Even the police don't take the management of Lai Bo Street seriously.

Leibo Street, which has long had its own rules, is not very welcoming to outsiders, but they are not xenophobic - because outsiders mean new things that can be converted into value by them, but whether they can swallow this value into their mouths depends on whether their teeth are strong enough.

The two were doing boring visiting work. The source of intelligence was nothing more than coercion or inducement. After searching several underground secret doctors' clinics without any results, their enthusiasm was indeed a little frustrated.

At the same time, Axue's patience seemed to have reached its limit.

——You can say he’s spoiled or has a mysophobia, he just can’t stand the environment here.

"Ah, it's so dirty. It's really a mess. I can't help it. I'm an old monster living in the snowy mountains. I can't help it. I just hate this about you humans... It's so dirty."

It was obvious that he was really unhappy. The man with the slit mouth called out his name in a soothing way: "Axue."

The sound is so gentle as never before.

"……Um?"

He stopped suddenly, and Ah Xue, who was walking behind him, almost bumped into his back. Unexpectedly, he turned around lightly and said in a very serious tone -

"thank you."

"Hmm?" Axue was touched by his attitude. His pupils shrank at first. After a few seconds of pause, his annoyance softened a little. He asked back: "...Why do you say that suddenly?"

"Because, even though Ah Xue clearly hates this place, she is still willing to accompany me."

Perhaps because he was born in malice and despair, which led to the opposite effect, he seemed to have become particularly cherishing pure kindness and even had a talent for finding goodness.

Jiuyuan can guarantee that this is a sincere and unconditional thank you.

"——Really, thank you very much."

It's like a good medicine that can quickly dispel the clouds and bring light back to the world.

After listening to his frank and sincere confession, Ah Xue, who had been chattering and complaining just now, widened her eyes slightly, looked at the steady companion in front of her, and her heart was filled with joy as if she had discovered a new continent, and salutes rang out.

(——This is so interesting! Bai-chan!)

He quickly gave an answer that matched his image. It was more like a one-sided emotional release than an answer.

"Ah, who said I'm the elder? Maybe it's my duty to take care of a child like you." He pursed his lips and smiled, "Otherwise the master wouldn't have let me come. After all, you're not the only troublesome child..."

Before he finished speaking, he seemed to have discovered something extremely interesting. His pupils contracted and a smile formed at the corners of his mouth.

He chuckled, patted the man with the slit on the shoulder, and then pointed at the man in the distance who was also looking over.

"Oh...Xiao Bai, look."

Standing not far away were Nakahara Chuuya and his companions. Even in such a hot day, they were still wearing solid coats, which made people want to send them a breeze of coolness.

Axue was in a playful mood and started to send it over from afar with air conditioning.

The men in black suits who felt the coolness first bent their arms and began to wonder where the cold wind as cold as ice and snow in the middle of summer came from. When they subconsciously looked in the direction of the wind, they saw a young man with snow-white hair in the distance, opening a folding fan and placing it to his lips, looking at them with smiling eyes.

Nakahara Chuuya naturally also saw the duo, and the guy in white seemed to be excited about something.

Not only that, this guy who had no concept of "quit while he's ahead" even raised his arm to say hello -

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hat~"

It's quite embarrassing to be greeted so enthusiastically, Nakahara Chuuya thought.

It was a pity that this brilliant smile only reminded him of the bad memories of last night: the young man with an icy appearance, the seductive and erotic fantasy he threw out, and the speechless act of running away after teasing him.

"...You guys retreat." He gave an order to his subordinates, but then he felt something was wrong and changed his words: "Step back a little."

After dismissing the two or three people who were following him, he walked forward alone.

Before he got close, he saw the masked man suddenly raise his hand - Nakahara Chuuya subconsciously began to prepare his supernatural powers, but the next second he found that things were not as he thought.

The white-haired young man was standing behind the masked young man. He grabbed the masked young man's hands and lifted them up.

Nakahara Chuuya thought it was ridiculous - because the scene looked like a black cat being grabbed by its paws and facing the person with its belly, but the person in front of it doing this action actually had a bit of black humor.

Not only Nakahara Chuuya, but also the man with the slit mouth whose arm was forcibly grabbed felt uncomfortable, and he groaned in resistance.

It sounds like it's saying "don't do that", but it's too weak to stop the lawless Xue.

"Okay, Xiaobai, you have to say hello to people." Axue carefully taught her partner, "Come on~"

Thinking that if someone really greeted him in such a strange way, it might affect his sleep. Nakahara Chuuya coughed lightly and said in a deep voice, "No need."

Based on his years of experience dealing with Dazai, he knew that people like him who do things their own way were the best at changing the subject at their own pace, so he had to strike first.

"...What are you doing here?" He seemed much more relaxed than yesterday, but still very alert.

"Okay! I'll answer--!" Not minding his indifference at all, Axue answered loudly, "We are doing serious business."

He also raised one of the man with the slit mouth's hands high, and said, "In fact, we are looking for a doctor with 'excellent medical skills', right, Xiao Bai?"

