Chapter 74 074 Flaw
The Armed Detective Agency employs a team-based (errand-running) strategy within the Joint Major Crimes Unit.
The six members of the Armed Detective Agency were evenly divided into three groups: Miyazawa Kenji and Tanizaki Jun'ichirō went to the east to help, Edogawa Ranpo and Yonosa Akiko assisted from the front, and Dazai Osamu and Fukuzawa Yukichi went to the west.
It was also because of this even distribution that when Kenji Miyazawa and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ran head-on into the attacks of Pu Songling and Cervantes, Osamu Dazai and Yukichi Fukuzawa also faced the poison gas that the UN had initially used in their attack.
However—the nerve gas "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" that attacked the west side was a product of pure supernatural abilities.
Although the result is purely physical damage, the process of its action is entirely attributable to the effects of supernatural abilities.
This is why, despite being completely unprepared in the poisonous gas on the west side, Dazai Osamu was still able to jump around and pull Fukuzawa Yukichi toward the emergency evacuation level in the central area.
—This is because, in the event of a UN attack, they would certainly set up an ambush on the lower levels (and there's also "Journey to the Center of the Earth"). Therefore, the refuge floor was not placed in the relatively safer basement or open space, but rather on the second floor in the central area, where the defenses are most complete.
The comprehensiveness of these measures mainly refers to the exceptionally thick steel plates here, so thick that it makes one feel as if this place is actually a huge vault or something similar.
Inside the refuge floor, the still-shaken office workers huddled together like a school of fish being herded, their excellent professionalism preventing them from panicking too much.
But even in the silence, a sense of tension permeates the air.
Fabre and Lewis, who were originally in charge of security in the central area, stood on either side, their silent vigilance further deepening the tense atmosphere.
On the other side, a few relatively calm people were treating the injuries of those who had been wounded during the evacuation, together with Yonosaka Akiko.
When Dazai Osamu and Fukuzawa Yukichi walked in, Lewis and Fabre visibly tensed up for a moment, but quickly relaxed.
Lewis used his ability the instant Dazai Osamu arrived. But it had absolutely no effect. Relieved, Lewis said, "Y-it's true."
Dazai Osamu's nullification ability is real, and he was holding Fukuzawa Yukichi's hand when they entered. Therefore, these two people were not Romain Rolland in disguise.
After Fukuzawa Yukichi walked in, he nodded to the two ASA members who were on guard, and then found a quiet place to stand guard, doing his part to maintain the solemn atmosphere.
Dazai Osamu looked around the room and then walked directly toward Edogawa Ranpo, who was sitting at a table.
He strolled leisurely over to Edogawa Ranpo, who seemed lost in thought, glanced at the crowd once more, and then turned towards Ranpo.
"how?"
"It's nothing serious, this guy is really professional." Ranpo, resting his head on his hand, stared at the ceiling, seemingly lost in thought. "Because by the time we found out, the injuries were already like this, so we just had him help treat the wounds."
"It's actually quite busy here."
Dazai Osamu nodded knowingly, indicating that he understood: "So how are the wounded now?"
Edogawa Ranpo shrugged indifferently: "It's basically all taken care of."
Dazai Osamu nodded again, shook his head and wandered around the room twice, then took out several glass bottles of alcohol and bandages from somewhere and walked towards the people who were taking care of the wounded.
As Dazai Osamu wandered around the room, he passed by Lewis and Fabre several times. Somewhat bored, Lewis and Fabre couldn't help but follow Dazai Osamu's movements with their eyes.
Dazai Osamu was the first to approach Yonosa Akiko, and with a grin, he took out a pack of bandages and handed it to her: "Here, medical allowance."
Knowing Dazai Osamu's personality, Yono Sasa Akiko looked at him with some suspicion, but said nothing. Instead, she readily accepted the bandage.
—Although I don’t know what Dazai Osamu is planning to do, I’ll just go along with it.
And she also happened to be short of bandages.
Dazai Osamu handed the bandages to Yonosaka Akiko without lingering, then wandered around the room with a bunch of alcohol bandages, sharing some with anyone who was helping out.
From this perspective, he seems to be just an ordinary person who wanted to help.
He walked up to another person, looked at what was in his hand, and naturally handed him a bottle of alcohol.
Another person stood up, glanced at him, and naturally reached out.
Then, just as the other person was about to take the alcohol bottle, Dazai Osamu suddenly withdrew his hand and threw the bottle forcefully at the other person's face.
The person opposite was clearly stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously... quickly and steadily caught the alcohol bottle that was flying at such close range, with the arm gripping it barely wobbling from start to finish.
Lewis & Fabre, who are watching this: "..." A "clerk" displaying superhuman physical abilities; "..."
"#@=&!!! (French swear word)"
The discovered "clerk"—that is, Romain Rolland—quickly pounded a button on his shoulder, and a huge, piercing noise immediately emanated from Rolland, dispelling the drowsiness that had risen in his mind.
Without hesitation, Romain Rolland rushed to the window and broke through it.
Standing still, Dazai Osamu, who was directly hit by the noise, patted his head, seemingly trying to dispel the echo in his eardrums.
Looking at Dazai Osamu's smiling face, the crowd that was once again in turmoil, and Fabre and Lewis staring out the window with livid faces, Edogawa Ranpo curled his lip.
"Well, it is a little late..."
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