Chapter 7 Listen to the Wind 07

Hoshino Nozomi rested in the safe house for a night. When he opened his eyes the next day, the system kindly told him that the mission had been refreshed.

He opened the system panel, and on the task bar, a line of eye-catching bold words quietly lay on it: [Side Quest 3: Please go to the hospital and look for victims of taboo knowledge. ]

Hospital...

Hoshino Nozomi thought about it and recalled the approximate location in his mind - when he was wandering around the streets of Yokohama last night, he memorized this area very well.

He ate something, left the safe house, and returned to Yokohama.

The chirping of birds in the early morning opened the curtain of daylight, the sky turned white, and Hoshino Nozomi was walking on the way to the hospital, but met Dazai Osamu on the way.

The other person was still dressed the same as last time, a sand-colored windbreaker with a shirt underneath, and seemed to be talking to a strange young man in front of him. Seeing him coming, Dazai Osamu waved his arms exaggeratedly, motioning for him to look over.

Xingye Wang quickly put away the coldness in his eyes and smiled: "What a coincidence!"

He walked up to the two of them, then turned and greeted the strange young man with ochre hair and blue eyes: "Hello."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hoshino Mochi felt something was wrong.

Hat guy seems to have hostile intentions.

The shadow cast by the brim of the hat covered most of his face. His brows were slightly wrinkled, and his blue eyes were filled with undisguised displeasure. The man in the hat said nothing, but raised his hands and moved his fingers, looking like he was doing warm-up exercises before a fight.

Hoshino blinked, then carefully looked at the appearance of the man in the hat, and finally confirmed that he had never seen this person before.

He had only been in Yokohama for a day and a night, and the only conflicting force left was the Port Mafia, apart from the Special Forces behind Sakaguchi Ango.

Which side will Hat Brother belong to?

Forget it, it doesn't matter which side he is from, whether it is the Mafia or the Secret Service, it has nothing to do with this mission. Hoshino Nozomi doesn't want to waste time, so she prepares to fly away directly.

【Please proceed with the identification.】

"Dazai-kun, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first," said Hoshino Nozomi, "By the way, don't forget our commission."

【success.】

A gust of wind rose from the ground, lifting Xingye up and saying, "Goodbye."

But in the blink of an eye, a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.

The hand was emitting a faint red light. Hoshino Nozomi tried to break free, but he tried to pry it apart -- and failed in his fight against force.

Xing Yewang: “…”

He was dragged back to the ground.

The guy in the hat looked even angrier. There was a hint of coldness in the smile on his lips, and his eyes were so violent that it seemed as if he was ready to attack in the next second.

But unexpectedly, after Hoshino Wang fell back to the ground, Brother in the Hat did not take action immediately. I don’t know what he was worried about.

Zhongyuan Chuya is also assessing the current situation.

"You've caused us so much trouble, yet you still dare to show up in front of me so brazenly?"

After being pressed back to the ground by gravity, the boy named Wendy remained calm and composed as usual, even the curve of his mouth did not change, and he did not take his threat seriously at all.

Nakahara Chuuya took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to fight with him.

Reason told him that now was not the best time to take action.

Because Dazai Osamu was standing right next to him.

Last night, he and Chief Mori only suspected that Wendy was related to Dazai Osamu. Now, seeing how familiar they were with each other, Nakahara Chuuya almost confirmed his guess: Wendy was a newcomer to the detective agency.

Dazai Osamu's [No Longer Human] can invalidate all supernatural powers, including his own. If it was a one-on-one fight between the two of them, even if the supernatural powers were invalidated, Nakahara Chuuya would still be confident that he could defeat Dazai Osamu with just physical skills.

The trouble is, now there are two of them.

In the chief's office, Nakahara Chuuya had seen the video, and even through the screen, he could still feel the power of the raging wind. Wendy's strength should not be underestimated.

It was two against one, and with Dazai Osamu being the one who could negate supernatural powers, he would gain no advantage if he acted rashly.

Even so, Nakahara Chuuya didn't want to let Wendy leave just like that.

It's not just because of Wendy's annoying attitude, but also because if he just let it go, Nakahara Chuuya is sure that Dazai Osamu will laugh at him for the rest of his life!

What about them just running away like mice, slugs just don't have bones... that bastard Dazai Osamu can say anything.

