Chapter 12 Listen to the Wind Singing12
Nakahara Chuuya was not sure of the fixed location where the white fog often appeared; but if we only talk about the white fog that covered the sky, a figure immediately appeared in Nakahara Chuuya's mind.
Shibuzawa Ryuhiko.
A man who killed several of his subordinates during the Dragon War, but was secretly released by the government to cover up his whereabouts.
So many years have passed, and every time he thinks of those lifeless eyes and bloodstained faces, Zhongyuan Zhong can't control his anger towards Shibuzawa Ryuhiko.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down and think about Wendy's question.
——There is often white fog so thick that it covers the sky and the sun.
Wendy was definitely not asking about tourist attractions. Such things can be found by searching on the Internet. There is no need to ask him specifically. He was wondering why Wendy, as a sorcerer, joined the detective agency. Maybe it was to investigate this matter?
This matter must be very important to Wendy, so important that it made Wendy turn around multiple forces and finally come to ask him, an official of the Port Mafia.
Could it be Shibuzawa Ryuhiko?
Wendy hinted at the hospital that what happened to Kajii was not an accident. If it was really Shibuzawa Ryuhiko, how did he do it? According to what Nakahara Chuuya knew, his ability did not have this effect.
But it is also possible that Shibuzawa Ryuhiko has hidden some of his abilities, or that he is working with others.
What is the purpose?
After all, why did Wendy want to ruin their deal that night?
Wendy's answer was legitimate defense, but who would make the scene like that when doing legitimate defense...
In just one day, Nakahara Chuuya seemed to be on a roller coaster ride, revealing more and more about Wendy's identity. Every time Nakahara Chuuya thought, "Yes, this is the truth," Wendy would tell him with her own actions: Hey, you guessed wrong!
Nakahara Chuuya held his forehead against the wall, feeling like his brain was about to shut down.
But no matter what, the only thing that remains unchanged is that Wendy is powerful and his identity is a mystery. In the absence of hostility, there is no need for the Port Mafia to conflict with him.
"Hey, come back to your senses! You think about it so seriously, are there many places like this?" Wendy stretched out her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
Nakahara Chuuya simply put aside his numerous questions and focused on Wendy's question: [Are you looking for a place or someone?]
"Chuya-kun is so smart, he must have known it~"
Nakahara Chuuya paused and pushed the paper over - [Shibuzawa Ryuhiko].
"Shibuzawa Ryuhiko..."
The young man's voice disturbed the quiet atmosphere in the detective agency. Dazai Osamu lay on his back on the sofa and whispered a familiar name.
The man's face immediately appeared in his mind, and Dazai sighed and said, "Ah... things have become more complicated."
Dazai Osamu closed his eyes and recalled the investigation a few days ago: after separating from Wendy and Nakahara Chuuya, he began to investigate the incident of the out-of-control psychic. After following the clues all the way, he finally found an interesting result - the out-of-control psychic had encountered the "white mist", and was one of the few psychics who escaped from the "white mist" unscathed.
The supernatural power was there, he didn't die, and he didn't lose any limbs, he just had mental problems.
Getting scared while battling your own powers?
Dazai Osamu marked the places where the white mist incident occurred on the map. Although it is not obvious yet, there is a tendency for it to move towards Yokohama.
Shibuzawa Ryuhiko fled Yokohama under government protection several years ago. What does he want to do now that he has returned?
Wendy specifically asked him to investigate this matter in order to remind him? That was a rather roundabout way.
But what is even more complicated is the method of contact that Wendy mentioned.
Pray for something.
At that time, he suspected that the loss of control of the psychic was related to Q, and therefore suspected that Wendy had contact with the port Mafia. He took the words "Please pray if you have any questions" as a warning. Since Wendy did not take the initiative to provide contact information, there was no point in asking further.
But he didn't expect that the commission actually involved Shibozawa Ryuhiko, and now he wants to contact him but has no proper way.
Should I pray? Should I pray in person? There is a 99.999% chance that this is a lie. If you really pray, it will be too embarrassing.
so……
"Atsushi-kun——"
"Mr. Dazai, what's the matter?" Nakajima Atsushi stopped moving things.
Dazai Osamu waved at him mysteriously: "Do you remember Wendy from a few days ago?"
"Of course I remember." Nakajima Atsushi nodded.
"Okay, Atsushi-kun, pray now!" Dazai Osamu patted his shoulder.
"Huh?" Nakajima Atsushi blinked in confusion. "Although Mr. Wendy did say that if we pray for something, the wind will convey our words to him, but that should just be a joke, right?"
"It is said that the prayers of believers will be transmitted to the gods, but how can Mr. Wendy be a real god? Hahaha——"
"No, wait, so after Mr. Wendy issued the commission, he didn't leave us any contact information," Nakajima Atsushi said in shock, "Then how can we contact Mr. Wendy?"