The man with the slit mouth gave up resistance and began to let the other party manipulate him: "...Well, let's find a doctor."

(…Xiaobai? Is that a pseudonym or a nickname?)

Nakahara Chuuya looked at the black-haired young man whose face was covered by a mask, but whose temperament today was completely different from that night.

(He actually listens to his companions. Has he been tamed?)

Giving up the idea of ​​speculating about their relationship, Nakahara Chuuya was more concerned about the key words they had just mentioned.

——They are looking for a "doctor".

Nakahara Chuuya, who was loyal to his career and his boss, quickly thought of his boss. After all, he used to be an underground doctor.

However, Nakahara Chuuya remained calm and answered with common sense: "Seeking a doctor? Are you sick?"

"No." The black-haired man shook his head, "Just... simply looking for someone."

(Looking for someone...) Nakahara Chuuya narrowed his eyes.

Ah Xue stood on tiptoe and rested his chin on Xiao Bai's shoulder - the other was a little taller than him. He reached out and poked half of his cheek, then said to Nakahara Chuuya: "The doctor we are looking for is related to plastic surgery. Mr. Hat also knows that there are many underground secret doctors who can do plastic surgery."

Nakahara Chuuya nodded.

Most of the people who go to black clinics are people whose professions cannot be seen in public, and most of them are members of violent organizations. So when they are involved in some not-so-glorious situations, they will go to some underground clinics for plastic surgery to escape from their shells. Zhongyuan Chuuya thinks that if we make a business ranking, in addition to the treatment of common knife and gun injuries, the third most popular business of underground clinics might be plastic surgery.

(However, since he is a plastic surgeon, he has nothing to do with the leader.) He thought.

"Really?" Then he had nothing to say.

Just when Nakahara Chuuya was thinking about leaving them alone and leaving, the masked young man who had been taciturn spoke up. He glanced at Nakahara Chuuya awkwardly.

"I'm sorry about last night."

The sudden and straightforward apology made Zhongyuan Zhongya stunned for a very short time.

The person in front of me is very different from the impression he gave last night. If last night was boiling oil, then today is clear water - the kind that doesn't even create ripples.

How should I put it……

It seems difficult to get angry with him in this state.

Chuuya Nakahara discovered that these two people (although they were most likely not human) were able to render him speechless.

"Nothing." He answered generously, "As long as you don't become enemies with Hong Kong and the Blacks, it has nothing to do with me."

"Yeah." Xiaobai nodded.

But his ignorant reaction made Zhongyuan Zhongye sigh in his heart: I don’t know if this person understood.

Thinking of what his boss said, Nakahara Chuuya asked another question.

"...You know Mr. Hirotsu?"

"Ah." He covered his mask, feeling shy about Nakahara Chuuya's gaze staring at him, and turned his head away, but nodded obediently.

"Really..."

Nakahara Chuuya remembered the news he had received - this person had clearly passed away.

Then the person in front of him who claimed to know Mr. Guangjin might be someone who used the identity of the deceased to have other intentions. Even worse, it is also possible that he was used by others even after his death.

After all, he knew that there were such people as cursers. Since there was such a skill as curse killing, it didn't seem strange to use other people's corpses.

Thinking of this, Nakahara Chuuya's originally relaxed nerves became alert again.

"...To be precise, it's when I was alive." He spoke slowly. He was not a person who knew how to embellish language, especially after becoming a ghost story and being influenced by urban legends. It was hard to say that he was exactly the same as he was before he died.

However, the few, barely beautiful memories left by being a human being have not been completely erased, so the next words are what he wants to say -

"That...what happened last night. Could Mr. Hat please tell Mr. Hirotsu my...apologies, apologies, and how grateful I am to him." Just saying these words was already a challenge for him, but while he was speaking, Nakahara Chuuya was still staring at him.

——In fact, Nakahara Chuuya had no choice. The man with the slit mouth wore a mask and liked to face people with his side face, so he couldn't see the other person's expression at all. In addition, he had a more straightforward personality. Unless he was talking to the leader, he would look at the other person politely when talking.

But for the man with the slit mouth, this sight was a bit too intense.

So halfway through his words, he began to touch his cheeks uncomfortably through the mask, as if he was worried that people would see the ugly part of his cheeks. In the end, he actually chose to escape from reality directly——

"Well, please don't look at me like that... I... I... I'm sorry! I... I'll leave for a while!"

After saying that, he pushed Axue beside him away and ran away alone.

"Eh? Eh, eh, eh?" Axue beside him was pushed by him, and before he could react, he saw his little friend running away alone.

It was a complete escape.

Nakahara Chuuya, who stayed where he was, also looked confused: "......?"

Xue immediately added fuel to the fire: "Ah, Mr. Hat, you're going too far, right? You can't bully Xiao Bai."

Nakahara Chuuya: “…”

I'm not, I don't.

Before I could say anything, I met Ah Xue's burning gaze.

"I said, how is Mr. Hat going to compensate me for scaring my cat away?"