After being questioned by him, Wendy did not answer. Her clear blue eyes even revealed a bit of innocence, as if she was not a dangerous person who disrupted the Mafia deal, but just an ordinary person passing by.

Play dumb.

Dazai Osamu's chuckle reached Nakahara Chuuya's ears, once again shattering his composure. He gritted his teeth and said, "Are you deaf?!"

The gravity he applied increased suddenly, but he did not get the result he wanted—the red light when his special ability was activated suddenly disappeared.

Nakahara Chuuya frowned and glared at him. Dazai Osamu put his hand on his shoulder with a very artificial surprise on his face: "Wow, Chuuya, doesn't he know that Wendy can't hear? You really have no observation ability at all. No wonder people around you dislike you!"

After saying this, he was filled with grief and indignation: "You are so cruel, Chuuya-kun, for picking on Wendy's sore spot!"

"What?"

“But you’re right. Chuuya-kun is a ruthless member of the mafia. Humiliating him is nothing…”

"Huh? When did I humiliate him?!"

"It's all Wendy's fault. How could you not hear what Miss Chuuya said? Miss Chuuya condescended to talk to you. Even if you couldn't hear her, you should still reply respectfully!"

"Dazai Osamu!" Nakahara Chuuya roared, "Shut up!"

After yelling, he adjusted his hat uncomfortably.

Zhongyuan Zhongya didn't have the habit of carrying paper and pen with him, so the verbal intimidation he had originally planned became a one-man show, and it would be awkward to perform it again.

Dazai Osamu insisted: "There is no other way. Now I have to convey the young lady's intentions to Wendy!"

"Hey, you—"

Dazai Osamu always speaks in an exaggerated way, and his "communication" is always exaggerated. Nakahara Chuuya reached out to stop him, but he was as nimble as a loach, twisting his body and handing the notebook to Wendy first.

Nakahara Chuuya took a quick glance and saw the following words: [Chuuya-kun said some unbearable things. They were so vulgar that I couldn't bear to write them down. How could I be so harsh to you?]

Dazai Osamu put his arm around Wendy's shoulders and pretended to wipe away his tears.

Nakahara Chuuya snatched the book away and said, "Stop talking nonsense!"

He was a step too slow; Wendy had already finished reading the book. The book was roughly torn away, leaving a bright red mark on her fair palms.

He will be angry, Nakahara Chuuya thought subconsciously.

But no.

He even said with guilt: "I'm sorry, I always bring trouble to everyone, I'm really embarrassed."

The boy restrained his smile, lowered his eyelashes, and avoided Nakahara Chuuya's gaze, looking aggrieved like an innocent cat that was kicked passing by.

Dazai Osamu sighed heavily: "Wendy-kun, this is not your fault."

He patted Wendy's shoulder, and Wendy returned her smile, as faint as a withered branch that would be broken by the wind.

"I--"

Before he could finish his words, Nakahara Chuuya shut his mouth.

He cursed inwardly and turned the notebook to a new page: "Hey, Dazai, you must have brought a pen."

"I did bring it," Dazai Osamu said with a smile, spinning the pen between his fingers, "but Chuuya's attitude doesn't look like one who should ask for help... But Mr. Dazai is a generous man. As long as Chuuya is willing to perform the pigeon-toed trick again, I will lend you the pen!"

"You guys—"

"Here you go."

A pen was handed to him, it was the one in Dazai Osamu's hand. Wendy put the pen into the gap of the notebook. Nakahara Chuuya was stunned and wrote "Thank you" first.

"Wendy..."

Dazai Osamu looked resentful, and Nakahara Chuuya was quite surprised. He didn't expect Wendy to snatch Dazai Osamu's pen and give it to him.

He wrote: [I did not say that.]

"Well, I believe you."

Almost as soon as the pen stopped, Wendy's voice rang out.

He believed it was too simple. This was Nakahara Chuuya's first thought.

Wendy, who is suspected to be a member of the Armed Detective Agency, should be on the same front as Dazai Osamu. However, Dazai's expression shows no clues, and the same is true for Wendy.

The former is a common bluff, but what about the latter? Is it too simple? Or is the current action just a way to deal with yourself?

Before Chuuya could continue thinking, Wendy continued, "So, what did Chuuya-kun just say?"

Nakahara Chuuya's eyes dimmed.

He wrote: [What happened last night.]

"I did a lot of things last night. Which one are you talking about?"

[That deal.]

