Chapter 17 Listen to the Wind Singing17

Hoshino Momo felt that he was extremely unlucky.

Behind him is Sakaguchi Ango from the Special Forces Division, and in front of him is Dazai Osamu, a deep-minded man who loves brainstorming and once tried to plant a bug on him. No matter which one, Hoshino Nozomi doesn't want to see him.

But they came together.

The familiar iris-colored eyes reflected Hoshino Nozomi's current appearance. Dazai Osamu raised his eyebrows slightly, and with surprise he lifted the wind elf and shook it in front of his eyes. He even stretched out his hand and pinched and pulled the wind elf's dark little face, as if he was really kneading him like a doll.

Hoshino Nozomi: Does this damage the image of the God of Wind?

System: [This is totally disrespectful to the God of Wind! ]

Hoshino Nozomi struggled, but with just a little effort, she failed in the power confrontation.

Xing Yewang: “…”

The two feather-like things on his head were still firmly held in Dazai's hands. He simply changed back to human form and slapped Dazai's hands away: "Dazai-kun, I am not a doll in a store window."

Dazai Osamu was patted on the shoulder and raised his hands innocently.

Now that his wind elf form has been exposed, Hoshino Nozomi no longer pretends and reveals his cards: he is no longer a human being.

"You two," Xingye Wang glanced at the two people and said firmly, "you are here together."

The Special Forces Division itself is closely related to Shibuzawa Ryuhiko, but as a member of the detective agency, Dazai Osamu should not have arrived so promptly.

Sakaguchi Ango did not deny it.

Four days ago, he took the initiative to call Dazai Osamu and invited him to meet.

The moment the call was connected, a heart-wrenching cough was heard from the other end, mixed with a woman's hurriedly comforting voice, saying something like "Sir, are you okay?"

Sakaguchi Ango: "...Dazai, is this a new method you have developed to trick women into committing suicide for love?"

"Anwu-kun, how can you slander me like this? Cough cough cough I'm not a kidnapper cough cough cough——"

“…”

It was not until the two met at the agreed location that Ango Sakaguchi figured out what had happened - before making the call, Dazai was discussing the commission with Wendy, and after Wendy left, Dazai ate the dessert that the other party ordered for him.

He insisted that this must be Wendy's revenge. Sakaguchi Ango did not comment on this, but based on Dazai's consistent behavior, even if it was really revenge, it was normal.

Dazai Osamu refused all drinks and asked for only a glass of boiled water, and specifically requested that no sugar be added, which successfully earned him a puzzled look from the waiter.

Sakaguchi Ango hesitated: "In fact, sugar is not added to boiled water."

"Really?" Dazai Osamu smiled very reluctantly, "Yeah, so Wendy is really taking revenge on me."

"...Anyway, I want to talk to you about Wendy."

The Special Powers Department was unable to find any information about Wendy's past. Since she appeared in Yokohama, Wendy has been elusive, and even her address is a mystery. She often appears and disappears suddenly. In desperation, Ango Sakaguchi can only find Dazai Osamu, who had contact with Wendy.

It’s just a pity that Dazai Osamu didn’t know much about Wendy.

The sound of ice cubes hitting the wall of the cup drew his attention back. Sakaguchi Ango looked up. Dazai Osamu put down the cup and said, "Ango, you called me here to ask more questions than just this, right?"

"Why, is the Special Powers Division finally going to change its attitude towards Shibuzawa Ryuhiko?"

Dazai Osamu said this, but his eyes were always on him.

Since the day they met, this old acquaintance has been highly sensitive to the outside world. Dazai Osamu must have seen something. Sakaguchi Ango knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he went straight to the point: "We took away the out-of-control psychic on the street before, and wanted to send him to the psychiatric department of the hospital after he woke up."

Dazai Osamu said “hmm”.

"He's fine."

"Hmm? The hospital's appraisal is fine?" Dazai Osamu exaggeratedly leaned back in his chair, "Ango, are you sure you went to a hospital and not some unlicensed black-hearted institution that is a scam under the name of a hospital?"

"You guys... How could we make such a low-level mistake?" Sakaguchi Ango pressed his nose tiredly. "In fact, he behaved like a normal person after waking up, and the hospital's diagnosis was indeed correct."

"but……"

"but?"

"He must have lost a memory." said Ango Sakaguchi.

Every time when asked about a key point, the psychic's expression would be blank for a moment. He himself seemed not to notice anything unusual and would continue talking after a brief pause, but this detail did not escape the eyes of the Psychic Special Agent Department.

When he used his special ability to touch objects and tried to restore the scene in this way, the only memory he extracted was white mist.

"So, you think Wendy did something in this?" Dazai Osamu's fingers slowly stroked the wall of the cup. The glass frozen by the ice cubes exuded a biting chill, just like Wendy's eyes that day.

Sakaguchi Ango did not deny: "The memories that can be retrieved from [Theory of Degeneration] are limited. At that time, only you and Nakajima Atsushi were present."

He watched the video over and over again, but couldn't figure out what Wendy had done.

Dazai Osamu thought for a moment and said, "Touch him."

"Huh?"

"After knocking the Psychic unconscious, Wendy touched his shoulder."

When their eyes met, both Sakaguchi Ango and Dazai Osamu read silence in each other's eyes.

In short, the clues were broken again at Wendy's place.

"...In short, the reason why the esper lost control is most likely related to Shibuzawa Ryuhiko. Plus, the white fog has been frequent recently, so maybe something went wrong with him."

The instructions of the Special Forces Division have always been to protect Shibuzawa Ryuhiko, but Sakaguchi Ango vaguely noticed that the train was showing signs of getting out of control.

"I want to re-evaluate Shibuzawa Ryuhiko when the next white mist appears, Dazai..."

*

"Are you here to clean up the mess this time, Ango-kun?" Wendy's eyes fell on Dazai Osamu. "Dazai-kun is here to help? Is this also the business of the detective agency?"

As she said this, Wendy's tone still had a slight upbeat tone.

He was always smiling, giving people the feeling of a new leaf stretching out in the sun, without the slightest aggression, but Sakaguchi Ango could sense a kind of calm before the storm from his slightly curved brows.

Wendy's target is Shibuzawa Ryuhiko. If he shows any intention of obstructing him at this time, Sakaguchi Ango cannot be sure of his own fate.

Neither of their abilities are of the combat type. If the ineffectiveness of Dazai Osamu's ability could be considered an advantage, then now that they know that Wendy is not human, they no longer have even this advantage in terms of force, let alone a head-on fight with Wendy.

It's like hitting a rock with an egg.

Thinking of his appearance just now that resembled a sunny doll, Sakaguchi Ango felt complicated, and finally figured out why he couldn't find any records of Wendy before.

It would be abnormal if it could be found out.

Wendy was still waiting for their answer. He did not just leave or take action. It seemed that he was ready to make a decision based on their answer.

This time, Ango Sakaguchi did not come simply to clean up the mess. In addition to that, he also wanted to try to get some other information about Shibuzawa Ryuhiko to support his guess.

He might be able to find Shibuzawa Ryuhiko first with the help of Wendy, but as he told Dazai Osamu, he wanted to "re-evaluate."

At this stage, it is just an assessment.

The question is, does Wendy want to—

The sandy figure took the lead and handed the paper to Wendy:

[Wendy, do you want to kill Shibuzawa Ryuhiko?]