Chapter 42
"Hinami-chan, what are you going to do with this little kid?"
Looking at the boy opposite who was being fed by Hirai Shigeru and Edogawa Ranpo, Igawa Natsu's hands were also itching to move, but he still controlled himself with some regret and turned to ask about Yumeno Hisasaku.
Akabane Higen swallowed the food in his mouth, looked up and saw Yumeno Hisasaku's nervous expression, he smiled: "Well, probably take him with him for the time being."
"No!"
"No!"
The two voices came from Hirai Shigeru and Igawa Natsu respectively. Edogawa Ranpo originally wanted to say "no", but he looked at Igawa Natsu, his dark green eyes opened for a moment, as if he understood something, he stuffed himself with a mouthful of pudding, and said: "I think it's okay, anyway, he also wants to follow Hinami-chan."
Oh, look at what Lord Ranpo found out!
"Mr. Ranpo?" Hirai Shigeru frowned and looked at Edogawa Ranpo in confusion, not understanding why he said that. Edogawa Ranpo
did not seem to explain, but just hummed a few words, and then continued to eat, with an attitude of "I don't know anything, don't ask me."
So Hirai Shigeru had to turn his gaze to Yumeno Hisasaku next to Ikawa Natsu, but before he could ask, the child seemed to understand the current situation. He shouted to Akabane Higen before Hirai Shigeru could, "Hinami brother, I want to follow you!"
"I, I'll be good and listen to you!"
The child's face was very uneasy, as if he was afraid that Akabane Higen would reject him and send him to someone else.
Yumeno Hisasaku just understood that this boy was definitely not an ordinary person. How could someone who could make Mori Ogai and Dazai Osamu helpless be an ordinary person? What's more, his supernatural power can control himself. If they follow him, they don't have to go back to that gloomy confinement room.
Moreover... this boy is also very good. He treats him as an ordinary child. This is something that Yumeno Hisasaku has never experienced before. Because his supernatural power is not controlled, everyone stays away from him and thinks he is a monster.
Therefore, he really wants to follow the boy.
"...Brother, please, don't leave me..."
The child's face is pale, with tears in his eyes and pleading eyes, which looks very pitiful.
Hirai Shigeru and Igawa Natsu's hearts suddenly skip a beat, and the two quickly look at Akabane Higen.
Sure enough, the boy had stopped his previous actions. There seemed to be a flash of despair and sympathy in his eyes, and a faint gentle smile appeared between his brows. He said, "Okay, didn't I just say it, little Hisasaku just follow me first."
Ikawa Natsu:...
Hirai Shigeru:...
Yumeno Hisasaku glanced at the other two adults whose faces turned very ugly, and he actually felt a little strangely proud in his heart. Humph, it's just a bad sale, of course he can do it too!
The smile on the child's face could not be suppressed: "Yeah, I will be very obedient!"
Akabane Higen knew what he was thinking, but he didn't care much. He just smiled at him, and then looked at Edogawa Ranpo who was already full and slumped in the chair: "Brother Ranpo, shall we go back?"
Edogawa Ranpo casually rubbed the boy's hair, and then said lazily: "Well, let's go back."
The Armed Detective Agency was particularly lively today, mainly because they knew that Hirai Shigeru's younger brother, Chan, was coming today. He was the boy who called Edogawa Ranpo "Brother Ranpo" on the phone last time. Everyone in the Armed Detective Agency was really curious, so everyone quickly handled various commissioned tasks and waited for Edogawa Ranpo and others to come back at their positions.
Nakajima Atsushi had just joined the detective agency. At this time, he was helping Dazai Osamu with his work. He struggled out from a pile of documents, looked at Oda Sakunosuke next to him, and asked: "Oda-senior, what kind of person is Mr. Hirai's younger brother, Sakunosuke?"
Hearing his question, the other people in the detective agency also pricked up their ears and listened carefully. Although they already knew the name of the younger brother Sakunosuke and his general job, they were unable to find a photo for various reasons, so they became more curious about the younger brother Sakunosuke.
Oda Sakunosuke thought for a while and said, "He is a very good child, right?"
A very good child?
The detective agency's mind flashed with the obedient appearance of Hirai Wataru, and they were immediately shocked. Forget it, forget it, let's just forget about Mr. Hirai.
"He's just a mean kid..." Dazai Osamu's dissatisfied voice came from the side: "How can Odasaku tell that he is very well-behaved? He is obviously very mean!"
"Although... if it is Mr. Dazai, it should be normal to be disliked by children..." Tanizaki Naomi whispered.
Everyone thought about it and it seemed to be true.
"Huh?" Nakajima Atsushi glanced at Dazai Osamu: "Why did Mr. Dazai say that?"
"Maybe it's because Akabane called him uncle just now." Oda Sakunosuke explained.
"Huh?!"
"Uncle?!"
Their eyes fell on Dazai Osamu's young and handsome face, and then they looked away tacitly, and lowered Akabane Hitoshi's age by a few years in their hearts.
If he called him uncle, then the younger brother-chan should be a very young child.
"…But he calls me brother." Oda Sakunosuke added the second half of the sentence.
"Brother, brother?!"
Everyone's eyes fell on Oda Sakunosuke's face that was very much over his age, and their hearts choked.
"So he is a bad-hearted kid--" Dazai Osamu said lazily.
So the image of a well-behaved child that had just stood up turned into the image of a naughty kid again. Tanizaki Naomi hugged Tanizaki Junichiro's arm and whispered, "It's okay, it's good for children to be a little naughty."
The others nodded.
Only Nakajima Atsushi was keenly aware that there seemed to be a hint of unhappiness under Dazai Osamu's casual tone. He looked at Dazai Osamu who had closed his eyes on the sofa, and finally said nothing and continued to handle his work quietly.
"No, no, Hitomi has to sleep with Ranpo-sama tonight!" Ranpo Edogawa's dissatisfied voice came from the outside.
"Sorry, Ranpo-sama, but can Hitomi sleep with me tonight?" This is Hirai Wataru's voice.
"It's okay, Ranpo-san, I'll sleep with you in a few days!" This is the voice of a strange boy.
It's my younger brother!
Everyone's eyes were all focused on the door. The first to come in was Edogawa Ranpo, followed by Akabane Higen, Yumeno Hisasaku, Igawa Natsu, and Hirai Wataru.
Everyone's eyes fell on the strange boy behind Edogawa Ranpo. The boy was wearing a light-colored coat and had soft black hair. Unlike Hirai Wataru's sharp facial features, the boy's eyebrows were very soft and his face was delicate. At this time, the boy's eyebrows were curved, with a faint smile on the corners of his lips. His dark eyes were sparkling and he looked at the layout of the detective agency with curiosity.
It looks good!
This was the first thought that came to everyone else's mind.
Edogawa Ranpo hummed, and then introduced the members of the detective agency to Akabane Higen one by one.
Akabane Higen had been listening to his introduction quietly until he finished. At the end, he smiled sweetly at everyone with his eyes curved, and said in a soft voice: "Hello, I am Akabane Higen."
So cute!
Nakajima Atsushi lowered his head uncomfortably, his face blushing, but his younger brother was really good-looking!
He had never seen such a good-looking boy before!
The white-haired boy's ears seemed to be even redder.
However...
Nakajima Atsushi secretly glanced at Dazai Osamu again. He seemed to hear Mr. Dazai hum just now. Was it his illusion?
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Here I come
It's really hot, hot, hot
Leave me alone, I've turned into a pile of cat cookies (paralysis)
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