Chapter 35: Ming Shen Yong Yong 11

Izumi Kyoka tried hard to steady her breathing.

Calm, calm, calm.

Don't show weakness.

The woman on the other end of the phone did not continue speaking, as if waiting for her answer. The other party did not reveal her identity, but Quan Jinghua already had a guess in her heart.

Mr. Dazai once mentioned to Mr. Ranpo on the phone that after Wendy disappeared, a new person named Ray Denying appeared in Tokyo to take over Wendy's duties.

According to Mr. Ranpo's ability, it only takes a moment to complete the commission. In the remaining time, they must have met Raiden-ying, had contact or even conflict with her, and then took away something from her.

Izumi Kyoka had heard about how powerful Wendy was, and Raidenki would naturally not be weaker than him. It was impossible for Ranpo-san and Atsu-kun to gain the upper hand in a head-on confrontation. They most likely used some tricks to get something from Raidenki who was not paying attention and escape.

So, what could it be? If it could make Ranpo-san take action, it must be something extremely important.

...No, what exactly they took is not the most important issue at the moment.

Atsu-kun called yesterday and said they would stay in Tokyo for a few more days, and then today Lei Dianying called. It is true that she wanted to get her belongings back, but besides that, she probably had other purposes.

——What? Is the detective agency going to get involved in this too?

Lei Dianying was very dissatisfied with their actions. Today's phone call was more of a warning and a warning than a call to find someone.

How should I answer now... Should I really give her Mr. Ranpo's contact information and let Mr. Ranpo and Atsushi face each other directly...

After all, the current situation of Ranpo-san and Atsushi-kun is unknown. Maybe they have already...

"Mirror flower."

The broad hand fell on the girl's shoulder, injecting a sense of strength into her, calming her disordered heartbeat. Izumi Kyoka looked up and respectfully said "President".

The head of the detective agency took the call. Lei Dianying also heard the conversation on the other end. She said calmly, "Time is precious."

"May I ask," the president said slowly, "after Miss Ying gets the item back, what are your plans?"

"It's none of your business."

She did not answer the question directly. The president's mood became even more heavy.

From what Ray said in the movie, it can be understood that she will not take action against Edogawa Ranpo and Nakajima Atsushi, or it can be understood that the other party does not want to waste words with them.

Compared to the Port Mafia, the strength of the Armed Detective Agency does not actually lie in its force - they do not have the "gravity user" Nakahara Chuuya, do not rely on violence to solve cases, and have no advantage in terms of numbers or combat power.

If Lei's martial arts ability is no less than Wendy's, there is no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation.

Edogawa Ranpo naturally understood this.

...So, what kind of important thing is it that is worth Ranbu taking such a big risk and taking it away with Nakajima Atsushi?

The president understands Ranpo Edogawa. Although he lacks common sense, speaks bluntly and does not show mercy to others, he will not act rashly and bring disaster to the detective agency.

But no matter what, Ray Films is obviously dissatisfied with the detective agency.

"The person who took the item was a member of the detective agency, so this matter is naturally related to me as the president. If they took the wrong item, I, as the president, should take responsibility."

Lei Dianying's tone finally softened: "I know my limits."

Noticing the change in tone, the crisis seemed to have been resolved. Considering what Dazai Osamu once said, "They kept silent about certain issues and refused to reveal even the slightest relevant information," the president thought for a moment and finally told Ray Movie the contact information of Nakajima Atsushi.

He hung up the landline phone.

"President, is this really okay? Will anything happen to Atsushi-kun and Ranpo-san?" Izumi Kyoka's tone was as cool as the first snow as always, but there was an unconcealable worry hidden in her words.

"It's okay," he put his hands back into his wide sleeves and said in a deep voice, "Just walk around."

"……yes."

The president walked slowly back to his own office in the company. The fragrance of tea wafted from the white porcelain cup, and the light green color was refreshing.

Although he had never met the boy named Wendy, he also learned about his final feat from Dazai Osamu. Such a kind heart is rare, and Raiden is probably not someone who is indifferent to life.

