Chapter 31 Is that the girl that Jiahua is very protective of?
Holding the potion bottle between his thumb and index finger up to the moonlight, the transparent liquid inside was as clear as water. Dazai Osamu declared, "This is an upgraded version of the potion that [Owl] traded with you."
He has a frightening insight into people's hearts.
Gin said coldly: "Consider it a meeting gift."
Holding the potion in his palm, Dazai Osamu curled his lips and said, "Take care."
Vodka, who was standing behind Gin, was surprised. He thought that the transaction between the organization and the port mafia had just begun, but he didn't expect that they just accepted the potion without any expression!
Gin lowered the brim of his hat, put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker, and turned to leave.
What happened was too unbelievable. Vodka was stunned. With a heart full of excitement, he ran a few steps to catch up with Gin, and his figure blended into the night.
…
Looking sideways at Dazai Osamu who was re-wrapping the bandage, Nakahara Chuuya frowned: "Those guys are very dangerous."
Compared to them, those people are more like desperadoes.
"We're in danger too." Dazai meticulously wrapped the bandage around his wrist and looked at the girl who was observing the potion in her hand. "The deal is done."
Hayate Kotori turned her gaze from Naraku's potion to Dazai Osamu: "How can you be sure?"
Nakahara Chuuya was also very curious.
Walking out slowly, the wind from the sea blew up the coat on the boy's shoulders, making a sharp sound. His voice was smiling, as if everything was under control.
"We made an offer they couldn't refuse."
After exchanging a glance with Hayana Kotori, Nakahara Chuuya asked in confusion, "Is this all the protection people with special abilities can provide?"
It's not money or weapons, it's just the protection provided by people with special abilities... It's too easy to satisfy them.
"Kishimoto told me that when he came into contact with the Black Organization, despite their cautious approach, he still managed to discover that it was a criminal syndicate comprised entirely of ordinary people," Dazai explained. "If an organization isn't short of money, what do you think they lack most?"
Kotori Hayato pondered for a moment: "Talent, and... military strength?"
"Bingo~" Dazai blinked softly at the girl beside him. "The talent they have in developing pharmaceuticals is even more talented than the geniuses cultivated by the country in the medical field. After we have talent, the next step is the combat power that will determine the safety and status of the organization."
"There's a world of difference between ordinary people and those with special abilities. No matter how powerful an organization made up of ordinary people is, if someone with special abilities attacks it, it will be as vulnerable as an ant."
"Why don't you cultivate your own people with special abilities?" Zhongyuan Zhong also didn't understand.
After asking this question, he suddenly became depressed. When he thought of the answer, he also thought of the previous "Sheep".
"They might be easier to control when they're young, but when they grow up and realize their true strength, standing at the top of the food chain, no one with special abilities wants to listen to a bunch of powerless people bossing them around, nagging and self-righteously commanding them." Dazai Osamu noticed the sudden change in Nakahara Chuuya's expression, and a cold look gathered in his eyes. "Those who are not of my kind must have different hearts. That's a valid explanation. Between ordinary people and people with special abilities, apart from the relationship of exploitation and being exploited, there's only disdain and fear."
Just like Chuuya who was used and then abandoned by the Sheep members.
Hayana and Chuuya, who always consider themselves equals to ordinary people, easily overlook this point.
"People who stand higher can always see farther, but they are short-sighted." Hayana Takanashi patted Chuuya Nakahara's shoulder. The boy's body stiffened for a moment, and then gradually relaxed and broke away from the repressed memories.
Seeing that Nakahara Chuuya had recovered, she asked, "Is that why you showed our strength to the Black Organization?"
"A deal is only considered a deal if we're evenly matched." Dazai Osamu remained noncommittal. "Letting them know our strength will also increase the chances of a successful deal."
"Small supernatural organizations lack the strength to cooperate with them. Even if they demand protection, they risk being swallowed up by other large supernatural organizations at any time. The effort and reward are disproportionate, and it's a complete waste of resources. The only ones who can be noticed by the Black Organization and not only protect them but also have the power to last forever are us, who are at the top."
"This is also the real reason why [Owl] wants to swallow up the Port Mafia and become the leader - he wants to trade with them to obtain a more powerful special medicine and find a way to save his daughter."
"In short, if we don't act now, Yokohama will be used by the Black Organization as a breeding ground for poisonous insects, forcing all organizations to fight each other until the most powerful guards are found."
"Besides, I released a message."
Hayana Kotori was curious: "What?"
Dazai Osamu looked at the towering building in the darkness and said, "I will spread the news that Mr. Mori was just a powerless barefoot doctor before he became the leader."
