Chapter 15 Listen to the Wind Singing15

Although the plan is not perfect, it does not have any major loopholes. The only possible problem is that Chuuya-kun is really not good at lying.

Before he knew it, Wendy saw through it.

Mori Owl sighed.

Unfortunately, the current situation did not leave him time to sigh.

"Some things are better explained now."

The boy's eyes were no longer casual, and the gradient colored ends of his braids on both sides seemed to be glowing slightly. Moriou watched the video carefully and knew that this was a sign before Wendy attacked.

Mori Ou imagined the ruined building and the money needed to repair it, and he felt extremely heartbroken.

In that case, he had to do it.

Sen Ou's eyes fixed, and he raised his hand——

He held up a piece of white paper with the words [Please listen to my explanation!!!] written on it.

Xing Yewang: “…”

Nakahara Chuuya: "... Leader, is this your way of dealing with this?"

Mori Ogai: "Chuya-kun..."

The rest of the words were left unsaid, but Nakahara Chuuya understood the leader's hidden meaning and pulled down the brim of his hat in embarrassment.

"Because Rintaro is too stupid," Alice suddenly pushed the door open, "idiot, he can't do anything right."

"Alice, what you said is so hurtful..."

Alice ignored Mori Ougai and hugged Hoshino Nozomi's arm, attracting his attention.

Ah, it's the child who just took away Yumeno Hisasaku.

Hoshino Nozomi temporarily gathered his strength, and the girl saw this and immediately raised the paper: [My name is Alice.]

There were traces of oil pastels next to the writing, so it was impossible to tell what was drawn. Hoshino Nozomi said, "See you again, Alice," and then looked at Mori Ogai, who had a face full of doting.

Mori Ogai: [She is my daughter.]

Hoshino Nozomi glanced at Alice again.

The age does match, although they don't look alike, but it's possible that they take after their mother.

Alice was still hugging his arm and acting coquettishly. Mori Owai waved the note again. Hoshino Wang pulled his arm away, dodged Alice's hand in the air, and found a place to sit down.

Sure enough, he still couldn't get used to being touched by strangers.

This is already the limit.

"I think a smart man like Mr. Mori will be able to give a reasonable explanation to a bard like me who lives in harmony with the world within five minutes."

After Hoshino Nozomi sat down, Alice froze for a moment.

Sen Ou's eyes darkened.

Wendy realized that Alice has super powers? This is not good.

No, maybe this is a turning point.

Wendy did not show any obvious disgust and still agreed to his proposal, which shows that there is still room for maneuver.

A bard who lives in harmony with the world...

Is he reminding himself that there is no conflict of interest between them regarding Shibuzawa Ryuhiko, and to put aside unnecessary probing...?

Neither Wendy nor Shibuzawa Ryuhiko can be controlled by the Port Mafia - this can be seen from the recent "accidents" and the failure of Yumeno Hisasaku's supernatural powers.

After the Dragon War, Shibuzawa Ryuhiko disappeared for several years. Not only the Special Powers Division has been keeping an eye on his movements, but the Port Mafia has also been keeping an eye on him.

Shibuzawa Ryuhiko is still a dangerous person that Moriogai is wary of, but because of the special case of Nakahara Chuuya, he did not make dealing with the "white mist" his top priority.

Until something happened to Kajii.

Mori Ogai has reviewed the video several times and confirmed that when Dazai Osamu came into contact with the street bomber, [Disqualification from the Human World] eliminated the explosive power, but it did not solve the mental problem like Wendy did. Similarly, Dazai Osamu's ability will not work on Kajii.

It's not a supernatural power, nor a spell.

Wendy and Shibuzawa Ryuhiko are fighting against each other with an unknown force.

Mori Ou raised his eyes and scanned the boy whose face was full of question marks.

There are still many questions that have not been answered, but for now, these must take a back seat.

Since Shibuzawa Ryuhiko has already taken action against Kajii Motojiro, it is only a matter of time before he takes action against other members of the Mafia.

