52 Jinjiang Exclusive
◎“There’s a cat that hasn’t handed in its homework yet”◎
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Atsushi Nakajima's pupils twitched slightly at Dazai Osamu's words.
Should we go visit Akutagawa, who had surgery today?
For some reason, he could almost picture Akutagawa with a cold expression, saying that even though they were not related, their camps were different.
However, it must be admitted that Atsushi Nakajima seems to have genuinely harbored such thoughts.
Until she heard Izumi Kyoka say with a poker face, "Not only did you skip work, Dazai-san, but you also brought Atsushi-kun along. Kunikida-san is going to lose his pen again."
"They might even dock your pay!" Kawakami Wakana threatened, echoing Izumi Kyoka's words.
“Even if you don’t mind having your salary deducted, Atsushi will.”
"..."
“That’s right!” Atsushi Nakajima immediately raised his voice, “Absenteeism is bad!”
Kawakami Wakana and Nakajima Atsushi both thought that Dazai Osamu would do something like, "I won't stop you if you don't want to go, but you can't stop me from going either." But to their surprise, he simply said "Oh," picked up the coffee and milk that Nakajima Atsushi had bought, and went to lie down on the sofa to catch up on his sleep.
"...?" Ruoyi, Dun, and Jinghua couldn't help but look at each other.
Is that all?
—Of course it can't end that simply!
Around nine o'clock in the morning, almost everyone from the detective agency had arrived. Edogawa Ranpo was the last to arrive, carrying a large bag of snacks. As if he had already guessed that Nakajima Atsushi would buy coffee and milk for everyone, he went straight to his large table, crossed his legs, and tore off the straw from his coffee and milk.
"Oh, right, there's something I need to tell you."
Everyone immediately straightened up.
Edogawa Ranpo popped a potato chip into his mouth and said cheerfully, "The president contacted Mr. Mori from the Mafia before. Mr. Mori also agrees that if the 'Demon's' next plan is still about viruses, Dr. Blackjack is a potential accomplice, and the Detective Agency and the Mafia may need to cooperate again. So—"
"Today, Mafia's Akutagawa is undergoing surgery, and the president has suggested that the detective agency send someone to visit him."
"I want to go!" Dazai Osamu was the first to raise his hand.
"And Atsushi-kun and Wakai-chan, come along too."
"..."
An hour later, at Blackjack Clinic.
Atsushi Nakajima glanced back at Izumi Kyoka, noticing her sharp gaze and the knife in her hand, ready to strike at any moment. "..."
"Kyouka-chan... this doesn't seem like a visit to someone in the hospital."
Izumi Kyoka drew her sword: "Who knows what kind of conspiracy the Port Mafia is plotting?"
"..."
“Kyoka is one thing…” Nakajima Atsushi admitted that Izumi Kyoka was right, Mori Ougai was not someone who could be completely trusted. “Then what about Wakai-san?”
The one who's sick is Ryunosuke Akutagawa, not a "demon," so why is he wearing the same clothes as last time?
Kawakami Wakai: "But Dazai-san said that dressing in a flashy way can ease Akutagawa's tension."
"And this outfit of mine is rather flashy."
"..."
Atsushi Nakajima could only glare at Osamu Dazai listlessly before they entered the clinic together.
As always, Pinocchio served tea like a host, and finally helped Black Jack, who was preparing for surgery, push Akutagawa Ryunosuke to the operating room.
When Ryunosuke Akutagawa saw Osamu Dazai, his eyes seemed to change noticeably, but he immediately closed them tightly again.
When the "Operation in Progress" light came on, Kawakami Wakana couldn't help but glance around at the people waiting outside.
Of the three people from Port Mafia, both Mori Ougai and the cool-looking young lady wearing a mask were dressed in black, while Dazai Osamu, Nakajima Atsushi, and Izumi Kyoka were all wearing the outfits they often wore at the detective agency.
Only she... was dressed like a child even more than the blonde-haired little girl Mori Ougai brought.
Kawakami Ruoyi: "..."
so--
Why would she put on a Lolita dress just because of Dazai's words?!
It's like...
It's quite certain that Dazai Osamu was very familiar with Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and what he said must be the truth.
However, looking at Ryunosuke Akutagawa's eyes just now, she seemed even more certain of that possibility.
Kawakami Wakana gripped the hem of her skirt tightly with both hands and cautiously peered in Dazai Osamu's direction.
Could it be...
He really is—
"Ding-dong—" The sudden ringing of the doorbell interrupted Ruoyi's thoughts.
Are you a patient visiting the doctor?
"I'll go open the door." Since she was closest to the door, she stood up and opened the clinic door.
"Sorry, Dr. Blackjack is currently performing surgery, you may have to wait a while—"
Kawakami Ruoyi: "...Yes?"
Fee, Fee Jia??
Ruoyi glanced at Fyodor standing in the doorway, then at the man next to him with a bandage wrapped around his hair, and subconsciously asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Or... is it because the person next to you is injured?"