Wendy then showed a look of sudden enlightenment, and she looked innocent yet helpless: "Ah, you mean them."

"If I could, I wouldn't want to do this, but they pointed a gun at me and I had to take some action to protect myself."

Nakahara Chuuya sneered: [Just for the sake of so-called self-protection, there is no need to go this far.]

“…Hey!”

Veins bulged on Zhongyuan Zhongye's forehead.

What does hey mean? Are you so perfunctory that you don't even want to give a reason?

Before he could continue writing, a strong wind came and almost blew his hat away. Nakahara Chuuya held down his hat and immediately realized that Wendy was trying to use the wind to escape again, just like before.

Nakahara Chuuya stretched out his hand suddenly, but it just brushed the edge of the canopy. In the moment of hesitation, Wendy took the opportunity to fly into the sky and turned into a green dot smaller than a needle eye.

Damn, running so fast.

Nakahara Chuuya threw the notebook and pen to Dazai Osamu, got on his motorcycle, and glanced at him with his blue eyes: "Dazai, put away your little thoughts."

Everyone has a reason for doing something. Wendy wouldn't cause trouble for no reason. If he didn't want to do something himself, then someone was instructing him to do it.

Nakahara Chuuya is now quite suspicious of Dazai Osamu. Although he has no actual evidence, there is no harm in warning Dazai Osamu in advance.

Dazai Osamu exclaimed, stepped back and made way.

Nakahara Chuuya disappeared in a cloud of dust, heading in the same direction as Wendy.

Put away his little thoughts... Chuuya's observation ability finally sharpened and he discovered his intention to plant a bug on Wendy, which is cause for celebration.

Dazai Osamu threw the eavesdropping device in his hand.

He originally wanted to follow the path of the out-of-control psychic to investigate the matter, but when he met Nakahara Chuuya and Wendy on the way, he thought of taking the opportunity to place a eavesdropping device and collect intelligence, so he created an opportunity to get close to Wendy.

But Dazai Osamu finally did not put it down and put the bug back into his pocket.

Now is not the best time, we should not act rashly.

There are still doubts about Wendy's true identity.

Dazai Osamu put the pen that Wendy had blown away back into his pocket and turned to the papers that Nakahara Chuuya had written on.

——A transaction took place at the Port Mafia last night, but Wendy caused trouble for the Port Mafia.

In other words, Wendy knew about the Port Mafia's transaction and appeared at the transaction scene.

As a former member of the Port Mafia, Dazai Osamu knew that the Port Mafia's confidentiality work was first-class. Although there were occasional leaks of information by insiders in the past, since the Dragon War, at least in Yokohama, there has been no illegal armed organization that dares to challenge the Port Mafia.

Before, he just guessed that Wendy had connection with the Port Mafia, but now seeing the handwriting on the paper, Dazai Osamu was more certain.

If Wendy is really a member of the Port Mafia, then Nakahara Chuuya's attitude is very intriguing. How could he not know that Wendy can't hear?

But if they don’t know each other, and Wendy has nothing to do with Mafia, why would Nakahara Chuuya warn him to “put away his little thoughts”?

Wendy's identity is confusing. It is best not to make any moves before finding out his true identity. So now the only clue left is Wendy's investigation commission.

But the problem is that the purpose and use of Wendy's commission are unclear. It is even possible that only at the end of the investigation will it be discovered that it was just a whim of the other party and the commission has no practical significance at all.

But even so, this is the only way he can go now.

Dazai Osamu put away the notebook and wanted to sigh.

Yokohama is in big trouble.

*

Hoshino Nozomi escapes from the tense scene.

The words written on the notebook that Dazai Osamu initially handed to him had been "artistically processed". Hoshino Nozomi watched his exaggerated performance and did not completely believe it, but he did not want to be scolded unilaterally, so he simply retreated to advance and pretended to be pitiful to stop Nakahara Chuuya from talking.

It turned out that playing pitiful was very effective, so effective that Nakahara Chuuya took the initiative to pick up a pen and paper and gave him an explanation. His explanation was indeed in conflict with what Dazai Osamu said, and the subsequent words also let him know that Nakahara Chuuya was a member of the Port Mafia.

The relationship between these two people is really complicated.

Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of electric current in my ears, and the system said: [Host, please be more vigilant. ]

Hoshino Nozomi: [Hmm?]

[Just now, Dazai Osamu wanted to put a bug on you, but he took it back halfway. ]