still a great difficulty for him.

How on earth does Tsurumaru stay so active every day? Shibai muttered in his heart.

Now, Shi Bai's desire to change the world has not changed, but to achieve this, he has only two choices. One is to complete the task and leave after everything is settled, and the other is to make an unexpected escape without the current government noticing the problem.

Whether he chose the former or the latter, it was an equally troublesome matter. He had almost seized the opportunity to escape - but a wave of phone calls came, which was somewhat unexpected.

If he continued to stay in the detective agency, it would be difficult for him to encounter a disaster that could kill him in this semi-official government organization in the short term. Life in the detective agency was more daily and casual.

Oh, actually there is a more extreme method, which is to betray the current political situation and steal the time shuttle, so that he can leave whenever and wherever he wants.

However, if he loses the time and space coordinates that are updated every day by the current government, the danger level will rise sharply. Even if he really finds the child in the future, whether he can bring him back safely is still a question. Therefore, he will never do this unless it is absolutely necessary.

This is also the reason why Shibai would go out without any plan after receiving a message from someone.

He had no idea how terrible his thoughts were at the moment, and without any change in his mood, he set foot back in Yokohama, another area under the jurisdiction of the Port Mafia.

"Hmm, this should be it?" Shi Bai was standing in the alley and looking at the bar. This building was like an animal's nest that was built to avoid being discovered. It was quietly opened in a place that ordinary people could hardly notice. It only occupied a small corner and would not attract any attention at all.

Shi Bai pushed open the door of a shop that was not closed. He heard the creaking sound of the wooden door being opened and the crisp sound of bells rang in his ears.

Walking down the stairs, the jazz music in the bar was long and slow, and the lights above his head cast a dim warm light. Shi Bai took brisk steps, and the stairs also emitted the sound of wooden utensils being used for a long time as he moved.

At just one glance, everything in this room cannot be hidden from the eyes because this space is too small.

A young man in a black windbreaker was sitting cross-legged in a corner, holding a game console that made a noisy sound that didn't match the jazz music in the background at all.

Anyone would think that he was concentrating on playing the game. Shi Bai watched this scene, sat down next to him, and raised his hand to the middleman standing at the bar, who should be the owner, "One glass of distilled wine, with ice, please~"

The owner was surprised by Shibai's eye-catching outfit, which would be familiar to everyone in the area. Without even raising his eyebrows, he gave a polite and gentle smile and began to prepare the distilled sake that Shibai ordered.

Seeing the store owner's reaction, Shibai immediately knew why Dazai Osamu asked him to come to this place - because the store owner here would never say a word to anyone.

Even though Tsurumaru Kuninaga, who had defected from the Hong Kong underworld and killed its leader some time ago, appeared before him so carelessly, he acted as if he didn't see him.

"Hey, Mr. Tsurumaru, when did you come?" After the store owner placed the distilled sake with ice in front of him, Dazai Osamu looked up from the game console as if he had just noticed Shibai's existence and asked in surprise.

Shibai flicked the glass in front of him lightly, and the sound was crisp and pleasant. He smiled and said, "It was when Dazai-kun failed in the game."

Dazai puffed up his cheeks and held the game console in front of the defeated man. "Mr. Tsurumaru, you lied without even looking at my result - I won this time easily!"

"That's amazing, Dazai-kun." Shibai replied in a flat voice.

"You're so perfunctory, Mr. Tsurumaru." Dazai Osamu continued to complain.

Shi Bai did not answer him, but smiled and said, "This store is really good, Dazai-kun, how did you find it?"

Dazai Osamu thought for a moment, "Because that's what it says in the book, right?"

Shi Bai was stunned, "What?"

Dazai Osamu lowered his eyes, and his iris-colored pupils seemed to be expecting something, "[This store seems to exist specifically for meeting someone and spending some private time together again.]"

"I came across this by chance and was a little curious. I never expected that I would actually find this store after searching for it!"

Shi Bai looked at Dazai Osamu strangely, "Dazai-kun looks different than before."

Hearing this, Dazai Osamu leaned on the bar, "That must be because Mr. Mori squeezed me too hard! I finally found a chance to rest--"

The boy in the black suit complained, "Why don't I just kill Mr. Mori and take over myself? Can you give me a break, Mr. Tsurumaru?"

It's like, just a casual remark.


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