31 Exclusive post from Jinjiang
"Love-hate relationships are interesting, aren't they?"
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The moment Kawakami Wakana saw the girl's smiling face in the videotape, she was certain. The story that Scotty died from a superpower and hated the superpower user who killed him was absolutely fabricated.
After all, this was the first time she had ever seen such pure eyes in the eyes of a girl suffering from a serious illness. So pure... as if she could calmly accept her own life and death.
“Scottie-chan—” Pinoko’s clear voice rang out, “The camera equipment is ready.”
Then, as if realizing something, he added in English, "O, okay."
The girl nodded: "Thank you, pinoko-cyan."
Then he started chattering away in English.
Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."
very good.
She... couldn't understand what an elementary school girl was saying in English.
Although it seems to vaguely contain phrases like "dad" and "I love you".
Even so, the scene before my eyes was still shocking to my optic nerve.
Her sunny and cheerful smile contrasted sharply with her bald head, the IV drip equipment, and the vital signs monitoring devices beside her.
and……
Why do I still feel a pang of sadness even though I didn't understand most of what was said?
It felt like a prick had been placed in the softest corner of my heart.
The video was less than ten minutes long. It felt like only ten seconds, yet also like ten long days. At the end of the video, little Scottie waved, it was unclear whether she was signaling to Pinocchio to turn off the video, or saying goodbye to her parents.
Only then did Kunikida Doppo adjust his glasses and slowly speak.
"She said she was grateful to God for letting her be her parents' child, and she knew that everything her father did was to keep her alive, but... she realized that her illness might not be cured, and she was indeed tired, so if this surgery was still ineffective, it would be enough to be by her father's side at the end of her life."
"..." A moment of silence fell over the surroundings.
"She concluded," Kunikida Doppo continued, "that even if she eventually becomes a star, she won't blame anyone. Getting sick was just bad luck, so she hopes that Dad will be like her, not blaming God or the doctors who treated her... and also, taking good care of Mom."
"After all, she felt that her mother seemed to be less able to accept the fact that she was seriously ill than her father. So she was worried that her mother might not be able to bear it. And when she was really gone, her father would be the only one who could still be by her mother's side."
At that moment, Naomi, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's younger sister, finally couldn't stop her tears from falling. She hugged her brother's arm tightly and said between sobs, "What a good child... Why is it that she is the one who got sick, and not that bad person who spread the rumors?"
Junichiro Tanizaki didn't say anything, he just patted his sister's head.
"I said..." Atsushi Nakajima finally spoke, "You must tell Francis-san what Scottie-chan wanted to say at the end!"
Before this, he and other members of the Armed Detective Agency had indeed suffered a lot because of the "Group," and he himself had been injured by Francis. But now, none of that seemed to matter anymore. In everyone's eyes, Francis was no longer the leader of the "Group," but simply a father who had lost his beloved daughter.
“That’s true.” Dazai Osamu pulled his fingers out of his trench coat pocket and picked at his ear. “As for this, why don’t we leave it to Atsushi-kun and Kyouka-chan to make?”
"--This can also serve as a test for Kyouka-chan's entry into the company."
The "Kyoka-chan" that Dazai Osamu was referring to was Izumi Kyoka, the little girl in the red kimono who always followed Nakajima Atsushi. She was the first to nod and drew her sword: "If he doesn't want to look, use this to hold his head and force him to look."
Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."
The rest of the Armed Detective Agency: "..."
Armed Detective Agency... truly terrifying.
This is what Kawakami Wakai thought as she stepped into the detective agency's office for the first time.
Even a fourteen or fifteen-year-old underage girl could utter such lewd words...
Only Dazai Osamu smiled, as if Izumi Kyoka's question was nothing more than "What should we eat today?"
"Forcing someone to watch a videotape at knifepoint, that's certainly a good induction test."
"—However, if possible, I don't want such a heartwarming videotape to be seen by the people who should see it amidst violence."
…………
In the internet cafe, Fyodor gently bit his finger, pausing the SpongeBob SquarePants video on the screen. It wasn't until he felt a sharp pain in his index finger that he realized he had been biting his finger too intently, and because his nails were already quite short from this habit, he had unknowingly bitten them until they bled.
This was already the umpteenth time he had harbored murderous intent towards Kawakami Wakana.
She talks about "becoming his god," but she keeps interfering with and ruining his plans... What exactly does Kawakami Wakai want to do?
"Privet, Dostoevsky." Gogol's cheerful voice came from behind.