Thinking of the out-of-control psychic who was wreaking havoc on the streets, Mori Ogai couldn't help but suspect that Shibuzawa Ryuhiko's target was not only the port Mafia, but also the city of Yokohama.

He must rely on Wendy's strength.

At the same time, dispel Wendy's dissatisfaction with him and even the Port Mafia.

Mori Ou picked up his pen and wrote four words:

[Three moments of thought.]

Mori Ogai's explanation was brief and concise. He did not deny Paimono Hisasaku's attempt, but instead focused on the fact that "the Port Mafia is one of the biggest defenders of this city."

In short, it means to appeal to people's emotions and enlighten them with reason.

"You are trying to rationalize your behavior," Wendy looked over carefully, "and it does seem reasonable - if I weren't involved."

His thoughts were pointed out directly, and Sen Ou's eyes flashed. Wendy did not give him time to refute. Suddenly, she changed the subject and said with a smile: "Mr. Sen, we can start talking about business."

Mori Owl: "..."

His intuition told him that Wendy was not so easy to talk to and there was probably a trap ahead.

But the problem is that even if there is a pit, he will pretend not to see it and jump into the pit on his own initiative.

Mori Ogai took a deep breath and wrote: [It seems that what happened to Kajii was not caused by a simple curse or supernatural power.]

Wendy nodded: "Indeed not."

[What is that?]

"Mr. Mori is a smart man. He knows that there are some things that don't need to be investigated," Wendy said seriously. "Sometimes, ignorance is a gift from God."①

Nakahara Chuuya: “…” Why are you fooling people again?

Mori Ougai: “…” This is definitely fooling me.

Mori Ogai and Nakahara Chuuya exchanged glances again.

Wendy was still serious, her emerald eyes showing great earnestness, and she didn't realize how perfunctory her words might sound to others.

Mori Ouwai took a deep breath.

He pressed his forehead and asked, "In that case, what do you think I can know?"

Wendy became more serious. He looked around, scanning the three people in the room one by one, and plucked the strings with his hands, playing a low and mournful melody.

The music echoed in the room like a dark cloud pressing down on the city, suppressing and killing everyone, making Sen Ou Wai hold his breath.

As the music played, Wendy said sadly, "If we don't stop Shibuzawa Ryuhiko in time, the consequences will be serious."

Mori Owl: "..."

…That’s it?

No, there are so many pads, that's it? ?

Do we need a special BGM for this? ? ? ?

The music suddenly changed its tune, and the dark clouds disappeared. Wendy smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Mori's questioning session is over! Now it's my turn to ask questions!"

I couldn't bear to look at Zhongyuan Zhongyan behind me.

Mori Ougai took another deep breath.

The young man smiled, and his clear eyes seemed to reflect the ruined port buildings and the shattered containers.

The sound of successful payment kept ringing in his ears, and the gold coins flew away from him.

Mori Owl forced a smile.

"I'm more curious, before Kajii showed signs of abnormality, did he have any contact with Shibuzawa Tatsuhiko? Meetings, communications... all count."

Mori Ougai was indeed a leader for many years, with a very strong mental state. After taking another deep breath, he quickly recovered from the collapse of "not being able to obtain any information".

Sen Ou put his hand to his chin and thought seriously. After a moment, he said firmly: [No].

Nakahara Chuuya continued to explain: [During the time when Kajii behaved abnormally, white fog appeared in the area].

Xingye Wang stared at the line of handwriting, thinking silently.

Judging from what Nakahara Chuuya meant, he wanted to say that Shibuzawa Ryuhiko did not have the time to commit the crime.

The memories provided by the system involved text messages on a mobile phone, but judging from the two facts that "no victims were found in the Port Mafia afterwards" and "the leader denied any communication contact", the text messages were probably destroyed in time, and the Mafia's intelligence department did not successfully recover them.

Is it true that Ryuhiko Shibuzawa is a computer genius?

Hoshino Momo slowly spoke: "Maybe, he..."

Mori Ougai: [There is an accomplice.]

Xing Yewang: “…”

Yeah, that's right.