After learning Nakajima Atsushi's contact information, Raiden immediately hung up the phone. Judging from this action, Ranpo and Atsushi are definitely fine, which also indirectly shows that Raiden probably won't harm them.

The president felt a little relieved.

He called Ranpo Edogawa.

The ringing sound echoed in the room, and the notes flowed slowly like a stream, but the president's heart gradually sank to the bottom of the water in the ever-lasting music.

"The user you are calling is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later..."

The president stood up suddenly, ready to call Lei Dianying back, but just as he took a step forward, he remembered that his work phone could not record the caller.

He sat back and called Nakajima Atsushi again.

The same results were obtained.

Something happened to them both.

The president tightened his grip on the teacup and lowered his eyes to think about a solution - the call could not be connected, and before this, Luanbu had not sent any message asking for help, which meant that the incident happened suddenly and caught both of them off guard.

Although Nakajima Atsushi has not yet developed his superpowers to the fullest, his "White Tiger"'s super healing ability and attack power already make him quite capable among superpower users; Edogawa Ranpo is extremely intelligent and has foresight, and the one who can catch them off guard must not be an ordinary person.

The president suddenly remembered something.

Not long ago, he heard Chief Taneda of the Special Powers Division say that cursed spirits have appeared frequently in Tokyo in recent days.

The Special Power Division and the Curse Directorate are both government-backed organizations, but the two have always been at odds with each other -- because of curse tools.

If a psychic wants to completely exorcise the cursed spirit, he can only rely on the curse tool.

Most of the cursed tools are kept in the arsenal of the Curse Directorate. Although they cannot be mass-produced, if the unused tools are distributed to the psychics under the Special Affairs Division, it will be able to alleviate the shortage of manpower in the curse world.

Unfortunately, the people in the Jujutsu Directorate were afraid that this would threaten their status, and kept finding excuses and refused to agree to loan the player out.

Since there is no way to know the specific situation of Ranpo and Atsushi, the only thing to do now is to inform the news to Chief Taneda, and have them quickly pass the information to the sorcerers in Tokyo to see if there are any clues there.

The president called the Special Forces Division.

*

Thirty minutes ago.

Ranpo Edogawa, who came out of a snack shop, solved a mystery.

The gangsters in the deep alley died in a strange way, as if they were twisted into dough. The police were busy maintaining the scene, the forensic doctor was shocked, even Nakajima Atsushi turned his head away, and only Edogawa Ranpo was still analyzing calmly.

This was a very simple random murder case.

The murderer is a cursed spirit.

If this case happened a few days ago, Edogawa Ranpo would have spent a few more minutes reasoning, but now that he is wearing a cursed tool that looks like glasses, he can clearly see the remnants left by the cursed spirit.

Edogawa Ranpo's heart sank.

Although the case was simple, the information behind it made him feel that something was wrong - cursed spirits usually had their own fixed bases, and those that moved around were mostly intelligent cursed spirits.

Once they gain wisdom, the danger level rises sharply, and if it is of special grade, it is even more catastrophic.

They don't have any tools to exorcise the cursed spirits, so the best solution now is to leave the scene, ensure safety, and then report to the relevant authorities.

It would be great if Raiden was here... If she were here, Edogawa Ranpo could continue his reasoning without any worries.

"Atsushi," Edogawa Ranpo called, "Let's go first."

"Eh? Just leave?" Nakajima Atsushi was stunned for a moment, but still obeyed the command, "Mr. Ranpo, this way."

Edogawa walked out of the alley at a haphazard pace and pushed up his glasses.

The blemishes gradually faded.

Normally, it should become lighter and lighter until it disappears. Edogawa looked over there at random, but suddenly stopped.

There are remnants in the corners.

He looked up—

"Mr. Ranbu, be careful!"

Nakajima Atsushi grabbed his wrist, swung it back, and blocked the attack with the White Tiger's arm!