Fyodor: Oh right, I almost forgot about you.
A clown as annoying as Wakana Kawakami.
So he raised his hand—
Two yellow roses fell into Gogol's hands.
Gogol: "..."
“Dostoevsky, giving a Lucia two yellow roses is not a good omen. Not to mention you yourself are Lucia.”
Fyodor simply read the message but didn't reply.
Gogol didn't mind, and stretched his neck, staring at the yellow sponge on the screen with his golden eyes for a while, before finally bursting out laughing.
"Tuosijun, what's wrong? Suddenly you want to be a child again? You're actually watching this."
Fyodor: "..."
"Whose fault do you think it is?" He couldn't help but roll his eyes at Gogol.
So much so that the Joker almost thought that the fact that he had prepared the videotape had been discovered.
"This is... the plate I gave you?" He pretended to be clueless.
“What?” Fyodor stared intently at Gogol. “Do you perhaps know something?”
Gogol immediately shook his head.
joke!
If Dostoevsky finds out that the real "culprit" is him and not Kawakami Wakai, how can he increase his murderous intent towards that girl?
So Gogol decided to play dumb to the end, and said with some surprise:
"Hey! Tuosi-jun, your little girlfriend is pretty amazing."
"..."
“What girlfriend? Don’t talk nonsense.” Fyodor turned off the video interface on the screen.
Then he saw Gogol's huge face, almost right in front of his eyes.
Fyodor: "..."
What are you doing?
“Dostoevsky,” Gogol said with a mocking tone, “So, what do you plan to do next? If it were anyone else, you would probably have dealt with this troublesome fellow in secret long ago.”
"Gogol."
Fyodor cleared his throat, interrupting Gogol.
"Do you perhaps really want to see me kill her?"
Gogol scoffed nonchalantly, "She's not my girlfriend. I won't interfere if you want to kill or torture her."
"—However, the love-hate relationship dynamic is quite interesting, isn't it?"
One sentence immediately made Fyodor suspicious. Could it be that his "self-proclaimed best friend" had been watching too many strange TV dramas and romance novels?
He simply ignored Gogol, took a sip of the milk coffee he bought from the convenience store, and put on his headphones to listen to classical music.
But then, as if remembering something, he said:
"By the way, Gogol."
"Could you...take me somewhere?"
After all, he really should talk to Kawakami Wakai.
“Hala-shao—” Gogol immediately stood up straight with a grin, “But, where does Dostoevsky want to go that you insist I go with you?”
"I'm not responsible for funeral services."
"..."
Fyodor smiled. "It's just an invitation for you to be an accomplice in trespassing."
…………
Because she had spent some time at the Armed Detective Agency, it was already dark when Kawakami Wakana returned home.
She thought about many things along the way.
Although she had never been a mother, everyone has been a child, which allowed her to deeply empathize with Scotty's feelings. Naturally, she could not condone the actions of the guy who secretly sabotaged her and fabricated facts.
but……
The thought that the "mastermind" might be Fei Jia made her feelings even more complicated.
As she arrived at the apartment door, she let her key get swallowed by the lock while thinking to herself that once this matter was resolved, she should definitely talk to Fei Jia.
After all, Fedia may not be a bad person in the traditional sense.
As she entered the room and was about to turn on the light, she discovered a figure in the dark room.
The figure looked very clear because the lights were off, but it was obviously taller than her, and she subconsciously felt that it should be a man.
Kawakami Wakana immediately covered her mouth.
The other person stood there motionless. Could it be that they didn't hear her come in?
In that case, she wouldn't be in a passive position.
However, there were obviously no suitable weapons in this rented room, so she could only take out the stockings she had prepared for wearing a skirt to the interview from the closet, and quietly approached and wrapped them around the other person's wrist.
"Got you—"
At that moment, the lights in the house suddenly came on.
Kawakami Wakai:!
Are there two prisoners?
However, her eyes, adjusted to the light, quickly conveyed a crucial message to her—
Was the person who turned on the light Gogol?
The one she grabbed was—
Kawakami Wakana turned around and was instantly surprised.
Fei, Fei Jia?
The three of them fell silent.
In the end, Gogol took a few steps back.
"Continue, you guys continue."
"..."
[Author's Note]
Gogol: Is this really something I can watch?
I'm giving out red envelopes today too qwq Please comment
Today's Mini-Theater
If Japan also had a system like China's requiring minors to register for games, I would like...
Fyodor: "..."
What should I do if I'm an adult but I'm an unregistered resident?
Use your girlfriend's.
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