"...Atsushi-kun, are you just reacting now?" Dazai Osamu was also very shocked.
Nakajima Atsushi: “…”
"No, no, no! Mr. Dazai, I'm sure I asked the question at the time, but you didn't listen to me and then you said something that distracted me, so I forgot about it!"
Dazai Osamu fell into deep thought.
"impossible."
"Absolutely."
"Atsushi-kun, how can you put the blame on your senior... This behavior is very unmanly. How did you become like this? I'm really sad, senior..." Dazai Osamu buried his face in the pillow, his shoulders twitching.
“…I’ll just pray.”
"Atsushi-kun is indeed a good boy!" Dazai Osamu sat up instantly.
There was no point in arguing further, so in desperation, Nakajima Atsushi recalled the prayer he had heard before, and after slightly revising it, he made a praying gesture and said without hope: "Praise the respected god Wendy, please hear our prayer: We have followed your revelation and investigated the cause and effect of sin, and may our prayer reach you..."①
A breeze blew through the open window, ruffling the hair of the two people. The green plants in the detective agency swayed in the wind, but soon returned to calm.
"Mr. Dazai." Nakajima Atsushi opened his eyes.
"Um."
“It’s incredible.”
"Uh-huh."
"I think I'm hallucinating."
"Hmmm... hm?"
"I heard Mr. Wendy's voice," Nakajima Atsushi said with a dazed look in his eyes. "He gave me an address and asked us to find him there."
Dazai Osamu: “…”
A 0.001% chance has occurred.
Nakajima Atsushi's worldview was greatly shocked. He murmured, "Mr. Dazai, is Mr. Wendy really a god?"
"Dun, calm down. We are people with special abilities."
"Ah... yes, Mr. Wendy is a psychic, this is probably one of his abilities," Nakajima Atsushi came to his senses and scratched his head in embarrassment, "How embarrassing."
Seeing that Nakajima Atsushi's worldview was pieced together again, Dazai Osamu smiled, as if thinking about something.
Venti, which means "wind" in Latin, can also refer to the god of wind in Roman mythology.
Dazai Osamu finally remembered this knowledge that he had thrown into a corner and left to waste for a long time.
But this alone is not enough to draw a conclusion.
The abilities of superpowers vary, and this may be one of Wendy's abilities. Dazai Osamu once experienced the "Arabatu" incident, but it was ultimately proven that "Arabatu" was just a nickname for a high-energy abnormal life form, not a god in Japanese legend.
Since "prayer" is not a lie or a warning, it means that Wendy issued the commission to guide him to investigate Shibuzawa Ryuhiko.
In fact, he was not the only one being guided.
Thinking back to Wendy and Nakahara Chuuya who were heading in the same direction that day, and what they wrote in their notebooks, it was very likely that they knew each other, or at least had contact.
He and Nakahara Chuuya had both clashed with Shibuzawa Ryuhiko during the Dragon War.
After his defection, his former identity was little known. Only the old people who had worked with him in the Port Mafia knew about it. However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and Dazai Osamu was not particularly surprised that Wendy knew about it.
The point is, Wendy's purpose.
Dazai Osamu put away his pen, took a notebook from Kunikida's desk, and waved at Nakajima Atsushi: "I can go by myself this time, Atsushi-kun, just continue with your work."
"Okay, take care, Mr. Dazai."
The location Wendy chose was not far from the detective agency, and Dazai Osamu walked for fifteen minutes to reach the dessert shop he mentioned.
During these fifteen minutes, Dazai Osamu considered countless possibilities for Wendy's purpose and deduced various possible stories.
The protagonists of these bizarre or heavy stories are now acting coquettishly to the shop assistant.
“The one you recommended is delicious. Not only is the cake itself delicious, but your flower-like smile also adds a lot of flavor to it - here, here!”
Wendy didn't wear a hat today, only white flowers and grass leaves in her hair as decoration. When he saw Dazai Osamu, he immediately smiled as warm as the sun, and his emerald eyes were filled with happiness, unconsciously infecting the people around him.
Dazai Osamu: “…”
He silently crossed out those bitter and vengeful stories and sat down in front of Wendy.
There was a dessert in front of him and a glass of water beside him. Dazai Osamu had no intention of eating it for the time being. He wrote: [What you want to tell me, I already know.]
Hoshino Nozomi:?
Shouldn't Dazai want to tell him something, such as the results of the investigation - although he has already learned the identity and name of Red Eyes Brother from Nakahara Chuuya, in order not to miss any information, Hoshino Nozomi is still prepared to listen to Dazai's words, so he responded to Nakajima Atsushi's prayer.
After placing the bug, what else does Dazai Osamu want to do?
"Why don't you tell me about your discovery first, Dazai-kun," Hoshino Nozomi decided to throw the subject back, "Or, do you want to explain the issue of the eavesdropping device first?"