Fyodor knew that the kitten would definitely be here today. After all, even though Dazai had left the Port Mafia, he wouldn't let the important surgery of the person he had personally mentored be ruined by him. But when he saw Wakana, his heart still skipped a beat.
Today, the kitten is actually wearing the clothes he gave it.
Although she wasn't wearing makeup, she unusually let her hair down today, only tying it into two small buns on either side, which made her look much more mature than her previous hairstyles.
“…Fei Jia?”
When Kawakami Wakana tried to touch his forehead on tiptoe, Fyodor realized he had lost his composure. The kitten's hand was as warm as ever, yet it seemed different from before.
Ivan, standing to the side, was even more upset.
This woman—
He actually touched the leader's forehead!
The key point is... the leader actually seems to be interested!
This woman is what made the leader different from the previous leaders...
What are you doing!
The voice of Kawakami Wakana at the door attracted the attention of several people in the living room. After discovering Fyodor standing at the door and Wakana being held by the stone golem Ivan made, Izumi Kyoka's "Yaksha Shirayuki" was the first to take out her sword and slash at the stone golem, but the broken stone was restored at the fastest speed and still firmly gripped Wakana's wrist.
After transforming his limbs into a tiger form, Atsushi Nakajima was about to charge at the stone golem when Fyodor spoke first: "Ivan, let her go."
Ivan paused for a moment: "But..."
The stone man had already obediently released Ruoyi.
Kawakami Wakana took a few steps back, rubbing her reddened wrists, and asked, "Fei Jia, did you come here to settle scores with me?"
"—Because I joined the Armed Detective Agency, you have already identified me as an enemy."
"Settle accounts?" Fyodor raised an eyebrow. "If I wanted to settle accounts with you, there would be no need to give you clothes, and even less need to do it on days when you have many helpers around you. I'm here today only because a cat hasn't handed in its homework yet."
Varied……?
Kawakami Wakana felt a tightness in her throat.
But Fyodor casually pulled out a few cards.
It has exactly two colors: red and blue.
"It's that last email I sent you. It's about choosing between red and blue." He repeated the rules again, glancing at the group of people from the Mafia and the Detective Agency.
"Eight people is enough."
“Eight, eight?” Ivan paused for a moment, then started counting the heads with his finger. “One…three…six…seven. Chief, there are seven of them in total.”
“Eight.” Fyodor pointed at Ivan.
"Your presence increases the game's unpredictability. Otherwise, if they all agreed to choose blue, it would be meaningless."
"……!"
"You're really ruthless," Kawakami Wakana said mockingly, looking at Ivan's astonished expression. "You don't even spare your own subordinates?"
“But we have seven people, and you have two. Fedia, what guarantee do you have that we will definitely play this game with you? If we wanted to, we could easily throw you out.”
“Of course you can throw me out,” Fyodor gestured toward the operating room. “But there’s someone here who’s having surgery.”
"When I came to see Dr. Blackjack for a follow-up check-up last time, I secretly planted a bomb in the clinic. I was the only one who had the remote control."
“If you throw me out, you know what I’ll do, Neko.”
"..." Kawakami Wakana swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
She wanted to suggest that they could throw Fyodor out and find the bomb together, especially with Dazai there; it wouldn't be a problem. But she quickly realized—
Even with Dazai Osamu, it would have taken Fyodor longer to detonate the bomb than it would have taken them to find and successfully defused it.
"...!"
…………
“Achion Brill!” Noticing Kawakami Wakana’s scream, Pinoko ran to the operating room door, only to hear what Fyodor said. He hurriedly ran to Blackjack with his short legs.
"Doctor! Doctor! Something terrible has happened! Fyodor Sandra..."
“I know,” Black Jack interrupted her, “hemostats.”
"...?"
"Doctor, but, but," Pinoko stamped her feet anxiously, "Fyodor is going to blow up the clinic!"
She was already eighteen years old, so of course she was aware that she and the doctor were in the operating room and not under Fyodor's control.
This also means that they could easily slip away while Fyodor is away.
But for some reason, seeing the doctor earnestly continuing the surgery and the beads of sweat on his forehead, Pinocchio suddenly couldn't say those words.
“Hemostats,” Blackjack said again.
“aramancyu…”
Pinocchio had no choice but to obediently hand the doctor the hemostat, but his eyes kept glancing towards the door.
Yes, this is the doctor she knows.
Since that's the case, she had no choice but to side with the doctor.
Hopefully, those guys outside can find a way to stop Fyodor-san...
[Author's Note]
So
If it were you
How will this situation be resolved? (bu)
Small Theater
Still Dr. Fei Jia from the Emergency Department and Dr. Ruoyi, a resident physician in the ward.
Fei Jia: Hello, this is the ward. We need to bring in a patient who was in a car accident.
Ruoyi: How is the patient's condition?
Fyodor: The bleeding has stopped, but there's a minor problem with my eye.
Upon taking a look—
Ruoyi: ? ? ? Pupils dilated
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