No one understands and fears death more than doctors.
Only by actively exposing your weaknesses can you make the other party feel that they can control you.
【Xiao】is a good example.
So——
From the very beginning, the Black Organization was under his control.
Because he grasped what the other party desperately desired, and as he said before - if you grasp a person's weakness, you can play with it in your hand.
Only by proactively revealing your weaknesses can you allow the other party to open the city gate.
The potion traded and the protection paid for, one is a real thing, the other is nothingness that can be withdrawn at any time. Perhaps after the value of the Black Organization is understood, the Port Mafia will discard it like garbage.
People with special abilities and ordinary people—except for exploitation and being exploited, there is only the condescending gaze and the dark and surging hostility.
This was perfectly demonstrated tonight.
…
Leaning against the wall, the fluorescent light of the mobile phone screen against his ear illuminated his earlobe, his angular and aggressive face was hidden in the dark green scarf. Gin reported the conditions proposed by the Port Mafia to the adult on the other side of the phone.
The narrow eyes hidden by the messy hair showed no emotion. In private, Gin's outwardly fierce aura was restrained, and what appeared around him was a sense of calmness in silence. His voice was lowered, his eyebrows were calm, and he looked much easier to get along with. However, anyone who knew his true cruel nature would know that this was just a superficial illusion, or a slight relaxation revealed by this shark-like man who had killed countless people.
"Promise them." The adult on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time before speaking, his voice hoarse like a crow's cry.
His originally peaceful eyes suddenly became sharp, and for the first time, Gin felt something was wrong: "Those people are cunning and powerful. Cooperating with them is like trying to get the skin of a tiger."
He had come into face-to-face contact with them today, and even he, who considered himself to be at the top of the killer world, had to admit that those people were as powerful as monstrous creatures.
The man chuckled strangely a few times, then said strangely, "You're wrong, Gin. We are the tigers. The Port Mafia is just a sick cat trying to get our attention."
"My subordinates sent me secret information. The leader of the Port Mafia was once just a barefoot doctor. No one understands death better than a doctor, and no one fears it more than a doctor. But after receiving the failed product from Owl, he eagerly chased after him like a wild cat smelling blood. It seems he is really scared..."
"Agree to their terms and make deals with them. As long as they never figure out the end point of our medicine, they will only be dependent on our charity."
Gin tightened his grip on the phone and lowered his voice, "What do you mean?"
The gentleman said, "Use them to eliminate our enemies at the lowest possible cost. Also, as you reported to me earlier, there are suspicions of undercover agents lurking in the [Wine]. Keeping those undercovers busy will reveal their true colors."
"I understand." The lips hidden in the scarf slowly curled up. In the dark night, Gin's bloodthirsty smile was more terrifying than the night.
…
After listening to Kise Ryota's story, Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji looked at each other and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes: Did this kid really not say the opposite?
Between fatty large intestine and fresh pork, which one did A choose the former? ? ?
Aomine Daiki empathized with their doubts.
Kise Ryota remained silent and sighed: "I didn't say anything against it."
"That's right," Hagiwara Kenji said cheerfully after his inner thoughts were seen through. "If it were the other way around, Kise-kun would probably be the one dead right now."
Huang Lailiangta wanted to nod his head to prove the truth of his words.
He really wasn't liked by A!
Matsuda Jinpei asked Aomine Daiki, "You just said that the higher-ups called and forbade you to investigate further?"
"Ah." Aomine Daiki scowled. "I saw the Jiahua that Kise described last night during a rear-end collision. He summoned Sin Zhi Chang Sheng to handle the aftermath, and I was ordered to hand over the accident to my colleagues in the Transportation Department."
"Dizhi Changsheng is now the legal advisor of the Port Mafia and only serves that mafia organization. Jiahua is definitely a member of the Port Mafia."
"Including the call tonight, you've been stopped twice in total." Hagiwara Kenji grasped the key point, his face becoming serious. "The Yokohama Mafia is indeed much more rampant than in other cities. The Port Mafia, led by them, has even built the tallest building in the heart of the city as a landmark stronghold. Could it be that this man... is so high-ranking that even the National Police Agency is wary of him?"
If that's the case, that's bad.
"What about A?" Matsuda Jinpei asked, "Did you find anything?"
"There's no way to investigate." Aomine Daiki felt frustrated for the first time in his years as a detective at A's perfect invisibility. "That guy is even more secretive than Ieka. I went to the pier where Kise boarded the cruise ship, and the ship had already vanished."