Edogawa stumbled and bumped into the wall. Before he could catch his breath, a strange male voice rang out: "You have no magical power, nor are you cursed by heaven, but you have cursed tools... Why? I'm very interested."

Edogawa Ranpo curled his lips and said, "No one says that only sorcerers can wear glasses, right? Glasses with cursed power are still glasses."

The young man with long gray-blue hair stood beside Nakajima Atsushi and locked his wrist with one hand. Then, he did something unknown, and Nakajima Atsushi's arm gradually twisted into a pretzel - just like the gangster's corpse.

Nakajima Atsushi couldn't help but cry out in pain, but he didn't forget to let him escape first. Edogawa Ranpo knew that he couldn't escape by himself.

He calmed down and looked at the appearance of the cursed spirit - except for a few seams on its face and body, the cursed spirit was no different from a human being.

seam line.

Is he the one that Ray Films is looking for?

But soon, Edogawa Ranpo denied this idea.

Because this cursed spirit seems to be the type who puts pleasure above all else, and doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be patient enough to carefully plan the sealing.

"Oh!" The cursed spirit suddenly exclaimed.

Nakajima Atsushi's arm is gradually recovering.

The special ability [Moonlight Beast] has extremely strong self-healing ability and is reversing the process.

Edogawa Ranpo's breathing hitched.

The look in the cursed spirit's eyes was as if it had found a new toy.

"My name is Masato, what's yours?" Masato approached Nakajima Atsushi, excitement burning in his eyes, "How did you do it?"

Nakajima Atsushi said with difficulty: "Supernatural powers in treatment..."

"No!" the real person interrupted him, "This is not ordinary healing, but soul repair."

“It’s amazing…”

Afterwards, the real person took them to his base - a sewer somewhere.

Japan's sewers are not only spacious, but also generally clean. Edogawa Ranpo saw several bottle people here - humans who were infinitely shrunk by real people, with frowns on their brows.

Not only that, he also saw the real "seam line" here.

The man was wearing a monk's robe and had long eyebrows and eyes. He was quite surprised to see them coming back.

The real person explained a few words excitedly and started a new round of experiments. The man narrowed his eyes at Ranpo Edogawa and took off his glasses: "You know me."

As they were talking, Ranpo Edogawa's cell phone rang.

He picked up the phone: "President?"

"A combination of White Tiger and Detective. So that's the Yokohama Detective Agency."

The man frowned, thinking of the news he had heard - yesterday, there was a big commotion in the Jujutsu General Administration.

There are people in the Director General's Office who do business with him.

But there is no definite evidence to prove that Lei Cinema has any connection with these two people.

Since he had already reached a cooperation agreement with the real person, he decided to leave first and continue looking for Hua Yu and Tuo Gen.

The man left quickly, and before leaving, he threw the glasses to the real person, who casually hooked them with his hand.

——He also missed another call because of this.

Edogawa Ranpo closed his eyes and heard Nakajima Atsushi's cries of pain.

The president called him just now, but he couldn't answer. The president must have discovered something unusual and then tried to find a sorcerer in Tokyo for rescue. Now he had to think of a way to divert the real person's attention and delay time...

"Bang——"

Edogawa Ranpo suddenly opened his eyes.

The huge roar shook the sky, and the concrete ground beneath my feet was shaking.

Amidst the dust and rubble, a blinding flash of lightning flashed by quickly, as thin as a spider thread but as powerful as a purple dragon. It roared and hissed, and in an instant it chopped off one of the cursed spirit's arms.

Then he raised his naginata, caught something, and used the force to bring it back to the person who had come.

Lei Dianying threw it to Nakajima Atsushi, and the boy hurriedly caught it. He looked down and saw that it was the special pair of glasses.

So the reason why he cut off his arm first was not to weaken his fighting power, but to get his glasses back?!

"Keep it safe."

Purple lightning cuts through the gray world, dyeing it with strong colors.

She held a naginata in her hand, her hair was slightly raised, and she was surrounded by lightning.

"Also, stay away."