It is more likely that Shibuzawa Ryuhiko is an advanced hacker than that he has an accomplice. If Shibuzawa Ryuhiko is such a technical talent, there would be no need for the Special Agents to destroy surveillance and cover up tracks everywhere.

"That's right," Xingye Wang nodded without any guilt, "It seems that Chief Mori and I have the same idea."

Mori Ogai pondered for a moment: [Then, I'll leave Chuuya-kun to you.]

Hoshino wondered, was this just a matter of going with the flow? After all, Shibuzawa Ryuhiko was a threat to the Port Mafia that could not be ignored.

He looked at Nakahara Chuuya, who, after being surprised at first, became eager to try and impatient.

Nakahara Chuuya is a man who values ​​friendship so much that he probably wants to avenge his subordinates.

But Xingye Wang still refused: "No need."

It's not that I think Nakahara Chuuya is not strong enough. On the contrary, it is precisely because Nakahara Chuuya is so strong that he cannot be used to face Shibuzawa Ryuhiko.

Once contaminated by forbidden knowledge, the difficulty of fighting against Chuuya Nakahara will definitely be several times higher than that of fighting against Explosive Brother and Curse Spirit.

From this point of view, Hoshino Nozomi would prefer to go with Dazai Osamu - of course, it would be better if neither of them came.

And with one more person around, it would be even more inconvenient to enter the safe house.

“I’m not disliking Chuuya-kun. I’ve had a great time with Chuuya these past few days. I just feel that I can handle Shibuzawa Ryuhiko on my own,” Hoshino Moto winked at him and said playfully, “But if I make a wrong judgment and get beaten up by that guy and cry bitterly, then Chuuya-kun must come to the rescue!”

Nakahara Chuuya was more or less accustomed to his way of speaking, and he promised: "Definitely."

"Well, it's a deal!"

After they made an agreement, Hoshino Nozomi suddenly said, "Yumeno Hisasaku... that kid is actually very afraid of pain."

Mori Ogai: [We are controlling him. In fact, we rarely use his abilities.]

Nakahara Chuuya nodded as if testifying.

"Is that so? Then let's stop here today," Xingye Wang was about to leave, but before he left, he looked at Mori Ouwai again, "This time we have gained a lot, Mr. Mori should also think about it carefully."

Mori Owl: Forced Smile.jpg

It must be intentional. It must be intentional.

You didn't reveal any useful information from beginning to end!

"Rintaro is so stupid."

"Alice~~~"

*

After coming out of the leader's office, Nakahara Chuuya did not separate from Hoshino Nozomi immediately.

[Do you want to go see Yumeno Hisaku?]

"Hmm? No need. He has been taken to the infirmary of the Port Mafia by Alice, right? There is no need for me to do anything."

Nakahara Nakaya was a little surprised: [I thought you cared about him a lot.]

"Because he kept crying out in pain."

[Wendy,] Nakahara Chuuya hesitated for a moment, and then said, [That might be your hallucination.]

Xingye Wang was stunned.

Nakahara Chuuya pointed to his ears and reminded him - you probably can't hear it.

"Ah, yes... indeed, that must have been my hallucination," Hoshino Nozomi smiled sheepishly, "Oops, I actually confused reality with illusion."

[The host performed a luck assessment at the time and was able to escape from the hallucination. ]

There was a hint of worry in Nakahara Chuuya's blue eyes. After Hoshino Nozomi repeatedly assured him that everything was fine, he left the Port Mafia.

In the following days, Hoshino Nozomi was busy collecting information from the wind, but unfortunately she found nothing.

Another night.

Hoshino Nozomi arrived at the heights of Yokohama. The tall buildings of the Mafia in the port were flashing a light that could not be ignored in the night. Hoshino Nozomi took a look and then looked away.

Recalling the movement route given by Dazai Osamu, Hoshino Nozomi once again drew on the element of wind and tried to find the white mist.

I don't know if today I can -

There was a smell of conflict in the wind.

Xingye paused for a moment, then looked into the distance following the wind. The night was dark and beyond the reach of the eye, a white mist covered the sky and the sun.

...It’s still some distance from Yokohama.

But for the God of Wind, it was just an arrow's throw away.