"Compared to the family flower, A looks like a mouse! No wonder he's so henpecked."
"That's not right," Hagiwara Kenji asserted. "If it was Iehana who did it, given the Port Mafia's reputation for violence, killing one more person wouldn't have much of an impact on them. There's no need to keep Kise-kun around and even send someone to monitor him."
Kise Ryota reacted suddenly!
He was previously blinded by a single leaf, but now his vision was suddenly cleared up, and he suddenly felt that things were not simple.
Feeling the sea breeze, Matsuda Jinpei thought: "According to Kise's description and the clues found by Aomine's investigation, A is a wealthy man, and Ieka is a member of the port mafia. It is also possible that A killed Ichiro Morino to appease Ieka, and acted to please Ieka, and Ieka cleaned up his mess afterwards."
"As for the man who has been hiding in the shadows and watching Kise, once we catch him we'll know who he is."
Hagiwara Kenji looked at his friend and asked, "What does Jinpei-kun mean?"
Matsuda Jinpei raised an eyebrow: "Set a trap."
He couldn't hear what the others were saying at all. Yin, who was hiding on the rooftop in black clothes that facilitated both concealment and movement, lowered his hand holding the telescope, blinked his eyes, slowly squatted down, and hid his entire body in the low wall at the edge of the rooftop.
…
the next day.
Since the morning, Jinpei Matsuda, Kenji Hagiwara and Daiki Aomine let Kise Ryouta go out for a walk alone, and the three of them waited in secret.
He started the morning with a jog in the park, went to the store for breakfast, went shopping, drank coffee, and took a nap on a bench by the roadside at noon. When Kise Ryota opened his eyes, he saw a dense array of cameras shooting at him from above. He was chased by fans for autographs, and he ran until he was almost out of breath, leaning on his hands to gasp for air in the alley. But the guy hiding in the dark still didn't come out.
Not only was Kise Ryota extremely frustrated, but the three people hiding in the dark were also running out of patience!
Trapping - declared a failure.
In the harsh situation where all clues are cut off, Aomine Daiki suggests looking for the daughter of Kise Ryouta's mother's best friend to find out the situation.
Kise Ryota had been avoiding this, but now he had no other choice.
"The daughter of Kise-kun's mother's best friend?" Hagiwara Kenji was curious. This nickname was too long and seemed distant.
Matsuda Jinpei keenly sensed something and asked, "Is that person the key to your survival and standing here?"
"Her name is Hayana Kotori, the captain of A's bodyguards," Kise Ryota said uncertainly, "To be honest, I don't know if the fact that I'm still standing here has anything to do with her."
After all, she is just the captain of the bodyguards.
Hagiwara Kenji was happy: "This is a very important clue. Maybe we can find A's location through her."
Seeing that Kise Ryota was afraid of implicating his mother's best friend's daughter, Matsuda Jinpei said calmly: "Don't worry, I'm just looking for her to understand the situation."
…
After telling her mother that the courier company had a system problem and was taking a rare half-day off, Hayato Takanashi sneaked into her mother's room and replaced all the vitamin tablets in the vitamin bottle with the "vitamins" she brought. When changing the medicine, she was also very considerate and checked the number of vitamin tablets to prevent being discovered.
"Haasana! Someone's looking for you!"
Kotori Hayato's mother's loud voice scared Kotori Hayato so much that she almost burst the medicine bottle in her hand.
She quickly slinked back to her room before responding to her mother's increasingly impatient shouts, "I know!"
The next moment, the door of the room was flung open. Xiao Niaoyou's mother, who also kept her makeup exquisite at home, frowned: "What are you doing? I called you many times."
"Mom opened my door again!" Hayana Takanashi was unhappy: "You don't respect my privacy at all!"
"Got it. Knock on the door next time." Saying the ever-present "next time," Kotori's mother waved and called them out, "Ryouta is here to play with you. Don't keep him waiting. It's rude."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but laugh twice in anticipation.
Hayana Takanashi: "..."
Mom’s smile is…so scary!!!
"My stomach hurts. I have to go back to work." Hayato Kotori opened the window and stepped out.
Her mother grabbed the back of her collar and dragged her down, and Hayana Kotori had no choice but to accept her fate and go downstairs.
When she walked into the living room, she knew why her mother smiled like that.
In addition to coming here himself, Kise Ryouta also brought three different types of handsome guys with pool noodles - but the dark-skinned guy sitting on the edge of the sofa...
As if sensing something, Aomine Daiki looked up, and his originally relaxed and lazy face suddenly tensed up.
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